The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 428
Xu Shu, styled Yuanzhi, was born in Yingchuan Changshe.In his early years, he practiced martial arts and was fond of chivalry. He avenged and murdered others, and later changed his name and surname and left.When the Zhongzhou army rose, Xu Shu and Shi Guangyuan took refuge in Jingzhou together, and became friends with Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang, and Cuizhou Pingping.

Back then, after Yuan Shang defeated the Tribe of the Three Kings and put down the Gongsun Rebellion in Liaodong, he formulated a three-year recuperation policy to raise troops and store food, rest with the people, and not compete with Cao Cao.

When Yuan Shang didn't move, Cao Cao's attention shifted to the south. At that time, Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye, and Xu Shu went to join him, and made great achievements for Liu Bei. He captured his mother and used it as a hostage to coerce Xu Shu into Xudu. Xu Shu had no choice but to say goodbye to Liu Bei and enter Cao Ying.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu's old mother was so strong that she committed suicide. Since then, Xu Shu's temperament has changed drastically.

Time is like water, so far, Xu Shu for some reason leans towards the emperor's faction.

And Fu Wan didn't know until today that the master behind the emperor turned out to be Xu Shu.

Of course, as a veteran minister who has been in Xudu for a long time, Fu Wan also knows a little about Xu Shu's resume and stories.

Fu Wan looked at Xu Shu quietly, as if he wanted to see what was going on in the heart of this young junior, but all he could see was a gentle face, a clear face, and eyes, which might not be erased in a lifetime. regrets and sorrows...

This junior is not like a villain, Fu Wan defined Xu Shu in his heart.

Thinking of this, Fu Wan's face showed a bit of gentleness.Afterwards, he closed his eyes slightly, exhaled slowly, turned his head to look at the flowerbed in the courtyard that was slightly swayed by the night wind, and suddenly asked after a long time, "When she left, did she struggle in pain?"

The smile on Xu Shu's face disappeared, showing a bit of awe.Although the question was endless after finishing the sentence, he seemed to fully understand what he meant, and said seriously: "My mother went very peacefully when she left."

Fu Wan nodded slowly, then pursed his lips slightly, and said: "Xu Yuanzhi, no one in Xudu dares to mention your matter, but everyone in Xudu knows it. Bring it up to your face, do you know why?"

Xu Shu's expression was tepid, but he was still very calm: "Because the king doesn't trust me."

Fu Wan nodded and said: "Yes, you first followed Liu Bei, then Cao Cao, and now you are attached to the Son of Heaven. You have served the three masters, but the old man knows that among the three masters, Your Majesty is not a good place in your heart, Cao Cao You are an enemy in your heart, and only Liu Bei is the one you sincerely want to help... The emperor is young and unstable, so he can trust you, but the old man dare not... Xu Shu, do you dare to tell the truth to the old man? Are you really helping the Son of Heaven, or are you trying to bring the Son of Heaven from Xudu to Liu Bei in Xiangyang?"

Xu Shu looked at Fu Wan quietly, and said: "If I really want to hijack Your Majesty into Xiangyang, I can just offer my plan to go to Xiangyang and go to the emperor's uncle directly. Why do I need to add more things to the Luoyang and defend the three gates? Isn't it natural? looking for trouble?"

Fu Wan sternly said: "This is what the old man can't figure out, Xu Shu, I don't believe that you have no intention of surrendering to Liu Bei, what is your intention?"

Xu Shu sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I will tell you the truth, Master, in fact, until now, in Shu's heart, Uncle Liu Huang is still the most wise lord, and he is still the person Shu most wants to help, but can no longer go to."

Fu Wan seems to be surrounded by clouds, mountains and mists, I don't know why.

"What do you mean by that?"

Xu Shu said softly: "I used to be under the emperor's uncle's command, and Cao Cao took over my mother. I had no choice but to come to Xudu. Because of this, my mother was angry and committed suicide. I have no place to regret, but I can no longer join the emperor's uncle."

Fu Wan thought for a while, and said: "Are you afraid that the move towards Qin Muchu will make the world ridicule?"

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "This is one of them."

"What about the second?"

Xu Shu turned his eyes to the sky, looking at Haoyue, as if he wanted to re-see what was in the moon, and also seemed to want to find some feelings that could comfort him.

"Actually, after my mother died, my concubine hated Cao Cao deeply for a while. I thought that if there was no Cao Cao, my mother would not have committed suicide. But after a long time, I thought, if I were in Cao Cao's position, What would you do then? It must be the same method as Cao Cao."

Fu Wan frowned and didn't speak.

Xu Shu smiled wryly and continued: "Actually, after much deliberation, what Cao Cao did is not wrong. He is a prince with the ambition to dominate the world, and the emperor's uncle is the same, with the ambition to help the world. One is just to usurp the Han."
Fu Wan shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

Xu Shu said: "My mother's death is not to blame for the insignificance of the emperor's uncle, nor for Cao Cao's ruthlessness. What is strange is actually my ambition to participate in this battle between the princes. What is strange is that I, Xu Shu, want to be famous in the world. , wanting to assist the Ming Lord in his ambition to establish a hegemony."

Fu Wan blinked, and said: "You blame your mother's death on your service in the feudal lord's fight for hegemony?"

Xu Shu nodded.

Fu Wan frowned, and said: "If you regret participating so much, why do you have to come out again now, and let the Shaofu Geng Ji lead you to join His Majesty's command?"

Xu Shu couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, the smile was still so gentle, reserved and warm.

"Because the emperor is the lord of the world, he does not belong to the princes."

Fu Wan was taken aback when he heard the words, and began to lower his head to think carefully about Xu Shu's words.

But Xu Shu said: "Master, you came today, apart from asking me about these private matters, there must be orders from His Majesty, right?"

Fu Wan trembled when he heard the words, touched his head, and said with a wry smile: "Oh, I almost forgot the business——Yuan Zhi, Your Majesty asked me to ask you. Fighting, but they are all soldiers pressing down on the border and guarding against each other! Now Guan Yu has also sent troops, and the south of Zhongzhou is unstable. Xun Yu hastily dispatched [-] permanent troops in Xudu and sent good generals to lead the south to meet the enemy. Xudu is now considered empty. This is a rare opportunity, so we should act, right?"

Xu Shu nodded and said, "Are your Majesty's confidantes and important ministers ready to stop?"

Fu Wan nodded and said: "Everything is ready, just wait for the time to come, kill Xuchang, go west and go straight to Luoyang!"

"Get out of Xuchang?" Xu Shu laughed when he heard the words, shook his head and said: "Although Xudu is empty, Cao's cronies are all over it. Although His Majesty has accumulated for many years, his strength is still insufficient. He is not the opponent of Cao's... From Xuchang to Luoyang, there are many obstacles, even if all the vassal towns are still going north, how can they get there so easily?"

Fu Wan sighed: "Your Majesty also knows this truth, so I asked this old man to ask you for advice."

Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "Although the Cao family is currently empty, it is absolutely impossible to break through in one fell swoop. Now, if we want to reach Luoyang safely, the only hope is to control one person first."

Fu Wan heard the words: "Who?"

"Xun Yu." Xu Shu said unhurriedly: "Xun Yu has been sitting in the back defense, and he has had an overview of the overall situation of the Cao family for many years. People, we can make great plans."

Fu Wan sighed bitterly: "The key to Xun Yu is also known to the old man. However, although this person is loyal to the Han family, he is also a minister of the Cao family. He will not betray His Majesty, but he will not never betray Cao Zhi." !"

Xu Shu nodded and said, "So we have to control him."

"Xun Yu's godliness has a heavy responsibility, and he is closely protected. How easy is it to control him?"

Xu Shu smiled and said, "It's not difficult, the imperial physician Ling Ji is one of us, right?"

Fu Wan nodded and said: "Yes!"

"Then just ask the emperor to pretend to be ill."

Fu Wan: "?????"

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The next day, bad news suddenly came out from the imperial city of Xudu. The emperor suddenly contracted a serious illness at night and lay on the bed with a high fever.

At this time, Xun Yu was arranging the transfer of grain and grass to the south at the Shangshu Mansion. Hearing this, he could not help but turn pale with fright, and hurriedly summoned the imperial physician Ling Jiben to come!

After seeing the imperial physician Ling Jiben, Xun Yu was not polite, and went straight to the point and asked directly.

"I just heard a report from the Huangmen that the Son of Heaven caught a cold last night and couldn't afford to be seriously ill. The medical officer of your imperial hospital treated him for a whole morning and it didn't work. Is there such a thing?"

Gibbon's forehead was covered with sweat, he glanced around, and said in a low voice, "Report to your lord, that's exactly the case!"

Xun Yu stomped his feet and said, "Why is typhoid fever so severe? You guys can't come up with a charter...Where is Zhang Ji and Zhang Zhongjing who healed Guo Jia? He is a master at treating typhoid fever, why didn't he find him?" To heal His Majesty?"

Gibbon shook his head and said, "At this moment, even looking for Zhang Zhongjing won't help. Besides His Majesty's illness, it's better to let as few people know about it as possible!"

Xun Yu frowned, "What do you mean?"

Gibbon sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, typhoid fever is just a word of comfort from us to the outside world. I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the court. What your Majesty got is actually..."

"What is it?" Xun Yu looked anxious.

"Your Majesty got... yes, it's lupus!"

"What?" Xun Yu was dizzy and frightened when he heard the words, "In the important town of Xudu, the country is safe and peaceful, and no foreigner enters the country. Your Majesty lives in secluded places. How could you get sores!?"

Gibbon said in a low voice: "I didn't believe it at the beginning, but the facts are here! Besides, although the disease of sores was introduced from outside, the root cause has never been known. Some people said it was human, and some People say it's a beast, but now that winter is coming to an end and spring is coming, birds and beasts are migrating, His Majesty even organized Chaowen Wu to go out of the city for winter hunting a month ago, maybe it was at that time that he got infected..."

(End of this chapter)