In the eighth year of Jian'an, a piece of news came out from Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, but it shocked the world! Sun Ce, the Marquis of Wu, took advantage of Luoyang's southward movement to quell the chaos, to sneak attack Chang'an and robbed the emperor. After seeing that there was no hope of escape, he became frantic.
Killed the emperor!
When this news came out, the world was shocked! Although the Han Dynasty has declined over the years, the emperor is still recognized as the master of the world after all! Back then, only Dong Zhuo braved the disdain of the world and killed the young emperor. Now the emperor died in the hands of Sun Ce
, for a time, everyone in the world mentioned Sun Ce to the same status as Dong Zhuo!
Naturally, Sun Ce refused to admit this rumor, and repeatedly clarified his innocence to various princes. Unfortunately, the news coming from Chang'an this time was also testified by two clan members of the Han Dynasty. They followed the Western Qin army all the way.
He chased from Chang'an to Xiangcheng and heard with his own ears that Sun Ce admitted that the Emperor was in his hands. Now that the Emperor is dead, it is natural that this debt should be settled on Sun Ce! As Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce can say this time
Even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to clean yourself!
In the Duke of Wei's Mansion in Dongjun, Cao Cao and a group of subordinates were discussing the matter. Cao Cao frowned, looked at the people sitting down, and said in a deep voice: "Masters! The emperor was killed. Rumor has it that it was Sun Ce's hand. Masters,
What do you think?"
After hesitating for a moment, Xun Yu, who was the governor of Yan at the time, stood up and said with his hands in his hands: "My lord! My subordinates think that Sun Ce does not have the guts to murder the emperor! If the emperor really falls into Sun Ce's hands, it is impossible for Sun Ce not to know the importance of the emperor. Even if
Even if we try our best, we will definitely bring the Emperor back to Sun Wu! Therefore, from my opinion, there may be something fishy about the Emperor's death!"
Xun Yu's opinion was also recognized by everyone present. Although Sun Ce was young, his ability to stabilize Yuzhou and Yangzhou after taking over the position of his father Wuhou was definitely not inferior to that of his father Sun Jian! If the emperor fell into the hands of Sun Ce, Sun Ce would be
How could he kill the emperor? Cao Cao also nodded and said: "Yes! I think so too! According to Wen Ruo, if the emperor died at the hands of Sun Ce, then he must have died at the hands of Xi Qin
Got it!"
"Uh!" Regarding Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu did not rush to answer. It might be okay to hide the whole thing from the world, but it is impossible to hide it from top counselors like them. The emperor has been completely ignored by Luo Yang these years.
Now they just got out of trouble and died in Xiangcheng. If they said it had nothing to do with Xi Qin, even if they were killed, they wouldn't believe it! The only problem is that now all the evidence points to Sun Ce, and Xi Qin completely ignored the murder of the emperor.
Come on, this is a serious matter, so you can't just talk nonsense!
Xun Yu did not answer, but the answer was self-evident. Cao Cao was silent for a moment and then asked: "In your opinion, what should we do next? Raise an army to attack Sun Ce?" Sun Ce controlled Yuzhou and Yangzhou
They are all grain-producing places, and Cao Cao has been plotting for a long time. This time, this excuse gave Cao Cao the opportunity to send troops to Sun Wu.
"No!" As soon as Cao Cao said these words, Xun You, who served as Yanzhou's military commander, immediately exclaimed and bowed to Cao Cao: "My lord! Now that Gongsun Zan has been destroyed, only my lord, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and the three parties of the Western Qin are left in the Guandong princes.
Damn, my lord can only withstand the Western Qin offensive by joining forces with Liu Bei and Sun Ce! If he falls out with Sun Ce, not to mention that my lord can take down Sun Wu, just fighting with Sun Wu will only give an advantage to the covetous enemy.
Western Qin! I hope my lord will think twice!"
As soon as Xun You's words were settled, they were agreed by other counselors. All the counselors tried to dissuade Cao Cao. In fact, Cao Cao quickly understood the reason. He nodded and said: "What Gongda said is absolutely true! Just now.
I miscalculated! In that case, we still support Sun Ce?"
"That's not possible!" At this time, Chen Qun, an adviser who had taken refuge under Cao Cao a few years ago, stood up and said: "My lord! Now the Western Qin Dynasty has declared Sun Ce guilty of murdering the emperor in the name of the Han Dynasty, and the evidence is conclusive! It can be said that Sun Ce
It is a definite fact that he will be regarded as a traitor! If the lord supports Sun Ce at this time, he will only be regarded as Sun Ce's accomplice and be dragged into the water by Sun Ce! However, people all over the world regard the lord as a traitor, and they are against the lord.
That’s a huge disadvantage to your reputation!”
"This..." Cao Cao was in a dilemma now. This would not work, and that would not work. Cao Cao didn't know what to do for a while. He frowned and thought for a long time, and Cao Cao felt faintly that he was biased.
I was about to have a headache. I bit my back teeth, stretched out my hands to rub my temples, shook my head, and said, "In this case, what should I do?"
Cao Cao's question left everyone speechless. Even Xun Yu, Xun You and others didn't know how to answer. In the end, everyone's eyes turned to the person in the first place on Cao Cao's left.
This person is Xu Shu, Cao Cao's chief think tank! Now, everyone can only count on Xu Shu to answer Cao Cao's question.
Seeing everyone's eyes turned to him, Xu Shu just smiled faintly, but did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he turned his head to the right, his eyes moved directly to the bottom seat of the council hall, and asked with a smile: "Master Sima! I don't know you.
What's the point?"
Hearing Xu Shu's question, everyone, including Cao Cao who was rubbing his head, swished and moved their heads to the bottom seat of the meeting hall. Sitting at the bottom seat was a middle-aged man with his head held high.
With his chest out and his face calm, it was Sima Yi who led his army to defect to Cao Cao four years ago!
Since Sima Yi defected to Cao Cao's army four years ago, he has changed his sharp-edged temperament under Gongsun Zan's army. He never expressed his opinions on anything. Originally, Sima Yi's defection to Cao Cao's army not only brought a lot of people
Soldiers, horses, and the huge Jizhou, Cao Cao was about to reward Sima Yi lavishly. But Sima Yi only asked for a sinecure, and every time he attended the meeting, he seemed to be dawdling. Gradually, even Cao Cao forgot that such a person under him
wise man.
However, although Cao Cao had forgotten it, Xu Shu had not forgotten it. Ever since he first met Sima Yi in Xu County, Xu Shu knew that this man was definitely as resourceful as himself! Although he didn't know why he was like this now.
However, Xu Shu never gave up paying attention to him. Xu Shu had a solution to this problem this time, but he suddenly thought of Sima Yi and wanted to take this opportunity to find out Sima Yi again!
"Oh! Zhongda!" Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and then remembered him. He just didn't know why Xu Shu suddenly mentioned Sima Yi's name, but for Xu Shu's trust, Cao Cao still asked: "Exactly! Is Zhongda there?"
Can you teach me a good plan?" Although Cao Cao asked, from his tone, he didn't have much hope for Sima Yi. Although Cao Cao also knew that Sima Yi was Gongsun Zan's number one adviser, Sima Yi's performance over the years has
But it made Cao Cao lose confidence in him. In comparison, Cao Cao still trusted Xu Shu more.
Facing the questioning gazes of everyone, Sima Yi smiled faintly, but changed his previous silent attitude. His face showed a look of confidence that had not appeared in four years. He bowed to Cao Cao and said loudly: "My lord! I have a plan.
, please enlighten me, my lord and you all!”
"Uh!" Sima Yi's answer was far beyond the expectations of Cao Cao and others. Cao Cao had asked Sima Yi before, but all he got were perfunctory words, but he didn't expect that Sima Yi would jump up this time.
After saying such a sentence, only Xu Shu's face showed the true look, and his evaluation of Sima Yi in his heart was undoubtedly much higher. Xu Shu had already seen through the reason why Sima Yi had been silent for four years, but it was because of the situation in the world in the past four years.
In a stable situation, even if Sima Yi actively participated in Cao Cao's plans, he could only be regarded as a capable official at most, and could not be compared with Xu Shu, Xun Yu and others. Sima Yi had been silent for four years, but it was during this period that he
Waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the opportunity when Cao Cao is in trouble! If you don't complain, it will be a blockbuster! This is probably Sima Yi's idea!
Thinking of this, Xu Shu couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, smiled faintly, and stroked the beard under his chin with one hand. Xu Shu didn't care about Sima Yi's pettiness. As long as Sima Yi could make plans for Cao Cao and be beneficial to Cao Cao, then Xu Shu would simply
He didn't care about his position as the number one think tank, so what if he gave up to Sima Yi? He could see that Sima Yi was ambitious, but this was beneficial to Cao Cao, and it also encouraged Sima Yi to plan for Cao Cao. Xu Shu was naturally
Glad to see this.
Xu Shu was thinking about something in his mind, but Sima Yi started his blockbuster performance at this moment. After scanning the surrounding people, Sima Yi said loudly: "Lord! In my opinion, Sun Ce's reputation has been ruined, and it is not appropriate for the lord to be with him."
Form an alliance! At least, not on the surface! The lord can use the name of Wei Hou to take the lead in issuing a false edict, calling Sun Ce a traitor, and calling on all the people in the world to fight against him! But secretly, the lord can send envoys to Liu Bei and Sun Ce respectively.
They secretly became allies! Now there are only the lord, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Luoyang princes left in the world. The lord and Liu Bei will not raise an army to attack Sun Ce, so the one left to attack Sun Ce will naturally be Luo Yang! Besides, as a general, Luo Yang is also
The son-in-law of a great Han Dynasty should, both emotionally and rationally, raise an army to attack the rebels. The lord can just sit back and watch the fight between Luo Yang and Sun Ce. If Sun Ce is at a disadvantage, the lord can help secretly! When Luo Yang devotes all his energy to the fight with Sun Ce, the lord
Then we can raise troops to raid Yongzhou and Youzhou and severely damage the Western Qin Dynasty!"
"Brilliant plan!" Sima Yi had just finished speaking. Xun Yu's eyes were already shining as he clapped his hands and exclaimed: "My lord was the first to issue the corrective edict, so on the surface, the credit for defeating the rebels naturally belongs to my lord! But it's his reputation."
My lord has succeeded, but it is Luo Yang and Sun Ce who are fighting to the death! Master Sima’s plan is indeed brilliant!"