Jia Xu's words kept lingering in his ears, making Chu Nan a little distracted when discussing with everyone the general attack on Xuchang.
I hadn't thought about this carefully before. The original intention of him and Lu Bu in choosing to attack Xuzhou was actually a bit passive. When this battle had to be fought, they chose to place the battlefield on Cao Cao's territory instead of Xuzhou.
Especially Lu Bu. If Chu Nan hadn't made it clear to him how dangerous Cao Cao was to him, Lu Bu wouldn't have even thought about fighting again. He just wanted to stay on his own land.
My father-in-law...
Chu Nan didn't know what to say. Shouldn't he be the one who has the biggest headache at this time? Why should he have these headaches? But there is no way. Who wants Lu Bu to be the only one who can use his brain now? If he doesn't have a headache, who will?
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What are the advantages of winning Xuchang? What are the disadvantages? Chu Nan really didn't think about these carefully before, and now he must sum up carefully in order to straighten out the future path.
Thinking about it now, the advantage is that by taking the current capital, Cao Cao's remaining forces will be severely damaged. They can serve the emperor like Cao Cao to ward off unfaithful ministers, and have the right to gain official status. They can grant officials to whomever they want.
It can be sealed as big as it needs to be, it looks very cool.
But what are the disadvantages? Thinking about it now, there are quite a few, even more. When Cao Cao threatened the emperor to order the princes, Chu Nan actually saw something. The move itself was actually meaningless. Those who should disobey him should still disobey him. In fact, Chu Nan
President Nan felt that using the emperor to control the princes was of little use now.
In other words, Lu Bu still attaches more importance to the approval of the imperial court. Looking at the other princes, which one really cares about the imperial court's opinion? What is the difference between being a governor and rebelling? But as long as he does not proclaim himself emperor, Cao Cao doesn't seem to really take it seriously.
Go, or he didn't dare to take it seriously.
After gaining strength, he could fight against the princes whenever he wanted. The emperor became a burden, so in his heart, Chu Nan didn't want the emperor very much.
Secondly, as Jia Xu said, how should the court be governed? How should it operate?
After Yanzhou and Yuzhou were captured at once, Lu Bu's territory and population at least doubled, but what should the officials do? Not to mention the high officials in the court, how should local officials be selected?
Continue to pursue the previous New Deal? Win over talents from small families and poor families? Or make certain compromises with the gentry and use gentry talents?
There is an issue that has to be considered. Talents from small families can be county magistrates, but prefects and governors are still very reluctant at present. The officials under Lu Bu are not qualified to serve as prefects regardless of their ability or qualifications.
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In this way, after taking Xuchang and the Central Plains, who will take the mid-to-high-end official positions such as the governor, the governor, and the princes in the court?
Make appropriate compromises with the nobles in exchange for their support?
This idea was rejected by Chu Nan as soon as it came up. From Xuzhou to Jianghuai and then to Runan, their tone has been set. The nobles in the world regard Lu Bu as their enemy, but there are also many small and poor families who have surrendered to Lu Bu, forming a
The strength that supported Lu Bu was the reason why they were able to quickly stabilize various places.
Compromise to the nobles at this time, because the nobles attach great importance to their origin, they may not accept the good intentions here, but the poor family of the small tribe will definitely be disappointed. If both parties are not pleased, it may even lead to the collapse of the system they have established today.
The nobles may even take advantage of this and pretend to be in service, and then chill the talented people from the lower clans, thereby disintegrating Lu Bu's support!
I don't know how many poor families are watching here at this moment, and the nobles will also pay attention to them at this time. After entering Xuchang this time, Chu Nan has almost foreseen that many noble families will try to win over Lu Bu, just like when Dong Zhuo came to power.
, there were also many nobles who took refuge with Dong Zhuo.
But later facts proved that he didn't really take Dong Zhuo seriously at all. He was smiling on the surface, but secretly he wanted to kill you! Now that Lu Bu enters the court, the first hurdle he faces may be the sugar-coated bullets from the nobles.
As for whether his father-in-law can stop him... Chu Nan has no confidence.
"Zi Yan?" Just as Chu Nan gradually began to sort out some of the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Lu Bu's voice came from his ears and brought him back to reality.
"Here." Chu Nan came back to his senses, looked at Lu Bu, then at Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhong and others. Seeing that they were all looking at him, Chu Nan was a little confused. What had he missed?
"Why is Ziyan not in a good mood? But he is not feeling well?" Lu Bu asked with a hint of concern.
"Nothing, I was a little distracted just now. What are you talking about?" Chu Nan shook his head and asked immediately.
"We were discussing the attack on Xuchang just now. Now that Cao Cao is dead and Cao's army is defeated, it is the best time for our army to attack Xuchang. It is time to attack Xuchang in one go and save the emperor from danger." Zhang Xiu said with a smile.
"It's not difficult to enter Xuchang. As General Zhang said, Cao Cao is dead and Xuchang is at its weakest. We can march straight in. But has my father-in-law ever thought about what to do after entering Xuchang?" Chu Nan nodded and agreed.
After Zhang Xiu's statement, he asked his own questions.
After entering Xuchang?
Lu Bu obviously had not thought about this problem. He was slightly startled when he heard this, and looked at Chu Nan with a little doubt in his eyes: "Aren't you supporting the emperor and reorganizing the court? What's the problem?"
This is too broad!
"There are many problems. How to treat the emperor after supporting him? How should the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty handle arrangements, dispatch officials from various places, etc. These are just internal issues." Chu Nan said while looking at the map on the desk: "In terms of diplomacy,
The biggest problem now may be how to get along with Yuan Shao? Have you ever thought that after we capture the Central Plains, our next step is to border with Yuan Shao!"
I don’t know where Yuan Shao is now, but according to recent intelligence, it is almost time for Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zan. Next, it is likely that the north and south will confront each other with the river as the boundary.
In other words, after destroying Cao Cao, they still have to fight a war, this time with Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao had the land of Qingyou and Jizhou, but Lu Bu also had Yanyu and Xuyang. Although Yangzhou was not complete, its population was only much larger.
Of course, in war, population cannot be equated with combat power. This is also where Yuan Shao's advantage lies compared with Lu Bu.
Yuan Shao's swallowing of Youzhou was normal and easy to digest, while Lu Bu's swallowing of Yanyu was like a snake swallowing an elephant. Although he swallowed it, he would definitely suffer from indigestion. This is probably why Jia Xu did not want to come over completely. With Lu Bu,
The uncertainty is too great.
At present, even if Lu Bu kills Cao Cao, he will still face many problems, including insufficient manpower, the attitude of the nobles in Yanyu and Yu, and Cao Cao's old troops will definitely try to unite the princes to attack.
Among the princes, the one most likely to take action against Lu Bu is Yuan Shao.
From this point of view, killing Cao Cao directly is not the best option for them. In this case, the possibility of Cao Cao's forces defecting to Yuan Shao is extremely high.
If you don't kill Cao Cao, but negotiate terms after conquering Xuchang, and the two sides join forces to fight against Yuan, although there will be many problems, at least one thing will be better than now, that is, it won't be so chaotic. Of course, if Lu Bu can before Yuan Shao sends his troops south,
If the Yanyu land is sorted out, the problem will be much smaller, but this is difficult to do.
Of course, we can't blame Lu Bu. How could he think so much about the situation at that time? Chu Nan himself didn't even think about this issue until now, let alone Lu Bu in that situation.
Chu Nan's words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone present. Everyone was originally thinking about what to do after conquering Xuchang. In the blink of an eye, Chu Nan threw a mountain-like boulder over their heads. You can't help but
Then, all of a sudden, the excitement and other emotions he had just shown disappeared.
"Cao Cao had previously planned a defense line against Yuan Shao. After this battle, most of these defense lines may defect. We must try our best to surrender the soldiers in these defense lines before then." Chu Nan doesn't care about this. He is not giving it to everyone now.
While weaving dreams, he continued: "So after defeating Xuchang, we have a lot to do. Internally, we appoint and remove hundreds of officials, establish our court, and externally, we need to clear out Cao Cao's remnants as soon as possible and build a new line of defense in the north.
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Attacking Xuchang, as long as there is internal support, is the easiest task for the Jianghuai army with strong morale now. There is no need to discuss it at all. What really needs to be discussed is what happens next.
Lu Bu fell silent, silently picked up the drink on the table and drank it all, with an annoyed look on his face.
Except for Jia Xu, almost all the generals in the tent were military commanders. Not to mention that Jia Xu was still Zhang Xiu's subordinate, even if he had joined Zhang Xiu, it was unlikely that he would speak at this time.
"Zi Yan..." Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and said, "Then Xuchang won't fight?"
"We have already reached this point. Even if my father-in-law does not want this Yanyu land, he will only give it to Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao swallows this Yanyu land, we will still face this problem, and when Yuan Shao
will be even more powerful." Chu Nan shook his head and said: "In short, Xuchang must be attacked, attack Xuchang first, and other problems will be discussed after Xuchang, and they will eventually be solved."
"That's fine, all the generals will prepare separately. We will send troops to Xuchang early tomorrow morning!" Lu Bu waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat. He was also very irritated by what Chu Nan said. Who knew there would be so many things happening next.
Chu Nan sighed. Jia Xu couldn't negotiate now. Chen Gong was in charge of logistics at the rear. Before the war was over, he might not be able to make it through. It seemed that the only person around him who could negotiate was Lu Bu.
Watching everyone leave, Chu Nan didn't move. It was better to give his father-in-law a vaccination first. Don't be bombarded by sugar-coated bullets in Xuchang and forget everything.
"Is there anything else that Zi Yan has to do?" Seeing Chu Nan staying, Lu Bu felt a little irritable.
"No big deal. In fact, what I said before is a bit complicated. I stayed here because I want to simplify these things with my father-in-law." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although he had never heard of simplified words, he felt inexplicably like it when he heard it. He nodded and said, "Tell me, Zi Yan!"