Multiverse: Beginning with Forced Binding

If you have seedlings, you don't have to worry about their growth. Zhuge Zhan, who was born at the end of 207, is now more than half a year old. He is in great physical condition under the care of Chen Xi. I don't know how many good things he has eaten.

The little guy has begun to learn to crawl, starting from crawling backwards. If you sit there, you may be bumped by this kid's butt, and then he will turn around and give you a silly smile.

It's quite fun, it would be even better if he didn't wet the bed.

Zhuge Liang has never come back since he went to Jiangdong. He has been assisting Zhou Yu's military affairs in the military camp, commonly known as helping.

Zhuge Liang has nothing to worry about leaving his wife and children to Chen Xi. Besides, he can still communicate with each other even if he can't go back.

Or you can say that Chen Xi is considerate. The letter written to Zhuge Liang not only has words, but also portraits and sketches of Zhuge Zhan's appearance, growing up little by little, and every period.

Looking at the sketch of his son, how could Zhuge Liang not miss home, but he couldn't leave before the big thing was accomplished.

In Zhuge Liang's heart, the person he was most grateful to was Chen Xi. He was taken care of by the Chen family when he was young, and now it was his wife and children's turn. He remembered this kindness in his heart.

Cao Cao and Zhou Yu were at odds with each other, and conflicts broke out from time to time, all of which were small-scale.

Cao Cao wanted to use his military advantage to wear down Zhou Yu's military power bit by bit and train the navy at the same time.

But Jiangdong soon sent reinforcements, and Sun Quan supported Zhou Yu with all his strength to fight against Cao's army.

Cao Cao was also very depressed. Now he and Zhou Yu were like two magnets, firmly restrained here. The so-called 800,000 navy was an exaggeration, and he didn't have that many troops.

Zhou Yu had tens of thousands of troops under his command, and Cao Cao had about 200,000 troops, all gathered here, which relieved a lot of pressure on Liu Bei.

Cao Cao couldn't take care of Liu Bei, and didn't want Liu Bei to have an easy time. He tried to send some troops to attack Jiangxia, but still couldn't do anything to Liu Bei.

On the water, Guan Yu led the navy of Jiangxia to block the way. On land, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were invincible. Unless the army was conquered, Liu Bei could not be dealt with for a while.

Now Cao Cao has completely landed on the ground and is no longer floating. He began to take the Jiangdong navy seriously and fought with Zhou Yu in the air.

Zhou Yu also saw that with the passage of time, the strength of Cao's navy was constantly improving and strengthening, which was not a good thing for Jiangdong.

Taking advantage of the night, Zhou Yu personally took a ship to peek at Cao's water fort. After seeing it, he was shocked. The other side had capable people.

After finding out that it was Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who were training the navy, Zhou Yu prepared to find a way to kill these two guys.

Chen Xi felt it was a pity that he could not witness the story of "Jiang Gan stealing books" with his own eyes. He was very busy now. In addition to taking care of the children, he was also entangled by Liu Bei.

The cause was very simple. Liu Bei wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang, asking him when he would be back. He had too many things to ask, and he couldn't do without a military advisor.

So Zhuge Liang sold Chen Xi directly. In his reply to Liu Bei, he stated that he had learned a lot of things from Brother Qianhe, and asked Liu Bei to ask Chen Xi directly, and never neglect him.

Liu Bei got the reply and was very upset. He neglected the great sage!

Chen Xi had seen Liu Bei's methods. If Liu Bei wanted to care for someone, it depended on whether he was attentive. When he was attentive, it was really hard to find any fault.

From various small details to the look in Liu Bei's eyes, it was full of sincerity.

Liu Bei's actions easily gave people the illusion that "I can't live without you".

Liu Bei didn't recruit people right away. He had tried before, but people were not happy, so this time he came with the routine of paid consultation.

There is no doubt that this is also the idea given by Zhuge Liang. Since you can use money to buy weapons from Brother Chen Wei, why not use money to consult Brother Qianhe? Anyway, let's get acquainted first.

Liu Bei readily accepted Zhuge Liang's suggestion and came to Chen Xi with full sincerity. He played a trick of paid consultation. I give money and you give me advice.

Chen Xi is of course fine. You can ask whatever you want. As long as you raise a question, I will help you solve the problem and charge according to the difficulty of the problem.

Liu Bei was not polite and listed all the problems he encountered during his management of Jiangxia.

Chen Xi took a look and found that most of the problems could be solved. A small part of the problems could not be solved in a short time, and a certain foundation was needed to do it.

The friendship between the two began like this. As Chen Xi solved more and more problems, Liu Bei became more and more dependent on him, and his personal relationship began to improve.

In addition to Zhao Yun, there was another person who came to eat for free. Later, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also came.

Eating, drinking, chatting, and speaking the truth after drinking, the topic easily deviated from the topic, from "restoring the Han Dynasty" to "restoring whose Han Dynasty", a topic that Liu Bei had never discussed with Zhuge Liang.

It was also this time that Liu Bei noticed the difference between Chen Xi and Zhuge Liang, or in other words, what Chen Xi said touched his heart.

We are all smart people, so it's okay to play a trick on the outside world, but don't fool your own people.

The Longzhong Plan proposed by Zhuge Liang is the future development route of Liu Bei's group. This is the main line and cannot be moved.

Chen Xi didn't want to change this either. He just gave his own suggestions on the follow-up questions: "Suppose, if the emperor's uncle takes Yizhou, will the focus shift to Yizhou?"

Liu Bei thought about it and thought that it should be possible. It was a land of abundance, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was more secure than Jingzhou, which was well connected. He nodded and agreed.

"If that's the case, it's easy. When the emperor's uncle goes to Yizhou, Jingzhou can be used as a place for reform."

"Reform?"

"Yes, the emperor's uncle wants to restore the Han Dynasty. Let's not talk about those hostile forces. If the restoration of the Han Dynasty succeeds, who will the emperor's uncle send to govern such a big country?"

Liu Bei understood immediately. Now knowledge is monopolized by aristocratic families. If you want to govern the country, you have to rely on them. Otherwise, how can illiterate people serve as officials to manage the local areas?

"This is the reality. Even if the emperor's uncle restores the Han Dynasty, the power structure will not change. The aristocratic families will still stand in the court. They serve as officials for the interests of their own families."

Liu Bei also felt depressed.

"Why did the Han Dynasty come to this point? It was forced by the aristocratic families. The Han Dynasty had to use relatives to fight against the aristocratic families, and later the eunuchs' power increased.

Uncle, restoring the Han Dynasty is definitely not as simple as eliminating other forces. The most difficult point is not the war, but the governance of the world. As long as the aristocratic families are still there, things will not be considered successful.

So if you want to restore the Han Dynasty, the first preparation that the uncle must make is to cultivate talents. When you have enough talents to govern the country for you, you don't have to worry about the constraints of the aristocratic families.

And if you want to cultivate talents, you need to reform. This is quite dangerous. It is easy to shake the foundation. Even Cao Gong dare not do it easily.

Everything depends on the courage of the uncle. Do you dare to take a gamble? If you win, the aristocratic families will no longer be a threat. If you lose, Jingzhou will be in danger."

Liu Bei did not express his opinion immediately. There was no rush for this matter. He needed to think about it carefully, not to mention that Jingzhou was not in his hands now.

Liu Bei understood what Chen Xi meant. He could only say that this incident had a huge impact. It did not mean that if the reform was carried out in Jingzhou, Yizhou would be at peace.

The local nobles in Yizhou were not stupid. When they saw Jingzhou next door, they could easily think of their own future. If Jingzhou succeeded, they would be the next pigs to be slaughtered.

Reforms have always been linked to unrest. If they really did reform, Jingzhou would be the first to be in chaos, and then Yizhou.

If there was no external pressure, Liu Bei would not be afraid. He would be afraid that Cao Cao would follow suit and then he would be completely finished.

But Liu Bei also had to admit that he wanted to get rid of the constraints of the nobles, and reform was the only way out. If he really won the world in the future, he would stand on the opposite side of all the nobles.

As an emperor, if he stood on the side of the nobles, the nobles would be fat, the people would suffer, and his own world would be in trouble.

Standing on the side of the people, the emperor and the people would be unlucky. The nobles would try every means to change an emperor. The worst result would be that the nobles would directly become independent or rebel.

The terrifying thing about the nobles is their influence. After being passed down for generations, the same family has branches in many places, and the nobles are constantly intermarrying with each other, forming a huge community.

As long as the local nobles say a word, the officials who manage the local area will not be able to collect a grain or recruit a soldier. Even the officers who manage the army are all from noble families, and they will directly disobey orders.

What Chen Xi didn't say was actually the phrase "destroy before building, without destruction, without building".

After this conversation, Chen Xi was also sorting out plans when he was free. Reform cannot be just talk, it requires a certain process.

From small to large, a little bit of change involves all aspects. If you want to improve military strength, the economy is indispensable. Should commercial behavior be encouraged and the status of businessmen be improved?

With more soldiers, military rations must be prepared. Should the land system be reformed?

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, it is better to have professional soldiers and the military system must be changed.

Nothing can escape the influence of the nobles, and don't think about sending troops to destroy the local nobles directly. If they are killed, who will manage the local area?

The first suggestion given by Chen Xi is to recruit those orphans privately, find smart young men, train them secretly, and open a crash course.

When there is really a shortage of talents, just pull out these young men who have been trained for many years.

Liu Bei adopted this suggestion. He wanted to train talents, but he didn't want to turn against the nobles. He didn't have such courage.

After the paid consultation, Liu Bei learned outsourcing services without a teacher. He packed all the young men he took in and sent them to Chen Xi, asking the latter to help train them and he would pay.

Chen Xi is not in Liu Bei's camp now. At most, he is a partner, and both sides benefit each other.

When Cao Jun and Zhou Yu were fighting back and forth, Chen Xi's little sunflower class quietly opened.

Kawakami Tomie plays the role of a good wife and mother in this world. She is Chen Xi's good wife and Zhuge Zhan's good mother.

Zhuge Zhan is closer to Kawakami Tomie than his own mother. This is also influenced by the "Princess Xiangxiang's charm". The little guy is still young and instinctively likes to get close to Kawakami Tomie.

Huang Shi is not jealous. Instead, she thinks it is good. Chen's brother and Fu's sister-in-law are both talented people. It is also a good thing for her son to have more contact with his adoptive father and mother.

Huang Shi saw the care of the Chen family for herself and her son, and she remembered it in her heart. This kindness cannot be forgotten.

Huang Shi even thought about whether to have another child in the future and adopt it to Chen's brother, so that the child's surname Chen would not be extinct.

Huang is not qualified to make the decision on this matter. They have to wait for Zhuge Liang to come back and discuss it.

Huang is not in a hurry. Judging from the appearance of the Chen family, they don't seem to be short-lived. Everything is still in time.

Cao Cao was fooled by Zhou Yu's counter-espionage plan and killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. When he reacted, it was too late and he regretted it.

The weather began to get colder. The soldiers of Cao's army in the north were not used to the climate and water. In addition, the damp and cold environment of Jingzhou caused a large number of them to fall ill, and they were extremely contagious.

The navy was not good, and the soldiers were also sick on a large scale. Cao Cao was upset, but he still didn't want to retreat.

Cao Cao was unwilling. He was so old. If he gave up this time, he might have another chance next time.

Just when Cao Cao was extremely entangled, Huang Gai presented a false surrender letter and Pang Tong presented a chain of plans, which was exactly what Cao Cao wanted.

There is no southeast wind in the winter, what is there to be afraid of? !

Zhuge Liang observed the sky at night and calculated the wind direction change on a certain day. He simply staged a play to borrow the east wind, and secretly contacted Liu Bei to pick him up.

Finally, the day of the decisive battle came. The east wind blew, and Zhuge Liang was taken back to Jiangxia by Zhao Yun early, and began to send troops to chase and intercept Cao Cao.

Chen Xi did not get involved in these things. He was not under Liu Bei's command, but he did not want to miss the excitement. He rode the Black King to the river early, waiting to see the fire.

That night, Huang Gai led the fire boats to rush into the water fort of Cao's army and ignited the warships. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the warships of Cao's army were connected together and caught fire one after another.

Chen Xi watched the fire from the other side of the river, and saw from a distance that the opposite side of the river was red, and the fire was soaring into the sky, illuminating the night sky.

Zhou Yu led the Jiangdong army to pursue, and countless tower ships could be vaguely seen on the river to raid Wulin, and began to disembark in batches from the shallows suitable for landing.

Cao's army was in a mess, and even effective command was impossible. The navy suffered the most, either being burned to death, freezing to death or drowning in the river. Those who did not drown were also killed by Jiangdong soldiers.

Under the cover of Zhang Liao and Xu Chu, Cao Cao began to flee with some of the defeated soldiers he had gathered, and the Jiangdong army chased him.

Hearing the wailing from afar, Chen Xi, who had fought on the battlefield for a long time, felt a little bit reluctant. This was different from his battles against foreigners. These were all good men of the Han nationality.

From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, heroes emerged in large numbers, leaving a strong mark in history, but the price was the exhaustion of heroic spirit and the decline of population.

Chen Xi sighed and had a rare idea, to unify as soon as possible to avoid such a tragedy from happening again.