As for the state that once he wants to go home from Lu Bu, he still has to "resist pressure and wait for change", Liu Bei is of course a little unwilling, so he is eager to ask clearly.

Hearing Zhuge Jin think: This "change" may actually be "Yuan Shu is the emperor", Liu Bei was taken aback, and he didn't dare to think about it for the time being.

Zhuge Jin's words, of course, were a bit iron-clad, with a bit of the prophetic strong prophecy of the traverser.

But after careful study, he also leaves room - he only says "such as" to be the emperor.

With the addition of "such as", there is more room for manoeuvre. It can be seen that this is just one of the assumptions about the means, and it is not said that Yuan Shu must have become a public enemy of the world in this way.

Liu Bei figured out this trick, but he was not so shocked.

In the past 20 days, Zhuge Jin has accumulated too much credit in his heart, so that no matter how shocked he is, he is willing to listen patiently to the analysis.

Liu Bei took a deep breath and solemnly asked, "Please sir, try to elaborate, why do you think that Yuan Highway may risk the world's disapproval?" ”

Zhuge Jin analyzed it confidently: "At present, Yuan Shu has not yet reached the point where he must be called the emperor. But with its arrogance and inability to bear grievances, it is not impossible to go on like this in the long run, and it is not impossible after a year and a half.

The reason is very simple: the brothers of the Yuan family have always been unwilling to be constrained by the imperial court, when Dong Zhuo burned down Luoyang, the world shook, Cao Cao was still able to chase the poor Kou, and the second Yuan led the other princes to stagnate.

It can be seen that Er Yuan is just using Dong to expand his power, and if the Son of Heaven is welcomed back, they will be tied up. Later, in the three years when Dong Zhuo died and the Son of Heaven was coerced, Cao Cao also asked the Son of Heaven to ask for an official, regardless of his face to curry favor with the Emperor, and Er Yuan had completely ignored the imperial court.

Yuan Shao tried to set up another Dazong Zheng Liu Yu, while Yuan Shu wantonly detained the three envoys sent by Guanzhong, such as Ma Riyan, and used the scepter seal of the Heavenly Patrol to convey his intentions.

When they do this, they owe too much of the old accounts of the imperial court. So much so that in the month when Cao Cao welcomed back the Son of Heaven, he used the Son of Heaven to seal the general as the general of Zhendong and make Yuan Shu.

Although the general's revenge was not fully realized after Lu Bu's attack, he also defeated Ji Ling and Liu Xun. If today's son has been controlled by Cao Cao for three months, will Cao Cao also issue an edict to other princes and justifiably let them ask Yuan Shu?

If the will reaches Liu Biao, what will happen to Yuan Shu? Recently, I heard that Zhang Ji of Liangzhou tried to advance eastward, but was killed by an arrow in Nanyang. Will Zhang Ji's remnants, when they are hesitant and desperate, reconcile with Liu Biao and obey the will of the imperial court to atone for their sins?

Moreover, although the two Yuan both have the sin of not paying attention to the imperial court, Yuan Shao is Cao Cao's ally and old boss after all. It can be seen that with Cao Cao's wisdom, he has long thought that he can't break with Er Yuan at the same time, and still respects Yuan Shao.

In this way, the name of the imperial court will be fully used to suppress Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu does not break and set up another center, he will also be overwhelmed by the endless will of the Son of Heaven to crusade. Even so, with Yuan Shu's temper that can't stand being wronged, he will definitely feel that 'if you don't turn back, you will be cut by a blunt knife and slowly consumed to death, it is better to be justified and let go of your hands and feet to do a big job'. ”

Zhuge Jin's analysis can be regarded as half relying on prophecy and half relying on real talent and learning, which is completely in line with the situation at that time.

In history, Yuan Shu was called the emperor, which was in February next year, and it was just half a year ago. While history has changed and may be postponed, the logic remains the same.

Liu Bei thought about it, and it really made sense, but he was also keenly aware of some uncertainties, and asked inquiringly:

"There is some truth in what the gentleman said. But since ancient times, I have never seen a rebellious person who dared to call the king and the emperor when the army was defeated.

Just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang at the end of Qin, Wang Mang was green and red-eyebrowed, and they were all kings by victory. Yuan Shumu is now newly defeated, how dare he rush forward? ”

When Zhuge Jin heard this question, his eyes lit up, and he had another layer of understanding of Liu Bei's political consciousness.

Because of Liu Bei's worry, it really happened to be asked about the butterfly effect of history-

Historically, Yuan Shu defeated Liu Bei before becoming emperor, almost wiped out Liu Bei, and then nominally got Lu Bu's submission, which made him feel that "most of the world is in my hands", supplemented by the fact that he never wanted to be disgusted by Cao Cao's will, the two worked together, and this was called the emperor.

"The Son of Heaven who is unwilling to be controlled by Cao Cao is disgusting", this is the internal motivation of Yuan Shu to be the emperor, and it solves the problem of "whether he wants to or not".

"A series of victories have just been achieved in military diplomacy", which is the external reliance of Yuan Shu as the emperor, which solves the problem of whether he "dares or not".

You must both think and dare, both are indispensable, and this title of emperor will be put into practice.

Therefore, Liu Bei's victory in changing history this time will inevitably delay the process of Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor, but I don't know how many months it will be delayed.

The reason is very simple, Yuan Shu's courage to "dare or not" was slightly knocked off by Liu Bei's battle.

He had to make up for it in other directions before he could refill his "guts slot".

Therefore, Zhuge Jin must also remind Liu Bei: Don't provoke Yuan Shu again at this time, it will only be a loss for both sides, and it may also be possible to repel Yuan Shu's qi gathering progress bar.

However, these words could not be said directly, so Zhuge Jin had to whitewash them a little:

“…… Therefore, Yuan Shu's arrogance must be compensated in other directions before he can eventually become the public enemy of the world. And we have to guard the place and not let Yuan Shu see the flaws. Then there are not many people left who Yuan Shu can make up.

In my estimation, Sun Ce is still a part of Yuan Shu, and if Sun Ce makes more progress in Yangzhou, such as destroying Wang Lang next year, it is possible to completely stimulate Yuan Shu's arrogance and make him dare to defy the world's disapproval.

If Sun Ce's side is not enough, Lu Bu is also an option. As I said, Lu Bu may reconcile with us now, but it is not possible in the long run. When Lu Bu completely controls Xuzhou and has no worries inside, he will definitely expand outward, and he will definitely fight us again when the time comes.

And once Lu Bu fights with us, it is inevitable that he will nominally unite with Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu will also be encouraged at that time.

Moreover, if the general can do a good job of secrecy and borrow troops from my uncle to take Yuzhang County in the future, it may also lead to further arrogance of Yuan Shu-

I am ashamed to say that although my uncle's Yuzhang Taishou is Liu Biao's watch, my uncle had been a Yuan Shu official for a while in his early years. If the uncle actually controlled Yuzhang, he secretly sent a letter to Yuan Shu, hinting at the intention of friendship and assistance.

Then maybe Yuan Shu will also feel that 'I finally controlled Yuzhang through the Zhuge family, from the imperial court and the thieves'. But this requires the general to act humbly, and cannot publicize to the outside world that my Zhuge family is friendly with the general, nor can it be openly exposed that the soldiers and horses of my Zhuge family to recover Yuzhang were borrowed from the general.

Otherwise, Yuan Shu would know that our Zhuge family had already broken off with him, and this arrogant strategy of touting and firming up would not work. ”

After Liu Bei listened, his eyes widened, and he was speechless for a long time.

It was the first time he had heard Zhuge Jin discuss such a far-reaching grand strategy, looking forward to it, and deducing the evolution of the relationship between the enemy and the enemy of the princes of the world.

I didn't expect Ziyu to not only have such a wealth of tactics and on-the-spot tricks in small battles, but also have a clear overall macro vision of the world!

Liu Bei was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh: "I originally thought that with Wang Lang's current friendship with us, in the future, Sun Ce would attack Wang Lang, and we would have to go to the rescue." Now listening to Ziyu's analysis, do we still have to sit back and watch Wang Lang fall?

Before Yuan Shu braved the world's condemnation, couldn't he directly take action to contain Sun Ce? All this is just to let Yuan Shu see hope and firm his rebellion? ”

Zhuge Jin said that there was no way to do this: "Although Yuan Shu and his direct allies cannot be moved for the time being, but the world is so big that there are countless people who can fight thieves and quell the chaos, Guangling and Yuzhang are enough for the general to spend a year to stabilize the place." Around Yuzhang, in other places in Jiangdong, there are also corners that Sun Ce can't take care of for the time being, and there are Danyang thieves from all walks of life.

As the saying goes, if you want to be fast, you can't reach it, and sometimes, slow is fast. As long as Yuan Shu becomes the public enemy of the world as soon as possible, even if we go slowly for a while, we will go fast in the future. ”

Liu Bei thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind and bowed his hand to Zhuge Jin: "In this case, there is no doubt that in the next year or two, our army's attitude towards peace and war with the outside world will all depend on Mr. Plan!" Whatever the gentleman says, it is what it is! ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei got up and said that all foreign affairs work was officially entrusted to him to co-ordinate, and then sent Zhuge Jin out of the house to set off, officially embarking on the road of reconciliation with Lu Bu.

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PS: The old Monday and Wednesday are ...... In fact, I originally wanted to break down the 2,000-word chapter, but I didn't do it well, and each chapter actually had at least 26,700 words. Add up to 2,000 words for you today.

Yesterday too...... Obviously, there are two shifts, and the last one finished writing a small plot, dragging it to 4,000 words, and yesterday I also sent everyone an extra 1,000 words.

Follow-up efforts to practice the craft of breaking the chapter......

(or...... Let's discuss, or even if I pay off the 3,000-word plus more arrears in advance? I'll just ask...... If you don't count two thousand...... ）