"Zhicai, Wenruo, what do you think of the current situation in the world?" Cao Cao had always seemed a little gloomy since he learned of Liu Xie's death.

Liu Xie's death was too hasty, which made Cao Cao feel completely unbelievable. While he was angry and sad, some shackles in his heart seemed to be broken. Cao Cao actually felt strangely relaxed.

Quickly suppressing this strange feeling in his heart, Cao Cao summoned Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu, whom he relied on most, to discuss the matter.

Xun Yu, who has always been an elegant gentleman, has almost been unable to sleep at night since he learned the news of Liu Xie's death. Now his face is pale, his eyes are bloodshot, and his whole person is filled with a feeling of despair. There is no trace of the gentle and elegant person he once was.

appearance.

"My lord, this is obviously a plan premeditated by a treacherous villain. To kill the emperor and spread all kinds of slanders is to completely destroy the reputation of the Han Dynasty! We must not let this person succeed!"

As a loyalist, Xun Yu has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty. Although he has no good impression of Liu Xie, he is the emperor after all! He represents the Han Dynasty.

Now the death of Liu Xie is a small matter, but the heavy damage to the prestige of the Han Dynasty is a big deal! Xun Yu and Liu Yu have exactly the same idea. At this time, the situation must be stabilized and people hiding in the dark cannot be allowed to fish in troubled waters.

Seeing Xun Yu's confused look, Cao Cao sighed inexplicably.

Xi Zhicai was not as panicked as Xun Yu. He had no feelings for the emperor and the Han Dynasty, and he was still very rational.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Xun Yu's situation, he still took care of Xun Yu's emotions and said tactfully: "My lord, Wen Ruo is right. The emperor's death and the subsequent series of actions were obviously carefully planned by someone.

What they did was nothing more than weakening the prestige of the Han Dynasty and accomplishing a certain purpose."

Cao Cao suddenly remembered their previous guesses, and his eyes flashed: "Zhicai, what do you mean?"

"Thinking about the rumors about Liu Yan proclaiming himself emperor, I don't believe anyone else will benefit more than Yuan Shu!"

"What about Liu Yu's trip to Chang'an? Is it just to deceive others?"

Only then did Xi Zhi think of his unpredictable friend, and a hint of fear arose in his heart again: "Not only that, I'm afraid there is also a desire to check and balance Hebei."

Cao Cao was silent, and then sighed: "Yuan Shu's vision is really long-term! Zhicai, what should we do next?"

Xi Zhicai looked solemnly in the direction of Jiangdong, clenched his fists and said, "Keep an eye on Yizhou!"

"I'm afraid Yuan Shu's plan this time is more than that. If it is to capture Yizhou, his biggest possibility is to continue to attack Liu Yan and encourage Liu Yan to proclaim himself emperor!"

Cao Cao asked in disbelief: "How could Liu Yan do such an unwise thing? Everyone knows that if he proclaims himself emperor, he will be digging his own grave! And he will be buried with the Han Dynasty!"

No need for Xi Zhicai to explain, Xun Yu directly said in a low voice: "My lord, the rumors about Liu Yan secretly building carriages and that Yizhou has the spirit of an emperor are basically true! Liu Yan has long wanted to be emperor, and

He doesn’t care about the interests of the Han Dynasty either. Wasn’t he the one who introduced the original state pastoral system for his own benefit?”

Xi Zhicai nodded and added: "This person is very ambitious, but he doesn't have much knowledge and doesn't know how to judge the situation. If he is really instigated by others, he may really be able to do such stupid things as becoming king or emperor! We have to guard against it.

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Cao Cao frowned: "But we don't have many manpower in Yizhou! I'm afraid Liu Yan won't listen to our advice!"

Xi Zhicai said: "So we can only exert pressure! Unite the princes of the world to respond to Liu Yu's call and let Liu Yan understand the serious consequences of proclaiming emperor."

"Moreover, we can also spread rumors and spread the news that Zhang Lu and Yuan Shu are about to join forces to attack Yizhou, so as to arouse Liu Yan's vigilance. We must not let Yuan Shu take Yizhou!"

Although Xi Zhicai's words were a little euphemistic, he made his attitude clear. Yuan Shu had to be suppressed, but the reputation of the Han Dynasty did not matter to them. Unlike Xun Yu, he was completely loyal to Cao Cao.

While Cao Cao was discussing how to stop Liu Yan from doing stupid things, Liu Bei was making similar arrangements.

However, unlike Cao Cao whose starting point was to contain Yuan Shu, Liu Bei's main purpose was to maintain the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

You must know that Liu Bei came from a grassroots background. He has always relied on his identity as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. When he meets everyone, he will say that he is the queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Ordinary people and scholars do not know that there are hundreds of Prince Jing of Zhongshan.

Child, so this name is quite useful. Wasn’t Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also deceived by this name?

Liu Bei has worshiped his ancestor Liu Bang since he was a child, and he has been learning from Liu Bang. He firmly believes that he, who is also a grassroots man, can make a world like his ancestor Liu Bang.

So he took the same path as Liu Bang, always flaunting himself with benevolence and righteousness. You can say that he is a hypocrite, abandoning his wife and children but pretending to be benevolent and righteous, but being hypocritical is a skill for a lifetime. A hypocrite is still more acceptable than a real villain.

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At least the hypocritical Liu Bei will not easily massacre the city like Cao Cao. Although in our opinion, the true villain Cao Cao may be more lovable than the hypocrite Liu Bei.

But what if you experience that era personally? A sincere traitor who is ready to massacre cities, and a hypocrite who is hypocritical but will not do such outrageous things. Which person would you want to live under?

Normally, individuals will choose the latter. Because this is not just watching other people's stories for fun, this is a life and death crisis that one will face personally.

Although he has now become a prince, if Liu Bei loses the golden sign of the Han clan clan and wants to dominate the world, it will be really difficult. Especially when he has Cao Cao, a traitor in troubled times, at the beginning.

In case of existence.

Liu Bei's position is very firm and he firmly opposes anyone claiming to be emperor, otherwise his status advantage will be lost.

With Cao Cao and Liu Bei connecting, the princes of the Central Plains soon reached an agreement, responded to Liu Yu's call, and secretly put pressure on Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu, forcing them not to dare to act rashly.

Just as the world was in chaos, two carriages slowly drove into Jinling City.

A middle-aged man with an ordinary face and a gloomy expression stepped out of the carriage.

Jia Xu murmured to himself: "Is this Jinling? It is indeed majestic and magnificent, and it is worthy of being the land of Longxing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another old man walked out of the carriage and said angrily: "Jia Wenhe, you have gone too far! The Han Dynasty still exists, how can the land of Longxing come from?"

Jia Xu completely ignored this guy's words and said to the entourage on the side: "Okay, I have arrived at Jinling. Please send someone to take this old man and the girl behind him to Jiangdong Academy."

"Also, if you'd be kind, please take me to see General Anton."

The attendant quietly glanced at the arrogant and angry old man behind him, swallowed his saliva and said, "No!"

Then, without paying attention to the old man's glare behind him, Jia Xu slipped away. Along the way, he was so annoyed by the old man that he would have abandoned him in Chang'an if he had known better.
Chapter completed!