Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 288 There Are Many Problems
Jia Xu's words kept lingering in his ears, which made Chu Nan a little distracted when discussing with everyone about the general attack on Xuchang.

He and Lu Bu hadn't thought about it carefully before. The original intention of him and Lu Bu to attack Xuzhou was actually a little passive. Since this battle must be fought, they chose to place the battlefield on Cao Cao's territory instead of Xuzhou.

Especially Lu Bu, if Chu Nan hadn't told him clearly about Cao Cao's harm to him, Lu Bu wouldn't even think about fighting again, as long as he could stay at ease on his one-acre three-point land.

My old man...

Chu Nan didn't know what to say. At this moment, shouldn't he be the one who has the most headache?Why do you have to worry about these problems?But there is no way, who let Lu Bu be the only one who can use his brain now?If you don't have a headache, who will have a headache?

What are the benefits of winning Xuchang?What are the disadvantages?Chu Nan really didn't think about these things carefully before, and now he has to summarize them carefully in order to straighten out his future path.

Thinking about it now, the advantage is that if the current capital is captured, Cao Cao’s remaining power will be severely damaged. They can serve the emperor like Cao Cao to beg for disobedience, grasp the righteous name, and appoint whoever they want to be an official. It can be sealed as big as it is, and it looks very cool.

But what about the downside?Thinking about it now, there are many, even more, when Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, Chu Nan actually saw something. It is not very useful to rely on the emperor to make the princes up to now.

That is to say, Lu Bu still pays more attention to the approval of the court. Looking at the other princes, which one really cares about the opinion of the court?What is the difference between self-leading state shepherds and rebellion?But as long as he doesn't proclaim himself emperor, Cao Cao doesn't seem to really take it seriously, or he doesn't dare to take it seriously.

After gaining strength, he could fight the princes whenever he wanted, and the emperor became a burden instead, so in his heart, Chu Nan didn't want the emperor very much.

Secondly, what Jia Xu said, how does the court govern?How does it work?
After taking Yanzhou and Yuzhou at once, Lu Bu's territory and population at least doubled, but what should the officials do?Not to mention high officials from the DPRK and Central Committee, what should be done in the selection of local officials?
Continue to pursue the previous New Deal?Win over small families and humble talents?Or make a certain compromise with the gentry and use the talents of the gentry?

There is one problem that has to be considered. Talents from small families can be county magistrates, but prefects and governors are still very reluctant. The officials under Lu Bu are not qualified to serve as prefects, regardless of their ability or seniority. .

In this way, after taking Xuchang and the Central Plains, who will take the mid-to-high-end official positions such as the prefect, the governor, and the princes of the court?
Make an appropriate compromise to the gentry in exchange for their support?
This idea was vetoed by Chu Nan as soon as it appeared. From Xuzhou to Jianghuai and then to Runan, their tone has been set. This is the reason why they can quickly stabilize various places.

Compromising with the gentry at this time, because the gentry attaches great importance to their origin, they may not accept the good intentions here, but it is certain that the poor families of the small clan will be chilled. If the two sides do not please, it may even lead to the collapse of the system they have established today.

The gentry might even take advantage of this, pretending to be effective, and then chilling the hearts of the humble people of the small clan, thereby disintegrating Lu Bu's support!

I don’t know how many poor families are watching here at this moment, and the gentry will also pay attention to them at this time. After entering Xuchang this time, Chu Nan has almost foreseen that there will be many gentry trying to win over Lu Bu, just like when Dong Zhuo was in power. , There were also many gentry who took refuge in Dong Zhuo.

But later facts proved that he didn't take Dong Zhuo seriously at all, he was smiling on the surface, but secretly he was thinking of killing you!Now that Lu Bu entered the court, the first hurdle he faced might be sugar-coated bullets from the gentry.

As for whether his father-in-law can stop him... Chu Nan has no confidence.

"Zi Yan?" Just as the chaotic thoughts in Chu Nan's mind gradually began to sort out some clues, Lu Bu's voice came from his ear, bringing him back to reality.

"Yes." Chu Nan came back to his senses, looked at Lu Bu, then at Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhong and others, seeing that they were all looking at him, he was a little at a loss, what did he miss?

"Why is Ziyan out of his mind? But he's not feeling well?" Lu Bu asked with a little concern.

"It's nothing, I was distracted just now, what are you talking about?" Chu Nan shook his head, then asked.

"Just now we were discussing the matter of attacking Xuchang. Now that Cao Cao is dead and Cao's army is defeated, it is the best time for our army to invade Xuchang. It is time to attack Xuchang with all one's strength and save the emperor from danger." Zhang Xiu laughed.

"Entering Xuchang is not difficult. As General Zhang said, Cao Cao is dead, and Xuchang is at its weakest. We can go straight in, but father-in-law, has he ever thought about what to do after entering Xuchang?" Chu Nan nodded, agreeing After Zhang Xiu said, he asked his own question.

After entering Xuchang?
Lu Bu obviously hadn't thought about this question. He was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Chu Nan with some doubts in his eyes: "Didn't you support the emperor and reorganize the court? What's the problem?"

This space pan!
"There are a lot of problems. How to treat the emperor after supporting him? How should the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty deal with the arrangement, the dispatch of officials from various places, etc. These are just internal problems." Chu Nan said while looking at the map on the table: "For diplomacy, The biggest problem now may be how to get along with Yuan Shao? Have you ever thought that after taking the Central Plains, my next step is to border Yuan Shao!"

I don't know where Yuan Shao is now, but according to the latest information, it is almost time for Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zan, and the next step is likely to be a confrontation between the north and the south with the big river as the boundary.

That is to say, after defeating Cao Cao, they still can't settle down, they still have to fight, this time with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao has the land of Qingyou and the four prefectures of Hebei, but Lu Bu also has Yanyu and Xuyang on his side. Although Yangzhou is not complete, the population is only a lot more.

Of course, in war, population cannot be equated with combat power, and this is also where Yuan Shao has an advantage over Lu Bu.

Yuan Shao swallowed Youzhou normally, and it was easy to digest, while Lu Butun Yanyu was like a snake swallowing an elephant. Although he swallowed it, indigestion is certain. This is probably the reason why Jia Xu didn't want to come over completely. The uncertainty is too great.

Even if Lu Bu killed Cao Cao right now, he would still face many problems, such as lack of manpower, the attitude of the gentry in the two prefectures of Yan and Yu, and Cao Cao's old troops would definitely try to unite the princes to attack.

Among the princes, Yuan Shao is most likely to attack Lu Bu.

From this point of view, it is actually not the best choice for them to directly kill Cao Cao, so the possibility of Cao Cao's forces defecting to Yuan Shao is extremely high.

If we don't kill Cao Cao, but negotiate the conditions after Xuchang is defeated, the two sides join forces to resist Yuan, although there are many problems, but at least one thing is better than now, that is, it will not be so chaotic. If the land of Yanyu is sorted out, the problem will be much smaller, but this is difficult to do.

Of course, you can't blame Lu Bu. How can you think so much about the situation at that time?Chu Nan didn't think about this until now, let alone Lu Bu in that situation.

Chu Nan's words undoubtedly poured a basin of cold water on everyone present. They were thinking about what to do after breaking Xuchang, but in the blink of an eye, Chu Nan threw a mountain-like boulder on top of their heads. Then, all of a sudden, the excitement and other emotions shown just now disappeared.

"Cao Cao had established a defense line against Yuan Shao before. After this battle, most of these defense lines may turn against him. Before that, we must take down as many soldiers as possible in these defense lines." Regardless of these, Chu Nan is not for everyone now. When weaving the dream, he continued: "So after the destruction of Xuchang, we have a lot of things to do, internally, appoint and remove hundreds of officials, establish our imperial court, externally, we need to pay off the remnants of Cao Cao as soon as possible, and build a new line of defense in the north. "

Attacking Xuchang, under the premise of internal support, is the simplest item for the current Jianghuai army with high morale. There is no need to discuss it at all. What should be discussed is the next thing.

Lu Bu was silent, and silently picked up the wine on the table and drank it down, with an irritable expression on his face.

Except for Jia Xu, almost all the generals in the tent, not to mention Jia Xu is still Zhang Xiu's subordinate, even if he has joined Zhang Xiu, it is unlikely to speak at this time.

"Ziyan..." Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and said, "Then Xuchang won't fight anymore?"

"Having reached this point, even if my father-in-law doesn't want this land of Yanyu, he just gave it to Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao swallows this land of Yanyu, we will still face this problem, and Yuan Shao will It will be even stronger." Chu Nan shook his head and said: "In short, Xuchang must be fought, and Xuchang will be attacked first, and other problems will be discussed after Xuchang, and it will always be resolved."

"Alright, all the generals go to prepare separately, and send troops to Xuchang tomorrow morning!" Lu Bu waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat. He was also very upset by Chu Nan's words, who knows that there are so many things to do next.

Chu Nan sighed, now Jia Xu can't discuss it, Chen Gong is in charge of the logistics at the rear, before the end of the war, I'm afraid he won't be able to make it through, and it seems that the only person around who can negotiate is Lu Bu.

Watching everyone leave, Chu Nan didn't move. It's better to inoculate his father-in-law first, so as not to be bombarded by sugar-coated bullets in Xuchang and forget everything.

"Is there something else for Ziyan?" Seeing Chu Nan stay behind, Lu Bu felt a little restless.

"No big deal. In fact, what I said before was a bit complicated. I stayed here to simplify these things with my father-in-law." Chu Nan laughed.

"Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard the words. Although he had never heard of simplification, he felt inexplicably fond of the word when he heard it. He nodded and said, "Say it, Ziyan!"

(End of this chapter)