The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Politics means bringing more people to your side.

Xun Zhen has been a human being in two lifetimes, especially with the experience of previous life, he is still very clear about this truth.

So, how do you get more people to your side?

One is the common interest, and the other is the old-fashioned "righteousness".

Not to mention the interests, the thing of "righteousness" seems mysterious and mysterious, and it is very imaginary. "Righteousness" is justice. Although it cannot be seen or touched, it is in people's hearts. In order to manage Yanzhou well, thoroughly digest it, and integrate it into Xuzhou, "interests" are of course important, but what is more important and the most fundamental policy is not interests, but this "righteousness".

Then, the question arises again, how to get hold of this "righteousness"?

In response to this, Xun Zhen came up with two solutions.

What he said at the banquet "has already sent envoys to the west to travel to Chang'an, and whoever should inherit the post of prefect will be the emperor, and the emperor will decide with one word", this sentence is not a lie.

He had indeed sent his officials to Chang'an and asked the court to appoint a new governor of Yanzhou.

However, the second half of his remarks is a bit inaccurate.

If, as he expected, Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou generals in the imperial court were now in control, and in order to differentiate the Guandong lords headed by Yuan Shao of Jizhou, the position of the prefect of Yanzhou, as he had requested, was given to Xun You, then this imperial decree, he Naturally obeyed.

But if Li Jue, Guo Si, etc. were dazed and refused to give this position to Xun You, then there was no other way.

Obtaining a formal edict to Xun You from the imperial court was the first method that Xun Zhen thought of to grasp the "righteousness".

The second method is to throw dirty water on Cao Cao.

From the previous support of Chen Gong, Bao Xin and Wan Qian to Cao Cao, it can be seen that Cao Cao still has a certain foundation of people's hearts among the scholars in Yanzhou.

After all, although Cao Cao came from a family of eunuchs, in politics, he was not the same as Zhao Zhong, the permanent servant of the middle school. In the past, he was friends with Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and others. His reputation is not bad; when he was courting Dongjun, he performed very well; and when he took office as the prefect of Dongjun last year, he defeated the Heishan army that devastated Dongjun. He can be regarded as both famous and military. In terms of character, he is open-minded, witty, and informal. He is also popular among talented people, especially those from the poor family.

These are Cao Cao's advantages.

On the other hand, he said to Xun Zhen that if he wanted to be able to use Yan Shi to the best of his ability, the first and foremost thing was to disintegrate Cao Cao's foundation of people's hearts in Yanzhou.

How to disintegrate?

One is to perform better than him.

Another is that Cao Cao's current "personality" needs to be collapsed for him.

The best way to collapse Cao Cao's "personality" is, of course, to dig up his black materials. If there are not enough black materials, or if you can't dig out so much for the time being, then you have to be sorry for Cao Cao, and you can only pour some dirty water on him. .

Politics and public opinion are inseparable, and this is actually a "public opinion war" against Cao Cao.

Xun Zhen entrusted this arduous task to Cheng Jia, the current military commander.

Cheng Jia is now in Tan County, Xuzhou, assisting Xun Yu to sit in Xuzhou. A few days ago, Xun Zhen had already sent a fast ride to Tan County, and summoned Cheng Jia to Yan. After his arrival, he was temporarily left in Changyi to assist Xun You and take charge of the matter.

——The phrase "Cao Mengde robbed Yanzhou without an edict" said by Xun Zhen at the banquet was just the prelude to the impending action of splashing dirty water.

Having said that, Xun Zhen actually liked Cao Cao very much, but for the political and military interests of his own group, as well as personal emotional preferences, in comparison, it was not worth mentioning.

However, the banquet organized by Xun Zhen could not be said to be a great success, but it also played a positive role.

At least after the banquet was over, these Yanzhou scholars who participated in the banquet saw Xun Zhen's elegant demeanor with their own eyes, heard him talk about the rise and fall of ancient and modern people, the success or failure of talents, and saw him in his life. After responding to Zhang Chang's repeated provocations, he showed agility and tolerance, and sincerely stated that he was governing Yanzhou only for "the emperor's protection of the land". The feeling of disgust caused by the images of Xun Zhen.

The day after the banquet, some scholars returned home, and some visited friends nearby.

When returning home, Xunzhen sent officials to **** them back; when visiting friends, Xunzhen sent officials and soldiers to clear the way.

According to the performance of these invited scholars at the banquet, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, and Zhang Zhao selected four or five that seemed to be recruitable. Only one of these scholars declined on the grounds that the old mother in the family was old and did not accept it; the rest accepted Xun You's appointment after all consideration.

Xun Zhen was quite happy.

He said to Xun You, "This is a good start!"

Xun You thought so.

Xun Zhen and Xun You were both in a good mood, but Wan Qian's mood was getting hesitant day by day.

Old friends on one side and new owners on the other.

On the side of the old friend, the relationship is deep, but the river is declining; on the side of the new master, there is not much closeness, but it is prospering.

How to choose?

Wan Qian was unsure.

...

Just as uncertain as Wan Qian, there is another person, Li Cao, the tycoon of the Cheng family.

Li Cao and Cao Cao have the same name, the word Shujie.

Li Cao had two older brothers. The eldest brother was deceased. On the day when Cao Cao withdrew from the Cheng clan, due to the recommendation of Chen Gong, his second brother, Li Gao, was employed as the front officer of the tent. Later, when Cao Cao returned to the east county, His second brother Li Gao joined the army.

Li Cao and his younger brother Li Jin stayed in the Cheng clan to take care of the clan.

Just yesterday, Li Gao sent him a letter.

The letter first described Li Gao's situation in Dongjun, to the effect that he had a good life in Dongjun, and told Li Cao and Li Jin not to worry. Cao Cao was very kind to him. He not only gave him a house in a district, but also promoted him to be the Sima of other ministries. Today, he has three hundred soldiers in charge, and has been heavily used under Cao Cao's tent.

Then, Li Gao changed the subject and introduced to Li Cao some military and political measures after Cao Cao's withdrawal to Dongjun. People also support Cao Cao, which means that although Cao Cao is temporarily defeated, his foundation in Yanzhou is still firm. Cao Cao had sent Man Chong to Jizhou to ask Yuan Shao for reinforcements. When Yuan Shao's reinforcements arrived, Cao Cao was ready to launch a counterattack against Jiyin.

Having said all this, at the end of the letter, Li Gao stated his purpose for writing this letter: Although our Li family is in the Cheng family, but in the world, who knows about our brothers? Now that all the heroes are rising together, you and my brother are both brave, how can you know that your brother and I can't be as noble? This is a good opportunity for the husband to make meritorious deeds in order to obtain wealth! We cannot pass up this opportunity. I hope you and Li Jin are secretly preparing in the Cheng clan. As long as Cao Cao leads his troops to kill them back, you two will raise the flag in the Cheng clan to respond. Waiting for the success, you and my brothers will get together again, each with a seal ribbon, and all of them are officials. Now that the gate has been cleared, and then you will not be drunk, wouldn't it be fun!

After reading Li Gao's letter, Li Jin turned it over and over again last night, and didn't fall asleep until dawn.

He thought about it all night, but to no avail.

So today, his younger brother Li Jin was found.

Li Jin had an ordinary appearance, seven feet up and down, and quietly read Li Gao's letter from beginning to end, carefully.

Li Cao called out his words and asked, "Go ahead, what do you think of the proposal in Brother A's letter?"

Li Jin slowly folded the letter, returned it to Li Cao, returned to the seat, sat down, thought for a while, and said, "Maybe it will work."

"It's OK, it's OK, it's OK, what do you mean by maybe?"

Li Jin said: "Xun Zhendong's roots are in Xuzhou, and he won't stay in Yanzhou for too long. I didn't hear that some time ago, he has declared Xun Gongda as the prefect of Yanzhou? A few days ago, he sent officials to me again. Jiyin County, invite the scholars of our county to go to Changyi for a banquet. If my estimation is not bad, after this banquet is over, Xun Zhendong should return to Xuzhou in a short time.

"As soon as he goes back, part of the Xuzhou army who followed him to invade our Yanzhou will definitely return. In this case, if Duke Cao can really get Yuan Benchu's reinforcements and counterattack Jiyin, the odds of winning are not small.

"However, the key to whether this can be done or not depends on when Duke Cao counterattacks."

Li Cao knew that his younger brother was smart and asked, "How do you say this?"

Li Jin replied: "Xun Gongda, the clan is the Xun clan in Yingchuan, the clan has a clear voice, and he himself is extremely talented. Within a year or two, he will be able to win the hearts of the people for Xun Zhendong. If the Duke can get Yuan Benchu's reinforcements in time, and start an offensive against Jiyin within a year, this matter can be accomplished; if Yuan Benchu ​​does not give him reinforcements, or if he is too late, this matter will not be completed.

"Yes, I said it might work."

Li Cao said, "Yuan Benchu ​​is on good terms with Cao Gong, and his elder brother Yuan Boye is the prefect of Shanyang in our state. Will he not give Cao Gong reinforcements?"

"In the battle of Jieqiao, although Yuan Benchu ​​won the battle, Gongsun Bogui's troops and horses were still numerous. After the battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Benchu ​​attacked Gu'an, but he was unable to attack. On the way back to the south, he served as Gongsun Bo at Juma Water. Gui was defeated and nearly 10,000 people died. Gongsun Bogui chased after the victory, but Yu Longcuo was defeated by Yuan Benchu. The two armies of Ji and You are now evenly matched. Yuan Benchu ​​had already sent Jiang Qi and others to help Duke Cao, and now he is counted If you are willing to help Duke Cao, I am afraid that he will also have more than his heart but not enough strength, and even if he supports ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, he will not be able to provide too many troops."

Yuan Shao's current military focus is on Ji and You, and his main enemy is Gongsun Zan. If Gongsun Zan is not completely defeated, he really cannot fully support Cao Cao.

Li Cao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then tell me, how should I reply to Brother A's letter?"

Li Jin said, "Let's do it for now."

"Didn't you say that even if Yuan Shao supported Duke Cao, he wouldn't be able to get too many troops? If there are not enough troops, how can Duke Cao counterattack?"

"If you really don't have enough troops and horses, with Cao Gong's wisdom, he will not counterattack; if he insists on counterattacking, wait until then, and then send a letter to the second brother, saying that you and I cannot be Cao Gong's internal response."

Li Cao understood what Li Jin meant, and agreed first, leaving a chance at hand, but whether he responded internally or not, it still depends on the specific situation of Cao Cao and Xun Zhen when Cao Cao counterattacked. He nodded, accepted Li Jin's advice, and said, "Just do as you say!"

...

Li Jin guessed right. After the banquet that day, when Xun You expelled most of the selected Yanshi to the house, Xun Zhen stayed in Changyi for another four or five days, and was ready to leave for Xuzhou.

Xun You, Le Jin, Xu Zhuo, Pan Zhanghe, and Liu Fu and Xun Yue, who had not yet arrived in Changyi, Jiyin, and Rencheng, and Gao Su, Feng Gong, and many others who also stayed in Yanzhou. The ministers of civil and military affairs sent Xun Zhen off.

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