Chapter 177: Fighting and Plotting

The words that Lu Butuo Lu Zhi brought to Gongsun Zhan boiled down to three meanings. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The first layer allows or even agrees that Gongsun Chan has the ambition to compete in the world, and will not interfere with all kinds of tearing between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao.

The second layer does not allow or even oppose Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu to fight each other, let alone Gongsun Chan to kill Liu Yu.

On the third level, the consequences of killing Liu Yu are very serious, Gongsun Chan will become the target of the world's crusade, and Lu Bu will not let Gongsun Chan go.

Gongsun Chan is a very proud and conceited person, and throughout his rather brilliant life, the more he gets to the back, the more fucked up he is. He was repeatedly used by Yuan Shao, cooperating with Yuan Shao for a while, fighting for a while, and finally died under Yuan Shao's calculations.

In fact, the person who wanted to get rid of Liu Yu the most was Yuan Shao, because Yuan Shao once instigated Liu Yu to become the emperor, but Liu Yu resolutely refused. However, in the end, Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zhan. In the case of Yuan Shao's fierce eye, Gongsun Zhan actually abolished the best shield, which shows how stubborn he is.

Gongsun Zhan's killing of Liu Yu didn't bring him much benefit, but the disadvantage was a basket.

After Liu Yu's death, his old subordinates Xian Yufu, Qi Zhou and Xian Yuyin promoted Yan Rou as the protector of Wuhuan Sima, and fought with Gongsun Zhan's subordinate general Zou Dan in the north of the Lu River, killing more than 4,000 people, including Zou Dan. Subsequently, Liu He, the son of King Wuhuan and Liu Yu, led an army to break Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu, and killed more than 20,000 people of Gongsun Zan .

Like Liu Bei and others, the reason why they left Gongsun Zan later was also directly related to his killing of Liu Yu. Liu Yu is the Zongzheng of the Han royal family, that is, the patriarch of the Liu royal family, in the case of the Han Dynasty still existing, whoever kills Liu Yu is loudly telling the world that Lao Tzu wants to be independent!

Lu Bu's current strength and strength are not yet capable of attacking Youzhou and Jizhou, but he has always adhered to the belief that the Han people can compete with each other internally, but they must first achieve "brothers against the wall and outside to resist their insults".

Liu Yu's prestige in Youzhou is very high, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan people over there are all under Liu Yu's management, which is a very rare thing.

To deal with the nomads, it is necessary to have hardliners like Lu Bu and Gongsun Zhan, and moderates like Liu Yu to reconcile, otherwise they will enter a vicious circle of death and rest, which is a very terrible result for both the Han and the Hu people.

Go to war. Lu Bu sent Lu Zhi back to Youzhou this time, not only to dig a corner from Yuan Shao's side, but also to hope that Lu Zhi could reconcile the tense relationship between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan. As long as Gongsun Chan didn't have the intention of killing Liu Yu, even if he controlled all Youzhou in his hands, Lu Bu could accept such a result.

It was very difficult to attack from Youzhou and Bingzhou, and it was necessary to pass through the Taihang Mountains, or take a detour through the grassland, and pass through the territory of the Xianbei people, so Lu Bu was not worried about being attacked by Gongsun Zhan.

However, attacking Jizhou from Youzhou is a flat river, and it is very easy. At the beginning, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu raised troops from Jixian County and occupied Jizhou, and finally achieved hegemony.

In a word, as long as Gongsun Zhan persists for a few more years, causes more trouble to Yuan Shao, and restricts Yuan Shao's development, Lu Bu can devote his main energy to dealing with the Xiliang army in Guanzhong.

Although Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu raised his army from Jixian County in Youzhou and succeeded, the powerful Qin Empire swept through the Six Kingdoms based on Guanzhong, while the later Tang Gaozong Li Yuan raised troops from Jinyang to win the world.

Jinyang is a high-rise place, Guanzhong is the foundation of the king, more important than Youzhou and Jizhou!

However, he said that not long after Lu Zhi saw Gongsun Zhan, he rushed to Jixian County with some books to meet Liu Yu.

Liu Yu welcomed Lu Zhi's arrival, although Lu Zhi was Gongsun Zhan's teacher, but Lu Zhi's disciples were not the only ones. Liu Yu is a generous person, and he will not take his dissatisfaction with Gongsun Chan out on Lu Zhi.

After the guests and hosts meet, there is no need for a greeting and politeness. Lu Zhi praised Liu Yu's ban on horses in Jizhou, feeling that Liu Yu's doing so could restrict the development of some people with bad intentions. Liu Yu also praised Lu Zhi's actions in Xihe, believing that Tiance Fu's efforts to resettle the displaced people were the real benefits of the country and the people, and the merit was in the community.

Lu Zhi asked Liu Yu: "General Tiance has always been very tough on the methods of the Hu people in the north of Bingzhou, and almost never compromise and forbear, I don't know what Mu Bo thinks?" ā€

Liu Yu thought for a while and replied to Lu Zhi: "General Tiance's approach is right. If the Han people want to return to their hometowns and cultivate with peace of mind, they must ensure the security of the state, and such security is based on a strong deterrent to foreign races. ā€

Lu Zhi asked Liu Yu again: "The state pastor can understand General Tiance's approach and attitude towards the Hu people, why is it different for General Fenwu?" ā€

This question is a bit sharp, but when asked with Lu Zhi's identity and fame, it does not seem unreasonable, and Liu Yu cannot avoid it.

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "It is an indisputable fact that the Han is weak now. Many people say that this is because Emperor Ling was incompetent and trusted the eunuchs, which led to the chaos of the Yellow Turbans in various states and hurt the vitality of the Han Dynasty. I wonder what Mr. Lu thinks about this? ā€

Lu Zhi replied without hesitation: "This statement is ridiculous, the Yellow Turban Chaos is the result, but not the cause!" I have had many conversations with General Tiance about the situation that the Han Dynasty has come to today, and we all agree that the most fatal reason for the Han Dynasty is the border troubles, especially the Qianghu people in Liangzhou, Guanzhong and Bingzhou, which are very harmful! For more than 20 years, the Han Dynasty has been sending troops to Liangzhou to suppress the Qiang rebellion, but it has been more and more suppressed, and finally there have been generals like Dong Zhuo who support the army and respect themselves, as well as Han Sui, Ma Teng and other repeated generations. ā€

Liu Yu nodded, agreeing with Lu Zhi's analysis.

Lu Zhi continued: "Liangzhou is thousands of miles away from the rich prefectures and counties that are rich in grain, and just transporting grain from these places is a huge burden. Year after year, the imperial court sent troops to fight endlessly, which not only emptied the treasury, but also constantly increased the conscription and taxes of the people. Emperor Ling was deaf, and in order to enrich the treasury, he came up with a way to sell the official mantle, and the sale of the official mantle needed to go through the hands of the eunuchs, which led to his increasing favor of the eunuchs. In addition, the imagination of local tyrants to annex land is becoming more and more serious, which eventually leads to a large number of landless and displaced people, once famine and disaster come, even if there is no Yellow Turban Rebellion, there will be Red Turbans or White Waves, or Montenegro rebellion! ā€

"Mr. Lu's insights are even deeper and more incisive than mine! It is precisely because I have seen the great harm of Liangzhou Qianghu to the Han Dynasty, now that the Dong thieves have not been eliminated, and there are various ambitious thieves who have been attacking one after another, if I don't use generous and gentle means to stabilize the Hu people in the north of Youzhou, once the Hu people in Youzhou rebel like the Qianghu people in Liangzhou, who will clean up the rotten situation? ā€

Liu Yu's answer sounded more objective and long-term than Gongsun Zhan's thoughts.