Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 147 Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao sisters, Xu You's choice
"My beloved, are you joking?"

Liu Xie still didn't quite believe it. He suspected that Zhen Mi was setting a trap for him, but he had no evidence.

Zhen Mi felt a little aggrieved when she saw Liu Xie's suspicious look.

"Does your majesty think that I am a jealous woman?"

Yes, that's right.

Liu Xie wanted to answer like this, but he swallowed the words back and said against his conscience: "Of course not. In my heart, my beloved concubine is virtuous, gentle, considerate, and has the demeanor of a great lady."

"How can I be as good as your majesty says?"

Zhen Mi was delighted to hear this, and even though she spoke modestly, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

"The Qiao sisters have been in the palace for some time. Your Majesty should not neglect them because of me. If Your Majesty is free at this moment, I will accompany you to Bixia Palace."

After hearing this, Liu Xie rolled his eyes in his heart.

He could see through Zhen Mi's little thoughts. She said she was magnanimous and didn't care, but she still wanted to go with him.

She just wanted to declare her sovereignty as the queen in front of Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao.

Hey, woman.

Liu Xie said with a moved look on his face: "My beloved concubine is so understanding and reasonable, which really touched me... Let's set off now without further delay."

Since Zhen Mi has said that one should not favor one over the other, he doesn't need to pretend to be a gentleman. After all, he is not the male protagonist with impotence in those online novels.

Sisters, here I come!
……

Although the two sisters Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao entered the palace by the emperor's edict, they were conferred the title of beauties because of their humble birth.

But even for a beauty, this was already an extraordinary reward.

If there were not many concubines in the Yecheng Palace, even the beauties wouldn't have been included.

You have to know that ordinary children who entered the palace through selection could only start from the lowest rank of Cai Nu, that is, the maid who served the concubines in the palace on a daily basis, just like Cao Pi's second queen, Queen Guo.

Although beauties had no rank, their status was much higher than that of palace ladies and court ladies, and at least they could own their own palace.

Accompanied by Zhen Mi, Liu Xie first came to the Bixia Palace where Da Qiao was.

Coincidentally, Xiao Qiao was also here.

After being informed by the palace servants, the two sisters learned that Liu Xie and Zhen Mi were coming, and they hurriedly put on their makeup and came out to greet them.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Excellency."

The sound is pleasant, like a silver bell.

Liu Xie looked down from a high place, sizing up the two Qiao sisters whose fame had been passed down for two thousand years.

A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

This pair of sisters...are truly as beautiful as a fairy.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, both were pretty and elegant, with extremely beautiful complexions, and they looked very similar, but their temperaments were different.

One is dignified and generous, the other is a little playful.

As expected, none of those who have their names recorded in history books for their beauty are fake.

Although Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are not as beautiful as Zhen Mi when taken separately.

But when they stand together... there's a unique bonus.

Meeting the Emperor for the first time, Da Qiao was obviously a little nervous. She lowered her head and dared not breathe.

Although Xiao Qiao was also reserved, she secretly glanced at Liu Xie.

"My two sisters, don't be so reserved." Zhen Mi stepped forward and took Er Qiao's hand, acting like a lady of honor. "Now that you have entered the palace, you will be the sisters who serve His Majesty together. If you have any difficulties in the palace in the future, you can come to me."

After all, Zhen Mi came from a wealthy family. Her temperament as a housewife was not comparable to the two Qiao sisters. She was superior in terms of family background, appearance, and status.

"Thank you, sir."

Er Qiao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Although they had just entered the palace, they were not completely ignorant.

The young-looking Concubine Zhen in front of you is the legitimate daughter of the Zhen family, a wealthy family in Jizhou.

After entering the palace for more than a year, she was quite favored by the emperor.

The most important thing is that their appearance makes them feel ashamed of themselves.

Liu Xie watched Zhen Mi controlling the two Qiao sisters and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He knew that Zhen Mi didn't just come here to accompany him.

"Everyone, get up. It's cold outside. Let's talk in the hall."

Liu Xie gave the order and walked towards Bixia Palace first, and Zhen Mi and Erqiao followed quickly.

The palace maid served tea, and Liu Xie admired the beauty of the two Qiao sisters while listening to Zhen Mi's awkward conversation with them.

But in his heart he was wondering whether he should call the two of them to sleep with him at night.

Would it appear to be dissolute and immoral?
Can the two sisters accept it?
"Your Majesty, General Zhang is asking for an audience outside the palace." The female official from Bixia Palace hurried in to report.

Liu Xie nodded slightly and said to Zhen Mi, "My beloved, please have a chat with the two beauties and reward them on my behalf. I will leave first."

When Zhen Mi heard that Zhang He wanted to see her, she understood and nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements for the two sisters."

Arriving outside the Bixia Palace, Zhang He immediately came forward to greet him, "Your Majesty, Guanglu Xun and Guo Zhubu request to see you."

"Set up the Xuanshi Hall."

……

When Liu Xie arrived at Xuanshi, Jia Xu and Guo Jia had been waiting in the hall for some time.

Seeing the two, Liu Xie asked directly: "I thought you all left the palace after the court meeting."

"I have something to report to your majesty regarding Xu You." Jia Xu bowed to Liu Xie and said straight to the point: "Xu You has already planned to betray Yuan Shao."

"Oh?" Liu Xie was immediately excited when he heard this, and asked impatiently: "Wenhe, tell me in detail."

The last time he heard from Jia Xu that there was a rift between Xu You, Shen Pei and Yuan Shao, he didn't expect that they would plan to rebel so soon.

It seems that in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Yuan Shao did not allow You to use gold instead of punishment to save his wife and children, which was a big blow to him.

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "After the New Year's Eve banquet the day before yesterday, I went to Xu You's house and talked with him until late at night. During the conversation, Xu You made it clear that he was completely disappointed with Yuan Shao and wanted to switch to Cao Cao. In order to gain a firm foothold on Cao Cao's side, he hoped that I could go with him to join him."

As expected, this is the bond between childhood friends, and Xu You still has to join Cao Cao.

Liu Xie asked: "Since Xu You has the intention to defect, can I take this opportunity to win him over? If he is willing to surrender to Cao Cao, he may not be unwilling to be loyal to me."

If Liu Xie could gain Xu You's loyalty, it would be much easier for him to act in Yecheng.

This is a rare and excellent undercover agent.

Jia Xu said: "I agree with your majesty, but this matter is of great importance. I dare not act rashly, so I have come to ask your majesty for instructions."

There is a certain risk in winning over Xu You. If he turns around and informs Yuan Shao, then things will be very serious.

Jia Xu never liked to make decisions on his own, especially for the emperor.

Therefore, even though he was confident in his heart, he still needed Liu Xie's permission before he could do it.

Liu Xie laughed and said disapprovingly: "Wenhe doesn't have to be restrained. How can I be a person who looks ahead and behind?" "I believe in Wenhe's method. Even if it fails in the end, it is not your fault. It only shows that Xu You is not worth using."

No one is better than Jia Xu at playing with people's hearts. Even Guo Jia is far inferior to him.

Jia Xu was obviously confident that he could win over Xu You, so why would Liu Xie hesitate?

Leave professional matters to professionals.

What he needs to do is to employ people!
"The minister obeys the order!"

A smile appeared on Jia Xu's face.

With the emperor's permission, he has nothing to worry about.

At this time, his evaluation of Liu Xie reached a new level.

He does things promptly and without hesitation, and is a courageous and heroic leader, far superior to Yuan Shao, who is indecisive and indecisive.

"Wenhe." Guo Jia, who was standing beside him, suddenly spoke up. His face was solemn as he said, "If Xu You cannot be used by Your Majesty, please get rid of him on the spot."

Jia Xu nodded slightly and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. If Xu You cannot be won over, kill him on the spot. Then report Xu You to Yuan Shao on the grounds that he intends to defect to Cao Cao. This will ensure that Your Majesty is safe."

Over the past two months, Jia Xu has often "comforted" Xu You, and it was not without benefit.

A lot of evidence proving that Xu You harbored resentment towards Yuan Shao was either collected or forged early on.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Jia and Jia Xu discussed for more than an hour how to make Xu You submit to Liu Xie.

All the processes and scripts were so thorough and detailed that it opened Liu Xie's eyes.

After the two men finished discussing Xu You's affairs, Guo Jia bowed to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, Yizhou is a land of abundance, with fertile fields and a large population. If Gao Gan leads his troops there, he will surely keep the enemy at bay and take the opportunity to station troops in Yizhou. In time, Yizhou will surely fall into Yuan Shao's hands!"

Jia Xu also said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Yizhou must not fall into Yuan Shao's hands."

Of course Guo Jia and Jia Xu could see that Liu Xie was coerced by Yuan Shao at today's court meeting to make the decision to send Gao Gan to Yizhou, so now they had to find a way to remedy the situation.

Because Yizhou is so important!
Once Yuan Shao obtained Yizhou from Liu Zhang, even if they later obtained Qing, You, Ji and Bingzhou, Yuan Shao would still have the capital to make a comeback!

This is a huge trouble and must not be allowed!
Liu Xie nodded. The reason why Liu Bei was able to divide the world into three parts was because of Yizhou.

He saw the importance of Yizhou better than anyone else.

"Although I am controlled by Yuan Shao and cannot stop Gao Gan from going to Hanzhong, I have already made some plans for this matter."

"Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent. Even Zhang Lu can bully him. He is incapable of defending an area for the Han Dynasty. I have asked the governor of Jingzhou to secretly lead 4,000 elite troops to Yizhou. On the one hand, he will guard against Gao Gan, and on the other hand, he will gradually replace Liu Zhang."

Liu Xie told Guo Jia and Jia Xu in detail about his plan yesterday.

After hearing this, the two looked at each other in surprise.

"Is there anything wrong with my plan?" Liu Xie asked hurriedly after seeing the expressions of the two men. If there is anything wrong, change it immediately.

"No, there is nothing wrong with the general direction of your plan. I and Wenhe will add some details later." Guo Jia said, and sighed: "Your Majesty has grown a lot since he first came to Yecheng."

The emperor at that time had very crude means of winning people's hearts and could only deceive the warriors. He had no strategy in his mind, and his greatest strength was that he was willing to listen to opinions.

Now he could see the importance of Yizhou at a glance, and even sent Liu Bei, the best candidate, to Yizhou secretly and made detailed plans.

Such growth made Guo Jia feel shocked.

Jia Xu also stroked his beard and praised: "Your Majesty has prepared for the rainy days ahead and has a far-sighted vision. It is us who have been worrying too much."

Liu Xie's arrangement was very appropriate.

Even if they were asked to think about it, they couldn't think of a better arrangement.

Lu Bu alone is enough to capture Yangzhou, and Liu Bei's staying behind will not be able to play a big role.

But it would be different if he went to Yizhou.

It can not only prevent Gao Gan from becoming too powerful in Yizhou, but also secretly plot against Yizhou.

Even if his plan in Yecheng is exposed in the future, he can go to Yizhou and rebuild the court with Yizhou as the base.

Liu Xie was a little dazed when he heard the approval of Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

He himself did not realize how much he has grown compared to when he had just traveled through time and could only hug Guo Jia's thighs and tremble in fear.

When he learned that Yuan Shao sent senior officials to Yizhou, he could see Yuan Shao's purpose at a glance without asking Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and made corresponding countermeasures.

The reason for all this is that he has never given up studying during this period of time.

Thanks to his ability to remember everything he saw after traveling through time, he has basically memorized all the various schools of thought and military strategies.

I can't say I've read thousands of books, but it's almost the same. It's not an exaggeration to call him a learned man.

Coupled with a vision that transcends this time, he has formed his own unique way of logical thinking.

Looking at Guo Jia and Jia Xu who looked very pleased, a smile also appeared on Liu Xie's face.

……

At Xu You's house.

After receiving instructions from Liu Xie, Jia Xu went to visit Xu You that night.

"Wenhe, have you thought it through?" Xu You was overjoyed to see Jia Xu coming to visit. He grabbed his hand and said, "I've told you long ago that Yuan Shao is not a good leader. With your talent, Meng De will definitely use you."

"In the battle of Wancheng, although you plotted to kill Meng De's eldest son, nephew, and a general, as long as I take you over to join him, he will never harm you, whether for my sake or to show his generosity."

"Yuan Shao is indeed not a good leader." Looking at Xu You, who looked excited, Jia Xu's eyes sparkled and he asked, "But I have a question... Why is Ziyuan so persistent in joining Cao Cao?"

"Wenhe, you don't understand." Seeing that Jia Xu was expected to join Cao with him, Xu You was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Cao Mengde and I have been friends for many years. I know him best."

"Originally, I thought Yuan Shao was stronger than him, so I followed Yuan Shao to seize Jizhou in order to achieve great things. But now Yuan Shao is generous on the outside but jealous on the inside. He also favors and favors the Jizhou faction, and indulges his subordinates in fighting each other. Therefore, although Yuan Shao is strong now, he will end up like Yuan Shu sooner or later."

"Cao Mengde is a righteous man who appoints people based on their merits. Xu County also has an emperor who occupies a righteous position. If you join Mengde, you will have great potential in the future."

Xu You's decision to surrender to Cao Cao was made after careful consideration.

First of all, it was because he was disappointed and resentful of Yuan Shao. Secondly, he and Cao Cao had been close friends for many years. Finally, he compared the characters of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

In his opinion, although Cao Cao was insidious and suspicious, he was a man who only used talents.

With his talents, he would definitely be valued if he defected to Cao Cao.

It would be even better if Jia Xu were added.

"So that's how it is." Jia Xu nodded and smiled.

Xu You continued, "Wenhe, I plan to go to the palace and trick the imperial seal out of the hands of the emperor in the name of Yuan Shao."

"When the time comes, you and I will take the imperial seal and go to Cao Mengde. How can he not trust us? This is also the first great achievement we have made!"

Xu You now regarded Jia Xu as a confidant, and in order to get him to join Cao Cao with him, he told him his plan without reservation.

However, Jia Xu shook his head after listening to it, and said with regret: "It is indeed a good plan... But Ziyuan, I am afraid I cannot join Cao with you."

"What?" Xu You's face suddenly changed, and he suppressed his anger and said, "Wenhe, are you making fun of me? If you don't want to surrender to Cao with me, why did you come to my house today?"

"I regard Ziyuan as a good friend, how can I make fun of my friend?" Jia Xu bowed in the direction of the palace and said with a serious face: "But I, Jia Wenhe, am a minister of the Han Dynasty, determined to assist the emperor and support the Han Dynasty. How can I go to Cao Cao with Ziyuan and take your Majesty's imperial seal?"

When Xu You heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank and the anger on his face froze in an instant.

The Han...minister?
"Ziyuan, tell me, what is your choice now? To surrender to Cao the thief, or to be loyal to His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)