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Xu Yu immediately put forward a countermeasure. He carefully analyzed the situation and believed that after Li Yi rescued the Son of Heaven, there would only be two situations in Hebei when the Son of Heaven was completely mourned and the imperial court was destroyed. First, Li Yi hijacked the Son of Heaven to order the world, repeated the incident of Dong Zhuo and Li Dao, and sat in the name of rebellion. The second is that the scholars of Hebei will not watch the defeat of Sheji, the Son of Heaven is controlled by traitors, and the chaos in Guanzhong will continue to appear in Hebei.

"But there is one thing that I beg you to be aware of, and it is an important reason why I am anxious to plead with my lord to respond quickly." Xu You said, "The reason why the Northern Xinjiang Army is strong and Li Yi's force is intimidating is mainly because of the loyalty of the Northern Xinjiang soldiers to him. Therefore, Li Yi's strength is far stronger than Dong Zhuo back then, and Li Dao and Guo Yan can't be compared with him. If the Hebei scholars want to kill Li Yi, it is bound to be more difficult than ascending to the sky, and there is no possibility of success at all, but it will give Li Yi the opportunity to eradicate dissidents. ”

"When Hebei's opposition forces are wiped out by Li Yi, when Hebei takes a breath from this year's disaster, and when Li Yi is strong enough to sweep the world, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will become Li Yi's sharpest weapons. He can hold high the banner of counterinsurgency and recklessly use troops to conquer the world. At that time, Li Yi could easily seize the Jiangshan Sheji of the Han Dynasty. ”

Therefore, Xu You suggested that while Hebei's power was damaged and Li Yi and Hebei Shiren were caught in a power struggle, they should do their best to restore the vitality of Kanto and Kansai and quickly increase their strength. Only when you are strong can you confront and destroy the enemy.

At the same time, the news that the Son of Heaven was held hostage by Li Yi was sent to various states and counties as soon as possible, and the banner of King Qin was once again held high. Only by holding high the banner of King Qin, can we get the financial support of various states and counties, can we unite with other states and counties to fight against Hebei, and can we win time for our own development.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said unceremoniously: "The lord may want to rebuild the imperial system, but he must not make such a decision now. If the lord wants to develop his strength, he must get the help and support of various states and counties, and respecting the current son and King Qin is the best and safest way. ”

Xu You proposed that Yuan Shao immediately send envoys to meet with Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu and others in Jingzhou, and strive to join forces to fight against Li Yi and be the king again. Then, he said another strategy that made Yuan Shao's heart flutter.

Xu Yu gave Yuan Shao a detailed description of the general trend of the world.

Xu You said: "After King Li Yiqin succeeds, he will only consider stabilizing Hebei in the short term, and the possibility of sending troops to conquer is very small. Even if it is necessary to send troops, it is limited by the tension of Hebei's financial endowment, and it can only use troops locally. Therefore, in the next year or two, the north and south banks of the Yellow River will be peaceful, and the fighting will subside temporarily. How can we use this precious time to weaken and restrain Hebei's to the greatest extent, and lay a solid foundation for our alliance to discuss Li Yi in the future. ”

Xu You stretched out a finger and said proudly: "First of all, we are committed to connecting horizontals, striking at Hezhong, and isolating Hebei." ”

"Li Yi held the Son of Heaven hostage, controlled the imperial court, and had a strong military force, and also possessed the three prefectures of Hebei, as well as Liaodong and the prairie, which was a huge existential threat to some officials in neighboring prefectures and counties. They are forced by all kinds of pressure, especially under the premise of respecting the Son of Heaven Zhongxing Sheji, and it is very likely that they will take refuge in Li Yi. For example, Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang, Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan in Yanzhou. As for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Yan in Yizhou, Liu Yu in Qingzhou, etc., because they are descendants of the clan, although they know that Li Yi has the intention of usurping rebellion, they will still present their watches to the Son of Heaven and be loyal to the imperial court. In fact, what Liu Biao has done in the past two years has explained everything. ”

"Cao Cao is ambitious and will never be resigned to others. Yuan Shu is Yuan Valve's person, and his fate is tightly tied to us. Although the lord and him are full of contradictions, once it is a matter of life and death for Yuan Valve, he still has to join hands with the lord to fight the enemy. ”

Therefore, in addition to Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang and Liu Yan in Yizhou, Li Yi's partners were only Ding Yuan, Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei, and Liu Biao south of the Yellow River. Even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were also his partners, Li Yi would not trust them. The purpose of Li Yi joining forces with them is only to intensify the contradictions between us, weaken our strength, and hinder our development. ”

"Attacking Li Yi's technique of combining and verticalizing is also committed to our way of connecting and horizontating. Except for Li Yi in Hebei, all other forces can join forces, including Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang. ”

"The reason why we are able to connect on such a large scale is because we have one of our biggest advantages, that is, we do not have the Son of Heaven in our hands. We, like other forces, are Li Yi's enemies, our strength is not as good as Li Yi's, and we are all under great threat from Li Yi, so we can quickly turn the unfavorable factors without the Son of Heaven into favorable factors, so that Li Yi, like Dong Zhuo in the past, will fall into the confrontation and encirclement of all forces, and completely isolate Hebei. ”

"If we succeed in success, the world will be divided into two major forces, with the Yellow River as the boundary. One major force is Li Yi of Hebei, and one major force is the coalition army of the southern states and counties of the Yellow River headed by adults. In this way, Li Yi's advantage is lost, and the period of defeat is just around the corner. ”

"Committing to the horizontal and the fight is easier said than done. All forces have their own minds and interests, and when our strength is not strong enough, it is difficult for them to believe in us, and it is even more difficult for them to completely turn their backs on the Son of Heaven and Li Yi as enemies. To tell the truth, many forces, such as Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu and others, may step on two boats, neither offending Li Yi nor the lord, so as to wait and see the changes in the situation and make the most beneficial choice for themselves. ”

"Therefore, if you want to succeed in a row, the key is strength, and we must ensure that all forces can benefit to the greatest extent. How to weaken Li Yi's strength while ensuring that all forces benefit to the greatest extent? ”

"Change the knighthood system and divide the princes." As soon as Xu Yu said this, everyone was shocked.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and implemented the system of twenty ranks. The nineteenth-rank Kannai Marquis and the twentieth-rank Chehou were the most prominent. (In order to avoid secrecy, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed "Che Hou" to "Liehou".) ）

In the two-week period before the Qin Dynasty, the system of fifth-rank lords was implemented, that is, duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, collectively referred to as princes. The princes had food and exercised military and political power in the land of the food and the government (i.e., the vassal states).

By the time of the Warring States period, various countries changed their laws one after another. After the Qin Dynasty changed the law, it established a system of twenty-class military merit. This system is still in use today.

When Han Gaozu founded the country, he learned the lessons of the death of Qin, implemented the policy of feudal and county parallelism, and divided a large number of his relatives as the monarch of the feudal country. These kings had the right to use the land and could exercise military and political power over their land. They were the equivalent of fifth-class princes of the two-week period, but the kings of these feudal states could only be called "kings". The princes of the twentieth rank were nominally equivalent to the princes of the fifth rank of the two-week period, but they only ate fiefdoms and had no military and political power.

Han Gaozu once ordered his ministers to swear: "If you are not surnamed Liu, you will not be crowned king, and you will not be crowned a marquis unless you have military merits." It can be seen that the dignity of the two lords of "king" and "marquis". The "marquis" here refers to the marquis of Guannei and the marquis of the twentieth rank of the lord.

From the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" to the centralization of power by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the "kings" of the feudal kingdom gradually lost their status as princes. At the same time, due to the many wars, there were also many people who were crowned marquis because of their military exploits, and the marquis of Guannai and the marquis of the liehou stood all over the court, which was the most glorious period of the warriors.

At the same time, there was a major event related to the Marquis.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty connected the princes with the three important ministers. If he is worshiped as a minister of the third prince and does not yet have the title of marquis, he will be immediately given the title of twentieth rank marquis.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rewarded this behavior, but it was inherited as a customary system by later generations.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the division of the marquis of Guannei and the liehou was still rewarded more according to military merits. However, in addition to "martial" skills, the number of ministers who have been crowned marquis by virtue of "literary" merits is also gradually increasing. When it came to Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, especially during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the situation that local officials were able to be crowned marquis by virtue of their "Wen" merits reached the extreme for a while.

After the Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, the country's situation was declining, and the eunuchs of foreign relatives took power one after another. A large number of these people privately named their cronies as marquis, and their relatives were even more marquis, and it was not uncommon for Zhongguan to count marquis a day. The Marquis and Marquis of Kannai immediately ceased to be honorable.

Especially in the later Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven began to sell his official beard, and the wind of collecting money became more and more intense.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said very proudly: "After all, the official positions of the imperial court are limited, and the current twentieth rank is not honorable. At this time when the survival of the society was at stake, the imperial court should revise the knighthood system and restore the five-rank title system for the two-week period. In addition to the current 20th rank system, the titles of duke, marquis, earl, son, and male are additional. The 20th and 5th rank titles were implemented at the same time and complemented each other. In the absence of official promotion, in addition to increasing the number of salaries, they should also be given high titles, so as to encourage the officials of various prefectures and counties to fight bloodily for the stability of the society and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. ”

Xu You touched his long beard again and said with a smile: "Of course, at this time, we asked the imperial court to change the knighthood system, not to encourage everyone to make more meritorious deeds, but to weaken Hebei's strength and attack Li Yi's strategy of cooperation." ”

The key to the fifth-class title system is not the dignity of the title, nor the number of fiefdoms, but the hereditary exercise of military and political power in the fiefdoms. This alone can make the officials of all states and counties flock to it.

In the end, Xu You slapped his face and said loudly: "After the officials of various states and counties jointly put on the table, Hebei will immediately fall into chaos. (To be continued.) )