Chapter 33 Decision!

The sky turned fish-belly pale, and the black curtain covering the earth gradually faded, and a rich red was revealed in the eastern sky.

In the cabin, Cao Cao opened his eyes in a daze, looked suspiciously at the overcoat on his body, and then looked across, Liu Bian's figure had disappeared.Cao Cao stood up and walked out of the cabin.

Cao Cao was now on the deck and saw that the ship had parked on the shore, and thousands of people were busy carrying their gifts and so on from the ship.Cao Cao glanced around, looking for Liu Bian's figure.

In an open area, Liu Bian sat cross-legged with a group of civil and military officials.Needless to say, Lu Zhi, Ding Guan, Xun You, Cai Yi and other officials who followed from the court.Even Li Xianzhong, Wang Yue, Yang Jiye and his son are also impressively listed.

When Cao Cao saw it, he knew that it was an important matter to discuss, so he jumped off the boat and called a soldier to report.

Without waiting for the soldiers to report, Liu Bian also saw Cao Cao from a distance, and hurriedly called over.

Liu Bian held a pancake in his hand, and a bowl of porridge in his hand. Although the food he ate was not delicacies from mountains and seas, Liu Bian ate it very politely, giving people a noble feeling.

The civil and military ministers next to him were also eating breakfast. Seeing Liu Bian's appearance, they all nodded secretly. As expected of an emperor, he even ate so elegantly.It has nothing to do with the lack of prestige that Dong Zhuo said.

"Go get a breakfast for Meng De!" Seeing Cao Cao's arrival, Liu Bian ordered the guards around him.

Cao Cao found a place to sit down, and when he saw what Liu Bian was eating, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Your Majesty is young, how can you eat this?"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, Li Xianzhong, who was sitting next to Liu Bian, immediately took over the words: "I originally ordered people to prepare a fine breakfast, but your majesty saw the food for the soldiers, but refused to eat it, and distributed it to women and children. went!"

"Xianzhong, are you talking too much again? Didn't I say that? Now we are in a difficult time, there is no need to waste extravagance, the food can fill your stomach, and I will eat whatever the soldiers eat. I just escaped from Luoyang. If you only know how to enjoy yourself, how is it different from Dong Zhuo?" Liu Bian wiped the corner of his mouth and said angrily.

"But Your Majesty is growing his body, how can he take care of the dragon's body by eating these?" Li Xianzhong argued.

"I heard that the people in some places are so hungry that they can only eat book fur and grass roots. What I eat is fragrant rice porridge and flatbread. Compared with them, I am much better. What's more, even though I eat these Can't you grow your body? Isn't it enough if you are full?" Liu Bian said in a lecture.

"And you, I don't care if you eat well, but if you eat alone, what do you have to do for seven or eight people? Remember not to waste extravagantly, remember to be diligent and thrifty!" Bian reprimanded his ministers.

"Yes, please remember!"

Living in poverty, Lu Zhifu, who was thrifty, praised: "Your Majesty leads by example and governs the country with diligence and thrift. This is really a blessing for the country and the common people!"

After everyone ate and drank enough, Liu Bian began to talk about business: "Now that I have left Luoyang and come to Bingzhou, do you have any suggestions for the future path?"

"Your Majesty, now that Dong Zhuo is occupying Luoyang, and there are more than half of civil and military officials, he will definitely set up a false emperor and pass on the decree to the world. If so, His Majesty's identity will be very sensitive! Your Majesty should be ahead of Dong Zhuo and pass on the decree to the world. , and ordered all the princes in the world to crusade against Dong Zhuo, who is not a minister! Occupy righteousness!" Seeing Ding Guan Caiyi, Lu Zhi frowned, knowing that he had no idea. Although the other school lieutenants were loyal to the Han Dynasty, they did nothing .Although the juniors were smart, they were not qualified to speak. As a last resort, Lu Zhi spoke first.

"Well, what Lu Gong said is reasonable. I am in charge of the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, and I have the support of several world-famous people. I believe that after passing the decree to the world, more than half of the people will support me. Xun You, I know that you have a brilliant literary talent, and you draft it. One of the edicts reprimanded Dong Zhuo for his crimes, and the other ordered the princes of all walks of life in the world to agree to join forces to attack Dong in the spring of next year!" Liu Bian agreed with Lu Zhi's opinion very much and made a decision.

"Your Majesty, why is it spring next year? Wouldn't it be better to deal with Dong Zhuo sooner?" Captain Wu Fu asked in confusion.

"Meng De, please explain for me!" Liu Bian wanted to train Cao Cao and let Cao Cao establish his prestige.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words. Lu Zhi, Ding Guan and others were here, and he had no chance to speak. Now Liu Bian asked him to explain, thinking that this is His Majesty's focus on training me, and I have to perform well.

Cao Cao cleared his throat and said word by word: "Your Majesty agreed to attack Dong Zhuo in the spring of next year for three reasons!"

"First, it's the time of day. It's the tenth day of March. How long will it take for His Majesty's order to reach the princes? How long will it take until they prepare food and grass and send troops to attack Dong? At least until the golden autumn!"

"Golden autumn, with abundant grain and grass, fat horses, and cool weather, isn't it a good time to send troops!" Wu Fu disagreed.

"This is the factor of geographical advantage. Guanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Sishui Pass, Hulao Pass, and Wuguan are all the first-class passes in the world. If you want to break through, if you don't have a clever plan, if you don't have a few months, it's just empty talk. If it’s the twelfth lunar month of winter, it’s still impossible to break through a few city gates, not to mention the unstable morale of the soldiers, and Dong Zhuo may strike back!” Cao Cao explained in a deep voice.

After hearing this, several ministers nodded again and again, thinking that it was very reasonable.

"I didn't think well enough!" Wu Fu sighed.

"Meng De, the weather is right, the location is right, I want to hear about this harmony!" Liu Bian said calmly.

"If Your Majesty orders all the princes and soldiers to challenge Dong now, they will definitely not be well-prepared due to the rush of time. Now that they are out of training, it will be difficult for them to deal with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army!"

"If you wait until the spring of next year, the princes from all walks of life will be fully prepared, and the army will be strong and horses will be strong, and Dong Zhuo will have no righteousness and lose all people's hearts. His Majesty will definitely eradicate Dong thief and regain control of Luoyang!" Cao Cao said with a look of hope.

The ministers clapped their hands and praised, but Liu Bian shook his head and said, "Meng Deren is half right. Another reason is that I am afraid, not Dong Zhuo, but people's hearts!"

"Since I came to the throne, I have been living in fear. The former is afraid of the eunuchs, and the latter is worried about Dong thief. Now I have finally escaped from the prison, and I have you as my support, but it is still not enough!" Liu Bian said with a bitter smile.

The officials were silent for a while.

"Now I have only two thousand people under my command. Even if I encounter a more powerful bandit, I may not be able to beat it. I am not strong enough, so I dare not let the princes ask for Dong now, because I am worried that another one will appear among the princes." Dong Zhuo!"

"In the past, the great ancestor was dispatched to Yizhou by Xiang Yu, and even started his great foundation. Today, this Bingzhou is the new starting point of the great Han. In one year, I will build an army of tens of thousands. At that time, I will counterattack Luoyang. Dear friends Please help me, Qing!" Liu Bian suddenly stood up and bowed to the officials.

"Your Majesty, get up quickly, I can't afford it!"

"I will do my best for His Majesty and repay His Majesty!"

"Although I am old, I hope to fight for His Majesty!"

A group of ministers hurriedly supported Liu Bian.

Liu Bian paused and said: "I have all the ministers to help me. The loyalty of the big man is just around the corner."

"Bingzhou is the starting point of my choice, so I have to learn more about it. General Jiye, you are from Yanmen, so you should know about Bingzhou, why don't you tell the current situation of Bingzhou!" Liu Bian looked at Yang Jiye and said.

(End of this chapter)

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