Chapter 23: A Survey of Cao Liu

Liang Xi shook his head and sighed lightly: "Cao Yanzhou acted like this, in the eyes of the next, it was actually a helpless move!" Yanzhou is the land of four wars, surrounded by enemies, since Cao Yanzhou led the troops to fight against Dong, the land of Yanzhou is constantly in war. When we fight, we are actually fighting money and food, and if we don't have money or food, we can't fight this war. Cao Yanzhou wants to protect the territory and the people, where does this money and food come from? Compared with disturbing the people, although this move is unethical, it cannot be said to be absolutely wrong! ”

Hearing this, Liu Xie knew that this Liang Xi was a pragmatic guy who only looked at whether the result was beneficial to the people, and didn't care whether the means were a little dark. So he nodded and said, "Things really need to be seen from both sides. After all, Cao Cao's move was also for military salary! ”

Chen Zhi said again: "But Gongzi, this Cao Cao is called Baojing and the people, but in fact, he is a foreign soldier!" For example, let's fight Xuzhou! Before, he said that he was seeking Tao Qian to avenge his father, which is reasonable, after all, the revenge of killing his father is not shared. But after Tao Qian's death, hasn't Xuzhou been ceded to Liu Bei? Why did Cao Cao still attack Liu Bei? In my opinion, his purpose is for Xuzhou, he is a Yanzhou pastor, why should he conquest Xuzhou, is this a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty? ”

Fa Zheng smiled: "Uncle is so bad! So who is Liu Bei? He occupies Xuzhou, his name is not right, his words are not good, and there is no will of the court, this is not a minister, everyone gets it! And wherever he goes, he says that he is the king of Zhongshan, whether it is true or not, who can know? And there are as many as 100 heirs of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, which have been passed down to more than ten generations now, how many descendants are there, who can count them? According to this, as long as it is surnamed Liu, it may be after King Jing of Zhongshan. Let's just talk about our son! Our son's surname is also Liu, and he is still from Luoyang, according to the ...... of the right."

"Ahem......" Liu Xie glared at Fa Zheng and said, "The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes!" ”

Fa Zheng smiled and said, "Anyway! Although Liu Bei has the name of benevolence and righteousness, in his opinion, he is not a master! ”

When Liang Xi heard Fa Zheng's words, he smiled and said, "Filial piety is very true!" As a master, you must not only have a benevolent heart, but also have foresight and decisiveness! Although Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous, he is short-sighted, and he really can't understand the master! ”

Xu Huang was puzzled and said, "Brother Liang, why did Liu Bei say that he was short-sighted?" ”

The four of them are not on the same front at all, which is equivalent to infighting. But in this way, Liang Xi's vigilance was greatly reduced.

Hearing Xu Huang's question, Liang Xi smiled and said: "The reason why Liu Bei is short-sighted is that he is based on Xuzhou, which is the way to die!" Where is Xuzhou? There is Yangzhou Yuan Shu in the south, Qingji Yuan Shao in the north, and Cao Gong in Yanzhou in the west. And he also took in that capricious Lu Bu, hey......"

Liu Xie nodded thoughtfully, and finally asked, "If Brother Liang is Liu Bei, where should he be?" ”

Liang Xi said with a smile: "If I am Liu Bei, I should decisively abandon Xuzhou and find another place!" ”

Chen Zhi said: "The six counties of Xuzhou are rich places in the world, and it is a pity to give up so easily!" ”

Fa Zheng laughed and said: "Uncle Zhi didn't know, if it was a few years ago, Xuzhou might have been a rich land in the world, but in the past few years, the war has continued, first Cao Cao came to attack, and then Lu Bu and Liu Bei fought against each other, under such a conquest, how could there be a rich land?" If you want to say that this rich place in the world, there is nothing more than Jingyang and other places south of the Yangtze River. Ziyu, if you give up Xuzhou for Liu Bei, where should you go? ”

"Well, it's not good!" Liang Xi shook his head and said: "However, the most important thing is that before the strength is not as good as Cao Gong and Yuan Shao, it is best for Liu Bei to find a stable place to recuperate and recuperate!" Perhaps, the land south of the Yangtze River should be able to give it a try! ”

Xu Huang said at this time: "Having said that, this time the Han Emperor returned to the east, if Cao Cao also followed the example of Li Guo and the two thieves, and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, wouldn't this Han world fall into the hands of Cao Cao sooner or later?" ”

Such a sensitive topic directly woke up Liang Xi's drunkenness a lot.

Fa Zheng on the side saw this situation, and said with a smile: "Gongming is worried! If Cao Cao receives the Son of Heaven, then it is inevitable to 'coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes'. After all, the Han Emperor was weak, but Cao Cao was wise and decisive, and held the military power, the Han Emperor had no soldiers in his hands, only the name, how could Cao Cao hand over the military power to the Han Emperor! But to say that Cao Cao dared to usurp the Han and do that great rebellion, that is the way to die! Although the Han family is declining today, after all, there are still quite a lot of ministers who are loyal to the Han family! ”

"But what if there is such a day, what shall we do? Is it to be a martyr for the Han family, or to cheer for the new dynasty? Chen Zhi looked at Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng was stunned, and then looked at Liang Xi! Liang Xi looked at Liu Xie, and Liu Xie was expressionless, as if he was not talking about it.

If it is the real Liu Xie, when he hears such words, he will definitely not be indifferent, but unfortunately, this Liu Xie is not Liu Xieer!

Liu Xie chuckled and said: "Xiaozhi also said that if Cao Cao receives the Son of Heaven, he will coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, what if Cao Cao does not receive the Son of Heaven?" What does Brother Liang think? ”

Liang Xi said with a smile: "If Cao Yanzhou does not receive the Son of Heaven, it will not be easy to sweep away the rest of the princes in a short time!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Zhi asked.

Liang Xi shook his head and said: "There is a Son of Heaven and there is no Son of Heaven, the difference is quite big. After all, in this world, it is still the Han dynasty, although the princes in various places are constantly divided, but as long as the Son of Heaven can stand up one day, he will definitely be able to respond to every call. If the Son of Heaven has the wisdom to know and employ people, then the day of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty is not far away! And if Cao Gong does not welcome the Son of Heaven, if he occupies the rest of the states and counties, it is also a bad name, and his words are not good! After all, Cao Gong is not Yuan Shao, Yuan Shaozu has the reputation of the fourth and third princes, and most of the officials in the world can be said to be from Yuan's family. ”

When Liu Xie heard this, he laughed, "Cao Apu, Cao Agui, I want to see what kind of expression you have when you can't receive Your Majesty?" ”

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Liang Xi's drinking spirit disappeared without a trace, and he looked at Liu Xie stupidly. As if to say: what did you just say?

Liu Xie also looked at Liang Xi, and sighed at the end: "This general does not hide from Ziyu, in fact, this general is the Shenwu general who was named by today's son, and he went south to recruit troops on the order of His Majesty, and Your Majesty has branched out with the ministers, and now where is his whereabouts, this general does not know, presumably that Cao Apu will not be able to receive His Majesty." In fact, Ben Jiang was just passing by this Zhe County this time, but he never thought that he would meet a talent like Ziyu! ”

"This ...... This ......" Liang Xi obviously couldn't imagine that this would be the case.

In order to add convincingness, Liu Xie asked Fa Zheng to show Liang Xi the two holy decrees, one was the holy decree to make him a Shenwu general, and the other was a holy decree ordering him to go south to recruit troops. Although Liang Xi had never seen what the real holy decree looked like, Liu Xie dared to show it to him, and he must have something to rely on. Yes, he didn't think that Liu Xie was lying to him, but felt that there was a chance that this thing was true!

"Brother Ziyu, I know that you are talented, but I don't know if you are willing to serve Your Majesty?"

Liang Xi heard Liu Xie's solicitation, and for a while, he hesitated. To serve His Majesty, he is naturally very willing. But...... Now that the Han family has declined, can it really be supported?

Fa Zheng smiled at this time: "Brother Liang, have you ever heard the rumor of 'Gaozu Xianyou, the dragon spear descended from the sky, the Red Emperor is coming, and the Han can be prosperous'?" ”

Liang Xi smiled: "I've heard it, but it's ......" He didn't dare to continue, because the following words were a bit rebellious.

Liu Xie didn't have this scruples, and said: "Your Majesty now, compared with the previous Majesty, is no longer the same!" Otherwise, how could His Majesty order Ben to secretly go south to recruit troops? How could they branch with the ministers and hide their whereabouts? purpose, just don't want to be a puppet again! Ziyu doesn't send charcoal in the snow at this time, what good will it be to put the icing on the cake in the future? And you and I are both the people of this great man, and today the son is in trouble, if you don't worry about the king, how can it be done by the subjects? Isn't it unrighteousness? Could it be that Ziyu wants to be the unfaithful and unrighteous person? Please also think twice! ”

Liang Xi was provoked by Liu Xie's bitter smile, and after a long time, he said, "General Liu's mouth...... I'm really scared! That's it! Just fight with General Liu! Liang Xi thought to himself: If it is really impossible to turn back, it will be too late for him to think about it!

Liu Xie laughed and said: "Come on, let's continue to drink, Ziyu and Ben will talk to the general, if Your Majesty wants to revive this Han family, where should it be based?" ”

Liang Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "This...... Xi Xiang: Your Majesty's first choice, it is better to go to Jingyi Erzhou, which is also in the hands of the Han clan! However, Jingzhou and Yizhou have their own winners and losers, and for a while, it is a little difficult for Xi to choose! ”

"Oh! Let's talk about it, why do you say that the two states of Jingyi have their own winners and losers? ”

"General, although this Jingzhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides, Jingzhou is much richer than Yizhou. Jingzhou has been relatively stable in recent years, and many scholars in the north have gone to Jingxiang for a generation in order to avoid war, and there are a number of great Confucians in Jingxiang, and it is a collection of talents from all over the world here, and the previous Yingchuan Academy has a fight! ”

Fa Zheng said with a smile: "Although Ziyu's words are reasonable, but in comparison, compared with Liu Jingzhou and Liu Yizhou, Liu Yizhou is much weaker, so if Your Majesty goes to Yizhou, it will be more beneficial to control the overall situation." As for the talents in Jingzhou, hehe...... Talent can be flowing! ”

Liang Xi also smiled: "Filial piety is true! It's short-sighted! ”