The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Beyond the sky.

Mr. Cao was filled with amazement.

This is also possible?

"Gao Rou fell for it so easily?"

He remembered this person; he must have come to join him in the eighth year of Jian'an, and now he should be serving as a court official under him.

He is commendable in both his character and his work, and is considered to be someone he values.

How could someone as shrewd as him be so easily fooled at this point in time, when he was in the sky?

In his view, Liu Bang had almost made his intention to sow discord between the gentry and the Sima family quite obvious, as if it were written all over his face.

Under these circumstances, Gao Rou was still so easily provoked!

Is the succubus of the Great Han Dynasty really that terrifying?

"I understand."

Li Er suddenly realized what was going on.

"We were all a bit prejudiced from the start!"

"Only we know that Emperor Gaozu replaced Cao Mao in the challenge; those in the heavens are unaware of it!"

"Just as Zhang Liang said before, Gaozu's greatest advantage is that in the eyes of others in the challenge, he is just a young and ignorant emperor!"

"Moreover, during this meeting, he positioned himself too uprightly, so uprightly that even if Sima Shi came in person, he couldn't find a single fault with Emperor Gaozu, and could only turn to threaten Gao Rou!"

His first words upon meeting Sima Shi were to position himself as someone who wanted to assist Sima Shi and share his burdens.

At the same time, taking advantage of his high moral character and prestige, he placed Gao Rou in a position slightly lower than Sima Shi, but far higher than himself.

With this position set up, neither Sima Shi nor Gao Rou could find a single fault with it.

This is why Liu Bang firmly controlled the pace of the entire conversation.

Even though Gao Rou sensed something was wrong, she couldn't find a chance to interject.

Moreover, Liu Bang didn't give him a chance to think; his continuous flattery was quickly followed by the revelation of his true intentions.

He first stated his position, expressing his absolute willingness to abdicate in favor of the Grand General and his firm support for Grand General Sima Shi's ascension to the throne.

Based on this perspective, they also felt that people as virtuous and respected as Gao Rou, who had made great contributions, were being mistreated in the court.

This naturally led to the topic of wanting to bestow titles of nobility upon them.

Linked together!

Thus, the series of measures taken to sow discord between Gao Rou and Sima Shi came to a perfect end.

Throughout the entire process, Liu Bang never uttered a single word about recruiting, yet he had already achieved his goal.

Sometimes, recruiting doesn't necessarily mean bringing them under your command; it's enough to make them share a common enemy.

Once the seed of ambition to be crowned king was planted in Gao Rou's heart, no one could stop it.

Anyone who tries to stop him will become his enemy, and Sima Shi is no exception!

"Faced with three people, Emperor Gaozu used three different methods to recruit them, and all of them worked."

Old Zhu was filled with amazement.

This is probably the biggest difference between Liu Bang and them.

He can always choose the most appropriate means to deal with different people in the shortest amount of time.

Faced with the Empress Dowager's coercion, Chen Tai's enticement, and the attempt to shift the blame eastward, Sima Shi's attention was directly drawn to Gao Rou.

Although he had not completely brought Gao Rou under his command, he was already able to use the Gao family's power to fight against the Sima family in the court!

"This is nothing. Up to now, everything and everyone is under my father's control."

"As long as Sima Shi doesn't make up his mind to overturn the table, the Sima family will be quickly devoured!"

"The most important point is that once Gao Rou is played, even if Sima Shi wants to overturn the table and draw his sword, the first target he will aim his sword at will definitely be Gao Rou!"

Even Li Er had some doubts: was Liu Bang trying to win over Gao Rou during this meeting, or was he trying to single out the Gao family to show Sima Shi?

If the situation becomes uncontrollable in the future, Sima Shi can take action directly when he needs to make an example of someone.

"Moreover, Gao Rou is no simple character either."

"If Sima Shi really wants to take action, he will definitely not sit idly by and wait to die."

"As long as both sides can suffer heavy losses, whatever Emperor Gaozu decides to do next will be much easier."

As the heated discussion unfolded on the sky, the words exchanged between the two sides on screen had reached a fever pitch.

Sima Shi's tone had already betrayed a murderous intent.

"Grand Commandant Gao, you have served several emperors. I know you are highly respected and have a high status among the officials and the major clans."

"But in the end, it is still the might that calls the shots in this world."

"Do you really intend to use your own head, and the flesh and blood of the Gao family, to test the sharpness of the Sima family's sword?"

Saying these words is practically tantamount to tearing off all pretense of civility.

Gao Rou's face turned red with anger, but faced with Sima Shi's extremely cold gaze, he dared not say anything more.

He could negotiate with Sima Zhao, and the other party was willing to talk to him more.

But today it was Sima Shi who came.

He's a madman who might kill someone at the slightest provocation, and who wouldn't even spare his own family!

"It seems the General truly believes that the Sima family can control the court, disregard all officials, and ignore all the gentry in the land!"

Sima Shi merely sneered in response to his sarcastic remarks.

"It's not accurate to say I can control everything. The influence of the gentry in the land is too great, and I wouldn't dare to say that."

"But slaughtering the Gao family is still a piece of cake for me. Grand Commandant Gao, I advise you to be sensible, otherwise I won't mind making an example of them."

He didn't even bother to look at Gao Rou again, and turned his gaze directly to Liu Bang.

"Your Majesty, you are still young and do not understand the affairs of the world. I can understand that, but you must not say such things again in the future."

"As long as I am the Grand General, I will only ever wish to assist the Emperor and restore the glory of our Great Wei!"

"As for abdication and being granted the title of king, I have never considered it, and I ask Your Majesty not to mention it again in the future, lest some treacherous villains overhear it!"

The following sentence is clearly a dig at Gao Rou.

This made the old minister standing behind him blush with anger.

"Sima Shi, who are you calling treacherous and who are you calling a villain?!"

"Whoever answers, is the one."

"Grand Commandant Gao, for the sake of your past assistance to my father in purging the court of corrupt officials, I hereby advise you today: what is given to you is yours, and what is not given to you, you cannot take away."

"Anyone who tries to steal it, I will use the heads of their entire family to build a mound of skulls outside the capital!"

"I advise you not to think about gathering some rabble to put pressure on me. I'm only compromising with you because I'm giving you face. Don't be so shameless!"

Having said that, Sima Shi didn't even bother with the formalities of bowing, and without giving Gao Rou another glance, he simply turned and left.

"Perhaps only someone as domineering as him can be worthy of the position of Grand General."

"However, General's words today are somewhat harsh. Putting aside others, at least you, Grand Commandant, deserve to be granted land and made a king."