Chapter 607: A New Generation Replaces the Old
Shi Sun Rui had already prepared, sat on the edge of the couch without hurry, and patted Wang Yun's hand. Wang Yun was skinny, and his loose skin was attached to his bones, like an old man in the twilight of his life, but he was actually only fifty-six years old, not yet in the age of sixties.
"Prince, are you so insistent on doing it for the world, for the country, or for yourself?"
"Why am I, don't you know?"
"It's because I know that I find your insistence incomprehensible."
"What do you mean by this?"
"Why don't you listen to Xun Yu's plan and then make a decision? At this point, the situation has become a dead end, and we can't continue to stalemate like this. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were at a stalemate, but Sun's father and son sprung up in Yuzhou, Zhou Yu went south and had entered Nanjun, Liu Xun was just a mediocre person, and he was not Sun Ce's opponent at all. ”
Wang Yun's originally flushed face quickly turned gray again, and the look in his eyes also dissipated without a trace. He sent Zhao Qi to the east, the purpose was to hope that Yuan Shao would go west to King Qin and take charge of the government. However, Yuan Shao repeatedly rejected his suggestions, forcing him not to take back his fate, and he lost face.
In the battle of Junyi, Zhu Jun was exhausted, and he could only watch Sun Ce and Yuan Tan wrestling. Yuan Tan repelled Sun Ce and occupied Yanzhou. Sun Ce also built a northern defense line and began to exert pressure on the Yuzhou family Haoqiang, first confiscating the Cao family, then confiscating the Cai family, and then not knowing whose opponent he was going to face. Although he is young, he is calm, clever in his means, and soft and hard, so that the Yuzhou family does not dare to act rashly. In time, Yuzhou may not be able to be controlled by him.
Yuan Shao didn't see this, he obviously didn't realize who his real opponent was. Gongsun Zhan's invasion of Jizhou was just an excuse, he had already expressed to Zhao Qi that he was willing to accept the mediation of the imperial court, Yuan Shao should take this opportunity to go west to King Qin, control the government in his hands, and retreat to the second should also wave his army to the south and personally attack Yuzhou, not giving the Sun family father and son a chance to gain a foothold.
He was losing his best opportunity, and once Sun Ce took control of Jingzhou, he would have a foothold and the capital to confront Yuan Shao. Even if Yuan Shao can defeat the Sun family father and son in the end, it will inevitably be a protracted and bitter battle, Jingzhou and Yuzhou have suffered heavy losses, and they will not be able to recover their vitality for more than ten years.
As Shi Sunrui said, the current situation has become a dead end. Yuan Shao turned a deaf ear to his suggestion and insisted on going his own way. He has nothing to do, and it is not impossible to look at Xun Yu's plan.
"You say, I'll also see what kind of tricks this Wang Zuozhicai He Boqiu said."
Shi Sun Rui ignored the hostility hidden in Wang Yun's tone, and unhurriedly explained Xun Yu's plan. After Xun Yu got the permission of the Son of Heaven, he personally rushed to his house, explained the plan and the plan, and asked for his support. Shisun Rui has no prejudice against Xun Yu, he has a good relationship with Xun Shuang, and he has heard Xun Shuang talk about Xun Yu before, saying that he, Xun You, and Xun Yue are the talented young people of the Xun family. He also has a deep friendship with He Hao, and knows that He Hao has a high opinion of Xun Yu. Although Xun Yu's mother is Tang Heng's daughter, this is at most a white jade flaw, which cannot hide Xun Yu's own brilliance.
Shi Sun Rui is a scheming person, otherwise Wang Yun would not join forces with him to eradicate Dong Zhuo, but after listening to Xun Yu's plan, he was still amazed and ashamed of himself. Xun Yu's plan lays out the world, takes a long-term view, is not in a hurry, and is quite feasible. not only magnified the moral superiority of the Son of Heaven to the extreme, but also overrode public opinion, set the capital in Guanzhong, regarded the imperial court as a force vying for hegemony in the world, had the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, and had the courage to face reality. Not to mention treating the samurai equally, treating the Kanto and Kansai people equally.
This is exactly the pragmatic attitude that many scholars lack, who always feel that morality can run rampant in the world. Shisun Rui is a scholar, but he is also a Kansai person in the traditional sense, and he can't agree with the conceit of the Kanto people, and he also has a relationship with the Kansai people being suppressed for no reason, and he always feels unfair. Xun Yu was able to face up to this problem and began to try to solve it, which was very close to his thoughts, and suddenly shortened the distance between them.
That's why he personally came to persuade Wang Yun. He used to be Wang Yun's right-hand man, he can be called a close friend, looking at the world, now he is probably the only one who can persuade Wang Yun, and he is the only one who really understands Wang Yun's thoughts.
After Shisun Rui explained Xun Yu's plan, he did not urge Wang Yun to express his position, but waited patiently. He knew that Wang Yun was just stubborn, and he still had vision, otherwise Guo Tai would not have rated him as Wang Zuozhicai. Now that the two generations of Wang Zuo have been handed over, psychological rejection and hostility are inevitable, but their goals are the same, they are all for the world, for the common people, and for the future of Confucianism, not for personal fame and fortune.
Wang Yun is a member of the party, Xun Yu is not a party member, the Xun family is a well-known party member in Ruying, and he has had a close relationship with the party members since Xun Shu.
Wang Yun didn't speak for a long time. He doesn't like Xun Yu, and Xun Yu's plan is not the same as his plan, but he can't say that Xun Yu's plan is not good, he even thinks that Xun Yu's plan is a genius idea, and he has such insight in his first year, which is worthy of Wang Zuozhicai, who He Hao identifies.
Wang Yun sighed unconsciously, his expression gloomy. The biggest difference between Xun Yu's plan and his layout is to respect the king, Xun Yu gave up Yuan Shao and decided to respect the imperial court. It is conceivable that once Xun Yu takes power, the imperial court will regard Yuan Shao as its biggest enemy. Maybe Xun Yu didn't say it to Sun Ruiming, maybe Xun Yu said it, but Shi Sun Rui had something to hide, and they didn't mention how to deal with Yuan Shao, but he could see at a glance that Xun Yu's biggest opponent in this plan was not the Sun family's father and son, but Yuan Shao. Once the Sun family father and son declared themselves vassals to the imperial court, the next step was to besiege Yuan Shao.
It's almost a given. Although the Sun family's father and son performed eye-catchingly, their foundation was too thin, and they did not have the confidence and strength to not take the court in their eyes like Yuan Shao, and it should be their best choice to pay tribute to the court, shift the court's attention to Yuan Shao, and wait for an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"Jun Rong, Yuan Shaoke is the hope of our party members." Wang Yun was almost pleading.
Shi Sun Rui said lightly: "Yes, we all used to think so, why not Xun Yu?" He went to Yecheng first, and then came to Chang'an. He came to Chang'an from Yecheng. He and the Son of Heaven did not hit it off at first sight, but they spent months together and talked deeply for a few days before making a decision, don't you think this is already telling? Prince, we are all wrong, Yuan Shao is not the master we want, he deceived you, he deceived us, deceived the people of the world. ”
He paused, and then sighed: "Prince, I often dream of Yuan Taifu recently, how do you think Yuan Shao will deal with this matter in the future?" Under the Yellow Spring, how do we face Mrs. Yuan? For the sake of Yuan Shao, dozens of members of the Yuan family died unexpectedly, can we really have a clear conscience? ”
Wang Yun closed his eyes tightly, his face was gray, and his breath was as heavy as a cow. After a while, he suddenly straightened up, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his chest was red, shocking.