Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 627 Are We Favorites?
No matter how grand the war is, as long as one side wins wildly, it won't last long.From sunrise in the morning to when the sun was setting, Liu Xie saw groups of reds gradually gathering in one place, wrapping clusters of ocher and yellow in the middle, and the latter was getting smaller and smaller...

This time, the eternal reincarnation of the five virtues did not take place, and the red color representing the Han Dynasty defeated Yuan Shu's so-called earth virtue ocher yellow.Corpses litter the field, remnants of soldiers with broken blades stuck in the ground, silently staring at the grass trampled by people and horses, gulping down warm or cold blood—all that remains after this magnificent battle.

People always praise the heroism before the war and the tragedy during the war, but in fact, after the real war is over, there are only scars left.It's like the dilapidated banners on the grass, tearing ugly holes, but they can no longer be healed.

Feeling sad about these, Liu Xie didn't know whether he was changing history or harming history when he traveled here.Blood and death will always make people's emotions fall into a trough, and Liu Xie has never been a pervert who gets excited when he sees casualties.Therefore, he was silent and speechless.

However, Xu Huang obviously did not have such emotions. He rode over covered in blood, with a joyful smile on his face: "Your Majesty, a big victory, our army has won a big victory! Moreover, the last general also knows about you!" Why do you have to go to such lengths to deal with Yuan Shu?"

"Didn't I ask my counselor?" Liu Xie squinted his eyes, and he was in a bad mood at the moment. When he saw Xu Huang's smiling face, he resisted a little, and his tone dropped involuntarily: "Tell me, you have to say it well." Yes, I still regard you as my favorite minister. If you are not right, you are just my capable minister..."

Xu Huang's face turned serious, he knew the difference between a favored minister and a capable minister.According to Xu Huang's understanding, Liu Xie is a very humane emperor, and he divides his subordinates not according to the size of their official positions, but according to their relatives.

If you are capable and you are the favorite of the emperor, it is only a matter of time before you can rise to the top and realize your ambitions.Even if you are not capable enough, the Son of Heaven will make your life very nourishing; but if you are very capable but not favored by the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven will not hinder your development because of this, and will still give high officials and generous salaries according to your ability... …

On the surface, there is not much difference between this favored minister and a capable minister, but in fact, as a courtier in the feudal era, who would not want to be in the emperor's heart and get a trace of warmth from the indifferent and ruthless Tian family?
Although Liu Xie's favor will never mess up the guidelines, let alone violate the etiquette system, but everyone needs a sense of belonging. There is more trust and support in my own struggle, especially this trust and support still comes from the supreme emperor.

Thinking of this, Xu Huang's answer became more serious: "Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the last general, no matter what Yuan Shu did in Shouchun, it made the people resentful. However, the walls of Shouchun City are thick and Yuan Shu has accumulated power for many years. If we want to attack Shouchun with all our strength, I am afraid that we will not be able to completely eradicate Yuan Ni without spending a lot of time and casualties."

Liu Xie's face softened a little, and he said again: "Then Yuan Hou was arrogant and arrogant in the future, and he personally led the army to a decisive battle with me, and it was sent to my door to seek death, why did I still release rumors that I was ill, and still have a bitter face Almost the same, let Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Zilong and you embarrass yourself in front of the battle?"

"This is where your majesty is wise. Although Yuan Shu is determined to seek death, if there are more than [-] troops from the two armies, if they attack in a dignified manner, although the Han Dynasty will win a big victory in the end, the result will definitely be a defeat. At that time, Yuan Ni's troops At least half of the defeated soldiers will flee into Shouchun City, which will become an obstacle for us to attack Shouchun in the end."

The more Xu Huang said, the clearer he was, the more he felt admiration for Liu Xie's strategy: "Your Majesty's strategy is not as subtle as the previous ones, but there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority, as long as it is useful. Yuan Shu has recently believed in prophecy, Thinking that he would be invincible with the power of the heavens, His Majesty hit him in the arms, Yuan Shuli was stunned by a sickness, and rushed to the decisive battle for hundreds of miles. Afterwards, the general of the Han Dynasty stumbled, which made Yuan Shu firmly believe in his determination to win. That's why they rushed into our encirclement regardless of everything, making what should have been a rout battle with a lot of strength turned into a battle of encirclement and annihilation."

Speaking of this, Xu Huangxin waved his big axe, showing the battlefield full of bones to Liu Xie, and continued: "A battle of encirclement and annihilation is no better than defeat, because most of Yuan Shu's defeated soldiers were either killed or became our soldiers in this encirclement and annihilation." The number of soldiers under Yuan Shu who can escape back to Shouchun this time will definitely not exceed 5000. Even though Shouchun has a high wall and abundant money and food, without soldiers, it is only an empty city. Waiting for us to approach the city Then, it’s at your fingertips!”

After listening to Xu Huang's explanation, Liu Xie stared at Xu Huang carefully again, and after confirming that this was indeed the Xu Huang who was "intelligent and brave, with the legacy of Zhou Yafu" in history, he suddenly felt much better.After that, he didn't say anything, hummed a little song and left this place where only blood and blood had settled down.

Xu Huang on the side was dumbfounded at this moment, he didn't know whether his answer satisfied Liu Xie, and finally when Liu Xie got on his horse and left, he couldn't help asking anxiously: "Your Majesty, is the last general still you?" Your favorite minister?"

Liu Xie patted Yebai's ears, and smiled at Xu Huang: "Guess?" After saying these two words, Liu Xie laughed loudly and rode away.

Xu Huang is like a poor girl abandoned by her lover in the place of love, with a resentful expression on her face: "How dare I guess what the emperor is thinking? I can't figure it out after guessing..."

Zhao Yun, who had never spoken at the side, couldn't help laughing when he saw Xu Huang's appearance. He stepped forward to comfort Xu Huang and said, "General Xu, trust is a kind of bond between people, how can it be broken because of a problem? Whether you can figure this out, you are still indispensable in His Majesty's heart. In fact, the reason why His Majesty teased you like this is precisely because His Majesty favors you."

Xu Huang came to his senses and couldn't help laughing out loud, but before he could laugh twice, his face became resentful again: "Zilong, why do I suddenly feel that it is better for His Majesty not to favor me? He wants to do this from time to time. Teasing me, I... I really can't stand it."

At this moment, Zhao Yun had nothing to say, so he could only smile gently and gallop away: "General Xu, our fate with the Son of Heaven may have been destined long ago. On the cloud platform, you and His Majesty may be the same evil Fate..."

The resentment on Xu Huang's face froze for a moment, then he suddenly figured something out, shook his head and smiled wryly.Then he was in a happy mood again, and bullied Xu Rong again: "General Xu, I leave it to you to clean up the battlefield. My old Xu is His Majesty's favorite minister, and I have to personally protect the emperor."

Xu Rong was naturally very happy about this big victory, and he didn't care about Xu Huang's cheating and trickery, but said slyly: "Whether you trust or not, it's something that each other knows well. Say it like this After he came out, did General Xu still think it was true?"

"If it's someone else, I naturally don't believe it, but I am willing to believe it when Your Majesty speaks." Xu Huang's knot has been untied, and since he will not be played by Xu Rong again, he laughed and left with his whip.

Poor Xu Rong was left, suddenly not in a very beautiful mood, and asked the silent Gao Shun, "General Gao, do you think the two of us are His Majesty's favourites?"

The resolute and reticent Gao Shun frowned, but then he showed a very rare smile: "General Xu, I never thought that your veteran general, who has gone through many battles and has never been confused, will still inevitably fall under the emperor's command..." Not waiting for Xu Rong to come back again After opening his mouth, Gao Shun cast his eyes on the battlefield, and blocked Xu Rong straightforwardly: "Stop talking useless words, work!"

It was getting dark quickly, Xu Rong and Gao Shun were calm and careful people, and it was easy to clean up a battlefield.When the lanterns in the Han camp first came on, the two men had gathered together and reported to Liu Xiehui, who was carrying a jug of fine wine: "Your Majesty, this time, your Majesty has a clever plan to kill more than [-] Yuan Ni and capture two soldiers. There are more than ten thousand people, and it is useless to seize the supplies and prepare for battle. This number will continue to increase in the two days after tomorrow, and Yuan Ni's forces have been completely defeated after this battle. May I ask your majesty what is the order?"

"Just do it according to your ideas," Liu Xie shook his hands indifferently, and said to the two of them, "I don't worry about the two of you doing things."

The two looked at each other and understood: It seems that we are also His Majesty's favorite ministers.

"However, when you finally attack Shouchun, you still need to give me some time." Liu Xie put down the wine pot in his hand, walked slowly to the front of the tent, raised the curtain and looked in the direction of Cao Ying, and said with a smile: " Before that, I still have some small things to deal with..."

(End of this chapter)