Chapter 103: The Great Intersection of Assassination

Cao Yu nodded: "Your Majesty is right. For the sake of the current plan, assassination of Liu Chan will be the best strategy. Once Liu Chan dies, Shu Han will be in chaos. There is no leader among the dragons. Even if Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have a shocking plan, Guan, Zhang and Zhao have a fierce move, there is nothing he can do."

"What the emperor said is that Liu Chan is very skilled in martial arts, and is said to be comparable to Lu Fengxian, who once rode alone in Jingzhou and made a big fuss in Runan County. Finally, he fought thousands of miles and returned to Shuzhong. Can this assassin succeed?"

"Your Majesty, the way to assassination is often only one blow, so this assassination lies in the word "courage", not in the skill of martial arts. In the past, all the assassins who heard about the world were brave, but few were famous all over the world for their martial arts. Your Majesty, if Jing Ke's martial arts were far superior to the King of Qin, how could he be killed by the King of Qin with a sword? In the past, Taizu assassinated Dong Zhuo. Although Taizu's martial arts skills were good, they were far less powerful than Dong Zhuo. What Taizu relied on was just the word "courage"!"

"Uncle Emperor, do you have the right candidate in your heart?"

"Your Majesty, Youzhou is the land of Yan, and there are many generous and tragic people. As long as your Majesty treats him with great money, he will definitely recruit assassins and serve you."

"Well, uncle, you are the King of Yan, your fief is in Youzhou, so let me leave this matter to you!"

"I obey the order."

...

Liaodong, Xiangping City.

Gongsun Yuan looked at the Hebei map slung on the ground with a cold expression. The position of Bingzhou on it was marked with the word "Liu", while Jizhou and Youzhou were marked with the word "Cao". In addition, Deng Ai from Youbei has also been marked with the word "Xiang".

A man dressed as an old scholar walked in and came to Gongsun Yuan. When Gongsun Yuan saw the old man, he immediately bowed and said respectfully: "I have met Gong Guan."

This old man is Guan Ning.

Guan Ning was a famous scholar at the end of the Han Dynasty. He was as famous as Bing Yuan and Hua Xin in the past, but when it comes to talent and knowledge, Guan Ning was the highest among the three. However, Guan Ning was indifferent to fame and fortune. In the past, Guan Ning did not go whether it was the enthronement of Emperor Ling, Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao.

During the chaos in the world, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan went to Liaodong to avoid disaster and defected to Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du knew that they were famous people all over the world and treated them very well, so he asked the Gongsun Kang brothers to respect Guan Ning as their teacher. Later, Gongsun Yuan also respected Guan Ning very much.

Guan Ning helped Gongsun Yuan up and said with a smile: "Lord is like this, I'm going to kill me..."

"Mr. Guan, look at this. This is the letter that Sun Deng of the Eastern Wu found for me." Gongsun Yuan handed a letter to Guan Ning.

"Hey, King Yan? And the entire Youzhou? Congratulations to the lord."

"Mr. Guan, do you think I want to send troops?" Gongsun Yuan asked.

Guan Ning nodded: "Lord, the power of Wei has declined now, and Liu Chan and Sun Deng attacked Cao Wei in two directions and captured Youzhou. It is indeed a good time."

"But Guan Gong, then Deng Ai stationed troops in Youbeiping is a little troublesome. If I urge my army to advance west, I will inevitably be intercepted by Deng Ai. So I think it would be better to wait until the Han army attacks Jizhou and Cao Rui transfers Deng Ai back to Jizhou and attack Youzhou again, and the losses will be smaller."

"Lord, soldiers are very important, and opportunities must not be lost. There is no need for too much concern. Now that the Wei State building is about to collapse, the officials must have their own ulterior motives. I heard that Xu Shu and Xiahou Ba have surrendered to Han. I am not talented and willing to go to Youbeiping to persuade Deng Ai to surrender."

"Really?" Gongsun Yuan's face rose a hint of joy, and then he bowed to the ground: "Thank you, Mr. Guan."

"But this Youzhou is easy to find, but it is not easy to keep it." Guan Ning continued.

"Please give me advice."

"Lord, Sun Deng and Liu Chan both intend to take over Jizhou. Please see..." Guan Ning pointed to Jizhou on the map and continued: "Liu Chan has occupied Bingzhou and can attack Jizhou at any time. Sun Deng only needs to break through the Sima Yi camp in Huaibei, and then he can carry his troops to the east and attack Jizhou. Sun Deng is the one who has the opportunity to attack and seize Jizhou. He can only carry over the road, enter Xuzhou, take Qingzhou, cross the Yellow River, and attack Jizhou's southern Pi. Qingxu and the other two prefectures have no danger to defend. In addition, with the assistance of the Jiangdong Navy, Sun Deng can easily take Qingxu and the other prefectures. So I think that within two years, Jizhou will be lost, and within three years, Cao Wei will be destroyed!"

"The so-called lying beside the bed, how can others snore? Whether Sun Deng or Liu Chan seized Jizhou, the next step will be Youzhou, or even Liaodong. At that time, even if the lord wants to settle in a corner, it will be very difficult. So I said that it is easy to seize Youzhou, but it is difficult to defend Youzhou!"

"Guan Gong, what should we do? Otherwise, we will stop attacking Youzhou and protecting our grandfather's foundation first."

"Hahaha..." Guan Ning suddenly laughed: "No one hurts the heart of a tiger, and a tiger hurts people's wishes. Neither Sun Deng nor Liu Chan are foolish people. Look at Liu Chan, who conquered the Southern Barbarians and attacked Wusun and pacified the Qiang land, his ambition is not just this world! Look at Sun Deng, who fought against mountains and crossed the sea to attack Yizhou, and also had the ambition to open up borders and open up land. Do the lord think these two people will make the lord safe in a corner?"

"Uh, this...what should I do? Please teach me!" Gongsun Yuan knelt down on the ground.

"Oh, lord, you can't do it, you can't do it!" Guan Ning stepped forward and helped Gongsun Yuan up, and then said, "Lord, I have a plan to get along with you, so I can protect you from worry."

"Go to the left and right?"

"Lord, once Cao Wei is destroyed, there are only two families left in the world, Liu Chan and Sun Deng. Dongwu has had a relationship with me in Liaodong for many years, but the lord and Liu Chan have no close relationship. So I think that the lord is going to start making friends with Liu Chan now and pay tribute!" Guan Ning said with a smile.

"I understand." Gongsun Yuan nodded.

According to Guan Ning's wishes, they also had a good relationship with the Eastern Wu and Shu Han. If they had the idea of ​​either side trying to attack Youzhou, they could ask the other side to send troops to help and restrain them. Sun Deng did not want to see A Dou seize Youzhou, and A Dou did not want to see Sun Deng obtain Youzhou. If both sides could not get it, it was the best balance. Gongsun Yuan could use this balance to survive, while accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity.

"Okay, as Guan Gong said, I will send an envoy to Luoyang to meet Liu Chan."

...

In the evening, a figure flashed out from the back door of Gongsun Yuan’s house and quickly got into the crowd.

A moment later, the man had already appeared in a coffin shop in the city. When the coffin shop saw this man coming in, he hurriedly put down his work and then led him to the inner hall. At the same time, he carefully looked at whether anyone was following him.

Only with the lights did the man clearly tell that he was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a choreographed manner.

In the corner, an old man stood up and asked, "How is it? Have you heard of any new news?"

"Old man, there is new news. Gongsun Yuan sent someone to prepare 50 kilograms of ginseng and also to select 10 beauties from three Koreans to pay tribute to Han Lord Liu Chan."

"This is actually happening!" The old man frowned slightly: "Hasn Yuan had always been acquainted with Dongwu, why did he pay tribute to Liu Chan?"

"I don't know about this young man. But I heard it was Guan Ning's idea."

"It's that old man Guan Ning again! He was the one who offered advice to Gongsun Kang and raided me, Goguryeo, causing my capital to be occupied, and most of my Goguryeo royal family was murdered by traitors!" Anger shone out in the old man's eyes.

"Old man, what should we do?"

"Didn't he choose three Korean beauties? We just happened to help him!"

"Mr., what do you mean?"

"Let someone hang out among the ten beauties of the three Koreans and then assassinate Liu Chan."

"Assassinate Liu Chan? Why is this? Oh, I understand, you want to be home or on Gongsun Yuan's head."

"I'm right. I'm just preparing to go home or go to Gongsun Yuan's head."

"But I heard that Liu Chan is the enemy of thousands of people. Could we succeed?"

"I was not prepared to be able to successfully assassinate. Anyway, I was planning to blame Gongsun Yuan. If the assassination failed, Liu Chan thought it was Gongsun Yuan who did it and would inevitably be furious. When Liu Chan sent troops to attack Gongsun Yuan, we can also take the opportunity to restore the country!"

...

Outside Xiangping City.

A strong man dressed as a ginseng picker walked out of the city gate, and next to the strong man was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Zuo Xianwang, do you really want to do this?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Don't call me Zuo Xian King. Since my father's death, there are no more Zuo Xian Kings in the world. All I am, Liu Yuan, the Huns." The young man said viciously.

Then the boy took a deep breath and continued: "In the past, Liu Chan destroyed my Hun army with a flood. He also killed my father! There is no longer a foothold for me in Hetao. This bloody sea of ​​grudges, I, Liu Yuan, cannot help! You must know that I am not only for my father Liu Bao, but also for the 100,000 Huns who were drowned in Yongzhou, as well as the elderly, weak, women and children who were bullied over the years! Just in time, when I encountered this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Gongsun Yuan actually sent envoys to meet Liu Chan..."

The young man said here, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes: "Liu Adu, I, Liu Yuan, are here to take revenge! You owe us the Huns, I will repay you with your life this time! Let's go and summon my father's old subordinates immediately. This time, I must kill Liu Chan!"

...

Youzhou, Fanyang City.

In front of Cao Yu, there was a row of people standing, with different shapes and heights.

"Your Highness, everyone has arrived. These people are all famous experts in Youzhou."

Cao Yu nodded, looked at everyone, clapped his hands, and saw the people carrying a few large boxes and walking over.

"Open." Cao Yu whispered, and the subordinates opened the box, and a dazzling golden color appeared in front of everyone.

All these boxes are filled with gold!

Cao Yu clapped his hands again and walked out from behind a row of women, with fat and thin rings, and all of them were beautiful women.

The man opposite saw this row of beauties and swallowed gently. The shiny light in his eyes seemed to be about to eat these beauties.

"Cough cough..." Cao Yu coughed lightly, then slowly said: "Everyone, the person you are going to kill this time is extraordinary, and you probably don't have any chance to survive..."

"Prince, we have heard this sentence many times before. Are you standing here well now? We have been in this industry for a long time. If you offer such a high price, the other party must be a big shot. Just tell me whoever you want to kill!" said a burly man.

Cao Yu took a deep breath and continued, "Everyone, the gold here is enough for you to spend several lifetimes. These women are also selected from all over the world. However, the people who are going to kill this time are indeed extraordinary, so I will give you these gold first; and these beauties will also be for you to enjoy first."

Cao Yu's tone seemed to be talking to a group of dead people, which made everyone present very upset.

"Prince, who do you want us to kill?"

Cao Yu took a deep breath and said, "Liu Chan!"

"Liu Chan, which Liu Chan?"

"Han Lord, Liu Chan!"

"What?" Everyone's face became ugly in the field.

The field suddenly fell into silence. After a long time, someone finally said, "Prince, I heard it right? Are you talking about Liu Chan? Liu Chan from Chang'an?"

"That's right, it's him." Cao Yu nodded.

"This..." The field fell into silence again.

After another half a day, the stimulating man just spoke first: "Prince, I can't take this job! Liu Chan is the master of the Han Dynasty, with a large number of guards around him, and his martial arts are the best in the world. Kill him? Let's not talk about whether he can save his life, even if we fight for it, we will not succeed."

"Don't worry, no matter if this assassination is successful, I will pay as much as possible, and I will never lose a penny."

"That's not OK, I haven't lived enough yet!"

"Yes, this is simply going to die, I can't wait!"

Half of the group started to cheer.

Cao Yu's face darkened, then he relaxed again, waved his hand and said, "If you don't want to go, you can leave now."

"Prince, I'm going to say goodbye!"

"Prince, we have said goodbye too!"

The number of people instantly decreased by half.

After looking at the rest of the people, Cao Yu took a deep breath and continued, "Since you stay, you are ready to fight. Since you are willing to help me, I will treat you well with national affairs. From today on, you will live in the palace. If you need it, as long as I can do it, even if you lose everything, I will achieve it for you."

"Prince, please forgive me and ask me if I'm sorry, when will we set off?" One of them stood up and asked.

"I found out that Gongsun Yuan sent a team of envoys to Luoyang to meet Liu Chan. I have already prepared the task. At that time, you will mingle with Gongsun Yuan's envoys group to meet Liu Chan in Luoyang, and then wait for an opportunity to act!"

...

Cao Yu returned to the back hall and a servant came over immediately.
Chapter completed!