"Why did my lord say that? Cao Cao probably didn't mean to offend my lord."
Liu Ye was a little confused and picked up the letter and looked at Liu Zhang doubtfully.
Several of them have read the letter from Cao Cao just now.
This letter highlights two words: compliment.
The content is also very clear. Cao Cao felt ashamed and wished he could hand over power to Liu Zhang, and he was willing to assist him!
However, Liu Ye and others all laughed it off and would not take it seriously at all.
If we must say that Cao Cao was malicious, we can only say that he was flattering Liu Zhang to kill him.
Liu Zhang looked a little ferocious, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"These are nothing, they are just titles for the Duke."
"My great ancestor destroyed Qin and established the Han Dynasty. Now that Cao Cao has asked your majesty to confer the title of Duke of Qin on me, doesn't it mean that he is pitting me against all the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty in the world?"
"Moreover, the Qin Kingdom was destroyed by the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao is implicitly saying that he wants to use the Han Dynasty to destroy me again!"
Whether it was Cao Cao's letter, an imperial edict, or a reward, Liu Zhang understood his purpose.
It's nothing more than setting yourself up for a fight with the Xianbei people.
Liu Zhang couldn't understand why Cao Cao deliberately made things difficult in the title title since he was so humble and made an exception.
Isn't Cao Cao afraid that he will really ignore the Xianbei people in a fit of anger?
"Lord, you have misunderstood Cao Mengde."
Liu Zhang was slightly startled and looked at Liu Ye in astonishment.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ye actually spoke for Cao Cao.
"Zi Yang, why did I misunderstand him?"
"My lord, I feel that Cao Cao does not have any ill intentions, but instead shows his utmost sincerity."
If Liu Zhang hadn't known that Liu Ye would not betray him, he would have doubted whether Liu Ye was Cao Cao's spy!
"How...is that so?"
However, Liu Zhang still felt a little unhappy when he heard Liu Ye's words. He wanted to vent some of his anger, but the reactions of the people around him made Liu Zhang hold it back.
Liu Ye's explanation was actually approved by Xun You, Pang Tong, and Fazheng.
This shocked Liu Zhang even more, and he immediately began to doubt himself.
In terms of IQ, Liu Zhang is definitely not comparable to these four people.
Since the four of them had the same opinion, Liu Zhang naturally believed that it was indeed his problem.
"My lord, if Cao Cao is really malicious, he will make the lord the Duke of Chang'an, and the fiefdom will only be Jing Zhaoyin, and at most he will add Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng."
"If this is the case, my lord, at least in the larger sense, only occupies a small place."
"If Cao Cao canonizes the lord as Shu Gong or Bagong, it will crucify the lord's power in Yizhou, which is not conducive to justice."
"Only this Duke of Qin! And the fiefdom is Guanzhong in a very general way."
Liu Zhang was doubtful and couldn't help but look at the other three people.
I saw Xun You, Pang Tong, and Fazheng nodding their heads, with expressions of conviction on their faces.
"This Qin Gong... is too..."
Liu Zhang felt very awkward and still couldn't let go.
A descendant of Liu Bang and a clan member of the Han Dynasty would become the Duke of Qin and create the Duke of Qin. Wouldn’t this make people laugh out loud?
I will definitely continue to be promoted in the future, so from Qin Gong to Qin King?
Thinking of this, Liu Zhang himself laughed.
It seems that the wind and water have turned, Liu Zhang will avenge the hatred between the Liu family and the Qin State for the Qin State!
Liu Ye smiled helplessly, he understood Liu Zhang's psychology very well.
After all, Liu Ye himself is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
"My Lord, back then the Qin State relied on Guanzhong and Bashu to destroy the other six countries in one fell swoop."
"Now that my lord is in Liangyi, he is about to swallow up the three assistants. Isn't he following the trend of strengthening Qin?"
Liu Zhang nodded noncommittally, this was the path he had always adhered to.
Both Qin and Liu Bang used the power of Yizhou and Liangzhou to fight for the world.
In history, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair was also very obsessed with this strategy.
Liu Zhang did not deny being influenced by them, but he also realized the advantages of this strategy.
It's just that Liu Bang was granted the title of King of Han at that time, and Liu Bei in history also proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong, but Liu Zhang wanted to be the King of Qin...
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Everyone in the world knows that Duke Qin was appointed by your majesty and will not blame my lord."
"Moreover, my lord obeys the emperor's will. Even though the military strength is far inferior to that of the Xianbei people, he still acts resolutely and resolutely."
"With such an act of loyalty, who in the world dares to question the lord's loyalty to the emperor?"
Seeing Liu Ye's righteous words, Liu Zhang suddenly felt very strange.
The word "loyal to the king" is obviously very embarrassing, but these people in front of them didn't feel any embarrassment at all.
"All right..."
"It's just that our original purpose was not to force the Xianbei people to march eastward to the Central Plains, disrupt the situation between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and ultimately capture the land in Guanzhong without any bloodshed?"
"If we act according to the order, we will have to fight head-on with the Xianbei people.
Why was Liu Zhang so eager to march that he even led an expedition of 60,000 "remnants"?
The biggest reason is that Liu Zhang's original plan was to win without a fight.
Cut off the Xianbei people's retreat, prevent them from returning to the desert, and then force them away.
As for who destroyed these Xianbei people, Liu Zhang didn't care.
Liu Ye, Pang Tong, and Fazheng designed the main force to enter Qixian County, and the partial force to occupy Wugong were all to realize this strategy.
"My lord, judging from Cao Cao's conclusion that we are stationed in Qixian County, it may be difficult to drive away the Xianbei people."
Liu Ye did not hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts.
Since Cao Cao could guess the deployment of the Yizhou Army, couldn't he still not understand Liu Zhang's intentions?
When dealing with the weak, intrigues can often be used.
But when it comes to strong people, especially those like Cao Cao who are extremely resourceful and assisted by talented people, there is very little room for conspiracy.
You can only use Yangmou!
Let the enemy know your own purpose and there is no way to avoid it.
Just like Liu Zhang stationed in Qixian County, I have made it clear that I will drive the Xianbei people into your territory.
"I don't know how Guo Jia did it..."
In the current Cao Cao Group, the only person Liu Zhang has no confidence in is Guo Jia.
I'm afraid that this person is the one who sees his intentions and takes corresponding countermeasures.
"Lord, who is Guo Jia?"
It did not surprise Liu Zhang that Liu Ye had never heard of Guo Jia's name. After all, the current intelligence was crucial to the outcome of the Battle of Guandu. Xu You was the key to it.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, Xun You on the side spoke first.
"Guo Jia, courtesy name Fengxiao, is a member of the Guo family in Yingchuan. He studied at Yingchuan Academy and is known as a ghost."
"Ghost?"
Fazheng exclaimed, a person with this title is either arrogant to a certain extent or so powerful that it makes people despair!
A genius must have an uncanny plan that makes people elusive.
"Yes, Guo Jia is very good at discerning people's hearts. He once predicted that Sun Ce would die as a villain and Yuan Shao would be defeated in Guandu!"
"These predictions are not Guo Jia's baseless nonsense, but are based on his control of people's hearts!"
If someone else had said this, Liu Ye and the others might be suspicious.
But these comments came from Xun You's mouth, and Liu Ye and others almost believed them.
What kind of person Xun You is, how can the people he fears be ordinary people!