Shen Binhong frowned. He had also thought about this question, so he said: "I know what you want to say? Don't you just want to say that the real value of the Liu family is the late Mr. Liu Ge, and his disciples and former officials are all He is about the same age as Liu Xinhou, and the people he promoted are now both frontier officials and ministers, and they are the most useful group of people."
Lu Xu interrupted Shen Binhong again: "No, you haven't thought it through! I'm afraid you still think that the people left by Mr. Liu Ge will not be of much help to the Liu family. Otherwise, the Liu family will not be defeated. So fast! So you didn’t take them too seriously, right?”
Shen Binhong raised his eyebrows: "Isn't that right?"
Lu Xu said: "Of course not! Do you think this kind of imperial examination family is the same as you? What scholars pay attention to is acquiring literary and martial arts and selling them to the emperor's family!"
"Even if they have a lot of human resources in their hands, they can't completely pass on their wealth. The downfall of the Liu family lies in the fact that Liu Xinhou, the head of the Liu family of this generation, is not good enough. Even if he has a lot of resources, he can't be in the officialdom. Protect yourself."
"But those connections in the past did not abandon Yoo Shin-hoo. On the contrary, they still supported Yoo Shin-hoo so that he could have 'disciples and former officials all over the world.' Otherwise, how could you think that with Yoo Shin-hoo's level and qualifications, he could accept so many talented people?" Talented disciple?"
Lu Xu's words made Shen Binhong fall into deep thought. Lu Xu continued: "The purpose of those people is to invest in the next generation of the Liu family, which is Liu Xiangshu!"
"Why don't you think about it? Twenty years from now, Liu Xinhou may have passed away, but his disciples will be just like Liu Ge's disciples now, either high officials or ministers. And Liu Xiangshu was only forty years old at that time. Around this time, it is the time when someone is needed to help in the officialdom. How much help will these people bring to the Liu family and Liu Xiangshu at that time?"
Shen Binhong's palms began to sweat. He finally understood what Lu Xu wanted to say!
He had always thought that the most important political resources of the Liu family were two types of people. One type of people were Liu Ge's disciples who could be effective now, and the other type of people were Liu Xinhou's own disciples.
But now it seems that he was totally wrong! They are the same kind of people. Although the disciples of Mr. Liu Ge will not give much support to the Liu family in the officialdom, because facts have proven that if Liu Xinhou is allowed to set foot in the officialdom again, , that is harming him!
Therefore, whether it is due to the optimization of resources and investment? or because of the teacher's kindness, they will no longer support Liu Shinhou in his officialdom. This is the fundamental reason for the decline of the Liu family.
But they sent many promising disciples to Liu Xinhou, and they would also help these disciples. When Liu Xinhou's disciples grow up twenty years later, they will be able to give Liu Xiangshu great help and let the Liu family rise again. !
In other words, all the political resources of the Liu family are actually on Liu Xiangshu, and he is the key to the Liu family! But he, Shen Binhong, grabbed Liu Xinhou and let Liu Xiangshu go. That's all, right?
At this time, Lu Xu sent another blow to Shen Binhong: "In that situation, the Wu family needed Liu Xinhou to help them fight for the position of manager. But you said it yourself, even if your move fails They also have a backup plan, so although you have merit in instigating Liu Shin-hou's rebellion, this merit is not too great for the Wu family."
"If you can persuade Liu Xinhou to support you, the Wu family will definitely recognize your achievements more. To say the least, if you can't think of these, and you still want to use Liu Xiangling as an entry point to force Liu Xinhou to defect, that's fine."
"At that time, you still had a chance to convince Liu Xiangshu to cooperate with you."
Shen Binhong immediately retorted: "How is that possible?"
Lu Xu said with a smile: "That's why I said you only know some dirty tricks! Who is Liu Xiangshu? He is a gentleman! A gentleman can bully him!"
"I think you know Brother Liu's intelligence as well as I do. The reason why he has not made a difference in the officialdom is because he is devastated by the fact that the imperial examination family monopolizes government affairs and promotion channels, leading to the rapid decline of the country. But the sad thing is , he himself is one of the beneficiaries of this system!”
"Brother Liu can't pass his own test, so he always has reasons not to become an official! And although your Wu family is called treacherous by scholars, your Wu family is indeed weakening the power of civil servants, and you are indeed trying. Break the status quo and revitalize the country. If you can show sincerity, you also have a chance to convince Liu Xiangshu. It's a pity that you didn't do so!"
Shen Binhong clenched his folding fan tightly and managed to calm down: "What you are telling me now is nothing more than hoping that I will give up Liu Shinhou. Do you think I will be fooled by you?"
Lu Xu shook his finger: "You still can't do it! What do I want to do? Don't you understand now?"
"You know now, there are two cups of poison in front of you, one cup is your life insurance Liu Xinhou, so you still have the capital to gain a foothold in the Wu family for the time being. But the entire Wu family knows, you are the kind of person I said only Small cleverness, a person without great wisdom who cannot be used in a big way."
"The other thing is that you gave up on Yoo Shin-hoo, and all your previous efforts were in vain. But at least you stopped the loss in time, and let the Wu family see that you can still be saved."
"No matter how you choose? I'm very happy to see you! If I hadn't said this to you, you would have been firm on the issue of Liu Shin-hoo. Even if you knew that keeping Liu Shin-hoo would cost you a lot, but In your opinion, this price is worth it, so you will not waver."
"For me, watching you being poisoned to death with a confused look on your face is not satisfying. You know that the wine is poisonous but you still have to drink it forcefully? Let me ask you directly. Now, are you heartbroken?"
Of course Shen Binhong was heartbroken! His hand holding the folding fan turned pale because of too much force.
But Lu Xu was not going to let him go yet, he asked: "You just said you have a staff? This is normal. What I am more interested in is that this time I fought with you in Qinzhou Mansion, I found that since you sacrificed After getting rid of Liu Xiangling, your methods have become much better."
"Although I have the upper hand in the current situation, you have also dragged me into a protracted war. With the foundation of your Wu family, of course you are not afraid of fighting me. If I can't resolve this situation quickly, I will lose this good situation." Everything will be lost."
"When I have an absolute advantage, you can still use your own advantages to survive in death. This kind of skill is obviously not something you can do. So I have always known that there are experts around you."
Hearing Lu Xu mention You Xingjian, Shen Binhong felt a little more relaxed. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I do have a very good staff around me. What's wrong? Are you jealous?"