Looking at Xu Ji, Liu Xie frowned and said: "Xu Qingjia, can we put this matter aside for the time being, after all, now that the enemy is present, it is better for us to solve the problem of Hanzhong and Xiliang first, as for the dereliction of duty of the relevant officials, we will talk about it later?" The implication was obviously that he didn't want to pursue the matter at this time, after all, Xu Ji's pride was not what he wanted to see.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor personally came forward to say that he should no longer be entangled in this matter, but Xu Ji originally had other plans. So he shook his head and said: "Holy Lord, the crime of dereliction of duty is not because of the minister's small belly, but it has a great relationship with the war in front of him. There is a cloud in the art of war: the temple is the winner. Fu Miao calculated, to the monarch and the ministers of the same heart, the same hatred of the enemy, brainstorming to win, now it is difficult to reach outside, ridiculous of us standing in the court There are still people who ignore the country's major affairs, using the country's life and death to engage in deceit, intrigue, try to ask how in this situation how can we work together to defeat the enemy? The so-called outside must first settle inside, and those who are uneven inside and the world is quiet will not be heard of by their subordinates. Although today's things are small, but a glimpse of the whole picture, in which the sinister intentions are clearly revealed, can really make the world's people feel cold, and the so-called 'embankment of a thousand miles, destroyed in the anthill', is often the small things and details that determine the success or failure of a thing. There are still old people in the market who say, 'Don't take evil as small and do it, don't take good as small and don't do it', if you don't investigate the sinister intentions today, I am afraid that it will make the officials unanimous, and I hope that the saint will think twice. ”

In a hurry, Xu Ji even moved out of Liu Bei's words to teach his son, but fortunately, Xu Ji temporarily changed his words to "the old man in the market". But it seems that in this time and space where he is, Liu Bei is afraid that he will not have a chance to say it, wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't say such incisive words?

Xu Ji said this. Everyone in the court immediately looked at him with admiration. Although I have long heard of Xu Ji's awesomeness, I focus more on Xu Ji's military talent. I didn't expect Xu Ji to be so sharp.

Although Wang Zifu and others had the heart to refute, they had to admit that Xu Ji was really justified in saying these words in the good capacity of the Great Sikong, and his argument was extremely solid. Even if you want to make a sneer, you don't know how to start. Liu Xie was helpless and said: "What Xu Qingjia said is extremely true. ”

The following things are easy to say, first asked about the body of Changshui Lieutenant Chongji, because this matter should have been reported by him, so the blame should be on him, but the servant Lu Kui tried his best to excuse Chongji, saying that Chongji was injured. I'm resting at home, and I'm afraid I don't know about it. If you want to punish the crime, you can only punish the people who are temporarily taking over their posts, and as soon as the servant Lu Kui said this, Wang Zifu and others immediately went out of the class and agreed in unison. In this way, it is natural to turn big things into small things. This was of course expected by Xu Ji. However, his goal of fighting the other party's arrogance has been achieved, especially Da Honglu Zhou Huan was punished by Liu Xie for a year, although this is insignificant, but it has firmly gained the upper hand in momentum, and this alone makes Xu Ji extremely happy.

After borrowing Liu Xie's hand to teach this cadre a lesson, Liu Xie said angrily: "Xu Qingjia, this time we can discuss the war between Hanzhong and Xianyang, right?" Xu Ji also knew that it was not a big deal for him to take a small advantage, but he couldn't go too far. What's more, now he is more concerned about how to justifiably transfer his army into Chang'an without being honest, so he planned it again in his heart, until he felt that there was nothing wrong, and then he said respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming." But everything in the world has a result, and there must be a cause. If we can find the reason why the current situation is not going well, we can solve this problem. ”

Everyone nodded, and Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "First of all, we have to figure out one thing. The armies of Hanzhong and Xiliang are fierce, who are they coming? I want Chang'an to be resettled. Wang Yun was punished, and the news that the saint returned to Chang'an and Hanzhong and Xiliang still doesn't know. Otherwise, give them great courage. I don't dare to do such a thing. Everyone nodded, Xu Ji's meaning was very clear, the cause of this war had nothing to do with Liu Xie and himself, so the responsibility was not on Liu Xie and him Xu Ji, so naturally it was impossible to hold the responsibility for the disadvantage of the war. Xu Ji first cleared up the relationship, and naturally he would be invincible. If you are reluctant to hold accountable, it will be Wang Yun's responsibility. Of course, everyone was happy with the result. After all, no one is willing to take the responsibility for the unfavorable situation on their own shoulders, and now Xu Ji is calming things when he says this, and he has not made any "Wang Yunyu Party" to take the opportunity to suppress others, but he breathed a sigh of relief, and they were glad that Xu Ji was not making a big fuss here, although Liu Xie was protecting, but it was a very headache to be bitten by Xu Ji. How did they know that Xu Ji did this for another purpose? Seeing that everyone agreed with his opinion, Xu Jicai asked, "Dare to ask the ministers, what is the cause of the war in Hanzhong?"

Yueqi Captain Wang Leng snorted and said: "Tai Sikong is knowingly asking, the fundamental cause of the war in Hanzhong is that Liu Yan, the assassin of Yizhou, has the intention of rebellion, and at that time, Lord Situ Wang Yun advocated sending troops to conquer Hanzhong, not to mention that Lord Xu should know that Zhang Ren of Yizhou once attacked the Holy Lord halfway." Xu Ji ignored Wang Qi's secret sarcasm about his abduction of Liu Xie's departure from Beijing, on the contrary, he wanted to elicit such a remark, so he smiled and said: "I see, then I'm strange, why are Hanzhong and Xianyang fighting in full swing, and the defenders of the surrounding cities actually don't move and don't go to the rescue?" Hanzhong not to mention, just talk about Zhang Xiu's grain and grass in Xianyang, since Zhang Xiu's army is to contribute to the imperial court, why is it a lonely situation now? What are the defenders of Fufeng, Wugong, and Xinping doing? Since Zhang Xiu placed the land of grain and grass between the three cities, it was to echo the role of mutual support from afar, why is it in danger now? And the most strange thing is that it was no one else who besieged Xianyang, it was actually Li Dao and Guo Yan, the two traitors who were punished by everyone, why did the defenders of those three places indifferent when they saw the two thieves besieging Xianyang? Xu Ji's words made all the ministers in the court stunned. They have experienced too many days of war, and the ministers of Chang'an have developed a kind of conditioned reflex, and when they hear about the war, they will only feel a headache and want to avoid the war. They have long forgotten how to think, and perhaps the painful experience has paralyzed them. Let them forget to think. Xu Ji's words calmed everyone down, and led everyone to start thinking. That Wang Xin forgot about the enemy and me for a while, and said loudly: "Da Sikong is reasonable! It's a strange thing. Could it be because Zhang Xiu is Wang Yun's confidant, because Wang Yun died, and the guards in various cities think that Zhang Xiu's time is short, so they don't rescue him?" After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered his identity, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and looked at Xu Ji, but saw the latter nodding and smiling at him, which made this rough man a little overwhelmed, so he didn't see Wang Zifu and others dissatisfied with him.

However, Wang Xin's words resonated with everyone. All the time. Zhang Xiu and Jia Yu are both Wang Yun's henchmen, which is a well-known thing. Now that Wang Yun is dead, it is normal for the guards of the cities to adopt this attitude. Xu Ji shook his head and said, "This matter is not that simple. The crux of the problem is why Li Dao and Guo Yan didn't attack Fufeng, Xinping, or martial arts, but instead went through the barrier of the three cities to attack Xianyang? ”

Everyone was stunned again, and Wang Qi frowned and said, "Could it be because Li Dao Guo Yan's grain and grass are running out?" They had been at war with Ma Teng Han Sui for a long time. "He is a veteran of the battlefield, so he pays special attention to the issue of food and grass. Wu Shuo, who was on the side, shook his head and said: "Although I don't know the military, I know that Li Xuan, Guo Yan and Niu Fu occupy Jincheng, Anding, Shicheng, and Qinchuan, and these places have enough grain and grass, how can I have such concerns?" ”

Everyone nodded. There was another buzzing sound above the main hall.

Xu Ji wants this effect. Otherwise, how can you lead people into your own trap? Shen Sheng said: "As far as I know, the war in Xiliang has been in a stalemate, and now Li is urging Guo Yan to go south, so I want to know what Ma Teng and Han Sui are doing?" This is also something that Xu Ji has been hesitating and uncertain in his heart. Counselor Shao glanced at Xu Ji strangely. Said: "Don't you know? Wen Hou Lü Bu had encountered Han Sui's army in the Chiyang area a few days earlier, and the two sides had fought fiercely there. ”

Xu Jixin shouted: Sure enough. On the surface, he shook his head and said: "I don't know about this matter either, Lord Shao is a counselor." In this way, adults should know that what I just said is true. Chong Shao snorted coldly. To Emperor Han: "Holy Lord." It seems that the Great Commonsman's concern is not accidental. Together with today's concealment of the Great Sikong War Report, this is the second time. It seems that there are really people who want to empty the power of the great minister, in the eyes of his subordinates. This matter is definitely not as simple as dereliction of duty, and it must be strictly investigated. Otherwise, where is my Han law? ”

As soon as this statement came out. Wang Zifu and the others immediately changed color, they didn't expect that Chong Shao, who had been in the same palace with them for many years, would be so polite when he spoke, if this matter was really investigated, it would definitely involve them in the end. Liu Xie frowned and said: "This matter of planting Shao is not a temporary effort, since there are clues, we can investigate slowly, now let's listen to what Xu Qing's family has to solve the urgent need in front of us." He also saw that this matter had a lot to do with Wang Zifu and others, but in order to deal with Xu Ji, he naturally had to protect them.

Xu Ji had long known that this was the result, and of course Liu Xie could delay it for a while, so he was not angry at all, but he was very interested in Chong Shao, and found that this person was not a person in Wang Zifu and so on. At this time, the atmosphere in the hall was a little awkward, and Xu Ji said in a timely manner: "What the Holy Lord said is extremely true, but through the argument of the ministers just now, this matter is too strange, if you want to explain that the Xiliang soldiers went south, the Hanzhong soldiers attacked and the defenders in the Chang'an area did not come to the rescue, I have an idea, maybe...... Li Wei, Guo Yan, Hanzhong, and Han Sui have already secretly formed an alliance with Wang Yun, and they have other plans, so there will be a sudden change in today's occupation. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was in an uproar, and Xu Ji's statement was too unbelievable. If Xu Ji said so, wouldn't it be Wang Yun sending troops to attack his henchman Zhang Xiu? It doesn't make sense. Xu Ji doesn't care about this, this dirty must be planted on Wang Yun, do you want to tell these people in the future that Wang Yun's actions are to deal with Jia Xu? Then Jia Xu's role in this incident will immediately be questioned by others.

If you don't get your fake disappearance, it will be revealed, so it's better to make up your own reasons to fool the past now. Anyway, Wang Yun died, and it was impossible to stand up from the Yellow Spring to distinguish for himself. At least Wang Yunhe secretly discussed with these three parties, this matter must be a fact, at least from the perspective of the development of the war situation, and he has a way to justify himself.

And this is also the key to the reason why he transferred troops to Chang'an. Xu Ji shouted. The crowd fell silent. Xu Ji looked around and said loudly: "This thing sounds like a fantasy. But if we think about it carefully, although Wang Yun is the minister of the regent. But after all, the name is not right, and the saint has been drifting for a long time. There is no news, what will happen if we are Wang Yun? ”

The prince couldn't help but say: "Of course, it is a new king." After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt how rebellious he was to say this sentence in front of Liu Xie, and he couldn't help but feel like ashes for a while. Xu Ji laughed secretly in his heart, but Liu Xie said: "The Wang Qing family doesn't have to take it to heart, all the Qing families in the main hall today can speak freely." Don't worry about it. ”

Xu Ji looked at Liu Xie, and a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he had to admit that Liu Xie, this kid, was really a little skillful in buying people's hearts.

Wang Zifu really swore to serve his life because of Liu Xie's words.

Xu Ji said to the prince: "The king is talented and quick-witted, and he admires it. Ignoring the prince's suit, he looked angry. He said to himself: "If you want to set up a new king, who is the best candidate?" Looking at everyone thinking, Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "We are not Wang Yun, so naturally it is impossible to know Wang Yun's plans, but judging from the whole incident, there is no doubt that Wang Yun thinks that Liu Yan is the best candidate." ”

Everyone was moved. If so, there are still many questions about this matter, but at least Xu Ji's analysis is tenable from the current battle situation.

Liu Xie's most hated thing in his life was the person who peeked into his throne, and when he heard this, he said coldly: "Xu Qing's family, can you say it more carefully?" Xu Jichengzhu said in his chest: "Wang Yun is scheming. In order to expand his power, he simply did everything, and the war against Hanzhong was initiated by him, Wang Yun thought that with Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, Hanzhong could go down in the near future. You can also take advantage of the situation to take Yizhou. But he didn't expect that Hanzhong had been fighting for a long time, but he had not made any progress, but it had become a drag. At this time, Xiliang was able to become inactive in fighting against Li Huan and Guo Yan because of Yang Biao's unfair treatment in the central part of the court. In Chang'an City, there were Yang Biao and Lu Bu to make elbows, and the whereabouts of the saint were unknown for a long time. All this made Wang Yun anxious, and of course he would find another way. Only then will there be the action of secretly ordaining a new king. The crowd nodded. They are all local figures of the Chang'an forces. Naturally, he knew that what Xu Ji said was true. Xu Ji saw that these people had been led by his nose unconsciously, and his heart was very happy, but his face did not show any hint of worry, and he just pretended to be worried: "Wang Yun supports Liu Yan." That is naturally a lot of benefits, one is that although Liu Yan is ambitious, he is old, and his three sons are all weak and incompetent, once they ascend the throne, it is conducive to Wang Yun's control; Second, once Liu Yan was established, the blockade of Chang'an, Hanzhong, and Yizhou was immediately broken, and once Liu Yan died, Wang Yun could control Hanzhong and Yizhou without blood; Third, after supporting Liu Yan, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang will naturally no longer disobey Wang Yunyang, and will thank Wang Yun for serving Wang Yun's life, don't forget that Ma Teng, Han Sui, Yang Biao, and Liu Yan are friends; Fourth, in this way, Yang Biao and Lu Bu's forces in Chang'an can be solved, and now that Lu Bu is gone, he and Han Sui are naturally aware of Wang Yun's intentions. As for Li Wei and Guo Yan, he is a person who forgets his righteousness for profit, and of course he is easy to buy. In this way, Hanzhong, Yizhou, Xiliang, and Chang'an are all peaceful. Everyone should not forget that Wang Yun has always been in contact with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and everyone should know what their attitude is towards today's saints. ”

After Xu Ji finished speaking, the hall was quiet, obviously digesting the center of Xu Ji's words, and was even more shocked by the plan that Xu Ji had depicted for Wang Yun. Moreover, Xu Ji's words also confirmed Wang Yun's accusation of colluding with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. After all, the two brothers have never recognized Liu Xie's throne, according to Xu Ji, why did Wang Yun form an alliance with Yuan Shao? Maybe their basis is that Wang Yun wants to make Liu Yan emperor, right?

Didn't Yuan Shao always want to make a son surnamed Liu who was easy to control as the emperor? Of course, he and Wang Yun hit it off.

Anyone can see that if Wang Yun really plans like Xu Ji, then after the matter is completed, Wang Yun will definitely become the successor to Xu Ji. The second most powerful force in the world.

Liu Xie's eyes flashed even more, he had been impressed by Xu Ji's reasonable and almost flawless inference, and he was even more secretly glad that he was correct in dealing with Wang Yundi. After a while, the prince obeyed and said: "Da Sikong is reasonable, but since Wang Yun wants to buy Ma Teng and Han Sui, why does Wang Yun still arrest Yang Biao?" Aren't you afraid of the backfire? ”

Xu Ji laughed and said, "Of course, this is a combination of grace and power. Arresting Yang Biao is just a false response, if Wang Yun really wants to deal with Yang Biao, it is better to catch him and kill him. Why are you being locked up like this? That is clearly to release Yang Biao after the matter is completed. Slap and give a sweet date to eat, anyway, by that time, Yang Biao no longer has much influence on the current situation and politics. can also be exchanged for characters like Ma Teng who swear to serve their lives. Don't forget. The truce between Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Li Dao and Guo Yan was before Wang Yun captured Yang Biao. If Wang Yun and the two of them don't have a secret agreement, I won't believe it! The crowd nodded.

Wang Xin asked again: "Then what happened to the three brothers Liu Zhang?" If Wang Yun wanted to cooperate with Liu Yan, Wang Yun would have to deal with the affairs of the three brothers, but the brothers in Sasa have disappeared now. ”

Xu Ji shook his head and said, "I don't know where the three brothers Liu Zhang are, but I know that Wang Yun did this."

Everyone was surprised, Xu Ji took the opportunity to analyze Jia Xu that day, and everyone thought it was incredible at first. But then after thinking about it, I immediately had to admit Xu Ji's analysis, to rob hostages inside and outside Chang'an City at the same time, it can be done unknowingly, except for Wang Fufu, who can't find a second person.

In this way, it is a perfect explanation why the Hanzhong war and the siege of Xianyang, as well as the indifference between Han Sui's army and Lü Bu's battle against the army in the Chiyang and Chang'an regions. Because it was simply an order from Wang Chong to stay still. Now there is only one last question left, that is, why Wang Yun instructed the armies of these parties to attack Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, after all, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu are Wang Yun's henchmen.

Of course, Xu Ji knew what these people were thinking, and snorted coldly: "The reason why Wang Yun attacked Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu is, in my opinion, that there must be a disagreement between the two sides. ”

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what Xu Ji was referring to, Xu Ji sneered: "Dare to ask all the adults, before Wang Yun's matter is revealed." Who is not respectful to our great Situ and thinks that Wang Yunnai is a model of loyalty and patriotism? The prince and other ministers almost clashed with me that day because of Wang Yun, but fortunately, His Majesty arrived in time to resolve a sword disaster. Wang Zifu and the others all changed their faces. Naturally, I could hear that Xu Ji was sarcastic, and they were people who saw the wind and steered the rudder. abandoned Wang Yun so quickly. However, he can't refute it, only the dumb man eats coptis, and he suffers by himself. Xu Ji smiled secretly in his heart. But he said with a straight face: "So, when the saint is not in Chang'an." Everyone only looks forward to the king, not to submit to his power. Rather, it was because of his loyalty. Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu are naturally no exception. And Wang Yun did regard the two as confidants, thinking that the two were loyal to him, but both sides were wrong, when Wang Yun told the two of them about his plan, of course these two people spoke out against it, so Wang Yun would kill the two, because only the dead will not reveal secrets. Therefore, there is now Hanzhong, Li Dao, and Guo Yan suddenly sent troops to attack Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu. ”

After Xu Ji's explanation, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu immediately became loyal ministers.

And Xu Ji actually did this to confuse Liu Xie, after all, if Jia Xu returned to the imperial court as loyal to Liu Xie, it would only be beneficial to himself. Maybe Liu Xie will receive a miracle right away.

Chong Shao suddenly said: "No wonder Jia Xu asked Wang Yun for Liu Zhang as a magic weapon to attack Hanzhong, and the three brothers of Liu Zhang disappeared!" It turned out that at that time, Wang Yun had already cooperated with Liu Yan, preparing to deal with Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, and was going to kill them. Xu Ji just wanted everyone to come to this conclusion, and snorted coldly: "If I guessed correctly, according to their plan, the cities around Chang'an City were supposed to participate in the attack on Zhang Xiu under Wang Yun's orders, but they were abolished halfway because of the sudden return of the saint to Beijing. ”

Xu Ji's move was extremely beautiful, and he gave Liu Xie enough face to cut his face, and he also established the impression that he was undefeated in the government, so that his enemies would not dare to act rashly in the future. Xu Ji's words did change the impression of everyone in the DPRK and China, and Wang Zifu and others knew that Xu Ji had always played such a high-key trick in politics. Deng Shi put away a contemptuous heart, and no longer dared to wait for it to be idle. There are even more old ministers who have experienced Emperor Ling, remembering Xu Ji's ability to connect the cold family between several forces in Luoyang.

All of a sudden, everyone in the hall was in praise.

Xu Ji sneered in his heart, his remarks seemed to be rigorous, and they also perfectly explained all of Wang Yun's behaviors, so he could naturally convince everyone, but Xu Ji knew in his heart that his analysis was absolutely impossible to hold, and the fundamental reason was that Zhang Lu and Liu Bei, two ambitious people, would not serve Liu Yan so much at all. So there must be another reason behind this, but I don't know it.

But one thing is certain, that is, Wang Yun must have other plans to gather Chang'an's forces in secret. The current battle situation is part of Wang Yun's plan.

And Xu Ji had a hunch that the truth was right in front of him.

In any case, his goal of being alarmist has been achieved, and everyone has come to the conclusion that Chang'an's army is not controlled by the central government, and they have different intentions, which is certainly conducive to their next move. Sure enough, Liu Xie said to Xu Ji: "Xu Qing's family, how should we resolve the plan for today?" ”

Xu Ji said categorically: "First of all, we should tell the world about the Holy King's landing on the world as soon as possible, which is the fundamental method for ordering several troops to retreat. ”

Liu Xie is naturally a quasi-play.

Xu Ji said again: "The whereabouts of Liu Zhang's three people are still a mystery, and we can't give up the investigation." Of course, everyone in the hall knew that this was the fundamental way to restrict Liu Yan. Liu Xie immediately ordered the Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan to make every effort to investigate the matter.

Xu Ji said coldly: "Now Zhang Xiu is fighting against Li Dao, Guo Yan and the Hanzhong army, he is really the pillar of my Han Dynasty, and the saint should give a reward as soon as possible to show his grace, and remember Zhang Xiu's dedication to doing things for the saint." “

Liu Xie's eyes flashed and said, "Of course." But not to mention how to seal the reward, he is obviously planning how to turn Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu into his henchmen. Xu Ji smiled secretly in his heart, if this was in his arms, he immediately said solemnly: "Also, the Holy Lord, your subordinates think that the deployment of the army in the Chang'an region must be adjusted, and Wang Yunyu's party must not be allowed to control the power of the cities. This is imperative. ”

Liu Xie pondered for a long time before he said categorically: "Xu Qingjia, this matter will be handed over to you...... And there is a division to deal with it. Zhiwu in his words was obviously worried that Xu Ji would monopolize power and turn the armies in these places into his own forces.

Xu Ji was overjoyed and thanked.

Xu Ji knew very well that Liu Xie's defense against himself had no effect at all, once Yu Ban's army and Li Yan's army entered the customs, who would dare to act without looking at his face?

While resolving the situation of Chang'an's internal and external difficulties, he finally found the most sufficient reason for Yu Ban's army to enter Chang'an. (To be continued......)