Liu Bei admires Lei Yuan very much.
This kind of appreciation is sometimes unconcealed. Although some officials vaguely reminded that the Lei clan was too powerful and Lei Yuan himself was less concerned about it. In the long run, it was not easy to control it, but Liu Bei did not care about this at all.
In this chaotic world, it is not just the king who chooses ministers, but the ministers also chooses the king. There are many subordinates who are easy to control, but how much help can those mediocre people help great things? Liu Bei prefers subordinates with personality and temper, because they are capable and talented, so they are confident and even conceited.
Liu Bei was sure that he could use these people well. I remember Cao Mengde once said: "I am responsible for the intelligence of the world and use Tao to control it, and I can do anything." Liu Bei often thought: Where did Cao Mengde steal the authority of the Han Dynasty? What he relied on was wealth and authority. He would definitely be able to do better than Cao Mengde.
Just like treating the Lei clan in Lujiang, Liu Bei had enough patience and gave him a full understanding. He believed that sooner or later, both sides could establish trust and truly become a whole that shares honor and disgrace. As for Lei Yuan... this young man is not as simple as he showed; Liu Bei vaguely felt that he was different from anyone he met, and he couldn't explain the specifics.
That doesn't matter. When Emperor Guangwu accepted Geng Yan, he might not have any confidence in the movements of Yuyang and Shanggu. He was also afraid of the strength of the North Cavalry, but he still regarded him as the master of the North.
Lei Yuan has vision, strength and ability, so it is worthy of his grand treatment. General Fenwei, who was in his early twenties, the prefect of Yidu, and the captain of the Gumin Man... Haha, can Cao Mengde and Sun Quan be as bold as me? Lei Xu split the many subordinates into independent clans a few days ago. I have received such sincerity.
In recent years, the military government has successively promoted many young people, including Lei Yuan. These are talented people who are enough to support both military and political paths in the next decades. Thinking of this, Liu Bei was even a little proud.
But he did not notice that this question itself was not appropriate, and it was not right to let Lei Yuan answer or not. After all, the opinions of the three of them made sense, and Liu Bei had already made a decision... Who should I support Lei Yuan? Are you not worried about causing the other party's displeasure?
Guan Yu glanced at Lei Yuan, then looked into the distance, and made an unconscious attitude.
Zhuge Liang coughed lightly, trying to say something to ease his cheeks.
Lei Yuan found it very interesting.
Speaking of specific matters, Lei Yuan has no special skills compared to his contemporaries. Liu Bei asked him about building cities, digging rivers, etc. To be honest, Lei Yuan had no idea about this and could not give any good advice at all. Not to mention, the people in front of him, either experienced military and political experience or genius... Instead of revealing his shortcomings in front of them, it is better to hide his weaknesses.
But Lei Yuan also has something to be confident about himself. With the vision and accumulation of later generations, he is sure that he can provide a unique perspective and analysis idea in the overall situation, and thus push the situation into a completely different development direction from the original history.
In this regard, since he came to this world, he has thought a lot; he thought that even compared with the most outstanding people in the present, he would not be at a disadvantage. At this moment, Liu Bei's inquiry just gave Lei Yuan a chance to play.
Thinking of this, he took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "The lord has made a decision on these things, which one should be done and what to do, and it is not my ability to interfere with them. I only have one proposal..."
"Speak quickly."
"No matter how we do it, we should make great efforts to show the people of the world that we are fully managing Nanjun, with the intention of using this as a base for the Northern Expedition and starting a heroic army to head north at any time."
The three people in front of them were stunned for a moment.
Liu Bei frowned slightly: "In this regard, our military strength is still insufficient after all. I think it takes several years to properly manage Jingzhou and enrich the troops before we can discuss the next move. At this time, the momentum of the Cao army is indeed attacked by a large army, perhaps... will it cause us to be passive?"
Lei Yuan solemnly bowed to Liu Bei: "My lord, everyone here is the lord's trusted lord and his confidant. I will tell you my thoughts. If there are any omissions and contradictory places, please don't blame me."
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and nodded to Lei Yuan.
"Since the Wu army retreated, we occupied most of Jingzhou. With powerful means, the Wuhou bowed down and made the two sides reconstruct the alliance. In the past few days, I sometimes think about how different the Sun-Liu alliance at this time was from the Sun-Liu alliance before the Battle of Chibi?" Lei Yuan made gestures and strengthened his tone: "The most important difference is that the previous Sun-Liu alliance was an alliance formed by the two families under the heavy pressure of Cao Gong. The theme of the alliance was just to resist Cao's self-protection."
"Then, how is the difference in the current alliance?" Liu Bei asked.
"The purpose of the alliance we have reached now is not to protect ourselves, but to fight against Cao and destroy the thieves and restore the order of the Han family!"
"Test Cao to destroy the thieves and restore the order of the Han family?"
"It is! In this alliance, Sun and Liu confirmed the division of labor in different directions and agreed to jointly fight Cao to destroy the thieves. What this brought about is a new prospect, that is, all the princes in the world who intend to fight Cao to destroy the thieves and hope to restore order can join this alliance."
Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted: "Shuozhi, continue talking!"
Lei Yuan nodded slightly to Zhuge Liang: "In the original alliance, Wu Hou Xiong crossed Jingyang, and we were in a corner of Jingnan. The distinction between masters and subordinates in the alliance was very obvious. But now, we almost all occupy Jingzhou. We have strong soldiers and horses, and we are already a powerful world who is on par with Wu Hou. So, why can't we raise the banner of fighting against Cao and destroying thieves with strong performance and become the leader of the Sun-Liu Alliance, or even a larger-scale alliance of princes?"
What's wrong?
In Liu Bei's mind, Yuan Shao, who joined forces with Guandong Prefecture and County to fight Dong, suddenly appeared. At that time, the heroes in the world were moved by Yuan Gong's feat. People thought of repaying him, and all the prefectures and counties rose up, and all of them were named Yuan. In the following years, Yuan Shao's power reached Hebei and Central Plains, and it was almost possible for Yuan to replace Liu's family.
Of course, now that time has changed, it is difficult to gather the princes of the world like Yuan Shao, but if we can create momentum in the short term, how could we not have an impact on Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu, Ma Chao, Han Sui and others in Yizhou?
If it can really be done, it will be half of the world. Even with Cao Mengde's power, he will be overwhelmed!
"So what Xuzhi means is to create momentum with great enthusiasm and great fanfare. This momentum may not be as good as Cao Gong, but it must be spread to the princes of the world to understand it. Let them know that we are trustworthy and powerful forces that can be fought against Cao Mengde."
Lei Yuan bowed and said, "That's right."
"However..." Liu Bei glanced at Zhuge Liang and hesitated: "However, if we really organized such an alliance, some of the original intentions would be carried out within the alliance, and we might be forced to do so."
Lei Yuan understood that what Liu Bei said was naturally the plan of Jing Yi. But since Liu Bei did not explain clearly for the time being, Lei Yuan had no intention of pointing it out.
While thinking about how to answer, Zhuge Liang suddenly said, "It may not be."
"Why Kong Ming said?"
"If the lord can become the leader of such an alliance, then who is sincerely fighting against Cao and fighting the thief, who is the leader of the two sides of the road, who is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and who is taking the rebellious actions in the name of the Han Dynasty... It is naturally decided by the leader."
"Hiss..." Liu Bei hesitated and took a breath. He probably understood Lei Yuan's plan, and also understood what Zhuge Liang meant: "It is up to the leader of the alliance? What if the princes don't want to obey?"
Lei Yuan smiled and said, "How could it be? There is no reason in this world that cannot be explained, and there is no one who refuses to accept it. Lord, but please rest assured."
Guan Yu couldn't help but look at Lei Yuan.
He has always been arrogant on the cliff, and is more accustomed to the style of being arrogant but not being inferior. The so-called arrogant people are often not civil officials and military generals, heroes in the world, but those powerful people who have clans and bully Qianshou. For example, Lei Yuan and others.
But this does not mean that he will lose his judgment. Hearing this, Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a little excited. He glanced at Lei Yuan and said to himself: "This Lei Xuzhi is a little clever. He occasionally says something amazing. Although it may not be really possible, it can make people think about it again and again and yearn for it."
Zhao Yun, who was a little far away, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Isn’t what Lei Yuan said at this moment the harsh words he made against the Huainan Haoyou Alliance in the mountains? It turns out that in Lei Xuzhi’s eyes, the so-called princes in the world and the local tyrants between the Jianghuai River were actually the same.
"Continue it." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice.
"What are the instructions of the military advisor?"
"What you said is extraordinary. Let's stop here and let's talk in detail after returning to Jiangling."
"good."
Chapter completed!