With strong troops and strong support from the people, Liu Bei's threat has far exceeded that of Zhang Lu and Gao Gan, and is beyond his control.
He really led the wolf into the house!
"Damn that Zhang Song, I'm afraid he has secretly voted for Liu Bei, otherwise why would he suddenly propose that Liu Bei concurrently serve as Administrator of Ba Commandery today?"
"What a shameless villain!"
Wang Lian couldn't help but cursed, looking quite angry.
But Liu Zhang couldn't care less about Zhang Song or Zhang Song at this time, and anxiously urged, "You guys should think about how to deal with Liu Bei."
"How can I get him out Yi Province?"
This problem caused difficulties for all three of them.
Liu Bei obviously intends to take root in Yi Province and continue to develop its power. With so many troops and what the people want, how can they get out?
It's easy to ask God but hard to send Him away!
Huang Quan thought over and over again and suggested to Liu Zhang: "Lord, Liu Bei's reason for recruiting troops is to deal with Zhang Lu and Gao Gan."
"In this case, why doesn't Lord go to Zhang Lu and Gao Gan to negotiate a peace, let them put down the fight, and drive Liu Bei away from Yi Province first?"
"Compared to Zhang Lu and Gao Gan, Liu Bei is the biggest threat. I think they will be happy to see Liu Bei leave."
Huang Quan proposed an idea.
It just cuts out Liu Bei's reason to stay in Yi Province. After all, there is no war between the two sides. What is Liu Bei still doing in Yi Province?
"Is this... okay?"
Liu Zhang was a little hesitant, always feeling that this method was a bit unreliable, because Liu Bei had already been appointed by him as Administrator of Ba Commandery.
Huang Quan sighed, "Let's try it first."
There is no other way now.
Liu Zhang heard this and had no choice but to nod in agreement.
On the other side, the three Liu Bei also returned to Residence.
Although they drank a lot tonight, the three of them had a good drinking capacity, there was no hint of drunkenness on their faces, and they were very sober.
Zhang Fei said happily, "Brother, if you also serve as Administrator of Ba Commandery, we will be rooted in Yi Province from now on, and we can recruit more troops!"
The post of governor is very important.
With this position, they can legitimately take root in Ba Commandery, otherwise Liu Zhang can drive them away at any time.
Guan Yu also smiled and said, "That's right, once we gather 30,000 soldiers and horses, I will lead the troops with Yide to destroy Gao Gan and Zhang Lu, and let the elder brother be the leader of Yi Province."
Liu Bei rarely smiled after hearing this.
Although Liu Zhang treats him well, he has the emperor's mandate, so he must take possession of Yi Province and cannot fall into the hands of Gao Gan.
"Yi Province Lord is not enough!"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said proudly, "The eldest brother is Governor of Jing Province, Jing Province must also win it!"
"Lü Bu can be named Duke Wen even if he captures Pretender Emperor Yuan Shu. The eldest brother's contribution to conquering two states is much greater than that of Lü Bu!"
"And the eldest brother is still a member of the royal family. From what I see, Son of Heaven will definitely be given to the eldest brother Enfeoffment as a King by then!"
Liu Clan The ancestral motto states that no one with a surname other than Liu can be crowned king.
This is the rule set by Emperor Gaozu.
But Liu Bei is the real Han House clansman, after Prince Jing of Zhongshan, not a foreign surname.
As long as the credit is enough, Enfeoffment as a King is no problem.
"Enfeoffment as a King..."
Hearing these four words spoken by Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with eagerness, and his heart palpitated.
He has always been proud of his status as a descendant of Liu Clan bloodline, but there are so many descendants of the Liu Clan in the world, and he wants to make some different achievements.
For example, recreate the glory of Ancestors.
If given the chance, how could he not miss Enfeoffment as a King?
But soon Liu Bei suppressed the heat in his heart, shook his head to Zhang Fei and said, "It's too early, we don't even have Yi Province in our hands, how can we talk about taking Jing Province?"
"I heard that Your Majesty has captured Qing Province and opened up the three states of Xu Province, Qing Province, and Ji Province. We can't slack off."
"Second brother and third brother, we will set off back to Ba Commandery tomorrow. There are still many things to deal with there, so it is not good to leave them all to Shiyuan and Yuanzhi."
What Liu Bei said was Pang Tong and Xu Shu.
These two people were talented people he recruited after arriving at Yi Province. Thanks to the help of these two people, he was able to govern Ba Commandery more and more prosperously.
"Okay!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei nodded in agreement.
Chapter 260 Cao Cao: I can vote for Son of Heaven, what about you?
Yang Province, Shouchun.
Above City Wall, Cao Banner is flying in the wind, snowflakes are falling in the sky, corpses are scattered inside and outside Cities, and the blood on the ground has not yet condensed into ice.
Apparently a war had just ended not long ago.
Cao Cao stood on City Gate Tower, looked at the soldiers of Outside the City carrying the corpse, and sighed deeply, "We have been attacking for a month, and finally captured Shouchun before Winter."
It took several months to finally conquer a lot of territory, but many soldiers and horses were killed or injured in the process.
Especially Shouchun, the Yang Province government base, he even did not hesitate to come to the front line in person to supervise the battle, but even so, it took a full month to capture it.
Cao Cao is beside you, Xun Yu and Xun You are standing at your side.
Xun You heard this and said with a smile, "Shouchun is a choke point. Once this place is captured, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend. It is worth paying a certain price for this."
"Besides, although the casualties this time are not light, the casualties of Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses are not light at all. In general, we still have the advantage."
Xun You This enlightenment is still very useful.
Cao Cao's expression softened a lot after hearing this, and he smiled and said, "Sun Quan brat is still young after all. Even with Zhou Gongjin's help, it's not enough to accomplish anything."
Xun Yu nodded and said, "Zhou Yu's wisdom is indeed rare in the world, but Minister of Works don't worry, when the manpower is exhausted, he alone cannot change the situation."
He also admires Zhou Yu's methods.
But that's all.
Jiangdong gentry clans is completely dissatisfied with Sun Quan. This is not something that Zhou Yu can change. As long as Two Commanderies is defeated again, those nobles will definitely turn against Two Commanderies when they see that the situation is not going well.
Cao Cao nodded slightly, but the worry in his brows still remained, and said, "What I'm most worried about now is not that I can't defeat Jiangdong. What I'm worried about is the situation over there at Ji Province."
"I heard that Lü Bu has captured Four Commanderies and defeated Yuan Shao. Now it is attacking Hejian Commandery and starting a battle with Yuan Shao."
"If Hejian Commandery is also captured, Ji Province will basically belong to Pretender Emperor... the entire three states."
The battle of Hejian Commandery is really important. This battle not only determines the ownership of Ji Province, but also determines the ownership of the north.
If Yuan Shao loses, Ji Province will be lost and You Province will have to retreat, ending up in the same situation as Gongsun Zan before. Bing Province will also be lost soon.
Then there is only one You Province left, how can it resist the Son of Heaven carrying the momentum of Four Provinces?
I just don't know who will win the Hejian battle.
The idea just popped up in Cao Cao's mind. Xu Chu hurriedly ran up to City Gate Tower and reported, "Lord, Ji Province sent news that Yuan Shao was defeated and captured at Hejian Commandery!"
In an instant, the expressions of Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xun Yu all changed drastically!
Yuan Shao... defeated and captured?!
"How could it be possible, how could it be so fast! How could Yuan Shao not even be able to support Winter!"
Cao Cao's face was pale and his mind was shaken.
His face kept changing, as if he had made some decision in his heart, he gritted his teeth and said, "Send a message to Kuaiji, I want to make an appointment with Sun Quan!"
Yuan Shao was captured. The impact of this news was so great that Cao Cao felt a wave of fear from the bottom of his heart.
Because at most he only thought that Yuan Shao would be defeated, and then retreated to You Province and became the same as Gongsun Zan, but he did not expect that Yuan Shao would be captured!
"If Yuan Shao is captured, his remaining forces will definitely fall apart. It won't be long before the entire north will be unified by Son of Heaven."
"Then the next target must be me!"
Cao Cao gritted his teeth.
If Yuan Shao is not captured, he can still occupy You Province and continue to contain Son of Heaven's army going south. But if he is captured, how can he contain it?
As long as Son of Heaven unifies the north, there is no need to think about the next target. It will definitely be the two Central Plains hinterlands of Yan Province and Yu Province!
His situation is already extremely dangerous!
Xun You also reacted at this time and heard the words: "Minister of Works, make an appointment with Sun Quan... Do you want to negotiate a peace with him?"
"That's right."
Cao Cao took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. The breath turned into white mist and dissipated in the cold air, making his gloomy face a little blurry.
"I can no longer compete with Sun Quan brat for Yang Province. If I continue to fight like this, even if I can win Yang Province, I will pay a huge price."
"When Pretender Emperor's troops move south, what can I do to resist them? I can only wait to die!"
Why would he want to negotiate peace with Sun Quan?
But now the situation has changed too much. It is the most unwise behavior to continue fighting. In the end, he and Sun Quan will become the two fighting snipe and clam!
Xun Yu was deeply worried and said with an ugly face, "But Minister of Works, even if it negotiates a peace alliance with Sun Quan, once Pretender Emperor occupies You Province and Bing Province, it will dominate the land of the five states. I am afraid we will not be able to resist it."
Cao Cao looked as cold as iron and said calmly, "I have my own plan. Just send a message to Sun Quan and ask him to meet at the border of Huainan Commandery."
After saying that, he walked directly off City Gate Tower.