Xi Zhicai looked at Liu Hong, thought for a long time, and then slowly spoke.
"Although Kong Rong was well-known, I thought he was a capable person, but unexpectedly, his words and deeds were all empty talk. Apart from drinking and writing poems, he was useless."
As he spoke, he smiled sarcastically.
"No wonder Qingzhou fell into his hands."
Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Liu Hong raised his eyebrows. This was indeed true.
After all, Kong Rong was originally such a famous person. It was okay for him to write poems and articles, but it would be too difficult for him to handle government affairs.
Looking at the person in front of him, Liu Hong suddenly had a bad taste and said.
"Kong Rong is still a scholar, so he has to comment like this. So what do you think of Liu Hong, the current shepherd of Yanzhou?"
Xi Zhicai stared at Liu Hong, was silent for a moment, and finally uttered four words.
"Hero in troubled times."
Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this. This comment he gave to Cao Cao was now given to him?
He rubbed his chin and looked at the other person with interest. After living for so long, this was the first time he heard someone say that about him.
"how you said that?"
Xi Zhicai looked around and saw no one was looking this way before continuing.
"Yanzhou Mu was silent for half his life. He rose up in his later years and emerged during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He won the position of governor, made friends with ten regular attendants, disrupted the government, spent money to please the Ling Emperor, and was finally granted the title of Zhou Mu."
"Every step of the way seems to be luck and opportunism, but in fact it is just hiding one's strength and biding one's time, waiting for the opportunity for Qianlong to go to sea."
Xi Zhicai exhaled as he spoke, his face full of seriousness.
"Liu Hong was a man with extraordinary vision. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he concluded that troubled times were coming and won the position of Yanzhou Mu at all costs. When Emperor Ling died and Dong Zhuo usurped the rebellion, he summoned the princes to serve as loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. , bring order to the chaos and eliminate the traitors in the country."
"All these steps are like predicting the unknown, and the scheming is so deep that it is immeasurable."
"Now we are occupying Yanzhou and trying to conquer Qingzhou. If we can capture Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and then take over Jizhou, we will achieve great success!"
"For someone who is not from a noble family and is able to reach this stage, the difficulty is simply unimaginable. Even Gaozu was still like this when he was still alive."
After the words fell, Xi Zhi picked up a cup of tea on the table and drank it in one gulp.
"Anymore?"
Liu Hong looked at the other party with strange eyes, "Good guy, he really didn't expect that he was so awesome in the eyes of these top counselors."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Liu Hong faintly, wondering why the old man was so interested in Yanzhou Mu.
"The wisdom is as close as that of a demon, and the martial prowess is like that of an overlord. He has countless advisers and generals under his command, and he has countless elite soldiers. The people under his command live and work in peace and contentment."
"If there is a ranking among the princes in the world, this man should be number one."
hiss!
Liu Hong clasped his toes on the ground, his scalp numb with embarrassment.
He almost believed it in his heart.
But how could he have such extraordinary means.
It's just the perspective of later people and the opening of plug-ins that allowed me to get all the way to where I am now.
Liu Hong looked at Xi Zhicai and felt that this guy must have recognized him.
Deliberately flattering him in front of him.
Just when he thought that the other party was going to show sympathy to each other, he knelt down to salute and met Yanzhou Mu.
But when Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he shook his head. He had no intention of saying anything more to him, and turned around to leave.
A few days ago, he received an invitation from Xun Yu to join Cao Cao and assist in his great cause.
This time I went to Qingzhou to see if Cao Cao was worth following.
When passing through Yanzhou, I saw that Yanzhou was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so I couldn't help but stay a few more days.
During these days in Yanzhou, he found that Yanzhou was completely different from other states.
It is as prosperous as Luoyang City before.
At that time, if you find that Cao Cao cannot be the master, it would be a good idea to join Liu Hong.
What he just said to Liu Hong was based on his own experience and what he had recently heard and heard, and he spoke from the bottom of his heart.
The reason why I didn't go to Liu Hong directly was because my friends would invite me when I came. If I didn't go, I wouldn't give him face.
Secondly, he is worried about one thing, that is, although Yanzhou Shepherd Liu Hong is very capable, he is old and does not know how many years he has left to live.
This reason made him hesitate.
Yanzhou is indeed developing very well, with outstanding people and talented people, and Yanzhou Mu is even more qualified to dominate.
If he dies on the way, who in Yanzhou will be able to take on the big responsibility?
The issue of heirs is of great importance.
He actually heard that Liu Hong had a grandson named Liu Bei, who was the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan.
Liu Bei has always had a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but he has never met him and does not know whether it is true or false, so we can only leave it aside for now.
"That's all."
Xi Zhicai stopped thinking and raised his feet to leave.
Liu Hong saw that the other party didn't look like he was cheating.
He immediately clapped his hands.
next moment.
Several Jin Yiwei hidden in the dark suddenly appeared in front of Xi Zhicai and pulled out the Xiuchun knife to stop him.
Xi Zhicai was surprised when he saw this, turned to look at Liu Hong, and asked in confusion.
"Old sir, I haven't offended you, why are you blocking my way?"
Liu Hong chuckled upon hearing this.
"Since sir said that I am a tyrant in troubled times, I naturally want to invite you to conspire with me in big things."
Xi Zhicai looked at Liu Hong and his pupils shrank. The previous scenes appeared in front of his eyes. No wonder why this person kept asking about Liu Hong.
Liu Hong didn't care about the other party's expression, waved his hand and said slowly.
"Sir, please take a seat."
Xi Zhicai was silent for a while, resigned and sat down.
"I don't know what Mr. Zhou Mu wants to do with me."
Liu Hong did not answer in a hurry, but poured a bowl of tea for the other party, picked it up and started drinking.
"Sir, a top advisor like me, went to defect to Cao Cao this time. If I haven't seen him, it won't matter. Now that I have seen him, there is no reason to let him go easily."
After speaking, Liu Hong raised his head and smiled at Xi Zhicai with a low voice.
"There are only two choices before you, sir."
"Be loyal, or be banned from Yanzhou."
Seeing Liu Hong's appearance, Xi Zhi felt cold in his heart. He also knew that he might not be able to go to Qingzhou to talk to his old friend normally.
"Master Zhou Mu, if my heart is not in Yanzhou, even if you force me to stay here, it will be of no use."
Liu Hong shook his head and looked at Xi Zhicai with a playful expression.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to make suggestions for me, but at least I can't let you help others make suggestions to deal with me. Do you understand?"
Xi Zhicai was speechless. This was the first time he encountered such an unreasonable person who didn't play by the rules.
If you meet someone who cares about your reputation a little bit, even if you don't get his loyalty, you will still treat him with courtesy and send him off warmly.
This guy is good, he will be put under house arrest in Yanzhou immediately.
Is there still king's law and heaven's way in this world now? ?
Xi Zhicai fell silent again. After thinking for a moment, he stood up and bowed to Liu Hong.
"Xi Zhicai, I have met you, and I am willing to do your best for you."
