After sending the envoy away, Liu Bei wiped the sweat from his head, summoned several brothers and counselors to discuss, and said: "That envoy should be from Cao Cao. He also saw something in Xuzhou and will tell it in front of Cao Cao." If you understand the situation, what can you do?"
Sun Qian said: "My lord, don't worry. It has been clearly stated in the letter that it will be implemented, but there will always be a time limit."
Zhang Fei said: "Killing the slaves of the three surnames is to eliminate harm to the country. But brother, you are soft-hearted and don't do it yourself, and you prevent me from doing it. Then there is nothing you can do."
Yu Yi said: "You don't know that my elder brother has always been benevolent. How could he do such a thing?" In fact, Yu Yi's words were somewhat ironic, but Liu Bei thought otherwise, because it was him who Yu Yi was talking about. The reason for not wanting to kill Lu Bu.
Mi Zhu also made a suggestion, saying: "Being on guard against others is indispensable. Lu Bu can kill two fathers, so he must be a suspicious person, and he also has a counselor like Chen Gong. Will he be interested in this matter?" The Lord’s suspicion is an unknown factor.”
Liu Bei nodded thoughtfully and said, "You must be prepared, but with a counselor like Chen Gong by your side, I believe Lu Bu will not do anything stupid."
Yu Yi smiled and said: "Brother, that's wrong! In the past, Fan Zeng assisted Xiang Yu, which is also a good story. However, Xiang Yu was too arrogant and did not know how to respect the elderly at all. Later, he failed to listen to several suggestions, which made Fan Zeng angry. He died on the way back home, and so did Chen Gong now. Although his strategy was not outstanding, it was enough to compete with Cao Cao. However, Lu Bu was still defeated in Yanzhou and came to seek refuge with his elder brother. This shows that Lu Bu did not have the courtesy and corporal to give the advice of the counselor. Place it completely inside the ear.”
Every time Yu Yi came out to oppose him, Liu Bei was a little unhappy as the elder brother, but the other party's words were logical and difficult to refute, but the unhappiness on his face could be seen. Zhang Fei stood up at this time, He pulled Yu Yi and said, "You have fallen behind in martial arts recently. Let's go and compete with Third Brother, and I will point out your problems." After that, Zhang Fei wanted to pull Yu Yi out.
Liu Bei was standing in front of the two of them and said, "What do you think I should do?"
Yu Yi didn't care about it anymore and said: "Based on my understanding of Cao Cao, a letter will definitely not be able to smooth over this matter. He will definitely go to Xun Yu and come up with some new ideas. Even if you send Cao Cao I showed my secret letter to Lu Bu, and I exchanged my sincerity for his sincerity, but have you ever thought about who Lu Bu is? Just like a wolf, how can you raise him so well, so we can't kill Lu Bu, but also You should not continue to take him in, you should find a way to drive him out of Xuzhou, so that it will not affect your morals and solve the current problem."
After listening to Yu Yi's opinions, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Guan Yu and others all thought it was reasonable and hoped Liu Bei would adopt it.
Liu Bei was probably angry and said: "Lü Bu has come a long way and now we have reached an agreement. At this time, I am driving him away because of a letter. It is definitely unkind to follow. Please stop trying to persuade me. Let's leave it like this." "After that, Liu Bei flicked his sleeves and left the meeting hall.
Yu Yi looked at his back and said with a smile: "I originally learned skills from Jia Xu just to help my elder brother achieve great things. Now it seems that Zhuzi is not enough to compete with someone."
Zhang Fei was a little angry after hearing this and said: "Brother must have his own reasons for doing this. How can you be like my brother?"
Yu Yi smiled and said: "I don't know what Cao Cao is going to do next. Anyway, it's the calm before the storm. Come on, I'll buy the wine tonight!"
When Zhang Fei heard that there was a drink, he didn't bother to think about anything else, and immediately left behind Yu Yi. As for Guan Yu, he had his own affairs, so he didn't go with him.
On that day, Cao Cao adopted Xun Yu's suggestion, wrote a letter and sent it to Yuan Shu. He also drafted an edict in the name of his son and sent it to Xuzhou.
Liu Bei felt a little uneasy that night. Although he did not touch Lu Bu, he knew that Cao Cao would never give up. Thinking about it carefully, Yu Yi's suggestion actually made sense. He decided to go to Yu Yi to apologize the next day.
The next day, when Liu Bei was about to go out, he suddenly heard an envoy from Xu Du. He felt a little strange and thought that it was because he was dissatisfied with my reply and asked me to get rid of Lu Bu immediately. The more he thought about it, the more headache he got. Soon everyone arrived near the city gate and personally welcomed the envoy into Xuzhou.
Liu Bei led everyone to kneel down to receive the edict. After listening to the envoy read it, he was surprised, but he wanted to raise troops to attack Yuan Shu.
After seeing off the envoys, Liu Bei summoned everyone to discuss the matter and said, "It's a good bet. Why do you want me to attack Yuan Shu?"
Mi Zhu said: "This must be Cao Cao's plan. The specific reasons for doing this need to be further explored."
Liu Bei said: "Whether this is Cao Cao's plan or not, the emperor's edict is here, and the king's order cannot be violated."
Everyone felt anxious, and suddenly Yu Yi, who was sitting on one side, burst into laughter.
Zhang Fei asked the reason, and Yu Yi replied: "This kind of thing is too simple."
Liu Bei glanced at Yu Yi and said, "I wonder what you have to say?"
Yu Yi smiled and said: "It's impossible to talk about lofty views, but there are tricks. Think about it, Cao Cao now holds the son in his hands and uses his influence to hold the princes hostage. We have no grudge against Yuan Shu. Let's go and attack him. He just wants us to lose our troops to each other and let him benefit from it. Since ancient times, the king's orders are everything and cannot be refused, but this time is different, because this is clearly what Cao Cao meant, and I can suspect that this edict is all Fake."
Liu Bei thought Yu Yi was going to do something, but he did not expect such rebellious words. He immediately drew his sword and said: "Disobeying the king's order will be punished!"
After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw it, they quickly stopped Liu Bei, and Liu Bei withdrew his sword.
Yu Yi was not done yet. He didn't expect that his sworn brother would draw a sword against him because of such a thing. He was really heartbroken and left the meeting hall without continuing.
When Liu Bei saw Yu Yi leaving, he didn't do anything else. He ordered his troops and horses, and chose a day to attack Yuan Shu. Everyone continued to discuss at the scene.
Sun Qian said: "General is going to go on an expedition, please appoint a general to defend the city!"
Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said, "Which one of you can guard Xuzhou?"
Guan Yu said: "Let me do it!"
Liu Bei refused and said, "I will discuss military affairs with you sooner or later. How can we separate?"
Zhang Fei said: "Then let me guard it."
Liu Bei said: "I don't trust you to defend the city. You like to beat the soldiers while drunk, and you also like to make hasty decisions. You don't listen to other people's advice. I really don't trust you."
