"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

After Liu Bei received the imperial edict, he said to Xun Yue with great joy: "Zhong Yu, what you said is indeed correct. In this way, my identity as a clan member of the Han Dynasty can be authenticated."

Xun Yue shook his head: "My lord, you have missed the point. Being a clan member of the Han Dynasty is actually just the icing on the cake, because today, the lord is the best candidate to revive the Han Dynasty. It doesn't matter whether he has the signature of this imperial uncle or not."

.The most important thing is the title of General of the Eastern Conquest. With this title, if he attacks Yuan Shu in the future, the lord will be able to occupy the title of righteousness."

Liu Bei, who had been a gangster for many years, was just a little excited when he was rehabilitated. After hearing what Xun Yue said, he quickly realized: "What Zhong Yu said is that Yuan Shu is indeed our great enemy."

"Lord, we have already occupied Nanyang. Now we should send troops to Luoyang and occupy Guanzhong." Liu Ye didn't care about these twists and turns, he said very excitedly.

You have to pick the weak persimmon, and Liu Ye has personally experienced the power of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer "ownerless" territories in the world. Now we are sandwiched between the two big guys, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. If we don't move,

If you move, you can only wait to die.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and looked at Chen Qun: "Changwen, what do you think?"

Chen Qun agreed: "Luoyang is an unowned land, easy to defend and difficult to attack. We should really capture it. After capturing it, we can wait for the opportunity to march westward, command Qin Wang, and revive the Han Dynasty. However, my lord should be careful about Cao Mengde."

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Cao Mengde? Does he also have thoughts about Luoyang?"

Chen Qun nodded.

Xun Yue said: "Cao Mengde has got some news, so he is very likely to take Luoyang during this period. We must get ahead of him."

"what news?"

Chen Qun looked at Xun Yue. He was also very curious as to what this person had obviously concealed before.

"Yuan Shu wants to capture Chang'an."

Xun Yue said calmly.

Liu Bei looked puzzled: "We can all see this! Yuan Gongli's next target is likely to be Chang'an, but knowing this, why would Cao Mengde rush to capture Luoyang?"

"Yuan Shu's new acquisition of Yizhou, coupled with the inconvenience of transportation in Yizhou, it is no more than a fool's dream to send troops from Yizhou to attack Chang'an. The 100,000 Xiliang cavalry under Li Que and Guo Bin are not for nothing. And Nanyang is now occupied by us

Occupy, it will be equally difficult for Yuan Shu to capture Nanyang in our hands, so what does Cao Mengde have to worry about?"

Xun Yue closed her eyes and whispered: "Yuan Shu is expected to attack Chang'an next year, and there is a 90% chance that he will capture it."

"What?" Liu Bei and Liu Ye said in shock.

Chen Qun also looked at Xun Yue in shock. He knew that the other party might reveal something big, but he didn't expect that the news would be so unbelievable.

"This is impossible!" Liu Ye questioned.

"There are only two roads out of Xishu. No matter how careless Li Que and Guo Si are, they can't turn a blind eye. Moreover, Chang'an has a high wall and a strong city, so it can survive for a long time even if it is surrounded. We, Cao Cao, and

Xiliang's Ma Teng and Han Sui cannot ignore this. How can Yuan Gongli capture Chang'an within next year?"

"Then what if Li Que and Guo Bang are Yuan Shu's men?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Chen Qun solemnly said: "I have investigated the backgrounds of all Xiliang military generals, including Li Que and Guo Si. It is absolutely impossible for them to be undercover agents deployed by Yuan Shu in advance. Moreover, they have never interacted with each other during this period.

Jiangdong has contacted me."

Obviously, Chen Qun had long guessed what Xun Yue was hiding. There are only a few possibilities for Yuan Shu to capture Chang'an. The biggest possibility is that there are problems within the Xiliang Army. For example, Xu Rong, who was guarding Tongguan,

Or perhaps Hua Xiong in Chang'an, and even Li Jue and Guo Si, had conducted in-depth investigations and concluded that there was no problem.

Xun Yue sighed softly: "Since you have investigated them, you should know who the most loyal of these Xiliang generals are?"

"Not Dong Zhongying?" Liu Bei asked in confusion.

"It's Li Wenyou." Chen Qun's heart was about to touch the truth.

Although Dong Zhuo was loved by the generals of Xiliang in his early years, his true personality has changed since he came to Luoyang. He often wanted to kill people and get convicted, so Dong Zhuo's second-in-command, Li Ru, naturally became the backbone of everyone.

In fact, in the hearts of the generals, Li Ru's status was not much worse than Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo's rise was pushed by Li Ru, and most of the Xiliang soldiers were trained by Li Ru. Dong Zhuo's power was basically

It was established by Dong Zhuo's generous and loyal personal charm and Li Ru's talents.

It can be said that Dong Zhuo was able to become the powerful Dong Xiangguo step by step from an inconspicuous little warlord, and Li Ru's contribution definitely accounted for more than half.

"That's right. After Dong Zhuo passed away, Li Wenyou was the only backbone of the Xiliang Army."

"So what? Isn't Li Ru dead too?" Liu Bei said.

"Li Ru is dead, but his will remains, and there are still people who survive."

"Who?" Chen Qun said in a difficult tone.

"Jia Xu." Xun Yue narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice.

"Who is this person?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yangzhou Gong Cao, Yuan Shu's confidant." Chen Qun gritted his teeth and said.

He completely understood why Xun Yue said that Li Jue and Guo Si were Yuan Shu's men.

Chen Qun, a counselor under Yuan Shu, also made a special investigation. Although Jia Xu was unknown, he still held a high position and was said to be trusted by Yuan Shu. Naturally, Chen Qun would not let him go.

I originally thought that the other party was just a sycophant with unknown origins, but now that I think about the time when the other party appeared in Jiangdong, everything becomes clear.

"What's the relationship between this? This Jia Xu is just an unknown person, so what if he has something to do with Li Ru? Will the many warriors in Xiliang obediently succumb to him?" Liu Bei's eyes revealed a hint of anger.

crazy.

How is it possible! Why is Yuan Jiuji so lucky? Nearly half of the Han Dynasty has fallen into his hands. It’s so unfair!

Chen Qun sighed, as if he had lost all his strength.

"Li Ru is a member of a poor family, and he is also a man with a long-term vision. He has trained the Xiliang Army with his own hands, and he will definitely leave a way out for them."

Xun Yue nodded: "Based on Li Ru's persistence towards the poor family, there can only be two people, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao."

"Then why not Cao Cao?" Liu Bei clenched his fists and said unwillingly.

Two defeats at the hands of Yuan Shu, coupled with the initial differences in status and power between the two sides, made Liu Bei's hatred of Yuan Shu far greater than that of Cao Cao.
Chapter completed!