"Li Ru, our family wants to compete with the princes of the world for the world. What should we do now?" Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Chang'an, had been worrying about how to develop in the future since he moved the capital to Chang'an.
Although Chang'an is relatively safe due to the risk of Hangu Pass, now that the immortal has come to the world, those princes may get some immortal things, and crossing Hangu Pass will feel like walking on flat ground.
"The prime minister has such ambitions. Li Ru will live up to the trust of the prime minister. Our top priority should be to rest and recuperate in Chang'an, and learn from Cao Cao and Liu Biao to recruit wise men." Li Ru was overjoyed when he heard that Dong Zhuo wanted to conquer the world. It's a good thing. I'm not afraid of your ambition. , I’m afraid you want to be pampered!
"Recruiting wise men, Li Ru, you think I don't want to, but our family is already stinking in the eyes of those aristocratic families, how could anyone come to support our family, and the ministers of the court? They are all obedient to our family, but in their hearts they don’t want to eat our flesh and peel off our skin!” Dong Zhuo became angry when he mentioned this, “Didn’t I just do what you wanted to do? Which of those princes Don't want to be like him.
"Haha" Li Ru showed a mysterious smile, folded his hands and leaned forward and said to Dong Zhuo, "Ru's another move that will allow the prime minister to recruit outstanding talents!"
"Really? Li Ru, tell me quickly, what can you do?" Dong Zhuo helped Li Ru up with excitement. What he lacked now was talent.
"Excuse me, Prime Minister, from the beginning of the Qin Dynasty to the present, no matter who the emperor is, they still exist?" Li Ru asked Dong Zhuo a question.
"Because the aristocratic family has a large number of books?" Dong Zhuo answered uncertainly. As a commoner, he knew the importance of reading. For the question of Luo Shen Fu, he suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated and misunderstood the content of the question. .
"The prime minister is very wise!"
"But this is just one of them. In times of trouble, aristocratic families will scatter all their heirs. No matter who wins the world in the end, the blood of the aristocratic family will be passed down forever." Li Ru felt that Dong Zhuo was thinking about the correct answer. Feeling gratified, he believed that under his guidance, Dong Zhuo would achieve great things!
"Li Ru, are you saying that if we put up the recruitment notice, people from those aristocratic families will also send to our family?" Dong Zhuo understood what Li Ru said and instantly understood the key. He is also a prince. They may also invest in themselves!
"Okay, this is a good idea. I'll find someone to do it right now!" Dong Zhuo immediately clapped his hands and applauded after he figured it out.
"Xiangguo, you said it wrong again. This matter should be left to the emperor to issue the imperial edict!"
"Is there any difference between the emperor and our family? Isn't what the emperor wants to say the same as what our family wants to say?" Dong Zhuo was a little confused. Now the entire city of Chang'an is decided by himself, and the emperor is just a decoration.
"If the Prime Minister thinks so, he is totally wrong!"
"As long as the emperor is on the throne, I, the Han, will survive. After all, they will still be my ministers in name. They will issue announcements in the name of the emperor. In this way, they will serve as ministers for the emperor, not you, the prime minister. Such a noble family It’s okay in terms of face!” Li Ru explained the pros and cons.
"Okay Li Ru, you are still thoughtful. Do you have any other ideas?" Dong Zhuo was very satisfied with Li Ru as his son-in-law. With him, he could use his brain less.
"Back to the Prime Minister, let me tell you what you think. Ru does have a plan, but it is too cruel and will offend the family to death. The Prime Minister can only choose one of these!" Li Ru hesitated for a long time. It is better to advise Dong Zhuo on the poisonous plan in his mind.
"Li Ru, tell me quickly, our family has already gained a bad reputation in the eyes of those aristocratic families, and we don't care about this anymore!"
"Use the Book of Heaven as a temptation, open up the library widely, and attract poor students from all over the world!"
"As long as the Prime Minister allows the emperor to issue the emperor's edict, all the books of the royal family can be read by those who serve the Han Dynasty. Those who have made outstanding contributions can read the heavenly books, which will surely attract countless students. There are many people with great talents among poor families, and there is no shortage of them. It’s an opportunity like Xiangguo’s!”
Li Ru told Dong Zhuo his plan.
What is the foundation of a noble family? Books and scholars.
As long as the family's monopoly on books is cut off, the family's advantage will be gone.
Hearing Li Ru's plan, Dong Zhuo hesitated. The first one didn't matter, but the second one asked them to read the heavenly book. Dong Zhuo hesitated. The heavenly book was the heavenly book after all.
"Li Ru, our family is a little worried. If we let them learn the contents of the Heavenly Book, what will happen if they learn and run away later." Dong Zhuo is a little worried. Then the bamboo basket will be empty, and he will train talents for others in vain.
"Please rest assured, Prime Minister, on this point. I think the book is difficult to understand. Even if ordinary people read it, they may not be able to study it. Those who can understand it will definitely be rare. These talents are the talents we want to win over and control. !”
"This..." Dong Zhuo still hesitated.
"Okay, I'll do as you say! Damn it, my family will have a good fight with the aristocratic family this time!" Dong Zhuo finally made up his mind to follow Li Ru's plan and use the Book of Heaven as bait to attract poor students from all over the world and poach the aristocratic family. the foundation.
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"Everyone, now that Han Fu has agreed to work with me to govern Jizhou, what should we do next?" Yuan Shao asked his advisers. Han Fu had already written to him, willing to become an ally with him to jointly govern Jizhou.
"My lord just needs to slowly annex Jizhou, with Jizhou as the center, and slowly develop towards Youzhou and merge with Qingzhou. In this way, there will be nine states in the world, and my lord will control four states!" Xu You admonished.
"My lord Xu You's plan is a bad one. After my lord annexes Jizhou, Cao Cao will be full-fledged. Why don't my lord take advantage of the fact that Cao Cao's wings are not yet full-fledged and attack Yanzhou to eliminate future troubles!" Feng Ji retorted, putting forward a different point of view. Thinking that now is the best opportunity to attack Cao Cao.
"Hmm." Yuan Shao touched his chin and thought.
What Xu You and Feng Ji said made sense, but Yuan Shao didn't know how to choose.
"My lord, what you say is really short-sighted!"
"If the lord goes to war with Cao Cao now, even if he wins, it will be a tragic victory. By then, the lord will lose the capital to fight for the world with the heroes of the world. Trading the world for a victory is not short-sighted!" Xu You cast a glance. Fengji said disdainfully.
"My lord, Xu Youzhi is short-sighted!"
"Youzhou has Gongsun Zan, Bingzhou has Lu Bu, Qingzhou and Kong Rong. How can they be annexed so easily?"
"After my lord takes care of Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu, and Kong Rong, can you guarantee that neither side will suffer?"
"My lord, Lu Bu Gongsun Zan and Kong Rong's subordinates have already thought of a response policy and can annex the three states at the minimum cost!" Xu You interrupted Feng Ji directly.
"Arrogant!" Feng Ji, who was interrupted, showed displeasure on his face. Don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone else's speech casually?
"Oh? Xu You, tell me quickly!" When Yuan Shao heard what Xu You said, he was immediately interested. If he could capture Youzhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou at the minimum cost, that would be great.
"My lord, please don't forget that there are still millions of remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. This year there have been raging wars and natural disasters, and the people have no harvest. Now that the cold winter is approaching, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army will definitely make waves in Qingzhou in order to have something to eat. The two sides will fight to the death, and the lord can just sit back and reap the benefits!" Xu You slowly told Yuan Shao his plan.
When Yuan Shao heard this, he realized that there were indeed remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. If Xu You hadn't mentioned this, he would have forgotten about it.
"Does Xu You still have it?"
"Back to Lord Youzhou, in addition to Gongsun Zan, there is also Liu Yu. It is well known that the two of them have always been at odds. As long as we provoke the relationship between them and deepen their conflicts, even if Liu Yu cannot deal with Gongsun Zan, he can still make him When we attacked Qingzhou, we held back Gongsun Zan and prevented Gongsun Zan from fully supporting Qingzhou."
"When the lord takes Qingzhou, Youzhou will not be within easy reach. At that time, the lord will have the three states of Ji, You, and Qing, and the last one will be Bingzhou. Even if Lu Bu is brave, it will be unworthy of all men. The mayfly shakes the tree, but the mantis' arms are nothing more than a chariot!"
Yuan Shao rolled his eyes and thought, this matter was related to his future victory or defeat, so he had to be cautious.
