Chapter 283

Zhang Fei had been responsible for diplomacy recently and felt he had a special talent for it, gradually falling in love with this line of work!

Liu Bei nodded,

"Third brother must be there!"

Zhang Fei's mouth split to his ears; big brother understands me!

In the military tent,

Jia Xu cupped his hands,

"Lord Xuande, long time no see. Your bearing is even better."

Liu Bei also cupped his hands,

"Mr. Wenhe, you are also doing better and better, now becoming an envoy of the Son of Heaven."

Jia Xu smiled bitterly,

"Lord Xuande, don't mock me. After helping Dong Zhuo as a lobbyist last time, I was left idle, and only because Li Jue had no one else did they send me as an envoy."

Liu Bei had someone serve tea,

"I harmed Mr. Wenhe last time; I was helpless at the time."

Jia Xu expressed that he could understand. What else could he do if he couldn't understand? He couldn't beat him, and at most he could beat Guo Jia!

Zhang Fei said bluntly,

"Jia Xu, what did Li Jue and Guo Si send you to do? Are you planning to surrender?"

Jia Xu bowed,

"General Zhang, that is incorrect. Generals Li Jue and Guo Si have merit in protecting the lord and drove away the traitor Lu Bu."

"I came here this time by the order of the Son of Heaven to reward Lord Xuande."

Guo Jia and Liu Bei looked at each other; it was indeed so.

Jia Xu took out the edict,

"Lord Xuande, the Emperor knows of your loyalty and is moved that you came to protect the lord, so he specifically enfeoffs you as General of the Left, Marquis of Zhuo County!"

"General of the Left?!"

Many people gasped,

their lord was only enfeoffed as General Who Pacifies the West last month, yet now he is enfeoffed as General of the Left!

This is a General of the Left personally enfeoffed by the imperial court!

Grand General, General of the Flying Cavalry, ranked next to the Chancellor,

General of Chariots and Cavalry, General of the Guards, Left, Right, Front, Rear, all with gold and purple, ranked next to the High Ministers!

One can see the high position of General of the Left.

Historically, Liu Bei only obtained this title after helping Cao Cao eliminate Lu Bu, and he used it for twenty years!

The Governor of Bingzhou is only useful in Bingzhou, but the General of the Left is useful in the entire Great Han and can already open an office, equivalent to a modern-day General!

The goal of this expedition had already been completed, and it was over-completed.

Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu, knowing that Jia Wenhe must have contributed quite a bit to this.

Liu Bei's expression was somewhat uncomfortable,

"The Emperor wants me to lead troops back to Bingzhou, but the two traitors Li Jue and Guo Si are holding the Emperor hostage..."

Everyone also felt it was difficult to handle. If they go to attack Chang'an, it counts as disobeying the imperial edict!

If they don't attack Chang'an, the Emperor is controlled by Li Jue and the others!

Guo Jia bowed,

"My lord, the Emperor is held hostage by Li Jue, Guo Si, and others. Now it seems they dare not do anything to the Emperor. If our army attacks Chang'an, I fear it will cause them to jump over the wall in desperation and harm the Emperor."

Xun You also bowed,

"My lord, Li Jue and the others are cruel, and if pushed too hard, they will do anything. It is better to rescue the Emperor slowly."

Liu Bei sighed long,

"So be it, this is the only way."

Jia Xu glanced at Guo Jia and Xun You, secretly praising that these two are also formidable, instantly finding a step for Liu Bei!

After the serious business was discussed,

Liu Bei let everyone go down first, leaving only the strategists Guo Jia and Xun You, and Zhang Fei in the military tent,

"Mr. Jia, I fear you contributed quite a bit to this position of General of the Left, right?"

Jia Xu bowed,

"Lord Xuande, defeating Dong Zhuo, settling a million Qingzhou people, driving the Xiongnu north, and expanding the territory—obtaining the position of General of the Left and being enfeoffed as a County Marquis is what you deserve."

Liu Bei smiled,

"I am very happy that you could come personally, Mr. Wenhe. How about you become a consultant in my General of the Left office from now on?"

Zhang Fei? He muttered to himself,

"Big brother is awesome! He directly kept the envoy, but is this Jia Wenhe formidable? Why didn't I see it?"

Jia Xu was waiting for this moment,

and through his observations over the past two years, he discovered that the only ones who could accomplish things were Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or perhaps a few others including Yuan Shao.

Although Li Jue and the others planned to make him a Minister of the Secretariat, Jia Xu absolutely didn't dare to do it.

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With his shrewdness, he knew that Li Jue, Guo Si, and these people would definitely be defeated and die, and when the time came for liquidation, he would be finished along with them, so it was best to stay away from places of right and wrong.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both warlords of the Kanto region, and as a man of the Guanxi region, it was difficult for him to be reused. Only Liu Bei rose from humble beginnings and liked to use cold scholars, not caring about background, making him a very good place to go.

Moreover, Liu Bei was known throughout the world for his benevolence and righteousness, so he would definitely not harm his subordinates, which fit Jia Xu's style of 'planning for himself first'.

Jia Xu bowed deeply,

"Thank you, my lord, for your appreciation. This subordinate will definitely serve you with all his heart!"

Liu Bei helped Jia Xu up and smiled,

"With Wenhe's help, it is like adding wings to a tiger!"

Jia Xu was actually somewhat strange,

"My lord, I was never outstanding in Dong Zhuo's camp, so why did my lord..."

Liu Bei smiled,

"This is exactly Wenhe's brilliance."

Jia Xu bowed in deep admiration; he had been hiding himself so well, yet his lord discovered it. His lord is truly a god-like man!

Liu Bei added,

"I will write a letter to Li Jue and the others later, saying that I had a very pleasant conversation with Wenhe and am forcibly keeping you in my camp to work. Li Jue and the others will naturally send Wenhe's family over."

Jia Xu bowed,

"Thank you, my lord!"

This was also something he had thought of in advance. His lord is truly formidable; he understands even without me saying it...

Guo Jia and Xun You looked at each other; another one with eight hundred schemes has come, how competitive!

Zhang Fei??

"What exactly did big brother and Jia Xu say? I feel like I heard it, but I also feel like I didn't!"

The live broadcast room's chat was also much busier,

"Damn, this Jia Xu is so smart. He took the initiative to go as an envoy just to defect to the eared thief!"

"He doesn't want to be a Minister of the Secretariat, but wants to be a subordinate official of the eared thief. Does this Jia Xu think that highly of the eared thief?"

"The eared thief is not bad either; he instantly knew how to protect Jia Xu's family!"

"They all have eight hundred schemes; how could Guo Jia or Xun You be any worse!"

"My brother Fei is so pitiful; he's the only one here with only one—no, half a scheme... he looks so confused!"

Jia Xu whispered again,

"My lord, before I left on this trip, Li Ru found me and asked me to bring someone to you."

Liu Bei couldn't guess this time; he had no friendship with Li Ru, so who to bring?

Although Li Ru is a good strategist, he did too many bad things following Dong Zhuo and had a terrible reputation, so Liu Bei truly couldn't use him.

Soon,