This matter had to be explained from the messenger sent by Yuan Shu.
In fact, when the system announced Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne, Yuan Shu's messenger had secretly rushed to Yang Rui's residence in Linzi City, bringing tens of thousands of gold coins as a gift. He wanted to obtain Yang Rui's support in this matter.
Yang Rui naturally saw this clearly. The prelude to Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne was a matter of choice. Yang Rui naturally would not act rashly.
Currently, although the various feudal lords and various powers did their own thing and ignored the existence of the Han Dynasty, each of them were like local emperors, reducing the influence of the Han Dynasty to the lowest.
However, no matter which power it was, everything still had to be done in the name of the Han Dynasty. Other than Ma Teng and Han Sui who had rebelled, no one dared to deny the authority of the Han Dynasty on the surface.
Even though Ma Teng and Han Sui had already accepted the Han Dynasty's summons, they still respected the Han Dynasty on the surface.
What kind of concept was Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne? It was a complete overthrow of the feudal lords' bottom line, a complete denial of the Han Dynasty, and the establishment of a new dynasty. To Yuan Shu, this was an earth-shattering matter.
However, other than creating a precedent, this matter did not have any benefits for the other feudal lords. The key was that Yuan Shu's own strength was not strong enough, and he did not have the strength to suppress everyone. He did not even have the strength to protect himself.
If Yang Rui had to summarize Yuan Shu, it would be that Yuan Shu was addicted to being an emperor. If he did not obtain a reputation, he would feel uncomfortable. In reality, it would not help his strength at all, and would only make enemies everywhere.
This was also the case in history. After Yuan Shu became emperor, he was continuously defeated by Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and the other feudal lords. First, he fled to Runan Commandery to live. In the end, he had no choice but to return to Shouchun. On the way, he wanted to find a cup of honey but could not find it. In his disappointment, he died.
Under such circumstances, first of all, Yang Rui could not do anything that would damage his reputation and principles. That would be tantamount to destroying his own Great Wall. At least, Yang Rui was still the King of the Eastern Sea by the Han Dynasty. The little Emperor Liu Xie still called him elder brother when they met!
Secondly, Yang Rui also believed that there was no need to hesitate when choosing the storyline faction. Yuan Shu claiming to be the emperor was a suicidal move. Yang Rui believed that directly choosing the opposing faction and winning more storyline rewards was the best choice.
Yuan Shu, on the other hand, did not dare to challenge Yang Rui. Instead, he wanted to try to rope in Yang Rui. The bargaining chip that his emissary brought to Yuan Shu was to use the title of "King of the Four Seas" to replace the "King of the Eastern Seas" that the current Han Dynasty had conferred upon Yang Rui in exchange for Yang Rui's support in becoming emperor.
It seemed that the title of "King of the Four Seas" was even more resounding than "King of the Eastern Seas". However, Yuan Shu was still too subjective. Although the Han Dynasty had lost its authority, it was still recognized by the world. In comparison, Yuan Shu's act of claiming to be emperor was absurd and was not recognized by the world. What authority did his conferred official position have?
Yang Rui naturally did not care about the bargaining chip that Yuan Shu's emissary brought. He also did not have the slightest interest in the title of "King of the Four Seas". Thus, Yuan Shu's emissary was naturally ignored by Yang Rui in the Linzi City Inn.
When Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You came online, they thought that they could use Yuan Shu's emissary to cooperate or trade with Yuan Shu before the plot of Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor. They could take advantage of the opportunity to obtain some benefits.
Some of them even thought that they could use the plot of Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor to consume the strength of the various feudal lords. This was because, according to their analysis, after the plot of Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor, there was a high possibility that Yang Rui would become the target of public criticism.
The rapid development of the system's plot was around the time of the Battle of Guandu. At this time, the two sides of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, were in a state of mutual hatred. Even if there was a potential competition between the two, there was no current irreconcilable conflict.
As a result, the possibility of Yang Rui becoming the main character of the third large-scale system's plot in the Three Kingdoms region was very high. After all, whether it was the territory that Yang Rui currently occupied or the development of the entire Three Kingdoms region's plot, Yang Rui was in a crucial position.
Therefore, how to use the plot of Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor to pave the way for the upcoming large-scale system's plot was what Yang Rui needed to consider the most at this time. Otherwise, if Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others' speculations came true, Yang Rui would also be in a passive position.
Their analysis surprised Yang Rui. Although he could vaguely feel that he might be in the middle of the storm in the upcoming large-scale system's plot, he still had some hope in his heart and did not think that he would definitely face a serious situation.
At this time, after the analysis of the few people, Yang Rui increasingly felt that the probability of the situation that he had speculated was very high. He also began to prepare to face the passive situation that might occur in the subsequent large-scale system's plot.
Of course, the reason why Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others could be relatively certain of this guess was related to the fact that Yang Rui had materialized them in the real world. After a few days of understanding and contact, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and the others had a deeper understanding of the current game's background.
It was precisely because of this understanding that the direction of their speculations was closer to the essence of the development of the situation. At the same time, their understanding of the Han Dynasty had greatly changed. This was especially so for Xun You, who gradually avoided some of the knots that might arise from the Han Dynasty.
This change in understanding was based on the foundation of the successive dynasties. For a historical figure like Xun You, it was not difficult to discover the inherent law of the changes, and this law was also applicable to the current game's background.
The change in everyone's perception of the Han Dynasty's situation had a great impact on their way of planning and strategizing. This was one of the reasons why several people had suggested to use the plot of Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne.
"Since we want to take advantage of this opportunity, how do you think we should reply to Yuan Shu?"
Yang Rui called Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You to the study room and asked them.
"Reporting to my lord, Yu thinks that we can take advantage of this opportunity to do two things.
First, my lord can promote the level of Yuan Shu's agent in the Commerce Alliance and negotiate with Yuan Shu's emissary to sell various strategic materials according to his needs, such as food, military equipment, and other strategic materials, borrowing Yuan Shu's power to consume the vassals.
Second, before the plot of Yuan Shu claiming to be emperor officially takes place, the lord can send troops to eliminate some of his opponents and help him gain breathing space. At the same time, our side can also seek benefits … "
Under Yang Rui's inquiry, the four people in the study room looked at each other, and then Cheng Yu spoke first.
When Cheng Yu spoke, the other three also nodded in agreement. Clearly, they had more or less reached a consensus.
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