Can I get to the other side?

Jia Xu's words instantly attracted Liu Xie's attention and aroused great curiosity in his heart.

Qingzhou is currently occupied by Yuan Tan's tens of thousands of troops.

What strategy can Jia Xu have to capture Qingzhou?

The ministers in Tai'an Palace also turned their attention to Jia Xu.

Under the gaze of everyone, Jia Xu did not show off and said directly: "Your Majesty, my plan is very simple, which is to hand over the false emperor to Yuan Tan."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

Everyone was fooled by Jia Xu's words.

Hand over the false emperor... to Yuan Tan?

Xun Chen was the first to come to his senses and couldn't help but said: "Is Zhongshu Ling joking?"

"Since the false emperor has been captured by Duke Wen and is on his way to Yecheng, his majesty will naturally order his execution. In the name of the emperor, how can he be handed over to Yuan Tan?"

Xun Chen thought Jia Xu's words were too ridiculous.

Not only him, but also the ministers in the palace.

Not to mention whether it is absurd or not, the key point is what is the connection between handing over the false emperor to Yuan Tan and seizing Qingzhou?

"What do you mean by Wen He's words?"

Liu Xie's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not deny or question it immediately.

He believed that with Jia Xu's resourcefulness, he would not say such ridiculous words without any reason. There must be a mystery in it.

Jia Xu said calmly: "Your Majesty, according to the information I have received, in order to prevent Duke Wen from leading troops to help Your Majesty, Yuan Tan has deployed troops all over Qingzhou and guarded each pass extremely tightly."

"It would be extremely difficult for the team escorting the false emperor to cross Qingzhou and reach Yecheng. In this case, I thought it might as well give the false emperor directly to Yuan Tan."

"Although Yuan Shao is a traitor, he respects his majesty as the legitimate emperor. Therefore, the most likely way for Yuan Tan to win the pseudo-emperor is to kill him. This will save your majesty a lot of effort. It can also allow the person who offered the pseudo-emperor to Cao Xing acts as an insider."

"If Yuan Tan does not kill the false emperor, your majesty can summon the world to this matter. Yuan Shao's reputation will be completely ruined, and his army will mutiny. Your majesty can also take this opportunity to join forces with Duke Wen to attack Qingzhou!"

In Jia Xu's view, since it would be difficult to escort the puppet emperor's team to Yecheng, he might as well not send them there and let Yuan Tan decide whether to kill or not.

If the false emperor is killed, everyone will be happy. Cao Xing can also be used as an internal agent.

But if you don't kill...that would be interesting.

As long as this matter is made public to the world, the righteousness that Yuan Shao has always upheld will disappear, and his reputation as a traitor will be confirmed!

By then, not to mention the Qingzhou Army under Yuan Tan, the Jizhou Army and even the armies in the three states will mutiny.

You must know that until now, Yuan Shaoke is still trying to return to Yecheng in the name of rescuing the emperor.

This is an upright conspiracy.

Killing or not killing, there are only benefits.

But after hearing this, Liu Xie did not hesitate at all and said coldly: "No! The false emperor cannot be handed over to Yuan Tan!"

His tone was decisive, without any room for error.

He knew that the strategy proposed by Jia Xu was very feasible, and the chance that Yuan Tan would not kill Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very small.

But he didn't want to take even the slightest risk.

The battle between the true and false emperors has been going on for several years.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was the last stain on the emperor's orthodoxy, and he had to get rid of him. Only in this way could he fully grasp the authority of the emperor!

Seeing Liu Xie's decisive attitude, the courtiers who were originally a little moved by Jia Xu's proposal swallowed back the words that came to their lips.

They realized that this was a minefield that the emperor could not touch.

The false emperor must die.

But at this moment, Zhang He walked into the hall, cupped his hands to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, there is a man outside the palace who claims to be a subordinate of General Cao Xing and is requesting an audience."

Cao Xing?

All the ministers were shocked. They all read the memorial presented by Lu Bu and naturally knew that the general responsible for escorting the puppet emperor was called Cao Xing.

Just now, Jia Xu wanted him to dedicate the pseudo-emperor to Yuan Tan as an internal response.

Liu Xie's eyes changed slightly, and he felt something bad in his heart.

"Xuan!"

Zhang He bowed his hands and stepped back.

After a while, he walked into the hall with a man wearing coarse linen clothes who looked just like an ordinary citizen.

As soon as he entered the main hall, the man paid homage to Liu Xie with standard military salutes and said respectfully: "General Cao's subordinate Wang Chong comes to see your majesty!"

"No gift."

Liu Xie raised his hand slightly and asked, "Why are you here alone? Where is General Cao? Where is the team escorting the puppet emperor?"

A trace of bitterness flashed across Wang Chong's face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, not long after we escorted the puppet emperor into Qingzhou, Yuan Tan's army began to mobilize frequently and posted troops at various passes. It seemed that they were defending Duke Wen. Invade."

"Our team is now trapped in Dongguan County. We are currently hiding in the mountains disguised as ordinary caravans to avoid the patrolling Qingzhou Army. We are now in a dilemma and we may not be able to reach Yecheng as scheduled."

"Therefore, General Cao sent his junior general to report the situation to Your Majesty."

Everyone in the hall was surprised when they heard this, and they couldn't help but glance at Jia Xu, because everything was exactly as he expected!

The team escorting the puppet emperor was trapped in Qingzhou.

It is impossible to cross the border at the moment!

On the dragon chair, Liu Xie's face was quite ugly.

He never expected that when Yuan Shao attacked Jixian, he would ask Yuan Tan to return to Qingzhou to guard against Lu Bu.

Now is the time when the Qingzhou Army is mobilizing on a large scale. Although the team escorting Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty pretends to be a caravan, there are too many people and must be investigated.

The best way is to let Cao Xing and two or three people take Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty on the road lightly.

But in this way, once the whereabouts are exposed, there will be no chance of escape.

"We could have just killed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty when we caught him. Why did we send someone to Yecheng specifically? There is no way Lu Bu would do such a thing. It must have been the suggestion from Chen Gong!"

Liu Xie was quite annoyed.

He believed that with Lu Bu's reckless character, his first reaction when he caught Emperor Xian of Han was to chop him with a knife and then bring him his head.

Just like the head he gave to Sun Ce last time.

Only a counselor like Chen Gong would look forward and backward and insist on sending Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Yecheng for him to deal with personally.

It’s really unnecessary!

Liu Xie took a deep breath and said to Wang Chong expressionlessly: "Go back and tell General Cao that since the puppet emperor cannot be sent to Yecheng, then kill him where he is."

"Just ask someone to bring the body over afterwards."

As far as he was concerned, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty only had to die. It didn't matter how he died or whether he should be judged personally.

People like Chen Gong may have taboos, but he doesn't care.

Now Cao Xing and others are trapped in Qingzhou and may be discovered by Yuan Tan at any time. Killing Emperor Xian of Han directly is the best choice.

"promise!"

Wang Chong breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"Wait a minute."

Sima Yi suddenly stood up and came out of the queue, cupped his hands to Liu Xie and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan. If this plan is successful, we can capture Qingzhou in one fell swoop!"

Sima Yi spoke firmly, his face full of confidence.

Liu Xie was in a very bad mood now, but he had no choice but to suppress his impatience and asked, "What's Zhongda's plan?"

Jia Xu is a master at playing with people's hearts.

But in terms of military strategy, Sima Yi's talents were no less than those of Jia Xu.

As time goes by, it is inevitable to surpass Jia Xu.

Therefore, Liu Xie was also willing to listen to Sima Yi's thoughts.

Sima Yi said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I also plan to start with the false emperor, but instead of handing the false emperor to Yuan Tan, I will use the false emperor as bait to seize Qingzhou."

"Bait?" Liu Xie raised his eyebrows, "Tell me in detail."

Seeing that Liu Xie was not angry and wanted to continue listening, Sima Yi felt refreshed and said in high spirits:

"Your Majesty, the reason why Yuan Shao asked Yuan Tan to return to Qingzhou from Youzhou is that he was worried that Duke Wen would take the opportunity to attack Qingzhou, and he was also worried that Your Majesty would abandon Ye City and go to Xuzhou."

"So, if Yuan Tan suddenly discovers traces of His Majesty in Qingzhou, what choice does Your Majesty think he will make?"

Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this, and roughly guessed what Sima Yi was thinking.

"What Zhongda means...is to let the false emperor pretend to be me and show up in Qingzhou, making Yuan Tan think that I am going to Xuzhou, thereby attracting his army to scatter and arrest, and then I and Duke Wen will take the opportunity to attack Qingzhou?"

His many military books and battles are not in vain.

Sima Yi understood it as soon as he said it so simply.

Only a few people know about the fact that the false emperor was captured by Lu Bu. Yuan Tan does not know about it, let alone that the false emperor is currently in Qingzhou.

"That's exactly it..."

Sima Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Xie would understand what he meant just by raising his head.

Your Majesty is actually good at military strategy?

Guo Jia on the side pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "This strategy sounds feasible, but if you think about it carefully, it is too crude. How could Yuan Tan be so easy to deceive?"

"Moreover, there are 25,000 troops stationed in Qingzhou, and Wei County only has 20,000 troops. If you want to pose a threat to Qingzhou, you must go out in full force."

"But if this happens, Wei County will be empty. When Yuan Shao leads a large army to attack, Ye City will be destroyed!"

Guo Jia pointed out the flaw in Sima Yi's plan sharply.

Not to mention whether Yuan Tan would be so easily fooled, the gap in military strength and the threat from Yuan Shao from the rear made it impossible to implement this strategy.

Weijun's 20,000 troops were the final trump card.

If the 20,000 troops move and Yuan Shao directly leads his troops to attack, what will they do to resist?

At that time, before Qingzhou was captured, Yuan Shao, who came from the rear, made dumplings for him, losing his wife and losing his troops.

"Zhongcheng, listen to me carefully."

Sima Yi took his time and began to explain his overall plan in detail: "Let's talk about the issue of troops first. Wei County has 20,000 troops, and Wen Gong also has 20,000 troops. A total of 40,000 troops, and they are both elite."

"Forty thousand troops attack Qingzhou at the same time. Yuan Tan is absolutely unable to resist."

"As for the issue of Yuan Shao leading troops to rush for reinforcements, I think your majesty can recruit the Black Mountain Army and ask them to delay Yuan Shao's army in Youzhou to buy time for us to attack Qingzhou."

"Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, was once recruited by the late emperor. If His Majesty orders to recruit him again and promises high officials and generous salaries, he will most likely choose to surrender."

"More than 100,000 Black Mountain troops, even if they are just a ragtag group, can at least delay Yuan Shao for some time. We only need one month."

"As for how to deceive Yuan Tan..."

Sima Yi analyzed and solved the problems one by one. When it was the last question's turn, he paused and turned his eyes to Yuan Xi.

Everyone also looked over.

"See what I do?"

Yuan Xi's expression changed slightly, and he said with a dark face: "I have already broken up with Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Tan is my brother, he is now on the opposite side of me. How can he believe my words?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "General Yuan doesn't understand. In the eyes of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao, it is you and General Zhang Liao who are holding the emperor hostage."

"As long as you and General Zhang stage a bitter trick, pretend to be hunted and flee to Qingzhou, seek refuge with Yuan Tan, and tell him that General Zhang Liao intends to escape back to Xuzhou with His Majesty."

"At this moment, traces of the Emperor have been discovered in Qingzhou, and at the same time, Duke Wen's army is on display at the border of Xuzhou...Does General Yuan think Yuan Tan will believe it? Will he mobilize his army to hunt down the Emperor?"

Yuan Xi's expression changed drastically when he heard this!

Let him resort to Yuan Tan through a bitter trick?

What is the difference between this and seeking death!

Yuan Xi looked at Liu Xie and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, I think this strategy will definitely not work. Yuan Tan will definitely kill me!"

"I have done meritorious service for the great Han Dynasty, and I have shed blood for Your Majesty. Even though I have no merit, I still have toiled hard, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Xi was really panicking now, fearing that Liu Association would agree to Sima Yi's ridiculous plan.

How is this a cruel trick? This is clearly asking him to risk his life!

Liu Xie frowned and thought deeply, feeling extremely tangled in his heart.

Sima Yi's entire strategy was intertwined and there were not many loopholes. The only problem was... he had to use Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty as bait to attract Yuan Tan.

In other words, he cannot kill Emperor Xian of Han for the time being.

But this is obviously inconsistent with his ideas.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was like a thorn in the deepest part of his heart. If he didn't pull it out, he would feel uncomfortable every day.

But in contrast, there is the huge benefit of annexing Qingzhou and connecting Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou. Once successful, he will be invincible from now on!

Even facing Yuan Shao, he still has the upper hand!

All the ministers looked at Liu Xie, waiting for his final decision - whether to choose to kill the false emperor, or to use the false emperor to defeat the entire Qingzhou.

"Xianyi."

After a long time, Liu Xie looked at Yuan Xi with an extremely serious expression, "If I recapture Qingzhou and you are still alive, I will make you a general of chariots and cavalry and let you lead an army alone."

Hearing this, Sima Yi suddenly beamed with joy.

Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others looked at each other and saw the admiration in each other's eyes. His Majesty is indeed as courageous as ever!

He is worthy of being a hero that is rare to meet in a thousand years!

As for Yuan Xi, when he heard Liu Xie calling his name, he was already desperate; but when he heard the next sentence, his despair instantly turned into surprise!

General Chariot!

Lead the army alone!

Only Yuan Xi understands the preciousness of these eight characters. This represents the emperor's true trust and recognition of him!

In other words, as long as he completes this mission, he can truly become the emperor's confidant and the emperor's right-hand man!

With such a huge benefit in front of him, Yuan Xi struggled in his heart for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and pretended to die generously, saying:

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

He knew he had no room for rejection.

If he refused, he would be close to death.

In this case, why not give it a try!

If you do it, you will be successful!

Liu Xie nodded slightly, and then ordered to Guo Jia and Jia Xu: "Fengxiao and Wenhe, you will draft a decree for me respectively to Zhang Yan and Wen Gong."

"Confer Zhang Yan the title of General of Pingbei and tell him that if Yuan Shao is unable to conquer Jixian before winter, he will be granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Ting. If he can defeat the rebel army, he will behead 10,000 people and be granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Township. Behead 30,000 and be granted the title of Zhending. County Marquis."

"Inform Duke Wen to abandon Yangzhou, gather all the troops, and march to the border of Xuzhou! This time we must defeat Qingzhou in one battle and connect the three states into one!"

"My lord, I obey the order!"

Guo Jia and Jia Xu solemnly accepted the order.

Liu Xie looked at General Wang Chong again and said, "I will give you a decree later. You can take it back to General Cao."

"In addition, remember to remind General Cao that as soon as he finds that the false emperor dares to escape, or if the team is surrounded by Yuan Tan and cannot escape, he will kill the false emperor immediately!"

Liu Xie's tone was full of murderous intent.

He chose to use the life of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to fight for Qingzhou, but he still wanted to take insurance - regardless of success or failure, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would die!

After Wang Chong, the general of Pi, took the order, Kong Rong came out and said:

"Your Majesty, when I was serving in Beihai, I recruited Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi to be the chief official. This man is an upright man, deeply loved by the people, and has a good personal relationship with me. Now he is a subordinate of Yuan Tan."

"I can write a letter and ask Wang Xiu to provide secret support."

Liu Xie was overjoyed. Historical records record that Wang Xiu once served as the prefect of Wei County and later became Taichang, the head of the Nine Ministers.

This person is unparalleled in his loyalty, suppresses the powerful, supports the weak, and is praised by the people.

Now that there is a relationship like Kong Rong, the possibility of being an internal response is extremely high.

Kong Rong added: "In addition, I plan to secretly go to Beihai County and secretly contact people with lofty ideals who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. Once the war starts, I will raise troops to respond."

After Liu Xie heard this, his first reaction was that he didn't want Kong Rong to take risks.

However, if the two armies fought, Kong Rong could summon people with lofty ideals to respond with troops, which could indeed quickly expand the results and shorten the time to capture Qingzhou.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Xie weighed the pros and cons, and finally nodded and said: "In that case, I'll trouble Aiqing. Aiqing will go to Qingzhou and take Ziyi with him to protect himself."