Among the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Liao is obviously not ranked among the people who can mount a horse to defeat bandits and govern the people at this stage, but he is the one with the most potential, while the others are either constrained or are about to be exhausted.
Done.
For example, Zhou Yu.
During the period when Sun Ce first captured Jiangdong, Zhou Yu's presence was indispensable.
Unfortunately……
Simplifying complex things is a kind of ability, but if you try to simplify everything because of this, it would be a tragedy.
The lower the class, the more they want to simplify things. These people are not naturally willing to do this, but because of their knowledge and vision, these people are unable to think more broadly about problems and can only make simple analysis.
There are good and bad, killing and not killing, but at the upper level of the class, people who belong to the ruler level will also gradually only know how to simplify problems, or try to simplify everything because of laziness and incompetence.
The opinions of Zhou Yu and Zhu Zhi are difficult to unify.
Zhou Yu can seize Zhu Zhi's military power, but he cannot kill Zhu Zhi. To some extent, Zhou Yu hopes to get Zhu Zhi's support rather than the current situation where the two sides fight and may allow foreign enemies to take advantage.
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The reasons mentioned by Zhu Zhi are indeed very sufficient and there is nothing wrong with them.
If we capture Jingzhou, it will be far more beneficial to Jiangdong than capturing Sichuan and Shu.
Zhou Yu stood on the building boat and did not speak immediately. He just looked at the scenery on both sides of the strait. There seemed to be a bit of greed in his sick face, as if he couldn't get enough of these scenery.
Zhu Zhi stood on Zhou Yu's side, lowering his head slightly, his expression still calm.
"There are many things that I couldn't talk to you about before..."
After a long time, Zhou Yu did not look back, but said directly, "Today in Jiangdong, it is indeed time to get rid of bad governance, provide people with livelihood, exempt from taxation, and rectify the economy..."
Zhu Zhi slowly raised his head, looked at Zhou Yu, and then heard Zhou Yu spit out the second half of the sentence, "... but the results will be very few."
Zhu Zhi and Zhou Yu said before that Jiangdong should not send troops now, but should practice internal skills. Even if it really wants to send troops, it should focus on Jingzhou, not Sichuan and Shu. After all, Jiangdong has many problems of its own...
The problems in Jiangdong were not caused by Sun Ce, let alone Zhou Yu. It can be said that the root of the problem was planted in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was still not eradicated in the Han Dynasty.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Chu was once the dominant state, but neither the Chu State nor the Wu State were willing to integrate with the Central Plains culture. They insisted on making a flower and bird character to show their uniqueness, and thus lost the recognition of the Central Plains culture.
It is naturally impossible to fuse them together. Later, although Chu State did make great efforts to overthrow Qin State, that was because Chu State suffered the least damage in the Six Kingdoms War.
Generally speaking, Wu Chu, the predecessor of Jiangdong, had its glory days, but all the glory hid a fatal problem. Jiangdong may be due to geographical reasons or historical accumulation. Most of the political systems formed from Jiangdong only care about themselves and are very
Short-sighted.
As for the Dameng Laozhu family, it should actually be considered more of the Huaisi Group.
Coincidentally, the Sun family is actually the Huaisi Group...
In the final analysis, Jiangdong, that is, the Zhedong group of later generations was too small-minded and continued the quality of internal fighting from the Han Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty, which eventually led to catastrophe and refused to repent.
This is what Zhou Yu said about Jiangdong's reform.
Wanting to change involves too much, and it is useless to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause of the problem. It is useless to make drastic changes, but you don't have the courage to cut off your arms to survive. Then you don't take the golden mean and don't have enough time...
In addition, although Sun Quan is pretending to be pitiful and aggrieved now, he is actually full of thoughts of monopolizing power.
As for Zhou Yu...
Zhu Zhi knew clearly in his heart that Zhou Yu was not going to die soon.
Nowadays, Zhou Yu can move freely because of the elixir, and the poison of the elixir...
Zhu Zhi also had a headache when he thought of this and didn't know what to say.
It’s not that Sichuan and Shu are bad, but it’s too far for the current Jiangdong.
To conquer Sichuan and Sichuan, we must take in many things from Jiangdong, and we will have endless amounts of money and material resources.
Jiang Dong is like a patient at the moment. What he needs most right now is recuperation and treatment, using mild medicine to drive away evil spirits and strengthen him. But Zhou Yu wants to take a strong medicine to make Jiang Dong...
Zhu Zhi suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Yu.
Isn't that all?
"Captain..." Zhu Zhi opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to continue. He said that the governor didn't need to take the elixir, and his health was the most important thing? So why did Zhou Yu come? Didn't Zhu Zhi deliberately delay the march into Sichuan? What if Zhu Zhi nodded in agreement?
After marching into Sichuan and Shu, wouldn't Zhu Zhi violate his previous strategy again?
"Captain..." After a moment of pause, Zhu Zhicai said slowly, with some worry in his eyes, "Jiangdong's body..."
"Jiangdong's body has become seriously ill!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "It's just like a certain disease, unless it is... Human lifespan has its own number of days, Jiangdong's lifespan, if you want to compete with the number of days, you can't break it or establish it!"
Zhu Zhi was stunned, and then he understood why Zhou Yu had to take him to the building boat before saying such words.
The river surges away, and the waves disappear after a moment's notice, just like everything else in the world.
"Jun Li said that Jiangdong cannot withstand the war," Zhou Yu continued, "but I thought that this was Jiangdong's last chance! If Sichuan and Shu are not captured this time, Jiangdong will no longer be able to compete with the odds!"
"..." Zhu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
Number of days.
Zhu Zhi didn't know how many days it would take, but he understood that the intertwined interest groups in Jiangdong, even the Emperor of Han, couldn't move and could not correct the evil. How could it be useful to capture Sichuan and Shu?
hiss……
Zhu Zhi suddenly thought about something, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Captain...maybe I'm exaggerating..."
Zhou Yu looked at Zhu Zhi and said, "It's okay for you to speak frankly."
The shortcomings of Jiangdong's partial peace are actually among those in Jiangdong who can be called famous. How many of them can't understand this? Although these Jiangdong people will also praise the heroism of ruling the world and envy the power to control the world.
, but it is absolutely impossible for them to give up the benefits they already have.
Under Zhou Yu's calm gaze, Zhu Zhi thought carefully and said, "My lord is young and has a promising future, so why take such a risky strategy?"
"A dangerous strategy?" Zhou Yu smiled slightly, "I see... Jun Like looked north... what did you see?"
"Jingzhou?" Zhu Zhi said subconsciously, "Ah... Central Plains?"
"If we can live in peace for a while, there will be no need to fight." Zhou Yu said slowly, "When the destiny is decided, the whole family will accept it."
Zhu Zhi's eyebrows twitched, and he was slightly angry, "Captain... I have never had such an idea! I have served my master for three generations..."
"I have also served for three generations..." Zhou Yu interrupted Zhu Zhi.
"Uh..." Zhu Zhiba smacked his lips, like a mage who was interrupted from casting a spell, and grumbled, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Zhou Yu raised his head and looked to the north.
The land of the Central Plains is so far away that Zhou Yu cannot see it, but Zhou Yu knows where the fate of Jiangdong will be decided.
"With the current situation, Jiangdong is still sitting in a well and looking at the sky. It's ridiculous, sad, and lamentable..." Zhou Yu said with a smile, his tone was steady, but there was a hint of thunder, "The price is worth a thousand gold, the high-end mansion, prosperous and extravagant, extravagant, but no money.
It can provide peace of mind for the people... The wind in Wu County is warm, the singing and dancing are lively, but the price of food in Jiangdong has doubled from last year! Although Jiangdong cannot be said to have a bumper harvest every year, it can be considered stable, but where has this food and grass gone?"
"Originally, I thought I still had some time..." Zhou Yu still smiled, but became a little helpless, "But fate is like this, fate plays tricks on people... I can't wait... If I die, a weak leader will be in charge, you will
Can reason turn the tide?』
Zhu Zhi wanted to hold out his chest and promise, but the next moment he held his chest in silence.
Things that come to the forefront are often covered by great evils. If they cannot be contained, bloodshed will naturally occur.
The people of Jiangdong have never thought about competing for world hegemony, they always only care about the stability of one place.
"There used to be Changpingcang in Jiangdong, but now there is still food, but not much..." Zhou Yu said, "In the past floods, we used food and grass, but there was nothing to say, but this year is not a disaster year, why are there refugees in Jiangdong again?"
"Perhaps the Wuling barbarians are causing trouble..." Zhu Zhi responded for a while, then shook his head and said, "Did the people from Jiangdong do what the governor intended?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "It's unnecessary. When the master grows up and can control Jiangdong...it will take at least ten years, right?"
Zhu Zhi was silent and nodded.
"It would indeed be a good thing to win Jingzhou..." Zhou Yu said, "But can this Jingzhou land get rid of Jiangdong? Can the lord's foundation be stabilized?"
Jingzhou is a good place.
Xiangyang is the gateway to the Central Plains. Whoever captures Xiangyang will have the initiative to open up the Central Plains.
Everyone knows this, so even if Jiangdong occupies Jingzhou, will the northern regime, whether Cao Cao or Fei Qian, easily give up this important gateway?
Obviously impossible.
So after the occupation, is it necessary to govern, is it necessary to prepare armaments, is it necessary to defend, is it necessary to consume money and material resources? Then it is possible that after occupying Jingzhou, Jiangdong cannot get any benefits, and can only go in in one breath
Subsidy may be possible for a short period of time, but if it is a long time, given the temperament of those guys in Jiangdong, is it possible for them to be willing?
One year of support is enough, but ten years?
Twenty years?
What if it is longer?
"If a certain person dies, there will be endless internal fighting in Jiangdong." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "At that time, you will not be able to convince the crowd in terms of military merit, you will not be able to convince the crowd in terms of reputation, you will not be able to convince the crowd in terms of qualifications... When the Lord is in urgent need of help,
The king's principles are not stable, so where do you start with the words of loyalty to the king?"
"This..." Zhu Zhi wanted to refute, but there was really no way to refute.
Zhu Zhi is like four different people. It seems that he has a little bit of everything, but he doesn't do his best on either side.
"So what if we win Jingzhou? If Jiangdong is not reborn, it will still be in a corner, just marrying clothes for others!" Zhou Yu pointed in the direction of Sichuan and Shu, "The only way to take Sichuan and Shu is when Fei and Cao are fighting.
, only Jiangdong has the foundation to compete for the world! Defending Jiangdong is easy, but advancing is difficult. Then change the direction, take Sichuan and Shu, attack Hanzhong, and fight Longxi Guanzhong! To advance, you can use the method of the great ancestors of the past, and to retreat, you can also connect up and down to strictly guard the river.
!』
Perhaps Zhou Yu's idea still has some problems, but this is the best way Zhou Yu can think of to break out of the original confinement of Jiangdong. Bypassing the area where the Central Plains is heavily stocked with troops, he first maximizes the advantage of Jiangdong's geographical location and captures
After Sichuan and Shu are conquered, the two phases can produce complementary effects, and both agriculture and commerce, as well as the diversity of soldiers, can be further developed.
We want Jiang Dongbing to compete with Fei Qian's cavalry immediately...
Even if Zhou Yu was in good health, he would not dare to think so.
Since Jiangdong's navy cannot go ashore to fight Feiqian or Cao Cao's cavalry, opening a second battlefield is undoubtedly the best choice. So if Jiangdong wants to compete for the world, then going to Sichuan and Shu is the most correct way.
, at least it is a very important link in Zhou Yu's current strategy.
If we really wait until Fei Qian and Cao Cao decide the outcome, then Jiangdong will inevitably face suppression from the north. By then, the territory will be inferior to the Central Plains, the population will be inferior, the technology will be inferior, and the combat readiness will be inferior. Even if the boats can win, it will be
How? With the power of one place to resist the world, Jiangdong will definitely become slack and war-weary as time goes by. If the north gives a little hint, Jiangdong will definitely tie up the descendants of the Sun family and send them away!
In addition, there is another very serious problem among the Sun family, which is that members of the same clan fight each other.
Sun Quan is not a tolerant monarch. Even if he keeps pretending, he can't pretend for long. After a period of time, his old illness will definitely relapse. Now Zhou Yu can still control Sun Quan and make Sun Quan somewhat restrained, but when Zhou Yu dies,
Afterwards, Zhou Yu could foresee that serious internal strife would inevitably break out within the Sun family!
This is inevitable, even Sun Quan himself knows it!
Therefore, Sun Quan is very eager to gain military exploits and gain the same prestige as Sun Jian and Sun Ce, but Sun Quan has no talent in this area!
Talent is such a thing. Sometimes hard work can make up for weakness, but sometimes there is just no way.
It's like asking a person whose ears can't distinguish the five tones to learn music from Zhou Yu. No matter how talented Zhou Yu is, he can't teach the music to Zhou Lang Gu.
Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan to try it, and found that Sun Er was really not talented in this area.
When it comes to showing off, Sun Quan is self-taught, but if you show off on the battlefield, who cares about you?
As a result, Sun Quan's instinctive ability to control was poor, and Jiangdong was so small, Sun Quan did not trust the Sun family members to help lead the troops, so he became increasingly suspicious day by day that the Sun family members were suspected of stealing axes, or that they were suspected of stealing axes.
If you have the desire to steal an axe, you will end up killing the person. Kill all the capable Sun descendants one by one, and the rest will be a bunch of wimps.
Therefore, Zhou Yu must give the Sun clan some space before the situation completely deteriorates.
Sichuan and Shu are such a space.
Even if Sun Quan is still worried, he can only let the Sun family's descendants go to Sichuan and Sichuan to take charge. Otherwise, wouldn't other people be even more worried? In this way, the descendants of the Sun family will inevitably be preserved to some extent, and thus avoid
There were some tragedies of fratricide.
Although it may only be a temporary relief, it is also the best method Zhou Yu can think of at the moment.
Manpower will always be exhausted.
Zhou Yu tried hard to explain a lot to Zhu Zhi, but finally looked at Zhu Zhi and said, "I don't come here to ask questions... I just want to ask, can Junli still remember the kindness of my old master?"
"..." Zhu Zhi was silent for a long time and prostrated himself in front of Zhou Yu, "Zhu Zhi is guilty. I would like to unite the army to march to Sichuan and Sichuan to redeem my merits!"
"Good!" Zhou Yu helped Zhu Zhi up, and his pale face seemed to have a little color, "There is no need to say atonement... This time when Jiangdong's survival is in danger, we should join hands and move forward with courage!"
"I will obey the governor's order!" Zhu Zhi paid his respects again.
Zhou Yu was in poor health, so he did not stay in Jiangling Water Village for long. After the communication was completed, he returned to Jiangdong with his subordinate soldiers.
Zhu Zhi sent Zhou Yu off humbly, and then returned to the big tent until Zhou Yu's boat was no longer visible on the water.
Zhu Ran followed Zhu Zhi and also entered the tent.
"Father..." Zhu Ran asked, "Could...we really..."
Zhu Zhi frowned, stopped Zhu Ran from asking, then stepped back, and then whispered: "The governor's words are half true and half false..."
"Half truth and half lie?" Zhu Ran suddenly became a little angry, "Could it be that the Governor is deceiving his father?"
Are those true?
Are those fake again?
Which ones were mentioned and which ones were not mentioned?
Even if Zhu Zhi basically told Zhu Ran what Zhou Yu said, Zhu Ran still couldn't tell whether it was true or false.
The same is true for Zhu Zhi.
Zhu Zhi could generally guess what Zhou Yu had concealed, but it was still difficult to fully understand the specific details of Zhou Yu's strategy.
"Hmm..." Zhu Zhi pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "It's not a lie, it can only be a concealment... I haven't said it all... It's no wonder Zhou Gongjin... Zhou Gongjin is now using the tiger's medicine to forcibly invigorate him.
...I'm afraid..."
"Hiss..." Zhu Ran took a breath, "Grand Governor... if..."
Zhu Zhi nodded, "There will be chaos in Jiangdong by then!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Zhi suddenly smiled, "I see, that's it... the governor is really, alas, really... loyal..."
"My father means..." Zhu Ran was a little confused.
Sometimes Zhu Zhi doesn't quite understand why Zhou Yu is so loyal to the Sun family, but Zhu Zhi also doesn't understand why Zhou Yu is so loyal and Sun Quan is still a little worried?
If you are from later generations, you may be able to understand, well, they are not good friends for life, but Zhou Yu and Sun Quan actually both have some obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Zhou Yu's obsessive-compulsive disorder can be seen from the mistakes in the song, but Sun Quan's obsessive-compulsive disorder is like having to confirm again and again even if the gas pipe valve is turned off at home, and finally take a photo to keep it safe for the day.
, get up the next day and repeat the process again...
This kind of thing is incomprehensible to others, but for obsessive-compulsive disorder, it has to be done. If you don't do it, you will feel uncomfortable all over the body.
"There is something true in what Zhou Gongjin said..." Zhu Zhi thought for a long time, and finally raised his head slightly and sighed, "This recommendation is enough for others.
However... with Zhu's current achievements, it is indeed difficult to convince the public... Anyway, send the order and prepare to raise the army and march into Sichuan and Shu!"
