Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao is stunned when he reveals his time-traveling identity.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei immediately flew into a rage:

"What time is it? Why are you sleeping?"

"Right now, we must deal with the traitors!"

"If that traitor defeats the Jiangdong army, he will surely send troops against us!"

"Let's see if he can still sleep by then!"

"How can he possibly sleep at a time like this? Aren't he ashamed?!"

Zhang Fei was truly enraged.

He had never heard of such a ridiculous thing before.

"What's all the fuss about?"

Just then, Su Chen's somewhat impatient voice came from not far away.

"Liu Bei?"

"Up so early?"

Upon seeing Liu Bei, Su Chen immediately greeted him with a smile.

Liu Bei was immediately at a loss for words:

"This...it's getting late, isn't it?"

"Uncle Liu, you can't say that."

Su Chen calmly replied:

"The early bird catches the worm."

"This morning is a great time to get your beauty sleep."

"If you don't get some beauty sleep, what will you do when you reach your age?"

"You'll end up like Liu Bei, with a face full of wrinkles."

"..."

Liu Bei was stunned.

What is all this about?

How come he... understands half of it and doesn't understand the other half?

Also, is the saying "The early bird catches the worm" understood in this way?

"Minister Su's insights are truly... unique."

"But now is not the time to talk about these things."

Liu Bei coughed lightly and changed the subject:

"If our army does not send troops, the Jiangdong army will be defeated."

"Once the Jiangdong army loses Guangling."

"That would make the situation particularly dire for us."

"Yuan Shu did have over 100,000 troops under his command."

"Mr. Su, you should not be underestimated."

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, his expression gradually becoming serious:

"Uncle Liu, what do you think?"

"Do we need to engage Yuan Shu in a direct confrontation?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was immediately taken aback:

What does this mean?

Su Chen calmly began to speak:

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary to fight Yuan Shu head-on."

"Yuan Shu is truly a fool."

"But he has many elite troops under his command, so defeating him wouldn't be difficult."

"Why can't we take some simpler measures?"

This time, Liu Bei understood.

The people around him also understood.

Jian Yong slowly stood up and said:

"Oh?"

"So, Mr. Su, you have a way to defeat the enemy?"

They all wanted to see what would happen through this incident.

Just how skilled is Su Chen in strategy?

"Yes, there are."

"But...sigh..."

Su Chen was about to speak when he suddenly sighed softly and waved his hand:

"It's not easy either."

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei chuckled and said:

"Mr. Su, please don't do this."

"How easy is it to punish thieves?"

"Since you have a strategy, just say it."

"If there are problems, we can think of another way."

Su Chen glanced at Liu Bei:

"In fact, our army can launch a frontal assault at any time."

"But... if we could get Liu Bei's help."

"This will also be much easier and more efficient."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei frowned slightly:

"What are you saying, sir?"

"Our army has come here in response to the Emperor's decree to punish the traitors!"

"How could we not lend a helping hand to Sikong's army?"

Seeing this, Su Chen smiled calmly and said:

"Truly worthy of being my Imperial Uncle of the Great Han Dynasty!"

"I am truly convinced!"

Although this reaction made Liu Bei feel strange, he still spoke up:

"If you have a plan, please tell me."

Su Chen then spoke:

"It's actually very simple."

"Now, Sikong is doing this to help the Imperial Uncle kill the old scoundrel Lü Bu."

"However, many people spread the rumor that Sikong wanted to annex Xuzhou."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's face twitched.

Isn't this... the truth?

Su Chen continued:

"However, I couldn't sleep at all last night, tossing and turning all night thinking about it."

"But it turns out that these rumors aren't necessarily a bad thing."

"Um?"

Liu Bei was completely bewildered.

He truly had no idea what Su Chen was up to.

"As long as the Imperial Uncle is furious about this, he can lead his army to feign allegiance to Yuan Shu."

"The matter is now half settled."

"At that time, all we need is the right to garrison a region."

"Our troops will go to attack, and we will coordinate an attack from within and without!"

"We can take down Yuan Shu in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was completely stunned.

His advisors and generals were also completely dumbfounded.

Zhang Fei's eyes widened in disbelief:

"Hey, you surnamed Su, what are you up to?"

"Sending our army to surrender to Yuan Shu is tantamount to sending them to their deaths!"

"Everyone knows that the Minister of Works has already issued an imperial edict ordering our army to suppress the rebels."

"Should we go find Yuan Shu now?"

"Are you perhaps planning to use Yuan Shu to eliminate our army?!"

Zhang Fei, being outspoken, simply couldn't stand it anymore.

Su Chen's intentions are far too blatant!

Su Chen frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:

"How could I have meant that?"

"General Zhang San, you seem to have misunderstood me."

Although Liu Bei's expression was somewhat unpleasant, he still spoke:

"What do you mean, sir?"

Su Chen calmly replied:

"This method would certainly not work for others."

"But this is how it should be done to deal with Yuan Shu."

"Liu Bei should know Yuan Shu better than I do."

"Ambitious, greedy, self-righteous, and autocratic."

"As long as the Imperial Uncle says he is a descendant of four generations of high-ranking officials."

"Besides, Yuan Shao was only born out of wedlock, which is no match for his status as the legitimate son."

"In that case, Yuan Shu will certainly not make things difficult for you."

Liu Bei gasped in shock.

Good guy!

Su Chen was absolutely right!

If Yuan Shu is treated in this way.

Yuan Shu would definitely laugh heartily and wouldn't make things difficult for them.

Yuan Shu was such a person.

But these words...

It's really hard to say!

Don't even mention that he's the emperor's uncle.

Even an ordinary warlord wouldn't fawn over Yuan Shu like this, would he?

If I say that, I'll lose all face!

If this becomes public knowledge, wouldn't everyone laugh at us?!

"Uncle, is it that you are unwilling?"

Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was not good, Su Chen couldn't help but ask with "concern".

"this……"

"If this matter were to spread throughout the world..."

"How will the world view me, Liu Bei?"

"And how should we view the Han Dynasty imperial family?"

Liu Bei frowned and couldn't help but use the royal family as a shield.

He didn't want to say the word "royal family".

But Su Chen kept calling him "Royal Uncle," which made him readily agree.

"How could this be?"

Su Chen said righteously:

"At most, people in the world have simply misunderstood the Imperial Uncle."

"Once the traitor Yuan Shu is defeated, the truth will come to light."

"The whole world will applaud the Imperial Uncle's journey for the sake of the realm!"

"A name that lasts for a time is not a true name; a name that endures for a lifetime is a true name!"

Liu Bei looked at Su Chen with a suspicious expression.

Why does it feel like this kid is setting a trap for himself?

……