"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

After Liu Bei received the holy decree, he said to Xun Yue with joy: "Zhongyu, what you said is really right. In this way, the identity of my Han clan relatives can be verified. ”

Xun Yue shook his head: "Lord, you didn't pay attention to the point. The identity of the Han family is actually just icing on the cake now, because today, the lord is the best candidate to revive the Han family, and it doesn't hurt to have this imperial uncle's signboard. The most important thing is the title of the general of Zhengdong, with this title to attack Yuan Shu in the future, the lord will be able to occupy the position of righteousness. ”

Liu Bei, a black household who had been rehabilitated for many years, was just a little excited for a while, and after listening to Xun Yue's words, he quickly reacted: "What Zhong Yu said is that Yuan Shu is indeed our great enemy. ”

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

Persimmon has to be pinched softly, and the powerful Liu Ye of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao has personally experienced it. Now there are fewer and fewer "ownerless" territories in the whole world, and now they are sandwiched between the two big guys, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, and if they don't move, they can only wait for death.

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

Chen Qun agreed: "Luoyang is borderless, easy to defend and difficult to attack, we should indeed take it." After taking it, you can wait for the opportunity to go west, wave the army to King Qin, and restore the Han Dynasty. However, the lord should be careful of Cao Mengde. ”

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

Chen Qun nodded.

Xun Yue said: "Cao Mengde got some news, so it is very likely that he will take Luoyang during this time, and we must rush ahead of him." ”

"What's the news?"

Chen Qun looked at Xun Yue, he was also very curious, what this person had obviously hidden before.

"Yuan Shu wants to take Chang'an."

Xun Yue said quietly.

Liu Bei looked puzzled: "We can all see this!" Yuan Highway's next target is likely to be Chang'an, but why did Cao Mengde rush to take Luoyang after understanding this? ”

"Yuan Shu's new acquisition of Yizhou, coupled with the inconvenient transportation in Yizhou, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to send troops from Yizhou to attack Chang'an. The 100,000 Xiliang Iron Riders under the command of Li Yu and Guo Yan are not dry meals. And Nanyang is now occupied by us, and it is not easy for Yuan Shu to take Nanyang in our hands, so what is Cao Mengde worried about? ”

Xun Yue closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Yuan Shu is estimated to be sent to Chang'an next year, and there is a ninety percent chance that he will take it down." ”

"What?" Liu Bei and Liu Ye were shocked.

Chen Qun also looked at Xun Yue in shock, he knew that the other party might break a big news, but he didn't expect this news to be so unbelievable.

"It can't be!" Liu Ye questioned.

"There are only two ways out of Xishu, and no matter how careless Li Yu and Guo Yan are, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to this. Moreover, the Chang'an wall is high and the city is strong, even if it is surrounded, it can last for a long time. It is impossible for us, Cao Cao, and Ma Teng Han Sui of Xiliang to ignore this. How could Yuan Highway be able to take Chang'an within the next year? ”

"Then what if Li Yu and Guo Yan are Yuan Shu's people?"

"No way!" Chen Qun said solemnly: "I have investigated the background of all the Xiliang military generals, including Li Yu and Guo Yan, and they can never be the undercover agents that Yuan Shu planted earlier. And they have never been in contact with Koto during this time. ”

Obviously, Chen Qun had already guessed what Xun Yue was hiding. There are only a few possibilities for Yuan Shu to be able to take Chang'an, and the biggest possibility is that there is a problem within the Xiliang Army. For example, Xu Rong who guarded Tongguan, or Hua Xiong in Chang'an, and even Li Dao and Guo Yan, he has made in-depth adjustments, and the conclusion is that there is no problem.

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

"Not Dong Zhongying?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

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

Although Dong Zhuo was deeply loved by the military generals of Xiliang in his early years, he has really changed since he came to Luoyang. is about to kill people at every turn, and Li Ru, the second-in-command under Dong Zhuo, has naturally become 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 up by Li Ru, and most of the Xiliang soldiers were trained by Li Ru. Dong Zhuo's power was basically established by Dong Zhuo's bold and righteous personal charm and Li Ru's talent.

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

"That's right. After Dong Zhuo fell unconscious, Li Wenyou was the only backbone of the Xiliang Army. ”

"So what? Didn't Li Ru die too? Liu Bei said.

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

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

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

"Who is this person?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yangzhou Gongcao, Yuan Shu's henchman." Chen Qun gritted his teeth and said.

He got it all. Why did Xun Yue say that Li Dao and Guo Yan were Yuan Shu's people.

Chen Qun, a strategist under Yuan Shu, has also deliberately investigated, although Jia Xu's skill is unknown, but after all, he is in a high position, and it is said that he is very trusted by Yuan Shu, so Chen Qun will naturally not let it go.

I thought that the other party was just a minister of unknown origin, but now that I think about the time when the other party appeared in Jiangdong, everything is clear.

What does it matter? This Jia Xu is just a nobody, even if he has something to do with Li Ru? Will Xiliang's many warriors obediently succumb to him? Liu Bei's eyes showed a sense of madness.

How can it be! Why is Yuan Highway so lucky? Nearly half of the Han world has fallen into his hands, which is too unfair!

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

"Li Ru is a man from a humble family, and he is also a long-term person. It was the Xiliang Army that he cultivated single-handedly, and he would definitely leave a way back for them. ”

Xun Yue nodded: "With Li Ru's dedication to the cold door, this back road can only be two people, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao." ”

"Then why not Cao Cao?" Liu Bei clenched his fists, unwilling to speak.

Defeated twice at the hands of Yuan Shu, coupled with the gap between the two sides in terms of identity and power at the beginning, Liu Bei's jealousy of Yuan Shu far exceeded that of Cao Cao.

"At that time, Yuan Highway was suppressing the family, and it was also inhibiting land annexation. The most important thing is that Yuan Shu has already had contact with Jia Xu, and Jia Xu chose him. ”