Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 400
After Ju Shou explained, Liu Xie realized that Yuan Xizhen was just trying to get a name for the dead Qu Yi.

After hearing this, Liu Xie nodded and said, "It's easy to do, it's just a matter of little effort."

"What else?"

After hearing this, Ju Shou said, "Young master wants to avenge Qu Yi, so when the Tian family's convoy is settled, they will lead troops to attack the Heishan army again."

"At that time, if the Tian family can add a title of rebellion to the young master, the young master will be grateful."

Liu Xie heard the implication.

Regardless of whether he has his own will or not, Yuan Xi will attack and destroy the Black Mountain Army.

But the Black Mountain Army. He was noncommittal, "I know, what else?"

Ju Shou replied honestly, "No more."

Liu Xie was stunned and couldn't believe it: "It's gone?"

Ju Shou sighed: "Young master said, in fact, this matter is not that complicated. I hope the Tian family doesn't think it is so complicated."

Liu Xie pondered, of course he didn't believe that the other party had exhausted all their efforts just to win the title for the dead Qu Yi.

If according to what Ju Shou said, when the other party sent troops to save his car, then Qu Yi was not dead yet.

Liu Xie felt a little unhappy. For various purposes, all the people were always covering up, and they would not fully reveal the truth to themselves.

This is their way of being a minister, is this the loneliness that they have to face as the emperor?

He turned his face slightly, and seeing the different expressions of the ministers around him, he turned his head again and said to Jushou: "If there is nothing else, you can step back first."

When Jushou left, Liu Xie said without turning his head, "You all tell me what Yuan Xi means."

Zhong Yao sneered and said: "This vicious tiger's move is really for fame. As a Han official, it is extremely honorable to be rewarded by the heavenly family, but this person is duplicity and has other ideas. It can be said to be extremely dishonest."

Several ministers also expressed similar opinions. Dong Cheng wanted to speak, but he hesitated to speak. Liu Xie waited for him for a while, but found that he was still afraid to speak, so he simply ignored him.

When it was Yang Biao's turn, he only said one sentence, "He hasn't confessed to the Tian family, so he must have some difficulties."

"I also hope that the Tian Family will carefully consider their relationship with the Yuan family."

After hearing this, Liu Xie said, "I know."

He said to the guards, "I will meet Cao Cao, the shepherd of Yanzhou."

Not long after, Cao Cao came in and bowed deeply: "Cao Cao, I have seen the emperor."

Liu Xie raised his hand falsely, "Come here, give me a seat."

Cao Cao thanked him and sat down next to him. He heard Liu Xie say, "Being able to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si and calm the civil strife will make you a great contributor."

"I called Aiqing here to ask, does Aiqing have a wish?"

Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Cao is doing his best for the Tian family, and he is always so heartbroken that he will do whatever he wants."

"There is a saying that the Si Li is still undecided, Liangzhou's defeated army in the west, Yuan Shu's rebellion in the south, frequent fighting in Heishan, and the unknown situation in Jizhou. Returning to Luoyang at this time is to go deep into the dangerous place."

"Besides, Luoyang has suffered from the flames of war, with ruins everywhere and barren people. It is really not suitable to be a capital city. Therefore, if you invite Tianjia and move to Xu County, you will be able to protect Tianjia well."

After hearing this, Liu Xie turned to several ministers and said, "What do you think?"

Several ministers, including Yang Biao, were taken aback. They didn't expect Liu Huihui to ask this question in front of Cao Cao. Isn't this forcing people to stand in line on the spot?

If they blatantly opposed Cao Cao, they would definitely be retaliated against by him. Now it's fine in Anyi, but if they go to Xu County, they will be at the mercy of Cao Cao?
The ministers were still hesitating, but Zhong Yao had already stood up and vigorously advocated the benefits of moving to Xu County.

Everyone looked at it, well, Zhong Yao must be Cao Cao's people who didn't run away, and he was so undisguised, obviously he didn't think of other retreats at all.

What surprised everyone even more was that Dong Cheng was the second one to stand up for it!

This is really a bit outrageous, you must know that Cao Cao's generals are still chasing and killing Dong Cheng during the day!

A few more ministers came out and said some ambiguous words, to the effect that Xu County is far away, and Li Yuanshu's territory is also very close, so there is still a certain danger.

Of course, if the same words are said from different angles, the effect will be completely different. Some people implicitly agree to choose a safer place, while others implicitly imply that although Xu County is not safe, other places are even more unsafe.

After listening to what everyone said, Liu Xie pondered for a while and said, "I need to think about this matter again."

His goal has been achieved, and his confidant's attitude and bias towards Cao Cao, he has already understood a general idea from the words he just guessed.

He turned to Cao Cao, "What does Ai Qing think of the Yuan family from Jizhou attacking the Heishan army?"

Cao Cao was stunned, and he found that although Liu Xie was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he had a maturity and aura that did not commensurate with his age.

That's right, Liu Xie has been walking on thin ice since his biological mother was killed since he was a child, or was suppressed, held hostage, or framed by others. Growing up in this environment, it is already extremely rare to not go crazy.

After hearing this, Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "The Black Mountain Army was entrusted by the late Emperor."

After he finished speaking, he stopped talking, this one sentence was enough.

Before the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he ordered Liu Xie to be emperor, but Empress Dowager Dong, who supported Liu Xie, was defeated and killed by Empress He. Empress He, with the support of her brother He Jin, made her own son Liu Bian emperor.

During that time, although Liu Xie was first established as the king of Bohai and then the king of Chenliu, he was in a very difficult situation.

No matter what Liu Xie thought at the time, or what he thinks now, as the successor of Emperor Ling, in order to follow filial piety, he must continue the policies of Emperor Ling in many ways, even if it may be wrong.

Cao Cao's words actually implied very clearly that Emperor Ling loved Liu Xie, and the matter of the Black Mountain Army was approved by Emperor Ling. What should Liu Xie do, there is no need for Cao Cao to say more.

Sitting on it, Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao, who was short in stature, and thought that it was a pity. If this person could be fully used by him, he would be able to do things a lot easier.

But now the other party has become a vassal, got territory soldiers, and tasted the sweetness of monopolizing one side, just like a tiger that has tasted blood, I am afraid that he will never be completely loyal to him again.

Liu Xie bowed slightly, and said to Cao Cao: "Today, the envoy has made a lot of contributions. After Aiqing returns, you can give me a list and count the meritorious persons. I will reward you based on your merit."

After hearing this, Cao Cao thanked him quickly, and then withdrew.

Liu Xie rubbed his brows, feeling a dull pain between his brows. Dealing with these people is really exhausting. Even though he was young and strong, he still felt a little numb in his mind.

He squinted his eyes and dozed off on the seat for a while, and when everyone saw him, they didn't dare to disturb him.

After a while, Liu Xie opened his eyes, collected himself, and said, "Call Wenhou in."

Lv Bu strode in, bowed his hands to Liu Xie and said, "My subject, Lv Bu, kowtow to the Son of Heaven."

Seeing Lu Bu's appearance, Liu Xie smiled and said, "Marquis Wen has changed a lot in the past two years."

"But his arrogance has not diminished in the slightest."

Lu Bu said bluntly, "Bu abandoned His Majesty and fled back then. Didn't His Majesty blame the minister?"

Liu Xie's tone was complicated, "At that time, anyone could leave, but I couldn't."

"If I abandon the ministers and the people of the whole city, how can I call myself lonely?"

"Wang Situ's loyalty can be learned from. Now that the Xiliang army has been defeated, I can finally justify his name."

Lu Bu cupped his hands, "Budai Situ thanked His Majesty."

"Situ is under the Nine Springs, and he will be able to rest in peace."

Liu Xie was also quite touched, "Marquis Wen, I still need a general."

"In the whole world, there is no one who is good at leading troops, and it is difficult for me to find someone more suitable than Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu heard this, and immediately said: "Bu is willing to be your majesty's pioneer!"

He was delighted that he had finally come to where he is today!
Liu Xie told Lu Bu to get up, but suddenly asked, "What does Marquis Wen think of Cao Shijun?"

Lu Bu was taken aback. He didn't expect Liu Xie to say this. After all, he and Cao Cao fought endlessly. If Liu Xie wasn't in front of him, he might have fought Cao Cao to the death.

He considered it for a while and said, "This man is unscrupulous, I don't like him."

After hearing this, Liu Xie smiled and said, "I will remember what Marquis Wen said."

After Lu Bu left, Liu Xie seated everyone around him one by one and said, "Okay."

"You have seen them just now, and heard their words and deeds."

"What I want you to do now is to distinguish whether what those people said just now is true or not, what their purpose is, who is credible and who is not."

"According to their demands and ideas, I want you to come up with a compromise that can be accepted by them."

Dong Zhao, who has never spoken, has indeed grown up a lot, not only to recognize the thoughts of the princes, but also to see the thoughts of the ten people in the hall.

The drama has only just begun.

Yangzhou Wujun, Qu'e.

In the city lord's mansion, Liu Yao was lying on the sickbed, coughing uncontrollably.

He defeated Ruo Rong while sick, but he inhaled the miasma and got sick. After struggling to get back, he was bedridden.

In front of his couch, there was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old kneeling. He was very handsome. This was Liu Yao's eldest son, Liu Ji.

Liu Ji carefully helped Liu Yao to sit up, and brought a bowl of medicine. Liu Yao tasted it, and then drank it with his head raised.

He took a few breaths and said to Liu Ji, "How's the war going?"

Liu Ji replied: "Very bad, I'm afraid it won't last ten days."

"Sun Ce's army suddenly intensified its offensive, and the soldiers under him will sail the boat to attack desperately. Our soldiers suffered heavy casualties."

"General Taishi said that there is nothing to be done, and suggested that we cross the river and take refuge in Guangling, and then try to counterattack."

Liu Yao listened and sighed.

"Although this is good, the reputation of my Liu clan will be damaged because I take refuge in a different surname."

"Even if the members of our clan die, we must not take shelter of foreign surnames. We are not Xuzhou Liu Bei whose background is unknown, and we can't afford to lose that person."

After hearing this, Liu Ji said, "Where is Father planning to go?"

Liu Yao said, "In case Wu County is captured, I'm going to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao."

Liu Ji nodded, "Where is General Taishi?"

Liu Yao said: "He has done a lot for me. If there is any request, I will do my best to meet it."

"Anyway, if Sun Ce breaks through Wu County, it will destroy my foundation, but it's better to be a human being."

"Did he ever ask for anything?"

Liu Ji replied: "General Taishi said that Guangling lacks officials and wants some gentry to go there."

After hearing this, Liu Yao said, "It's not easy, just promise him."

"Otherwise, if Sun Ce is here, it is still unknown whether the nobles in Yangzhou will survive."

(End of this chapter)