Chapter 312: Enter the village quietly, don’t let anyone shoot you

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 312: Enter the village quietly, don’t let anyone shoot you

Liu Bei showed an expression of joy and said that he was lucky to have Liu Ye with him. Otherwise, if he had dealt with it according to his own ideas, he might have been manipulated by the officials in Jingzhou.

"What's the plan? Sir, tell me quickly."

Liu Ye stroked his beard and replied calmly: "We still need to be like Runan, hiding our strength and developing secretly."

"What?"

Liu Bei tugged on his big earlobe, thinking he heard wrongly just now. He told Liu Ye with a surprised expression: I am fully expecting a clever plan, how can you deal with it like this?

Seeing Liu Bei's misunderstanding, Liu Ye changed the subject with a smile: "Have you noticed that Wancheng, Xi'e, promised to you by Liu Biao, is particularly like Hefei where General Long is? Both sides are in strategic positions, and surrounded by many

Suitable for farming?”

"What did Ziyang want to say?" Liu Bei was still confused.

Liu Ye continued to explain: "Hefei goes north past Shouchun and can threaten Xudu from the waterway. Western Hubei goes northeast past Ye County and threatens Xudu by land. The two sides are geographically similar, so they can borrow General Long's strategy.

"

Liu Bei interrupted Liu Ye and asked: "I heard from Yide before that Yunqi built a city in Hefei and stood firm. Ziyang also asked me to do this in Wancheng?"

"No."

Liu Ye shook his head in denial and corrected: "General Long is very good at construction and can create unique building materials such as cement. You do not have such talents under your command, so there is no point in forcibly building a city."

"What exactly?" Liu Bei frowned.

Liu Ye stretched out two fingers and said consolation: "The first thing that worries you is the threat from Cao Cao. You don't have to worry about this. Yuan Shao, Sun Quan and General Long will all contain his troops. If he wants to use troops in Jingzhou, he will ask Xiangyang for help. I can

Guarantee that he will not be able to fulfill his wish; secondly, he is worried that there are no common people to supplement the supply of troops, so this matter will be easier to solve. If there are not enough common people in Wancheng and Xi'e, we will go to other places."

"Other places? Where to go?" Liu Bei looked serious: "Cai and Kuai had bad intentions, and they were criticized for being sneaky."

Liu Ye laughed and said: "Haha, I am talking about the six northern counties of Nanyang. Those were promised to the envoy by Liu Jingsheng. How can you say they are sneaky?"

Liu Bei hesitated and shook his head: "But those six counties are controlled by Cao Cao. Liu Jingsheng specifically asked not to provoke them easily. It will not end well if it attracts Xu Du's army."

"According to my guess and that of General Zijing and General Long, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are still tied. Before he annexes and captures Hebei, he will not move south in a big way, so you will have many opportunities."

Liu Ye first gave a conclusion and then told the strategy: "Cao Cao would personally lead his troops in every battle. We would take advantage of him to plunder the people in the six counties and return to Wan. When the people in the six counties were plundered, we would then reach into Yingchuan.

, are you still afraid that there will be no people?

After hearing this, Liu Bei questioned: "The people are the foundation of a country, how could Cao Cao not take precautions? Let alone plundering the people of Yingchuan, even in the six counties of Nanyang, it may not be possible. Cao Cao must either move the people into the Central Plains, or deploy heavy troops to suppress us

, that would be contrary to Liu Jingsheng’s thinking, and might even trigger a war.”

"Plundering people must also be strategic, operate secretly on a small scale, and slowly accumulate small amounts many times, so that the increase will be eliminated, in the words of General Long."

Liu Ye pinched his chin in the middle of the sentence, and then continued: "Boil the toad in warm water, quietly enter the village, and don't want to shoot anyone."

Liu Bei was surprised and asked: "I understand the first two sentences, but what does the last sentence mean?"

Liu Ye shook his head gently: "I didn't ask any questions at the time. Anyway, it was done in secret. By the time the other party found out, it was already too late."

"This is one way." Liu Bei nodded slightly, but his expression remained solemn: "I have always been kind to the people. If I force the people to relocate, I will be resented. I am worried that the benevolence accumulated over the years will fall apart."

"The people of the six counties in the north were originally from Nanyang. They may have moved out from Wancheng. This move should be to help them return home. It is not a relocation in the conventional sense at all. In addition, according to the envoy's explanation of virtue, the so-called benevolence

Virtue means "people gain". If we treat the surrendered people with light corvee and low taxes so that they can gain more in Wancheng, then the reputation of the ruler's benevolence and virtue will be even greater, and the people under the ruler will also be even greater."

Liu Bei was moved by Liu Ye's explanation and nodded in affirmation: "What Ziyang said makes sense, and then he cultivated the fields in Wancheng to support the people, and accumulated strength without showing it like he did in Runan. But how can he enter the Central Plains and help the Han Dynasty? So what?

To break away from Jingzhou and become independent?"

Hearing this, Liu Ye said with a bitter look on his face: "The plan from Runan to Jingzhou is the result of my discussion with Zijing and General Long. With Ye's ability, I can help you to advise on minor matters in the county. As for the

We are working vertically and horizontally to establish a general strategy for supporting the Han Dynasty, and we still need to recruit talented people to plan together."

"But it's hard to find talented people. Nowadays, most of the famous scholars and wise men in the world are gathered in the Yuan and Cao families. Now they are under the protection of others, and there is nothing they can do if they want to."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he felt a little sad. He suddenly thought of Chen Qun and Yuan Huan who had left. Although they were not capable of turning things around, they were still talented people who could govern the country. It was a pity that he only had the name of Yuzhou Shepherd and could not retain these Yuzhou celebrities.

Taking a closer look at the civil and military personnel under his command, except for Liu Ye, who came from a wealthy family, the rest were all from poor families or even common people in Guizhou.

It’s not my fault that no one came to join me, I’m just that my foundation is too weak.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ye reminded: "Nowadays, most of the famous talents have found their destination, which makes it difficult for you to seek them out. Why not find another way to find young talents who are not yet in official positions? In recent years, there has been great chaos in the north, and many of them have died.

People fled to Jingzhou for refuge, and there must be talented people there. Liu Jingsheng has a school in Xiangyang, why don't you start from here?"

"It makes sense."

Liu Bei was deeply convinced, and then asked: "If I seek talents in a big way, will it make brother Jing Sheng jealous?"

Liu Ye smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a hero in the world. No matter you hide your clumsiness or show your talent, if you stand in Liu Jingsheng's position, you will not be completely wary of you, so it is better to be more relaxed, but before you go to the academy to seek talents,

It's better to find a good excuse, but we have one."

Liu Bei showed a curious expression: "Ready-made?"

Liu Ye nodded and explained: "Wancheng and Xi'e counties need officials to manage, so you pretended that the officials under your command were incompetent, so you wanted to seek help from Jingzhou. I expect Liu Jingsheng will not stop it."

"Very good." Liu Bei nodded happily: "When we are settled in Wancheng, I will go to Xiangyang to pay a visit as an excuse to thank you."

Liu Ye suggested: "Don't be in a hurry to seek talents. There are still two or three months to celebrate the New Year. Why don't you go there before the New Year?"

"I listen to you sir."

After Liu Ye solved it, Liu Bei swept away the haze of Xiangyang and became full of confidence in the future.

Liu Bei then rushed back to Huyang day and night, and Wenpin also mobilized hundreds of ships to meander over. The fleet first carried the baggage, the old and the weak, and then made several trips back and forth to pick up people. Finally, the move was completed at the end of October.

Wenpin was about to return to Xiangyang after completing his mission. Liu Bei and a group of generals went to Feishui to see him off. Both parties exchanged many polite words.

Compared with Cai Mao's obvious hostility, Wenpin's humility and courtesy left a good impression on everyone. Even Guan Yu, who had an aloof personality, showed admiration in his eyes after the fleet set off.

Liu Bei knew Guan Yu well and knew that he would not do this easily, so he patted the other man on the shoulder and asked: "Thanks to Wen Zhongye's fleet, we saved a lot of time on the road. What do you think this person will do?"

"Alright."

Guan Yu stroking his beard briefly responded to Liu Bei, but his eyes were still looking at the distant fleet.

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Guan Yu carefully, thinking to himself, Shang Ke had this expression? You didn't even treat Lu Bu like this.
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