The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 116: They are all old acquaintances in the same circle, Zhong Yao is helpless

Zhong Yao was not very famous in the Three Kingdoms. When Gan Ning brought him to see Luo Yuan, Luo Yuan immediately remembered who this man was. It seemed that this man was related to Luo Yuan.

Zhong Yao was a master of calligraphy, and his calligraphy style was closely related to Cai Yong. And now Wen Ji is Luo Yuan's wife, so they are in the same circle.

Zhong Yao's status in calligraphy is comparable to that of Wang Xizhi, and his attainments in calligraphy are so great that he was called the ancestor of regular script by later generations. Zhong Yao was not as brilliant as Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, but he was an extremely important figure in the Cao camp.

Cao Cao appointed him as the Inspector of the Imperial Guards, commanding all the troops in Guanzhong. He was equivalent to Cao Cao's border general. For such a big figure as the Jiedushi, his main job was to guard the border.

It can be seen that the northern border was near Chang'an at that time, which means that the Huns had already broken through the Great Wall defense line.

But Zhong Yao did not know Luo Yuan and thought that Luo Yuan was just an ordinary disciple from a noble family.

Seeing that Luo Yuan was young and energetic, Zhong Yao asked about Luo Yuan's identity. Luo Yuan did not say much, but just asked Cai Wenji to come out and meet Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao was shocked when he saw Cai Wenji, and then he knew who Luo Yuan was.

He turned out to be Cai Yong’s son-in-law!

He knew Cai Wenji, and when Cai Yong was still alive, he went to Cai Yong in person to ask for advice on calligraphy. Cai Yong helped him a lot, and the fact that he was able to meet Cai Yong meant that they were old acquaintances.

Zhong Yao said: "Chang'an is far away, and it is inconvenient to communicate with the Central Plains. I only know the future and the past after meeting Wen Ji. My nephew-in-law is very talented."

We are all family, so there is no need to be polite.

This is the good thing about this era: personal relationships play a very important role in interactions with others, and the treatment of acquaintances and strangers is completely different.

This is the advantage of Cai Wenji. In the cultural circle, Cai Wenji can get everything. Although Cai Yong has a darker reputation because of his relationship with Dong Zhuo, Cai Yong is a great scholar after all, and Cai Wenji is also a talented woman.

How could Luo Yuan not know the nature of intellectuals?

If dealing with businessmen, Luo Yuan only needs to take out Zhen Ji. The Zhen family is a world-famous wealthy merchant family. Since ancient times, people are divided into groups and things are gathered together.

Luo Yuan said: "How is the border? Do the Xiongnu intend to go south?"

Zhong Yao looked at Luo Yuan and smiled. This was indeed an enthusiastic young man who actually cared about the border affairs. Because of Wen Ji, Zhong Yao did not hide it: "The Xiongnu people are relatively peaceful!"

"Calculate?"

"There are occasional looting incidents from the south, but they are not large in scale. I can still handle them!"

Luo Yuan shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with. Han Sui rebelled because of foreigners. There are many foreigners under his command. Those who robbed the people are not only the Xiongnu, I'm afraid there are also people under Han Sui's command."

Luo Yuan called Han Sui's name directly, showing his targeting, and his tone was very disdainful.

Zhong Yao immediately understood that Luo Yuan had no good feelings towards Han Sui and even had murderous intentions.

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"Don't worry, Gongqi. I can handle it!" Zhong Yao said.

Luo Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Do you intend to kill Han Sui? If so, I can help you. Han Sui is a villain and cannot be trusted. There are many strange people under his command who are not my kind. Killing him will make you feel relieved. He is a villain, fickle, treacherous, greedy, and will rebel sooner or later. We should get rid of him as soon as possible!"

Zhong Yao was speechless. Are young men nowadays so murderous?
He didn't like Han Sui either, but Han Sui and Ma Teng were relatively safe now, and there were no major problems. The reason why these two were able to stay safe was because of his contribution. It was he who persuaded the two to join Cao Cao!

At least that was the case in name. In reality, Han Sui and Ma Teng only obeyed orders and not decrees. In name, they were subject to Cao Cao, but in reality they were all local princes.

Ma Teng and Han Sui formed an alliance and relied on each other, thus maintaining a balance with Cao Cao in the Chang'an area. The strength of the two even exceeded that of Cao Cao in the Guanzhong area.

After all, Cao Cao’s main strength is now concentrated in Henan.

Zhong Yao was already very satisfied with the current situation and didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"Gongqi, please don't do this. Although Han Sui is a bad person, the peace in Guanzhong today is hard-won. It is better to stay still than to move. Moreover, he is the General of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty. We cannot kill him easily!"

A scholar’s ​​opinion!

Luo Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. What's wrong with you people from the Three Kingdoms? Meng De is like this, and if you are like this, then there is no point in keeping saying "Han, Han".

"Han Sui has many foreigners under his command, and they are divided into several groups. We can defeat them one by one, and let them fight among themselves. The foreigners are not good, and perhaps they can be bribed with high positions or large sums of money. There must be people willing to rebel. Now he and Ma Teng rely on each other, and we can't take them by force from the outside. We should break them from the inside. If you are willing, I can plan for you. When they are in internal strife, we will lead the army to attack and kill them. It is not difficult to kill them overnight. You may wish to think about it!"

Zhong Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Gong Qi, don't cause trouble. Although Han Sui is extremely greedy, I will negotiate with him and order him to restrain his men. Peace is hard to come by!"

Can you have some ambition?

Luo Yuan was speechless. I've given you some advice, but you still don't want it?

You know Meng De begged me, but I didn't agree. I really don't know what's good for me.

"You will definitely regret it in the future!"

Zhong Yao smiled and was confident that he could control Han Sui and Ma Teng and control the situation with his wisdom. He then asked, "Why did Gong Qi capture Han's servants and sell them?"

"There's a guy named Han Hao who was after Wen Ji. I caught him. All those servants were his. I don't think it's worth killing him, so I'll sell him off. I can get some gold and silver for my expenses when I come to Chang'an!"

Zhong Yao felt dizzy and looked at Luo Yuan in disbelief: "Han Hao was captured by you? Ah, what should I do!"

After listening to Zhong Yao's explanation, Luo Yuan realized that Han Hao was Han Sui's favorite youngest son.

"Why don't you let Gongqi go? I'll help you explain a little bit, and the two families can live in harmony!"

Luo Yuan laughed and said, "He wants to hit on Wen Ji, and he still needs my explanation? Do you want me and Han Sui to apologize? He is just a bandit. I am the governor of Changsha and the Marquis of Xinxiang appointed by the emperor. Why should I explain to him? If Han Sui is not convinced, just come and fight me. If you lend me three thousand elite soldiers, it will be enough to destroy him."

Seeing Luo Yuan's strong power, Zhong Yao was anxious but could do nothing. "You don't know Guanzhong well. Han Sui is powerful. We can only be patient for the time being!"

"Why should we be patient? Cao Pi will be here soon. Meng De and I are friends. If we gather some troops to march across Guanzhong, Meng De will not mind. With 3,000 troops, it would be easy for me to defeat Han Sui. You are the commander of the Guanzhong troops, don't you have 3,000 troops?"

Zhong Yao was embarrassed by Luo Yuan's retort and had to say: "I don't want another war in Guanzhong. If I wanted to destroy Han Sui, I would have done it long ago. The Prime Minister has mobilized a large army, how can Han Sui be a match for the Prime Minister? But Gongqi, Chang'an has Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and years of war. The three prefectures are now in ruins. The people have suffered a lot. Only in the past two years have their lives been better. How can we easily let the war reappear? The people can no longer withstand the war. It was so prosperous back then, but now nine out of ten houses are empty."

"Heroes use their military power and their names are passed down through the ages, but it is the local people who suffer. Behind the heroes' numerous achievements are the bones and flesh of the people. The emperors' ambitions for hegemony drive the people, and the princes' deaths in the struggle for hegemony are also the people. What guilt have the people committed?"

(End of this chapter)