The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Compared with the last time Cao Cao saw Zhang Miao, Zhang Miao looked much older. Compared to when he left from Lu Bu, although only a few short months had passed, Chen Gong also looked much older.

Not only him, but even Zhang Liao, who was only in his twenties, was young and strong. Looking at his complexion, he was much more haggard than when he was under the tent of Lv Bu. In terms of humidity and heat, especially in Jiangxia, the soil and water became more and more unacceptable.

Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were divided into left and right sides. They sat opposite each other in the hall. The main seat was on the seat, and there was only one person sitting. A man who has read poetry and books, has a strong physique and lush beard and hair, but he has a strong and vigorous spirit inside. This person is Liu Yao, the prefect of Yangzhou.

Twenty years ago, when Liu Yao was nineteen years old, he once entered the thief's cave and recaptured his father who was kidnapped by the thieves. This is how his road to fame began. The imperial court was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou. In addition to his clan identity, the origin of the Qingzhou valve, his long-standing reputation, and the fact that he happened to be in Yangzhou, there is another important reason, which is precisely because he had this passage when he was young. feat. In this chaotic world, if you want to Anzhou County, you must have a heroic person with both civil and military skills, courage and wisdom.

Today, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao arrived at Liu Yao's house about half an hour ago. Although Liu Yao didn't pay much attention to Zhang Liao and only regarded him as a martial artist, he still valued Chen Gong very much, because he did not let Chen Gong, Zhang Liao waited a lot, and soon came to the hall to meet the two of them. The three of them had been talking for a while, and when they were talking about Xun Zhen's victory over Wan County, they mentioned Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Chen Gong said: "In the words of the envoy, the reason why Yuan Benchu ​​did not rescue Yuan Benchu, in my humble opinion, should not be because Yuan Benchu ​​was unwilling to save Yuan Gonggong, or because Yuan Benchu ​​did not ask Yuan Benchu ​​for help at all. Jun, I really know Yuan Shu very well, when I was in Jiangxia, I watched his behavior and actions, it was really cunning and arrogant, 'Yuan Changshui, a fierce ghost on the road', his name is well-deserved!"

But just now Liu Yao wondered why Yuan Shao sat and watched Yuan Shu be destroyed by Xun Zhen, but never sent troops south to rescue Yuan Shu.

Hearing Chen Gong's answer, Liu Yao nodded and stroked his beard and said, "I know the general well, and I know him quite well. Although he is at odds with Brother Yuan Gonggong, they are at odds with each other. The reason is not the Great General, but Yuan Gonggong, and the Great General is definitely not a narrow-minded person. He can distinguish the importance of the overall situation, because I am curious, why did not see him rescue Yuan Gonggong? Maybe it is It may be that Yuan Gonggong didn't ask Yuan Benchu ​​for help at all, as the gentleman said."

The imperial court's edict that Yuan Shao was the general had already been passed on to all the prefectures and counties. Therefore, Liu Yao knew that Yuan Shao had been promoted, and he was now the number one dignitary general in the Han Dynasty.

The Han clan of Liu Yao's family is not the same as the Han clan of Liu Bei's family. Many of his fathers and ancestors served as high-ranking officials in the court and localities. The prefect was as clean as water at the time, and was known as "the prefect of one money". Later, he entered the court and worshipped three princes. His father Liu Yu was also famous and served as the prefect of Shanyang with two thousand stones. Therefore, he and his elder brothers Liu Dai and Yuan Shao, Just like when Cao Cao was young, he also stayed in Luoyang for a long time. Whether he was with Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they were all acquaintances in the old days, although they were not very close, but Liu Yao's temperament was very important to Yuan Shao. Still know a thing or two.

Wan County has been acquired by Xun Zhen, Yuan Shu is dead, Nanyang will definitely fall into Xun Zhen's hands, the matter is a foregone conclusion, no matter how much you talk about, it is useless, so Chen Gong doesn't want to talk about it any more. —The purpose of him and Zhang Liao asking to see Liu Yao today was to persuade Liu Yaoqi to take down Jiujiang and Fuling counties earlier, and then wait for the opportunity to "achieve one side's cause".

Chen Gong told Liu Yao about this strategy when he first arrived in Danyang County, and after Xun Zhen used troops against Nanyang, Chen Gong once again proposed it to Liu Yao, but Liu Yao did not use Chen Gong twice. 's suggestion.

Now that Wan County has been laid down for Xun Zhen, if Liu Yao does not rush to use troops against Jiujiang and Fuling counties, then after Xun Zhen has sorted out Nanyang County and calmed it down, it can be expected. In eight or nine cases, Yangzhou will be attacked, and the time is no longer waiting for me. Therefore, Chen Gongnai came to see Liu Yao again, and still offered this strategy to him.

Chen Gong then said to Liu Yao: "Your Majesty, when Xun Zhen's false pretense of the imperial court, when he invaded Nanyang in the south, I suggested to the envoy that he should seize this moment when he had no time to take care of him, and report to Jiujiang and Fu. Ling and the two counties used troops, but Shi Jun thought that my strategy was unacceptable, so I did not use it. Now Xun Zhen

Now that Wan County has been conquered and Yuan Shu is dead, Nanyang will be there for him. If you don't hurry up and seek Jiujiang and Fuling, then after Xun Zhenzhi has completely settled Nanyang, he will definitely turn to Yangzhou! Then when the time comes, dare to ask the envoy, can you defend against him with the troops and food you have at hand? If not, what will happen to the envoy, so I don't need to say it again? Either Duke Ming could only obey him, or Xun Zhenzhi might even threaten the imperial court and appoint one of his cronies to be the prefect of Yangzhou. There is a return home, since I am an old Confucian in the countryside, the day when the emperor's ambition will not be realized! Because I think that if the envoy is not willing to do so, then this is the last chance! "

In this chaotic world, most people who have a little bit of ability will have a little bit of ambition, and Liu Yaohe is of course no exception.

If he had no ambition, he would have joined Xun Zhen from his hometown, Donglai, Qingzhou, to avoid the disaster of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, and when he went south to Xuzhou, Xunzhen had indeed sent someone to invite him at that time. , let him come to live in Tan County, but why did he refuse at that time? On the one hand, it was because Xun Zhen was already eyeing Yanzhou at that time, and his elder brother Liu Dai was the prefect of Yanzhou at that time. In addition, another reason was because he regarded himself as a hero and did not want to be someone else's. attached.

Chen Gong was a famous person in Yanzhou, and he was regarded as the former official of Liu Yao's elder brother Liu Dai. He was also known as a resourceful man. After Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were cast in Danyang County, Liu Yao welcomed him very much. Chatting together, one time after getting drunk, under Chen Gong's provocation and temptation, Liu Yao once sighed with emotion and told Chen Gong his ambition to achieve one's career.

Therefore, Chen Gong is now aware of Liu Yao's ambition, and his words just now contain the phrase "ambitious ambition".

Of course, because everyone is different, everyone has different ambitions. Liu Yao's ambition is not to be a king or emperor, but to take advantage of this chaotic world, separate one side and become a prince in one place, and then watch the change of the times before making other plans. , he was still eager to do it.

- But now, although Xunzhen has already acquired the three states of Xu, Yan, and Qing, plus Yuzhou, it is the four states, and has the imperial court in hand, but if he casts his eyes on the whole world, he will go to the whole sea. The situation, but still the feudal lords are separated everywhere. Jingzhou has Liu Biao, Yizhou has Liu Zhang, Jizhou has Yuan Shao, Youzhou has Liu He, Yan Rou, Xianyufu, Gongsun Du, etc., Guanzhong and Liangzhou have Han Sui, Ma Teng and other warlords. It is far away in the southern border of Jiaozhou, and there are also separatist forces. In addition, there are more powers such as Zhang Yang, Wangyi, etc. Although they are smaller, they are also called the king by the prefectures and counties. Therefore, in this matter, who will be the winner in the end. , unless a very far-sighted and wise man, is still unclear and undecidable.

Then, if during this period, Yangzhou could be unified and become his own territory, Liu Yao would really be able to realize his ambition. First, he would become a prince, and then when the world would undergo major changes, he would not rule out the possibility of returning it. can go further.

Liu Yao pondered for a moment, stroking his beard, and said, "Sir, he suggested to me last time that I could take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yuan Shu in the south, and take the two counties of Jiujiang and Fuling. This is not a bad policy, sir, but at that time I I also told Mr.

Chen Gong said: "Yes, the envoy did tell me about the embarrassment of the envoy to me last time. On the one hand, Xun Chen and Zang Hong from Jiujiang and Fuling were ready to fight, on the other hand, Xu Xian personally led his troops to the south. He was stationed in Guangling County, facing Danyang County across the river, so it was difficult for the monarch to guard against Xu Xian, and also attack Jiujiang and Fuling. Therefore, if he rashly planned to attack Jiujiang and Fuling, he would not only be defeated and return. , and there is a danger that the war will lead to Danyang, ... the envoy is also very concerned about this. However, if you don't take advantage of the last chance that Xun Zhenzhi has just conquered Wanxian and has not yet settled Nanyang, take over Jiujiang, If Fuling is still in Yangzhou, then I still have my humble opinion, I am afraid that when Xun Zhenzhi turns his head to clean up Yangzhou, even if the envoy wants to use troops, he can only sit back and wait!"

Liu Yao said embarrassedly: "My embarrassment is not just the two things that Mr. just said."

"Oh? What's the problem?"

"Sir, I went to the prefect of Wu County, Sheng Xian, several times, and asked him to come to Danyang to meet me. I went to see him again, and went to Wu County to meet him in person. He declined me on the pretext of being ill, but he refused to meet me. Besides Sheng Xian, there was Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, and I also went to him. I asked him to help me recruit 5,000 Lujiang Jingyong, but he also refused me, saying 'I don't have a king's order, so I don't dare to recruit people without permission.' But Sheng Xian and Lu Kang watched,

You don't want to obey me! There are strong enemies in Guangling in the north, and Wu County and Lujiang in the interior are not satisfied. As for Yuzhang County, not to mention, Tang Mao, the county governor, is a fellow cyclist and has close contacts with Xun Chen and Zang Hong in Jiujiang and Fuling counties. , Under such circumstances, how dare I rashly use troops in Jiujiang and Fuling? "

Chen Gong said: "The envoy has two concerns, one is that Xu County, who is currently stationed in Guangling, is worried that he will invade Danyang County while the envoy is using Jiujiang and Fuling; the other is that Sheng Xian, Lu Kang Er The duke refuses to obey the orders of the envoy, right?"

Liu Yao said, "Exactly."

Chen Gong said, "Your Majesty, I have a solution for both of your worries."

Liu Yao stroked his beard and said, "Oh? Do you have a good plan to solve my two worries? Ask the gentleman, will the plan be released?"

Chen Gong said: "The first concern of the Shi-jun, to put it bluntly, is that the troops and horses under the Shi-jun's current account are insufficient, and they are unable to attack Jiujiang, Fuling, and control Xu Xian's subordinates in Guangling, and conduct two-front battles. "

Liu Yao nodded and said, "Not bad."

Chen Gong said: "As for the envoy's concern, in my humble opinion, I can use Lv Bu to solve it for the envoy."

Liu Yao asked, "Using Lu Bu?"

Chen Gong said: "When Lv Bu attacked Huang Zu before, both times it was because Liu Deng led troops to assist Huang Zu, and Lv Bu's success was in vain. Because I tried to talk to Lv Bu, I suggested that he might as well send a letter to the envoy to help the envoy to Yangzhou. , This is also good for him, but he refused to listen to my advice, and later he was even more whimsical, thinking of returning to the court."

Liu Yao said, "That's right, sir, you told me about this, and Lu Fengxian is now going back to court, how could he be willing to help me?"

Chen Gong said: "Your Majesty, this is just Lu Fengxian's wishful thinking, but Sun Jian died under his hands, how could Xun Zhenzhi accept his submission? Your Majesty, the four counties of Pingchun are connected to Nanyang County in the west and Nanyang County in the north. Runan County is also the main road from Nanyang and Runan to Yangzhou. How can Xun Zhenzhi allow Lv Bu to occupy such an important position? Therefore, I expect that after finishing Nanyang, Xun Zhenzhi will definitely be in charge of Yangzhou. He will do something to Lv Bu first. In this case, if you ask the monarch to choose a wise man in advance, go to see Lv Bu, and talk about this situation, take the initiative to make good friends with Lv Bu, and propose to form an alliance with him, Lv Bu will definitely agree. After he agrees, The envoy can summon him or send troops to attack Jiujiang and Fuling from the west to cooperate with the envoy; or let him send troops to Yangzhou to help Duke Ming!"

Liu Yao stroked his beard, thinking about it without saying a word.

Chen Gong said: "Your Majesty, I have been in Lv Bu's army for several months, and I have seen with my own eyes that all of Lv Bu's troops are all elites... Wen Yuan's famous general, Ming Gong has now seen it personally, and Lv Bu has Gao Shun under his tent. The other generals, especially the trapped camp led by Gao Shun, although only eight hundred soldiers, but with complete armour and equipment, all dare to fight. The general is only Liu Deng, and Gao Shun is enough to defeat him."

Liu Yao looked at Zhang Liao with a smile, and said, "Wen Yuan's generals are indeed very comparable."

Zhang Liao hurriedly gave in a few words.

Chen Gong said, "Your Majesty, with Lu Bu's help, wouldn't the lack of troops be resolved? Isn't Xu Xian not a problem?"

Liu Yao thought about it for a while, but he was noncommittal at first. He didn't express his opinion on this. He asked Chen Gong and said, "Sir, what about my second worry?"

Chen Gong said: "Sheng Xian and Lu Kang are now refusing to obey the envoy's order, because the envoy's order does not have enough name, so as long as the envoy has a name when he enters Jiujiang and Fuling, then The two of them will definitely not have any more disagreements."

Liu Yao said, "Name?"

Chen Gong said, "Your Majesty is the prefect of Yangzhou, and has the responsibility of supervising the governors stationed in the county, so why doesn't Duke Ming blame Xun Chen and Zang Hong for abusing the people, and summon all the counties in Yangzhou to discuss them together?"

"Blame the two of them for abusing the people."

Chen Gong said: "I have already contacted the various generations of Chaohu for the envoy, and they are all willing to rely on the envoy. When the envoy uses the army, the Chaohu generation will be in chaos, and Lv Bu's troops will attack it from the west. The main force of the army will attack from the east, respond from both inside and outside, and move in unison from three sides. Why can't you quickly overcome the small places of Jiujiang and Fuling? The two counties are now under the commander, and the four counties of Danyang, Kuaiji, Jiujiang and Fuling will be united. They have already seized the half of Yangzhou, and with this power, ordered Sheng Xian and Lu Kang, how could they dare to disobey the order of the envoy? If you still don't want to, just ask for it, ... So, isn't the entire Yangzhou owned by Ming Gong?"