The Three Kingdoms: Hindsight is 20/20, and the Three Revivals of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 83 Liu Bei is a true hero; Guo Tu actually offers Liu Bei a brilliant strategy (1st update)
The blade clattered to the ground, accompanied by Huang Zhong's cry, "How dare this scoundrel carry a blade, intending to assassinate me?"

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were instantly stunned.

who am I?
where am I?
what am i doing?
But it's not over yet.

As a series of footsteps sounded, Xu Shu led several armored soldiers and pushed two soldiers who had come with Yan Liang and Wen Chou into the tent.

Glancing at Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were still in a "frozen" state, Xu Shu shouted angrily: "Reporting to the general, the two hundred soldiers brought by Yan Liang and Wen Chou were all hiding sharp weapons. Fearing that the traitors would cause chaos, I have already dispatched troops to capture all two hundred men. These two traitors are Wen Chou's left and right subordinates, and they have confessed that they hid the weapons on Wen Chou's orders!"

Liu Bei's face instantly turned grim, his eyes fixed on the two like sharp arrows, and he shouted, "Is that really so?"

The two were terrified and hastily revealed all of Yan Liang and Wen Chou's military orders and deployments, fearing that if they were too slow, they would lose their heads.

"Big-eared thief!"

Wen Chou was furious, his eyes bulging with rage.

First, Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong entered the tent, then Huang Zhong and Chen Dao found sharp blades on Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Next, Xu Shu discovered that two hundred soldiers had hidden sharp blades. Finally, Wen Chou's left and right lieutenants were brought into the main tent to identify Wen Chou.

With both witnesses and physical evidence, and all the evidence linked together, the case directly confirmed that "Yan Liang and Wen Chou attempted to assassinate Liu Bei," leaving Yan Liang and Wen Chou no chance to retaliate.

Liu Bei leaned against the table, glanced disdainfully at Wen Chou, who was "defenseless," and smiled dismissively.

He then rose and bowed to Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong, saying, "Mr. Guo, General Chunyu, it is not that I want to harm Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but that the two treacherous villains have forgotten their kindness and actually tried to harm me!"

Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong were also stunned by Liu Bei's methods.

They came in haste because they feared Liu Bei would be caught off guard and killed by Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

If Liu Bei were to die at the hands of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yuan Shao would become a laughingstock!

what?
Did Liu Bei conspire with Cao Cao?
What about the evidence?
Killing Liu Bei without any evidence, especially after Liu Bei, Guo Tu, and Chunyu Qiong had jointly led troops to rescue Yan Liang and Wen Chou, must have made Yuan Shao's civil and military officials think.
Are you Yan Liang and Wen Chou the only loyal ministers, while we are all treacherous ministers?
If Cao Cao were to further inflame the situation and proclaim, "With a mere trick, I managed to have Yan Liang and Wen Chou kill Liu Bei. How could Yuan Shao, who appointed these two as his generals, not be defeated?", Yuan Shao would lose all face.

But before Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong could say a word after entering the tent, they witnessed the show that Liu Bei had prepared.

Liu Bei not only calmly defused the assassination attempt by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but also captured and convicted them, which made Guo Tu secretly marvel:

There's a rumor that Cao Cao, while discussing heroes over plum wine in Xuchang, pointed to Liu Bei and exclaimed, "The only heroes in the world are you, my lord, and I!" I initially thought Cao Cao was exaggerating, but seeing this today, I realize he wasn't lying. Liu Bei is truly a hero!

Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong exchanged glances.

The two men already had old grudges against Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and they had a very pleasant conversation with Liu Bei yesterday, so naturally they were unwilling to stand up for Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"We witnessed it with our own eyes. Today, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, ungrateful and treacherous, deliberately attempted to assassinate General Zuo." Guo Tu expressed his stance directly in one sentence.

Chunyu Qiong directly exposed Yan Liang and Wen Chou's scheme: "First, they underestimated Cao Cao and suffered a defeat. Then, fearing being held accountable by the Grand General, they falsely accused the Left General of conspiring with Cao Cao. To ensure they died without any evidence, they even attempted to assassinate the Left General. How could such scoundrels be appointed as generals?" Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong's opportunistic attack further enraged Wen Chou: "You two treacherous dogs, you actually helped that big-eared traitor harm me!"

Yan Liang was struggling desperately.

However, it was Huang Zhong, who had the strength to fight a tiger, who held Yan Liang down. Seeing that Yan Liang wanted to resist, Huang Zhong kicked Yan Liang in the abdomen, causing Yan Liang to see stars in pain and lose all strength to struggle.

Chunyu Qiong sneered, not bothering to waste words with Wen Chou, and directly suggested to Liu Bei: "These two traitors attempted to assassinate the Left General today, their crime is unforgivable, it would be better to kill them to prevent future troubles!"

Since we've already started, let's go all the way. If we wait for Yan Liang and Wen Chou to return and see Yuan Shao, he might not be willing to kill them.

If the two men don't die, they will definitely seek revenge in the future. Chunyu Qiong doesn't want to be constantly watched by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and he doesn't want to have to live in fear every day.

Liu Bei's gaze swept over Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Guo Tu, and Chunyu Qiong, then he ordered Huang Zhong and Chen Dao: "Take those two traitors away and keep a close watch on them!"

After Yan Liang and Wen Chou were escorted out of the tent, Liu Bei frowned and said, "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are deeply trusted by the General. If they die at my hands because of their attempt to assassinate me, the General will lose all face."

Seeing that Liu Bei was unwilling to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Chunyu Qiong hurriedly advised, "These two traitors have suffered a great humiliation today. If they are not killed, they will surely cause trouble in the future. Moreover, since the battle across the river was lost, someone has to take responsibility. If Yan Liang and Wen Chou do not take responsibility, we will be held accountable."

Guo Tu lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "I think General Zuo is right. The General is a man who values ​​his reputation above all else. It would be easy to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but it would be very difficult to prevent the General from losing face."

Liu Bei sighed, "This is precisely my concern, which is why I am hesitant. Mr. Guo is wise and resourceful; do you have any good advice for me?"

The problem was once again presented to Guo Tu, who paced back and forth in deep thought.

a long time.

Guo Tu stopped, bowed, and asked, "General Zuo said yesterday that he would return to Zhuojun to teach after this battle. Is that true?"

Liu Bei nodded: "Of course it is true! If the General hadn't come two hundred li from Liyang to personally welcome me, I would have already returned to Zhuojun by now. I have been away from my hometown and wandered for half my life. If I could return to Zhuojun to teach and carry on the teachings of the sages, I would be content!"

Guo Tu laughed and said, "If that's the case, then it's easy. General Zuo can draft a 'Memorial of Resignation from the Grand General,' in which you must not mention the assassination attempt by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but only say that General Zuo is tired of fighting on the battlefield and earnestly requests the Grand General to allow General Zuo to return to Zhuojun to teach."

"I will join General Chunyu in submitting a joint memorial, accusing Yan Liang and Wen Chou of ignoring good advice and crossing the river to their defeat. They also accused General Zuo of conspiring with Cao Cao out of fear of being punished by the Grand General. In order to ensure that there would be no witnesses to their deaths, they even carried a knife to assassinate General Zuo."

"It is also said that the Left General responded to injustice with straightforwardness, not only sparing the lives of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but also keeping the news from the outside world, only lying that he was tired of fighting on the battlefield and wanted to return to Zhuojun to teach, so as not to cause the Grand General to lose face because of the mistakes of Yan Liang and Wen Chou."

"In this way, General Zuo can return to Zhuojun to teach as he wishes, and General Da will not lose face."

"As for Yan Liang and Wen Chou, although they survived, they can no longer command troops. They are just commoners without military power and are not worth worrying about."

Liu Bei was deeply moved: "Mr. Guo, what a brilliant plan! If it can be done this way, I will owe you a great debt of gratitude!"

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