The three of them sat down, Liu Bei first asked a few words with concern, and then sighed: "I didn't expect that this time I came to Chang'an, it would be so calamitous and difficult, the reality was attacked halfway, and now Lord Lejin was assassinated inexplicably, it seems that the road back from this mission is not easy to walk, if you can leave, it is better to leave this place as soon as possible." ”

Xu Ji looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I was with Lord Liu Bei when I came, and we can go together when we go back, I think my soldiers and horses in Yanzhou and Youzhou are so majestic, plus Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi and others as long as they pay more attention, there is naturally no problem." I don't know what Lord Liu Bei thinks? ”

Liu Bei and Zhang Ren glanced at each other, and Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "That's not necessary, I will take some more time with me in Chang'an, because I have decided to go to Shuzhong with Master Zhang Ren to visit Lord Liu Yu." Xu Ji looked at Zhang Ren and saw Zhang Ren nodding. Xu Ji was a little confused, not understanding whether Liu Bei's words were true or false, whether Liu Bei was really ready to abandon Liu Yu and go to Liu Yan instead, or whether he used Zhang Ren's mouth to set off smoke bombs in order to better carry out the task of rescuing Emperor Han Xian. You must know that Lu Dao has himself here, as long as his Yanzhou envoy does not leave Chang'an for a day, then it will be difficult for Liu Bei's task of rescuing Emperor Han Xian to be carried out completely smoothly, because once Emperor Han Xian disappears, Chang'an City will definitely be full of wind and rain, but once his Yanzhou envoy finds out that he Liu Bei is gone, where can he not understand what is going on? will definitely chase after him, Liu Bei is not sure to deal with the world-famous Yanzhou army, therefore, Liu Bei's best way and time is to rescue Emperor Han Xian after he leaves Chang'an.

Zhang Ren opened his mouth at this time: "Lord Liu Bei is reasonable. After the court is the Son of Heaven, I will leave Chang'an immediately. This kind of place of right and wrong should not be left for long. Liu Bei hurriedly took it and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case." Then I won't delay in Chang'an, and I will set off with Master Zhang Ren and go to Shuzhong. Zhang Ren nodded and said, "That's the best." Looking at the two of them with solemn faces, Xu Ji became more and more confused, and he didn't know if these two people could be trusted. Liu Bei sighed and said: "I think Mr. still made a good plan early, but now Prime Minister Dong Cheng sees that you are very wrong, it is probably because of Cao Ling's relationship, Mr. also said that he contradicted Prime Minister Dong, which is by no means a good thing." Although Prime Minister Dong Cheng can't treat Mr. on the surface, things in the secret are impossible to prevent, and it is better to be careful during Mr. Chang'an's time. After all, there is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in Chang'an City, and there are many unknown masters in the army. ”

Xu Ji looked at Liu Bei, and became more and more sure that Liu Bei was borrowing Zhang Ren's smoke bomb here, and now Liu Bei said many words to persuade himself to leave Chang'an quickly, which was clearly to prepare for the rescue of Emperor Han Xian. At the same time, he was stunned in his heart, which proved that Liu Bei's rescue of Emperor Han Xian was a matter of the past few days, and it should probably be after the envoys from all over the country met Emperor Han Xian.

Xu Ji's heart was racing, and he sighed on the surface: "My lord is a sincere gentleman. It's just that I wholeheartedly want my Han not to fight for many years, so I launched this action to meet the emperor, and I didn't expect that this would be the result now. It's really chilling, Prime Minister Dong Cheng is willing to offend my father-in-law because of a woman. It's really unwise. Hmph, the most hateful thing is Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian's old man. There is actually a beautiful and charming Prime Minister Dong Cheng, who will take me back to Yanzhou, and I must tell my father-in-law what happened here as it is, and see how Tao Qian behaves with himself at that time! ”

Liu Bei's face showed joy, but it was fleeting, but he said to Xu Ji: "Lord Lejin is so confused, why don't you repair the book now and tell Lord Ling?" If you wait until Cao Ling and Prime Minister Dong Cheng get married, it will be too late, and if the lord wants to attack Tao Qian, I am afraid that he will also be obstructed by Prime Minister Dong Cheng. But now it's different, after all, the two are not married, which is convenient for the lord to use troops against Xuzhou, and Prime Minister Dong Cheng can't say anything. Xu Ji sneered in his heart, of course he knew what Liu Bei thought in his heart, for Liu Bei or Liu Yu, there are two problems in Youzhou now, one is Gongsun Zhan, and the other is Zhang He and Gao Ran's Yanzhou army stationed in Youzhou, eyeing each other, and these two problems are actually a problem, because the fundamental reason why Liu Yu is ready to deal with Gongsun Chan is because of the result of his own coercion, he wants Liu Yu to hand over Gongsun Chan and Yuan Tan, of course Gongsun Chan can't sit still, so the war between Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan will start.

Now Liu Bei's purpose of encouraging this fake Le Jin to write a letter to himself is too obvious, it is clearly using Tao Qian's dedication to Dong Zhuojin Cao Ling to transfer the crisis, and Xu Ji wants to deal with Tao Qian with all his might, so as to relieve the pressure exerted by Xu Ji on Youzhou, you must know that although the Yanzhou army has many troops, there are only so many people, and Yanzhou and Jizhou have just been pacified, and the local armies in these two places must not be transferred, Yanzhou is the foundation of Xu Ji, and it is even more sloppy. Yanzhou's native army must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. According to Liu Bei, if Xu Ji wants to do it before Dong Zhuo and Cao Ling get married, the only army that can be mobilized is the army of Zhang He and Gao Ran in Youzhou. But doing so is equivalent to cheapening Liu Bei, on the one hand, the pressure on Youzhou has been reduced, on the other hand, when Liu Bei brings Emperor Han Xian back to Youzhou, he will lose the opportunity to do something to Liu Yu. Because at that time, he was doing his best to deal with Tao Qian, and after he finished cleaning up Tao Qian, Liu Yu had already begun to order the princes in the name of the emperor. The most important thing is that this Liu Yu has no ambition at all, so the so smart Emperor Han Xian will never doubt his loyalty, and the historical Yuan Shao's crusade against Cao Cao is completely useless. It is not easy to make any edicts and documents. Liu Yu was originally a member of the royal family.

However, all this is based on the premise that Liu Bei can successfully rob Emperor Xian of Han. Of course Xu Ji won't let this kind of thing happen, but Liu Bei's idea is not bad, Ha Luha, think about it, he has never had an excuse to deal with Tao Qian, and now it's different, once Emperor Han Xian falls into his hands, Wang Yun and others kill Dong Zhuo again, then Tao Qian gave Cao Ling to Dong Zhuo's clever chess immediately became extremely stinky, because as soon as Dong Zhuo died, Wang Yun would immediately announce that Dong Zhuo was a national thief. Tao Qian gave Cao Ling to the national thief, what kind of behavior was that. At that time, Tao Qian was at a loss at all. And he is a famous teacher, as long as he declares that Tao Qian is Dong Zhuo's party. can block Tao Qian's mouth, at that time, how to deal with Tao Qian is not up to him?

In this way, it is really good to mobilize an army to prepare for the attack on Xuzhou, and this army does not need to have too many people, with Guo Jia here, what else do you have to worry about? Thinking of this, Xu Ji said to Liu Bei from the bottom of his heart: "Lord Liu Bei's words are very true. I'll fix a book. Liu Bei didn't expect this "Lejin" to believe his words so easily, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

However, Xu Ji is not ready to let Liu Bei go like this, you must know that Lu Dao himself is also coming to Emperor Han Xian, Liu Bei's existence of this force is really in the way, he is already poor to deal with, and he must not let Liu Bei make trouble for himself again, thinking of this, Xu Ji smiled at Liu Bei and said: "Since Lord Liu Bei has decided to go to Xishu with Lord Zhang Ren as a guest, then I will no longer be reluctant." But seriously, if I were Lord Liu Bei, I would simply not go back to Youzhou and settle in Yizhou. Only one person will be sent to Youzhou to report to Lord Liu Yu about the trip to Chang'an. ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this. I don't know why I said: "Why did Lord Lejin say this? Xu Ji smiled: "Haven't you received the news yet?" Lord Liu Yu and Senior Brother Ling Gongsun Zan are fighting in full swing, where is there a person like Lord Liu Bei who is proficient in military affairs around Lord Liu Yu now? I'm afraid that it will be more auspicious, of course, if Lord Liu Bei returns to Youzhou. I'm afraid that the whole battle situation will change immediately, but on the other hand, it is my own uncle. On the one hand, he is his senior brother, and Lord Liu Bei is caught in the middle for fear that things will not be good for him, right? So I think Lord Liu Bei will go to Xishu this time, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to come back. ”

Liu Bei opened his mouth. A little speechless, after all, Xu Ji's words were completely followed by his words, if Liu Bei refuted that he cared about Liu Yu's words, then what he said earlier would immediately arouse Xu Ji's suspicions, Xu Ji would ask him, since he cared so much about the battle situation in Youzhou, why didn't he go back to Youzhou with his "Lejin", but go to Yizhou with Zhang Ren?

After a long time, Liu Bei sighed and said: "I have no choice, as Lord Lejin said, I really don't want to meddle in the affairs of Youzhou." Xu Ji wanted these words, and when he heard this, he smiled at Le Jin and said: "Actually, I don't think there is anything to be embarrassed about, I think it is difficult for Lord Liu Yu to defeat Gongsun Zhan." When necessary, it seems that our Yanzhou army can only solve the problem of Gongsun Chan by itself. ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "Why is Lord Lejin so sure of the development of the battle situation? Zhang Ren also looked at Xu Ji with a gleam in his eyes, wanting to hear what Xu Ji could say.

Xu Jiha smiled and said: "This matter is easy to think, Lord Liu Bei is Lord Liu Yu's confidant, naturally I know how much the details of Lord Liu Yu know about Lord Liu Yu, and the matter of Lord Liu Bei's coming to Chang'an makes Senior Brother also know about Lord Liu Yu, right?" And Senior Brother Ling is notoriously ruthless, once he makes up his mind, he will not recognize his six relatives, thinking that when my lord was in the Princes Alliance, when Senior Brother Ling fought Lu Bu with all his strength, it was the most obvious example, and he didn't leave his gun even if his arm was broken. Once you find an opportunity to fight back, you will retaliate at any cost, Lord Liu Bei, am I wrong? ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his face changed greatly. Xu Ji was amused in his heart, his words were to remind Liu Bei that the matter of rescuing Emperor Han Xian was not so secret, at least Gongsun Zan knew the truth, coupled with Gongsun Zan's ruthlessness, in order to deal with Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan would definitely tell the news to his ally Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shao was at odds with his brother Yuan Shu, but he did not recognize Emperor Han Xian. The two are of the same opinion. Yuan Shu's strength is very strong, if Yuan Shu wants to deliberately sabotage Liu Bei's actions, it will be really troublesome. Of course, Liu Bei would be shocked.

Xu Ji pretended to be surprised and said, "Lord Liu Bei, is there something wrong?" Your face is very bad. When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly covered it up and said: "It's nothing, it's just a cold feeling in the past two days." ”

Xu Ji sneered in his heart, he was just using his own way to give back to him, and now these people in Chang'an regard themselves as fools, thinking that they can hide everything from themselves, so why don't they let the other party chase the wind and catch the shadows? It's the same for dealing with Liu Bei in front of him, and it's the same for dealing with other people, now let Liu Bei be scared of those enemies who don't know where the Dao is hidden and can destroy his plans, and you can also distract Liu Bei and let him pay less attention to himself, wouldn't this be more conducive to his own action of robbing Emperor Han Xian? Why not?

Zhang Ren, who was on the side, listened to the conversation between the two, his eyes flickering. I don't know what Lu Dao is thinking in his heart, which makes Xu Ji confused. However, one thing is certain, that is, Liu Bei and Zhang Ren have not yet cooperated. Liu Bei is just using Zhang Ren. However, Liu Bei became absent-minded because of Xu Ji's "unintentional words". The two sat for a while, then got up and took their leave.

After Liu Bei left, Xu Ji hurriedly wrote a letter to Guo Jia, who was far away in Yanzhou, asking him to negotiate with Xun Chen to see if he could get an army to attack Xuzhou in a short time.

After the letter was written, Xu Ji handed the letter to Xu Shu and asked him to take it out of the city, and someone came to report it. Cao Cao came to visit him, Xu Ji smiled happily, and after all, this hero should also come.

After Cao Cao entered the house, the two sat down after saying hello, Cao Cao was not polite, and said to Xu Ji with worry on his face: "Wen Lie, the matter is urgent, I didn't expect Zhang Xiu to dare to do it in Chang'an City." ”

Xu Ji nodded. Pretended to be angry and said: "That's it, but Dong Zhuo has already promised to give me an explanation, and I believe there will be an answer soon." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Wen Lie, you are so naïve, do you know the truth?" Now the city defense of Chang'an City is under the control of Zhang Ji. If Zhang Xiu wants to protect someone, it is really easy, and Dong Zhuo is helpless. Otherwise, why did Li Ru scold the city defense army so badly last night? Isn't it because Li Ru and Zhang Ji are at odds? Xu Ji learned that it turned out that Zhang Xiu was now controlling the city defense of Chang'an City.

However, Xu Ji knew Cao Cao's thoughts, and Cao Cao was the same as Liu Bei. I also hope that I will leave Chang'an sooner, but the purpose is different. Liu Bei hoped that he would not mess up his plan to rescue Emperor Han Xian, while Cao Cao in front of him just hoped to use himself to get rid of Zhang Xiu. But if it's your own plan. Maybe you can fool both of them.

Think about it, Cao Cao's plan is not easier than Liu Bei's, you must know that the Jiangnan of the Dao Dao, which was originally promising, is now in a tense situation, if Cao Cao wants to develop south, he must first get Liu Miao's support, even if he can get Liu Miao's support? Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, Wang Lang, and Yan Baihu are not fuel-efficient lamps, Cao Cao wants to conquer them one by one, and Sun Ce's hard bone alone is enough for Cao Cao to choke. Therefore, for Cao Cao, the current situation in Chang'an is a great opportunity for him to develop his strength, once Dong Zhuo can be eliminated, Wang Yun has no other strength to rely on, then Cao Cao will immediately be a figure who leans towards the government and the opposition, once he can control the emperor, Cao Cao can immediately coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and after Dong Zhuo's death, Li Dao Guo Yan and others immediately became lost dogs, plus a Lu Bu, these people can be completely accepted by Cao Cao for his own use, so, Danyang Army, and Zhou Army, Xiliang Army, There are also the armies of the imperial court are all taken by Cao Cao as his own, with Cao Cao's eloquence, plus there is no need to face the hostility of the family, I am afraid that it will rise rapidly in a short period of time, and the Central Plains will not be able to control the situation alone.

Thinking a little further, Cao Cao can also quickly send troops to Hanzhong and sweep away Xishu, you must know that Liu Yan has not long to live, Liu Zhang is incompetent, where will Cao Cao's opponent be? Once even Western Shu is controlled by Cao Cao, it will be very difficult for Xu Ji to unify the world. Therefore, this time I must snatch Emperor Han Xian into my hands, neither cheap Liu Bei, nor cheap Cao Cao.

Thinking of this, Xu Ji said to Cao Cao: "I understand what Brother Meng De means, so it's okay, then I'll leave Chang'an first." After a pause, he said, "Brother Meng De will go with me, okay?" It's good to take care of each other on the way. Xu Ji's words must be said, if he didn't say it, Cao Cao would feel strange, after all, the target of the assassin's attack that night was indiscriminate.

Cao Cao had long expected Xu Ji to say this, shook his head and said: "Wen Lie, let's go first, I still have something to do in Chang'an, and I think Zhang Xiu is mainly aimed at Wen Lie, because after all, you are the one who defeated Zhang Xiu on the way, so Wen Lie, it is better for you to leave early." Xu Ji nodded and said, "I'll leave after I see the saint." Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's the best." ”

For a while, the two didn't know what to say, so Cao Cao said to Xu Ji: "Wen Lie must be tired, it's better to take a rest, after all, there are too many people who come to visit Wen Lie today." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Seriously, there are really a lot of them, but Ma Teng among these envoys didn't come, but I think that Ma Teng and Yang Biao are very close." ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he didn't speak, Xu Ji knew that Cao Cao had noticed the strangeness of Ma Teng and Yang Biao, and if he didn't say more, Cao Cao would naturally guard against these two people, but whether Wang Yun colluded with Yang Biao or not, Ma Teng shouldn't be so low-key.

At this moment, someone came to report, saying that Chen Deng and Cao Bao came to visit Xu Ji, Cao Cao hurriedly stood up and said to Xu Ji: "These two people are here, I am leaving, they are too familiar with me." Xu Ji smiled: "I've been so busy that I haven't had time to ask you, and I don't know why the relationship between you and Tao Qian is so stiff, do you want me to help, little brother?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Forget Wen Lie, there are some things that can't be forced, I asked myself if there is no place to be sorry for Lord Tao Qian, but Lord Tao Qian has been guarding against me, don't say it." ”

After that, he hugged his fist at Xu Ji and hurried away.

Xu Ji rubbed his somewhat painful head, he only hoped that these two guys would not cause any more trouble for himself. (To be continued......)