Liu Jin actively prepared and waited for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Bowen

At this time, Liu Bowen had arrived in Wu County.

For the two imperial courts of Luoyang and Shouchun, Sun Ce weighed it difficult to decide.

At the beginning of Jiangdong's business, Sun Ce wanted to not offend both sides. However, Luoyang and Shouchun are like fire and water. If you want to be a good old man in the middle, there is no way.

On the surface, Sun Ce is the sweetheart of Luoyang and Shouchun. However, to be the sweetheart of one side also means to become the sworn enemy of the other side!

The Luoyang court is undoubtedly the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Sun Ce's ancestors, especially his father Sun Jian, were the Marquis of Wucheng in the Luoyang Imperial Court. The Sun family is proud of being loyal to the Han family.

However, the Luoyang court is far away from Jiangdong.

Standing on the side of Luoyang means that he will face the pressure of Shouchun, and even attack.

And if you don't want to be an enemy of the Shouchun court, you have to be an enemy of the Luoyang court. In this way, the name of Jiangdong Sun's loyalty will be ruined.

Between the pros and cons, Sun Ce got a report that Liu Bowen had arrived in Wu County.

Sun Ce ordered Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Lu Kang, Gu Yong, Wei Teng, Zhuge Jin and other Jiangdong talents to welcome Liu Bowen. Sun Ce himself, under the pretext of frequent pirates in the east, went to Louxian County to deploy coastal defense, but avoided it for the time being.

Zhang Zhao and others were instructed by Sun Ce. While warmly entertaining Liu Bowen, he also prepared various interrogations and asked questions during the banquet.

This move can not only test Liu Mang's reality but also show the purpose of Jiangdong's talents.

Before Liu Bowen came, he was already familiar with the situation in Jiangdong.

Seeing that they came to greet him, they were all talented people from Jiangdong, all of whom were brightly dressed and behaved elegantly. But I only saw the well-educated people, but did not see the generals who commanded the army, and Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong, avoided it.

Liu Bowen expected that these Jiangdong talents were not representatives who came to discuss cooperation with him, but the pioneers of Sun Ce to test himself and his lord Liu Mang.

Sun Ce sent so many Jiangdong celebrities to come, not only to show respect, but also to take the opportunity to suppress his own momentum and strive for the initiative for future cooperation.

Well done!

Liu Bowen smiled lovely, but he was already ready in his heart.

Come on!

Then let me show you, my old Liu's insight. Let me also show you the demeanor of my lord's hands!

The wine is happy, but the words are gradually revealed.

One of the two Zhangs in Jiangdong, the head of Sun Ce's staff, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu, took the lead in asking: "The person who is arguing between Luoyang and Shouchun is nothing more than what is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. However, under the rule of Taiwei Liu, the population was only three million. Yuan Highway, on the other hand, was supported by nearly 10 million people under his rule. Those who support the two imperial courts, the difference is as much as three times, and the Luoyang Imperial Court still calls the Shouchun Imperial Court a pseudo, isn't it inappropriate? ”

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Mr. Daodao Zibu is wise and reasonable, why did he make such ridiculous words? Liu first corrected Mr. Zibu that there is only one imperial court, that is, the Eastern Han Dynasty court founded by His Majesty Emperor Guangwu to inherit the great cause of Emperor Taizu Gao. Liu corrected Mr. Zibu's slip of the tongue again, under the rule of Luoyang, it is not 3 million people, but 30 million! Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. Don't say that the people of Jiangdong are all subjects of our Han Dynasty, that is, the people of Yuzhou, and the subjects of our Han Dynasty! It's just that he is now being held hostage by Yuan Shu and his minions! ”

Zhang Zhao was dumbfounded.

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Zhang Hong and Zhang Zigang of Jiangdong Erzhang continued: "Mr. Berwyn, you have worked hard all the way. Since Mr. Berwyn said that Luoyang and Shouchun were both under the rule of our Han court, why did Mr. Berwyn come to Jiangdong without passing through Yuzhou and detouring to Xuzhou? ”

Yuzhou is Yuan Shu's territory, Liu Bowen is Liu Mang's envoy, and Yuzhou will definitely be hijacked by the Yuzhou army.

Zhang Hong asked knowingly, just to embarrass Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen said: "Mencius has a cloud: those who know their fate do not stand under the rock wall. Those who die in their own way are righteous; Shackling the dead is not a righteous fate. If Mr. Ruozigang is going to Luoyang now, will he go to Yuzhou? ”

Liu Bowen means that he knows that Yuzhou is dangerous, but he wants to go, not brave, but stupid!

If you Zhang Hong and Zhang Zigang choose to go to Yuzhou, either you have collusion with Yuan Shu's puppet Han court, or you are stupid!

Zhang Hong was sarcastically ridiculed by Liu Bowen, and was annoyed in his heart, and asked: "Since you went to Xuzhou and did not pass through Yuzhou, how can you assert that the people of Yuzhou support Luoyang, not Shouchun?" ”

Liu Bowen said loudly: "The people of the land of China, whether they are in Yuzhou or Xuzhou, are all descendants of Yan and Huang and subjects of the Han Dynasty. For example, the ancestral home of Xuzhou, and the south of Jiangdong as an official, but it is still the ancestral home of Xuzhou, and he must also think about his homeland. If you take Jiangdong's salary, you will call yourself a person from Jiangdong, and you will be proud of it, and you will be the unworthy descendants of your ancestors. ”

When Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong heard this, their faces couldn't help but blush.

Zhang Zhao is a native of Pengcheng, and Zhang Hong is a native of Guangling. The ancestral home of the two is in Xuzhou, and they came to Jiangdong as officials.

Erzhang is talented and learned, and is known as "Jiangdong Erzhang", and the two are proud.

Liu Bowen's words were harsh, poking at Erzhang's sore spots, leaving Erzhang speechless.

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Wei Teng Wei Zhoulin had just returned to Sun Ce, and he was anxious to show himself in front of Jiangdong talents and Liu Bowen, and said: "Mr. Bowen is mean, but the owner is loyal, and the people are the foundation of the ministers. Is it not a mistake for Mr. Berwyn to be honest and treacherous, but only to speak of origin? Moreover, Mr. Berwyn was ordered by the Lord to rush to Jiangdong, not to take the shortcut to Yuzhou, but to detour to Xuzhou. In this way, personal safety is the first consideration rather than the Lord's command, and loyalty is still up for debate, so why bother with him? ”

Liu Bowen saluted Wei Teng very respectfully, and said: "Mr. Zhou Lin is loyal to the principal and outspoken. Disrespectful, disrespectful......"

Liu Bowen was extremely mean to Erzhang, but he was respectful to Wei Teng, and Wei Teng was very polite and polite.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bowen changed his words and said: "My lord Liu Jiangtian regards his subordinates and the people as brothers. Our Lord has always told us to save our lives before we do our duty. We strictly follow the Lord's command, and do not dare to die lightly, lest bad news spread frequently and hurt the heart of the Lord. Besides, loyal ministers can not be afraid of death, but they can't always force each other with death and trap the lord for injustice! ”

Between the questions and answers, Liu Bowen had just lost two tickets, and he actually lost Wei Teng!

This Wei Teng is talented, but his personality is straightforward and abnormal. To put it bluntly, it's a tough seed.

So much so that as soon as he returned to Sun Ce, he annoyed Sun Ce because of his stubbornness and wanted to execute him.

Thanks to Sun Jian's widow and Sun Ce's mother, Mrs. Wu, who persuaded Sun Ce to spare Wei Teng.

When Wei Teng heard this, his face turned pale!

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Relatively speaking, Gu Yong and Zhuge Jin, among the talents in Jiangdong, do not like to steal the limelight.

The two also asked questions, but most of them were related to Liu Mang's discussion of Yuan Shu.

They wanted to know Liu Mang's confidence, as well as military preparations.

Liu Bowen patted his chest and assured that since the lord Liu Mang, since he dared to start a war with Yuan Shao in Jizhou, why was he afraid of Yuan Shu who was pointed out by Wanfu.

Liu Bowen emphasized even more that the conquest of the Shouchun puppet court was an unchangeable strategy formulated by the lord Liu Mang in accordance with the will of heaven and the wishes of the people. Whatever happens, it will not affect the implementation of this strategy.

Liu Bowen's emphasis is nothing more than a reminder to the people of Jiangdong: Even if Jiangdong refuses to cooperate with the Luoyang court, or even with the puppet court of Shouchun, it can't stop the battle between Luoyang and Shouchun, and it can't shake the determination of the lord Liu Mang.

Liu Bowen is also warning everyone in Jiangdong: When the Luoyang Han Army has eliminated Yuan Shu and the puppet court, the next strategic direction will be Yuan Shu's comrades!

Koto, let's do it for yourself! (To be continued.) )