As soon as Liu Xie's words came out, the faces of everyone in the camp changed.

Although there were no unpleasant words in Liu Xie's words, the expression on his face seemed to tell others that he was very angry and dissatisfied at the moment.

As loyal royalists, Dong Cheng, Fu Wan and others had very bad expressions, and they were quite angry.

Although you, Liu Xie, are the emperor, the most noble person in the world. However, it also depends on when, if it is when Liu Bang and Liu Che are in power, as the emperor, the authority is enough, if you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied, and you will be scolded by any minister, you are happy, even the prince can be scared. However, what period is it now, Liu Xie doesn't have a number of AC in his heart? To put it mildly, the current emperor is not as good as the state pastor who controls the real power of a state. Yuan Chang is a dignified Youzhou pastor, and there are countless soldiers and horses under his command, can he be the same as a puppet emperor like you, Liu Xie? It's just that Liu Xie's words have already been spoken, although they have countless complaints to say in their hearts, but now they can only save some face for Liu Xie, and at most persuade them in private.

As for the people of Cao Cao's faction, they sneered slightly and disdainfully.

Of course, their disdain and sneer were not for Yuan Chang, but for Liu Xie's expression. They still have points in their hearts, and now Liu Xie can't do anything unfavorable to Yuan Chang. Otherwise, they are afraid that they would have already flocked to Yuan Chang's ground. Liu Xie, who has no power and no power, does not deserve anyone's respect.

Cao Cao shook his head and labeled Liu Xie as 'happy and angry'.

Cao Cao's simple evaluation is: there are not enough loyal ministers and anti-thieves, and it is considered the level of half a bucket of water. It is definitely impossible to say that Cao Cao is a pure loyal minister, and no matter what he does, he cannot meet the standard of loyal ministers, and it can only be said that he still has the slightest loyalty to the court of the Han Dynasty. Perhaps, at the beginning, there was still a lot of loyalty, but in the process of the gradual expansion of power, these loyalties were slowly consumed, so until Cao Cao died, he did not seize the foundation of the Han Dynasty;

Therefore, so that later people's evaluation of Cao Cao as a courtier was not very good.

However, Liu Xie, a person who is angry and angry, is a good object for Cao Cao, and it is also conducive to control. Therefore, Cao Cao had no intention of interfering at all.

The rest are naturally Yuan Chang's subordinates, and the four who are qualified to meet the emperor are Xu Shu, Zhao Yun, Han Sui and Zhang Yan. The expressions of Xu Shu and the three of them didn't change much, but it was Zhang Yan, who was angry and was about to come out to argue.

Zhang Yan was a general of the Yellow Turban earlier, but was later subdued by Yuan Chang and took refuge under Yuan Chang. Moreover, Yuan Chang also has great trust in him and gives him enough status and respect. Today's Liu Xie is just a fallen emperor, if it weren't for Yuan Chang and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to rescue him, maybe the grave grass would be high enough, and he would still be here at this time. If it weren't for Xu Shu's eyes, he would have jumped out a long time ago.

Xu Shu bowed and saluted, and said without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, Youzhou Mu is now on another road, and he is not here. ”

"Why is that?"

Afraid that Liu Xie would do something again, after Xu Shu's voice fell, he decisively took over the conversation. And Liu Xie also seemed to have reacted to his bad tone just now, so he was silent and did not stop Fu Wan's move.

"Your Majesty, Rong Chen elaborated. ”

Xu Shu's demeanor was as good as before, and he said calmly: "When I was in Youzhou before, the Youzhou Mu and the ministers discussed that there may be two possibilities for coming to greet Your Majesty this time. First, His Majesty left Chang'an smoothly, and the ministers only needed to greet him on the way to Luoyang; the other possibility was that Li Dao and other thieves blocked him, and His Majesty's journey did not go smoothly, so the lord-in-law led a group of soldiers and horses to Chang'an to face Li Dao and other thieves to ensure His Majesty's safety. ”

These words are reasonable, and they are extremely thoughtful for Liu Xie, so that people can't find any fault.

If it is replaced by a general, maybe in the face of Liu Xie's inquiry, he will not be able to say the reason of Shuntianmeng, not to mention whether such a reason can be believed. With this countermeasure alone, the gap between generals and senior strategists is huge. So, the importance of a high-level strategist is obvious.

Of course, Xu Shu still has some sadness in his heart.

Previously, he was wavering about whether he would be loyal to the Han family or Yuan Chang, and if he hadn't woken up later, he would have been deeply involved. Now, after seeing Liu Xie, I am even more disappointed. The Son of Heaven who was in a predicament, his reaction after being rescued turned out to be like this, it seems that the great man's strength has been exhausted, and there is really nothing wrong with it.

"Youzhou Mu is really a loyal minister!"

Liu Xie exaggerated his praise, and said without changing his face: "I was quite disappointed that I couldn't see Youzhou Mu before, and I didn't think that Youzhou Mu was actually on the way to Chang'an to face Li Dao and these thieves, and it was not in vain that I missed him so much." When I see Youzhou Mu, I will not treat him badly. ”

"Your Majesty, your majesty, your subordinates are respectful!"

Everyone shouted in unison, but they still disdainful and sneered in their hearts. Isn't it too late to show anger before, and now he wants to make up for it with words? If he continues to show toughness, maybe it will be more admirable, but now he changes his attitude halfway, which will only make people look down on him even more.

Perhaps the atmosphere in the camp was not quite right, Dong Cheng stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, although Li Dao and the other thieves have retreated, they still need to be prepared for them to attack again." Therefore, the minister thought that he should continue to be vigilant, so as not to disturb His Majesty's holy drive. ”

"What Aiqing said is very true, I don't know anything about military affairs, so everything will be arranged by you. ”

After a salute, they retreated, except for a few royalists. Fu Wan and Dong Cheng, the two fathers-in-law of Liu Xie, were naturally present, and in addition, Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Zhao Wen, and Sikong Zhang Xi, the three ministers of the third public level, were also there. In the previous escape, many ministers were killed, and now, there may be only a few who have enough status to negotiate with Liu. Of course, there are still loyal ministers, but the official position is low.

Fu Wan, as the queen's father, took the lead and said euphemistically: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, so that now the power of the court is falling, Your Majesty should be cautious and cautious." ”

"The teachings of the national ruler should be kept in mind. ”

Yang Biao is now in his fifties, and in today's era, he can be regarded as an advanced age, and he also advised: "Your Majesty, in the past, the king of Yue practiced forbearance, and tasted courage on his back, so that he could cross the time to dominate." His Majesty is also the dragon and phoenix among people, not weaker than Gou Jian, and he can do the same in the future. Therefore, the ministers also hope that Your Majesty can always remember that everything must be forbearing, so that one day we can restore the majesty of our Han family. ”

"I don't dare to disobey the words of the captain. ”

Yang Biao is so old, and Liu Xie is not easy to put on music in front of him, so he uses a 'me' very kindly. Although Fu Wan is his father-in-law, it is only because of his daughter, who claims that I have no pressure in front of him. However, the ministers of the three dukes, especially those like Yang Biao, are highly respected and full of peach and plums, and now there are many ministers in the court who are his students. Therefore, in the face of Yang Biao, Liu Xie naturally did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest. If Yang Biao is dissatisfied, I am afraid that if he says a word, the ministers around him can strike him nine times out of ten.

Yang Biao spoke, Situ Zhaowen and Sikong Zhang Xi didn't say much, in terms of prestige and status, the two of them were a little worse than Yang Biao. Moreover, like the Runan Yuan clan, the Hongnong Yang clan is also the fourth and third dukes, and it is not weaker than the Runan Yuan clan at all. However, the Yuan family of Runan produced Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, and the reputation of the Yuan family was ruined, but the Hongnong Yang family has not changed in the slightest.

After everyone left, Liu Xie, who had a docile face before, his face sank at that time. clenched his teeth tightly, but he couldn't vent the anger in his heart. Thinking that he is a dignified son of heaven, first there were Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and the like, and now he has got rid of Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, these thieves, but he still has to look at the minister's face, how can he not be angry.

"Sooner or later, I'll let you know how good I am. ”

A low groan came out of Liu Xie's mouth, if it wasn't for him to say it himself, I'm afraid that even Liu Xie wouldn't be able to understand what it meant.

Back in the camp, Zhang Yan vented her dissatisfaction.

"Deputy Military Master Xu, Your Majesty has gone too far, and even asked the lord. If the Lord hadn't sent us to rescue him, he wouldn't have been able to sit there so peacefully. According to what I think, the lord shouldn't care about him, let him fend for himself, if he is caught by Li Dao and them, see if he dares to put on a posture, hum!"

"General Zhang Yan, be cautious!"

Xu Shu said lightly, but there was no blame in his tone, he was also dissatisfied and disappointed with Liu Xie, so he continued to say calmly: "We all know what the lord means, and you know what we are trying to rescue the Son of Heaven, so there is no need to be dissatisfied." Now that the Lord has commanded us, we will do it. If today's son has gotten rid of the threat of Li Dao, the next step is to compete with Cao Cao. The lord said that Cao Cao is a hero, not to be underestimated, everyone, what do you think?"

"As Deputy Military Master Xu said, Cao Cao is indeed extraordinary!"

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, and then said: "In the previous battle, it can be seen that the soldiers in Yanzhou are all arrogant and fierce generals, and their combat effectiveness is amazing, Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, Le Jin, Lu Qian, Mao Jue and others are quite strong, but Cao Cao can subdue these people, which shows that his ability is not weak." The battle with Cao Cao will not start until after arriving in Luoyang, and if the two armies fight, my soldiers in Youzhou are naturally not afraid. It's just that Yanzhou is closer to Luoyang, and once Cao Cao transfers troops from Yanzhou, the situation will be extremely unfavorable for us. Therefore, if you want to take away the Son of Heaven, you must do it secretly, and you can't escort it with a large army. ”

Xu Shu did not refute Zhao Yun's opinion, and said, "Commander Zhao Yun's thoughts are the same as mine, and I also hope to secretly take away the Son of Heaven." Now that he is still on the road, I am afraid that there is no chance, and only when he returns to Luoyang can he have a chance. However, when we arrive in Luoyang, the guards of the palace are afraid that Dong Cheng and Yang Feng's soldiers and horses will take over, and our chances of success are also not very good, which is a bit difficult. ”

"Deputy Military Division Xu, the last general thought that he could start with Yang Feng. Han Sui usually didn't speak, but when he said a word, it made Xu Shu's eyes light up.

Han Sui knew that his force was sparse and ordinary, and the reason why he could have today's status under Yuan Chang was because he was the first to follow Yuan Chang. Therefore, Han Sui never relaxed himself. At his current age, it is difficult to improve in this aspect, and there is no need for him to pursue it. Therefore, he studied all kinds of books such as Spring and Autumn and the Art of War day and night to improve his ability. In ancient times, many people wanted to read books, but they didn't have enough books to read. However, these are not problems at all for Yuan Chang. In the information age of his previous life, Yuan Chang hid countless knowledge points in his mind, as long as he took some time to let people write them down, as a library, civil officials and generals in Youzhou could go to read them. People like Dian Wei don't like to read, but Han Sui is a hard worker, as long as he has free time, he goes to read books and arm his brain.

"Commander Han Sui is right, you can indeed start with Yang Feng. ”

Xu Shu praised and said excitedly: "Yang Feng was originally under Li Dao, and he was born as an anti-thief, so I think the Son of Heaven and other ministers have a bad sense of him. If there was no appearance of the lord and Cao Cao, Yang Feng might have made great contributions and could make up for the disadvantages of his origin. However, now because of the intervention of the lord and Cao Cao, Yang Feng's credit is gone, and he will be worried about it. Now, if we make friends with him, after arriving in Luoyang, we may be able to successfully take the Son of Heaven away with the help of his soldiers and horses. In this case, Commander Zhao Yun, Commander Han Sui, and Commander Zhang Yan are mostly friendly with Yang Feng on weekdays, but don't expose our intentions for the time being, and when the time is ripe, we will look for an opportunity to recruit him. If we succeed, we can save a lot of effort, but we also need to be prepared for a fierce battle if we fail. ”

"Deputy Military Master Xu, don't worry, we should be careful!"

"That's right, even if it is a war, will our soldiers in Youzhou still be afraid. ”

The latter sentence was naturally said by Zhang Yan, and Xu Shu could only shake his head helplessly. However, what he said was right, the soldiers of Youzhou are indeed not afraid of any battle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses?"

In Cao Cao's tent, the surrounding area has long been emptied, and no one is allowed to approach, but anyone who has misdeeds will be killed. In the tent, it was naturally Cao Cao and his subordinates discussing important matters.

"Youzhou's soldiers and horses are strong, not weaker than the soldiers under the lord's command. ”

Cao Ren said with his eyebrows condensed, without the slightest contempt for his opponent. Moreover, in the previous battle with Li Dao and them, the combat effectiveness shown by the Youzhou soldiers was indeed amazing, if they underestimated the other party, they were afraid that it would bring a devastating disaster to themselves.

"The soldiers of Youzhou are strong, and the soldiers of the lord are not weak either, so there is no need to worry about this. ”

Xi Zhicai took over the conversation and said with a little solemnity: "Lord, my subordinates think that Xu Shu, who commands the army, should pay attention to it, and his talent is probably not inferior to that of his subordinates." ”