Although Li Shushi was holding Zhen Xiaololi on the other side, his mind was already wide open and he didn't know where to fly. However, Zhen Xiaololi, who had already become familiar with Li Shushi's personal habits, would not really get angry about such a thing, so she just squinted her eyes.

She stayed quietly in Li Shushi's arms until Li Shushi's thoughts drifted back from nowhere.

After that, she clapped her hands and told him some things that need to be paid attention to when visiting relatives, and then left.

Even though there is still some reluctance in his heart, it is Li Shushi's time to deal with business, so don't disturb him if nothing happens - this comes from both Zhen Xiaololi's tutor and Ma Qing, one of the eldest sisters in Su Xiaololi's Lily Palace.

teach.

"It seems that my lord is more inclined to Yuan Benchu ​​than Yuan Jilu."

The young man opposite is a genius. Just after seeing and hearing the discussion between Li Shushi and Zhen Xiaoluoli, he came to a conclusion with confidence. His eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling seemed to remind Li Shushi - "Lies can never be hidden from me."

Yeah~"

I always feel like being looked at like this is like a big wave of "yoooo~" passing by. It must be an illusion.

"If it were me personally, I still prefer Yuan Benchu ​​to Yuan Jiujiu. It's just because I think Yuan Benchu ​​is more capable than Yuan Jiujiu, and I'm a little worried that if I give him a chance to become bigger, he will become a confidant.

Serious trouble."

So, forced by that look, Li Shushi had no choice but to "open up her heart", but...

"My lord, you didn't tell the truth~" He was despised by the other party.

Is what I just said true? Indeed, it is.

So is what the young man who seems to be able to see through people's hearts said wrong? In fact, he is right.

Is it very contradictory?

It seems contradictory, but to Li Shushi, it doesn't feel very contradictory at all. Because it exactly reflects the changes in his mentality in recent times.

Before, Li Shushi always thought that he was just a scumbag among the time travellers. Although he seemed to have a few very practical golden fingers in his hand, and also got the help of a few old men, but facing the princes of the world, especially those who seemed to have everything.

Everything seems to be going smoothly just because Er Yuan was born in the fourth generation and the third prince. Li Shushi, who has been trembling since he started his business, always feels that Bingzhou's advantages are very limited.

In terms of political influence, it can be said that Bingzhou ended in complete failure. Even if Li Shushi had not been blessed and protected by the imperial power, it is really unknown whether Li Shushi could have expanded to the present and continued to maintain the momentum of expansion. What Wang Yun did when he was in power before

is enough for

Li Shushi gave a warning. Even if he was quickly cracked by Li Shushi, even if there were not many "disharmonious voices" in Bingzhou in the face of Wang Yun's aggressive pressure. But this does not mean that similar things will happen to Li Shushi in the future.

can be avoided safely.

After all, Wang Yun's strength is well known to everyone. Moreover, Lu Zhi is there to help him in the court.

If the emperor fell into the hands of Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, who made up his mind after weighing the situation, the historical process in another dimension could become Li Shushi's best textbook.

As for the other possibility, it's because too much has been said, so don't waste any more time.

In terms of economic strength, Bingzhou, except for Kuitou's invasion of Yanmen and Lu Shuixiutu's invasion of Taiyuan in recent years, can basically be said to be harmonious, smooth and harmonious. In addition, some of Li Shushi's pro-business measures have cooperated with the prairie barbarians.

People's trade has accumulated a lot of wealth for Bingzhou. Coupled with the salt and iron from Hedong and the convenient water transportation in Hanoi, even if the wealth provided by Shuozhou is not counted, it is enough to rank Li Shushi in the upper reaches of the world's princes.

The only thing that makes people a little worried is that the area of ​​land that can be used for farming in Bingshuo and Shuo cannot be compared with that of the Central Plains. Therefore, in the long run, the potential is slightly lower than that of other major princes. But if Luo He can really follow the

His idea is to get the high-yield crops he needs from across the ocean, and his potential for development may no longer have bottlenecks.

At the same time, there are also trade profits from the Western Regions. Although more benefits cannot be seen at the moment, as the situation in Wusun Kingdom stabilizes and several chariots are pacified, the silk road's ability to attract money will eventually provide Li Shushi with long-term benefits.

bring huge benefits.

In other words, as an unqualified junior time traveler, at least in this regard, I have not disgraced my seniors.

Finally, there is the military aspect... Ahem, it goes without saying. Speaking of which, this may be the most attractive place for other princes in Bingzhou, but there are probably not many princes who have the confidence of holding the hilt of a sword in their hands like Er Yuan.

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This does not include the advantages in education. As long as Li Shushi can work hard for another five to ten years, the seeds he sowed will bear fruit. By then, he will have harvested a group of grassroots and even middle-level officials who at least have a considerable affection for Bingzhou.

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At that time, these people, together with the military nobles who have gradually grown up around Li Shushi, will become the most powerful weapon against the powerful families. Even if they cannot seize power, they can at least maintain a balance to a certain extent.

Huh? Calculating it this way, it seems that Bingzhou's advantages are not as small as he thought before.

It is precisely because of such analysis and thinking with the help of people around him that Li Shushi, who had repeatedly encountered obstacles in dealing with aristocratic families and had a little inferiority in his heart, began to have more confidence and confidence to face future possibilities.

Yuan Shao, who will grow very powerful, has the confidence and confidence to compete with Yuan Shao like this.

In fact, it was precisely because of this change in mentality that Li Shushi felt calm about Er Yuan's choice.

Originally, Li Shushi would have worried that Yuan Shao would grow into a behemoth that he would find difficult to deal with, just like the history of another plane he was familiar with. Even if Cao Cao finally won in Guandu, it would be almost impossible to replicate.

Victory is like the battle to capture Dou Jiande alive at Hulao Pass. One wrong move can lead to disaster.

After all, if you cut down a small sapling, you only need a sharp ax to swing it a few times to achieve the goal, but if it is replaced by a towering tree, the energy required will be countless. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms even tells us,

Cutting down those ancient trees at will may backfire on itself, just like poor Cao Mengde.

Well, it seems I can't get around that black-skinned dwarf.

In particular, Li Shushi finally managed to achieve a distribution of interests with the powerful families under his rule, thus forming a political balance. However, in his opinion, this balance was too fragile, making him always worried about outside temptations.

will change this balance.

At least judging from the current performance of Er Yuan, these two people definitely live up to their family's unique skills in this aspect. Especially Yuan Shu, who is the most legitimate son and grandson, has performed even better in this aspect. Li Shushi does not want to be dismissed after the alliance.

Empty it. Most

Later, he was reduced to a thug-like existence - not only did he have to endure hardships, but he also had to be ready to take the blame at any time. There was even a high possibility that he would be mercilessly killed when his use value was exhausted because of his origin.

Throw it away.

But now.

Even though Bingzhou was indeed deficient in some aspects, he still had some means and a group of brothers and subordinates he could rely on. Li Shushi did not believe that with the help of these elites of the era, he would not be able to fight against another group of elites of the era.

If you still lose everything like this, then it can only prove that you really shouldn't stay on this stage. Maybe it would be a good idea to take Su Xiaololi to a deserted island where no one will disturb you and survive.

Choice - at least the otaku in my previous life could never imagine that one day I would be able to stay together with a stunningly beautiful girl for the rest of my life.

Now that the worst-case scenario has been thought of, all that's left is to work hard.

With an equal mentality to the other party, you will have different ideas when looking at problems.

So which olive branch should Li Shushi choose?

Although Li Shushi himself knew very well that Yuan Shu had been celebrating the New Year with the old lady since Sun Jian's death - every year was worse than the previous year. But he had to admit that Yuan Shu's influence in the Central Plains is still huge.

Even if he failed to seize the position of alliance leader when he challenged Dong, even if Sun Jian died in the battle and Nanyang changed hands, don't forget that Yuan Shao also suffered a lot - Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, died in the battle, and Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, was killed by the Yellow Turban.

Although the Chenliu prefect Zhang Miao was still in Chenliu, he could only defend Chenliu City. Even Cao Cao, who was still living relatively well, had to face the pressure of hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops.

In the rest of Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou, Yuan Shu's side is in a relatively dominant position overall.

It can be said that if he can successfully persuade Bingzhou to join the alliance against Yuan Shao, then a big net surrounding Yuan Shao will be completely shrouded in Yuan Shao's head, and when the time comes, multiple parties can use their strength to plunge Yuan Shao into irreversible danger.

Of course, in the end, this is just Yuan Shu's personal wish for the time being. Whether it can come true requires not only Bingzhou's statement, but also the concerted efforts of several other princes. Especially Yuan Shu, who has a vague tendency to be an alliance leader, must have enough

Awesome.

However, in the view of Li Shushi, who has a "historical perspective", this may be Yuan Shu's biggest shortcoming.

He was defeated by Liu Biao, went north to Yanzhou and was defeated by the joint efforts of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. After that, he finally settled in Shouchun, but he misjudged the situation and chose to proclaim himself emperor. As a result, he was despised by the princes all over the world and was revered by the surrounding princes.

Divide the meal.

Even if the jade seal is in Li Shushi's hands now, Yuan Shu probably won't be so stupid that he thinks he has the destiny to become the emperor. However, if he teams up with such a pig teammate who "takes the benefits when you suffer losses", Li Shushi definitely believes that he will be cheated.

The rhythm of death.

As for the useless snacks under Yuan Shu, even if they are not compared with the civil servants and generals under his command, they are definitely not more reliable than the three suspected "Three Friends in the Grass" around him.

On the contrary, Yuan Shao, at least now, has sent more friendly signals to him - this of course does not mean that Yuan Shao has a better impression of Li Shushi, but it shows that Yuan Shao now needs to maintain a relatively peaceful state with Li Shushi more than Yuan Shu.

For Li Shushi, this was simply a blackmail coming to his doorstep.

In addition, compared to Yuan Shu's series of amazing performances by pig teammates, even if he was scolded by the young man opposite him in another dimension of time and space in the novel, even those judgments can become cases of military psychology.

Textbook, but this cannot cover up Yuan Shao's excellent personal abilities and outstanding performance.

Many people have seen Cao Cao moving around in the hinterland of the Central Plains and know how difficult it was for him to conquer such a large territory. This is indeed a legend and a miracle that few people can replicate throughout ancient Chinese history. In comparison, Yuan Shao was in the north

His performance didn't seem to be that outstanding - he probably just deceived one Han Fu and at the same time deceived Gongsun Zan. Then he pushed the other one flatly.

Gongsun Zan's rhythm only has a few ups and downs in the middle to increase the readability of the story. Especially if it weren't for a traitor among the Yellow Turban Army, the whole family would have to pick up soap in the Yellow Turban Army camp. And then rely on

Gongsun Zan himself made a big move and killed Liu Yu, which completely reversed the situation. The summary is that one of them got a big advantage by killing the governor of the state, and the other suffered a big loss by killing the governor of the state.

But at least during this period of time, Yuan Shao and his civil servants and generals could be said to work together, far from showing the temperament of trying to hold each other back as they did later.

Then……

Then came the decisive battle of Guandu, where Yuan Shao and Cao Cao bet on their own wisdom.

Oh, by the way. During this period, Yuan Shao, like a knight, refused the proposal to blow his good friend's anus while he was on an expedition to Liu Bei. Although the noble Yuan Shao's children's shoes found a very unsavory excuse of "children are sick".

With piercing eyes, we can still feel his strong chivalry that is completely different from that black-skinned dwarf.

Of course, the above statement is completely Li Shushi’s personal conjecture without any responsibility and is for reference only. If there is any similarity... it is not my fault!

Why do you feel that everything you say has become a dark history for you, Yuan Shao's children's shoes? Is that true?
To be continued...