The ancestor of the Chen family nodded without hesitation, "I always say how those people are in the rivers and lakes, but in the final analysis, I am also a person in the rivers and lakes. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Jianghu people have a bad problem, always like to be willful. If it weren't for Mo'er coming to your account, I think what I would have to do at this time would be how to protect myself under the struggle of several parties and always stand in a neutral position. But now that you and Mo'er already have this friendship, I want to see what you will do next if the martial arts family led by my Chen family falls to your camp? What will the world look like? ”

Faced with such a frank answer, Liu He smiled with relief, "I'll just say, you can't just ask for as simple as one request, it seems that I can't take your skills in vain." But don't worry, I am still confident that I will win this battle. ”

The old ancestor of the Chen family looked relieved, "Oh? Are you so confident? Your opponent is Cao Cao. ”

"It was the opponent Cao Cao that made me dare to say this. If you think about it, temples and rivers and lakes do not interfere with each other, this has been the rule for many years, and for what reason, I think those people in power will understand, and he Cao Cao can sit in this position today, and he will naturally understand. But even if he knew how powerful it was, he still had to take the risk of taking this step, and I think the reason behind this must not be as simple as how many masters he had wooed. ”

The old ancestor of the Chen family seemed to be interested all of a sudden, and nodded with a smile, "Well, there is some truth, you continue." ”

"Since Cao Cao dared to take risks and break this rule, I think there is only one reason. Although he now sits on most of the territory in the north, if he wants to go south, he is afraid that he will be a little stretched in terms of food and men. The reason why he stretched out his hand to the rivers and lakes this time was that it was obvious that relying on the people in the north alone could no longer satisfy his appetite. Although the north has been pacified, he has been fighting for many years, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to recruit a large amount of money, food and troops from the people. So his eyes were on a fat sheep that had been kept in captivity for many years. And this fat sheep is those big gangs. Once he can get the support of these gangs and sects, then not only will he have a large amount of military pay and materials at once, but he will also be able to get an army that will come to war, I think those Jianghu people are no matter how poor they are, and they will be better at war than those ordinary people who can't even eat enough on weekdays. ”

The ancestor of the Chen family was silent for a while, but he frowned, "I listened to it for a long time, and I only heard your praise for Cao Cao, why didn't I hear what countermeasures you had?" ”

"Cao Cao's wishful thinking is indeed beautiful. And his new tax policy, which kills two birds with one stone, does seem to be impeccable. But it is precisely this that has become his fatal weakness. He issued a new tax policy, indicating that his seemingly powerful north had begun to become untenable. And his attack on the rivers and lakes shows that he is at the end of the road. If there had been other ways to increase his military power, I don't think he would have taken the lead in provoking a dispute that he might not have been able to predict the outcome of. The current situation, on the surface, seems to be that he Cao Cao is in control of the overall situation, and he is not alarmed. In essence, however, there was no way back. As long as we seize this opportunity and win over all the people in the rivers and lakes, he will not be able to receive money, no one will be able to get it, and he will offend the entire rivers and lakes. At that time, if his army went south and gained nothing, or even suffered a great loss of troops, then from now on, he would never think of sitting peacefully in that Xuchang city like he is now. ”

After hearing Liu He's words, the old ancestor of the Chen family still looked calm, "I don't know how sure you are that Cao Cao will return in vain when he goes south this time." I only know that it is almost impossible to pull all the people to your side. I've lived so long, and I've never seen open and secret battles on the rivers and lakes, but I've never seen them work together to do something. At the moment, even their spearheads are pointed at the culprit Cao Cao, but after what you have seen and heard in the past two days, you must be able to see that these people are all good-looking, and they have always been like this. It's hard for me to get them all to use for you. ”

"I can tell you with certainty that Cao Cao's trip south this time will not only be a failure, but also a fiasco. As for those Jianghu people...... Liu He smiled faintly, with a confident face, "I can give them something that has never been seen before, and it is something they have been looking forward to for so many years, but they have never been able to get what they want." ”

The old ancestor of the Chen family twisted his long beard and smiled playfully, "If there is really such a thing in the world as you say, I am afraid that there will already be an emperor who uses it to appease the entire rivers and lakes, how can I give you this opportunity?" ”

"It's because I'm not an emperor that I can give what they want."

Liu He was originally in a ridiculous tone, but the ancestor of the Chen family suddenly became serious when he heard this, he looked Liu He up and down, and frowned slightly, "You really didn't think about it that way?" ”

Liu He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "If you want to say that you haven't thought about it at all, it's nonsense." It's just that in the end, I'm not that kind of person after all, if I had to choose, I'd rather drink and have fun with you every day, I really don't want to think about those big things in the world, and my head hurts when I talk about it. ”

"Then what did you join the army for?" The old ancestor of the Chen family spoke in a gentle tone, but his eyes were fixed on Liu He.

Liu He still looked relaxed, "At the beginning, I joined the army because I had no choice. Later, on a whim, one was not careful, and he became a gentleman in other people's mouths. Later, I owed a little debt, a lot of money, but I still had to pay it back. Unconsciously, it is still there, and it has come to this day. If you ask me why I joined the army now, I may not be able to tell you clearly, just like if you ask a person why he wants to join the rivers and lakes, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to say why. In the end, it is still the same sentence, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. ”

The ancestor of the Chen family was silent for a moment, nodded, and seemed to approve of Liu He's inexplicable words, "Who is in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help himself, but he is just a person who refuses to go out, and he finds an excuse for himself to stay." ”

"Sometimes, it's not that you don't want to go out, but you really can't get out." Liu He's tone was calm, but he was sad.

After lunch at Chen's house, Liu He went to see the children again, and then went down the mountain.

Chen Mo rarely went home, so he naturally wanted to stay in the Chen family and talk a few more words to his grandfather, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

Hua Chi wanted to stay for a while, but was blasted out by his Mo brother who turned his face and didn't recognize people, and in desperation, Hua Chi had no choice but to go down the mountain with Liu He in despair.