The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Xun Zhen said: "Yuanlong, as you said just now, 'The court will be settled first, and then the court will not accept it'. The emperor and the court have just moved to Xu County. The most urgent task is to stabilize the situation of the court first. In addition, This time, King Qin has fought a lot of battles, going back and forth for a thousand or two kilometers, and the soldiers are all exhausted and need enough rest, so it seems that it is not yet time to discuss Yuan Shu."

Chen Deng also sees the article "An imperial court first", so he understands what Xun Zhen said in the words "stabilize the situation of the court first", and it clearly means that Liu Xiehe and all the officials in the court have just arrived in Xu The county may be sparsely populated, and it takes time for them to get acquainted with the local situation, but what it actually means is that Xun Zhen needs time to familiarize himself with the situation of the court, so as to stabilize and improve his own prestige in the court.

Why do you want to welcome Liu Xie to Yingchuan, isn't it just to control the court?

If you want to control the court and get Liu Xie to Xu County, this is only the first step. In other words, this is only the premise of controlling the court. There are still many things to do next.

For example, he is familiar with the situation in the DPRK, and most of the officials in the DPRK are unfamiliar with Xun Zhen. He must have a sufficient understanding of the important officials, and then identify as soon as possible, who can be his help and who will become his resistance. For those who can become help, try to win over them, and for those that will become resistance, find a way to get rid of them. All in all, it is the same sentence, try to recruit as many of your own people as possible, and as few of the enemy's people as possible. Thus enhancing his prestige, - in this way, it is equivalent to consolidating and expanding his power in disguise.

For example, he has placed his cronies in various positions in the DPRK that can influence decision-making.

Xun Zhen was doing this step, and Xi Zhicai and others had already been assigned to important positions.

But on the one hand, it is not enough. The officials who have been appointed by Xi Zhicai are still far from being able to control the government. Both, just like Xun Zhen urgently needs to be familiar with the situation in the court, Xi Zhicai and others also need to Let them get acquainted with their work, familiar with their colleagues, and familiar with Liu Xie, and let Liu Xie familiar with them. These all take time and cannot be rushed.

Only after these two steps have been roughly completed, will Xun Zhenlu's title of Shangshushi be considered worthy of his name, his position in the court can be considered stable, and his ultimate goal of controlling the court can be achieved.

In addition to these two steps, there is another important thing to do, that is: the court is the court of the world, and it is not enough to consolidate his prestige in the court. Xun Zhen still needs to find a way to make his prestige It has been recognized and accepted by the scholars of the four states and counties, or in other words, most of the scholars. This step, Xun Zhen is now in the process of making arrangements. Through the imperial court, he issued edicts to each state and county to promote sages. The order to enter the dynasty was also given to some famous people from various counties, who respectively issued either the imperial court's decree to remove it, or he used it as an arraignment for his government officials.

Chen Deng nodded and said: "Ming Gong said very much, the first priority is to stabilize the situation in the court. Ming Gong mentioned that the troops need to rest, and boarded on the way to Yingchuan to listen to the instructions. Has the Duke sent some of King Qin's troops back to Yan and Xu?"

Xun Zhen said: "Compared with Luoyang and Chang'an, although Yingchuan has more people, it can't supply many troops and horses. For example, if it is transported from Runan and Chenliu, it will consume too much on the road, so in order to save food and grain, i only stay

There were 10,000 people on foot and horses, and the rest were returned to Xuzhou and Yanzhou half a month ago. "

The 10,000 riders who stayed in Yingchuan were all carefully selected by Xun Zhen.

There are 5,000 people stationed in Xuxian and its surrounding areas, 3,000 people are stationed in Wuyang, Kunyang, and Fucheng, which border Nanyang, and the remaining 2,000 people are stationed in Yangcheng and Fucheng in the west of the county. The county governing the Yangzhai area.

From the positions of the three troops and horses, it can be seen that Xun Zhen gave them different tasks.

Those stationed in Xuxian County were the main force guarding the imperial court, and they were also the main mobile force that could be dispatched to aid quickly once the county boundary was in trouble. And those who were stationed in Yangcheng and Yangzhai were cooperating with Yin's garrison in Henan to prepare for Yuan Shao in Jizhou. Although Zhang Yang said that he wanted to be Xun Zhen's Ping Fan in Hanoi, but Zhang Yang was not Xun Zhen's direct descendant, so he couldn't be trusted, and even if Zhang Yang was a genuine Xun Zhen, with his troops, if Yuan Shao went south, he wouldn't be able to resist him. live.

Chen Deng said: "The situation in the imperial court must be stabilized first, and the troops need to rest..."

Xun Yu said: "And now is the busy time of farming, and it is not appropriate to use troops."

Chen Deng nodded and said: "Yes, now is the busy time of farming..."

Xi Zhicai shook his fan and said, "Furthermore, this battle against Yuan Shu is the first battle of our army after the emperor and the court moved to Xu County, and it can only be won, but not defeated. There is no good general. After all, they have been in Nanyang for a long time. How is the situation in Nanyang? There are factors that make Yuan Benchu ​​unstable. All of these also need to be carefully planned."

"Yuan Benchu? ... Yes, Yuan Shao may become a factor of instability. Duke Ming, what will Yuan Shao do, what will his attitude be, we really need to pay attention, but I don't know if Duke Ming has any countermeasures for this?"

Xun Zhen said, "I have asked the sage to issue an edict to Liu He, Yan Rou, and Xian Yufu to come to Xu County to see the sage."

It was not necessary for Xun Zhen to explain clearly, as soon as he said this sentence, Chen Deng understood what Xun Zhen meant. This was to constrain Yuan Shao by wooing Liu He and others. He thought about it for a while, and said, "The reason why Liu He was detained by Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao in the past was because he went to Youzhou on the decree of the sage and asked his father, Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, to send troops to King Qin. They will obey the imperial decree and are willing to contain Yuan Shao for the imperial court. Yan Rou and Xian Yufu should also obey the decree in order to protect Youzhou. If they are in Youzhou to contain Yuan Shao for Duke Ming, it doesn't matter whether Yuan Shao can or not. When Gongsun Zan is completely defeated, and when Duke Ming goes south to attack Yuan Shu, his threat will be reduced a lot."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I guess so too."

Chen Deng said: "Also, we must first understand the situation in Nanyang, and we must first make preparations to guard against Yuan Benchu... Duke Ming, if you want to say that, we must wait until next year to attack Yuan Shu?"

Xun Zhen said: "The official use of Nanyang's troops is estimated to have to wait until after the spring of next year."

Chen Deng keenly sensed the unfinished meaning of Xun Zhen's words, and asked, "Formal use of troops? Dare to ask what Duke Ming means?"

Xun Zhen smiled and looked at Xi Zhicai, and said, "Zhi Cai, come and explain to Yuan Long?"

Xi Zhicai responded and said to Chen Deng, "The official military crusade must be obtained next year, but before that, it is possible to weaken Yuan Gonggong's strength."

Chen Deng guessed and said: "The public's intention is to ask the sage to issue an decree to Liu Biao, so that he will be the forerunner of the king and attack Yuan Shu first?"

"No."

Chen Deng asked, "What is that?"

Xi Zhicai said: "Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Gonggong have been fighting for several years, and they are evenly matched. If they attack first, they may be useless, and how could Liu Jingsheng be selfless? If the imperial court orders him to attack Yuan Shu, he will obey the order. It is estimated that there will be no large-scale attack, so if you want to use Liu Biao to weaken Yuan Shu's strength, the effect will not be very large, if you want to really weaken Yuan Shu, you must start with one person."

"Who..." Halfway through Chen Deng's words, he suddenly thought of a person, guessed who Xi Zhicai was referring to, and clapped his hands and laughed, "Lu Fengxian!" asked Xi Zhicai, and said, "Dare to ask Gong, Deng guessed. right?"

Xi Zhicai shook his fan and laughed, and said, "Juncheng is also a smart person! My guess is good, but the person who started it is Lu Bu."

Chen Deng raised his face, thought for a second, and was full of praise, and said, "Miao Ye, Miao Ye. This Lv Fengxian was hostile to Guo Siqian. Now Guo Siqian fled into Nanyang, and Yuan Shu greeted him. Lu Bu heard the news. Afterwards, suspicions will inevitably arise. I heard that he and Yuan Shu were not very harmonious at first, so in this case, he and Yuan Shu will definitely be even more incompatible with each other. Since they have a rift, that is, I will start from it. There are various opportunities to defeat them. As long as you can choose an opportunity to destroy Lu Bu and recover Jiangxia, you will not only cut off Yuan Shu’s arm first, but when you attack Yuan Shu next spring, UU will be able to attack from three sides, and it will be as easy as the palm of your hand to destroy it. !"

The three sides of the army refer to Yingchuan in the north, Jiangxia in the east, and Xiangyang in the south.

It has to be said that Lu Bu was still very helpful to Yuan Shu. Although he was not able to conquer Runan and Yingchuan for Yuan Shu, nor was he able to capture the entire Jiangxia County for Yuan Shu, the half of the northern half of Jiangxia he currently occupies, As a result, the strategic environment facing Yuan Shu has been greatly improved. It is no longer the same as before, where both the south and east are Liu Biao's territory. The reason why Yuan Shu still failed to capture Xiangyang after the strategic environment had been greatly improved was because his own abilities were too low.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Not bad."

Chen Deng said: "It's just that although Lü Bu and Yuan Shu will definitely have a rift because of Guo Si, he is a strong general, and his troops are also excellent, and the northern part of Jiangxia has many mountains, whether it is a majestic formation or a surprise attack. It's not easy to fight for destruction, but I don't know what the public policy will be?"

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Sun Jian died at the hands of Lv Bu, and Sun Jian and Xun Zhen were brothers, so Chen Deng didn't even consider the possibility that Xun Zhen might recruit Lü Bu. But Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Yuanlong, why do you keep blaming the destruction of Lu Bu?"

Chen Deng was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xi Zhicai said: "In addition to destroying, can't we recruit?"

"Recruiting?" Chen Deng was stunned, and looked at Xun Zhen subconsciously. Seeing Xun Zhen smiling and not saying a word, he didn't seem to be surprised by what Xi Zhicai said. He suddenly woke up, laughed and said. , "Yes, why can't we solicit?"