Liu Muzhi frowned: "Jinnu, it is a good thing to have self-confidence, but if it reaches the point of arrogance, it will be counterproductive. Now your power, or our power, is not enough to control the general trend of the world. We are still Need a boost to get to power early.”
Liu Yu shook his head and said calmly: "Well, Fatty, let me ask you, what power can Sima Yuanxian give me?"
Liu Muzhi curled up his lips: "He can give you the title of general, let you take charge of the army independently, and then provide you with the money and food for the soldiers and horses you need. With the title and establishment, we can openly attract The old brothers in the Beifu Army agreed with each other and quickly built a general's three thousand to five thousand soldiers and horses into the strongest army in the Jin Dynasty. Then they continued to make meritorious deeds by pacifying the demon thieves, and moved up step by step. I believe that with your ability, you can be on an equal footing with Liu Laozhi in one year."
Liu Yu smiled slightly and turned to Xu Xianzhi: "Do you think so too?"
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "If you can be a general now, even if you are actually in charge of troops and a deputy general in name, then as long as you can quell the chaos of monsters and thieves, you will definitely be able to become a general, a former general, a general of the country, and so on. It may be a bit difficult, but for generals of the Zhenjun and Zhenbei levels, who can control a state and a county, there is no problem."
Liu Yu said calmly: "Then, I can stand on my own, not obeying the king's orders, relying on the power of this state and one army? Independent Expedition to the North? In other words, I don't have to be controlled by others, and I don't have to worry about anyone coming to harm me again, or trapping me in fighting alone. Yes? Fatty, do you think it’s okay?”
Liu Muzhi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "You have to eat one bite at a time, and things have to happen slowly. If you become a general, you can make friends with famous families and expand your power in the court. The mafia has slowly If they lose power, we can squeeze them out by serving as officials in the government.”
Liu Yu sighed: "Then, another Sima Yuanxian will take over the power and attempt to usurp power. Do you think I will help him or not?"
Liu Muzhi's eyes flashed coldly: "Whether you help or not depends on your thoughts. You are just using Sima Yuanxian. If he is disloyal and wants to be the emperor himself, then don't follow him. You can even send troops to destroy him. With this great achievement, we can go further.”
Liu Yu shook his head: "If I form an alliance with someone, it will be a lifelong matter, and there will be no betrayal or betrayal. I can betray Sima Yuanxian today, and I can betray Fatty you and Xianzhi tomorrow. Do you want me to become like this? Someone?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "You are using Sima Yuanxian, not forming an alliance. Can this be the same as our relationship? Jun, you can't treat everyone with high morals, and you can't treat loyal people. You can bully them, but you can’t say that you completely reject villains.”
Liu Yu said seriously: "Fat man, this is not a trivial matter, it is a big deal. There is a difference between whether you want to make friends with Sima Yuanxian and whether you want to make friends with rich men like the five sons of the Shen family. Once you take this step, you will be completely tied to him. Together, just like Wang Guobao, Sima Yuanxian will give me the greatest official position and military power he can win, but the purpose is to let me eliminate his dissidents and establish great achievements, at least for now, to eliminate demon thieves , and also to quell the huge chaos caused by his conscription order. But the question is what happens after it is quelled?"
Xu Xianzhi said: "After the calm, of course he recommended you to suppress the rebellion and promoted him to another official position. Then he divided the family members and military generals who defected to him, including you, into enfeoffments. The possible next goal is, It was Huan Xuan who wanted to kill him last time. After Huan Xuan is destroyed, he will truly have the power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and his next goal must be the Ninth Five-Year Plan."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Xianzhi said it well, Fatty, how can I cooperate with Sima Yuanxian like this?"
Liu Muzhi gritted his teeth: "Sima Yuanxian also wants to build a career. You could cooperate with Sima Yao before, so why are you so repulsive to him?"
Liu Yu said loudly: "It's different, Fatty, Sima Yao is the emperor, and his power is legal, but Sima Yuanxian is a prince, and he can only have the power of the prime minister at most. If he wants to usurp the throne and establish himself, he will be a big thief in the world. Anyone with a little bit of loyalty must not rebel against him!"
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "By now you are already a general with an army. If you don't want to let him usurp the throne, then just raise an army to attack him. Why bother?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "At this point, it is a question whether we can crusade. He betrayed his benefactor who had been promoted and reused, and his character has lost the foundation of loyalty. How do you think people in the world will view Marshal Liu now? He betrayed , and even personally killed Wang Gong, who had promoted him and turned himself from a sinless person into a general of Beifu. Now his subordinates are all following his example. Will anyone else sincerely work for him like the old Beifu brothers? Can I do it? Can you do it? Can people like Liu Yi, He Wuji do it? "
Liu Muzhi sighed: "But Liu Laozhi is running the army well now, and his men are working hard. We old brothers are not the only ones in the Beifu Army."
Liu Yu sneered: "That's just using troops, plundering, and promotion to maintain the bestiality of those newcomers, so that they can benefit from the battle. But this kind of relationship based on pure interests and benefits can maintain How long? The benefits that Marshal Liu can give are more than three times that Sima Yuanxian can give. If Marshal Liu now raises troops to rebel against Sima Yuanxian, do you think his subordinates will follow him and kill Sima Yuanxian like last time, or will they kill him? Are you going to receive the reward from Sima Yuanxian?"
Xu Xianzhi laughed: "I'm afraid he won't. After all, Marshal Liu usually shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and he can be regarded as a soldier's morale. Even if he doesn't follow him, he will leave at most, and he will definitely not receive the reward."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "But you will all agree that if Marshal Liu fights against the usurper Sima Yuanxian for the country at this time, no one will follow him, because the price he can offer, Sima Yuanxian can offer higher. If one person If the foundation of loyalty is lost and only interests remain, then his subordinates will only pursue profit and forget loyalty. Unless you always offer a higher price than others, there will always be times when everyone will betray you, even if your purpose and motivation are noble. ,correct."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Jinnu, don't you want to lose the foundation of loyalty? It's not that I disagree with your approach, but the opportunity is rare now. If you don't seize this opportunity to counter the rebellion and get promoted, relying only on loyalty is If you don’t have power, you won’t be able to do many things without power.”
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "I want power, but I need to get it in a proper way. What I really need to rely on and use in this counterinsurgency is another force."
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