Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 255: Marquis Wen? Duke Chu!! (Thanks to Liang Wang Shao Qiansui, Ju Men, and Xuanyuan Zhaohu for their monthly ticket support~)
Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace.

In front of the desk made of golden nanmu wood.

The fourteen-year-old Emperor Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu's reply, his eyes changed from expectation at the beginning, to solemnity, and finally to coldness!

"Sure enough, once a person has a strong enough power, his ambition will also expand dramatically...

"Is the savior hero in my mind finally standing against me?"

Liu Xie put down the letter in his hand, slightly changed his sitting position, and looked at his chief strategist Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, who were resting with their eyes closed beside him.

With the experience of his previous life, Liu Xie knew very well that this low-key and tolerant poisonous strategist was the only top strategist in the Three Kingdoms period who was truly able to plan everything out!

Even though he and Li Jue and Guo Si had not accomplished anything when they arrived before, he directly promoted them to the position of Counselor and kept them by his side to give advice.

However, this guy was extremely low-key and didn't want to take over at first.

If I hadn't forced him to take a job, I'm afraid he would have been hiding somewhere enjoying his life.

Liu Xie asked in a gentle voice:
"Lord Jia, I will follow your advice and offer two counties to Lü Bu in exchange for Hanzhong.

"But this guy Lu Bu actually wants me to promote him to the rank of Duke and give him Hongnong County... What do you think about this?"

After hearing the emperor's question, Jia Xu slowly opened his eyes. He was not surprised by what Liu Xie said:
"It seems that Lu Bu wants to use this to reject your Majesty's proposal..."

Liu Xie nodded in agreement.

Just as he was about to hear how the other party would respond, Jia Xu fell silent again.

Liu Xie was suddenly speechless!

No, buddy, do you really take "Misfortune comes from the mouth" as your life creed?
I won't ask you and it won't affect your safety, so you don't want to say a word, right?

Liu Xie could only continue to ask helplessly:
"My dear, do you think it is better for me to agree to him or not?
"If I fail to take back the Han Dynasty, you will be buried with me!"

When he heard the word "buried together", Jia Xu's brows frowned instantly.

He stared at the little emperor in front of him and thought that he was indeed a smart guy supported by Dong Zhuo.

Moreover, he could always sense a mature temperament from the other person that a child shouldn't have.

He is truly worthy of being a descendant of the imperial family!

However, being buried alive with the emperor had already touched the bottom line of his survival.

Jia Xu knew that if he did not help, the little emperor could really threaten his life.

In desperation, he could only reply:

“Hanzhong County can directly threaten Jingzhao County, so it must be taken back at all costs, so that Your Majesty can rest assured.

"As for the two requests made by the other party...

"Promoting him to the Duke does not require us to pay anything practical, so this request can be granted.

“As for giving Hongnong County to the other party, it will also threaten the safety of Jingzhao County, so naturally we cannot really agree to it.

“But we can pretend to agree and let Lu Bu take over Chenliu and Yingchuan counties first to prove our sincerity.

"Then we will take over Hanzhong County. After taking over Hanzhong, we will let Lu Bu's army enter Hongnong.

"But our army has ambushed heavy troops on both sides of Hangu Pass, the capital of Hongnong County!

"When the enemy enters the pass, we will attack them from both sides and wipe them out in one fell swoop!
"In this way, we can not only capture Hanzhong, but also defend Hongnong. Isn't that wonderful?"

After hearing Jia Xu's plan, Liu Xie suddenly felt it was extremely brilliant!

However, soon his expression became lost:
"But if this happens, wouldn't it mean that Marquis Lü Wen and I will have a complete falling out?"

Looking at Liu Xie's reluctant expression, Jia Xu knew that Lu Bu had a very special position in Liu Xie's heart. He paused for a moment before saying:

"Lü Bu is the fierce tiger of the south, and he already controls seventeen counties. His territory is even larger than your Majesty's!
“Now that he has rejected your Majesty’s request, it is enough to show his ambition to annex the world!

“Your Majesty has considered his feelings, but has he ever considered Your Majesty’s feelings?
"It's only a matter of time before you and Lu Bu fall out!
“Instead of letting the other side turn against us and hurt us, why don’t we take the initiative to break off relations and seize Hanzhong?

"Once Hanzhong is captured, Yizhou will be within easy reach, and we can also attack Jingzhou to the east.

"I believe Your Majesty knows better than me how to choose between abandoning Lü Bu, a false ally, and gaining the opportunity to restore the Han Dynasty.

"Besides, Your Majesty, you are the true ruler of the world!

"Even if we fall out, Lu Bu won't dare to attack your territory easily.

"After all, attacking you is tantamount to going against the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

"No matter whether it is the other princes or the civil and military officials in his own territory, they will not let him off easily!"

After listening to Jia Xu's insightful analysis, Liu Xie could not find any reason to refute it.

But he suddenly felt empty inside.

Lu Bu was like a ray of light, saving him when he was about to drown in the surrounding darkness.

However, now, the light became hotter and hotter, and it was even about to burn him!
Although he was reluctant, Liu Xie knew that it was time... to annihilate this light.

Liu Xie took a deep breath, the imperial majesty reappeared in his eyes, and he said in a cold voice:
"Just follow your advice, my dear!"

Jia Xu was shocked by Liu Xie's imperial aura.

He felt more and more that such a strong mature temperament should not appear in a fourteen-year-old boy, even if the other party was the emperor!

However, Jia Xu could not find the reason and just thought that the other party had achieved extraordinary growth under the tremendous pressure from Dong Zhuo.

After all, ordinary people don’t have much chance to enjoy the treatment that the other party has experienced...

Jia Xu immediately drafted the imperial edict for Liu Xie. After Liu Xie reviewed and stamped it, he asked the eunuch to deliver the edict to Lujiang!

……

Lujiang County, Wancheng.

"...According to your wishes, I will confer upon you the title of Duke of Chu, grant you the Nine Gifts, establish the State of Chu, and make the capital in Wancheng!"

When the eunuch conveyed the contents of the imperial edict to Lu Bu, Lu Bu and the civil and military officials behind him were all stunned.

Lu Bu thought that Liu Hui would agree to him, but the probability of this was extremely small.

However, now, Liu Xie actually agreed to their requests, and he agreed to both of them!

In Liu Xie's mind, has he already become a powerful official who can do whatever he wants?

However, Lu Bu quickly calmed down from this extravagant hope.

He knew very well that Liu Xie was now a reborn person.

If it were Liu Xie in his previous life, it would be possible that he would make Lu Bu a powerful official.

But it is absolutely impossible in this life!

Plus, with the old fox Jia Xu by his side giving him advice, there might be some deception involved!
Lu Bu did not show his inner thoughts. He knelt on one knee, respectfully accepted the imperial edict and kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace.

The eunuch smiled and said:
"Congratulations to Marquis Wen on his promotion to Duke of Chu. I wonder when Duke Chu plans to send troops to take over Chenliu and Yingchuan counties?
"Tell us in advance so that we can report back to His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)