Liu Tingyun laughed: "Good guy, don't you need more? Five hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, tens of thousands of civilians. When Xie An established the Beifu Army, these aristocratic families could only contribute so much, and neither have you these years. I don’t know, the Wu Di family’s strength has weakened a lot, and Liu Yufayan forced them to shed a lot of blood. Now that Nanyan is not destroyed, they haven’t received the benefits yet, so you are going to give them again. Once they let go of blood, I'm afraid no one will follow."
At this point, she curled up her lips: "Also, can you really decide on this important matter of the Northern Expedition? Although Liu Yu entrusted the rear to you, he did not give you the ability to decide on your own. Great power, the army is on an expedition, and victory is in sight. Now you have to raise troops for another Northern Expedition. This is probably something the country cannot bear, and other governors and generals may not be willing to cooperate."
Liu Yi sneered: "So I need to unite with Lu Zong. To defeat Sima Guofan, I only need the local troops in Yuzhou. But if I take the opportunity to invade the Central Plains and capture Luoyang of the Later Qin Dynasty, I must be prepared to follow the Qin Guanzhong reinforcements." The preparations for the war even had to take into account the intervention of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After all, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Yan Dynasty were mortal enemies. Liu Yu did not have to worry about the Northern Wei Dynasty sending troops to rescue the Yan Dynasty. However, the Later Qin Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty had no grudges. After the Battle of Chaibi, the two countries We also shook hands and made peace, restored old friendships, and even Yao Xing’s daughter married Tuoba Si as his queen. If the Later Qin Dynasty fights with me, and the Northern Wei Dynasty sends troops to help, there may be big trouble."
Liu Tingyun shook her head: "If the Northern Wei Dynasty really sends troops, it may not be something Lu Zong can handle. It will even require Liu Yu's main army to help."
Liu Yi shook his head: "If Liu Yu is relieved, then the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains will be ruined. He will never let me occupy this great achievement. He will definitely use the excuse of me to engage in war to seize this commander-in-chief position. It will be useless." Ji is afraid that he will not be on my side, and after Liu Yu destroys Nanyan, his prestige will reach a new height. Now, in addition to our three giants, the governors of the major states in Jingzhou are his younger brothers Liu Daogui, who conquered Nanyan In the end, the governor of Qingzhou will probably give it to Ah Shou. In this case, the three big brothers will become the fifth big brothers, and four of them are his people, so how can I fight with him?"
Liu Tingyun frowned: "So, you must organize a Northern Expedition yourself before Liu Yu attacks Nanyan and achieve great success, so that you can continue to compete with him in the future?"
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "I now suspect that convicting Sima Guofan and then letting him escape and defect to Later Qin was probably a strategy arranged by Liu Yu to deliberately let Later Qin accept our traitors from the Jin Dynasty. Only in this way can we have a reason to raise troops. After defeating Nan Yan, we can use our victorious troops to attack Later Qin. Anyway, now Qin has too much time to take care of itself, and Liu Bobo's Hu Xia is in a state of embarrassment. If Liu Yu really wants to destroy the Yan army, he will Attacking Qin will naturally be smooth sailing. Even if Guanzhong cannot be invaded at once, at least all of the Central Plains will be taken over, which is not a big problem."
"At that time, I, the governor of Yuzhou, will be firmly surrounded in the interior and no longer a border pass. This is a great thing for the children of the aristocratic family, but for me, a general who needs military merit, it is equivalent to letting me Disband your armor and return to your fields in advance, and enjoy your wealth in peace!"
Liu Tingyun laughed: "Your analysis makes sense. Sima Guofan performed poorly in the Linqu Battle before. He had no military merit, but he killed good people and took credit for himself because he was eager to gain credit. In fact, this was not the case in the previous Beifu Army. Liu Laozhi often did no big deal, but Liu Yu and Wang Miaoyin, bitches, made a fuss out of a molehill. They directly said that Sima Guofan was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and took him down. Do you think that if he was convicted of this crime, After they were captured, they must be strictly guarded and interrogated day and night, but they let Sima Guofan escape. Wang Miaoyin and Liu Muzhi are both top-notch spies. If Sima Guofan could escape like this, I won’t believe it even if you beat him to death, unless it’s like you said, letting him go on purpose!”
A fierce light flashed in Liu Yi's eyes: "This Liu Yu, I have been familiar with him since childhood. Underneath his majestic and heroic appearance, he is very deep and very good at taking advantage of people's hearts. I'm afraid he has already kept some secrets." In addition to Sima's thoughts, this time he deliberately took Sima Guofan with him to make him commit a crime and then flee to the Later Qin Dynasty. This not only gave him an excuse to attack the Later Qin, but also put everyone in the Sima clan in danger, which may trigger a crisis. A large number of defections have occurred, and now Sima Chuzhi, Sima Shufan and others have fled one after another and defected to Sima Guofan. This is probably the result Liu Yu wants!"
Liu Tingyun said sternly: "Yes, Liu Yu wants to take power and do what Huan Chu did to replace Jin, but he knows that he cannot repeat the failure of Huan Xuan. He did not fully grasp the power of the world and did not gain the sincere submission of the great families. If you want to move forward, then you have to knock down the banner of the Sima clan. Among the kings of the Sima clan, the vast majority are aloof from the world and just want to be rich. A few are Sima Guofan. Sima Chuzhi is still People who want to make great achievements, but as long as they find opportunities to find evidence of crime and get rid of the best among these clan princes, the Sima family will have no leader they can take. After thinking about it, there is only one Qiao Prince, Sima Xiuzhi... ………”
At this point, Liu Tingyun stopped her mouth and glanced at Liu Yi.
Liu Yi said thoughtfully: "Yes, apart from the two emperor brothers, among the Sima clan, King Qiao is the oldest and the most capable. After all, he has actually led troops to fight. He once served as the governor of Dazhou, and also fled to Nanyan with Liu Jingxuan. It turned out that after the Sima Dezong brothers came to power, they intended to support the Sima clan to take charge of various major states, and Sima Xiuzhi was also appointed as the governor of Jingzhou for a time. It's just that he had no soldiers and generals, and he was guarding Jiangling alone. How could he withstand Huan Zhen's troops and horses? I didn't want Sima to ride on the heads of us Western Expedition generals, so I deliberately didn't save him and let him lose. Jiangling. Later, it was thanks to you that you traveled among the noble families and contacted Yu Xiaofu and other wealthy families in Wu to intercede for him, so that he could retain his official position and be transferred to Kuaiji Internal History. So, you had this ability at the time What’s on your mind?”
Liu Tingyun smiled slightly: "No matter how unbearable the Sima family is, it is the big families who can always push to the front to fight against the banner of powerful ministers and generals. Sima Xiuzhi is much older than Sima Guofan, and he has always liked him. He has become acquainted with aristocratic families, and he is considered to be half a famous person. He is quite similar to Sima Yu, the Jianwen Emperor who finally ascended the throne. Back then, Sima Yu withstood the pressure of Huan Wen and retained the Sima family's throne with the support of Wang Xie and other aristocratic families. , to ruin Huan Wen's plan to usurp the throne, I just want Sima Xiuzhi to have a chance to become Sima Yu's second, maybe you will need him when you have to deal with Liu Yu in the future."
