Chapter 164 Liu Bei needs money everywhere when discussing politics.

Author: Shenwen Benshen

Chapter 164 Liu Bei needs money everywhere when discussing politics.

Yingchuan is a place of outstanding people. In the past, when Yin Xiu, the prefect of Nanyang, was the prefect of Yingchuan, his duty was to promote the virtuous and the handsome. He appointed Zhang Zhong as the founder of the five sense organs, Zhong Yao as the inspector, Xun Yu as the chief recorder, Zhang Li as the chief recorder, and Cao Cao as the thief. Du You was appointed, Xun You was filial and honest, and Guo Tu was appointed as an official to light up the country and the dynasty.

The Yingchuan talents recommended by Yinxiu, such as Zhong Yao, Xun Yu, Xun You, etc., all entered the court as officials.

Cao Cao frowned slightly: "Mr. Wen Ruo, although Li Min, the former governor of Yingchuan, died in Luoyang, the current governor of Yuzhou, Sun Jian, is Yuan Shu's memorial. If you want to establish a foothold in Yingchuan, you need Yuan Shu's consent, otherwise it will be difficult to enter Yingchuan."

"Zhou Zhe, the governor of Yuzhou who was reported last time, also died in Yuzhou."

Xun Yu said in a condensed voice: "General Cao, whether it is Zhou Zhe, the governor of Yuzhou reported by Yuan Shao, or Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou reported by Yuan Shu, they are all fake positions who have not received the imperial edict."

"It doesn't matter whether they live or die."

"The war in Luoyang will not last long. Once Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an and chooses to defend the natural dangers of Tongguan, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian will return to Yuzhou to fight for the land in Guandong when they see that Dong is unlikely to succeed."

"Yuan Shao stole Jizhou, married to Yanzhou, and coveted Yuzhou. Yuan Shu, who was already angry because of his failure to challenge Dong, will definitely take the opportunity to go north to compete with Yuan Shao."

"It would be disadvantageous for Yuan Shu to go north alone. If he wants to compete with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu will have to find allies."

"Gongsun Zan, who has a quarrel with Yuan Shao, and the Black Mountain bandits to the west of Jizhou may join the war!"

"And if Yuan Shao doesn't want to be attacked from both sides in Jizhou, he will definitely move the battlefield as far south as possible. Yanzhou will soon become a battlefield for the two Yuan."

"However, Yuan Shu is greedy and cruel. Most of his soldiers are bandits. He has unclear military discipline and likes to plunder."

"Both the people of Nanyang and Yuzhou fear Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses like tigers and leopards, and hate them like mandrills."

"Yuan Shu, who has lost all the support of the people, will not be able to stay in Yuzhou any longer if he is defeated once!"

While Xun Yu was analyzing, he made gestures on the ground with stones and branches to explain the situation in Yuzhou to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said: "Although Yuan Shu is cruel and unkind, his troops are brave. The people I recruited in Dongwuyang are a group of new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield. If I rashly confront Yuan Shu, it will be difficult for me to win."

Xun Yu shook his head: "That's not the case! When Yuan Shu went north, the first one to bear the brunt was Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. Before Liu Dai's defeat, General Cao did not need to send troops."

"Here in Dongwuyang, prepare your troops and wait for the opportunity."

"If Liu Dai is defeated, General Cao can ask Yuan Shao to take the initiative to enter Yanzhou. He will first use the power of the city to drain the spirit of Yuan Shu's soldiers, and then concentrate his forces to destroy Yuan Shu's partial army to raise the morale of the new soldiers."

"The longer time goes on, the more the people of Yan and Yu will hate Yuan Shu."

"The attack on Yanzhou failed and the rear was unstable. Yuan Shu could only choose to retreat temporarily. At that time, it was the time to have a showdown with Yuan Shu!"

Cao Cao was excited when he heard this: "If Yuan Shu is defeated, wouldn't I be able to take over Yanzhou directly?"

Xun Yu shook his head again: "As long as Liu Dai dies, it will be difficult for General Cao to take charge of Yanzhou. It is better to use Liu Dai's power to help General Cao gain opportunities to develop in Yingchuan."

Cao Cao's enthusiasm was extinguished instantly: "Liu Gongshan is related to Benchu ​​by marriage, so it is indeed difficult to take over."

Liu Dai's death was one reason, but in Cao Cao's heart, there was a more important reason that he did not say.

Similar to Gongsun Zan's attitude towards Liu Bei, Yuan Shao also treated Cao Cao based on his younger brother's mood.

I want Cao Cao to live well, but I also don’t want Cao Cao to live better than myself.

Yuan Shao could recommend Cao Cao to be a governor, but he would never recommend Cao Cao to be a governor or governor of the state.

Under Xun Yu's deliberate inducement, Cao Cao gradually turned his attention to the land of Yingchuan.

When talking about the excitement, Cao Cao couldn't help but secretly sigh, this is my ovary!

Bao Xin on the side suddenly asked: "Mr. Wen Ruo, when the two Yuans are fighting, will Liu Bei of Qingzhou also intervene in the dispute? After all, Liu Bei, Tao Qian and Yuan Shu have now formed an alliance."

"Zhou Zao's death was also caused by Liu Bei and Tao Qian suddenly raising their troops in Yuzhou."

Cao Cao also said solemnly: "I have never been able to clearly understand Liu Bei's purpose. Logically speaking, a man who is determined to resettle half a million hungry people cannot form an alliance with someone like Yuan Shu."

"Benchu ​​called twice to support Qingzhou Grain and Grass, but Liu Bei repeatedly ruined Benchu's good deeds. His position is too unpredictable."

"If Liu Bei intervenes in the dispute, will he help Benchu ​​or Yuan Shu?"

Xun Yu said sincerely: "If there is no accident, no one in Qingzhou will help!"

Cao Cao and Bao Xin were both surprised.

"Mr. Wen Ruo, why is this?" Bao Xin was puzzled.

Xun Yu pointed the branch at the stone on the ground representing Luoyang: "The reason Liu Bei formed an alliance with the cruel and cruel Yuan Shu and got rid of Zhou Zhe for Yuan Shu is just because Lu Shangshu is still in Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo!"

"But once Yuan Shu withdraws his troops and returns to Yuzhou to compete with Yuan Shao, it means that Lu Shangshu will be alone in his fight against Dong's troops."

"Abandoning the national righteousness of challenging Dong, but fighting with Yuan Shao for personal gain. To Liu Bei, this is a betrayal of the covenant!"

"General Cao can even make an alliance with Liu Bei, promising that after Liu Bei defeats Yuan Hou, he will march to Yingchuan to join Lu Shangshu in Luoyang."

"In this way, not only will Liu Bei not help Yuan Shu, he will even help General Cao defeat Yuan Shu!"

"Liu Bei will never ignore Lu Shangshu's safety!"

"General Cao will not only gain a good reputation by sending troops to meet Lu Shangshu, but he can also build a relationship with Liu Bei in Qingzhou."

"All the heroes in Guandong, whether it is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, or Liu Dai, are all ambitious people. Only Liu Bei is truly fulfilling his duty as a pastoralist to protect the territory and the people."

"If General Cao wants to achieve great things, he cannot attack privately like Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others. He should imitate the old Qi Huan Gong, respecting the king and resisting the barbarians, obeying the emperor's orders and not submitting to them."

"Only by taking advantage of the righteousness of the loyal people and uniting the loyal and righteous people in the world, can we destroy the ambitions of the young and young people in this world and restore a bright future to this big man!"

Xun Yu's words are striking and resounding.

Respect the king and fight against the barbarians, obey the emperor's orders and refuse to submit!

Cao Cao was deeply shocked.

Although Cao Cao had always been determined to be a capable minister, he encountered troubled times and could not find his direction.

He wanted to be a Qingliu scholar, but the Qingliu scholars thought that Cao Cao was an eunuch and was not worthy of speaking with him.

I want to be an honest and capable minister, but my father Cao Song is a corrupt official, so he is often criticized for being so incorruptible. Why not arrest Cao Song first?

I wanted to challenge King Qin to Dong, but I found that those who formed an alliance with King Qin mostly only wanted to do meritorious deeds for themselves and not others, so they held each other back and made Dong Zhuo laugh.

After staying in Dongwuyang for almost a year, Cao Cao didn't understand how to take the road ahead.

But now, Xun Yu gave Cao Cao a clear path!

Take advantage of the situation to establish a foothold in Yingchuan, respect the king and fight against the barbarians, serve the emperor's orders and refuse to submit!

"Mr. Wen Ruo is a great talent, please accept Cao's respect!" Cao Cao stood up and bowed to Xun Yu: "Although Cao has courage, he lacks intelligence. Meeting Mr. Wen Ruo today is like a sudden rain after a long drought.

! Sir, please lend a helping hand to Mr. Cao. If he succeeds in a great cause in the future, Mr. Cao will definitely live up to his expectations!"

Xun Yu was already willing to help, so he immediately did not hesitate, helped Cao Cao up and said: "The general and I are both Han officials, and both have been favored by the late emperor. If the general is interested, Xun Yu will do his best to help!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed.

With Xun Yu planning the general trend and Xun Yu following him, why worry about failing to achieve great success?

After Cao Cao got Xun Yu, he thought again: "Xingyang was defeated, and I learned from it painfully. Although I have been studying military strategies, I still can't get the key points. Does Wen Ruo have any talents to recommend?"

Xun Yu originally wanted to recommend Guo Jia, but he thought that Guo Jia's current position was unclear, and he was afraid that if he recommended him, Guo Jia would be frightened away, so he said: "Yu has a good friend who is a planner and knows the art of war, but because his father was

He was implicated in the misfortunes of the Party, so he kept his name anonymous and claimed to be Xi Zhicai."

"Zhicai is also in Wei County to avoid trouble, the general can send people to invite him!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Since he is a talented person recommended by Wen Ruo, Cao should go and invite him in person!"

Linzi City.

The successful conclusion of spring plowing made Liu Bei's anxious heart finally feel at ease.

As long as we wait another half a year, we can harvest a large amount of food.

With the current scale of farming in Qingzhou, as long as there is no extravagance and waste, it is enough to feed these hundreds of thousands of hungry people.

Qingzhou wealthy families who have obtained agricultural books such as "The Book of Bin Sheng" will also receive more food than in previous years.

This means that as long as there is a bumper harvest this year, Qingzhou will be able to completely get rid of its dependence on food from other states.

To this end, Liu Bei also specially gathered hundreds of experienced farmers and scholars who were experienced in celestial phenomena and climate to predict changes in celestial phenomena.

State Shepherd's Office.

Guoyuan, the newly appointed captain of Diannong School, added: "Your Majesty, the sages have said that plowing in the spring, cultivating in the summer, harvesting in the autumn, and storing in the winter are all in time, so the grain will not be exhausted and the people will have enough food."

"Qingzhou previously spent a lot of manpower and financial resources on land reclamation and spring plowing, but little attention was paid to water conservancy."

"Please entrust your Majesty to issue an order to organize scholars and civilians to build water conservancy projects and dredge rivers and canals in the counties of Qingzhou. Anyone in any county who obstructs water conservancy projects, regardless of their status, will be punished with a reduced penalty of death."

Liu Bei nodded: "Xia Yun is the foundation of agriculture and cannot be abandoned because of water conservancy. Zini is fully responsible for this matter. The state and pastoral government will fully support it as long as the money, food and manpower are needed."

Zhang Zhaodao, a literary scholar, said: "The emperor and the people are easily deceived because Confucianism is insufficient. Official schools can be established in various states and counties, and some scholars who are not suitable for officialdom can be placed in the schools to teach, educate the people, and promote loyalty.

The virtue of benevolence and trust.”

"In addition, scholars can be encouraged to set up their own private schools to preach and gain vocations, but private schools must be under the unified supervision of the state pastoral government to prevent thieves from using the name of private schools to spread rumors that are harmful to the world."

Liu Bei agreed to Zhang Zhao's proposal: "Education and water conservancy are both important matters and cannot be neglected. Zibu will be responsible for this matter. The size of the school will be determined according to the financial situation of the state pastoral office."

The military officer engaged in the recruitment said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is in chaos. If Qingzhou fails to demonstrate its martial virtue, it will be taken advantage of by the ambitious and petty."
To be continued...