"Yes, I would go through fire and water without hesitation!" Guo Jia's eyes gradually hardened.
Back then, he was recommended by Lu Li to help Cao Cao fight against the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which was entirely out of respect for Lu Li.
But after spending these years together, he has come to regard Cao Cao as his lord from the bottom of his heart!
Moreover, Cao Cao trusted him very much, and he did his best to handle every task assigned to him!
Such a lord is worth sacrificing his life for!
Guo Jia's eyes gleamed, and he smiled at Xu Chu, "Let's go, Zhongkang, let's go have a drink."
"Okay, sure!" Xu Chu said with a simple smile.
Meanwhile, in Luoyang, the army had already assembled and was just waiting for Lu Li's order to withdraw from Luoyang.
"Sir, the army has been assembled. When will we withdraw?" Zhang Liang asked.
Lu Li smiled slightly. He was going to leave anyway, but he didn't mind messing with the various warlords before he went.
"When Dong Zhuo fled Luoyang, Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian, threw the Imperial Seal of the State into a dry well. Go and order someone to retrieve it," Lu Li said with a smile.
Zhang Liang was taken aback and quickly said, "Ah? The Imperial Seal of the State? Sir, this..."
That's the Imperial Seal of the State, made by Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng!
This jade seal represents legitimacy and supreme glory.
Zhang Liang personally went to the Luoyang Imperial Palace and indeed found the Imperial Seal of the State in a dry well.
However, he had never seen it before and did not know whether the jade seal was real or fake, so he brought it back to Lu Li directly.
The moment Lu Li saw the imperial seal, he took a deep breath and grasped it with trembling hands.
This was made by Qin Shi Huang, and he hasn't seen it for over four hundred years.
The Imperial Seal of the State is missing a corner. This is because when Wang Mang usurped the Han throne, he sent someone to demand the seal from Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, who was in charge of the seal at the time.
Enraged by Wang Mang's usurpation, Empress Wang Zhengjun slammed the imperial seal onto the main hall, chipping off a corner of it.
Later, Wang Mang ordered skilled craftsmen to inlay this corner with gold, and the imperial seal became a gold-inlaid jade seal.
The jade seal is engraved with eight large characters: "By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous!"
This is the genuine Imperial Seal of the State!
"Sir, is this the Imperial Seal of the State?" Zhang Liang asked excitedly.
The Imperial Seal of the State was the most precious item of the Han Dynasty and the most valued item by the Han imperial family. Whoever obtained it would become the new monarch!
“Yes! It’s the Imperial Seal of the State!” Lu Li nodded solemnly.
"Haha, it's actually true!"
Zhang Liang's eyes lit up with envy; this was the Imperial Seal of the State!
Lu Li said indifferently, "It's just a broken rock."
"Sir, this is the Imperial Seal of the State!"
Lu Li disagreed. When Ying Zheng forged the Imperial Seal, he envisioned the Qin Dynasty lasting for thousands of years, but in the end, the Qin Dynasty perished after only two generations.
Even though he paid the price with his life, he did not change history.
For Lu Li, the Imperial Seal of the State was like a curse, a symbol of immortality.
"Send word that the Imperial Seal of the State is in Luoyang!" Lu Li calmly ordered.
"Sir, what do you want to do?"
Zhang Liang was startled by Lu Li's words and quickly advised, "The Imperial Seal is the symbol of the emperor. If it falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it could cause a great disaster!"
Zhang Liang's concerns were not unfounded. If someone obtained the Imperial Seal, they would definitely not let go of the opportunity to become emperor, and it would surely cause a bloodbath.
“It’s just a stone. Why not let these feudal lords fight over it?” Lu Li retorted sharply.
Zhang Liang immediately realized that Lu Li was using someone else to do his dirty work.
"But sir, would these feudal lords be foolish enough to come to Luoyang to seize the imperial seal?" Zhang Liang asked, frowning.
"Human nature is inherently greedy; even knowing there's a trap, some people still can't resist the temptation."
Yes, the allure of the Imperial Seal is too great. Even knowing it's a trap, many people are still willing to jump in!
Lu Li smiled slightly and said, "When fishing, you must have enough bait!"
Zhang Liang gasped in shock. Lu Li's move was too ruthless, causing the various lords to kill each other for the imperial seal!
This is a top-tier, overt strategy; it's impossible to crack!
Zhang Liang sincerely admired Lu Li's ruthless methods; it was simply a series of interconnected schemes.
As expected of the master of Zhang Jiao, his skill was astonishing from the very first move.
"Understood, Your subordinate will take care of this matter immediately," Zhang Liang said respectfully, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
"Okay! Go ahead!" Lu Li waved his hand.
Zhang Liang quickly stepped back!
Within half a month, the news had spread throughout the world.
All the feudal lords in the land knew that the Imperial Seal of the State was in the Luoyang Imperial Palace. Most importantly, the Yellow Turban Army stationed in Luoyang had all withdrawn!
Three hundred thousand troops, they withdrew without warning, and for a time none of the various warlords dared to move.
They were afraid of being tricked, because they had suffered too many losses at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.
Another month passed, and finally some of the warlords could no longer contain themselves. The first to set off was Sun Jian of Jiangdong.
Once one of them set off, the other feudal lords no longer waited and also sent troops to Luoyang.
Yanzhou, Cao Cao's residence.
"Wenruo, what do you think of this matter?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
Xun Yu frowned deeply. Anyone with eyes could see that this was a trap; the Yellow Turban Army wanted to incite war between the various warlords.
How could the Imperial Seal of the State really be in Luoyang?
"In my opinion, the Yellow Turban Army's actions were intended to incite wars among the feudal lords, and the Imperial Seal could not possibly be in Luoyang."
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