Liu Xie suddenly understood why Emperor Han Xian would make Liu Bei the emperor's uncle.

Liu Xie even felt that Cao Cao's strength still posed a threat to him. To do this, he had to find a balance.

Liu Bei was naturally ecstatic when he got the benefits. Sun Ce, in fact, had already been crowned by Liu Xie before, and this time he was officially rewarded as Wu Hou again.

There is also a reward for Cao Cao, but he is about the same level as Liu Bei and Sun Ce.

"Your Majesty, isn't it unfair to give such a reward?" Cao Cao's general, Xiahou Dun, couldn't help it, and shouted from a distance from the bottom of the steps, "Our army has captured the most enemy fortresses, why don't you give us the best reward?" ”

"Bold rebel, who dares to be here, shouting and screaming?"

The generals under Liu Xie couldn't help it for a long time, and if they dared to shout like this with the emperor, they were deliberately looking for this fault.

Now there are not many civil officials under the popular command, but the generals are all loyal and brave, and if they want to talk about fighting alone, they must surpass Cao Cao's army.

Liu Xie wanted to pretend to be a peacemaker, waved his hand and said:

"Shouchun City has not yet been captured, so the matter of rewarding will have to wait until the military merits obtained in the attack on the city will be determined, and then the level will be determined, what else do you have to fight for?"

"Your Majesty, Shengming, we have no complaints!" Cao Cao calmed his face, drank Xiahou Dun bowed to Liu Xie, and then retreated with his subordinates, Hou was on the side.

In the end, Emperor Liu Xie announced to all the envoys and forces of all parties:

"Listen, three days later, attack Shouchun from all directions, there must be no mistake, those who advance Shouchun City are the first merit, and they will be rewarded, and those who enter Shouchun will be the second merit, and they will be rewarded! Those who enter Shouchun City later will be rewarded at the end and retreat from the palace! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

Jia Xu observed the words over there and found that Cao Cao's people hated Liu Bei's people one by one, and they were probably guessing that Liu Bei was taking the opportunity to send some benefits to the emperor?

To be honest, Liu Bei has always wanted to send some benefits to the emperor, because Liu Xie has done it with Liu Bei several times, and Liu Bei has not taken any advantage.

Liu Guanzhang's force is indeed good, but because their political, economic and other aspects of attainment are not very deep, therefore, the entire strength has been dragged down, and it can be seen that it is not only Liu Xie and Liu Bei who urgently need to be upgraded, but also Sun Ce.

As the Wyvern Pass fell, the soldiers from all sides slowly left the city and returned to their original positions, preparing to attack the city in three days.

"Mengde, have you seen it? The emperor has begun to use his heart and eyes on you, so it really chills the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies! ”

Xiahou Dun rode on a horse and whispered his thoughts in Cao Cao's ear.

"Since ancient times, those who have been high in merit and have been a minister must be able to think of this problem," Cao Cao was unmoved, his cunning eyes rolled wildly, and his mouth was hiding the fluctuations in his heart, "We still have to act according to our established plan, you know?" ”

"Yes!" Xiahou Dun bowed his hand, and wanted to say something, but he felt that Lord Cao Cao's heart was unfathomable, so he just listened to his words and did what he commanded.

Cao Cao's team marched slowly.

Liu Xie's side won over Liu Bei, which was one of the balancing strategies agreed upon by Liu Xie and Jia Xu, and Liu Xie now understands why Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in history gave the reputation of the emperor's uncle to Liu Bei, who was not a real emperor's uncle. It's all for profit.

Cao Cao not only captured the four cities, but also the most likely to capture Shouchun, one of the forces, he also has the largest number of troops, and the training of soldiers and horses is also more fierce, in the situation, there is an irreversible trend. Cao Cao must be moderately suppressed, and Liu Xie now understands what the way of the emperor is!

"Your Majesty, everything you did before was secondary," as the coalition forces left, Jia Xu, who was now quiet at the Feilong Pass, suggested to him, "What suppresses Cao Cao?" What is the joint Liu Bei Sun Ce? That did not play any role in restricting the expansion of Cao Cao's power, and it could even be said to be a drop in the bucket. ”

"What about your opinion, sir?"

"Your Majesty, the minister's opinion is that you must be self-reliant!"

"Yes."

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu in the room, standing there respectfully, with a tired look on his face:

"Sir, you have worked hard, sir, you mean that I also want to do it when I attack Shouchun, and I do better than Cao Cao, right? Shouchun is a five-star pass, I will definitely break it first! ”

"What five-star pass?" Jia Xu didn't understand.

"Oh, well, that's just a metaphor! Sir, do you say that our army is missing anything when it comes to attacking the city? ”

"Your Majesty, our army is attacking the city, and now the time is ripe, there is no shortage of generals who can fight habitually, but there is still a shortage of particularly talented civilian officials!"

"Do you mean to make a living?"

"It is Cao Cao's strong strength in his hands, first of all, because he has several resourceful military advisors, Guo Jia, who is good at perceiving people's hearts and inducing longitude and latitude, Xun You is good at arranging troops to attack and kill, Cheng Yu is good at conspiracy and trickery, and Xu Zijiang deduces the heavenly machine, not to mention Nanhua Old Immortal! Not to mention Xun Yu and others. ”

"I have your help!" Although Liu Xie agreed in his heart, he couldn't, which made Jia Xu feel that he was empty-hearted.

"Isn't it still good, Zhong Xuan, Zhang Ji, Dong Zhao, Xun Yu? As for them, they are all capable ministers of the world! In terms of cleverness, the two brothers Lu Ji and Lu Xun under me, although they are young, have a bright future. My local officials, as well as Li Yan, Lou Gui, Li Tong, and Huo Jun, guarded every gate I walked through! ”

"Your Majesty, although this is the case, there is indeed a lack of military advisors around you in the army who can be comparable to Guo Jia and Xun You, and the old man will give you advice! But his ability is really limited, and the old minister is lazy with things, so he can't bow down to everything! ”

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu, who came to him to complain, and he also knew in his heart at this time that there were indeed not many great strategists around him, but what kind of famous great strategists could drive him at will? Liu Xie, initiate sorrow. There are a lot of military generals along the way, and it is not good to lack civilian officials!

"Your Majesty, Lord Dong Zhao, please see him bring two people!"

"Ask him to come in."

Dong Zhao came in and brought a free scribe who was less than 30 years old into the hall, and said directly after seeing the ceremony:

"Your Majesty, the minister would like to recommend one to you, talent! This person's surname is Xu, his name is Yuanzhi, a native of Changshe County, Yingchuan County, because Dong Zhuo made a rebellion in Beijing, which led to the rise of troops in Zhongzhou, Xu Shu in order to avoid chaos, and Shi Tao of the same county went south to Jingzhou to live. Lord Li Yan of Wancheng County found him and recommended him to the minister, and the minister sent him to you! ”

"Xu Shu, a celebrity!"

Liu Xie was excited, stood up, and looked this literati up and down!

He knew that Xu Shu was not only talented and capable, but also that after he arrived in Jingzhou, Xu Shu got acquainted with Zhuge Liang and had a friendly relationship.

"What's the matter!"

Liu Xie was excited and grabbed Xu Shu's hand!