Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

193 Chapter 192 Hurry up and invite Lu Fengxian!

It was a letter from Lu Bu, which surprised Yuan Tan.

But after thinking about it, I don't think it's surprising.

Why did Lu Bu ask to surrender in the first place?It's nothing more than two points. First, the Northern Kingdom's army is powerful. Although he won a big victory, his military strength is in danger, and he can't fight anymore. Second, he feels that he can ascend the throne and hopes to have a good relationship with himself.

Now that it is clear that I can't take the position, many people start to see jokes and make trouble.

Probably, he also began to regret returning those prisoners of war to himself so easily.

Ah.
However, upon opening the letter, Yuan Tan suddenly felt that he was treating the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"My nephew Xiansi is like meeting you. Brother Benchu ​​is the pillar of the North Kingdom and the minister of the great man. However, the destiny does not allow the time to travel on a crane. It's a pity. It hurts me to hear the sad news. I look forward to the virtuous Nephew should put the overall situation first, and don't kill yourself in pain.

At the beginning of my brother's departure, the northern kingdom should be headed by a good nephew, to help protect the great man from becoming stronger, but recently it has been rumored that Yuan Shang will take over the position, to help him, he is still young but not as good as Wuxiang. In the overall situation, the burden here must be shouldered by the nephew.

Abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones has been the way to create chaos since ancient times. Now that everything is still undecided, I hope that my nephew will take the people of the four states into consideration, discuss with his younger brother, and take charge of the military administration of the North Kingdom. Chu.

If there is any obstacle, Bu would like to go to the point of his virtuous nephew, restrain his younger brother's shackles, and Bu would personally worship him. "

After reading Lu Bu's letter, Yuan Tan slumped down on his buttocks, his hands hanging down weakly, and he didn't even care about the bamboo slips falling to the ground.

Even Lu Bu, an outsider, knows that abolishing the elders and establishing the younger is the way to create chaos. Don't you people feel ashamed?

It's a pity, not everyone in Beiguo is as kind-hearted as you, Lu Fengxian.

They all wanted to please the new owner, and even kicked themselves to show their position in front of Yuan Shang without hesitation.

Yuan Tan sighed, "Lu Bu is still a loyal person."

"My lord, I have a solution!" After hearing Lu Bu's letter, Xin Ping's eyes flashed brightly.

"Sir, tell me quickly?" Yuan Tan immediately sat upright with hope on his face.

"Young Master, you can send a message back to Ye City, and tell Anzi to report back. The counties in Xuzhou are preparing food, grass and military equipment, and Lu Bu is also rectifying his troops. It seems that he intends to go north. It is rumored that Lu Bu will attack on a large scale after the autumn harvest. This is not the time. Leave Qingzhou without authorization, otherwise there will be a rebellion!"

After Xin Ping finished speaking, Yuan Tan's eyes flickered.

Countering the threat with military intelligence is considered a drastic move, beautiful!
The more Yuan Tan thought about it, the more excited he became, and he rubbed his hands, thinking he had gotten rid of Yuan Shang's threat.

But soon, his eyes dimmed again, "However, this matter is only a short-term solution, after all, it is not a long-term solution."

"My son is right, so I would like to go to Xuzhou to meet Lu Bu in person as an envoy. Isn't he willing to restrain Yuan Shang for my son? Well, let him lead the troops to the north!" Simpi added at the right time.

"A plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves."

Yuan Tan nodded slowly. At first glance, it sounded good, but after careful consideration, he felt that something was wrong, "Yuan Shang is a wolf, but Lu Bu is a tiger. If Yuan Shang is defeated, he will occupy the northern kingdom like Dong Zhuo back then. What should I do?"

Quite smart, Xin Pi's heart trembled. He thought that Yuan Tan should be so afraid that he lost his mind. He never thought that he could have long-term concerns, so he immediately shook his head and said:
"Young Master, as long as Yuan Shang is in power for one day, his persecution of Young Master will not stop, so the current enemy is Yuan Shang, not Lu Bu."

Xin Pi was not in a hurry, and said eloquently, "Furthermore, although Lu Bu is brave, he has only tens of thousands of soldiers. Once he enters the Northern Kingdom, he can be sent as a vanguard to deal with Yuan Shang.

If Yuan Shang wins, the young master can take advantage of the situation to gain a foothold in Xuzhou and Yangzhou; if Lu Bu wins, the young master can take advantage of Lv Bu's poor situation, and take advantage of the Xuzhou army in one go, which is truly invincible. "

You can smell the smell of this big cake painting, how can Yuan Tan not be moved.

From his point of view, there is indeed a lot of room for manipulation in this matter. In the end, no matter whether Lu Bu wins or Yuan Shang wins, he has absolute dominance.

Of course, the most critical question, right now he has no better choice.

If Lu Bu is not allowed to go north, he will be persecuted by Yuan Shang sooner or later, as the Xin family brothers said.

After thinking for a short while, Yuan Tan made up his mind, stood up abruptly as soon as he took the case, "Okay! Then Mr. Lao will go to Xuzhou and meet Lu Bu in person!"

"This trip will definitely live up to my lord's expectations!" Simpi clasped his hands in a bow, awe-inspiring.

After the agreement was over, Yuan Tan immediately prepared to write a letter to Yuan Shang, while the Xin brothers withdrew from the political hall.

The two were silent all the way until they returned to the mansion. Xin Ping immediately closed the door of the mansion. When he turned to look at Simpi, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "George, what is the purpose of going here?"

"Of course it is to persuade Lu Bu to enter Qingzhou."

After finishing speaking, his eyes turned cold, and he said sadly: "At the same time, you can also show loyalty to Lu Bu on behalf of the Xin family, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Xin Ping nodded in relief, "Okay, if you are quick-witted, my Xin family will be invincible with this move."

In fact, the words just now did not completely deceive Yuan Tan. Inviting Lu Bu to go north will only lead to two situations. First, if Yuan Shang wins, then Yuan Tan can take Xuzhou and Huainan; second, if Lu Bu wins, then Yuan Tan can take advantage of the situation to attack.

However, no matter which result it is, it is tantamount to paving a way out for the Xin family.

Because no matter whether it is Lu Bu who wins the Northern Kingdom in the end, or Yuan Tan sits back and enjoys the benefits, the Xin family can choose between the two.

This is the real invincibility.

Of course, one thing has not changed from beginning to end, that is, their brothers, like Yuan Tan, are incompatible with Yuan Shang.

Once you embark on the road of seizing the heirloom, there is no way out.

Right now, there is still one more Lu Bu as a choice, which is already commendable.

"By the way, there is one thing you must keep in mind." Xin Pinghu's expression became serious.

"Brother, please show me."

"The situation in Xuzhou is different from that in the northern kingdom. Although Lu Bu is a slave of the three surnames and a brave man, his son-in-law is not simple. The most rare thing is that he also obeys Lin Mo, so..."

"Brother, do you mean to visit Lin Mo first?" Simpi asked with a frown.

Xin Ping paced back and forth in the room, and shook his head after thinking for a moment, "That's not necessary, they are a family, if we go to Lin Mo first, he will think we have ulterior motives.

You can't be wrong if you see Lu Bu first, but although that kid is young, you can't underestimate him. "

Simpi nodded, and let out a foul breath, "Don't worry, brother, I will give him enough face."

With a configuration like Xuzhou's, you can't find a second home even if you look at the whole big man. It's ridiculous that a son-in-law has become a banner bearer in the army.

Xin Pi had some disdain for Lin Mo and Lu Bu in his heart, but right now, he still couldn't offend them, who knew if they would be the Xin family's back line.

"I thought Mr. Wolong had some high opinion. It turned out that he was advising the young master to take refuge. Where to take refuge, you need to go to Changsha. Isn't it closer to go directly to Wollongong?"

"Maybe it's Mr. Wolong's great opinion that I can't see through with the naked eye, but Guan also knows that the son is the eldest son of Liu Zhoumu, and he should serve the front and back as a matter of course. If he fled to Changsha"

Guan Yu snorted coldly, Danfeng squinted at Zhuge Liang, and said disdainfully: "Is it not that you are giving up the position of the son of the world?"

It wasn't too long for Zhuge Liang to go out of the mountain, but during this period of time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang almost followed each other except for going to the hut, eating and sleeping together day and night. The two younger brothers were really upset to see it.

In fact, it's not just lovers who are jealous, relationships like them can also be full of jealousy.

After all, in the eyes of Guan and Zhang, the three brothers should be impenetrable between needles and water.

As a result, as soon as you Zhuge Kongming came, the eldest brother changed his mind. He used to be called Yun Changyide when he was admiring the moon, but now he is about to become Guan and Zhang.

Of course, it was also because the two had unrealistic expectations of Zhuge Liang that this gap formed.

From the two of them's point of view, Liu Bei finally invited you Zhuge Liang out of the mountain because of Qigu Caolu. After leaving the mountain, you are inseparable and accompany you day and night. You must have the means to master the sky, right?
As a result, for more than a month, he didn't see anything, and the first thing he said was to ask Liu Qi to give up his position as the eldest son and go to Changsha to become the county magistrate. Isn't this a joke?
You must know that before Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, the three brothers had always hoped to support Liu Qi's supremacy, and then pull the entire Jingzhou to fight against Cao Lu in the Central Plains.

Not to mention the two of them, even Liu Qi expressed that he could not accept it, frowning in disbelief: "Military Master, Cai Mao and the others hope that I will stay away from Xiangyang, so that they can better love their father."

The implication is, you are not with Cai Mao, are you?
Zhuge Liang waved his lupine but didn't intend to explain.

In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to explain, but that this matter involved too much, and they might not be able to listen to the explanation.

Let Liu Qi go to Changsha, this matter is an established plan that he has made before leaving the mountain. It can be said that it is the first step to capture Jingxiang, and it is also a necessary step.

However, in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his foresight is unreasonable.

Because the two of them want to see immediate results.

At such a time, Liu Bei will stand up, "Yun Chang Yide, the military division must have deep meaning in this move, and I would like to hear the military division explain the pros and cons in detail."

As he said that, Liu Bei bowed his hands to Zhuge Liang, showing the attitude of a student.

Thinking about being so humble under Lu Zhi's family back then, it really won Lu Zhi's favor.

After Liu Bei had said that, Zhuge Liang stopped being a riddler and wandered around the hall waving his feather fan, explaining slowly.

"My lord, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Shen Sheng of the Jin Dynasty was executed in the country, but Chong'er was able to save his life when he was in exile. At present, most of Jingzhou's military affairs are in the hands of Cai Mao, and you are powerless to contend with him. You have nothing to do but live a mediocre life here. He goes in.

If you go to Changsha, there are three benefits. "

Zhuge Liang waved the feather fan with his left hand, and raised three fingers with his right hand.

This move still only attracted the cold eyes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but Liu Qi raised a little interest and looked at Zhuge Liang seriously.

"First, although Zhang Ji, the prefect of Changsha, is from the same family as Zhang Yun, he is devoted to medical research and has no interest in government affairs. My son can go to Xu Tu to take over the power of prefect;
Second, Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, is the son's supporter. This county can be used as a support. If the son is firmly seated in Changsha, there will be two counties as land.

Third, Changsha is in the hinterland of Jingzhou. You can see the southern county as a tiger, and it borders Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang. You can use the gap here to travel around the three counties and win support in the name of the eldest son. If you can get the second, you will not be afraid. Cai Mao, to contend with it. "

In fact, what Zhuge Liang said was very implicit. The only real purpose of exposure is the third, that is, Changsha's geographical location is too important. A county is surrounded by five counties, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang. It was precisely this opportunity that gave Liu Qi the opportunity to have both sides.

At the same time, he can also take the opportunity to visit for Liu Bei, win over local celebrities and heroes, and maximize the network resources at hand.

But these words are not easy to put on the table.

For example, on Jiangxia's side, Huang Zu, as the leader of the younger generation of the Huang family, supported Liu Qi, but the older generation did not want to get involved in Liu Qi's seizure of the heir apparent.

But after Zhuge Liang joined this camp, Huang Chengyan had to change his past attitude to give support, which was equivalent to waiting for the full support of the Huang family among the four major families.

If this kind of talk is put forward, it will not only discredit his name as Zhuge Liang, but it will also be irresponsible to the Huang family.

Moreover, here in Jingxiang, if you want to compete with the Cai family, it is not enough to rely on the Huang family alone. You also need to rely on the name of Liu Qi's eldest son, plus the contacts he has accumulated over the years, Zhuge Liang, to be able to fight against each other.

Xun Yu has always been regarded by Cao Cao as a minister, and readers of later generations often comment that it is because of his internal affairs. The question is, what is so great?Can you still use one dollar as two dollars?
In fact, it is because Xun Yu and the Xun family's connections are playing a role, so that every time before Cao Cao's expedition, when the aristocratic family in terms of food, grass and armaments are on the sidelines, they will be shaken as soon as Xun Yu comes to the door.

The truth is actually the same, here in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang has the same natural advantages as Xun Yu.

To take advantage of this advantage, you must first have your own base, and Changsha is definitely the best choice.

Of course, Zhang Ji had no intention of going into politics. This was also a real aspect. If Liu Qi was willing to enter Changsha, he, Zhuge Liang, would mediate and finally let Zhang Ji step down from the prefect position. It would definitely not be difficult.

On this point, Zhuge Liang has absolute confidence.

The cryptic rhetoric did not convince Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but because Liu Bei's eyeballs turned into revolving lanterns, he did not embarrass Zhuge Liang.

After all, the final decision on this matter rests with Liu Qi.

Liu Qi paced back and forth in the hall, unable to make a decision for a while.

Although Zhuge Liang's rhetoric was cryptic, it was still very reasonable. It was nothing more than persuading him to give up his current idea of ​​confronting Cai Mao head-on, and instead quietly expand his territory.

Judging from all the circumstances, staying in Xiangyang really won't do much, and Liu Biao's attitude towards him is getting worse day by day.

In the end, Liu Qi's eyes met Liu Bei's, and he still respected him very much.

"Young master, I think what Kong Ming said is not without reason. There is a saying in the art of war, avoiding the sharpness of the day, and attacking the return at night; Kong Ming's actions coincide with the essentials of this."

Hearing this, Liu Qi pursed his lips and nodded slowly, "Since even the emperor said so, I will go back to Xiangyang now and ask my father to take up the post of Changsha county magistrate."

"Okay, I'll wait for your son's good news."

Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect that the first step would be so difficult, the three Taoyuan brothers, it's not easy to take.

　Let me explain, Han Xuan’s position as the prefect was held in 208. The names of the prefects in this period were not noted in the history books. I have checked the information of various parties, and finally found only one person, Zhang Ji, who is typhoid and miscellaneous diseases The author of the theory, Zhang Zhongjing.

　　Zhang Zhongjing was born in the wealthy Zhang family of Nanyang, and Liu Biao's ability to secure Jingzhou was largely dependent on the wealthy nobles of Nanyang, so it is entirely possible for Zhang Zhongjing to be the prefect of Changsha.

　　
　
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