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Chapter 117 Your Majesty is a good trick

In Xuanshi, everyone had different thoughts.

Guo Jia looked at the completely different emperor in front of him, and felt very complicated.

There is relief and there is uneasiness.

I am relieved that the emperor is completely different from when I first met him. Both his character and skills are far from what they were before.

At that time, the emperor's methods of winning people's hearts were too crude.

Ordinary warriors like Zhang He and Gao Lan might be so grateful that they would want to die for them.

But when it comes to him and Jia Xu, it doesn't have much effect.

Today's emperors quote classics and use ancient stories to illustrate present events. They even call themselves great ancestors and are not reluctant to give themselves the titles of general and prime minister.

He was uneasy because the emperor was growing too fast.

It wasn't long before the emperor's intentions were revealed.

If he continues to grow like this and becomes an emperor who only plays with the emperor's mind, that would not be a good thing.

Jia Xu, on the other hand, swept away the depression he felt after being exposed by Lu Bu, and felt filled with heroic spirit.

If given the chance, wouldn't he want to go down in history and become a prime minister like Xiao He and Li Si?

"My dear ministers, please sit down."

Liu Xie spoke and everyone took their seats.

Liu Bei said, "Mr. Wen and I plan to return to Yangzhou tomorrow, and today we have come to the palace to pay our respects to Your Majesty."

"Are you in such a hurry? I still want to catch up with my uncle."

Liu Xie can now come up with all kinds of nonsense with ease.

What was there for him to reminisce about the past with Liu Bei? He just subconsciously wanted to impress Liu Bei and let him know that he, the emperor, was very close to him.

Liu Bei was indeed touched. The closeness from the emperor always made people intoxicated, especially for him, an unrecognized relative of the Han royal family.

"Your Majesty, the war in Yangzhou has not yet ended. Sun Ce and Cao Cao are fighting for the cities of Yangzhou. Lord Wen and I must go back as soon as possible to take charge of the situation. We must not let them occupy the territory of Yangzhou."

"Xuzhou and Yangzhou will be the foundation for protecting Your Majesty in the future. Yuan Shu has been defeated, and the entire territory of Yangzhou should be seized by Duke Wen. It should not be given to Cao Cao and Sun Ce for nothing."

Yuan Shu fell, but that did not mean the war in Yangzhou was over.

Next, Lu Bu and Liu Bei faced a battle with Sun Ce and Cao Cao.

Historically, after Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and Sun Ce, his territory was divided up, and the strength of both of them increased greatly.

If Liu Bei and Lu Bu want to further expand their power, Yangzhou must be taken.

Otherwise, the greatest benefit of this campaign against Yuan Shu would be lost.

"In that case, I will not keep my uncle and Lord Wen." Liu Xie nodded to the two and said, "I have been trying to win over the Zhen family recently. If the Zhen family surrenders, you won't have to worry about money and food."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Bu's face was filled with surprise, and even the shrewd Liu Bei was no longer as calm as before.

The Zhen family is the richest businessman in the world.

Lu Bu's eyes widened, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, are you serious? If I have enough money and food to support me, I can drive Cao Cao and Sun Ce out of Yangzhou in an instant!"

Lu Bu’s biggest concern has always been money and food.

Without money and food, it is useless to have even the most elite soldiers.

He suffered a lot from this.

Whether it was Yuan Shu, Cao Cao or Sun Ce, they all had the support of many wealthy and powerful families behind them, which made him extremely jealous.

When he needed money and food, he could only use force to collect them from local wealthy families.

The result was that he was ostracized wherever he went. When he went to war, he was hindered in various ways. This made him very unhappy.

If he had financial support, he wouldn't care about Cao Cao or Sun Ce at all!

He even dared to declare war on Yuan Shao directly.

Liu Xie said with some worry: "Zhen's surrender is not certain, just wait for my news on the details."

Although Liu Xie was worried, in Lu Bu's view, the matter had already been accomplished.

Zhen Mi has entered the palace. Since you, Zhen, have pledged your allegiance to His Majesty, isn't it only natural for you to provide some financial and food support?
He even made up his mind that if Zhen Mi could provide him with enough money and food, when the emperor regained control of the throne one day, he would definitely petition the emperor to confer the title of Zhaoyi on Zhen Mi, and even send Zhen Mi's son to the richest place in the Han Dynasty.

Seeing that Lü Bu seemed to be getting carried away, Liu Xie quickly said, "Lord Wen, Cao Cao has many counselors and brave generals under his command, and Sun Ce is not weak either. You must not underestimate the heroes of the world."

Historical records tell Liu Xie that even someone as brave as Lu Bu could not be careless when facing these two forces.

Otherwise, you will fail if you are not careful.

If Lu Bu were finished, his dream of becoming the emperor would really be a distant dream.

Seeing Liu Xie's serious expression, Lu Bu immediately put back his heart that was about to fly to the sky, and said honestly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun under my command are also rare generals. Moreover, I always listen to the advice of the generals in battle and will never be careless."

Liu Xie nodded in relief and said, "I have also heard of Chen Gongtai's great name. I feel relieved to have him give advice to Lord Wen."

After saying this, he looked at Jia Xu and Guo Jia standing by. It was their turn to give advice.

Jia Xu understood Liu Xie’s meaning immediately.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think that in the battle of Yangzhou, Sun Ce is a much greater threat than Cao Cao. We must not underestimate him just because he is young."

"Sun Ce has already established his power in Jiangdong. After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he took advantage of the opportunity to occupy half of Yangzhou. His strength is even greater than Yuan Shu's. Unless it is necessary, I think we should not start a war with Sun Ce. We only need to drive Cao Cao away and occupy the remaining half of Yangzhou."

"One Xuzhou and most of Yangzhou are enough for a long time. After digesting the results of the war and strengthening our strength, it won't be too late to drive Sun Ce out of Yangzhou completely."

Guo Jia echoed Jia Xu and said, "I think what Wen He said is very true. We should not rush to defeat Sun Ce now. If Duke Wen fights Sun Ce, even if he wins, Sun Ce can still use the power of Jiangdong to make a comeback, which would waste Duke Wen's troops in vain."

But Cao is different! Cao is pretending to be the emperor, and he is a mortal enemy of Yuan. There will be a battle between the two sides. Once Cao is defeated in Yangzhou, he will not dare to send more troops to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking. "

Hearing this, Lü Bu was somewhat dissatisfied and said, "Is this going to be Sun Ce's good fortune?"

Jia Xu glanced at him and ignored him.

Obviously too lazy to argue with such a reckless man.

Liu Bei listened humbly and said solemnly: "I will remember your instructions and will definitely discipline Lord Wen."

Guo Jia added: "Xuzhou and Qingzhou are adjacent to each other. Now Yuan Tan is in charge of Qingzhou. Lord Wen might as well try to make friends with Yuan Tan."

"Firstly, the three sons of the Yuan family are not on good terms and have different intentions. If Lord Wen takes the initiative to show goodwill to Yuan Tan, he will definitely try his best to win him over and even provide some support in terms of food and grass."

"Secondly, this can also help dispel some of Yuan Shao's suspicions."

"Okay, General, I understand!" Lu Bu agreed immediately. He felt that Guo Jia was much more pleasing to the eye than Jia Xu, and he really tried to find ways to benefit him.

They talked about the Yangzhou war for a long time. After all the arrangements were finalized, Liu Bei stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wen and I will take our leave now."

Lu Bu also said in high spirits: "When I return to Xia Pi, I will immediately send someone to send my daughter to the palace to serve Your Majesty!"

That's the prince!

He couldn't wait to have his daughter enter the palace as queen and give birth to a son as soon as possible.

"Ok?"

Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu with confusion. Is this guy's daughter going to enter the palace?

"In that case, I will wait in the palace for news about you defeating Cao Cao." Liu Xie said with a smile.

Lu Bu and Liu Bei bowed to Liu Xie and left the hall.

Before leaving, Lu Bu even looked at Jia Xu with pride.

This sight left Jia Xu with a face full of questions.

After thinking it over again and again, he couldn't help but ask, "May I ask your majesty, who is Lu Bu's daughter?"

Liu Xie's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "I have also promised Lord Wen that when I regain control of the throne in the future, I will make his daughter the queen, and any son he gives birth to the crown prince."

Winning over Zhen is like drawing a big pie, and winning over Lu Bu is the same pie.

Writing a blank check on both sides shows that he is an emperor who is not trustworthy.

But he had no choice.

The biggest trump card in his hand is the position of crown prince.

If you don't use it now, you will never have the chance later.

Jia Xu was startled at first, then his face was filled with surprise: "Your Majesty, what a good trick! Why not use this as bait to win over a few noble families? Isn't that a good idea?"

"..."

Liu Xie knew that Jia Xu was serious and was not making a veiled criticism of him.

Who is Jia Xu?

In his eyes, there is no moral bottom line. As long as he can achieve his goal, he can do anything!
What's the point of writing a bad check on both sides!
He has dozens of ways to achieve three, four, seven or eight openings!

"It's enough for now. If I try to win over multiple parties, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will find out. And just the promises from both sides are enough to give me a headache on how to deal with it in the future."

Jia Xu smiled disapprovingly and said, "This is easy. Your Majesty, don't forget what Duke Wen's surname is. If you want his daughter to be the queen, the ministers will never agree."

"Lord Wen's surname is... Lu?" Liu Xie was stunned for a moment and his expression became strange.

If Lu Bu's daughter really became the queen, then there would be a second queen with the surname Lu in the Han Dynasty.

Simply out of taboo against Empress Lü, most ministers would probably not agree to have another queen with the surname Lü.

After all, his methods were so cruel that they still make people shudder.

I am really scared.

"We will discuss this matter later."

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(End of this chapter)