Chapter 41: The heir of Xi Zhicai
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The elite Bai Yu soldiers with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry blocked the entire Situ Mansion guards, which was Liu Bei's residence.
The palace was burned, the emperor was nowhere to be found, and Liu Bei's name was not right, so he had to live in the empty Situ Mansion first.
A thin figure walked quickly into the main hall of Situ Mansion, and his ears and eyes were so intelligent that people could hear that this person's footsteps were vague and his breath was short, as if he had just passed a long-distance run.
When the man walked to the door of the main hall, he saw Dian Wei standing at the door with a knife and stopped, and asked, "Ziman, can the lord be in the hall?"
Dian Wei saw the man and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhicai, the lord has an order: you can go in directly when you come."
Xi Zhicai straightened his clothes when he heard this, took a deep breath and adjusted his rapid breathing, and only slowly entered the main hall after a while, Xi Zhicai bothered to adjust his pace, but unfortunately Liu Bei didn't notice it at all, because Liu Bei had too many things in front of him waiting for Liu Bei to deal with, military discipline problems, court problems, the most serious thing is the problem of Xiliang chaotic soldiers, and the Xishi clan is silent and watching, all of these are headaches, and they are all problems that need to be dealt with urgently, and if they are not handled well, they may cause a big disaster.
Liu Bei knew that he was not a good hand at handling government affairs, and he had ordered Xun Yu to hand over government affairs to Jian Yong to come to Chang'an, but it would take time.
It is not that there are no good hands in handling government affairs in Chang'an City, on the contrary, they grasp a lot of them, such as Zhong Xuan, Shi Sun Rui, Yang Biao, Ma Riyan, Zhao Qi, Zhou Zhong (Zhou Yu's uncle), Zhao Wen, and Chun Yujia are all talents of the three princes.
However, with the closure of the Guanxi Shi clan and the disappearance of the little emperor, many people began to watch from the wall to see Liu Bei's next moves.
In the chaotic Chang'an, Liu Bei could only wait for Xun Yu to come to deal with it, he could only order the Lu Cheng Army to strengthen the security problem in Chang'an City, and then gradually spread to the area near Chang'an, and even the entire Sanfu area, but this will take time, and it will require the support of the Sanfu clan.
Liu Bei was not only worried about his lack of talent, but as soon as he looked up, he saw that Xi Zhicai was looking at him with distressed eyes, Liu Bei looked at Xi Zhicai's thinner figure and thick dark circles than when he was in Jinyang, and suddenly felt a pain in his heart: Xi Zhicai also died early, and he still put him on the intelligence agency, isn't this overdrawing his life?
The more Liu Bei thought about it, the more he blamed himself, and the more he blamed himself, the more frightened he became, as if Cao Cao lost his drama talent during this period, and then Guo Jia came out of the mountain!
Liu Bei's heart to replace Xi Zhicai is firm at this moment, but he still needs to find a successor, I don't know what happened to Xu Shu?
"Has the Emperor found it?"
Liu Bei had made up his mind and asked immediately.
Xi Zhicai shook his head: "I searched the entire palace and didn't find it, and I also asked a lot of insiders, but unfortunately most of them said that they hadn't seen Your Majesty."
Xi Zhicai is bent on doing the last thing for Liu Bei, and he will naturally do it without leakage, but unfortunately someone is one step ahead of him, but it's okay, if the emperor disappears, someone can't help but jump out, and if someone jumps out, the world is no longer in the Han family, and Liu Bei will be able to go further.
"What's the wind out there?"
In fact, in Liu Bei's plan, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes is a major strategy, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Yi, Zuo Yun, and Guo Yun are mostly in favor of the strategy, as for whether Liu Bei will be the emperor or not the emperor in the future, look at the situation, after all, they are all the descendants of Gaozu.
Only Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu are in favor of getting rid of the emperor, so that Liu Bei will grow up faster, otherwise it will be impossible for Xi Zhicai to cover the sky with one hand.
"Yuan Shao is secretly setting up a new emperor, Liu Yan has jumped out unscrupulously, preparing to be the emperor in Chengdu in mid-September, and the rest such as Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Biao, etc. have sent envoys to test the meaning of the lord."
"Tell them that so-and-so won't be emperor."
Liu Bei said resolutely.
After Liu Bei finished speaking, he saw that Xi Zhicai's face was pale, and he said: "Now is not the time to be the emperor, build a deep wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king, isn't this an established strategy?" Besides, jumping out too early is destined to be someone else's target, which is not cost-effective! ”
Liu Bei knew that most of the ancient Ming monarchs were forced to take the throne, once Liu Bei loosened his mouth, except for Xun Yu Xun Yu and other Confucian students who were loyal to the Han family, those generals under Liu Bei were not like the founding heroes, externally, Liu Bei must be firm, and it is not yet the time to become the emperor, at least wait for the world to be more chaotic, and wait for the scholars and people to desire the Han family again, and he can be like Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms to raise the banner of the Han family with the descendants of his ancestors.
"What about Xu Shu? How's it doing? ”
Liu Bei put aside this topic and turned to Xu Shu.
Liu Bei mentioned Xu Shu, and Xi Zhicai understood what Liu Bei meant, in fact, when he was in Jinyang, Xi Zhicai had already felt Liu Bei's dissatisfaction with himself, in fact, he himself was a little frightened, after all, the intelligence organization had been in his hands for several years, and the secret power of this organization was too great, even if he was afraid.
Therefore, Liu Bei asked Guo Jia to divide his power, used Liu Yusheng to restrain him, and even stuffed Xu Shu in, but Xi Zhicai accepted it without any guilt, because he knew that the smaller his power, Liu Bei would not kill himself.
"Yuan Zhi is actively visiting the Kansai Shi clan, but the results are not significant."
Liu Bei frowned when he heard that Xu Shu was doing this, this was too far from his intention, but he wanted to make Xu Shu the heir of Xi Zhicai, and now he was only on the periphery, how could he take over the intelligence agency?
Xi Zhicai learned the emperor's mental technique, and naturally guessed Liu Bei's thoughts at the moment, and said: "Cough! Lord, and listen to a certain word, although Yuan Zhi is talented and intelligent, he is not suitable for intelligence? ”
Liu Bei looked at Xi Zhicai suspiciously, it was not that he couldn't hear people's words, but he wanted a reason, and this reason Xi Zhicai really had: "Yuan Zhi's body is too loyal and filial piety."
Xi Zhicai's words made Liu Bei move, yes! Can a person who is loyal and filial to righteousness accept the pickled things of the intelligence agencies?
"If the lord trusts him, he can recommend two people."
"Let's see."
Liu Bei had to admit that the strategists saw people better than themselves.
"Cai Yong's closed disciple Lu Meng is good, but it's a pity that he is younger, and he will definitely be able to achieve great things if he studies for a few more years, so he will only be wronged by intelligence."
Xi Zhicai sighed.
Liu Bei originally thought that Xi Zhi would recommend the person he promoted, but he didn't expect it to be Lu Meng, Lu Meng can be said to have joined the Lu Cheng Army earlier than Xi Zhicai, and Liu Bei also has high expectations for him, hoping that he can assume the banner of the army in the post-Three Kingdoms era.
Liu Bei was much less suspicious of Xi Zhicai, and his tone was steady, and he said, "What about the second one?"
"Li Ru."
Xi Zhicai stared at Liu Beidao.
Li Ru?
Liu Bei stood up suddenly, not to mention his notoriety of killing the young emperor, but to say that he was Dong Zhuo's mastermind, if others knew, could Liu Bei's reputation of benevolence continue?
Xi Zhicai said again: "Does the lord think that the person who does intelligence is suitable to appear in the light?"
Xi Zhicai's words opened a window for Liu Bei again, yes! Aren't all those who do intelligence hidden in the dark? If Li Ru is secretly helping and hindering the drama Zhicai, then Liu Bei will be more reassured, and then thinking of Li Ru's talent, Liu Bei said: "Where is Li Ru?" Can he agree? ”
"My lord, if you go and persuade in person, you will know."
Xi Zhicai smiled, and at the same time felt relieved in his heart, his task was finally completed, and he could pass away at any time, since Xi Zhicai felt Liu Bei's suspicion, he never thought that he would live.
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