At this time, Liu Bei, who was in Xiapi, also received the news that Cao Cao had moved his capital to Xu County.
Liu Bei didn't know how envious he was.
Not long after he captured Yuzhou last time, Cao Cao was able to bring the Emperor to his side so quickly, and his development was rapid, but he couldn't even fully control Xuzhou.
"I think Cao Mengde is definitely not a good person."
Guan Yu hummed and said: "If he really supports the Han Dynasty, he should not move the capital to Xu County, but stay in Luoyang to protect the emperor. This person also has wolf ambitions."
Liu Bei remained silent. What kind of ambition was unimportant. If possible, he would also like to show such ambition.
"Lord!"
At this time, Jian Yong came in and said: "The emperor sent an edict and a letter from General Dong Cheng, saying that it was for the lord."
"Edict from the Emperor?"
"real?"
Liu Bei, who was silent, suddenly jumped up.
Although many people no longer take the emperor seriously, the Han Dynasty is still there, the orthodoxy is still there, everyone is still a Han official in name, and Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so he attaches great importance to the emperor's edict.
When he opened the edict and read it, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing. He looked at Dong Cheng's letter again, as if he saw hope for the future.
"Brother, what did the emperor say?"
Zhang Fei asked eagerly.
Liu Bei said happily: "The emperor summoned me to Xudu to discuss the important matter of supporting the Han Dynasty. The chariot general Dong Cheng said that Cao Mengde was ambitious and wanted to be the second Dong Zhuo. Let us lead troops to Xudu to protect the emperor and expel Cao Cao. .”
"real?"
Guan and Zhang were overjoyed at the same time.
They also seemed to see that hope was in front of them and the future was bright. The three brothers all laughed.
Finally, I have the opportunity to display my ambitions and realize my great ideals.
"But, can Cao Cao let us go to Xudu?"
Jian Yong frowned and said, "We came to Xuzhou to save Tao Xuzhou. We have confronted Cao Cao many times and are almost enemies."
Liu Bei picked up the edict and said solemnly: "We have the emperor's edict in hand. Cao Mengde dares to stop it? If he dares, he is the real Dong Zhuo. This is treason and rebellion."
With the edict in hand, he almost had the imperial edict.
After speaking, Liu Bei quickly prepared various matters for going to Xudu.
This was one of their few opportunities, and they must not lose it. While setting off for Xudu, they also asked Zhang Fei to guard Xuzhou, paying special attention to guard against Lu Bu.
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Xudu.
Cao Cao requested the emperor. Not long after the edict to confer Yuan Shao was issued, he received news that Dong Cheng and others persuaded the emperor to summon Liu Bei from Xuzhou to Xudu. It was obvious that he wanted to use Liu Bei to check and balance him.
Cao Cao had the final say in Xu, but Liu Bei suddenly appeared and was very unfriendly to them.
He didn't want anyone to check him yet, but Liu Bei had the emperor's edict, and he had to let him come, otherwise he would lose his righteousness.
"What do you think should be done?"
Cao Cao frowned and said, "If Liu Bei comes, it will disrupt everything for us."
They didn't take Liu Bei seriously to begin with, but Dong Cheng and others regarded Liu Bei as a life-saving straw and insisted on bringing him over, so the impact would definitely be there.
"We can be more cruel."
Cheng Yu said coldly: "Find a way to prevent him from coming and die on the way."
"no!"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Liu Bei's two sworn brothers are not weak. They were able to beat Lu Bu at Hulao Pass and make him turn around and run away. To kill Liu Bei, we must first restrain Guan and Zhang. General Dian has the ability to restrain them, but one General Dian is not enough."
The only way to prevent Liu Bei from coming is to assassinate him silently.
To use the method of assassination, first of all, there should not be too many people, otherwise it will be easy to be exposed. In addition, when Liu Bei comes to Xudu, he will definitely bring troops. If there are not many people, he will not be able to kill. And under the premise that there is no way to successfully delay Guan and Zhang, assassination The plan is not feasible.
"What do you think?"
Cao Cao could only ask Chen Zhou.
"I've said it a long time ago, Liu Bei and his like are not worth mentioning."
At this time, Chen Zhou had not yet gone to Guanzhong, so he shook his head and said: "Don't worry about Liu Bei, he can't come, and Yuan Shu won't let him come."
Judging from the time, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu were about to join forces to attack Liu Bei. Lu Bu took the opportunity to steal Liu Bei's house and captured all Liu Bei's wives.
"What Duzhi means is that Yuan Shu will beat Liu Bei?"
Xun You shook his head thinking about it and said: "It's unlikely. Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are in a stalemate. If they divide their forces to attack Liu Bei, it will weaken the strength of the stalemate with Liu Biao."
Chen Zhou analyzed: "What if Yuan Shu provoked Lu Bu? You must know that Lu Bu has been coveting Xuzhou since he fled to Xuzhou. As long as Liu Bei left Xiapi, Yuan Shu would attack Xuzhou, and Lu Bu would make a sneak attack again. Under the cooperation of internal and external cooperation, Liu Bei and his family would be killed." there is none left."
It seems reasonable.
They fell into deep thought, wondering whether this statement could be established.
"If Yuan Shu lets Lu Bu attack Liu Bei secretly, Xuzhou will be occupied by Lu Bu and will not fall into Yuan Shu's hands."
Zhong Yao said.
"Actually, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu have been linked for a long time."
Chen Zhou said calmly: "If I'm not wrong, Lu Bu even intends to marry his daughter to Yuan Shu. In this way, the relationship will be delicate, and anything can happen. However, Chen Gong beside Lu Bu is not a simple person either. , will not let Yuan Shu get Xuzhou easily, and will definitely help Lu Bu replace Liu Bei."
Xuzhou is a granary, so of course Yuan Shu wants it.
Lu Bu has been running around here and there in the past few years, and he has long been tired. He also wants to take this opportunity to build a big city to rest and recuperate.
With Chen Gong assisting Lu Bu, he can do a lot of things.
Chen Zhou could predict that Xuzhou would be very lively next.
In fact, Xuzhou was really lively during this period.
"If my lord believes in me, I really don't need to worry about Liu Bei now."
Chen Zhou said confidently: "If you insist on being wary of Liu Bei, you will eventually find that your efforts are in vain."
Everyone: "..."
Seeing Chen Zhou's certainty, they didn't know whether to be careful or not.
However, they had also seen that Chen Zhou was very good at predicting what would happen and what would definitely happen. With such a sure tone, it seemed that he was not just talking, he seemed to have 100% confidence.
"How is Liu Bei's current situation?"
Cao Cao asked.
Xun Yu beside him said: "We just received urgent news from spies eight hundred miles away, saying that Liu Bei led his troops from Xiapi to Xudu three days ago."
"Left three days ago?"
Chen Zhou heard the news and said with a smile: "My lord, I should be able to get the news soon. Yuan Shu has launched troops in Xuyi and Huaiyin. Liu Bei can only enter the Yanzhou area at most, and he will have to withdraw immediately to counterattack Yuan Shu."
Xun Yu and the others were doubtful.
Cao Cao couldn't make up his mind for a while. He hesitated for a long time and decided: "I believe Liu Bei will not be able to cross over. Let's leave Liu Bei alone."
Making this decision requires a certain amount of courage.
Cao Cao was risking his life. Liu Bei was coming anyway, and there was nothing they could do to stop him. He asked again, "When are you going to go to Guanzhong?"
"Tomorrow!"
Chen Zhou didn't want to delay any longer and wanted to finish the fight and go home as soon as possible.
Cao Cao said: "Tonight, I will host a banquet in honor of Tozhi..."
However, before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Chu running in and gasping: "My lord, there is an urgent military information from Xuzhou..."
