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Although Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei was in danger, he still could not make up his mind.
Seeing this, Cheng Yu asked, "My lord, are you worried that your reputation will be damaged?"
Cao Cao nodded, but he also had another worry, what if he lost?
You must know that a sneak attack on Liu Bei is already very risky. Once defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable. After being attacked by Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, he was already in a state of embarrassment, and many people in Xu Du were against him.
It would be okay if he wins against Liu Bei, but if he loses, Xu Du will probably be in chaos for a while, and he will have to spend time to stabilize Xu Du.
Cheng Yu had obviously thought of a solution to this problem. He suggested: "My lord, we can lead an army to Runan, ostensibly deal with Yuan Shu, and secretly look for opportunities to deal with Liu Bei. Then send someone to lead an army from Wancheng, Attack Runan directly, and once Liu Bei returns to support, my lord can attack by surprise."
Cao Cao was very happy after hearing this, but he was still a little hesitant.
"My lord, my subordinates heard that when the emperor and King Hongnong were still alive, they asked the emperor and King Hongnong to recognize Liu Zhe and Liu Bei as their uncles. The emperor hoped that they could protect the safety of the emperor and King Hongnong in the future. Liu Zhe was in danger when the emperor and King Hongnong were in danger. At that time, troops were sent to protect him, but Liu Bei remained indifferent and watched the emperor and King Hongnong fall into danger. This can be said that Liu Bei ignored the late emperor's order and was not worthy of being the emperor's uncle."
Man Chong also spoke up at this time. He saw Cao Cao's hesitation and knew that Cao Cao was actually moved by Cheng Yu's proposal, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to deal with Liu Bei for a while to avoid serious damage to his reputation. loss.
So Man Chong spoke up, and he continued: "My subordinates also heard that when Liu Bei was the shepherd of Yuzhou, he had a good relationship with the Yuan family in Ruyang, and the relationship was very close"
Before Man Chong finished speaking, Cao Cao's eyes lit up. He continued Man Chong's words and said: "Liu Bei instigated the traitor Yuan Shu to make himself emperor. This act is tantamount to treason and treason."
Cao Cao understood the meaning of Man Chong, which was to link Liu Bei and Yuan Shu to become emperor. Liu Bei visited the Yuan family every year and festival in Runan. The relationship was very close. Therefore, Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor must have something to do with Liu Bei. Maybe he was instigated by Liu Bei. No, it's not maybe, but definitely, it was instigated by Liu Bei. of.
"Liu Bei was deeply favored by the emperor and did not want to repay the favor. Instead, he instigated Yuan Shu to proclaim himself emperor. As the imperial chariot general, I have made up my mind to send troops in a few days to attack Liu Bei's rebels." Cao Cao said righteously, He has decided to attack Runan first, and after taking care of Liu Bei, he will take care of Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan.
"Here" Cao Cao's men suddenly accepted the order.
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In the second year of Jian'an, the most eye-catching thing in the world was not the battle between Liu Yao and Sun Ce in Yangzhou, but Yuan Shu's act of proclaiming emperor.
Yuan Shu suddenly proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun, leaving the whole world dumbfounded and shocked. No one expected that Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor at this time.
After the fourth and third generations of the Yuan family, it was the only family in the world with such an honor. Yuan Shu suddenly proclaimed himself emperor, which many people couldn't understand.
Many people who were loyal to the Han Dynasty criticized Yuan Shu for being a wolf-hearted man who actually betrayed the imperial court and wanted to replace the Han Dynasty and become independent. Many people who had taken refuge in Yuan Shu in the past left Yuan Shu one after another. After Yuan Shu established himself as emperor, a large part of the people left Yuan Shu and left Shouchun, and those who remained were those who were determined to follow Yuan Shu all the way to the dark side.
For Yuan Shu, the loss of talents was still secondary. The most important thing was that he found that after becoming emperor, there was not as much excitement as he imagined, with people coming from all over and worshiping.
Not to mention that the world has returned to its heart, but it feels a bit like being separated from relatives.
The surrounding princes did not obediently bring people to surrender, but one or two of them opposed him.
The most abhorrent among them is undoubtedly Liu Bei. Liu Bei immediately beheaded all the Yuan clan members who stayed in Ruyang, including Yuan Shu's youngest son.
Liu Bei even led a mighty army to fight in Shouchun. Yuan Shu was furious and vowed to punish Liu Bei and set an example to the world.
Then he mobilized all his troops, but before the army was sent out, Yuan Shu received bad news again.
His former younger brother, Sun Ce, sent a letter to Danyang Governor Wu Jing, Captain Sun Bi and others to leave him and defect directly to Sun Ce, which caused Yuan Shu to lose a large area.
Yuan Shu was extremely resentful, but he still planned to deal with Liu Bei first, and then turn around to deal with Sun Ce. At the same time, he sent someone to send a letter to Liu Yao, hoping to attack Sun Ce together with Liu Yao, but Liu Yao was seriously ill and did not respond.
"Yuan Shu hopes to attack me together with Liu Yao?"
Troops stationed in Qu'aSun Ce also received the news at the same time and learned that Yuan Shu actually sent someone to contact Liu Yao and wanted to deal with him together. This made his face suddenly darken.
"Don't worry, Liu Yao didn't respond." Zhou Yu told Yuan Shu that Liu Yao didn't respond.
"Hmph, Yuan Shu, I will have to settle this account with him sooner or later."
After Sun Ce heard this, he felt slightly relieved. He asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, what do you think of me going to deal with Yuan Shu now?"
Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, and Sun Ce was glad that he had broken off the relationship with Yuan Shu before. Otherwise, once Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, and people mistakenly thought that Sun Ce still had a relationship with Yuan Shu, he would have encountered a lot of resistance in seizing Jiangdong.
"Not good." Zhou Yu shook his head, expressing his disapproval of Sun Ce's opinion. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com