Chapter 856: If you become ruthless, you will even fool yourself
The Xin brothers, Feng Ji, Guo Tu and others present here all agree with Xu You's views.
"Qingzhou is different from other states. The entire Qingzhou is full of fishy clouds, the streets are full of wolves and dogs, no high-ranking families exist, and no aristocratic families are born. In that kind of place, Liu Bei's method can be implemented, but in Youzhou, Jizhou
Otherwise, there are many high-ranking families here, celebrities are everywhere, and the rules are strict, but there is no room for unbridled behavior."
"Brother Yuan Tu is right. This is not Qingzhou. Those who cannot tolerate crooked ways. There are no honest men around Liu Bei. Many political methods have gone astray. If this continues, the people of the world will definitely resist it. We still need to do something about it.
Go out and clear your name." Guo Tu added, shaking his head.
"Thinking about it, Liu Bei should understand the truth. When he arrived in Jizhou, he aspired to the world. There is no hope in the future relying on those unknown people. How can he be recognized by the people of the world? If he can get help from us, he will be ecstatic.
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"At that time, Nanyang, Hanoi and Henan will still need Ziyuan to send troops to communicate with the local gentry."
"Yuan Tu has a wide network of contacts in Jizhou, but brother Yuan Tu is still needed here."
"My family is related by marriage to the Wang family in Taiyuan. We may not be able to go to Bingzhou and have a courtship. We can also ask Duke Ju to come back and become ministers in the same palace."
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The more the group of people talked, the more excited they became, as if they had once again stepped onto the stage of history to make waves.
Qu Yi, together with his subordinates Zhang He, Gao Lan and others, just sat on the sidelines, silently watching Xu You and others talking about how excellent they were, how vulgar Liu Bei's subordinates were, and what kind of preferential treatment they would receive after surrendering.
Yuan Shao had just cooled down. Those people who Yuan Shao thought had important responsibilities during his lifetime began to discuss how to surrender in the lobby. They discussed so confidently and enthusiastically that Qu Yi didn't know if Yuan Shao would jump out of the coffin and arrest him.
Kill these people.
Thinking about it, Qu Yi wanted to laugh a little. He had been accused of being arrogant and despising his lord by these people before. Unexpectedly, after Yuan Shao died, he had not yet recruited them. These people had already begun to discuss how to help Liu Bei govern the world in the future.
It's really...inexplicably ironic.
Thinking of this, Qu Yi stood up to say hello and left without turning around. Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals quickly followed. The clattering noise disturbed Xu You and others. They frowned and watched Qu Yi and others go out. Xu You snorted coldly.
He said, "Huh, how rude and rude!"
Now that the way out has been decided, there is no need to suppress the thoughts in the heart. I have been unhappy with Qu Yi for a long time, who has no respect for famous officials like them.
Apart from the hall, Qu Yi looked at the blue sky and felt a lot better. Staying with Xu You and others, he had never felt comfortable before and felt very depressed.
"General, what should we do?" Zhang He asked. He was from Hejian, and his hometown had been taken over by Gan Ning. He was already worried.
"Wait!" Qu Yi said expressionlessly: "Those of us who lead troops are different from those civil servants. We should not make any decisions easily. It would be better to wait for Liu Bei... and wait for Duke Xuande to send someone to find us when he has time."
Hearing that Qu Yi changed his story to Duke Xuande, Zhang He and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot better, "Then Guild Xuande won't think that we, um, what."
After all, unlike Xu You and others, who would rather die than surrender, I really had no shame to say it out loud.
"No, the city will open tomorrow and everything will return to normal. If the city gate is kept closed like this, the livelihood of the people in the city will be in question."
Zhang He and others' eyes lit up when they heard this. Qu Yi really had a way and expressed his attitude clearly at once.
As he said that, a group of people walked out. Qu Yi didn't know whether Xu You and his party could succeed. His rationality told him that Xu You and his party were foolproof, and it was a rule that had been in place for thousands of years. However, he had a hunch that he always felt that it was not that good.
Simple.
He always felt out of place under Yuan Shao. Even after the Battle of Jieqiao, he had achieved the highest level in the army with outstanding achievements, but this feeling still existed. Compared with when he was under Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao's people were always so fake.
, making people unable to get close to him.
Xu You and others acted quickly enough and set off for Liu Bei the next day.
When he received the invitation, Liu Bei was stunned. Shaking the invitation in his hand, he asked Wang Xuan, who was drinking tea next to him, "What are these people doing? They seem to be under Yuan Shao's command, right? They always come to us.
What does side running mean?”
"It doesn't seem like they are Yuan Shao's subordinates." Wang Xuan put down his tea cup and gave Liu Bei a positive answer, "As for why they keep running towards us, you ask me, who should I ask?"
"Then see or not?"
"Idle time is idle, so let's meet them. Otherwise, how would you know why they keep coming here?"
"As you said, you Zhicai and the others have been busy all day and don't even have time to sleep. Are we a bit..." Liu Bei is an honest man after all.
"It doesn't matter, those who are capable work harder. This at least shows that Zhicai and the others are rare talents in the world. Besides, they must be very honored to be able to do their best for the country and work hard for their own ideals and ambitions.
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"Then why don't I see you busy? Compared with talent, you are better than Zhicai and the others!"
"That's different. I can only talk on paper, but I'm not good at practice. My talents are far inferior to theirs. I don't have ideals or ambitions. I just wait for death every time."
"You, you!"
The two of them were chatting while walking towards the living room. When they arrived at the door, Liu Bei's expression immediately straightened up, a warm smile spread on his face, and his eyes were peaceful, neither domineering nor submissive, which made people look at him.
I feel good about it.
Wang Xuan also took a step back. He always gave Liu Bei face in front of outsiders.
"I've met Mr. Xuande." Seeing Liu Bei come in, Xu You and others quickly bowed and saluted, privately shouting to Liu Bei that there was no problem. They were very attentive when they met.
"Everyone, please take a seat." Liu Bei raised his hand to be polite and sat on the main seat.
Wang Xuan didn't even look at the group of people. He took the first position, crossed his legs, and looked at the group of people with interest.
Seeing that Liu Bei was just being polite and made no other moves, Xu You and others looked at each other and frowned slightly.
Taking a step forward, Xu You said loudly: "Xu You, named Ziyuan, is from Nanyang. I have met Duke Xuande. These are Guo Tu, named Gongze, direct descendants of the Guo family in Yingchuan. This Fengji
, Ziyuan Tu, is also from Nanyang..."
"No, wait!" Wang Xuan raised his hand and interrupted Xu You's intention to continue the introduction, "For now, I don't want to know how you got here, I just want to know what you are here for?"
"Aren't you Yuan Shao's ministers? Yuan Shao has just died, and you don't make arrangements for his funeral. What do you mean by running to Xuande Gong all the time?"
"you you."
Suddenly interrupted by Wang Xuan, Xu You's face turned livid with anger. Xun Chen quietly took a step back. When Wang Xuan opened his mouth and waited, he knew something was wrong.