Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer Was Forced Out of the Mountain at the Beginning

Just when everyone was puzzled, Chen Qun had already picked up a pen and paper.

"You just plan, starting today, I, Cao Cao, will be promoted to Duke, named Wei, and the capital, Yecheng!"

Hearing this, all the ministers immediately nodded.

Cao Cao is not stupid.

At this time, the world is uncertain, and if you rashly claim the king, you will inevitably become a traitor and a traitor from a famous teacher at the beginning.

The name of usurping the Han has been confirmed.

Cao Cao knew better than anyone what happened after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor.

If they were like Yuan Shu, they wouldn't end up with him, but it would be inconvenient to recruit talented people.

At present, there are still many scholars in the world who support the Han Dynasty. If you lose talents because of this, the gain will not be worth the loss.

But his position remains the same, but his title is changed to duke.

I am still a Hanchen, but I can establish a name and a capital, and become a legitimate prince.

The purpose is the same, but the nature is completely different!

Hearing this, all the ministers immediately knelt down:

"Here, my lord!"

At this time, a business road.

Liu Bei's army now has more than 27,000 soldiers left, and there are 20,000 Xiliang troops left, exhausted after running around overnight.

Liu Bei wiped his sweat and said to Zhuge Liang beside him:

"Military Master, although I asked Ma Teng to borrow troops to take Jingzhou, but if Cao Cao sends troops to attack at this time, we can't stand it at all. Do you have a good plan?"

"Besides, I ordered the army to retreat. I'm afraid the Xiliang army is a little bit dissatisfied. Naturally, it won't be so handy in using it."

Zhuge Liang smiled lightly when he heard the words:

"Don't worry, my lord, this matter is absolutely impossible."

"Even if Ma Teng has grievances against us, it's just grievances. He can only unite with us at this time."

"The army is besieging Xuchang, and most of the troops are soldiers from Xiliang. How could Cao Cao let Xiliang go so easily?"

"Right now we are all grasshoppers tied to the same rope, he won't have second thoughts."

"As for Cao Jun, we don't need to worry."

Hearing this, Liu Bei was a little puzzled and said:

"What does the military commander mean by this?"

Zhuge Liang lightly shook his feather fan and said:

"That Zhou Yu pretended to withdraw his troops, but in fact he went back to accumulate troops and prepare to attack Jingzhou, which is the same as our purpose."

"Cao Cao's army is now returning to Xuchang, and the tiger and leopard riders from Jingzhou have also been brought to Xuchang by Bai Feng."

"In Jingzhou, there are only 20,000 troops left to guard against the Jiangdong Army."

"And in the battle with the Jiangdong Army, the 20,000 troops have lost a lot."

"Now we have nearly 50,000 troops in our hands, and with the Jiangdong Army attacking, Jingzhou must be in the bag."

Liu Bei frowned and said:

"Although the military master's words are good, if Sun Quan wants to take Jingzhou now, I'm afraid we won't be so aggressive."

Although the Jiangdong Army has experienced the Battle of Chibi, its current strength is still several times that of Liu Bei. It is definitely not easy to compete with them for Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang smiled mysteriously:

"My lord, do you think that Sun Quan will attack Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei is not a fool, he narrowed his eyes when he heard this:

"What the military advisor means is that the attack on Jingzhou was only Zhou Yu's opinion, not Sun Quan's order?"

Zhuge Liang nodded irrefutably, and continued:

"I have been to Jiangdong before, and the situation in Jiangdong is extremely turbulent. The foreign invasion has just been lifted, and Sun Quan will never send troops to attack Jingzhou."

"Moreover, at this time there will definitely be counselors from Zhou Yu's faction leading the battle. Jiangdong is already busy."

Liu Bei nodded and said:

"But even if Zhou Yu insists on going his own way, he has the military power after all, and he will not accept orders from other emperors. Even if Sun Quan orders him to withdraw, it will be of no avail."

Zhuge Liang suddenly stopped waving the feather fan, narrowed his eyes and said:

"So, we need to get rid of Zhou Yu quickly."

"What?"

Liu Bei was startled when he heard this.

"Get rid of Zhou Yu? Wouldn't that be the same as making an enemy of Jiangdong?"

"Our army doesn't have a stable territory yet. If we fight against Jiangdong now, we will be besieged on all sides."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and continued:

"It's Zhou Yu's enemy, not Jiang Dong's."

"Sun Quan is determined not to fight us because of Zhou Yu."

"On the contrary, if we get rid of Zhou Yu, Sun Quan will be friendly with us instead."

Seeing Liu Bei was puzzled, Zhuge Liang continued to explain:

"Zhou Yu belongs to Sun Ce's faction, and has always been extremely unhappy with Sun Quan's taking power. He has military power in his hands, which is Sun Quan's biggest worry."

"But Sun Quan didn't dare to touch Zhou Yu, not to mention Zhou Yu's military power, and there were not a few ministers who supported Zhou Yu in the Jiangdong Dynasty."

"If we get rid of Zhou Yu, these ministers will have no backbone, and it will be much easier for Sun Quan to clean up those who are not in the court."

"In this way, we can win Jingzhou and win over Sun Quan. Why not do it?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei suddenly realized, and then said solemnly:

"I understand what the military division means, but now that Zhou Yu is leading the army, how do we get rid of him? This is a difficult problem."

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard the words:

"My lord, don't worry, Liang has a plan..."

...

At this time, Sima Mansion.

Sima Zhao and Sima Shi are playing chess.

"Brother, today's recruiting meeting is so lively."

Sima Zhao laughed and said.

Master Sima also had a smile on his face:

"I just didn't expect that Mr. Cao Zhi would openly oppose Bai Feng. He really did anything to win over the nobles."

Sima Zhao nodded and said:

"Although Bai Feng is the prime minister's hand-picked military adviser and holds great power, offending him will definitely be harmful."

"But looking at it today, Mr. Cao Zhi won. After all, he has successfully won over the gentry. Mr. Pi has not expressed his position yet, I'm afraid..."

"Who said Cao Zhi won?"

At this moment, a rather stern voice came over.

Sima Shi and Sima Zhao quickly put down the chess pieces in their hands, bowed their hands and said:

"Father is back?"

Sima Yi nodded, narrowed his eyes and said:

"You guys, when can we learn more?"

"Cao Zhi is defeated now, and the defeat is extremely complete!"

"If you say that this Yang Xiu is also a mediocre person, he can only play tricks."

Sima Zhao suddenly asked in confusion:

"What does father mean by this?"

"Right now, the gentry and Bai Feng are at odds. Mr. Cao Zhi's move must have won over the gentry. How could he lose?"

Sima Yi sneered and said:

"Now even the prime minister is trying his best to recommend poor families as officials."

"Although the poor family is not as powerful as the noble family, it represents the hearts of the people!"

"Cao Zhi did get the support of the gentry this time, but doing so is of no benefit at all!"

"Want to be crowned son after losing the hearts of the people? It's wishful thinking!"

"So, Yang Xiu Ding Yi and his ilk are so stupid!"

After all, Sima Yi squinted and said:

"Do you two understand?"