Yan Xiang suggested suppressing Sun Ce, disgusting him, and Sima Yi suggested doing the opposite and helping Sun Ce to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf.

One positive and the other reversed, the matter of Huainan discussed by the court was just two opinions. It is hard for a good cook to cook without rice. After all, the court has no food, and no matter how smart his mind is, he is powerless to deal with the current situation.

Of course, there is another thing that no one said, that is, just send reinforcements to Liu Xun and arm him to fight against Sun Ce. However, this move was too disgusting, and Liu Xie did not think that arming Liu Xun could stop Sun Ce.

In fact, Sima Yi was able to think of this trick of driving tigers and swallowing wolves. He was worthy of being a top strategist in the Three Kingdoms. However, Liu Xie still didn't think about whether to use it.

The people of Jiujiang were already miserable enough under Yuan Shu’s rule. Most of the pet dogs in later generations lived better than them. Now that Yuan Shu is dead, the court is powerless to do anything to them, which makes Liu Xie, the supreme ruler of the dynasty, feel particularly uncomfortable.

But the problem is that he knows more than anyone else how powerful Sun Ce is. Even if he tries hard, he will not be able to save the people of Jiujiang. The war is in full swing, and they are still suffering.

The most difficult choice in this world is the so-called "two evils are the least of the right one".

After thinking for a long time, Liu Xie could not come up with a proper opinion, simply ordered Yuan Shu to dig out, crush his bones and ashes, and relieve his anger first.

It's all his evil deeds.

After thinking about it, Liu Xie decided to write a letter to Zhao Yun in his private identity rather than the emperor, and asked him about this matter: If you ask Yan Xiang to help him guard Jiujiang, do you have confidence? Can you keep it?

The second half of the letter also specifically emphasized: This is not an order, nor is it to show your loyalty. I don’t want to hear what you say, die, live, and say whether you are sure, if you are sure, you go, if you are not sure, you don’t go.

This was just a very normal question, but he never expected that, six days later, Zhao Yun rushed back day and night with wind and frost and fatigue on his face.

"My minister Zhao Yun, bow to the emperor."

"Why are you back?"

"I have been in Guangling for more than a month and know that the chaos and destruction of Huainan are so chaotic that the emperor has asked about Yun, but Yun dares not return. I think that I must not follow the plan of Henan Yin and collect the iron of Jiuzhou, nor can I make this big mistake!"

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but turn his head to see Sima Yi's obviously not very good-looking face.

Brother Long is very brave. Who in the court knows that Sima Yi is a representative figure of the upstart. He is named Henan Yin, but he is actually the emperor's planner. You are a small imperial guard and you dare to speak in front of him by a martial arts competition.

A little bit stupid.

"This is a bit too much. Sima Yi's words are definitely not a complete solution. He himself admitted that this is not a good idea. The situation is so difficult. What do you think? You can tell me."

"I have been investigating geography and humanities on the north bank of the Huai River every month. The waterway of the Huai River is a natural danger. If I give up the two counties, Sun Ce only needs to station heavily on the south bank with his troops, and the south of the Huai River will be no longer owned by the imperial court."

Sima Yi couldn't help but interrupt. Zhao Yun had clearly questioned his ability as a master. If he didn't refute this, he would shake his political status.

Anyway, they are not from the same faction. Sima Yi is from Yang Biao's party and Zhao Yun is from Liu Bei's party. Zhao Yun speaks so unpretentiously, so he will naturally not give Zhao Yun any more face, saying:

"How can the ministers and ministers in the court not know what Zhao said? But what the court is concerned about is the affairs of the world. There must be a priority. The great enemy of the court today is in Hebei, not in Huainan. Yuan Ni is about to usurp the throne, and the court is already weak in soldiers and food. Do you still have to fight on both sides? Is Sun Ce in vain to be exhausted? What's wrong with letting Sun Ce and Liu Biao restrain each other? When the court pacified Hebei and made a move, everything will be decided."

"Yun thought Henan Yin's words were ridiculous!" Good guy, Zhao Yun actually stood up and went straight to the sidelines with Sima Yi, and started arguing.

"Liu Biao is just a dog guarding the household. He only needs to leave a partial master in Nanyang to control it. Sun Ce is a tiger in Jiangdong. How can he control the tiger with a dog? "

"These two evils are the least of the power, and the court will pacify Hebei..."

Before Sima Yi finished speaking, Zhao Yun immediately interrupted: "How many years does Henan Yin think the imperial court would take to pacify Hebei? One year, three years, or ten years? What if Liu Biao couldn't hold on to the time when we pacify Hebei?"

"Even if Sun Ce swallowed Liu Biao, at most it would be a division between the north and the south, and to rule the river. If we can't stop Yuan Shao, it would be a disaster."

"Sun Ce's unjust heart is well-known. If you ask him to beat Liu Biao, will he beat Liu Biao? What if he also forms an alliance with Yuan Shao?"

"This is impossible. He has a grudge against Liu Biao to kill his father!"

Zhao Yun gave a light breath and said slowly: "A hero may let go of his personal grudge for the time being. Your Majesty, Henan Yin, I dare to ask for a map."

Liu Xie clapped his hands and asked Zhang Yu to take out the map. Zhao Yun took out the map and analyzed it: "If Sun Ce took advantage of the battle between the court and Yuan Shao, he could attack Xia Pi and Pengcheng along the Si River; he could go directly to Qiao County and Chenliu along the Wo River; he could attack Runan along the flood. If he went north along the Ying River, he could even go directly to Xudu City! (This should be the route Sun Ce planned to attack Xudu, which was a navy rather than a cavalry. It was nonsense to use cavalry to attack Xudu) It was all downstream!"

"I dare to ask Henan Yin, if Sun Ce did not fight against Liu Biao as you thought, or the scale of the battle was not large, should these places send troops to garrison? How many places should guard so many soldiers? Will this delay the decisive battle in the Central Plains?"

Sima Yi's face became increasingly ugly when he heard this, but said, "Saying so much is just a discussion of the fact that everyone knows that Jiujiang cannot be lost, especially that it must not fall into the hands of Sun Ce. Does Captain Zhao have a plan to achieve both sides?"

When Zhao Yun heard this, he ignored Sima Yi and bowed down and said with great respect: "I am a martial artist, and there is no way to achieve both ways. But I am willing to use my troops to guard Jiujiang and swear to survive and perish together in Jiujiang. The clouds are there, and Jiujiang is there!"

"Are you sure to keep it?"

"Yes! But Yun dared to ask the Emperor Jieyue! Governor Huainan!"
Chapter completed!