nodded, and Liu Bei also agreed. Indeed, Tao Qiandu is already in his sixties. The so-called seventy years of life is rare, and people who can live to the age of seventy are already very rare, even if Liu Bei doesn't beat him, Tao Qian can still have a few years to live.

Gongsun Chan is different, he is in the prime of life, and the Gongsun family is also a big family in Youzhou, and when Gongsun Chan is stable for a few years, he will ease his breath and suppress the rebellion in Youzhou, eliminating the bad effects of killing Liu Yu. Then, attacking Liu Bei from north to south, Liu Bei was really hard to resist.

Therefore, Gongsun Chan is Liu Bei's enemy. From this point of view, attacking Gongsun Chan first is indeed the right choice. As for why Xun Yu hesitated, in fact, as far as he is concerned, developing south and taking Yuzhou and Yingchuan as soon as possible is the most beneficial choice for him personally.

However, Xun Yu is a person who takes care of the overall situation, and he has drama ambitions, so he didn't say anything about going south. Otherwise, with Liu Bei's good strategy, he will really hesitate if he doesn't do it well.

Xi Zhicai said again: "Gongsun Zhan's internal instability is unstable, and the lord is obedient and rebellious, and his name is justified, and he is naturally invincible." Xuzhou Tao envoy Jun is quite graceful, and there is no internal constraint, and it is not easy to attack. I expect that sooner or later he will try to quell the rebellion, and when the time comes, the lord will send troops, but I am afraid that the division will be unknown. ”

As for Liu Bei's dislike, this is mainly related to the conflict between modern people and the ancients.

No matter what, Liu Bei is also modernly educated, regardless of whether he lives in a nation-state or not, but in his heart, he has the concept of a nation-state.

For Xi Zhicai and others, they are still the concept of a subject state.

For Liu Bei, he always felt that joining forces with the Hu people to fight the Han people always had a feeling of betraying his own nation and becoming a traitor.

And for the people of Xi Zhicai, those who are loyal to themselves are their own people, and those who fight against themselves are enemies.

There is no right or wrong between the two sides, it is a complete difference in philosophy.

Liu Bei shook his head, and he pushed his thoughts out of his mind. He still decided to follow the advice of Xi Zhicai and others, Liu Bei still had the same idea, he was just an ordinary person, nothing more than taking advantage of the traverser, and he had a little ability to predict the future. Without this ability, Liu Bei is nothing, and he can't compare to Uncle Liu Huang in history.

Therefore, Liu Bei still decided to follow the advice of the true wise men of this era.

Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu, seeing that Liu Bei was a little hesitant, finally sent troops north, and they were secretly relieved.

In addition to Tao Qian's old age and Gongsun Zhan's youth, in fact, they also have an idea.

If you use troops against Xuzhou, then the most important thing is to use the power of Qingzhou.

Guan Yu, the assassin of Qingzhou, already has a state of land with 100,000 soldiers. It's just that Qingzhou is not as rich as Jizhou, so it is still a pattern of strong lords and weak ministers.

If Xuzhou is defeated, what will be done, will Guan Yu annex Xuzhou? If Guan Yu is allowed to occupy Qingxu Erzhou, won't it become a pattern of weak lords and strong ministers, and when the time comes, what should Guan Yu do if he supports his troops and respects, this is going to be a big problem.

Youzhou is different, geographically speaking, Youzhou and Jizhou, in fact, are one, both are part of the Hebei Plain. Liu Bei is in charge of it, and he can control the land of Erzhou, which is still the pattern of the lord being strong and the minister weak. For everyone, including Guan Yu, this is actually a good thing.

As for the status of monarchs and ministers and brotherhood between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, this cannot be said to be useless, but it cannot be said that it is absolutely safe. Yuan Shao's fame is not big, and the reputation of the Yuan clan in Runan is not high, but if he can't fight on the battlefield, he has nothing, and it is not that Liu Bei grabbed the territory of Jizhou and ended up killing himself.

It's just that Liu Bei has always treated Guan and Zhang with the attitude of henchmen and siblings, which makes Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu and others unable to explain this truth thoroughly.

These resourceful people also worked hard to eliminate this risk in secret, hoping to preserve the friendship between the monarch and the minister in silence. This is actually good for themselves, killing heroes is such a thing, but there is no rule that only military generals must be killed, not strategists. But once the killing ring is opened, it is basically impossible to stop it.

In fact, is it really that safe?

For the answer to this question, please refer to Zhang Er and Chen Yu.

So are biological siblings really insured?

For the answer to this question, please refer to Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.

What about the relationship between father and son, or refer to Li Shimin.

Anyway, Li Shimin is really busy——!

In fact, there is no need for these people to speak thoroughly, Liu Bei himself understands this truth.

The problem is, the person who may have a problem is called Guan Yu! This is the crux of the problem, and Liu Bei never worries that there will be problems!

Although loyal ministers like Zhang Fei who never abandon the monarch are rare, they are not too rare, but Guan Yu is different. As long as you have read the official history, rather than the people who follow the clouds, you will understand...... Chen Shou admired Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and was not loyal to Liu Bei, but "righteous interpretation of Yan Yan" and "service to Cao Gong".

Guan Yu rejected the temptation of fame and fortune, and he never forgot it, which is certainly valuable. However, after receiving Cao Cao's grace, he had to make meritorious service and repay before leaving, this is what Guan Yu really deserves to be admired, and it is the act of a fair and honest husband. Therefore, the second master has become a representative of both loyalty and righteousness, a marquis, a duke, a king, an emperor, and a god.

If Liu Bei couldn't even trust Guan Yu, how tired that person would be, what else would it be like......

Therefore, Liu Bei didn't expect these things from the beginning, he was just a little unhappy.

Now that he has decided to deal with Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei naturally put everything aside and asked, "Two gentlemen, I want to settle Youzhou, I don't know what good plan I have?" ”

Without waiting for the two to speak, Liu Bei said again: "Is there any way to pacify Youzhou with fewer dead?" What I mean is that it's not just that our army should have fewer deaths, but that the Youzhou region should also have fewer deaths. After all, Youzhou is my hometown, if you really want to fight, the people who died in the war are my fathers and fellow villagers, so how can I bear it? ”

In Liu Bei's view, the people and soldiers in Youzhou are simply in their own pockets, but they are only temporarily stored with Gongsun Zan and Yan Rou, so they can naturally die less, and they will die less.

"The lord is really kind-hearted!" The two slapped a sycophant at the same time.

Then, thinking about it at the same time, a moment later, the two of them spoke at the same time.

"The minister has a plan!"

"The minister has a plan!"

Then the two looked at each other again, made a gesture of please, and said, "Please Ming Gong speak first!" ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered an allusion.

"If you want to break Cao Gong, you need to attack with fire!"

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu wrote "fire" in the palm of their hands at the same time, which can be described as a classic of chess opponents and talents, and I don't know if there is an allusion to "a moment of Yuliang" in this time and space.

It's just that it doesn't sound as smooth as "a moment of brightness".

"Come on, get pen and ink!"

Liu Bei ordered someone to get pen and ink, and then asked Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu to take it and write it in their hands, and the two couldn't help but feel a pain in their hands, why didn't they write it on paper, or write it on a bamboo slip, instead of writing it on their hands?

When they turned over, Liu Bei raised his eyes and saw that both of them had written three words on their hands!

"Hongmen Banquet!"

That's really ......

It's bright for a while!!