Can I get to the other side?

In Xuanshi, everyone had different thoughts.

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

There was relief and uneasiness.

He was relieved that the emperor was completely different from when he first met him. Whether it was his character or his skills, he was far from what he could compare with before.

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

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

But when they met him and Jia Xu, it didn't have much effect.

Today's emperor quoted classics and used ancient stories to illustrate the present. He even called himself the great ancestor and was willing to take the position of general and prime minister.

He was uneasy because the emperor grew up too fast.

It had only been a short time, but the emperor's mind had already been revealed.

If he continued to grow like this, it would be a bad thing if he became an emperor who played with the emperor's mind.

Jia Xu swept away the depression that was exposed by Lu Bu before, and his heart was full of heroic spirit.

If he had the chance, wouldn't he want to be remembered in history, wouldn't he want to be a prime minister like Xiao He and Li Si?

"My dear ministers, please sit down."

Liu Xie spoke, and everyone sat down.

Liu Bei said: "My minister and Wen Gong plan to set off to return to Yangzhou tomorrow, and today we specially come to the palace to bid farewell to Your Majesty."

"So anxious? I still want to reminisce with my uncle."

Liu Xie now has all kinds of nonsense at his fingertips.

Reminiscing about the past, what is there for him and Liu Bei to reminisce about the past? It's just that he subconsciously wants to move Liu Bei and let Liu Bei know that he, the emperor, is very close to him.

Liu Bei was indeed moved in his heart. The closeness from the emperor always makes people intoxicated, especially him, a relative of the Han Dynasty who is not recognized by others.

"Your Majesty, the battle in Yangzhou has not ended. Sun Ce and Cao Cao are fighting for the cities of Yangzhou. Lord Wen and I need to 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. The entire territory of Yangzhou should be seized by Lord Wen. Cao Cao and Sun Ce should not be given away for nothing."

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

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

In history, after Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and Sun Ce, his territory was divided, 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 biggest benefit of this crusade against Yuan Shu will be gone.

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

After the words fell, Lu Bu's face was full of surprise, and even the shrewd Liu Bei was no longer calm.

The Zhen family is the richest merchant in the world.

Lu Bu's eyes widened, and he was excited: "Your Majesty, are you serious? If there is sufficient money and food support, I can drive Cao thieves and Sun Ce out of Yangzhou in an instant!"

For a long time, Lu Bu's biggest trouble was money and food.

Without money and food, it's useless to have elite soldiers.

He didn't know how much he suffered from this.

Whether it was Yuan Shu, Cao Cao or Sun Ce, there were many wealthy families behind them to support him, which made him extremely jealous.

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

The result was that he would be excluded wherever he went. When fighting, he was constrained by various things. It makes people very unhappy.

If there is money and food support, he doesn't care about Cao Cao or Sun Ce at all!

He even dares to declare war on Yuan Shao directly.

Liu Xie said with a little worry: "Zhen's surrender is not a sure thing, just wait for my news for the details."

Although Liu Xie was worried, in Lu Bu's view, this matter has been done.

Zhen Mi has entered the palace, and it is reasonable for you Zhen to surrender to His Majesty and support some money and food?

He even made up his mind that if Zhen could give him enough money and food, when His Majesty regained control of the throne in the future, he would definitely present a petition to His Majesty to confer Zhen Mi a Zhaoyi, and even Zhen Mi's son would be conferred in the richest place in the Han Dynasty.

Seeing that Lv Bu seemed to be floating, Liu Xie hurriedly said: "Mr. Wen, Cao has many counselors and generals, and Sun Ce is also not weak. You must not underestimate the heroes of the world."

The history books tell Liu Xie that even if he is as brave as Lv Bu, he must not be careless in the face of these two forces.

Otherwise, he will be defeated if he is not careful.

If Lv Bu is finished, his dream of becoming the emperor will really be far away.

Seeing Liu Xie's serious face, Lv Bu immediately retracted his heart that was about to float 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 Gongtai's advice in war and will never be careless."

Liu Xie nodded with relief: "I have also heard of Chen Gongtai's name. I am very relieved to have him give advice to Mr. Wen."

After speaking, he looked at Jia Xu and Guo Jia on the side.

It's their turn to give advice.

Jia Xu understood Liu Xie's meaning in a second.

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 occupied Jiangdong, and after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he took the opportunity to occupy half of Yangzhou. His strength is even greater than Yuan Shu's. If it is not necessary, I think we should not start a war with Sun Ce. We just need to drive Cao Cao away and occupy the remaining half of Yangzhou."

"One Xuzhou, most of Yangzhou, is enough for a long time. After digesting the results of the war and strengthening the strength, it will not be too late to drive Sun Ce out of Yangzhou completely."

Guo Jia echoed Jia Xu and said: "I think Wenhe is right. There is no rush to repel Sun Ce. If Wen Gong fights Sun Ce, even if he wins, Sun Ce can make a comeback with the power of Jiangdong, which will waste Wen Gong's troops.

But Cao thief is not like that! Cao thief pretends to be the emperor, and he is a mortal enemy of Yuan thief. The two sides must fight. Once Cao thief is defeated in Yangzhou, he will never dare to increase his troops to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking."

Lv Bu heard this and said with some dissatisfaction: "Is it possible that Sun Ce kid will get such a good deal!"

Jia Xu glanced at him and ignored him.

Obviously, he was too lazy to argue with such a reckless man.

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

Guo Jia said again: "Xuzhou and Qingzhou are adjacent. Now Yuan Tan is in Qingzhou. Lord Wen might as well try to make friends with Yuan Tan."

"First, 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 food and grass support."

"Second, it can also be used to dispel some of Yuan Shao's suspicion."

"Okay, this general knows!" Lu Bu agreed immediately, thinking that Guo Jia was much more pleasing to the eye than Jia Xu, and he really thought of ways to benefit him.

Everyone talked about the war in Yangzhou for a long time. After all the arrangements were confirmed, 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 Xiapi, 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 the queen and give birth to a son as soon as possible.

"Hmm?"

Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu with a puzzled look. This guy's daughter is going to enter the palace?

"In that case, I will wait for the news of your defeat of Cao thieves in the palace." Liu Xie smiled.

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

Before leaving, Lu Bu even glanced at Jia Xu proudly.

This look made Jia Xu full of question marks.

After thinking again and again, he couldn't help asking: "May I ask your majesty, Lu Bu's daughter?"

Liu Xie's face did not change, and he said calmly: "I also promised Wen Gong that when I regain control of the throne in the future, I will make his daughter the queen and make the son the prince."

To win over Zhen is to draw this pie, and to win over Lu Bu is the same pie.

Opening a blank check on both sides makes him seem a bit untrustworthy as the emperor.

But he has no choice.

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

If you don't use it now, you won't have a chance in the future.

Jia Xu was shocked at first, and then his face was full of surprise: "Your Majesty, what a trick! Why not use this as bait to win over a few noble families? Isn't it wonderful?"

"..."

Liu Xie knew that Jia Xu was serious and was not making a sarcastic remark.

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 opening a blank check on both sides!

He has dozens of ways to open it three times, four times, seven times, and eight times!

"It's enough for now. If you win over many parties, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will notice it. And just the promises from both sides. It's already a headache for me how to deal with it in the future."

Jia Xu smiled disapprovingly: "This is easy. Your Majesty, don't forget what the surname of Wen Gong is. Let his daughter be the queen, and the ministers will never agree."

"Wen Gong's surname... Lu?" Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and his face became strange.

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

Just out of fear of Empress Lü, most ministers would not agree to another Empress Lü.

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

They are really scared.

"We will discuss this matter later."

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