Go back to the Three Kingdoms to grow vegetables

Chapter 531 The Heir of Xi Zhicai

Chang'an, Situ's Mansion.

The elite white scorpion soldiers blocked the guards of the entire Situ Mansion with three steps, one post, and five steps and one sentry. From this point of view, it was Liu Bei's residence.

The imperial palace was burned, the emperor disappeared, 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's mansion. His eyes and ears were so sharp that one could hear that this person's footsteps were faltering and his breathing was short, as if he had just gone through a long-distance run.

When the man reached the entrance of the main hall, he saw Dian Wei standing at the door with a saber and stopped and asked, "Ziman, is my lord in the hall?"

Seeing the man, Dian Wei hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhicai, my lord has an order: you can go in directly when you come."

Xi Zhicai adjusted his clothes when he heard the words, took a deep breath to adjust his shortness of breath, and walked slowly into the main hall after a while, Xi Zhicai took pains to adjust his steps, but unfortunately Liu Bei didn't notice at all, because there were too many things in front of Liu Bei Waiting for Liu Bei to deal with it, the military discipline issue, the court issue, the most serious issue is the Xiliang rebellion, and the Guanxi gentry silently watching, all these are headaches, and they are all urgent issues that need to be dealt with. Could be catastrophe.

Liu Bei knew that he was not good at handling government affairs, he had ordered Xun Yu to hand over the government affairs to Jian Yong and come to Chang'an, but it would take time.

It's not that there are no good people in Chang'an City who handle government affairs. On the contrary, they have caught a lot of them, such as Zhong Yao, Shi Sunrui, Yang Biao, Ma Rike, Zhao Qi, Zhou Zhong (Uncle Zhou Yu), Zhao Wen, and Chunyu Jia. talent.

However, with the closed doors of the Kansai gentry and the disappearance of the little emperor, many people began to watch from the sidelines, watching Liu Bei's next actions.

Chang'an is a mess, Liu Bei can only wait for Xun Yu to come to deal with it. He can only order the Lucheng Army to strengthen the law and order of Chang'an City, and then gradually spread to the areas around Chang'an, and even the entire Sanfu area. However, this will take time and even more. The support of the Sansuke gentry.

Not only was Liu Bei worried about his lack of talent, but when he looked up, he saw Xi Zhicai looking at him with distressed eyes. Looking at Xi Zhicai's thinner figure and thick dark circles than when he was in Jinyang, Liu Bei suddenly felt a twinge in his heart. Pain: Xi Zhicai also died young, and I 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. It seems that Cao Cao lost his acting talent during this period, and then Guo Jiacai came out of the mountain!

Liu Bei is determined to replace Xi Zhicai at this moment, but he still needs to find a successor, what about Xu Shu?

"Has the emperor been found?"

Liu Bei made up his mind and asked immediately.

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "I searched the whole palace and couldn't find it. I also asked many insiders, but unfortunately most of them said they had never seen His Majesty."

Xi Zhicai is determined to do one last thing for Liu Bei, so naturally he will do it impeccably. It is a pity that someone is one step ahead of him, but it’s okay, if the emperor disappears, some people can’t help but jump out. If someone jumps out, the world will no longer be a Han In the room, Liu Bei can go a step further.

"What's the noise outside?"

In fact, in Liu Bei's plan, it is a big strategy to coerce the emperor to make the princes. Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Yi, Zuo Yun, and Guo Yun mostly agree with the strategy. As for whether Liu Bei will become emperor or not in the future, it depends on the situation. After all, they are all descendants of great ancestors.

Only Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu agreed to get rid of the emperor, so that Liu Bei would grow up faster, otherwise Xi Zhicai would not be able to cover the sky with one hand.

"Yuan Shao is secretly setting up a new emperor. Liu Yan has jumped out unscrupulously and plans to proclaim the emperor in Chengdu in mid-September. The rest, such as Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Liu Biao, etc., have sent envoys to test the meaning of the lord."

"Tell them that a certain person will not become emperor."

Liu Bei said firmly.

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he saw Xi Zhicai's face was livid, and said again: "Now is not the time to become emperor. Isn't this an established strategy to build walls deep, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly? Besides, it is destined to be someone else if you jump out too early. It's not a good target!"

Liu Bei knew that most of the Ming emperors in ancient times were forced to be gods. Once Liu Bei let go of his words, except for the Confucian scholars who were loyal to the Han Dynasty such as Xun You and Xun Yu, the generals under Liu Bei's command were not like the founding heroes. Externally, Liu Bei must be firm and not When it comes time to proclaim the emperor, at least wait until the world is more chaotic, and when the gentry and the people are more eager for the Han Dynasty, then I can be like Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms period, raising the banner of the Han Dynasty with the descendants of the great ancestors.

"Where's Xu Shu? How's your performance?"

Liu Bei put aside this topic and brought up Xu Shu instead.

When Liu Bei mentioned Xu Shu, Xi Zhicai understood Liu Bei's meaning. In fact, Xi Zhicai already felt Liu Bei's dissatisfaction with him when he was in Jinyang. The power is too great, even if he is afraid.

Therefore, Liu Bei asked Guo Jia to divide his power, restricted him with Liu Gousheng, and even pushed Xu Shu in. Xi Zhicai accepted it without any grudges, because he knew that the less power he had, the less Liu Bei would kill himself.

"Yuanzhi is actively visiting the Kansai gentry, but the results are not obvious."

When Liu Bei heard that Xu Shu was doing this, he not only frowned, it was far from his intention, he wanted to make Xu Shu the successor of Xi Zhicai, how can he take over the intelligence agency now that he is only on the periphery?

Xi Zhicai learned the art of the emperor's mind, so he naturally guessed Liu Bei's mind at the moment, and said: "Hey! My lord, just listen to a certain statement. Although Yuan Zhi is talented, but he is not suitable for intelligence?"

Liu Bei looked at Xi Zhicai suspiciously. It's not that he doesn't hear people's words, but he wants a reason, and this reason Xi Zhicai really has: "Yuan Zhi has a strong aura of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness."

Xi Zhicai's words made Liu Bei startled, yes!Can a person with integrity, filial piety and righteousness accept the dirty things of the intelligence agencies?

"If the lord trusts me, I can recommend two people."

"Speak and see."

Liu Bei had to admit that the counselors saw people better than himself.

"Cai Yong's closed disciple, Lu Meng, is good, but unfortunately he is younger. If he studies for a few more years, he will be able to achieve great things. I only do intelligence to wrong him."

Xi Zhicai sighed.

Liu Bei originally thought that Xi Zhi would recommend someone for his promotion, but he didn't expect it to be Lu Meng. Lu Meng can be said to have joined the Lucheng Army earlier than Xi Zhicai, and Liu Bei also had high expectations of him, hoping that he could take on the role of the army in the post-Three Kingdoms era. banner.

Liu Bei was much less suspicious of Xi Zhicai, and said in a calm tone, "What about the second one?"

"Li Ru."

Xi Zhicai stared at Liu Bei and said.

Li Ru?

Liu Bei stood up suddenly, not mentioning his notoriety of poisoning the young emperor, but only saying that he was Dong Zhuo's mastermind. If others found out, would Liu Bei's reputation of benevolence continue?

Xi Zhicai said again: "My lord, do you think it's suitable for intelligence to appear in the light?"

Xi Zhicai's words opened another window for Liu Bei, yes!Aren't all those who do intelligence hidden in the dark?If Li Ru was secretly helping and hindering his talent, Liu Bei would be more at ease. Thinking of Li Ru's great talent, Liu Bei said, "Where is Li Ru? Can he agree?"

"My lord, if you go to persuade me personally, you will know."

Xi Zhicai smiled, and felt relieved at the same time, his mission was almost completed, and he could pass away at any time with peace of mind. Ever since Xi Zhicai felt Liu Bei's suspicion, he never thought that he would survive.

(End of this chapter)