Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Yu Yue's face changed slightly and said: "Meng Huaiyu? I have almost no friendship with him. We had some overt and covert cooperation with Meng Chang. When we were officials in the same court, we had some military and military conversations when we were guarding the Black Hand Qiankun. To be honest, Meng Chang is a very shady person, and it is difficult for me to figure out his true intentions, so my relationship with him is not close. It is not because I look down on his background, it is purely because I have a close relationship with him. I always feel uncomfortable with this person, but Xu Xianzhi and I have a good personal relationship. As for Meng Huaiyu, he has always been Liu Yi's deputy general. He has been in Yuzhou for a long time. I don't even have many opportunities to see him, let alone have anything. Friendship."

At this point, Yu Yue paused: "After Meng Longfu's death, Meng Huaiyu was almost the only general of the Meng family. After Meng Chang's death, he even wanted to support the entire Meng family. You said Liu Yu would take him Are you sent to Yuzhou to cooperate with me in the future?"

Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Yes, this is why you must win the official position of Yuzhou Governor, because Liu Yu will definitely let Meng Huaiyu replace Liu Yi and become the commander-in-chief of the Yuzhou Army. Regardless of whether you are the Yuzhou Governor or not, this Yuzhou Army It must be under the jurisdiction of Meng Huaiyu. It makes no difference whether you hand over the army or not."

Yu Yue said unhappily: "After a long time, I have worked hard, used a lot of resources, ran for offices, and formed an army, just to hand over all this to Meng Huaiyu? My Yu family wants to do it for his Meng family Is your superior specializing in making this wedding dress?"

Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Because Meng Huaiyu is the most suitable and almost the only general candidate to take over Yuzhou. He has been Liu Yi's deputy general for many years and is familiar with the inside conditions of Yuzhou. The soldiers in the Yuzhou army who want to return after being captured by Tianshi Dao can only They will recognize Liu Yi or Meng Huaiyu, even if Luo Longsheng can recruit them initially, but as time goes by, they will still find a way to return to the hands of their old commander, I have explained this."

Yu Yue said coldly: "Yes, it's because he has such great influence in Yuzhou that he can take away my army when he comes. Such a person is just like Zhu Chaoshi. The more capable he is, the more prestigious he is." , the more it poses a threat to me, why should I cooperate with him?"

Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Just like you are willing to trust Luo Longsheng and let Luo Longsheng help you raise an army, in the same way, Yu Gong, do you have a general in your family who can command thousands of troops and march and fight?" Talented?"

Yu Yue frowned: "I admit that our Yu family does not have such a person, but because our Yu family has no one, we have to let Meng Huaiyu command the army? According to what you just said, let alone whether Meng Huaiyu will be loyal. Liu Yu or Liu Yi, even if he is willing to stand on his own, then what can I do to restrain him?"

Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Yu Gong can control Meng Huaiyu, but there are three places. It may not work for others, but it is extremely useful for Meng Huaiyu. If you use it well, you can make him listen to you."

Yu Yue's heart moved and he quickly asked: "What are the three methods of restraint?"

Tao Yuanming said seriously: "The first thing is that Meng Huaiyu is a pure general and warrior. He has the ability to run an army and the art of war, but he has no ability to govern a country. He can manage an army of tens of thousands, but He didn’t know how to go to the private sector to collect taxes, let alone teach farmers and mulberry trees. When he was under Liu Yi’s subordinates, Liu Yi controlled him in this regard. All civil servants in the army were given to him by Liu Yi. They were sent there, and these people also played a role in monitoring Meng Huaiyu. Meng Huaiyu knew this very well, but he was helpless because it was part of the deal between the Meng family and Liu Yi."

Yu Yue smiled and said: "Tao Gong even knows this. Could it be that Meng Chang revealed this to you?"

Tao Yuanming nodded: "Yes, Meng Chang rescued me and after taking care of me, he talked to me a lot about things, especially about the underworld. In fact, when Meng Chang was in charge of the government, he used the power in his hands to He secretly made friends with or cultivated a group of talented and knowledgeable children of aristocratic families and middle- and lower-class nobles. He hoped that one day, when Meng Huaiyu went north to the Central Plains, he could use this new group of scholars to replace Liu Yi's subordinates, because at that time Meng Huaiyu only had You can live in Liu Yi's territory and fight, but if you make new military exploits in the future and can independently manage a large state or several counties, you have to consider this aspect."

"Liu Yi doesn't want Meng Huaiyu to break away from his control, so this is your opportunity, Mr. Yu. Now Meng Huaiyu has actually separated from Liu Yi and leads an army alone, but his subordinates have no nobles who can govern. If you succeed in the future, As the governor of Yuzhou, you can let Meng Huaiyu only be in charge of the army, while the governors and officials in various places will be served by the children of your family. In return, whoever wants to be an official will have to provide corresponding money, food and weapons. With these Only with money, food and weapons can Meng Huaiyu maintain his army. Remember, no matter how powerful the army is, it still needs supplies and supplies. If you master the logistics of Meng Huaiyu's army, you will actually control the army."

Yu Yue nodded: "I understand this. So, Meng Huaiyu can't raise food and grass by himself and needs me to supply him, so he will listen to me? This is the first point, right?"

Tao Yuanming said seriously: "Yes, this is the first point where you and he can cooperate, or you can control him. The second point is that Meng Huaiyu is a candidate for Yuzhou general that both Liu Yu and Liu Yi can accept. And you are an acceptable candidate for Yuzhou governor for both of them. The two have a natural need to cooperate and unite. Now that the Yu family is in decline and has no political power, but the family is rich, you need a general who can help you support the army. Just like the Xie family needed Liu Laozhi back then, Meng Huaiyu also needed a backer from a family. Now that Meng Chang has died, he is lonely and helpless. It is impossible for him to fall completely to Liu Yi as before. If he wants to leave in the future, The way to enter the circle of aristocratic families is yours."

Yu Yue sneered and said: "Then he can go to Liu Yu or Liu Muzhi. These aristocratic families have greater power. Now I am just a guy who can seize the army and be dismissed from office at any time for Liu Daogui. I can't protect myself, so how can I give it to him?" How about paving a highway?"

Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "If Meng Huaiyu was in charge of the army at that time, and Yu Gong thought that Zhu Chaoshi might still seize your army, would Liu Daogui still dare to dismiss you from office?"

Yu Yue sighed: "But he took my legion like this. What's the difference between Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com and Zhu Chaoshi? If he controls the legion, he can take my food and grass while being loyal to Liu Yu. In exchange for the treatment of allowing him to lead the charge as a forward during the Northern Expedition, if he kicks me out when the time comes, wouldn’t it mean that I was trying to get nothing out of a bamboo basket?” (End of Chapter)

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