Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 249 Yes, We Have Already Voted

"Zirou, according to your opinion, what should I do?"

Liu Biao asked with a wry smile.

He was both envious and a little jealous of Liu Xuande. He was also a member of the pre-Han royal family and the heir of King Gong of Lu, the son of Emperor Jing. In his early years, he was one of the Eight Princes together with Zhang Jian. As a result, he was now overshadowed by Liu Bei in fame.

Liu Xuande is the governor of a state, and I, Liu Jingsheng, am also the governor of a state. People all say that Liu Bei's power is unstoppable and difficult to compete with.

But he was far away in Jingzhou, with the dangerous pass of Yizhou on his left and the mountains and valleys of Yangzhou on his other side. As long as he could control the water in the upper reaches of the river, it would be enough to resist Jiangdong.

Although Nanyang County is close to the two rivers of Sili, the people in the Heluo area had already fled, the arable land had been abandoned for many years, and there were only a few farmers. It was barely enough to protect itself, so how could it have the spare energy to mobilize troops and food to attack Jingzhou?

Under such circumstances, if he easily obeyed Liu Xuande's orders and took the initiative to send troops to attack Cao Mengde and Yuan Gonglu, and served Liu Bei as the lord of a state, rumors would spread in Jingxiang that although Liu Jingsheng was a famous scholar, he was afraid of Liu Bei like a tiger, and became a laughing stock of the world.

Liu Biao didn't want to attack Liu Bei, nor did he want to help Liu Bei.

Not to mention Liu Xuande, even Liu Yao, who was right next to him, he didn't want to help. The Han Dynasty had existed for hundreds of years, and there were at least hundreds of thousands of royal family members. If Liu Jingsheng was asked to help them all, how could he have a rest?

Even when Emperor Liu Xie fell into the hands of Li and Guo, Liu Biao never thought of sending troops to Guanzhong to rescue him. In his early years, Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, secretly allowed Zhang Lu to occupy Hanzhong and even used the emperor's carriage. Don't think that no one knows.

Liu Yan was also a descendant of King Gong of Lu. Although he was a member of the royal family, he put his own interests first.

When Liu Biao thought of Liu Yan guarding Yizhou, he smiled bitterly.

Kuai Liang continued to bow and said: "Lord Jingsheng, disasters often accumulate from small things, and wisdom and courage are often trapped by what one is drowning in. Jingxiang is far away from the Central Plains, and I don't know who is stronger, Liu or Yuan. Although you have a friendship with Yuan Benchu, you also have a correspondence with Liu Xuande."

"If you accept others' advice, wait for the right time to act, wait for the right price to sell, it will be like a merchant selling things, which will damage the style of a noble scholar.

Moreover, since ancient times, anyone who helps the poor and needy and lends a helping hand to help others in need will be remembered and grateful. If we really help Yuan Benchu, in terms of closeness and distance, and the size of his contributions, can Jing Shenggong compare with Yuan Gonglu and Cao Mengde? Helping Yuan is below the two. "

"But helping Liu Xuande is different. Envoy Liu is well-known for his kindness. At this moment, there is a war in Hebei. Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will surely attack the Central Plains together. If you can help them in times of need, you will be the first in merit."

"There is an old saying: It is better to be the leader of a small group than to be the last of a big group. There are many people in Huainan and Jiangdong who support Yuan. Duke Jingsheng should support Liu."

After Kuai Liang finished his words, he bowed, returned to his seat, and closed his eyes to rest.

Kuai's attitude was very clear. No matter what the reason, it was better to be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of an ox.

Looking at the princes in Guandong, in a life-and-death situation, the Yuan family of Runan will definitely stand together. Cao Mengde of Jiangdong has been on good terms with the Yuan family since childhood, and is also very likely to help Yuan Shao.

In this case, it would be better to help Liu Bei directly.

What's more, Liu Xuande has the spirit of Emperor Gaozu and the qualities of a hero. The one who will conquer the world in the future will definitely be Liu Bei.

Kuai Liang secretly sighed in his heart. Although Liu Xuande seemed to be surrounded in the current situation, he was more optimistic that Xuande Guild would win.

It would be fine if the Cai, Pang and Huang families could not see the truth and just wanted to help Yuan. At least if these words were spread today, the Kuai family's wealth and prosperity for decades should be preserved.

Kuai Liang sighed slightly. How could there be so many stupid people in the world? Was it because of them that the Han Dynasty was in such chaos?
When Kuai Liang finished speaking, Cai and Huang's eyes suddenly lit up. Why didn't they think about the issue of rewards for merit? If they helped Liu Xuande, wouldn't they be able to go beyond Jingzhou in the future and even be able to suppress the gentry and powerful families in Huainan and Jiangdong?

Then they changed their tune and advised Liu Biao to follow the will of heaven, rely on the strength of Jingzhou's navy, and harass Chaisang, Pengze, Xunyang, Wanxian and other places along the mighty Yangtze River from Jiangxia County, making it difficult for Yuan Gonglu and Cao Mengde to cope with them.

The head of the Cai clan stood up excitedly and bowed, saying: "Lord Jingsheng, many of the Cai clan members are good at naval battles, enough to defeat Yuan Shu and Cao Cao." The head of the Huang clan was not willing to be left behind, and also stood up to ask for a fight.

Because everyone in Jingxiang knew that Yuan Gonglu and Cao Mengde were not good at naval battles at all, and using the navy to attack them would be taking advantage.

Liu Biao looked at the many officials in the hall who were listening to Kuai Zirou's words, and suddenly he felt a little frightened, like a ship's rudder turning with the wind.

He was afraid that one day he would be completely marginalized by the united nobles and powerful families, and he would have to find a way to divide and rule them.

Liu Biao was afraid in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface, still smiling and said: "Okay, I will follow Zirou's advice, gather the navy to help Liu defeat Yuan, punish the evildoers, and support the Han Dynasty."

"Lord Jingsheng, please judge!"

The clerks all bowed and cheered.

Now that the matter has been decided, it is necessary to mobilize troops and ships. Fortunately, Jingzhou has the advantage of terrain, and the navy can attack very quickly down the river, and the consumption of food and fodder is also relatively small.

"Perhaps Envoy Liu also considered that the southerners are not good at fighting on foot or on horseback, so he suggested that Lord Jingsheng send out a naval force along the Yangtze River."

After hearing Liu Biao's final words, Kuai Liang couldn't help but think in his heart.

However, just as Kuai Liang had expected, Liu Bei was also afraid that Liu Biao would underestimate the enemy and use infantry to attack Cao Mengde and Yuan Gonglu, so Yuan Shu's main force was held in Runan by him.

But Cao Cao was not bad at commanding his troops. Even though Xiahou Dun and Cao Chun were urgently summoned to return north by their clansmen in letters many times, he still had Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and others under his command, as well as the support of the Jiangdong aristocratic families. Therefore, he hardly ever suffered a defeat in the process of pacifying several counties in Jiangdong.

You have to be more careful when dealing with Cao Mengde.

When Kuai Liang went to the inn on behalf of Liu Biao to inform Sun Qian, Duke Jingsheng was willing to help Liu Shijun.

Sun Qian immediately bowed solemnly and said, "Your Excellency has said that Cao Aman is far away from Qingzhou, just like a young eagle spreading its wings and flying high, with the intention of an eagle soaring and a tiger watching. Even if your Excellency has the heart to capture the enemy thousands of miles away, you are currently too busy to do so."

"Please ask Lord Jingsheng to lead the navy to attack Cao Mengde first. After he wins the battle in Hebei and has rested, I will lead the army south to help Lord Jingsheng capture Cao Mengde."

Kuai Liang was also surprised. He did not expect that Envoy Liu thought so highly of Cao Cao. He then asked curiously, "What is so special about Cao Mengde that he deserves such high regard from the Envoy?"

Sun Qian thought for a moment and said, "The envoy once said that Cao Cao is a hero. If we let him go, he will become a threat to us. We should find ways to attack him and make Meng De have no way to move forward or backward."

Kuai Liang immediately understood and nodded, then smiled and said, "I am very grateful to Envoy Liu and Gong You for your heartfelt talk. I will be cautious in the battle against Cao Mengde."

Then he asked curiously, "If Gongyou goes to Jingzhou but returns without success, what will you do?"

Sun Qian glanced at Kuai Liang and said meaningfully, "Zi Rou, to be honest, even if Liu Jingzhou doesn't help Lord Xuande and instead helps Yuan, it's fine, but it will be difficult to march into Nanyang to attack Yingchuan and Sili."

"Nanyang County may not be the Nanyang of Liu Jingzhou, but it must be the Nanyang of Liu Qingzhou..."

Kuai Liang wanted to raise his hand to stroke his beard, but his fingers froze the instant he heard these words.

The Nanyang nobles have already voted?!

(End of this chapter)