"Cao Cao's move is to push Zhou Yu from a subordinate general to the position of a vassal..."
Without thinking too much, Liu Zhang could figure out whose handiwork this poisonous plan was!
It must be Guo Jia who can grasp and grasp people's hearts so accurately.
"Does King Qin think Jiangdong will eventually be divided? Will there be a situation in which the north and the south confront each other over the Yangtze River?"
"this..."
Jia Xu's question made Liu Zhang, who was familiar with the direction of history, unable to answer easily.
I don't know since when, the history in Liu Zhang's memory has been seriously deflected.
True to that sentence, the only constant is that it keeps changing.
Except for people's temperament and abilities, other things can no longer be inferred according to common sense.
Sun Quan was indeed not an ordinary person in Liu Zhang's impression.
The young man succeeded and inherited his father's and brother's inheritance, and was able to quickly stabilize the situation.
He defeated powerful enemies one after another, even Liu Bei and Cao Cao were no match for him!
Now promoted to Duke, he is ranked at the top of the world's princes!
The only thing that cannot be tolerated by such people is uncontrollable forces.
Historically, Taishi Ci died inexplicably before the Battle of Chibi. It may not be because Taishi Ci was a vassal!
At least Liu Zhang had been observing carefully and ordering doctors to pay attention at all times, and Taishi Ci never felt any discomfort.
Even Taishi Ci had an extremely strong body due to his long-term martial arts practice.
Let the doctor dare to swear in front of Liu Zhang that Taishi Ci will not only not die prematurely, but also have an extremely long life!
Liu Zhang even confirmed that the death of Taishi Ci was inseparable from Sun Quan in history.
Now, with the help of Cao Cao, Zhou Yu has gathered all the heroes of the Huaisi faction.
Except for Cheng Pu, the prefect of Guangling, the counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang were both directly managed by Zhou Yu.
In addition, Zhou Yu was originally from the Lujiang family, which can be said to have won the hearts of Huaisi.
Even under Sun Quan, the Huaisi faction can rely on Zhou Yu's current power to compete with the Jiangdong native faction.
If this happens, it seems to be back to the time when Taishi Ci submitted to Sun Ce as a vassal.
But are Zhou Yu's talents and methods comparable to Taishi Ci's?
Now that Jianghuai County is relying on him, even if Sun Quan wants to assassinate him, it will be even more difficult!
Everything is extremely uncertain.
"Sun Quan has great ambitions and will never allow forces beyond his control to emerge."
"But he is also good at forbearance and gentleness. Maybe he can force the forces under his command to be balanced..."
In the final analysis, the problem is that military power is too decentralized.
If military power was highly concentrated in the hands of Sun Quan, would there still be so many problems?
This is why Liu Zhang has been committed to seizing military power and allowing all the generals' families to move to Chang'an.
Even important civil servants, such as Jia Xu, Zhang Su, Yang Hong, etc. from the Yizhou family.
Everyone's close relatives live in Chang'an.
In name, it is to grant grace, but in reality, everyone understands it tacitly.
But Zhou Yu and Sun Quan are different.
When Zhou Yu deprived Jiangxia of his position as governor, he left all the Huaisi family members in Lujiang.
It can be said that there is no reason to be threatened by Sun Quan.
Whether to rebel or not depends entirely on Zhou Yu's thoughts.
"The King of Qin is wise!"
Jia Xu is quite satisfied with Liu Zhang's views.
At least there is no absolute certainty that a split will form within Jiangdong in a short period of time.
Split means there is an opportunity!
But if you want to take advantage of Jiangdong, you must cross Jingzhou.
Cao Cao's heavy price is still in sight, and Jia Xu does not want Qin to suffer such heavy losses.
Liu Zhang smiled, looking extremely relaxed.
In fact, when Jia Xu brought it up, Liu Zhang understood what he meant.
"Wenhe, can we act as a promoter to promote the formation of a North-South confrontation within Jiangdong?"
Liu Zhang proposed an idea and threw the problem back to Jia Xu.
In the future, Qin's next big target must be Jingzhou Liu Bei.
After destroying Liu Bei and occupying Jingzhou, he must want to go down the river in one go.
If it can promote the internal division of the Sun family, the confrontation between the north and the south of the Yangtze River will undoubtedly be the best opportunity!
Due to Liu Zhang's intervention, the world entered a four-point situation early on.
If Zhou Yu's independence is promoted, the future situation of the three pillars will most likely turn into a confrontation between the north and the south.
The sixty-year struggle for hegemony among the Three Kingdoms, which was originally a disaster for the Han Dynasty, will definitely be shortened significantly and internal friction will be greatly reduced.
Only by retaining enough vitality can we go further after unifying the world!
"I understand very well that King Qin wants to calm down the world as soon as possible and free the people from the sea of misery!"
"It's just that you really shouldn't be too impatient about this matter! If you are anxious, you will make mistakes, just like Cao Cao."
Jia Xu denied Liu Zhang's ambitions without even thinking about it.
"The relationship between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu is not only dependent on each other, but also close to each other!"
"With the eyes of Jiangdong Caijun and Zhou Yu, they can definitely see whether the defeat of Cao Jun this time was due to their strength."
"In my opinion, it was not easy for Cao's army to cross the Yangtze River, but it is not difficult to flatten the Huaihe River!"
"With Cao Cao in the north as a deterrent, and our Qin State in the west watching Jingzhou all the time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will never use force to solve the problem."
At this point, Jia Xu's meaning is already clear.
Liu Zhang could only nod helplessly, temporarily giving up the thought of eating a fat man.
"It seems that both Liu Bei and Sun Quan have to come one by one..."
"The King of Qin is wise."
Xun You's soft compliment immediately showed his firm belief in Jia Xu's position.
"Liu Bei and Sun Quan are not idle men. They have many wise men and battlefield veterans under their command. At the same time, being enemies is extremely disadvantageous to us."
Liu Zhang believed Xun You's words deeply.
Have to admit it!
The Sun-Liu coalition is still as strong as ever.
"call..."
After Liu Zhang took a breath, he immediately made a decision.
"Invite Huang Zhong and Pang Tong to order the navy to build large warships! We must have five warships that are as good as Feiyun and Gaihai within five years!"
"The power of the Gu Buqi warship can surpass that of the Jiangdong Navy, but it cannot be worse than them!"
"Since we can't beat the Jiangdong navy in terms of quality, let's crush him in terms of quantity!"
If you want to eliminate Jiangdong Sun Quan, you only need to deal with the Jiangdong navy!
Of course, the most difficult thing to solve is the Jiangdong Navy.
Since the quality cannot be compared, the only way to defeat them is with the number of warships!
"I obey!"
Faced with Liu Zhang's resolute attitude, Jia Xu and the others quickly surrendered and accepted the order.
Since the formation of the Eastern Army, Liu Zhang has issued only a handful of direct orders.
It is never necessary to use such firm words.
Xu Shu didn't know much about the situation, but Jia Xu and Xun You's eyes flashed with surprise.
From here, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Xu Shu all understood how Liu Zhang planned to pacify the world.
Even though he is about to have Dawan horses and cavalry, Liu Zhang will still regard Cao Cao as his final opponent!
