In fact, from the bottom of my heart, Zhao Kuangyin was not Yi Yin's initial choice. It would be extremely difficult to find a way out of the Four Battles of the Central Plains.
The first person Yi Yin really wanted to seek refuge with was one of Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Che, Qin Zheng or Liu Bang.
Each of these princes has its own advantages. The most important thing is that unlike the three states in the Central Plains, enemies from all directions can attack. Moreover, the Central Plains is still a flat area, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and there is no geographical advantage.
Advantage.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Che, Liu Bang, and Qin Zheng are not as powerful as Li Xiang. The more talented a person is, the more conceited they are, and the more they believe they can turn things around.
Wouldn't it be more challenging to join a relatively less powerful prince and help it unify the world? Wouldn't it be more challenging and a better way to demonstrate one's abilities? This kind of thinking is a common problem among many top talents.
Moreover, as Li Xiang has developed to the present level, even if Yi Yin goes, he will not be able to directly ascend to a high position. He will have to accumulate merit step by step. Coupled with the large number of talents, it is almost impossible to think of taking power.
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Just like Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period, maybe he did have the idea of loyalty to the Han and Liu Bei's approach of visiting the thatched cottage and chose Liu Bei, but it was not because Liu Bei was weak enough at the time.
Therefore, being the number one prince in the world does not mean that there will be talents who will favor you more, especially those who are truly top talents!
However, although Yi Yin's first target had never considered Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin took the initiative to come to him several times after hearing about Yi Yin, which eventually changed Yi Yin's plan.
After all, in Yi Yin's view, the various abilities of the monarch are the most important factor in fighting for world hegemony. After several contacts, Yi Yin discovered that Zhao Kuangyin had good abilities in various aspects such as government and government.
Of course, this is nothing. What Yi Yin admires most about Zhao Kuangyin is his decisiveness when he betrayed Tao Qian and his ruthlessness when he killed Tao Shang and others. In Yi Yin's opinion, these are all things that a monarch must possess.
advantage.
Yes, it is a stain in the eyes of many people, but for a monarch, it is the most basic advantage and skill that should be possessed.
For example, if Li Shimin had not launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution and killed his brothers, how could he have been the emperor of the Tang Dynasty? If Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had not had the shamelessness and ruthlessness to steal his grandson's world, how could he have had the future emperor.
The sage Khan; if Zhao Kuangyin did not bully the orphans and widows left behind by Chai Rong, how could there be the world of Zhao and Song in the next few hundred years...
Anyone who achieves a generation of emperors does not have some stains, but for mortals, stains are the best guarantee for the achievements of generations of great emperors.
Therefore, after Zhao Kuangyin's many twists and turns, Yi Yin finally chose to leave the mountain. Although Xuzhou is not his ideal goal, it can fully demonstrate his abilities, right?
"Lord, we can send troops to Yanzhou openly and attack Yuzhou secretly!" Zhao Pu spoke up after Yi Yin.
In this period of time, apart from Li Xiang's place in Yongliang, Yuzhou has been in a mess. Sending troops to attack at this time will definitely gain something.
After all, it goes without saying that Sun Ce has been living a miserable life in recent times. Li Mi's plan and Huang Chao's plan of backstabbing made the Sun family miserable.
As for Yuan Shu, no matter how big his family is, no matter how rich his background is, he has been fighting for such a long time, and he is not like a normal person!
"No need, there is no rush in Yuzhou, just make preparations in advance!" Zhao Kuangyin smiled and waved his hand.
In Yuzhou, they are still fighting each other until now. There is no rush to intervene until the time is right, and let them consume each other again. They just take this opportunity to develop production and recover as much as possible from the previous trauma.
Moreover, when Yi Yin helped him analyze the world situation before, he had mentioned Yuzhou emphatically.
Liu Bowen was in the Jin army and could learn more information, so he could infer that Li Shui was a trap planted by Li Xiang. But Yi Yin didn't have that much information, so Yi Yin naturally couldn't act like him.
Liu Bowen's inference was so accurate.
However, despite this, the more you analyze Li Shui's information bit by bit, the more you can find something wrong with it.
It can be said that Yuan Shu can still live such a prosperous life after becoming emperor and live happily day by day, and Li Shui has a great contribution to this.
Looking at his deeds, we can see that he has great talents. How could such a person not see the shortcomings of Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor, and how could he support Yuan Shu in proclaiming himself emperor? Unless this person did this on purpose.
Following this line of thought, Yi Yin finally came up with several conjectures:
The first conjecture was that Li Shui had a grudge against Yuan Shu and wanted to take this opportunity to destroy Yuan Shu. However, as soon as this conjecture appeared, it was already denied by Yi Yin. If Li Shui wanted to destroy Yuan Shu, there was no need to plan anything later.
Defeat all kinds of princes.
Another conjecture is that Li Shui wanted to become a prince of his own. After all, after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he relied on the merits of conquering the dragon and later repelling the princes, and Li Shui's status in Yuan Shu's group also increased.
Along the way, the tide has lifted all boats, and the power in my hands has become stronger and stronger.
In addition, Yuan Shu's claim to the throne will not last forever, and Li Shui may not be able to devour Yuan Shu in the end. Of course, this is a conjecture made by Yi Yin because he does not know the specific circumstances of Wang Mang and Jiang Xiaobai.
There is also a third conjecture, that is, Li Shui secretly planned for another prince. However, the scope of this is too large and it cannot be specifically pinpointed to a certain prince.
In Yi Yin's opinion, Jin King Li Xiang is the most likely, and Xiang Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Che, and Cao Cao are also possible. These princes, if there had not been a subsequent Yongliang War, might have gained huge benefits as long as they planned properly.
On the contrary, the two princes of Jingbei and Sun who were closest to Yuan Shu were the first to be ruled out by Yi Yin.
Of course, there is no need to say more about Sun. Even Sun Jian was played to death by Li Shui. There is absolutely no way that Li Shui was the person Sun placed with Yuan Shu. And Li Shui was not merciful at all when dealing with Jingbei, and it should be
Not from Jingbei.
Yi Yin believed in his analysis and inference, but until he got more favorable information, he could not narrow down the scope of his inference and finally get the correct answer.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Kuangyin and Yi Yin decided to take it easy before taking action against Yuzhou, temporarily observing the next development of the situation in Yuzhou.