Fantasy Three Kingdoms: Four knots in Taoyuan at the beginning

Chapter 177 Chapter 174, Gathering the sons of the princes of the world together

To deal with the Cai family, it is necessary to formulate a rigorous plan.

After listening to Xi Zhicai's report, Chen Yuan's mind began to spin wildly.

The root of the Cai family is in Caizhou, and the caravans, in-laws, and tycoons are the tentacles of the Cai family.

The Cai family weaved a big net covering Jingzhou by means of marriage and interest exchange.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly thought of a question.

Is there any connection between the Cai family and the Jiang Xia Huang family?

Will the Jiangxia Huang family sit back and watch the Cai family be destroyed?

Is there any connection between the Cai family and those powerful families in Nanyang?

Will the Nanyang wealthy family sit idly by?

In this way, the Cai family has become the key to Liu Bei's complete control of Jingzhou.

This is a crisis, but also an opportunity.

If it can be handled well, it might be possible to take advantage of the situation and completely break the power of the State Shepherd's Mansion into Nanyang and Jiangxia, instead of just controlling it in name as it is now.

Chen Yuan thought for a while, and found that this matter was too simple for him.

I'm afraid I can't think well just relying on my own strength.

It's time for Liu Bei's military advisers to use their energy.

"Brother, this matter is very important at this time, and there are many things involved. I'm afraid we still need to brainstorm."

Liu Bei nodded. He also felt that this matter was not trivial and needed to convene people to discuss it.

But finding those people requires some thought.

Gu Yong counts as one, Xi Zhicai counts as one, Tian Feng counts as one, and Ju Shou counts as one.

People from Jingzhou must also bring one.

Otherwise, once it is implemented, they will feel distrusted.

The two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue who can be trusted in Jingzhou nationality.

But Kuai Yue is now the prefect of Guiyang in Guiyang, so call Kuai Liang over.

Bringing a military adviser from Jingzhou also has an advantage, that is, it can help them identify those tyrants in Jingzhou who have the closest relationship with the Cai family, and are most likely to fight against Liu Bei with the Cai family.

Immediately Liu Bei sent someone to invite Gu Yong, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Kuai Liang over.

After a short time, the four of them arrived in the secret room.

After seeing the ceremony, sit down one by one.

As soon as Chen Yuan told the story, the four of them all showed surprise.

Regarding the affairs of the Cai family, Chen Yuan was first in charge, and later Xi Zhicai was in charge, and the others did not know about it.

Now that they were planning to deal with the Cai family, the four of them were naturally shocked.

Kuai Liang is naturally the clearest about the reputation of the Cai family.

He didn't expect Liu Bei to have such boldness, and even wanted to get rid of the Cai family.

This is really a bit risky feeling.

Kuai Liang thought so, so naturally Gu Yong, Tian Feng and Ju Shou also thought so.

Tian Feng's character is upright, much more upright than Ju Shou.

Therefore, Tian Feng asked directly: "My lord really wants to deal with Mrs. Cai?"

Liu Bei nodded: "The Cai family has ulterior motives, oppresses the people, and uses various means to annex the land. It has become a cancer in Jingzhou, and it will not be cured."

"My lord, aren't you afraid of risking the disgrace of the world?"

Chen Yuan interjected, "Mr. Yuan Hao's words are wrong."

Tian Feng looked at Chen Yuan, waiting for Chen Yuan's explanation.

"Cai's family is certainly the head of Nanzhou's tyrants. Once he is moved, it will inevitably cause turmoil. If one is not handled well, there is no possibility that it will have an extremely adverse impact on Jingzhou."

"However, getting rid of the Cai family is not only beneficial to Jingzhou, but also in line with the wishes of the emperor."

Everyone here knows what Chen Yuan said.

The emperor is naturally very happy to see the suppression of tyrants, because this is what he wants to do.

Now that Liu Bei has done this, how could the emperor stop him.

Maybe he will also get the reputation of the emperor as a model of the clan and a minister of the country.

Seeing that Liu Bei and Chen Yuan have made up their minds, and the consequences have also been considered.

Tian Feng didn't say anything more.

Anyway, the Cai family is not a powerful Hebei, so let's just get rid of it.

Among the people present, only Kuai Liang has some relationship with the Cai family.

But since the Kuai family got into Liu Bei's chariot, the relationship with the Cai family has basically dropped to freezing point.

Therefore, Kuai Liang naturally has no objection to getting rid of the Cai family.

And there might be some benefits too.

After the Cai family is eliminated, if the caravan of the Cai family can be annexed, the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce can be formed.

Wouldn't it be great for everyone to get rich together at that time.

Who doesn't envy the huge amount of wealth that the Cai family obtains from the waterways of the great river every year.

It's just that due to the huge influence of the Cai family in the past, they couldn't do anything.

Now that Zhou Mu wants to touch the Cai family, that would be great.

Everyone has no opinions and has unified their thinking. The next step is to formulate countermeasures.

Among the few people here, which one is not the top smart person in the world.

Xi Zhicai introduced the basic situation of the Cai family, and Kuai Liang added from the side.

As the two powerful powers in Xiangyang, some information from the Kuai family is a very beneficial supplement to the information Xi Zhicai has.

The most important thing is that the Kuai family has basically mastered some tycoons connected with the Cai family.

If I don't know, I was surprised when I said it.

In the entire Jingzhou territory, every county has powerful people who are connected with the Cai family.

And what shocked Chen Yuan was that many powerful men in Nanyang and the Huang family in Jiangxia really had close contacts with the Cai family.

The main interest lies on the waterway of the Great River.

Cai, Nanyang Zhuhaoqiang and Jiangxia Huang have monopolized the waterways of the Han River and the Dajiang River to distribute benefits.

The benefits of this are enviable.

According to Kuai's knowledge, the three families get no less than [-] taels of gold every year.

Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes turned red.

Well, Liu Bei was also forced.

The main reason is that the current State Shepherd's Mansion is too short of money.

Not only have to pay taxes to Luoyang, but also support the army and officials.

Not only Liu Bei was jealous, Gu Yong's eyes were even redder.

You must know that Gu Yong is in charge of the specific government affairs, he has been driven crazy by money for a long time.

Therefore, Gu Yong is most in favor of getting rid of the Cai family.

Chen Yuan synthesized the information and said: "The situation is very clear. If you want to get rid of the Cai family, you must not only cut off Cai's support from Luoyang, but also get rid of his alliance in Jingzhou and his own power. Therefore, this action must be carried out with the cooperation of the army, with the momentum of Mount Tai, cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots, so as to avoid future troubles."

Xi Zhicai added: "We also need to consider the attitude of the clan Liu Yan and Liu Shijun. After all, he is related to the Cai family."

Everyone looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei still needs to express his opinion on this issue.

Liu Bei looked solemn: "Brother Junlang will understand to eliminate harm for the country. After getting rid of the Cai family, I will write a letter to Brother Junlang to explain one or two things. Gentlemen, don't worry about this matter, just leave it to your preparations to deal with." .”

Seeing that Liu Bei took care of this issue in a big way, everyone stopped thinking about Liu Yan's issue.

In fact, even if Liu Yan is not satisfied, he has nothing to do with Liu Bei.

Besides, Liu Yan is not necessarily dissatisfied.

To put it bluntly, dealing with Haoqiang is something that every grandmaster and prince with the surname Liu wants to do.

It's just that sometimes, the situation is compelling, and you have to rely on the powerful.

If there is a chance, it will definitely be ruthless.

Liu Yan's problem is solved, and the rest is Luoyang's problem.

The main one is Zhang Wen.

The strength of a Sangong is still very strong.

Especially in Zhang Wen's old department, there are three fierce men, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and Tao Qian.

Now Dong Zhuo is the official of Zhonglang, Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou, and Sun Jian is the Sima of the other department.

Of course, Dong Zhuo didn't have a good relationship with Zhang Wen, and Zhang Wen also looked down on this Longxi barbarian.

But Tao Qian and Sun Jian have a good relationship with Zhang Wen.

Once it moved, Zhang Wen would definitely not let it go.

Once he deals with Liu Bei in the name of Sangong, it will be really tricky.

Therefore, Zhang Wen must be pulled down.

When Ju Shou talked about this issue, Chen Yuan smiled and said: "This matter has already been dealt with by others, and it won't take long. This person's position as the third prince will definitely not be guaranteed, and he may be dismissed from office."

Except for Chen Yuan's dealing with Zhang Wen, no one else in the room knew about it.

Can't help but sigh for Chen Yuan's calculations.

This child is so terrifying.

Liu Yan solved it, Zhang Wen solved it.

The rest are Nanyang Haoqiang, Jiangxia Huang's and other powerful people in Jingzhou.

Instead, these problems are easily solved.

Chen Yuan planned to annihilate the Jingzhou tyrants who had ties to the Cai family in one fell swoop.

This requires all the outstanding people present to provide countermeasures.

As soon as Chen Yuan said his thoughts, the other four fell into deep thought.

After a while, Xi Zhicai said: "I have a plan, please refer to it."

Everyone looked at Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai said: "How about surrounding the spot to fight for aid?"

When Xi Zhicai said it, everyone's eyes lit up, obviously they all understood what Xi Zhicai meant.

The point is the Caizhou of the Cai family, and the aid is the tyrants in Jingzhou who are connected with the Cai family.

Once Liu Bei surrounds the Cai family and the news spreads, Jingzhou tyrants will definitely take action.

At that time, you can make a targeted shot.

However, one thing to do well with this strategy is not to cause major turmoil in Jingzhou.

After all, Cai's power is all over Jingzhou.

If it is not handled well, the whole state will be in turmoil.

But as long as every powerful person related to the Cai family is under surveillance, then there will be no big problem.

Jinfengwei is about to come in handy.

The timeliness of information transmission is very important here.

"Zichu, does Jinfengwei have any problems?"

Chen Yuan affirmed: "Everyone, don't worry, nothing will go wrong."

Once the problem of information transmission is solved, it is the problem of the government and the army.

Because Kuai Liangyi said that they discovered that many officials in the government offices of counties and counties were appointed by powerful people who had good friends with the Cai family.

If this problem is not resolved, the government will really have a big problem.

Fortunately, a large number of Tai students have been scattered before, and there are in every county. These Tai students can take over the post of county magistrate at any time.

Although some of them must be unqualified, but the matter is urgent, so it can only be done first.

As for the assessment of officials, we will wait until Jingzhou is completely stabilized before we can bring it up.

But just in case, the talents recruited by the Juying Pavilion these days are also available to fill the vacancies.

The military needs to change defenses.

The Jingnan four counties are okay. Speaking of this, Zhao Yun needs to rush back to Lingling as soon as possible, and sit in Lingling, just in case.

Nanjun is where the Cai family's forces are most intertwined, so each county needs a general to garrison it, so as not to cause chaos.

Fortunately, Liu Bei now has many generals under his command, and it is not a big problem to satisfy more than a dozen counties in Nanjun.

It is enough for a county to have a third-rank and fourth-rank township.

Today's Liu Bei's next-rank powerhouses go out Tong Yuan and Li Yan, as well as Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, and Dian Wei/Zhang Yun.

Yes, during the period when Chen Yuan left, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, and Dian Wei all advanced to the first rank for unknown reasons.

It's incredible.

The eight first grades are enough to deal with all the changes.

After the discussion is over, the opening ceremony of Xiangyang Academy will be regarded as the end of the study.

The rest of the specific matters are naturally left to other people to be responsible, and Chen Yuan doesn't want to bother.

I haven't seen my little daughter-in-law for many days.

Therefore, Chen Yuan wanted to slip away.

Liu Bei stopped him directly: "Zichu, there is one more thing, when is the opening date of the hospital?"

Now it is winter and November, and the cold winter months are naturally not suitable for opening the hospital.

Chen Yuan thought for a while and said: "Let's set it on the second day of February next year. On the second day of February, when the dragon raises its head, everything is suitable."

Liu Bei thought for a while, and this time is also suitable.

First, we have to wait for the printed books to come out, so that we can invite talents from all over the world.

Secondly, we have to wait for those scribes and warriors to come from all over the world.

Speaking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly thought of a question: "Brother, have you ever invited Meng De to send his eldest son to Xiangyang Academy?"

Liu Bei was taken aback.

Chen Yuan knew at a glance that Liu Bei hadn't invited him.

If I remember correctly, Cao Ang was already six or seven years old at this time.

For Cao Ang, Chen Yuan was still very sorry.

Cao Ang is not as sinister as Cao Pi, nor as frivolous as Cao Zhi. He is a kind person and very filial.

It would be great if such a person could inherit Cao Cao's foundation.

Moreover, such a person also conforms to Chen Yuan's Three Views standard.

It's a pity that he died in Wancheng later because of Cao Cao's widowhood.

Bringing him to the academy might change the solution to his premature death.

It also saved his life.

"Brother, Cao Ang, the eldest son of Meng De, is gentle and intelligent. I think he is quite in line with the admission standards of my academy. Brother, you might as well write a letter with Brother Meng De and ask him to send it. There are many talents in the academy. I think Brother Meng De will not refuse."

Liu Bei naturally had no objection.

Liu Bei's impression of Cao Cao is still very good. When Liu Bei was ridiculed by those scholars in Luoyang, Cao Cao dared to say a few words for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei immediately wrote a letter, in which he stated the teachers and students of Xiangyang Academy, and invited Cao Cao to send Cao Ang, but also strongly invited Cao Cao to come to the academy to have a look.

At this moment, Chen Yuan suddenly let go of his thoughts.

Now that the son of Cao Cao has been invited, let's invite Yuan Shao's son, Gongsun Zan's son, Liu Yan's son, etc. once.

Anyway, one is also teaching, and a group is also teaching.

If these second-generation relationships can really be improved, maybe it won't take much effort to rule the world.

At that moment, Chen Yuan told Liu Bei all the princes he could think of.

Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Yan, Zhang Lu, Tao Qian, Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Zhang Yang, Ding Yuan, Liu Dai, Liu Yao, Yuan Shu, etc. were all invited once.

The content of the letter is better, just change the name.

Although Liu Bei felt a little helpless when he heard so many people, he didn't say anything.

However, when Chen Yuan talked about another group of people, Liu Bei dropped the pick directly.

(End of this chapter)