We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

There was not much contact between Xi Yu and Liu Bei.

He just heard that Liu Bei had planted seedlings in the yard, and he was a little curious, so he couldn't help but go and take a look.

Sure enough, Liu Bei actually grew peppers.

You know, in Dahan's era, there was no such thing as chili pepper.

I don’t know how many years it would take for this thing to be truly introduced to China. It wasn’t until the early Ming Dynasty that there were large-scale peppers.

But now, Liu Bei actually planted it by accident.

Xi Yu knew the effect of chili pepper, so he was not polite at all.

And come to think of it, in the original history, even if Liu Bei grew this thing, he probably didn't know the specific use of peppers.

Perhaps, it has been forgotten in the long river of history.

This is also normal.

After getting some peppers from Liu Bei, Xi Yu didn't take the initiative to visit him again.

And Cao Cao was somewhat aware of this matter.

Cao Cao had great trust in Xi Yu and did not ask too many questions.

He only knew that Xi Yu got something from Liu Bei. It was not until Xi Yu promoted the addition of chili pepper that Cao Cao felt more relieved.

Of course this is a later story!

After leaving Liu Bei, the whole Yanzhou was peaceful until the end of the year.

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye, the new year has passed.

A new round of spring plowing has begun in full swing!

And just at the beginning of the year, the eyes of the princes from all over the Han Dynasty were unanimously fixed on the Guanzhong area.

Don't know why.

A gap began to appear between Guo Si and Li Jue, who were stationed in the Sili area.

As the gap grew larger, huge conflicts gradually emerged between the two.

Both of them wanted to take the Emperor of Han as their own.

Perhaps it was because the princes' eyes had not fallen on the emperor in the past few years, so the two people began to relax a lot.

The original alliance began to fall apart in an instant.

Now, over a period of time, the conflicts between the two have begun to become more and more serious.

Within the Juancheng Yamen Office.

Not long after the New Year, due to matters between Guo and Li, Xiyu and he could only go to the government office to discuss matters.

These two people had the same hatred before. The Emperor of Han was under the control of these two people, and it was difficult for other princes to intervene.

But now, as the rift between the two began to arise, Cao Cao and others saw a lot of opportunities.

Inside the government office, Xun Yu was the first to speak.

"My lord, Guo Si and Li Jue are fighting among themselves. This is our chance to please the emperor!"

After Xun Yu finished speaking, Xi Zhicai beside him also smiled.

"I heard that the Emperor is about to return east at this time. It is just the right time for us to welcome the Emperor!"

Cao Cao was also a little moved.

At the beginning, Xun Yu and Xi Yu all said the benefits of flattering the emperor.

Cao Cao naturally understood that if the emperor could be close to him, then he would be able to do things much more smoothly.

Even using the name of the emperor to conquer other states is a very good thing.

Li Jue and Guo Si were fighting among themselves!

Xi Yu is somewhat clear about this matter.

If I remember correctly, it was probably just after the New Year, and Li Jue's subordinate Fan Chou planned to lead his army eastward. Li Jue was a little worried about Fan Chou becoming bigger.

After all, compared to Li Jue himself, Fan Chou's character among the entire Xiliang army was much better than his.

Fan Chou is more popular.

In addition, last year, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others led an army to attack. Li Jue realized that Fan Chou intended to let Han Sui and others go, and he had already become somewhat resentful of Fan Chou.

Afterwards, Li Jue and his nephew invited Fan Chou and Li Meng to attend the banquet.

As a result, Fan Chou and others had no idea that Li Jue was hosting the so-called Hongmen Banquet.

At this banquet, Li Jue's nephew killed Fan Chou and others without hesitation.

After this incident, all the generals under Li Jue began to feel frightened.

But Li Jue didn't care much about this at all.

He and Guo Si were still the same as usual.

It's a pity that Guo Si's wife is jealous and hates Li Jue for giving her to Guo Si's concubine.

Then he started to sow discord between the two.

This gap appeared because of this, and then because of Li Jue's previous killing of Fan Chou and others, Guo Si was afraid that Li Jue wanted to kill him.

Therefore, the two started fighting.

The fight between these two people naturally attracted the attention of all the princes in the world.

"I don't think it's time yet!"

Hearing that everyone in the government office was already planning to please the emperor, Xi Yu couldn't help but say something.

As soon as he said these words, the entire government office lobby fell silent for an instant.

"What do you mean by Fengyi's words?"

Cao Cao quickly asked Xi Yu.

"Everyone, although Li Jue and Guo Si started fighting this time, they don't seem to be losing out at this time!"

"If we have the intention to please the emperor this time, it is inevitable that we will not reunite these two people!"

"After all, compared to the emperor's interests, some misunderstandings are nothing!"

Xi Yu put it extremely simply. Generally speaking, the problem between the two people was not a big deal.

The two of them had some kind of friendship before.

If other external forces appear now, it is very likely that the two will stand together again.

With these two people standing together, the entire Sili area is under control, making it even more difficult for others to interfere in the emperor's affairs!

For Xi Yu, the emperor himself would return east sooner or later.

Rather than interfering now, it is better to just wait and wait for the emperor to walk out of Chang'an City.

"What Fengyi said does make some sense!"

After hearing Xi Yu's words, Cao Cao nodded.

The truth is correct. If others take action, it will be easy for Li Jue and Guo Si, who were already fighting, to reunite.

However, the opportunity to serve the emperor is hard to let go!

"The Emperor also wants to return eastward, but today's Luoyang is no longer the imperial capital it was back then!"

"Now that the Emperor is in Chang'an, it is difficult for our army to enter Chang'an. How about waiting for the Emperor to come out on his own!"

Xi Yu explained casually.

"That's right, the emperor will return eastward sooner or later. Since he wants to return eastward, he must leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang!"

"When he leaves Chang'an, the real opportunity will be to please the emperor!"

…

Sili, inside Chang'an City!

Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who was only fourteen years old, was in Chang'an Palace.

With the severe drought in Guanzhong, the daily food supply of the entire Chang'an Palace has been reduced a lot.

Li Jue and Guo Si's attitude towards him became more and more like Dong Zhuo's back then.

Liu Xie, who is getting older, knows that if he wants to get rid of the control of these two people, he can no longer stay in Chang'an.

He wants to go back to Luoyang and return to the original imperial capital.

If you want to rebuild the entire Han Dynasty, you must have someone you can truly rely on.

Li Jue and Guo Si are all jackals.

"How are the ministers discussing the matter of returning to the east?"

Liu Xie asked the attendant next to him. After hearing this, the latter's face looked a little ugly.

Although the ministers in the imperial court were all in favor of returning eastward, this matter still had to be decided by Li Jue and Li Jue.

The two people didn't nod. Although the people in the court were interested, they were powerless after all!

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are still discussing!"

The servant couldn't bear to say it bluntly and didn't say much about returning to the east.

Liu Xie just assumed that those people had not yet discussed their return journey.

As if he thought of something again, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask again.

"How is the disaster situation for the people in Guanzhong? Why does the Taicang order named Xi Yu never come to the court to report on his duties?"

Regarding Taicang Ling Xiyu, Liu Xie still kept it in mind.

Thinking of the disaster in the Guanzhong area, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask.

"Back to Your Majesty, the disaster situation in various places has been alleviated. The Taicang Order has not reported on his duties. I guess he has been running around to provide disaster relief."

…

Inside Li Jue's Mansion in Chang'an.

"General, it is now the time of spring plowing, but the people of Chang'an are now destitute. Most of the people have fled to other places due to the disaster!"

The general in charge of spring plowing under Li Jue was a little helpless.

Nowadays, the Chang'an area is full of abandoned land. Due to the disaster last year, most of these people had fled a year ago.

Now that it is the spring plowing season, very few people in Chang'an come out to farm.

Under such circumstances, what kind of harvest can be expected from this year's spring plowing?

Even under such circumstances, he felt that if he continued to stay in Chang'an, it would be a dead end.

A dead end without any hope of life!

In comparison, the old capital Luoyang is much better than Chang'an after years of recuperation.

"Do you also agree with what those ministers said about returning eastward?"

Li Jue glanced at his general. The latter remained silent, indicating his approval.

Seeing this situation, Li Jue took a deep breath.

He could clearly see the current scene in Chang'an.

However, right now, conflicts between him and Guo Bang were gradually arising.

Although he controls the emperor, Guo Bang will never sit idly by. If there is no resolution between the two, he will not leave Chang'an easily.

…

End of March!

Guo Si and Anxi general Yang Ding plotted to rob Emperor Xian.

This happened very quickly, but unfortunately, Li Jue knew about it one step ahead.

He is closer to Xiandi Liu Xie.

Immediately, Li Jue rushed to welcome Emperor Xian to his camp.

Chang'an Palace was no longer stable, and Li Jue thought it was better to keep the emperor by his side.

At present, he and Guo Bang have begun to quarrel with each other, both of them are staring at the emperor, this precious little thing.

To this end, Li Jue ordered his soldiers to loot the palace.

They robbed the imperial palace of gold and silk, carriages, carriages and clothing, and then followed Dong Zhuo's example and directly set fire to the palace, government offices, and private houses, all at once.

The entire Chang'an City, which was finally built with great difficulty, was once again shrouded in fire.

After this happened, Liu Xie felt bad all over.

At only fourteen years old, he had already experienced Dong Zhuo's robbery once before. After being robbed by Li Jue again, he was frightened.

He knew that all Li Jue cared about was his own identity.

Although he won't die, such days are really too frustrating.

Having experienced it before, Liu Xie could only endure it.

If he wants to return east now, he can only put an end to the fight between Li Jue and Guo Si. Only by leaving Chang'an can he usher in new life.

Early April.

Liu Xie sent more than ten ministers, including Taiwei Yang Biao and Sikong Zhang Xi, to Guo Si to make peace with Li Jue. Now that he was in Li Jue's camp, he naturally wanted to make Guo Si bow his head.

It's a pity that when Guo Bang heard Liu Xie's intention of persuading peace, he didn't care at all. Instead, he conveniently detained Yang Biao and others in his camp.

"Guo Si, you are a minister of the Han Dynasty. Now you don't respect the emperor's edict. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"

Inside Guo Si's camp.

As a Taiwei, Yang Biao was furious when he saw Guo Bang detaining their group.

Blocking Guo Si's face, Yang Biao cursed directly at him!

Hearing this, Guo Bang became angry!

"Old man, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

For Guo Bang, Yang Biao was nothing. He was in his camp now, how could he let Yang Biao talk nonsense here.

The name of rebellion is too great.

Although some things he did were not much different from rebellion, Guo Bang still did not dare to take on such a title.

Even Dong Zhuo did not dare to directly express his intention to rebel.

Although what Dong Zhuo did was not much different from rebelling, there were some things that could not be said on the surface.

The lessons learned from Dong Zhuo were already there, and Guo Bang felt that he was not someone like Dong Zhuo.

He just wants a certain picture of wealth!

Now the emperor asked him to bow his head to Li Jue, how could this be possible!

Li Jue wanted to kill him.

"Why, you and Li Jue are the same raccoons. One of them robbed the emperor, and the other robbed the ministers. This is not rebellion, so why?"

Yang Biao is still scolding!

Guo Bang couldn't help but already pulled out the long sword from his waist. At this time, his generals quickly blocked Guo Bang.

"General, Yang Biao is now the fourth generation and the third Duke. His reputation is very wide. Killing him will cause endless troubles!"

"General, you can't kill him. If you kill this person, you may trigger a crusade from the whole world!"

After hearing the advice from the two people beside him, Guo Bang suppressed the impulse in his heart.

Yang Biao's scolding was still the same, but at this moment Guo Bang had someone suppress him.

"With the order, we raise our troops and we will decide the winner between Li Jue and Li Jue today!"

With anger in his heart, Guo Bang couldn't bear it, thinking that the originally good situation was all because of Li Jue.

But now, Chang'an can no longer stay in this place.

Right now, he could only decide the outcome with Li Jue.

The winner will be able to leave Chang'an with the Emperor Liu Xie and go straight to the old capital!

In mid-April, Guo Si led his army to directly attack Li Jue.

During the expedition between the two armies, Li Jue was injured by a hidden arrow and was ultimately defeated. If his subordinate Yang Feng had not immediately led troops to come to his aid, Li Jue would have almost died.

With Yang Feng joining the battle, Guo Si had no choice but to retreat.

Li Jue then took Han Emperor Liu Xie to Beiwu in Chang'an, and then isolated the inside and outside.

After all, there was no winner in this battle. Li Jue and Li Jue fought and both suffered injuries.

But this situation is extremely difficult for Liu Xie.

Originally, Duan Duan was able to at least stay in Chang'an Palace. Although his life was not very good, it was much better than it is now.

At least, you don't have to be held hostage and run around.

Later, Liu Xie couldn't help but asked his servant Huangfu Li to make peace with Li Jue and Guo Si.

However, because Li Jue was injured by a hidden arrow in the last battle, this time Li Jue refused to agree without waiting for Guo Si to respond.

If we are making peace now, doesn't it mean that he is inferior to Guo Si?

The two still had to fight, and the chaos in Chang'an continued. Under the chaotic fighting, the people who had been living near Chang'an couldn't bear it anymore.

In just one month, the number of people in Chang'an became increasingly scarce. On the ground in the wilderness, the corpses of soldiers exposed on the ground could be seen everywhere.

In May, because of holding Liu Xie hostage, Li Jue proclaimed himself Grand Sima, but Liu Xie had nothing to do about it.

The Li Jue in front of him looked more and more like Dong Zhuo back then.

How is this different from Dong Zhuo's self-proclaimed Prime Minister?

"Li Jue!"

In the Beiwu House, Liu Xie looked at the attendant in front of him, and his teeth were about to bleed.

The attendant next to him knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Now your Majesty's comfort rests entirely on this person. If your Majesty offends the other person, there may be disaster!"

Liu Xie trembled all over.

First it was Dong Zhuo, followed closely by Li Jue and Guo Si. Is there anyone in the world who is loyal to the imperial court?

Is there anyone who misses him as the emperor?

"Tell me, what should I do?"

Liu Xie seemed to have lost his voice. After saying this, he opened his mouth several times, but there was no sound at all.

The attendant on the side heard this and quickly spoke out his advice.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Shao of Hebei is a man who thinks of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou is the same!"

"I heard before that when the Shichangshi rebellion broke out, it was these two who were devoted to the Han Dynasty!"

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao?

Liu Xie was a little stunned. Where are these two people now?

"Your Majesty, please send an envoy to have these two people come to greet you!"

Welcome?

Liu Xie was in a daze, then nodded helplessly!

"So, please invite these two people to come and welcome me back east!"

…

Liu Xie sent envoys to find Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but he and his attendants took it for granted after all.

Now that Liu Xie was under Li Jue's control and wanted to send an envoy, how could Li Jue not know about it.

The so-called envoy didn't even leave the military camp, and the next day his head was already hanging on the east gate.

The chaos in Chang'an changed too quickly. Cao Cao and others in Yanzhou have been paying attention to the situation in Chang'an.

The fight between Li Jue and Guo Si became more and more intense, which was a very good thing for Cao Cao and others.

Cao Cao didn't care about the life or death of these two people at all.

The only thing he cares about is Liu Xie!

"Chang'an is quite lively!"

Inside the Juancheng Yamen Office, everyone in Cao Ying discussed matters as usual.

Speaking of the situation in Chang'an, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but laugh.

In his opinion, the time to please the emperor is not far away!

Now, in the entire Guanzhong area, except for the military camp battles between Li Jue and Guo Si, there are very few ordinary people.

Under such circumstances, these two people could not last much longer.

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