Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 201 The Ultimate Game of Courage and Psychology

Jiangxia, Anlu County.

"—Hit your second uncle!"

Jiang Gan, the magistrate of Anlu County, slapped a lieutenant general across the face. His voice roared out, startling several sparrows in their nests covered in snow.

At this moment, Jiang Ganyou looked very angry, "Jiangxia's ruling place, Xiling, has been lost, Liu Ye was captured, Zhang Yun was killed... What's the use of this? Kaesong...Kaicheng and surrender!"

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Jiangxia, Shiyang County.

One of the Seven Sons of Jian'an, the leading novelist during the Three Kingdoms period, Wang Can, the author of "Heroes", is now the county magistrate here.

He was having a leisurely meal when suddenly the guards of the city gate broke in to report.

"Xiling County was captured by Guan Yu...Liu Ye was captured, Zhang Yun was killed, Jiangxia's navy surrendered...all Jiangxia's warships were captured by Guan Yu!"

Wang Can hasn't reacted yet!

"County magistrate... County magistrate, it's not good, the Guan family army is already five miles away from the city!"

Wang Can was speechless in surprise, "What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't Xiling County be captured by Guan Yu? Where did the Guan family army come from here?"

"It's really Guan Jiajun, the county magistrate, go and have a look!"

Wang Can was stunned, and quickly rushed to the top of the city, watching the troops of the Guan Family Army brigade approaching Shiyang County neatly, he even saw clearly the military flag of the Guan Family Army - "Zhou"!
Wang Can's heart thumped. He had heard for a long time that there was a big knife-handling man next to Guan Yu. He was superb in martial arts. It was Zhou Cang... Zhou Cang is here!
Wang Can's mouth was half-opened in fright, the corners of his mouth were drooling, and he stammered, "So... did you really call?"

The defender asked from the side: "Master County Magistrate? What should we do?"

Wang Can sat down, tilted his mouth, and said in a daze, "I'm just a fuss, what can I do? Kaesong, surrender!"

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Jiangxia, Pingchun County!

Guan Yinping had just given the order to attack the city, and the soldiers were rushing forward when suddenly the gate opened wide.

The county magistrate here, Ruan Yu, who is also one of the seven sons of Jian'an, strode out. This 47-year-old middle-aged man is holding the household book of Pingchun County in one hand, and the county magistrate's seal in the other hand.

As he walked out, he chanted loudly: "Driving out of the Beiguo Gate, Ma Fan refused to gallop... Get out of the car and walk around, breaking the withered poplar branches... My mother gave me to die, and my stepmother hated the orphan. Hunger and cold, no food and clothing, behavior Whip and beat Shi. Abandon me here..."

This is a song he once wrote "Han Yuefu". In the form of No.1 self-report, through the tragic fate of an orphan being abused and abandoned by his stepmother, it exposes the ruthlessness of this kind of family.

It's just... that this Cifu is chanted at such a time, it seems somewhat meaningful.

Of course, Guan Yinping is not so educated.

In the snow, she couldn't hear what the middle-aged man was chanting.

Until Ruan Yu stepped in front of Guan Yinping, he raised his eyes and met Guan Yinping's gaze: "Cao thief called me to be an official, I refused three times, and hid in the deep mountains, but I don't want this Cao thief to set fire to the mountain and force me As an official... I once wrote 'The gate of heaven is open, and the great Wei should be lucky'. This is all against my will, and finally... I finally waited for Liu Huangshu's people! If you had arrived early...I...I would have surrendered long ago!"

To say the least.

Guan Yinping didn't know that the person in front of him was a literati that Cao Cao admired a lot. Half of the northern proclamations were written by Chen Lin, and the other half were written by him.

Of course, these are not at all important to Guan Yinping.

She took the seal and the household book, and the corners of her mouth opened slightly, revealing a faint smile.

——"Sure enough, there is no bloodshed, the fourth brother's prophecy is true! 』

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Jiangxia, Zhu County.

When Liao Hua and Zhuge Ke arrived here with 5000 people, all the civil and military personnel in Zhu County had already opened the city gate, and even prepared wine and food in front of the city gate.

Because of the flying snow flakes, the mouths of some wine jars were covered with snow flakes, which seemed to have a special taste.

Liao Hua and Zhuge Ke were in doubt.

An official had already walked in front of the two of them, "Report to the two generals, our county magistrate and county lieutenant have fled north, and we are the only ones left here. We...how dare we resist the heavenly soldiers? We...we have surrendered!"

Liao Hua observed the person in front of him vigilantly, and asked suspiciously: "The county magistrate and the county lieutenant knew they were fleeing north? Then why didn't you flee?"

"The families of the county magistrate and county lieutenant are in the north. If they surrender, their lives will be lost. We are all locals, and our family members are here. Whoever occupies this place, we will serve."

The official answered very honestly.

And his words made Zhuge Ke suddenly realize something.

"I see…"

Liao Hua looked back at him.

Zhuge Ke said indifferently: "I finally understand, what is the difference in vision between me and Mr. Yunqi..."

"This Jiangxia, in my opinion, is just a series of cold enemy cities, but in the view of Mr. Yunqi, this place has never been an enemy city or county. It is just a group of poor officials and people living here!"

"The king's banner changes at the top of the city...it doesn't matter whether Han or Wei, or Cao thief or emperor's uncle! Whoever is the county magistrate...the officials and people here will follow whoever they are!"

this…

Liao Hua looked at Zhuge Ke as if he was looking at two fools, and he wanted to say something in his heart.

——"Is this also use enlightenment? 』

But when he thought that both of them were working for Mr. Guan Lin, they were grasshoppers on the same boat, so their attitude softened a lot.

Liao Hua nodded heavily on purpose.

"Mr. Zhuge is right! Now... don't say anything, enter the city and take over the city defense!"

anyway…

Guan Yu ordered to take all the counties in Jiangxia within five days.

How can it take five days.

Ever since Liu Ye was captured, Zhang Yun was killed, and the news spread that Jiang Xia's naval forces had surrendered, this Jiang Xia...had already turned his back.

Within three days, the entire city of Jiangxia, every county town has changed to the Great King Banner!
For these officials, soldiers, and common people in Jiangxia...

They have never cared about loyalty, and they have always served only the master here!

When the army entered the city, Zhuge Ke stood on the tower of a county town for the first time. He looked at the northern border... the vast Nanyang Plain is to the north!
He looked to the southeast, and there was Shouchun after Hefei... It was the place where Soochow wanted to reach even with all its national strength, and it was the place where Soochow could break the game.

His mind could not help but daydream.

--"This is…"

——『This is something that Soochow, who is "the trapped beast is still fighting", will never be able to see it in his entire life! 』

With this in mind, Zhuge Ke turned around and looked south again...

This time I looked in the direction of Changsha.

He murmured: "Father, my son... this step is right, but father? What about you? I am afraid that if you confront Mr. Yunqi this time, you will be defeated again?"

Speaking of here…

A faint sigh came out of Zhuge Ke's mouth, and it melted into the snowflakes all over the sky, stained with pure white color!

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Changsha County, beside the Laodao River, next to Luohan Village.

Zhuge Jin was looking at the water, but his eyes were empty, staring straight ahead.

This riverside... is the place where everything started when he and Ke'er came to Jingzhou this time.

Today, the heavy snow in Xiangfan has not covered Changsha.

Such was the weather during the Little Ice Age.

In the same state, Jingbei is windy and snowy, while Jingnan is bright and beautiful.

only…

There are no snow flakes in the sky, but it does not mean that there are no snow flakes in Zhuge Jin's heart. In fact, his heart at this moment has been wrapped in ice and snow, infinitely cold.

— the son is gone;
- the game is lost;

——And, again, and again... Once again, after fueling the flames, it was a stone and a foot.

I wanted to take advantage of Xinglin's momentum to make some noise, but... the result was that Guan Lin's reputation spread in Xinglin, and Guan Yu's reputation also increased.

The discussion three days ago was still—how did Guan Gong give birth to such a rebellious son.

But the current discussion has become - a tiger father has no dogs!
"Hehe..." Zhuge Jin couldn't help but smiled wryly...the smile was very sad.

at this time…

"—Yo, isn't this Mr. Zhuge, the envoy of Soochow Wu?"

A voice suddenly uttered, Zhuge Jin looked back, and behind him was Guan Lin...

And from his tone, Zhuge Jin felt obvious teasing, just like the mockery and joking that a winner should have when facing a loser.

"Mr. Yunqi came here? Are you looking for me?" Zhuge Jin still stood where he was, his eyes shifted from Guan Lin's face to the river, and his mood was extraordinarily calm like today's "Lao Dao River".

"Yes, Mr. Ziyu gave Military Master Zhuge a piece of beautiful jade from Lantian, Guan Lin must thank Mr. Ziyu for Military Master Zhuge, right?"

When Zhuge Ke was mentioned, it was obvious that Zhuge Jin's mood throbbed slightly.

He pondered for a moment, closed his eyes, his expression was extremely tired, and a heavy sigh overflowed from his lips: "Ke'er is about the same age as Mr. Yunqi, and from now on, Mr. Lao Yunqi will take care of him for my 'uncle'. "

It's "uncle"...

Instead of "for the father".

Just one word difference, father and son become uncles and nephews!

"That's natural." Guan Lin had an evil smile on his lips, and continued: "Mr. Ziyu is so concerned about this Langya boy, I guess Yuan Xun must be very worried about Mr. Ziyu, right?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Guan Lin had a direct showdown: "Soochow and Mister must have contributed a lot to fuel the flames this time, right? But in the end, don't you just throw stones at your feet, right? They made a wedding dress for me, and this is how things are done, Mister How will I explain to Marquis Wu when I go back?"

"That doesn't bother Guan Sigong."

"This time, there is no son to 'add words to get donkey' for you!"

Guan Lin's words cast a thick cloud over Zhuge Jin's mood, and his expression sank all of a sudden.

As if he couldn't bear Guan Lin's victorious tone, he cupped his hands slightly, "If the fourth son has nothing else to do, Jin will take the first step."

While speaking, Zhuge Jin turned around and took two steps forward.

Guan Lin's voice came out one after another, "How about I give you a great contribution?"

what…

Zhuge Jin paused.

Although he knew that Guan Lin must have no good intentions, but...he couldn't help asking: "What great achievement?"

"Isn't your governor, Lu Su, seriously ill? You pick him up, and I'll ask Dr. Zhongjing to save him." Guan Lin blurted out.

And these words startled Zhuge Jin.

"you you…"

"Lu Zijing is a good man!" Guan Lin said with a smile, "It would be a pity if he died on this hospital bed!"

Zhuge Jin realized that things would never be so simple.

He asked anxiously: "What is your condition? Tell me!"

"No conditions." Guan Lin spread his hands.

He just wanted to save Lu Su this time...

Zhuge Jin's eyes became vigilant, "It seems that the fourth son and the governor are not relatives or relatives, and they have never met before?"

The implication is that there are no conditions, how is it possible?

Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, so stop pretending.

Guan Lin still spread his hands, his eyes were as calm as a lake, "I really don't..."

"Will you be so kind?"

"If it was someone else, of course not, but Lu Zijing...he is kind and honest. I must show kindness and save him this time."

Guan Lin explained softly: "He contributed to the Sun-Liu alliance and maintained it all these years. He is very important to the Sun-Liu alliance and to Marquis Wu. I have a hunch that as long as he is here, at least In five years, the Sun Liu alliance will be as stable as Mount Tai, but if... he is taken away by God, then... this alliance will also cast a thick shadow."

Guan Lin didn't finish speaking.

It's interesting... but I can't understand it any more.

Zhuge Jin looked at Guan Lin in disbelief. "That's why you want to save the governor..."

"Sufficient enough!" Although Guan Lin's tone was light, he was heart-to-heart.

actually…

Guan Lin hesitated for a long time on whether to save Lu Su or not.

You must know that the current situation is that the three kingdoms stand together, and it is the alliance of Sun and Liu to deal with Cao Cao. It can also be said that the eldest, second and third are united to deal with the boss.

According to the principles and ideas of game theory, only when the boss, the second, and the third grow stronger at the same time, and the boss keeps pulling, the alliance will become more stable.

on the contrary…

If only the boss fights with the second and second, then the result must be... the third is gone.

Wang Laoji fought with Jia Duobao, and He Qizheng disappeared.

Coke fights Pepsi, "very" is gone.

Tong Yi fights with Master Kong, and Jin Mailang is gone.

This has always been the case.

But Guan Lin can't be like this. The current situation is that the third child is about to disappear. Whether it is "Sun" or "Liu", the second child cannot beat the boss...

The number of mines is poor!
Therefore, within a certain period of time, maybe five years, maybe ten years, the best and most stable situation is still the three pillars.

Before the power of the boss is eroded to a certain extent, before the "three legs" are evenly matched, the eldest, the second and the third cannot fight each other, and must unite with sincerity to fight against the boss.

Of course, that's easier said than done...

But in the entire Three Kingdoms, those three people are the only ones who can understand this "three-legged confrontation" situation.

Liu Bei is Zhuge Liang;

Cao Wei's side is Cao Cao's "ovary" - Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo.

On Soochow's side, it is Sun Quan's "Xun Yu"-Lu Su and Lu Zijing!
Major governors such as Lu Meng, Lu Xun, and Zhu Ran may be good at commanding troops, but in terms of the overall situation, they are still inferior to Lu Su...

For example, the "White Clothes Crossing the River" incident that made Guan Lin's father cool.

If Lu Su was there, it might not happen.

Because after the Seventh Army was flooded, Sun Quan and Lu Meng could only see Guan Yu growing into the biggest threat to the Central Plains.

But Lu Su, he can see that Zhang Liao has been transferred from Hefei by Cao Cao, and opportunities have appeared in the north and west at the same time.

After that, it was Lu Su who made the most favorable choice between "Crossing the River in White Clothes" and attacking "Hefei".

And Lu Su will definitely choose to attack "Hefei"...

Because as long as he lives for one day, he will never allow the old, second and third to fight each other!
Of course, this is an analysis at the level of the Sun Liu alliance.

If you break away from this field, Lu Su's existence, Lu Su's vision... In the future, when the three legs are truly balanced and evenly matched, they will be a great threat to Guan Lin, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei.

Can…

That's too far.

The top priority, what Guan Lin has to do is to unite all the forces that can be united. He has to help Lu Su be honest and fight him out.

If Hefei is not captured, Sun Quan will always miss Jingzhou, he is like a trapped animal!
But if you help him defeat Hefei... then the situation will suddenly become clear.

Cao Cao will face a huge threat in Huainan, Xuzhou, Qingzhou...he will have to score heavily and store up troops in Shouchun. In this way, there are nine mines, the front line is stretched, and Cao Wei, who is fighting on multiple fronts...the pressure is unprecedentedly huge .

Therefore, Guan Lin specially came to find Zhuge Jin...

——To save the honest man Lu Su;
But, it didn't seem to go as smoothly as expected.

call…

After Zhuge Jin let out a soft cry, he said with emotion: "I know the fourth son's kind intentions, but...Wu Hou will not agree to send the governor to Changsha, unless the fourth son allows the genius doctor Zhongjing to return to Soochow with me, if so ...Wu Houding and I are very grateful to the Fourth Young Master."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Guan Lin waved his hand directly, "Mr. Zhuge, I will be honest with you today, and I hope you will be honest with me. You and I know exactly how Hua Tuo died at the hands of Cao Cao. If Dr. Zhongjing went to Jiangdong, would he be able to come back? Will Marquis Wu be willing to let him come back? So... there is no way for Dr. Zhongjing to go to Dongwu, I can’t agree!"

"Then... this matter will be difficult." Zhuge Jin shook his head, "As you are worried, wouldn't Marquis Wu be so worried?"

With this in mind, Zhuge Jin shook her head regretfully, and continued to move forward...

Seeing to go far.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Guan Lin added a sentence in a rather regretful tone:

"It's such a pity. I originally wanted to give Hefei to Zijing as a meeting gift. Alas...it's a pity, it's a pity!"

This time... Guan Lin also turned around, stretched his waist, and made a gesture to leave.

But Zhuge Jin stood still, the "sensitive" nerve in his heart seemed to be touched all of a sudden.

He ran over in an instant, his eyes full of expectation, and he grabbed Guan Lin's arm.

"Young Master Guan, stay behind!"

"Senior Guan Si—"

Guan Lin looked at Zhuge Jin's longing eyes, and opened his mouth mockingly: "It's not that Mr. Zhuge wants to leave!"

"Don't go!" Zhuge Jin said solemnly, "Don't dare to go again——"

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...

Three days ago, Zhuge Liang set off from Chengdu, and today...he finally arrived in Bazhong.

He's here to examine the local Aboriginal business, and the land, acre pattern...

Including the payment of various taxes in the Bazhong area.

Remindered by Guan Lin's answer sheet, Zhuge Liang has already started the establishment of the "Commerce Department" and the research work before the implementation of "Spending Ding to Mu".

However, the composition of the Bashu area is complex, and there are great differences between regions. It is not easy to achieve those two points...

Zhuge Liang needs a lot of time.

And since he came to Bazhong today, Zhuge Liang has been able to feel the distribution of acres, the number of tenant farmers, the strength of the wealthy landlords, and the tenants' inability to make ends meet every year.

... Each of these is a huge resistance to the 'national policy' of distributing the income per mu.

"It looks like it needs to be done step by step!"

"Hurry is not enough!"

Standing in a field, Zhuge Liang is wearing a bamboo hat... against the midday sun.

Ma Su followed Zhuge Liang, and he also questioned the merchants and farmers here with great interest.

He knew that Military Adviser Zhuge was here to inspect commerce and agriculture, and he also knew that Military Adviser Zhuge planned to set up a Commerce Department, which was equivalent to a special department to manage merchants in Central Shu.

But Ma Su is not optimistic...

He pursed his lips and murmured, "I don't know where the military adviser heard this proposal? Establish a Commerce Department? Hehe... When it comes to enriching the treasury, what can be faster than making small coins?"

Ma Su's eyes were shining, as if he had found the fastest way to make money.

at this time.

A fast horse was galloping along the official road. It seemed that because he saw Zhuge Liang, he quickly got off the horse and ran quickly into the field.

When it was time to rush to Zhuge Liang.

The man gasped for breath.

"Why are you so anxious?"

The person who came was from a small school, a native of Bazhong.

He hurriedly said: "Reporting to Zhuge Military Adviser, it's not good... I found a large number of Cao Jun's soldiers and horses in the mountain road fifty miles away from Bazhong!"

"what?"

As soon as the news came out, Zhuge Liang, who was always calm and composed, frowned quickly, and his expression was extremely tense in just an instant.

Ma Di quickly reacted, and he quickly reminded, "Oh no, three days ago...my lord just... ordered people to take off all the protection of Mi Cang Dao and Lizhi Dao. A map of flat rivers... can reach directly to the Bazhong city!"

For a moment, Ma Di's brows could not help but rise in countdown.

Zhuge Liang quickly asked, "How many soldiers can Bazhong raise?"

The small school replied truthfully: "Most of them go home on vacation... In a short period of time, they can... can raise more than a thousand dollars."

As soon as these words came out, Ma Su felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, "Military Master Zhuge, Bazhong is dangerous now, you need to evacuate here immediately!"

"—I'm leaving, and Bazhong will be gone!" Zhuge Liang said firmly.

"Then?" Ma Su also panicked.

"Don't panic..." Zhuge Liang seemed to have made a decision after only a short thought, "Bashu, Bashu... how can there be Shuzhong without Bazhong? No matter what, Bazhong can't be lost!"

Zhuge Liang immediately ordered to the small school, "You lead me to the tower immediately."

"Military Master Zhuge... There are only a thousand people in Bazhong, I'm afraid it's... I'm afraid it's..." Xiaoxiao looked embarrassed... He knew that if Military Master Zhuge made a mistake in Xichuan today, then...it would be ruined for Uncle Liu Huang sex blow.

"I don't need any of these thousands of people. I will hide them all... and open the city gate!"

"what…"

Zhuge Liang's words surprised the school.

Zhuge Liang then told Ma Di:

"—Young Chang, go to the carriage and fetch my guqin!"

"Is this what the military master wants?" Ma Di was frightened.

"I want this Bazhong to become an empty city." Zhuge Liang said flatly: "For now, I can only bet on Cao Cao, bet that he is suspicious by nature, bet that he never left Hanzhong at all, and bet that he dare not enter the city!"

Following Zhuge Liang's words...

Ma Di's eyes became more and more frightened.

He realized.

This time, if the two sides of the game are Zhuge Junshi and Cao Cao...

That's not just a strategic contest at the top;
It is even more courageous and psychological - the ultimate game!

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(End of this chapter)