Chapter 82 Liu Ye’s Plan
“It would be fine if he continues to stay in Pei State. It’s ridiculous that this person is greedy and covets Xuzhou’s favorable location, many people and rich fields. He actually accepted the invitation of Chen Yuanlong and Mi Zizhong. After Tao Qian's death, he took over as the pastor of Xuzhou. "
"Haier concluded that even if this person was not a puppet of Chen Yuanlong and Mi Zizhong, he would not be able to stay in Xuzhou for a few years. How is it different from holding a salary into a fire and shouting? "
Liu Pu and Liu Huan looked at each other. They also knew that their son and brother were young, wise, and strong and determined. Not only is he thoughtful and astute, but he also dares to think and act. At the age of thirteen, he dared to kill his father's trusted servant. This courage is indeed extraordinary.
What happened in the past few years, Liu Ye has been right every time, and he has helped the Chengde Liu family avoid several disasters.
This made Liu Ye's father and brother have a deeper trust in him, and they already had the taste of obeying his words.
But this time is really different.
Liu Bei is the Mu of Xuzhou, a big warlord who occupies a state.
If this were to be blamed, the Chengde Liu family would be like grass in the wind, vulnerable to a blow.
Liu Bei can crush them to death with one finger.
Hearing his father and brother's worries, Liu Ye didn't care: "Father, brother, Liu Bei first entered Xuzhou. His subordinates Chen Deng and Mi Zhu are proud of their veteran achievements and will be domineering. Cao Bao, Xu Dan, and Cao Hong are Tao Qian's old men. The confidants must unite to keep warm and fight against the new king. As for Langya Zangba and Guangling Yuan Sui, they all have their own ideas to fight against the state capital.
How can Liu Xuande handle this situation with only a few thousand direct troops? br>
If he stays in Tancheng honestly, that's all. He can survive for a few more years.
If he dares to send troops outside, I predict that he will lose Xuzhou within the year, and he will be like a lost dog, terrified and helpless. A place to live!”
Hearing Liu Ye’s analysis, Liu Pu and Liu Huan felt a little reassured. After all, Liu Ye’s previous analysis was correct, and this time should be no exception, right?
But Liu Huan was still a little puzzled: "As the second brother said, Liu Xuzhou may not be able to sit firmly in Tancheng. But he came to recruit the second brother because he took a fancy to the second brother's talent, and he was finally showing good intentions. Even if the second brother despises him and doesn't want to accept the offer, then he can just say no, so why should he treat the envoy so harshly?"
Liu Ye did not directly answer Liu Huan's question, but looked at the servant. , motioned for them to step back, and then invited his father and brother into the inner room, and then answered: "Father and brother, I can't do anything about this matter. It's just that Liu Bei came too late. If he had been a year or two earlier in the morning , I’ll work harder, and I’m willing to go to Xuzhou to see how good he is. It’s a pity that now...”
As he said that, Liu Ye shook his head and sighed.
Liu Pu asked puzzledly: "What's going on now?"
Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said: "Don't you know, father? After the general swept across Huaisi, he himself sat in Shouchun and attacked from all sides. Take Lujiang County and Jiujiang County, and we are all within his territory.”
"The later general is brave and unstoppable, has an arrogant nature, and is petty in nature, so he should not be offended.
He was defeated by Liu Biao and Cao Cao, and was forced to leave Jing and Hezhou, and was forced to go south to Huaisi At that time, he had already coveted Xuzhou, but at that time Tao Qian was still an ally of Yuan Shu and was conquered by Cao Cao.
The Hou general had just suffered a defeat in Yanzhou and fled in embarrassment. How could he dare to go to Xuzhou to interfere with Cao and Cao. The Tao War?
But since Lu Bu's incident in Yanzhou, Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to support, and after the fierce battle between the two sides in Yanzhou, Yuan Shu's ambitions for Xuzhou became clear
He first committed suicide. He was the uncle of Xuzhou, and later wanted to take over Xuzhou when Tao Qian died.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yuanlong and Mi Zizhong greeted Liu Bei first.
In anger, the general later even cursed Liu Bei for who he was, who actually entered the palace and became the state shepherd.
This shows the general’s resentment towards Liu Bei.
Since we are in the territory of the rear general, how dare we make friends with Liu Bei?
Ye Bucai dares to say that if we take over the conquest today, the disaster of destroying our family will not be far away tomorrow.
Detaining the envoys was also forced by this. What should we do if we send the envoy away and the general later accuses us of this?
I can only feel sorry for the envoy to stay here for a while longer.
If the general later did not ask questions, he would naturally apologize, exchange gifts, and expose the matter. It is expected that after the envoy returned, he would not dare to truthfully report such a shameful matter to him. Liu Bei.
If General Hou is really guilty, then he will have to use the head of this envoy to solve the trouble for our Liu family.
This incident arose due to Liu Bei's conquest, and this disaster was naturally caused by him.
In this case, it is natural for my family to use his chief officials to resolve this disaster. ”
Liu Ye’s long speech made his father Liu Pu and his brother Liu Huan confused and at a loss.
When they finally understood the meaning of Liu Ye’s words, Not only was he shocked by Liu Ye's resourcefulness, but he also reluctantly admitted that this was the only way to save the Liu family.
The subsequent development was in a good direction.
Yuan Shu had only initially occupied Jiujiang, and his rule had always been very extensive. The management organization did not even have full control of the actual power at the county level. He only knew how to force the local nobles to provide money, food and people, and did not interfere with local autonomous management.
Therefore, the news that Liu Bei conquered Liu Ye did not spread, which made Liu Ye's family relax.
Just when Liu Ye was planning to let Huang Li go and give him a gift so that he could return to his life, the arrival of a letter changed his mind.
It's not that Liu Ye doesn't plan to let Huang Li go, but that he has new ideas about Liu Bei's conquest.
The author of this letter is his best friend, Lu Su and Lu Zijing, the township party member of Huaisi and the head of the powerful Lu family in Dongcheng.
They have been friends since childhood and have known each other for five or six years.
Lu Su is much older than Liu Ye, there is a full seven years difference between them.
However, Lu Su never looked down upon Liu Ye because of his age. On the contrary, he attached great importance to this precocious Han clan member and regarded him as a close friend.
Lu Su has a broad personality and is devoted to justice and wealth, while Liu Ye is extremely smart and talented.
Since the two became friends, their relationship has become deeper and deeper. They often exchange letters and both know each other's ambitions.
What made the two people feel more in tune was that even Liu Ye, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, unanimously believed that the world was about to be in chaos, and that the Han Dynasty could not rise again!
Yes, Liu Ye felt that it was time for the Han family to overthrow.
Because this world is so rotten and stinks!
Although Liu Ye is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, his family has land and shops, and many servants. Compared to Liu Bei, his life can be said to be endlessly happy.
But for a talented and knowledgeable person like Liu Ye, the most important thing is to become an official.
But Liu Ye's family is closer to the powerful than to the noble family.
Like Lu Su, he was trapped in the fact that he had no famous teachers to worship, and no family of classics scholars to help them become famous.
In the future, he was indeed appreciated and praised by Xu Zijiang, and he was hailed as a talented person of Wang Zuo.
But when was that?
This is what Xu Zijiang said when he ran away from Runan and passed by Yangzhou because of the melee in the Central Plains and the people's livelihood. He was warmly entertained by the Liu family, given money, and escorted to Yangzhou.
If it hadn't been for the war, Liu Ye, the second son of a powerful Jiujiang family, might not have been qualified to stand in front of Xu Zijiang in this life, let alone have the other party comment on his talent as Wang Zuo.
(End of this chapter)