Before this, Xun You had never had a real private conversation with Liu Bei.

What I saw and heard was the evaluation of Liu Bei by Liu Bei's military and Qingzhou people.

Xun You came to see Liu Bei, the main reason was that he lost when he was arguing with Zheng Ping, and came to the conclusion that only Liu Bei has the ability and qualifications to settle in this world.

Xun You, who likes to solve problems in the simplest and most direct way, decided to follow the general trend to help Liu Bei succeed.

But agreeing with the general trend is not the same as agreeing with the Qingzhou Shimin's evaluation of Liu Bei's virtue.

Even before coming to see Liu Bei, Xun You had reservations about Liu Bei's virtue from the bottom of his heart.

But as soon as he got together today, in a short period of time, Xun You saw Liu Bei who was more real than the rumors.

The respect for the assassin Dong Yishi, the true feelings, from the heart, can't hide Xun You's discerning eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Xun You's hands no longer trembled.

With his hands forward and his body slightly driven, Xun Yu solemnly took the wine bottle in Liu Bei's hand, and then drank the peach blossom wine in the wine bottle.

Liu Bei respects each other with courtesy, how can Xun You not return the courtesy.

"Good wine!" After a bottle of wine, Xun You's tone was a little more heroic: "I don't know how to make this wine?" ”

Liu Bei laughed: "The wine is made by immortals, I use peach blossoms to soak in wine, sealed for 7749 days, so that the fragrance of immortal brewing and peach blossoms can be completely integrated." ”

"Xianmou also once said that if you wear it with wine-stained peach blossoms, good color can cure all kinds of diseases."

Xun You praised: "The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" once recorded that Kuafu chased the sun: Kuafu chased the sun, died of thirst, abandoned his staff, and turned into Deng Lin. Deng Lin is the peach forest, and the peach has the meaning of saving lives. ”

"The Han also has old customs, and county officials often use Chinese New Year's Eve to decorate peach people, weeping reeds, and painting tigers at the door, all of which follow the past and hope to ward off the murderer. Peach has the meaning of warding off evil spirits. ”

"Shangshu" contains: King Wu of Zhou Keshang, returned to the horse in the sun of Huashan, and herded cattle in the field of peach forest. Peach means victory."

"The wise man is determined to cultivate himself and govern the country and level the world, but because of the chaos of the current situation, he has to retreat to the countryside and love the landscape."

"Peach blossoms are also often used to express the feelings in the hearts of hermits and talents, not only the people's yearning for living and working in peace and contentment, but also the expectation of a peaceful and prosperous era and the rise and fall of the country."

All of a sudden, Liu Bei and Xun You took peach blossom wine as a guide, because of the wine situation, they talked about both peach blossoms and people, and gradually had the meaning of sympathy for each other, and they had the meaning of hating each other.

From noon to noon, and from unfinished to unfinished, until the sun was introduced into the mountains and torches were lit in the peach orchards, Liu Bei and Xun You were still unsatisfied.

"I only hate that there is no bright moon today, otherwise I will have to deal with Mr. Gongda again." Liu Bei's tone was quite regretful.

Xun You said with a smile: "Make you gracious, and you will never forget." I don't know if there is a chess room in the palace of the envoy, and I would like to play three more games with the envoy. ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Xun Yu meant, and got up with a laugh: "The chess room is naturally there, and I am tired of Mr. Gongda moving, and I will definitely compete with Mr. Gongda on the chessboard tonight." ”

Leave Taoyuan and return to the annex.

Liu Bei asked people to take food and drink, and while playing against Xun You, he talked about the general trend of the world with Xun You.

"I want to help the Son of Heaven to set the world, but the current situation is complicated, with Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, and Han Sui assisting the puppet emperor in the north, and Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, Zang Hong, Liu Biao, Liu Yan and Bei supporting the Son of Heaven in the south."

"Mr. Gongda is a great talent in the world, can you know this turbulent torrent, how can we restore it to its original state?"

Liu Bei asked sincerely.

Xun You knows very well that Liu Bei has Zheng Ping, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and other wise men and talents, and he has his own understanding of how to calm this turbulent torrent.

At this time, I came to ask, not only to test the school, but also to let Xun Yu perform.

After thinking for a moment, Xun You smiled slightly: "The general trend of the world is divided into north and south. Yuan Shao supported the establishment of the puppet emperor, according to the secluded, Hebei, and widely praised land, with more than 10 million people, and with the help of Wuhuan, Xiongnu and other tribes, the soldiers were good enough to eat, and the generals were wide. ”

"Although there are still Gongsun Chan in the north who is sticking to Yijing City, and there are also Yellow Turban thieves in Montenegro who are still alive, but Yuan Shao's whale swallowing the world has become a trend, and Gongsun Chan and the Black Mountain thieves are no longer enough to be troubled."

"On the other hand, the trend of the south, although there are envoys to the three states of Qingxu and Yang, but the three states of Qingxu and Yang are inferior to the three states of Qingxu and Yang in terms of manpower, material resources, and financial resources."

"Among them, war horses are the most scarce!"

"Yuan Shao is based on the three northern states, and he is good at Wuhuan and Xiongnu, even if he wants to form 100,000 cavalry, it is not difficult."

"If you want to fight against Yuan Shao, you can't just rely on Qingxu and Yang Sanzhou."

"In my opinion, the generations of Yanzhou Zang Hong, Yuzhou Cao Cao, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Guanzhong Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, and Chen Gong, although they all respect the Son of Heaven in Chang'an, they are all potential disasters for the envoys."

"This group of people is probably ambitious people who don't want to be subservient to others, and they can't be trusted."

"If you go outside, you must first settle inside!"

"If you find an opportunity, you can take Yanzhou first and occupy the dangerous place of the Yellow River to resist the soldiers of Hebei; then take the land of Yuzhou and destroy Lu Bu, Cao Cao and other ambitious people; Then use the order of the Son of Heaven to summon the troops of Jingzhou to the north, and gather the strength of the six states to compete with Yuan Shao. ”

Liu Bei hesitated: "Since I have been based in Qingzhou, I have acted with great righteousness. However, taking the land of Yanyu, destroying Lu Bu, Cao Cao and others were unknown. ”

"If I attack without permission, then what is the difference between me and Cao Cao and the others?"

"The Son of Heaven gave me the right to fake festivals, hoping that I could maintain the authority of the Han family and sweep away thieves and exterminate criminals, instead of acting arbitrarily."

Xun You secretly admired and explained: "The meaning of Yu is not to let the envoy attack without authorization. ”

"Uncle Xun Yu, now planning the general trend under Cao Cao, with his understanding of his uncle, his uncle will inevitably persuade Cao Cao to welcome the Son of Heaven into Yingchuan, and obey the Son of Heaven to order him not to be subordinate."

Liu Bei said suspiciously: "Cao Cao did send a letter to invite me to join me in asking the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Luoyang." I accepted Cao Cao's invitation and sent the request to move the capital to Chang'an. ”

"Why does Mr. Gongda think that Mr. Wenruo wants to persuade Cao Cao to welcome the Son of Heaven into Yingchuan?"

Xun You said with a smile: "Welcoming the Son of Heaven into Luoyang must be Guo Fengxiao and Xi Zhicai's idea, and welcoming the Son of Heaven into Yingchuan is the real intention of my uncle." ”

"Only in Yingchuan can my uncle use the Xun clan as a guide and gather the power of the Yingchuan Shi clan, which is consistent with the strategy of plotting to use the Beihai Zheng clan as a guide and gather the power of the Qingzhou Shi clan."

"Guo Fengxiao and Xi Zhicai are just scholars from the Hanmen family, and they don't know the true heritage of the Yingchuan Xun clan, and naturally they don't understand the real power of this county scholar clan after condensation."

"Only in Yingchuan can my uncle gather the strength of the Yingchuan clan and help Cao Cao take charge of the imperial court."

"Ming etiquette law, the king and the tyrant, the son of heaven, the order is not a minister."

"Instead of Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others, they knew that the strength of the Shi clan in the land of Guanzhong was not enough, so they had to return to the Son of Heaven to balance the forces of the DPRK and China."

"It's a pity that in the troubled times, if the Son of Heaven and the courtiers are still fighting each other for power, they will only miss the opportunity and fall behind in everything."

"Uncle understands very well that if the capital is moved to Luoyang, even with the help of his uncle, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to act arbitrarily in the court."

"If you can't act arbitrarily, how can you understand the etiquette law, act as a king, serve the Son of Heaven, and order not to be subordinate?"

Liu Bei was taken aback: "Then this Cao Cao, isn't he emulating Dong Zhuo and Li Dao?" Mr. Wen Ruo is a famous person in the world, how can he have such disobedient thoughts? ”

Xun You shook his head lightly: "Uncle is not disobedient, but he is confident that he can make Cao Cao arbitrary in the court, and at the same time, reshape the prestige of the Han family." ”

"In other words, in my uncle's eyes, Cao Cao is just a general who can calm the world and sweep away the thieves, and he is the great Situ who can make the people of the Han Dynasty return to their hearts and the people be happy after the world is settled!"

"It's a pity that my uncle is overconfident."

"Cao Cao is not a person who is willing to be restrained and constrained."

"Now Cao Cao is weak, and he needs his uncle to gather the strength of the Yingchuan clan for his use, once Cao Cao is strong, the Yingchuan clan with his uncle as the core will become a shackle that binds Cao Cao's ambitions."

"If his uncle becomes a stumbling block to Cao Cao's ambitions, Cao Cao will inevitably abandon his uncle!"

Liu Bei's heart was shocked.

Through Xun Yu's analysis, Liu Bei also understood the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.

"I and Xianmou are like Cao Cao and Xun Yu."

"However, I will not be as unsympathetic as Cao Cao, and I will give up my plot when I am strong."

"It's rare to know each other in life, and if you abandon a like-minded confidant for the sake of that unrealistic ambition, wouldn't you be a ruthless animal?"

Liu Bei subconsciously compared himself with Cao Cao in his heart, and had a little more contempt for Cao Cao.

Wouldn't it chill the Magi if he abandoned the old man who had helped him all the way because of ambition and regarded him as a shackle that had to be removed?

In the future, who else wants to work sincerely?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei said solemnly: "I know each other with Xianmou, I have today's achievements, and Xianmou has most of the credit." ”

"No matter how the situation evolves in the future, I will never regard conspiracy as a shackle, nor will I abandon it."

"Cao Cao, you don't deserve to be compared to me!"

Liu Bei's words were somewhat capricious.

There is a big smell that whoever dares to say bad things about Zheng Ping will be killed.

Seeing Liu Bei's sharp words, Xun You was also in his heart.

Xun You understood very well that Liu Bei did not mean to say this to Xun You, but recognized Zheng Ping's merits from the bottom of his heart.

Only virtuous and virtuous, only Xuande Gong.

Xun You admired it even more in his heart, and said: "It is a blessing for a virtuous and righteous person to treat people with honesty and benevolence. ”

"Although my uncle wants to serve the Son of Heaven and not to obey, but unfortunately Cao Cao is not such a virtuous person as the king, and this Fengtian Son will inevitably become the Son of Heaven."

"If the Son of Heaven is humiliated, the king will not sit idly by."

"So that the king has a scepter given by the Son of Heaven, and he can sweep away the thieves for the Son of Heaven."

"At that time, in this land of Yanyu, if there are all thieves who are under Cao Cao's orders, and the king holds the festival to levy, how can he be a teacher?"

Xun You's words were very straightforward.

Don't be afraid that the teacher will be unknown, as long as the Son of Heaven arrives in Yingchuan, Cao Cao's personality will definitely not sincerely serve the Son of Heaven.

If Cao Cao wants to hold the Son of Heaven hostage, it will be a rebellion like Dong Zhuo and Li Dao.

Whoever listens to Cao Cao's orders in Yanzhou and Yuzhou is just like Cao Cao, they are all rebellious.

Then Liu Bei, who has been given a scepter by the Son of Heaven, can raise troops to fight against rebellion.

Naturally, the teacher is famous!

Liu Bei was overjoyed: "Listening to Mr. Gongda's words, it is like seeing the sun through the clouds, which makes me suddenly open!" ”

Liu Bei, who had no worries in his heart, became more and more energetic the more he chatted with Xun You.

The unfinished topics in Taoyuan during the day also continued to talk on this couch.

If it weren't for Chen Zhi's concern that Liu Bei and Xun You staying up too long would damage their health, Liu Bei would still want to have a long chat with Xun You all night.

"Mr. Gongda, it's too late at the moment, if you don't dislike it, how about resting here?" Liu Bei invited.

Xun You is also a heroic person, not like Xun Yu who pays attention to etiquette, and immediately responded: "As soon as you fall asleep, this snoring is very loud, so that if you are not afraid, you will rest here." ”

Liu Bei laughed: "Mr. Gongda said that he was laughing, how could I be afraid of snoring all night." ”

Soon.

There were bursts of snoring in the house, one left and one right, one after another, if you listen carefully, it seems to have the meaning of the combination of mountains and flowing water.

Following.

Liu Bei summoned Qingzhou civil and military forces and officially appointed Xun You as the other driver of Qingzhou, while Zheng Ping had a new identity.

The general of the military division is a general of Zhengbei, who is in charge of military and political affairs.

This is not an official position, nor is it officially appointed by the imperial court.

But this Zhonglang general was specially set up by Liu Bei for Zheng Ping, and his position was low and weighty.

Nominally, Xuzhou and Yangzhou, Liu Bei, the general of the expedition to the north, cannot be controlled.

But Xuzhou Mu is Guan Yu and Yangzhou Mu is Tai Shici, both of whom are Liu Bei's cronies, and they are not controlled by Liu Bei on the surface, but secretly they have to listen to Liu Bei's orders.

And Zheng Ping, the general of the military division of the subordinate officer of the general of the expedition to the north, also officially obtained the power to take charge of the military administration of Qingxu and Yang.

However, this power to govern the three states is nominally unlawful.

Therefore, Liu Bei added such a military lieutenant general to the subordinate officers of the general of Zhengbei alone, to secretly take charge of the military and political affairs of Qingxuyang and the three states for Liu Bei, and gather the strength of the three states to plan the world.

Since then.

Liu Bei's forces formed a ruling system in which "Liu Bei Xunyou", "Guan Yutian Feng", and "Taishi Ci Fu" were awarded by Ming Zhangqing and Xu Yang Sanzhou, and Zheng Ping was secretly in charge of the military and political affairs of Qingxu and Yang Sanzhou under Liu Bei's order.

It seems that Zheng Ping's power is greater than Liu Bei's, but this is actually a protection of Liu Bei's reputation.

Although it shows that in the eyes of the eye, Qingxu Yang is in the hands of Liu Bei.

But in the eyes of uninformed outsiders, Liu Bei is just a Qingzhou pastor, a general of Zhengbei, and a marquis of Linzi who has the right to fake festivals, while Xuzhou and Yangzhou have little to do with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei will not interfere in the military and political affairs of Xuzhou and Yangzhou openly!

As for Zheng Ping's secret control of the military and politics of the three states, there must be evidence for what he says, otherwise it is slander.

Tai Shi Ci is Zheng Ping's brother-in-law, Zheng Xuan is Guan Yu's uncle, this Tai Shi Ci and Guan Yu are willing to listen to Zheng Ping's advice, what is the matter with Guan Liu Bei?

Under Liu Bei's rule, the three prefectures of Qingxu and Yang are developing in a stable trend.

And in Zhuocheng.

Xun Chen also returned with Liu Bei's letter.

After learning of Liu Bei's intentions, Yuan Shao was suddenly a little unhappy: "Who does this Liu Bei think he is?" ”

"In the past, Gongsun Chan agreed to let Liu Yu go to Qingzhou because Gongsun Chan took care of Liu Yu's reputation in Youzhou."

"Now that Gongsun Chan is discredited in Youzhou, I want to kill Gongsun Chan, and the people of Youzhou will only applaud."

"How can Liu Bei dare to negotiate conditions with this general?"

This chapter is going to be written Xun You, it takes brains, and it takes three hours to write, sweat.

(End of chapter)