With a will, Jizhou suddenly fell into a tense situation, but this was not a decisive battle between two princes, but a duel between two military groups.

Although Liu Bei is reluctant, the military is a continuation of politics, and he no longer likes Gongsun Zhan's behavior, but he must stand with Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shu, this is politics, and sometimes you can't do things to your liking.

After getting the investment of the Lu family, Liu Bei got what he had always lacked the most, a large number of grassroots officials.

This makes him really the lord of one party from a wandering warlord, and if you ignore the Zhendong general Zhang Yan, he is the lord of Qingzhou.

I have to say that Qingzhou is Liu Bei's blessed land, and it can be seen from the various kingdoms in the state that there are many Liu clansmen here, and there are many accomplished figures among these clansmen.

As he continues to rise to power, these Liu clan relatives will gradually become a huge help to him.

Liu Bei's Confucian teacher is also a famous scholar in Qingzhou, and many brothers and sisters have come to help him, clans, foreign families, teachers and students, he has all got them in Qingzhou

However, here in Qingzhou, since ancient times, perhaps because of a lot of disasters, the people are brave, and there are many people who fall into the grass.

It is recorded in the history books: "Examining its old customs, people are quite vigorous and light-hearted, and its scholars are coerced by the solar terms, and they are good at traveling. ”

After the outbreak of the Taiping Uprising, the strongest so-called bandits entrenched in Qingzhou were actually not the Qingzhou Taiping Army, but those wealthy families.

It is precisely those wealthy clans with private soldiers who have the right to interpret the scriptures against the scholars who have the right to interpret the scriptures, that the damage of the Qingzhou scholars will be so great, five or six out of ten, and even the Lu clan has suffered heavy losses, and accepting Liu Bei so quickly has nothing to do with this situation.

Liu Bei's power is nothing else, there is absolutely no problem in protecting one side, and Liu Bei is quite benevolent, which is one of the courtiers' favorite types of lords.

Most of the bandits that Liu Bei suppressed in Qingzhou were such bandits, such as the Taishan group of thieves.

And his purging is not clean, it is impossible to do it at all, it can only be said to be a combination of suppression and appeasement, if you look closely, you can see that semi-independent people exist in Qingzhou.

However, this situation has made everyone quite satisfied, and several times on the territory of all the princes, there are such bandits, and no one can finish the eradication.

In the process of quelling the rebellion in Qingzhou, Liu Bei gained a fierce general with 10,000 enemies, Donglai Tai Shici, who was able to fight with Zhang Fei without falling behind, which was the biggest surprise that Qingzhou brought him.

The only thing that made Liu Bei feel a little disappointed was that although there were already many Wenchen under his command now, he had not yet found the kind of mastermind who was able to plot the world with superior wisdom.

Taishan County, Fenggao County.

Liu Bei sat in the house, there were a total of seven people in the house, five of them were the old men of the Yuan Cong faction who followed Liu Bei all the way, Guan Zhang Zhao and Jian Yong and Liu Yan.

The other two are Tai Shi Ci and Lu Shen of the Qingzhou Department, to a certain extent, Tai Shi Ci is very lucky, he is not from a wealthy family, nor is he from a scholarly background, it is more difficult for such an identity to take off, but he happened to be in time when Liu Bei had just entered Qingzhou.

Liu Bei entered Qingzhou, naturally there must be a group of scholars from Qingzhou, and the brave Tai Shici appeared in the eyes of the Qingzhou scholars at this time, because he had military talents, so he suddenly became a person that the Qingzhou scholars could rely on in terms of military power.

As long as he proves his worth in the future, marrying a Lu woman is his future, and then he will soar all the way and become a figure in Liu Bei's group who is not weaker than Guan Zhang.

As for Lu Shen, it can be seen from the surname that this is a person from the Lu family, and it is Liu Bei's eldest brother.

Liu Bei became the representative of the Qingzhou scholar clan after the Qingzhou Mu, and served as a special driver, and in the entire Liu Bei group, his status was even above Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's sworn brothers.

Looking at the seven people in front of him, he said: "Everyone, Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao have each led their troops to gather in Jizhou, and they are tense, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou also raised troops.

Taishan County was originally the location of the Yanzhou Thorn History Department, and it was only in the Later Han Dynasty that it was assigned to the Qingzhou Thorn History Department, and Cao Cao occupied most of Yanzhou, so how could he give up Taishan County?

We had to send troops to fight Cao Cao.

Taishan County must not afford to lose, otherwise the gate to Xuzhou will be opened to Cao Cao, which is absolutely not allowed! ”

As soon as Xuzhou was mentioned, everyone's eyes and faces suddenly became serious, Yanzhou used to be bordering Xuzhou, but with Taishan County and Yinghou Kingdom being assigned to the Qingzhou Thorn History Department, Yanzhou and Xuzhou were separated by Qingzhou and Yuzhou.

How important is the land of Xuzhou, even those who don't know how to do it in the world know that if they don't control Xuzhou, they can't lead to the north and south, if it weren't for the Xuzhou Shi clan to reject Liu Bei, Liu Bei would have gone south into Xuzhou a long time ago.

Lu Shen pondered for a moment and asked, "Xuande, how many elites are you going to send?" ”

The price to be paid for a big war in Qingzhou at this level is extremely high, and the number of elites determines how many forces to be dispatched, and a family with hundreds of millions of assets can't help but fight many times.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, glanced at Lu Shen, and then said: "30,000 elites, if you don't have 30,000 elites, it will be difficult to defeat Cao Cao." ”

Thirty thousand!

Lu Shen was silent for a moment, many times it was not that there were no more elite soldiers, but that the grain and grass could not withstand the loss of elite soldiers, and the cost of maintaining the off-duty soldiers was too huge.

Judging from the current situation in Qingzhou, it is somewhat difficult to support 30,000 elite battles, plus auxiliary soldiers, etc., and the Qingzhou warriors need to come up with more strength.

After all, these 30,000 people are not only fighting for a month, it is very likely that they will have to confront each other for a year or two or even longer, which is a very huge pressure on logistics, and Qingzhou happens to be a little unable to drag it out now, after all, because of the war, it has not been planted properly for a long time.

Lu Shen thought about it, this investment was really a bit too big, if Liu Bei was defeated, the Lu family might lose more than a quarter, he groaned and asked, "Xuande, what do you think of Zhang Yan?" ”

Zhang Yan used to be a member of the Taiping Army, and followed Zhang Jiao to participate in the Taiping Dispute to personally defeat the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and is now a prince of Qingzhou except for Liu Bei.

Lu Shen asked, Liu Bei knew the meaning of his words, this was to form an alliance with Zhang Yan and let Zhang Yan assist him in the battle, Liu Bei groaned for a while and said: "Zhang Yan is now a general of the imperial court, and he is a hero and hero to eliminate the bandits in Qingzhou, and I respect him very much." ”

When Lu Shen heard this, he clapped his hands and smiled: "Since this is the case, I will send an envoy to contact Zhang Yan, if we can ally with Zhang Yan, our pressure will be reduced a lot in an instant." ”

Everyone began to discuss the dispatch of troops from Taishan County again, and after Lu Shen and Tai Shici left, Guan Zhang Zhao and other Yuan from the ministers stayed in the room.

Liu Bei said with some emotion: "When I participated in King Qin's crusade against Zhang Jiao, how could I have imagined that there would be today?

Becoming a shepherd, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it seems that all kinds of lofty ambitions when he left Youzhou are about to be realized. ”

Hearing Liu Bei's emotion, everyone present seemed to recall the difficult years at the beginning, and then heard Liu Bei say leisurely: "But can you sit back and relax now?"

I am now able to sit in Qingzhou because of the appreciation of Yinghou and Luhou and the Duke of Qi, who treated me well because of my reputation in the past and the bloodline of the Liu family.

But this kind of kindness will have a limit, and I am not the only one in this world, and I don't know how many people in this Qingzhou alone, but they don't have such an experience as me.

If this war against Cao Cao fails, the Lu clan will definitely add strength to give us another chance.

If we lose again and again, who will always support us? If we fail, will the Qingzhou Shi clan be disappointed in us?

Who can say for sure?

Although the Lu clan was strong, there was never unity among the scholars.

Yuan Shao's family is high enough, and the Shi clan will not hesitate to betray him, not to mention that I am only the son-in-law of the Lu family?

You have all followed me since the end of the day, and you have finally got to where you are now.

In the next war, we must win, and only by continuing to win will we have more support for us.

I want to re-follow the path of Emperor Guangwu, but I can't afford any failure. ”

Liu Bei's words were really heart-to-heart for a few people, Guan Yu knew Liu Bei's heart best, he knew that Liu Bei was a little too anxious about the future, so he immediately said in a straight voice: "Brother, we have come all the way from the end of the year, and we dared to fight for our lives in the face of the invincible Zhang Jiao.

Yinghou, Qi Gong and Lu Hou all appreciate you, isn't this because you are a heroic person in the world?

Cao Cao, although he acted as a hero, but compared with you, it is still far from you, he forcibly moved the people in the west of Henan County, and when he pacified Yanzhou, he was quite ruthless, enough to see his nature.

You have always been known for your benevolence, and you can distinguish between good and evil in the face of thieves, and you will never forgive you for harming the people, and you will undress and push food if you understand loyalty, so the Qingzhou bandits admire your prestige and benevolence.

It is precisely because Ziyi heard of your benevolence that he went all the way from Donglai County to join the army, isn't this the truth that there is much help for the righteous and little help for the unjust?

Now that you are a benevolent and virtuous army, the soldiers in the army love you, and Cao Cao has mastered Yanzhou by virtue of severe punishment and fierce reputation.

Brother is willing to act as a vanguard and go to defeat the Cao army vanguard for you! ”

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but pat his arm, Guan Yu is not only his brother, but also his favorite general, especially after Liu Bei found that Guan Yu's learning ability was particularly strong, he focused on cultivating Guan Yu in the direction of the commander of the corps.

"The second brother, you have a calm personality, you still lead the army to suppress the formation, the pioneer still lets the third brother do it, he is the most suitable to be the pioneer."

Zhang Fei heard Liu Bei's words, the five big and three rough hehes smiled, he didn't know whether Liu Bei was praising him or hurting him, but it didn't matter, he smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, what the second brother said just now, I also think so!" ”

As soon as Zhang Fei's words came out, everyone in the room immediately burst into laughter, Liu Bei's worries just now were swept away, and Jian Yong said directly: "Don't worry, lord, how rare is this world's fierce generals?"

And you have three generals, two generals, three generals, and General Zhao, and now there are more fierce generals like Ziyi, why worry about the big thing and the great cause? ”

Liu Bei smiled heartily: "It's a matter of preparing people to worry about the sky, drink this wine, and we will wave the army to the east and restore the great cause of the Han Dynasty, which will start from this battle!" ”

Everyone raised their glasses in unison and said, "Revive the Han Dynasty!" ”

But after Lu Shen and Tai Shi Ci walked out of the room, Tai Shi Ci looked back and sighed slightly, Lu Shen smiled slightly when he saw this: "Ziyi thinks that he is not as close to Guan Zhang and other generals as Xuande?" ”

Tai Shi Ci was said to be the center: "The second general and the third general are the righteous brothers of the lord, and General Zhao is the minister of Yuancong, Ci is naturally inferior, this is human nature, the lord has quite believed in and reused Ci, so Ci is inexplicably grateful." ”

Lu Shen didn't care about Tai Shici's slightly untrue words, people living in this world would definitely be coerced by their identity.

In any era, the region and the circle of teachers will not disappear.

Tai Shici is a native of Donglai, Qingzhou, and he is reused by Liu Bei because of the Lu family, so he is naturally a person from the Lu family, and if he wants to get rid of this identity, the price he wants to pay is too great, even devastating.

Tai Shi Ci is naturally very aware of this, Lu Shen said as he walked: "This time with Cao Cao, Ziyi, you have to move forward bravely, as long as you can make a contribution, I will definitely protect you, the second army commander after the second general is you, before the third general, Xuande will understand."

When you really become the commander of the second large army under Xuande, I will ask for a family affair for you in the family or in the Jimo Lu clan, and then you will be Xuande's brother-in-law, do you think he will trust and reuse you more?

And you don't have to worry that Xuande is not close to you, now there are only the Yuancong faction and the Qingzhou faction, do you think Xuande treats you as close as Guan Zhang and other generals, and waits until Xuande becomes big and occupies Xuzhou?

What about when he occupies Yanzhou?

In the face of the newly joined Xuzhou Shi clan and Yanzhou Shi clan, will Xuande not be close to you?

Prepare for the war now, don't think so much, you must win, and only when you win will you have everything in the future, do you understand? ”

When Tai Shi Ci heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Ci understands that Cao Jun will not be allowed to step into Qingzhou!" ”

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Yinghou State.

When Qingzhou and Yanzhou were fighting, the Yinghou State was peaceful and quiet, although the princes from all walks of life fought fiercely, and the intensity was also great, but because of the nature of the war or the princes within the Han Dynasty competed with each other for the right to speak, whether it was the Yingchuan people represented by Xun Yu or the Yanzhou scholars represented by Chen Gong, they all opposed the involvement of the Yinghou State.

In particular, the Yinghou State only gave Liu Bei a letter, and actually did not support Liu Bei, in this war, the Yinghou was neutral, so Cao Cao had no need to attack the Yinghou State to make himself real.

As a result, the Yinghou Kingdom, which should have been a flat boat on the sea, became a towering island, allowing the outside world to be in turmoil, and the Yinghou Kingdom remained majestic.

After Luo Qi got up and washed, he learned that his eldest brother Mi Zhu had come to Yinghou Kingdom.

Luo Qi and Mi Zhen's marriage was originally decided, but a sudden war interrupted the marriage.

Although Xuzhou did not participate in the war, Xuzhou was also not calm.

Mi Zhu traveled thousands of miles from Xuzhou to Yinghou precisely because of the uneasy mood in Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu waited for Luo Qi a little anxiously, and after a while, Luo Qi appeared in the main hall, and Mi Zhu immediately greeted him and said, "Ziqi." ”

Luo Qi sat opposite Mi Zhu and asked, "Brother is here, but is there anything important?" ”

Mi Zhu sighed: "Ziqi, now Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou are gradually having masters, and the lords of these three places are eyeing Xuzhou, how is this good!" ”

Luo Qi knew what Mi Zhu was worried about, Liu Bei in Qingzhou already had the Yuan Cong faction and the Qingzhou Shi clan under his hands, if they entered Xuzhou, then where did they have any status in Xuzhou?

Xuzhou is a land of outstanding people, and it is unwilling to be subservient to others.

Therefore, although the scholars of Xuzhou felt that Liu Bei was a good candidate, they faintly rejected him, but many scholars in Xuzhou took a fancy to Liu Bei's reputation and were ready to go to him.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are the same here, these more optimistic princes already have their own teams, even if they are more appreciative, but more people still hope to invest in the original stocks.

Luo Qi pondered for a while and then said: "Brother, in my opinion, among the heroes in the world today, Liu Bei is the most suitable to enter Xuzhou.

Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, and Xuzhou has the Lanling Xiao clan and the Huaiyin Han clan, which can compete with the Linzi Lu clan and the Jimo Lu clan in prestige.

The strength of the Qingzhou Shi clan is far less strong than that of the Xuzhou Shi clan, Liu Bei occupies Qingzhou, but until now there has not even been a mastermind.

Xuzhou is different, I once traveled to Xuzhou, Zhuge clan in Langya County, Xuzhou, there is a young man named Zhuge Jin, very talented, as Liu Bei's mastermind is no problem, but now I don't know if there is still Langya County.

Zhuge Jin's younger brother is called Zhuge Liang.

Although Zhuge Liang is still young, he is already quite extraordinary, and as long as he grows up normally in the future, he will definitely be a talented person.

The Zhuge clan is just a second-rate scholar clan, there are two virtuous people, and how many other virtuous people have never seen before, who can say for sure?

Although the Qingzhou Shi clan was under Liu Bei first, except for the generals of Yuan Cong, who is higher and who is lower in the future, how can they say accurately? ”

Mi Zhu was a little relieved when he heard this: "Don't hide it from my brother-in-law, I met Liu Bei before, and I thought he was a heroic man at that time, if he can enter Xuzhou, it is indeed a good thing, and now I will go to welcome him into Xuzhou?" ”

Luo Qi shook his head and said: "Of course not, now Liu Bei and Cao Cao are about to start a big war, if you welcome Liu Bei into Xuzhou now, will the other families in Xuzhou agree?" ”

Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head, he would definitely not agree, now bring Liu Bei into Xuzhou, he can't get any benefits, first have to help him fight Cao Cao, who wants to do this?

Luo Qi was a little helpless, his own eldest brother is indeed a good hand in business, and it is no problem to be an official such as a big businessman, but the analysis of these strange forces is really poor.

"Brother, come here."

Mi Zhu came over, and then Luo Qi told Mi Zhu what he had just thought of, and Mi Zhu gradually had a smile on his face when he listened.

When Luo Qi finished speaking, he laughed aloud directly: "Brother-in-law, you are the most resourceful person, if you come to be the lord of Xuzhou, then Xuzhou will be stable, when do you plan to marry Zhen'er?" ”

Luo Qi smiled: "Zhen'er should have entered Zhaocheng, Zhaocheng is not particularly far from the Yinghou Kingdom, and after this war is over, the world should calm down a little in a short time, and then marry Zhen'er." ”

Mi Zhu stood up and said with a smile: "Then Brother Wei is waiting to drink your and Zhen'er's wedding wine, so I won't bother you too much, so I will leave Yinghou Guozhong and return to Xuzhou to appease public opinion." ”

Luo Qi also stood up and said, "It's a big deal, Qi won't keep his brother." ”

The two walked out together, Luo Qi sent Mi Zhu away, looking at the figure of Mi Zhu leaving, Luo Qi was silent for a long time, and then turned around and returned to the country.

As soon as he walked into the mansion, he saw his mother Luo Qian looking at him, Luo Qi walked over to greet him, Luo Qian asked, "Zizhong came to ask you about the situation in Xuzhou?" You recommended Liu Bei to him? ”

Luo Qi knew that his mother had always been wise, and it was not unusual to guess, Luo Qian said again: "Do you feel that it is difficult to revive the Han Dynasty?"

The destiny of this Han family was brought down by your eldest uncle!

Your eldest uncle is a man of God descended from heaven, counting the history of Luo's 1,300 years, there are very few such figures, and even above the second prince of Wenxuan.

If you can rebuild the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Dynasty that he fought down with such difficulty, then you are a person like the Second Duke of Wenxuan and King Luowen.

You're not untalented, but what you're good at is the way of contingency, the art of making a living, and that's it.

Jia Xu, the virtuous man in Zhaocheng, is the top of the way of change, and it is not only the way of change, but all the military strategy and intelligence related to strategy are the choice of a lifetime.

However, although you are not a person who can govern the country and serve as the prime minister, you can still serve as a deputy assistant if you take the ruling book in the family and follow the map, which is what the first ancestor Yinghou did.

I know you want to be a person like King Luowen, but King Wen is unattainable, I know you want to be a person like Wenxuan Ergong, but Wenxuan Ergong is a child of fate descended from heaven and a person who changes his life against the sky, where is it so easy to achieve?

Don't be too yourself! ”

Hearing his mother's evaluation of himself, Luo Qi smiled slightly bitterly, he is very self-aware of himself, he is good at fighting people, that is, he is very good at power fighting, and he can play people to death within the rules.

But his governance is very poor, and it can't be said to be bad, after all, with the blessing of his ancestors, there is no problem with more than 80 county guards.

At least the Yinghou State is thriving under his management.

But compared with Yuan Shao's Fu Zhu, Cao Cao's Xun Yu, or Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty, he is much worse.

However, as my mother said, in Zhaocheng, there have always been people studying how to deal with various problems, these are valuable experiences, and nine out of ten problems in this world have happened, as long as you directly set the template.

The biggest advantage of Rockwell is that there are countless templates to set.

Luo Qi sighed slightly: "The son is not worried about his future, but he just sighs about the decline of the Yinghou Kingdom and even the five surnames and seven families, when Emperor Guangwu came to Kanto, he was a personal masterpiece, and the five surnames and seven families united with the Jin Ling Liehou raised his arms, and the heroes of Kanto responded, who considered failure at that time with the five surnames and the Jin Ling Liehou?"

Emperor Guangwu can't change a Liu clan, even if it is a failure, then come back a few times, at that time, the various families did not consider the problem of loss at all, because the family background is too thick, not to mention failure once, even if it is ten or twenty times, it can still afford to lose.

And now, only a hundred years later, the five surnames and seven families have begun to think about the survival of the family in case of failure, and they have begun to consider whether to invest so many resources.

Could it be that the feelings of each family towards the Han family have changed?

Maybe there's a reason for that.

But the most important thing is that our strength has weakened, and we dare not accept the consequences of defeat.

If all the strength is invested in Liu Bei, and he fails, the result is beyond our reach.

If even our five surnames and seven families are destroyed, will there really be anyone in this world who will revive the Han Dynasty? ”

Luo Qian looked at Luo Qi, whose face was full of worry, and sighed slightly, her husband Luo Chuan also said this to him.

Luo Qian raised her hand and wanted to touch her son's head, Luo Qi took the initiative to lower her head, Luo Qian comforted softly: "No matter how brilliant the sun is, no matter how beautiful the beauty is, it will turn into white bones, where is there an undefeated person in this world?"

Where in this world is there that is immortal?

Even if Luo's son is in the world, he will be destroyed, the old ancestor said that his old man is standing at the end of death, but what is the end of death like?

Who knows?

You just need to do it with all your might, just like your father, he wrote to the Spirit Emperor at that time, just with the intention of dying, as for whether it can be done, he doesn't particularly care.

Just like your uncle, he also has the heart to revive the Han Dynasty, and finally defends his loyalty with his life, as for whether it will be successful in the end, he doesn't know.

As long as you do what you have to do, it is enough, Liu Bei appeared in the Yinghou Kingdom, this may be the fate of God, if you don't fully support him, he will fail in the end.

In the end, until the end of your life, you have never met a descendant of the Liu family who is better than Liu Bei, then you will definitely regret it!

If the Yinghou Kingdom was destroyed because of Liu Bei's assistance, but failed to revive the Han Dynasty, it is not your fault, but it proves that the Han Dynasty really can no longer be ordained.

Don't dwell on a few chips, you resourceful people just like to calculate gains and losses, but as everyone knows, sometimes you have to have the courage to press all in order to win! ”

Luo Qian is really good at comforting people, Luo Qi listened to his mother's warm words, and there was a feeling of being stunned, and a hearty smile appeared on his face that he had not seen for a long time.

"Thank you, Mother!"

Luo Qian shook her head and said, "What a stupid boy!" ”

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Mi Zhu, the word Zizhong, a native of Donghai County, Yinghou Luoqi's wife and brother, living in Xuzhou, accumulating goods for many generations, having a huge family fortune, Su married a hero, when the emperor was stationed in Qingzhou, Zhu Nai often told the county scholars of Zhou: "Xuande Gong is a hero in the world, if Xuande Gong is the main, the world is Xian'an." —— "Ji Hanshu Mi Jian Sun Er Liu Lie's Biography"

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