Of course I want to go. As a strong man and a military general, no one wants to prove himself on the battlefield, kill generals, capture flags, and make achievements. A true man should do this.
However, Chen Yuan shook his head: "Lord, I have Zhicai and Third Brother here, which is enough to pacify the Nanyang Yellow Turbans. I don't need more manpower. On the contrary, I have a few things here that need you three."
The three of them couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they heard that Liu Bei's place was full of people.
But when they heard that Chen Yuan needed them for something, they became happy again.
Guan Yu stroked his long beard: "Fourth brother, what do you need our help for?"
Chen Yuan thought for a while: "The first thing is that Xiangyang is adjacent to the Han River in the north, and there are many water thieves in the Han River. They need to be exterminated to ensure the safety of the people of Xiangyang; the second thing is that I need someone to accompany me.
A trip to the Zhonglu Kuai family and the Caizhou Cai family requires the help of three people. Which of you is willing to exterminate the water thieves, and who is willing to follow me to visit the Zhonglu Kuai family and the Caizhou Cai family?"
Guan Yu thought for a moment: "Fourth brother, let me go and destroy the water thieves."
Chen Yuan nodded. With Guan Yu's temperament, he was probably unwilling to face these powerful clans.
Chen Yuan also wanted Guan Yu to kill the water thieves. If he went with him, if the negotiation went wrong, he, the second brother, might kill the Kuai family and the Cai family with a single blow of his sword.
Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun didn't have Guan Yu's cards anymore. They cupped their hands and said, "But it depends on the military advisor's orders."
Chen Yuandao: "Zilong and I, Ziyi, guard Xiangyang, train new soldiers, and protect the safety of Xiangyang."
Someone must stay in Xiangyang. My senior brother Gu Yong has to be responsible for a series of government affairs such as farming. In terms of military affairs, only Taishi Ci is in charge.
Zhao Yun and Tai Shici naturally had no objections and bowed to accept the order.
Chen Yuan did not go to visit Kuai and Cai directly, but instead sent a greeting letter first.
This is etiquette. You can't just come to someone's door without giving them a notice. That's called a bad guest, and it's a very rude behavior.
It is etiquette to send out greetings in advance and agree on the time of your visit so that others can be prepared.
Three days later, Chen Yuan took Zhao Yun and dozens of followers to the Zhonglu Kuai clan.
The Kuai family lived in Zhonglu for hundreds of years after Kuai Tong in the Western Han Dynasty. The family biography "Junyong" was written by Kuai Tong, which is the commentator of Zongheng family.
Therefore, the Kuai family has been practicing the political strategist's theory for generations.
Historically, the brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue helped Liu Biao to pacify the clan traitors. They used the tactics of the strategists. They persuaded the clan traitors to attend Liu Biao's banquet, and then were killed in one fell swoop, thus helping Liu Biao to pacify Jingzhou.
Later, Kuai Liang was promoted to chief registrar, and Kuai Yue was named Zhangling Prefect and Fan Tinghou, which can be regarded as a reward.
Generally speaking, the Kuai brothers are resourceful people who can understand the situation clearly. It has become a general trend for Liu Bei to move into Jingzhou, so I think they will cooperate.
However, there are some things that Chen Yuan still needs to communicate with the Kuai brothers and say hello to them in advance.
For example, the various policies that Chen Yuan wants to implement will inevitably harm the interests of powerful people. If the Kuai brothers can give up their immediate interests and are willing to obey Liu Bei, then the Kuai family will be the first powerful person Liu Bei recruits.
If you can't give up the small profits in front of you and go against Liu Bei, then I'm sorry, I can only let you disappear in Jingzhou.
In fact, powerful families harmed the government, which was the court's greatest interest, by concealing the population and annexing land.
This will make the country's land and population smaller and smaller, and the country's strength will become weaker and weaker, while the powerful will become stronger and stronger. This is the biggest contradiction.
One of the policies that Chen Yuan planned to implement was to free the domestic slaves, organize households, integrate the people, and pay taxes as a whole.
None of these three policies is detrimental to the powerful, and there will definitely be a bloody storm.
The Kuai family was the first powerful family that Chen Yuan had to deal with, and the Cai family was the second family.
Once these two families are settled, Nanjun is in your hands.
Then after dealing with the Liu family of Changsha Wang Liufa, it will not be difficult to control the four counties of Jingnan.
With the five counties in hand, Chen Yuan would have the confidence to face the Huang family of Jiangxia and many powerful people in Nanyang.
This is Chen Yuan's strategy to conquer Jingzhou. As for the clan thieves and the Wuxi Man in the four counties of Jingnan, it's all a trivial matter. There are so many top-notch experts, and it's easy to deal with them.
The prefects of each county can accept them if they can, and those who cannot accept them will be removed from office. If they are not convinced, they can be beaten.
Zhonglu is not far from Xiangyang, and the group arrived at Zhonglu Kuaishi not long after.
At this time, the two brothers, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, who were in charge of the Kuai family, had already been waiting in front of the door.
No matter what you say, Chen Yuan is now a member of the Jingzhou Family and represents the Prefecture Mufu. The two of them dare not neglect it.
Liu Bei suppressed the Yellow Turbans, made marquises based on his military merits, and was still a clan member, so he still had some deterrent effect on many aristocratic families in Jingzhou.
Kuai Liang is the elder brother and is the current patriarch of the Kuai clan.
When Kuai Liang saw that Chen Yuan had arrived, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said, "Kuai Liang has met Chen Biejia in Xiangyang. It is a great honor for Biejia to come to our Kuai clan. It is a great honor for him."
Kuai Liang was a showman, and he spoke eloquently about the show, so he praised Chen Yuan first.
Chen Yuan cupped his hands and said: "Brother Zirou, you're welcome. My lord Xuande arrived in Jingzhou for the first time. He was supposed to visit the wise men in person. However, the Yellow Turbans in Nanyang resurrected, and the Qin Governor issued a letter asking for help. For this reason, Liu Zhennan had to send troops to rescue him.
Brother Zirou, please forgive me for neglecting Zichu."
Kuai Yue looked solemn: "Liu Shijun has been working hard for state affairs. He has been diligent in state affairs since he got off the bus. He is really a national official and a role model for our generation. His style is as high as the mountains and the rivers are long. We admire him so much. How can we admire him so much?
Don't miss him."
There are several groups. This Kuai Yue is really a good talker. He just praised Chen Yuan and then praised Liu Bei.
If this continues, Chen Yuan will be too embarrassed to take action against Kuai.
After saying that, Kuai Yue extended his hand and said, "Bye bye, please give me a brief explanation."
Chen Yuan walked inside and said: "Brother Zirou, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me Zichu. I came to visit today both for official business and for personal friendship. I have always heard that the Kuai brothers in Xiangyang have unparalleled strategies.
The family education is so rich that even the general intends to recruit the two of them to serve as officials in the general's mansion. I came here today to ask for advice. I hope you will give me some advice."
He Jin indeed wanted to conquer Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue and went to Luoyang. This was the information that Chen Yuan accidentally collected when he was in Luoyang.
Just because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, General He temporarily forgot about this matter.
However, in history, He Jin later conquered Kuai Yue and became Dongcao of the General's Palace.
However, Chen Yuan's purpose in saying this was to test, because he didn't know what Kuai's connections were and whether he was related to any powerful people. Otherwise, how could Kuai Yue's reputation be spread to He Jin's ears?
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Someone must have mentioned this to He Jin.
Who is this person and what is his relationship with the Kuai family? This is what Chen Yuan wants to know.
Don't worry, if you suppress Kuai with the front foot, there will be big bosses in Luoyang on the back foot to give Liu Bei eye drops. That won't be fun.
Now Liu Bei must hold Jingzhou Mu firmly in his hands to see the world.