The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 252: Kaifu Yitong Sansi

"Why do you have to do this, ma'am?"

Guo Si also knew that it was Li Jue's behavior that made his wife unhappy, so he didn't take it to heart and went to Li Jue's tent to continue discussing the current situation.

"Zhi Ran (Li Jue's courtesy name), the emperor has sent our families here, which shows that he has no intention of murdering us. Why don't we show the emperor some kindness and continue as usual?"

After seeing his family and relatives in the rear, Guo Si no longer doubted the court.

In this case, it would be better to return everything to the way it was.

Li Jue obviously did not expect that the emperor would send his family over so readily.

This made Li Jue lose the courage to continue.

But Li Jue was still reluctant after all.

Different from Xu Rong.

What Li Jue cares about more is ultimately his own interests.

“How can we go back to the way it was?”

"The Grand Master is the Grand Master, and the Emperor is the Emperor."

"Grandmaster, please rest assured that you will hand over the military power to us, but the emperor may not necessarily do so."

"The five captains in the five battalions of the Northern Army are actually the emperor's true confidants. Can't you see that?"

"After the emperor takes power, he will certainly increase the army under the command of those five men."

"There are only so many soldiers in the entire court. If the emperor wants to value them, he will definitely fight for the military power in our hands."

"Once our military power is reduced, our authority will inevitably decline as well. Are you willing to let some juniors step on your head?"

The five battalions of the Northern Army, including Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Pang De and Zhang Xiu, who were named the "Five Tigers" by the Emperor, were the generals who were promoted all the way by the Emperor.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were once the emperor's close ministers, accompanying him in games.

Xu Huang and Pang De were rebel generals who were subdued by the emperor himself.

Zhang Xiu was able to rise to the top overnight thanks to his meritorious service in rescuing the emperor.

Sooner or later, these five people will rise to prominence, command heavy troops, and gradually replace the positions of veteran Xiliang generals such as Li Jue and Guo Si.

That's why Li Jue was unwilling to accept it!

Guo Si sighed: "What does Chu Ran want?"

"Let the emperor give us a higher rank of general, give us the title of Grand Master, and let us be under the command of the imperial court!"

"?"

no……

Even Guo Si was somewhat shocked by Li Jue's appetite at this moment.

"How could the court possibly agree to something so absurd?"

If it was just a honorary general title, there would be hope if Li Jue and Guo Si tried hard and negotiated terms with the emperor.

But to give him the title of Grand Master of the Imperial Court was indeed a bit outrageous.

The so-called "opening a government office" means establishing a government office with its own team, independent of the imperial court system.

Not to mention not obeying the imperial order...

Now Li Jue wants both military power and the right to establish a government. Doesn't this constitute separatism?

No matter how stupid Guo Si was, he knew that the court and the emperor would not allow such a thing to happen.

"I have no choice. This is the only way to guarantee our power."

Li Jue didn't think he had a big appetite.

He and Guo Si had been stationed in Bingzhou to guard against Yuan Shao. After several expansions, their troops had grown to 30,000, equivalent to half of the Xiliang army.

With such a large number of troops at his disposal, Li Jue believed that he was qualified to enjoy these powers.

"I didn't ask for the position of Grand Tutor or Prime Minister, just the power to establish a government. Don't you think the court is unwilling to give it to me?"

Li Jue slammed the table and felt a little wronged.

He just wanted to preserve the power in his hands. Is that wrong? He had fought for all this power! He had earned it through his own military exploits! Why couldn't he keep it?

Now that the Grand Tutor has passed away, isn't Li Jue, who commands a large number of troops, the new pillar of the court?

As someone who can protect the court from wind and rain, why can't he ask for these powers?
……

After hearing this, Guo Si actually thought it made sense!
I have made contributions to the court! I have shed blood for the court!

Now is the time when the imperial court relies on us, so what if we give us some power?
Gradually, Guo Si was persuaded by Li Jue and began to side with Li Jue.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Li Jue advised:

"Lü Bu and Niu Fu are outside now."

"You once served as a lieutenant under Niu Fu, so you are familiar with him. Why don't you go and propose the conditions? Appeal to his emotions and reason, and maybe this can be accomplished!"

After hearing this, Guo Si was also full of confidence. He immediately left the tent and set up a small shed in an open space to meet Niu Fu.

Because he was afraid of Lu Bu, Guo Si did not let Lu Bu come forward, but negotiated with his old boss himself.

When Niu Fu heard that Li Jue and Guo Si had made such an outrageous request, he angrily said, "Guo Si!"

"My father's body is still warm, and you are going to rebel now?"

"You still want to be the Minister of State? Who do you think you are?"

Niu Fu was very strong and was already very angry, so he could not help but draw his sword and put it directly on Guo Si's neck.

Only then did Guo Si wake up from his dream and realize how outrageous the conditions offered by Li Jue were.

Feeling the chill of the sword, Guo Si suddenly felt extremely regretful.

"Why would I agree to something as stupid as Li Jue's? Isn't this courting death?"

……

Guo Si suddenly thought of what his wife had said to him today, and suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

"Is Li Jue trying to murder me?"

Although it feels unlikely.

But this idea was like a seed, taking root deeply in Guo Si's mind, making him tremble uncontrollably.

Niu Fu also calmed down at this moment and took back his sword.

He knew that his current mission was to help the emperor gather the troops under the command of Li Jue and Guo Si.

If we kill Guo Si here, I'm afraid the situation will never improve.

Niu Fu finally suppressed his temper, thinking that if the emperor had not been faced with such a divided situation because he had not seriously followed Dong Zhuo's last order and summoned Li Jue, Guo Si and others to take away their military power and put them under house arrest, Niu Fu finally suppressed his hot temper.

Not only did he apologize to his former subordinate Guo Si, he also sent him to the gate of his own military camp as a sign of friendship, hoping that he would obediently submit to the emperor and not cause any more trouble.

Li Jue saw Guo Si's joyous return and immediately came up to him in surprise, "Did you get it done?"

"of course not!"

Li Jue was immediately deflated.

But then Li Jue became suspicious.

"If you hadn't agreed, Niu Fu would not have been kind to you, given his temper. Why did he send you to the camp now?"

"how could I know?"

Guo Si was dissatisfied.

"We are all Xiliang generals after all. We have fought together for so many years. Why do we have to act like we have a deep hatred?"

"Besides, Niu Fu was my former superior and the son-in-law of the Grand Tutor. I should treat him with courtesy. Is there anything wrong with that?"

The more Li Jue listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

He couldn't help but look at Guo Si with suspicion.

What does "Why make it seem like there's a deep hatred?" mean?
Which side are you on, kid?
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