Xun Yan and Xun Yan seemed a little reserved when they first met. They were almost the same as when Li Xiang first met Xun Yu. They both had long, calm faces and long beards, and sat upright without squinting.
The Xun family in Yingchuan was a well-known family, and the children of the family had a lot of rules. Xun Yu was already very dignified and restrained at that time, and when these two met for the first time, they were even more restrained to the point of being old-fashioned.
"I am so happy to have Bo You now, but I am also so happy. Three great talents from the Xun family have come to my house, so why worry about failing to achieve a great cause?" Although Li Xiang can now be said to have generals under his command like clouds and advisers like rain. But Li Xiang is still very happy to have talented people come to invest.
Now that you have decided to fight for the world, you have to fight for everything. If you fight for more, the other princes will get less. If you get one more talent, the other princes will get one less talent.
Xun Yan bowed his hands in shame: "My lord, please don't praise me. If my fourth brother is still in Hebei and refuses to come to assist you, I'm really ashamed."
Among the Xun brothers, Xun Yan was given the nickname Xiuruo, Xun Chen was given the courtesy name Youruo, and Xun Yu was given the courtesy name Wenruo. The three of them were collectively called Sanruo. Among them, Xun Chen played a great role in designing Han Fu's transfer of Jizhou, and was highly valued by Yuan Shao. He was in charge of Jizhou's military aircraft with Cui Hao, Jushou, Feng Ji and others, and was highly valued by Yuan Shao. Now Xun Yu and Xun Yan have both returned to Li Xiang, but Xun Chen refuses to come and still serves Yuan Shao wholeheartedly.
As for Xun You who was on Cao Cao's side, Xun Yan did not mention it. After all, there is still a gap in seniority between the two parties! Xun Yan didn't have much to say about his junior's decision.
"Everyone has his or her own ambitions and cannot be forced to do so." Li Xiang behaved quite magnanimously, "If a friend is treated favorably by Yuan Benchu, he will try his best to repay the favor. This is human nature. In the past, Weizi went to Yin and returned to Zhou Dynasty, and Jizi was imprisoned. Rather than change his ambition, both are great sages and virtues, but they are different."
Comparing the Xun brothers to Wei Zi and Ji Zi, this evaluation was too high. Although Xun Yu and Xun Yan felt comforted, they quickly spread their hands and showed humility.
"Weizi went to the Yin and Shang Dynasties to assist King Wu and open up a country. If Jizi tried hard to admonish Shang Zhou, he would suffer the most. It is obvious who is faint and who is clear!" Zhang Liang, who had just come in, cupped his hands and said with a smile, and said with a smile Zhang Liang was accompanied by Guan Zhong, Wang Meng and others.
Naturally, Li Xiang would not ignore the summoning of a god-level counselor like Zhang Liang. After returning to Luoyang, he immediately met with Zhang Liang and kept him by his side to advise him.
Although he did not give his high-ranking official a generous salary, he kept him by his side. Zhang Liang naturally understood the meaning of this.
After listening to what Zhang Liang said, Li Xiang secretly laughed. He just made a casual comparison without thinking about it. It was just a diplomatic statement, but he didn't expect that Zhang Liang would use this to accuse Yuan Shao of being fatuous. .
To be honest, although Yuan Shao in this life is somewhat different from other outstanding figures in the world, he will not be labeled as mediocre.
However, Yuan Shao's reputation has nothing to do with him, Li Xiang. What's more, if the public opinion is used well and everyone in the world thinks that Yuan Shao is mediocre, then he is a mediocre leader.
"Hey, let's leave Yuan Benchu aside for the moment. Although I have the land of the five Yongliang prefectures in Binghe, Sizhou suffered the most due to Dong Zhuo's incident. At the beginning of Yongliang's reign, there was an urgent need to restore its vitality. Although Bingzhou has a favorable geographical location, its foundation is ultimately lacking. , although Hezhou is rich, it is close to the grassland. How can these five states compete with the princes of the world for supremacy?"
Not wanting to talk about Yuan Benchu's problem any more, Li Xiang sighed and brought the topic back to the right track. This was the reason why Li Xiang called these counselors here today. Although we won't fight again for a few years, we can only take one step and see a hundred steps. Only by determining the next goal can we better carry out the next step of work.
Of course, Li Xiang's words are exaggerated, at least not as serious as what Li Xiang said.
Bingzhou was Li Xiang's earliest territory, and it was also Li Xiang's earliest and most diligent development. It was not until Sizhou was captured by Li Xiang that Li Xiang shifted the center of gravity of his power from Bingzhou to Sizhou. As for Hezhou, although it faces the threat of the grassland, Li Jing personally sits there to protect this important land of food and grass.
"Don't worry, my lord, if you win the emperor today, you will get twice the result with half the effort!" Knowing that it was time for them to perform, Zhang Liang, as a newcomer, was one step ahead of others and took the initiative to seize this opportunity.
"Although Gongsun Zan is dead, Yuan Shao will soon be able to occupy Jizhou, but he will definitely look to Shu after winning Longji. Once Jizhou is conquered, Yuan Benchu will peek into the green and quiet land, and a fight between dragons and tigers is inevitable; Zhu Yuanzhang of Yangzhou is ambitious and has a rich heritage , and Zhu Yuanzhang gained a lot from this battle, and his desire for expansion is inevitable. No matter whether he goes westward or northward, he will definitely have wars one after another!"
"The false emperor Yuan Jiujiu seems to have good luck, but it is difficult to continue. The lord can use the name of the emperor to order Cao Sun Liu to attack Yuan Shu. Now a pack of wolves is fighting! The lord takes the opportunity to recharge his energy and wait until When the time comes, you can go south to Nanyang and conquer the land of Jingchu!" Zhang Liang pointed to the map on the side of the room and talked eloquently.
Zhang Liang's words included most of the princes in Hebei, the Central Plains, and the South, and their central meaning was also very simple, that is, while the princes were consuming each other, they should digest the fruits of this victory as quickly as possible and recharge their batteries. , when all the princes are exhausted, attack decisively.
And using the emperor's name to issue decrees to the three princes of Cao, Sun, and Liu was an even more clever move. Cao Cao suffered a lot of damage in the previous battles, especially the generals, who suffered repeated losses. Sun Ce has not completely solved Huang Chao's problem yet. At this time, the emperor issued an order. They should obey or not.
If they comply, what will happen to their own interests? If you don't obey, it will leave enough excuses for other princes to attack you. By then, as long as the surrounding princes have any feelings for them, there will be a ready reason to send troops.
Of course, when faced with such a dilemma, most people's idea is to randomly send two people to do whatever they want, or to station troops at the border and then hold off. But Yuan Shu is a cautious monarch. As long as you have the idea of attacking him, he will write it down for you in his notebook.
Speaking of Sun Ce and Huang Chao, due to Huang Gai's cruel trick, Huang Chao lost most of his wealth.
Although Huang Chao was dumbfounded by the effects of Huang Gai's skills, there was no way he could trust Huang Gai unconditionally, even if they were from the same clan.
However, under the joint calculation of Zhou Yu and Sun Wu, Sun Ce spent a lot of money this time. On the surface, Huang Gai was trying to disrupt the enemy's morale on the battlefield, but in fact Sun Ce was directing and acting on his own, losing several battles in a row and losing half of the county's territory.
Even, in order to make the effect more realistic, even Sun Ce himself became a part of this painful scheme. Huang Gai personally led the army to surround Sun Ce and seriously wounded him with an arrow. It was only then that Huang Gai truly gained Huang Chao's trust, and only then could the next step of their plan become possible.
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