Not to mention Lu Bu's unexpected move, even the civil and military officials of the court could not have imagined it.

Wherever you follow, you will be named the king?

Naturally, all the civil and military officials expressed opposition to this, but Liu Xie insisted on insisting that he not only granted Zhao Wei the King of Shu, but also returned Sun Quan to the King of Wu.

Faced with the doubts of the ministers, Liu Xie said:

"Everyone, have you heard of such a story called boiled frogs in warm water. That is to say, this frog, if you put them directly in hot water, they will jump out directly, but if you put them in warm water and heat them little by little, they will not jump out until they die."

"Yizhou has dangerous mountains and rivers, and Yangzhou has solid rivers. Since our dynasty, the development of the south of the river has become increasingly higher and the population has become increasingly dense. In fact, both places have already had the innate conditions for separatism. In a short period of time, it will definitely be difficult to fight. The court has fought for many years, and the national treasury is empty, and the people are already suffering. There are five major cities and six major military regions to be built. The court urgently needs to recuperate. After a few years, the strength of the court has recovered, wouldn't it be easy to take these two places?"

"It is true that the court needs cultivation, but Your Majesty, let's rest and recuperate, Zhao Wei and Sun Quan can also cultivate. If they get the throne, it will be legitimate, and it will probably be even more difficult to cure by then!"

"It's just a name. In the current situation, if I don't give them a title to them, they will sooner or later. This is the so-called strategy of boiling frogs in warm water. I have actually thought about this for a while."

"First, the foundation of the Central Plains is deeper than that of Yangyi and the two states. However, the years of war trauma are too traumatized. As long as they are sealed by me, they will naturally not take the initiative to send troops to provoke. To cultivate and revitalize, my vitality will return ten, and they will only return five points. The longer the delay is, the more beneficial it will be to us."

"Second, since we have been named the king of our Han, we must pay tribute to us. With blood drawn every year, we will naturally become stronger and stronger, and they will become weaker and weaker. Even after a few years, we can find fault. We can blackmail them through the means of attacking Wuhe, so that they can compensate them more for their property, money and food, slowly empty their family, and finally give them a fatal blow. This is to boil the frogs in warm water, and the court can concentrate on building five major cities first, operating the Silk Road, and swallow Liangzhou first and digest it well."

"The third and most important thing is that the court has given Yangyi and the two states no matter what, the economic advantages are still real. Moreover, since we have been named the king of our Han family, we naturally have to use our Han family's currency with Jian'an new money in hand. To put it bluntly, I have mastered the right to issue their currency. Wouldn't the wealth of the two states be allowed to be obtained?"

"If this strategy is implemented, within ten years, our court will definitely be strong and strong. They will definitely be weak. If you take it, it will naturally be easy. Even if you don't need to take it, it may evolve peacefully? And what I have lost is just a little face. How many lives are worthy of my face?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Emperor, it's really a very human!

To put it bluntly, this policy is not that complicated. As a modern person, Liu Xie can imagine that it is because he saw a lot of international news in his previous life and is also familiar with the four words "peaceful evolution". He knows that economic wars between countries are often more effective than battlefield fighting, and it can be said that killing people without blood.

However, you say how difficult this strategy was for ancient people to understand. This is really not true. In fact, this trick was played by Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin in history. The Southern Tang, whose comprehensive national strength was almost as strong as that of the Central Plains, was killed by continuous blood drawing, which led to the fact that when the Southern Tang was finally pacified, it was like a joke. In comparison, it was much easier than the unification of the Three Kingdoms.

But is this policy really clever? To put it bluntly, isn’t it shameless!

First, he admitted the two traitors and conferred the king of them. This was already a big mouth and he was looking for trouble and sucking blood. This seemed very scoundrel. After draining it, he sent troops to destroy it. Isn’t this just breaking his promise and fattening it?

How to write this historical book?

After all, why did Zhao Kuangyin play like this in history? It’s just that the world has been a whole lot since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. His emperor was not in a good position, or the world has long been no longer orthodox. He is a big-name soldier who is so shameless.

It can also be said that since Sima Yi invaded the Wei Dynasty, the moral bottom line of descendants has become lower and lower, and has become generally shameless. This kind of black-hearted, untrue, almost rogue and shameless approach has become a national policy of a country in a blatant way.

However, Liu Xie was orthodox and could not be more orthodox! From a puppet to a great emperor who has become a follower of the law today, wasn’t it just because he relied on that little face, and no matter how he jumped Cao Cao, he would not dare to kill him. Only in this way can he get the lost power back little by little?

Now, in order to unify the world, I don’t even want to have a face!

But Liu Xie felt that it was nothing. For such a little face, he would not use a unified policy. Isn’t this a disease?

When fighting, it is the lives of the lower class people, and it is better to die less than one.

As for how to write history books, isn’t this little girl who lets the winner dress up?

So, under Liu Xie's tough attitude, this policy was passed, which seemed very incredible to all the civil and military officials of the court. Xun Yue personally took the edict alone to meet Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei was granted the title of King of Shu, and asked to pay 400,000 stones of grain, 30,000 pieces of Shu brocade, and 100,000 kilograms of pig iron. At the same time, Lu Bu, a group of Lu Bu and his confidants, such as his confidants, would hand over the family members of Lu Bu and his candidates.

In fact, at this point, there is no longer anything to dare to do. After all, his behavior of separatist parties has long been a substantial rebellion. If you have to say that you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, you will never dare to accept the throne. Then give you a position as the Nine Ministers and follow me directly into the capital.

Accept that you are the first king of different surnames since the Baima Alliance for 400 years. I will give you a step and still put you in the system of the Han Dynasty. As a prince, don’t forget to respect the court during the holidays. Hello, I’m good to everyone.

If you don't accept it, you are a traitor. To put it bluntly, you are not pursuing separatist but rebellion. On the day when you conquered Chengdu, no one of your Zhao family could escape. One of them could be divided into five horses. Don't think about hiding behind Lu Bu and continuing to be a Han minister.

It's certain that it's hot, and how to say it, this strategy of boiling a frog in warm water is not too difficult to see. Many knowledgeable people in Yizhou have seen Liu Xie's sinister intentions. After all, the annual tribute that Liu Xie wants is a lion no matter how you look at it. The small court's annual financial surplus is probably to pay more than half of it, so I still don't know how to get Liu Xie's back.

However, Zhao Wei himself is different from the heroes who attacked the world with one sword and one shot. To put it bluntly, he is a representative of the local sect of Yizhou. The local tyrants and aristocratic families really cannot stand the oppression of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang and the Dongzhou sect, and he launched a flag when he rebelled in groups.

What are the demands of the powerful people in Yizhou? It is nothing more than making decisions on their own affairs, demanding more political rights, and hoping to hide behind the dangerous passes and live a peaceful life.

The court has granted you a title of king and directly acknowledged your legal status. If you don’t have blood transfusions, don’t you have to fight in the future? Wouldn’t you be able to live a peaceful life?

After all, knowledgeable people are only a few. Most of the time, they only believe what they are willing to believe. After all, the emperor has never done such shameless things before. Instead, the tribute of princes and kings has been there in ancient times. Even if many knowledgeable people raise objections, they subconsciously choose to ignore it, thinking that this is simply nonsense.

How to say, the first shameless person in history can always sell his face for a good price. For example, Sima Yi just swears to fool Cao Shuang?

The powerful people in Yizhou did not have much ambitions. After accepting the imperial enthronement, they had a legal identity. From then on, the girls danced and danced. As for the tribute and the lost government finances, they were all the money from the poor, so what did it have to do with them?

As for Zhao Wei himself, not to mention that he has no choice, facing those unscrupulous words, even if the worst result is to think about it, even if the court really kills him after sucking enough blood from Yizhou, then as a prince who was officially enthroned by the court, the consequences will definitely be better than those of a rebel who openly rebel.

You should know that at this point, even the losers in history, they were still very decent in treating the top nobles. For example, Liu He, the most famous Changyi King of this dynasty, was driven down after less than a month of emperor. It was different from his life of glory and wealth, at least he became the title of Marquis of Haihun?

As for the nonsense of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the Communist Party of the World, Zhao Wei never even thought about it.

It is better to be the king of the court than to be the governor of Lu Bu. If Lu Bu and the foreign enemies who have ambitions to the world around Lu Bu are here, there will be room for opposition. However, now Lu Bu's direct troops have been taken away to attack Hanzhong, and the remaining few confidants are also in Chengdu. Wouldn't they be arrested if they send a few minor officials? They just happened to give them to the court as a favor.

Then, tens of thousands of troops were pushed to the vicinity of Jianmen Pass, completely cutting off the possibility of Lu Bu returning.

I don’t know whether Lu Bu can defeat Zhao Wei in Hanzhong, but he can be sure that Lu Bu will definitely die in Hanzhong.
Chapter completed!