"Brother, the question you raised is actually not too difficult to decide, and I happened to be reading a story in an ancient book recently. It may be able to help brother make a more favorable choice for us in this matter."
"Oh~ Brother Yue, you have learned to read more books recently, which is good. Although we have achieved our current status through military merit, if we don't read more books, we will not be able to integrate into that circle. Just like your elder brother
If I hadn't studied under Mr. Lu for a period of time, do you think my old father-in-law would have taken a liking to me, a poor boy from a concubine?"
Although Gongsun Zan became famous because of his military talent, it cannot be denied that Gongsun Zan is not the kind of rough guy who has never read a book. It can even be said that compared to Liu Bei, he is not very fond of reading but just likes him.
The super distant ancestor Liu Bang is very similar to the kind of being who has skills even if he doesn't learn. Gongsun Zan is much better than Liu Bei in terms of knowledge.
I have to say, in fact, if you really think about it, the overall cultural level of the bureaucracy of the Eastern Han Dynasty may be the highest in the entire Chinese feudal society, because from the emperor to the lower-level officers, if you don't read some books, you will be embarrassed to come out to meet people and say hello to your colleagues.
, even the last die-hards like Lu Meng
He also "returned evil and returned to righteousness", and was also influenced by the "Emperor" Sun Quan. Other generals such as Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were also qualified for civil servant positions. Guan Yu had a beautiful talk about never letting go of books, and generals like Zhang Jia often invited outstanding Confucian scholars to join the army.
Give lectures in military camps and recommend outstanding talents to the country.
It can be said that if the popularity rate had not fallen too far behind, perhaps the cultural level of the Eastern Han Dynasty would have reached a very high level.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan will definitely encourage and praise his family members for their willingness to study, instead of trying to instill the theory that "study is useless" and then let his family members just train muscles, because this is definitely not in line with the social environment.
Influence.
"What the eldest brother taught me was that my younger brother originally thought that studying was of little use. It would be better to practice more and exert my strength to help the eldest brother better. But during this period of time when I helped the eldest brother handle local government affairs, I realized that not studying is really useless."
No way."
"Yes, yes, it's true that 'the book will be used only when it is used'. Sure enough, the lessons that big brother usually teaches make sense."
Seeing that Gongsun Yue was being praised, Gongsun Fan was not to be outdone, with a look on his face that said, "I feel deeply too."
"It's good that you know this, but don't just talk without practicing, and don't do it on a whim. Only by persevering can you learn more things from books. Well, you are all grown up, so I don't need to nag you any more.
Brother Yue, please tell me your opinion, and let Brother Wei take a look at how you like your latest book."
"Yes, brother. I have been studying ancient books recently and I have a lot of insights into what Fan Ju said about King Qin Zhaoxiang. We are located in Youzhou. Although the land is not as fertile as the hinterland of the Central Plains, we can avoid making enemies everywhere and being attacked from both sides. In the past,
Fan Ju proposed to the King of Qin the strategy of 'making friends far away and attacking close by', which must be excellent for us today."
"Yes, it seems that you have indeed read the book. In that case, let's continue talking."
"The most difficult and difficult enemy we must face now and in the foreseeable future is Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, who still considers himself the leader of the alliance. Although saying this may inflate others' ambitions and destroy one's own prestige, from the perspective of reputation and
In terms of appeal to powerful families, we cannot compare with each other. Although our Baima Yicong can be said to be a force that few can defeat, the troops under Yuan Shaojun’s command are
Jizhou soldiers have followed the old general Huangfu in the northwest for many years and have accumulated rich experience. The most important thing is that they do not lack experience in fighting various cavalry, so in this regard we do not have an overwhelming advantage over the opponent. And we
The relationship with Wuwan and Xianbei tribes is not harmonious, and there is no guarantee that they will not be swayed by property and cause us some difficult troubles at unexpected times or places."
"Brother Yue, you are really destroying our ambition. Yuan Benchu ​​is just a cunning man who is good at arguing in court and showing off his rhetoric. But when it comes to commanding battles, how can he be our elder brother's opponent?
Even if Yuan Shao has some false reputation, if he wants to conquer the world, he still has to rely on his ability on horseback, rather than shouting a few words and giving a few gifts."
Gongsun Fan does not seem to agree with Gongsun Yue's point of view. Of course, it is not ruled out that this is an act to please Gongsun Zan. After all, under Gongsun Zan's command, Gongsun Yue, who is commanding Baima Yicong, is better than the "deputy general" who has no real power.
Gongsun Fan is important. Although Gongsun Fan does not have the ambition to replace Gongsun Zan, at least his ambition to become the first person under his command is not small.
"Is Yuan Benchu ​​really as unbearable as you say? Even if this person is really incomparable to his elder brother, Tian Yuanhao and Xu Ziyuan are all wise men. Well, even if you don't understand the abilities of these people, but
You can’t help but know the abilities of Yan Gongji, Wen Boxing, and Gao Jingdi. Even if the eldest brother can deal with one, two, or three of them, what about four of them?"
"Since you have spoken so powerfully about Yuan Shao, we might as well surrender without fighting!"
"Hmph! Although Yuan Benchu ​​is indeed very powerful on the surface now, we are not without a chance!"
When Gongsun Yue faced Gongsun Fan's accusation, he showed a considerable degree of confidence. The dazzling look he exuded due to his confidence immediately made Gongsun Fan beside him look vulgar and unbearable.
No matter what else Gongsun Yue can say, at least he has successfully won a city with his performance just now. As long as there are no big mistakes in the future, his status in Gongsun Zan's heart will not decline.
On the contrary, if Gongsun Fan, his opponent, cannot come up with any new abilities, it may affect his current status in Gongsun Zan's army. After all, even though Gongsun Zan is just a concubine of the Gongsun family in Youbeiping, his current status has already
Let him become the most hoped-for "star" of the Gongsun family. And Gongsun
Sun Fan's current status is largely due to the friendly attitude he showed to Gongsun Zan when he was young. In fact, he doesn't know how many young people from the Gongsun family are waiting behind him to step on his "
"Corpse" came to the top, you must know that the abilities of those people are definitely no worse than Gongsun Fan.
Therefore, now Gongsun Yue no longer needs to care about Gongsun Fan's mood for the time being. He even felt much more relaxed and relaxed when he saw the encouraging eyes of his eldest brother Gongsun Zan, who he admired, and explained his views to Gongsun Zan.
"Yuan Benchu ​​is an enemy right in front of us, while Yuan Jiujiu is a person whose enemies and friends are far away. Although our alliance with Yuan Jiujiu seems to be unable to bring any benefits in the short term, with Yuan Benchu, a close neighbor who is destined to become an enemy,
Compared with Yuan Jiujiu, he is a better candidate no matter how you look at it. Moreover, Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Jiujiu are the two most outstanding people of the famous family.
, there are also disputes between elders and children, and concubines and concubines. Yuan Jiujiu's intention to form an alliance with us should still be sincere. Even because Nanyang is a bit far away from Jizhou, Yuan Jiujiu cannot effectively cover his influence here. In order to limit Yuan Benchu's
If we continue to develop, he will definitely give us some help, no matter how much, but it is not the kind of help that Yuan Benzhu can give us."
"This is probably Wei's Fan Ju's strategy of 'making friends at a distance and attacking at a close distance'. Yes, it's a good idea."
"But brother, this time Yuan Benchu ​​invited us to share Jizhou...actually we are not unable to join forces with him."
"According to your statement, Yuan Benchu ​​should also regard me as the biggest enemy of unifying Hebei, so can he sincerely cooperate with us? And don't you think there is something wrong with those rumors? I think Yuan Benchu ​​must have a very detailed plan.
Bar."
"What the elder brother said is absolutely true, but if we can obtain the land of Jizhou where the land is fertile and the talents are flourishing, it will be a great help for us, and now is an unprecedented opportunity. In addition, although the coalition has been essentially disbanded, it is not so in name.
, so if we don’t have a particularly good excuse, our move to attack the alliance leader will also bring us some trouble.”
"That's not bad, although I think it's really a constraint to pay attention to things like status. That's all, I'll leave this matter to you. There are signs of civil strife in Xianbei now, and the Wuwan people are no longer in power.
This is the best opportunity for us to show our talents. We have suffered enough at the frontier, but those powerful families have never paid attention to our hard work. It's time to change. I want to let Baima Yi
From 'becoming the truly most powerful army in the world!"
Obviously, Gongsun Zan still prefers straight-forward fighting to conspiracy. Perhaps in his opinion, this is in line with the nature of a northern man. Although the brain content in his brain should be above the average of all species in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he does not like
If you use or are too lazy to use this excuse, I'm afraid even a god will immediately make a 360° forward movement.
Because of the rumors that gradually spread from Jizhou to the surrounding areas, Han Fu's situation seemed to have become worse.
In addition to Yuan Shao who secretly approached Gongsun Zan and didn't know what he was planning, other forces seemed to have various reactions one after another.
For example, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu Tongxie, who has always been resentful about the incident of proclaiming emperor.
"Han Fu conspired to usher in the new emperor and establish himself? Although I did hear a lot of news that Han Wenjie's relationship changed drastically because of the loss of his beloved general, no matter how you look at it, it smells like a conspiracy. But considering his previous
Judging from what he has done and the news about his dramatic change in love, I am afraid that such news will be accepted by many people."
Looking at the information in his hand, Liu Yu closed his eyes and shook his head, then pressed his right temple a few times with his right hand, as if he wanted to use this method to make himself more awake. After all, since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing
, one thing happens after another, which not only makes people dizzy, but also makes people unable to grasp the pros and cons of it well.
"Han Wenjie followed the Yuan brothers and wanted to put his father on the fire, but now he has ended up like this. It's really satisfying."
However, unlike Liu Yu who felt that his energy was gradually not enough, his son Liu He seemed to be very excited. Obviously he was also dissatisfied with the actions of Yuan Shao and others - even if
Once the act is successful, it can be said that it is a sure thing that Liu Yu's most valued son will be given the honorable career of "Prince" on his head.
"Seeing that it is impossible to overthrow Dong Zhuo, are you planning to expand your strength locally? How is this situation different from those of Red Eyebrows and Gengshi? The ambitions of the Yuan brothers have gradually been exposed, and the once tough Tao Gongzu now seems to have changed.
Man, it seems like we, father and son, may be involved in this mess at some point."
"Father, haven't we been involved in this trend yet? Let's not talk about the actions of the Yuan brothers before. Let's talk about it now. The conflict between Gongsun Bogui and his father is getting bigger and bigger. If Liu Taishou hadn't been involved in it,
I'm afraid that Gongsun Bogui would have been unable to restrain himself from making things difficult for his father. I know that my father is a wise and loyal minister, but now that troubled times have come, I have to protect myself."
"I am the shepherd of Youzhou of the Han Dynasty appointed by the late emperor. It is my duty to guard Youzhou for His Majesty. As for other places, they do not fall within my scope of authority. If I intervene in these places, it will be an act beyond my authority and a violation of His Majesty's will.
Unfaithful. But just letting Yuan Benchu ​​and Gongsun Bogui and other careerists grow up easily
It's not a good thing, maybe you should give them some 'gifts', but in this case, I'm afraid it will make the people of Jizhou suffer. Hey... How long has it been since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and there are still so many corrupt officials?
The people of Jizhou got some peace of mind when Jia Mengjian was the governor..."
In Liu Yu's opinion, Jia Cong, the former governor of Jizhou, who was praised by the soldiers and civilians of Jiaozhou, should be the one who helped the people the most among the governors of Jizhou in the past few years. If it were not for others like Huangfu Song, although he was a
A good guy, but he's better at fighting than at restoring production, let alone fighting with Shi Changshi in office.
The power of water and fire restrained each other. In addition to training a group of elite soldiers and generals for Jizhou, it is commendable that Ling Emperor Liu Hong reduced taxes in Jizhou. Others such as Wang Fen and Han Fu either made a lot of troubles during their tenure or they were against them.
There was a lot of connivance among the powerful families in Jizhou, which led to the resurgence of small-scale peasant uprisings from time to time.
It's just that his short career as the governor of Jizhou consumed so much of Jia Cong's energy that after Liu Hong's death, He Jin transferred him to the post of General Du Liao and he died in office not long after, leaving him with the job he once held.
People in the area shed a few tears.
"What does father plan to do?"
"There are more than just Yuan Benchu, Gongsun Bogui and a few other ambitious people in this world. It's just that the others didn't get a good opportunity to ignite and explode their ambitions. In this case, let me comment on the situation that has begun to heat up.
Put a few more firewood under the boiling water to make the water in the cauldron burn more vigorously."
Seeing the uncertain look on his father's face, Liu He wisely did not continue to ask his father about the specific method of doing this. Instead, he chose to quietly bow to his father and then left his father's study.
.
He knew that what his father, who was suffering in his heart, needed most at this time was a lonely environment and nothing else.
So, not long after, a message drafted by Liu Yu appeared in the hands of the princes around Jizhou.
"Liu Yujin, the shepherd of Youzhou, told him with great righteousness: Han Fu, the traitor and governor of Jizhou, despised heaven and earth, destroyed the country and despised the emperor;...; he was greedy for profit and unjust, and harmed the people; he was ruthless and unkind, and accumulated many sins;...
; Now, in the name of great righteousness, we have summoned the righteous soldiers, vowing to wipe out the Central Plains and kill all the evil forces. We hope to raise righteous troops and vent public anger together; we will support the royal family at the top and save the people at the bottom. When the message comes, please implement it quickly!"
The content of the appeal is roughly the same. Anyway, the appeal to attack Dong Zhuo was changed into Han Fu's fault. After all, apart from not having the opportunity to stay in the dragon bed and messing with the palace, the rest of the crimes would not be added to Han Fu.
It’s not too much. Who can say that their body is clean enough, even if you can pat your chest and say that your body is absolutely clean?
There is no guarantee that your wife, children, secretaries, servants and even concierges will be as pure as Zhang ○ flowers; similarly, even if you can sweep everything around you clean, there is no guarantee that your subordinate officers or supervisors will be as pure as a flower.
There is nothing wrong with the county magistrates or even the village chiefs. But these may become your problems - if necessary.
Therefore, when this memorandum appeared on the desks of Bingzhou Mu Li Shushi, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai, Youbeiping Prefect Gongsun Zan, Yuyang Prefect Liu Bei, Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao, Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao and others, the biggest problem was not this
How many of the charges in this article did Han Fu meet? It was Liu Yu who used his reputation to give these people a perfect excuse.
Give them an excuse to send troops to Jizhou and occupy it after things calm down.
Of course, what is more important is that such an appeal also eliminates the possibility of Han Fu escaping from the center of this turmoil by dedicating Jizhou to a certain person, because if you choose to take him in, even if you just exile this heinous Han Fu
Fu, then it is very likely that Liu Yu will form an encirclement and suppression alliance again under the same excuse. At that time, the princes who seemed to have succeeded but were already exhausted may not necessarily get the final fruits of victory.
In other words, no matter how many "careerists" jump out once this appeal is published, at least Han Fu can be said to be dead.
Although it is impossible to know exactly what the expressions of those who received the message or heard the news about the message would be, what is undoubtedly certain is that compared to Jingzhou, where there are only two tigers competing, or to be more precise, Nanyang-
The turmoil in the Nanjun frontier area and Hebei is undoubtedly much more complicated, and I'm afraid it will be much crueler.
Of course, what Liu Yu may not know is that someone who is one of the "careerists" in his mind is scratching his head over another matter. For him, compared to the problems in Jizhou, it is the problems in his hands.
Chapter completed!