Chapter 12 Yuan Benchu plotted against Jizhou
After hearing Zhou Yu's words, everyone in the audience burst out laughing, and even Liu Bei couldn't help laughing. I haven't seen this constitution for a long time, but it hasn't changed at all.
"Fourth brother, do you mean that Tian Kai has other purposes for this trip?"
Zhou Yu looked at Liu Bei and nodded: "It's just because we are guest generals, and my brother's official position is higher than him in name, so Tian Kai naturally wants to put on a picture of the main family to greet us." ”
After Liu was heard Zhou Yu's answer, he looked at Jian Yong again, wanting to get confirmation from Jian Yong. However, I saw Jian Yong looking at Zhou Yu with a suspicious expression: "Mr. didn't see the scene at that time, but he could expect it to be almost the same, and he was a real god." ”
"Then will today's events annoy Na Tian Kai?"
"That Tian Kai is just a pet dog, you don't have to care about this person's opinion, we just need to befriend Gongsun Zhan."
"Brother also needs to know that some of the ordinary things we are waiting for in Qingzhou can be dominated by Gongsun Zhan, but in major matters, we must not be swayed by Gongsun Zhan's thoughts."
Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, but after the discussion just now, a trace of sorrow still appeared on his face, and he didn't know when he wouldn't need to look up to people and snort: "Fourth brother, I don't know what you think next?" ”
Zhou Yu stood up without the slightest hesitation, looked at Liu Bei and said, "Fight!" ”
In fact, in Zhou Yu's eyes, the Three Kingdoms is like a big workplace, and the families around the country are the shareholders of the company.
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After the banquet was over, Zhou Yu also returned to the official residence assigned to him by Liu Bei, and the huge courtyard was a little deserted because Zhou Yu was the only one.
However, Zhou Yu can finally sleep peacefully, and the days of camping with the army during this time are still too difficult for Zhou Yu.
Thanks to the comfortable sleep last night, Zhou Yu started stretching in the yard early in the morning, and at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
After Zhou Yu opened the door, he found that Liu Bei and his party were standing outside the door looking at him with a smile on their faces. Liu Bei looked at Zhou Yu in the door and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, could it be that you haven't woken up from yesterday's wine?" ”
"Everyone, please come in."
Zhou Yu added water to the boiling water hanging stove in the house, and then returned to his seat: "It's new here, and I haven't had time to clean it up, so I'll invite you to drink a bowl of tea here." ”
When everyone was seated, Zhang Fei said: "Fourth brother, why don't you go to my house, and we can get together together." ”
Zhou Yu could only smile bitterly when he heard Zhang Fei's words, but Guan Yu relieved Zhou Yu and said: "Yide, don't you think the sound of sleeping these days is not enough to disturb the fourth brother, let's let the fourth brother be idle here for a few days." ”
Seeing Zhang Fei scratch his head embarrassedly, everyone laughed.
At this time, Liu Bei opened his mouth and asked, "Fourth brother, you should have twenty after this year, right?" ”
"Yes, it's a few days away from my birthday."
Liu Bei smiled: "At that time, I will celebrate for you, I don't know if the fourth brother has picked up a good word?" ”
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhou Yu understood Liu Bei's intention, it was really not very convenient to not take good words in ancient times. Acquaintances generally call each other words in front of them, and it is not polite to call the opposite name directly:
"Thank you, brother. When I went to Luoyang, I wanted to ask my uncle to pick up a good word for me, but the time was too hasty to think about it. Because of the safety of his uncle, he still sent his uncle out of Luoyang first. ”
"Why don't you leave this matter to my brother?"
"My brother chooses words for me and treats me like a sibling, how can Yu not want to."
Hearing this, Liu Bei's face could not hide the joy, and he stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Yu's hand and said, "I will definitely think about this matter for you, so as to live up to the expectations of the virtuous brother today." ”
At this time, Zhou Yu walked to the hanging stove where the water was boiling, and poured a bowl of water for Liu Bei and the others: "There are many simple here, and it is not easy to entertain you. ”
"That's very good, but when we first arrived in the plains, we still don't know much about this place."
At this time, five or six years have passed since the Yellow Turban Uprising, and after all these years of recuperation, the streets of Plains City have finally regained a little popularity.
Liu Bei and the others sat in front of the tea shop on the street, watching the flow of people coming and going, and the prosperity of a city can only be intuitively understood here.
At this time, an old man walked up to Liu Bei's desk and asked, "Can I sit here and rest for a while?" ”
The old man still had some timidity on his face, presumably afraid of the soldiers guarding around the crowd.
At this time, the owner of the tea shop came up: "Please forgive me, there are no guests in the plain tea shop, so I just give the people nearby a rest to make a good fate." ”
How could Liu Bei refuse the old man's request, looking at the old man's face with a little sweat, obviously he had just finished his work and wanted to rest here. Liu Bei had also sold cloth shoes on the street before, and he automatically understood the difficulty of the people below, so he hurriedly said: "Uncle, please sit down!" ”
Zhou Yu poured a cup of tea for the old man: "I don't know what kind of business the old man has been doing recently?" ”
The old man took a sip of water, and his face relaxed a little: "Thank you for the water, how can you make a living in this year, but just sell some coolies to make a living." ”
"Uncle sees that you are quite old, do you have children to support at home?"
The old man looked at Liu Bei and shook his head: "I thought about these things a few years ago, but now I don't dare to hope for it." ”
"Why is that?"
"In the past, there were still a few thin fields in the family, which could barely support the family, but these taxes are getting higher and higher, and later it has become a problem for even the family to eat."
"When the Yellow Turbans rebelled, the fields were also ruined, so they simply sold all the fields at a low price, and the family ran away to other places for refuge."
"Now I want to sell the land, but I regret it, and the family doesn't even have a basic guarantee. The two sons were also recruited by the group of conscripts, and there is no news now. ”
Liu Bei and his entourage were silent when they heard the old man's words, but the old man at this time seemed to have endless words: "But fortunately, there is a granddaughter at home as a companion, so it doesn't seem too lonely." Now I can still sell a lot of power, I just want to see this child grow up. ”
"Uncle, I see that you can speak clearly, but have you read some books?"
The old man shook his head when he heard Zhou Yu's words: "No, I have lived to this age, and some things have been figured out slowly." ”
"Uncle, I don't know if you would like to come to my house to do some miscellaneous work, there is no salary, but there is still no problem with food and clothing, you can also take your granddaughter over and take care of it together."
When the old man heard Zhou Yu, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Thank you for taking me in, so I don't have to worry about my granddaughter being taken care of in a hundred years." ”
It was a happy thing, but for some reason, the old man cried as he spoke. Zhou Yu stepped forward and stroked the old man's back: "Go pick up your granddaughter, I'll wait for you here." ”
Looking at the back of the old man walking away, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "How difficult the people's livelihood is! ”
Hearing Liu Bei's exclamation, Zhou Yu also put down the tea bowl in his hand: "Now that my brother is in charge of one party, he understands the difficulties of the people's livelihood, and he should solve the suffering of the people." ”
"Fourth brother, do you have a good plan to teach me?"
"Brother, this matter is difficult, but there is a long way to go."
Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Liu Bei was also silent for a long time, he naturally knew what Zhou Yu's words meant, if he couldn't end this troubled world, how could he talk about governing the world.
Zhou Yu also sighed slightly, the Han nation will always be the most industrious group, as long as the ruling class can be less oppressive and less exploitative, they can live well.
"When there is no seizure of the people, the people are rich; If the sacrifice is not omitted, the cattle and sheep will be satisfied. ”
"This is an article about pipes in the pre-Qin period?"
""Pipe" is also a good recipe for the world, but it's a pity that the world is wrong a lot."
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And Yuan Shao and others also returned to Hanoi, but because of the lack of grain and grass in the army, they had to ask for help from Han Fu in Jizhou.
And Feng Ji on the side also noticed this situation, and he obviously knew what Yuan Shao was thinking in his heart at the moment: "The eldest husband should dominate the world, why do you need to be here to send food for food!" Jizhou is a land of abundant money and grain, why not take it? ”
"What's the best idea?"
"That Gongsun Zhan befriended Liu Bei, and he must also want to plot Jizhou, and this person's ambition may be of use to me."
"Yuantu, if you have any good ideas, you might as well say it bluntly."
"You can secretly send a letter to Gongsun Zhan, ordering him to march into Jizhou and attack Jizhou, and agree to attack him, and Gongsun Chan will definitely raise troops. At that time, Han Fu will be incompetent, and he will ask the general to lead the Jizhou pastor; Just take things in the middle, and Jizhou treasure land is at your fingertips. ”
"This plan is very good, I will write it with Gongsun Chan myself. It's just that I don't know who to send to Han Fu to handle this matter? ”
"I have an old relationship with Han Fu's subordinate strategist Xun Chen, if the lord does not give up, and he is willing to go, he will seek Jizhou for the lord."
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However, it was said that Feng Ji Xingye rushed to Yecheng, and knocked on the door of Xun Chen's mansion before it collapsed.
After Xun Chen beckoned Feng Ji to sit down, he looked at Feng Ji and said with a smile: "Yuan Tu, I don't know why you came here to find me?" ”
"I am here to thank my lord for sending grain and grass to my lord on the Hangeul Festival."
"My lord should not be staying at this time, how about I want to introduce my lord to Brother Yuantu immediately?"
Seeing that Xun Chen did not follow his words, Feng Ji's face was slightly anxious, which meant that Xun Chen probably knew the purpose of his trip:
"Youruo, now that the dark tide in Jizhou is surging, do you really know how to change in danger?"
"Don't know the danger?"
"Han Fu is incompetent but steals the treasure, this is the biggest crisis. The fame of our lord Yuan Shao IV and the three princes, the people of Jizhou all thought about it. ”
"Youruo, why don't you choose the Lord to do something!"
After hearing Feng Ji's words, Xun Chen sighed slightly, how could he not know that Han Fu was just an incompetent person.
Yuan Shao has a lot of soldiers, although Han Fu is above Yuan Shao, but he does not think of danger, and still sends grain and grass to Yuan Shao, from ancient times to the present, I have never heard of such a person who serves the tiger.
"Brother Yuantu, don't blame me, it's just a temptation, I should do my best in this matter."
Hearing Xun Chen's words, Feng Ji was overjoyed: "If you get friends to help each other, great things can be done." ”
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The next day, Han Fu also received the news from the secret agent that Gongsun Zhan was preparing to go south to capture Jizhou, and hurriedly summoned his advisers to discuss countermeasures.
"Today's Gongsun Zan wants to gather people to commit crimes against my Jizhou, what can I do about it?"
Xun Chen looked at Han Fu's panicked expression, and also gave up the last hope for Han Fu in his heart, stood up and said with a sad face:
"Gongsun Zhan Nayan, the soldier of the Dai region has been fighting against foreign races for a long time, and he can be described as the division of tigers and wolves, and this time he is coming from a long drive, and his troops must be unstoppable; If Liu Bei leads the people of Qingzhou to attack me again, Yu Gongsun Zhan will form a pincer attack, and Jizhou may be in danger. ”
"Youruo, I wonder if there is a good solution to this crisis?"
Xun Chen thought for a while, then fell to the ground and said, "I have a plan, but please don't blame the lord!" ”
"At this critical juncture, how can I blame you, if you have any plan, you might as well speak up!"
"Today, Yuan Benchu is wise and brave, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and there are countless famous ministers and good generals under him. Why don't you ask this person to rule Jizhou together, read the sincerity of the lord, and think that Yuan Shao will definitely treat the lord well. ”
"Gongsun Zhan's trouble can be solved, and the lord is also worry-free, so this is the best of both worlds."
Seeing that Han Fu's face showed a look of interest, Geng Wu, the chief of the audience, couldn't stand: "Shut up, do you want to lobby for Yuan Benchu!" Please behead these two ministers with the heart of the army! ”
"I think that Yuan Ben was just a lonely poor army at the beginning, and he has always relied on me to wait for his breath. For example, if a baby is clapped and breastfeeding, he can starve to death. How can the lord entrust the affairs of Jizhou to this person, if Yuan Shao's army into Jizhou is no less than a tiger into the flock, there will be endless troubles! ”
Seeing that no one in the audience stood up to speak for Geng Wu, don't drive Guan Chun also stood up: "I hope the lord will think twice!" ”
Han Fu ignored the two kneeling people in the audience, and said to himself: "I am the former official of the Yuan family, and my talent is not as good as the original." Since ancient times, there has been a principle of choosing the virtuous and letting them, so why are you jealous? ”
When Geng Wu heard Han Fu's words, he only felt that his eyes were dark, and he fainted, Guan Chun hurriedly stepped forward to check Geng Wu's condition.
"Guan Chun, you help Geng Wu out, I shouldn't have heard of today's words, and Yuan Benchu won't blame you for his words in the future."
"Youruo, you go to Nanpi to ask for Benchu."
Guan Chun only felt extremely sad and indignant in his heart, but he could only endure it for the time being: "Thank you, envoy!" ”
Seeing Guan Chun and Geng Wu walking out of the hall, Han Fu stopped Xun Chen: "Youruo, Geng Wu and Guan Chun may have different intentions in today's matter, you need to remind Ben Chu to pay more attention to this when you go to Nanpi." ”
Hearing Han Fu's words, Xun Chen suddenly doubted whether what he had just said to Han Fu was right or wrong, but it was a pity that two celebrities served such an incompetent person.
"Rest assured, I will keep this matter in mind."
Hearing Xun Chen's words, Han Fu nodded reassuringly and signaled that Xun Chen could leave.
Guan Chun helped Geng Wu back to his residence, but Geng Wu suddenly opened his eyes and held Guan Chun's hand tightly: "I want to kill Yuan Benchu, and I hope you can help me!" ”
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