Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 134 Public and private
The 62 counties in Xuzhou, excluding the twelve counties of Guangling, plus the eight counties of Peijun occupied, this time the families involved in dealing with Lu Bu cover 58 counties, there are nearly a hundred families, and there are nearly [-] rebels who participated in the rebellion. public.

In terms of the number of soldiers and horses alone, there are nearly twice as many troops under Lu Bu's command as a whole, but they were destroyed so quickly in just a few days. eyesight.

However, what really scared the world was Lu Bu's next move. Nearly a hundred families in the 58 counties, tens of thousands of people followed Lu Bu's order, regardless of men, women, old or young, and killed them all on the spot without the slightest mercy. Confiscated his property!
In contrast, Chu Nan's extermination of Wang and Li's family in Xiapi can only be regarded as an appetizer.

All of a sudden, in the Jianghuai area, countless celebrities wrote articles cursing Lu Bu's brutality, and sent troops to attack Lu Bu on behalf of the imperial court. Their momentum even overwhelmed Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor.

The reason is that since Han Wu, there has never been such a large-scale massacre of the family. Lu Bu's atrocities against the family can be said to have angered the entire Han Dynasty. This news spread to the court at a very fast speed. All the major families came forward one after another to demand a crusade against Lu Bu.

At the same time, many big clans under Liu Biaozhi jointly requested Liu Biao to stop forming an alliance with Lv Bu. Under Yuan Shao's command, countless celebrities rushed to demand the crusade against Lv Bu.

Xuchang, Sikong Mansion.

"What do you think?" Cao Cao asked someone to carry away the mountains of memorials. Without looking at them, he knew that most of them were asking the court to send troops to crusade against Lu Bu.

This was a good opportunity to crusade against Lv Bu, and the major families have donated generously this time. As long as Cao Cao is willing to send troops to crusade against Lv Bu, there is no need to worry about logistics and food!

But Lv Bu is now the Xuzhou Shepherd appointed by the imperial court. No matter how clamorous these big clans are, the imperial court sent troops to attack Lu Bu at this time. After commending Lu Bu, attacking Lu Bu at this time is tantamount to pushing Lu Bu to Yuan Shu's side.

Cao Cao has the confidence to defeat Yuan Shu, and he is also confident to defeat Lu Bu, but if the two join forces, Cao Cao does not have the confidence to fight against both of them at the same time. At that time, I am afraid that it will not be Cao Cao who will attack the two, but the two will join forces to attack Cao Cao.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and the others remained silent. It was difficult to make a decision on this matter. They were also worried about what Cao Cao was worried about.

"Maybe you can ask Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Lu Bu." Cheng Yu gave a compromise opinion, they continued to attack Yuan Shu, and asked Yuan Shao's troops in Qingzhou to attack Lu Bu south.

"Yuan Shao is now fighting Gongsun Zan. Even if he sends troops, he might not be able to withstand Lu Bu." Xun Yu shook his head. Although Xuzhou is flat, there is Mount Tai between Xuzhou and Qingzhou. Even if Yuan Shao is willing to send troops from Qingzhou, Lu Bu It is not difficult to block Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia, who was drinking at the side, suddenly put down the wine gourd and straightened up rarely: "Is that all you see?"

"What's the best opinion of Feng Xiao?" Xun You, who was about to speak, laughed.

"Lu Bu's massacre of the gentry this time is not a random killing." Guo Jia shook the wine gourd in his hand, drunk, but his eyes were extremely clear: "He only killed the big clan, and the small clans everywhere not only did not commit any crimes, but even got a lot of money. , All the land obtained from the confiscation of the house was also distributed to the people for self-cultivation.”

Everyone was silent when they heard the words. It's not that they didn't expect it, but everyone didn't want to mention it. Lu Bu was clearly trying to win people's hearts, kill big fish and raise small fish. No one knows what people outside Xuzhou think, but Xuzhou In China, under the reputation of seemingly cruelty, no matter the remaining families in the area or the people of Xuzhou, I am afraid that they are all grateful to Lu Bu at this moment. As long as Lu Bu is not at the end of the road and is beaten to death with a stick, he is almost invincible in Xuzhou .

The trick of killing a big family and wooing a small family seems simple and rude. Chu Nan can think of it, but why can't other princes think of it?
Of course, it’s not unexpected, but even if you think about it, you can’t do it. Just like Cao Cao’s subordinates, Xun Yu and Xun You came from the Xun family in Yingchuan. If Cao Cao really did this, it would be self-destructive.

In such an environment surrounded by enemies, if Cao Cao dared to do this, he might be killed by outsiders from various aristocratic families tomorrow. This is why Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and even Yuan Shu are the same, which is why people all over the world condemn Lu Bu. .

But in fact, Lv Bu's foundation has become more and more stable now, and there is no shortage of money and food. Among the princes, Lv Bu's territory and population are not large, but when it comes to the ability to mobilize troops, Lv Bu is not inferior to any of the princes.

"Furthermore, the news spread so quickly, I'm afraid there are advisers around Lu Bu who are behind it." Guo Jia looked at the crowd and said.

"What do you mean by Feng Xiao's words?" Cheng Yu frowned.

"It's true that the great clan hates Lu Bu deeply, but judging from Lu Bu's current behavior, he or his advisers have already thought of this, but have you ever thought about whether the small families in various places will reject Lu Bu after hearing this news? "Guo Jia looked at the crowd and asked with a smile.

Cao Cao drank his saliva in silence, but did not speak.

Xun Yu and Xun You were silent.

Cheng Yu sighed and said, "In this way, although everyone in the world is scolding Lu Bu, they will spread the word of Lu Bu's attitude invisibly. If there is a war in the future, the big clans will naturally fight hard, but the local clans may not be willing to offend Lu Bu because of this. .”

Invisibly, Lu Bu told the world an attitude in this way: the big people don't like me, and I don't like you. Me, I just didn't say anything when I met me.

Is this a serious problem?

Very serious, the most prominent people in the world are of course celebrities and big families like them, but the foundation is still the common people and small families, these are the cornerstones of the world, but in the past, everyone was in charge of the world's resources and treated these small clans and common people as Ants seldom face up to their power, but one day, when someone starts to take the initiative to pry this cornerstone, the power erupted by these ordinary people is so terrifying!

Lu Bu used bloody methods to tear apart the unspoken rules of social hierarchy established by the gentry for hundreds of years. In the past, no matter whether it was a noble family or a powerful local, everyone may have a chain of contempt, but they are one. Now... Whether or not it is one needs to draw a question mark.

The reason why everyone in the world is calling for beatings is that these people have not spoken out, and those who have spoken out are too famous and too dazzling, giving people the appearance that everyone in the world can't wait for Lu Bu to be hacked into pieces.

But after being told the essence of this matter by Guo Jia, he was somewhat flustered.

"Feng Xiao thinks, how should we deal with this matter?" Cao Cao said with a headache.

"Do whatever you want." Guo Jia said with a smile, "If my lord loses an inch because of this, it is the opponent's plan. To challenge Yuan Shu is to defend the foundation of the imperial court. From this point of view, Lu Bu and we are still in the same camp. If you ignore Yuan Shu at this time and just attack Lu Bu without saying whether it will be successful, then the prestige of the court will be gone, and it will be a joke for us to hold the emperor."

No matter how ruthless and excessive Lu Bu did, nominally speaking, he is still a Hanchen. The conflict between the two parties is somewhat similar to the old party struggle, and Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor is a blatant betrayal of the court. If Yuan Shu is not dealt with and Lu Bu is attacked first, Even if he wins in the end, it is tantamount to tacitly acquiescing the legitimacy of Yuan Shu's proclaiming emperor, and the Han court, which existed in name only, will not even have a name by then.

But now, Cao Cao still needs the righteousness of the emperor in his hands, and he cannot lose the prestige of the emperor. Therefore, in Guo Jia's view, conquering Yuan Shu is the most correct choice at present.

"Does Lu Bu not care?" Xun You couldn't help asking.

"Don't worry about it. Although we rely on the big clan, these small clans and humble families are also our strength. But if we attack Lu Bu, for these people, we will suppress them, push them to Lu Bu, and fight against them. There are winners and losers, but people's hearts are also very important. If the lord doesn't want to lose these things, the best way to do it right now is to appease the public anger and let these small clans think that the lord is also willing to use them. In the end, no matter how happy the big clans from all over the country are, it will not stop the lord from making a decision. After a long time, this turmoil will pass, and the obstacles we will encounter when we attack Lu Bu again will not be as great as now." After Guo Jia finished speaking, he leaned back , continue to drink.

Except for Xuzhou, it is impossible for the poor families in other places to hold the idea of ​​welcoming Lu Bu all the time. After this sentiment has subsided, things are actually not as bad as everyone thinks, but if they are flattening Lu Bu now, it is really hard to do anything If they collide, not only will they not be able to defeat Lu Bu, but it may also give Lu Bu another boost in popularity.

As for the big clans providing food and grass... This is even more ridiculous. Guo Jia believes that even if it is postponed for ten years, as long as Lu Bu is attacked, these big clans will still compete for food.

Since the result is the same, why go head-to-head when they are in full swing?It is entirely possible to use Lu Bu's incident this time to make Cao Cao posted by these big clans closer.

"Feng Xiao's words won my heart." Cao Cao nodded, looked at the crowd and said, "I have made up my mind. I will first defeat Yuan Shu and send troops every day!"

"Obey!" Seeing that Cao Cao had made a decision, everyone stopped arguing and bowed one after another, starting to prepare for the crusade against Yuan Shu.

Thanks to Lu Bu, this time the conquest of Yuan Shu, in the process of collecting food and grass, did not receive as much resistance as before, and it went quite smoothly.

On this point, Cao Cao felt that he needed to thank Lu Bu.

"Feng Xiao, did you say that Chen Gongtai was the one who made the plan?" After leaving Sikong Mansion, Cheng Yu leaned next to Guo Jia and asked.

"Who knows? When you enter the Great Confucianism, you will usually understand your own mind. Maybe it is him." Guo Jia shook his head. The four sentences that Chen Gong realized after entering the Great Confucianism had a great impact on the entire Confucianism. If Gong carries out this idea, it is not impossible to do such a thing.

(End of this chapter)