Chapter 388

Seeming that Zhao Jue couldn't figure it out, Liu Zhiyuan shook his head, sighed deeply, and smiled bitterly.

"Brother Zhao, don't say you don't understand, I don't understand either!"

Zhao Jue was shocked, "You don't understand it yourself?"

"I do have some doubts."

After saying that, Zhao Jue, Qinglong, Baihu and Zhuque looked at each other, and their shock was obvious.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Jue asked in a deep voice: "Does the emperor want your life?"

"No, Shu has no conditions to fight back." Liu Zhiyuan said earnestly.

"Then... why?"

Liu Zhiyuan kept shaking his head and couldn't answer. After hesitating for a long time, he raised his head and looked at the four people, and said tentatively: "I have a guess, I don't know if it's right."

"Tell me." The four people said in unison.

They also wanted to know what the emperor was thinking and why Liu Zhiyuan spent money to hire someone to kill him.

"Okay. Since you are willing to listen, I will tell you, but they..." Liu Zhiyuan pointed at the three people standing against the wall, implying something.

Zhao Jue laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, they won't tell anyone."

"Yes, yes, we swear, it goes in one ear and out the other." The three of them also understood the importance of this, and hurriedly raised their fingers to swear.

Zhao Jue just smiled and said nothing. Liu Zhiyuan was close, and he noticed Zhao Jue's flash of cruelty, and he was relieved immediately.

As for the corpse, of course he kept his mouth shut.

"Okay." He loosened his belt and found a clean place to sit down.

He took a deep breath and explained, "I guess Liu Huanzhou must have won several victories recently, causing a lot of noise, forcing the Hu people to take some actions."

"Then what?" Zhao Jue still didn't understand.

"Your Majesty, we are going to send troops to the north..."

As soon as the word "send troops" came out, Zhao Jue instantly understood, his throat rolled, and he raised his head involuntarily.

"Brother, have you figured it out?"

"A little bit." Zhao Jue told the truth.

Liu Zhiyuan nodded and praised, "Brother, you are really quick-witted."

He continued, "The most important thing for marching and fighting is food and grass. It just so happens that Shu has thousands of miles of fertile land and a comfortable climate. It is a good place to grow crops."

At this point, not to mention Zhao Jue, even Qinglong tasted something, "You mean, the emperor doesn't want chaos in Shu?"

"Just one of the reasons." Liu Zhiyuan coiled up and retreated, shaking his fingers and pretending to be profound.

"As for the second reason, it is Sima Zhao's intention, which is known to everyone. Liu Huanzhou's rebellious intention is obvious. The emperor is eager to march north, and he must be taking this opportunity to deplete Liu Huanzhou's family assets and stabilize Hexi."

Zhao Jue frowned and asked in confusion, "Killing two birds with one stone? Isn't the emperor afraid that Liu Huanzhou will take this opportunity to expand his power?"

"Afraid, of course I'm afraid!"

Liu Zhiyuan answered immediately. He narrowed his eyes and looked to the northwest, shaking his head: "Life is limited, if you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences!"

The four people were not fools, and they understood the meaning of the words as soon as they heard them. Qinglong hurriedly reminded, "Be careful with your words! You can't let the minister talk about the king."

"Hahaha." Liu Zhiyuan was slightly surprised, and then laughed.

After laughing enough, he waved his hand and said indifferently: "Everyone knows it, but they just don't want to say it. The current emperor..."

"Old!"

Hiss! Zhao took a breath. Although there was nothing wrong with the words, it always felt wrong when it came from Liu Zhiyuan.

Noticing the abnormal expressions of the four people, Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly explained with a smile: "Don't worry, I definitely don't have the intention of rebelling."

"Let's continue to talk about your guess." Zhao glanced around and changed the subject belatedly.

"Okay, you have a special status, and some words really shouldn't be listened to." Liu Zhiyuan agreed.

After thinking about it, he simply went straight to the point, "The emperor wants peace in Shu, and I am obedient enough."

"I understand." Zhao curled his lips.

Having said that, how could he not understand? It is not easy to want peace in Shu. Wouldn't it be peaceful if there is only one voice? And for this voice, the obedient Liu Zhiyuan is the first choice!

So Liu Zhiyuan's visit to Beijing this time was a complete drama. The emperor helped Liu Zhiyuan to find unstable elements, and in exchange, Liu Zhiyuan stabilized the situation in Shu and kept an eye on Hexi.

Good calculation, really good calculation. Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly, applauding silently in his heart. Without Liu Zhiyuan's reminder, he really couldn't figure out these twists and turns.

But soon, he realized that something was wrong: since this visit to Beijing was a drama, why did Liu Zhiyuan hire someone to kill him?

It was a superfluous move, wasn't it? As long as he entered the capital, who to kill and who not to kill, wasn't it still Liu Zhiyuan who had the final say?

Why bother?

"That's not right." Zhao Jue realized it later.

He glanced at Liu Zhiyuan and asked, "Why do you still pay someone to kill you?"

"Alas." Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand.

"How can I have so many enemies?"

This word awakened Zhao Jue from his dream. All the things that Zhao Jue didn't understand before were clear.

He clapped his hands and sighed, "Yes, yes. So that's it! So that's it! Brother Liu is very thoughtful!"

Liu Zhiyuan bowed, "Thank you, thank you."

The white tiger next to him was confused and couldn't help but gently pull Zhao Jue's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Old Nine, what do you mean? Why don't I understand? Paying someone to kill yourself, isn't that a fool? How can you be so thoughtful?"

Zhao Jue patted his shoulder and laughed, "Why don't you understand?"

Bai Hu was still confused. His brain was slow, and he had not yet thought of going to Beijing and hiring someone to kill him together. So, although he listened attentively, he did not understand anything.

Zhuque beside him could not bear to see it, and explained: "It doesn't matter how many enemies General Liu has. What matters is how many enemies the emperor thinks he has. It doesn't matter if there are more, but if there are fewer, we have to find a way to make up for it."

"That's what I mean!" Liu Zhiyuan agreed.

What's going on? Bai Hu was confused, "You mean: there are too few enemies, the emperor is very dissatisfied, and he has to pay people to pretend to be enemies?"

"More or less." Zhao Jue said with satisfaction.

Bai Hu was shocked, "Isn't that acting?"

Zhao Jue was confused, and he didn't understand!

"Nonsense, of course it's acting! How can you really do something that involves human lives?"

"That's right..." Bai Hu nodded, and stepped aside with a confused look on his face. He is a rough man, and he really can't understand these twists and turns, but it doesn't matter. As long as the five of them can enter Beijing alive, it doesn't matter whether they play or not.

Seeing that no one is talking anymore, Liu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "We have said everything we should say. Let's go carefully on the road ahead. Don't draw your sword at every turn. I'm timid and can't stand being scared!"

"Hahaha." Zhao laughed happily.

He said embarrassedly: "Don't do it again, don't do it again."

Qinglong looked back at the three people by the wall, raised his eyebrows and asked: "What should we do with them?"

Zhao thought about it and said, "Let them keep their mouths shut forever!"

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