Chapter 367: Caging Liu Lianjing
Cui Yan immediately asked: "Cao Mengde and Da Sima were in love since childhood. They were like-minded friends when they were young. Even a few years ago, the two of them had betrayed each other. Fighting by the river, they have a deep affection for each other. Although they are not brothers, they have brotherly feelings. I wonder why Mr. Saoji gave up Cao Mengde and showed his kindness to Xuande Gong? "
Xin Pi's heart? He sneered, but there was a spring breeze on his face: "There are three reasons."
Cui Yan's face changed slightly. He thought he had caught Xin Pi's flaw, but he didn't expect that the other party had been prepared for it. It seems that this time it was I made a mistake.
The key reason why Cui Yan felt that Xin Pi was well prepared is that there are three reasons.
But it is already remarkable that one can do two. Xin Bidu has prepared three reasons. If the other party is unprepared, Cui Yan himself would not believe it.
However, Cui Yan clearly felt that something was not good at this time, but he could only bite the bullet and said: "I would like to hear the details."
With a slightly proud look on his face, Xinpi raised his eyebrows One finger: "One of them is Cao Jin and Liu Yuan. Ji Gui must know about the so-called distant friendship and close attack."
Cui Yan's face darkened, but he had to nod: "What Mr. George said "Very true."
Xin Pi did not show mercy, but continued: "The second one is also Cao Jin and Liu Yuan."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.
But soon, Xun Chen, Ju Shou, and Tian Feng were the first to wake up. After a while, Guo Tu and Xu You also woke up.
Cui Yan was a little panicked. He still didn't understand it, but when he saw Jushu giving him a look, he suddenly felt something bad.
Cui Yan secretly looked at Yuan Shao out of the corner of his eye, only to see Yuan Shao in the main seat deep in thought.
Not waiting for Cui Yan to ask, Xin Pi took the initiative to continue: "It is precisely because the general has a close friendship with the great Sima that it is best to win over Duke Xuande first. Now Xuande is stronger than the general. , if Duke Xuande is trapped by his lord, if the general does not want to be captured, he has no choice but to welcome his lord to Luo."
After listening to Xinpi's explanation, everyone suddenly realized and understood.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao actually have a very bad relationship, but on the surface they are still little brothers, friends who have known each other since childhood, and a like-minded friendship. On the contrary, although Liu Bei was favored by Yuan Shao, and the two had long been friends when they were studying in Luoyang, their relationship was far from as close as that between Cao and Yuan.
What Xin Pi meant was to let Yuan Shao win over Liu Bei first, and at the same time use Cao Cao to subdue Liu Bei. After Liu Bei surrendered, what else could Cao Cao do besides surrender with Yuan and Liu united?
In the same sentence, Cao Yuan and Liu Yuan, the first reason refers to the geographical location, but the second reason refers to the distance of friendship.
Cui Yan sighed secretly, knowing that his goal would not be achieved.
He asked before with the intention of provoking Yuan Shao to suspect Xin Pi and Liu Bei.
But now it seems that this is no longer feasible.
Just as Cui Yan thought, Yuan Shao actually asked with a smile on his face: "I don't know what the third reason is, please teach me."
Xin Pi stood up and saluted, and even Dao didn't dare, and then explained: "The third reason lies with the emperor. The emperor and the imperial court are now in Luoyang, under the control of Cao Cao. I think Xuande Gong will not be satisfied, so it is right to go first to Liu and then to Cao."< br>
After hearing this, Yuan Shao felt deeply justified and had endless aftertaste. He repeatedly praised: "The talent of the governor is really comparable to that of Liu Hou!"
Xinpi was naturally humble and unworthy of it.
Immediately afterwards, Xin Pi took the initiative and said: "My lord, it's just not the best idea to win over Duke Xuande."
Yuan Shao immediately asked: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Xin Pi smiled and said: "My lord, has he forgotten that I had a long-term plan before?"
Yuan Shao spread his right hand, patted his forehead and said: "Oh, but he forgot what George said. .”
Xin Pi continued truthfully: "The long-term strategy is to contact Liu Jingsheng. Duke Jing Sheng has already sworn an alliance with the lord. The Lord can send envoys there to solidify the alliance. With Jing Sheng in the south, he can contain the general and Duke Xuande. ."
"With George by my side, Shao is worry-free."
Yuan Shao clapped his hands and was overjoyed. According to what Xin Pi said, since Liu Biao pulled out the tiger's teeth from Yuan Shu and captured Xiangyang, He eagerly formed an alliance with himself. Although the two of them were far apart, they really interacted a lot.
The alliance between the two sides even lasted until after the Battle of Guandu in the original time and space. After Yuan Shao died of illness, his three sons competed for the control of Hebei. Liu Biao even wrote a letter to persuade them, hoping that they could join forces to fight first. Cao.
Therefore, Yuan Shao also had a good impression of Liu Biao and quite trusted him.
Now that Xin Pi mentioned this, Yuan Shao immediately felt that this idea was very successful, and he was also sure that he could control Liu Biao and let him watch Cao Cao and Liu Bei for him.
Listening to Yuan Shao's words of praise for Xin Pi, Ju Shou sat down and frowned slightly. For a moment, he couldn't tell what Xin Pi's position was.
Before, he was suspected of colluding with Liu Bei, but today he behaved like a selfless person.
Cui Jigui suffered a big loss. Although Yuan Shao only admired Xinpi now and did not blame Cui Yan, Jushou felt that the other party must have made a note for Cui Yan in his heart.
In Yuan Shao's eyes, Cui Yan's intentions against Xin Pi were a little too obvious.
Yuan Shao actually doesn't hate the people below him fighting with each other. What he fears most is that if the people below him are harmonious, then he, the outsider boss, will be sidelined.
On the surface, Yuan Shao likes to show that he is selfless and has clear rewards and punishments. Therefore, Cui Yan's right to speak will definitely decrease significantly in the next period of time.
After Yuan Shao praised Xin Pi, he returned to the topic and asked, "Who do you gentlemen think would be a good idea to send as an envoy to Jingzhou?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the following Henan scholars People's hearts became warm.
Brothers Xun Chen, Guo Tu, and Xin Pi are all from Yingchuan, and Fengji is from Nanyang. These people have not returned to their hometown for many years since they crossed the river north to join Yuan Shao.
This time when we went south to Jingzhou, we were pacified by Cao Cao and Liu Bei along the way. The Yellow Turban thieves in Yuzhou were completely suppressed by Liu Bei last year, so the road became relatively safer.
The scholars in Hebei are just the opposite. None of them want to go far away. Although the Central Plains is peaceful, Nanyang is still in chaos at this time. Liu Biao and the Xiliang army are mainly in Nanyang. Fighting in the county.
After fighting for a year or two, Liu Biao has only recovered less than half. However, Nanyang County is the number one county in the world after all, with more than thirty counties and cities. This small half alone actually has more than ten counties and cities.
Xin Pi originally wanted to recommend his younger brother to be sent as an envoy. In his opinion, this task was not difficult. Besides, Yuan Qiang and Liu Weu were weak. Yuan Shao was the alliance leader and Liu Biao was a member, so he would definitely treat the envoy politely. Besides, this mission is not difficult to accomplish. It will be a great achievement when you come back, so why not do it?
The only drawback may be that there are too many people competing for it.
Xinpi, who was originally worried, soon became suspicious.
Just now I saw that my Henan colleagues were ready to make a move, but when Yuan Shao asked about it, none of them volunteered. On the other hand, his younger brother Xin Ping kept winking at him, obviously asking him if he wanted to volunteer. Xinpi's heart sank, and he couldn't tell what he didn't expect, so he quietly shook his head at his brother, and then observed the others.
Yuan Shao, who was in charge, was also a little surprised. Both he and Xin Bi ignored a very important point for a while.
That is, the struggle among the scholars under Yuan Shao's command was extremely fierce. Not only were Henan and Hebei fighting, but Henan was also fighting within itself. Even though Guo Tu and his in-laws like Xin Pi and Xin Ping were generally allies, But they will still compete with each other.
It's just that the relationship is that of in-laws after all, and there will be no stumbling blocks or dirty tricks in secret.
Therefore, although everyone in the Henan faction is very interested, they are also worried that they will really go south as an envoy. Jingzhou is a long way away, and they will be gone for at least several months. When they come back, they will say Maybe the original location will be gone.
On the contrary, brothers Xin Pi and Xin Ping were taking care of each other and were not afraid of losing their position, so they did not think of this level for the time being.
Seeing that the others were silent for a while, although Xinpi still didn't think about it, he had already made up his mind not to wait.
"My lord, Bidi has always been very eloquent and loyal to you. I will definitely be willing to go to Jingzhou to convince Liu Shijun."
Xin Ping was already feeling itchy, but when he heard his brother finally speaking, he hurriedly got up and left the table, knelt down to Yuan Shao and said, "Ping is not talented, but I am willing to do my best for my lord."
Yuan Shao was still a little hesitant. But Jushou, the leader of the Hebei faction, suddenly spoke up at this time, and actually said good things for Xin Ping.
"Ming Gong, this plan was devised by Zuozhi. It is very appropriate for Zhongzhi to be the envoy."
Yuan Shao was a little confused and didn't understand why Jushou would suddenly help Xinpi and Xinpi. Brother Xin Ping spoke, but what the other party said made sense.
After thinking about it carefully, there was indeed no other problem, so Yuan Shao immediately agreed: "Shan, in that case, I will use Zhongzhi as my envoy to visit Jingzhou."
Yuan Shao made a decision, and everyone bowed down: "I will obey the order of Grand Sima."
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Liu Bei was having a very happy time these days, and everything was going well. well.
Only since the beginning of spring this year, there has been no rain for a long time.
Although spring rain is as precious as oil, if there is not a drop of rain, it will not be a good thing no matter how you look at it.
It seems that Jean Zisheng was right. Jiangbei may be experiencing a severe drought this year.
Fortunately, water conservancy projects have been renovated in various places, and many waterwheels have been installed. Even if there is not a drop of rain, we should be able to guarantee a harvest of 50% to 60%.
This is also the blessing of many rivers in the north of the Yangtze River. The Huaihe River is in the north, the Yangtze River is in the south, and Shaopi is in the middle. There are also four or five tributaries in the territory, such as Feishui and Shishui. In fact, the water is really There is no shortage at all.
In the original time and space, Yuan Shu was at the point where he had no harvest. Of course, there were factors of natural disasters, but if you look carefully, there were actually more factors of man-made disasters.
After all, if there was water at that time, the water conservancy system would have collapsed, and the water would not be channeled out.
Nowadays, all the counties in Jianghuai have replaced their responsible persons, and they are all carefully selected elites. In the future, famous ministers and generals of the Three Kingdoms will be personally in charge, and Liu Bei will be in charge. Therefore, in just one winter, the Shapii water conservancy system was repaired. .
Not only that, Liu Bei, with the assistance of Chen Deng, Xun You and others, also built many branch systems with the Shaopi system as the center, making great use of the abundant water of the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River .
According to Chen Deng's estimation, as soon as the drought ends, the grain output of dozens of counties in the entire Jiangbei system is likely to double.
This is still the lowest estimate. After all, the yield of dry land is only one stone per mu, while the yield of good irrigated land is as little as two or as much as three stones. The yield of good paddy fields can even be as high as four to six stones.
Chen Deng was also beaming at this time, although it was he who took the initiative to garrison Langya for Liu Bei.
But for more than a year, he has been living like a year. Although he has no regrets in his heart, if he is given another chance, he will never take the initiative to go to Langya.
The biggest reason why Chen Deng had such thoughts was because of Liu Feng.
Chen Deng never imagined that Liu Feng could accomplish so many great things in just over a year.
This is really astonishing. Chen Yuanlong, who boasts his talent as Wang Zuo and his ability to judge people and judge matters, actually missed so many important events.
If Liu Bei hadn't always cared about him, he would have recalled him as soon as he had the chance.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Deng would have to stay in Langya for another year or two.
With the current expansion rate of Liu Bei Group, Chen Deng, the veteran, may not even be ranked among them.
Fortunately, both Liu Bei and Liu Feng took Chen Deng to heart. In the first half of last year, Liu Feng also supported him and sent a team of elite cavalry to serve under his command, helping him defeat him in one fell swoop. Langya Yanhao.
At present, Langya does not say that the government is in harmony with the people, but it means that the government is clear and clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury is gradually filled. And these are the confidence that Chen Deng speaks. After all, no matter how senior he is, he has to rely on his achievements to speak for himself.
Chen Deng was extremely excited when he was summoned by Liu Bei this time. After handing over the county affairs as quickly as possible, he immediately flew south, his heart full of passion.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived in Shouchun and met with Liu Bei, he was immediately entrusted with an important task. Not only did he take up the post of Jiujiang County Magistrate, he was also specially ordered to participate in the repair and construction of the entire Jiangbei water conservancy system.
Liu Bei's love and reuse of him were as unabashed as ever.
"Don't worry, my lord!"
When Chen Deng saw Liu Bei sighing, he knew that Liu Bei must be worried about the drought.
So, Chen Deng took the initiative to explain to Liu Bei: "Now we have tried our best and have done all that can be done. With the kindness of the young master, we have prepared no less than a million stones of food and grass. Even if If there is no harvest, the whole field will not be starved to death. This is all the kindness of the lord and the young master!”
Xun You nodded in agreement: "What Yuan Long said is true. My lord can be concerned, but there is no need to worry. Now that my lord is responsible for the safety of millions of people in the southeast of the Han Dynasty, he also needs to take care of his own body. "That's right."
Listening to Chen Deng and Xun You's explanation, Liu Bei was very happy and nodded repeatedly: "Two gentlemen love me and respect me. I am truly grateful. I only hope that heaven can protect the people and bless me. , the rain can fall as soon as possible."
While the three of them were chatting and laughing, a horse suddenly came riding from a distance.
When he rushed to Liu Bei, the knight rolled off his horse, took out a silk book from his arms and gave it to Liu Bei.
“My lord, a letter has arrived from Liu Zhengnan.”
(End of this chapter)