"Let the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Li Li groaned suspiciously, and for a moment he couldn't remember which tiger he had released.

Speaking of which, to this day, there are really not a few tigers who have escaped under Li Li's hands. Not to mention the hundred-legged insects that have run to Jizhou now, just talking about the Sili War, Li Li watched the princes of the Central Plains come domineering and go away in disgrace. There were three great opportunities to get rid of the three princes, but they missed the opportunity to sit back and watch the princes flee from the division and return to their station.

In the battle of Feiyundu, Cao Cao, who was completely annihilated, fled alone. In the battle of Anyi, Jiangdong Sun Ce was imprisoned and had become a trapped beast, but finally broke out of the siege and fled. On the bank of the White Horse River, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were already frightened by Zhao Yun's gun, and they could be destroyed by turning their palms, and finally Zhao Yun waved his hand and his handsome face skimmed, and Liu Bei ran away.

In the recent battle of Wancheng, if Li Li led a large army to attack Wancheng at any cost, it would be difficult for the seven princes who gathered in Wancheng to retreat. Even if you can't get rid of all the princes, no matter how bad it is, you can kill one or two, and then change the situation in the world again.

If you add up all these missed opportunities, it means that at least four or five princes will fall into the hands of Li Li, either beheaded or captured alive, and it will be difficult to make a good decision. It's a pity that these great opportunities in front of us have been missed again and again, watching the princes slip away one after another, and then grow bigger day by day, raising tigers for trouble, and leaving endless disasters.

At this moment, hearing Guo Jia mention the sensitive word "let the tiger return to the mountain" again, Li Li couldn't help but be a little dazed, looking dazed, and he really couldn't remember which prince had fled.

In a hurry, Li Li recalled some things in the past. Don't look at the many princes who fled from him, but there were very few princes who were really let go by his own hands. Jiangdong Sun Ce was let go by Zhou Yu, and Liu Bei was merciful under Zhao Yun. Cao Cao was able to escape death in Feiyundu, it was because of his luck, and his life should not be extinguished. In the Wancheng dispute, the seven princes retreated, which was for long-term strategic considerations and took into account the safety of the Zhuge family, so they did not move.

After some combing, Li Li finally remembered that there was a prince who he had indeed let go with his own hands. At that time, he wanted to let this northern Xinjiang tiger go south to the Central Plains to act as a mixed river dragon. Disrupt the situation in the Central Plains and seek an opportunity for the Xiliang Army under his command to enter the Central Plains. This prince who was bought by him is ??????

"Lu Bu Lu Fengxian!" After thinking for a while, Li Li suddenly called out the name of the Northern Xinjiang Tiger that Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia nodded happily with a smile on his face. said: "It's Lu Bu." According to reliable sources, after Lü Bu's defeat in Yanzhou, he thought about defecting to the lord, but he was worried that the lord would not take him in, but instead took the opportunity to kill him. So he fled to Xuzhou with the remnants of the defeated army. Request Liu Bei to be contained. Then he lived in Xiaopei, and formed a horn trend with Liu Bei, and coordinated with each other. After fleeing to Xuzhou, Lu Bu treated Liu Bei with sincerity, invited Liu Bei to banquet many times, and invited Liu Bei to sit on the couch, and called out his wife and concubine to meet Liu Bei, full of sincerity. ”

Hear here. Li Li's expression changed slightly, and he said in surprise: "Lu Bu actually invited Liu Bei to sit on the couch. also asked his wife and concubine to give gifts to Liu Bei, he was really enthusiastic, and he didn't treat Liu Bei as an outsider at all! Lu Bu is worthy of being a man in northern Xinjiang, and he treats people sincerely, it seems that he really wants to join forces with Liu Bei to do something big. When he said this, Li Li looked sad and embarrassed.

It is true that the wives and concubines of the officials and nobles of the times usually do not see outsiders. The bedroom couch is an absolute forbidden place, except for himself and his wife and concubine, even his own children are not allowed, and they cannot trespass. This is an inherent rule of the Han people, although there is no explicit provision, it is a family education etiquette that has been passed down for thousands of years, and even more than a thousand years later.

Lu Bu treated Liu Bei so enthusiastically, which was really a bit unexpected by Li Li, which made people look sideways and sigh.

Guo Jiashen nodded approvingly, and echoed with a smile: "Indeed, as the lord said, Lu Bu treated Liu Bei unguarded at first, and he was sincere and devoted to each other. However, many times, it is not wrong to treat people with sincerity, but it is another thing to not appreciate others. ”

After a pause in tone and after adjusting his mentality, Guo Jia continued: "Lu Bu sincerely befriended Liu Bei, but Liu Bei's sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not like to see Lu Bu very much, and often made things difficult for him, and even made sarcastic remarks in public, so that Lu Bu was made fun of by Xuzhou subordinates in court, which made Lu Bu humiliated. And Liu Bei turned a blind eye to this, turned a deaf ear, and turned a blind eye.

The previous time the princes from all walks of life gathered in Wancheng, Lu Bu and Cao Cao were enemies, and they were very angry when they met, but they had to temporarily put aside their grudges and gather together. During this period, Cao Cao's posture of repeated victors sneered at Lu Bu, causing the princes of all towns to laugh, but Liu Bei stayed out of the matter and ignored it. not only turned a deaf ear to Lu Bu's humiliation, but talked and laughed with the princes, which was quite a bit of a schadenfreude and schadenfreude. This made Lu Bu extremely chilled and indignant while suffering humiliation, but he was helpless.

Perhaps seeing that Liu Bei and Lu Bu were not in harmony, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he had already coveted Yangzhou Yuan Shu in the six counties of Xuzhou for a long time, and deliberately postponed leaving Wancheng for a day to dispel Liu Bei's vigilance. Later, on the way back to Xuzhou led by Liu Bei, Yuan Shu gathered an army of 50,000 to attack at night, killing more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under Liu Bei's command and fleeing in a hurry.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were besieged by Yuan Shu's army and had to fight hard, taking the opportunity to escort their own soldiers out of the siege and ask Lü Bu for help. Lu Bu prevaricated and instigated Liu Bei's troops to go to Xuzhou to ask Zhang Fei to send troops to help, and then Zhang Fei really hit the plan and led the army to Yuzhou in the starry night. After Lu Bu followed Zhang Fei, he took advantage of the situation to wave his army to capture Picheng, easily occupied Xuzhou, and then led Xuzhou Mu and raised the six counties of Xuzhou. ”

"Ugh!" Li Li was surprised when he heard this, his eyes widened, a gloating smile appeared in his pupils, and he muttered: "Xuzhou is occupied by Lu Bu? Tut-tut! At that time, Tao Qian entrusted the six counties of Xuzhou to Liu Bei, and personally pushed a weaver under the fence to the throne of the princes, which made many princes in the world envious and jealous! How long has it been, less than two years, right? The words stopped suddenly, and Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile.

Guo Jia smiled knowingly and said, "A whole year and five months, the time is not too short. ”

Li Li smiled and said, "Yes, it's not easy to maintain it for so long. Back then, Liu Bei's troops were less than 10,000, and they were only closed, and they won a huge Xuzhou for nothing. Later, Lu Bu followed Liu Bei's example, lived in Xiaopei, looked up to people, and waited for an opportunity to move. Opportunities always favor those who are prepared, if a good opportunity is given today, how can Lu Bu miss it? Anti-guest-oriented, seized Xiapi in one fell swoop, took over the six counties of Xuzhou, and seized Liu Bei's foundation. ”

Guo Jiashen agreed: "In the words of the lord, the war in Xuzhou boils down to two words: 'emulation'. In the past, Liu Bei took over Xuzhou from Tao Qian, and it was too easy, almost effortless, and it was easy to get it. After a year and a half, Lu Bu followed Liu Bei's example and waited for the opportunity to seize Xiapi City, and then the six counties of Xuzhou passed on the decided, and the soldiers took Xuzhou bloodlessly; The war ended less than twenty days later. ”

"Hmm. If something is too easy to get, it often means that it is easy to lose. With a deep sigh of feeling, the smile on Li Li's face quickly faded, and he said thoughtfully: "In order to win Tao Qian's trust and then take over Xuzhou, Liu Bei took great pains for half a year, but it only took more than ten days to lose Xuzhou. There are many hidden secrets that are thought-provoking and worth savoring and learning from them. ”

“?????? The most intuitive problem with the change of ownership in Xuzhou this time is that only the territory that has been laid down by oneself is the most stable; And the territory gained by relying on the gifts or mercy of others is easy to come by, and it is also quickly lost. As I said before, Liu Bei's foundation is too shallow, his foundation is weak, and his soldiers are less than 10,000, so he will only be closed. In this case, even if you get a Xuzhou for nothing, you still have to use the local officials of Xuzhou, and you still have to rely on them to govern the county.

As a result, the state pastoral mansion was terminated, and the six counties of Xuzhou defected, and the soldiers were attached to Lu Bu without blood. So much so that Liu Bei's hard work for a year and a half in Xuzhou was lost in an instant, all his hard work came to naught, the good situation was ruined, and he was beaten back to his original shape after tossing for several years, leaving nothing. From this, I dare to assert that Liu Bei was defeated miserably today, and Lu Bu will definitely follow in Liu Bei's footsteps one day. ”

Guo Jia and Jia Xu listened attentively, and nodded their heads from time to time, so that when Li Li's words fell, they were still immersed in thought and didn't notice it.

Seeing this, Li Li simply told what he thought in his heart, and continued: "In the final analysis, Liu Bei and Lu Bu are the same kind of people. Liu Bei's foundation is shallow, and his subordinates are extremely scarce, and there is no manpower to take over the counties and counties of Xuzhou, so he has today's defeat. Compared to this, Lu Bu is not much better. There are quite a few generals under Lu Bu's command, but there are very few scribes who can govern the prefectures and counties, and the only one who can hold the scene is Chen Gong, and in addition, there are no cronies and scribes available. Therefore, Lu Bu also did not have the ability to completely take over the counties of Xuzhou, and still had to rely on the support of the Xuzhou Shi clan and the family to gain a firm foothold.

This situation is extremely dangerous and fragile. Whether it is Liu Bei or Lu Bu to lead Xuzhou, they have to rely on the Xuzhou clan and the family to govern the counties under their jurisdiction, and they can't see the clues in peacetime, once the war comes, the Xuzhou officials and the family first consider their own interests, and will not work for Liu Bei or Lu Bu at all, what the result is, can be imagined. ”

Before the words fell, Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile on his face and asked, "After Liu Bei's defeat, did he swallow his anger and ask Lu Bu to take him in?" ”

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "How can the lord be sure that Liu Bei will definitely beg Lu Bu to take him in, could it be that the lord already knows about this?" ”

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