What Liu Bei thought was not wrong, the ultimate beneficiary of the princes seeking Dong was none other than Yuan Benchu.

If there was no Yuan Shu, a butterfly flapping its wings, the fate of the princes would only be worse. The original Yuan Shu not only committed public anger but also fell out with Sun Jian, the general under his command, Sun Jian, the brave Jiangdong Tiger Division, was killed and wounded and died on the way back to Jiangdong, Han Fu lost the most relied on general Pan Feng, Gongsun Zan was almost killed by Lu Bu, Cao Cao was ambushed and almost wiped out, and the other princes were mostly lost soldiers. Only Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance who sat in the command and dispatch of the Chinese army and did not even bring Yan Luwen and ugliness, did not see any damage, but he got the greatest credit and became famous all over the world.

All these "coincidences", judging from the results alone, are the biggest gainers for Yuan Shao, and then linked to Han Fu's Xianzhou and Jizhou's civil and military surrender, Yuan Shao became the strongest prince in the early Han Dynasty. It's just open, and Yuan Shao's early stage is completely the protagonist template of destiny. Thinking about Cao Cao and Liu Bei's family history, it is really pitiful and distressing, their hometown has been ended, defeated constantly, and has been on the verge of death several times.

"If it were Cao Mengde, I would be willing to give it a go under the current situation. But Yuan Benchu was not enough to conspire, and forming an alliance with him would only put him in a more sinister situation. Liu Bei's eyes were full of determination: "I have no choice." ”

It is often your enemy who knows you best, and Liu Bei knows Yuan Shao very well. Because they are a kind of people to some extent, they are not good at stubble, the difference is that they are in different positions.

Yuan Shao was born in a family and is good at the royal family. And Liu Bei was born recklessly, what he is good at is the following, who is unlucky, and Liu Ranran's name is not in vain.

"What the lord said, Yong understood." Jian Yong closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had let go of some burden, and said with a smile: "Since there is no other way to go, then do what the lord says." No matter what the lord is, we will surely follow him to the death! ”

Liu Bei smiled: "Xianhe, don't be so pessimistic. We are not without a back road, Yuan Highway and Yuan Benchu are completely different, Cao Mengde's current situation is enough to show that this road is not without a future. ”

"Maybe this is fate, it was Yuan Benchu and the Yuzhou family who pushed me to the throne of princes, and now, they are the same who forced me to take this step." Liu Bei recalled the bits and pieces of his life from Zhuojun to the present, and sighed: "Yuan Highway, you won't disappoint me like them!" ”

The difference between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao and the other princes of the world is not only in ability, but also in vision and mind.

The world in the eyes of the princes is only the world of the Han Dynasty, and the world in the eyes of Yuan Shu is a broader and boundless world. Therefore, unlike Yuan Shao and others, Yuan Shu's broad-sightedness and broad-mindedness made Yuan Shu able to accommodate other princes. Even Liu Cheng, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang can live a carefree life as a rich man in Jinling, and they have not suffered any oppression and discrimination except that they cannot go out of the city. It is enough to see the amount of Yuan Shu's tolerance.

And Cao Cao is even more crazy in Jinling, eager to study the civil and military, departments, factories, etc. under Yuan Shu's command, Yuan Shu does not stop him, and let him learn what he understands at will. Xun Yu and others also learned new ways of governing and managing in the southwestern countries. This clearly shows that Yuan Shu did not just verbally agree to send Cao Cao and others to the West to start anew, but actually supported it.

There is such a big difference between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and now Liu Bei, who is in a desperate situation, naturally knows how to choose. But where there is a glimmer of life, who would want to die? Yuan Shu's spirit of embracing all rivers not only protected the interests of the Han people to the greatest extent, but also reduced countless troubles for his royal road.

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"Liu Xuande has really decided to do it?" Yuan Shu looked at the information handed over by Jia Xu and smiled.

"For now, it should be. Liu Xuande is quite familiar with current affairs, and he has the ability to understand people, he should be able to see the current situation clearly. If he still has the ambition to defeat my Dachu and compete in the world, then Xu really has to be impressed by it. Jia Xu said lightly.

From the beginning to the end, he was not optimistic about Liu Bei, starting from recklessness but by chance, he ascended to the sky and became a prince in the next step of Yuan Shao's recommendation, and he also relied heavily on the strength of the family. All this is so smooth, but it also exposes Liu Bei's shortcomings of insufficient background and courage. If the situation is smooth, maybe after a period of precipitation, it may turn into a dragon, but the current situation has no chance of turning over.

"What Wen He thinks is the same as Jia, Liu Xuande should have that kind of momentum, and it would not have been just Guan Yu who appeared on the battlefield in Qingzhou. This time, it should have really thrown in the towel. Your Majesty, you have once again surrendered without a fight, and Yanzhou is already in your hands. Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Although he has less courage, this person is indeed able to bend and stretch, and in this situation, he can completely put aside his past grievances, choose from the perspective of personal interests, and make decisions that are most in line with his own interests, and he can be regarded as a character." Xun You said in a deep voice.

"This is natural, although there are many princes in the world, there are only a few people who can enter the eyes of me, and he Liu Xuande is also one. Since he has the heart to help me, then I will return the favor and give him a promise. Yuan Shu said with a smile.

Although Liu Xuande's power is not seen by Yuan Shu, if he is single-minded, it will take some effort to deal with it, and the current situation is the most in line with the interests of both parties. Liu Bei knows so much about advance and retreat, and knows current affairs, he Yuan Highway listens to the strings, and naturally he will not be stingy. Even Cao Cao can tolerate it, let alone a Liu Bei.

"Then Your Majesty, how do you plan to end up?" Jia Xu said suddenly.

"What do you think, Wenhe?" Yuan Shu looked at Jia Xu and asked rhetorically.

Jia Xu glanced at Xun You: "The minister is stupid, I don't know how to choose, this question is still answered by Feng Xiao." ”

"You! It's still so slippery, what are you afraid of when I support you! Yuan Shu looked at Jia Xu unhappily.

Jia Xu's ability Yuan Shu knew it in his heart, and he was faintly above Guo Jiaxun, but he was too cowering and bent on self-preservation. As soon as he encountered this kind of somewhat sensitive issue, he stayed out of the matter, which always made Yuan Shu feel unhappy. There is himself behind it, what are you afraid of?

But Yuan Shu, who understands his life experience, especially the tragic experience when he was young, can also understand. Born in hell, you must not make a mistake at every step, otherwise you will fall into the abyss. Prudence and self-preservation are almost engraved in Jia Xu's bones and can never be erased.

After complaining unhappily for a few sentences, seeing that Jia Xu was still silent, Yuan Shu pouted: "Fengxiao, since Wenhe ordered you, then you can say it." ”

Guo Jia, who was drinking, heard this, glanced at Jia Xu with resentment, and put down the wine gourd in his hand: "Your Majesty has his own decision in his heart, so why should he ask Jia?" There are some things that Your Majesty can give, but others can't ask for them. Some people have too long a hand and should naturally cut it off, otherwise there will be more people who are waiting to reach out. ”

"Hahaha, what Feng Xiao said won my heart." Yuan Shu laughed loudly, and then his face turned majestic: "There are some things that I can give, but others can't take the initiative to ask for them!" It seems that my actions have been too gentle lately, and some people have not long remembered and have forgotten my methods! ”