The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

Lu Su was thoughtful, but it was a good thing that the announcement of the battle report would ease the relationship between Liu Ke and the Confucians.

In fact, Lu Su's thinking was wrong. When the battle report was announced, the whole Yangzhou exploded in an instant.

As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

With this battle report, Daru has the material to attack Liu Ke.

"What?! You actually destroyed a Tsushima country!"

"What the hell is the Gou Nu Kingdom? How did they mess with King Dongyang?"

"The navy lost fifty-two ships, an unprecedented loss!"

"It must be Dongyang King's brutality and injustice, which caused the sky to be angry and the people to complain, and sent down violent winds and waves."

"Yamatai has lost a royal family and a big Japanese, so why should this battle be over? To continue to destroy Yamatai is not in line with kingly principles!"

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Under the deliberate propaganda of the great Confucianists, their disciples and disciples all knew about it, and then disciples, disciples and grandchildren, and the streets and alleys were discussing it.

The achievements of the expeditionary force are remarkable.

However, Gan Ning's mistake was suddenly magnified.

In the eyes of these great Confucians, they should not go to conquer Yamatai.

Losses can naturally be avoided.

It's a pity that the king of Dongyang is self-willed, and Gan Ning is a reckless man.

"What exactly does my lord want to do?" Guo Jia asked worriedly. As the number one counselor, he didn't guess what Liu Ke was thinking, which made him feel very threatened.

"My lord is the most brilliant strategist in the world. The greater the influence, the greater my lord's plans." Zhuge Liang seemed to understand.

With the improvement of Liu Ke's status, many things don't have to be done personally.

In several major battles, he was in the middle of the overall plan, and gave the chance of performance to civil servants and military generals.

However, Liu Ke's strength has not regressed.

Zhuge Liang was young and had a good relationship with Zhou Buyi, and he used to follow Liu Ke like a bug, so it is not difficult to make a guess.

But for Guo Jia, who is also a top strategist, Zhuge Liang's words are too empty, as if he hadn't said anything.

"Kong Ming, you are becoming more and more good at flattering. Did you learn from Zhou Buyi? The lord is not here, so no matter how much you compliment him, he won't hear you."

Zhuge Liang bowed humbly.

"Since the lord is unwilling to say, let's just wait and see."

"Hey, that's the only way to go. My lord is really serious. If you have any plans, you can tell them. We can give advice. Let's add something."

Guo Jia thought about it, very curious.

While Liu Ke's advisers were busy guessing, the Confucians also took action.

Among them, Yu Fan is the representative.

Yu Fan is from Yuyao, Kuaiji. In the distant era, when Wang Lang was the prefect of Kuaiji, Yu Fan once served under Wang Lang's command.

Later, Liu Ke expelled Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji who refused to listen to Yangzhou Mu's orders, and Yu Fan stayed behind. Under Liu Ke's arrangement, he became the prefect of Yidi.

Yu Fan is good at using spears, and he is also quite accomplished in Confucian classics, especially proficient in "Yi" and medical skills.

Later, Yu Fan was favored by Cai Yong because he managed the place well, and the latter said a few words in front of Liu Ke, and he was promoted to a position in Dongyang City.

After Wang Lang entered Beijing and defected to Cao Cao, he recommended Yu Fan to Cao Cao many times, but Yu Fan refused.

Yu Fan wrote a letter to Shaofu Kong Rong, and showed him his "Yi Zhu", which was a bit showing off.

Kong Rong replied: "Listen to the music compiled by Yanling and read your book "Yi Zhu", and then I know that the southeast region is beautiful, not only the bamboo arrows in Kuaiji. I also observe the celestial phenomena, the temperature, and calculate the blessings and misfortunes. , it can be said that the exploration of the mystery has reached the extreme."

Zhang Hong, the governor of Xuzhou, praised Yu Fan the most. He once wrote to Kong Rong, saying: "Yu Zhongxiang was slandered very viciously before, but his temperament is like a beautiful jade. The more you carve and rub it, the brighter it is. Those slanders are not enough to cause him harm. .”

From this sentence, it can be inferred from the side that although Yu Fan is talented, he is also a controversial figure.

Historically, Sun Quan appointed Yu Fan as the captain of cavalry, but Yu Fan boldly advised Sun Quan many times, which made Sun Quan very dissatisfied.

In addition, he was at odds with some officials, was slandered many times, and was eventually exiled to Jing County.

This is a common problem of some great Confucians. They are very assertive and will stand on the side of morality when it comes to major issues of right and wrong.

But in trivial matters, he can be annoying to death.

"The old man decided to write a letter to the lord, urging the lord to stop the army." Yu Fan said calmly, as if he was doing something natural.

"No!" Cai Yong shook his head, and said, "My son-in-law, I don't like anyone to dictate to the military."

In fact, it's not just military, it's just that Cai Yong is limited to one aspect in order to maintain Liu Ke's image.

Hearing this, Yu Fan sighed. The reason why he told Cai Yong about this matter was to use Cai Yong's influence.

But now it seems that Cai Yong wants to be wise and protect himself.

If it wasn't for Cai Yong's kindness to him, Yu Fan would have cursed him long ago.

He cupped his hands and said: "My lord makes a mistake, and a subject must point it out."