Optimization System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 178 Liu Xie's Decision

Just when Zhang Lan was making great efforts to make hot air balloons, the Yuan brothers really started fighting.

Yuan Tan was the eldest son, but he didn't get Yuan Shao's official position and title, so he felt resentful towards Yuan Shang, the third younger brother who inherited Yuan Shao's official title and title, so he secretly summoned people to take Yuan Shang down.

But he didn't want Yuan Shang to be prepared, which led to the defeat of his own army.

After the defeat of the army, Yuan Tan led his troops to the west of Liaoning and defected to Tadun, the leader of Karasuma.

Ta Dun, the leader of Karasuma, also showed his enthusiasm for Yuan Tan, and immediately sent someone to host a banquet in honor of Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan was greatly moved.

During the banquet, Ta Dun patted his chest and promised that he would send troops to Fan Yang to avenge Yuan Tan in a few days.

Tadun also kept his word, and after a few days, he gathered people and marched towards Yuyang.

Liu Bei was very puzzled when he got the news, and hurriedly called Sima Yi to discuss countermeasures.

Sima Yi said, "The Yuan brothers fought among themselves, and Yuan Tan was defeated and fled to Tadun, Karasuma. Tadun had long intended to invade the Central Plains. Naturally, such an opportunity would not be missed. King Wei can only develop with peace of mind. Take care, if nothing unexpected happens, then Yuan Shang will definitely come to agree with you."

Liu Bei felt at ease when he heard the words, and then ignored them.

But Jinyang is not peaceful.

The puppet emperor Liu Xie finally began to have doubts about Liu Bei, and directly ordered Guan Yu to send troops to attack Hanoi.

Naturally, Guan Yu would not obey orders, but ordered people to inform Liu Bei quickly.

Liu Bei found Sima Yi immediately after receiving the letter and asked what it meant.

After Sima Yi read the letter, he frowned and said, "This must be Jia Wenhe's plan."

"how do I say this?"

"The so-called master of merit, His Majesty has already become suspicious of the king of Wei, but he still doesn't dare to do anything, so he uses this method to test the king of Wei. If the king of Wei turns around and attacks Zhang Lan, he will take the opportunity to eliminate the power of our army. Otherwise, it is enough to prove that King Wei's intentions are wrong, and then His Majesty will definitely use the Imperial Forest Army to do some tricks."

Liu Bei was in a hurry, and hurriedly said, "Please teach me, sir."

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said, "Cao Cao occupied the four prefectures of Liang, Yong, Yi, and Jing, and was named the king of Shu. Zhang Lan was in the seat of the four prefectures of Qing, Yan, Xu, and Henan. Sun Jian died, leaving his five sons with Jiangdong, and his eldest son, Sun Ce. He is brave, he fights all the year round, he has great prestige in the army, and his descendants, Quan, are smart and capable, so they are outstanding.”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused, Liu Bei didn't understand what he said, what did it have to do with Liu Xie.

However, he still looked at Sima Yi seriously and waited quietly for the next sentence. Sima Yi was not sloppy. Seeing that Liu Bei did not ask, he nodded secretly and continued, "Sun Quan is intelligent, but also very ambitious, but he has his elder brother, Sun Ce, behind him." The position cannot be used, and in the future they will turn against each other and compete for the family business. At that time, Zhang Lan and Cao Cao will regard it as their own, and strive to win it, and have no intention of governing us. At that time, the king of Wei took the opportunity to take down Liyang, Hanoi and other places. Standing across the Yellow River with Zhang Lan and Cao Cao, instead of dividing the world into three, great things can be achieved."

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed.

He was not really loyal to the lord of the Han family, he had long been ambitious to become an emperor, so it was impossible for him not to be moved by what Sima Yi said, but soon he became depressed.

Because he thought of Liu Xie, he still had to do superficial work, and his power was already weak. If he lost the banner of righteousness, he would really be unable to move an inch.

"I am a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If the son is still alive today, Bei An dares to have such ambitions. I only hope that the Han Dynasty will prosper. If the Han Dynasty prospers, then Bei can face the following ancestors under Jiuquan with peace of mind."

How could Sima Yi fail to guess Liu Bei's careful thinking, he said with a chuckle, "It will take many days for the Yuan brothers to fight among themselves. You only need to stay here and wait for a general. The king of Wei just needs to set off immediately and hurry up." Go to Jinyang to meet His Majesty, and after conquering Youzhou, accompany His Majesty on the expedition to fight against the traitor Zhang Lan."

Liu Bei suddenly realized that he hurriedly bowed to Sima Yi, and said, "Thank you, sir, you can start your journey after Bei, and return to Jinyang to meet His Majesty. This Jizhou will be handed over to you."

"Yi will ensure the stability of Jizhou, and the king of Wei can rest assured."

Liu Bei cast a grateful look at Sima Yi, then turned and left, packed his bags and prepared to return to Jinyang.

After Liu Bei set off, Liu Xie got the news.

He hurriedly found Jia Xu and asked him for advice. Jia Xu said, "This must be Sima Zhongda's strategy. Its intention is to reassure His Majesty. Your Majesty only needs to host a banquet in honor of Liu Bei, and put more knives and axes on the table." At that time, His Majesty will order people to take down Liu Bei and put him under house arrest under the name of throwing a cup, and then order his confidantes to slowly gather his troops, and then no one will be able to influence His Majesty."

Jia Xu's strategy is not innocuous, he is using Sima Yi's ideas to reason, and it is expected that Sima Yi will not guess that he can do such a thing that does not care about the overall situation.

Not to mention that Zhang Lan is under the banner of avenging the king, even in the current situation, if Liu Xie wants to revive the big man, he needs Liu Bei's assistance, and Liu Bei is also very polite to Liu Xie, so he should never talk to Liu Bei at this time. Turn against each other.

At that time, order someone to force Liu Bei to hand over his military power and replace him with his confidant, then Liu Xie can truly become the overlord of one party, and no longer a puppet emperor in name.

However, this move is very risky. For one thing, Liu Bei needs to be captured alive, and he cannot be killed. There are so many people with high martial arts skills around Liu Bei. If you rebel, then the unlucky one is yourself.

Even if it succeeds, it will take a long time to recruit people. If Zhang Lan takes the opportunity to attack at this time, then he will easily become a prisoner and fall into Zhang Lan's hands. Then Liu Xie's fate can be imagined.

However, Liu Xie is also a courageous person. In the end, he made up his mind and decided to listen to Jia Xu's suggestion, put Liu Bei under house arrest, and then persuade him with good words. After all, Liu Bei is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so he should not be so stubborn and wholeheartedly against him .

Afterwards, Liu Xie found A Shi and ordered him to lead the Emperor Soul and everyone to lie in ambush, waiting for Liu Bei's arrival.

Di Hun had already lost a lot of troops when he ambush Zhang Lan, and because Di Yu said goodbye, Wang Yue didn't agree, and sent someone to stop Di Yu, but Di Yu beheaded and killed everyone to escape from Luoyang. There are only twenty people.

Therefore, Liu Xie found Ye Ming again and asked him to choose more than a hundred confidants to guard him together.

Now the only ones Liu Xie can really trust are Ye Ming, Ye Liangchen and A Shi, Wang Yue doesn't even have his trust.

After a few days, Liu Bei finally arrived in Jinyang.

Liu Bei, who had just arrived in Jinyang, received an invitation from Liu Xie. Liu Xie hosted a banquet and invited himself to the banquet.

How dare you refuse the emperor's invitation, so Liu Bei didn't refuse, anyway, he wanted to see Liu Xie when he came back this time.

(End of this chapter)