Jia Xu did not rush Liu Xie, and poured himself a glass of water. While drinking, he picked up a pen and wrote on a wooden slip. He was not in a hurry, and he was meticulous. When Liu Xie came to his senses, he had already written.
It is full of bamboo slips and contains about ten characters.
He picked up the wooden slip, dried the ink stains on it, and handed it over with both hands. "Your Majesty, this is my conjecture for your Majesty's reference."
Liu Xie took it in his hand but didn't look at it.
His eyes fell on Jia Xu's face, and his fingers rubbed the wooden slip, feeling the residual warmth left by Jia Xu.
"Guo Si wants to live, but do you think he can survive?"
Jia Xu shook his head. "Your Majesty, the shape of an army is like water, it is constantly changing. Strategies can only be used for a temporary purpose, not for a lifetime."
He picked up the bamboo slips on the case. "This is where my long-term focus lies."
A smile spread from the corner of Liu Xie's eyes.
He bowed slightly and bowed to Jia Xu. "Thank you, sir, for your advice." Then he put down the wooden slips in his hands, picked up the wooden slips on the case and took a look. "Sir, have you read "The Theory of Qianfu"?"
Jia Xu shook his head. "I've heard of it, but I haven't read it."
"I have only heard of it but not read it. If you are interested, sir, you might as well read it." Liu Xie thought for a while and then said: "There is also "Lunheng" by Wang Chong from Kuaiji. Unfortunately, it is among the classics collected by the imperial court.
I couldn’t find this book, and I don’t know if it was lost.”
Jia Xu thought for a while. "I heard someone said that Cai Boxie once had this book, perhaps in the possession of his disciple Wang Can."
Speaking of Cai Yong, Liu Xie suddenly thought of a person. "Sir, do you know that Cai Yan, Cai Bozhe's daughter, was lost in the Xiliang army?"
Jia Xu was taken aback. "Is this happening?" Then his face darkened. "It's been so long, I'm afraid it's going to be bad."
Liu Xie stood up and let out a long sigh. "In troubled times, people are worse than dogs. Even if you have a lot of poems and books, if you can't strengthen yourself and are slaughtered by others, what's the use of these poems and books?"
Jia Xu raised his head in surprise and looked at Liu Xie.
Liu Xie said nothing and walked out.
Jia Xu stood up to see Liu Xie off and watched Liu Xie leave the tent and go down to the plain again.
After a long time, he sat back in front of the case, turned on the light, and picked up the pen again.
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Liu Xie came to Shisun Rui's tent.
Shi Sunrui was leaning in front of the case, without a crown, his gray hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and his face was haggard and gray.
"Your Majesty..." Seeing Liu Xie entering the tent, Shi Sunrui hurriedly came up to greet him. He didn't bother to salute and asked hurriedly: "Did Guo Si attack?"
"Weiwei, do you think Guo Si can defeat Li Jue and his son, even if he forces me to return to Chang'an?"
Shi Sunrui was thoughtful, and his waist slowly straightened up.
"Your Majesty is saying that since Guo Si knew that he was outmatched, he should not take the risk of seeking a battle, but rather just sit back and wait for action?"
"Do you think this is true, Lieutenant Wei?"
Shi Sunrui smiled. "Of course." He turned around in a circle and patted his forehead in a daze. "If it hadn't been for your Majesty's reminder, I would have been limited to judging others by myself and forgotten Guo Si's situation. In this way, he
It is understandable that he retreated to camp after losing a battle."
"Will the guard go out to fight tomorrow?"
"Of course we have to go to war." Shisun Rui stopped, clenched his fist hard, and shook it slightly. "It's a risk, but it's worth it."
He turned to look at Liu Xie, and then realized that he was a little carried away. He quickly straightened his clothes and bowed to salute, but he forgot that he had not yet put on his crown. His messy hair, with the rancid smell of not washing it for several days, made him feel uncomfortable.
In front of Liu Xie.
"Early tomorrow morning, I will ask your Majesty to move the camp."
"I'm not leaving. I'll stay here today." Liu Xie walked to the case and looked down at the map and terracotta warriors on the case. "If the Weiwei is sleepy, he can go to sleep. If he is not sleepy, we say
Let’s talk and see how we can fight tomorrow.”
Shi Sunrui was overjoyed. "I got what I asked for. Your Majesty will wait a moment, and I will order someone to prepare some food. Your Majesty is blessed with a good taste. There is still some wine and meat left to feed the soldiers today. Warm it on the fire and it will be used." As he said this,
, while shouting to the guards to get ready.
Seeing the scholar Sun Rui looking like this, Liu Xie couldn't help but laugh.
Unexpectedly, this polite veteran could be so dissolute.
"I just came from Jia Wenhe, who is drafting a strategy to stabilize Liangzhou." Liu Xie said, "Do you have any thoughts on this, Weiwei?"
"Hey, let me make a bold guess. The strategy he has in mind must include trade, and it should be included in the first three strategies."
Liu Xie raised his head as if he had seen a ghost.
Jia Xu's strategy indeed included trade, and it was the first strategy.
Is this what heroes think alike?
"Your Majesty, do you think it's strange?"
Liu Xie nodded. "Business is Jia Wenhe's first strategy."
Shi Sunrui smiled even more proudly, and the wrinkles on his forehead smoothed out a lot.
"Your Majesty, although Liangzhou is vast, it can be roughly divided into three parts, bounded by the trade routes from the four counties in Hexi to Guanzhong. The four counties have pastures, cultivated land, and taxes paid by business travelers along the way, and the profits in Liangzhou are the most generous.
If there is chaos and business travel is cut off, the four counties will suffer the greatest losses. Therefore, the common people in the four counties want peace and love the court the most. There is Duan Ji Ming in the front and Gai Yuan Gu in the back, all for this reason."
Shi Sunrui poured two glasses of water and signaled. Before Liu Xie could pick up the glass, he took a big sip.
"The Western Regions have many treasures, such as jade, fine horses, wine, and night-glow pearls. The dignitaries in Luoyang all flocked to them. The business trip was very profitable, and the counties and counties along the way also benefited greatly. Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, robbed and killed the people, and looted the houses of the powerful. This is
In order to kill a hen and take its eggs, he can succeed for a while. Guo Si, Zhang Ji and ordinary people don't understand the reason, how can Duan Xuan and Jia Xu not know?"
Liu Xie was suddenly enlightened.
Last time I heard Shi Sunrui mention the reasons for the internal discord in Liangzhou, but I didn't ask in detail. After hearing this today, I realized that the root cause is still profit. The four counties in Hexi that benefited the most from the pacification of Liangzhou were the four counties in Hexi, so they were most eager to
Peace, opposition to chaos, and even more opposition to the imperial court abandoning Liang.
"Weiwei, I would like to hear the details."
Shi Sunrui was right in his heart. "Your Majesty is willing to listen, so I will explain it well to Your Majesty."
The guards brought the wine and meat. Shisun Rui was polite, picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and while chewing, he picked up a pen, wrote a few orders on the prepared wooden slips, and asked the guards to deliver them to various places.
camp.
"Early tomorrow morning, we will enter the formation one by one. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
The bodyguard took the order and left.
Shi Sunrui took another prepared bamboo slip and handed it to another guard. "Order the rangers to shoot into Li Shi's camp. From now on, he can't sleep peacefully. Even if His Majesty doesn't sleep, he dares to
sleep?"
Seeing Shi Sunrui's orderly arrangements, Liu Xie felt inexplicably calmer.
Jia Xu taught him to consider the problem from the other person's point of view, think about what he thinks, and think about what he wants according to the person's design, so that he can hit everything.
What is Sun Rui thinking about?
As a wise man from Guanzhong who possesses both literary and military skills, he has waited for most of his life for the opportunity to take charge of his own affairs, to turn the tide from collapse and to support the building from collapse. How can he not go all out?
With such an old minister deploying specific matters, there is nothing to worry about.