Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 108 Zhen, do you want the prince or not?
"Family background, origin."

After listening to what Guo Jia said, Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the saying that the biggest watershed in life is amniotic fluid is indeed true.

What the Eastern Han Dynasty valued most was one’s origin.

If you have a good background, even if you are a fool, there will be people following you;
If you come from a humble background, no one will notice you wherever you go.

For someone like Lu Bu, no matter how good you are at fighting, how brave you are, or how great your achievements are, in the eyes of others you are just a mere warrior and are not worthy of being in the spotlight.

The fact that he successively surrendered to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu but failed is a living example.

It is true that birth determines everything.

Of course, this is also related to Lu Bu's evil act of killing his adoptive father; killing Dong Zhuo would be fine, as traitors can be killed by anyone and no one would say anything; but killing his adoptive father Ding Yuan for a Red Hare was criticized and was completely a despicable act.

If not for this, Lu Bu, as Ding Yuan's adopted son, actually had a not bad background, and could also rely on Ding Yuan's connections and reputation to gain support from aristocratic families.

"But your Majesty."

Seeing Liu Xie's slightly disappointed look, Guo Jia comforted him, "Although it is difficult for Lü Bu to develop to the point where he can rival Yuan Shao, with Liu Bei's help, it will not be a problem to manage Xuzhou and Yangzhou well."

"If we undertake a major undertaking, it will also provide us with a helping hand, which will be like having an extra trump card and a way out."

Before falling out with Yuan Shao, accumulate as much strength as possible.

Liu Xie felt better after hearing this.

After all, who can predict what will happen in the future? He only hopes that Lu Bu can give him a few more surprises and wipe out the two Yuan brothers at once, so that his efforts to win them over will not be in vain.

"There is one more thing, it's about Zhen's family."

Guo Jia has been getting busier and busier recently, and Liu Xie rarely gets to meet Guo Jia, so Liu Xie simply brings out all the problems that have accumulated over this period of time and talks to Guo Jia about them.

For example, the plan he thought of last time to take advantage of Zhen's family without any effort.

"I also want to promise Zhen the position of empress and crown prince in order to win her over. What do you think, Fengxiao?" Liu Xie said.

The position of crown prince is the most powerful weapon he has at his disposal. He tried it before when he was trying to win over Lu Bu, and the effect was extraordinary.

After all, this is an opportunity for future generations to become the crown prince and inherit the throne in the future. If the bet is successful, the entire family will take off directly. It goes without saying how great the temptation is.

Although he had promised Lu Bu that his daughter would be made queen and his son the crown prince, it was ultimately just empty promises, a means to win people's hearts.

Anyway, he is just a puppet now, and the queen and the prince are all non-existent. He might as well do something with Zhen.

What he has to consider now is how to win over more people and forces to help himself, and how to accumulate strength to break free from Yuan Shao's control; as for whose offspring should be made the crown prince in the future, that is something he will have to worry about after he has swept away all the princes.

"This is a great idea!"

After hearing this, Guo Jia's eyes lit up immediately and he agreed greatly. He carefully analyzed for Liu Xie: "Since the death of Zhen Yi, the current head of the Zhen family, his descendants have been unable to continue the family business and have no official positions in the court."

"Although I have a huge fortune, I will attract people to covet me. If Your Majesty offers me the position of Crown Prince, Zhen will certainly find it difficult to refuse."

"The most important thing is that the Zhen family can then help Lu Bu with financial resources, helping him recruit soldiers and expand his strength! It can be said to be like adding wings to a tiger!"

In fact, Guo Jia had already thought of using the position of crown prince and queen as bargaining chips to win over Zhen.

The reason why it was not mentioned before was because Liu Xie already had a queen, but she was in Xu County; as a minister, how could he allow the emperor to use the position of queen and crown prince as bargaining chips to win people's hearts?

But now Liu Xie has figured it out himself and used this method to win over Lu Bu, and he wants to win over Zhen Shi further, which makes him quite relieved.

In order to achieve the goal, he would use any means necessary and utilize all available resources. This is the mentality that a qualified emperor should have!
Your Majesty has matured!

Thinking of this, Guo Jia's smile became more intense, but he still reminded: "But your majesty needs to keep it secret. Don't let the news leak out in front of Lu Bu, and don't let Zhen know your majesty's promise to Lu Bu."

It is certainly possible to have multiple paintings on one cake, but be careful not to go overboard.

If Lu Bu and Zhen knew that Liu Xie was making promises to both parties, they would be in big trouble.

"I understand, Fengxiao, don't worry." Liu Xie was of course aware of this. He just wanted Guo Jia to confirm that this method was feasible. He knew the specific steps to follow.

When it comes to making empty promises, he has now become a master!
After Guo Jia gave Liu Xie some more instructions on the details, he stood up and said, "Then your majesty, I will take my leave first."

Seeing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Feng Xiao has only been in the palace for less than half an hour, why is he in such a hurry to leave? Is there something urgent?"

Guo Jia nodded and replied, "Jia Wenhe invited me to his house. It's getting late now. I should go there."

"Jia Xu invites you to be his guest?"

Liu Xie was very surprised. Jia Xu and Guo Jia had such a good relationship?

Then the progress in winning over Jia Xu should be pretty good.

Guo Jia replied, "The invitation was sent yesterday. This is the first time he has taken the initiative to invite me to be his guest since he visited Jia Wenhe in the name of Yuan Shang last time to test him."

"In my opinion, this matter is not unrelated to Lu Bu. Jia Wenhe is most likely going to respond to my solicitation. I just don't know whether he intends to agree or refuse."

Jia Xu had never responded to his attempts before, but after Lu Bu arrived in Yecheng to meet the emperor yesterday, Jia Xu suddenly invited him to be his guest.

Obviously this invitation is not that simple.

Guo Jia had a vague guess in his mind that it was probably Lu Bu's arrival that made Jia Xu, who had been unable to make up his mind, finally make a decision.

"Really? Fengxiao, everything depends on you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xie said to Guo Jia with anticipation.

Facing the emperor's entrustment, Guo Jia only felt that there was a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best!"

Even if he has to threaten his family, he must win over Jia Xu this time and make him an assistant to His Majesty!

He threatened Jia Xu's family if he failed.

Guo Jia strode out of the bedroom with his head held high.

Liu Xie watched Guo Jia leave, and he felt an endless amount of energy in his heart. He thought to himself, "I can't slack off any longer!"

After all, even the ministers worked so hard, so why would he, the emperor, be lazy? This was related to his future!

Liu Xie went directly to Zhen Mi's Qingli Palace to have a baby!

It’s no use making big promises without a baby.

However, after he entered the Qingli Palace and just arrived outside Zhen Mi's bedroom, he heard a crying sound coming from inside. Liu Xie immediately recognized that it was Zhen Mi's voice.

"what happened?"

Liu Xie was startled, and waved to a palace maid standing outside the room and asked, "Why is your Excellency crying?"

The maid's face was filled with worry. She replied, "Your Majesty, yesterday we received news from your family that your second brother passed away ten days ago."

"After receiving the news, the noble lady refused to eat or drink and cried intermittently. The servants could not persuade her to stop."

Liu Xie was startled when he heard this and looked up at the closed door.

"No wonder she cried so sadly, it turns out someone in your family died... I didn't even know about it." Liu Xie felt that he was a little lack of concern for Zhen Mi.

Although he had no feelings for Zhen Mi, he didn't even know that her second brother had passed away, and he was still thinking about making promises... He is truly a scumbag.

Liu Xie couldn't help but feel his face getting slightly hot.

But now that he knew it, he had to take action. So after suppressing all the shame in his heart, Liu Xie reached out, pushed open the door of the bedroom, and walked in.

(End of this chapter)