Xun Chen's warning words made many representatives of aristocratic families in the hall feel frightened and confused.
If they were in a prosperous age now, they would have no need to hesitate and they would be eager to tie up Son of Heaven's chariot immediately.
But the current world is a living Age of Chaos.
"What should we do?"
After a while, Ju Zong was the first to ask. He originally recognized his brother Ju Shou's choice and firmly supported Yuan Shao.
But now he was shaken.
If he had not invested in Son of Heaven, given the relationship between his brothers Ju Shou and Yuan Shao, his lineage would not have been able to escape the liquidation. Yuan Xi would have long been eyeing them Ju Clan.
"It's very simple." Xun Chen smiled, his eyes flashing, "Son of Heaven Heaven-Worship Rite Imperial Ancestral Temple in one month, there will be another Heaven-Sacrifice Ceremony. All of you who have money and can contribute, show your sincerity to Son of Heaven afterwards."
He is very happy to see everyone follow Son of Heaven.
Who doesn't want more people on board?
This way the boat can run more steadily.
"But..."
Shen Rong hesitated again and again, but couldn't help but ask Xun Chen: "Is it true that Grand General can't come back? As long as Gongsun Zan is defeated, it may not..."
"Throw away your illusions!" Shen Rong was interrupted impatiently by Xun Chen before he finished speaking. He glanced at him coldly and said:
"Not to mention the sturdiness of Ye City, he can't find it just in the name of legitimacy."
"I know you want to use the crusade against Yuan Xi as an excuse."
"But what if Yuan Xi dies?"
"Why do you think Your Majesty has not awarded Yuan Xi Official Post until now? Because Yuan Xi is a discarded child that Your Majesty can throw away at any time! Your Majesty has never admitted what Yuan Xi is Loyal Minister of Great Han!"
"As long as Yuan Shao dares to use this as an excuse to attack Ye City, Your Majesty will immediately kill Yuan Xi. At that time, what excuse can Yuan Shao use to attack the city?"
"Even if Yuan Shao loses his mind and attacks by force, how many soldiers and horses are needed? Fifty Thousand? Or One Hundred Thousand? Yuan Shao has no ability to conquer Ye City!"
"Wake up!"
Xun Chen's words completely shattered the last trace of luck in Shen Rong's heart, and also made many representatives of aristocratic families no longer waver.
Yuan Shao From the moment you quit Ye City, you can never come back.
Zhang Liao's 10,000 troops guard Ye City, which cannot be shaken by a mere 30,000 Ji Province Army.
It's time to give up the idea of being a mere wallflower and swinging around.
They have no choice but to firmly support Son of Heaven.
Hejian Commandery, Lecheng County.
Yuan Shao also received news from Yuan Tan on the front line - Kong Rong raised troops at Beihai, and Lü Bu sent Zhang Liao to lead an army of 10,000 people to take the opportunity to cross the border, enter Ji Province and station Ye City!
Now Ye City has ten thousand troops stationed in it.
"Into your mother!"
Yuan Shao became furious after reading the letter. He slapped the letter on the table in anger, "Kong Rong is a rotten scholar. How could he have the courage to start an army and cause chaos? How could he be allowed to conquer four cities in a row!"
"Yuan Tan What does he do for food!"
"And Lü Bu! How dare he take my Ye City!"
"It's against! Everything is against it!"
Yuan Shao was furious and furious inside Study. Shen Pei, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, and Xu You around him did not dare to say anything.
It wasn't until he vented his anger that Ju Shou said, "Lord, could it be that Son of Heaven issued an edict to Kong Rong to raise troops to cooperate with Zhang Liao's army crossing the border? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"
"After all, Lü Bu is loyal to Son of Heaven. Now that Zhang Liao has led 10,000 troops and settled in Ye City, Ye City will become Son of Heaven's territory."
Ju Shou subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
What a coincidence, what a coincidence.
Just like the last time Imperial Guards Army was dispatched.
How could it be such a coincidence?
Kong Rong raised troops to attract the attention of Yuan Tan. Zhang Liao happened to take this opportunity to send troops to cross the border and settled in Ye City. It was clear who benefited the most from this.
Ju Shou has now given up trying to persuade Yuan Shao from the perspective that Liu Xie wants to turn false into true, but directly treats Liu Xie as True Son of Heaven, in order to make Yuan Shao wary.
"He?"
Yuan Shao's anger froze slightly and he fell into deep thought.
Xu You spoke at the right time, "Lord, I think Lü Bu's sending troops this time is not necessarily to protect Son of Heaven, but has other plans."
"Ziyuan Why did you say that?" Yuan Shao frowned and looked at Xu You, a little puzzled. Lü Bu, a common man, could have any far-reaching plans and plans?
Xu You explained, "Lord, if Lü Bu really wants to protect Son of Heaven, why not just take Son of Heaven back to Xu Province or Yang Province? Shouldn't I stay with Ye City and wait for you to call back later?"
"So I think Lü Bu is superficially trying to protect Son of Heaven, but in fact he wants to occupy Ye City. In the future, he will use Ye City as the basis to plot against Ji Province."
"This plan is really insidious."
Xu You's analysis was well-founded, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but nod. Rather than believing that these were all planned by Liu Xie and that Pretender Emperor, he felt that it was more likely that Lü Bu wanted to take advantage of his Ye City.
"I really didn't expect Lü Bu to be so scheming."
"It seems that I have been deceived by him in the past."
Yuan Shao had a deep fear of Lü Bu in his heart. He did not expect that Lü Bu looked rough on the surface, but actually had such courage and foresight. He asked how could such Servant of Three Surnames be loyal to Son of Heaven.
It turns out that I have long wanted to command the princes by holding Son of Heaven hostage like him!
Ju Shou on the side almost fainted from Xu You's explanation. He gritted his teeth and said, "That's nonsense! Xu Province is so far away from Ji Province. What's the use of Lü Bu occupying Ye City?"
"Even if he really wants to occupy Ye City, what explanation does Kong Rong have for raising troops?"
Kong Rong is a scholar who serves as Beihai Kingdom Chancellor. What good can he do by raising an army? What's more, he is still fighting against Yuan Tan.
It should be noted that Yuan Tan and Qing Province have a total of thirty thousand troops!
"Hmph, Kong Rong doesn't even dare to tell True and False Son of Heaven apart. This shows that this person is just trying to gain fame, and maybe he has united with Lü Bu in private!"
Xu You said disdainfully, his words full of contempt.
Ju Shou wanted to continue to refute after hearing this, but was stopped by Yuan Shao: "Stop arguing, what's the point of arguing now?"
"What we should be discussing is how to recapture Ye City!"
Ye City controlled by the Lü Bu army and Ye City controlled by Yuan Xi are completely different. Ye City controlled by the former is truly impregnable!
Shen Pei shook his head, sighed, and said, "There is no other way for now. At the moment, Ji Province Army is still restrained by Gongsun Zan, and there is really no time to separate. Eldest Son's Qing Province Army can be transferred over, but if this happens, Cao Cao will have to wait for the opportunity."
"Everything has to wait until Gongsun Zan is defeated before we can find a good strategy."
Gongsun Zan is like a mad dog, it keeps staring at you and occasionally pounces on you to bite you. It's really disgusting.
But for a while, it couldn't be completely defeated.
Yuan Shao just feels extremely irritable.
Since escaping from Ye City, he has encountered more and more annoying things, one after another, and he feels that his patience is almost reaching its limit.
"You all, please step aside and let me be quiet."
Yuan Shao looked very ugly and waved everyone to leave. His words were full of exhaustion.
Seeing this, everyone had to leave one after another.
But after Xu You left, he came back again.
"Lord, I have a letter from Son of Heaven called Confidential Letter."
He handed over the letter and left directly without saying anything else to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao opened the wax seal of the letter, unfolded it and read it carefully. Soon, his brows furrowed tightly, and Shock couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
"Lü Bu really intends to help Son of Heaven take power?"
Liu Xie made it very clear in Confidential Letter, this time Zhang Liao entered Ye City and it was Lü Bu As planned, he asked Kong Rong to raise troops to attract Yuan Tan's attention, so that Covert Support Zhang Liao's 10,000-strong army would cross the border.
As for the purpose of taking down Ye City, it is precisely to let Son of Heaven escape from the control of Yuan Shao, control Ye City, and then annex Ji Province!
Now Liu Xie doesn't know what to do and can only cooperate. He is very scared and uneasy. I hope he can give suggestions.
After reading this letter, Yuan Shao finally understood.
Lü Bu is indeed loyal to Son of Heaven. He does not threaten Son of Heaven to order the princes. He sends troops to Ye City in order to bring Son of Heaven into power.
But Lü Bu doesn't know that Son of Heaven is fake, let alone Pretender Son of Heaven, who is loyal to Yuan Benchu.
So much so that Son of Heaven revealed all his plans and purposes.
"The Son of Heaven you are loyal to is loyal to me... heh."
Yuan Shao feels extremely happy at the moment and feels a lot more at ease.
No matter how Lü Bu tries to plan for this Pretender Son of Heaven, it will all be in vain in the end and it will only make him easier!
The Zhang Liao army seems to be controlling Ye City for Son of Heaven, but in fact it is guarding Ye City for Yuan Benchu!
"Lü Fengxian, I recognize your loyalty. But in the end, you didn't just make a wedding dress for me! I accepted your 10,000-strong army!"
Yuan Shao laughed excitedly.
After a long time, he calmed down and carefully destroyed the letter.
He has nothing to worry about now, he only needs to repel Gongsun Zan.
"It is rare to be so loyal and loyal. In the future, when I will rule the world, after I take over the throne from him, I will make the wealthy Ji Province his fiefdom. So what if I make him a king with a different surname?"
I didn't expect that there are so many beloved ones waiting here, I feel uneasy. I'll update it today.
Chapter 170 Son of Heaven Edict, anyone who dares to disobey--Beheaded
After the news that Guo Jia will hold Heaven-Sacrifice Ceremony after Son of Heaven Heaven-Worship Rite Imperial Ancestral Temple spread, it caused a great sensation in Ye City and attracted the attention of many people.