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

Chapter 41: Jealousy of Sun Qian for sharing the Lord's worries, Liu Bei asks for an official position for his merits
While Liu Bei was weaving straw sandals, he was thinking about Luo Yuan. The incident in Jiangxia was of great importance, and Luo Gongqi's power would shake the Jiangdong region!
How to arrange Luo Gongqi?

Being the same as Kong Ming would definitely not work, because Kong Ming was Luo Gongqi's benefactor and a member of a noble family, and his ideas were exactly the same as his.

What we call a soulmate!
Luo Gongqi was completely different from Kong Ming. He was ruthless and acted on his own. He killed Huang Zu, instigated riots among the people, and attacked Jiangdong, but he did not report any of these things to him in advance.

It can be seen that Luo Gongqi did not care much about him. Although he was his man, he did not truly recognize him as his lord.

Liu Bei then remembered that when he invited Kong Ming to come out of seclusion, Kong Ming really recognized him as his lord, and Luo Gongqi was only introduced to him by Kong Ming.

Although he called him lord, he did not actually show any respect.

This is completely different from Kong Ming!

Liu Bei was in a complicated mood. Kong Ming had not yet achieved anything, but Luo Gongqi had already dominated Jiangdong.

In fact, it is not as simple as just overwhelming Jiangdong with Luo Yuan's might. With his own strength, he can overwhelm Jiangdong. It is only a matter of time before Luo Yuan becomes overwhelming throughout the world.

Famous people in the world!

This is a person like Guo Jia. No, Guo Jia is good at military tactics, but he is worse in strategic planning. Even Guo Jia's plans sometimes fail!
But Luo Yuan is perfect in Jiangxia. If it weren't for Mi Zhu and Sun Shangxiang...

Liu Bei naturally knew what was going on in Jiangxia. Although Mi Zhu went to Jiangxia at the invitation of Luo Yuan, he also explained the situation. When Luo Yuan was not in Jiangxia, Sun Shangxiang sent someone to contact him.

The person who came was from the Huang tribe of Jiangxia. Jiangxia was willing to provide him with military rations and weapons to support him in his fight against Cao Cao. Without these benefits, how could he have condoned Sun Shangxiang's causing trouble in Jiangxia.

Luo Yuan’s final plan failed!
"Gongqi, what do you want me to do?" Liu Bei said to himself.

It happened that Sun Qian came to discuss something with Liu Bei, and when he heard it, Sun Qian's face changed slightly and he closed the door!
Liu Bei just felt his eyes go dark, and recognized the person, "Gongyou, is there something wrong?"

Sun Qian knelt down and whispered, "Just now when I heard the Lord mention Luo Gongqi, I knew that the Lord was worried!"

Liu Bei deliberately smiled and said, "Why should I worry? Gongqi is doing a great job in Jiangxia!"

Sun Qian whispered: "My lord, why did you lie to me? I know that my lord is worried about Gongqi and doesn't know how to deal with him!"

Liu Bei saw that he could not hide the truth, and he really didn't know how to deal with Luo Yuan. If Luo Yuan was just an ordinary strategist, not so outstanding, it would be easier for him to deal with him.

Now he appointed Kong Ming as his military advisor and entrusted him with important responsibilities, handing over both military power and government affairs to Kong Ming. Except for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were still dissatisfied with Kong Ming, everyone else admired Kong Ming very much.

Kong Ming managed Xinye in an orderly manner. Although he had not yet achieved any great achievements, his talent in domestic affairs had already been demonstrated and his governance was effective.

Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and others all admired Kong Ming very much. Kong Ming could solve problems that they could not solve in a few steps.

Liu Bei said: "Although Gongqi has made great contributions, I don't know how to arrange it."

"Is it because of Kong Ming?"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "I can't bear to see Kong Ming sad. Since I have entrusted Kong Ming with a great task, I should trust him. However, Gong Qi's talent seems to be very strong. You should know that there can't be two tigers in one mountain!"

"Kong Ming is generous, he won't care!" Sun Qian said with a smile, but his eyes were very strange. Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "Kong Ming is generous, but wise men are also human beings, and they will naturally have a desire to compete. In addition, Gong Qi is vicious. If I use Gong Qi, the nobles of Jingxiang will definitely be dissatisfied with me, and they may not be willing to follow me in the future. Because of the Jiangxia incident, the nobles are already dissatisfied with Gong Qi and me. In addition, Jiangdong is powerful. Although Gong Qi took Jiangxia, Huang Zu died because of him, and he even wanted to destroy the Jiangxia nobles. This is what I am worried about!"

"I don't use a public letter. A public letter is like a cone hidden in a cloth bag, a big tree in the forest, attracting attention from all directions. If I use a public letter, the nobles will be dissatisfied. If I don't use a public letter, I will be known as unfair. It's really difficult to prepare!"

Sun Qian nodded strangely: "I already know what the lord is thinking, so why not write a letter?"

Is this what I mean?
Liu Bei looked at Sun Qian in surprise, but slowly as he looked into Sun Qian's eyes, Liu Bei fell silent.

Sun Qian said: "Now our army is fighting against Cao. Cao Cao is powerful and our army is weak. Without the help of the nobles, our army will have difficulty gaining a foothold in Jingzhou. Even if Kong Ming can defeat Cao Cao, Cao Cao can still make a comeback. Without the help of the nobles in Jingzhou, our army cannot defeat Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei nodded, this is true!
Xinye did not have any strategic space or potential. First, the population was insufficient and the city was not big. When he came to Xinye, it was Liu Biao who placed him here, originally wanting him to guard against Cao Cao in the north.

Second, when he came to Jingzhou, local gentry such as Cai Mao had already been on guard against him.

Sun Qian whispered, "In the past, we begged the nobles to cooperate with us, but they would not cooperate with us. Now that Gong Qi has made such a fuss, the nobles are afraid of him. Who dares to let him be promoted? Wouldn't that be digging their own graves? Now, the nobles of Jingxiang are begging us to cooperate with them, and we can get whatever we want."

"If the nobles support us, you can occupy Jingzhou. This is a long-term plan, so we can't use Gongqi!"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Gong You is right, but Gong Qi has made great contributions, and I'm afraid he will be disappointed if he is not reused!"

Sun Qian said: "Jingzhou is more important. The lord is weak now, and Cao Cao is forcing him. Life and death are at hand. Only by surviving can there be a future. Now it is helpless to wrong Gongqi. If the lord feels that Gongqi is wronged, why not reward Gongqi with an official position?"

Liu Bei said: "I have the same idea. I wonder what kind of reward Gongyou thinks is best?"

Sun Qian said: "We should reward Gongqi without angering the local nobles. His official position should not be too high. Gongqi is dissatisfied with the nobles because he does not understand their usefulness. We should let Gongqi go to the local government to manage government affairs. Then he will know the importance of the nobles. I think you can let Gongqi go somewhere else!"

Liu Bei was stunned. What did Gongyou mean?
"Gongyou might as well just speak frankly!"

Sun Qian smiled slightly: "How about Changsha?"

"That is the territory of Cai Mao and others. Gong Qi has gone there..." Liu Bei was stunned and didn't say anything else. Then he reacted and understood what Sun Qian meant.

Changsha is an important city in Jingzhou. Luo Yuan might be in sexual danger if he goes to Changsha!
Is this intended to harm Luo Yuan?

"Gongyou...how can you do this?" Liu Bei gasped.

Luo Yuan is not someone who would make things difficult for you. As a counselor, shouldn't I help you solve your problems by giving you advice?

Sun Qian was a little jealous of Luo Yuan. If it was Kong Ming, he would feel convinced. But Luo Yuan was just a book boy beside Kong Ming, let alone a scholar, not even from a poor family.

The so-called book boy is just a servant!

They are just slaves, but such people can actually do what they cannot do.

How embarrassing it was for these scholars.

(End of this chapter)