"Which song does Zijing like?" After Liu Bei asked this question, he stopped drinking and waited for a reply.
However, Lu Zijing was in a daze for a long time and could not come up with an answer. In the end, he simply asked directly: "Which song does my lord like?"
"I like them both." Liu Bei replied calmly without changing his expression. "The former is ambitious and the latter is heroic. In any case, they are better than Zijing who is so dejected, right?"
Lu Su was embarrassed for a moment, and immediately avoided the table to apologize: "I am ashamed!"
"I'm not blaming you." After Liu Bei helped the other party up, they both sat down again, but they rarely sighed. "Gong Jin (Zhou Yu), Ding Gong (Lü Dai), Youping (Zhou Tai), Shu Zhi (Chen Dao),
Wen Xiang (Xu Sheng), Zi Lie (Chen Wu), and Xing Ba (Gan Ning) all disappeared one after another. There were more than 100,000 troops who went out, but only 30,000 to 40,000 civilians came back... Although the sword has no eyes, life and death depend on it.
Life, but the human heart is made of flesh, who can not mourn for it? But Zijing, after mourning, it should not be so long and unbearable. Today, we can just be patient and lurk, and there is no harm in dying.
You should all be more relaxed, otherwise you will be sorry for both the living and the dead!"
Lu Su became increasingly ashamed, but he cheered up and poured himself several glasses of wine in a row. Liu Bei, on the other hand, was not in a hurry and just drank with him.
After a long time, Lu Zijing slowly spoke: "My lord, I already understand what I mean... My lord wants to ask, is it still possible to achieve great things now?"
"Of course." Liu Bei said calmly. "If it can be done, what should I do? And if it can't be done, I won't hide it from Zijing. So many people died because of my ambition, so I will naturally have an explanation!
When the time comes, please take care of my funeral affairs."
In other words, when Liu Bei talked about life and death, there was no hint of stagnation in his words. It was as if he had already thought about it and had an awakening in his heart these days.
As for Lu Su, although he was vaguely awakened, when he heard these words in person, he almost blurted out: "Don't worry, my lord, the situation is still manageable!"
Liu Bei poured the wine by himself and just glanced at the other party.
And Lu Su took a long breath, knowing that he needed to come up with a definite explanation today, but he was no longer anxious... The reason was very simple. How could Lu Zijing not think about such a big thing before the battle?
"I believe that the situation north of the river is no longer safe. But if we can turn back to the east of the river, recharge our batteries, and then annex the whole river and reject each other across the river. Then when the world changes, if the lord can send someone
The general left Nanyang to control Wanluo, and sent his troops and horses out of Huainan. He can still revive Shouchun and even return to this place... By then, great things may not be unexpected." Lu Su responded seriously but in a hurry, so much so that he actually took the
Get up the chopsticks on the table and put them on the table to demonstrate.
Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged and he did not comment.
Without waiting for Liu Bei to take the initiative to criticize and question, Lu Zijing pointed to the chopsticks on the table and explained: "This strategy is to unify the south of the Yangtze River! It should be noted that after this battle, the Central Plains clothing has a tendency to move south, and since the Yellow Turban
Since the Rebellion, the population has been moving from north to south... The south of the Yangtze River, although not as good as the Central Plains of Hebei, is not a barbaric land. If the Lord can truly count it as an inheritance."
This was quite reasonable, and Liu Bei could only nod.
"Secondly, the unification of Jiangnan means holding Jingxiang, and holding Jingxiang will give us three-point initiative."
"What are you talking about?" Liu Bei finally became slightly interested;
"Lord, please note that to the north of Xiangyang is Nanyang. Nanyang is the place where the world's most trusted people are destined to live. To the north is the old capital of Luoyang, to the west is Hanzhong, to the northwest is Sanfu, to the northeast is the Central Plains, and to the east is
Huaibei... As long as someone sends troops from here, no matter how powerful the Yan State is, this place must be the priority." Lu Su pointed at a wine glass behind his chopsticks and spoke more and more eloquently, and finally he became a bit excited.
"In other words, as long as Jingxiang is in hand, the north will be unsafe. The lord may send a trusted general, or he may hold this place and head north frequently, not only Shouchun, but I am afraid that it will show up with its war machine! And this
Such a vital place is now only in the hands of a guard dog like Liu Biao and cannot be used. Doesn't it mean that my lord doesn't care?"
Liu Bei nodded slightly. He knew that what Lu Zijing said was right. The area north of Jingzhou, specifically around Xiangyang, is really the center of the world's situation. Once you get it, you can really regain a certain amount of initiative. And take the initiative.
right……
"Thirdly, unifying the south of the Yangtze River is also necessary to protect ourselves, because the entire river is the last line against the north. Only by winning can we talk about the rest." At this point, Lu Su couldn't help but come back to his senses, and then looked at the case.
The bamboo chopsticks on the table sighed slightly. "My lord, since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you must have a place of tangible victory, also known as the foundation of kings and dominions... Just like Yan Gong competed with Dong Zhuo for the three assistants in the past, just for the place of the three assistants.
, a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, and if you want to get it, you can take all of Hebei, and Sanfu, Hebei, these places are the most traditional and effective foundation places since ancient times. If you get them, you can easily attack and conquer the world, but you can retreat without any worries.
worry."
"Is this also the case south of the Yangtze River?"
"That's right." Lu Su raised his head and responded seriously. "It's the Dajiang! With all due respect, the area south of the Dajiang is vast, but in terms of population and wealth, it is not enough to serve as the foundation. The Yangtze River line is the last one.
There is a line! The two Huaihe Rivers are both unprotectable, so from the east of the Yangtze River to Jingxiang, there is the last piece of foundation that can be used as the basis for the dominance of the north!"
"Zijing said it well." Liu Bei sighed. "You said it very well... If you can find a way for me in this situation, what else can I ask for? It's just Zijing. Unifying the south of the Yangtze River is easier said than done. To the north?
Will my brother really give me this chance?"
"This is what I'm going to say next." Lu Zijing took back the wine bottle from the case. After taking a sip, he put it down and pointed at the empty bottle and continued to respond seriously. "Lord, we are having a big fight.
After losing the battle, it will be difficult to retain the land in Jiangbei, but the more important thing is not the territory, not where the chopsticks are placed, but after this battle, no one in the world can take the initiative to challenge Duke Yan! The world's affairs and progress can only be listened to.
It’s the fault of the North… There is definitely no wine in our bottles!”
"What Zijing wants to say is, it's not me who has the final say about which poem I like, but my brother?" Liu Bei understood what the other party meant almost immediately. "Who let me lose the battle?"
"That's exactly what I mean!" Lu Su responded sadly, but his mind was clear and no longer stagnant. "At this time, after Duke Yan took the south of the Yangtze River, there were only five princes in the world who were still able to become independent... One is the Lord; the other is the Lord;
He is called Liu Biao; the third is called Liu Yan; the fourth is called Shi Xie; the fifth is called Zhao Bao! Among them, Zhao Bao still has to surrender ten times, and has even become one with Yan Gong, but it is because of his reputation as a minister of the Han Dynasty that he has to do so.
It's just an act of hiding one's ears and stealing the bell, and Shi Xie is thousands of miles away and is not able to participate in the situation. Then the only people placed in front of Duke Yan are the three princes surnamed Liu along the river, including the Lord. And these three princes, whether they are
Whoever Yan Gong decides to take first will almost certainly not be spared!"
Liu Bei finally laughed: "I understand... If my brother comes straight to me, I will have no choice but to refuse to cross Jiangdong; if my brother takes Jiangxia and even Xiangyang first, I will have to work together with Liu Biao and fight again."
Once, success or failure, there is nothing to say; but if my brother intends to temporarily care for the broken land of the Central Plains, and then take Yizhou first, I can try to unify Jiangzuo, Jingxiang, and cut off the river to test the emperor's respect.
It’s time to take action.”
Lu Su shook his head slightly.
"What does Zijing mean?" Liu Bei was puzzled for a moment.
"It also depends on how quickly Yizhou is captured." Lu Su responded sadly. "If it takes Yan State three years to capture Yizhou, then my lord may still be able to implement this strategy... The so-called annexation of Jingyang takes three years and another five years.
Wan Luo; but if the Yan State takes Yizhou in two years, can my lord annex Liu Biao in two years? When the Yan army crosses the river, who can be the leader?"
Liu Bei was slightly startled, but then he laughed again: "In a year or two, it has been difficult to win over the people of Wu County, but there is finally a way, right? Something is better than nothing. Zijing doesn't have to feel depressed. It's not us anyway.
It’s all said and done… Have a full cup to ward off the cold winter, and sprinkle another full cup to keep your souls wandering!”
Amidst the snowflakes all over the sky, Lu Su immediately looked solemn.
It may be that the war for nearly a whole year consumed too much energy. At the end of the sixth year of Jian'an, with the arrival of winter, the war was suspended. All forces in the world were using this time to adjust their strategies.
For a time, messengers and spies became the only active groups this winter.
The emperor arrived in Jiangxia and announced the death of the Taiwei to all sides, but no one paid attention. Everyone was talking about the emperor occupying the lower reaches of Xiling, the pregnant queen occupying the upper reaches of Shaxian, and then the new cavalry general Jingze took charge in Anlu.
The strange defense situation north of Yunmengze... A mere Jiangxia County was passively divided into three?!
Thinking only of the strange relationship between the emperor and the empress, and the empress's growing belly as she dreamed of the sunset in her arms, everyone had nothing to say except pity for the hard work of Shi Jingze, the only pillar of the court today.
There was also the Sun family who occupied Wu and Kuaiji counties. When Sun Ce also died, Sun Quan, the second son of Sun Jian who was only fourteen years old, had to tie his hair in advance. With the help of a group of veterans and left-behind people who fled back to Jiangdong,
, he had the courage to follow his elder brother's example, inherited the title of Marquis of Wucheng from his father and brother, and married his own cousin Xu Kun's daughter, who was also his niece Xu.
When the news came, everyone just pitied Sun Quan... A mere fourteen-year-old boy, just because he was born in troubled times and became the Sun family, he became a puppet of a group of military leaders. Even though Sun Ce was young at that time, he was already eighteen years old.
He can kill the enemy and gain territory when going into battle, he can chat and laugh with people while toasting, and his status within the group is always unquestionable. How could someone like Sun Quan actually need to use half-hearted methods to maintain the stability of the group?
Moreover, God knows if Sun Quan was forced, he is only fourteen years old, he is still a child, okay?!
As for the other major princes after these two, whether they are Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, or Shi Xie, perhaps because the politics are relatively stable and the situation is the same, they all agree on the time very early.
He made the same diplomatic move, which was to go to Ye with great fanfare and high standards as an envoy, carrying treasures and gold beads to congratulate the New Year!
However, one of the three princes was already panicking and at a loss when they reached the halfway point.
Obviously, Liu Mao, the third son who arrived at the old capital as Liu Yan's envoy, no matter how stupid he was, knew that Tian Feng was appointed as the shepherd of Yizhou, Gongsun Yue became the governor of the four western states, and then the eldest son of Yan Gong became the governor of Yizhou.
What is the concept of a man with five senses who goes to farm in Wudu as a general?
Duke Yan did not enjoy the victory at all, but he had already set the next strategic target in the unification war... And there is no need to guess, it is Yizhou!
But knowing this, Liu Hao had no choice but to send someone back to hurriedly convey the message, while he continued to carry the gifts to Yexia in the snow, in order to use his greatest diplomatic efforts in exchange for the faintest possibility.
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However, as soon as he crossed the river, he was suddenly summoned by Duke Yan. However, he did not have to wait for the New Year and Yexia, so that Shangdang could see Duke Yan himself.
When the two parties met, Liu Mao held the ceremony of son-nephew, and Duke Yan did not put on airs. No matter what, the exchange between the two was extremely open and honest... As soon as Gongsun Fu opened his mouth, he directly spoke directly in front of many people, including Shangdang Governor Juzong.
Tell the other party that the unification of the world is unstoppable, and he will not change his mind about Yizhou. Moreover, the war is likely to start as soon as the Central Plains area settles down next year. He advises Liu Yan and his son to surrender as soon as possible!
Liu Mao obeyed, and was taken by Gongsun to inquire about the customs of Shangdang for more than ten days. The main purpose was to inspect whether the military dependents in the Shangdang area lacked the necessary things for the winter. After the inspection, it may be because it was not so bad.
So he moved directly to Juzong and became the governor of Hanoi. Then he took Liu Mao out of Huguan to the west. On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, he hurried back to Ye and held a banquet at Tongque Terrace to entertain him.
Envoys from several directions.
Liu Hao, who was already in a state of turmoil, arrived here and discovered that, except for Jiangxia, almost all the remaining forces in the world had sent envoys.
For example, Liu Biao was obviously designated as Situ by the young emperor, but after handing over Nanyang, he only sent his chief records, Kuai Liang and Kuai Zirou, in the name of General Annan whom Gongsun represented that day.
The gesture of protection speaks for itself;
For example, Liu Bei, despite the fact that all his elite troops were lost at the hands of Duke Yan in the previous battle, and all his trusted generals died in battle, he actually sent Zhang Zigang to Ye, and he continued to serve as usual... It is said that he even went to the front line to support Lu Fan.
Envoys were sent everywhere, but their attitude was also low. However, they only wanted to avoid fighting and to peacefully hand over the land of Huaibei and Huainan step by step within the limit of spring plowing.
The only condition is to exchange for the captives Liu Ye and others.
This seems even more unbearable!
In fact, even Sun Quan, who had just completed the farce of attacking the nobles, unexpectedly sent an envoy headed by Qin Song belatedly. They arrived in a hurry, but they did not even make any preparations. I heard that even the gifts came from Ye.
Purchased from Amway!
However, during this New Year’s visit, the one who stole the show was actually the envoy from Jiaozhou!
Because this "Tuwang" of Jiaozhou, who was thousands of miles away, seemed to have invested a lot of money. According to the envoy, Shi Xie's younger brother Shi Wu, as soon as his brother heard about the war in Guandu, he knew that Duke Yan would definitely wipe out the ugly people.
Therefore, we have already prepared a large amount of goods and specialties. The amount of pepper alone is enough for a stone! There are also two elephants, as well as sugar cane, sugar bananas and other items that the Queen Mother of Yan Kingdom requested before! There is even a person who specializes in Lingnan.
The Lingnan chef of delicious food!
All this is just to express some personal feelings to my old friend Yan Gong, and I have nothing else.
But what is incredible is that it was this cook who exposed Shi Xie’s secrets in public!
The man took the opportunity of frying sugar cane and bananas, which was so painful that it made the Queen Mother shed tears, and he successfully went to the Tongque Tower to publicly complain about his grievances.
It turned out that he was originally a serious scholar from a poor family in Jiaozhou. He got his name from his rule of the Spring and Autumn Annals. When he entered the Shi Xie Dynasty, he originally wanted to be an official, but because he was good at cooking, he was forced to do so by Shi Weiyan.
He was tied up and brought here! He became a cook!
That's not all. According to what the poor Jiaozhou family said, they didn't have any doubts before the Battle of Guandu and worked hard all the way to get here, as the messenger warrior said.
Taking this opportunity, they took the Mid-Autumn Festival as preparation and set off early by sea ship, but stopped at a sandy island outside the Yangtze River estuary. They waited and watched the situation for a long time. After Guan Yunchang had just succeeded in his surprise attack on Xia Pi, they went there by sea ship with great fanfare.
Come from everywhere!
There were originally six elephants... four of them simply starved to death on the sand island due to lack of reserves! He made all four elephant trunks with his own hands!
This farce confirmed that Shi Weiyan was the most shameless among the four princes, which gave the other three envoys named Liu, who were under great pressure, a breather.
However, in the end, it was just a farce and was of no importance. The empress dowager personally decreed that the poor family in Jiaozhou was allowed to study at Yexia University. Duke Yan himself had no intention of criticizing the soldiers and warriors, but continued to entertain them.
For a time, during the New Year of the seventh year of Jian'an, there were no other waves in Ye, just like Jiangxia, which had no ups and downs.
However, after this incident, everyone felt it... With Cao Cao dead, the Central Plains Allied Forces defeated miserably, and no princes in the world were able to take the initiative to challenge Duke Yan. As a country, Yan State has effectively ruled most of the world.
political entity, has completely become the main theme of this era.
The Han Dynasty was not yet dead, but the Yan Dynasty was already rising. In a sense, the change of times seems to have been concluded.
I am the dividing line for drawing conclusions
"When Taizu defeated Guandu and took advantage of the victory to annex the Central Plains, the Southern Army was defeated. However, the deputy governor Liu Ye could not return because he was visiting Guandu, so he led his generals to surrender to Taizu. In front of him, there were Chen Qun and Mi Fang.
Pi. Later, Cao Cao died, and Liu Bei withdrew from Suishui. There was a law enforcement agency in Huainan, and Ye's wife was taken away by Bai. She was sentenced to Chen Fuji, and Fang's brother Zhu. Bei said to him: "I have failed the ministers, and the ministers have not failed me."
Treat it as before, and keep track of it, and Zhu will become more diligent." "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 28. No. 3 of the Aristocratic Family
