Chapter 218: Battle Situation

Liu Xie didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the finished gourd, and when he heard this, he saw him shaking his head and opening his mouth to ask:

"Because of the war...... So looking for them to send troops? What do you mean by this? Why do you get more confused the more you listen to it? Are you trying to make this a decree for the two of them to stop fighting? ”

"No, no! The old man did not mean to persuade peace, and this suggestion was purely for the sake of the sacred. ”

After shaking his head to deny Liu Xie's speculation, Fu Wan did not rush to uncover the mystery, but with an unfathomable smile, he talked to the little emperor about the battle between the two heroes in the north again:

"As far as Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao are concerned, I don't know who the Holy Lord hopes will win?"

"Well...... this"

Because the stakes are so high in this battle, Liu Xie will offend the other side no matter which side wins. So in front of outsiders, he will never express his opinion easily. But in front of his father-in-law in the future, Liu Xie had nothing to hide, and after thinking about it, he replied truthfully:

"It's not a secret, the widow hopes that General Baima will win and eliminate Yuan Benchu, who has no one in his eyes!"

"Oh? Why? ”

"Lord Fu should know that Yuan Shao has never been waiting to see widows, and he even wants to support Liu Yu of Youzhou as the emperor! This, this is simply a great disrespect to the widow, if he hadn't been sitting in Jizhou and holding a heavy army, the widow would have wanted to get rid of this person. While speaking, Liu Xie's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment from the heart.

In fact, when the Anti-Dong Alliance was established in 189, Yuan Shao recognized the legitimacy of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

But later, because Liu Xieyuan was in Luoyang and was controlled by Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao was very inconvenient when appointing officials at all levels.

In addition, Yuan Shao thought that Liu Xie was too young to control the world, so he had the idea of supporting Liu Yu, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu.

Liu Yu lives in Youzhou all the year round, very close to Yuan Shao.

If this matter can be promoted, it will be much easier for Yuan Shao to do things, and he may even become the next general to blackmail the princes of the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, in order to help Liu Yu come to power, Yuan Shao not only created all kinds of auspicious fortunes favorable to Liu Yu on the surface, but also secretly fabricated a lot of public opinion about Liu Xie's impure blood, the purpose of which was to overthrow the rule of Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

But the final result made Yuan Shao never expect!

No matter how Yuan Shao persuaded him, Liu Yu just refused to ascend the throne, wasting a piece of his hard work in vain.

Seeing that his strategy failed, Yuan Shao had no choice but to give up this idea and publicly recognized Liu Xie's throne again.

As the "victim" of this matter, although Liu Xie eventually retained his throne, his attitude towards Yuan Shao changed greatly, and he regarded this person as his potential enemy.

Therefore, after listening to Fu Wan's questioning, he quickly gave his own answer: I hope Yuan Shao will be destroyed by Gongsun Zhan!

After listening to Liu Xie's reply, Fu Wan did not show any surprise, and after nodding slightly, he listened to his voice and asked twice:

"Then I don't know what the saint thinks, who will win the two of them in the end?"

"This ...... I don't know if it's a widow, but I feel like he has a chance for both. After frowning and shaking his head, he heard Liu Xie ask again:

"Lord Fu, do you think any of them can win?"

As soon as the words fell, he replied without hesitation: "According to the old man's opinion...... It must be Yuan Shao who wins! ”

At this time, Yuan Shao had not yet unified the northern border.

Whether it is the number of troops or the number of cities, they are on par with Gongsun Zhan.

Fu Wan was so sure in this matter that Liu Xie's curiosity was aroused on the spot:

"Why did Lord Fu say this? There are many ministers in the DPRK and China who are optimistic about General Gongsun. Isn't that too arbitrary? ”

Hearing this, Fu Wan shook his head and replied:

"Saint, if you talk about the strength and ability to dominate, Gongsun Chan is indeed no longer under Yuan Shao, and the two are equal. But in the other two aspects, Gongsun Chan is far inferior to Yuan Shao. ”

"What two?"

"One is talent, and the other is the people's heart. In these two points, Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao are simply incomparable. ”

Regarding the term "talent", Liu Xie has long heard of it.

He knew that Yuan Shao was full of fierce generals, and his strategists were also outstanding, and he was indeed much stronger than Gongsun Zhan's army.

But on the matter of "people's hearts", Liu Xie didn't quite understand what it meant, so he immediately asked the other party about it.

Soon, he listened to Fu Wan explain:

"Gongsun Chan was born to be martial, and he doesn't like to implement benevolent government on weekdays. Especially after the war with Yuan Shao this time, in order to quickly gather troops and gather wealth, he plundered the surname Bai in his city many times! Although this gave him a lot of advantages in warfare, it also lost the hearts and minds of the people in the north. Since ancient times, no territory has been bought in exchange for tyranny for long. Therefore, in the opinion of the old minister, the final winner of this battle must be Yuan Shao, who won the hearts and minds of the people, not Gongsun Zhan, who implemented tyranny. ”

Although Liu Xie is young, due to his special growth experience, his mental age is much more mature than his peers.

In addition, in the past few years, he has been going to the court every day to hear testimony, and he has also accumulated a lot of court experience, so he understands that Fu Wan's analysis is reasonable.

If Gongsun Chan really loses the hearts and minds of the people in the north, it will be almost impossible for him to win this battle.

So, after figuring this out, I saw a strong look of worry on Liu Xie's face:

"What can I do then? If Yuan Shao really won, wouldn't it be dangerous to be outnumbered? Will he be, will he ...... Do you want to support others? ”

"This ...... It's really hard to say, so we have to plan ahead to avoid similar situations from happening. ”

"Plotting? How should this be planned? Liu Xie was confused.

"Hehe, the old man's suggestion just now is actually to solve this matter."

Seeing that Liu Xie still didn't understand what he meant, he stopped selling Guanzi after he finished pouching, and said with a smile while brushing his white beard:

"According to the old man's meaning, the saint recently sent a holy order to that Gongsun Zhan, asking him to send troops to conquer Huaxing and recapture the iron mine!"

"Huh? Let Gongsun Chan send troops? ”

"That's right! Gongsun's army was strong and strong, and he would definitely be able to defeat Huaxing and recapture the iron mines, which was the first effect of this plan. ”

"Oh, what about the second one?" Liu Xie asked next.

"At this moment, when Yuan and Gong are fighting, if the Holy Lord suddenly asks Gongsun Zhan to send troops to fight the thief, it will inevitably weaken his forces. This move not only contributed to the defeat of Gongsun Zhan, but also helped Yuan Shao in secret. Although Yuan Shao has an arrogant temperament, according to the old man's understanding, he is a person with clear grievances. The old man believed that after learning that the Holy Lord had helped him, Yuan Shao's attitude towards the Holy Lord would definitely change, and he would never bring up the matter of abolishing the emperor again in the future. ”