Chapter 838: Should I be the emperor?
Wang Zhen got Liu Wei's order and walked quickly towards the outside of the elephant barracks.
After a while, Jia Xu followed Wang Zhen to the barracks.
As soon as he entered the second barracks, Jia Xu was also the same as when Xu Shu came in, looking at the war elephants in the field and was stunned for a moment.
Elephants were not seen at all in the Central Plains, and most of the Southern Barbarian merchants came to the Central Plains by relying on horses to transport goods.
If it weren't for Liu Wei ordering a thousand war elephants that day, Xu Shu and Jia Xu would not have had the opportunity to see what the elephants were born like.
The people in Luoyang City all know that there is a huge elephant barracks in the city, but since the war elephants entered the barracks, it has become a curfew area, and the external defense is even a hundred times stricter than the barracks.
As long as someone approached the barracks, even if it was dozens of steps away, there would be soldiers of the Qin army who stepped forward to persuade those who were close to them to leave.
The people of Luoyang under Liu Wei couldn't find that kind of hard look.
Although Liu Wei did not advocate the use of violence against the people, he would never believe that the rule of virtue could govern the territory in an orderly manner.
In Liu Wei's territory, anyone who dares to confront the legal system will inevitably be arrested and punished accordingly.
The rule of law and the loose coordination of the people went hand in hand, not only in Luoyang, but also in other areas under Liu Wei's rule.
Don't worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, unless the people are fools, they will oppose Liu Wei!
It is precisely because of the stability of life that the people in Luoyang City will not be stupid enough to get too close to the elephant army camp in order to satisfy their curiosity.
If it is a heavy military place, it is called a mistake, and if it is heavy, it is to spy on the military situation.
No one has a superfluous head, and they don't want to cause more trouble for themselves.
When the elephant camp was just established, there were some good people who liked to hang out nearby, but over time, under the constant persuasion of the Qin army, the people also knew that they could not go there, so no one came to the vicinity of the elephant camp.
There were no civilians around, and the Qin army guarding the barracks could see the situation nearby at a glance, so the elephant barracks was always a place where the horses sent by other heroes to Luoyang City could not peep.
In terms of external defense alone, its defense is even more severe than that of Liu Wei's palace.
Glancing back at Jia Xu, who had entered the second military camp, Liu Wei smiled slightly, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, do you know why this king invited you to come?" ”
"Your Majesty doesn't know!" Clenching his fists and bowing, Jia Xu responded.
"The dragoon guard just captured a Cao Jun probe horse!" Liu Wei didn't hide Jia Xu, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said directly to him: "This king looks at that Tanma, and his attitude is very arrogant, Wen He thinks that it is possible that it was sent by Cao Cao?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, ninety percent of them were sent by Cao Cao!" Jia Xu didn't hide it at all, and as soon as Liu Wei asked, he bowed down and answered: "Your Highness knows that Cao Cao sent it, but I don't know if there is a plan?" ”
The question asked by Jia Xu was also asked by Xu Shu just now, but Liu Wei did not give a direct answer, but asked Jia Xu instead: "What should I do with the view of Wenhe?" ”
"Cao Cao dared to send spies into Luoyang, he must have something for His Highness!" Maintaining the posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Jia Xu said to Liu Wei: "Now that the military strength of Great Qin is complete, His Highness can consider re-ascending the throne and becoming the lord of the world!" ”
Originally, he just planned to ask Jia Xu how to deal with the spies sent by Cao Cao, but he didn't expect that he would propose to let Liu Wei ascend the throne and become emperor, Liu Wei was also stunned, looked at Jia Xu, and did not speak.
Xu Shu, who was standing next to Liu Wei, saw Jia Xu instigating Liu Wei to become emperor, his brows furrowed slightly, and he asked Jia Xu: "Your Majesty is still in Xudu, Wen He wants His Royal Highness to be the emperor, isn't there two masters in the world?" In this way, the conquest of all parties is afraid that it will be difficult to pacify! ”
"Yuan Zhi only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other!" Smiling slightly, Jia Xu said to Liu Wei and Xu Shu: "The world is originally His Highness, and today His Majesty is just a plaything supported by Dong Zhuo. Most of the disputes in the world are due to the improper status of His Majesty, if His Royal Highness raises his arms and sits on the throne of the Ninety-Five, who dares to disagree? ”
Jia Xu's words were not unreasonable, Xu Shu's brows furrowed slightly, and he was silent for a moment, but he didn't respond to him immediately.
"This king also feels that what Yuan Zhi said is not bad!" Liu Wei was silent for a moment before he said to Jia Xu: "This king invited Wen He not to ascend the throne and become emperor, but to ask Wen He how to deal with the spies sent by Cao Cao!" ”
The reason why Liu Wei specially invited Jia Xu was because Jia Xu's strategy has always been vicious and vicious, and he is known as a poisonous man.
Since he and Cao Cao will turn against each other sooner or later, and Cao Cao also filmed the spies to enter Luoyang first, it is nothing to use Jia Xu's strategy to use it.
I already had a plan in my heart, so this time Liu Wei did not reject Jia Xu's strategy.
Although Liu Wei made it clear that he did not approve of being proclaimed emperor immediately, Jia Xu heard from his words that if he could benefit from the battle with Cao Cao, he would not refuse to be called emperor, and his heart was suddenly happy.
"Your Highness!" Arching at Liu Wei with his fists again, Jia Xu said to Liu Bian: "To deal with Cao Cao, the only way for His Highness to be the emperor is to do it!" ”
Jia Xu insisted on letting Liu argue as emperor, Liu Biao frowned slightly, and asked him: "Why does this king have to be called emperor?" ”
"Your Highness!" Liu Wei's tone had already loosened a little, and Jia Xu was even more overjoyed in his heart, and then said to him: "The person Cao Cao relies on is to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, His Royal Highness is the emperor, and there are two Sons of Heaven in the world!" Today, His Majesty is just a plaything supported by Dong Zhuo, and His Royal Highness is the rightful Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Not only that, His Royal Highness now has a heavy army in his hands, who dares to disobey the heroes of the world? ”
"Wen He's ridiculous!" As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has been the emperor for a long time, and the heroes of the world have long been in their hearts, and His Royal Highness wants to be called the emperor, and he must wait until His Majesty is buried in the sky today......"
"Haha!" When Xu Shu said this, Jia Xu raised his head and laughed, and retorted to him: "It is not difficult for His Majesty to bury the sky today, His Royal Highness only needs to sneak into Xu Capital with a dragon rider guard, and he will be able to take the head in a few days." It's just that it's best not to ask His Majesty to do it, but to do it by that Cao Cao! ”
"By Cao Cao?" Looking at Jia Xu, Liu Wei was a little puzzled: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the heroes of the world were all played with by him, how could he be willing to kill His Majesty today?" ”
"Cloth and belt edict!" When asked by Liu Bian, Jia Xu didn't think about it, so he said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness wants to get rid of your majesty today, and your subordinates have a plan!" ”
It's not that Liu Wei is unwilling to be called emperor, but he has secretly analyzed the pros and cons, and now it seems that it is indeed not the time to be called emperor.
Hearing Jia Xu say that there was a way to get rid of Liu Xie, Liu Wei suddenly remembered that he led his army to crusade against Gongsun Zhan and was repeatedly attacked by assassins in the city.
At that time, the number of assassins sent by Diao Chan was not very large, and they acted the most secretively; The assassins sent by Gongsun Lan of Liaodong were only halfway done, and they stopped because of the alliance with Liu Wei.
The last group, that is, the group of people who had the most fierce conflict with Liu Wei, was secretly deployed by Liu Xie.
Although they are brothers, Liu Wei and Liu Xie are also half-brothers, and the two still have the main contradiction of the throne.
Liu Xie is not a person who is willing to be a puppet, he naturally knows that once Liu Wei becomes bigger, it will be difficult for him to keep his position as emperor, and killing Liu Wei is also a very urgent matter for Liu Xie.
In order to keep the throne, Liu Xie once wanted to kill Liu Wei.
Liu Wei is not a generous person who does not take revenge, and has been holding back, but he has not had the opportunity.
Jia Xu said that he could get rid of Liu Xie, Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and a touch of coldness flashed in his eyes in an instant.
Endure for a long time, if things are really as Jia Xu said, I am afraid that the opportunity to kill Liu Xie has come!
Xu Shu, who was on the side, saw a flash of coldness in Liu Bian's eyes, and knew that Liu Bian had already killed Liu Xie, so he groaned for a while, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness, whether it is suitable to be called emperor now still needs to be considered, why don't you invite Shiyuan and Gongtai to see what the two of them say?" ”
"Only Shiyuan and the public platform are invited, and it is not enough to think about it!" Before Liu Wei could respond, Jia Xu smiled and said: "Your Highness can invite all the generals to the palace, and we will discuss it, if the generals also support His Highness to be the emperor, the day when His Highness will return to the great treasure has come!" ”
Jia Xu offered to invite the generals as well, and Xu Shu frowned.
Military generals are very different from military ministers, military generals fight on the battlefield, are accustomed to seeing bloody rain, and have always advocated the use of force to solve problems.
And the ministers are strategizing, and they think more about the overall situation.
If all the generals are invited, I am afraid that the number of people who support Liu's defense of the emperor will be far greater than the number of people who think that they cannot be called emperor for the time being.
As soon as Xu Shu wanted to speak out, Liu Wei had already taken Jia Xu's words and said: "What Wen He said is very true, so according to Wen He's words, I will invite all the generals to the palace, and today we will discuss whether we can be called emperor!" ”
"Your Highness is wise!" Since he joined Liu Bian, Liu Biao thought that his strategy was too vicious, and he was not very willing to use it, Jia Xu was busy with some things related to people's livelihood for many days, and now Liu Biao suddenly used him, which made Jia Xu quite moved in his heart, and secretly determined to help Liu Biao ascend to the emperor's throne, when Liu Biao said that he wanted to invite the generals, Jia Xu hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty will go to invite the generals!" ”
After saying goodbye to Liu, Jia Xu did not delay at all, turned around and left the elephant barracks.
Dian Wei was a rough man, and he stood aside and listened for a long time, only to understand that Liu Wei seemed to be about to become the emperor.
I had long felt that Liu Wei didn't need to look at Liu Xie's face anymore, thinking that he was about to become emperor, after Jia Xu left, Dian Wei said to Liu Wei in a rough voice: "Your Highness is going to be the emperor!" This is a good thing, and the last general will be the first to agree! ”
Xu Shu, who was standing beside Liu Wei, turned his head to look at him after hearing Dian Wei's words, and sighed softly.
In Xu Shu's view, it is not impossible for Liu Wei to be the emperor now, but the timing is not the best, at least the emperor is too early, and the friction between him and Cao Cao is afraid that it will be put directly on the table.