Chapter 334: Li Ru's strategy to divide the country by granting titles (1st update!)

Yanzhou, Dong Commandery,

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Cao heard the news that Lord Yuan Shu was preparing to declare himself Emperor and even saw Lord Yuan Shu's envoy.

He did not hesitate to drive Lord Yuan Shu's envoy away, then looked at the civil and military officials below and could not help but laugh out loud.

"I originally thought that although Lord Yuan Shu was foolish, relying on the Lord Yuan family's foundation, he could at least be considered a hero;"

"Now it seems, I was wrong! Very wrong!"

"Is Lord Yuan Shu not a hero? He is completely a fool!"

"Everyone! Lord Yuan Shu is actually preparing to declare himself Emperor! It almost made me laugh to death! Hahaha!"

At this time, Cao Cao's face was full of smiles.

He was just short of doing a somersault on the spot.

"Lord!"

At this time, Xun Yu stepped out and said, "Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor will inevitably cause public anger and trigger the dissatisfaction of the people of the world. You must know that the Han Dynasty has not yet perished!"

"This act is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the people of the world;"

"Your subordinate thinks that this is our opportunity. We can fully contact the warlords from all sides, jointly crusade against Lord Yuan Shu, and take the opportunity to attack the commanderies of Yuzhou to expand our territory."

"At this time, Su Xuan of Jingzhou has just taken Jingzhou not long ago, and with his implementation of new policies, he should temporarily be unable to spare manpower to expand his territory. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, and it must not be missed."

"Not bad!"

At this time, Zhong Yao also stepped out and said, "Such a good opportunity must not be missed, otherwise, we will have no chance to expand our influence later;"

"At that time, what we will face is a fully armed Su Xuan;"

"It is undeniable that the troops under Su Xuan are extremely elite. If we cannot take advantage of the opportunity when he does not have enough talent to expand his territory to expand our strength as much as possible, then what will we use to fight him in the future?"

"Furthermore, it is not just Su Xuan; Lord Yuan Shao in the north is also a huge threat;"

"Currently, Lord Yuan Shao has already obtained Jizhou, and his strength has greatly increased;"

"At this time, he cannot spare his hands to target us, to target Yanzhou. This good opportunity must not be missed;"

"There are not many opportunities left for us! Lord!"

Cao Cao's starting point and development speed are slower than other warlords. If he doesn't seize this rare opportunity now, he will really not be able to catch up.

Lord Yuan Shao, Su Xuan, and the others will not wait for Cao Cao in place.

"Very good!"

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, "Then I will wait for Lord Yuan Shu to declare himself Emperor, and then immediately issue a crusade manifesto to call on the warlords of the world to crusade against him!"

"Lord is wise!"

Chang'an City, Prime Minister's Mansion,

"Bastard! How dare he, Lord Yuan Shu?"

Dong Zhuo received the news that Lord Yuan Shu was declaring himself Emperor and was furious.

In this way, wouldn't the Emperor in his hands become worthless?

"This is absolutely not okay! I must do something?"

Dong Zhuo was spinning around in a hurry and immediately summoned Li Ru, told Li Ru about Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor, and asked, "Li Ru! See if there is any way to stop Lord Yuan Shu from declaring himself Emperor?"

"Uh... Father-in-law, why stop him?"

Li Ru was slightly stunned upon hearing this and asked back in confusion.

"What?"

Dong Zhuo frowned and said angrily, "Li Ru! Are you confused? Does such a thing need to be asked why?"

"If Lord Yuan Shu is allowed to declare himself Emperor, then the Emperor in our hands will be worthless!"

"At that time, even if I hold the Emperor in my hands, what is the use? At that time, the Emperor will be a waste!"

"How can you ask why about such a thing?"

Isn't it obvious?

Is Li Ru brain-damaged today?

To ask such a foolish question.

"Hehe!"

Li Ru smiled faintly upon hearing this, "Father-in-law, calm down! Calm down! I naturally understand this point you mentioned!"

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned upon hearing this, looked Li Ru up and down, and asked in confusion, "Then why did you say that? Could it be that there is a key point I haven't thought of? Tell me quickly!"

"Haha! Naturally!"

Li Ru laughed out loud, "Father-in-law, we have been worrying about the backlash of the Han Dynasty's destiny, and have been trying to find ways to weaken the Han Dynasty's destiny, and at the same time, weaken its backlash on our destiny, right?"

"Not bad!"

Dong Zhuo nodded affirmatively, "Why did you suddenly ask this? Could it be that Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor can help us in this regard?"

Dong Zhuo actually asked such a foolish question. It seems that his ambition has been worn away by time, and even his mind is not very clear.

Fortunately, Li Ru is not stupid. He immediately nodded, "Naturally! Otherwise, I wouldn't have said there was no need to stop him!"

"Think about it, Father-in-law! Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor means there are two suns in the sky. Won't this greatly weaken the Han Dynasty's destiny?"

"At the same time, isn't the threat of Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor greater than our threat of holding the Emperor to command the warlords? Will the Han Dynasty's destiny Golden Dragon increase its backlash and curse on Lord Yuan Shu because of this, thereby relaxing its backlash on us?"

"After all, the Han Dynasty's destiny Golden Dragon is already short of energy now, and it will be even more so after Lord Yuan Shu declares himself Emperor!"

When the power of the Han Dynasty's destiny Golden Dragon is insufficient, it will naturally choose the object that hates it the most and backlash against it with all its might.

"In this way, is this Lord Yuan Shu a good person? Is his declaring himself Emperor not only not a bad thing for us, but a good thing?"

"But in this way, the Emperor in our hands will be devalued!"

Although he was quite happy that Lord Yuan Shu took the initiative to take the targeting of the Han Dynasty's destiny Golden Dragon, Dong Zhuo wanted a win-win situation.

Well! The kind where he wins twice by himself.

"This is also something that can't be helped!"

Li Ru shook his head helplessly, "One cannot have both fish and bear's paw. Compared to the backlash of destiny, it is more worthwhile for the Han Emperor in the Lord's hands to be devalued!"

"In addition, the destiny of the Han Dynasty has not been completely exhausted yet, and the hearts of the people in the world are still mainly toward the Han Dynasty!"

"At this time, Lord Yuan Shu rashly declaring himself Emperor will inevitably lead to the crusade of the warlords of the world!"

"I estimate he won't last long!"

"Of course, no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the Emperor in our hands is about to be devalued;"

"So, while the Emperor in our hands still has a little bit of use, why don't we sell him for a good price and maximize the benefits?"

Recently, in a casual chat with Jia Xu, he accidentally gained an inspiration.

He came up with a true strategy to disrupt the country.

It just happens to be applicable to the current situation, squeezing out the last bit of utility value of the Han Emperor.

Originally, Li Ru did not want to use this move. After all, it was a bit wasteful.

But after Lord Yuan Shu prepared to declare himself Emperor, the problem of waste no longer existed.

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, became interested, and immediately asked, "Tell me quickly! What kind of strategy is it?"

Li Ru immediately took the order and replied, "My son-in-law calls this plan the strategy to divide the country by granting titles;"

"Its core point is that after Lord Yuan Shu declares himself Emperor, we immediately condemn him in the name of the Han Emperor, and at the same time, issue edicts granting titles to all the warlords in the world, and order them to crusade against and eliminate the fake Emperor Lord Yuan Shu."

"In this way, Lord Yuan Shu will surely die, and the warlords of the world will inevitably declare themselves kings first. In this way, the world will be completely chaotic;"

"At the same time, it can further strike and weaken the Han Dynasty's destiny, reduce the backlash of destiny on us, and buy us more time. Father-in-law, what do you think of this plan?"

"This..."

Dong Zhuo frowned upon hearing this, "It is good! It can indeed reduce the backlash of destiny, but in this way, the Emperor in our hands will be completely useless. At that time, all the warlords in the world will declare themselves kings, and our advantage will be completely gone!"

"No matter how you look at it, it's a big loss!"

"Let's see! Let me consider it again!"

Dong Zhuo ultimately could not make up his mind to do so.

He had finally managed to hold the Emperor, and he did not want to ruin the Emperor so easily by himself.

He enjoyed the feeling of being high above.

"Ah this..."

Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo's hesitant and conflicted expression and knew that there was no way to get a result today, so he had to give up for the time being.

But he did not give up and prepared to persuade Dong Zhuo more in the future.

Since they could not stop Lord Yuan Shu from declaring himself Emperor, the devaluation of the Emperor in their hands had become a foregone conclusion, so it was better to make good use of it now.

In the future, if they want to use the name of the Emperor to say things, the effect will be less and less.

Of course, Li Ru doing this actually had selfish motives.

That is, he wanted to use this strategy to completely disrupt the world of the Han Dynasty and let the Han Dynasty completely head toward destruction.

To return a clear and bright world to this world.

Look and see if this world can enter a new future.

Once upon a time, he was also full of enthusiasm, learned a set of skills, and considered himself not inferior to anyone. He wanted to serve the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, make a name for himself and get ahead.

As a result, he was given several loud slaps in the face.

He found that although he was talented, because of his low birth, he could not easily enter the official career, rely on his own skills to display his talent, and obtain the status he deserved.

Those noble clans and public officials didn't look down on him at all.

He was stuck from the beginning and lived extremely stiflingly.

He suffered all kinds of humiliation and ridicule.

In the end, he chose Dong Zhuo, a guy who also didn't have a high birth but was ambitious, and wanted to assist him in achieving a career.

Until now, he felt he had been quite successful.

But he knew very well that he and Dong Zhuo were still failures, and there would be no good end in the future.

But before dying, dragging the Han Dynasty to be buried with him, he felt it was great.

At this time, in an underground Secret Guard base somewhere in Chang'an, Jia Yi listened to the conversation between Li Ru and Dong Zhuo through beasts and looked at it, and said with regret, "What a pity! Why didn't this Dong Zhuo agree?"

"It seems that he still can't bear to part with the Emperor in his hands!"

"Sir, this plan failed, what should we do next?"

"Don't worry!"

Jia Xu drank tea calmly and replied, "Let the arrows fly for a while! Wait patiently for a few days, believe me, Dong Zhuo will make a change!"

"Li Ru doesn't look like someone who would give up!"

"When I was in contact with him before, I vaguely felt that this person already had a heart of death. Such a good strategy to divide the country by granting titles, such a good opportunity to drag the Han Dynasty to be buried with him, he would absolutely not give up."

"Of course, to ensure the plan is foolproof, I need you to further push Wang Yun to calculate against Dong Zhuo, let Wang Yun and the Emperor cooperate to calculate against Dong Zhuo, pretend to abdicate to Dong Zhuo, and let Dong Zhuo declare himself Emperor!"

"With the news of Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor in front, I believe Dong Zhuo will be even more unable to refuse, and this plan will have even fewer flaws."

Jia Xu never prepares just one plan when making plans.

Only multiple plans cooperating can ensure foolproof.

"Understood!"

Jia Yi smiled and nodded, patting his chest to guarantee, "Sir, please leave this matter to me with peace of mind! I will definitely complete it well!"