Han Xiang

Chapter 134

Liu Ye is the descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu's Fuling King. The blood of the Han family is more pure than that of Liu Bei, but he is an unambitious and pragmatic clan.

The good life in Yangzhou when he was young made Liu Ye have no ambition to help the Han family, but he had a pair of tricky eyes.

Before Yuan Shu died of illness, he saw that the Shouchun regime was about to fail, so he took his family and trilogy to join Liu Xun in advance, and gained a firm foothold in Lujiang before Yuan Yin.

Having an in-depth conversation with Lu Su in Hefei and introducing Long Xiang's unique insights, Liu Ye has a new view on the situation.

If Sun Ce really dies within two years, Jiangdong is likely to be in chaos, Liu Xun obviously does not have much ambition, and Long Xiang, with the help of Lu Su, is likely to emerge suddenly.

Liu Ye mistakenly believed that Long Xiang's occupation of Hefei was to pave the way for Sun Ce's death.

At that time, follow Sun Ce to sweep Jiangdong again. Hefei can be used as a base to go north to the Central Plains, and Hefei can be used to defend the northern army from going south.

The returned Liu Ye is like a national chess player. When the opponent can only see the next three moves, he has already thought of dozens of moves ahead.

It's a pity that Liu Ye understood too much, and his thinking entered a misunderstanding.

Long Xiang never thought of taking advantage of the chaos to rule Jiangdong. He thought he was not as good at playing tricks as Sun Quan, and he didn't want to engage in long-term infighting with the Jiangdong gentry.

Long Xiang and Lu Su have already expressed their feelings. He wants to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade, and being the master himself is tiring and easy to collapse.

Although Lu Su and Liu Ye are good friends, there is a city for adults, and he has reservations when talking with Liu Ye at night, which caused Liu Ye's understanding to be biased.

Long Xiang was in harmony with the soldiers in Hefei, while Liu Xun and Shou Chunlai were at odds with each other.

Who is strong and who is weak, the superior and inferior will be judged.

Liu Ye didn't underestimate Long Xiang, but he didn't underestimate Liu Xun either. He brought back news from Hefei, and finally reported it selectively.

At the beginning of September, Lujiang Taishou Mansion.

Liu Xun stroked his beard with a dignified expression, staring at Liu Ye for confirmation.

"Sun Ce will die in two years? If he doesn't die, he will come to me? It sounds absurd. Are you sure it's not Long Xiang's plan to slow down the army?"

Liu Ye cupped his hands and replied: "Using the example of the battle at Shentingling, Long Xiang believed that Sun Ce, like his father, Sun Jian, had a character weakness of being aggressive and ruthless, and this weakness cannot be changed. You killed a lot, you should have accumulated a lot of enemies, I thought it made sense."

"How can people not die in troubled times? In the past, when Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, he also killed many people and gentry. Now that it's been so many years, isn't it nothing?"

Liu Xun shook his head with a sneer, thinking that Long Xiang was really whimsical.

Liu Ye said to him: "Sun Ce attacked Lujiang in the past and acted under the banner of Yuan Shu. How could the people and gentry hate him? But now he is standing on his own in Jiangdong. The situation is different."

"It makes sense"

Liu Xun nodded slightly, and asked curiously, "Are these Long Xiang's views, or Lu Zijing's inference?"

"Well, I'm not sure, maybe it's both." Liu Ye answered very vaguely.

Lu Su was quite famous in Jianghuai, so Liu Xun naturally put the credit on him.

After listening to Liu Ye's words, Liu Xun said to himself: "Lu Zijing is really extraordinary, but it's a pity that Mingzhu is secretly cast. Is there a way to 'rescue' him? I can send troops to cooperate with you."

Liu Ye replied: "Long Xiang has brought Zijing's old mother to Hefei, it may not be realistic for us to use force, Zijing will not cooperate if he is too cautious.

Anyway, Long Xiang has already left a message, so what if we wait for two years?Furthermore, Sun Ce has already grown his wings, if the prefect spends money, food and soldiers in Hefei, he will be exploited by others."

"Are you worried that Sun Ce will harm me? Haha."

Liu Xun burst into laughter suddenly, then took out the letter from his arms, and handed it to Liu Ye: "Zi Yang might as well read this letter."

Liu Ye unfolded the silk script to browse quickly, and the more he looked at the eyebrow-shaped Sichuan characters, the more obvious it was.

Isn't this to tune the tiger away from the mountain?Liu Ye quickly reminded Liu Xun: "Sun Ce is a young hero, and he won the three counties of Kuaiji, Wujun, and Danyang. It is the time when he is full of ambitions, but the words in his letter are humble and must be deceitful. The prefect absolutely cannot agree. .”

Liu Xun didn't take it seriously, and said to him: "In the past, I was Yuan Shu's important minister, and Sun Ce was just a young general of the younger generation. Isn't this kind of wording reasonable?

In addition, tens of thousands of people moved into Lujiang in Shouchun, and the consumption of grain and rice in the county was really huge. Last month, I asked Congdi (Liu Kai) to borrow grain in Yuzhang. Huaxin County was also nervous, so I accompanied him to Shangliao. Let Zhu Zongshuai raise [-] dendrobium.

But my brother and I only got [-] hu after delaying for more than a month. They didn't pay attention to me. I wanted to cut it long ago. "

"Although Shangliao is small, the city is strong and the pool is deep. It is difficult to attack and easy to defend. It cannot be raised within ten days. If the troops go out, they will be exhausted outside, and the county will be empty. If Sun Ce takes advantage of the emptiness and attacks me, I will not be able to defend alone; it is about to advance. If you surrender to the enemy, you will have nothing to return to if you retreat; if the army goes out today, it will be a disaster." Liu Ye urged urgently.

"This matter has already been settled, Zi Yang don't want to remonstrate again."

Liu Xun felt that his tone was too harsh just now, so he explained in a low voice: "Sun Ce has only [-] to [-] people, and he is currently preparing a ship to attack Huang Zu. He is too busy to avenge Sun Jian, so why did he come to map my Lujiang River? Going to Hefei is hard work, go back early and rest.”

"Yes."

Seeing that Liu Xun was headstrong, Liu Ye didn't bother to continue persuading him, so he bid farewell and left the prefect's mansion.

In fact, it's not that Liu Xun has no brains, it's because reality forced him to do it.

The number of family members left by Yuan Shu is huge, and there are thousands of concubines and maids. These women do not produce any value, but the monthly expenses are extremely high. Officers and soldiers had to be supported, which made money and food in Lujiang very tight.

In addition to economic reasons, the army of Zhang Xun, Ji Ling and others is what Liu Xun is most worried about. It must be reorganized through war, so Hefei and Shangliao must choose one to fight.

Shangliao had tens of thousands of clansmen and wealthy families, and Zhang Xun and others feared that Xu Chu would not want to attack Hefei. Liu Xun had no choice but to go along with the flow.

Liu Xun also kept his hands on Sun Ce. He sent the envoys away and began to dispatch troops and generals, planning to march quietly and vigorously, hoping to end the battle early and return to Lujiang.

Liu Ye went home and consulted his elder brother Liu Huan, only to find out that Sun Ce not only gave Liu Xun a great gift, but all the important officials in Lujiang received the treasure, and it was obvious that he was setting Liu Xun up.

"Liu Zitai's soldiers will be in danger. We can't sit still and wait for death. Brother, let people pack their bags as soon as possible. When Liu Xun leads the army to leave, we will also leave Lujiang."

"Where do you want to go?"

"In my opinion, Hefei Longxiang is quite imposing, and Lu Zijing is under his command as the director. Maybe he is willing to take us in temporarily. A courteous man must ask for something. Sun Ce's strategy is too shallow. It is unwise for us to stay in Wan County. .”

"Do you want to inform Xingzuo's family? His brother-in-law Qin Yilu, didn't he also go to Hefei with you this time?"

"Call them home tomorrow and carefully discuss the method of evacuation. I will write a letter and send it to Hefei. If Long Xiang does not accept it, I will have to find another place."

"good."

Regardless of persuasion, Liu Xun wants to fight Shangliao, except for Liu Ye's family in Wanxian County, Hao Meng can't stay for a day.

With Qin Yilu's intermediary introduction, Hao Meng was also tied to the Liu family.

Human relationship society is a net, Qin Yilu threaded the needle for Hao Meng, Hao Meng also has another small circle, and others are also jumping into his net.

On the third day after Liu Xun led his troops out of Wancheng, Liu Ye received news from Lu Su and Long Xiang, and an escape plan slowly unfolded.

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(End of this chapter)