Although Liu Xie is smart among his peers, if Li Su is a time traveler and a professional diplomatic life, he will not see through his tricks, then Li Su will be in vain for both lifetimes.

In addition to the official reception, Liu Xie insisted on keeping everyone to give him a banquet in the evening. Li Su thought about it and knew that the emperor must have something to ask in front of everyone, so he had to ask alone in private.

On Li Su's side, Liu Xie may want to avoid Zhao Yun and Ma Chao's eyes and ears, and does not want to be heard. It would be even better if he could win over Li Su slightly, or even make suspicious between him and Liu Bei.

On this aspect, Liu Xie himself did not want Dong Cheng to hear some words. If he asked Li Su for advice on how to restore the prestige of the court, it would hurt Dong Cheng's interests. It would be so embarrassing to hear it.

However, Li Su was not afraid that Liu Bei would suspect him because "Liu Xie asked him for a question alone". He knew Liu Bei's wisdom in identifying people. In history, Liu Bei was able to decisively say that when Mi Fang said "Zhao Yun went north", Zhao Yun's heart was like iron and stone, but not rich and powerful, let alone today?

Li Su himself, to be honest, when he planned the Northern Expedition for Liu Bei this time, he felt that Liu Xie would most likely die at the hands of Li Jue. But now Liu Xie himself has escaped decisively, and many of Li Su's external attitudes and strategic plans have to be demolished and started over.

Li Su has not yet figured out what to do in the future. He also hopes to use this time to understand Liu Xie's specific personality, and then formulate countermeasures according to the conditions.

However, one thing is that after the daytime meeting, Li Su had figured it out: since the emperor was clear-headed, he did not act excessively and thought he was doing it again, and he wanted to directly lift the table and deal with all the warlords... Then, it would be fine to let the emperor live for a while and wait and see what happened.

Isn’t it just that the emperor has not died in 194? What’s the big deal? Liu Bei is 35 years old this year. With Liu Bei’s life span in history, he can still afford it.

In history, Liu Bei waited for more than 20 years, but he still waited.

There are still many subsequent variables. Maybe Zhu Ye will die within one or two years. Maybe Dong Cheng and Duan Wei will have conflicts in the future. Maybe Liu Xie will anger external warlords when dealing with the two Yuans. Then, no one will be able to cover the center once Zhu Ye dies...

As long as there is any opportunity, it will be that Liu Bei will sit firmly in Yongliang and Yizhou and rescue him again. Anyway, as long as he adheres to the idea of ​​"not seeking fame and living a real disaster", he will not let go of the territory he has built up, and he can temporarily tolerate his status, which is invincible. In this way, every time he saves the territory, there is nothing wrong with it.

The reason why he insists so much is that Li Su cannot slap himself in the face. He created the law of nature for a lifetime that "the first initiative will be condemned, and the palace will be blessed" in his life, so he must maintain the effectiveness of this set of natural laws for generations.

He could not say that the advocate of the leader was punished by God, but also helped Liu Bei be the leader, and even allowed Liu Bei to gain power under the leadership. Liu Bei had to defend himself and let others do the monarch or deposed emperors. The regime that invented a method of supreme power replacement for the first time was not allowed to die in history.

Therefore, the core idea of ​​the subsequent words is one sentence: Wait for changes in the world!

However, Li Su no longer has the ability to be foresighted by history. He has to open the "battlefield fog" to fight wits fairly with others. If someone with a low IQ time traveler may be afraid of such a deduction that completely departs from the track of history, but who is Li? He is still afraid of fighting wits fairly with others?!

...

The dinner began in such a strange atmosphere where both sides wanted to test it. The wine and food were not very good. After all, Hongnong was quite poor, and eating and drinking were Duan Wei's usual standards.

In the year of a disaster, ordinary turbid wine was filtered with turbid wine. The meat and vegetables were a dish of deer and a silly roe deer. The emperor was still young, and even if the military officers below hunted beasts, he didn't like to eat them.

This food is not as good as Li Su when he was in Chengdu Hou Mansion.

Li Su took a few sips of wine, and the atmosphere became a little more frank. Liu Xie took the initiative to ask: "Li Qing, there is no need to restrict the court's etiquette during the banquet tonight. I ask you to speak out and give a frank advice - do you really think that the Han Dynasty can restore its former authority? If you want to restore it, you say that the plan will be released?"

Li Su actually felt that he had a little calluse when he heard this: Why didn’t the emperor believe in Liu Bei and his absolute loyalty? Even if the motive for this loyalty was not "to be loyal to the emperor himself", even if it was to maintain the natural law of "the palace is blessed", Li Su would not be unfaithful to the emperor on the surface.

So, Li Su said seriously: "Why did Your Majesty ask again? We are all ministers who are responsible for the king. Do you still have selfish thoughts? Why is Your Majesty always afraid of your head? Have Your Majesty read the "On the Blessed Relationship of the Palace" and "Question of the Choi Li Gong" written by the minister?

If the king of Hanzhong and his ministers have been calmed down today, those who want to cause trouble in the world again will be punished by heaven! If the will of heaven is unclear for a while, the king of Hanzhong and his ministers will all believe in these theories, and the ministers and others will naturally implement this punishment in person.

In "Question of the Li Gong of Cai", I clearly state that "God's punishment cannot be fulfilled by those who make chaos first, which leads to those who become unscrupulous". Because as long as those who make chaos first are destroyed and the world is unified, it means that those who fight again are still making the people of the world go from governance to chaos rather than from chaos to chaos. Therefore, Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo, and Li Jue are not considered "the kind of people who make the future generations are not the kind of people who make the first initiative."

Your Majesty may not believe in the character of me, but should believe in my belief in my own Tao. This question is like questioning whether Boyang and Zhongni believe in the 'Tao' they preach, alas..."

In front of Confucius, he could tolerate those who others doubted him, but he could not tolerate others doubting his way. Confucius asked for an official position, and the official position could be discounted, but the Tao could not be discounted. What he did was not the way, so it would be better if the official did not do it.

If the Tao does not work, you can float on the sea.

Not to mention, at the beginning, Liu Xie felt that "no matter how much Li Su said to him, he would not believe it to prove that Liu Bei had no ambitions."

Because the minister said in front of the king that he would definitely swear allegiance to the death, what would happen? These words are worthless. From ancient times to the present, a traitor said that in front of the emperor, and then he swears that he should rebel or rebel in the end.

All are polite words and fake.

However, Li Su specially said some seemingly rude words, but they were very clever, which made Liu Xie relax.

Because Li Su reminded Liu Xie: What kind of superior minister is not the highest pursuit for me. I want to be a philosopher who has been praised for generations and create a set of political philosophy theories. You cannot use your lifelong wealth to insult me ​​and be worshipped for generations, so that I can win the world by contradicting my own philosophical theory in the face.

This is like saying that the Buddha Confucius wanted to exchange wealth during his lifetime for being worshipped forever?

If you give Clausius the richest man in the world or even the German emperor, he would rather be written by history, "This man discovered the eternal law of the universe, the second law of thermodynamics."

Speaking of this, Liu Xie suddenly realized that his level was low and he was actually tempting the emperor to doubt the saint. The emperor could only be the last one's life, and he would die.

"Since ancient times, the oath of loyalty to the emperor and fathers said by ministers is not as thorough as Li Qing's words. I am wrong." Liu Xie couldn't help but laugh at himself, picked up the wine glass, and for a few seconds, he got up and walked to Li Suxi, and made an invitation gesture.

"When talking about the way of heaven, I read "The Palace of Blessings" and "Question", but I was a little confused. If you are not hungry, can you go to the study with me to solve some questions?"

Li Su glanced at Zhao Yun and Ma Chao. Of course, those generals would not gossip after going back. Li Su just ate half of the meal openly and went to the study alone with Liu Xie.

Dong Cheng could not follow, nor could the eunuchs do it.

Liu Xie's "just ask for advice on how to protect himself" is just a loft and a ladder.

Sure enough, after arriving at the study, Liu Xie personally closed the door and bowed to Li Su and said, "I am really afraid of the destruction of the emperor's uncle... Today, I am so open and honest, so I treat each other with sincerity and tell them completely. There are no outsiders here, and I can leave your mouth and come to my ears.

I also ask you to teach me how to explain the doubts of the princes so that they will not be investigated for returning to the court and will not refuse to obey the orders again because they are difficult to ride a tiger. I also know that the reunification of the world is not easy, and I don’t know if it can be completed in my hands. I only ask for the way to explain doubts of the princes. You know that the destiny of heaven is heard in the world, and the former emperor has praised it for a long time. If anyone in the world can answer this question, what are you not you?”

Li Su was silent for a few seconds and decided to say something that was beneficial to both sides.

As for what it means to benefit both sides, then compare Liu Bei's other "nephew" Liu Qi, who asked Zhuge Liang for advice and self-protection. In history, Zhuge Liang's ideas for Liu Qi were also not to harm Liu Bei's interests. It would be beneficial to both sides. After Liu Qi went to Jiangxia to take power, his forces later used them during the Battle of Chibi.

Li Su said: "Your Majesty has self-knowledge. It is indeed impossible for the court to appease the world again. But Your Majesty just wants to explain the doubts so that the princes no longer feel that the emperor is held hostage by treacherous ministers, and that the princes are more or less willing to obey the angels sent by the court, so that they can still make a difference.

I think that Your Majesty should first issue an edict for guilt. What the court said before should not be omitted. Secondly, a swearing should be made to completely determine and recognize their achievements in the first attempt to oppose the princes of Dong. Finally, and the most critical point is that Your Majesty should completely appease the Yuan family, especially when Your Majesty was hostage to Dong thief, Yuan Shao, who advocated supporting King Yan Liu Yu, to support the King of Yan.

If Your Majesty can admit that 'I was indeed hostage at that time, and Yuan Shao's separate proposal was also a manifestation of loyalty to the country, in order to prevent the country from falling into Dong Zhuo', then, I believe that the fear of the people of the world's people's reckoning for the court will be greatly reduced in the future."

These words cannot be considered as much benefit to Liu Bei, but they are definitely harmless, and are a truth that comes from public intentions and seeks benefits for the people of the world.

Historically, Emperor Xian of Han did not handle this issue well. Because he was established by Dong Zhuo, only one or two families of the princes in the Dong Alliance handled it better - that is, Cao Cao, Sun Jian/Sun Ce.

Because Cao Cao insisted on saying "They are facing north, but Cao face west" when Yuan Shao stopped, and then led his troops westward to pursue them. In Xingyang, Chenggao was defeated.

The "north of the Lords" Cao Cao said means that Yuan Shao had already secretly thought about it and did not want to save Liu Xie, but wanted to establish another Liu Yu.

Needless to say, Sun Jian, at least he insisted on attacking Luoyang. This credit led to him and his son no longer having to worry about whether they would have the hope of forcing the emperor to abdicate after the emperor reunified the world, and whether they tried to support others."

No matter how many sins Dong Zhuo is, at least he was the one who made Liu Xie. Liu Xie is ambiguous about this point. Even if Dong Zhuo, Li Ju and Guo Si die, the world still cannot listen to the necessary conditions for the court again.

Of course, the necessary conditions do not equal sufficient conditions. Even if Liu Xie does this, the Er Yuan still has a 99% chance of not letting go of his weapons, but at least he gives a trace of theoretical retreat.

In other words, even if Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo in 192 and was not pushed back by Li Jue and Guo Si, would Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu be able to be at peace with Wang Yun and return to unification? It is impossible. Yuan Shao is already in a difficult situation. His core interests still hope that Liu Xie will be gone, and Liu Yu will be replaced.

The initiative of "I have proposed to abolish a certain emperor". Even if it is not implemented in the end, this thorn will be hated by the emperor who he thought of deposed for the rest of his life. Even if the emperor really doesn't doubt the other party, it will be in danger. This chain of suspicion cannot be cut off, unless one of them is completely destroyed, the other party will feel at ease.

This is why in history, only Cao Cao could hold the emperor. Even Sun Ce thought about holding the emperor before the Battle of Guandu, because only Cao Sun had no celebration with the emperor.

In the face of the wind before 196, Yuan Shao was in Hebei and pushed back the strong Gongsun Zan, which was a model against the wind. After Cao Cao took over the emperor in 196, Yuan Shao's level seemed to drop a lot and hesitate a lot-

This is not that Yuan Shao was suddenly enlightened by the halo of wisdom, but that he really couldn't learn Cao Cao's use of the emperor, so he could only hesitate to jump left and right. He had a grudge against Liu Xie at the beginning!

This is the reason why Yuan Shu had to be emperor. Arrogant is one aspect, and he is afraid that he will be liquidated and account for several percent of the time. The Yuan family is the leader of the anti-Dong and anti-destruction, and they are afraid that the emperor will hate them.

Li Su just took advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders today and made this truth clear with insight.

To be honest, even if Liu Xie listens, he may not be able to do it.

Even if he completely swears, he pointed out that Luoshui was the oath of the Yellow River, and said that Yuan Shao was a meritorious person. Will Yuan Shao trust him as much as Yu Qian trusts Ming Yingzong?

As long as Dong Cheng, the general promoted by Dong Zhuo, is still the top leader of the court, or at least the most important central military officer, and Duan Wei is still on the side, can Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu be at ease?

If Liu Xie did it, would Dong Cheng and Duan Wei be worried? Will they control the emperor and forge an edict to destroy the reconciliation between the emperor and the two Yuans?

In this world, the powerful warlords who can tolerate Emperor Xian of Han to continue to be the emperor without fear of liquidation, Li Su has calculated that only Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Zhu Yan. Because only these four families were both sincerely working in the second stage of the fight against Dong, and were completely unrelated to the suspicion of establishing another emperor or the establishment of an abolishing and deposed emperor Liu Bian.

Not only do you want to challenge Dong, you can't be the first to challenge Dong, because the first to challenge Dong means that you don't want Liu Xie to be the emperor. Because at the time of the first to advocate, Liu Bian was not poisoned to death. Liu Bian was rushed to death after Dong Zhuo heard that someone had attacked him. Therefore, every person who had already challenged Dong before the news of Liu Bian's death came, there was a suspicion of "destroying Liu Xie and re-establishing Liu Bian", and this thorn could not be pulled out.

You have to be the one who follows you to challenge Dong. The time for the rebellion must be "the news of Liu Bian's death has spread all over the world", so that you can prove that your motive is to deal with Dong Zhuo sincerely and not Liu Xie.

At this time, Li Su arranged for Liu Bei to enter Shu, but because the road was cut off, he avoided the princes to challenge Dong immediately. He responded immediately after avoiding it, which became a major advantage today.

Perhaps, this is also another sense of blessing in the palace, "We are forced to take up weapons."

Li Su could not tell Liu Xie all these analyses, even if it was closed. But it was okay to choose the key points. He hoped that Liu Xie would realize that his way of existence itself had flaws and he had to make choices and resolve doubts.

Liu Xie suddenly realized that his situation was so painful. As the emperor, it was so difficult to believe that others had no bad intentions and believed that he would not settle the matter in the future.

Liu Xie thought about it and sighed: "I have been thinking about how to write the edict of guilt in the past few days, and how to say the decree of commendation to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and others. Alas, those who are the king have never been able to swear to commend and be ministers in the decree. If it causes the two Yuans to become more and more afraid, what should we do..."

Li Su bowed: "This is not what I know. I am not the one who speaks words and literature, but I am not the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is in charge. Your Majesty can find a close literary minister and slowly plan for it. I will leave."

The contradictions that should be clarified are clearly stated. Today, these words are so thorough, and on the one hand, they are also helping Liu Bei alleviate Liu Xie's suspicion of him. Li Su's purpose is to point out that "Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Zhu Yan are not afraid of Liu Xie as emperor for longer. Anyway, they have no black spots to be sorry for the emperor from beginning to end, and they are not afraid of liquidation."

In this way, the position of the warlords in the emperor's mind will be divided into levels and the camp will be brought to a safer level. The political gains will not be small.

The contact with the emperor was successfully completed.

...

The next day, Li Su finished the court meeting and took Zhao Madian back to Huayin and returned slowly.

The three of them were also rewarded for official positions. As for the other people who did not come, Li Su brought the decree back.

Zhao Yun was further promoted from General Fubo to General Annan and Marquis of Zhending Township, and his fief was increased to 2,000 households.

Ma Chao was actually appointed as the captain of Yueqi and the Marquis of Duting.

Dian Wei was changed to an infantry captain, and his title remained unchanged. After all, he had not made any obvious military achievements in recent years. Being an infantry captain was just because Liu Bei was about to recover Chang'an, and he could enter the Five Northern Army Schools system and continue to take on guard work.

On the other hand, it was also because the position of infantry lieutenant was once held by Wu Kuang after being demoted from the Left Central Army. But now Wu Kuang and Wu Yi are about to return to Chang'an, and Wu Kuang obviously wants to take back the glory and wealth he took away by the Western Liang army, so the infantry lieutenant is not worth it anymore.

The rewards of the other generals who did not come were roughly like this:

Guan Yu was added from General Zhennan to former general, and the marquis was also added to the county marquis on the original fiefdom, with 5,000 households.

Zhang Fei was added from General of the Conquering the Seizure to General of Pingxi, and the township marquis was 3,000 households.
To be continued...