Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 169 Using the Body as a Chess, Blessing the Emperor

Is this a counterattack to Sun Jian's withdrawal?
Rao Dong Zhuo, who had power over the government and the public, was also shocked by Lu Zhi's strategy at the moment.

After supporting Liu Xie as emperor, Dong Zhuo wanted to stabilize Liu Xie's throne and also for his own power.

Not only did Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, who was far away in Youzhou, be made the great Sima, but also Chen Fan and Dou Wu who were framed as traitors, as well as many party members who were killed in the second disaster of party imprisonment, were rehabilitated and Chen Fan was restored. Waiting for the title of others, and giving preferential treatment to their descendants.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo got close to Zhou Shen's sons Zhou Wei, Wu Qiong, former officials of the General's Mansion He Yong, Zheng Tai, etc., and also got close to scholars, and recruited famous officials Xun Shuang, Cai Yong, Han Rong, Chen Ji and others to serve in the court. official.

What's more, Cai Yong successively served as Shi Yushi, Zhishu Shiyushi, and Shangshu. Within three days, he traversed three platforms, and finally worshiped Cai Yong as Zuozhonglang General and Gaoyang Township Marquis.

Not only that, Dong Zhuo also selected a large number of famous officials such as Han Fu, Liu Dai, and Kong Ni.Zhang Zi, Kong Rong, Ying Shao, Zhang Miao and others held important positions in the local area. Even Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang, who hated him, were appointed as prefects. I hope these people can support me.

however.

Dong Zhuo's goodwill measures, except Cai Yong really regarded Dong Zhuo as Bole, the rest did not take Dong Zhuo seriously.

Although he supported Liu Xie, Dong Zhuo's understanding of serving the emperor to order the princes is too shallow!

So much so that this group of court ministers who had been released had the power to recruit troops and raise troops to serve the king.

If it wasn't for the infighting between the two Yuans, Dong Zhuo's blind reward would have set himself on fire long ago.

But now, Lu Zhi gave Dong Zhuo a new idea!

Two tigers compete for food!

With high positions such as state herdsmen, the Kwantung heroes were lured to attack and kill each other.

How can one mountain accommodate two tigers? When two tigers fight, there will be casualties, but hunters who sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight can profit from it.

Sun Jian is the governor of Yuzhou played by Yuan Shu, but this governor of Yuzhou is not recognized by the Chang'an court!

Now, the court of Chang'an appointed Liu Chong, the powerful king of Chen in Yuzhou, as the shepherd of Yuzhou and the general of Fu Han, and let him fight with Sun Jian. No matter who wins or loses, Dong Zhuo will benefit.

But Liu Bei's Zhenxi general made Dong Zhuo a little confused.

"Lu Shangshu, this Grand Master can understand Chen Wang Liu Chong as Yuzhou Shepherd and Assistant Han General; but is it wrong for Liu Bei to be Zhenxi General?"

"Even if the old man is willing to let Liu Bei come to Xiliang, he may not come."

Lu Zhi didn't think about it: "The grand master misunderstood. General Zhenxi, the town is west of Qingzhou, not Xiliang."

"The Grand Master has to issue an imperial decree for General Zhenxi, ordering him to wait for the opportunity to suppress the rebels west of Qingzhou."

"The grand master is in the west, and the general of Zhenxi is in the east. How long can the rebels in the Kanto be rampant?"

"In the old days, the Qin State used the strategy of making long-distance and short-range attacks to check and balance the six kingdoms. An inch was equal to the king's inch, and a ruler was equal to the king's foot. What does the grand master think?"

Town west of Qingzhou, suppress the rebels west of Qingzhou?
Is this to make Liu Bei trouble Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others?

Dong Zhuo was gradually attracted by Lu Zhi's strategy.

"First Liu Chong, then Liu Bei, Lu Shangshu is going to muddy the waters in the Kanto region." Dong Zhuo exclaimed, "But in this way, the old man can fish in troubled waters!"

Lu Zhi sneered: "The Kwantung rebels are like fish in a pond. If the water is too clear, the fish will be cunning and difficult to catch; but if the water is muddied, the fish in the pond will also lose their heads. "

"Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou are all princes of the Liu clan."

"As long as the princes of the Liu clan support His Majesty, even if the Kwantung rebels occupy Jizhou and Yanzhou, they will be nothing more than grand master's playthings."

"After the rebels are killed, the merits of the grand master will surely leave a name in history!"

Under Lu Zhi's analysis for a while, Dong Zhuo suddenly became enlightened as if enlightened.

"Wonderful!" Dong Zhuo clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Lu Shangshu, there is still one thing I don't understand about this Grand Master. You opposed this Grand Master in Luoyang in the past, why are you planning a great situation for this Grand Master today?"

Lu Zhi closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, then opened his eyes and looked directly at Dong Zhuo: "I used to oppose the grand master because I thought that the righteous soldiers in the Kanto region were all loyal people, and as long as they raised their troops to serve the king, they could help the Han Dynasty."

"But the two failures of King Qin made the old man see the true colors of the Kanto rebels."

"Planning for the grand master is also planning for the big man."

"The five states in the world are all the princes of the Liu clan. If the Grand Master continues to cause trouble in Chang'an, the princes of the Liu clan will come to serve as kings."

Lu Zhi's calmness made Dong Zhuo's eyes sharpen instantly: "The Kwantung rebels have been wiped out, but the prince of the Liu clan is sleeping beside him. Why did the old man use this strategy?"

Ignoring Dong Zhuo's aura, Lu Zhi said calmly, "If the grand master doesn't even have the courage to raise tigers and leopards, how can he drive away the tigers and wolves and destroy the rebels in the Kanto region?"

"Without the old man's plan, wouldn't the Prince of the Liu Clan be sleeping soundly by his side?"

"Youzhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou all have relatives of the Han family."

Take Liu Chong as a tiger, and the two tigers compete for food; use Liu Bei as a tiger, and drive the tiger to devour the wolf.

Dong Zhuo's eyes became deep, apparently weighing the pros and cons of Lu Zhi's strategy.

"Lu Shangshu, my grand master admires you more and more." Dong Zhuo said slowly, "You went west to Chang'an alone to allow the two thousand soldiers and horses to retreat back to Qingzhou safely."

"You asked my grand master for the thousand-mile horse, so that Guan Yu, a brave general, can return to Qingzhou safely."

"You asked me, the Grand Master, to designate Chen Wang Liu Chong as Yuzhou Shepherd and Fuhan General, in order to find a strong ally for Qingzhou."

"You asked my grand master to designate Qingzhou Mu as the general of Zhenxi and attach an imperial decree to make Qingzhou famous in the future."

"You purposely confessed to let me be aware of the potential threat of this plan, in order to let me give more benevolent policies and donate good strategies, so as to win Chang'an Shimin's heart."

"Ben Grand Master originally thought that your gray hair this night should be exhausted and you are here to die. Now Ben Grand Master understands that you have broken the pedantic and old-fashioned concepts before, and you have to change your way of life."

There was a hint of approval in Lu Zhi's eyes: "You can guess what the old man is thinking, the Grand Master is also amazing!"

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "Interesting! It's so interesting!"

"When I was young, my grand master was also a brave soldier in the battlefield. With a relatively small brigade, he was able to gallop left and right. He also made a lot of contributions for the big man."

"But border generals and warriors have been despised many times. This grand master has made a lot of military achievements, but he can't always be promoted. If he makes a minor mistake, he will be dismissed."

"There is also that Zhang Huan, my grand master thought he was a Shangguan, so I sent my elder brother to give him a gift, but he thinks my grand master is vulgar!"

"Fortunately, this grand master has the opportunity to assume power, but inside and outside the court, everyone thinks that this grand master is extremely vulgar, and they still want to turn against him when he gives them official positions."

"Since the emigration of the emperor's officials to Chang'an, this grand master has been bored with the future of the Han Dynasty."

"But now, Lu Shangshu, you have made this Grand Master find fun again."

"Keep away tigers and devour wolves, a good idea!"

"This grand master will do as you wish, raise a tiger and guard yourself!"

"This grand master also wants to see what kind of ability this fierce tiger you value has. It is worth giving up your past reputation."

Lu Zhi secretly awe-inspiring.

Everyone in the world knows that Dong Zhuo is cruel, but most people don't know Dong Zhuo's bravery and strategy.

Now Dong Zhuo's fighting spirit has been aroused by the art of raising tigers, and Lu Zhi doesn't know what direction the future situation will advance in.

"Show me, the old man entered the game with his own body, willing to be one of your pawns, you don't want to lose."

In Lu Zhi's mind, the scene of playing chess with Zheng Ping in Luoyang in the past emerged.

At that time, General He Jin summoned warriors from all directions to Beijing, and Zheng Ping made assumptions about the general situation of the world.

Zheng Ping once assumed a possibility when deducing with Lu Zhi that the powerful ministers took advantage of the emperor to order the world.

"Since you can't stop powerful ministers from coercing the emperor to mess with the government, it's better to help powerful ministers plan the world. One person is inside and the other is outside, whether friends or enemies, no matter who wins or loses, the world will be unified."

At that time, Lu Zhi only thought Zheng Ping's assumption was a joke.

It wasn't until Sun Jian withdrew his troops that Lu Zhi realized that Zheng Ping's assumption that day was not a joke!

However, helping a powerful official like Dong Zhuo to seek the world is tantamount to letting Lu Zhi give up all his past reputation and pride, and even be cast aside by scholars all over the world!
This is not a simple choice.

A night of white hair is a farewell to the past, and it is also a chess game to do one's last effort for the Han Dynasty!
Considering himself a pawn in Zheng Ping's world chess game, even if he will be regarded as an abandoned piece by Zheng Ping in the future, Lu Zhi has no regrets!

Hulao Pass.

Guan Yu arrived coldly on a red rabbit horse.

"Second brother, Lu Shitao?" Tian Yu asked nervously.

Guan Yu replied in a concentrated voice: "Master Lu has safely entered Mianchi City. Judging from Dong Zhuo's attitude at that time, he should not make things difficult for Master Lu."

Tian Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Guan Yu's war horse with some doubts: "This war horse is a hero."

Caressing the mane of the red rabbit horse, Guan Yu recalled the scene under Mianchi City: "Master Lu was worried that Dong Zhuo would secretly send someone to intercept him, so he asked Dong Zhuo for this thousand-mile horse."

"In the future, Guan will definitely ride this red rabbit horse into Chang'an!"

Sen Han's tone made the air seem to freeze, and even Tian Yu couldn't help clenching his fists.

After a long time, Guan Yu's evil spirit gradually subsided, and his tone became calmer. He asked, "Will General Qu return to Jizhou or Qingzhou?"

Tian Yu felt relieved: "General Qu said that Mudu of Jizhou has been replaced, and he happened to go to Qingzhou to join the envoy."

Glancing back in the direction of Chang'an, Guan Yu's eyes became firm: "Lu Shi once said that the Kanto War is about to start, and my brother needs us! Go back to Qingzhou!"

"Well, go back to Qingzhou!" Tian Yu was also awe-inspiring.

Luyang.

Yuan Shu looked at the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in his hand, and couldn't put it down: "Ordered by heaven, it will live forever, and it is indeed the Jade Seal of Chuanguo! Wentai, you have made great contributions this time. Tell me, what do you want?"

Sun Jian's tone was humble: "Duke Yuan, I haven't been back to Jiangdong for a long time. I want to ask Yuan Gong for a governor of Yangzhou, and by the way, set Jiangdong for Yuan Gong."

"At that time, Yuan Gong will connect the two states of Henan and Yang, so why be afraid of Yuan Shao?"

Yuan Shu reluctantly put the Chuanguo Yuxi back into the brocade box, and looked at Sun Jian: "Yangzhou is not in a hurry. Yuan Benchu's little concubine even tried to steal the general's Yuzhou. If the general does not fight back, won't everyone in the world think that Is he not as good as Yuan Benchu's little concubine?"

"The general intends to attack the Eastern Commandery, and then attack the city of Ye. Would Wentai be willing to be the vanguard?"

Sun Jian frowned slightly: "I heard that Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, married Yuan Shao. If we attack Dongjun, Liu Dai and Yuan Shao will definitely join hands. Will it be a bit weak?"

Yuan Shu laughed loudly: "Don't worry about Wentai! Gongsun Zan has a grudge against Yuan Shao. I would have sent a letter to Gongsun Zan to ask him to contain Yuan Shao in Yecheng. After I had defeated Liu Dai, I would attack from the north and the south."

Sun Jian was still worried: "But in Yanzhou, apart from Liu Dai, there are also Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi and others, and they also have a lot of soldiers and horses in their hands."

Yuan Shu was even more proud: "There will be a Jade Seal of Chuanguo, as long as we give officials to the commanders of the Black Mountain bandits, they will be happy to attack Dongjun!"

Sun Jian's pupils constricted suddenly.

As soon as he got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he was about to forge the imperial decree. Did Yuan Shu regard himself as the emperor?

Sun Jian became more determined to break away from Yuan Shu!

"We must find an opportunity to go south to Yangzhou. Only in Yangzhou by relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River can I truly escape from Yuan Shu."

"The Yuan brothers are all lunatics, one engraves a seal without authorization and obstructs the bid for Dong, and the other passes on the jade seal of the country without authorization and seals the thief as a general."

the other side.

Hua Ji trekked for days and finally arrived at Linzi City.

"Brother Xianmou, there is a change in Luyang." Seeing Zheng Ping, Hua Ji quickly explained in detail the information he found in Luyang.

Zheng Ping sighed when he heard the words: "Is it still a step too late? People plan things, but God makes things happen. Gongsun Zan is looking for his own death."

If Xian Yuqian and the three thousand Youzhou cavalry could return to Youzhou, Zheng Ping could try to reconcile the conflict between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu.

But now, even if Liu Yu takes care of the overall situation, Liu Yu's subordinates, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others will regard Gongsun Zan as their sworn enemy!
In the worst case, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others will switch to Yuan Shao.

"Zicheng, you have worked hard."

"Go back and rest for a while, then come to my side and wait for orders."

Although most of the government affairs are allocated, there are also many other official affairs.

Hua Ji is someone that Zheng Ping can absolutely trust, and if Hua Ji stays by his side, he can handle part of the affairs on behalf of Zheng Ping.

Two days later.

Yu Jin arrived in Qingzhou.

To Liu Bei's surprise, Yu Jin was not reused under Bao Xin's command!

I thought that a talent like Yu Jin was at least a goalkeeper under Bao Xin's command, but he turned out to be just a Dubo!
The reason why he became Du Bo was because when Bao Xin returned to Taishan County to recruit soldiers, Yu Jin brought a hundred soldiers with him.

Liu Bei secretly rejoiced that in his letter to Bao Xin, he only mentioned that Taishou Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan, had mentioned that he was too forbidden, hoping to borrow it for military training.

Bao Xin saw that Yu Jin was just a Dubo, so he didn't think much about it. Instead, he told Yu Jin that if he had the opportunity, he would directly become an official in Qingzhou.

Although he has a heroic spirit, he does not know the talent of restraint.

After learning about this situation, Liu Bei was even more delighted, and immediately brought Yu Jin to the newly formed Qingzhou Ruishi Camp.

"Wen Ze, these 5000 people are all used to killing in the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou in the past."

"I have only one request: don't let them harm the people again!"

"You can do it?"

Yu Jin's eyes were excited.

5000 people!

"Don't worry, your subordinates will definitely restrain the military discipline, and will not fall into the name of Qingzhou Ruishi!"

(End of this chapter)