Duke Xuande was the true and kind lord. As Lei Yuan saw, his care for the people and his desire to quell the chaos were absolutely sincere; but he was also a hero who rose up in troubled times, a powerful leader who had personally experienced countless wind, swords and frost swords and was proficient in various planning and planning.
It is true that Liu Bei was in a military life for half his life and was in a downturn. But if you analyze it carefully, most of his failures in his decades of political career were due to an irreplaceable gap in strength. Apart from this, his performance was not much worth criticizing. He has been dealing with Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu for many years, and grew from a county magistrate to a hero who wants to believe in justice in the world... What kind of power schemes are needed in this process? What kind of meticulous scheming will be tempered? To be honest, Lei Yuan did not think that Sun Quan's strategy would be above Xuande Gong.
Lei Yuan could confirm that only the two things Jian Yong said at this moment. This time, Duke Xuande went to Jingkou and obviously fooled Wu Hou.
Lei Yuan instantly thought of two things related to it:
First, Duke Xuande had previously captured Jingnan and attacked the banner of Liu Qi, the governor of Jingzhou. However, Liu Qi died of illness in the few days when Duke Xuande set out for Jingkou. Duke Xuande did not even mourn Liu Qi, but urgently organized a group to elect himself as the governor of Jingzhou. Strictly speaking, this was an act of injustice and dissatisfaction. In the past secular terms, it was "unsighted to eat."
Considering that Zhou Yu was in charge of Nanjun, Huang Gai was in charge of Wuling, Cheng Pu was in charge of Jiangxia, and Lu Su was in charge of Yiyang... The position of the governor of Jingzhou was quite shaky from the beginning. However, after Jingkou and his party, Wu Hou actually admitted that Duke Xuande was in charge of Jingzhou. This recognition was almost a heavy blow to the appointment of officials from Jingzhou in the Eastern Wu, and it was the Eastern Wu that leveraged his own foundation in Jingzhou!
Secondly, since his allies recognized his governor of Jingzhou, Duke Xuande gave a reward to the governor of Xuzhou as a reward for Wuhou. After all, Sun Quan's previous official position was just a general who attacked the enemy and the prefect of Kuaiji. The dignified left general Liu Bei came forward to express his reputation as Fang Bo, which was of course a generous reward.
The question is, why is it the governor of Xuzhou? If Wu Hou wants to win Xuzhou, he has to do his best to operate north. However, when he launches an attack from Jiangzuo to the north, the important town he must pass is Hefei. Previously, Lei Yuan heard that the general of Cao's army guarding Hefei was Zhang Liao, the general of the bandit. Is this the one that Wu Hou can win? Lei Yuan has no confidence in Wu Hou.
Lei Yuan had to admire that Duke Xuande was really powerful. He also knew clearly that Duke Xuande's true attitude towards Jingzhou and towards his allies in the Eastern Wu.
Jian Yong sat upright peacefully, as if leaving Lei Yuan with time to think about it again and again.
After a long time, he solemnly asked, "Xuzhi, do you really understand?"
Lei Yuan bowed slightly and said, "Although it is hard to say, please don't worry, Mr. Xian and Mr.."
It was just right, Jian Yong showed a satisfied smile. He had seen Lei Yuan's Thunderbolt method in the mountains and knew that this young man had enough strength and determination and would be able to implement Xuande Gong's intentions.
However, what I want to say about this trip is not only the above two items, but also one extremely important thing. This matter...even if it is not mentioned in public, it will hurt the reputation of the lord. Of course, Jian Yong did not find it difficult to speak of. As an old friend who has been in love with Liu Bei for more than 30 years, he even thought that the matter was a bit funny.
Jian Yong chuckled and continued, "I am sure of Xuzhi's talent. I am also relieved to have you in Lexiang. I am also relieved to be at ease. This time I went to Jingkou, and during the journey back and forth, the lord mentioned Xuzhi to me, and I praised it a lot."
Lei Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "The poor person who has not made any achievements yet, how can he receive praise from the lord? Mr. Xianhe's words really shame me. But Mr. Xianhe... you... have just returned from the mountain and went to Jingkou with your lord, and now you are rushing back to the public security in advance and patrol the country to inform us... The hard work of the journey is really admirable."
"I am a man with very few civil and military talents. I can only accept the diligence of running around and running. This is also helpless." Jian Yong waved his hand inadvertently and stood up. He was born with a natural familiarity and never regarded himself as an outsider. At this time, he walked around Lei Yuan's tent for half a circle and saw no wine. He only found a large, rough black pottery pot containing half a pot of honey with a light taste. So he honestly and unceremoniously poured himself a cup and drank it.
When he came back to sit down, he continued: "When it comes to hard work, the lord has to deal with both inside and outside the house, and cannot calm down day and night. Compared to our entourage, he is actually the most hardworking one."
Uh... Lei Yuan didn't know how to answer for a moment. It was easy to understand inside and outside the house. There was Wu Hou and his subordinates outside, and there was a new wife, Mrs. Sun, and she had to deal with it. But she couldn't calm down day and night... What did Jian Xian mean to you? The lord kept calm at night. How do you know? Are you too polite? I'm afraid you're not trying to die?
Jian Yong saw Lei Yuan's expression was dull, and quickly explained: "Xuzhi, you don't know, Mrs. Sun... Alas, Mrs. Sun is a talented and fierce personality, and is quite close to her father and brother. She usually set up the house given by the Marquis of Wu like a military camp. The more than a hundred maids around her can dance swords and swords. To be honest, I see that whenever my lord enters the inner house, he often feels awe-inspiring and turning all night, as if there is a thorn on his back."
Lei Yuan still didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Since Mrs. Sun married Duke Xuande, she was the mistress of the civil and military officials in Jingzhou. Lei Yuan would not bring the habit of being unrestrained to a world where etiquette and law are moderate. Some topics, Lei Yuan could not and was unwilling to participate in it, because discussing these topics itself exceeded the distinction between master and subordinate, and may be criticized in the future.
But Jian Yong acted as if he had to carry out the topic to the end. He stood up again, picked up his seat, put it next to Lei Yuan, and sat down again. Then he turned sideways and tried to get close to Lei Yuan, and lowered his voice: "Shuozhi, I know you are a noble gentleman, but some of the words that follow are the meaning of the lord, and you have to listen carefully."
Lei Yuan looked at Jian Yong suspiciously and sighed, "Then please let Xian talk to Mr.
Although there was no one in the tent, Jian Yong still let his voice down again: "The marriage between Sun and Liu families is to consolidate the alliance and ensure that the two families trust each other. However, the lord is the lord and Mrs. Sun is the lord, and both parties cannot be simply regarded as one. For various reasons, the lord will inevitably give in to Mrs. Sun perfunctorily. However, for important subordinates like Xuzhi, please be sure to grasp the measure."
Lei Yuan pondered and nodded slowly.
Lei Yuan knew very well why the marriage between Duke Xuande and Mrs. Sun happened and how it would end in history. So he could immediately understand Liu Bei's thoughts. With such a arrogant and powerful bride by his side, if he did not say hello to his subordinates in advance, Liu Bei would not dare to set foot in his own public security city. Jian Yong's was indeed the true confidant of Duke Xuande, and only he could say that.
But Lei Yuan suddenly felt that Jian Yong was a little unfamiliar. This person who represented Duke Xuande to his colleagues in private and asked to beware of Duke Xuande's newly married wife was not like the same person who was sincere and considering the people in the mountains.
Lei Yuan also knew very well that the alliance between Sun and Liu was forced to do so by the power of Cao Gong; the marriage imposed to maintain this fragile alliance did not have to expect much real feelings to be included in it. Xuande Gong seemed weak in this marriage, but in fact he was playing his kind image to deal with Wu Hou; the seemingly powerful Mrs. Sun was a tragic person with no choice but to do anything.
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Chapter completed!