It was Lu Bu's letter, which surprised Yuan Tan.

But when I think about it, I don't think it's surprising.

Why did Lu Bu ask to surrender in the first place? It's nothing more than two points, the first northern army is strong, although he won a big victory, but the army is in danger, and he can't toss it anymore; Second, he felt that he could take the throne and wanted to have a good relationship with him.

Now that he is clearly unable to take the position, many people have begun to watch jokes and fall into the ground.

Probably, he began to regret returning those prisoners of war to himself so easily.

Scold.

However, when he opened the letter, Yuan Tan suddenly felt that he had spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"Xian Sixian nephew is like meeting, the first brother is the pillar of the north of the sky, the minister of the pillars of the Han Dynasty, but the destiny of heaven does not allow it, driving the crane immortal tour, it is a pity that it is painful, and the bad news is painful, and the nephew should focus on the overall situation, and do not want to kill himself.

The first brother is going, and the northern country should be headed by a virtuous nephew to support the Han Dynasty, but recently it was rumored that Yuan Shang took over the throne.

Abolish the long and young, since ancient times is the way to take chaos, now everything is undecided, but also hope that the virtuous nephew to the people of the four states for the mind, and Ling Brother to discuss, personally appointed the military and political affairs of the north, so that the north will be Haiyan River clear, cited as the Chu of the Quartet.

If there is an obstacle, he will go to the virtuous nephew to point out, restrain the younger brother's shackles, and the cloth will bow to it himself. ”

After reading Lu Bu's letter, Yuan Tan sat down paralyzed, his hands hanging weakly, and he didn't care about even the bamboo slips falling to the ground.

Even Lu Bu, an outsider, knows that abolishing the elder and establishing the young is the way to take trouble, don't you people feel ashamed?

It's a pity that not everyone in the northern country is as kind-hearted as you Lu Fengxian.

One by one, they all wanted to curry favor with the new master, and even did not hesitate to fall into the well and kick themselves to make a stand in front of Yuan Shang.

Yuan Tan sighed, "Lu Bu is still a loyal person." ”

"Childe, there's a way down there!" After Xin Ping listened to Lu Bu's letter, his eyes flashed with essence.

"Sir, speak quickly?" Yuan Tan immediately sat up straight, his face filled with the dawn of hope.

"Gongzi can send a message back to Yecheng, it is called the secret son returns, the counties of Xuzhou are preparing grain, grass and ordnance, Lu Bu is also rectifying the soldiers and horses, it seems to have the intention of going north, it is rumored that after the autumn harvest, Lu Bu will attack on a large scale, at this time do not leave Qingzhou without permission, otherwise there will be a rebellion!"

After Xin commented on it, Yuan Tan's eyes flashed.

Using military intelligence to counter coercion, this move can be regarded as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, beautiful!

The more Yuan Tan thought about it, the more excited he became, rubbing his hands and thinking that he had gotten rid of Yuan Shang's threat.

But soon, his eyes dimmed again, "However, this matter is only a temporary solution, and it is not a long-term solution after all." ”

"What Gongzi said is good, so he is willing to be a messenger and go to Xuzhou to meet Lu Bu in person, isn't he willing to restrain Yuan Shang for Gongzi, then good, I will ask him to lead his troops north!" Simbi's timely addition.

"A plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf."

Yuan Tan slowly bowed his head, at first glance it sounded really good, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong, "Yuan Shang is a wolf, but Lu Bu is a tiger, what if he defeats Yuan Shang, what if he occupies the northern country like Dong Zhuo back then?" ”

It's quite smart, Xin Bi's heart trembled, he thought that Yuan Tan should be so scared that he lost his mind, but he didn't think that he could have long-term concerns, so he immediately shook his head and said:

"Childe, as long as Yuan Shang reigns for one day, his persecution of Childe will not stop, so the current enemy is Yuan Shang and not Lu Bu."

Xin Bi was not in a hurry or impatient, and said eloquently, "Moreover, although Lu Bu is brave, he has only tens of thousands of soldiers, and once he enters the northern country, he can be sent as a vanguard to deal with Yuan Shang."

If Yuan Shangsheng wins, the son can take advantage of the situation to take Xuzhou and Yangzhou to gain a foothold; If Lu Bu wins, the son can take advantage of Lu Bu's poverty to eat the Xuzhou army in one go, which is really invincible. ”

You can smell the painting of this big cake, how can Yuan Tan not be moved.

From his point of view, there is indeed a lot of room for maneuver in this matter, and in the end, whether Lu Bu wins or Yuan Shang wins, he has absolute dominance.

Of course, the most critical problem is that he has no better choice at the moment.

If Lu Bu is not allowed to go north, he will be persecuted by Yuan Shang sooner or later, as the Xin brothers said.

After just a short period of thought, Yuan Tan made up his mind, patted the case, and got up suddenly, "Okay!" Then Mr. Lao will go to Xuzhou and meet Lu Bu in person! ”

"This trip will definitely live up to the expectations of the son!" Xin Bi bowed his hands, and the righteousness was awe-inspiring.

After the agreement, Yuan Tan immediately wrote a letter to Yuan Shang, while the Xin brothers withdrew from the council hall.

The two were speechless all the way until they returned to the mansion, Xin Ping immediately closed the door of the mansion, and when he turned to look at Xin Bi, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "George, what do you want to do here?" ”

"Of course, it is to persuade Lu Bu to enter Qingzhou."

After speaking, his eyes were cold, and he said with compassion: "At the same time, you can also show loyalty to Lu Bu on behalf of the Xin family, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Xin Ping nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, if you are quick-witted, my Xin family will be invincible in this move." ”

In fact, what he said just now did not completely deceive Yuan Tan, there will only be two situations when Lu Bu goes north, the first is that Yuan Shang wins, then Yuan Tan can take the land of Xuzhou and Huainan; Second, if Lu Bu wins, then Yuan Tan can take advantage of the situation to make trouble.

However, no matter which result it is, it is equivalent to paving a way out for the Xin family.

Because no matter whether Lu Bu wins the northern kingdom in the end, or Yuan Tan sits back and enjoys it, the Xin family can choose between the two.

This is the real invincible position.

Of course, there is one thing that has not changed from beginning to end, that is, their brothers, like Yuan Tan, are incompatible with Yuan Shang.

Once you embark on the road of seizing the heir, there is no way back.

At the moment, there can be one more Lu Bu as a choice, which is already commendable.

"By the way, there's one thing you have to keep in mind." Xin Pinghu's expression became solemn.

"Please show me my brother."

"The situation in Xuzhou is different from that in the north, although Lu Bu is a slave with three surnames and the courage of a husband, his son-in-law is not simple, and the most rare thing is that he is also obedient to Lin Mo, so."

"Brother means to visit Lin Mo first?" Simbi asked, frowning.

Xin Ping paced back and forth in the room, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head, "That's not necessary, they are already a family, if they go to Lin Mo first, it will make him think that we have bad intentions."

It wouldn't be wrong to see Lu Bu as a seer, but although that kid is young, you can't underestimate him. ”

Xin Bi nodded and exhaled a breath of turbidity, "Brother don't worry, I will give him enough face." ”

With a configuration like Xuzhou, you can't find a second one in the whole Han Dynasty, and a son-in-law has become a bearer in the army, which is ridiculous.

Xin Bi had a little disdain for Lin Mo and Lu Bu in his heart, but for now, he still couldn't offend them, who knew if they would be the back road of the Xin family.

"I still thought that Mr. Wolong had any lofty theories, it turned out that he was persuading his son to take refuge, where to take refuge in Changsha, wouldn't it be closer to go directly to Wollongong?"

"Maybe it's Mr. Wolong's high sight that I can't see through with the naked eye, but Guan also knows that Gongzi is the eldest son of Liu Zhoumu, and it is natural that he should serve before and after, if he is far away from Changsha"

Guan Yu snorted coldly, Danfeng squinted at Zhuge Liang, and said disdainfully: "Isn't it to give up the position of the son of this world?" ”

Zhuge Liang didn't come out of the mountain for too long, but during this time, Liu Bei almost except for going to the thatched house, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were like shadows, eclipse day and sleep together, and the two younger brothers were really unhappy when they saw it.

In fact, it's not just couples who are jealous, but also relationships like theirs.

After all, in the eyes of Guan and Zhang, the three brothers should not be able to insert needles and splash water.

As a result, as soon as you Zhuge Kongming came, the eldest brother changed his mind, he used to be called Yun Changyide when he admired the moon, but now he is about to become Guan and Zhang.

Of course, it is also the unrealistic hopes of the two for Zhuge Liang that will form such a gap.

In the eyes of the two of them, Liu Bei finally invited you Zhuge Liang out of the mountain after looking at the grass house, and after coming out of the mountain, they are inseparable, accompanied day and night, there must be a means to reach the sky, right?

As a result, for more than a month, he didn't have any ability, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked Liu Qi to give up the position of the prince and go to Changsha to be a county prince, isn't this a joke?

You must know that before Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, the three brothers always hoped to fight against Cao Lu in the Central Plains by supporting Liu Qi to ascend to the throne, and then pulling the entire Jingzhou.

Not to mention the two of them, even Liu Qi said that he couldn't accept it, frowning and embarrassed: "Military advisor, Cai Mao, they wish I could stay away from Xiangyang, so that they can better satisfy their father."

The implication is, you shouldn't be in the same group as Cai Mao, right?

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan but didn't intend to explain.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to explain, but that this matter is too involved, and they may not be able to listen to it when it is explained.

Let Liu Qi go to Changsha, this matter is an established plan that he made before he left the mountain, and it can be said that it is the first step to seize Jingxiang, and it is also a step that must be taken.

However, in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his foresight was unreasonable.

Because the two of them are going to see immediate results.

At this time, Liu Bei will stand up, "Yun Changyide, the military advisor's move must have a deep meaning, and I would like to listen to the military advisor explain the benefits and disadvantages in detail." ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei also bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang, and indeed took the posture of a student.

I think that he was so humble under Lu Zhi's door back then, and he really won Lu Zhi's favor.

Liu Bei said so, Zhuge Liang was no longer a riddler, waved a feather fan and walked around the hall, and explained slowly.

"Childe, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Shen Sheng of the Jin Kingdom was executed in China, but Chong'er was able to save his life while he was in exile. At present, most of the military and political affairs in Jingzhou are in the hands of Cai Mao, and Gongzi is powerless to compete with it, so he has nothing else to do but live a mediocre life here.

If you go to Changsha, there are three benefits. ”

Zhuge Liang waved a feather fan with his left hand, and raised three fingers with his right hand.

This move could only attract Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's cold eyes, but Liu Qi was a little interested and looked at Zhuge Liang seriously.

"First, although Changsha Taishou Zhang Ji is in the same sect as Zhang Yun, he is dedicated to studying medicine and has no intention of government affairs.

Second, Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu is a supporter of Gongzi, this county can be used as a helper, if Gongzi sits firmly in Changsha, there are two counties as land.

Three, Changsha is the hinterland of Jingzhou, into the tiger to look at the southern county, and Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang border, the son can take advantage of this gap, walk around the three counties, in the name of the eldest son to attract support, if you can get the second, you can not be afraid of Cai Mao, to contend with it. ”

In fact, what Zhuge Liang said was already very subtle, and there was only the third purpose of the real exposure, that is, the geographical location of Changsha was too important, and the land of a county was surrounded by five counties: Nanjun, Jiangxia, Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang, which just gave Liu Qi the opportunity to meet the source left and right.

At the same time, he can also take the opportunity to visit Liu Bei, win over local celebrities and junjie, and give full play to the network resources at hand.

But these words are not easy to say on the table.

For example, on the Jiangxia side, Huang Zu, as the leader of the younger generation of the Huang family, supports Liu Qi, but the older generation has an attitude of not wanting to mix with Liu Qi's succession.

But after he Zhuge Liang joined this camp, Huang Chengyan had to change his past attitude and give support, which was equivalent to waiting for the full support of the Huang family in the four major families.

If this kind of talk is put on the table, it will not only break his name as Zhuge Liang, but also be irresponsible to the Huang family.

Moreover, here in Jingxiang, if you want to wrestle with the Cai family, it is not enough to rely on only one Huang family, you also need to use the name of Liu Qi's eldest son, plus the connections that he Zhuge Liang has accumulated over the years, it is possible to fight against each other.

Xun Yu has always been regarded by Cao Cao as a minister of the humerus, and later readers often say that it is his internal affairs, but the question is what happened? Can you still use one dollar as two dollars?

In fact, it is because Xun Yu and the connections of the Xun family are playing a role that every time before Cao Cao's expedition, when the family has a wait-and-see attitude in terms of grain, grass and ordnance, as soon as Xun Yu comes to the door, they will be shaken.

The reason is actually the same, here in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang also has the same natural advantages as Xun Yu.

And to give full play to this advantage, first of all, you have to have a base of your own, Changsha is definitely the best choice.

Of course, Zhang Ji has no intention of entering politics, which is also a real aspect, if Liu Qi is willing to enter Changsha, he Zhuge Liang will mediate from it, and finally let Zhang Ji step down from this position, it is definitely not a difficult thing.

At this point, Zhuge Liang has absolute confidence.

The obscure rhetoric could not convince Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but because Liu Bei's eyes turned into a marquee, he did not embarrass Zhuge Liang.

In the final analysis, the final decision on this matter rests with Liu Qi.

Liu Qi paced back and forth in the hall, and it was difficult to make a choice for a while.

Although Zhuge Liang's rhetoric is vague, it is still very reasonable, it is nothing more than to persuade him to give up the current idea of colliding head-on with Cai Mao, and instead quietly expand his territory.

Judging from all the circumstances, continuing to stay in Xiangyang does not play a big role, and Liu Biao's attitude towards him is getting worse day by day.

In the end, Liu Qi's gaze met Liu Bei, and Uncle Huang still respected him very much.

"Childe, I think what Kong Ming said is not unreasonable, the art of war is cloudy, avoid its sharpness, and hit its twilight; Kong Ming's move is in line with the essentials. ”

Hearing this, Liu Qi pursed his lips and nodded slowly, "Since even the emperor's uncle said so, then I will go back to Xiangyang now and ask my father for the position of Changsha County Cheng." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for Childe's good news."

Zhuge Liang breathed a long sigh of relief, he didn't expect this first step to be so difficult, the three brothers of Taoyuan, it's not easy to bring.

To explain, Han Xuan's position as Taishou was held from 208, and the Taishou of this period did not note the name in the history books, I have checked all the information, and finally only one person was found, Zhang Ji, that is, the author of the treatise on typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases, Zhang Zhongjing.

Zhang Zhongjing is from the Zhang family, a wealthy family in Nanyang, and Liu Biao can sit firmly in Jingzhou, and a lot depends on the wealthy family of Nanyang, so it is completely possible to let Zhang Zhongjing serve as the Taishou of Changsha.

(End of chapter)