"Is it possible to do it day and night? Is it possible to do it day and night!"
Gongsun Zan's expression was twisted: "Is it your junior brother Liu's decision to decide the Han Dynasty's court? Is it just a matter of your words to appoint marquises and generals?"
Faced with Gongsun Zan's questioning, Liu Jian only responded with an indifferent attitude.
I don't have the final say on the Han Dynasty's court, but I know the direction of this world much better than you do.
"Senior brother, don't be so surprised. I can't possibly make you a general or a marquis, but I have already seen an achievement."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this achievement can bring fame and prestige to those who participate in it throughout the North. For a person like you to lead an army alone in the future and achieve great achievements, and to shock the barbarians, it is not an empty talk, and the title of general-in-waiting is not empty talk.
, the ambition to clear up border troubles can also be pushed along with the current."
Gongsun Zan's expression became a little distorted - not angry, but a combination of surprise and excitement.
He stared at Liu Jian in front of him, trying to find some clues from his face.
Liu Jian has lived for decades and is otherwise average, but his ability to conceal his inner thoughts is still excellent.
He looked at Gongsun calmly, trying to control his facial expressions to prevent the other party from catching any clues.
Gongsun Zan stared at Liu Jian for a while, but finally saw nothing.
Don't talk about anything else, but just speaking of character, my younger junior brother definitely has it. He was like this when he was in Fengshi Mountain.
From the beginning of the conversation between the two, this boy showed no sign of cowardice towards him. His character and ambition alone are worthy of praise.
In fact, Gongsun Zan didn't know that his personality traits had been mastered by Liu Jian as early as when he was at Fengshi Mountain.
Liu Jian had known for a long time that as a concubine of a wealthy family, Gongsun Zan had special circumstances since he was a child, and his inferiority complex in his childhood had created his current arrogance and extremeness. He would respect from the bottom of his heart those who were in the same situation as him and were equally proud.
Because it will make him subconsciously think of himself.
On the contrary, those who flatter and submissive to him because of his current status will make him look down upon them even more.
This is a typical psychologically unsound personality. When dealing with such people, you need to be very particular about methods.
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"Okay, let me listen to what you said about your great achievements. If it is really true, Zan Jue will definitely say it. He will go to the door to apologize. But what if you are so reticent and reticent?"
"Don't worry, I will give my brother an explanation!"
"Okay, it's a matter of urgency, and a horse can't reach it. You and I will give you a high-five!"
After saying that, Gongsun Zan stretched out his broad palm.
Liu Jian did not hesitate, stretched out his hand and struck Gongsun Zan three times in a row to make an oath.
Gongsun Zan secretly admired it in his heart. Let’s not say whether he was bragging or not, but his courage was really admirable.
After putting down his palms, Gongsun Zan looked at Liu Jian and said, "You said you have done a great job for me, but what is it?"
"If there is no accident in the three tribes of Xianbei, there will be great changes within a few months! At this time, it is the time for men to eliminate border troubles and achieve great achievements. If they can seize this opportunity, it will be no problem to be granted the title of marquis and general.
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Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he couldn't help laughing.
To Liu Jian's ears, the laughter was certainly not funny, but he could still hear the disdain in the laughter.
Gongsun Zan's character is really unpleasant, he doesn't understand anything and is a bit reserved.
Liu Jian stood there naturally, with a relaxed and fearless look on his face, without any shyness or retreat.
To put it bluntly, in fact, he was a little unsure about his guess. It was just an analysis based on what he knew in his previous life and what he had seen in this life, but he couldn't say whether it was accurate or not.
Because he was unsure, Liu Jian never told anyone about this matter until today when he had a bet with Gongsun Zan.
It's not that Liu Jian is impulsive, it's just that his more than ten years of life have made him infected by the behavior of the Han people.
He is a thoughtful person. He thinks that he cannot look up to heaven and earth and act righteously and selflessly, but he also wants to live an open and honest life, keep his mind and nature clear, do honest things, and establish himself as a gentleman.
But if you are blocked at the door of the toilet and preaching, what is the so-called dignity of a gentleman?
Moreover, now that things have come to a point, it may be time to give it a try. After all, this matter is also a rare opportunity for him in ten years.
It's not his style to hide and make fun of others... If we want to play, let's play big.
Now is the time to engage in psychological warfare with the other party. The more evasive and cowardly you appear, the more powerful the other party becomes and the less trustworthy you are in your words.
When you want to convince someone, if you can't even pass your own test, how can you win the trust of others?
Sure enough, after Gongsun Zan laughed a few times, he found that Liu Jian was not only not ashamed, but also slightly raised the corners of his mouth, which seemed to be sarcastic.
In this way, Gongsun Zan was a little unsure.
Could it be that this kid really has something to rely on?
If you think about it carefully, when you were in Fengshi Mountain, that kid Liu Bei was always jumping up and down, treating himself as Queen Jing of Zhongshan to everyone he met, and he was so shameless.
But Liu Jian, who came from the same lineage as Liu Bei, behaved calmly and down-to-earth, never flaunting himself or deliberately trying to be polite to others. He was indeed a man of great authority.
Moreover, he had written to himself from time to time over the years, and most of them were words from his classmates. He never meant to be flattering, nor did he randomly inquire about Gongsun Zan's current situation...
In short, Liu Jian gave Gongsun Zan the impression that he knew how to advance and retreat, had a city government, and acted very measuredly.
Would such a person really brag in front of his face?
Facts have proved that your daily personality is very important. If you have a good personality, even if you brag occasionally, people may take it seriously.
Gongsun Zan stopped laughing and looked Liu Jian up and down, pondering carefully.
"Are you really so confident?"
"Did I have nothing to do and deliberately asked my brother to humiliate me afterwards?"
"Okay, let's talk about it."
Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was Gongsun Zan who broke the confrontation between them first.
Even though it was just a simple question, it was very important for Liu Jian to establish a psychological advantage in front of Gongsun Zan.
"Brother, just imagine, what has been the situation between me, Dahan, and Xianbei in the past three years?"
Gongsun Zan's tone was very calm: "He is powerful."
"Yes, they are powerful! In recent years, the Han Dynasty has not had enough border guards in the north and has been unable to stop Xianbei's footsteps. I don't know about Bingzhou, but in the past few years, the people of Shanggu, Yuyang, and Liaodong vassal states have died in Xianbei's plunder.
How many? My brother used to be the chief historian of Liaodong, so he should know better than me."
Gongsun Zan sighed: "I don't know about other places. Just in the six counties of Liaodong, there were 30,000 households and 180,000 people three years ago. But at the beginning of this year, the population was less than 130,000.
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Liu Jian was shocked when he heard this. The border county was invaded by Xianbei and the population was plundered. This was what he expected, but he didn't expect so many plunders. Just one frontier vassal country lost 50,000 people in three years?
He pondered for a moment and then said: "Brother, isn't it? It's just Xianbei who robbed people. If we only rob fifty thousand people in the Liaodong vassal state, then Liaoxi, Xuantu, Yuyang, and Shanggu wouldn't have lost dozens of people in the past three years."
Wan? No matter how much the Xianbei people can rob, can they move the entire Han Dynasty to Danhan Mountain? Of the 50,000 people who were robbed, at least 30,000 were lost to foreigners, right?"
Gongsun Zan had a strange expression. He was silent for a long time, then pointed at Liu Jian's chest, and then pointed at his own chest.
"You know, I know, that's it! There's no need to say it, it's not something you or I can do, let's just talk nonsense!"
Liu Jian sighed in his heart - Yes, this is indeed not something I can control, at least not at the moment.
In his mind, he suddenly remembered that day again, the Taihang bandit who would rather die under Zhang Fei's sword than clamor not to return to Bingzhou.
For the common people in Guizhou, the most terrifying thing may not be Xianbei...
"Okay, let's talk about the thief. Brother, Xianbei has been living better and better by hijacking border areas in recent years, and his power is getting stronger day by day. At this time, brother, if you are Tan Shihuai, what should you do?
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Gongsun Zan obviously often considered this kind of problem. He opened his mouth and said, almost without thinking.
"Although the Hu people have been rampant in recent years, it is only because of the temporary defeat of the Han Dynasty in the past. We, the Han soldiers, are far superior to the Hu cavalry in terms of weapons, armor, and food supplies. If we can ensure the security of the country and the stability of the rear, we will send
Good generals guard the border passes, and then concentrate their efforts to march north to defeat the Hu, but Xianbei still cannot resist!"
"If I were Tan Shihuai, I would face up to the gap between the two sides, take advantage of the frequent civil wars in the Han Dynasty, and concentrate on development and growth, win over the hearts and minds of various tribes, accumulate food and grass, and unify the system to avoid the Han Dynasty's revenge in the future..."
When he said this, Gongsun Zan seemed to have figured it out. He knew what Liu Jian wanted to say.
What he could think of, Tan Shihuai would also think of. For Xianbei, taking advantage of the fact that the Han Dynasty had no time to visit the north, plundering the borders and enriching oneself was the right way.
But at most it would just be to hijack the border counties. If they really send people to unite with the Taihang bandits and covet the interior of Youzhou, they will make the Han court angry. If the other side desperately concentrates their elite forces to fight north, no matter who wins in the end.
Whoever loses, the pressure on Xianbei will suddenly increase. This is definitely not something that a hero like Tan Shihuai should do!
This is against common sense!
"It seems that my brother has also figured it out. Xianbei is acting unusually now. What does this mean? It means that they have internal changes!"
"What internal change?"
Liu Jian said nothing.
If his estimate was correct, Tan Shihuai should be dying soon.
He was not so good that he could remember clearly the year of birth and death of every historical figure, especially since Tan Shihuai was not a Han Dynasty figure yet, so Liu Jian could not remember the year in which Tan Shihuai died.
But what he remembered was that after Tan Shihuai's death, the three Xianbei factions split up, fought against each other, and attacked each other. This gave the man who was riddled with holes at the time a chance to breathe.
Even during the warlord melee at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it did not suffer too many attacks from the Xianbei in the north. It was not until Cao Cao came to power that Kebineng once again unified the eastern and central Xianbei.
In the meantime, there had been too many years, and the Han Dynasty had too much breathing space.
Therefore, Tan Shihuai's death was a blessing among misfortunes for the Han Dynasty, which was about to fall apart.
If Tan Shihuai was still alive and the three tribes of Xianbei were still unified, the following Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's chaos would never be without the shadow of this Hu nationality hero.
But in fact, it doesn’t!
During the Yellow Turban Uprising, there was no fighting in the north of Han territory.
This shows that Tan Shihuai died before the Yellow Turban Uprising.
Based on these inferences, coupled with the strange things happening now, Liu Jian dared to bet that Tan Shihuai was probably dying, and the three Xianbei tribes were about to fall into internal strife.
But if you ask Gongsun Zan to bet on this matter, he will never dare.
Without foresight, how can one bet on a person's lifespan?
"I have an idea at the moment, but I don't want to say it directly, because there is no evidence... Senior brother, can I go to the county office to interrogate the Huqi leader who was captured alive by me last time?"
Gongsun Zan frowned and said, "If you have any ideas, just say so! Why do you still need to interrogate him?"
Liu Jianxin said, if I don't go and examine it, I just talk to you about Tan Shihuai with such a red mouth and white teeth... can you believe it?
"If brother finds it inconvenient, forget it. At worst, I will go to the county office to admit my mistake to brother someday."
These words were clearly meant to provoke him, as if Gongsun Zan was deliberately forcing Liu Jian to admit defeat by not letting Liu Jian interrogate the prisoner.
But Gongsun Zan just liked this.
"What do you mean? How can I deliberately suppress you? Isn't it just to interrogate a thief? Interrogate! Let's interrogate him now!"
"No, it's too late now. I can just go there during the day tomorrow."
"What are you waiting for during the day? Let's interrogate now. Come with me quickly! We'll interrogate overnight!"