Liu Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my Lord, told me that the Northern Expedition can only be possible if we get back the jade seal, but do you think I will really believe this? Didn't Fatty never tell me that the Xie family's intention for the Northern Expedition?
It may not be as strong as I originally thought. What the Xie family values more is to control the military power of Beifu. In the name of the Northern Expedition, they can control the Beifu army and then control the counties in Jiangbei. They not only control the economic lifeline of Wu, but also have heavy troops in the north.
With this in hand, even if he is not the prime minister in the court, he can still firmly control the central power of the Jin Dynasty, and the emperor will have nothing to say, and the prime minister has really given up power."
A trace of doubt flashed in Murong Lan's eyes: "You mean, the Xie family doesn't really want the Northern Expedition? Didn't you not believe this before? I remember that when I mentioned this to you, you were still very angry.
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Liu Yu sighed: "The world is unpredictable, and people's thoughts will change accordingly. Back then, I thought that the Xie family was bent on the Northern Expedition. Otherwise, why would they like me, a Jingkou farmer with no background? But these years
After that, as I stayed in the army for longer and longer, I felt that even the inside of the Xie family was not a piece of iron. The conflict between Marshal Xuan and Young Master Yan became public after this war.
There is a precedent for brothers fighting at home and winning in foreign wars. Huan Chong was seriously ill, and the nephews and nephews of the Huan family in Jingzhou would also have fierce competition, unable to further attack the Central Plains or even Guanzhong. So now it seems that the Xie family's Northern Expedition will
Not so anxious anymore.”
Murong Lan gritted his teeth: "These are just your conjectures, Liu Yu, if the Xie family doesn't want to go to the Northern Expedition, why do you need to come to get the jade seal? Although I didn't think the Xie family was so loyal before, but now the north is in chaos, and the Central Plains are in chaos.
It is easily available, and Guanzhong and Hebei are also ripe fruits that can fall on their heads at any time. What reason does the Xie family have to refuse such a huge opportunity?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "On the contrary. If the Xie family really wants to go to the Northern Expedition, how can they let me, a vanguard and a hero of the Beifu Army, come to Guanzhong to steal the seal at this time? Morale cannot be discouraged.
Feishui had just won a great victory and a large amount of food, grass and baggage had been captured. There was no need to ask the big and small families in Jiankang City to raise military rations like they did before the last Feishui War. They relied on the food and grass sent by Fu Jian to fight for the army.
Two years will not be a problem, I am in the military, how can I not know about this?"
Murong Lan opened her eyes: "So, before you set off, you knew that the Xie family didn't want the Northern Expedition at all?"
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, if the Xie family really wants to go to the Northern Expedition, there is no need to use the jade seal as an excuse to send troops. After rewarding the officers and soldiers of the Beifu Army, they can just continue the expedition. If they are afraid that these people will have no fighting spirit after gaining wealth,
We can recruit a new group of soldiers who are eager to make achievements. There is chaos in the north now, and there are many stragglers. As long as we are willing to pay a lot of money, we are not afraid that no one will apply. How many bandits and bandits have we seen along the way?"
Murong Lan gritted his teeth: "But they are just a mob, how can they be compared with the Beifu Army that you have trained for several years?"
Liu Yu sneered: "Not everyone in the Beifu Army wants to go home and farm, at least I don't think so, and Liu Yi and the others don't think so either. Many ordinary soldiers want to go home to buy land and marry a wife after they get money.
But most of the people above the rank of captain want to continue to climb up the ranks. After the war, the imperial court used the status of local officials and lords to lure us, the grassroots officers, into being upright. Qiu tyrants, didn't they just give us the hope of continuing to get rich?
? Once the Northern Expedition is really going to happen, the elite of the army will definitely go out again to seize greater wealth. As long as these people are the core backbone and cooperated with people with combat experience, even the rabble you mentioned can achieve something
No small feat!”
Murong Lan said bitterly: "Since you know that the Xie family does not want the Northern Expedition, why do you come here to seize the jade seal? Liu Yu, when did you learn this kind of duplicity?"
Liu Yu looked at Murong Lan motionless: "Murong, Xuan Shuai said something to me back then. He said, Xiao Yu, as your status becomes higher and higher one day, your decisions will slowly begin to influence
As more and more people live and die, your vision will become farther. I started from a small soldier and became a team leader, brigade commander, and army commander. Although my position has always been on the front line, I
My eyes have gradually turned to the distance. A long time ago, I no longer looked at war with the mentality of a soldier, because I have to be responsible for the lives of my subordinates and my brothers. I cannot kill alone.
It's cool, so now I want to use it here." He said, pointed to his head, smiled slightly, "not here." After saying this, he pointed to the bulge on his arm.
muscle.
Murong Lan sighed faintly: "Yes, Liu Yu, you can really deceive people like this. Everyone only sees your rough appearance, but never thinks of your thoughtfulness. After all, I am not as good as me in this regard."
Brother, although he has never met you, he only heard a few things about you and concluded that you are a handsome man, not a simple warrior."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "There are many warriors in the Beifu army, but if you want to control these tiger-like warriors, you have to have the brains of a fox. The real purpose of the Xie family is not the Northern Expedition, but to continue in the name of the Northern Expedition
Controlling the Beifu Army, but if you just talk about it without practicing, it will give Wang Guobao and King Kuaiji an excuse to weaken or even eliminate the Beifu Army, especially when Wang Chen and others start to move towards Liu Yi, He Wuji and others
This is especially true when the new officers of the Beifu Army reach out and conflicts begin to arise within the Xie family themselves!"
Murong Lan gritted her teeth: "In this case, taking the Jade Seal is just a status that the Xie family wants. It is to carry out the story of Xie Shang and regain the Jade Seal. This proves that the Xie family is dedicated to the Northern Expedition, and will be able to legitimately do so when the time comes.
Will you continue to control the Beifu Army?"
Liu Yu nodded seriously: "Yes, that's right. And in my opinion, the Xie family's internal conflicts are now emerging. Yan Shuai is obviously jealous of Xuan Shuai. Under such circumstances, it is urgent to adjust the internal relationship.
Perhaps only a big state like Jingzhou can allow Yan Shuai to tolerate such bad breath."
Murong Lan was so shocked that she almost stood up: "What, you mean, the Xie family wants to seize Jingzhou from the Huan family? How is this possible?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "There are no absolutes in life. Didn't Huan Chong also serve as the governor of Southern Xuzhou and sit in Jingkou for a long time? The Huan family could be in charge of Beifu for a time, why can't the Xie family take over Jingzhou for a short time? With the jade seal, everything is possible!