Chapter 668 Luo Chu gradually begins to surpass God
Jiangdong.
The heads of the six major surnames, Qiao, Chu, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, gathered together. Their faces looked ugly after seeing the imperial edict.
Qiao Wei said angrily: "The princes of other states and counties in the world first occupied the land and then conferred titles on them. Only Yangzhou was not like this. Isn't this a naked contempt for people like us from Jiangdong?"
"Prince Chu's reputation has not yet spread throughout the world, which is why they look down on us."
"We will never obey the imperial edict. Sun Jian has no right to enter Wujun. We must even take back Jiujiang and Lujiang. Otherwise, Wujun will never be safe."
Jiujiang and Lujiang are located upstream of Wujun, and all the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack areas in Jiangdong are in their hands. Wujun is completely exposed to the two counties, and is passively beaten, unable to fight back.
It is precisely because of this fear that sharp blades may fall from the sky at any time that these Jiangdong nobles reacted so strongly now.
Luo Chu sat at the top and listened to everyone angrily criticizing the imperial decree, and even some disrespectful words. He was thinking carefully, although because they had not yet officially married, Ji Zhao had not received any feedback from Xiao Qiao.
But after all these days of love and affection with Xiao Qiao, Luo Chu has absorbed countless Xiao Qiao energies from her. Now he is no longer the same person he was before, but the ultimate evolved Luo Chu!
Although his specific governing abilities have not improved, he has become very clear about the overall situation.
After everyone spoke angrily, they looked at Luo Chu and asked, "Sir, we can't see the situation in the world anymore. Please give us an answer."
Luo Chu pondered this question for a long time. Seeing everyone asking questions, he sorted out his thoughts and slowly said, "What you are worried about are just two issues.
First, how should we treat the Chang'an court? Now it is Sun Jian, and who will it be in the future is uncertain. This is what everyone is worried about.
Second, Sun Jian or Yuan Shu has occupied the upper reaches of Wu County. Jiujiang, Lujiang, and Yuzhang, the three counties that are considered the gateway to Yangzhou, are not in our hands. The fall of Wu County seems imminent, so you are all extremely anxious. "
Everyone looked a little unhappy. Luo Chu knew that he was right, and continued, "The first question is, now the three princes Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Biao have formed an alliance, and the three princes Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu have formed an alliance.
The vast territories of Youji, Qingyan, Yujing are all in the flames of war. This is a war that will change the situation in the world.
I have met Yuan Shao before. He is a true hero. There are no more than a handful of heroes in the world who can be compared with him, and Gongsun Zan is not one of them.
Although Yuan Shu had elite troops, his subordinates were divided and unable to unite. All the talented generals were under the command of Sun Jian. Now there was a big rift between Yuan Shu and Sun Jian. Although Liu Biao was able to conquer Jingzhou alone in the past because of the help of the Jingzhou gentry, his own talent was also unquestionable. Yuan Shu had no chance to go north.
The only variables are Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Both of them seem to be heroes of the time and have their own advantages. The outcome is still unknown.
But after this analysis, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu are both dead bodies in the grave. The alliance of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Biao has a slight advantage. These three people do not recognize the Chang'an court, at least they do not recognize this imperial edict.
Na Chu thought that Jiangdong could choose to ally with Liu Biao, attack Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, and refuse to recognize the Chang'an court. After the victory in the war, they could secede and establish their own country. When the Han court completely lost the support of the people and finally reached the point where they no longer regarded themselves as Han ministers, and when someone in the world could not help but proclaim himself emperor, Jiangdong would send congratulations, recognize the throne, and then establish its own country! "
Jiangdong established its own country!
Luo Chu's words made everyone's heads buzz. They never thought that Luo Chu had already thought of this. Qiao Wei asked with a dry throat: "A Chu, will the situation reach that point?
I think even the most radical of the princes, Yuan Shao, although he did not recognize Liu Xie's throne, still considered himself a minister of the Han Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Luo Chu smiled sarcastically and said, "Father-in-law, is there anything unchanging in the world?
What’s more, human hearts are like flowing water.
In the past, during the Zhou Dynasty, the princes of the world fought against each other but still regarded the Zhou emperor as the common ruler of the world. But didn't they eventually become the king of Xiang?
Now that the reputation of the Han Dynasty royal family has reached its lowest point, won't the princes of the Han Dynasty follow the example of their ancestors and have another fight to become kings and call each other emperors?
The princes of this world are all Han ministers on the surface, but which one of them does not have his own shogunate?
The real direct descendants are all those small officials who appear to have a rank of 100 stones!
If the sons of noble families were not waiting for these princes to transform their families into states and rise to become the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, who would look down on the Zhubu and other small officials with a salary of 100 shi?"
The provincial governor was only an official with a salary of 600 dan, and the Beijia Shishi was an assistant to the provincial governor, so his rank was naturally lower, a minor official with a salary of 100 dan. All the assistants under the provincial governor were basically minor officials with a salary of 100 dan.
Precisely because these official positions were of low rank, the gentry of the prefectures and counties could hold them at will. They were originally set up to hold powerful positions for the lowly but powerful, but now they have become a convenient place for the gentry to control local power.
Luo Chu's words made sense. At the moment, it seemed that an alliance between Jiangdong and Liu Biao to fight against Yuan Shu should be the best option. Then the question came to the second point: how to fight Sun Jian?
"Sun Jian occupied the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang. His troops were well-trained and brave, and Yuan Shu was able to successfully capture the city and the stronghold. Sun Jian's troops made an invaluable contribution.
Once Danyang County is lost, given the current situation in Wu County, it is absolutely impossible to fight head-on. Even if I lead the troops myself, I can only defend the city at most. I believe you are all very clear about this."
Although everyone seemed a little helpless when they heard this, they still nodded bitterly. Once Danyang County was lost, most of Yangzhou would fall into the hands of Sun Jian. Wu County and Kuaiji County alone could never be a match for Sun Jian, who controlled Jiujiang, Lujiang and Danyang counties.
There was not a single ups and downs in Luo Chu's voice, "If you want to defeat Sun Jian, you must do three things.
First, we must ensure that Danyang is in our hands. Danyang County has many mountains and rivers, and life is difficult. The local people and the Shanyue natives are fierce. If we can draw people to form a legion, it will definitely be a strong army. It can serve as a barrier to resist Sun Jian, and it will allow Wu County to rest assured. All we have to pay is gold, silver, food and grass. I think the heads of the families should not be stingy with money, which is something outside of their bodies. "
After hearing what Luo Chu said, everyone said that there was absolutely no problem. It was only natural to spend money to buy peace. These Jiangdong aristocratic families were all wealthy, and the Wu area had always been very rich.
Luo Chu continued, "Secondly, the real key to defeating Sun Jian lies in Yuan Shu. Although Sun Jian's army is strong, the key to maintaining such a strong army is that Yuan Shu's Yuzhou and Runan provide him with food and grass.
Sun Jian is a tiger when he is full, but if he is hungry, he is just a dog.
I have learned a lot about Sun Jian over the past year, and I have come to understand that he has a very bad temper. He has more wisdom than a general, but less tolerance than a monarch. He has spoken rudely to Yuan Shu many times and has many complaints.
Yuan Shu was also a narrow-minded person with great ambitions but little talent. He was happy when he didn't use people, but would become suspicious when he did. There had long been a rift between the two of them, and Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an had used the imperial edict of enthronement to draw a heavy line between them. It was quite beyond my expectation that the two of them had not fallen out yet.
But even if they haven't completely turned against each other, they are not far from it. If we can send a good lobbyist to spread some rumors, for example, Yuan Shu is dissatisfied with Sun Jian and wants to get rid of Sun Jian, and Sun Jian is dissatisfied with Yuan Shu and wants to occupy Yangzhou and establish himself as an independent state, the two will surely turn against each other, and Yuan Shu may even take the initiative to send troops to attack Sun Jian. Then it will be our chance to defeat Sun Jian and take back Jiujiang and Lujiang.
A few days ago, I recruited a scholar from Xuzhou and had a conversation with him. He seems to be quite talented, so this matter can be handed over to him."
Counter-espionage!
This is a strategy that has been used frequently since ancient times. Although it is old-fashioned, it is really useful. This strategy is all about "maybe?"
As long as there are people in this world, there will be betrayal. Before a person betrays, no one knows whether he will betray.
No matter how loyal and trustworthy he appears to be, who knows if this person will use his lifelong reputation and status to deceive everyone?
Most people believe that Luo Shizi will not betray, which is a manifestation of extremely high political credibility, but has no one ever thought in their heart that Luo Shizi really will not betray?
Of course there is!
Otherwise, King Luo Wen would not have been praised to such a high level!
If everyone truly trusted Luo's loyalty from the bottom of their hearts, Luo Xin's loyalty would be taken for granted.
But the fact is that when Luo Xin really returned to power, the whole world was shocked.
Even after three hundred years, everyone is still amazed at King Lowen's loyalty. This is certainly a recognition, but isn't it also a surprise?
Everyone in the room listened to Luo Chu's clear analysis with shining eyes. After Luo Chu's analysis, they suddenly felt that defeating Sun Jian was not such a difficult thing. Is this a great talent?
Everyone couldn't wait to hear what Luo Chu would say next. They all knew that Luo Chu must not have finished speaking and there was some very crucial content to come.
Luo Chu looked around and slowly said the last point, "Jiangdong now has a very serious problem, that is, the lack of talents. Not to mention the talents from other states, even the talents from the counties of Yangzhou have not been gathered.
If you want to defend Wujun, there is no problem with doing so, but how can you save Wujun without planning for Yangzhou?
How can you become the master of Yangzhou without recruiting talented people from Yangzhou?
Please think about it carefully. If you are willing to accept it, we can move on to the third point."
After this was said, the people present had different reactions.
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At that time, Sun Jian occupied Jiujiang and Lujiang in Yangzhou, and crossed Danyang to test Wujun. Everyone was afraid of his sharp sword, but Chu was sitting in Wujun, not afraid at all. He laughed with the people of Jiangdong and said, "Sun Jian is only a general. I have three plans. It will be as easy to get rid of him as to weeds!" - "Book of Wu·Biography of Yuzhang County Duke"
(End of this chapter)
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