Xiang Ao became the king, so that the people of the world saw Xiang Ao's ambition, some praised and some slandered. Xiang Ao's people's wishes, and the public opinion of the princes and families south of the Yellow River did not seem to have an impact on Xiang Ao's rule.

The rest of the princes had already claimed the throne, but they did not establish a kingdom like Xiang Ao. As a result, under the influence of Xiang Ao, princes from all walks of life have established their countries.

Xiliang Ma Teng was the most anxious, and after Xiang Ao became the king, he announced to the world that he called himself the king of martial arts, and the country name was Liang; followed by Lu Bu, who occupied the area of Sanfu and Hanzhong, and announced to the world that he called himself the king of Hanzhong and the country was called Hou Han; Sun Ce, who was also already king, was not to be outdone, calling himself King Wu and his country name Wu.

I don't know if Liu Biao is mediocre or ambitious, he also gave up the reputation of the Han family, and proclaimed himself King Xiang in the land of Jingzhou, with Jingzhou as the country, and the country name is Xinhan; Liu Zhang, who is also a relative of the Han family, also established a state in Yizhou, claiming to be the king of Cheng, and the country name is Shu Han. And Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who have always been committed to supporting the Han family, saw that the two most powerful royal princes had already become kings, and they seemed to have given up their ambition to revitalize the Han family and became kings in their respective territories.

Cao Cao proclaimed himself King of Chen, and founded his country in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou in the south, with the state name Chen; Liu Bei was in a county in Nanyang, and he never fell behind, calling himself the King of Lu, and the country was called the Southern Han Dynasty.

The princes established the country one after another, and the Han Dynasty, which had been hundreds of years old, was divided by the princes of the Eight Roads in various names, and the Han Dynasty, which had stood for hundreds of years in the world, perished.

"Liu Bei is really willing!"

Xiang Ao played with the heirloom jade seal in his hand, and said with a disdainful face, as if he didn't look at Liu Bei in his eyes.

"Lu Bu gave up Henan Yin because he was afraid of being besieged by princes from all walks of life in the world. But he didn't want Liu Bei to be so bold and immediately occupy Luoyang. Jia Xu's face was indifferent: "It's just that I didn't expect that Liu Bei would give up the jade seal of the country to the lord." ”

"Now that the Han family is dead, the princes are justifiably vying for hegemony in the world." Hu Zhao frowned and said: "Liu Bei is weak, he knows that he can't withstand the princes of the world, and leaving the jade seal is just asking for his own destruction." ”

"I don't think it will take too many days, and the news that the lord has obtained the jade seal of the country will soon spread all over the world!" Jia Xu took Hu Zhao and said: "The first Qin Emperor Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, cast the jade seal of the country, won the fortune of the sky, won the hearts of the people, and established the Great Qin. In later generations, there were rumors that those who passed on the jade seal of the country won the world. The lord is not only powerful now, but with the spread of the news of the arrival of the jade seal of the country, I am afraid that it will be jointly resisted by all the princes. ”

"What a good hand to lead the water to the east!" Xi Zhong seemed to be a little admired and said: "In this way, Liu Bei occupies Luoyang on the cusp of the lord, and the princes of the world will not do anything to Liu Bei, Liu Bei can take this opportunity to develop vigorously." ”

"I'm afraid it's not just that!" Xu Shu frowned, looking a little uneasy.

"Liu Bei can take the initiative to hand over the jade seal of the country, and it can be seen that Liu Bei is not only ambitious, but also understands that he is willing to give up, and his courage and open-mindedness are even better. Liu Bei took the initiative to let go of the jade seal of the country, and did not make any requests, in fact, he just wanted the lord to owe Liu Bei a favor. Liu Bei dared to occupy Luoyang, and it was for this reason. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded silently. With such a big favor, it is impossible for Xiang Ao to send troops to Luoyang in a short period of time, turn his face with Liu Bei, and leave a reputation for being unkind and unjust. Even from other aspects, Liu Bei's move has the meaning of an alliance with Xiang Ao. However, Liu Bei also understood that they were all princes who wanted to compete for the world, and it was impossible for them to be safe all the time, and he did not propose the alliance, so as not to embarrass everyone.

Since Xiang Ao accepted the heirloom jade seal given by Liu Bei, it was a tacit temporary alliance with Liu Bei. It's just that everyone doesn't understand that the art of war is cloudy, and long-distance and close attack is the best alliance kingdom, why Liu Bei chose Xiang Ao, but also sent troops to Luoyang, across the river from Xiang Ao's forces.

Looking at Xiang Ao, who didn't seem to care about the jade seal and threw the jade seal away, the ministers were nervous and helpless at the same time. Nervous Xiang Ao missed his hand and broke the jade seal; It's unfortunate that I know the temperament of my own master, and I don't care too much about these names.

It seemed that he was bored of playing, Xiang Ao put the jade seal on top of the table at will, looked at the most important ministers of the Yan Kingdom under the hall, and said casually: "This king will send the jade seal to convey Liu Bei's envoy, this kindness, this king has written it down!" ”

"No!" Chen Lin, who had not yet had the right to enter the power center of Xiang Ao's forces, heard the words and took the order to leave, feeling a little excited in his heart. After Chen Lin surrendered to Xiang Ao, he was appointed as the Great Honglu and was in charge of receiving foreign guests. It should have been just a false position, but Xiang Ao didn't expect that the princes from all walks of life had just established the country, and Honglu Temple had encountered such an important thing, and Chen Lin had to enter the core of Xiang Ao's forces first.

Fortunately, Chen Lin and his family saw the situation clearly, understood the current affairs, and completely obeyed the arrangement of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and even took the initiative to hand over the land contract to the Prime Minister's Mansion to show their posture. It is also for this reason that Xiang Ao asked Chen Lin to participate in the handling of Liu Bei's matter.

After Xiang Ao admitted the matter, the eyes of the civil and military generals lit up. If his lord dares to leave the jade seal of the country, he must have made a decision to stand on his own, and the time is right in the future, and it is inevitable to call the emperor, and there is no need for a group of civil and military generals to persuade him bitterly.

As for Xiang Ao's willingness to take over the jade seal of the country, it is not that the ministers thought that Xiang Ao was preparing for the title of emperor.

After Liu Bei's envoy expressed his intentions, Xiang Ao and Xiang Ping discussed it separately. The ownership of the jade seal of the country occupies almost half of today's luck. If you can bring the jade seal of the country to be the emperor, the luck of the thirteen states of the former Han Dynasty will gather at the fastest speed and become the emperor. In this way, as long as Xiang Ao destroys the rest of the princes, he will be able to open the Lost Array in a short period of time and return to the time and space of his previous life.

In this way, Xiang Ao no longer dwelled on the impact of the emperor on various parallel worlds after he ruled the world. In Xiang Ao's words, it's a big deal to build a galactic empire in multiple worlds. No matter how much influence it has, after establishing the empire, Xiang Ao has the means to deal with the problems that may arise in various worlds.

In this way, Xiang Ao easily took the jade seal today and promised Liu Bei's words. Moreover, Xiang Ao and Xiang Ping both knew that if Liu Bei was fine, after getting Zhuge Liang's assistance, he would still enter Shu and occupy Yizhou, and then capture Luoyang and occupy the heart of the world.

Having said that, forming an alliance with Liu Bei at this time saves Xiang Ao from facing all the princes for the time being, and also makes the situation of Xiang Ao's forces not too chaotic.

After the matter was discussed, Xiang Ao dismissed the ministers and left the heads of the provinces to discuss countermeasures.

"After Liu Bei occupies Luoyang, whether he wants it or not, he will have a lot of friction with Lu Bu in the west and Cao Cao in the east." Zuo Taiwei Xi Zhong analyzed: "In this way, whether it is Cao Cao or Lu Bu, even if they want to attack the lord's territory, they can't concentrate on it. ”

"What Captain Zuo said is extremely true!" General Xu Shu took over and said: "After the lord reorganizes the army, it will take a lot of time for the soldiers of the various armies to get used to the current formation, and the kingdom troops at this time are not suitable for big battles. But at this time, Liu Bei intervened in the Kanto and Hebei regions, which just complicated the situation. ”

Hu Zhao nodded approvingly and said: "In this way, the local small war can not only give the main public soldiers the greatest training space, but also allow the reorganized officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion to adapt to the new decrees, so that the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion can improve their efficiency as soon as possible." ”

Xiang Ao chuckled and nodded with satisfaction. It is good to have more ministers, although I have thought of these benefits, but if I have to think of a way for everything, then what is the use of summoning so many capable people?

"Since everyone feels that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages at this time, let's follow the previous discussion, let our Yan Kingdom get on the right track as soon as possible, and only then can we go south as soon as possible, dominate the world, and save the people from fire and water."

"We swear to follow the lord to the death and calm the world!"

Xiang Ao nodded with satisfaction, his expression determined and confident. Subsequently, the ministers began to prepare to deal with the various problems that arose after Xiang Ao's reorganization, and they each said goodbye and left, except for the general Xu Shu and the colonel Zhao Yun who stayed.

"I don't know what happened to Yuan Zhi and Zilong?"

"Lord, although the advantages of Liu Bei's move outweigh the disadvantages, Liu Bei's ambition is not small, so he has to guard against it!"

Seeing Xu Shu's face so solemn, Xiang Ao put away his casual expression and asked solemnly, "I don't know what Yuan Zhi is worried about?" ”

Liu Bei took the initiative to give the lord the jade seal of the country, perhaps because he wanted to make a good hand to the lord. But it can also be seen from this that Liu Bei is a hero who can afford to let go, and knows that he can get the greatest benefit from himself in such a situation. Xu Shu said with a calm face: "In this case, Liu Bei definitely wants not to simply row the river with the lord to rule, there must be other plans." ”

"In Yuan Zhizhi's opinion, what is Liu Bei's plan?"

Xu Shu frowned and shook his head helplessly: "I don't know for the time being!" But there's nothing wrong with being cautious! ”

Xiang Ao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Yuan Zhi's concern is not unreasonable, and I will send an order to the Taiwei Mansion later to discuss in detail the changes in the situation that Liu Bei's move may bring." ”

"What's the matter with Zilong staying?"

"Lord!" Zhao Yun clenched his fists and said respectfully: "After Yun took over the position of school captain, he carefully looked at the information coming from various places, and found that the Xianbei and Qiang tribes seemed to have begun to move again. ”

"Oh?! How, exactly? Xiang Ao was slightly surprised, only he and the secret guards controlled by Jia Xu had not yet received the news, how did Zhao Yun analyze it!

"Although the Qiang people are still in turmoil in the Xiliang region, and Ma Teng does not seem to have stopped the crusade against the Qiang people at all, since the lord fell into a coma, there have been more and more Qiang people who have moved into the state and Fuyu refugees who have fled to Liaodong."

"Isn't it a good thing that the people recognize my Yan country?"

"The lord only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other!" Zhao Yun said with a solemn face: "The previous dynasty has been fighting with the Qiang people for more than a hundred years, and I have never seen the Qiang people migrate in such a large number, and there is even an entire tribe moving into the state. The information brought by the Fuyu refugees is that the eastern Xianbei is moving eastward, and it seems that there is a tendency to annex Fuyu and unify the plains north of Youzhou. ”