Chapter 039 Return the Tiger to the Mountain

After Xu Xianzhi finished Xu Daofu's words, he sighed and said, "Although Xu Daofu is a bandit, he is really extraordinary. Lu Xun fell into such a decline, and it all depended on Xu Dao's turnover.

Huan Xiu couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard Xu Xianzhi's emotion. He asked Xu Xianzhi, "According to Zongwen's opinion. How should we deal with it?

Xu Xianzhi looked around the account and saw that everyone was looking at him and not talking, so he said, "In such a situation, it is a lot of effort to destroy Lu Xunshi. However, what should we do after extinction? But it's not easy. Since the loss of the meeting, the southern court of Zhejiang has been difficult to control. It is easy to choose civilian and military generals and difficult to send soldiers. There are many good generals in the Jin Dynasty, but there are not enough soldiers.

In those years, Han Gaozu pacified the world, Han Xin, Cao Shen and other military achievements, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had a series of strange tricks, but the first meritorious minister was Xiao Hemo. Who? Xiao He can appease the people; he can recruit soldiers for the people. At this time, there is no shortage of Han and Zhang, but there is a lack of Xiao He. There was once a recruitment wizard like Xiao He.

He said that he had a deliberate meal.

Everyone was stunned and wanted to hear who Xu Xianzhi said who this person was. However, everyone soon understood that what he was referring to was actually Sun En, and they couldn't help looking at each other and smiling.

Xu Xianzhi also smiled and then said, "After all, Lu Xun is not as good as Sun En's ability to recruit troops, but after Lu Xun's extermination, Sun En's disciples and grandson are still there. It is not difficult for them to raise their arms to recruit troops. Although Lu Xun is the leader of the thief, he has still read some books of Confucius and Mencius; although he is a mess, he can't become a big weapon. After Lu Xun's life, Sun En's disciples and grandchildren will gather under Lu Xun's command to avoid harm everywhere. This has more advantages than disadvantages for me. I don't know if you agree?"

It is the duty of our generation to eliminate Sun En and Lu Xun. Now listening to Xu Xian's words, I think there is some truth. After all, it is indeed impossible for the current court to contain too much energy in the south. The government, civil affairs, military and government are all in an eventful time. People like me who have made military achievements can naturally eliminate all the thieves, but Huan Xuan and Huan Xiu should certainly weigh their interests.

Sure enough, after listening to Xu Xianzhi's words, Huan Xiu did not wait for everyone to speak and said, "Zong Wen's words are really incisive. Since the advantages of extermination of Lu Xun are less than disadvantages, we can't let him go into chaos in the south. What can I do?"

Xu Xianzhi didn't say anything. Huan Xiu turned his eyes to me again.

After listening to Xu Xianzhi's words, I also weighed it in my heart. If Lu Xun is destroyed, Huan Xuan may indeed aggravate the mutilation of the Northern Government. With Lu Xun's presence, he may still be able to contain Huan Xuan. But after all, Lu Xun is a thief. This time, he trapped him in the mainland so that he can no longer escape to the sea. If he doesn't take the opportunity to cut the grass and eradicate it, it will indeed make me tired.

I weighed and said, "Lu Xun, Xu Daofu and other thieves originally expected to occupy a county for rest and recuperation in order to compete with Wang Shi. However, the thieves misjudged the captain's determination to suppress the thieves, so they made trouble in the south so boldly. It is indeed easy to wipe it out this time. But as Zongwen said, Lu Xun is different from Sun En after all.

In the past few months, Yongjia under Lu Xun has been far stronger than Yongjia under the imperial court. If Lu Xun and others can change their past mistakes and sincerely attribute it to the court, it will be a wide range of talents for the court. After all, Xu Daofu is not the only one among the thieves. However, if the tiger is released to the mountain at present, I'm afraid it will do a lot of harm.

It's better to drive the thief back to the island for the time being. Send troops to block the way to sea, so that Yiliang will guard it and trap them overseas. When these thieves do nothing overseas and are lax in the military, they will divide them and choose the shrewd and strong ones to recruit me. The rest of the thieves were mediocre and naturally dispersed.

If this suggestion is adopted by Huan Xiu, it will lead to two results: first, Huan Xiu ordered me to lead troops to guard the sea road; second, Huan Xiu sent another general to garrison and take me back to Beijing. It is difficult to determine which of the two is good or bad for me at this time.

If I go back to Jingkou, I can plan with the righteous men of Jiankang and Jingkou to plan how to fight against Huanxuan; if I am stationed on the sea, I can summon the righteous to the farth place of the emperor to operate forces, establish an anti-huan base like Lu Xun, and even recruit Lu Xun's forces. Then he held the flag high and led the army into Jiankang.

Huan Xiu listened to my advice and touched his beard, but didn't say anything.

After that, although there was a lot of discussion, Huan Xiu did not make a final statement, so no result was dispersed.

At night, Huan Xiu summoned me to his bed.

After withdrawing his own soldiers, he asked me to sit down to **, and then whispered to me, "What do you think about the daytime discussion?"

"Xu Xian's theory is quite reasonable. Therefore, I personally think that keeping Lu Xun at this time may be useful in the future.

Huan Xiu nodded and said, "The theory of virtue and Zongwen coincides with me. Although Lu Xun and Xu Daofu are not idle people, they are not capable of virtue and public opinion. It's just..." He lowered his voice and said, "The lieutenant has other orders for you."

"Oh? What's the matter? In the end, he will serve as a dog and horse.

"Zhenjingkou, Ding Jiankang."

I pretended to be shocked: "This...this... Zhenjingkou is your position as a general, and Jiankang must be a lieutenant. I'm a small general, how dare I take on this big job?

Deyu doesn't have to be too modest. This should not be said to you, but you and I know each other well when we have been together for many times. Don't you hear the words of the Lord? The lieutenant's meritorious service is suspected to the emperor, and the courtiers are suspected of monopolizing the power. The lieutenant did not want to decentralise power, but because he had no choice.

If the lieutenant is incapable for a day, the health atmosphere will not be clear for a day. Jiankang, Jingkou and Gu are the most important towns related to the safety of the Jin Dynasty. How can they easily appoint others? Naturally, Deyu also knows my relationship with the lieutenant. Jiankang is a matter of affairs. The lieutenant once hoped that I could enter the court to assist the government, and the affairs of Beifu will naturally be handed over.

"This..."

"Deyu is a famous general in the north, and the matter of marching and fighting is not what we can do. The battle of Huiji the day before yesterday, thanks to the help of morality and public opinion, kept my reputation. Since then, I have known that I have been far away from morality. I also didn't mean to be stationed in the army for a long time. After defeating Lu Xun and Xu Daofu, I affirmed that I had been a lieutenant and had been healthy for a long time. In the matter of Jingkou, if there is no moral public effort, the lieutenant should be much relieved.

At this point, I finally understood what Huan Xiu meant when he came to me at night. Instead of claiming to hand over the power of Beifu to me, it is better to say that it is a deliberate temptation. After all, when defeating Sun Enzhi, Liu Laozhi was the main general, and his military merit was great. This time, although Huan Xiu was the chief general, the military merit was me. At present, my reputation in the army is unmatched except Huan Xuan himself.

It is inevitable that Huan Xuan, who eradicated the generals of Beifu and other generals, was suspicious of me, but he repeatedly gave me preferential treatment and left me as the vice general of Beifu to help Huan repair the palace. There must be an idea of reusing me. This makes me have some room for leisure.

Thinking of this, I said to Huan Xiu: "I am so valued that Deyu will follow the lieutenants and generals and be loyal to the Great Jin Dynasty. However, Jiankang and Beifu are important places for military and political affairs, and they cannot be guarded by lieutenants and generals. Although I, Liu Yu, have occasionally won a few battles, it does not mean that I have the talent of elegates and generals. Jingkou and Beifu are of great importance, and we must not pretend to be others. This is a sincere word, and I hope you will not be surprised.

Seeing that what I said was pertinent, Huan Xiu no longer pestered this topic and said happily, "Since Deyu is like this, I should tell the truth to the captain. After squandering Lu Xun, Deyu will be in charge of any position by the lieutenant. At present, in the view of Deyu and Zongwen, Lu Xun and others will be driven away from the island. It's just that it's rare to guard the sea.

I said, "The generals under the lieutenant gathered. Mo Ruo chose one from the Jingzhou army to guard the sea road."

When Huan Xiu heard me recommending Jingzhou Army to be in charge of the sea, he did not show an obvious expression on his face.

Although it has been decided to let Lu Xun live for the time being, it does not mean that we need Lu Xun to take away all the remnants of Jin'an's army.

On the way to the sea with Lu Xun, he was ambushed by our army many times. When he arrived at the seaside, there were less than 100 people around him. Our army watched these people get on the boat in a hurry and fled to the sea from afar before they settled down.

Huan Xiu left an army to defend Lu Xun, and then reported the victory to the court and returned to Beijing.