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To put it simply, the joint vertical is "the weak of the people to attack the strong", and the horizontal is both "the strong of the things to attack the weak".

The essence of whether it is a combination of vertical and horizontal or horizontal is to use external forces to contend with the enemy, so as to achieve the goal of weakening the enemy, expanding oneself, and strengthening oneself.

Liu Bei is a generation of heroes, and Director Wang is good at strategy.

Liu Bei's Xuzhou faced many enemies. With Liu Bei's current strength, if he wants to maintain his vested interests and wait for an opportunity to expand, he must unite other forces.

Liu Mang, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and even Lu Bu and Zhang Miao are all forces that can be relied upon.

After the fall of Yuan Shu, Liu Bei had to make a choice about who to unite with and who to be the enemy.

Joining forces with Liu Mang undoubtedly has the best chance of winning. However, Liu Bei was worried.

Liu Mang is in the limelight, defeating Yuan Shao several times, crippling the Xiliang army, eliminating Yuan Shu, Liu Mang's domination of the world, has begun to emerge.

Unite with Liu Mang, follow Liu Mang, the fox is fake and the tiger is mighty. Liu Mang eats meat, Liu Bei drinks soup, and he can indeed get some benefits.

However, the results are also obvious. Liu Mang's strength is bound to become stronger and stronger, and the gap between Liu Bei and Liu Mang will become bigger and bigger.

In the end, the fox that follows the tiger will inevitably become the tiger's belly.

Choosing to join forces with Sun Ce is undoubtedly a wise move.

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Xuzhou and Jiangdong, due to the Yangtze River, although the two sides have small suspicions, but there is no major conflict.

Sun Ce has the need to cooperate with Liu Bei.

In order to fight against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, in recent years, the Jiangdong army has developed rapidly, but the number of infantry and equipment are much weaker than those of the princes of the Central Plains.

Sun Ce alone could not gain a foothold in the Central Plains. At present, in Lujiang County, the three-legged trend will force Sun Ce to choose to befriend Liu Bei.

The matter of passing on the jade seal of the country has the effect of strengthening the relationship between the two sides.

Sun Ce got the jade seal of the country, although it was done secretly, but there was no impermeable wall, and sooner or later the news would leak.

The best way to keep a secret is to blame someone before it is revealed.

As mentioned above, the most suitable target for planting is Liu Mang.

Liu Bei and Sun Ce cooperated, and while clearing themselves, they framed Liu Mang together, why not?

However, this kind of thing must be done skillfully and cautiously, and the harm is secondary, and the key is not to cause trouble.

Liu Bei and Wang Dao were racking their brains, thinking about how to plant a false accusation for Liu Mang, and the guards came to report, and Jia Rudao asked to see him.

"Jia Rudao?"

Jia Yidao is Yuan Shu's henchman, but because his official position is not high, and he was snubbed by Yuan Shu in the later period, Liu Bei drew up a list of severe punishments from the puppet court, and there is no name for him.

Sent to the door by himself, what is Jia Rudao going to do?

"Let him in."

Jia Nidao came in, knelt on the ground, and said: "Sinner Jia Nidao, please see Xuande Gong." ”

Liu Bei was puzzled: "I didn't hold you accountable, how can I get the guilt?" ”

"The biological mother is in prison, the villain is helpless, he can't save his mother's filial piety, and Jia's sin is also."

"Oh?" Liu Bei couldn't help but glance at Director Wang.

Before attacking Jiujiang, the secret agents in Xuzhou collected a lot of information in detail.

Jia seems to be the illegitimate son of the Hu family, and Liu Bei is of course clear.

This matter is not a secret in Shouchun. It's just that when Hu and Jia are in the limelight, few people mention it.

In this era, there are many illegitimate children. But at this time, there was no such thing as an illegitimate child, and all non-descendant children were called concubines.

It's just that the illegitimate son is more despicable than the other concubine children.

This is not a glorious thing, why did Jia Rudao take the initiative to admit it?

Jia seems to be quite scheming.

Yuan Shu's destruction was imminent, and Jia Rudao also thought about escaping.

However, if you have no money and no foundation, what can you do if you run elsewhere?

After thinking about it, Jia Rudao decided to stay in Shouchun and try his luck here with Liu Bei!

And taking the initiative to admit the relationship with the Hu family is Jia Yidao's calculation.

Take the initiative to admit the well-known mother-son relationship, although the face is not good-looking, but it can leave a "filial piety" name!

In this era of looking at people and seeing filial piety first, the sign of "filial piety" is the simplest and most effective.

Sure enough, Liu Bei didn't have any good impression of Jia Yidao, but after listening to his words, he couldn't help but nod secretly.

The Hu family is notorious, and others can't avoid it, this Jia seems to take the initiative to admit his mother's guilt, and filial piety is rare.

"Thou hast filial piety, and thou hast lived up to the grace of birth and nurturing. Shi Xian (Jia Rudaozi) doesn't have to blame himself, forgive you for your innocence. ”

"Duke Xie Xuande. However, his biological mother was in prison, and Jia begged Xuande to be open and allow Jia to atone for his sins. ”

Put the Hu family?

Liu Bei absolutely refused.

"Hu's sin is unforgivable. Sparing his life is already an extrajudicial favor. There is no possibility of releasing him from prison. Liu Bei was resolute and directly blocked Jia Rudao's path to intercession.

"The biological mother deserves it, and Jia doesn't dare to exonerate it. I just want to do my best to be unfilial and redeem the deep sin of my biological mother. ”

Jia Rudao said, and took out an account book from his arms.

On the account book, there is a list of officials of the pseudo-imperial court of Shouchun, as well as a list of families.

Liu Bei also has these rosters on hand. However, the content of the roster provided by Jia Yidao is more detailed.

Jia Rudao is good at drilling. This account book was collected and sorted out during his tenure as a monopoly envoy.

There are not only detailed information about the puppet court officials and local families, but also many charts are attached to record in detail the marriage relationship between the puppet court officials and the family.

Even, it also includes the privacy of many officials and families, as well as the evidence of the family's support for Yuan Shu when Yuan Shu was in the limelight.

Liu Bei occupied Jiujiang at the beginning, and his first task was to stabilize the situation and eliminate the remnants of Yuan Shu.

The account books provided by Jia Rudao are undoubtedly important reference materials.

Jia seems to say, there are some skills!

To Jia Rudao, Liu Bei had a little more affection.

"Shi Xian was an official here, and the puppet court was destroyed, Shi Xian said let's see, what should I do next?"

"The first priority is to stabilize the people's hearts." Jia Rudao's response was decent. "Huai people govern Huai, and get twice the result with half the effort."

"Oh? Good idea. Liu Bei encouraged Jia Nidao to continue.

"Shouchun officials, there are Yuan thieves who are loyal to the party, and there are also those who were coerced by Yuan thieves to become officials. The reuse of the virtuous and capable people can quickly stabilize the people's hearts, and can also reflect the generosity of Xuande Gong. ”

Jia seems to say this passage, which is very reasonable, and it is also extremely clever! .

Although he didn't say it explicitly, he was very implicitly classified himself among the people who were coerced into officials by Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei's good impression of Jia Nidao is deeper.

"Shi Xian, please elaborate."

Jia Rudao was prepared. "The fighting stopped, and the victims rose. Millions of victims, money and food have been consumed incalculably. The appointment of Huairen officials and the collection of money and food from Huaidi families is the method of emergency relief, and it is also the way for officials and families to atone for their sins. ”

Jia Rudao pointed to the family that had made a special mark in the account book.

These families have all strongly supported Yuan Shu. Liu Bei had the intention to settle his crimes, and he also thought about forcing these families to donate money and materials. But I was afraid that the impact would be too great, so I hadn't made up my mind for a while.

And Jia Rudao's suggestion is indeed the way to crack it.

Let the former Shouchun puppet court officials come forward, everything will go well, and the urgent need can be solved. If something goes wrong, it's easy to shirk responsibility.

Jia Rudao, sure enough, he has some skills! (To be continued.) )