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Chapter 10 On the general trend of the world and the strategy of Shangyong

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were on the way to Anxi County, and Zhang Fei felt frustrated and extremely frustrated.

Not only did he experience the incident of the Liu Yu brothers, but the most important thing was that his angry elder brother Liu Bei had to take the position of a small county lieutenant, and he himself had not obtained any position and was still a white person. This was a blow to Zhang Fei, who was also very ambitious.

"I, Old Zhang, have lived for so many years, and have never been so depressed." Zhang Fei complained as always.

Liu Bei comforted, "My brother, don't be impatient. The chaos in the world has just begun and will get better in the future."

Unlike Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who were both melancholy and frustrated, the three brothers Liu Yu, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were much more relaxed. They not only held the office documents of a county prefect, but also followed by a 10,000 elite army, hundreds of trucks of food, grass, and wealth. When it comes to Shangyong, as long as the three brothers are willing, they will soon be able to expand the army to 20,000 or even more.

"Brother, Yun doesn't understand something." Zhao Yun said to Liu Yu.

"Zilong, tell me." Liu Yu smiled.

"Since my elder brother has sent so much wealth and ten general servants, why do you only want Shangyong County instead of other richer counties?" Zhao Yun was puzzled. In fact, Guan Yu was not understanding. Although Shangyong is a county, it is located in a remote area and has only five counties with a population of less than 100,000. It is just a small and barren county. It seems that there are such a large county with a population of hundreds of thousands, several times that of Shangyong County.

Liu Yu smiled and said, "The two virtuous brothers don't know. Although I have been named by Your Majesty and sent a lot of money to help the Ten Generals, I am just a white man a year ago. If I ask for those middle or big counties, wouldn't it be greedy and the chance of success is very small, and it is enough to be a mediocre person."

Liu Yu continued: "The two brothers only know one but not the other. Shangyong County seems to be remote and has a small population. But in fact, Shangyong is surrounded by mountains on both sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, Weixing County in the east and Xincheng County in the west, both counties are as remote and barren as Shangyong. The local powerful forces are far less powerful than other major counties, and they are not valued by other powerful counties. Once the time comes, we will annex the two counties. By then, the three counties will be combined, and there will be seventeen or eighteen counties, which is no worse than those of the middle and large counties."

When Guan Yu and Zhao Yun heard this, they were already shocked.

Zhao Yun said in shock: "When annexing other counties, can you think of rebellion from the court?"

Liu Yu shook his head, and couldn't let Guan Yu and Zhao Yun misunderstand. He explained: "Do you two virtuous brothers remember what you said for your brother that the day when the Yellow Turbans were pacified is the time when the heroes rose. What do you think of Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian and others?"

Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Everyone has the appearance of a hero."

"The second brother has a unique vision and is good at seeing it. Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and others are all heroes. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will definitely strive to expand their territory and power. The rise is unstoppable."

"Brother, even if they all have the intention of being unjust, will the court let them do whatever they want?" Zhao Yun said.

Liu Yu shook his head. Zhao Yun was only twenty-two years old and still a little tender. He said, "Your Majesty is critically ill and may not be dead in a month. The prince has not been established. The queen and general He Jin and other relatives must want to make Liu Bian the eldest son of the empress, born to the empress, the emperor. The eunuchs such as the tenth eunuch often have an enemy with the general He Jin and the empress, and their relationship with the empress is not good. They definitely do not want to make Liu Bian the empress's son of the empress. At the same time, the empress dowager also has a bad relationship with the He family. The tenth eunuch and the empress will definitely join forces to support the second son of the empress, Liu Xie, who has no mother, as the emperor. The two sides will fight to the death. No matter which side wins in the end, the court will be in chaos."

"Originally, the imperial court ordered all counties to recruit troops and horses to eliminate the Yellow Turbans, and countless warlords and powerful forces with great and small ranks of soldiers and self-respecting themselves in the world. The imperial court was unable to suppress them. When the imperial court was in chaos, the countless warlords and powerful forces that had already risen in the Yellow Turbans immediately became a country in the country, and it was inevitable that they would attack and annex each other. If we do not attack others and expand our own power and territory, we will be attacked and annexed by others one day. The Han Dynasty is full of holes in front of us." Liu Yu sighed, and his face looked heartbroken.

When Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were completely shocked when they heard Liu Yu analyze the general trend of the world like this.

After easing for a moment, Liu Yu's eyes flashed with sharp lights, looking at Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, "Two brothers, the chaos in the world is right in front of you. I am willing to compete with you in the world and support the Han Dynasty!"

Zhao Yun was excited and bowed and said solemnly: "Yun wants to listen to the elder brother's orders and support the Han Dynasty."

Guan Yu was also excited and bowed and said solemnly: "Yu is willing to let his elder brother send him to support the Han Dynasty with his elder brother and his third brother."

Liu Yu laughed: "Okay! OK! With two virtuous brothers helping each other, why worry about the big things not being accomplished?"

Of course, Liu Yu's strategy was not just Shangyong, Xincheng and Weixing counties. Soon after, Dong Zhuo would lead his army into the capital under the order of General He Jin. At that time, under the disaster of Dong Zhuo, the young emperor Liu Bian was deposed and Liu Xie succeeded to the throne. Then the eighteen princes attacked Dong, the capital Luoyang, and Chang'an, the accompanying capital, was destroyed in the war. The Han court completely collapsed, and no one took the imperial order seriously. At that time, the real heroes were competing for the world.

In Youzhou, Bingzhou and Jizhou, there are Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu, Yuan Shao. Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, all of them are strong. In addition, Zhang Yang, Tao Qian, Liu Dai, Kong Rong, etc., as well as Liu Bei, the catfish in the muddy waters, are not easy. The prosperous places in the Central Plains will be invincible. Although Liu Yu now has 10,000 soldiers, his strength is still too weak. He can't participate in the competition for the time being.

Liu Yu has already envisioned his own development path.

Shangyong is the two counties of Wei Xing and Xincheng. The three counties are located in Daba Mountain in Yizhou. There are also a few barbarians living in mixed places. They are barren and have a small population. Although they belong to the sphere of influence of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao is also very powerful. However, Liu Biao only takes the most prosperous Xiangyang, Jiangxia and Jiangling in Jingzhou as the core and defends himself. Not to mention the barren Shangyong, Xincheng, Weixing, and even Nanyang and Changsha, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian did not blink. In history, until Liu Biao passed away, Liu Biao ignored the various forces in Shangyong, Xincheng, and Weixing.

Furthermore, Liu Biao had a particularly strong sense of the Han family, otherwise he would not have protected the three brothers of Liu Bei. In the end, Liu Bei grew stronger with Liu Biao's protection, and then he had the Battle of Red Cliff, to guide Yizhou, and divide the world into three parts.

Liu Yu is now also the "identity" of a Han clan. He can also make friends with Liu Biao in such an identity. At that time, as long as Liu Biao does not attack him, the power of Xincheng and Weixing counties is no match for him at all.
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