Suzaku took a deep breath and said coldly: "Do your best to stop Liu Yu's achievements in the north. Whether it is self-reliance or the Northern Expedition, other things can be slowed down, but Liu Yu must not be allowed to gain a firm foothold. Next, we My energy can only be busy with various infighting in Jiankang and Jingzhou, Liu Yu can only leave it to our future Lord Qinglong."
Xuanwu said coldly: "Did you overestimate Lu Xun? With just him, can he stop Liu Yu?"
Zhuque smiled slightly: "Don't forget where the strength of Tianshi Dao comes from. It comes from those foolish village women among the people. They were able to fool Tan Pingzhi, Wei Yongzhi and others left their homes and careers to go south. This proves its huge influence among the people. In the Jin Dynasty, this influence endangered the foundation of our family, so we banned preaching and limited the number of dojos to control it. However, in the north, especially where wars are frequent, people In the Central Plains where people are in danger, the influence of Tianshi Dao has grown like a weed in recent years, and no one can stop it."
Bai Hu nodded: "Yes, in troubled times, all social order collapsed. Benevolence, justice, etiquette and wisdom cannot restrain those beast-like bandits and stragglers. If you want to survive, you can only rely on the mutual help of the weak. In Yecheng, After the war, the three masters of Tianshi Dao did not return to the south of the Yangtze River. Instead, they spread their followers throughout the Central Plains. Their disciples stayed in many forts and villages. Once they were attacked, they rescued each other. With this method, they There are a large number of believers in the Central Plains, and even Ding Ling and Zhang Yuan do not dare to provoke them easily."
Zhuque nodded: "This was Lu Xun's idea. Sun Tai wanted to develop in the south and wanted to curry favor with Sima Daozi. However, Lu Xun was originally from the north and his vision was much higher than that of his master. Therefore, I have been paying attention to him for a long time. Now, if Liu Yu wants to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, it is not a military issue, but an economic issue."
Xuanwu laughed: "Yes, as long as we don't provide military rations to the defenders in Luoyang, then Liu Yu will not be able to stand. Even if Liu Yu is the God of War, he can win every battle, but he can't conjure up magic by blowing his breath. With the supply of rations for tens of thousands of troops coming out, even Xie An’s Northern Expedition has to ask our major families to provide food and efforts. Liu Yu doesn’t even have the support of our family. The only thing he can count on is that his father from the Central Plains is old.”
Suzaku nodded: "So Lu Xun doesn't have to conflict with him head-on. As long as the fort masters refuse to provide military rations to Liu Yu's Luoyang garrison, Liu Yu will not be able to stay there. He will have to bring His old brothers came back in despair and let him know that without the help of our family, he could not do anything. Even if we did not do anything to ruin his affairs, he could not solve the army's logistics and supply problems. Let him Only when they hit a wall in the north did they realize the necessity of cooperating with us. The Central Plains couldn't stand still, so they could only humbly surrender to Wang Gong when they came back. At that time, Huan Xuan and Wang Chen joined forces, and Jingzhou became a powerful foreign aid for the Taoist Party. Wang Gong With Liu Yu and Liu Laozhi in charge of Beifu, both sides want to use the military power at hand to achieve success and eliminate their dissidents, so this civil war will start."
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "Yes, if we don't fight a civil war, we don't know which families want to join the emperor or Sima Daozi. If we don't eradicate these disloyal and disobedient people, our Black Hand Qiankun won't be able to survive for long. . I think Wang Guobao just has different intentions and wants to be the only one, instead of maintaining the interests of all the big families. Huh, he doesn’t even think about whether he has the ability to sit firmly if he really wants to be the only one."
Suzaku nodded: "Yes, so we must let this civil war start. Fighting a war can buy us fifty years of stability, and also stop the Sima Emperor from wanting to counterattack and seize power. From now on, we can be his peace of mind." Just be a puppet. After everything is stable, it is not impossible to consider letting Liu Yu go on the Northern Expedition, but he will never be allowed to send troops now. Hum, even if he wants to make great achievements, he must be under our control and manipulation. We will give him He can have what’s his, but he can’t take what we don’t give him.”
Xuanwu curled his lips: "But what if Sima Daozi uses Sun Tai now? You may be able to control Lu Xun, but you can't control Sun Tai."
A cold light flashed in Zhuque's eyes: "Sun Tai is also a person who is eager for quick success. Sima Daozi does not fully trust him, and will not give him power immediately and let him develop for a while. Tianshi Dao now has three masters developing in the north. But Sun Tai and his son are in charge of the south. If this continues, there will be internal troubles sooner or later, so don’t worry about it for now. As for Huan Xuan, he is more useful to us alive than dead. If he can join forces with Wang Chen to capture Jingzhou, then this civil war will , it’s just a matter of time, just leave Liu Yu to take care of him later.”
Bai Hu nodded: "What should Wang Gong do? He has used Liu Laozhi to collect a lot of scattered soldiers, bandits and horse thieves. The Beifu Army has created a mess for him. If these bandits want to eliminate Wang Guobao on a whim, If we take the opportunity to enter Jiankang and grab it, wouldn’t that be the recurrence of Su Jun’s disaster?”
Zhuque smiled slightly: "Liu Laozhi doesn't have the guts. Wang Gong may be impulsive, but Liu Laozhi will never dare to really launch an army to attack the capital. In his heart, the aristocratic family is the king. I just need to use a little trick to do it." Let him be obedient and stop acting rashly. When we need a civil war, let them fight again. I believe we can still do this."
Bai Hu suddenly said: "But if Lu Xun can't stop Liu Yu, or he doesn't want to stop Liu Yu and allows Liu Yu to succeed in the north, what should we do?"
A cold light flashed in Zhuque's eyes: "Then get rid of Lu Xun decisively, and then find a way to recall Liu Yu and let Wang Gong change the Central Plains. Bring Liu Laozhi's new Beifu army there, and he, Wang Chen and Huan Xuan Being close together makes it easier to fight.”
Xuanwu curled his lips: "It seems that everything has been thought of for you. I have nothing more to say. There is only one last question left. Is Qinglong's whereabouts now? How is your investigation going?"
Suzaku shook his head: "My spies have been searching around the grassland, but there is no clear news. If Qinglong is still alive, unless he is willing to show up, we will not be able to track and capture him, but now I am getting more and more I believe that Qinglong is not dead. Otherwise, how could Huanxuan escape so easily? Now that Huanxuan also knows that we are going to take his life, there is only one possibility for him to come back, and that is Qinglong's old intelligence organization, which can be handed over to him. Yes, these people can keep him safe, or at least allow him to return to Jingzhou alive, so Lord Baihu's suggestion just now that we send out killers to get rid of Huan Xuan is in vain."
Xuanwu gritted his teeth: "If Qinglong is still alive, what will we do? Don't you want Lu Xun to be the new Qinglong?"
A murderous intent flashed in Suzaku's eyes: "There must be a road to the mountain. Maybe we can make a new deal with our old friend."
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