Chapter 89 Fake Surrender and Meeting the Real Son
He talks and laughs like a great scholar, and there is no idle person in his dealings.
The students who are able to come to Shuijing Academy to be gilded are all those with family backgrounds.
The Gu family, Lu family, and Zhang family in Jiangdong all have children here.
The Liu family, Cai family, Kuai family, and Deng family in Jingzhou did not hesitate to make concessions.
As the son of Liu Biao, Liu Cong became the representative of Jingzhou students.
Liu Cong has been smart since he was a child and has already started chatting with his students. This is why Liu Biao finds him more pleasing to the eye than Liu Qi.
Since practicing the tuba is useless, it’s better to practice the trumpet again.
Jiangdong students have always despised Jingzhou. Due to the geographical differences between the two sides, Sun Quan and Liu Biao were constantly fighting.
"Jiangdong rats! Your father and brother were defeated at the hands of Liu Jingzhou, how can you now have the shame to study at Shuijing Academy?"
"That's nonsense! Liu Jingsheng plotted against General Sun's father in a destructive way! If it were a head-on battle, who would be General Sun's opponent?"
The two sides were at loggerheads and refused to give in to each other.
Gan Ning knew that his young master was known for his eloquence, so he asked softly: "Sir, who of the two is more reasonable?"
Zhao Yun looked at Liu Mang with a smile, waiting for the answer.
"childish!"
Liu Mang gave his evaluation and then continued to watch the show with his legs crossed.
"What's the fuss about? You came to the academy to study, how can you behave like a shrew and curse?"
The drunkard carried a gourd of wine and overwhelmed everyone with his momentum as soon as he entered the room.
Among them are some of the sons of wealthy families, many of whom are accompanied by bodyguards.
"Jingzhou? Occupying this place of four battles is not a long-term strategy!"
The drunk man smiled and looked at Liu Cong, "Liu Jingsheng doesn't want to make progress, let alone dare to take over the Central Plains. He is a mediocre master!"
The corner of Liu Cong's mouth twitched, but he did not refute. As long as he spoke, he would be kicked out of Shuijing Academy.
"You kids from Jiangdong don't have to be happy! Although you are enterprising, you are good at water warfare and not good at foot warfare. You will be defeated by Cao Cao even if you go to the Central Plains!"
The people headed by Jiang Dong frowned, but found that although the drunk man looked ugly, what he said made sense.
Since the death of Sun Ce, Jiangdong has not had a strong general who is truly good at infantry and cavalry combat.
Kan Ze wanted to persuade Gan Ning to surrender, but after arriving in Jiangxia, he found out that Gan Ning had already left the house empty-handed, even leaving his luggage.
"Liu Zhang in Yizhou is weak and incompetent; Ma Teng in Liangzhou is ignorant and ignorant; Zhang Lu in Hanzhong offers sacrifices to gods and ghosts, all of them are not enlightened masters!"
"The man who can unify the world must be Cao Cao!"
The drunkard just hates that he is young and cannot leave the mountain too early, otherwise he will assist Cao Cao to capture Lu Bu and defeat Yuan Shao, and it will definitely not be Guo Fengxiao!
"You guys, you can't even see the situation clearly, why are you coming to Shuijing Academy to study?"
The drunkard looked at the students with disdain. He always looked down on these well-connected people.
There was one person in particular who didn't even know how to sit with his legs crossed, and didn't even understand the basic etiquette of kneeling and sitting!
"Sir, is this person right?"
Gan Ning frowned, and Zhao Yun was also worried. The drunk man in front of him was obviously a madman.
"Of course not."
Even though Liu Mang spoke very quietly, the drunken man still heard him clearly.
"Okay! Then tell me, besides Cao Cao, who else has a chance to dominate the world today?"
The drunk man sneered: "To tell you the truth, I am one of the gentlemen who teaches you! If you can convince me, even if you leave Shuijing Academy, I will admit that you are a student of the academy!"
Liu Mang, who was too lazy to argue at first, now his eyes lit up!
If there are no long legs in the academy, who wants to stay with a bunch of brats?
"Is this true?"
"I, Pang Shiyuan, will never regret it!"
"Now that you're here, I'll stay here for ten days and a half, but the academy can't take care of me."
"Boy, please convince me first!"
Pang Tong took a sip of wine and felt that his talent was not appreciated!
He didn't want to be like Zhuge Liang and have an unrealistic dream.
He wanted to help the hero, but unfortunately the hero had already achieved dominance.
Pang Tong's dignity did not allow him to do anything to add icing on the cake.
"Some people were frightened out of their wits when they heard that Cao Cao had a large territory, many soldiers, and money. This is the mistake of right-wing escapeism."
"There are still some people who think that this is the situation at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, and even think that they are big shots like Zhang Liang and Han Xin. This is a bit arrogant and has obviously made an opportunistic mistake."
"Sir, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about everyone here."
Zhao Yun's face turned livid when he heard this. The military advisor had warned the young master to pay attention to human relations.
But when the young master first arrived, he offended everyone!
It’s either frightened escapism or arrogant opportunism!
"If you want to dominate the world, you must first understand the current situation!"
"It's a pity that you can only see its outline, but don't know its essence."
Pang Tong snorted coldly: "Boy, stop pretending to be a fool here! Just say whatever you want!"
Liu Mang stretched out and said with a smile: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion shook the foundation of the rule of the Han Dynasty, but it could not eliminate the Han Dynasty. Originally, this was a contradiction between the peasant class and the landlord class."
"Now that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been put down, it has evolved into a conflict between the increasingly weak Han court and the increasingly powerful local noble families."
"Although the various wars after the Yellow Turban Rebellion were of different sizes, they were essentially proxy wars between local wealthy families."
Liu Cong listened carefully. This was completely different from what Mr. Kuai Yue and his uncle Cai Mao said.
Gan Ning and Zhao Yun only felt that it was in the clouds and mist, and the young master didn't know how serious it was.
The Jiangdong students knew that Sun Quan was indeed being coerced by the local wealthy families.
After all, the wealthy family Liu Mang talks about is their family.
"A proxy war?"
"Yes! The local wealthy families do not have the firm will to replace the imperial court. Their struggle is not firm and thorough."
"The characteristics of the wealthy families also lead to the instability and incompleteness of their proxy wars."
"Look at Cao Cao, does he dare to usurp the Han Dynasty? The final usurpers will be his descendants!"
"However, even if Cao Cao or Sun Quan unify, due to the instability of local powerful families, there will inevitably be signs of division, plunging the Central Plains into endless war!"
Liu Mang was not an alarmist, and the subsequent Eight Kings Rebellion confirmed his point of view.
"Say! Neither Cao Cao nor Sun Quan can do it, then who is the hero who will rule the world!"
Pang Tong realized that he had lost his temper, but he wanted to know the answer too much.
"The usurper!"
Liu Mang chuckled and said: "They are from a wealthy family, but they are not the same as a wealthy family. They are betrayers of the interests of the wealthy family!"
"They must have gotten rid of the unstable and incomplete characteristics of the local wealthy families and stole the fruits of their victory."
"I would like to call them shameless people, but it is a pity that they still cannot truly make this country strong."
Sima Yi's descendants stole the fruits of Cao Wei's victory and were veritable usurpers.
Seeing that Pang Tong was silent, Liu Mang did not forget to add: "I advise you all, even if Cao Cao or Sun Quan pull him back, never go to my father Liu Xuande!"