Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 124 Be prepared, you can't hold it, I can!
Conquering Picheng or not, this matter seems very complicated.

Those involved include Tao Qian and his son, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei... even Lu Bu in the northern border of Yanzhou is also related to this place, it can be said that it affects the whole body, but...

If it is based on a major premise, the matter of Xuzhou will be solved easily.

Figured this out, Lu Yu's eyeballs must be.

Xun Yu kept looking at Lu Yu. He originally thought that even if he was a talented person, he should contemplate for a while and think carefully about such a difficult choice.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yu blurted out directly: "Most Xun Sima has already thought of the answer. It's not obvious. The buffer zone is indeed needed. As for Tao Qian and his son, they must not be able to defeat Liu Bei..."

"If I were Cao Gong, I would simply tell the court directly that Tao Qian is old and seriously ill and is not suitable to be the shepherd of a state. I recommend Liu Bei as the prefect of Xiapi and Guan Yu as the prefect of Guangling."

ah... ah...

Xun Yu was taken aback for a moment, the first half of Lu Yu's words coincided with his thoughts.

There is no doubt that these two counties were reserved as a buffer zone between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, but... Later, why did Lu Yu change the subject and go to fulfill Liu Bei instead?
Just as Xun Yu was about to ask, Lu Yu's words had already spread. "Xun Sima, don't panic, just listen to me and finish. I will show that Liu Bei will act temporarily as Xiapi prefect and Guangling prefect, which will have three advantages for Cao Ying!"

Three benefits?

Xun Yu wanted to cry, because... no matter what, he couldn't think of any benefits to fulfilling Liu Bei?It's not obvious, it's the lesser of two evils!

It seems that on this point, his thoughts are quite different from Yin Lin's.

Lu Yu's words continued. "First, Duke Cao declared to the imperial court that Liu Bei was the prefect of Xiapi, which took up morality... Liu Bei claimed to be a benevolent gentleman. If he took the official title of prefect of Xiapi and attacked Cao Gong, it would be unrighteous. If you repay your kindness and revenge, you will lose your way. You will be cast aside by all the people and the court... Liu Bei is a smart man, and morality is the foundation of his life, so he will definitely respect Cao Gong's "Xuzhou" as a guest and live in peace. thing!"

Phew... Xun Yu nodded slightly, and Lu Yu's words seemed a bit visceral.

Of course, this is not to say that Xun Yu's views are not good, but that the two people's ideas are completely opposite.

Xun Yu's original intention was to secretly assist Tao Qian and his son to expel Liu Bei, so his strategies were all based on this goal.

Lu Yu's idea was completely opposite to his, but it sounded like a clever plan at the moment.

"Lu Gongcao, what about the second one?"

Xun Yu took the initiative to ask questions.

Lu Yu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued to speak. "Secondly, the so-called enemy's enemy is a friend, and the enemy's friend is an enemy. Liu Bei and Duke Cao respect each other as guests, and live in peace. If he doesn't take the initiative to trouble Duke Cao, then... what will Yuan Shu think, Yuan Shu will definitely trouble him !"

"In this way, there will definitely be small-scale or large-scale frictions and collisions between the two sides. One will ebb and flow. Liu Bei and Yuan Shu will consume each other? Who will reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

hiss…

With these words blurted out, Xun Yu's eyeballs suddenly opened.

Wonderful, clever plan!

Although Liu Bei is small, he is related to Zhang Zhiyong, in the name of benevolence and righteousness. He is like a needle, very thin, but it hurts if it is really pricked.

Although Yuan Shu is big and has many soldiers and horses, it is just a bull. If you collide with the horns of the bull with a thin needle, it is enough for them to eat a pot of each other. With the help of Liu Bei, a wave of Yuan Shu was weakened...

Even if Liu Bei is swallowed by Yuan Shu, it doesn't matter... It was originally a buffer zone, and every point spent was earned.

Wonderful, the more Xun Yu thinks about it carefully, the more he thinks this plan is very clever...

If the "one" mentioned by Lu Yu just now was just a tie with his plan to support Tao Qian to expel Liu Bei.

Then this second is far better than his Xun Yu's strategy.

For a while, Xun Yu was extremely curious about Lu Yu's next "third", but... for the third, Xun Yu seemed to have guessed something.

"The third thing Lu Gongcao said is that Mr. Cao can take advantage of this opportunity to lead his army back to Yanzhou and gather superior forces to counterattack Puyang City? Eliminate Lu Bu in one fell swoop?"

Xun Yu took the initiative to ask...

Lu Yu rolled his eyes. "Yes, and no!"

This ambiguous answer made Xun Yu a little confused about the situation. He immediately raised the teacup and took a sip. "Lu Gongcao, I would like to hear more about it."

"Haha..." Lu Yu said with a smile. "Of course Mr. Cao will come back. How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? What's more, we have such a big Yanzhou, we can't leave a dime to take advantage of Lu Bu!"

"However... the third point I want to say is not exactly this..."

"That's it?" Xun Yu had pricked up his ears and listened attentively.

"It's rather..." Lu Yu poked his head towards Xun Yu, and then he lowered his voice and said with a smile. "People say that Xuzhou is a big granary, but in fact, Xuzhou is a big dye tank. It's not that I despise Liu Bei. The water in Xuzhou is very deep, and Liu Bei can't handle it!"

Huo... The water in Xuzhou is very deep, and Liu Bei can't grasp it.

These words were so true that Xun Yu was amazed, Lu Yu spoke so loudly.

...Tao Qian can grasp it, so why can't Liu Bei fail to grasp it?
If these words came from someone else, Xun Yu would have shaken his head immediately, but all kinds of past cases told him that there must be a reason for Yin Lin's words.

"Lu Gongcao, please don't be a fool." Xun Yu took the initiative to help Lu Yu fill up the tea. "Lu Gongcao might as well tell me, how deep is the water in Xuzhou? How can Liu Bei not grasp it?"

"Well...it's a long story." Lu Yu mentioned the teacup again, as if he expected that it would take a lot of words to explain this, and immediately, Lu Yu asked back. "Does Xun Sima know what forces Tao Qian has under his command?"

power?As a talented person in Yingchuan, Xun Yu really didn't get to know Tao Qian specifically, because from the very beginning, he regarded Tao Qian as the master of the mean, not suitable for assistants... Therefore, even some officials in Xuzhou , Xun Yujun is not very clear.

"Lu Gongcao, please enlighten me, and Xun would like to ask him for details."

Hearing this, Lu Yu finally got to the point. "Don't look at Tao Qian's civil and military officials who are harmonious on the surface, but they are divided into three factions, the celebrity faction headed by Chen Si and Chen Deng and his son; the Danyang faction headed by Cao Bao; the common people faction headed by Mi Zhu and Sun Qian !"

"The old man Tao Qian governed Xuzhou, allowing the Danyang faction in his hometown to control the military power. At the same time, he wooed the celebrity faction on the surface and suppressed the common people faction... But what he did secretly was to use the common people faction to suppress the famous scholar faction."

"To put it simply, Tao Qian is good at checks and balances. The only one he can trust is the Danyang faction of his hometown, while the famous scholar faction and the ordinary people's faction are suppressed and used by him both openly and secretly... This is understandable, as long as it is Danyang The Pai is in charge of the military, and the Common People Faction is low-status, so it is impossible to cause any disturbances! It is too late for the Celebrity Faction and the Common People Faction to confront each other, so they should hug Tao Qian's thigh tightly and will not oppose him!"

"But...if the curtain falls on Tao Qian and his son and Liu Bei comes on stage, then the situation in Xiapi City will be different."

Lu Yu talked a lot, his lips were dry...

Xun Yu suddenly understood, it turned out to be so...

He is a smart man. When Lu Yu talked about the three forces in Xuzhou, he was keenly aware of the crisis here.

Of course, this crisis is not for Cao Cao, but for Liu Bei.

call…

Xun Yu breathed out, hearing that Tao Qian had died of illness, if he died, Liu Bei planned to go down to Picheng, who would be the first among them, would the Danyang faction, which was originally a direct descendant, willingly hand over the military power to Liu Bei?

Can Guan Yu and Zhang Fei command these Danyang soldiers?

In addition, if Liu Bei reuses the common people faction, he will definitely offend the celebrity faction, and if he reuses the famous scholar faction, he will also offend the common people faction. Who doesn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to get a share of the pie?
It is true that Liu Bei is good at capturing the hearts of the people, but the game in the officialdom and capturing the hearts of the people are completely different things, and the checks and balances in the middle are far beyond his grasp.

So... Lu Yu's words make sense.

Xuzhou is not only a big granary, but also a big dye vat. The military and government are separated, and the three factions are opposed. Even though Cao Gong recommended it to the court, Liu Bei's position as Xuzhou Mu is not stable.

Facing a lot of trivial matters all day long, and Yuan Shu's threat, is it strange that he can become bigger, stronger, and restrain Duke Cao?

Got it, Xun Yu got it at this moment, let alone... Lu Yu's method seems to be completely different from his method, but in fact they lead to the same goal, even... Xun Yu's method is a bit urgent, while Lu Yu's method is just right .

But... Xun Yu thought of another problem.

Xuzhou is a big granary and also a big dye vat.

It is true that Xiapi City has the celebrity faction, the common people faction, and the Danyang faction...but what about Pengcheng?What about Dongguan city?What about Langya County?What about Donghae County?The factions in the middle must also be intricately intertwined and extremely complicated...

The water in Xuzhou is very deep, he Liu Bei can't hold it, can Cao Gong hold it?

In case there are repeated occurrences in the captured city, then... what should we do?
With this in mind, Xun Yu hurriedly asked: "Lu Gongcao's words are reasonable, but it brings up a whole new question. The water in Xuzhou is very deep. Can Mr. Cao manage it?"

ah... ah...

The truth of this statement shocked Lu Yu, and he almost forgot about it. Can Lao Cao grasp it?
Immediately, Lu Yu thought for a while...

In fact, it can be done, but you have to use some special methods.

Lu Yu recalled the original track of history, after Cao Cao acquired Xuzhou, how did he deal with the intricate disputes among various factions within Xuzhou?
If the original track of history is followed, Cao Cao massacred the city in Xuzhou Daxing, and the historical records record that "the chickens and dogs are all gone, there are no pedestrians in the ruins, too many people are left behind!"

If you think about it according to the situation at that time, it is undoubtedly more difficult for Cao Cao, the number one butcher of the Three Kingdoms, to govern Xuzhou than it is now.

It is true that in Xuzhou alone, more than five rebellions broke out in the three years after it was attached to Cao Cao...

But the turning point appeared at the end of the third year, and I don't know who taught Cao Cao a trick, which made Xuzhou have no more rebellions in the next 20 years.

And this trick is...

...

"Xun Sima, I have a story here, I wonder if you are interested?"

Hmm... Xun Yu was so interested that he immediately reached out his hand to signal.

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Lu can tell stories, Xun is very interested..."

"This happened in the ancient times..." Lu Yu blurted out directly. "At that time, there was a country on the entire continent called 'Dragon Kingdom'. The Dragon Kingdom was originally very powerful and ranked at the top of the Eight Desolations, and all nations came to court... But for a long time, because of the seclusion of the country, the Dragon Kingdom was gradually replaced by other countries. Transcend, and then...those excessive began to bully Dragon Nation, forcing Dragon Nation to sign many unequal contracts!"

"One of them is to temporarily lease a city called 'Gang' City in the Dragon Kingdom to other countries. As time goes by, the Dragon Kingdom has ushered in one great man full of wisdom after another. Now, the Dragon Kingdom is getting stronger and stronger, and naturally, it will take back the 'port' city that was temporarily leased to other countries in the past!"

hiss…

Not to mention, Xun Yu still listened to Lu Yu's story with great interest.

Of course, it seems that this story has nothing to do with the issue of governing Xuzhou, but since it came from Lu Yu... there must be a connection.

"What happened afterwards? Has this 'port' city been taken back?" Xun Yu asked curiously...

"With the strength of the Dragon Kingdom, the 'Gang City' was naturally taken back, but in the early days of the 'Gang City' being taken back, the factions in the Gang City were as complicated as Xuzhou is today, and many people were even worried..."

"What are you worried about?" Xun Yu continued to ask, the more he heard the story, the more fascinated he became.

"At that time, Hong Kong City had already become a prosperous city, and it had been too long since Dragon City had been in contact with it, and Dragon City was still in its development period, and its level of prosperity was far inferior to that of Hong Kong City. It will no longer be prosperous, and life will not be as good as before!" Lu Yu is like a treasure...

"What's the final result?" Xun Yu asked curiously, even though it was an ancient story.

But as Lu Yu said, there are some similarities between this port city and Xuzhou city.

The city of Hong Kong is prosperous, and the Dragon Kingdom is still in the period of development, so I have this worry...

And Xuzhou is the world's granary, the people are rich, but Yanzhou is poor, don't Xuzhou people also worry?And with the same intricate factions...

No, it's full of connections.

For a while, Xun Yu really wanted to know, what is the final destination of Longguo and Gangcheng?

And Lu Yu's words came out one after another, and his tone subconsciously became much higher.

"Dragon Kingdom is worthy of being the greatest kingdom in ancient times. Generations of great people have left many epic chapters. As for the 'Gang City', a great man proposed a method. It is precisely such a method that makes people Gangcheng and Longguo work together to create brilliance!"

Lu Yu's voice became louder and louder each time...

In the end, Xun Yu was infected by his voice, as if... this is a strong sense of pride.

Xun Yu was still muttering, how could Lu Yu be so proud of the things of ancient times and the wilderness, as if he had been there?

Besides, what Xun Yu cared more about was, what was the method proposed by that great man?

Before Xun Yu could speak...

Lu Yu's words have already been spread, and the six words are the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people-"Hong Kong City people rule Hong Kong City!"

and this…

It is precisely the way to stop the rebellion and restore prosperity in Xuzhou in history.

That is to say, in Lu Yu's view now, Cao Cao's only way to govern Xuzhou and the ultimate strategy-Xuzhou people govern Xuzhou!
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　It's National Day.

　　Pay tribute to our great motherland, as well as those touching stories and moving chapters of wisdom!

　　By the way, I would like to ask the readers... Can I take half a day off, I want to watch "Changjin Lake"...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)