The timing of Zhang Xiu and other candidates is also very good. The Son of Heaven and the imperial court have just arrived in Qingzhou, and Qingzhou is still fighting with Yuan Shao, at this juncture, Liu Bei will not do anything to them.

They were right, Liu Bei would not take them under the knife, so as not to tell the truth that he Liu Bei could not tolerate meritorious ministers. Thinking about it deeper, the discord between Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu and Liu Bei is just that many people are very happy to see it.

Without the threat of the two natural enemies of relatives and eunuchs, the only enemies of the courtiers were only the ministers. It is human nature to compete for power and profit. The harm of the powerful ministers is also obvious to all. Not to mention that Liu Bei has a good reputation, his ability is strong, no matter how good and strong he is, it is useless. As long as he is a powerful minister, he has naturally stood on the opposite side of the courtiers.

Looking at this list of rewards, Liu Bei has a clear understanding of the subtle thoughts of the ministers. This is because they have just arrived in Qingzhou and their foothold is not stable. When they stand firm, I'm afraid they will have to tear and toss.

Liu Bei couldn't help but think of Cao Cao in history, after he returned to the Son of Heaven, he repaired political affairs internally, and courted ministers externally, and swept away most of China with his own strength. It can be said that he continued the life of the Han Empire. Even so, he was regarded as an enemy by the Son of Heaven and his courtiers, who wanted to deal with him. It is understandable that the Son of Heaven is to strengthen the power in his hands. As for the mentality of the courtiers, combined with a little analysis of the manor economy of the gate lords at that time, it will be understood that the interests pursued by the gate lord families are naturally contrary to Cao Cao, who strengthened the centralization of power, and it is strange not to deal with him.

Liu Bei thought that he would also face Cao Cao's situation in the future, and he couldn't help but have two big heads. None of the family gates are easy to deal with, and when necessary, they will stop them in their own way. In history, they did the same to deal with Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the Han Dynasty as the ultimate goal, and tried to move forward step by step. Xun Yu died when he was named Duke of Wei, and Cui Yan died when he was named King of Wei. These two people, one is the leader of the Yingchuan Group, and the other is the representative of the Northland clan, if Cao Cao wants to go further, how much blood will he shed and how many people will die?

And what about yourself? Although his own administration in Qing and Xu Prefecture appeased the displaced people, he obtained a large number of yeoman farmers. But the family is in it, and the profit is very small, will they be satisfied? In the past few years, there have been opposition voices. Some people were killed and sacrificed to monkeys by themselves, and the voices of opposition were forcibly suppressed by themselves. That's because after the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, the power of the family was not very strong, and under his command, there were more groups composed of small landlords and poor scholars. Xun Yu and other children of the family, under their own inspiration, also work hard around a higher goal, so they show unity.

But now that the imperial court has moved to Qingzhou, all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are from families, and on the Qingzhou side, several soldiers and horses such as Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu have been added. As long as time is given, sweeping the world is not a luxury. When the time comes, will Wen Ruo, Ji Qi and others still be on his side?

Liu Bei let his thoughts fly wildly, and his mind was full of distractions. After a long time, Lu Xuan saw that Liu Bei had not returned for a long time, came to visit, and saw Liu Bei sitting quietly in the room, so he stepped forward to offer a cup of hot tea, gently walked behind Liu Bei, rubbed his forehead for him, and said softly: "Husband, what are you worried about?" ”

Liu Bei smelled the faint body fragrance behind him, felt the heat from the soft fingers in front of his forehead, and the block in his chest disappeared in an instant, and he was full of pride. So he got up suddenly, hugged his thin waist with his backhand, and suddenly the room was full of spring.

On the second day, Liu Bei went to the court and invited the Son of Heaven: "Yuan Shao is so stubborn that Taifu is trapped in Jixian County, it is better to reward the meritorious heroes after the truce between the two families." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he felt quite reasonable, there was still a war ahead, so it was better to wait for the war to calm down, and then do the reward. So he said: "Zhun Qing played." ”

When the ministers saw Liu Bei's fluttering words, the Son of Heaven suspended the reward, but they were helpless. After Liu Bei returned home, he summoned Jia Xu and showed Jia Xu the list of rewards, Jia Xu immediately stood up and said to Liu Bei: "General, this matter must not be allowed." ”

Liu Bei naturally knew that this list was inappropriate, but as long as he issued a different opinion, the courtiers would naturally come up with ten thousand reasons to prove them right. At the critical moment, he didn't want to get involved in something as meaningless as grinding his lips. The war in the north is what he is most concerned about.

Jia Xu said: "General, it is better to invite the Son of Heaven to send troops to relieve the siege of Youzhou." At this time, the cool and fine cavalry are all there, and the terrain of Youzhou is suitable for cavalry warfare, and General Lu and General Zhang must like it. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help laughing, why didn't he invite Xun Yu to come? If Wen Ruo comes, he will definitely discuss the list with him one by one and adjust it. So that the names and titles on the list are more in line with their own hearts. Only Jia Wenhe in front of him will have a serious wrong idea, but he just says what he wants.

Doesn't the imperial court want to reward the generals, then he will take them out to fight first. The first is to take the opportunity to weaken the generals, and the second is to give each other some space to think calmly. Yuan Shaodu surrounded the imperial court's Taifu and Youzhou Mu, and he wanted to save him, who could say nothing?

And his own troops are insufficient, so while guarding Qing and Xu, he must also guard against Cao Cao and attack Yuan Shao. So wouldn't it be natural to take the troops who came to Qingzhou out on the expedition? As long as Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu and other generals don't say a word between their teeth, they can immediately blame him and others.

Not long after, Liu Bei played the Son of Heaven again, saying that he would go to Youzhou in person to rescue Liu Yu, but his own troops were insufficient, and he hoped that the Son of Heaven would allow Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu to go with him.

The Son of Heaven is indispensable, and the Manchu Dynasty ministers can't say anything. So, Liu Bei left Tai Shici and Yan Yan to sit in the state together. He took Zhang Fei, Liu Ke, Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu to send troops together, through the Bohai Sea, and went straight to Jixian County.

But it was said that Yuan Shao was in Jixian County, surrounded Liu Yu and attacked fiercely. The city has not yet been built, but it has waited for one bad news after another. First of all, Gao Gan's envoy came to the side, saying that he was ambushed in Gaoliu, and was broken by Yan Rou and Huang Zhong together, and now he has retreated to Pingcheng and rejected Bai Deng with Huang Zhong. Hearing that Gao Gan's army was defeated and returned, Yuan Shao was shocked. Youzhou and Qingzhou, after all, joined forces, and Huang Zhongbing went out of Liaodong and beat himself unexpectedly. Honest and hateful!

This is not counting, not long after, the general Zhang He sent a letter, saying that Zhang Fei crossed the border, and he and Cao Cao attacked him together, but he did not win. Chang'an Tianzi's car was driven in Zhang Feijun. This news was really like a thunderbolt from the blue, making Yuan Shao's mind dizzy for a while.

Yuan Shao was the leader of the scholars and the representative of the family. Back then, he killed all the eunuchs with the scholars and overthrew his relatives. I thought that from now on, I would come to power together with other families. Who would have thought that suddenly a Dong Zhuolai appeared, this martial artist not only slaughtered the scholars, but also put a knife on the neck of the Manchu Dynasty minister, doing the abolished thing. This led Yuan Shao to fight with the Kwantung princes. And now, although he has set up two emperors himself, the deterrent power of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an is still something he dare not underestimate.

Especially when the Son of Heaven arrived in Qingzhou, this made him even more headache.