Chapter 487 Kuai Liang surrenders
When Liu Feng asked these two people at this time, it was of course of a different meaning. Because both Guan Dingfu and Peng Zhongshuang have been captured and have worked for the new master after being captured and have achieved merit.
Kuai Liang is familiar with classics and has a profound talent. Naturally, he will not be unaware of the two of Dingfu and Peng Zhongshuang, nor will he not understand Liu Feng's hints.
Kuai Liang was also extremely entangled and very contradictory at this time. From Kuai Liang's original heart, he advocated loyalty to the end, but reality forced him to consider the family. Besides, Kuai Liang's current official position is the prefect of Nanyang, and such a position as two thousand stones is a serious court official.
This also means that Kuai Liang has two lords, one is the lord Liu Biao, and the other is the lord of the emperor.
Just like today's son's name is naturally in the hands of Cao Cao and the father and son of the Liu family.
This also means that Liu Feng is also the de facto spokesperson of Kuai Liang's lord, which undoubtedly greatly offsets Liu Biao's identity as a lord.
This is the magical monarchy of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Kuai Liang must be loyal to the emperor and Liu Biao at the same time, and when a conflict occurs between the emperor (or a powerful minister who has mastered the title of emperor) and the lord, the situation becomes very complicated.
Because of the interests of the gentry, there is no unspoken rule that the emperor must be greater than the master, but it has become a specific situation and a specific solution.
This was also the biggest battlefield for the battle between the emperor and the gentry in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It is no exaggeration to say that the first party corruption of Emperor Huan of Han was closely related to this issue.
Seeing that Kuai Liang could not speak, but did not react fiercely, Liu Feng was secretly happy and pursued the victory: "Watch Dingfu is a prisoner of the Chu country's territory. King Wu of Chu did not despise his identity, but was appointed as the general with his talent. Later, he won dozens of victories in Chu, conquered Zhou, Liao and other places, and sent Sui and Tang countries to submit to Chu, making Chu famous in the Central Plains. In the country of Chu, he also fought south to attack many barbarians and made great achievements in the expansion of territory of Chu. If Dingfu was loyal to the son of the Zheng Kingdom and rejected King Wu of Chu's invitation, would anyone in the world know how virtuous he was?"
It is believed that Ding's father was from the country of Zheng and was captured by the State of Chu. The location of this country of Zheng is the current county of Zheng, which is only a few hundred miles away from Xiangyang.
Kuai Liang's eyes trembled slightly, and he obviously heard Liu Feng's words.
"Good uncle, Peng Zhongshuang is not from Chu. He was a prisoner of Shen. However, he was invited by King Wen of Chu to serve as the chief magistrate, and took charge of the Chu court. He annexed Shen and Xi for King Wen of Chu, threatened Chen and Cai, and inflated the influence of Chu to Rushui in one fell swoop, shaking the Central Plains."
Liu Feng continued to say: "When Dingfu and Peng Zhongshuang were not from Chu, they were able to display their talents in Chu, which shocked the world and became famous in history. During the reign of King Hui of Chu, the Grand Tutor Zi Jing once used Guan Dingfu and Peng Zhongshuang as examples to explain to him that the appointment of talents should not be concerned about their background. It can be seen that the two of them have never been destroyed in history."
"Are my uncle willing to learn everything and let everything go?"
Liu Feng said passionately, "Now is a time of great struggle. Not only is the king selecting ministers, but also the ministers can choose kings! I heard of my uncle's reputation when he was granted to Xuzhou. I just wish I could not be close to my uncle and asked him day and night. Now that he has been granted to Xiangyang, I have received this opportunity from heaven, and I really don't want to miss it. I beg my uncle to think twice."
After saying that, Liu Feng stood up and bowed to Kuai Liang, and he seemed to be like you didn't agree, so I won't get up.
None of Liu Feng's words explicitly persuaded Kuai Liang to betray Liu Biao, but between the lines, there was no one that was not to hint the other party. It can be said that he has tried his best and puts good intentions in his efforts.
Kuai Liang was not a stone man or a fool, so how could he not hear this? In addition, Liu Feng looked like a scoundrel in front of him, which made Kuai Liang feel a little confused.
People like Kuai Liang who are confined to etiquette are naturally afraid of rule-breakers and are easily threatened by others.
Just like Liu Feng in front of him.
The personalities of the brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue are very interesting, especially Kuai Yue, who is completely a general version of Jia Xu.
One thing that proves this well.
When Liu Bangdan rode into Jingzhou, he received full support from the Kuai brothers and Cai Mao in Yicheng.
At that time, Liu Biao really had only one person and one horse. Although the Kuai family and the Cai family were the great gentry in Xiangyang, their wealth and wealth were far less wealthy than they are now. There are almost every major thief that occupy Xiangyang, and almost every one of the largest thieves has thousands of divisions.
These sect thieves combined together have as many as thirty or fifty families, which are tens of thousands of soldiers.
Even if Liu Biao received the full support of the Kuai and Cai families, he would not dare to say that he could defeat these thieves head-on.
So, Liu Biao asked Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao for advice.
In fact, among these three people, whether they are smart, wise, or good at planning, Kuai Yue is the most outstanding one.
But Kuai Yue didn't say anything.
The first person to answer was Kuai Liang.
Kuai Liang's answer was very concise, saying: "If the people do not attach themselves, benevolence is insufficient, and if the people do not attach themselves but not govern, righteousness is insufficient; if the way of benevolence and righteousness is practiced, the people will return to the water, so why should they not ask about the development of troops and strategies?"
Kuai Liang asked Liu Biao to cultivate benevolence and appease the people with benevolence. If the people have more, do you still have to worry about wealth, food and soldiers?
Is Kuai Liang's words right?
Surely right.
But it was not suitable at that time. There were sects who had independent troops around. There was also a super sect thief Yuan Shu in Nanyang County in the north. Where did you get the time to cultivate benevolence and gather the people?
Liu Biao came here secretly, riding alone, and he didn't even dare to play the sign of Jingzhou Mu, so Kuai Liang's words could only be a correct nonsense at that time. Liu Biao's reaction was also very realistic, that is, consultant Yue.
Kuai Yue replied at that time: "Those who govern peace must first benevolence and righteousness, and those who govern chaos must first make plans. The soldiers are not large, but people must be able to gain people. Yuan Shu is brave but unstoppable, and Su Dai and Bei Yu are both military men, which is not worth worrying. The thieves and commanders of the clan are often greedy and violent, and are troubled by the subordinates. Those who have some knowledge, if they are told to show them for profit, they must come with the masses. The king punishes them for their unrighteousness and uses them. People in a state have the heart of happiness and hear that the king has great virtue, and they will be brought to bear. The soldiers gather and support them, occupy Jiangling in the south, guard Xiangyang in the north, and the eight counties of Jingzhou can be declared. Even if Shu and others arrive, they cannot do anything."
Kuai Yue's answer was comprehensive, and at the same time provided moral support for Liu Biao's playfulness.
It’s not that you, Liu Biao, you, Liu Biao, want to govern the chaos for the people of Jingzhou!
Kuai Yue provided feasible plans, gave Liu Biao the title of righteousness, and finally gave him strategic analysis, which was extremely well-informed and unsparing.
The result was that Liu Biao was overjoyed and said, "Zirou's words are Yong Ji's arguments. Different plans are the plans of quadrilling."
This means whether Kuai Liang’s plan is slow or not, and Kuai Yue’s is the most suitable strategy for the moment.
Did Kuai Yue not think of Kuai Liang’s plan?
Obviously not, Kuai Yue could have thought of it, but he could have thought that Kuai Liang’s plan would not be helpful now.
Therefore, Kuai Yue made completely opposite plans, which shows how strong his ability and outstanding wisdom were.
If this is the case, it is not enough to say that he and Jia Xu are similar. After all, there are many outstanding advisers. In terms of strategy, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xun Chen, Ju Su, Guo Jia, Fa Zheng, Cheng Yu, Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, Pang Tong and others can do it.
But Kuai Yue had interesting differences with Liu Biao in the implementation of the strategy.
Kuai Yue meant to trick these fifty sects into over, and then kill those who were the most disrespectful, rebellious and independent to Liu Biao, and then give kindness to others to win over the hearts of the people and subdue the sects for their own use. Liu Biao’s choice is that you are so troublesome, I chose to kill all the knives.
Yes, that's right, many people think that Liu Biao chose to kill all the more than 50 clan thieves who have cheated him, but Kuai Yue, who was portrayed as a poisonous man, urged Liu Biao to only kill the leaders who were leading against Liu Biao.
However, Kuai Yue is more comprehensive than Jia Xu. He and Jia Xu both have the ability to govern and have the talent of making a spell. In the first item, Kuai Yue is better than Jia Xu, while in the second item, Kuai Yue is slightly inferior to Jia Xu, but Kuai Yue has the third ability that Jia Xu does not have, that is, he will be a general when he is out.
Kuai Yue is a rare commander of the large corps in Jingzhou. In history, he is likely to have commanded and pacified Jingnan. There are a total of two and a half commanders in Jingzhou, one is Kuai Yue, the other is Huang Zu, and the remaining half is Cai Mao.
It’s a pity that Liu Biao was afraid of Kuai Yue’s talent and kept holding him by his side and did not dare to let him go easily.
Suppose that after the Battle of Guandu, Xun Yu and Xun You and his uncle and nephew failed to persuade Cao Cao to give up Hebei for the time being and turn back to Jingzhou, then he might have seen a peak game between Kuai Yue and Cao Cao.
"My Lord Ming is very honored and is very honored, but it is hard to feel at ease. I am just an old man who has not achieved profound research on classics and history. He has a little reputation in his hometown. He is actually favored by his neighbors and relatives and friends. Although he likes to read and discuss the truth on weekdays, he often feels that his talents are a little unsophisticated and knowledgeable and has a short and poor knowledge.
I had long heard that the Ming Gongzhou Hall was full of talents, and they were all pillars of the country.
In comparison, I am like a drop in the ocean. My talent is nothing but a master's appearance. It is difficult to be as good as a virtuous person, and I am afraid it is difficult to take on important tasks. Moreover, I am stupid and have been doing everything for half my life, without any achievements, and I am really discouraged and just want to retire to my home and live a peaceful life.
Unexpectedly, Ming Gong was so kind that he personally served the medicine and encouraged the wise men of his hometown.
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Although goodness is despised, he knows the kindness.
Although he is talented and knowledgeable, he is short-lived, but he is willing to be able to drive Ming Gong and do his best to live up to his gratitude. ”
As he said that, Kuai Liang forced himself to sit up from the couch and salute Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was overjoyed and was immediately surprised when he saw Kuai Liang's actions. He hurried forward and held the other party down.
"Good uncle doesn't have to be too polite."
Liu Feng comforted him and said, "The uncle of good deeds is not a slander for Feng, but is willing to serve the people of Jingzhou. This is really a blessing for Liu Feng. In this way, my uncle must rest as much as possible and wait until he is in great condition."
After hearing Liu Feng's words, Kuai Liang's eyes flashed, and he finally lay down again honestly.
After getting Kuai Liang's approval, Liu Feng was naturally very happy and showed a strong look of joy on his face.
Even though Kuai Liang knew that this was Liu Feng’s intentional act, the other party was willing to do this for himself in such a position. Is it true or false? Why bother to care a lot?
Liu Feng patiently chatted with Kuai Liang a lot, and did not take the initiative to say goodbye after the other party showed fatigue. Before leaving, he also told the other party to have a good rest and ordered the arrangement of medicinal supplements, which was meticulous.
After Liu Feng left, Kuai Liang, who had already closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes again.
"Change."
Under the service of the maids, Kuai Liang changed his clothes, then came to the desk, turned on the ink, and began to write secret letters under the light of the candlelight.
After finishing writing, Kuai Liang immediately ordered the housekeeper standing behind him and said, "Arrang reliable personnel and send them to Jiangling's other places immediately. There must be no gap."
"Here!"
The butler of Kuai's mansion immediately responded to the order, then stepped forward to receive the secret letter, turned around and planned to leave.
But before leaving the door, he turned around and persuaded, "Master, please take care of your health. General Zuo has such kindness and personally served the sick. This kindness is so great that he has surpassed Jingshan, and he has rarely heard of it. It can be seen that General Zuo is so important to his master. If the master meets a wise master, he should be happy to take care of his health, so as to try his best to take steps in the future. The superior can repay General Zuo's kindness and the inferior can have the virtue of stabilizing the people. Never neglect your own body."
"I understand."
Kuai Liang nodded and then urged, "Go quickly."
The butler responded again and hurriedly left.
After watching the other party leave, Kuai Liang breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the couch with the help of his maid.
However, compared to before, I don’t know if it was a psychological reason, Kuai Liang felt much more comfortable and not as uncomfortable as before.
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The news of Kuai Liang's surrender was like wings, and almost overnight it spread throughout the entire Xiangyang City.
These families of all sizes have mixed opinions about this news because of their attitude towards Liu Feng, but one thing is in common, that is, they all breathed a sigh of relief in secret.
If Kuai Liang had resolutely not serve Liu Feng, no one would know whether Liu Feng would get angry and thus purge the local wealthy families in Xiangyang.
Liu Feng also breathed a sigh of relief, especially when he received the news, the Kuai Mansion secretly sent someone to the south to deliver a letter. As soon as the sky was dawn, the city gate had already left as soon as it opened.
Although I don’t know the content of the secret letter, since Kuai Liang is willing to surrender, the secret letter is likely to not be detrimental to Liu Feng, and maybe it will be a favorable assist in the next step.
That's right, after Liu Feng handled all the matters in Xiangyang, he planned to go to Jiangling once.
Kuai Yue is still in Jiangling now. Although the other party can go north to Xiangyang, hasn’t this weakened Liu Feng’s sincerity in vain?
Two days later, Liu Feng summoned Pan Jun, Ma Liang, Wei Yan, Fu Tong, Feng Xi, Xi brothers and Huo brothers into the mansion.
In terms of ability, among the people left behind in Jingzhou, these people are both virtuous and capable.
Although Pan Jun surrendered to Sun Quan, Liu Feng still felt that his virtue was good.
The relationship between Pan Jun and Guan Yu is quite bad, and the two feel incompatible, so Pan Jun is also treated coldly. But Pan Jun did not understand the Eastern Wu because of this, nor did he stab Guan Yu behind his back.
After Jiangling surrendered, Pan Jun stayed in the door and refused to serve Sun Quan. It was not until the general situation in Jingzhou was settled that Sun Quan came to Shi En to the door and was trapped.
Therefore, Liu Feng was quite tolerant of Pan Jun. After all, many times, loyalty and talent often did not coexist.
(This chapter ends)