Your Majesty's will?

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu in surprise, and then said solemnly: "What is Your Majesty's will?" ”

For Guan Yu, Liu Bei can definitely be trusted.

Therefore, except for some surprise at first, Liu Bei did not doubt the truth of Guan Yu's will.

"Your Majesty's last order is 'Punish Yuan, the co-lord of the world'!" Guan Yu paused word by word, and explained the reason that Zheng Pingxin had already prepared for Guan Yu, which was to deal with today's situation.

Zheng Ping understands Liu Bei, and Guan Yu also understands Liu Bei.

Liu Bei will not give up his past reputation and calmly ascend the throne as emperor just because someone is promoted.

Kuang Fu Han does not mean that he will be the emperor.

Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, and Kuang Fu Han is Kuang Fu Liu, for Liu Bei, anyone can be the emperor, as long as it is a Han family relative.

However, Liu Bei thinks so, but the rest of the people may not think so.

Liu Bei obviously didn't realize that the ultimate goal of the people who followed Kuang Fu Han was to revitalize the family.

There is no benefit, just relying on a slogan to support the Han family, it is almost impossible to follow Liu Bei to be a courtier for others, and in the future, because Liu Bei lost the emperor's favor and the family will be implicated.

Zheng Ping only believes in an eternal truth, the world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit.

Talking about ideals without talking about interests will not last long.

Only by rationally integrating ideals and interests can we truly implement our ideals to the end.

If you want to support the Han family, you can't ask your followers to have no desires.

Liu Bei was reluctant to embark on this step of becoming emperor, and Zheng Ping would push Liu Bei to this step.

If Liu Bei misses this opportunity, then it will be almost impossible for Liu Bei to become emperor in the future.

Do you want to do it again, the new emperor?

That's tantamount to taking off your pants and farting, and letting the people around you laugh at jokes.

And this wicked person can only be done by Zheng Ping and Guan Yu.

One is the mastermind who helped Liu Bei raise troops in the Tang Dynasty and laid most of the foundation; One is to follow Liu Bei for many years and will never harm Liu Bei's brother-in-law.

Although this will damage the reputations of Zheng Ping and Guan Yu, but giving up these reputations will allow Liu Bei to inherit the throne as soon as possible!

Once Liu Bei inherits the throne, then any subsequent battles will become clear and smooth.

Why Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was able to end Wang Mang's troubled times in just fourteen years is not because of the Heavenly Mandate Magician in the joke, but because of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, it only took three years to raise troops and become emperor!

Then conquer the Quartet with great righteousness, so that the world can be unified again in just 14 years.

Similarly, this is also the path that Zheng Ping wants Liu Bei to take.

Since the summer of the first year of Chuping, Gao Tang helped Liu Bei, and now in the spring of the third year of Xingping, Liu Bei has spent nearly six years.

The fundamental reason why it makes the great cause of Kuangfu Han family difficult is that Liu Bei's identity is not as good as Liu Xiu.

So much so that Zheng Ping had to constantly calculate Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, constantly merge vertically and horizontally, constantly draw and divide, and constantly deceive and deceive, so that Liu Bei could become the second force after Yuan Shao in this era of juxtaposition.

However, the longer the time dragged on, the stronger the support for Yuan Shao in the three northern states.

If it drags on for a few more years, when the scholars of the three northern states all think that the Yuan clan is the destiny of heaven, then the war will escalate to a real national war.

Even if Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, and he conquers the three northern states with great righteousness, for the scholars of the three northern states, it is called aggression!

This war may not be over for another 30 years!

According to the course of history, even if Cao Cao won two consecutive battles in the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Cangting, Yuan Shao died of illness, and there was also the infighting of Yuan Shao's three sons, it took Cao Cao eight years to unify the four northern states!

It can be seen that if Yuan Shao is not dead, even if Cao Cao wins Guandu and Cangting, he may not dare to say that he will win Yuan Shao.

This is the terrifying influence of the Yuan Clan!

Therefore, Zheng Ping had to cut through the mess quickly, so he took advantage of the opportunity to flicker Feng Ji to fight Xu Du, kill Liu Xie, and take the opportunity to let Liu Bei take the position.

Only when Liu Bei is on the throne can he take advantage of the fact that Yuan Shao's influence in the three northern states has not yet reached its peak, and quickly launch a war to destroy the state, so as to minimize the influence of the Yuan clan in the three northern states!

Although Guan Yu does not have the long-term view as Zheng Ping, Guan Yu believes that Zheng Ping will not harm Liu Bei.

And over the years, any decision made by Zheng Ping could make Liu Bei go further, which also made Guan Yu trust Zheng Ping's means.

"The one who punishes Yuan, the co-master of the world!"

In just seven words, Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

For example, today, if you have the strength to kill Yuan Shao and are relatives of the Han family, only Liu Bei has this qualification.

Guan Yu's lying about Liu Xie's death is almost equivalent to telling Liu Bei: Brother, don't hesitate, apart from you, who is qualified to be the co-leader of the world?

"Yun Chang, why didn't you say earlier that there was a testament from His Majesty?" Liu Bei stared at Guan Yu and slowly spoke.

Guan Yu's face did not change, and he shook his head and said: "If I had said that there was His Majesty's will, I am afraid that everyone would think that His Majesty died because of his brother's conspiracy." ”

Liu Bei suddenly changed color, and quickly figured out the reason.

Liu Xie died in Guan Yu's arms, and then Guan Yu said that Liu Xie had a will to "punish Yuan, the co-lord of the world", which is not the same as telling everyone that Liu Bei is going to be the emperor.

Cao Cao and the ministers will inevitably oppose Liu Bei with hatred and create all kinds of gossip to slander Liu Bei.

Now, just Liu Yu's recommendation has made Liu Bei fall into rumors, not to mention Liu Xie's death.

The forces of the capital are arguing endlessly over who will be the emperor.

Yuan Shao of Yecheng also got the news of Liu Xie's death.

"Liu Xie's child, he was shot and killed by an unknown person in Xiliang, the sky is dead, and the Han family is going to die!" Yuan Shao laughed in surprise: "Ziyuan, I would have intended to be the emperor, and then gather the troops of the three states to go south and completely destroy the remnants of the Han family." ”

Although the soldiers and horses who went south on the four routes were unsuccessful, Yuan Shao didn't care about this small failure.

Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and Yuan Shaoshang can make a comeback.

Xu You shook his head and said, "Duke Ming, let's postpone the emperor's heart." Although the Han family is dying, its heritage is still there, and the Ming Duke has not been able to completely make the people in the north respect the Yuan family. ”

"What's more, if you become emperor at this time, it is equivalent to letting Cao Cao and Liu Bei join hands again."

"Although Liu Ye is dead, but there are not many people who really know how Liu Ye died, although there was an accident in the last meeting, it was also confirmed that it was Ming Gong's plan, so Ming Gong only needs to release a document to bring Liu Ye back from the dead."

"It is certain that Nanzhou will eventually be able to claim the title of emperor, and it will definitely not be controlled by Meng De."

"It's better for Ming Gong to send someone to recruit Meng De, and still promise to be in the position of the commonplace to jointly assist Liu Yi."

"When Meng De arrives in Hebei, it doesn't matter whether Liu Ye lives or dies."

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, pondered carefully for a while, and said: "The soldiers and horses under Meng De's command are also able to fight well, if they can come to Hebei, it will be much easier for him to deal with Liu Bei one day." ”

"It's just a vacant position, Meng De may not be willing to come!"

Xu You sneered: "Xu Du's spies reported that Feng Ji killed several of Cao Cao's sons. Now that Feng Ji has fled to Hanoi, it is better to capture Feng Ji and use his head to appease Cao Cao. ”

"Cao Cao can't stay in Xudu, and he holds a grudge, he will inevitably come to Hebei!"

"As for the position of Sikong, if Cao Cao is unwilling to be the general, he can be named the general of the expedition to the west, and let him lead his troops to Xiliang, just so that Cao Cao can clean up Ma Teng and Han Sui, the two who fled in fear of crime."

"No matter what, without Cao Cao's Liu Bei, he will lose a big help, and it will be much easier for Ming Gong to carry out the southern expedition again."

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and agreed to Xu You's proposal: "In this case, according to Ziyuan's strategy, send someone to Xu Capital to recruit Meng De!" If Meng De sees Ben's sincerity, he will probably not be nostalgic for Xu Du again. ”

and state.

Because of the return of Gao Gan and Xiongnu Shan Yu, Zheng Ping gave up the idea of snatching the city of Bingzhou, but mainly emptied the money and grain of the city of Bingzhou for the consumption of the military and civilians of Montenegro.

Although Gao Gan was very angry, he was helpless against Zheng Ping's guerrilla tactics.

Guerrilla tactics are the most unguardable at all times.

There is no fixed strategic purpose, only a random sortie.

Where there are high-level cadres, Zheng Ping does not go.

When Gao Gan came, Zheng Ping left.

If the senior cadres dare to divide their troops, they will defeat the weakest soldiers and horses.

With the big rear of Montenegro, Zheng Ping can send troops from anywhere in Montenegro.

The most depressing thing for Gao Gan, Zheng Ping also played "robbing the rich and helping the poor".

When grabbing grain, it was under the banner of the Montenegrin Army, and when sending food, it was under the banner of Liu Bei.

So much so that the reputation of Rende Liu Bei gradually spread in Bingzhou.

Even if the senior cadres scolded Zheng Ping for his shamelessness and posted notices to expose Zheng Ping's sinister intentions, they could not change the attitude of the people who benefited from "Liu Bei".

Based on the troubled times, whoever can give benefits will naturally support whom.

This is the mentality of most ordinary people.

In terms of playing scheming, ten senior cadres can't play Zheng Ping.

In the end, Gao Gan simply did not leave the city, only guarding a few important cities, and watched Zheng Ping make a name for Liu Bei in Bingzhou.

After all, not to mention the cost of money and food going out of the city, if you are not careful, you will be ambushed by Zheng Ping, and you will lose your troops in vain.

"Gao Gan became a turtle with a shrunken head, and if he wanted to defeat Gao Gan's living forces with guerrilla tactics, it would not work."

Seeing that Gao Gan did not leave the city, Zheng Ping did not plan to continue teasing Gao Gan.

After all, the purpose of sending troops and merging states was to allow high-ranking cadres to withdraw their troops and lead to changes in the situation in Xudu.

Now that the goal has been achieved, Zheng Ping is no longer ready to stay in Bingzhou.

"Zhang Qushuai, the specific tactics, I think you can understand it these days."

"Next, it's up to you to contain the senior cadres in Bingzhou."

"Remember the core: the use of soldiers is a deceitful act, and the essence is deception. Therefore, if you can fight, you must pretend that you can't; If you want to fight, you have to pretend not to fight. If you want to go near, you must pretend to go far away; If you want to go far, you have to pretend to go near. Give the enemy a small advantage, and seduce him; Force the enemy into confusion and then capture him. ”

Sun Tzu's Art of War has a cloud: a soldier, a treacherous way. Therefore, it can be shown but cannot, used and shown not to use, near and shown far, far and near; Profit and temptation, chaos and take.

Zhang Yan also read this passage, but she was not able to apply it to life like Zheng Ping.

During this time, Zhang Yan followed Zheng Ping and witnessed how Zheng Ping beat Gao Gan, a general who was good at attacking in Bingzhou, into a turtle with a shrunken head.

With Zheng Ping's superficial vernacular explanation, Zhang Yan gradually comprehended the essence of "soldiers, treacherous ways".

"Zheng Junshi is leaving Bingzhou, where are you going?" Zhang Yan stood beside Zheng Ping humbly, and his tone was very respectful.

Zheng Ping shook his fan and said, "Go to Xudu!" By the way, Zhang Qushuai asked for a position as a general of Pingbei, and also gave Zhang Qushuai a marquis. In the future, it will no longer be a black mountain thief, but a general of the Han Dynasty! ”

Zhang Yan's eyes were happy.

Who wants to be a thief all his life?

In troubled times, I can't help myself; When Montenegro is handsome, he can't help himself.

If you can make the soldiers and civilians of Montenegro live a good life, and you can also be a marquis and a general, then you will not regret it in this life.

"Yan, Master Xie is very loved!" Zhang Yan was excited and worshipped.

Zheng Ping waved his hand lightly, motioned for Zhang Yan to get up, and said: "Zhang Qushuai, don't say much, when he sees him again in the future, I hope that Zhang Qushuai can give General Zuo the head of a high-ranking cadre." ”

After saying goodbye, Zheng Ping turned around and beckoned Zhao Yun and Sun Ce to go south.

Looking at Zheng Ping who was going away, Zhang Yan was high-spirited: "Is it a high-level head?" If it was before, Yan didn't have much confidence, but now, Gao Gan is just a turtle with a shrunken head! ”

Hanoi County.

Zheng Ping led his troops to Wen County.

Although Hanoi County is a county, each county is relatively independent because it is a strategic buffer for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Therefore, no one took the initiative to intercept Zheng Ping's cavalry, after all, no one wanted to seek death if they had nothing to do.

"Military division, why do you want to make a detour to Wen County, is there an old man of the military division here?" Zhao Yun asked puzzled.

Originally, he was going to arrive in Xudu in the shortest time, but Zheng Ping temporarily changed his mind and made a detour to Wen County.

"Well, the old man can't talk about it, it should be, it's an enemy." Zheng Ping held his chin and replied casually.

Sun Ce suddenly became energetic: "Enemy? Since it is the enemy of the military division, then hand it over to the last general! What do you think? Do you kill them all or only half of them? ”

Zhao Yun looked at Zheng Ping with some doubts: "The military advisor still has enemies in Wen County?" Why has the cloud never heard of it? ”

The corners of Zheng Ping's mouth twitched slightly.

It's really hard to say who is the enemy of this subjectivity.

Do you want to tell Zhao Yun that because Sima Yi's reputation in later generations is too bad, he deliberately came to find trouble with Sima today?

"I knew that Sun Ce was so active, so I directly asked Sun Ce to pretend to be a robber."

"With Zilong here, it's not easy to do things."

Zheng Ping pondered secretly.

After all, Zhao Yun's three views are too upright, and he will definitely not support Sun Ce's way of destroying Sima's whole family or half of it.

Long.

Zheng Ping shook his head secretly and chose a compromise method: "There's no need to kill people, let's collect some grain and grass." In addition, I heard that the second son of the Sima family is quite talented and strategic, so let him wait with the army. ”

Sun Ce laughed: "It turned out that the second son of the Sima family had a grudge against the military advisor, and Ce understood!" The military advisor waited for a while, and then went to Sima's house, and he must let him happily donate the grain and grass, and then bring the second son of the Sima family to the military advisor. ”

Zhao Yun saw that Sun Ce's smile was a little fierce, and hurriedly reminded: "Bo Fu, the Sima clan is a big clan in Hanoi, act cautiously, don't ruin the reputation of the envoy." ”

Sun Ce raised his hand: "Don't worry, rest assured, the strategy is measured!" ”

(End of chapter)