Chapter 266
: All three factions have the surname Liu!
Chapter 266: All three forces have the surname Liu! (Thanks to I'm no Max for the small reward~)
Hearing Dong Bai's voice, Lu Bu reluctantly moved his gaze away from Huang Yueying's chest.
I got up and walked out the door, and saw the graceful Dong Bai and the two men standing behind her.
One of them is naturally Wang Lang, the former governor of Kuaiji and current official in charge of the Book Bureau.
Next to him stood a young man wearing a conical hat, looking a little mysterious.
At this moment, snowflakes were floating in the sky. Lu Bu invited the two of them to an empty side room and asked Dong Bai to pour a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Lü Bu smiled at Wang Lang and said:
"It's so cold, and Wang Bucao came to see me. I guess he has something important to tell me."
Wang Lang nodded solemnly:
"It's a very extraordinary thing! Let Kan Ze Kan Derun tell you."
"Kanze?"
Lu Bu's eyes lit up slightly!
The scene in the novel "The Three Kingdoms" unconsciously emerged in my mind: the other party was the first to see through Huang Gai's trick of self-torture, and later helped Huang Gai surrender.
Of course, these are things that happened in the novel and are not recorded in official history.
However, Kan Ze's name has also become deeply rooted in people's hearts because of the novel!
But this guy is indeed a talented person in official history.
Whether it is the study of pi or the research on Confucianism, it has had a significant impact on later generations!
Lu Bu suppressed his joy and asked Kan Ze:
"I wonder what business has come to you, sir?"
Kan Ze took off the hat on his head, revealing a slightly plump and honest face.
Then, in front of Lu Bu's surprised gaze, he took out a golden imperial edict from his sleeve!
"This is what the Lord Shixie of Jiaozhou asked me to give to Lord Chu. Please take a look at it yourself, and you will know what the important matter is!"
Lu Bu immediately took the imperial edict and opened it.
On it was an imperial edict written by Liu Xie to Shi Xie, asking him to raise an army to attack Jingzhou and southern Yangzhou!
It even mentioned that Liu Mao and Liu Bei would help Liu Xie to form a four-party coalition and launch an attack on Lu Bu's army from four directions at the same time!
The moment he learned the news, Lu Bu suddenly stood up from his chair with a solemn look on his face.
Is this Liu Xie's response... It vaguely feels like the time when the eighteen princes attacked Dong.
Of course, the princes have almost annexed each other now.
The configuration of these four princes plus the emperor is much stronger than the eighteen princes back then!
Whether it was Liu Xie or Liu Bei, the power of one side alone was enough to pose a considerable threat to him.
Not to mention that these two parties will also unite with Liu Mao and Shi Xie’s army…
Fortunately, Shi Xie of Jiaozhou seemed to only want to "avoid temporary chaos and seek long-term peace and stability."
He might even regard Lu Bu's territory as a natural barrier in the north.
Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to let Kan Ze deliver this imperial edict and reveal such important news!
Lu Bu closed the imperial edict and shook Kan Ze's hand gratefully:
“If it weren’t for the righteousness of you and Mr. Shifu, our army would have been suddenly besieged by three forces!
"If we respond hastily, we might be caught off guard!"
Kan Ze smiled slightly:
"It is an honor for me and my master to be able to help Lord Chu."
Hearing the words "my lord", Lu Bu was stunned for a moment and realized that Kan Ze was already working for Shi Xie.
He immediately tried to persuade her to stay:
"I think Mr. Kan has the talent to govern the world. I have many Confucian classics here, and I am also somewhat proficient in arithmetic.
"If you are willing to stay, I am willing to open all the Confucian classics to you!"
I heard "Confucian classics" and "arithmetic", the two things that I am most interested in.
A hint of surprise suddenly appeared on Kan Ze's honest face!
After a moment's silence, he thanked Lu Bu:
"Thanks to Lord Chu for his kindness, I am willing to serve you!
“However, I must first return to Jiaozhou to bid farewell to Shi Fujun and inform him of the results of this mission, and then let my family come with me.
"I hope Lord Chu can wait a little longer." Lu Bu asked worriedly:
"What if Shifujun doesn't let you go?"
Kan Ze twirled his beard and chuckled:
"Shi Fujun fled to Jiaozhou to avoid the chaos, and sincerely accepted many people to seek refuge there, and he never forced people to stay.
"Besides, I have no reputation under Lord Shifu and have not made any achievements. Even if I want to leave, he will not try to keep me."
Lu Bu said happily:
"Mr. Shifu doesn't recognize your talent, but I do!
"I will send soldiers to the southern part of Lingling County to welcome you. We can meet then and have a long talk."
After saying this, Lu Bu sent Ling Cao to lead a thousand men to personally escort Kan Ze away.
Kan Ze was deeply moved and knelt down to express his gratitude before leaving.
After Kan Ze left, Lu Bu immediately summoned all his ministers to discuss important matters!
It just so happened that Liu Ye had just returned from pacifying the Shanyue at this moment, and had brought back five thousand elite Shanyue troops.
Lu Bu personally went outside the city to greet and express condolences.
Liu Ye was deeply moved and recounted how he assisted He Qi in defeating the Shanyue, which prevented the Shanyue from attacking the four counties of Jiangdong again.
Lu Bu was quite pleased, and immediately promoted Liu Ye to the position of Military Advisor General, rewarded him with a hundred gold coins, and appointed He Qi as the General of Pingnan!
By temporarily resolving the serious threat of Shanyue, more troops can be transferred from the four counties of Jiangdong to the north to deal with the joint attack of Liu Xie and Liu Bei!
Lu Bu immediately led his ministers to the conference room to discuss the matters mentioned in the imperial edict sent by Kan Ze.
Everyone read the imperial edict one by one, and no one said a word.
It is obvious that apart from Shi Xie, Liu Mao and Liu Bei would definitely lend a helping hand to Liu Xie.
Now that Liu Mao has taken over Liu Zhang's military power, even if he does not have much ability to attack, he can still tie down a lot of Jingzhou's troops in the west.
As for the superior military strength demonstrated by Liu Bei's army, it was far superior to that of Liu Mao and even Liu Xie's army!
Now that the three Lius have joined forces to fight against Lu, Lu Bu's army certainly has the advantage of being on the defensive.
But facing the highly prestigious imperial troops and Zhuge Liang's mastery of military strategy, the pressure is naturally overwhelming!
Seeing that the civil officials remained silent, while the military officers were eager to try, Lu Bu supported his face with his hands and said with a smile:
"Why, are you all frightened by the imperial army?"
As soon as these words came out, Lieutenant General Lu Meng immediately stood up and said:
"My lord, I think the situation may not be as bad as we thought!"
"Oh?"
Lu Bu looked at this talented man who had received mixed reviews in history with admiration, and said with a smile:
"What do you think, Ziming?"
Lu Meng walked to the center of the hall, glanced at everyone, lowered his eyes slightly, and said:
"Everyone, please remember that it seems that the three forces all have the surname Liu, but why are they not one force, but three forces?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many smart people suddenly showed a look of enlightenment!
Lu Meng continued:
"Let's talk about Liu Mao. When his father Liu Yan took control of Yizhou, the largest of the thirteen states, he was aiming to establish himself as king.
"Later, he let his third son Liu Mao marry Wu, who had a noble appearance, which further showed his ambition.
"Now Liu Mao has inherited his father's position as governor, and also inherited his father's ambition.
"Otherwise, you could have taken the initiative to ask the emperor for help or surrender when our army attacked.
"But now the emperor still has to ask him to send troops, which shows that Liu Mao has the same rebellious heart as his father!
“As for Liu Bei’s army, after he was recognized as the emperor’s uncle by Liu Xie, he showed no signs of offering troops and horses to show his loyalty.
“It is enough to see that this person has great ambitions and is unwilling to be inferior to others for long!
“Plus, this person has the help of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young, so his alliance with Liu Xie is just a superficial friendship.
“Therefore, I conclude that this tripartite alliance is by no means as united and cohesive as imagined!
"But in addition to that, Shi Xie, who seemed to be actively expressing goodwill to our army, might also stab our army in the back at a critical moment!"
(End of this chapter)