Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 132 Wise Strategies
Xu You is not an ordinary person.

Xu You, who dared to encourage Wang Fen to abolish the emperor in the early years, was a famous official long ago.

Xu You has made friends with scholars in Nanyang, Runan and Yingchuan.

Before, he dared to sit back and watch Fengji offer advice to Yuan Shao and ignore it because Xu You had already made a strategy to win Jizhou for Yuan Shao.

The talents under Han Fu's command include not only Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Shen Pei, etc., but also Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and other Yingchuan scholars.

But Tian Feng and others are all from Jizhou, and their family businesses are all in Jizhou. They will naturally perform their duties seriously after being recruited by Han Fu.

After all, being in a high position and being able to take care of the family business is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

But Xun Chen, Guo Tu, and Xin Ping are different from Yingchuan scholars. For Jizhou, they are outsiders after all.

The foundation is not in Jizhou, so the words and deeds are naturally inferior to Tian Feng, Jushou and others.

And Han Fu is a mediocre talent, Xun Chen and others also looked down on Han Fu, and were willing to accept Han Fu's enlistment, just to come to Jizhou to watch the changes.

Xu You had been in contact with Xun Chen and the three earlier, and had also recruited the three for Yuan Shao, that's why today's recommendation came about.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Ziyuan is still considerate, if Xun Youruo and the other three help each other, I, Yuan Shao, will surely win the position of Jizhou Mu!"

Feng Ji clenched his teeth in anger!
Most of the credit for winning Jizhou was originally his own.

As a result, as soon as Xu You recommended, he recommended three directly, and Xu You was counted, and the credit had to be divided into four more.

"Minggong, since the three of them are Han Fu's fellow countrymen, why would they betray Han Fu? If they betray Han Fu, wouldn't that be ungrateful?" Feng Ji didn't want to succumb to this, and began to find fault with the three of them: " On the other hand, Ju Zhengnan, because he was slighted by Han Fu, must have resented Han Fu in his heart, so he would really think for Duke Ming."

Yuan Shao really hesitated: "Ziyuan, what Yuan Tu said makes sense, can Xun Chen and the others be trusted?"

Xu You laughed loudly: "At the beginning, I was too worried! Since ancient times, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses a leader to do things. Han Fu is incompetent, and Xun Chen and the others have to serve Han Fu all their lives because they were conquered by Han Fu. ?"

"What's more, Han Fu was originally a protégé of the Yuan family. Xun Chen and the others abandoned Han Fu and chose Yuanchu, which is also in line with the general trend. Why is it so ungrateful?"

Yuan Shao stroked his short beard and said happily, "Ziyuan's words are right! Han Fu is an old official of my Yuan family. Isn't the virtuous person he enlisted is my virtuous person?"

"Yuan Tu, you're worrying too much!"

Fengji is so angry!

Why do I worry too much, the traitor Xu Ziyuan is robbing me of credit!
Looking at Xu You's mocking eyes, Feng Ji's lungs were about to explode.

"Xu Ziyuan, you have repeatedly ruined my good deeds, and I will make you look good in the future!"

"If you can stay in Jizhou, you have to recommend to Duke Ming to judge Zhengnan as soon as possible. Zhengnan is a wealthy family in Wei County with huge wealth, and Xu Ziyuan has always been greedy for money. When Duke Ming enters Yecheng, there will definitely be conflicts between the two."

"Maybe we can use Zheng Nan's hand to get rid of Xu Ziyuan!"

Feng Ji took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and this is not the time to turn against Xu You.

"Minggong, it's true that I didn't think carefully about this matter, and I would like to listen to Minggong's arrangements." Feng Ji chose to be patient.

Forbearance for a while, the wind and the sea are calm, not to mention that Feng Ji failed several times in succession, he must have a great achievement to really gain a foothold under Yuan Shao's command!

Yuan Shao nodded and asked Feng Ji and Xu You to prepare separately.

A house in Ye City.

More than a dozen Yingchuan scholars gathered together, including Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others.

Some of these Yingchuan scholars served under Han Fu's command, and some lived temporarily in Yecheng to watch current events.

"Liu Bei, Inspector of Qingzhou, is really very human. He managed to persuade Yuan Taishou to agree to divide Jizhou with Han Fu. It is really a pity that Yuan Taishou failed to succeed!" Guo Tu sighed.

If Yuan Shao can succeed, he will naturally have a better future than following the mediocre Han Fu.

Xin Ping also said: "It's indeed regrettable. Before becoming the Jizhou shepherd, Han Shijun was also a modest gentleman. I didn't expect that after he became the Jizhou shepherd, he would become arbitrary and domineering."

"Think about Huigong, a famous official in Jizhou, who was punished by Han Fu to serve in corvée because of his outspoken admonitions. How can such a great deal be achieved?"

Simpi also said: "I heard that Zi Huigong went to Qingzhou to serve as an official, and he was highly regarded by Liu Inspector. Mr. Han is trying to hand over talents."

"If it weren't for the serious internal troubles in Qingzhou, I would have wanted to go to Qingzhou to serve for Governor Liu."

Xun Chen nodded: "Inspector Liu of Qingzhou is indeed a tolerant and wise lord, but it is a pity that Inspector Liu has too much appetite and is too pedantic. It is really unwise to gamble on the future of Qingzhou."

Guo Tu sneered and said, "Then Liu Bei was just a Youzhou warrior who weaved mats and sold shoes before, so he can only cultivate a reputation of benevolence and love for the people. Otherwise, who would vote for Liu Bei?"

"But no matter how much Liu Bei struggles, he is at most as good as Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. How can he compare to Yuan Taishou, the fourth generation, third prince, and empress of a famous family?"

"If we want to achieve fame and become public officials, only Yuan Taishou is in charge of Jizhou."

Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others nodded one after another.

Although Liu Bei seems to be based in Qingzhou, in the eyes of these Yingchuan sages, Liu Bei's Qingzhou is still crumbling.

They all came from the aristocratic families in Yingchuan, and there have been many ministers, civil and military officials, and governors in the family. Naturally, they look down on Liu Bei's background.

"belch--"

While talking and laughing, an untimely voice sounded from the banquet hall.

But I saw a person with drunken eyes and belching for a long time.

"Feng Xiao, I usually don't drink too little, why are you like this?" Guo Tu couldn't help frowning when he saw the appearance of this drunk young man.

The young man's surname is Guo Mingjia, and his surname is Fengxiao. He just reached the crown last year.

Because Yingchuan encountered wars from time to time, he also came to Yecheng to join his clan brother Guo Tu.

Although they are clan brothers, Guo Tu and Guo Jia's bloodlines are far apart.

But because Guo Jia is very talented, Guo Tu will also take care of this "clan brother" in order to establish his reputation.

Guo Jia didn't feel the slightest bit of embarrassment or discomfort, instead he said with a smile: "Listening to everyone joking about the general situation is like drinking nectar. I'm fascinated by listening to it for a while, and I'm too full."

"Don't blame! Don't blame!"

People are helpless.

It wasn't the first day they knew Guo Jia's personality.

After all, the scholars in Yingchuan are talented, and their circle is only that big. They didn't know Guo Jia until they came to Yecheng.

Guo Jia's simple words directly resolved the rudeness of being drunk alone.

It wasn't that I had a belch after drinking, but that what you said was so good that it made people intoxicated like drinking nectar, so I couldn't help belching.

Xun Chen looked at Guo Jia, and asked slightly: "Feng Xiao has always had great foresight, so why don't you tell us about the general situation in Jizhou? You can't drink this nectar alone!"

Guo Jia laughed loudly: "Compared to you, I'm just dismissed by the light of the firefly. I can't be regarded as farsighted and savvy, but I have some humble opinions."

Xin Ping smiled and said: "Don't be modest about Feng Xiao, whether it's a humble opinion or a far-sightedness, let's listen to it."

Guo Jia picked up the wine bottle, got up and paced: "This Jizhou, Han Shijun can't keep it, Yuan Taishou wants to achieve great things, he must take Jizhou as a foothold."

"It's just that the intervention of Inspector Liu of Qingzhou has made the previous plan of Governor Yuan come to naught."

"If you want to win Jizhou again, you can't succeed unless you use a strange plan."

Guo Tu shook the wine bottle slightly: "What is Feng Xiao's so-called trick?"

Guo Jia chuckled: "To win Jizhou, Governor Yuan must first gain righteousness, and then let Han Fu make mistakes. There are many tricks that can be used, such as driving tigers to eat wolves, borrowing swords to kill people, and two tigers competing for food."

Xun Chen shook his head: "Feng Xiao, it's the same as if you didn't say it. Is it because you are afraid that we will listen to your trick and go to Yuan Taishou to make contributions?"

"Brother Youruo misunderstood me!" Guo Jia came to Xun Chen's side, poured a bottle of wine for Xun Chen, and said respectfully: "It's not that I don't want to elaborate, but it's useless to elaborate."

"Yuan Shao has resourceful and wise men under his command. If I can think of it, they can think of it too. Why bother to speculate on their intentions?"

"If I offend them, how can I still drink and drink under Yuan Taishou's command in the future?"

Everyone laughed.

But Guo Tu's eyes showed a trace of fear towards Guo Jia.

a long time.

Guo Tu said: "Feng Xiao is really smart! To tell you the truth, Xu Ziyuan has already sent me a letter, asking me to cooperate with him."

Everyone restrained themselves.

Xun Chen asked in a calm voice, "How does Xu Ziyuan want us to cooperate?"

Guo Tu glanced at Guo Jia, and said calmly, "Xu Ziyuan wants to lure Gongsun Zan to go south to Jizhou."

All the people present were wise men, and they looked at Guo Jia in amazement.

Although Guo Jia only said a simple sentence, he had already guessed Yuan Shao's next move.

a long time.

Xun Chen said with emotion: "The wisdom of filial piety is admirable. If you want to lure Gongsun Zan to the south, Yuan Taishou must promise to share Jizhou."

"Gongsun Zan is under the rule of Liu Yu, and he can no longer kill the Wuhuan people for meritorious service, so he can only come to Jizhou to trouble the black mountain bandits."

"Han Fu is a timid person. If he sees Gongsun Zan attacking him, he will definitely panic. If someone presents his interests at this time and persuades Han Fu to give up Jizhou Shepherd to Yuan Shao, Han Fu will definitely agree."

"Is this what Xu Ziyuan asked me to cooperate with?"

Guo Tu nodded: "That's true! Today I summoned you to the banquet for this purpose. If you don't want to cooperate, you can leave first."

No one spoke.

Everyone is a scholar from Yingchuan, and they are in the same social circle on weekdays, and they all hope that Jizhou can change to a state shepherd.

Now that the opportunity has come, how can you leave easily?

"Since no one has left, I'll make it clear." Guo Tu restrained his expression slightly: "I'm not qualified enough to persuade Han Fu to give up the position of Jizhou Shepherd."

"Even if Han Fu is willing to give in, the civil and military personnel in Yecheng may not be willing."

"It just so happens that Han Fu has a bet with Yuan Taishou, and now is the time when there is an urgent need for talented people."

"We are scholars from Yingchuan, Han Fu will definitely find us."

"But this time, we can no longer reject Han Fu on the basis of lack of talent and lack of knowledge, and must first hone at the grassroots level. Instead, we must share the same hatred with Han Fu and tell Han Fu boldly: Don't let the scholars of Jizhou underestimate us and the scholars of Yingchuan!"

"In this way, you can logically enter the core of power in Yecheng and help Han Fu suppress the scholars in Jizhou."

"As long as Han Fu alienates the Jizhou scholars, even if there are those who can see through Yuan Taishou's strategy, they will not be able to persuade Han Fu."

Xin Ping clapped his palms and laughed: "Gong is a great plan! Han Fu won't doubt us, and Ju Shou and others can be alienated. At that time, Han Fu in Jizhou will have to let go!"

Everyone agreed with Guo Tu's proposal one after another, but Guo Jia did not.

Guo Tu looked at Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, is there something missing in my plan?"

Guo Jia was noncommittal, but asked instead: "Brother Gongze, have you ever thought about why Yuan Taishou's previous plan failed?"

"The time when Inspector Liu of Qingzhou intervened was too coincidental. He sent troops to Yecheng almost as soon as he got the news."

"And Qingzhou actually chose King Qin to ask for Dong at this time, as if he had expected that Han Fu would give him food."

"It's not reasonable!"

When things go wrong, there must be weirdness.

After Guo Jia's reminder, Guo Tu and others frowned.

"Indeed, as Feng Xiao said, the timing of Qingzhou's intervention is too coincidental."

"King Qin's appeal against Dong was definitely not a temporary plan when Yuan Taishou raised his troops to question his crimes."

"One wrong step, one wrong step, Qingzhou has been taking risks all the time, but the planning of this risk has all succeeded."

"Too unreasonable."

Xun Chen also frowned.

Guo Tu thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a reason, so he looked at Guo Jia and said, "Feng Xiao, since you can discover this problem, you must have guessed the reason, so you might as well speak up."

Guo Jia drank the wine in the bottle: "A good planner uses the world as a chess game and all living beings as chess pieces. If we only focus on Jizhou, we will not be able to guess the intention of the chess master."

"However, looking at the overall situation, we can see some clues."

"Half a year ago, Liu Bei was just an obscure Captain Gao Tang."

"Further forward, Liu Bei has been frustrated for many years."

"But now, Liu Bei is the governor of Qingzhou and the nephew and son-in-law of Liu Shuo, the king of Pingyuan. He has gathered a large number of talents under his command. He has the ability to come to Jizhou to persuade him to make peace. He also dares to help King Lu Gongqin in his bid for Dong. He also has friendship with the governor of Xuzhou."

"Even with the help of Mr. Kang Cheng's son, this is not something ordinary people can do."

After a pause, Guo Jia put down the wine bottle, and said again: "Liu Bei, he has the great ambition to rule the world! He is not looking at Qingzhou, nor Jizhou, but the whole world!"

"On the way to rule the world, anyone with ambition will be regarded as an enemy by Liu Bei."

"Yuan Taishou failed before because he mistakenly thought that he had favored Liu Bei, and Liu Bei would be grateful for helping Yuan Taishou become the shepherd of Jizhou."

"But for Liu Bei, a mediocre Han Fu is much easier to deal with than a wise Yuan prefect."

"Therefore, as soon as Prefect Yuan raised his troops to question Han Fu, Liu Bei immediately sent Guan Yu to Yecheng, and waited for Prefect Yuan to come after setting up the situation."

"Although Xu Ziyuan's strategy is good, he missed one point: that is Liu Bei, whether he will stop Gongsun Zan for the sake of the great cause of the world!"

"If Liu Bei sent troops to stop Gongsun Zan again, how could Han Fu be tricked into giving up Jizhou?"

Guo Tu was taken aback: "Feng Xiao, are you a little alarmist? Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei have always had a close relationship, which is well known. Will Liu Bei still offend Gongsun Zan for Han Fu?"

(End of this chapter)