Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 298 Jia Xu: I can’t help it
Not only were the ministers in the court pouting and keeping silent, but even Li Jue and Guo Si were gloomy-faced all day long, holding banquets and drinking to drown their sorrows for many days, and were in a very unhappy mood.

Seeing Jia Xu coming, Li Jue could not help but blame him and said, "Wenhe, I followed your plan to use the power of the court to check the princes in Guandong, but Yuan Benchu ​​refused to follow it, and Liu Xuande also refused to listen. Now that Yuan Shao has been defeated, when Liu Bei pacifies Hebei and attacks Guanzhong, where will we go?"

Yuan Shao was defeated so quickly that he did not have time to use many of his tactics. By the time Liu Bei had integrated Hebei and the Central Plains, the ruined Guanzhong was no match for Liu Xuande's sharp military force.

Where can they escape to if they are defeated? Will Ma Teng, Han Sui, Duan Wei and others take them in?
I'm afraid that as soon as I arrive at the enemy's army, I will be beheaded and my head will be sent to Liu Bei.

Now Zhang Ji has led his troops to attack Hanoi many times, but has failed to get in. He has also asked them for help to attack Heluo and deal with Zhang Yide together.

Although Li Jue wanted to go, he was worried that Guo Si would cut off his retreat in Chang'an.

Guo Si was also afraid that Li Jue would be fickle and want to occupy the power of the Liangzhou army and the court alone, so he refused to support Zhang Ji.

He wanted two men to lead the army, but he was worried that the court officials would follow the example of Wang Yun and Lu Bu and secretly bribe soldiers with money to assassinate him.

Li Jue and Guo Si thought about it and found that they were constrained everywhere. They could not do this or that. They could only wait in Guanzhong to be executed.

In this situation, who wouldn’t feel annoyed and their tone would inevitably be impatient?

Jia Xu understood the annoyance of Li and Guo, but he had no good solution. The court in Chang'an was almost becoming useless, and the three dukes and nine ministers were of little use to Liu Xuande.

Jia Xu sighed inwardly, and bowed to Li Jue and Guo Si, saying, "Mr. Li, Mr. Guo, since ancient times, it has been said that planning is up to man, but success is up to heaven. It is not something that can be completely predicted by man. I am not as talented as Lü Wang or Zhang Liang, but just an ordinary fellow from Liangzhou."

Seeing that Jia Wenhe was vaguely showing some signs of estrangement, Li Jue was suddenly startled and quickly apologized.

He hurriedly got off the bed, took the wine utensils from the maid, poured wine for Jia Xu himself, and said apologetically: "Kuai just made a slip of the tongue, Wenhe, don't take it to heart. If even Wenhe is a mediocre man in the countryside, then I can only be a crude warrior."

"Wenhe, drink this bottle of wine quickly, and stop restraining me from being rude."

Li Jue personally handed the wine utensils to Jia Xu and said with a smile.

Hearing such an apology, Jia Xu almost couldn't hold back for a moment, thinking to himself: "You, Li Jue, are a crude warrior. Without my advice, you would have died at the hands of Wang Yun long ago. If I hadn't shown weakness just now, you would have wanted to hold me accountable for offering advice. You are really unkind and heartless."

Jia Xu's intuition told him that Li and Guo's enthusiasm and patience towards him were almost exhausted.

If the plan goes wrong one or two more times, I'm afraid we will be in great trouble. Since we can't stay in Chang'an for long, it's better to make plans early.

Jia Xu couldn't help but ponder.

At this moment, quick footsteps were heard outside the courtyard, and Li Jue's subordinates whispered in his ear, which made him suddenly frightened. The wine utensils in his hands slipped silently to the ground, and the wine inside instantly spilled out.

Li Jue's eyes were still filled with disbelief. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't help but say, "How could Liu Bei be so bold as to disregard the imperial court..."

Li Jue was shocked by the sudden news, as if he was struck by a bolt from the blue. He was hit on the head and his mind became blurred and he was unable to think normally.

He only murmured in his mouth: "How dare Liu Xuande do this? How dare he ignore the emperor? Isn't he a relative of the Han Dynasty? How dare he be so rebellious?! What's the use of the emperor in Chang'an..."

Guo Si saw that Li Jue was in a trance for some reason and couldn't figure out what was going on, so he hurriedly asked what was going on. Li Jue then came to his senses and said with a clattering sound of teeth, "Liu Xuande announced to the world that he will go to Luoyang to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple in the first month of the year, and then, in accordance with the oath of Emperor Taizu Gao, he will invite meritorious officials to witness him killing a white horse, and for his meritorious service to the Han family, he will be promoted to King of Han!"

Why choose to proclaim himself the King of Han when there are so many options for him to be king?

It just so happened that the Han emperor became a puppet in their hands, and Liu Bei, the King of Han, recovered Luoyang and was able to personally go to the ancestral temple to worship.

Liu Xuande had conquered so many prefectures and counties throughout the world that after the first month of the year, the emperor would be of no use to them, and the people of Guandong had all returned to Luoyang.

After all, Luoyang has been the capital of the Han Dynasty for nearly two hundred years and is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than Chang'an.

Although Guo Si was also shocked by Liu Bei's audacity, he did not think as far as Li Jue. Instead, he asked in confusion: "Liu Xuande dared to proclaim himself king despite the disapproval of the world. Why don't we send an imperial edict to the princes in Guandong to ask them to join forces to fight against him, so as to defeat Liu Bei and relieve our worries? Wouldn't it be better?"

Li Jue could not help but sneer upon hearing this, and said bluntly: "Now I understand why Liu Bei suddenly raised an army to attack Zhang Yang. It turns out that he had long been rebellious and wanted to be emperor. The expedition to Henei was fake, and the real purpose was to recapture Luoyang."

"Just to cut off the imperial edicts from Guanzhong, and to stop the tribute from all places, so that the whole world would despise the Han Emperor Liu Xie, he was really cunning and scheming."

"It's a pity that Kuai failed to see through this strategy at the beginning, otherwise he would have led his army to attack."

At this point, Li Jue couldn't help but sigh and lament why he didn't understand Liu Xuande's strategy, which made him advance step by step and finally made the emperor and the three dukes and nine ministers in their hands useless.

Even if an imperial edict was issued to attack the traitor Liu Bei, the other princes would not take it seriously.

Because the people of Liangzhou had trampled on the dignity of the emperor of Chang'an countless times, how could they go to attack Liu Xuande, who had won ten battles and a hundred battles, just because of an imperial edict?

Which of the princes would not tremble with fear when hearing the name of Liu Bei?

Even Li Jue was the same. Instead of leading the Liangzhou army to fight bravely and die quickly to stop Liu Xuande from being crowned King of Han, he might as well enjoy beautiful maids and fine wine in Chang'an and live happily for a few more years.

Family members know their own business. After several years of indulgence, the Liangzhou army is no longer the unruly, violent and brutal Liangzhou soldiers.

I'm afraid that if they engage the Qingzhou army head-on, they will be directly defeated and their entire army will retreat and flee.

The Liangzhou soldiers, who had looted countless money, fine silk and maids, had no time to enjoy themselves, so how could they have the courage to charge forward and fight to the death with the enemy?

Not to mention Liu Xuande, who was known for his ability to conquer the world and win every battle and capture every city, he was even wary of Ma Teng, Han Sui and others.

Li Jue sighed inwardly, thinking that the Liangzhou army would soon become cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks waiting to be cooked.

He fixed his eyes on Jia Xu and bowed again, asking, "Wenhe, in this time of crisis, do you have any strategy to teach me how to save my comrades in Liang Province?"

Jia Xu was silent for a long time. He saw from the corner of his eye that Li Jue and Guo Si were becoming increasingly unhappy. He said helplessly, "For now, we can only choose a strategic location, build a pass, and defend Guanzhong. When the world changes, we can act accordingly. Otherwise, if we attack without authorization, we will surely be defeated by the powerful enemy."

Don't think about it, it's useless. Let's set off together in a few years.

(End of this chapter)