The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 20 The general trend of the world
"What a brave man, let me ask you what is the most important thing in a country?" Xi Zhicai asked Li Yuan a question.

"Of course the people are the most important." Li Yuan replied without thinking.

Li Yuan's answer was beyond Xi Zhicai's expectation. He originally thought that Li Yuan would say that the emperor is the most important thing. He continued to ask: "Since General Li knows that the people are the most important, why would he do something that hurts the people?"

"I hurt the people?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, recalling the past carefully, he had never done anything to hurt the people at all, and looked at Xi Zhicai strangely, "When did I do something to hurt the people, please Tell me, Your Excellency."

"Isn't it enough to attack Xingyang?"

"Xingyang is rioting, rebels are rioting. I led the imperial court to suppress the riots, but you slandered me for hurting the people. Mr. Xi Zhicai, what are your intentions?" Li Yuan's eyes were cold, and a murderous aura continued to radiate After coming out, everyone immediately felt an invisible pressure, among which Xi Zhicai felt the most pressure.

"Nowadays, the Han Dynasty has no way to rule, the eunuch Zhang Rang is in trouble, and the general He Jin has done nothing. Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the people's life has become worse every day. Things happen from time to time. I heard that Li Mu and Zhao Li in Xingyang are righteous This is a good deed, so what is the crime? General Li, you just said that the people are the most important, but just because the emperor ordered you to wipe out the righteous army, and finally the victims Not Li Mu, Zhao Li and others, but the people of Xingyang, it can be seen that in your heart there is only the emperor and no people!"

Xi Zhicai did not back down in the face of Li Yuan's pressure. Although his back was wet with cold sweat, he still argued fiercely with Li Yuan, and what he said did have some truth.

However, before Li Yuan could refute, Xun Yu couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up and reprimanded: "Zhicai, I know that you care about the people, but the emperor is the current emperor after all, and Zhang Rang and others disturbed him, so he just You will make wrong judgments, you shouldn't slander the emperor like this, it's really outrageous."

Everyone present Xun Yu is the most traditional and supports the Han Dynasty the most. In fact, Xun Yu has had heated arguments with Xi Zhicai many times in private, and it is also because of the Han Dynasty.

In fact, these four people, Xun Yu and Chen Qun, all lean towards the Han Dynasty, while Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai are just the opposite. As the saying goes, they are different and do not conspire with each other, but they can still be friends, which shows how strong the relationship is, probably because of it. Be overwhelmed by the opponent's talent.The reason why they have different ideas may be because of their different backgrounds, Xun Yu and Chen Qun are from noble families, while Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai are from poor families.

"Wen Ruo, Zhicai, what are you doing? Didn't we agree not to argue over this matter? Why are we arguing again?" Chen Qun quickly came out to stop him. Every time there was a big quarrel, he was the peacemaker. Jia, on the other hand, drank carelessly on the sidelines, as if the matter in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Li Yuan shook his head. Although Xi Zhicai has great talent, he is still too young, impulsive and not thoughtful.Li Yuan put away the murderous aura on his body, and said, "The information you received may not be complete, so you may have misunderstood me."

"What's the misunderstanding?" Xi Zhicai also calmed down a little.

"You only know that Li Mu opened the granary, but you don't know that he is only trying to buy people's hearts. In fact, he only distributes a small part of the grain, and the rest falls into his pocket. Moreover, he indulges his subordinates, Zhao Li and his gang who conspired with him. He was born as a bandit, who ran amok in the city, looted the people everywhere, and robbed the women of the people. Li Mu also killed a wealthy local family and occupied his mansion. What kind of teacher are you talking about for all these evil deeds? Maybe it is because of them Blocked the news, so you don't know about it."

What Li Yuan said was actually not known to him at the beginning, but after the capture of Xingyang, he learned that Li Mu and others had done such things after communicating with the local people. normal.

"There is such a thing? General Li, what you said is true?" Xi Zhicai said in surprise.

Li Yuan nodded, "What I said is absolutely true. Zhicai, if you don't believe me, you can go to Xingyang and ask the local people in person. If I deceive you, I will be struck by lightning and never stand up again!"

After listening to this play, Zhicai also felt that Li Yuan didn't need to deceive him, so he quickly cupped his fists and apologized: "It's me who doesn't know right from wrong, and I wrongly blamed General Li, and I ask General Li to forgive me."

"Hahahaha, Zhicai, you care about the common people, so why are you guilty? It's really interesting to have a heated debate with Mr. Come on, let's continue drinking." Li Yuan smiled slightly, no longer caring about what happened just now, and personally Pour wine for Xi Zhicai.

"General Li, I don't know how to praise and punish myself for this cup." Xi Zhicai drank it down in one gulp, and then poured another cup for himself, "This cup is my respect to you."

"Okay!" Li Yuan also raised his glass and drank freely.

After a heated debate, Li Yuan started to get back to business. He said to everyone: "It is also a predestined relationship to meet you today. I see that you are all people who have read poetry and books. You must have some ambitions in your heart. I don't know if you have any. No plans to become an official?”

Li Yuan had already made his words very clear, and he believed that Guo Jia and others had heard that there was an intention to solicit in his words.

The four of Xun Yu glanced at each other. Although they knew that Li Yuan wanted to recruit them, none of them made up their minds about whether to become an official. Is it for you or for the Han Dynasty?"

Xun Yu was not happy anymore, he slapped the table and shouted: "Zhicai, we are all subjects of the Han Dynasty, if we become officials, we will naturally serve the Han Dynasty. Don't forget that General Li is also a general appointed by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty."

Xi Zhicai ignored Xun Yu, but stared at Li Yuan closely. This was a rare time that he didn't refute Xun Yu. Not to mention Xi Zhicai, even Guo Jia and Chen Qun wanted to hear Li Yuan's answer.

Li Yuan put down his wine glass and said what was in his heart, "If the Han Dynasty can be saved, it is natural to work for the Han Dynasty. If it cannot be saved, then it must be broken first and then erected!"

Li Yuan didn't say so much nonsense, and directly pointed out his words. Xun Yu's face was slightly angry, but Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai's eyes were a little more appreciative.

Guo Jiarao asked with interest: "Then what is salvageable and what is not salvageable?"

Li Yuan continued to answer: "The Son of Heaven is close to virtuous ministers, alienated from eunuchs, and loves the people, that is naturally salvageable, but if there is no distinction between loyalty and evil, no distinction between right and wrong, and no sympathy for the people, then it is impossible to save."

"In General Li's eyes, is the Han Dynasty salvable or not?" Chen Qun interjected.

Li Yuan smiled helplessly: "All of you here are great talents, but you may know better than me whether they can't be saved. The people in the four places are already in dire straits, and you can see them everywhere, but the emperor not only doesn't ask, but also gets close to Zhang. Let a group of eunuchs alienate loyal ministers and good generals, the great general He Jin only cares about fighting for power, Cai Zhonglang and Situ Wangyun and others are powerless, this Han Dynasty is almost at the end of its sunset!"

"General Li has said that the Han Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, and has gone through many difficulties during this period. I believe the emperor will come to his senses and save the people from danger." Xun Yu still tried his best to protect the Han Dynasty.

"Wen Ruo, you are a smart person, how much do you believe what you say?" Li Yuan asked Xun Yu back.

"This..." In fact, Xun Yu knew that what Li Yuan said was true, but the Han Dynasty had ruled for hundreds of years, so the idea of ​​defending the Han Dynasty had been deeply rooted in his mind. In fact, it was not only him, but most people The same is true, I am afraid that only Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, who are both intelligent and courageous, will not be bound by this kind of thinking.

"General Li, if the man's strength is about to run out, what will happen in this world?" Xi Zhicai asked another question.

"This world will naturally become a pattern of heroes rising together. Dong Zhuo from Xiliang entered Luoyang with the army of tigers and wolves, and led the princes with the emperor; the Yuan family of the fourth generation and three princes dominated Hebei; His paternal spirit will definitely be a strong general in the future; Liu Biao sits in Jingzhou and monopolizes the nine counties of Jingxiang; Chen Liu and Cao Cao will wait for the opportunity to move; Yuan Shu of Nanyang and Dingyuan of Bingzhou are all heroes, Kong Rong of Beihai, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, and Kong Ni of Yuzhou may not have the heart to fight for hegemony, but they also have soldiers and horses in their hands, so they should not be underestimated."

Li Yuanjian analyzed the general trend of the world clearly in a few words, which surprised everyone. Although they also had their own opinions, and they were more consistent with what Li Yuan said, but without his analysis in such detail, this insight is indeed true. Powerful, it can be called foresight!

(End of this chapter)