In Xinye City, Jingzhou, the entry ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor Xian of the Han Empire, who had just been canonized as a first-class prince and His Royal Highness the Yellow Turban Ming, was somewhat hastily prepared, but it was also extremely grand. Even His Majesty Xian, who received the news, personally ordered the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to leave the city.
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Naturally, this matter spread instantly, and the whole world was in an uproar. The Yellow Turban King Ming only led a guard of less than a hundred people into the new wilderness. This clearly meant that in the battle for Jingzhou, the entire Yellow Turban Army sided with Liu Bei, and the one who originally had the advantage
Liu Biao was instantly at a disadvantage.
Xinye City, the palace of the emperor of the Han Empire. After accompanying Qin Yang to meet the emperor, Liu Bei finally found time to grab Xu Shu.
"Military advisor, when did your Majesty issue an edict to confer the title of King Qin Yang, the Yellow Turban Ming King?"
When Xu Shu saw that Liu Bei finally asked about this matter, he couldn't help but smile mysteriously and said: "Haha, even if His Majesty did not grant Qin Yang the title, does the lord think that he is not the Yellow Turban Ming King?"
"You, are you pretending to pass on the imperial edict?!" Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu, who was known as an "honest man", in shock and said silently.
Xu Shu hurriedly bowed and said: "My lord, forgive me, but how dare I falsely pass on the imperial edict? I just stated your Majesty's intention in advance..."
"Aren't you calling this a false edict? If Qin Yang really opened the silk book and checked it in Wollongong, wouldn't it cause big trouble?!" Liu Bei couldn't help but feel frightened when he heard this, and even now if Qin Yang
After discovering that the imperial edict was false, I'm afraid he wouldn't let it go. Now Liu Bei is already thinking about what to do if he and Qin Yang break up.
Xu Shu smiled and said: "My lord, don't be anxious. In fact, the edict is not fake. It's just that the content is different."
"What do you mean by this?"
"Lord, do you remember who asked us to wait for Qin Yang in Wollongong?"
"Of course it's Huang Chengyan...oh no, it's Mr. Wolong, is it?..."
"As my lord expected, what I hold in my hand is not your Majesty's edict, but a letter from Mr. Wolong to Qin Yang."
"Letter?!" Liu Bei was slightly startled.
Xu Shu said: "Exactly, that letter was handed over to me by Mr. Wolong when he asked Mr. Huang to stop me waiting. Even if Qin Yang reads the content of the letter, he will never be angry. I am afraid of each other.
I will also be very happy to come to Xinye City. And the content of the imperial edict I mentioned is just the greatest benefit we can give the Yellow Turban King Ming."
Liu Bei asked doubtfully: "Could it be that Mr. Wolong and Qin Yang knew each other originally? Otherwise, how could he have such great honor to ask Qin Yang to help us?"
Xu Shu said: "Reporting to my lord, I actually had the same doubts at first. But after I read the content of Mr. Wolong's letter, I gave up this worry. Lord, don't worry, Qin Yang will definitely help after reading this letter."
We have secured Jingzhou. But now we still need to ask the lord to go to His Majesty to ask for an imperial edict to confer the title of Yellow Turban King."
Seeing that Xu Shu was so confident, Liu Bei's doubts were slightly reduced. He knew Xu Shu's abilities, not to mention that according to what Xu Shu said, these words were said by Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Liang. But when he thought of Xu Shu, an honest man who said he never lied,
People now tell lies without even blinking, and I can't help but feel a chill in my heart.
Xu Shu naturally guessed what Liu Bei was thinking, and couldn't help but add another sentence: "My lord, please don't misunderstand, my subordinates have always adhered to principles and have never told lies..."
"You're not lying?! Oh, you don't need to pay too much attention to the military advisor. Even if such lies are spread, it will not damage the military advisor's reputation."
"My lord is joking, I am not lying. Even though your majesty does not have an edict, the oral edict was told by the lord himself and asked to be read out by his subordinates. I have never said that the silk book in my hand is your majesty's imperial edict."
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"When did I tell you His Majesty's oral instructions?!"
"Didn't the lord call him His Majesty Prince Ming in front of Qin Yang? And when Qin Yang asked, didn't the lord use his eyes to indicate to his subordinates to read out His Majesty's oral instructions?!" Xu Shu said matter-of-factly.
"I..." Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu's innocent eyes and couldn't help but be speechless for a moment.
The Xinye City Post House has now been changed into the temporary residence of the "Han Yellow Turban Ming King". In the post house, Qin Yang looked at the canonization edict that had just been sent and the yellow silk book in his hand, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.
"Your Highness, have you fallen for that Xu Shu's trick?!" After Guo Jia saw the imperial envoy arriving, he already felt something was wrong. At this moment, he came to the hall and asked cautiously.
"Well, it is indeed true. But not only Xu Shu, but also Zhuge Liang. I was plotted by these two guys together." Qin Yang said lightly, but there was not much anger after being plotted on his face.
Guo Jia asked in confusion: "Zhuge Liang? How did he scheme against His Highness?"
"Read it for yourself..." Qin Yang casually threw the silk book to Guo Jia. Since things have already been like this, there is no use getting angry. What's more, the conditions Zhuge Liang gave him were hard to refuse.
Guo Jia unfolded the silk book and read it for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Highness, I just don't know how Zhuge Liang knew these things?"
Qin Yang said lightly: "It's not surprising that he knows these things. If he didn't know these things, I'm afraid he wouldn't call himself Mr. Wolong..."
Guo Jia thought about what Qin Yang said for a moment. Then he said: "In this case, what is your next step?"
Qin Yang smiled and said: "In fact, helping Liu Bei win Jingzhou is not a bad thing. Now our biggest enemy is Cao Cao. If we want to bring down Cao Cao, I am afraid we also need the support of some powerful Meng You..."
Jingzhou City, Liu Biao's residence.
With a sound of "Bang!", the wooden table in front of Liu Biao instantly turned into powder. The Jingzhou civil and military officials in the hall were all silent. This was the first time they saw Liu Biao, who had always regarded himself as an elegant scholar, so furious. In the huge hall,
There was no sound from above.
"Cai Mao! Didn't you say that you and Qin Yang have an old relationship and our alliance with Hanzhong is natural? Now that Qin Yang has gone to Xinye, what can you say?!" Liu Biao's eyes widened angrily and he looked at the man beside him.
A general said.
Cai Mao, who was dressed in military uniform, lowered his head in silence and broke into cold sweat. He and Qin Yang did have an old relationship, but this "old" was not old friends, but old enemies. When Qin Yang entered the imperial capital for the first time on the bank of Luoshui River,
It was he who captured Qin Yang in Luoshui. Moreover, neither he nor Qin Yang was even remotely polite to Qin Yang.
The reason why he dared to pat his chest in front of Liu Biao to ensure the alliance between Jingzhou and Hanzhong this time was mainly because Cai Yan was by Qin Yang's side. Although Cai Yan didn't like Cai Mao, they were of the same race after all, so Cai Mao could still stand in front of Cai Yan.
It's fair to say. And looking at the situation in Jingzhou, although Liu Bei's army is at its peak, overall Liu Biao is strong and Liu Bei is weak. So he doesn't believe that Qin Yang will abandon Liu Biao, a powerful ally, and go to fight with only a few
Liu Bei, who had tens of thousands of troops and several cities, formed an alliance.
But the naked fact was right in front of him, which undoubtedly slapped Cai Mao twice hard in the face. Facing the furious Liu Biao, even though Cai Mao was now the naval commander of Jingzhou, he still couldn't help but
Dare to speak up.
The alliance between Qin Yang and Liu Bei undoubtedly reversed the entire situation in Jingzhou in an instant. Although Liu Biao still had hundreds of thousands of troops, the Yellow Turban Army under Qin Yang was far from the Jingzhou Army. Even Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops, if
In terms of individual strength, it is much stronger than the Jingzhou Army. It is no wonder that Liu Biao would curse regardless of his image at this moment. If Liu Biao doesn't curse now, I am afraid there will be no chance in the future.
"Lord, please calm down. Even if Liu Bei formed an alliance with Qin Yang, he could only get help from Hanzhong's 400,000 troops. Jingzhou is not as good as the North and Central Plains. Our 300,000 naval troops in Jingzhou have no rivals across the river. Even if we can't destroy the thieves, we will never be able to defeat them."
We still have more than enough protection!" A moment later, a well-defended military general walked up to Cai Mao and said loudly. This man was Wenpin who had intercepted and killed Qin Yang with Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and others in Luoshui. Because he had been to the imperial capital, Wen Pin
The relationship between Pin and Cai Mao was pretty good. When he saw Cai Mao being scolded, he couldn't help but persuade Liu Biao.
"My lord, what General Wenpin said is right! I actually think that the alliance between Qin Yang and Liu Bei is not only a disaster for us, but also an opportunity for my lord!" Just after Wenpin finished speaking, one of the ranks of civil servants on the other side was hit.
The young scribe also came out and bowed and said.
"Opportunity? What opportunity? Kuai Yue, please make it clear if you have something to say." When Liu Biao saw the civil servant speaking, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart and asked doubtfully.
The person who just spoke was Kuai Yue, who was now Liu Biao's chief adviser. Seeing that Liu Biao's anger had subsided, Kuai Yue said: "Returning to my lord, I think that Qin Yang's alliance with the weak Liu Bei is nothing more than coveting my rich territory in Jingzhou. If they
After defeating our army, how can Liu Bei monopolize Jingzhou with his little strength? This is undoubtedly a strategy for Qin Yang to dominate the world."
Speaking of this, Kuai Yue paused and looked at Liu Biao's expression and said: "My lord, please think about it, who is least willing to see Qin Yang's Yellow Turban Army grow bigger today, and who can make Qin Yang afraid of it?"
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Liu Biao's heart moved and he asked tentatively: "You mean...Cao Cao?!"
Kuai Yue nodded and said: "My lord is right, it is Cao Cao! Cao Cao controls the five states in the world, and his strength is even higher than that of Qin Yang. It is only because of the instability of the people in his territory that he does not dare to rashly fight with Qin Yang.
Yang and Yang are at odds with each other. But if we join forces with Cao Cao to form an alliance and attack Qin Yang and Liu Bei from the north and south..."
Liu Biao's eyes gradually brightened, and he nodded and said: "That's right! Cao Cao's army is known as a million troops, plus our army of hundreds of thousands, who is still afraid of Qin Yang?!"
Speaking of this, Liu Biao frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "Why does Cao Cao want to help us?"
Kuai Yue said: "Master, don't worry, it's not Cao Cao who is helping us, but we are helping Cao Cao! Cao Cao's wolf ambition to covet the world has long been revealed, and joining forces with us is his best chance to defeat Qin Yang!"
"But if Cao Cao defeats Qin Yang and turns around to attack us in Jingzhou, what will we do?"
Kuai Yue smiled and said: "My lord is very worried. Since we are not Cao Cao's opponent yet, then we just need to prevent Cao Cao from truly defeating Qin Yang. My lord is only worried about Liu Bei..."