Chapter 11: The Evidence of Freedom

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Let Liu Bei be Tao Qian's subordinate, in fact, this is Xun's idea for Cao Hong. Although Cao Hong said that his wisdom is unparalleled, or to be more precise, his stomach is full of bad water, after all, he is in the game, and some things are not very clear. For example, Liu Bei's identity, whether he is a guest general or a subordinate general, how much impact can he have on his own plans?

However, if Xun can look at this issue from a higher level of the evolution of the political system, then it will be like watching the fire. The centralization of power in the Han Dynasty was not perfect, the local officials had great power, and there were not many subordinate officials directly appointed by the imperial court, and most of the subordinates came for their own requisition, so they retained a fairly strong legacy of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period - the county and the state are like princes from all walks of life, and their subordinate officials are like the princes' courtiers, and the relationship between them is not so much that of subordinate officials, but of feudal kings and vassals.

Of course, these concepts used to only come from paper, and they were not deeply impressed, so when he first came to your era, Shi Xun was surprised because Tai Shi Ci called Cai Shi Ci "the lord", and because Kong Rong was unwilling to pry Cai Shici's corner to recruit Tai Shi Ci and felt pedantic. But after several years of ups and downs and tossing and turning in the scholarly circle, Shixun finally saw this phenomenon clearly.

In the original history, why was Lu Zhu able to send the seal of Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei frankly? Regardless of the internal exchange of interests for the time being, just talk about the system: first of all, Liu Bei is a guest general in Xuzhou, he is not a minister of Tao Qian, so his identity is relatively detached, and Lu Zhu supports Liu Bei, which is not easy to make the rest of Xuzhou's vassals dissatisfied - if everyone is a colleague, why can he reach the sky in one step but I can't? Secondly, in order to win over Liu Bei, Tao Qian once played Liu Bei as the assassin of Yuzhou, so it is one step away from the state pastor, Tao Qian died, and Liu Bei was the highest in Xuzhou (the authority of the assassin history in this era has surpassed the county and the country), he is not the lord of Xuzhou, who is the lord of Xuzhou?

Therefore, Xun wants to erase Liu Bei's status as a guest general, and at the same time, he must also erase the opportunity for him to be played by Tao Qian as a assassin - with Liu Bei's background and reputation among scholars, if it wasn't for the sake of wooing him in history, a fool would have nothing to do with him. If this plan is sold, it will greatly enhance the risk of Liu Bei's backing against Tao Qian, and Lu Zhu's support for Liu Bei as the pastor of Xuzhou.

So, will Liu Bei accept it? To accept or not to accept, both possibilities coexist at the same time. But once he accepted it, he lost his original transcendent status; If you insist on refusing to accept it, it will inevitably enlighten Tao Qian's suspicions, and you will never want to get Tao Qian's trust again.

Of course, whether to accept or not is in Liu Bei, and it is still Tao Qian who does not do it. Tao Qian must also be vague, after all, he wants to firmly grasp Liu Bei's force, as a bargaining chip to restrain Cao Hong and Cao Bao's brothers, if Liu Bei refuses to give up his status as a guest general, he may escape because of this, and the chips in his hand will fly. So, do you really want to keep a wolf on a leash at your doorstep to guard against thieves, or do you risk the wolf escaping and insist on training it into a dog? Tao Qian may have a hard time deciding.

As it was, Cao Hong proposed to build a plan, and Lu Zhu objected on the spot—though he couldn't come up with any sufficient reason—and Tao Qian hesitated there, unable to make up his mind. In the end, the old man had no choice but to wave his hand: "Let the old man think carefully." "I retreated and went back to the backyard.

When I arrived in the backyard, a family member came to report, saying that Hongfu had something important to ask to see the lord. Tao Qian is strange, didn't you just see me, it's been less than half an hour, why are you in a hurry to see me again? After all, the other party was a messenger from Yanzhou, and it was not easy to block the car casually, so he ordered: "Please stay in the living room for a while, and see each other after changing clothes." ”

When the two met again, Tao Qian asked, Hongfu, you are in a hurry to find me again, could it be that there is any new news from Yanzhou? Shi Xun shook his head, and his expression was extraordinarily stern: "A certain person is in Yanzhou, it has to be a last resort, the family is in Xuzhou, and he is the minister of Cao Gong, how can he be the minister of Tao Gong?" In the past, Tao Gong sent a certain person to Yanzhou to pass through, which was left by Cao Gong. Therefore, we will meet in the office today, for official business, and for Yanzhou; Goodbye in the back hall, for private matters, for Xuzhou - Xun had to come to warn, Cao Gongshi coveted Xuzhou's heart, Tao Gong was cautious! ”

- This is the second strategy that Cao Hong discussed with Shixun.

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's kindred, and Shi Xun is Cao Cao's subordinate, two people who are deeply related to Cao Cao, but they have the same caliber, and they both say that Cao Cao covets Xuzhou, which can't help but Tao Qian doesn't believe it. Of course, although the conclusion is the same, the reasons must not be repeated, otherwise there will be too much suspicion of collusion.

So according to the pre-discussion, Shixun began to make up stories for Tao Qian. He said that when the news of Liu Bei's entry into Xu reached Juancheng, Xun Yu, Mao Yu and others jumped on the spot and warned Cao Cao: "Liu Bei is the general of Gongsun Zhan, and Tao Gongzu accepts Liu Bei, I am afraid that he will betray the former alliance and collude with Yuan Shu." In the past, Xuzhou only sent thousands of old and weak people to come, and its insincerity can be seen. ”

Shi Xun said that he heard this, and immediately jumped out to refute: "Tao Xuzhou is an honest gentleman, making his name famous in the world, and An can betray the alliance for this?" What the gentlemen said was to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and Xun Shi did not dare to agree. Liu Bei was defeated by Yuan Qingzhou and could not return north, this lost dog, Tao Xuzhou collected it and used it, and it was also common, why bother with many conjectures? ”

Mao Jue said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and you must think carefully for politics." Now Yanzhou is in chaos in Lu Bu, it will take time to calm down, if Xuzhou suddenly rebels, and connects Yuan Shu to go out of Liang and Pei, what can I do? "Jian yì Cao Cao immediately gathered heavy troops in the area of Xiao County as a precaution. Xun Yu also said: "Even if Tao Gongzu is an honest gentleman, he is old after all, if there is no danger, who belongs to Xuzhou?" Anzhi never rebels? ”

Shi Xun continued to say good things for Tao Qian: "Xu and Yanhezong, then Yuan Shu invaded Xu from Jiujiang, and I can send troops to Pengcheng to help Xuzhou, or I can go down from Runan and thin his heart." If Tao Xuzhou and Yuan Shu make an appointment, then I will take the East China Sea from Pengcheng, and Yuan Shu's aid will be difficult to reach. The situation is like this, Tao Xuzhou is not a fool, and An can not see this? Even if there is something to be done, the person who preaches it will also be a wise gentleman, how can he betray me and have a relationship with Yuan Shu? ”

Xun Yu pointed at Shixun: "Hongfu Ru is still in a dream?" I have received a secret report that Xiapi Xiangrong colluded with Yuan Shu and wanted to dedicate Xuzhou to Yuan Shu. If Tao Gongzu is not shy about it, when Yuan Shu attacks it outside, and Liu Bei should attack it inside, then Xuzhou will inevitably change hands. If we can't advance quickly from Pengcheng and obtain Tan County, then the general trend will go! He also supported the immediate dispatch of troops to guard against mutiny in Xiao County.

Of course, the big set of Yesun is all made up, especially Xun Yu pointed out that Zhen Rong and Yuan Shu colluded, which is nonsense. It's just groundless, not necessarily for no reason, he came and went with Cao Hong last night, and he felt that if someone in Xuzhou had something to do with Yuan Laoer, it could only be that he was Ming. Cao Hong's point of view, Zhen Rong lives in Xiapi, the jurisdiction is closest to Yuan Shu, he has been in contact with Yuan Shu recently, and has never been in charge of state affairs, this time he suddenly ran to Tancheng to collude with the Elk clan and support the pottery merchants, so he wanted to confuse the water. At this juncture, who is the most planning to fish in troubled waters? Cao Cao won't, Liu Bei doesn't have this capital, Yuan Tan can't fight with Zhenrong's eight poles, then nine out of ten is Yuan Shu.

And in the heart of Shi Xun, there is no lower limit to the discipline of this guy, and he has to fight with Yuan Laoer. Who went to great lengths to murder Cao Song in the first place? Both he and Chen Deng guessed that Yuan Shu was at the instigation of Yuan Shu, but if Yuan Shu still had strong reinforcements in the state, this kind of shameless trick, in addition to Yuan Shu himself, would be able to do it!

So he simply said in front of Tao Qian that he colluded with Yuan Shu without evidence and relied on free evidence, and even planned to drag Lu Zhu and Liu Bei to the same thief ship. Sure enough, when Tao Qian heard this, his wrinkled face suddenly tightened, and as soon as he gritted his teeth, three ridges appeared on his chin.

I listened to Xun and then made it up, saying that I took the initiative to ask the order to come to Xuzhou to see what the situation in Xuzhou was, although I didn't believe Mao Ji's words, saying that Tao Qian had the intention of betraying the alliance, but I also had to guard against Xun Yu's words, Zhenrong, Liu Bei and others secretly colluded with Yuan Shu, which would cause turmoil in Xuzhou in the future.

When Tao Qian heard his words, he felt that his head was a mess - it was too embarrassing for an old man in his sixties who was not in good health to quickly calculate the various variables in it. He had no choice but to ask Shi Xun: "Cao Zhonghui, the right talent, wants to make Liu Bei Tun Guangling to prevent Yuan Shu, with what Hongfu said, is that not appropriate?" ”

Shi Xun said that it must not be: "Liu Xuande's heart is profound and indiscerning, and the meaning of Di Weiming is not something that can be asserted." However, if the two of them have something to do, they are afraid that Pi and Guangling will not be owned by Xuzhou on a different day! ”

Shi Xun is the son-in-law of the Cao family after all, if he and Cao Hong have the same caliber, Cao Hong said that he would drive Liu Bei to Guangling, and he said so, it would be too easy to arouse Tao Qian's association. Now Cao Hong said the east, Xun said the west, one said Liu Bei had to go to Guangling, and the other said that it must not be, in Tao Qian's sound, it seems that he is really thinking about Xuzhou, rather than his uncle and nephew joining forces to engage in politics. Tao Qian's head is so big, he couldn't help asking: "What can I do?" ”

Shixun said: "It is not something that can be said, nor is it something that should be said." Chen Yuanlong is resourceful, so why don't you ask Yuanlong? "Chen Deng's identity is detached, it looks like he is neither the Cao Party nor the Elk Party, at most he is the Party, the problem is that the family is not qualified for the Party at this time, so ah, old man, you quickly call Chen Deng back to discuss. It was Xun Xin who said that if Chen Deng came back, not only would you be able to make up your mind, but even Lao Tzu would have a backbone.

This is Cao Hong's third strategy, to put the important weight of Chen Deng back on the political scale.

But could it be that Cao Hong and Shixun are talking nonsense like this, and Tao Qian will listen to them? That's not necessarily, they will talk nonsense, Lu Zhu will still talk nonsense, when Xun talked to Tao Qian in the hall, that Elk Zhong was waiting in line outside - although he lacked adaptability, but when he thought about it carefully, he was still able to come up with a bad idea or two.

So Tao Qian never made up his mind who to listen to. But there are some things, Cao Hong and Shixun got to the point, so Tao Qian still recognized it, and the next day he sent someone to recruit Liu Bei to be the governor of the East China Sea - not the governor of Guangling, because he was not sure whether he wanted to bomb Liu Bei to Guangling County. The so-called Du Wei, also known as the county lieutenant, was originally the highest military governor of a county, but the Eastern Han Dynasty also attributed the military power in the county to the Taishou, except for the border counties and some special areas, and this senior military attache position was omitted. It's just that nowadays, even the county guards and ministers are not appointed by the imperial court (or more accurately, the local authorities often refuse to accept the appointment of the imperial court), and the warlords are random and messy, so they set up a few captains, and no one can stop them, and they can't stop them at all.

When the envoy arrived in Xiangben and showed Tao Qian's order, the strategist Jian Yong advised Liu Bei: "The lord is absolutely unacceptable!" ”