The emperor was in a bad mood. Seeing that Ma Chao was so ignorant, he openly provoked Liu Bei, and was furious.

"Why did you say this? Isn't Zhang Fei going to fight without Guan Yu? Not to mention Xuande's outstanding martial arts skills and Zhao Yun, who is helping each other, as far as the court is concerned, aren't there any Wen Hou and Qing?"

Ma Chao put away his smile and bowed seriously. "I am ashamed of being praised by Your Majesty. Although I am not sensitive, I have a little cleverness. I was admitted to the imperial edict to help the army. I have been with the King of Wu for several years and know that King of Wu is very good at martial arts. In terms of martial arts, I am not worthy of being on par with King of Wu, and I barely matched with Chen Dao and Yan Xing. In terms of military use, I am not as good as King of Wu. Therefore, when I resigned King of Wu, I made an agreement with King of Wu. I dare not be an enemy of King of Wu in this life, so as not to cause humiliation to others and ourselves. I violated my oath and gave up my life and delayed His Majesty's great cause of revival, but I can't bear it."

The emperor changed his color in shock and stared at Ma Chao, unable to say a word. He understood what Ma Chao meant. Ma Chao seemed to be modest, but in fact he was to show his attitude. It was okay to fight with others, but not to face Sun Ce. If he really wanted to force me to go into battle, an accident would delay the great cause of ZTE. Don't blame me.

It is obvious that Ma Chao was not a temporary idea, he was prepared for it. Yuan Tan sent Xun Yan to attack Junyi instead of Rencheng closer to Changyi, just to open up a passage from Hanoi to Yuzhou and force the court to send troops. As a general of the Yulin Central Army, Ma Chao naturally knew it clearly when he had the opportunity to participate in the meeting. He did not want to fight with Sun Ce, so he took this opportunity to express his attitude in public and put his words in the clear place.

The emperor was very angry, but he had no choice but to deal with Ma Chao. First, he needed Ma Chao to command Yulinlang, and second, Ma Chao stood behind Ma Chao. There was no benefit in killing Ma Chao, and it would only force Ma Teng, Han Sui and Liangzhou to rebel. Moreover, Ma Chao followed Sun Ce and followed the imperial court's will, and there was no blame. Forced Ma Chao to break the oath. If there was indeed such an oath, it would not be a king. A gentleman could not harm others' personal morality. If he didn't even have this little bit of ambition, he would talk about respecting the wise and being thirsty for seeking the virtuous.

Ma Chao couldn't use it, at least it was not possible to fight Sun Ce, so he wanted to change to a Yulin General. The emperor glanced at Liu Bei and suddenly had an idea in his heart. He was thinking about it. A knight was galloping from a distance, stopped at the slope, and gave a document to the Langguan who was going to meet him. The Langguan quickly returned to the mountain and handed the document to Liu Ye. Liu Ye took it and frowned first, and looked back at the Emperor. Seeing that Liu Ye's eyes were wrong, the emperor tightened his heart and had no intention of paying attention to Ma Chao. He forced a look to Liu Ye calmly.

Liu Ye took the document, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself. The document was sent by Yuan Tan, and there should be Jun Yi's battle situation inside. Xun Yan built a dam and siege. It rained heavily two days ago, which helped Xun Yan a lot. It is very likely that he had already taken Jun Yi. But for the emperor, this is not necessarily a good thing. The emperor stationed troops in Hanoi and was preparing to manage Hanoi, Hedong and Bingzhou, and was unwilling to attack Henan easily. If Yuan Tan took Jun Yi, he would inevitably urge the emperor to cross the river to fight. How to deal with it is quite a headache. He has been discussing this matter these two days, but there is no available result.

Liu Ye turned around, turned his back to the emperor, Liu Bei, and Ma Chao. After checking the sealing mud, he opened the official document, looked at only one line of words, and froze, tightened his whole body, holding his breath. Although the emperor did not look at Liu Ye from the front, the corner of his eyes fell on Liu Ye. Seeing this scene, he became uneasy. He forced himself to ask, but he had no intention of saying anything else. The atmosphere was a little dull for a moment.

Liu Bei and Ma Chao also felt abnormal and did not dare to speak out, for fear of annoying the emperor.

After a while, Liu Ye slowly turned around, his face pale and his expression was depressed. He walked up to the emperor, leaned into the emperor's ear and whispered a few times. The emperor was cheered up, turned his head to stare at Liu Ye, his eyes wide open.

"Yuan Tan is so brave. When he reaches this point, he dares to force me?"

"His Majesty calm down." Liu Ye quickly pressed the emperor's raised arm and said anxiously: "When this survival plan is a plan, don't act irresponsible."

"He has lost again and again, and is no longer able to fight again. He dares to be so arrogant, how can he tolerate him?"

"Your Majesty, although Yuan Tan was defeated, he still had two states, Yan and Ji, with more than 100,000 troops. He used the families of the two states to negotiate with Sun Ce. It was precisely because Sun Ce was eager to take Yizhou and was temporarily unable to attack Yanzhou. If Sun Ce was willing to accept his conditions and temporarily ceased the battle, Yizhou would be in danger. If he surrendered to Sun Ce and turned to attack Hanoi, it would not be a blessing for the court. The most urgent task was to stabilize him and dispel his plan to negotiate with Sun Ce."

Liu Ye was anxious for a moment and his voice became louder. Although Liu Bei didn't know what was going on, he heard that Yuan Tan might have to discuss peace with Sun Ce, which was naturally polite. In fact, he was shocked to surrender. He came from Youzhou to help, and whether it was to help Yuan Tan or the emperor, he had to pass through Jizhou. If Yuan Tan and Sun Ce negotiated, he would not be able to go back, and Youzhou would not be able to keep it, and he would become a dog of a betrayal again.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Liu Bei couldn't help asking.

The emperor rolled his eyes and smiled. "Do you know that Lu is discussing the person?"

"I know, he is from Wujun, and the descendant of Lu Kang, the former prefect of Lujiang, followed Sun Ce very early." Liu Bei immediately thought that Lu Yi was Jun Yi's garrison, and a strong uneasiness arose in his heart. Judging from the expressions of the emperor and Liu Ye, it was impossible for Xun Yan to take Jun Yi. It was only possible that Lu Yi defeated Xun Yan, and it was a heavy blow. Although he did not know how Lu Yi was capable, the situation was probably not optimistic based on Zhu Ran, who was guarding Gaotang. "Your Majesty, Lu Yi...what happened?"

"Lu Yi... defeated Xun Yan, and after Yuan Tan was defeated, he was unable to attack and wanted to negotiate peace with Sun Ce."

Liu Bei's expression changed drastically. Ma Chao only frowned slightly, not surprisingly. The emperor saw it clearly and was about to get angry, but suddenly he regretted it. Ma Chao had been with Sun Ce for many years and knew a lot of things. He should have asked him about Lu Gong's situation.

"You have been with Sun Ce for many years, are you familiar with Lu Gong?" The emperor forced himself to feel unhappy, his tone was calm, and he returned to his calm and gentle look.

Ma Chao nodded and said with a careful look: "As General Zuo said, Lu Yi followed the King of Wu very early and was deeply loved by the King of Wu, especially with the third general of the King of Wu. He didn't talk much, was calm, and I don't know what he was thinking. However, the King of Wu valued him very much and had high hopes."

The emperor exchanged a look with Liu Ye. They had received similar information but did not take it seriously. After all, Lu Yi was just twenty years old and was just one of Sun Ce's servants. He was not very prominent and his reputation was not as good as Sun Shangxiang, who was known as the Third General. After hearing what Ma Chao said, he realized that Sun Ce attached great importance to Lu Yi was different. In terms of time around Sun Ce, Lu Yi was undoubtedly the longest one so far except Sun Shangxiang.

If you pay attention to Ma Chao's opinions earlier, ask him more and prepare early, there might not be such an accident.

"There are a few teenagers around Sun Ce who are like Lu Gong?" The emperor asked in a harmonious voice, even with some intention of asking for advice.

"This is hard to say." Ma Chao was a little flattered and scratched his head. "The King of Wu has no distinction. He is not only willing to teach, but also good at teaching. It is also expected to be successful. For example, Zhu Ran, who was guarding the Gaotang, was just a young man in the village when he first arrived by the King of Wu. He was still childish and shy and cowardly. Who would know that he could face Yuan Tan's army now."

"How did the King of Wu teach them?"

Ma Chao glanced at Liu Ye, suddenly smiled, turned around and said to Liu Bei, "General Zuo still remembers how the King of Wu discussed the military in the first place?"

Liu Bei was unhappy. Ma Chao repeatedly and repeatedly provoked him, revealing his scars, which made him very upset. But in front of the emperor, he could not get angry, so he could only say, "Sun Ce's discussions are different from others. He gathered together with civil and military personnel. The military plan formulated a plan, and all parties questioned each other and argued each other fiercely. If the plan was inappropriate, it would be ridiculed by everyone, without any humility." He smacked his lips and said, "But because of this, no one dared to be lazy and perfunctory. Be sure to think carefully before speaking. Everyone has many insights on their opinions."

Liu Bei gave a few examples. He didn't spend much time with Sun Ce and participated in military conventions, but those limited times left a deep impression on him. Later, he often used this method intentionally or unintentionally, and benefited a lot. However, he did not learn enough and did not take some young servants like Sun Ce to let them practice internships, so no one is available now.

Ma Chao also added a few examples. However, his focus was on the habit of discussing matters with civil and military officials, and he did not ask for advice from the generals when making decisions. Although the emperor valued Liangzhou people, he still preferred those scholars. Generals like him had to listen to the matters when discussing matters, and they didn't even have many opportunities to listen. They were discussed by Liu Ye, Yang Fu and others and notified them to implement them.

Liu Yehan looked at him and said nothing. Ma Chao took the opportunity to attack him, so he was naturally unhappy, but Ma Chao knew a lot of things that he didn't know. The emperor now asked Ma Chao for help, so he couldn't stop him. Xun Yan died in a battle, and Jun Yi was still in Lu Yi's hands. How the situation develops is really sad.

The emperor listened with relish and finally asked Ma Chao. "Do you have a solution to the current situation?"

Ma Chao didn't know whether he was self-aware or did not want to be an enemy of Sun Ce, so he did not directly answer the question of heaven. He thought for a while, and suddenly a light of inspiration appeared and said, "Your Majesty, I am stupid and have no choice but to recommend someone, which may be able to relieve your worries. When I was by the King of Wu, the King of Wu often mentioned this person and called him an enemy of his life. He was quite awe in his words. If he could get the help of this person, he might be able to relieve your worries." Perhaps because he realized that this plan was very wonderful, Ma Chao couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, who is it?" The emperor was both surprised and a little disappointed. He always regarded Sun Ce as his enemy, but unexpectedly, Sun Ce did not regard him as his opponent.

"Jia Wenhe."
Chapter completed!