There was no food in the army, and Ma Chao and Lu Bu spent two days.

Lu Bu's idea is very simple, I am a main general, Wen Hou of the Han Dynasty, can I be commanded by your junior?

Ma Chao's idea is also very simple, I am here to disgust you, if you don't want to find a way to find food, Your Majesty will definitely punish you first.

In the end, the last grain was gone, but more than 20,000 troops and craftsmen were waiting for the rice to boil.

It wasn't until the craftsmen began to mutiny that Lu Bu obediently led the army and went to fight the bandits.

Although it can alleviate the problem for a while, it still cannot solve the problem of food shortage.

Fortunately, Ma Chao had already written a distress letter in advance, sent it to Xu Du, and told Liu Xie what happened during this time.

"It seems that in terms of disgusting Lu Bu, not only Zhang Fei has some ability, but Ma Chao also has a hand."

Looking at the letter written by Ma Chao, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

"Now that Lu Bu has lost Chen Palace, it is like a tiger without its claws, you only need to suppress its sharp spirit, and Lu Bu will be used by His Majesty."

Jia Xu analyzed.

"That's okay, I'll send someone to transport the grain over, and let people comfort Lu Bu, blame Ma Chao, and under the combination of grace and power, Lu Bu will be grateful to Dade."

Liu Xie immediately issued an edict to transport grain, and asked, "How is Chen Gong in Chang'an?" ”

"General Zhang Liao will talk to him every day, but it won't have much effect."

Jia Xu shook his head.

Since Zhang Liao chose to take refuge in His Majesty, he parted ways with the past, and the reason why he imprisoned Chen Gong in Chang'an was also to let Zhang Liao persuade Chen Gong.

Acquaintances are always familiar with acquaintances.

Although it has no effect, as long as it lasts for a long time, the rocks will be weathered, let alone the human heart.

"Okay, just let Chen Gong spend it there."

Liu Xie bowed slightly, the main purpose now is not to recover the Chen Palace, but to prepare for the war in the coming year.

Since the defeat of the Huns, Liu Xie has been keenly aware that no matter Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, or Liu Bei, he will not allow himself to sit big.

They will definitely make moves, but they don't know what they are secretly plotting, and there are a lot of things that Liu Xie wants to prevent.

"Your Majesty, there are people outside the palace gate who ask to see you, claiming to be here to reply to Your Majesty's orders."

At this time, the eunuch in the palace came to report.

"Reply to my orders?"

Liu Xie pondered slightly, now that his army is in Xudu, the generals have no orders except for training.

Zhang Liao of Chang'an is only sitting in Chang'an.

The only order, that is, Zhuge Xuan and Diao Chan, who were sent to Shouchun.

Liu Xie immediately walked out, maybe there was movement on Shouchun's side.

"What a beautiful woman!"

Outside the palace, a group of guards stared intently at Diao Chan.

Diao Chan is dressed in brocade clothes and covered with a veil on his face, although most of his appearance is hidden, but his temperament is always unconcealable.

Where have the guards seen such a beauty, they all looked stupid for a while.

It wasn't until Liu Xie came to the palace gate that everyone looked away.

"See Your Majesty."

Diao Chan bowed his hand and bowed.

"Aiqing come in with me."

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he led Diao Chan into the palace.

Along the way, the fragrance on the beauty's body was constantly blown by the wind and floated to Liu Xie's side, he was relaxed and happy, and couldn't help but look at Diao Chan twice.

Diao Chan is the kind of woman who is amazing at first sight, and she never gets tired of looking at it.

The first red eye of the Three Kingdoms really lives up to its name.

"Your Majesty, why do you keep staring at me?"

Diao Chan noticed Liu Xie's gaze and couldn't help but smile.

She has promised the Han family in this body, no matter what she does, she can do it for His Majesty.

"Haha, Diao Chan girl is extraordinarily beautiful, all men in time are sideways, Wen Hou is like this, and I am like this."

Liu Xie did not hide the thoughts in his heart and laughed.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers have nothing to do with Lu Bu."

Diao Chan said lightly that she was only ordered to destroy the relationship between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and this move was for the Han family, not for the personal relationship of her children.

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

In the no-man's land in the corridor of the palace, Liu Xie asked, "How is Shouchun doing over there?" ”

"Yuan Shu has decided to be the emperor in the first month of the next year, and the capital is Shouchun, and Your Majesty can make arrangements as soon as possible."

Diao Chan said.

"As long as he dares to be the emperor, I will crusade against him with a large army, but I don't know if there are still princes who are willing to walk with me."

Liu Xie couldn't help but be curious, in history, Yuan Shu was called the emperor and was defeated, in addition to his vain respect for the emperor, there was another important reason.

Cao Cao, who controlled the Son of Heaven at that time, was not the biggest prince, and he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, so he had to crusade.

Yuan Shao, the biggest prince, naturally did not want to fight in the same room, so he only condemned.

The rest of the princes, such as Lü Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others, at this time, Cao Cao was reorganizing his troops in Chang'an, and the emperor was the biggest threat, and he was certainly unwilling to send troops to fight against Yuan Shu.

Lu Bu is still supervising the construction of Luoyang City, as for Liu Bei, it is difficult to say, his previous purpose was to become a court.

But during this time, he used his identity as an imperial uncle to constantly attract talents, even Sun Rui, a scholar of Shangshu, was also praised a lot.

Liu Bei will naturally send troops to fight against Yuan Shu, but he will also take the opportunity to take advantage of it.

The only one who can respond to the dispatch of troops may be Sun Ce.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more thing here."

Diao Chan said again: "When I was in Shouchun, I observed a man named Zhou Yu with Lord Zhuge Xuan, who was Sun Ce's brother-in-law. ”

"Yuan Shu is the emperor, Zhou Yu is indispensable, now Sun Ce crosses the river to attack the Jiangdong counties, I have discussed with Lord Zhuge Xuan, Liu Xuan, Wang Lang, Yan Baihu and others are by no means Sun Ce's opponents."

"If Sun Ce sits on the Jiangdong Prefectures, does Your Majesty think that Sun Ce is loyal or disobedient?"

Previously, when the princes were discussing Dong, Sun Jian was the hardest working person, and he was the first to attack Luoyang and discover the jade seal.

Everyone in the world thinks that Sun Jian is a loyal minister, but in fact, he has his own plans.

He attacked Dong Zhuo, in addition to having a grudge against Dong Zhuo, he also wanted to take the opportunity to win a good reputation and win more people's hearts with his military exploits.

Sun Jian was constrained by Yuan Shu, although he worked hard for Yuan Shu on the surface, but in fact, he wanted to be independent.

This time, Sun Ce crossed the river to attack Jiangdong, nominally for Yuan Shu to attack Jiangdong, but in fact, he recruited troops and horses all the way, and there were constantly famous men and famous generals who took refuge in him.

The army has also grown from 3,000 people at the beginning to tens of thousands.

"If my strength can overpower Sun Ce, then he is a loyal minister."

"If you can't suppress it, you're a traitor."

Liu Xie came to a conclusion.

At the moment, Sun Ce is not the biggest enemy, if Yuan Shu is called emperor, then Sun Ce is still an ally.

He wants to be self-reliant, and another crucial point is to completely draw a line with Yuan Shu.

"It's just that Yuan Shu sits in Huainan and has hundreds of thousands of troops, and if he wants to crusade, he still lacks some strength."

Liu Xie naturally didn't want to consume too much of his army, and Sun Ce, Liu Bei and others were not so reliable.

Cao Cao will definitely not be involved in this matter.

If there were other allies, it would be better.

"Your Majesty, now there is a warlord who can compete with Er Yuan, in addition to Cao Cao, there is one more person."

Diao Chan said.

"You mean, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao?"

Liu Xie's eyes instantly lit up.