Chapter 383 The Completed Return
The equipment and numerical advantages of water warfare are greater than the bonus of land warfare, so Lu Su’s recommendation is really timely.
Xue Zhou is a native of Guangling. He was recruited by Chen Deng in the original time and space. It was also because Chen Deng went south and became the prefect of Guangling, and he was caught in the military and political affairs.
Now Chen Deng has been based in the north of Xuzhou for a long time. He only went south to Shouchun at the end of last year, so he naturally has no influence on Guangling. However, as a local native, Lu Su became Xuezhou's Bole.
It can be seen that the heroes see the same thing.
Xue Zhou is capable and valuable, and neither Chen Deng nor Lu Su will turn a blind eye.
After Lu Su finished speaking, Liu Ye also stood up and handed over his hands.
“I would like to report to my lord and young lord, Ye also has something to recommend.”
Liu Ye said: “There is a giant water thief in Jiujiang, named Zheng Bao, who is from a wealthy family in Jiujiang. , died in the nest due to Yuan Shu's force. Between the lake and the river, he has thousands of young men and more than 200 large and small ships. His people are brave and courageous, and their talents and weapons are outstanding."
"The Ye family has also lived in Jiujiang for a long time, and has a good relationship with the Zheng family."
Liu Ye smiled and said: "After my lord got Jiujiang, Ye sent someone to contact Zheng Bao and persuaded him to surrender as soon as possible. Now Zheng Bao is also interested, and Ye is willing to go there in person. If he comes to surrender, his warships and sailors will definitely surrender." It can also help the young master.”
If Xuezhou is still relatively unpopular, then this Zheng Bao is much more famous than Xuezhou.
In the original time and space, Zheng Bao occupied the entire Chaohu Lake and was powerful in Yangzhou. At his peak, he had tens of thousands of households and tens of thousands of people under his command. Moreover, he was killed by Liu Ye in a plan. The head was a stepping stone to enter the Cao Wei Group.
Xue Zhou is far inferior to Zheng Bao in terms of reputation, strength, and reputation.
However, Jiujiang and Guangling are now owned by Liu Bei, and his dominance is far greater than that of Yuan Shu in the original time and space.
Therefore, the forces of Xue Zhou and Zheng Bao are much weaker than in the original time and space, which is also reasonable.
After all, Liu Bei's people are stationed in Shouchun. Chao Lake is an important waterway. Wherever Zheng Baolai can be occupied, he can only live on the edge of Chao Lake and on the Yangtze River. Life is far less moist than in the original time and space. . So there is a reason why Liu Ye is so confident in convincing Zheng Bao.
After hearing this, Liu Bei was quite moved.
Let’s not mention the strategy against Jing. It would be great if people like Xue Zhou and Zheng Bao could be recruited. Otherwise, it would be unwise to go to great lengths to defeat them.
So, Liu Bei immediately made a decision: "In this case, this matter will be entrusted to Zijing and Ziyang. If Xuezhou and Zheng Bao are willing to submit, if they are willing to join politics, they can be given the order of the major counties. If you want to join the army, you can actually be awarded the position of captain."
The magistrate of a large county is worth a thousand stones, and the captain of a school is worth two thousand stones.
Although the value of Xiaowei has begun to depreciate at this time, and its gold content is far less than that of Emperor Ling, it is still very attractive.
Liu Bei also planned to take the opportunity to buy horse bones with a large sum of money to further show his favor to the powerful nobles in Huaisi.
Although it has only been more than half a year, Liu Bei and his son predicted a severe drought in Huaisi, raised funds for grain and fodder, built large-scale water conservancy projects, and mobilized the people of Huaisi.
Not only did Liu Bei's dominance over the Huaisi region greatly expand through mobilization and large-scale projects, but it also gathered people's hearts. In Huaisi, everyone from the powerful nobles to the common servants in Huaisi had a strong influence on Liu Bei. , Liu Feng was greatly moved to return home.
I am afraid of comparison in everything, how Yuan Shu ruled before, and how Liu Bei rules now.
Under the chemical reaction, it is not surprising that the people of Huaisi would be very grateful to Liu Bei and his son.
Nowadays, the powerful nobles of Huaisi praise Liu Bei and his son, and the common people secretly build Liu Bei's shrine. This shows how exaggerated the dominance and influence of Liu Bei and his son in Huaisi are. .
At present, Huaisi, like Xuzhou, has become the iron foundation of Liu Bei and his son, and even wins in support. It is not surprising that Liu Feng has such an optimistic estimate of next year's tax harvest.
In this case, Liu Bei naturally doesn't mind continuing to show favors to consolidate his surging reputation.
Lu Su and Liu Ye immediately stood up, bowed, and thanked Liu Bei.
Liu Bei sighed inwardly. Regarding the Jingzhou issue, among the people in the hall, Chen Deng seemed to be questioning Liu Feng, but in fact his goal was clearly to agree.
If Chen Deng's attitude is negative, then he should deny the plan in other aspects instead of jumping directly into the category of how to fight. Xun You's answer perfectly solved Chen Deng's doubts. Liu Bei even doubted whether there was some kind of tacit understanding between Chen Deng and Xun You.
As for Lu Su and Liu Ye, they were even more naked. They jumped out directly to support Liu Feng. Their suggestions were all to increase Liu Feng's chances of winning.
Among the people in the hall, except for the second master who has not spoken yet, most of the others support, or at least do not oppose, the plot against Jingzhou.
In fact, it is not surprising. Now Liu Bei Group has only three strategic directions. As long as everyone can see the talent, only Jingzhou has the greatest profit.
Jiaozhi is a remote place. Although it has a vast territory, its population is sparse.
Today's population of Jiaozhi is only two million. This is due to the acceptance of hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Central Plains. It is also isolated and difficult to join forces.
In the direction of the Central Plains, there is gold and jade outside, but ruins inside.
Yanzhou, with a population of more than 4 million, now only has a population of more than 1 million. Henan has been tortured by Cao Cao. Although it has not reached the level of white land like Luozhong, Yingchuan, and Nanyang, it is really It is no longer the blessed place it was decades ago.
Moreover, the location here is very sensitive, and one move can affect the whole body. It is a place that both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao attach great importance to. Once they take action, it will almost certainly lead to reactions from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, which will do more harm than good.
Only Jingzhou is rich in land, rich in products, and has a large population.
Chen Deng, Xun You, Lu Su, Liu Ye and others naturally would not ignore this point, which shows that they had this consideration in mind.
As for the second master, it is even simpler. He is not easy to talk about at the strategic level, but as a traditional general, he naturally favors a sure expansion war in most cases.
As a result, Liu Bei had to make concessions.
"In that case, Zisheng, you should make preparations first. Let me think twice about whether to implement it."
As soon as Liu Bei said this, Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
I will not talk about the subsequent information about Huan Jie, Sun Ce, Pang family, etc. for the time being. After all, Liu Feng may not be able to follow his words on these matters, and it would be bad if something went wrong.
If Liu Bei is stubborn, there will be no need to worry about convincing him.
But now that Liu Bei has made concessions, it is natural that one less thing is worse than one more thing.
"Yes, father, the child knows."
Liu Feng agreed immediately, but then, Liu Feng changed the subject and said: "Father, Huaisi is now stable, and all major projects have been completed. On the contrary, Yangzhou Xinding is in urgent need of manpower, so he has no choice but to recruit famous people, wealthy families, and even generals from the Sun family to rescue him."
When Liu Bei heard this, his expression suddenly changed. , obviously thinking of the many talented people who gathered in Huaisi to repair Shaopi and build water conservancy projects.
Each of these heroes has outstanding abilities, amazing talents, and can be both literary and military. They are called useful.
So much so that Liu Bei doesn't want to let any of them go now, and is planning to make great use of them.
"This..." Liu Bei turned his head hard, thinking about the words to refuse: "My father is also short of manpower now. If he rashly transfers so many county chiefs, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
Liu Feng glanced at Liu Bei with disdain. As he said, Liu Bei is now a hussar general, and there are countless celebrities and powerful men who have surrendered to him. However, the quality is far inferior to this group, but the number is Several times or even ten times more than this group of people.
This group of people Liu Feng was of great use, so Liu Feng had to use an old Eastern Han Dynasty example: "Father, Yangzhou is a newly established place, and everything is waiting to be revitalized. Let me, a great man, It's time to fill the official vacancies in Yangzhou with scholars from Henan and Xuzhou." Liu Bei was full of resistance and actually went to see Chen Deng, Xun You and others, obviously hoping that the plotters would help him think about it. Come up with ideas.
How could Liu Feng endure this and directly strangled Liu Bei's attempt to death.
"Father, I will discuss it with you when I lend my child to them."
Liu Feng gritted his teeth and pretended to be angry: "As the saying goes, if you borrow something, you must repay it. It is not difficult to borrow again. Moreover, the situation in Yangzhou needs these people to stabilize it. If Yangzhou is governed by Yang people, it is hard to say who will dominate Yangzhou in the future. "
Chen Deng, Xun You, and Lu Su. , Liu Ye and others all lowered their eyebrows and lowered their heads, as if they were temporarily deaf.
Why are foreign ministers like me getting involved in the matter of my father and my son?
Guan Yu is sitting aside, and Danfeng narrows his eyes, and you don't even know whether he is awake or asleep. But just by looking at his fixed gaze and motionless appearance, it can be seen that he does not want to get involved in this topic.
Liu Bei sighed, his words about promoting people and governing people really touched Liu Bei's pain point.
I remembered that when I first entered Xuzhou, except for Chen Deng and Mi Zhu who gave him some face, other Xu people, even outsiders like Cao Bao, didn't take him seriously.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei felt sorry for his eldest son, and finally relaxed.
"Okay, then give me a month to send someone to replace them, and then ask them to go to Yangzhou to vote for you."
In the past year or so, Liu Bei has also gathered many scholars from the Central Plains, such as the brothers Huan Bin and Huan Ye from the Longkang Huan family in Pei State.
The Longkang Huan clan is a famous clan in the Central Plains, and is not at the same level as the Huan family in Changsha.
This family has also been a minister for generations, and has repeatedly produced two thousand stones.
Brothers Huan Bin and Huan Ye have a distant cousin named Huan Dian, who is a direct descendant of the Huan family. Their grandfather Huan Yan once served as the Taifu during the period of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty. He jointly ruled with the Taiwei Zhu Chong and was awarded the title of Marquis of Yangping. .
Huan Dian was promoted as a filial and honest young man and served as a Langguan in Luozhong. Later, he served as a house official of Yuan Kai, the head of the Yuan family. He can be said to be an elite of the Central Plains gentry with upright roots.
At present, Huandian is still in Luozhong, and Guangluqing, one of the nine ministers, although he no longer has real power, can still be regarded as a noble person.
Huan Dian also had a son who was particularly famous, and that was Huan Fan, the great Sinong who later became the advisor to Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei. In the end, he scolded Cao Shuang for being a stupid pig, and together with him, Sima Yiyi destroyed three tribes. .
Although Huan Bin and Huan Ye are just branches, the Huan family has a very high reputation in Pei State. With their help, they can effectively win over the hearts of Pei State.
In addition to the Huan family, many people came to invest, such as the Xie family and Yin family in Chenjun, the Huan family in Xiapi, and the Xu family in Dongguan, etc.
It’s not that Liu Bei has no one at his disposal, it’s just that his talents and conduct are not as good as those of Liu Feng.
However, Liu Feng begged and threatened, so Liu Bei let it go. After all, the other party was a big boy of his own, and he was really at fault, so he could only nod in relief.
But Liu Bei was relieved, but Liu Feng looked at his father with some suspicion.
"If you want it, just wait! If you don't want to wait, don't ask for it!"
Liu Bei suddenly became furious. I have let you go, but you still suspect that your father is delaying the war?
You really are not a son of man!
Liu Feng realized that his father was really angry, and quickly comforted him: "In that case, the child is naturally willing to wait."
At this point, the business is done.
Liu Feng remembered a few other small things, so he said: "Father, Xuzhou's filial piety and integrity this year, can you leave one for your child?"
As soon as these words came out, just now Chen Deng and others, who were all in a daze, suddenly woke up and looked at Liu Feng.
Liu Bei was also curious: "Who do you want to recommend?"
Liu Feng did not hide anything and said bluntly: "A Liang is now eighteen years old. I want to crown him as Xiaolian."
When he left for Shouchun this time, he had already sent People went to pick up Zhuge Xuan.
Zhuge Xuan has been ill for more than half a year and has recovered before. However, his status is delicate and he has no suitable official position for the time being.
Now that Liu Feng is obsessed with starting a war with Jingzhou, naturally he can no longer let Zhuge Xuan serve as the local governor.
If Zhuge Xuan revolts, the damage may not be great, but it will definitely be extremely insulting, and it will easily break the hearts of brothers Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang.
Thinking of this, Liu Feng simply decided to take Zhuge Xuan to Luo and find him an official position in the court to transition him away from Jingzhou.
At the same time, Zhuge Xuan, as Zhuge Liang's elder, is also the only surviving uncle.
Zhuge Liang wanted to be crowned, so Zhuge Xuan naturally had to be present.
"It turns out to be A Liang."
Liu Bei suddenly realized, with a look of jealousy on his face. Everyone thought he was a polite and virtuous corporal, but they didn't know that his grown-up son had a vicious vision.
The people mentioned so far are all outstanding among men, talented people in the world, and heroes among their peers.
Liu Feng didn’t know that Liu Bei actually valued Zhuge Liang very much.
This time Zhuge Liang stayed in Shouchun and served as Liu Bei's secretary, which made Liu Bei very happy.
Liu Bei even planned to take the initiative to ask Liu Feng to ask for someone, but now that he saw Liu Feng nakedly asking Zhuge Liang to promote Xiaolian, he knew that his plan had failed.
"My father knows it."
Liu Bei agreed, and then looked at Liu Feng with an unkind expression: "What else can you do?"
Seeing Liu Bei's eyes guarding against thieves, Liu Feng suddenly felt chilled. He had done so many things for his father. , I made such a small request, but I was rejected.
When did my father become so cool!
However, Liu Feng only dared to complain in his heart, but swallowed a few other small things with his mouth, and shook his head: "Father, the child is gone."
(This chapter End)