Cao Shuo decided to become emperor, but did not immediately take action.

After Liu Bei, who was in Yizhou, got the news, he cried bitterly in front of everyone under his command.

Zhuge Liang and others sat in the hall, sighing one by one, lamenting the troubled fate of the Han court.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's faces were gloomy, and they couldn't stop sighing.

"Cao Pi Xiao'er, you actually dare to harm my Han Emperor." Zhang Fei's eyes widened angrily, and he got up and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, now that the Cao family is divided into two groups, its strength is not as good as before, it is better to take this opportunity to send troops to the Central Plains, maybe it can be a big thing." ”

Liu Bei wiped his tears and waved his hands: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense. Although Cao Mengde has passed away, the strength of Cao Zirong and Cao Zihuan is not weak. If their brothers don't fight each other, we still won't have any chance. ”

When crying, Liu Bei was grief-stricken, but the analysis of the pros and cons was not the slightest mistake.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who had long been accustomed to analyzing major events when he was crying bitterly, knew that it was no longer possible to save the Han, just sighed.

Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on Liu Bei's left hand, never said anything.

Wiping a handful of tears again, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang: "Is there a way for Kong Ming?" ”

"The lord is right, whether it is Cao Zirong or Cao Zihuan, it is not easy for us to deal with." Zhuge Liang replied: "The Cao brothers are not the Yuan brothers back then. After Cao Zirong left Yecheng, he never used troops against Cao Zihuan, which shows that there is still a circle between the two. ”

"Cao Zirong has a long-term vision, and it may not be easy to expect him to crusade against Cao Zihuan first." The tears on his face were not dry, and Liu Bei said: "I think it's better to start with Cao Zihuan, and the success may be greater." ”

"I still say the same thing, the Cao family brothers are not the Yuan family brothers." Zhuge Liang replied: "Whether it is Cao Zirong or Cao Zihuan, neither of them is short-sighted. If the lord doesn't do one thing, I'm afraid they won't fight in their lives. ”

Liu Bei is determined to be in the world, and of course he doesn't want to just sit in a corner and retire in Yizhou.

Zhuge Liang's words seemed to have a sense of turning around, and Liu Bei hurriedly asked, "What does Kong Ming think I should do?" ”

"Cao Zihuan deposed the Han Emperor and replaced him, but he couldn't order Cao Zirong at all." Zhuge Liang said: "Based on my understanding of Cao Zirong, he will definitely not have the slightest loyalty to the Han court. Therefore, he refused to be the emperor, just because the world has not yet been pacified. Once there are more people who claim to be the emperor, he will not be able to hold back. The Cao family produced two emperors at once, in order to compete for orthodoxy, how could they not attack each other? Once they fought, the opportunity for the lord to advance into the Central Plains came. ”

The head of Zhuge Liang's analysis is the Tao, and there is not much difference between what Liu Bei thinks in his heart.

Brushing his beard, because he had just cried, Liu Bei's eyes were still a little red.

After thinking for a moment, he asked Zhuge Liang, "What does Kong Ming mean ......?"

"The lord can be the emperor." Zhuge Liang replied: "Once the lord is proclaimed emperor, Cao Zirong's concerns will be dispelled a lot. No longer have to worry about a fire in the backyard, how could he bear not to crusade against Cao Zihuan, who took the power of the Cao family? ”

"Although I am a member of the Han family, I didn't grow up in the royal family after all." Liu Bei said: "If I am also the emperor, wouldn't the Han family be ......?"

"The lord is called the emperor, and you can continue to use the name of the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Liang said: "The Han Dynasty of the Central Plains has died, if the lord does not raise the Han of Bashu again, the Han family Sheji will really be handed over to others." ”

Since he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to recruit the rebels, Liu Bei has been thinking about replacing the Han family every day and night to achieve a great cause.

However, if he wants to blatantly claim the emperor, he really won't have any worries.

Liu Bei frowned tightly and asked Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming really thinks this is suitable?" ”

"At least I don't think there's anything out of place." Zhuge Liang replied: "The world has always been inhabited by capable people, since the Han Dynasty can't keep the country, what can the lord be called an emperor?" ”

Zhuge Liang downplayed what he said, but it was very useful to listen to Liu Bei's ears.

He was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Cao Pi said that the emperor will definitely harm His Majesty, even if we break through Yecheng, it is impossible to ask Your Majesty to ascend the throne again." The world can't be left without an owner for a day, so I'll be an emperor for the time being, and wait until I meet the descendants of the Han family in the future, and then return the imperial power to him. ”

Liu Bei said that he would hand over the imperial power to the descendants of the Han family, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were convinced.

Zhang Fei said unhappily: "The descendants of the Han family are surnamed Liu, and the elder brother is also surnamed Liu, since he has sat in the country, why should he give it to others?" ”

Liu Bei glared: "The third brother can't talk nonsense, we are all Han courtiers, how can we say such a rebellious thing?" ”

was reprimanded by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei pouted twice, looking unconvinced.

Guan Yu said on the side: "The third brother is actually not wrong, the elder brother is also a descendant of the Han family, and he can protect the Han Dynasty from being taken away by the thieves of the Cao family, since he can sit firmly in the world, why give it to others?" If you give someone who has the ability, forget it, if you meet someone who has no ability again, won't even the country laid down by your brother be taken away by others? ”

"Why is the second brother talking nonsense?" Guan Yu also helped Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei said with annoyance: "If you are so rebellious, don't mention it again in the future." ”

"My brother is just blindly loyal to Dahan, and I don't know if Dahan will treat my brother well." Guan Yu also helped him speak, and Zhang Fei felt that he was polite and spoke again.

Liu Bei was about to say something more, but Zhuge Liang opened his mouth: "The two generals and the lord have known each other for many years, can't they even figure out the temperament of the lord?" The lord has always been loyal, how easy is it for him to do something rebellious? In my opinion, the two generals should stop arguing with the lord, and it is safer to go to inspect the military affairs first. ”

When Liu Bei seized Yizhou, Zhuge Liang was indispensable.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also respect him very much.

He opened his mouth to play a round game, how could the two generals not agree.

The two of them said goodbye to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and walked out together.

Only Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were left in the huge front hall.

Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walk out, Liu Bei sighed until their backs disappeared from sight.

"The lord doesn't have to worry about the words of the two generals." Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "They also said those words for the sake of the lord." ”

"Kong Ming knows me." Liu Bei said with a sad face: "For so many years, I have suffered a lot in the southern and northern wars, and it was not until I came to Yizhou that I was more stable, but who would have thought that I would get ......?"

He obviously planned to say something about Liu Xie, but he swallowed the words again in the middle of speaking, his face was full of sadness, and his eyes were red again, as if he was about to cry out in grief.