"We should benefit from its advantages so as not to lose its nature." [Ode to Nanyang Literature]
Of course, this is not an act of betrayal, but a return to the rule of the imperial court. Fei Boren thought without any psychological burden, and suddenly asked: "What if the imperial court once captures Hanzhong, Zhang Lu is defeated, and Yizhou is in chaos?"
Liu Mao alone may not be able to unite people's hearts, and he must be supported by a large number of troops. The school captain Sun Zhao is Liu Gong's confidant, and he has many soldiers at his disposal. If they can be used by us, they can suppress the situation."
Speaking of this, Lai Min said with some frustration: "Sun Zhao is really stubborn. After meeting Wu Yuanxiong for the first time, he learned his purpose and ignored him. I think he either had other plans or he just listened.
Liu Shijun’s order.”
"Perhaps it's mostly the former." Fei Boren thought for a long time and said cautiously.
"What?"
"What Jingda didn't know is that Sun Zhao had frequent contacts with Liu Mao and had a close friendship. If my prediction is correct, Liu Mao must have had some plans with Sun Zhao," Fei Boren said.
"How can things in the world be like this!" Lai Min thought of the non-speculative conversation he had with Liu Hao when he came to Mianzhu last year. Although he vaguely guessed that the other party might have acted unfilially afterward, the Confucian ethics of 20 to 30 years
But he didn't want to believe this fact. Now that Fei Boren had pointed it out tactfully, Lai Min suddenly wanted to complain: "How could Liu Shijun give birth to such a rebellious son!"
"Liu Mao has always been arrogant and arrogant. He is a man of three deeds at home. Originally, once Liu Gong died, the foundation of Yizhou would not be his turn. But who allowed the other three sons of Liu Gong to be in Guanzhong, leaving only Liu Mao as his descendant. According to
I think Liu Gong knew it in his heart, but he was thinking of the Chang'an disciples, so Liu Mao had to step in after his death." Fei Boren said.
Now, in order for Liu Dan and others to keep their lives in Chang'an, Liu Hao must make amends for his sins by completing the sacrifice of land and surrender. Liu Yan took great pains to achieve this result. He first moved the prefecture and opened up the relationship with the state.
Zhang Lu was far away, so he sent the prestigious Meng Guang to come forward to make peace, and took the initiative to bow to the powerful and compromise. Finally, relying on Sun Zhao's military strength, he used both soft and hard tactics to let the powerful Liu Mao temporarily act as the prefectural pastor after his death.
If the imperial court was unstoppable at that time, successfully captured Hanzhong and advanced to Jiange, then Liu Hao could lead the army to surrender with Lai Min as a leader; if the imperial court failed to capture Hanzhong, then Liu Hao could still use this to smoothly inherit Yizhou.
, he, Mrs. Liu, can still keep this family business.
A real politician has no friends, and Lai Min knew it well. He and Liu Yan only had mutual trust and mutual benefit. Although Liu Yan turned a blind eye to what he did now, once the imperial court failed to pose a threat to Yizhou, his successors would
Liu Hao would definitely kill the leaders of his group of leaders and factions to establish his authority.
Although Lai Min and Huang Wan had not really planned for Liu Yan at the beginning, after the identity exchange, Lai Min could not help but feel a little chilled.
"No!" Lai Min suddenly said: "Now I can't put all my thoughts on Sun Zhao alone. I have to find another way out."
Fei Boren thought about what he said, and sighed and replied: "Why don't I know this truth? It's just that Yizhou has strong soldiers, including Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Sun Zhao, the captain of the school, and Zhao Wei in Jiangzhou.
There is no hope for Zhang Lu and Sun Zhao, and Zhao Wei is not an easy person to deal with. His attitude is ambiguous and his thoughts are difficult to decide. He is far away in Jiangzhou, and even Liu Gong cannot move him. In my opinion, this
Not only is he unable to help, but I also have to prevent him from causing another trouble!"
"There is no need to take care of this man. He is far away in Jiangzhou. We only need to control Shu County and wait until the imperial court captures Hanzhong, then we can welcome the king's army north. Once the king's army arrives, even if Zhao Wei has any ideas, he will be silent."
Lai Min lowered his voice and said: "The top priority now is whether the soldiers and horses of Shu County can be used by us at critical moments. But with the soldiers of Shu County in hand, even if they cannot suppress Sun Zhao, they can still prevent him.
Domination."
Fei Boren thought for a while and suddenly said: "In addition to Sun Zhao who is stationed in Luoxian County, there are two soldiers and horses near the capital. One is the soldiers of Gao Jing, the northern commander of Shu County..."
"Wait a minute." Lai Min frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, Gao Jing died of illness in January this year, right?"
"That's right, after Gao Jing's death, there has never been a successor to the position of Northern Captain. All the troops and horses under his command were led by Shen Mi and Lou Fa." Fei Boren carefully explained to Lai Min: "
And these two people regard the other as their elder brother, and that person is in charge of what I just mentioned, the second army near the capital."
"Oh, oh." Lai Min nodded greatly. He already knew who Fei Boren was referring to: "Gan Ning, who has just been appointed as the Prime Minister of Shu County?"
After finishing speaking, he hesitated again: "But this man has always been frivolous and rude, and he likes to kill and rob. Can we convince him?"
"All light knights love profit and justice, and Gan Ning is particularly fond of luxury. He likes to make big promises, but he keeps his word. As long as Jingda can promise a lot of profit, it will not be difficult to induce him to help him.
This one person can capture half of the county soldiers and even the bandits on the river." After stroking his beard, Fei Boren leaned back, showing the spirit of strategizing. w
Lai Min was just the opposite. He lowered his head and was silent. After a moment, he asked: "However, during this period of time, I have always been in contact with powerful people, and I have never interacted with them. I attended the meeting in a hurry and was looked down upon by others. That's the second best thing."
If you mistakenly think that I intend to show contempt, that will be troublesome."
"So, this matter has to depend on the deceased Gao Jing." Fei Boren said quickly and firmly.
"But didn't he die of illness?" Lai Min asked.
Fei Boren thought for a while and then added: "Although he has died of illness, because his heir is not in Shu, the funeral is temporarily suspended. A few days ago, his son Gaorou set out from Chenliu, Yanzhou, and entered via Baidi.
Shu, just now, are preparing for the funeral in the capital of Yi. The current governor of Shu County, Gao Yu, is also from the Gao family of Chenliu. As soon as the funeral begins, everyone in Shu County, big or small, has to go to pay homage and express the mourning rituals. You can go as soon as you can.
Even if you can't build a relationship with Gan Ning through this, you can still be considered a worthy associate if you can make a good relationship with the governor."
"Well..." Lai Min has visited various houses in the past three months, and also visited the local prefect several times. This prefect Gao Yuan is clumsy in scheming and focuses on the classics and meanings. In the only relationship with Lai Min,
In several conversations, his political achievements were closely related to the renovated and rebuilt Wenweng Stone Chamber in the south of the city.
After Lai Min communicated with him, he found that the other party really had no interest in anything other than Confucianism. As long as the Wenweng Stone Chamber that he cherished was not damaged, he would not object to whoever came to govern Yizhou. When he first knew Gao Yu
After taking this stance, Lai Min no longer planned to win over the other party and left it behind. At this time, Fei Boren regarded it as the key to continue to conquer, which made Lai Min pay attention to it again.
He pondered and said: "The Lord Gaofu often discusses the meaning of the scriptures with me. His son Gao Rou travels thousands of miles and dangers. With such filial piety, I have to pay him a visit no matter what."