Liu Bei's mood was very heavy, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "How can we save the Han?" Is Dahan really about to overturn? ”

"No......" Cao Cao said with a smile, "Xuande, don't be discouraged, we still have time and methods." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"What's the solution?" Liu Bei asked dejectedly.

"Rebuild the imperial system, immediately rebuild the imperial system." Cao Cao waved his hand vigorously and said in high spirits, "As long as the imperial system is rebuilt, Hanzuo will not be broken, and we will be able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty again like Emperor Guangwu." ”

"Rebuild the Imperial Throne?" Liu Bei immediately understood Cao Cao's intentions, and asked with great surprise, "Brother Meng De has already decided?" ”

"Yes, Brother Meng's tiger and leopard rider is at the junction of Chenliu County and Chen Guo to greet King Chen Liu Pet." Gongsun Zhan stretched out his hand and patted Liu Bei's shoulder, and said with a smile, "As soon as King Chen arrives, we will immediately rebuild the imperial system and rebuild the imperial court." ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously, "King Chen Liu Pet?" He's in his fifties, and if ......"

"He has a seven-year-old grandson named Liu Mao, who is very intelligent, especially interested in calendars and arithmetic, and I heard that he has an excellent memory, and he is a genius." Cao Cao said, "The stakes are very high, so we didn't tell you in advance, please don't blame Xuande." ”

"Where...... Where ......" Liu Bei shook his hand again and again, "It's just that if we rebuild the imperial system, how will Hebei react?" Will the Northern Xinjiang Army take advantage of the situation and go down? In addition, we took the lead in rebuilding the imperial system, which is equivalent to seizing the opportunity, which is a heavy blow to Yuan Shao, will he turn against us because of this? ”

"Whether the Northern Xinjiang Army will cross the river and go south depends on Yuan Shao." Cao Cao said, "Now Yuan Shao is secretly trying to usurp the throne and is reluctant to rebuild the imperial system. If we can't make a decision immediately and gather the strength of the world to fight Li Yi, the extinction of Han Zuo will be a foregone conclusion. After we quickly re-established the imperial system, we could increase our strength and gather all the forces to crusade against Li Yi, but one of the most important roles was to deprive Yuan Shao of the so-called 'Edict of Inheritance' in his hands, and deprive him of the qualifications to command various states and counties. Yuan Shao has become very passive because of this, and his usurpation can only be buried in his heart, otherwise he will definitely be spurned by the people of the world, and he will be attacked by us and Li Yi before and after, so that he will soon rebel and die. ”

"If it weren't for today's rumored prophecy, even if we took the lead in rebuilding the imperial system, Yuan Shao could still use his power to monopolize power, but unfortunately, he cocooned himself and tied his hands and feet, causing no one in the world to believe in his loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Having lost his prestige and without our support, Yuan Shao could not control the authority, but in order to win over Yuan Shao and unite Yuan Shao's forces, we had to give some of the authority to Yuan Shao. In order to avoid the disaster of defeat, Yuan Shao could only swallow his anger. ”

"Judging from the current pattern of the world, Li Yi of Hebei is an absolute enemy, and Yuan Shao of Luoyang is a force that can be allied. Li Yi is the most powerful, he can defeat Yuan Shao, or he can defeat us, Yuan Shao and we have only one way to survive, join forces against Li Yi. In this way, the three-legged momentum can be achieved. ”

"If you want to prosper the Han, you must first destroy Li Yi. If you want to destroy Li Yi, now is the opportunity. In the past few years, Li Yi has fought in the south and the north, coupled with the continuous natural and man-made disasters, whether it is military strength or financial endowment, it has reached the limit. But now he has been recuperating for more than a year and has begun to recover. If he waits any longer, it will be even more difficult for Li Yi to fight. ”

"With Yuan Shao's strength, he must be the biggest hero who defeated Li Yi, at this time, if he wants to usurp, we will fight him together, if he is willing to give up usurpation and work together with us to rejuvenate the Han, then he is the generation of the Han generation of Zhongxing ministers."

After listening to Cao Cao's analysis, Liu Bei pondered for a long time.

"Brother Meng De, with Yuan Shao's talent and the strength he has now, he can fully manage the Kanto region with all his strength and wait for the opportunity to seize the world." Liu Bei said worriedly, "He may not be as you said, just keep being passive and let us drive him to attack Hebei." ”

"Yes, you're right." Cao Cao nodded appreciatively, "This is exactly what I just said about the three-legged tripod, Yuan Shao must want to become one of the feet of the three-legged tripod in order to get rid of his passive situation and completely drag the Han into the abyss of defeat, but the question is, what does Li Yi think?" Is he willing to own this tripod, or is he willing to be a foot of this tripod? Obviously, Li Yi, like us, wants to own this tripod. Since everyone thinks so, what are the consequences of Yuan Shao's own desire to become a foot of this tripod? It's just self-defeating. If he uses this stupid way against us, he is not trying to get out of the passive situation, but he wants to make it worse. Yuan Shao is a smart man, and he knows what he should do to get the most benefit. ”

Liu Bei felt that Cao Cao was very reasonable, and he couldn't find the words to refute it, but he was faintly very uneasy in his heart. Is it really like what Cao Cao said?

"I can't rebuild the imperial throne alone, I need the help of two brothers." Cao Cao said earnestly.

………………

After the three of them entered the city, they rested for a while, and then immediately gathered their cronies and subordinates to discuss the matter of rebuilding the imperial system and the imperial court.

The imperial throne was inherited by Liu Mao, the grandson of King Liu Chong of Chen, and there is no objection to this.

The capital was set at Changyi City in Shanyang County, Yanzhou.

There was a certain amount of dispute between the three parties over how to set up the official system, but Cao Cao, Cheng Yu and others strongly advocated the adoption of the system of three princes and nine secretaries headed by the "prime minister, the imperial lieutenant and the imperial historian", and completely deprived Shangshutai of his power, because it was easier to distribute power.

According to Cao Cao's plan, he himself became the prime minister, Gongsun Zhan became the captain, Liu Bei was appointed as the imperial historian, Yuan Shao was appointed as the general, and Liu Biao was appointed as the hussar general.

But his plan was immediately questioned by Guan Jing. Yuan Shao would not agree to this method of distributing power, and he would not agree to place the capital in Changyi City in Yanzhou. Luoyang is in his hands, as long as he strongly asks to move the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, the three alliances will have nothing.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "First, the Son of Heaven does not dare to go to Luoyang, Yuan Shao is going to usurp the Han Dynasty and stand on his own, and the Son of Heaven dares to go to Luoyang to find death." Second, Yuan Shao really wouldn't agree to this method, but we didn't expect him to agree, as long as we restored the fifth-class title system, we could meet Yuan Shao's needs. ”

Cao Cao's words surprised and delighted everyone. The restoration of the fifth-class title system, doesn't that mean that the land will be feuded and the princes will be established?

Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Zhan, who was smiling, and finally understood that he had been vaguely uneasy. Cao Cao had ill intentions, he did not want to rebuild the imperial system, let alone rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, but to carve up the Han Dynasty with everyone.

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Late February, Luoyang.

Gao Gan, the prime minister of the state of Chen, and Gao Lan, the Taishou of Yingchuan County, had just sent the news of the failure to intercept Liu Chong, the king of Chen, to Luoyang, and the joint letter of Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei had also reached Yuan Shao's hands.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao was very remorseful and angry. Cao Cao's unexpected blow not only made him passive, but also pushed the general trend of the world to a dangerous situation.

Now, King Chen Liu Chong has arrived in Yanzhou, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei three alliance to rebuild the imperial system is a foregone conclusion, the three-legged momentum is about to form, he has lost Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei, the three major helps, but also lost the opportunity to rebuild the imperial system to control the authority, as for the Han Dynasty to stand on its own, not to mention. His indecision finally caused a catastrophe, the process of hegemony was hit hard, and what was particularly terrible was that Cao Cao's deliberate promotion of the three-legged situation would inevitably push the Han Dynasty into the abyss of collapse immediately, and the war would continue, and pacifying the world became an unattainable dream.

Yuan Shao felt sorry for himself, sighed for a long time, and was at a loss.

Frustrated, judged, and others gathered together to discuss countermeasures day and night.

Cao Cao's purpose was very clear, to use the re-establishment of the imperial system to gather the strength of various states and counties to fight against Li Yi, contain Yuan Shao, and force Yuan Shao to give up his attempt to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and find a way to survive for himself and the weaker forces such as Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei. At the same time, it can also greatly weaken Yuan Shao's power, isolate Yuan Shao, and push Yuan Shao into a dilemma of trying to preserve his strength and achieve hegemony, but also respecting the new Son of Heaven and joining forces with Cao Cao and others to fight against Li Yi.

At present, Yuan Shao has lost the best opportunity to re-establish the imperial authority and monopolize power, and the "edict of inheritance" has no effect, and he can no longer command the prefectures and counties.

Secondly, the alliance of Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Bei has become an independent force, and Yuan Shu did not listen to Yuan Shao in the first place, as for whether Liu Biao will maintain a close relationship with Yuan Shao, it all depends on Yuan Shao's attitude towards the new son of heaven.

Yuan Shao's power was thus severely weakened.

How can this passive situation be changed quickly? How to turn disadvantages into advantages? How to achieve hegemony and calm the world?

Previously, in order to appease the anger of most of his subordinates, Yuan Shao reluctantly killed Geng Bao. But in today's situation, Geng Bao's suggestion has been put forward again.

The one who made this suggestion was Yuan Shao's confidant Feng Ji. He said: "It's really not good, the lord can stand on behalf of the Han and stand on his own, and the alliance with Li Yi and Cao Cao's three families will divide the world." ”

"Li Yi's usurpation is already a fact, and the reason why he wants to set up a puppet emperor now is purely to stabilize the state and county officials south of Hebei and the Yellow River, and to establish a magnificent façade for pacifying the world, what he actually wants to do, what he thinks in his heart, everyone in the world knows."

"The strength of the three alliances of Cao Cao, Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Bei is not strong, and they can't compete with Li Yi alone, and the three alliances must join forces with us to maintain the three-legged situation, and the reason why they want to rebuild the imperial system before us is not for the sake of Zhongxing Han, but for their own survival. In other words, it is for their respective hegemony. Sooner or later, these three alliances will have to fight and split over power and territory. (To be continued.) )