It was only after Liu Bei received the assistance of Xu Shu, this top strategist, that his luck began to turn.
In one move, he broke the awkward situation where he always lost more than he won whenever he encountered the Cao army despite having Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two top generals.
If it wasn't for Xu Shu's mother being captured by Cao Cao and he had no choice but to leave Liu Bei and join Cao Cao, the future of the Three Kingdoms was still unknown.
Now that Xu Shu had come to join him, Liu Bei naturally had nothing to do with him in the future.
Liu Bei should continue to fight with his two Taoyuan brothers.
After all, Liu Bei was a famous cockroach. This setback was probably nothing to him.
Last time, Yuan Yao had intercepted Zhao Yun, who was about to join Liu Bei. This time, he had intercepted his top strategist, Xu Shu.
Imperial Uncle Liu probably had a conflict with his eight characters, and they were destined to counter each other.
What else could Yuan Yao say? Liu Bei could only count himself unlucky to have met his nemesis.
Liu Bei's rise in this life would probably be much more difficult than in history.
However, intercepting Liu Bei was really satisfying!
Yuan Yao himself was familiar with the historical trend of the Three Kingdoms. He could make strategic decisions from the overall situation and could be considered a strategist.
Now that he had the help of Xu Shu, the strategist, he would not have to play alone when making decisions during battles in the future. He would finally have someone to give him advice.
However, Yuan Yao immediately remembered something important.
"Yuanzhi, where is your mother now?”
Xu Shu was stunned when he heard that. He didn't seem to understand why Yuan Yao asked where his mother was.
However, he didn't think much of it and answered truthfully," I've been traveling for the past few years. My mother has always been in her hometown in Yingchuan.”
"In Yingchuan, that won't do. This place is within Cao Cao's sphere of influence.”
"If he were to shamelessly kidnap Xu Shu's mother to force Xu Shu to surrender, then I would be drawing water with a bamboo basket for nothing.”
Yuan Yao thought to himself.
He immediately said to Xu Shu," How can that do? Auntie is already old. How can you leave her alone at home? You should bring her over immediately so that you can serve her sooner or later."”
When Xu Shu heard this, he couldn't help but think of his white-haired mother. He felt a wave of guilt in his heart. He had indeed not fulfilled his duty as a son when he went out to study these few years.
Now that he had found the wise master in his heart, it was time to bring his mother over as soon as possible to fulfill his filial piety.
"Your Majesty is right. I really did not fulfill my duty as a child. I am prepared to bring my mother over after settling down in Huainan.”Xu Shu said with a face full of shame.
"Yuanzhi, I acknowledge you as my military advisor and give you a mansion and 100,000 yuan to support your mother.”
"Zhen will immediately arrange for someone to go to Yingchuan to bring your mother back.”
How could Yuan Yao wait any longer? He immediately arranged for a special person to pick up Xu Shu's mother and tied Xu Shu firmly to his side.
After all, it was not easy to get a strategist. He could not let him escape.
When Xu Shu heard this, he was greatly moved and thanked him repeatedly.
In his heart, he swore to repay Yuan Yao.
After Yuan Yao sent someone to arrange for Xu Shu's mother to be brought back, he returned to his temporary palace.
……
At this moment, another messenger came to report that the Governor of Lujiang, Liu Xun, had sent someone to urge him to arrive at Lujiang Wan City as soon as possible.
It had been a few months since they decided to go to Lujiang. He didn't expect Liu Xun to be the first to get anxious.
Yuan Yao took the silk book from the messenger and took a few glances at it. He understood why Liu Xun urged him to go to Lujiang as soon as possible.
It turned out that Sun Ce, the little tyrant of Jiangdong, was also preparing to attack Lujiang. Liu Xun knew that he would not be able to defeat Sun Ce alone.
He had probably heard of Yuan Yao's 800 to 10,000 and Runan's defeat of Liu Bei, so he wanted to ask Yuan Yao for help.
As for letting Yuan Yao fight Sun Ce until both sides were injured, he would reap the benefits himself.
It was hard to judge if he was truly willing to rely on Yuan Yao and was prepared to give up Lujiang.
Yuan Yao went to invite his newly recruited military advisor, Xu Shu, to come over for a discussion.
After Xu Shu read the silk book, he thought for a moment.
He cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, Lujiang must be firmly controlled by us. Because Lujiang County and Huainan County (formerly known as Jiujiang County) are both the two counties in the north of the Yangtze River among the six counties in Yangzhou. They are closely related to Huainan.”
"If we obtain the Lu River, we can use it as a barrier to the west of Huainan to resist the attack of Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and also as a springboard to attack Sun Ce of Jiangdong.”
"On the contrary, if Lujiang County is controlled by Sun Ce, he will form a semi-encirclement around Huainan.”
"To the north of our side is Cao Cao, and to the south and east is Sun Ce. If we lose the Lujiang River to the west, we will be trapped in Huainan by Cao Cao and Sun Ce.”
"Even if His Majesty has already taken control of Runan in the north, Runan is in ruins and needs a lot of time to recover. Moreover, it is a place where four battles are taking place. It is difficult to become a stable strategic rear, so Lu River must not fall into Sun Ce's hands!”
"Regardless of whether Liu Xun sincerely invites His Majesty to go to Lujiang or if he is pretending to invite His Majesty, His Majesty must go and take Lujiang.”
"Alright, Yuanzhi's words are in line with my heart. I will definitely take Lujiang.”
Yuan Yao waved his hand and immediately made a decision.
At the same time, he secretly added in his heart,"Even if it's for Xiao Qiao and Xiao Qiao, it's not a loss to go to Lujiang."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, don't worry. I will not let you fall into the hands of these two short-lived ghosts, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
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