Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

"Brother, what is the royal way and what is domineering?"

Deng Ai fanned his eyes, full of curiosity.

"In layman's terms, domineering means convincing others with strength, and kingliness means convincing others with virtue."

"Of course, it is not absolute. Domineering is sometimes mixed with kingly ways, and kingly ways can also be mixed with domineering."

"If you can be domineering and kingly at the same time, and use it freely, you can be called a hero!"

Deng Mu picked up the wine glass again and started teaching his little follower.

Deng Ai thought for a long time, and his eyes lit up.

"No wonder we heard a lot about Liu Xuande’s benevolence and righteousness on the way to Xuzhou"

"Even Brother Zhou heard that his brother wanted to assist Liu Bei, so he followed his brother"

"Since virtue is benevolence and righteousness, what Liu Xuande practices is the kingly way of persuading others with virtue and persuading others with benevolence and righteousness!"

Deng Mu nodded slightly in approval.

Deng Ai, this boy, is indeed very talented and can understand everything. It is really rare to have such understanding at such a young age.

But in Deng Mu's view, domineering and kingly ways are nothing but emperors. There is no right or wrong way.

The key lies in whether it is suitable or not.

Liu Bei is not like Yuan Shao, who has a family background of four generations and three princes. He can throw his arms from all directions with a wave of his arms.

Nor is he like Cao Cao, who has the family power of the Cao family and the Xiahou family. With his backing, he can easily pull out a team of people to fight for the world.

Using the soft power of benevolence and righteousness to win people's hearts and attract like-minded people is actually the most suitable choice for him.

Therefore, Liu Bei must act the king's way.

Some people in later generations will ridicule , laughing at Liu Bei as a hypocrite, and the so-called benevolence and righteousness are all pretense.

This is too harsh on Liu Bei.

As the old saying goes, when it comes to behavior, it does not matter the heart.

When it comes to the heart, there is no perfect person in the world.

In Deng Mu's view, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness are Whether he is pretending or coming from the heart, it doesn't matter.

Even if he is pretending, if he can pretend to be benevolent and righteous all his life, he is truly benevolent and righteous.

"Ahem, brother, I still don’t know something"

"Even if Liu Xuande is the master of the Ming Dynasty and his brother comes to Xuzhou to join him, why does the fake envoy who spends so much time and effort have to trick him into going to Jingzhou?"

Deng Ai scratched the back of his head, and confusion appeared in his eyes again.

Deng Mu smiled bitterly.

Xuzhou, a place with four wars, is surrounded by big guys from all sides. With Liu Bei's current reputation and strength, occupying Xuzhou is equivalent to a childish pursuit of gold. Passing the city.

It is absolutely impossible to defend.

Jingzhou is different.

Let alone one million households, it is far richer and more densely populated than Xuzhou. The Han River in the north of Jingzhou serves as a natural barrier, which can stop Cao Cao from going south.

Not to mention there is Wancheng, There are multiple lines of defense such as Xinye. As long as he doesn't act like a monster, he can't defeat Cao Cao's million-strong army.

Liu Zhang, the leader of Yizhou in the west, is a weak leader and has too much time to take care of himself, let alone invade Jingzhou.

The only enemy is that he is attacking Jiangdong downstream. Sun Ce.

But in comparison, it is much easier to deal with Sun Ce than to deal with Cao Cao.

As long as Liu Bei can replace Liu Biao and occupy Jingzhou, he can take Jiangdong in the east and Bashu in the west. He can compete with the Yangtze River and hold half of it. The world.

Then he sent his troops to the north, taking Guanzhong in the west, Qingxu in the east, and Heluo in the middle.

Rebuilding the Han Dynasty is not a fantasy!

In fact, Liu Bei in history also relied on Jingzhou as his foundation and Jingyi as a bridge to achieve success. Three-thirds of the world's imperial estate.

It's a pity that he took Jingzhou a little late.

After Liu Biao defected to Liu Biao, he spent a full ten years in Xinye!

In these ten years, Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao and unified the north. His strength has expanded to Unshakable.

After delaying these precious golden ten years, even if Liu Bei got Jingzhou, it was too late. There was no hope of destroying Cao Cao and regaining the Central Plains. It was all he could do to settle in a corner and separatize Yizhou. reached the limit.

Deng Mu decided to eat Liu Bei's bowl of rice, but he was not satisfied with Liu Bei's bowl of simple meals in Pian'an

Yiyu. If he wanted to eat, he had to dominate the world and recreate the seafood feast of the Han Dynasty.

But!

Only by assisting Liu Bei, Only by capturing Jingzhou ten years in advance did he have the opportunity to enjoy this feast.

But with Liu Bei's character, he couldn't bear to attack Liu Biao even after wasting ten years in Xinye. If you tell him to abandon Xuzhou now and go all the way to capture Jingzhou, he will Are you willing?

Of course not.

So Deng Mu could only use some tricks to lure Liu Bei to Jingzhou in advance.

As for the hidden secret, it was naturally impossible to tell Deng Ai

"Doing this for a brother has its own reasons for being a brother. You are still young. Even if I tell you now, you won’t understand."

"For children, don’t think so much. Eat more, sleep more and stay in good health."

Deng Mu said something serious and perfunctory, and stuffed a chicken drumstick into Deng Ai's hand.

Deng Ai said"Oh" and had no choice but to hold back his confusion and start chewing.

"Xiao Ai, tell them to cut two pounds of mutton slices. In this winter, hot pot is the only way to enjoy it!"

"Fire...hot pot?"

…

Inside the Chinese military tent

"Brother, Liu Jingsheng sent an unknown person to Xuzhou as an envoy, and he treated his brother with contempt."

"He also wanted his brother to give up Xuzhou and live with him in Jingzhou. This was really self-righteous."

"There is also Deng Mu, who always boasts and makes threats when we meet him. I really feel that this person is a bit frivolous and conceited."

As soon as Deng Mu was sent away, Guan Yu complained a lot.

But Liu Bei smiled and said calmly:

"The princes from all walks of life regarded his brother as nothing. Liu Jingsheng's ability to send an envoy was already very valuable, so why worry about it too much?"

"As for this Deng Mu..."

The topic changed, and Liu Bei showed some appreciation on his face.

"Regardless of whether his calculations are accurate or not, this person knows the complicated situation in Xuzhou very well, and he also has a clear understanding of Yide's temperament."

"This alone is enough to prove that this person is resourceful and knowledgeable."

"If Brother Wei could have such a person under his command, it would be too late to rejoice, and why would he care whether he is a nameless or unknown person."

Guan Yu was silent.

After a moment, he said disapprovingly:

"He may not be able to learn about the situation in Xuzhou and Yide's temperament if he inquires in detail."

"Only if he is really right in his calculation and Lu Bu's three surnamed servants will attack me in Xiapi can he prove that he is as resourceful and knowledgeable as his brother said."

The words just fell.

The curtain was lifted, and a scribe rushed in with a hurried look.

"Jian Xianhe?"

Liu Bei and Guan Yu recognized the scribe, and their faces showed surprise.

An unknown premonition came over their hearts.

Liu Bei asked anxiously:"Xianhe, if you are not in Xiapi to assist Yide, what are you doing here?"

Jian Yong sighed sadly, cupped his hands and said:

"Lord, Xiapi has been captured, Xuzhou...is lost!"

Liu Bei changed his color in shock.