Yamazaki is not optimistic about it because the price is too high.
There is no strong person in Liu Ren's family, but not Mrs. Sun. It is inevitable for Liu and Sun to join forces to fight against Cao. Therefore, Mrs. Sun will surely ascend to the throne in the future because of the power of joining forces.
In the end, Mrs. Sun took charge of Liu Ren's backyard. Even if she could understand the righteousness and follow her husband when she married, blood and family ties were not so easy to cut off.
Liu Ren either has a poor family background and does not understand the plans of these wealthy families, or he has gambled his future on them.
Presumably it was both, since he was already in his late fifties and time was running out.
Even if there are pills to take now, it is still difficult to maintain the peak physical strength. Although the mana is still increasing, the strength is declining.
He is like this, and so are his two powerful brothers.
He didn't have time to waste anymore. He needed a large enough territory so that he could use taxes to raise soldiers and horses.
It's a pity that this is a dead end. His inheritance is destined to be half that of Sun's in the future. After his death, the family will be busy.
What's even more pity is his military advisor. The military advisor should have seen it, but he certainly didn't say anything.
Because the disciples of Zhuge's sect are located in various places, this is a big family stealing the opportunity. Anyway, no matter where they are, they have connections. No matter which side is big, the family can continue, and they will still be high-ranking officials and well-paid.
If he couldn't see through his family's methods, then this military advisor was just being clever.
But since he was able to play a bitter trick with Zhou's military advisor, he was still very strategic.
It is impossible not to see the methods of this aristocratic family. There is only one reason left - selfishness.
In order to promote an alliance between the two sides and defeat Cao Jun, he wanted to become famous all over the world in one battle, and he did not hesitate to include his lord in it.
Of course, it is for the good of the lord, to give him a piece of inheritance, so that he can enter the sea from now on.
But again, the only way that is really good for Liu Ren is to enter the court and become an official. Even if he ends up as a powerful minister and the whole family sits together, he can still leave a name of true benevolence and righteousness.
Otherwise, as long as you compete for the world, your reputation will definitely be damaged and criticized by others in the future.
I'm afraid Zhuge's military advisor's plan is for the future and will be discussed in the future.
But I'm afraid he really doesn't understand what's going on in the backyard. He doesn't understand that it's different from working everywhere.
To work is to be used by others, and in the backyard is to be the master and employ people.
This is probably the limitation of their family. They are only good at serving as ministers and don't quite understand the emperor's mind.
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Liu Ren was so famous that he was invited by the royal family to suppress bandits.
(Linghai Calendar Year 767) At this time, the Sun family's Zhou military advisor died last year due to injuries from poisonous arrows.
Liu Ren went there with peace of mind, and then used his benevolence and righteousness to influence the thieves.
The speed was so slow that everyone in the fiefdom spread the word about his benevolence and righteousness, making Prince Nazhang worried that he would occupy the dove's nest.
So he wanted to kill him secretly, but things fell apart.
Before the news was leaked, Military Advisor Pang deceived the prince's generals into meeting him, then killed them and helped Liu Ren annex an army.
Then he contacted officials and people who were interested in Liu Ren and changed the flag together.
Liu Ren was dumbfounded. He didn't want to do that, but he was already riding a tiger.
I wanted to retreat when I encountered a setback, but Prince Zhang’s followers were either rubbish or simply surrendered.
Sweeping all the way, they surrounded the Junwang City.
He insisted on not attacking by force, and finally persuaded Prince Zhang to surrender (in the year 770 of the Linghai calendar).
But Liu Ren was still very uneasy. Not only did he occupy the Liu family's fiefdom, but his reputation as a virtuous and benevolent person was ruined. Prime Minister Cao said that he had finally revealed his heart as a tiger and a wolf, and he did not hesitate to kill relatives.
The most bizarre thing is that Military Advisor Pang was shot to death by a stray arrow during the battle.
Liu Ren didn't know if this was retribution, so he secretly consulted people in the Taoist temple. What those people said was specious and ambiguous, but there was no clear word.
After thinking about it, it is all misleading, and it is a Jianghu routine that makes people make up their own minds.
Just as Mrs. Sun was fighting with Liu Ren, she almost kidnapped Liu Ren's son and returned to his natal family. The Sun and Liu families completely fell out.
The in-laws, the Sun family, wanted to ask for four counties, so they had to calm down and get down to business first.
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Liu Ren wanted to return the favor, but his subordinates disagreed, especially the aristocratic families and the emerging forces in the four counties.
They have been in power for several years and their investment has not been recouped yet. How could they just hand it over to others?
But the argument is that the people gathered here because they regarded Liu Ren as benevolent and righteous. Their lord was Liu Ren. If Liu Ren gave in, the people would be in trouble.
Liu Ren had no choice but to write a letter to apologize to Mrs. Sun, and then went to war with his in-laws.
The interests lie, and the anti-Cao alliance is just a fictitious thing.
But halfway through the fight, Cao Jun came over and killed them.
The two families suddenly became clear-headed, and hastily agreed to take a step back, each occupying half of the territory, and jointly fight against Cao's army.
At this time, there is no need to talk about the will of the people.
But no matter what, Liu Ren's backyard is clean.
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In the 772nd year of Linghai Kingdom, Cao Xiang was named king. Liu Ren scolded Cao Xiang for forcing the emperor.
Three years later, Prime Minister Cao went south to attack Liu Ren. Liu Ren ascended the throne under the pressure of his ministers, and he immediately understood Prime Minister Cao's suffering.
It's not him who wants to take the throne, it's his men who want him to take the throne.
It is said that he cannot be overpowered by Prime Minister Cao, but in fact it is about interests and a high position in the family.
The virtuous people of a certain family of a certain generation have held various official positions. The distinction between big and small officials has completely different weights and affects descendants for generations to come.
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Afterwards, Cao Jun's crusade failed, Prime Minister Cao fell seriously ill and withdrew his troops.
Liu Ren was busy with internal affairs, and Guan Erye led his army to pursue him. Taking advantage of the favorable weather and floods, he defeated them in a series of battles, which shocked Nanfanbuzhou.
The Sun family resented Liu Ren's failure to return the land he had borrowed, and did not want Liu Ren to become powerful, so he turned against Cao Cao, accusing Liu Ren of hypocritical benevolence and righteousness, and launched an army to attack Liu Ren's forces.
Guan Erye rushed too far, and the Sun family was a rare soldier, so Liu Ren couldn't rescue him in time.
In the year 776 of Linghai Kingdom, Guan Erye died in battle and his head was presented to Prime Minister Cao.
Prime Minister Cao, who was seriously ill, put down the heavy burden in his heart and died of illness.
Without it, Master Guan would be dead, and there would be no strong generals on Liu Ren's side.
This great power in the world will definitely belong to his Cao family in the future.
It's a pity that he didn't expect that his son didn't want power, but the country.
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In October, his son forced the Liu Dynasty emperor to abdicate.
The next year, Liu Ren was supported by the ministers and proclaimed emperor, under the banner of continuing the orthodoxy of the Liu dynasty.
Then he refused to listen to others and attacked the Sun family for the second master Guan.
Sun asked for peace, saying that at that time, Prime Minister Cao was the superior and Liu Ren was the rebel king. Now that Cao Zi's ambition is clear to the world, they should fight together.
Liu Ren refused to listen and insisted on attacking. In the end, the battle was stalemate. In addition, Zhang Sanye was killed by the soldiers at night because he beat and scolded the soldiers on the way. He was so sad that he calmed down.
(Linghai Calendar Year 778) Liu and Sun ceased fighting. At the beginning of the next year, Liu Ren died of illness and was left alone in the care of Zhuge's military advisor.
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That night, in the dead of night, five people from Yamazaki came to pay homage to the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
Just then he met Zhuge's military advisor who was waiting for him. He calculated that there would be visitors tonight, so he waited there specially.
When he saw the five people, he asked directly, "Old sir, are you from the mountains?"
"Exactly." Yamazaki also said bluntly, "I am a worldly practitioner, and I have some fate with the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and it's almost the same now."
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