Chapter 440
In the backyard, Mi Zhen, who had been weathered all the way, finally recovered a little after resting for a while. The frostbite on the hands and feet was also anointed with the help of a doctor.
Just lying on the bed, her mood is not very calm.
On the one hand, it is because of the unfamiliar environment, and on the other hand, it is out of uneasiness.
Because she still doesn't know, what will she face next?
Now she is no longer the little girl who just escaped from marriage, and she has learned a lot from the experience along the way, and she also knows very well what kind of disputes her escape will cause.
Mi Zhen loves Yan Shao very much, but don't forget, she is also a native of Xuzhou, so she naturally doesn't want to see this happen.
And
Although she was reluctant to say it, she actually had a small concern in her heart. Is Yan Shao really willing to keep her in Qingzhou? During this time, she also learned some things, and knew that the current situation in Qingzhou was not particularly optimistic, there was an opponent like Yuan Shao in the north, and Cao Cao was an opponent in the west.
Originally, with Xuzhou's help, the pressure was at least not as great as imagined, but this time when the matter came out, if it was not handled well, Xuzhou and Qingzhou would turn against each other.
And whether Yan Shao is willing to turn against Liu Bei for her, to be honest, although she is willing to believe Yan Shao, she is still a little worried in her heart
With a sigh, Mi Zhen got up from the bed, put on her shoes in pain, put on a thick coat, pushed open the door and walked out.
Although she had had had enough of the cold weather outside in the past time, the stuffy air in the room made her even more unbearable. She would rather go outside and blow the cold wind to keep herself calm.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a woman with white skin was standing outside her door.
"What? Going out? ”
Mi Zhen nodded silently, she knew that the woman in front of her was also one of Yan Shao's wives and concubines, and she seemed to be from Xuzhou.
"Then I'll accompany you" seemed to see that Mi Zhen was not clear, Gan Mei sighed, walked to her side, and gently supported her.
She has chilblains on her hands and feet, and although she has been treated, she is still a little inconvenient to move.
Mi Zhen's body trembled, as if she wanted to push Gan Mei away, but after a little hesitation, she still didn't do it.
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Hearing the two of them say that they have a way, Yan Shao was overjoyed.
In fact, seriously speaking, Yan Shao was not very willing to send an envoy to Xuzhou, because he believed that Liu Bei would not dare to turn his face against him.
That's right, Yan Shao is indeed afraid that Liu Bei will turn his face with him, in that case, Qingzhou will fall into the dilemma of being surrounded by many directions, but don't forget, Cao Cao and Xuzhou are also mortal enemies. In history, Liu Bei would go to Cao Cao, purely because he was robbed of his lair by Lu Bu, and if he didn't go to Cao Cao, he wouldn't even have a place to stay. But at this time, he was Xuzhou Mu, before Xuzhou was slaughtered by Cao Cao, Xuzhou already hated Cao Cao, just for a matter of escaping marriage, it was impossible for people in Xuzhou to be willing to join forces with Cao Cao.
Liu was humiliated because of Liu Bei, and it had nothing to do with the people of Xuzhou.
Liu Bei has a good reputation in Xuzhou for a long time, but not long after he succeeded as the pastor of Xuzhou, it is impossible for all the people in Xuzhou to die for him. In history, Liu Bei also stayed in Xinye for a few years before he could be loved by the people of Xinye and run away with him, and it was limited to one city in Xinye.
(In the sixth year of Jian'an (201) in history, Cao Cao personally crusaded against Liu Bei, and Liu Bei went to Liu Biao.) Liu Biao personally went to the suburbs to greet Liu Bei, and as a courtesy to the guests, he stayed in Xinye. The heroes of Jingzhou all went to join Liu Bei, which aroused Liu Biao's suspicion, and Liu Biao was secretly wary of Liu Bei. In the seventh year of Jian'an (202), Liu Biao ordered Liu Bei to lead the army north to Yexian, where Xiahoudun, Yu Ban, and Li Dian led the army to resist. Liu Bei retreated and set up an ambush, Li Dian felt that there was fraud and persuaded him, Xiahou did not listen, and was defeated by Liu Bei, fortunately Li Dian came in time, Liu Bei's army was too small, and he knew that he could not take advantage of each other, so he retreated. Liu Bei has been in Jingzhou for several years, and he feels that his old age is approaching and his achievements have not been built, so he has a "sigh of flesh". Liu Bei proposed to Liu Biao to take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Wuhuan to attack Xu Du, but Liu Biao did not take it. In other words, Liu Bei stayed in Xinye for at least five or six years. )
Even if Liu Bei is a little benevolent now, it is impossible for the people of Xuzhou to change their views on Cao Cao.
But what should be worried about is still to be worried, not to mention anything else, if Yan Shao leads the army to the north, Liu Bei will make trouble in the back, and then it will be a big trouble. Yuan Shao is not an easy opponent to deal with, even if he really said that Ma Teng would help contain Cao Cao, in a one-on-one situation, Yan Shao would need to concentrate a considerable degree of attention to deal with it.
Now that I heard that the two of them had an idea, I was naturally very happy.
"Two gentlemen, please tell me, what is the best way?"
As he spoke, Yan Shao had already gotten up from his chair and said eagerly.
The other people in the room also looked over, wondering what way Li Ru and Jia Xu had to solve the current problem.
They had been discussing it all morning today, but there was still nothing they could do.
"The answer, didn't the lord already know it?"
Looking at Yan Shao's eagerness, Li Ru couldn't help but laugh.
"I already knew?" Yan Shao scratched his scalp, not understanding what Li Ru meant.
He has always felt that he is a smart person, and this is rarely denied by anyone except those around him. But he still didn't understand what Li Ru meant.
After looking around, Li Ru smiled softly after making sure that there were no people around him who would leak secrets.
"Has the lord forgotten the arrangement for Lu Bu?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but chuckle, although the amplitude was not large, and the voice couldn't come out, Yan Shao couldn't help but blush.
Because, he also remembered
Why did Yan Shao let Lu Bu go to Xuzhou in the first place? On the one hand, it is because there is indeed no suitable place for Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and on the other hand, if Liu Bei is disobedient in the future, then the ambitious Lu Bu is the best person to replace Liu Bei.
Now because of the woman's matter, Yan Shao and Liu Bei have fallen out, and now is the most suitable time for this person to appear. Yan Shao also understood why Li Ru had to confirm first, there were no other people around before he was willing to speak, after all, if this matter spread, his reputation would be very bad.
After all, this time, he was leading a monarch to do something treacherous.
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From the beginning a while ago to the present, this is probably the most reliable solution that Yan Shao has heard in recent times.
After signaling Sun Guan to look outside, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping outside the room, Yan Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean, two gentlemen?"
"Lu Bu has never been a person who is willing to live under others, especially now that he is standing above him is a nobody who lost to him in front of the Tiger Prison, which makes Lu Bu even more unbearable." Li Ru stroked his beard and said in a negative way. "My lord, think about it, that Lu Bufei is famous all over the world, but now he lives under a little Liu Bei, what will he think in his heart, and now what hinders him from doing it is nothing more than the lack of strength in his hands, and the other is that Liu Bei is a little kind to him."
"This favor is very troublesome, Confucianism used to have some friendship with Lu Bu, knowing that this person is brave and unscrupulous, and forgets righteousness for profit, but generally speaking, he is not a particularly ungrateful person, Liu Bei is kind to him, which will make him hesitate a little, especially since he has killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo in a row before, which made him bear a not very good reputation. In the past, it was the order of the imperial court or Dong Zhuo's atrocities, but Liu Bei was different, not only kind to him, but also gentle, if Lu Bu did it against him again this time, he would not be able to say anything about it. ”
"Isn't that no excuse?" After listening to it for a long time, but hearing such an answer, Yan Shao was undoubtedly disappointed.
"Not necessarily." Li Ru sneered. "Liu Bei's brother Zhang Fei has been dissatisfied with Lu Bu for a long time, and he often has to provoke him if he has nothing to do, I believe that with Lu Bu's temper, he is about to endure to the extreme, but there is no medium for him to break out, so we only need to give Lu Bu a reason."
"Yes, with Lu Bu's character, I'm afraid he has already endured it to the extreme. What is needed now is a reason, and the other is confidence. After all, Liu Bei's strength is much stronger than Lu Bu, he has two sworn brothers by his side, and he may not be afraid of Lu Bu, in this case, let Lu Bu directly do it with Liu Bei, he may not make this determination, after all, if he succeeds, then he will become the new Xuzhou Mu, but if he fails, in the end, even Xiao Pei will have such a place to settle down" Jia Xu also echoed. "But if we have our support, Lu Bu will have the courage to give it a try, even if it fails, the big deal is to carve out one or two cities for him where Zang Ba is located, I believe he can be satisfied."
You must know that the place occupied by Zang Ba is one of the richest areas in Xuzhou, and it is much stronger than Xiaopei, even if it is only half of the county's territory.
Although this is somewhat sorry for Zang Ba, Zang Ba is now Yan Shao's subordinate, not the state of dependence on Lu Bu or Tao Qian in history, and the difference between the two is very big.
Therefore, Yan Shao can completely decide where Zang Ba belongs, instead of wanting to ask for something like Lu Bu did to Zang Ba in history, he also needs to personally lead the troops to find him.
(In the second year of Jian'an, Zang Ba went to Juxian to attack Xiao Jian, the minister of Langxi, captured Juxian, and got Xiao Jian's baggage.) Zang Ba promised to give Lu Bu a part, but it was not delivered, so Lu Bu went to ask for it in person. Gao Shun, Lu Bu's subordinate general, dissuaded Lu Bu and said: "The general is famous and fearful, he is afraid from far and near, he can't get what he wants, why bother to ask for money himself!" If it doesn't work out, won't it damage the prestige? Lu Bu didn't listen. After Lü Bu arrived in Juxian, Zang Ba and others did not know Lü Bu's intentions, so they held on to the city and resisted Lü Bu, Lü Bu returned empty-handed, and soon united with Lü Bu. )
Listening to Yan Shao conspiring with Li Ru and Jia Xu on how to use Lu Bu to deal with Liu Bei, Zhao Yun was a little surprised and even shocked. Although he had joined some meetings before, it was more of a combat meeting, and there were few conspiracies involved, and it could be said that there was no need for this at all, and now he couldn't help frowning when he heard this.
He knew his position very well, so he couldn't refute it, but he couldn't help it.
"But Liu Bei's strength is much stronger than Lu Bu, and there is a considerable distance between Xiao Pei and Xiapi before, even if Lu Bu suddenly raises troops to attack Xiapi, Liu Bei has enough time to deal with it, and Lu Bu has no chance of winning at all."
In his opinion, it is normal to outperform the other party in a face-to-face formation, but it is somewhat bad to use some intrigues to deal with a prince like Liu Bei who is known for his benevolence, especially when Yan Shao has just pried away Liu Bei's wife.
At this time, everyone in the audience could also see Zhao Yun's thoughts, if it was someone else, I was afraid that he would be sprayed and eaten inside and out. Zhao Yun is Yan Shao's subordinate, not Liu Bei's, but he is indeed a little too considerate of Liu Bei now.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun's personnel in the Qingzhou army were very good, and everyone knew very well that he was not really inclined to Liu Bei, but only disgusted with this method of using conspiracy and trickery, so he didn't say anything, but just exchanged information with each other's eyes.
"I shouldn't have called him if I knew I wouldn't have called him."
Yan Shao also scratched his head a little, he had long known that Zhao Yun had a good impression of Liu Bei, and he also knew that Zhao Yun's character was very resistant to this kind of conspiracy, but Zhao Yun was a general in his army after all, and everyone else stayed before the meeting, so it was a little inappropriate to find a reason to let him leave, no matter how he thought about it.
If you don't get it right, it's a centrifugal detachment.
But now, he really regretted a little bit why he didn't think of an excuse to break Zhao Yun away first.
But
What Zhao Yun said is somewhat reasonable, Liu Bei has more soldiers and horses than Lu Bu, and there is more than a star and a half, I want to know that Liu Bei sits on most of Xuzhou, and he must have more resources than Lu Bu.
If the strength in Lu Bu's hands is one, then the strength in Liu Bei's hands is ten, even if the soldiers and horses stationed in various places are excluded, it is a five-to-one situation.
Moreover, Xiao Pei is far away from Xiapi, and there is basically no possibility of a sudden attack, and in the face of Liu Bei, who is on guard, it is basically impossible to win with Lu Bu's troops.
Everyone else also looked at Jia Xu and Li Ru, wanting to see their opinions, unlike Zhao Yun, the other people present were not so pedantic, as long as they could win, they would die less, as long as it was not the kind of behavior that deviated from human ethics, they still agreed.
"So, we need to lure Liu Bei out of Xiapi City first"
This time, Jia Xu's face showed a mysterious smile.