Can I get to the other side?

Yecheng Imperial Palace, Tai'an Hall.

Liu Xie looked at the secret memorial sent from Yizhou in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the deeper his frown became, and the more angry he looked at it. Finally, he threw the memorial heavily on the dragon table.

"Humph, what a relative of the Han Dynasty!"

The angry voice echoed in the hall.

All the ministers were trembling in their hearts.

At the same time, they couldn't help but be curious about the content of the secret memorial. What kind of news could make the emperor so angry.

However, curiosity is curiosity, but Liu Xie is angry at the moment, and no one dares to choose to speak at this time to cause bad luck - except Guo Jia.

"Why is your majesty so angry?"

Guo Jia took the initiative to speak for the ministers to ask the question.

Liu Xie suppressed his anger and said, "I secretly ordered Xuande to go to Jingzhou to help Liu Zhang pacify Zhang Lu and prevent Gao Gan from encroaching on Yizhou."

"But who knew that Liu Zhang took the initiative to make peace with the traitor Zhang Lu, not only allowing Gao Gan to take the opportunity to return to Bingzhou, but also wanted to drive Xuande out of Yizhou!"

"Xuan De reported that Liu Zhang had secretly formed an alliance with Liu Biao and wanted to send troops to him after the spring!"

"In addition--"

Liu Xie's face became even gloomier, his eyes were filled with coldness, and he said word by word: "Liu Biao welcomed the false emperor into Xiangyang City!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were shocked.

Since the battle of Qingzhou, the false emperor disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown. Everyone thought that the false emperor had died in the war, but who would have thought that he was still alive.

They also understood why Liu Xie was angry.

Because welcoming the false emperor into Xiangyang City was equivalent to recognizing the identity of the false emperor, which was no different from Cao Cao who supported the false emperor!

It was simply treason!

Liu Xie had already learned from Xu You that Emperor Xian of Han was still alive, but Xu You's letter only said that Emperor Xian of Han went west, and then his whereabouts were unknown.

At that time, he was busy dealing with Yuan Shao and had no energy to cross several states to find Emperor Xian of Han. Unexpectedly, this guy actually ran to Liu Biao again, and was even welcomed into the city by Liu Biao!

This Liu Biao has already been killed.

Liu Xie labeled Liu Biao as a dead person in his heart. Whether it was joining forces with Liu Zhang to attack Liu Bei or welcoming Emperor Xian of Han into the city, it was something he could not tolerate.

The ministers in the hall also scolded Liu Biao for his rebellion.

"Silence!"

Liu Xie did not want to talk about this matter now, because he could not do anything about Liu Biao for the time being. The most important thing at the moment was to help Liu Bei solve the crisis.

"During the past two years in Yizhou, Xuande has formed a group of elite troops and occupied the land of Ba County. His reputation in Yizhou is very high."

"This is also the reason why Liu Zhang and Liu Biao joined forces to attack Xuande."

"But despite this, facing the joint forces of Liu Zhang and Liu Biao, Xuande is still somewhat difficult to resist, so he asked me for help and sought support in food and weapons and equipment."

"How much money and equipment can we spare now?"

Liu Xie cast his eyes on Zhen Yi and asked.

He couldn't ignore Liu Bei's request for help.

Although Yizhou is an enclave, if Liu Bei can occupy it, it can not only help him contain Liu Biao, but also wait for him to march to Jingzhou when he is on the march.

And Liu Bei has been developing alone in Yizhou for so long, and has never asked him for help once. Now that he rarely speaks up, how can he ignore it?

Seeing Liu Xie's eyes, Zhen Yi looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, now the court has to support the war against Bingzhou and resettle the people, and the expenses in all aspects are huge."

"There is really no surplus in money, food and equipment."

Liu Xie was surprised and said, "How is it possible? This time, you have donated so much money, food and materials. Even if we go to war against Bingzhou and resettle the people, there should be a surplus."

The money, food and materials raised in this fundraising are very large, otherwise he would not have the confidence to start the war against Bingzhou, but now he is told that the money is gone?

Where did all the money go?

Zhen Yi said bitterly, "Your Majesty, it is more difficult than imagined to resettle hundreds of thousands of refugees and civilians. There were frequent chaos during the period. I have tried my best, but the loss is still far beyond expectations."

"Forgive me for my incompetence and disappointment to Your Majesty. Please forgive me for my crime."

Zhen Yi bowed deeply to Liu Xie and apologized.

Liu Xie looked at his haggard appearance, and he could not help but feel sympathy in his heart, and could not bear to punish him.

He gave the full responsibility of resettling the refugees to Zhen Shi this time. Zhen Yi would definitely not be unsatisfied, but it can only be said that his ability is there.

At present, he lacks talents in managing internal affairs. Although he controls several states, he cannot coordinate the power of these states.

It's like a palm that cannot be clenched into a fist.

Otherwise, for such a matter as resettling hundreds of thousands of refugees, why would he need to use means to force major families to donate.

Although Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others are all talented counselors, they are not good at managing internal affairs.

It's okay to let them make plans and manage a county, but they are not capable of managing a state, let alone several states now?

"Talents in managing internal affairs..."

Liu Xie couldn't help but think of a figure holding a feather fan and extraordinary demeanor, the most dazzling star in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhuge Liang!

Everyone knows that Zhuge Liang is resourceful and has great military talent, but few people know that Zhuge Liang is really good at domestic affairs!

Zhuge Liang's ability to manage domestic affairs is unmatched in the entire Three Kingdoms and even in Chinese history.

Let alone the fact that he supported the entire Shu Kingdom and continued to march north after Liu Bei's death, it is enough to show his ability in internal affairs.

"Zhuge Liang was born in the same year as Emperor Xian of Han. Now it is the fifth year of Jian'an, and he is twenty years old."

"It seems that it is time to invite the prime minister to come out."

Liu Xie made a decision in his heart. He did not recruit Zhuge Liang before, first because he was not in power, and second because Zhuge Liang was still young.

Now that he has successfully taken power, he lacks talents to manage internal affairs, and Zhuge Liang is old enough. If he does not dig people over now, when will he do it?

Besides, if he does not dig Zhuge Liang when he travels through the Three Kingdoms.

I always feel that something is missing.

After thinking it through, Liu Xie gathered his thoughts and said to Zhen Yi: "This matter is not your fault. I know your hard work. You should try to distribute some weapons and equipment."

"I obey your order."

Zhen Yi was moved when he heard this.

Then Liu Xie discussed the war in Bingzhou with his ministers. The news that Jinyang City was captured came back a few days ago, which meant that the war in Bingzhou had completely ended.

Although Gao Gan escaped with a few remnants of the rebels, as long as Bingzhou was taken, it would be fine. Whether Ma Chao rebelled or not, he could not threaten the safety of Hebei.

After the court meeting, Liu Xie returned to Xuanshi.

Then he summoned Jia Xu and directly ordered: "Wenhe, I want you to send an embroidered envoy to Jingzhou to do something for me."

"Go to Jingzhou?"

Jia Xu immediately thought of something, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He asked: "Your Majesty, do you want me to assassinate the false emperor or Liu Biao?"

Liu Biao welcomed the false emperor into the city, which was a great rebellion.

So when he heard Liu Xie asking him to send an embroidered envoy to Jingzhou, the first thing he thought of was to assassinate Liu Biao or the false emperor.

But soon the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared. With the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, which had been established for less than a year, it might be a deterrent in Jizhou, but it was really difficult to kill Liu Biao and the false emperor.

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "I want to find someone in Jingzhou."

Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "May I ask who your majesty is looking for?"

Liu Xie said, "This person is from the Zhuge family of Langya, the son of Zhuge Gui, the prefect of Taishan County, named Zhuge Liang, with the courtesy name Kongming, and lives in seclusion in Longzhong County, Nanyang County."

"He is a disciple of the famous hermit Shuijing, and he is as talented as another disciple of Shuijing, Pang Tong."

"Now that I have unified the north, plus Xuzhou, I have already mastered the land of five states. I urgently need such talents to assist me in managing internal affairs, so Wenhe, you must find him."

After listening to Liu Xie's words, Jia Xu was a little surprised.

He had heard of the reputation of Mr. Shuijing and Pang Tong, who was also a disciple of the famous Pang Degong, but he didn't know that Mr. Shuijing also had a disciple named Zhuge Liang.

It should be noted that Pang Tong was praised by Mr. Shuijing as the leader of the scholars in Nanzhou, and Pang Degong even called him a phoenix.

This unknown Zhuge Liang was actually no less than Pang Tong in the heart of the emperor?

Jia Xu frowned, and felt that the emperor overestimated Zhuge Liang, but since this was the emperor's order, he would naturally not disobey, and nodded and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will arrange for the embroidered clothes to find this person."

Liu Xie nodded, and was completely relieved.

After all, Jia Xu was reliable in doing things.

He was now waiting for Zhuge Liang to arrive!

Even if the 20-year-old Kong Ming was not as good as the 26-year-old Wolong, he must not be much worse.

Give him an extra six years to accumulate experience, and perhaps he will be more brilliant than in history.

...

Xu County

The Central Plains is different from the cold in the north. Although it is only March now, there are already some spring colors in the city.

The shallow grass that can only cover the horse's hooves grows on the roadside. If you turn your head, you can see a flower swaying in the wind among the grass leaves. It looks a little lonely, but also very beautiful.

"Tap, tap, tap--"

A horse galloped past, crushing the small flower into the mud, and soon stopped in front of the Sikong Mansion in the city.

The postman on the horse had no time to rest. After getting off the horse, he ran directly into the mansion, found Cao Cao in the study, and presented the urgent letter in his hand.

"Sikong, Bingzhou urgent news!"

Cao Cao was handling affairs in the study. Hearing this, he reached out to take the urgent news, unfolded it and read it carefully. Soon he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Jinyang City was breached and Gao Gan was defeated?!"

Cao Cao screamed in surprise, with an unbelievable look on his face, wondering if he had hallucinations.

He suddenly looked up at the postman in front of him, stared at him and asked: "When was this news? When was Jinyang City captured?"

The postman said respectfully: "Reporting to Sikong, this is the news from 20 days ago. Jinyang City was also captured at that time. Gao Gan led a few remnants to flee north and is currently missing."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face was extremely ugly.

He had long known that the emperor had sent troops to attack Bingzhou in winter. He didn't take it seriously at the time, and even had the impulse to be thankful for the emperor.

Because it is very stupid to launch a large-scale war in winter, and Yuan Shao still has tens of thousands of troops in Bingzhou.

Defending the city and having Gao Gan guard it personally, it can at least last for several months. And in winter, it will not take long for the court's army to return in defeat.

But it has only been more than half a month since the emperor sent troops to attack Bingzhou, and Jinyang City has been captured!

No one will believe this if you tell it out!

Cao Cao looked at the urgent report, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but curse: "How can Gao Gan be such a waste! Even if a pig is sent to lead tens of thousands of soldiers to defend Jinyang City, it is impossible for him to last for even a month!"

"What a waste! Stupid waste!"

He almost wanted to curse Gao Gan's ancestors, but no matter how he cursed, he couldn't change the fact that Bingzhou had been lost.

So after venting his anger, Cao Cao threw the urgent report on the ground, left the study angrily, and went all the way to the back garden.

The weather outside was still a little cold.

Cao Cao breathed the cold air in the garden, and then slowly suppressed his anger, and his reason returned, but his face was still gloomy.

The loss of Bingzhou was extremely bad news for him.

He had hoped that Gao Gan could delay the emperor for as long as possible, but in the end he couldn't even drag it through a winter.

"Once Bingzhou is lost, the emperor will completely unify the north. The next target is my Yanzhou, or even Yuzhou!"

"Damn Gao Gan!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth, and a nameless anger rose in his heart.

He dared not imagine what he would do to resist the emperor's army and the 100,000 Xiliang Army cavalry going south together.

It's all the fault of Gao Gan, the waste!

After standing in the garden for a long time, Cao Cao turned and walked deep into the mansion, and finally came to a courtyard guarded by five or six soldiers.

Even Xu Chu was here.

Cao Cao glanced at the closed door of the wing room in the courtyard and asked Xu Chu: "How has he been these days? What has he been doing every day?"

Xu Chu replied: "My lord, everything is fine, but he is very picky. He won't eat without good wine and good food for every meal."

"Humph!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly, strode into the yard, and then pushed open the door of the wing room.

There was a fire burning in the room, warm as spring.

Xu You was seen lying on the bed in a single layer of clothes, sleeping soundly, and there were some unfinished wine and food on the table.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xu You opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw that the person coming was Cao Cao, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Rare guest, rare guest, Ah Man, you came to see me?"

"Come on, just drink two glasses of wine with me. If Xu Chu doesn't drink with me, I'm almost bored here."

Xu You stretched and got up from the bed.

Then he wanted to pull Cao Cao to drink together.

"How dare you!"

Cao Cao's face turned cold, and he shook off Xu You's hand, staring at him and said, "You are now my prisoner, how dare you be so arrogant?"

"Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Xu You grabbed the wine pot, poured a sip into his mouth, and then smiled and said, "Aman, if you wanted to kill me, you would have killed me long ago, why wait until now?"

"Why don't you kill me? You and I know it clearly. It's just that I am his majesty's man. If I am killed, his majesty will be angry."

"Since you dare not kill me, what should I be afraid of?"

"Aman, don't you think so?"