At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

"Why did my lord say that? Cao Cao probably didn't mean to offend my lord."

Liu Ye was a little puzzled, and picked up the letter and looked at Liu Zhang suspiciously.

They all read Cao Cao's letter just now.

This letter highlights two words, compliments.

The content is also very clear, Cao Cao is ashamed of himself, wishing to hand over the power to Liu Zhang, and he is willing to assist him!

But Liu Ye and the others laughed it off, they wouldn't take it seriously at all.

If you have to say that Cao Cao has malicious intentions, it can only be said that he is flattering and killing Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang's face was a little ferocious, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

"These are nothing, just the title of the duke."

"Gaozu destroyed the state of Qin and established the Great Han. Now Cao Cao asked His Majesty to make me the Duke of Qin. Doesn't that mean that I am against the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty in the world?"

"Besides, the state of Qin fell to the great Han. Cao Cao said in a subtle way that he wanted to use the Han court to destroy me again!"

Whether it is Cao Cao's letter, imperial decree, or reward, Liu Zhang understands his purpose.

It's nothing more than letting myself fight the Xianbei people.

Liu Zhang couldn't figure out why Cao Cao deliberately made things difficult in the end since Cao Cao was so subdued and made an exception as a Duke.

Isn't Cao Cao afraid that he will really ignore the Xianbei people in a fit of anger?

"Master, you have misunderstood Cao Mengde."

Liu Zhang was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Liu Ye in astonishment.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ye actually spoke for Cao Cao.

"Zi Yang, why did I misunderstand him?"

"My lord, I don't think Cao Cao is malicious, but he showed his sincerity."

If Liu Zhang didn't know that Liu Ye would not betray him, he would have doubted whether Liu Ye was Cao Cao's spy!

"Why... is it?"

However, Liu Zhang was still a little unhappy when he heard Liu Ye's words. He wanted to vent his anger a little, but the reaction of the people around made Liu Zhang hold back abruptly.

Liu Ye's explanation won the approval of Xun You, Pang Tong, and Fazheng.

This made Liu Zhang even more surprised, and immediately began to doubt himself.

In terms of IQ, Liu Zhang is absolutely inferior to these four people.

Since the four of them had the same opinion, Liu Zhang naturally believed that it was indeed his problem.

"My lord, if Cao Cao really has malicious intentions, he will make the lord the Duke of Chang'an, and the fiefdom will only be Jing Zhaoyin, and Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng will be added at most."

"If that's the case, the lord, at least in terms of righteousness, only occupies a very small place."

"If Cao Cao canonize the lord as Shu Gong or Ba Gong, then the lord's power will be crucified in Yizhou, which is not conducive to righteousness."

"Only this Duke Qin! And the fiefdom is very general Guanzhong."

Liu Zhang was skeptical, and couldn't help but look at the other three.

I saw Xun You, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng nodding their heads, with expressions of conviction on their faces.

"This Duke Qin... is too..."

Liu Zhang was very awkward, and he still couldn't let go of it.

The descendants of Liu Bang, the clan of the Han Dynasty came to be the Duke of Qin and founded the Duke of Qin. Isn't this making people laugh out loud?

He will definitely continue to be promoted in the future, so from Duke Qin to King Qin?

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang himself laughed.

It seems that the wind and water are turning, the hatred between the Liu family and the Qin State, Liu Zhang will avenge the Qin State!

Liu Ye smiled helplessly, he understood Liu Zhang's psychology very well.

After all, Liu Ye himself is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty.

"My lord, back then Qin State relied on Guanzhong, the land of Bashu, and destroyed the other six countries in one fell swoop."

"Now the lord is in Liangyi, and he is about to devour the three assistants. Isn't it just in response to the trend of strengthening Qin?"

Liu Zhang nodded noncommittally, this is the path he has always insisted on.

Whether it is the Qin State or the original Liu Bang, they all competed for the world with the power of Yizhou and Liangzhou.

Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair in history was also very obsessed with this strategy.

Liu Zhang did not deny that he was influenced by them, but he also realized the advantages of this strategy.

It’s just that Liu Bang was granted the title of King of Han at that time, and Liu Bei in history also established himself as King of Hanzhong, but Liu Zhang wanted to be King of Qin...

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Everyone in the world knows that Duke Qin was conferred by His Majesty, so you won't blame your Majesty."

"And the lord obeys the emperor's will, even though the military strength is far inferior to the Xianbei people, he still resolutely acts according to the imperial edict."

"With such an act of loyalty, who in the world would dare to question the Lord's loyalty to the emperor?"

Seeing Liu Ye's upright and awe-inspiring remarks, Liu Zhang suddenly felt very strange.

The word loyalty is obviously very embarrassing, but the few people in front of them are not embarrassed at all.

"Ok…"

"It's just that our original purpose was not to force the Xianbei people to enter the Central Plains eastward, disrupt the situation between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and finally we occupied the Guanzhong without bloodshed?"

"If we act according to the order, then we will have to fight the Xianbei people head-on.

Why Liu Zhang was so eager to march, he even led an expedition of 60,000 "remnants".

The biggest reason is because Liu Zhang's original plan was to win without fighting.

Interrupt the retreat of the Xianbei people so that they cannot go back to the desert, and then force them away.

As for who eliminated these Xianbei people, Liu Zhang didn't care.

Liu Ye, Pang Tong, and Fazheng designed the main force to enter Qixian County, and the partial occupation of martial arts is to realize this strategy.

"My lord, judging from Cao Cao's conclusion that we are stationed in Qi County, it may be very difficult to drive away the Xianbei people."

Liu Ye didn't hide anything, and directly expressed his opinion.

Since Cao Cao can guess the deployment of the Yizhou Army, can't he see Liu Zhang's intentions?

In dealing with the weak, intrigue can often be used.

But when dealing with the strong, especially Cao Cao, who has superior intelligence and talents, there is very little room for conspiracy.

You can only use Yangmou!

Let the enemy know their own purpose, but there is no way to avoid it.

Just like Liu Zhang stationed in Qi County, I just made it clear to drive the Xianbei people to your territory.

"I don't know how Guo Jia did it..."

In the current Cao Cao Group, the only person who makes Liu Zhang feel uncertain is Guo Jia.

I am afraid that this person is the one who sees his intentions and takes corresponding countermeasures.

"Master, who is Guo Jia?"

It didn't surprise Liu Zhang that Liu Ye had never heard of Guo Jia's name. After all, Xu You was the key to the victory of the Battle of Guandu based on current intelligence.

Just as he was about to explain, Xun You who was on the side spoke first.

"Guo Jia, styled Fengxiao, is a member of the Guo family in Yingchuan. He studied in Yingchuan Academy and is known as a ghost."

"Ghost?"

Fazheng exclaimed, the person who received this title was either arrogant to a certain extent or desperately powerful!

A ghost must have tricks to appear and disappear, making it elusive.

"That's right, Guo Jia is very good at perceiving people's hearts. He once predicted that Sun Ce would die as a villain and Yuan Shao would be defeated by Guandu!"

"These predictions are not Guo Jia's groundless nonsense, but based on his control over people's hearts!"

If someone else said this, Liu Ye and the others might have doubts.

But these evaluations came from Xun You's mouth, and Liu Ye and the others almost believed them.

What kind of person is Xun You, how can the person whom he fears be an idler!

(end of this chapter)