However, during the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, due to the complex marriages between the gentry and wealthy families, they were not too concerned about various indirect kinship relationships.

For example, Liu Chan, the late lord of Ji Han, regarded Zhuge Liang as his father, but after Zhuge Liang died, he married his daughter to Zhuge Liang's son. In this way, the original "father-son" relationship became "good brothers" again.

For example, now, Wang Jun’s legitimate mother is Xun Fan and the sister of Xun’s brothers, but Wang Jun’s wife and Xun’s wife are sisters, so, guess, is Wang Jun the nephew of Xun’s group or Xun’s brother-in-law?

Therefore, if the gentry in the Wei and Jin Dynasties encountered such difficult-to-clear relationships, they were often determined only based on different situations.

Liu Yu knew that Hua Xiu said this, but he did not really want Liu Yu and Xun Kui to recognize each other.

If that is the case, it will become a real vulgarity.

Because Xun Kui's identity is sensitive, he just borrowed this relationship to eliminate Liu Yu's alertness and hostility.

Then the three of them sat down in their respective positions. Xun Kui came here with the task of Xun Fan, the leader of the Xun clan. After chatting a few more unnutritious polite words, Xun Kui immediately went straight to the point.

"Ji Xing, have you learned about the Taifu's visit to Taitung in CCB?"

Xun Kui did not use too conspicuous words, but used the statement that Sima Yue wanted to establish a Taitung journey.

"Brother Daojian, what I said is right. I have learned about this matter, and I was in the front hall just now, and I was discussing this matter with the generals and officials."

Liu Yu knew that Xun Fan of the Xun family in Yingchuan was ranked among the three Dukes in the central central Jin court. From a legal perspective, he was second only to the regent Sima Yue.

Now that Xun Kui is coming to Qingzhou alone, he must be here to test his reaction to this matter.

Although the Xun family in Yingchuan seemed to have a relationship with him, they were really enemies or friends, and Liu Yu was not sure, so he did not remember to express his attitude.

"The Taifu lives in Taigong for a long time. He is bound to be deceived and misled by some villains about the matter of Qingzhou, which is thousands of miles apart. I came here this time because I was entrusted by my uncle Xun Sikong, just to tell the general frankly. If there is any misunderstanding in the middle, Sikong is willing to try his best to distinguish the general in front of the Taifu, and to ensure that the general is innocent!"

Seeing that Liu Yu was not obviously angry and knew that there was room for maneuver, Xun Kui immediately told his purpose directly.

The reason why he did this is because what Xun Kui saw and heard along the way made him feel very relieved and surprised.

Unlike Sili, which was ravaged by the Huns and the vagrants and thieves, the Yuzhou area was actually in a peaceful and peaceful state under the Qingzhou army.

Xun Kui had thought that Liu Yu had always been so warlike. The military and civilians under the Qingzhou army must have suffered a lot and the people were living in poverty. He never expected that these Qingzhou thieves would still know how to rest and recuperate. Moreover, the inns where Xun Fan rested along the way were dilapidated, while the houses of the people along the way were all newly covered thatched and tiles. These Qingzhou army rarely had luxurious construction.

This makes Xun Kui have a good impression of Liu Yu, and he does not want Liu Yu to be forced to rebel by Sima Yue, the King of Donghai, and become a life-and-death enemy like the Huns. Therefore, the words he spoke were actually full of this expectation.

When Liu Yu heard this, there was something in Xun Kui's words, he set the tone when he came up. Sima Yue was deceived and Liu Yu was wronged. As long as Liu Yu showed a little, Xun Fan, who was ranked among the three Dukes, could calm the storm for Liu Yu. Although success or failure cannot be guaranteed, there is great hope in this way, and it can avoid making Liu Yu become a public enemy of the whole nation.

"This is to give myself a step. If I feel so happy, I might think that I am afraid of Sima Yue, the King of East China Sea. I will hold on to it when I see a life-saving straw." Liu Yu thought to himself.

The Xun family in Yingchuan is a political ally of Sima Yue. Who knows if they were encouraged by Sima Yue to come and find out about Liu Yuxu?

Liu Yu looked indifferent, and his whole body was full of confidence.

"Brother Daojian, it is absolutely not necessary to do this. My Qingzhou now has a vast land of thousands of miles, with a population of 100,000. It can take three years to accumulate grain and wealth. Even if Sima Yue brings all the central army in Luoyang, I, Liu Jixing, is not afraid."

After saying this, Liu Yu smiled bitterly. He didn't have enough capital on his waist and was a little weak in bragging. In addition, he lacked experience, so he only doubled his strength in his hands.

"Along the way, I saw the people along the way have their own business and work in autumn. This kind of peaceful scene has indeed not been seen in Sili for several years. In this way, the general's soldiers have accumulated enough to be able to afford elites and wealth."

Although Xun Kui said this, he didn't believe what Liu Yu said about 100,000 troops and his savings that could be used for three years. Although he saw the people living along the way, these ordinary people were all pale and thin, not as rich as Liu Yu described.

However, Xun Qi was too lazy to expose these things.

"The general has elite soldiers and strong generals. How do you want to deal with the Taifu's actions?" Xun Kui continued to ask.

Liu Yu smiled domineeringly, with a free and easy face.

"Of course, the generals come to block the enemy, and the water comes to block the earth. I can still be afraid that he, an old man who steals power, will not succeed."

Because Xun Kui was unable to understand his true intention, during several conversations, Liu Yu kept his attitude tough, but he did not disclose any specific response.

Finally, Liu Yu took the excuse to refuse and asked Xun Kui to rest first and wait until the next day before discussing the matter again.

Xun Kui knew in his heart that Liu Yu was probably trying to take the opportunity to negotiate with Hua Xiu. Anyway, he came to Qingzhou and was not in a hurry to return, so he immediately went to retire.

Under the guidance of several slaves, as soon as Xun Kui left, Liu Yu couldn't wait to pull Hua Xiu's sleeve and sit down together.

"Uncle, how should we deal with this matter now? Is there any good solution?"

As soon as he sat down, Liu Yu asked anxiously.

"Today, the front office gathered to discuss, what did those generals and officials say?" Hua Xiu asked without answering.

Immediately, Liu Yu told Hua Xiu about the process of discussing with the generals and officials in the front hall.

Hua Xiu listened quietly, shook her head and nodded again.

"As expected, someone really wants to encourage you to be emperor."

Hua Xiu seemed to have long expected the virtues of Liu Yu's generals. These people were all bold N factions. If they didn't make some or say some horrifying remarks, it would be abnormal.

"What do you mean when it comes to these things that persuade people to become emperor?" Hua Xiu looked at Liu Yu.

"A title of emperor requires equal strength to contrast. If there is no strength, Emperor Ruzi and Emperor Xian of Han are both predecessors, and the current emperor is also a good example. What is the use of an emperor in such a situation? If you have strength, even if you don't become an emperor, you can still command the world. At that time, Xiang Ji was strong, even if you were not an emperor, you could still slaughter the world. With Emperor Taizu Gao's talent, you had to go south to Hanzhong."

Liu Yu didn't care much about the emperor or the title.

"What Qingzhou needs most today is to cultivate and cultivate sergeants, and not much needs any emperor." Liu Yu said.

"But if the emperor calls him the title of "the emperor, it will be of great benefit to the order." Hua Xiu said meaningfully.

"Hahaha, I don't think my uncle has to be too superstitious about this appeal. A few days ago, there was an imperial edict from the emperor to issue it to all prefectures and counties. The edict said that if there were no reinforcements quickly, they might lose their emperor. Later, I heard that no soldiers and soldiers in the world arrived in Luoyang. The prefectures and counties were either isolated from the roads or were unable to take care of themselves, or they were cold-eyed. You said, what's the use of such an emperor's title?"

"And I don't need to accept too many scholars now, so this is not a big temptation to me for being the emperor."

Liu Yu's big argument gave Hua Xiu a new understanding.

In Liu Yu's words, he was very cautious about the position of the emperor on the one hand, but on the other hand, it seemed that the throne was worthless.

"Yes, now that Wang Pengzu is in the north, Sima Yue is in the west, and Langya is in the south, they all have their own ideas, but if the general really proclaims himself emperor as Zhao Kun and others said, these people will definitely be able to unite to target the general." Hua Xiu analyzed.

"Yes, if that is the case, not only will the sales revenue of various goods be greatly damaged, but the farming harvest of many farmland will be greatly affected." Liu Yu continued to analyze.

Subsequently, Liu Yu said his own considerations on the issue of production and savings. If he became emperor, he would really become the first to target the ambitious people. In that case, Qingzhou is likely to be attacked by multiple sources, and the farming harvest will be greatly affected tomorrow and even in the next few years. If the war is a little more intense or more frequent, it is completely impossible for the people of Qingzhou to be squeezed into refugees and fled to other places.

Hua Xiu nodded, agreeing with Liu Yu's analysis very much.

"Yes, under the current situation, it is not difficult to become an emperor, but it is a matter of little benefit. Yuan Shu established himself in Huainan and became a public enemy in the world. This is the case."

"And, according to my guess, Sima Yue, the King of East China Sea, was more bluffing and pretending. Sima Yue put two powerful enemies in the south and the north and did not attack, but instead made such a reason for the generals far away in Qingzhou."

Afterwards, Hua Xiu's analysis and speculation were basically that he felt that Sima Yue, the King of Donghai, wanted to leave the increasingly harsh Luoyang by taking advantage of the matter of attacking Liu Yu. Before being starved to death and exhausted to death, Sima Yue of Donghai, would use the tens of thousands of elite troops in his hands to make a try in the end at the last moment.

If it were the Huhu and refugees who pacified Henan, Luoyang would restore the transportation with Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and these two counties would be able to support Luoyang.

But if we cannot expel the foreign warlords of the Han Dynasty that were rampant in Henan, Sima Yue, the King of East China Sea, would most likely take the opportunity to plunder the population and wealth, withdraw to Xuzhou, and Yangzhou would defend itself.

After listening to Hua Xiu's analysis, Liu Yu also felt more and more reasonable as he thought about it.

Liu Yu worked hard in Qingzhou for a year, and even if he fought, he would go out to fight, and it did not affect Qingzhou's production at all. Even so, after the recent autumn harvest, it is roughly estimated that this year's surplus can barely last until the second half of the following year.

Sima Yue, who was almost suppressed by the Han Dynasty of the Huns and Han Kingdom for a year, lost the support of all prefectures and counties, where did he get the capital to attack Liu Yu?

Could it be that Sima Yue didn’t know that the Qingzhou army that defeated Gou Chun, Wang Mi, Shi Le and Liu Ling was also a difficult character to mess with?

Thinking of this, Liu Yu was a little relieved. He was afraid of starting another war, which consumed too much manpower and material resources, which affected his series of follow-up plans. In this way, it was basically Sima Yue's verbal tricks.

At this time, Hua Xiu said.

"However, Sima Yue has already announced the world that if the general does not have a strong counterattack, it will make the people in the world think that the Qingzhou army is incompetent, and it will easily make people feel that the general is weak and can be bullied, which is greatly detrimental to the command of his subordinates."

When Liu Yu heard this, he thought for a while and asked Hua Xiu first.

"What does uncle mean?"

Hua Xiu smiled softly and said.

"Although Zhao Kun and the others speak a bit recklessly, they make some sense. Although this title is not that important, it is not appropriate if it is not. Just so happen that this time, you can take the opportunity to add a title to yourself and use it to fight back against Sima Yue's actions without making the general the target of public criticism."

"Uncle, please make it clear." Liu Yuliu asked seriously.

"If you don't call yourself emperor or king, you can call yourself a Duke first. In my opinion, I just took the Duke of Qi County as my name."

"Duke of Qi County?"

Hua Xiu nodded and explained.

"The title of county duke, unlike the Hou Bo, is already considered a high title far beyond ordinary ministers. If we compare it, because we must not be called kings, the title of county duke is like a title of kings."

Hearing this, Liu Yu felt a little unwilling, "Monday Duke, Qi County Duke, no matter how you think about this title, you don't have the mighty and domineering nature of King Qi or King Han.

"Can't you be called King Qi first?" Liu Yu thought about it and finally spoke.

"If you have to be a royal family, you cannot be called a king. If you are called a king of Qi, then what is the difference between being called an emperor? It will become a thorn in everyone's eyes." Hua Xiu said.

"What if I call myself King Qi and let others be emperors?" Liu Yuluo said mysteriously.

"Other people, be emperor?" Hua Xiu was a little confused. "What Ji Xing said meant was who to be emperor? Do you have any royal family in your hands? Could it be the descendant of Sima Ji, King Qi, or the descendant of the King of Chengdu, or other descendants of Sima?"

Hua Xiu thought that if he was king, he would have to support the small clan and become emperor.
Chapter completed!