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

Chapter 263 Xun You became an official, Zheng Ping moved to be a military adviser
Before this, Xun You had never had a real private conversation with Liu Bei.

What you see and hear are all the evaluations of Liu Bei by Liu Bei's civil servants and Qingzhou scholars and people.

Xun You came to see Liu Bei mainly because he lost the argument with Zheng Ping, and came to the conclusion that only Liu Bei has the ability and qualifications to make a decision in this world.

Xun You, who likes to solve problems in the simplest and most direct way, decided to follow the general trend and help Liu Bei succeed.

But agreeing with the general trend does not mean agreeing with Qingzhou scholars and people's evaluation of Liu Bei's virtue.

Even before he came to see Liu Bei, Xun You had reservations about Liu Bei's virtue in his heart.

But after meeting today, in a short period of time, Xun You saw Liu Bei who was more real than the rumors said.

The respect for the assassin Dong Yishi is revealed from the heart, and it cannot be concealed from Xun You's eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Xun You's hands stopped shaking.

With both hands forward and body moving slightly, Xun You solemnly took the wine bottle from Liu Bei's hand, and then drank the peach blossom wine in the wine bottle.

Liu Bei respected each other with courtesy, but how could Xun You not pay back with courtesy.

"Good wine!" After drinking a bottle of wine, Xun You's tone became a little more heroic: "I don't know how this wine is made?"

Liu Bei laughed: "The wine is brewed by immortals. I brewed the wine with peach blossoms and sealed it for 49 days, so that the fragrance of immortals and peach blossoms can be completely blended."

"Xianmou also said that taking wine-soaked peach blossoms will look good and cure all diseases."

Xun You praised: "The "Shan Hai Jing" once recorded Kuafu chasing the sun: Kuafu chasing the sun, Dao died of thirst, abandoned his staff, and turned into Deng Lin. Deng Lin is a peach forest, and peaches have the meaning of saving lives."

"There is also an old custom in the Han Dynasty. County officials often decorate peach people with wax on New Year's Eve, hang reeds, and paint tigers on the door. They all follow the past and hope to ward off evil. Peach has the meaning of warding off evil spirits."

""Shangshu" contains: King Wu of Zhou conquered Shang, returned his horses to the sun of Huashan, and herded cattle in the wild of the peach forest. Peach has the meaning of victory and happiness"

"The wise men and great talents aspire to self-cultivation, ruling the country and the world, but because of the chaotic current situation, they have to retreat to the countryside to focus on the mountains and rivers."

"Peach blossoms are often used to entrust the feelings of hermits and talents, not only the people's yearning for a peaceful life, but also the hope for a peaceful and prosperous age and the rise and fall of the country."

All of a sudden, Liu Bei and Xun You used peach blossom wine as a guide, and because of the wine, they talked about both peach blossoms and people. They gradually cherished each other and hated each other.

From noon to Weishi, and from Weishi to Xushi, until the sun came into the mountains and the torches were lit in the peach garden, Liu Bei and Xun You were not satisfied.

"I just hate that there is no bright moon today, otherwise I will have another lamp with Mr. Gongda." Liu Bei's tone was rather regretful.

Xun You said with a smile: "You will never forget the envoy's hospitality. I don't know if there is a chess room in the envoy's other courtyard. You are willing to play three more games with the envoy."

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, and then understood what Xun You said, and laughed loudly: "There is a chess room, of course, please trouble Mr. Gongda to move, and we must compete with Mr. Gongda on the chessboard tonight."

Leave Taoyuan and return to the other courtyard.

Liu Bei asked people to bring food and drink, and while playing chess with Xun You on the couch, he discussed the general situation of the world with Xun You.

"Bei wants to help the emperor rule the world, but the current situation is complicated. Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui assist the false emperor in the north, and Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, Zang Hong, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan in the south. Son of Heaven."

"Mr. Gongda is a great talent in this world, but how can we restore the torrent in this chaotic world?"

Liu Bei asked sincerely.

Xun You is very clear that Liu Bei has Zheng Ping, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and other sages and great talents under his command, and he has already had his own understanding of how to calm down this chaotic torrent.

Asking at this time is not only intended to test the school, but also to let Xun You perform.

After a moment of thought, Xun You calmed down slightly: "The general trend of the world is divided into north and south. Yuan Shao supported the false emperor, occupying You, Hebei, and the land of Guangbo, with more than ten million people, and with the help of Wuhuan, Xiongnu and other tribes, the soldiers were elite. Sufficient food, more plans and more generals.”

"Although there is still Gongsun Zan in the north defending Yijing City, and there are still Yellow Turban bandits in Heishan, but Yuan Shao's momentum to swallow the world has already been achieved, and Gongsun Zan and Heishan bandits are no longer a threat."

"In contrast to the situation in the south, although there are envoys who also occupy the land of the Qingxuyang three states, the Qingxuyang three states are inferior to Youji in terms of manpower, material resources, and financial resources."

"Among them, war horses are the most scarce!"

"Yuan Shao ruled the three states in the north and made good friends with Wuhuan and Xiongnu. Even if he wanted to form a hundred thousand cavalry, it would not be difficult."

"If you want to fight Yuan Shao, you can't just rely on Qingxuyang and Yangzhou."

"From your point of view, although Zang Hong in Yanzhou, Cao Cao in Yuzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Lu Bu in Guanzhong, Zhang Miao, and Chen Gong are all respected by the Emperor of Chang'an, they are all potential disasters for the envoys."

"Most of these people are ambitious people who don't want to be inferior to others, so they shouldn't be trusted."

"Being safe from the outside must be done first!"

"If you find an opportunity, you can first take Yanzhou and occupy the dangerous area of ​​the Yellow River to repel the soldiers of Hebei; then take the land of Yuzhou and destroy Lu Bu, Cao Cao and other ambitious people; Strength is the only way to have a showdown with Yuan Shao."

Liu Bei hesitated and said, "Since I have established myself in Qingzhou, I have acted with great righteousness in everything I do. However, taking the land of Yanyu and destroying Lu Bu, Cao Cao and others are all based on unknown teachers."

"If I attack without authorization, then what is the difference between me and Cao Cao and others?"

"The emperor gave me the right to hold holidays in the hope that I can maintain the authority of the Han Dynasty and wipe out thieves and bandits, rather than acting recklessly."

Xun You secretly admired, and explained: "You didn't mean to let the envoys attack without authorization."

"You's uncle, Xun Yu, is now planning the general situation under Cao Cao's command. Based on what you know about Uncle, Uncle will definitely persuade Cao Cao to welcome the emperor to Yingchuan, and obey the emperor's orders to not be ministers."

Liu Bei doubted: "Cao Cao indeed sent a letter, inviting me to play together to invite the emperor to move the capital to Luoyang. I accepted Cao Cao's invitation and sent the request to move the capital to Chang'an."

"Why does Mr. Gongda think that Mr. Wen Ruo wants to persuade Cao Cao to welcome the emperor into Yingchuan?"

Xun You said with a smile: "It must be Guo Fengxiao and Xi Zhicai's idea to welcome the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, but Uncle's real intention is to welcome the Son of Heaven to Yingchuan."

"Only in Yingchuan, my uncle can use the Xun family as a guide to gather the strength of the Yingchuan gentry. This is consistent with Xianmou's strategy of using the Beihai Zheng family as a guide to gather the strength of the Qingzhou gentry."

"Guo Fengxiao and Xi Zhicai are just humble scholars. They don't know the real background of the Xun family in Yingchuan. Naturally, they don't understand the real power of the gentry in this county."

"Only in Yingchuan, my uncle can gather the strength of the Yingchuan gentry and help Cao Cao take power in the court."

"Clear the law of etiquette, act as a king and overlord, serve the emperor, and not obey orders."

"It's not Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others who knew that the power to gather the gentry in Guanzhong was not enough, so they had to return the power to the emperor in order to balance the power in the court."

"It's a pity that in troubled times, if the emperor and his ministers are still fighting each other for power, they will only miss good opportunities and fall behind in everything."

"Uncle understands very well that if the capital is moved to Luoyang, even with the help of uncle, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to act arbitrarily in the court."

"If you can't act arbitrarily, how can you understand the etiquette, act as a king, obey the emperor, and obey orders?"

Liu Bei was taken aback: "Then Cao Cao, isn't he imitating Dong Zhuo and Li Jue? Mr. Wen Ruo is a famous official in the world, how could he have such rebellious thoughts?"

Xun You shook his head slightly: "Uncle is not rebellious, but he is confident that Cao Cao can reshape the prestige of the Han Dynasty while being arbitrary in the court."

"In other words, in my uncle's eyes, Cao Cao is just a great general who can calm the world and wipe out the bandits, and he is the great Situ who can make the people return to their hearts and make the people happy after the world is settled!"

"Unfortunately, uncle is too confident."

"Cao Cao is not a person who is willing to be restrained."

"Now that Cao Cao is weak, he needs his uncle to gather the power of the Yingchuan gentry for his use. Once Cao Cao becomes strong, the Yingchuan gentry with uncle as the core will become the shackles that restrain Cao Cao's ambitions."

"If uncle becomes a stumbling block to Cao Cao's ambition in the future, Cao Cao will definitely abandon uncle!"

Liu Bei was shocked.

Through Xun You's analysis, Liu Bei also understood the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.

"Xianmou and I are like Cao Cao and Xun Yu."

"Of course, I won't be as ruthless and ungrateful as Cao Cao, who will give up his schemes when he becomes powerful."

"It's rare to know each other in life. If you abandon your like-minded confidant for the sake of unrealistic ambitions, wouldn't you be a heartless beast?"

Liu Bei subconsciously compared himself with Cao Cao in his heart, and looked down on Cao Cao a little more.

Wouldn't it be chilling for a sage to abandon the old people who he helped along the way because of ambition and regard them as shackles that had to be removed?

From now on, who else is willing to serve sincerely?
Thinking of this, Liu Bei said solemnly: "I have known Xianmou for acquaintance, and I have achieved today's achievements, most of the credit for Xianmou."

"No matter how the future situation evolves, I will never regard the conspiracy as a shackle, and I will never abandon the conspiracy."

"Cao Cao, you don't deserve to be compared with me!"

Liu Bei's words are somewhat willful.

There was a feeling that anyone who dared to speak ill of Zheng Ping would be killed.

Seeing Liu Bei's stern words, Xun You's heart shuddered.

Xun You knew very well that Liu Bei didn't say this to Xun You deliberately, but he recognized Zheng Ping's credit from the bottom of his heart.

Only virtuous and virtuous, only Xuande Gong.

Xun You admired him even more, and said: "It is a blessing for a virtuous and righteous man to make you treat others with integrity and benevolence."

"Although my uncle wants to serve the emperor so that he can't be a minister, it's a pity that Cao Cao is not such a virtuous person as the envoy. This emperor who serves the emperor will inevitably become the emperor who takes the emperor."

"If the emperor is humiliated, the envoy will certainly not sit idly by."

"The emperor has a scepter bestowed by the emperor, and can sweep away bandits for the emperor."

"At that time, in the land of Yanyu, if anyone who obeys Cao Cao's order will be a bandit, and the emperor will fight with integrity, how can it be that the teacher comes from no name?"

Xun You's words were very straightforward.

Don't be afraid of the unknown, as long as the emperor arrives in Yingchuan, with Cao Cao's personality, he will definitely not sincerely worship the emperor.

If Cao Cao wanted to hold the emperor hostage, it would be a rebellion like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue.

Whoever listens to Cao Cao's orders in Yanzhou and Yuzhou is rebellious just like Cao Cao.

Then Liu Bei, who has the scepter bestowed by the Son of Heaven, can raise troops to fight against rebellion.

Naturally, the teacher is famous!

Liu Bei was overjoyed: "Listening to Mr. Gongda's words is like seeing the sun through the clouds, which makes me suddenly enlightened!"

With no worries in his heart, Liu Bei chatted with Xun You more and more vigorously.

The unfinished topics in Taoyuan during the day continued to be chatted on this bed.

If it weren't for Chen Dao's worry that Liu Bei and Xun You would be harmed by staying up too late, Liu Bei would still want to have a long chat with Xun You all night.

"Mr. Gongda, it's too late now, if you don't mind, how about resting here?" Liu Beisheng invited.

Xun You is also a heroic person, unlike Xun Yu who pays attention to etiquette, he immediately responded: "When you fall asleep, the snoring will be very loud. If you are not afraid, you will rest here."

Liu Bei laughed loudly: "Mr. Gongda is joking, how can I be afraid of snoring all night."

soon.

There were bursts of snoring in the house, one left and one right, one after another, if you listen carefully, it seems to have the meaning of the ensemble of high mountains and flowing water.

The next day.

Liu Bei summoned Qingzhou Wenwu and officially appointed Xun You as Qingzhou Biejia, while Zheng Ping had a new identity.

General Zhonglang, a military adviser, belongs to General Zhengbei, in charge of military and political affairs.

This is not a formal official position, and there is no official mandate from the imperial court.

But this Zhonglang general was specially set up by Liu Bei for Zheng Ping alone, with a low position and weight.

In name, Xuzhou and Yangzhou, Liu Bei, the general who conquered the north, could not control them.

But Xuzhou Mu is Guan Yu, and Yangzhou Mu is Tai Shici. Both of them are Liu Bei's confidantes. They are not under Liu Bei's restraint on the surface, but secretly they have to obey Liu Bei's orders.

And Zheng Ping, General Zhonglang, the military adviser of General Zhengbei, also officially gained the power to take charge of the military affairs of Qingxuyang and Yangzhou.

However, the power to hold the three states is illegal in name.

Therefore, Liu Bei alone added such a military general among the subordinates of General Zhengbei to secretly take charge of the military and political affairs of the three states of Qingxuyang and Yangzhou for Liu Bei, and gather the power of the three states to rule the world.

Since then.

Liu Bei's forces formed a ruling system in which "Liu Bei Xunyou", "Guan Yu Tianfeng", and "Taishi Cijushou" were in charge of the three states of Xuyang, and Zheng Ping was ordered by Liu Bei to secretly control the military affairs of the three states of Xuyang as a military adviser.

It seems that Zheng Ping is more powerful than Liu Bei, but this is actually a protection of Liu Bei's reputation.

Although in the eyes of others, Qing Xuyang is in charge of Liu Bei.

But in the eyes of uninformed outsiders, Liu Bei is just a Qingzhou shepherd, general who conquers the north, and Linzi Marquis with the right to fake festivals, while Xuzhou and Yangzhou have little to do with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei will not interfere with the military affairs of Xuzhou and Yangzhou openly!
As for Zheng Ping's secret control of the military affairs of the three states, there must be evidence for what he said, otherwise it would be slander.

Tai Shici is Zheng Ping's adopted brother, and Zheng Xuan is Guan Yu's uncle. If Tai Shici and Guan Yu are willing to listen to Zheng Ping's advice, what does it matter to Liu Bei?

Under Liu Bei's rule, the Qing, Xu, and Yang states are developing steadily.

And in Zhuocheng.

Xun Chen also returned with Liu Bei's letter.

After learning of Liu Bei's intentions, Yuan Shao suddenly became a little unhappy: "Who does Liu Bei think he is?"

"In the past, Gongsun Zan agreed to let Liu Yu go to Qingzhou because Gongsun Zan cared about Liu Yu's reputation in Youzhou."

"Now that Gongsun Zan is notorious in Youzhou, if I want to kill Gongsun Zan, the people of Youzhou will only applaud."

"How can Liu Bei have any virtue, dare to negotiate terms with this general?"

　This chapter has to be written on Xun You, which took a lot of brainpower and took me three hours to write.

　　
　
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