Following Jia Xu's advice.

This also made Cao Cao, who was a little annoyed about Liu Bei becoming king, suddenly have a look of joy on his face.

Facing his advice, I slowly listened.

"Since Liu Bei expressed his intention to become the King of Hanzhong, why didn't the prime minister follow his plan?"

"Affix the emperor's seal and send an edict to reject this memorial."

"If he insists on proclaiming himself king then, the prime minister can denounce him and accuse Liu Bei of being a real rebel, using the pretense of reviving the Han Dynasty, but actually seeking personal gain for his own ambitions."

"Call on the soldiers and people of all states and counties to fight against it together!"

"In this way, the popularity that this person has managed for many years will be destroyed in one day!"

The words were spoken slowly.

As soon as everyone around heard the words.

Their expressions changed with shock.

Jia Xu's policy is really too cruel.

As he said, what if you, Liu Bei, want to be king?

The emperor is in my hands.

Whether you agree or not is just a matter of one sentence!

But I rejected this memorial and even criticized it as a traitor.

After hearing this, the ministers headed by Liu Ye and Xin Pi couldn't help but feel that using this political advantage was really attacking Liu Bei's weakness.

One word fell.

Jia Xu then pondered for a while before continuing: "On the other hand, the prime minister can also send an envoy to Jiangdong with an eloquent person to persuade the Sun family."

"Secretly befriending Sun Quan and making him take the initiative to invade Jingzhou."

"When the Sun and Liu families fight, it can also create extremely favorable opportunities for our army."

As soon as these words fell.

Jia Xu spoke slowly, and then he bowed his hands and stepped back.

I didn’t do much other talking.

I heard these two good strategies proposed by Jia Xu.

Prime Minister Cao Cao, who was in charge, thought for a moment.

I think it’s very feasible!

Whether it is to isolate Liu Bei from the two Sichuan countries through diplomatic strategies, or to use political power to undermine his popularity.

It was a fatal blow.

Naturally, Cao Cao made the decision quickly!

Immediately, he also quickly sent people to return to Xudu at high speed, and ordered the crown prince Cao Pi, who was in charge of the country's governance, to force the emperor to pass the imperial edict in order to reject the imperial edict.

But in the next few days.

We have not yet waited for the emperor's will to be transmitted back.

Cao's troops from Guanzhong have successively received troops from Hanzhong County south of the Qinling Mountains.

It is said that Liu Bei has set up an altar in Mianyang, and has gone up to the altar to burn incense and pray. He has been crowned the King of Hanzhong and given great titles to all civil and military ministers.

As soon as this news came.

Cao Cao was so angry that he went cold. He did not expect that Liu Bei would be so decisive this time, and he had not yet received a reply from the emperor to establish himself as king of Hanzhong.

And I heard that she is still the Queen of Hanzhong.

Cao Cao also felt a few traces of anger rising in his heart.

But now that this has happened.

Cao Cao also began to implement Jia Xu's previous policy.

First, Xinpi was sent to take charge of spreading Liu Bei's disrespect of the emperor's orders to various states and counties.

In a short period of time.

Under the unanimous instigation of the imperial court.

Immediately, the Liu Bei Group was at the forefront of the storm.

Public opinion continues to criticize Liu Bei's internal legitimacy.

Especially on the side of the Cao family, the scholars in various states and counties who were in favor of the Cao family also began to write provocative articles, and the articles began to denounce Liu Bei's side.

And after the matter gradually fermented.

Naturally, Liu Bei's side could not ignore it.

at the same time.

Under the advice of Zhuge Liang, Huang Quan and others.

Liu Bei also took action and launched a counterattack.

Zhuge Liang was ordered to take charge of the matter and counterattack the Cao traitor's public opinion offensive.

And after Zhuge Liang received the incident.

He also decisively assigned tasks.

He ordered everyone to perform their respective duties first, and to put up a list to calm the people, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people in various counties and prevent the people from being deceived by the Cao family.

Later, he personally summoned a group of Sichuan and Shu scholars, and they also gathered to denounce the Cao family.

Zhuge Liang paid great attention to this matter.

Holding the pen in hand, he wrote several popular articles one after another.

His writing style is beautiful and his words are exquisite.

It can be said to be a masterpiece.

Many of the articles responded to the Cao family's slander against themselves and denounced Prime Minister Cao Cao as a Han traitor.

"Cao Cao is a vicious and cruel man. He has fought in battles all his life and killed many people like crazy."

"I once conquered Xuzhou, and was good at massacring Pengcheng. I also attacked Xiapi. I was slaughtered all along the way. There were hundreds of thousands of men and women in Xuzhou, and no chickens or dogs were left behind, so that the Surabaya River could not flow!"

"Since he was such a cruel person, he now imprisoned the emperor in a deep palace, forced the palace to kill the concubine, killed the queen, forced the prince to death, massacred the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty, eliminated party members, and cultivated Cao's cronies."

"Therefore, he is called the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, but he is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty."

"I want to turn the Han Dynasty, which has been prosperous for hundreds of years, into the Cao family's world."

"The King of Hanzhong is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Today, the world is overthrown and the emperor is in dust. Only then will my lord consider the overall situation. He wants to declare himself the king in public, and with his name and right words, the emperor will sweep away the traitors and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty."

"If the people of the world still regard themselves as people of the Han Dynasty, they will pick up the sword, kill the Han thieves, and help the Han Dynasty."

"We hope that the people of the world will fight against it together!"

This passage is from one of Zhuge Liang's articles.

And when this piece of article spread to various states and counties.

It’s not just the local people of Yizhou.

Even the land east of the Yangtze River, and even the Central Plains occupied by the Cao family, the scholars from all over the Hebei provinces saw the contents of Zhuge Liang's articles.

They were all shocked!

The gorgeous wording of the article, as well as the awe-inspiring and upright rhetoric, could not help but conquer the scholars in various states and counties.

They all privately copied and attached the best quotations from Zhuge Liang's articles.

Consider it a treasure!

As for the condemnation, I have long forgotten it.

All the scholars were impressed by Zhuge Liang's literary talents.

The two sides have been engaged in a public opinion offensive for some time.

At first, the fight was evenly matched!

But as time went on, the Cao family gradually lost their battle.

On the contrary, Zhuge Liang's articles became famous all over the world.

He was highly respected by scholars all over the world.

And under the fermentation of public opinion.

The argument that Cao Cao was called the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty gradually spread among the people.

Even this rumor is getting more and more mysterious.
To be continued...