When Yin Lihua didn't come, Liu Xiu was still chatting and laughing with Yin Shi. Now that she came, Liu Xiu lowered his head and became taciturn. Yin Lihua smiled at Liu Xiu and said, "Uncle Wen."
"Miss Lihua!"
"Uncle Wen, does he know that the Green Forest Army has appeared in both Xinshi and Pinglin?"
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment and said, "I heard something."
Yin Lihua asked: "What does Uncle Wen think of these two Green Forest Army?"
After hearing her words, both Yin Shi and Yin Xing looked at Liu Xiu intently.
At that time, the Yin family was a typical landlord class, while the Green Forest Army was a civilian rebel army. They belonged to two classes, and there had been irreconcilable conflicts between the two classes since ancient times.
In other dynasties, the landlord class like the Yin family usually stood on the side of the court and had vested interests. The great thing about Wang Mang was that he could not please the common people at the same time.
Liked by the landlord class. The new policy of equal distribution of land that he enforced made both the landlord class and the common people hate him.
Therefore, the two sides that should have been opposed to each other were divided into three sides at that time. One was the powerful class, the other was the landlord class, and the other was the common class. The three classes were opposed to each other. The emergence of this strange situation, in
It is also rare in Chinese history.
Against the background of this era, Liu Xiu's stance is very interesting.
In terms of his background, he definitely belongs to the civilian class. He is an ordinary farmer in Chongling, at the bottom of society. Anyone with a lower status than him can only be a slave.
And Liu Xiu was a member of the Han clan, but most of the Han clan members at that time, as well as the surrounding relatives and friends, belonged to the landlord class, such as Deng Chen, Deng Feng and even Yin Shi, Yin Xing, Yin Lihua and others.
Coming from a commoner class and a landlord class family background, Liu Xiu's attitude often swayed between the two classes.
Liu Xiu said thoughtfully: "Although the people of the Green Forest Army are from poor backgrounds, their discipline is loose and they often rob families and rob their homes. If they cannot control them, they will not last long."
Yin Lihua asked: "What if the Green Forest Army goes north and hits Xinye?"
Liu Xiu said: "You can treat each other politely."
Yin Lihua asked: "What if the Green Forest Army wants to divide the Yin family's land, the Yin family's house, and the Yin family's money?"
Liu Xiu frowned and said seriously: "If this is the case, I am willing to work with the Yin family to fight against the powerful enemy!"
Yin Lihua smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Wen is only one person, how many powerful enemies can he fight against?"
"My eldest brother will not sit idly by and ignore it!"
Having said this, Yin Lihua smiled and stopped asking any more questions.
Through the series of questions from the younger sister, Yinshi finally understood what the younger sister was worried about, and also understood Liu Xiu's position.
The Liu brothers' uprising was not in conjunction with the Green Forest Army, but an independent force, which of course was in the best interest of the Yin family.
While they were talking, a servant ran to the door of the hall and knocked gently on the door twice. Yinshi glanced outside, raised his head and said, "Come in!"
The servant walked into the hall, bowed and saluted everyone present, then walked up to Yinshi, holding a piece of white silk in his hands, and said: "My lord, this is a letter sent by the county magistrate!"
There was no paper at that time, so the so-called letters were written on undyed white silk, also known as plain script or ruler.
Yinshi took it and waved to the servant, then he opened the letter and looked at it, frowning slightly.
Yin Xing asked curiously: "Brother, what did the county magistrate write?"
Yin Shi said: "In a few days, the prefect will lead his army to pass through Xinye." As he spoke, he handed the silk cloth in his hand to Yin Xing, couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said: "We just talked about the new city.
, Pinglin’s Green Forest Army, as a result, the county received a letter, and General Zhen Fu personally commanded three thousand troops to go to Xinshi and Pinglin to quell the rebellion.”
Zhen Fu is going to quell the rebellion? Liu Xiu rolled his eyes and asked, "Will the Captain also go with us?"
Yinshi shrugged and said, "Liang Qiuci was not mentioned in the letter!"
Zhen Fu is the prefect of Nanyang, and Liang Qiu is given the title of captain of Nanyang. Logically speaking, it is the duty of the captain to quell the rebellion, and it should not be the prefect's responsibility. But now the letter only mentions Zhen Fu and not Liang Qiu.
Shi, this surprised Liu Xiu somewhat.
Liu Xiu had a very general impression of Zhen Fu. After understanding some of Zhen Fu's deeds through him, he felt that this person had great ambitions, but his talents were limited, and he was narrow-minded and willful.
But Liu Xiu had a good impression of Liang Qiuci. Generally speaking, he was a general who was familiar with military literature and could lead troops to fight.
Yin Shi looked at Liu Xiu who was deep in thought and said nothing, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Wen, do you think Lord Zhen can win this battle?"
Liu Xiu said: "If Lord Liang, the commander-in-chief, is here, the probability of victory is more than 80%. Without Lord Liang to lead the army, the probability of victory should not be more than 50%."
Yinshi said: "As far as I know, the Xinshi Army and the Pinglin Army have a lot of troops!"
Liu Xiu said: "No less than three thousand."
Yinshi asked curiously: "The difference in military strength between the two sides is more than doubled, how can the county army still win?"
Liu Xiu had fought in Yizhou and had some knowledge of the combat power of the county army. Although he did not know the specific combat power of the Green Forest Army, he could guess a thing or two.
He said seriously: "Whether it is individual combat strength, weapons and equipment, or troop formations, coordination, the Green Forest Army and the county army are not on the same level. If the commander of the county army is Mr. Liang who is good at leading troops in war,
, then the Green Forest Army will undoubtedly be defeated, but if it is commanded by Master Zhen, then it will be difficult to judge the victory or defeat of both sides. The victory will be half and half!"
After listening to Liu Xiu's analysis, Yin Shi, Yin Xing, and Yin Lihua were all moved in their hearts. It is hard to believe that these words came from a country boy who farmed the land. It was more like they came from someone who was good at fighting.
The general's mouth.
Yin Shi couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Wen has also learned the art of war?"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't dare to say that I have learned it, but I have only recently started to read military books and strategies seriously."
He was telling the truth. In the past, Liu Xiu had no interest in military books and strategies, but since he came back from Yizhou, Liu Xiu would read them whenever he had some time.
Moreover, he did not read dead books. He often combined the contents of military books and strategies into his actual combat in Yizhou and made deductions in his mind.
Yin Shi secretly thought that it was a good idea, and praised with a smile: "Uncle Wen is smart and eager to learn, he is really a role model for me to learn!"
Yin Lihua also showed admiration on her face.
Liu Xiu blushed at the praise from Yin Shi and said with a smile, "Ci Bo is serious."
They chatted for a while, and when it was almost noon, Liu Xiu and Deng Chen declined Yinshi's invitation to stay and left home.
This time when they came to the Yin family, they received a grant of 500,000 yuan from the Yin family, which helped them solve a big problem. With this 500,000 yuan, they were enough to complete the construction of 5,000 weapons in Baishan.
Deng Chen, who had been worried for the past few days, was relieved and felt relieved. He looked much more cheerful.
Two days later, Nanyang Governor Zhen Fu arrived in Xinye, and with him came three thousand county troops.
After Zhen Fu arrived in Xinye, he sent out dozens of invitations that day, inviting local nobles in Xinye to the banquet.
The venue for the banquet was chosen to be the Wang Mansion.
What surprised Liu Xiu was that the Deng Mansion received two invitations. One was of course inviting Deng Chen, and the other invitation was to invite him by name.
Liu Xiu felt quite baffled when he received this invitation. He must not be so famous that even the prefect knows about him, right?
He handed the invitation to Deng Yu, and Yan Guang and others took a look at it. Yan Guang read the contents of the invitation from beginning to end, then smiled leisurely and said: "This Master Zhen looks menacing, but in fact he has no intention of this visit."
There is not much certainty in countering the rebellion."
"Oh?" Liu Xiu's heart moved and asked, "Where did Ziling say that?"
Yan Guang smiled and said: "Master Zhen invites the lord, I think, most likely, it is for brother Bo Sheng."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows.
Yan Guang said: "Who has the most customers in Nanyang County now? I think no one except Brother Bo Sheng dares to be number one anymore, right?"
Liu Yan now has six or seven hundred retainers. This does not include the five hundred strong men in Baishan. If they are all added together, there are more than a thousand people.
Even counting only six or seven hundred customers, this is second to none in Nanyang County.
Yan Guang continued: "Master Zhen specially invited the lord to the banquet this time. He probably wanted to win over Brother Bo Sheng through the lord, so that Brother Bo Sheng can help him!"
Everyone present nodded, thinking that Yan Guang's analysis was reasonable.
Seeing Liu Xiu's brows furrowed and silent in thought, Yan Guang asked puzzledly: "My lord, you have concerns and don't want to participate in countering the rebellion?"
Liu Xiu sighed softly and said: "The Green Forest Army is an anti-mang rebel army. It can be said that they and we are all friendly forces. Helping Zhenfu suppress the rebellion is tantamount to letting us, the anti-mang forces, kill each other."
After a pause, he continued: "What I'm more worried about is that Zhen Fu wants to win over his eldest brother to help him suppress the rebellion, but he may have bad intentions."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu said: "Eldest brother has recruited too many disciples, and the expansion speed is too fast. What do you want to do by recruiting so many disciples? As the prefect, Zhen Fu,
Can he have no worries? This time the suppression of the rebellion is a good opportunity. He can justifiably borrow the power of his elder brother to fight the rebels. It would be best if both sides suffer, and then he can reap the benefits."
Yan Guang's eyes lit up, he looked at Liu Xiu, nodded and smiled. The rest of the people looked surprised. They had never thought about this.
Through Liu Xiu's analysis, we can also see his keen political sense.
As a military general, he only needs to be brave and good at fighting. As a commander-in-chief, he only needs to be able to lead troops to fight. But as the leader of a local force, he must have a strong political sense and possess a strong sense of political acumen.
His ability in political struggle is even more important than whether he can lead troops to fight, strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.
What Yan Guang admired about Liu Xiu was his political agility. He said with a smile: "If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. If they are piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent! Brother Bo Sheng's actions in Chongling,
It must have aroused the vigilance of the county government."
