The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 302
"It's him," Li Yuan stood up and walked in front of Wenpin, "The reason why I was able to attack Xiangyang so quickly this time was all because of Xingba's successful sneak attack. If he didn't attack Xiangyang from behind, our army would not It is impossible to cross the river easily, but do you still remember how Huang Zu pushed Xingba away when he joined Liu Biao, which indirectly made him leave Jingzhou to join me."

"Li Yuan, what do you mean by saying this?" Wen Pin stared at Li Yuan tightly.

"After this battle, Xingba's ability to command the army can be seen without me saying more. His military talent is so high, but what he received under Liu Biao's command was unfair treatment, just because he once served as a captain. He is a thief, so Huang Zu and others exclude him and discriminate against him. As the saying goes, don't ask where a hero comes from. As long as he is a talented person, why bother with his background? I will pay attention to it, I think you have the most insight into this point, why should you be so desperate for such a person."

Wenpin snorted coldly and said, "I know that my master employs people who are not as bold as you, nor would he be able to lead troops into war without you, but he has ensured the stability of Jingzhou for decades, making the people of Jingzhou have no worries about food and clothing, and it is the most prosperous place in the world today. It must be our Jingzhou."

"Hahahaha, it may have been Jingzhou in the past, but now it must be my Xuzhou. Go to Xuzhou first and then praise Liu Biao." Li Yuan is still very confident about this. A few years ago, Xuzhou might be a little worse than Jingzhou , but now the wealth of Xuzhou is definitely far better than that of Jingzhou, not to mention Xuzhou, even Yuzhou is about to catch up with Jingzhou.

"Li Yuan, don't speak wild words. How can Xuzhou be richer than Jingzhou? What's more, you have only been in charge of Xuzhou for seven or eight years. No matter how powerful you are, it is impossible to develop Xuzhou to the level of Jingzhou within these seven or eight years. "Wang Wei didn't believe what Li Yuan said at all.

"Why should I lie to you, you can go to Xuzhou to have a look, Xuzhou is a rich place, but it has only become better under my development, not to mention that any rich place will become an object that others want to seize, even if If I don't attack Jingzhou today, can you guarantee that other princes will not attack? Today, the Han Dynasty is declining, and the heroes are fighting for hegemony. Ma Teng in Xiliang, Yuan Shao in Hebei, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong, who is easy to provoke? I am not afraid Let me tell you, even if Liu Biao fled to Jingnan, it would be useless, because Sun Ce has already started to attack Jingnan."

"What, Sun Ce sent troops?" Both Wen Pin and Wang Wei looked at Li Yuan in disbelief, they never expected that Sun Ce would also send troops.

Wen Pin thought for a while, and seemed to realize something. The muscles on his face were twitching, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked, "Could it be that you have already joined forces with Sun Ce?"

"I didn't expect your mind to turn so fast, that's right." Li Yuan had a playful smile on his face, and looked at Wenpin jokingly. Seeing Wenpin's surprise made him feel inexplicably happy.

"No wonder you stopped doing anything after you captured Xiangyang. It turns out that you deliberately let my lord go back to Jingnan, and then let him fight with Sun Ce, so that two tigers can fight each other." Wen Pin immediately thought of Li Yuan's idea. plan.

"Sun Ce and I agree with each other, so we joined forces to attack Jingzhou, but we will inevitably become opponents in the future, so it is also beneficial to our army to cause some trouble for him."

Li Yuan paused, then continued: "Wenpin, Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, has indeed done a good job. In the past ten years, Jingzhou has not suffered many wars or disasters, and the people of Jingzhou live and work in peace and contentment, but this is not a long-term solution. If there is no strong army to protect, no matter how rich a place is, it will become the target of others. Liu Biao and Tao Qian are the best examples. The best way is to be above the pack, and only in this way can a truly peaceful and prosperous world be created."

Wenpin glanced at Li Yuan, but did not speak, because he felt that what Li Yuan said was somewhat reasonable. If Liu Biao was a good leader in a stable and prosperous era, but Liu Biao was not a good choice in an era of vying for the throne. , because Liu Biao's character is too conservative, and he is easily annexed by other princes. Even if Li Yuan does not attack Jingzhou, ambitious people such as Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao will attack.

"Wenpin, I will give you a chance. Let you go to Xuzhou to see if the local prosperity is better than Jingzhou. After reading it, you can make a decision. And there is one thing I think you have already realized, that is Liu Biao's age And his descendants, Liu Biao is too old to continue to control Jingzhou, Liu Qi and Liu Cong are mediocre people, and they don't even have half of Liu Biao's ability, let alone inherit their father's business. I am afraid that others have not succeeded in such a situation. Jingzhou, Jingzhou will be divided up by Liu Bei, the Kuai brothers, Cai Mao and others." Li Yuan saw the situation in Jingzhou very clearly.

Wen Pin couldn't help shaking his body when he heard the words. Li Yuan's words really spoke to his heart. Liu Biao is old and his control over Jingzhou is far worse than before. The Kuai brothers and Cai Mao's power is growing day by day. I'm afraid it won't be long before Liu Biao will be excluded by them, and now with the addition of Liu Bei who is a wolf and ambition, the situation in Jingzhou is indeed not optimistic.

"Zhongkang, you lead two hundred soldiers from the Huwei Battalion to take General Wenpin and General Wang Wei to Xuzhou for a visit. Treat them well and don't be rude." Li Yuan told Xu Zhu, in fact, he asked Xu Zhu to monitor Wen Employ and Wang Wei.

"Take orders!" Xu Zhu cupped his fists and said.

"Li Yuan, you..." Wen Pin clenched his fist.

"Wenpin, I hope you will think about what I said and take a good look at the grand occasion in Xuzhou. Maybe you will have different ideas in the future. Go down." Li Yuan waved his hand and asked Xu Zhu to take Wenpin and Wang Wei down. .

After Wenpin and Wang Wei left, Xu Shu said, "Does my lord really want to subdue Wenpin?"

Li Yuan sighed, and said: "Well, it's not easy for people living in this era. Wenpin is a good general. It is good for our army to be able to subdue him. It would be a pity to kill him like this."

In the evening, Wenpin and Wang Wei were packing their luggage in the room. Li Yuan treated them well and did not detain them in the cell again.

The furnishings in the room are very simple. There is only a bed and a table. There is an oil lamp on the table. The light of the fire flickers, making Wenpin's appearance flickering. He sits quietly on the bed, dumbfounded. , no one knew what he was thinking.

Wang Wei walked up to Wenpin and said softly: "General Wenpin, Li Yuan is so careless that he didn't send anyone to guard us. Why don't we escape from Xiangyang tonight and go to Jingnan? If what Li Yuan said today is true Really, the lord is in danger now, after all they don't know that Sun Ce has mobilized troops, it is very difficult to resist Sun Ce's attack with Jingnan's current strength."

(End of this chapter)