Outside Xudu, Liu Bei's Xuzhou Army and the generals of the courtiers were confronting Qu Yi...
Qu Yi is very angry now - I am obviously here to rescue you, but you actually announced to the public that my lord is a traitor? You also included my lord's uncle Yuan Wei into the rebel group... How shameless was it? Yuan Taiwei was killed by Dong Zhuo out of fear because of the Kwantung Allied Forces' attack on Dong!
Once such an edict came out, it could be said that unless Yuan Shao broke his own back, he would have no choice but to fight the imperial court to the end.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, don't you feel ashamed of yourself, all the Gonggun princes in the court?" Qu Yi shouted directly in front of the formation.
Liu Xie was a little embarrassed and hid in the formation without answering. Dong Cheng took the initiative to stand in front of Liu Xie and said: "The Yuan family has caused rebellion. Your Majesty did not punish all nine of his clans. It is already a special grace! Of course... …His Majesty has always praised General Qu and Mr. Xu for their good qualities. If General Qu and Mr. Xu are willing to abandon their secrets and turn to the bright side, Your Majesty is willing to treat them as General Wei and Sikong!"
"Shut up! You shameless man, how dare you insult me?" Qu Yi is also an arrogant person. He is even so proud that once he wins a battle, he becomes so proud that even Yuan Shao becomes dissatisfied with him. However... Qu Yi's arrogance is definitely not disloyal.
Xu You simply didn't answer.
In fact, Xu You didn't expect the scene before him. At most, he didn't expect that the imperial court would be so shameless. Moreover, Xun Yu was indeed a talented person. Under such circumstances, he could still think of the most favorable negotiation conditions for him. , completely tearing Yuan Shao and the court apart.
However, Xu You's previous "bottom line" goal was to create chaos in Xudu and free the imperial court and the Emperor of Han from Cao Cao's control. He even considered dispatching dead soldiers to assassinate Liu Xie during the chaos... Unfortunately, there was no chance.
The current situation has actually reached Xu You's lowest expectations.
"You... a traitor is a traitor. You are a wolf by nature, and you are hard to talk to!" Dong Cheng said with great disgust. He hated others calling him shameless.
"Today I want to see how you guys are going to get through..." Qu Yi said and was about to set up his formation.
On the court's side, it was mainly the Xuzhou Army that had combat effectiveness. Other court officials and generals also had some combat effectiveness in the inner city battles where Ji Zao's soldiers did not intervene.
However, Xu You just curled his lips at Qu Yi's idea of stopping the imperial court.
"General Qu, forget it... our mission has been completed." Xu You said sarcastically.
If Qu Yi hadn't heard that the "sarcasm" was not directed at him, he would have probably beaten him!
"Military advisor, can't we stop these idiots..." Qu Yi said anxiously.
But just in the middle of speaking, Xu You raised his chin in the direction of Tao Sheng and said: "I wonder what official position the imperial court gave General Tao? If there is only General Siping, I am afraid that he will be at a loss. Even Yang Fengke was granted a title before. The chariot general."
Hearing this, Qu Yi quickly glared at Tao Sheng and saw that Tao Sheng was already surrounded by layers of yellow scarf warriors!
"The promotion has few talents and little knowledge. He only made some insignificant contributions to the court. His Majesty thought that there was no merit but hard work in the promotion, so he just named him 'General Wei', which General Qu didn't like." Tao Sheng was not embarrassed at all, even Instead, he said somewhat proudly.
As a rebel who "murders, sets fires, and waits to be summoned", the imperial court's recruitment is obviously more attractive than the recruitment of the declining Yuan Shao!
Moreover... General Wei sounds more imposing than Yuan Shao's Zhonglang General.
More than 20 years ago, General Wei... This was something that a small official in the county would not even dare to think about!
Indeed, the power in Tao Sheng's hands now also plays a vital role.
This snowball of the Yellow Turban Army was able to roll thanks to Qu Yi's Euphorbias who provided combat assistance. Otherwise, they would have been kicked to pieces by the defenders if it had not rolled halfway.
However, due to the special nature of the Euphorbia and the Yellow Turban Army, the snowball is still in Tao Sheng's hands, and he can burn the bridge at any time!
Qu Yi wanted to say something else, but Xu You had already stopped him: "Okay... General Qu, it's over here, we have to go back to Hebei soon... General Wei doesn't have any objections, right?" He glanced at Tao Sheng as he spoke. .
Although he felt very unhappy with Xu You's eyes, Tao Sheng did not have an attack after all, but said with a smile: "Of course not."
Xu You never thought of joining the imperial court. After all, Yuan Shao's death would only take three or two days. His family was still in Yecheng!
And in Xu You's view, even if this "imperial court" comes out of Xu Du's shackles, it may be difficult to turn into a golden dragon again...
Now it seems that the only force that can barely be regarded as the power of the imperial court is the Xuzhou Army - and the Xuzhou Army only has the surname Liu, but they are not die-hardly loyal to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!
If Liu Bei is really willing to be the Duke of Zhou and assist the Emperor of Han wholeheartedly, he can indeed increase the prestige of the Han Dynasty a lot, but... now it seems that the imperial court wants to return to Sili in the west instead of going to Xuzhou in the east.
Then the meaning of this is worth pondering...
Xu You couldn't help but give Xun Yu a thumbs up - in the future Xudu... no, it should be said that the Xu County area would be difficult to withstand the two-sided attack of Sili and Xuzhou.
However, it is definitely a clever move to separate Sili from Xuzhou and order the imperial court to return to the west!
It is true that in Sili, there are also princes like Yang Feng who participated in the return of the Han Emperor to the East and have experience in cooperation with the imperial court. There should be people in the imperial court who can contact them, but... who did not go to Liu Bei's Xuzhou will add countless talents to the future imperial court. variable.
Qu Yi and Xu You were about to leave. Neither Liu Bei nor the court wanted to cause trouble. However, before Xu You left, he smiled and sang loudly: "There is Shao in the west, and the officials are in chaos, and the Duke of Zhou is spitting out food and the people are chilling. After defeating Yin and Shang Xi, the road is cut off! Hahaha..."
Dong Cheng and Liu Xie's expressions were cold and solemn for a long time. After a while, Liu Xie asked: "Uncle Guo, what does he mean by singing?"
"Your Majesty, I guess... it must be some kind of prophecy that curses the Han Dynasty. It must be banned in the future!" Dong Cheng said with an incomprehensible face.
"Well, uncle Yi Guo." Liu Xie thought for a moment and then nodded.
Liu Ai looked at Liu Bei worriedly at this time, and found that the latter's face was livid, but not gloomy, and then he felt relieved.
Xu You's "The Difficulty of the Duke of Zhou", which Xu You randomly modified using "The Song of the Great Wind", was obviously not sung to His Majesty, but a mockery of Liu Bei!
During the Duke of Zhou's period, the Western Zhou Dynasty was also in turmoil. The Yin Shang Dynasty resurrected and colluded with the Eastern Yi. There were wars all over the Central Plains. The Duke of Zhou and Shao agreed to divide Shaanxi and govern it. Shaogong governed the west of Shaanxi. This was also the original origin of the name of the province, while Duke Zhou It is to govern the east of Shaanxi.
Shao Gong was in the west of Shaanxi and could only restore agricultural production, recuperate the people and provide logistics, while Zhou Gong was in the east of Shaanxi to put down the rebellion...
Not only did the Duke of Zhou have noble sentiments, he eventually returned to power as King Cheng, but during his regency, he selected talents and utilized talents, defeated the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and formulated the Zhou rites... He was praised as much as Confucius.
However, no matter how Xu You looked at it, he felt that it was much more difficult for Liu Bei than Duke Zhou!
Even if Liu Bei wanted to be the Duke of Zhou, at least when the Duke of Zhou was regent, King Cheng did not cause trouble, and the one who governed the west was Shao Gong who was of the same mind as him. Now... To the west is the warlord of Liangzhou, white-washed yellow scarf, sitting on the dragon throne.
It's Liu Xie.
That’s why I deliberately mocked and provoked Liu Bei. Do you want to be the Duke of Zhou? But there is no Shao Gong to your west, only warlords with ulterior motives. You can win the hearts of others, but you yourself will be disappointed. If you want to go to war,
I'm afraid that one of your own will cut off your escape...