The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Xun Yu did not answer. Being in someone else's lair, there were some things that didn't need to be said.

"There are some things that I, as the chief clerk, should not say, but... I would like to take this opportunity to make an effort." Chen Lin looked at Xun Yu, bowed to him and said, "I hope the palace guard can explain the situation to the general and do his best to persuade him to focus on fighting the external enemy..."

Zhang Liao: "..."

Even his own adviser said so. Zhang Liao could guess how inflated He Jin had become at this moment.

Xun Yu still did not answer, but asked: "Since Chen Zhubu knew that it was not a good tree, why didn't he choose to live there?"

Is this... inciting rebellion on the spot?

Zhang Liao looked at the thin Xun Yu. She had only seen Xun Yu working and running around, but this was the first time she saw him go so deep into the "enemy camp". It was also the first time she knew that Xun Yu was so brave.

Chen Lin was also stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Xun Yu to suddenly say such a thing.

After a moment of silence, Chen Lin shook his head: "The general has been very kind to me, and... he is not hopeless."

After thinking for a while, Xun Yu nodded and said, "I came here on behalf of the Marquis of Changping to inform He Jin about the enemies outside Luoyang, to express the current contradictions between the primary and secondary, and to prioritize the issues to be resolved. If he can listen to me, that would be great."

Chen Lin's expression brightened slightly when he heard this, and he quickly thanked him.

Xun Yu also waved his hand and did not accept his thanks, or it could be said that even Chen Lin... was actually within Xun Yu's calculations, otherwise why would Xun Yu take the initiative to ask such questions? But Chen Lin was too tired at the moment to notice.

Then, under the leadership of Chen Lin, Xun Yu and Zhang Liao soon met He Jin.

After meeting Xun Yu, as she expected, He Jin not only did not show any displeasure, but instead smiled and warmly entertained the two of them.

After Xun Yu sat down, he immediately stated his purpose.

He Jin, who was sitting in the main seat, also looked puzzled when he heard Xun Yu say that Liu Zhaoqing wanted him to pay attention to foreign enemies.

"Foreign enemies? What foreign enemies? Could it be that Marquis Changping is worried about the weak soldiers of those governors?" There was mockery in He Jin's eyes.

"It seems so, hahaha." He Jin laughed twice, then took a sip of wine, looked down at Xun Yu and shook his head, "It's not the fault of the Marquis of Changping. After all, he is a commoner. Although he has some martial arts skills, he has never led troops to fight. He doesn't know how brave our army is in destroying the Jiazi bandits, so why would he be afraid of those border soldiers?"

Xun Yu said calmly, "Those princes outside the pass are no match for the general, but... the general is not afraid of Dong Zhuo in Xiliang?"

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is well-known throughout the world. Dong Zhuo has been operating in Xiliang for many years. His generals and soldiers are all good at fighting. All the counties in the northwest have been vassalized by him. On the night of the Luoyang riot, a spy reported that Dong Zhuo had led his troops out and had not returned for so many days. At this moment, if nothing unexpected happens, he is waiting for the opportunity."

The smile on He Jin's face slowly disappeared and he fell into deep thought.

At this time, Chen Lin also stepped forward to advise: "General, what the palace guard said is true. Now is definitely not the time to relax..."

Raising his hand, He Jin stopped Chen Lin from speaking.

Instead, she glanced at him and sneered, "When I was about to lead the troops to the king to punish the eunuchs, you advised me against it, saying that I might be controlled by the eunuchs and that the night trip would most likely fail. But what about now?"

"I... that's because there is..."

"have what?"

Chen Lin hesitated to speak, and finally lowered his head and dared not speak.

He Jin tilted his head to look at Xun Yu, his eyes thoughtful: "Since Changping Hou is devoted to the people and has no intention of competing with me, then I will naturally give him some face and will not take action against Wang Yun and his men. Don't worry about that. As for the matter of Dong Zhuo in Xiliang... I will make my own arrangements. Little girl of the Xun family, do you have anything else to say?"

"There is one more thing. General, please restore Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to their posts." Xun Yu continued.

He Jin raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Is this the real purpose of the Marquis of Changping?"

Xun Yu shook his head: "Marquis Changping will not compete with the general for power, because what he does is for the people of the world, and it is not him that should make the general worried."

As if a sore spot had been poked, He Jin's expression immediately tensed up, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "If it's not him that worries me, then who is it?"

"Is it the eunuchs who have not been killed yet, or someone in the court?"

"Neither." Xun Yu finished speaking, and then stood up: "The general is now second only to the emperor and above all others. Even the Marquis of Changping dares not to be his enemy. Naturally, he is not a member of the court or a eunuch."

"Who is it?"

Xun Yu lowered his head and said, "Of course it is Dong Zhuo of Xiliang. I have already said that."

Then Xun Yu looked at He Jin and bowed, "This is all the words that the Marquis of Changping asked me to bring. I hope the general will put the overall situation first and the safety of the people and Your Majesty first."

Then she left with Zhang Liao, and He Jin did not try to stop them.

Instead, after he left, Chen Lin immediately stood up and said, "General, this is a strategy to attack your heart! Don't be fooled!"

"A strategy to attack the heart?" He Jin looked at Chen Lin: "Are you saying that Dong Zhuo is not a threat?"

"No, Dong Zhuo is a threat..." Chen Lin said halfway when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Xun Yu's remarks were a mixture of true and false, and he took advantage of He Jin's distrust of him and used him directly.

Sure enough, after listening to Chen Lin's contradictory words, He Jin fell into deep thought, his thick brows slightly frowned as if he knew something.

"What Xun Yu said is not completely unacceptable. I have long known that Dong Zhuo has become powerful in Xiliang. We cannot just sit back and watch."

"How about this, prepare the troops in the city, and invite her and those who want to covet Luoyang to come to the capital to pay homage to the late emperor. Then... my troops will investigate whether there are any who have privately communicated with the court or people outside Luoyang."

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In the afternoon, He Jin asked the emperor to draft an imperial edict to recruit heroes from all walks of life to come to the capital to mourn the late emperor.

But this edict...

"It's so stupid. It's obvious that he wants to kill people. How could anyone be fooled?" In the mansion, Liu Zhaoqing shook his head speechlessly.

Zhang Liao on the side had nothing to say, because He Jin's imperial edict had already written on it "You'd better send your head to the capital."

"However, this is the effect we need." Xun Yu on the side smiled faintly.

"If no one responds, He Jin will become more suspicious of the power he holds. I heard that he has already started to investigate spies among his own troops, and the impact of this move will spread like a wave..."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded slightly after hearing this: "Then we... just need to wait for a while, and wait for them to lose their composure, then we can persuade them to rebel... and slowly undermine them, or let He Jin kill his meritorious officials like King Fuchai of Wu did."

Xun Yu nodded.

This should have been a very good plan, and things went that way in the beginning.

The day after the imperial edict was issued, He Jin began to investigate the army he led to see if there were any collusion with Liu Zhaoqing's followers in the court, such as Wang Yun and Lu Zhi, or anyone communicating with the warlords outside the Great Wall.

And unfortunately, he actually found out some of them.

He Jin was furious that day and executed all those people and their entire families.

A day later, He Jin discovered that no one responded to his edict.

Up to this point, Xun Yu's strategy was going very smoothly. After communicating with Wang Yun, Cai Yong and others, they were both amazed at Xun Yu's boldness and carefulness.

But on the third day, the tenth day of March, an unexpected news shocked Liu Zhaoqing, Xun Yu, and even the entire Luoyang.

"He Jin is going to kill the thieves?"

Liu Zhaoqing looked at Cao Cao and said, "Meng De, are you kidding me?"

Cao Cao was also helpless. He patted his sleeves and picked up the tea that Liu Zhaoqing had drunk on the table and took a sip without caring.

After relieving his thirst, he continued, "I just got the news, too, because the officers and soldiers of the lieutenant and I were also recruited into his team."

"He will take the initiative to fight Dong Zhuo."

"This idiot." Liu Zhaoqing frowned and couldn't help but swear.

"'Shabi'." Cao Cao was puzzled. "Is this the dialect of Pingyuan?"

Chapter 130 A God-given Opportunity

Cao Cao didn't quite understand what he heard, but he could tell from the way Liu Zhaoqing was so angry that he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth how complicated Liu Zhaoqing's mentality was when he heard the news.

He couldn't believe it, but his face was full of helplessness, yet he was really angry. In short, it was the first time that Cao Cao saw Liu Zhaoqing with such a complicated expression.

I laughed out loud for a moment.

"You can still laugh, Meng De." Liu Zhaoqing was speechless when he saw Cao Cao laughing so hard that he was bent over.

"How rude, how rude! It's really shocking to think that a man who could kill the eunuchs' party with a straight face and make General He Jin kneel down in front of him with a serious face would actually behave like this because of this sentence." Cao Cao poured himself another cup of tea.

While placing the dark green teacup next to his thin lips, he glanced at Liu Zhaoqing: "So, Zhaoqing, what are you going to do?"

"Are you going to persuade He Jin not to go and die?"

"Of course not." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head and sighed.

"This He Jin, not only did he commit suicide, he also took all the soldiers in Luoyang with him to die..."

This is why Liu Zhaoqing said He Jin was stupid.

Shortly afterwards, Xun Yu, who had also received the news, hurried back to his residence from the palace. When he saw Cao Cao was there, he was surprised.

Then he realized that Cao Cao came to reveal the news to Liu Zhaoqing. Although she was not promoted like most of He Jin's subordinates, she was not dismissed from her post and was still the commander of the army.

However, Yuan Shao's position was taken away. According to Cao Cao, he was studying in Cao Cao's mansion at that time.

"Captain Cao." After Xun Yu put down his tablet and other items, he asked Cao Cao to tell him in detail how He Jin had summoned his soldiers to prepare to attack the traitorous ministers.

"I will not accept the imperial edict to go to the capital to pay homage to the late emperor..." Xun Yu pondered and said softly: "But this reason is not enough to attack..."

"Moreover, He Jin's move of almost all military forces out of Luoyang is equivalent to exposing Luoyang to the eyes of those outside the Great Wall."

"Not only that." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head, "If I were Dong Zhuo, I could just bypass He Lai and take Luoyang."

Cao Cao, who was drinking tea, nodded and said, "Although He Jin is stupid, Dong Zhuo is different. Moreover, Dong Zhuo is not a mediocre ruler. He listens to his advisers very much. Otherwise, he would not have grown to such a level and waited for an opportunity to enter the core area of ​​the Han Dynasty. Moreover, he would not have been so determined not to be summoned."

"As for He Jin, he thought that the army he led was still the army that suppressed the rebellion a few years ago. Little did he know that in recent years, his army had long been like his own, decayed by the prosperity of Luoyang and turned into rusty iron. Facing the Xiliang Iron Cavalry with fine steel armor, they were only crushed like paper."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu also looked very unhappy.

"But, undoubtedly, Zhao Qing's worries are the most serious." Cao Cao put down the cup, shook his head and sighed: "This He Jin, the biggest 'treasure' is right in front of him, but he can't see it. He insisted on killing Dong Zhuo for the sake of face. He is indeed a chicken and dog."

The so-called "treasure" naturally refers to the emperor. As long as He Jin is in Luoyang, he is the general of the Han Dynasty and the uncle of the current emperor. Dong Zhuo and others have no reason to dare to approach him.

Otherwise, it would be a crime of treason. At that time, He Jin would turn around and call for more princes who also covet Dong Zhuo's power to besiege Dong Zhuo and divide his power. Then Dong Zhuo, who had been working hard for many years, would fail.

This is also the reason why Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu felt that they could use Xun Yu’s strategy and then “take it step by step.”

No one could have imagined that He Jin would abandon this "banner of righteousness" and instead attack Dong Zhuo for such an inappropriate reason.

Normally, launching a war requires legitimacy and a justification. It would be fine if Dong Zhuo was defeated, but if the army was defeated and annihilated, and Dong Zhuo went straight to the capital in the name of "self-preservation", then all Liu Zhaoqing's efforts in the past few days would be in vain.

Everything has returned to the historical trajectory it should have been.

"How can this be saved..." Xun Yu also paced on the spot.

They had to come up with the best solution immediately.

"Meng De, do you know when He Jin will go out to fight Dong?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

"He has already begun to gather troops. Besides, He Jin likes to attack at night, just like the Luoyang Rebellion that day. I guess they may set off tonight." Cao Cao's disdain for He Jin came from his understanding of him.

"Tonight..." Liu Zhaoqing frowned and murmured:

"Although speed is of the essence in war, taking advantage of the night can indeed make the cavalry lose some of their advantages and increase their chances of winning, but...if he gets into trouble, the troops will be more likely to get confused and lose their way at night, and then their troops will be wiped out."

After a moment's silence, Liu Zhaoqing continued, "It's too late to go find He Jin now, and he might even get angry with us."

Xun Yu nodded: "It seems that He Jin did this just to prove his strength and authority to the world, but he chose to kill the monkey to scare the chicken instead of killing the chicken to scare the monkey..."

It was too late for He Jin now. Liu Zhaoqing racked his brains but could not think of how to save the situation.

Xun Yu also frowned deeply.

She and Liu Zhaoqing are similar. In fact, they are both people who think about countermeasures based on actual conditions. However, Xun Yu understands people's hearts better, while Liu Zhaoqing is more pragmatic.

But there was one person present who was different.

"Hahaha."

Suddenly a laugh was heard, causing Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu to look at Cao Cao.

"Aman, why are you laughing again?" Liu Zhaoqing frowned. Marquis Changping was really a little angry.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just laughing at He Jin." Cao Cao said with a smile.

"What's the point of laughing?"

"Yes, why did Zhao Qingwen sigh? Isn't He Jin's behavior a 'god-given opportunity'?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

When Liu Zhaoqing heard this, he immediately understood that Cao Cao had a plan, and hurriedly said, "Meng De, stop laughing and tell me your plan quickly."

Seeing Liu Zhaoqing so anxious, Cao Cao was also in a good mood. He played with the small teacup and said only one word:

"opposite."

"opposite?"

Xun Yu and Liu Zhaoqing were both confused.