Fu Zhu stroked his short beard and smiled confidently: "I am afraid that it will be difficult for the lord to wait for such an opportunity." Looking at the world, don't talk about Yuan Shu, even Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, who dares to provoke the lord? ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both mice-eyed people, and when the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, it was not surprising that they made any moves. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are both heroes of the world. As long as Liu is a little careless, these two people will not mind giving Liu some colors to see. ”

Frustrated with it. Cao Cao is a hero, that's reasonable, but Liu Bei is just a straw shoe weaver, I don't know why Liu Xin has always attached so much importance to him.

In fact, Liu Xin couldn't see that Liu Bei had any special talents, and the reason why he attached importance to Liu Bei was entirely because he had a little more shallow historical knowledge. In history, four of the five tiger generals under Liu Bei have now been voted under Liu Xin, but Liu Xin's vigilance against Liu Bei has not relaxed at all, and he has spent even more energy than on Cao Cao.

There is another point that he has never been able to understand. In the past, Dong Zhuo controlled the government and the power of the Liang Iron Cavalry in the west, which really made the princes of the world dare not take it lightly. But now, Dong Zhuo has perished, and Liu Xin controls not only Guanzhong, but also the entire Sili, which was the political center of the Han Dynasty. And Liangzhou and Yizhou have all been controlled by Liu Xin. Now, with Liu Xin's strength, he is far stronger than Dong Zhuo back then, even if the other princes unite, they may not be Liu Xin's opponents. However, Liu Xin insisted on not making any moves within two years, which made Frustration quite troublesome.

In fact, secretly frustrated with Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others had already discussed, and they wanted to find every opportunity to persuade Liu Xin to raise troops as soon as possible. Only by unifying the Han world as soon as possible can Liu Xin firmly sit on the throne of the Han Emperor, and they can truly become a generation of famous ministers who govern the country and rejuvenate the country. Therefore, Fu Zhu reminded Liu Xin in time that the current situation was there, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shu would not take the initiative to provoke him, and if they continued to wait, they would only maintain this situation of falling apart.

Seeing that Liu Xin was still cautious, he smiled, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and said, "This is handed over to his subordinates by Fengxiao before leaving, please take a look at it." ”

Liu Xinhu glanced at the professor suspiciously, took the piece of paper and took a closer look, it turned out to be a suggestion from Guo Jiati.

The public purpose of his trip to Jiangnan this time was ostensibly to appease the people of Xuzhou who had fled to Jiangnan, but in fact it was to deploy troops against Liu Miao or Jiaozhou. With the expansion of Liu Xin's territory, the original balance will be broken, and there will always be someone between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who will not be able to sit still. There was Cao Cao between Yuan Shao and Liu Xin, and Cao Cao did not dare to take the initiative to attack Liu Xin, at least until he unified the north, he dared to do so. In this way, no matter which of the two people Cao Cao and Yuan Shao wanted to confront Liu Xin, they had to annex the other first. Of course, they can also choose to join forces, just like the Sun-Liu alliance in history to fight against Cao Cao. However, since Yuan Shao supported Liu Biao to sit on the throne, the chances of union between the two sides have become even slimmer.

Guo Jia had no objection to Liu Xin's method, but he made a suggestion, hoping that Liu Xin would not completely eliminate Liu Xuan, but drive him to Yuan Shu's territory. Guo Jia traveled abroad to study, traveled to many places, and also spent some time in the area under Yuan Shu's rule. In Guo Jia's opinion, Yuan Shu is quite ambitious, but he is not strong now, so he didn't show it. Liu Miao has no foundation, so he can only take refuge in Yuan Shu, which will increase Yuan Shu's strength in disguise, which can accelerate the expansion of Yuan Shu's ambitions. At that time, as long as Yuan Shu shows a little antipathy, even if he doesn't provoke Liu Xin, Liu Xin will be famous.

Don't look at Guo Jia as young, but he can see Liu Xin's thoughts. The non-aggression agreement with Yuan Shu was indeed made in exchange for the smooth communication between Jingzhou and Xuzhou. Now that the troops stationed in Xuzhou have been withdrawn, it is no longer so important to keep the flow between Jingxu and Xuzhou, but this agreement has tied Liu Xin's hands and feet. With Liu Xin's principle of being a man, he will not take the initiative to tear up the agreement. If Yuan Shu takes the initiative to cause trouble, it will be another matter. Even if Yuan Shu didn't turn his face with Liu Xin, if his ambition swelled to the point that he wanted to establish himself as the king, under the edict of the Empress Dowager He, Liu Xin, who was temporarily regent of the government, could not sit idly by, and it would be logical to send troops.

Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said: "What a Guo Fengxiao, Liu regards him as a brother, but he refuses to speak directly to Liu when he has something, but he wants to take these roundabout paths." ”

Of course, the frustration caused Guo Jia's opinion, otherwise he would not have presented this strategy for Guo Jia. Seeing Liu Xin laughing, he knew that Liu Xin had some agreement with Guo Jia's suggestion, and explained with a smile: "After the last incident, Feng Xiao has always felt ashamed and dare not face the lord's ......"

Before he finished his words, a personal guard walked in and arched his hand and said, "Lord Qiqi, there is a person outside, who claims to be surnamed Ying, who is an old acquaintance of Lord Fu, and wants to meet Lord Fu, please make a decision." ”

When Liu Xin heard this, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, after driving for so long, Liu is a little tired." Gonghe, you go to see him next door, and Liu will rest for a while. ”

Of course, the person who came to see Fu Zhu was not surnamed "Ying", he was a secret spy and the person in charge of Phantom in Jiangxia. There is no surname "shadow" in the "Hundred Family Surnames" compiled in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Liu Xin does not know whether there is such a surname in this world. But Liu Xin knew that this was the secret secret agent's agreement, and in case of emergency, he could mention this surname and directly ask to see Liu Xin. Of course, there are certain channels for the transmission of secret spy information, and it is not possible to directly ask to meet Liu Xin or Fu Zhi in a non-emergency situation. Since he was here, of course Liu Xin didn't have to show up.

On this trip to Jiangnan, several of the accompanying guards had special identities, and their task was to keep in touch with the secret spies in various places at any time, so as to ensure that the news heard by the phantom detectives could reach Liu Xin and Fu Zhi in time. Therefore, it is not surprising that this secret spy who claims to have the surname "Shadow" can find this place.

After a while, the "old acquaintance" of the frustrated professor got up and retired, and the frustrated professor returned to the room just now, and arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiqi, it is news from Xuzhou." The relationship between Liu Bei and that Qin Yi is indeed a little, a little complicated. ”

Fu Zhu is a righteous gentleman, and he is a little ashamed to talk about things like Liu Bei's adultery with a married woman, not to mention that it also involves Liu Bei's brother-in-law Guan Yu, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bit complicated. Anyway, I remember that the news sent by the secret spy was clear, so I simply didn't say it, let Liu Xin see it for himself.

The crumpled piece of paper was covered with fly's heads, and it exuded a faint aroma of beeswax. The more Liu Xin looked at it, the more excited she became, and she couldn't help laughing.

Frustrated and frowned slightly, he didn't understand, what was there to be excited about this kind of thing, could it be that Liu Xin had a hobby of snooping on other people's privacy?

But I heard Liu Xin say: "Gonghe, who is the most powerful under Liu Bei?" ”

Frustrated and muttered: "If you talk about strategy, you should push Chen Jue, Chen Deng and his son." If you talk about Wu Yong, it must be Guan Yu. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "What you said is good. The Chen family, like the Mi family, is a well-known family in Xuzhou, Chen Jue, Chen Deng father and son are far superior to Mi Zhu in terms of strategy, but they are more than one step behind in terms of personality. They are the grass on the wall, as long as they can safeguard the interests of the Chen family in Xuzhou, whoever will be the lord of Xuzhou, they will follow. Guan Yu is different. ”

He was stunned for a moment and said, "What's different about this person?" ”

Liu Xin Zhengse said: "Guan Yu's martial arts are not under Zilong, Hansheng and others, and he is loyal, Liu deeply admires it, if it is not a last resort, Liu does not want Zilong and Guan Yu to merge." Liu Bei has great ambitions, he will not give in easily, there will be a battle with Liu, and Guan Yu has always been loyal to Liu Bei. This news is all too timely. ”

Frustrated, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Does the lord want to use this matter to divide Liu Bei and Guan Yu?" If it works properly, it is equivalent to cutting off one of Liu Bei's arms. ”

Liu Xin said: "This matter needs to be considered in the long run, and it should not be rushed. Shopkeeper Song can hear such detailed news, it can be said that he has made a great contribution and written off his previous crimes. ”

Frustrated arched his hand and said, "My subordinates have thanked the lord for the shopkeeper Song." I don't know how to solve the food that the shopkeeper Song wanted? ”

Liu Xin said without thinking: "Didn't a large amount of grain be transferred from all over the country to Jiangnan a year ago? Inform Yu to turn it over and sell some to him. ”

Fu Zhu said with a face full of embarrassment: "Those grains were allocated to the refugees in Xuzhou, and the identity of the shopkeeper Song is a grain merchant. ”

Liu Xin thought about it, and it was true. Yu Chuan and Mi Zhu didn't know that there was an organization called Phantom Spy, and Shopkeeper Song could only contact them as a businessman. Although Mi Zhu was a native of Xuzhou and his hometown was in the midst of famine, he did not dare to risk his life and sell grain to the rival camp. What's more, this grain is still specially used for disaster relief, who dares to touch it lightly?

If Shopkeeper Song can't buy back the grain, it doesn't matter if Guan Yu kills Qin Yi or not, the important thing is that he will lose a channel to listen to Xuzhou's secrets.

Liu Xin only hesitated for a moment and immediately said: "Since there is no way to buy food from Yu Fan, ask Zhang He to transfer some of the military rations to him!" Can't let the shopkeeper Song be embarrassed. ”

Fu Zhu said happily: "The subordinates obey the order!" ”

Shopkeeper Song is a subordinate of Fu Zhu, Liu Xin can think about the shopkeeper Song, and Fu Zhu is also very happy.

Before he could walk out of the room, another guard hurriedly walked in and said, "Lord Qi, the Seventh Lady had an argument with someone in the market, and they also injured several brothers. ”

When Liu Xin heard this, he was furious and said: "What kind of person is so bold! Do you want Liu to play a play of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger? ”