Therefore, he cannot do what Ma Teng does, using himself as a hostage and letting his son take charge of the overall situation in Liang Province and Guanzhong.
Lost!
In this tit-for-tat confrontation with Ma Teng, he lost miserably.
After Liu Xie said a few words to Ma Teng, he looked at Han Sui with a gloomy expression and said:
"Wenyue, I heard that you have a strong army and strong horses, and you are powerful in Liang Province and Guanzhong. Now Yuan Shao is a traitor who is very ambitious..."
After the words fell, Han Sui immediately said, "Yuan Shao is the Traitor of the country. Everyone can get it and kill it. I am willing to lead the army to conquer Bing Province!"
"Good!"
Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction.
"My dear, please wait for orders at Ye City. I will let you know exactly when to conquer Bing Province in a few days."
Han Sui felt a little relieved when he heard that Son of Heaven called him the same name as Ma Teng from "Wenyue".
Ma Teng also knew that being a hostage was not enough. The most important thing was to send troops, so he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, my Eldest Son Ma Chao, is also brave enough to fight for Your Majesty."
Liu Xie felt even happier after hearing this.
The strategy "Prisoner's Dilemma" really works.
All he needs to do is give an illusory Son of Heaven righteousness and a Marquis position that can legitimately be stationed in Guanzhong, and he can make Han Sui and Ma Teng compete for his service.
"In this case, you two will go to the palace again in three days, and I will explain the specific matters."
After Liu Xie finished explaining, let Han Sui and Ma Teng step aside.
When he was about to order someone to summon Guo Jia and Jia Xu to enter the palace and discuss how to use the army of Han Sui and Ma Teng, Gao Lan walked in.
"Your Majesty, Elder Princess Yang'an would like to see you."
"Elder Princess Yang'an?"
Hearing this name, Liu Xie was stunned.
After searching in my mind for a long time, I realized that this person was the eldest daughter of Emperor Huan and the biological mother of Empress Fu.
Historically, Fu Wan's whole family and Empress Fu were all killed by Cao Cao, but Elder Princess Yang'an was the only one who dared not kill him, so he could only exile Zhuo Commandery.
"Fu Wan has determined that I am the orthodox Han Dynasty. Elder Princess Yang'an came here this time not to identify me, but to have other requests."
After Liu Xie quickly analyzed Elder Princess Yang'an's purpose, he asked Gao Lan to bring her into Xuan Room.
In less than a cup of tea, a woman about thirty-four or five years old walked in.
Her appearance is very similar to Empress Fu, and their temperaments are also very similar, both showing dignity and elegance.
However, she has a bit more of a woman's mature charm, while Empress Fu is more graceful and elegant.
As soon as they saw Liu Xie, Elder Princess Yang'an, they bowed respectfully.
"See Your Majesty."
Liu Xie After she finished her salute, he personally helped her up and said in a feigned displeasure:
"Please get up quickly! According to your seniority, you are my Aunt and Empress's aunt. Such a great gift is too unusual. Former Emperor knows better, so I'm afraid he will blame me."
After Elder Princess Yang'an sat down with the support of Liu Xie, he directly stated his intention.
"Great Han has always valued filial piety. Your Majesty has been in Dabao for many years, but he has no children."
"Fu Family has four daughters besides Shou'er. The second daughter has reached marriageable age and has good looks and talents. She can enrich Your Majesty and Imperial Harem."
When Liu Xie heard this, he immediately understood the intention of Elder Princess Yang'an.
She was worried that Empress Fu's status in the palace was unstable, so she sent Empress Fu's sister into the palace in the name of filial piety.
The current image of Fu Wan is undoubtedly the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who scolded Cao Thief.
If you don't show favor, you will inevitably end up with a reputation of being unkind and unjust.
Anyway, it's just a Imperial Consorts quota, so what if I agreed?
It can also put Fu Family at ease.
"Decline of the Han Dynasty, I have been working hard and thinking hard, but I really don't have much energy to waste on Imperial Harem. However, what Aunt said makes sense, so I will follow what Aunt said."
Elder Princess Yang'an was overjoyed when he saw that Liu Xie agreed.
Fu Family has no way out. If Son of Heaven has a grudge because of Empress Fu's incident with Xu County, it will be a real shock.
Fortunately, Son of Heaven is not a mean and ungrateful person.
She kept saying, "Thank you Your Majesty for your permission! I will choose a good and auspicious day to send Fu Family's second daughter to the palace to serve Your Majesty."
After another round of polite greetings, Elder Princess Yang'an left with a happy face and contentment.
Not long after she left, Gao Lan came in again to report.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Father-in-Law entered the palace, asking to see Empress."
The couple walked in tandem, one asking to see Son of Heaven and the other asking to see Empress. Obviously they did not intend to hide anything in front of Liu Xie.
This actually makes Liu Xie satisfied.
But satisfaction is satisfaction, and he will never let down his guard.
"That's right."
Liu Xie thought for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed to Fu Wan's request to visit Empress Fu.
On the one hand, it was a signal that Elder Princess Yang'an came to reveal it, but on the other hand, it was difficult to refuse.
If others want to visit Empress, they can naturally refuse on the grounds that Empress needs to rest.
But Fu Wan can't.
It is human nature for a father to visit his daughter.
Even if they refuse, they can't do it in the few days since they arrived at Ye City.
After allowing Fu Wan to visit, Liu Xie also left Xuan Room and walked in the direction of the Pepper Chamber Hall.
He was still wary of these two people, wanting to see if Fu Wan was really visiting Empress Fu, or if he had some other ulterior purpose.
No matter what, he had to know the content of the conversation between the two people.
Pepper Chamber Hall.
Empress Fu was sitting in front of the dressing table, looking at Bronze Mirror's beautiful, slightly haggard face, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
She hasn't had a good rest for several days. To be precise, since that day when she asked Liu Xie that question while drunk, she has never slept well again.
"Mandate of Heaven... is it Son of Heaven of Great Han?"
Empress Fu murmured to himself, his eyes very complicated.
But her father, Fu Wan, seemed to have a glowing face and a very good complexion. His whole person's energy and energy were completely different from those of Xu County.
As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when happy events occur.
He has been stealing the show these days. Everyone knows that he is a loyal minister who upholds integrity, and his daughter is a chaste and chaste Empress. He has also been publicly praised and recognized by Son of Heaven. This has undoubtedly brought Fu Family's reputation to its peak, and even Yang family can't compare to it for a while.
As soon as they saw Empress Fu, Fu Wan smiled and asked, "How can Empress adapt to living in the palace?"
Empress Fu didn't seem to hear Fu Wan's question. He just looked at him faintly and asked:
"Father, is he really Son of Heaven?"
Fu Wan heard this and immediately became furious.
"It's already come to this time, why are you still suspicious? Does Your Majesty's wise and powerful appearance look fake? How can Pretender Son of Heaven make so many advisers Military Generals loyal?"
"Furthermore, your mother, Princess Yang'an, has just entered the palace to seek an audience with His Majesty, and her identity has been confirmed beyond doubt."
"Taking a step back, even if Lord Yang and I were deceived, could your mother still be deceived? Could Ye City's civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also be deceived?"
"You think those ministers are all fools!"
"Don't mention this matter again! Any mention of it will undermine the dignity of Your Majesty and harm the foundation of the country. For me, Fu Family, it will be a great disaster!"
Empress Fu has a dull expression and extremely complicated mood.
If you can deceive everyone, isn't it because you have been ordered by God?
Isn't it Son of Heaven that can be recognized by everyone?
But she still couldn't convince herself with this reason.
Seeing that Empress Fu was silent, Fu Wan suppressed the anger in his heart and said earnestly, "Empress, Shou'er! You must not be obsessed now!"
"You don't have to think about yourself, and you don't have to think about the lives of hundreds of people in the Fu Family, but why should the people of the world be harmed?"
"Now decline of the Han Dynasty, the princes are divided and all living things are hanging upside down. Your Majesty has the ability to reorganize the mountains and rivers and rebuild Flourishing Han. Nothing can go wrong!"
"How difficult it is for ordinary people to survive. You have seen it with your own eyes on the way from Xu County to Ye City."
"For the sake of the people's livelihood, you should also fulfill your responsibilities as Empress!"
Family and Country Righteousness pressed forward, finally causing Empress Fu's expression to change.
She pursed her lips tightly and asked after a long time, "What does father want me to do?"
Fu Wan was overjoyed when he saw that Empress Fu was shaken and said quickly:
"The most important thing for you right now is to give birth to Dragon Heir for Your Majesty, so as to stabilize Altars of Soil and Grain and take the back seat!"
Chapter 227 Empress doesn't want Fu Family to be punished, right?
Fu Wan's words made Empress Fu's expression change drastically.
Although she has not yet identified Liu Xie, Liu Xie gives him the feeling of being the most familiar stranger.
Her intuition told her that the Son of Heaven named Ye City was clearly fake.
As Empress, as long as she didn't expose Pretender Son of Heaven's identity, how could she give birth to Dragon Heir for him!