mtl008 Chapter 187
Chapter 187
“Li Shangshu, what are you doing?”
“Huh… I’m not sick! ”
“Ho… Why medicated wine? ”
Liu Xie’s voice gradually became hoarse.
The scenes of the past constantly echoed in his mind.
He doesn’t want to die, he really doesn’t want to die!
But…… Whether he dies or not, how can he decide?
In the past, the reason why Lao Dong supported Liu Xie to take the throne.
It was because the Western Liang Army had just entered Beijing at that time and needed to establish prestige.
Again.
Supporting Liu Xie to take the throne made it more convenient for Lao Dong to control the affairs of the dynasty.
After all, compared to Liu Xie.
The young emperor Liu Wei was the emperor that He Jin and Yuan Kui and the family group unanimously wanted to support.
But now.
With Gu Yi occupying a large area of territory.
The banner of the Han Family, Gu Yi no longer needed.
Other words.
Liu Xie lost its original role and value.
Leaving him here will always be a ticking time bomb.
With the shrewdness of Lao Dong and Li Ru, how could they not know this truth?
At this time.
Looking at Liu Xie’s face with fear.
A flash of fanaticism flashed in Li Ru’s eyes!
Poison Li Ru, return at this moment!
I saw him take three steps and two steps, quickly stepping forward.
He opened the medicinal wine in his hand and poured it into Liu Xie’s mouth.
As a scribe born in the frontier realm.
Although Li Ru’s force was not as good as that of the lieutenant generals.
But compared to Liu Xie, a weak chicken, it is really too much stronger.
Not to mention.
Behind Li Ru stood Fan Chou and Zhang Ji.
No matter how much Liu Xie resisted, it was ultimately useless.
“Gollum~~”
“Gollum~~”
Accompanied by medicinal wine under the belly.
Liu Xie’s belly was like a raging fire, burning violently!
And then.
A colic sensation ensues.
Liu Xie groaned in pain.
He raised his hand slightly, wanting to touch his son standing behind him.
It’s just a pity.
Liu Xie’s son seems to have a bad head.
Seeing his father’s painful appearance, instead of stepping forward, he took two steps back in fear.
Even, he spat on Liu Xie’s hand with disgust.
This scene made Liu Xie’s heart almost break!
Big filial piety, really TM is big filial piety!
But…… Liu Xie had no time to calculate.
The light in his eyes gradually dimmed down.
“Poof!”
Liu Xie fell heavily to the ground.
As he walked around, he seemed to have seen his biological mother Wang Guiren, who loved him the most, and his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong.
Two lines of tears slipped from the corners of Liu Xie’s eyes.
This emperor deserves it, bitter, it’s really too bitter!
If there is a next life, he will never be reborn in the royal family again.
……
The next day.
News came out of Chang’an City.
Emperor Liu Xie suddenly died yesterday.
In this regard, the people of Chang’an City said that Liu Xie’s life and death are related to their?
Anyway, they only knew Master Taishi and Lord Chancellor.
As for Emperor Liu Xie.
Who in the world does not know who does not know, this is just a puppet?
Thus.
Liu Xie’s death did not cause any fluctuations in Chang’an City and even in the large territory controlled by Gu Yi.
Life is still business as usual.
Of course.
This is just a superficial phenomenon.
Secretly.
Some careerists who were dissatisfied with Gu Yi and Lao Dong silently put away their careful thoughts.
……
Qingzhou
Beihai City
Since losing Yanzhou.
In desperation, Cao Cao had to lead his troops to retreat to Qingzhou.
In this way, they can form horns with Yuan Shao of Jizhou to resist the strong oppression from Gu Yi.
Not long ago, Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of Gu Yi’s southward march and lead his troops to counterattack Yanzhou.
But what I didn’t expect was.
Gu Yi had already left heavy troops in Yanyu and Xu Sanzhou.
Generals such as Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Lü Bu, Hua Xiong, and Zhang Xiu personally sat here.
This doomed Cao Cao’s plan to take advantage of the chaos to retake Yanzhou, but it became futile.
But.
Cao Cao is still Cao Cao after all.
Although he was forced to Qingzhou, he is still not the kind of second- or third-rate small forces that can be compared with it.
Not to mention.
Many of Cao Ying’s advisers are still alive at this moment.
People such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Man Chong and Chen Qun racked their brains every day for the revival of Cao Cao’s forces.
But…… Xia Zhicai, who had followed Cao Cao the longest, died suddenly not long ago.
Xia Zhicai’s physical condition has not been very good.
After the defeat of Yanzhou soldiers and fled to Qingzhou, his health deteriorated.
Even if Cao Cao exhausted his mind, it was still useless in the end, and he could not save the death of this henchman.
And before Xia Zhicai died.
He left a strategy for Cao Cao.
Although at present, Cao Cao’s forces only occupy a not very rich Qingzhou.
But Qingzhou’s strategic location, close to the Bohai Sea, is a potential advantage.
Proximity to the sea means more choice.
For example, from Qingzhou Donglai, you can go directly to the sea to Liaodong.
Between the two, there is only a Bohai Sea.
The Bohai Sea is not the same as the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.
Because it is an inland sea,
So the wind and waves are relatively speaking.
Not as dangerous as other seas.
Follow the legacy of Xia Zhicai.
Cao Cao sent envoys to Liaodong, intending to form an alliance with Gongsun Du.
But Gongsun Du is also an extremely “chicken thief” person.
Gu Yi is powerful.
Even if he was given ten more guts, he would not dare to resist Gu Yi.
Moreover.
Gongsun Du and Xu Rong are fellow countrymen.
The reason why Gongsun Du was recommended as the Taishou of Liaodong back then, Xu Rong made a lot of efforts.
Now.
How dare Gongsun Du get mixed up with Cao Cao?
Therefore, Gongsun Du righteously refused to allow Cao Cao to pull him into the water.
But although Gongsun Du was a little clever, how could he be an opponent of Cao Cao and Cao Ying’s group of advisers?
The alliance with Gongsun Du is just a pretense on the surface.
Moreover.
According to the analysis of Xia Zhicai before his death.
Cao Cao did not believe that Gongsun Du would dare to raise troops against Gu Yi at all.
Therefore.
Cao Cao did not expect to make a covenant with Gongsun Du.
His goal from beginning to end was to take Liaodong!
Under Cao Cao’s surprise attack. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
Gongsun Du was quickly defeated.
He himself was even killed by Cao Ren under Lelang City.
The territory of eastern Liaoning that Gongsun Du originally occupied was later in the hands of Cao Cao.
Although Liaodong is a land of bitter cold.
But this was equivalent to giving Cao Cao a way back.
If Qingzhou could not hold it, it could also retreat towards eastern Liaoning.
Besides.
What’s more.
After capturing Liaodong, the forces of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao completely surrounded Gongsun Zhan’s Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan could not be described as advancing or retreating for a while.
In order to take Youzhou.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao agreed on a specific date for sending troops.
It is planned to send troops from the east and west directions separately to attack Gongsun Zan together.
However.
Before Cao Cao sent troops.
But he suddenly received the news that Liu Xie, the son of Heaven, had died violently.
To this.
Cao Cao was not only angry, but also fearful and afraid.
As long as you have a little brain, it is impossible to believe Liu Xie’s nonsense that he “died of illness”.
Thus.
There is only one truth.
That is… Liu Xie was “forcibly killed”!
Then the question is, why kill Liu Xie?
This shows that after Gu Yi returned from the south, he definitely wanted to go further.
And Liu Xie, the adult emperor of the Han family, became a potential threat.
Kill him and replace him with an ignorant child sitting on the throne of the emperor.
For Gu Yi, many things will become more convenient to operate.
In fact, this operation was not the first initiative of Lao Dong and Li Ru.
But in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have already been countless exact examples!
When we look at how many emperors there were during the Eastern Han Dynasty, we can clearly see it.
Except for a small number of adult emperors.
The Eastern Han Dynasty had nearly half of the little emperors who were less than ten years old!
Why did these little dolls inherit the throne?
If there are only two of them, the reason can be attributed to the unexpected death of the previous emperor.
But the sheer number is enough to show that there are some potential problems.
Compared to adult emperors.
The little emperor could not even take care of himself.
And how to deal with the DPRK politics?
But the state has the law of the state, and the family has the family rules.
The DPRK can’t be handled by anyone, right?
Under such circumstances, the manoeuvre space for imperial power is much larger.
Another example is the later Sima family replacing Cao Wei.
The two emperors, Cao Fang and Cao Xin, one was deposed and the other killed.
In order to usurp power, Sima Zhao finally directly replaced the cowardly and incompetent and young Cao Huan.
Sure enough.
The last emperor Cao Huan was completely different from the previous two emperors.
After he came to power, he completely became a puppet in the hands of Sima Zhao.
On weekdays, he was only responsible for stamping and singing praises to Sima Zhao.
Today, it’s the same thing.
Compared with the adult emperor Liu Xie, it is naturally the young emperor who is better controlled.
And after this young emperor took the throne, his duty was to pave the way for Gu Yi to be called king.
At the beginning, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, once made a vow that those who were not surnamed Liu could not be kings.
But Gu Yi is destined to be the one who wants to change the dynasty.
Becoming king is the only way to go.
This matter can play a role in stabilizing the situation and stabilizing the interior.
But for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, if Gu Yi is king, this TM can be damned!
Their identities are still Hanchen.
Once the Han dynasty, the broken ship was declared capsized.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, whose strength did not dominate.
When facing Gu Yi, there is no doubt that his reputation will be even more disadvantageous.
Helpless.
Cao Cao had to gather all the advisers, hoping that everyone would come up with a suitable strategy to deal with it.
……
Now.
In the Beihai City Council Chamber
The advisers of Cao Ying, led by Xun Yu, gathered here under the summoning of Cao Cao.
His gaze swept over everyone, and Cao Cao showed a look of grief and indignation, and sighed:
Gentlemen, Your Majesty died tragically in Chang’an. ”
“The black hand behind this scene, I don’t need to say more, you also know it.”
“After Gu Linzhi returns from this southern expedition, I am afraid that he will soon be called a king, or even replaced by the Han family.”
“So, how should I respond?”
“Is it possible, do you really want to watch that Gu Linzhi destroy the Han Chamber?”
It’s funny to say.
Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who should have been “named Hanchen in history, but actually a Han thief”, is now hard at the moment accusing Prime Minister Gu Cheng.
But what Cao Cao said is indeed the truth.
Nowadays, the form is transformed.
If Gu Yi really called him king.
For the Kanto family.
Absolutely a disaster!
Everyone in Cao Ying did not want to see this scene.
Looked at.
Xun Yu spoke:
“Lord, Gu Lin’s momentum is great.”
“We can’t compete with him head-on for the time being.”
“But… If he wants to be called king. ”
“Then we might as well preempt him and support an heir surnamed Liu to ascend the throne as emperor!”
“In this way, even if Gu Linzhi wants to change the dynasty, we still occupy the banner of righteousness, and we will not be suppressed by him in terms of reputation!”
The voice fell.
All the strategists seconded.
Only by establishing a new emperor can we solve the current deadlock.
Of course.
Cao Cao alone was not qualified enough to support the new emperor.
On this matter, it is necessary to reach an agreement with Yuan Shao.
As for the choice of the emperor.
Just right, there is really one in Hebei!
……。