Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 639
"Liang knows that the king will not be willing." Zhuge Liang sighed: "If Chunan is just to dominate the north, Liang does have a countermeasure, just like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the past who won the current land of Chunan, although the situation is great, it is true. As Wei said, the universe is undecided, but Chu Nan is different."

"What's the difference?" Liu Bei asked.

"First, no matter whether Cao Cao or Yuan Shao wins the north, there are bound to be many internal contradictions. The new forces that made their fortunes by military exploits, the old gentry, talented people from poor families, and local tyrants. No matter how well Yuan Shao or Cao Cao ruled these forces, There will be mutual rivalry, there will be great internal friction, and some people will even feel dissatisfied and deliberately restrain them."

"In fact, no matter who owns the land of Kyushu, this problem will be the same, but Chu Nan is different. At first glance, the butchers of Xuzhou, at first glance, were not wise. It can be said that they offended the scholars of the world. Lü Bu may not be as strong as he is today."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "However, Chu Nan's original intention was not to be a butcher, but to sort out the rule. The butcher is just the result, but its real purpose is to implement the new policy. If the gentry is willing to follow With its new policy, there will be no butcher's actions."

"Sir, are you saying that Chu Nan did nothing wrong?" Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

Zhuge Liang glanced at the silent Meng Gongwei, sighed in his heart, shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong today, it is only about the general situation. Although Chu Nan's actions offended the scholars of the world, because of this, it is difficult for any prince to win The benefits of comparison."

Liu Bei sat upright, as if he was listening attentively.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "If you have been paying attention to Chu Nan's ruling, you will know that Chu Nan's ruling is not blindly killing, but also attracting some people. There are many poor families and common people under Chu Nan's command. , not only good at employing people, but also good at cultivating talents. Nowadays, almost all the officials of the Central Plains are promoted by this person. On the one hand, the old system is broken through the butcher, but on the other hand, a new system is quickly established, so that people who follow him People who are profitable."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang said with some emotion: "In fact, this approach is somewhat similar to that of Wang Mang back then, but after careful consideration, it is fundamentally different. Chu Nan's goal is quite firm. From the beginning, he has stood by the poor and the common people. Knowing this, and looking at Chu Nan's administrative orders over the years, you will find that he has always followed this path, and has never deviated from it for a moment. The land of Kyushu is supported by all people, even if Chu Nan is defeated, it cannot shake its foundation."

As if thinking of something, Zhuge Liang looked a little complicated and said: "Last year when the weather changed, Liang once traveled to Guanzhong. Five years ago, Liang also visited once, but at that time Guanzhong suffered from Li Guo's cholera, and there were many years of wars in Guanzhong. , the bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, there is no one for thousands of miles, and there are occasional people, but their faces are pale. When I went back last year, although the population was still thin, but the people I saw had red faces. The people respected Chu Nan and regarded him. He is like a god, and he cannot allow others to say that he is not at all, the counties in Guanzhong are well-organized and harmonious, except for the sparse population, they are quite a scene of prosperity."

Liu Bei remained silent. It would be difficult for anyone to manage Chu Nan.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhuge Liang thought for a while and continued:

"Secondly, it is character. But when people gain power, they are always arrogant and conceited. However, after defeating Cao Cao and gaining power from Lu Bu, Chu Nan did not show any conceited and frivolous attitude. Good Yuan Shao, appease the princes, whenever there is a big event, it will take the righteousness first."

"Just like when we started the war with Yuan Shao, in fact, from a bright point of view, Chu Nan was already ready to fight Yuan Shao, and judging from all the signs at the time, Chu Nan's momentum was even faintly stronger than Yuan Shao, but Chu Nan was still Waiting and even forcing Yuan Shao to act first may seem useless, but in fact it firmly grasps righteousness."

"What do you mean by that?" Guan Yu asked puzzled.

"Chu Nan holds the Son of Heaven in his hands. If he strikes first, he will inevitably be suspected of taking advantage of the situation to deceive others. Both sides can be regarded as rebellious officials and traitors. But if Yuan Shao strikes first, he will be rebelling against the emperor. If Chu Nan strikes again, it will be justified. , and it is precisely because of this that after Yuan Shao's defeat, Yuan Tan's surrender did not encounter too much opposition, and there were no major disturbances in various parts of Hebei."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "As for Liang Liang, who has seen Chu Nan use troops several times, this person is quite strange."

"What's so strange?" Meng Jian said disdainfully.

"Do you still remember when Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu surrendered and rebelled?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

This can be regarded as one of the more famous defeats in Cao Cao's life, and everyone was naturally impressed.

Now that Cao Cao has been dead for a long time, there is no need to hide many things that were considered secrets back then.

"It is said that it has something to do with Chu Nan." Liu Bei nodded. When he attacked Nanyang, countless Nanyang scholars came to vote, including some Wancheng scholars.

"That's right. At that time, Chu Nanan helped Lv Bu secure Xuzhou, and he immediately went to Xuchang to ask for the position of Xuzhou Mu. At that time, he had a very far-sighted vision. But what surprised Liang even more was that this person learned about Cao Cao in Xuchang. After the crusade against Zhang Xiu, he decided to go to Nanyang, Zhang Xiu surrendered and rebelled, of course there was Cao Cao's reason, and Chu Nan was only a secondary cause, but the decisiveness of his actions is amazing."

"But look at every time he uses troops, every time he goes to war, he must first establish himself in an invincible position, and look at him along the way, he has acted quite steadily. After defeating Chen Deng, he immediately made friends with his neighbors and defeated Cao Cao. Afterwards, he immediately made friends with Yuan Shao and comforted the princes with a humble attitude, but it was precisely because of this that he had the opportunity to recuperate."

"It's fine if that's the case, but the key point is that after the defeat of Yuan Shao, southern Chu has taken over the territory of Kyushu, and most of the world has already been won. According to common sense, at this moment, he should be full of ambition and send his troops south, intending to sweep Jingzhou with the momentum of victory." , Jiangdong, to pacify the world, but what is he doing?"

doing what?
Liu Bei recalled Chu Nan's behavior in the past few years, and suddenly felt an unspeakable sense of powerlessness.

Chu Nan is patrolling the world, resolving disputes in various places, improving people's livelihood, training soldiers and horses, and developing the economy. Anyway, there is no sign of drifting, and he is still so stable that others are anxious for him.

"He is realizing the world in his heart step by step according to his own plan, and he is not in a hurry to unify the world." Zhuge Liang sighed: "It is not because Liang is unwilling to help the envoy, but because of his style of doing things, when he goes south, I am afraid Even when you are fully prepared, it is really difficult to see the flaws, and it is meaningless to know whether to help the envoy."

After Liu Bei was silent for a while, he looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Sir, there are always problems in the world. Just like the butcher in southern Chu, who dared to risk the disgrace of the world, how many people would have thought that he could go so far? Now This is the trend of the times, and Bei also wants to give it a try.”

"Then tell the envoy the third point, food!" Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei and said helplessly.

Liu Bei was startled, and looked at Zhuge Liang puzzled.

"Food and grass are the key to victory or defeat. I can even guess how Chu Nan will attack. As long as Jingzhou has a dominant foothold, with Chu Nan's character, he will definitely not attack again, but will return to defend firmly and consume with the enemy. , At this time, the competition is not about the strength of soldiers and horses, but money and food!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the crowd and said: "This is also the biggest advantage of Chunan. You should know that Chunan is a policy of low taxes, so it is quite popular among the people. But you should also know that under Chunan's rule, in recent years, not only the years The harvest is abundant every year, and through the improvement of Chu Nan's supernatural powers, the five grains in the Central Plains can be harvested in four seasons, and the grain and grass harvested in each season are more than Jingzhou's grain and grass, or even twice as much."

"Liang didn't believe this either, so he had personally traveled to the Central Plains, but what he saw was indeed as rumored, and even worse."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei and Guan Yu and said, "Both of you are experienced in many battles, so you should know what Liang meant by this matter."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu nodded silently, they naturally knew this.

"So as long as Chu Nan attacks with this method, it won't take too long, at most two years, whether it is in Jingzhou or Jiangdong, it will be difficult to compete with it." Zhuge Liang sighed: "Even if Chu Nan is defeated, it will be difficult. Damage to its foundation, as far as Jingzhou Jiangdong is concerned, it is just a moment of respite, and the general trend will not change, unless the Lord makes Chu Nan lose three times in a row, or there is hope."

These three times were not small victories, but big victories similar to the decisive battle between Chu Nan and Yuan Shao.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu are speechless. They have national hatred and family hatred with Chu Nan, and they hate Chu Nan to the bone, but they also know that Chu Nan is not an easy generation. It is not easy to defeat Chu Nan once, not to mention losing three times in a row is almost impossible.

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he stopped talking, just drank the water silently, and let the two of them digest.

After a long time, Liu Bei sighed, knowing Zhuge Liang's intentions, and bowed to Zhuge Liang: "Thank you for your advice, sir."

"The envoy still wants to fight?" Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei.

"In the affairs of the world, if you give up because of difficulties, then there will not be so many masterpieces in this world?" Liu Bei took a deep breath and said, "Although Bei is contemptuous, his heart of helping the Han Dynasty has never changed, and the future will never change." It will not change, even if you die, you will have no regrets."

"The same is true for Gongwei?" Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Jiandao.

"The hatred of destroying the family cannot be shared with the heavens. If you are born as a human being, how can you steal your life? If Duke Xuande does not give up, I am willing to help Duke Xuande!" After Meng Jian finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bei and said, Meng family in Runan, As early as many years ago when Chu Nan entered Runan, he was almost slaughtered, and he and Chu Nan also had a sworn enemy.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei failed to invite Zhuge Liang, but got Meng Gongwei, and he had no reason to refuse, so he quickly agreed.

Meng Jian looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, although my lord only has one city in Xinye, as an emperor's uncle, he has visited several times, which is enough to show his sincerity, and he must not return empty-handed!"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, looked at Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty fell in love with me several times and came to look for it several times. Liang is very grateful. I would like to help Xuande Gong three times to repay Gu's kindness."

Liu Bei was a little confused, three times?

Although there is the theory of Crouching Dragon, in the final analysis, Zhuge Liang is just an unproven talent now, and he made three shots, which...

"My lord, that's enough!" Seeing that Liu Bei was in a daze, Meng Jian pulled Liu Bei, then looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Okay, this is the first time, my lord wants to ask Kong Ming to point out a way for me, and my lord's future will be better." How is the road going?"

Zhuge Liang didn't answer, but looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

After pondering for a while, Liu Bei bowed to Zhuge Liang and said, "Dare to ask sir to teach me!"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said: "I have indeed thought about this matter, but it may not be useful to face Chu Nan, would Mr. Xuande be willing to listen?"

"Please tell me sir!"

(End of this chapter)