Xuande

Chapter 417 The time left for the Xun family is running out

After the five bullets hit the bull's-eye, most of Liu Bei's subordinates from big families who are qualified to ask him for marriage have already made their choices.

The political mutual trust between them has deepened to the highest level that this era can reach.

For a political family, absolute loyalty is difficult to exist. When the power comes to an end, loyalty is just a choice, but it is not important.

No one knows when a faction will come to an end, but before that, the more marks on the body, the harder it is to decouple, the higher the sunk cost, and the loyalty will continue to increase.

Now, Liu Bei has full confidence in them, and they can really become a powerful arm when they are fighting for the highest power, instead of being a hindrance.

Then, there is only one last family left.

Liu Bei's gaze spanned thousands of mountains and rivers, and cast his eyes on the city of Luoyang in the far east, on that cunning and cunning old fox.

Old Xun.

When do you make a choice?
I have prepared so much, the real target is not my subordinates, but you, they are tied together and you are not as important in my eyes!

Haven't made a choice yet?
Are you still waiting?
Liu Bei waited for Xun Shuang to see through his eyes. He hoped extremely that he could get a big bet from the Xun family, and in a sense bind the Xun family so that he could stand on the same line as himself.

He knew it was difficult, but as an excellent fisherman, Liu Bei understood a truth - the more struggling the fish, the bigger it will be.

He is in a hurry, isn't Xun Shi in a hurry?

He doesn't think so.

With so much investment in the early stage, seeing that the investment is facing the risk of being in vain, he is not in a hurry if he doesn't believe in the Xun family.

Yes, Liu Bei's guess is right.

Xun Shi was really anxious, and Xun Shuang was also really anxious and entangled.

Although he still looked calm on the surface, after receiving the letter from Xun You, Xun Shuang was not so calm.

Liu Bei took a concubine.

Still two people.

Xun Shuang didn't pay much attention to the poor man.

As a mature politician, he knows that the greatest significance of these aliens to Liu Bei is the help in force, and there is almost no help in politics. They are not players on the same track.

But Xun Shuang also thinks that Liu Bei is an excellent politician, even a mature politician. Will everything he does be that simple?

Strictly speaking, Xun Shuang didn't even think that Liu Bei needed the help of the people if he wanted to achieve the two needs of "stabilizing Sichuan and Shu" and "competing for salt benefits".

With Liu Bei's ability, he can do it without anyone else, but he needs to pay more.

Then why, he wants to take a concubine?

Judging from his self-discipline behavior of not taking more concubines for so many years, Xun Shuang didn't think that Liu Bei didn't know the meaning of taking concubines to him. In this case, why did he do such a thing?

Xun Shuang looked at this matter from the eyes of a politician, observed it from a political point of view, thought for a day, and came up with some possibilities.

Liu Bei's move should be a typical killing two birds with one stone.

Deepening the relationship with the Jian people and becoming the "Xin people's son-in-law" in the eyes of the Jin people can indeed play a powerful auxiliary role in his fight for the salt interests in Yizhou, but fundamentally, Liu Bei's move may be aimed at him.

To be precise, it was aimed at the Xun family.

The reason is simple.

At present, the only wealthy clan in the Kanto that has clansmen working under Liu Bei is the Xun family. It is still the contribution of two outstanding clansmen and a large amount of resources donated.

But Xun Shuang knew, and he also knew that Liu Bei knew that the Xun family had invested, but not fully, but in a delicate position between investment and investment.

Liu Bei's overall interests are in Kansai, Liangzhou, and perhaps some interests in Yizhou, but his core interests are definitely not in Kanto.

Kanto is the back garden of another group of people, with a dense population and fertile soil, while Kanxi, relying on the sales of Liangzhou salt, has almost become an amusement park for the alliance with Liu Bei as the core. Liu Bei is vigorously exporting Liangzhou's excellent products. The products of Sansuke and Sanhe are unimpeded.

But Liu Bei doesn't seem to be satisfied with playing in the Kansai amusement park. He also wants to get involved in the Yizhou salt business. He wants to obtain more resources and then open up a wider market.

It is clear that Liu Bei wants to intervene in the interests of salt in Kanto.

Then someone needs to help him open the Kanto market.

Who can help him?

The Xun family, which has a relatively large influence in the Kanto region, is the best choice.

No matter from which point of view, the Xun family is indeed the best helper, but unfortunately, the Xun family has not yet fully trusted him.

Normally, this should be impossible.

Although Liu Bei has sufficient social and political status, his background and family background are always flawed. In this era, with the family status of the Xun family, it is possible to become an ally with the Xun family and fully rely on them. , not even close.

But things can't always be generalized.

Given the current situation in Luoyang City, as a mature politician, Xun Shuang could feel that Liu Bei would definitely return one day.

In other words, from the day Liu Bei left Luoyang, he knew that Liu Bei would definitely come back, but he didn't know the time and reason.

But now he knows.

With the escalation of the situation, the emperor will inevitably recall Liu Bei as his backing, and use Liu Bei's military strength to fight against Yuan and He.

Xun Shuang is not sure what the future will be like, but there must be a winner. If the emperor wins, then Liu Bei's status will be improved, and it is not impossible to become No. 1 in the Manchu Dynasty.

The Three Dukes are inevitable, and the Great General is not impossible. With the addition of his identities as the Lord of the Palace and the clan of the Han Dynasty, Xun You dare not imagine that Liu Bei's power will flourish by then.

If Liu Bei only had power over the world, then it would not be enough to tempt the Xun family. Are there still few people who have power over the world for a while and then disappear?

But Liu Bei is also the master of Fanyue, and his family is also the Fanyue family. It is currently the first generation of the founder, but it will continue to be passed on...

If there is no in-law relationship, only relying on Xun Yu and Xun You, maybe the Xun family can't get much from Liu Bei.

This is not in line with Xun's interest in investing in Liu Bei.

To be honest, if Liu Bei was still unmarried when he arrived in Luoyang, and Xun Shuang got to know Liu Bei again, then there would be a great possibility to win this potential stock as a female wife.

But this kind of if does not exist any possibility.

Because if Liu Bei is still unmarried, he may not be able to come to Luoyang at all, and even if he does, he will not be able to stand.

His family background is too low, and Xun's standing is too high. No matter how you bend down, you can't see the 15-year-old Liu Bei who is buried in the soil.

By the time he gets ahead, there are already people around him.

But Xun Shuang didn't think about other possibilities afterwards.

When Liu Bei was just rising, Xun Shuang even had the idea of ​​manipulating Liu Bei to divorce his wife and get rid of the burden of the Han family, so that Liu Bei could run towards a better future.

He felt that the Han family was not worthy of Liu Bei at all.

But this possibility does not exist. Liu Bei is a person with a bottom line. Liu Bei can't do this kind of thing. If he really does it, Xun Shuang will be worried.

Therefore, all the possibilities for a perfect solution are zero, and there are actually only two paths before him.

Take the concubine and concubine of the family.

Take the family prostitute and concubine.

They are all concubines, but there is still a big difference between concubines and concubines.

For Xun Shuang, this is also a dilemma. He feels that Liu Bei's signal to him has been very clear, and it has been a clear notice.

His wave of concubines is very likely to urge those who are eligible to marry him among the old subordinates who originally followed him to urge their families to complete the marriage with Liu Bei.

An unprecedentedly close political and military interest group is taking shape in Liangzhou. Once this group is established, it will inevitably become an important existence that can affect the national situation of the Han Empire as Liu Bei enters Luoyang in the future.

If you can't join in, then once the emperor and Liu Bei win, the Xun family will inevitably be completely eliminated from the core power group.

There are not many opportunities and time left for the Xun family.

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PS: I ate Crystal Shrimp Dumplings this morning. It tasted good and I was in a good mood, so I added another chapter.

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