New Age Artists

Chapter 271: Two Unified Methods of Calculating and Discussing Matters (13)

The first scene is the temple planning and discussion in the Cao Wei camp.

The movie is set in July of the 208th year of Jian'an ( AD) and discusses the southern expedition against Liu Biao.

The focus of the discussion was not the southern expedition against Liu Biao. Everyone knew that once the north was pacified, marching south was inevitable.

Great unification is imminent and Cao Cao's ascension to the throne is just around the corner.

By then everyone will have served as a successor to the emperor, and becoming a marquis or a prime minister will be no problem.

As for Liu Biao's information, intelligence continued to arrive from Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was seriously ill and had a carbuncle on his back.

Carbuncle is an inflammatory disease caused by bacterial infection, with local redness, swelling, softening, damage, pus discharge, etc.

It has a certain degree of recurrence and may cause complications in severe cases.

In today's society, various antibiotics are nothing once used.

In ancient society, it was not a minor illness and there was a risk of infection.

If he was younger, he could have gotten through it, but Liu Biao was already 67 or 68 years old, and death was imminent.

However, Liu Biao was old and suspicious, and only wanted to protect himself. He doted on his second wife, Lady Cai, and his wife's family members, such as Cai Mao, gained power.

If you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather.

The eldest son Liu Qi was marginalized, while the second son Liu Zong was favored.

Liu Biao is about to die, and it seems that he will make his youngest son the heir.

It doesn't look like Jingzhou will last long.

When Liu Biao was in power, the various aristocratic families were still obedient.

After Liu Biao's death, the group was leaderless and everyone was thinking about how to retreat.

Since ancient times, whoever owns the Central Plains can own the world.

When the time comes for the empire to be determined, if you surrender quickly, you can still have a say in the division of interests and preserve your family's status.

If you resist stubbornly, you will risk having your property confiscated and your clan exterminated.

As a result, most of the aristocratic families in Jingzhou were secretly flirting with Cao Cao, and the number of messengers was innumerable.

As soon as Liu Biao died, the prime minister arrived and immediately opened the door to welcome him.

Therefore, all kinds of intelligence from Jingzhou flew into Yecheng like snowflakes (after defeating Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's court moved to Yecheng, and Emperor Xian of Han still lived in Xuchang), there was everything.

What Liu Biao ate in the morning would spread out before noon.

The time it takes for the letter to reach Cao Cao's hands depends solely on the speed of the messenger.

Therefore, the discussions of Cao Cao’s core team were actually strategic decision-making discussions.

It was neither about attacking Jingzhou nor about killing Liu Biao.

But how to achieve great unification.

As the discussion continued, various opinions were gradually summarized and two different views emerged.

Xun Yu's proposal was: "Now that China has been pacified, the southern lands know that they are in trouble. We can show our strength in Wan and Ye and advance lightly in order to catch them off guard."

Simply put, when the world came to an end, the South was vulnerable.

Wherever you go, Prime Minister Cao, people from all over the place bow down to you.

As long as we take Jingzhou and unify it, the South will surrender immediately.

Start working now and win now.

Win win win win win.

Xun Yu was not an ordinary person. He was born into the Xun family of Yingchuan and was a descendant of Xunzi.

His grandfather Xun Shu was well-known in his time and was called the Divine Lord. Xun Shu had eight sons, who were called the Eight Dragons.

In his early years, Xun Yu was known as "The Talent of Wang Zuo".

In the first year of Yonghan (189), he was promoted as Xiaolian and appointed as the palace guard.

After Dong Zhuo came to power, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. He led his clan to take refuge in Jizhou and was treated as an honored guest by Yuan Shao.

It was later expected that Yuan Shao could not achieve great things and defected to Cao Cao as Sima.

He followed Cao Cao for more than ten years and held a very high position.

In the first year of Xingping (194), Lu Bu took advantage of Cao Cao's eastern expedition to attack and occupy Yanzhou. Xun Yu led the defense of the three cities of Yanzhou.

Later, he suggested that Cao Cao "deeply consolidate his roots to control the world" so that he could regain Yanzhou and obtain a base for further development.

In the first year of Jian'an (196), he persuaded Cao Cao to welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and establish Xu County as his capital, so that he could use the emperor to command the princes.

During Cao Cao's campaign, he took charge of rear affairs and helped him defeat Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, etc., making him the only force in the north that could compete with Yuan Shao.

During the Battle of Guandu, he dissuaded Cao Cao from his attempt to retreat and turned Cao Cao's army into victory.

After the war, he suggested that Cao Cao suspend his southern expedition and take advantage of the victory to pursue the Yuan family and quickly pacify Jizhou.

Not only that, Xun Yu’s nephew Xun You was also an important adviser to Cao Cao.

Guo Jia, who died of illness in Yizhou last year, was recommended to Cao Cao by Xun Yu, who was very kind to Cao Cao.

In his early years, Yuan Shao often threatened Cao Cao with his powerful strength.

Guo Jia firmly advocated the elimination of Yuan Shao's separatist forces through a decisive battle. He analyzed the strengths and weaknesses between Yuan and Cao, and concluded that Yuan would have ten defeats and Cao would have ten victories.

These correct analyses at the strategic level were of great help to Cao Cao in unifying the north.

Xun Yu had a lot of experience, made great contributions, and had great influence, so his advice carried a lot of weight.

But some people have different opinions.

This person is Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's suggestion was: "We have already defeated Yuan Shao. Now, we will soon take over the land south of the Han River. Our prestige will spread far and wide, and the world will surely be unified."

"If we rely on the rich resources in Jiangling, the old capital of Chu, to reward officials and appease the people, so that they can live in peace and contentment, then we can make Jiangdong surrender without mobilizing troops."

Jia Xu advocated that after taking Jingzhou, they should not rush to launch a war of unification, but should first stabilize their position.

First of all.

By making use of Jingzhou and managing it well, we can not only have a good reputation, but also train sailors well.

After all, most of the existing soldiers are from the north, and training in a dug pool is different from training in a real river.

Secondly, the unification of the north, the capture of Jingzhou, and the great unification are inevitable.

As long as he keeps a superior position and holds back, Sun Quan's power will be like Jingzhou today. The aristocratic families will have their own thoughts and will be afraid of being held accountable later. Everyone will be in danger and will scatter.

Sun Quan is not Sun Ce, and he does not have that much prestige.

The old ministers left behind by Sun Ce were also difficult to tame.

If we wait a little longer, different voices will surely emerge within Sun Quan's group, and conflicts will intensify.

At that time, not only will we defeat the enemy without fighting, but even if we fight we will win at the lowest cost.

At last.

Jia Xu believed that the north still needed to be developed.

The north is only temporarily stable now, but there are still many hidden dangers.

In the early years, the Huns were relocated inland.

Although the migration quickly replenished the population and gained soldiers, it was only a temporary surrender during the heyday.

If it cannot be dealt with, there will be great disaster.

For example, the Southern Xiongnu who were settled in the north of Bingzhou twenty years ago rebelled and continued to advance southward by military and non-military means, occupying most of Bingzhou.

Now that the Southern Xiongnu has surrendered, they can only acknowledge the established fact that most of Bingzhou has been occupied, and they are divided into five tribes, each with its own leader.

There are also Qiang people in Shangjun and Hexijun under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou.

There are still a large number of Xianbei mixed people in the Hetao area.

Although it is not a big deal, the ethnic composition of the two states of Bingliang is very complex and the contradictions are also sharp.

As the world is about to be stabilized, the previous practice of migrating ethnic minorities for war must be dealt with.

Jia Xu’s suggestion was to play it safe.

Manage the existing ones well, and then you can control Sun Quan however you want when the time comes.

He also believed that we should move from a mode of fighting for the world to a mode of governing the world.

Jia Xu's analysis was well-founded, but his position and status in Cao Cao's camp were not as good as Xun Yu's.

Xun Yu was a big shot who was almost chosen to be one of the Three Dukes.

It was he who persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu, but his qualifications and power were far inferior to Cao Cao.

However, at this moment, his identity is more of an adviser to Cao Cao, and what strategy to adopt is to be decided by Cao Cao, the strategist.

Shen Santong sat in front of the monitor and watched the performances of a group of actors, all of whom were veteran actors.

The dialogue and performances are a pleasure to present.

The actor who plays Jia Xu, Mr. Li Jianyi, is Cao Zhengchun and Prosecutor Ji.

Xun Yu is sixteen years younger than Jia Xu and is played by another mainstay of the People's Art Theatre, He Bing.

The opening scene consists of more than two minutes of dialogue, which is not written in classical Chinese, but in vernacular Chinese with neat parallelism that does not affect the audience's understanding.

Not only that, there is a lot of information hidden in the conversation that makes things clear.

This is actually a bit unreasonable. How can a conversation explain the before and after events?

But Shen Santong required that this play be understandable to audiences who knew nothing about the Three Kingdoms.

When the script was written, it was assumed that no one knew about the Three Kingdoms.

So the cause and effect were broken down and crushed.

He required the story to be simple and without any threshold.

As a historical blockbuster, Red Cliff itself is heavy enough, and the focus is on the post-production special effects.

Shen Santong's understanding of history is dynamic.

It is not a linear development step by step, it is not upgrading to play a game, nor is it a historical record.

The Records of the Grand Historian is simplified, and the historians were civil servants.

The historian family who records history is also part of the gentry and is biased.

It will cover up the ugliness of some scholars and the true faces of the aristocratic families.

According to his understanding, when Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao and unified the north, Cao Cao's power went from linear development to exponential growth.

Quantitative change has led to qualitative change, and the trend has become established.

At this time, each force must have its own thoughts.

Taking Jingzhou is not a problem, because the aristocratic families in Jingzhou are not NPCs or game characters.

If Liu Biao had not favored Liu Cong, but instead made his eldest son Liu Qi the heir, with his righteous cause, the aristocratic families in Jingzhou would have been more stable.

But seeing that Liu Biao was about to die, Lady Cai cooperated with his wife's family and began to isolate the inside and outside.

It was obvious that he wanted to establish Liu Cong, who had no legitimate reason and reputation, and was unable to resist Cao Cao at all.

Under such circumstances, if the Jingzhou family had no reaction, it would not only be unrealistic, but also irresponsible to the family.

Most of the aristocratic families must have contacted Cao Cao early on.

Therefore, Jingzhou was within reach for Cao Cao's camp and was not a problem.

The problem lies in how to achieve grand unification, and even in how to govern after unification.

People in later generations who look back at the Battle of Red Cliffs will feel that the Battle of Red Cliffs is everything.

But in today's world, for Cao Cao, the Battle of Chibi was a sure win. The north had already been decided, and the south could be taken in a snap.

Shot from multiple camera angles, this scene is shot in long takes.

A very bold one-shot.

After the discussion, two opinions emerged.

At this time, the strategist Cao Cao was needed to decide how to unify the country.

Cao Cao, sitting in the upper position, was full of dominance and majesty.

At this time, he was not only the prime minister, but actually half emperor, half son of heaven.

Cao Cao said word for word: "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation."

(End of this chapter)