At the banquet.
The officials of Puyang, who were worth more than two hundred stones, came to propose a toast to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu did not refuse.
Although Lu Bu was born as a martial artist in the frontier fortress, he had stayed in Luoyang and Chang 'an, the two capitals of the Han Dynasty. In the eyes of these Puyang officials, Lu Bu's speech and behavior had an indescribable air of superiority, making them unable to help but obey him.
Li Mu was not surprised by the reaction of the Puyang officials.
Among all the officials in Puyang, even the county magistrate Jin Wen could not determine if Li Mu was faking his surrender.
As for the other officials, it was even more difficult to determine.
All they knew was that the Pu Yang Order, which they had not seen for a long time, had appeared in Pu Yang and even offered up the city. This was no different from surrendering to Lu Bu.
Since even the Pu Yang Order had surrendered, they naturally had to curry favor with Lu Bu!
Lu Bu saw that the officials of Puyang were all fawning over him, and he trusted Li Mu even more.
The sword that Lu Bu had been worried about Li Mu ambushing the executioners was now hanging on the pillar to show his sincerity.
The banquet was about to end.
Lu Bu dispersed the officials of Puyang, leaving Li Mu alone.
"Xianmou, I've long heard that you are a rare strategist. Lu Bu is not talented, but I'd like to hear Xianmou's thoughts on the current situation in Yanzhou.”Although Lu Bu was drunk, he did not forget about the important matter.
Although Puyang had been taken down, Lu Bu was not sure who would win Yanzhou.
Li Mu waved his folding fan, and the drawing of the crane's cry appeared even more serene under the candlelight.
"Although I have some ideas, I'm afraid that Wen Hou won't like to hear them.”
Li Mu didn't answer directly. Instead, he gave Lu Bu a warning.
Lu Bu frowned." Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, but it's beneficial to action. It doesn't matter if you tell me your plan."”
Li Mu stood up and waved his folding fan as he paced around, dispelling the summer heat.""Marquis Wen, do you know the governor of Yuzhou, Guo Gong?”
When Li Mu mentioned Guo Gong, Lu Bu's eyes turned cold.""Chen Gong's trusted subordinate, Si Ni, once said in his drunkenness that besides our Chen Liu army, Yuzhou's governor Guo Gong would also attack Juancheng.”
Li Mu chuckled,"Marquis Wen knows Guo Gong, so it's easy to explain!"”
"Although I despise both Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, I admire their planning for the Battle of Yanzhou.”
"Please elaborate."”
Li Mu stopped and turned around. He pointed his folding fan in the direction of the pass."Since early summer this year, there has been a great drought in Guanzhong. The price of grain has soared. One bushel can cost 500,000 yuan.”
"After a great drought, it is easy to have a locust plague. When the locusts pass by, the vegetation will not survive. Everyone thinks that the locust plague is a punishment from the heavens.”
Lu Bu saw that Li Mu did not mention Yanzhou, but mentioned the drought and locust plague in Guanzhong. He could not help but be puzzled."Xianmou, what does this drought and locust plague have to do with Yanzhou?”
"It has nothing to do with Yanzhou, but it has something to do with you, Wen Hou!" Li Mu laughed.”
Lu Bu's expression changed." Don't tell me Xianmou thinks that I'm the one who did the evil?"”
"No!" Li Mu shook his head. Let me explain the answer in detail!”
"Zhang Miao, Governor of Chen Liu. He once participated in the battle against Dong, but he was unable to compete with Yuan Shao for the position of Alliance Master.”
"Yuan Shao wanted to kill Zhang Miao, but it was all thanks to Cao Cao's mediation that he managed to save Zhang Miao's life. Cao Cao and Zhang Miao had a life-and-death friendship, so during the first Eastern Expedition to Xuzhou, Cao Cao entrusted his family to Zhang Miao to show that they were friends.”
"Chen Gong, a famous official in East County. When Cao Cao became the prefect of East County, Chen Gong was one of the first scholars to serve Cao Cao.”
"However, ever since Cao Cao pacified the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou and placed a million Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, the conflict began.”
"The bandits of the past have now become the ones fighting for the land and houses of Yanzhou. These people are even protected by Cao Cao. The aristocrats of Yanzhou are naturally unhappy.”
"The famous official Bian Rang often mocked Cao Cao because of this.”
"Bian Rang is a person who thinks highly of himself, but he only talks nonsense and harms the country. He wantonly slandered Yanzhou's government decrees and has already caused the newly surrendered Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to feel uneasy.”
"How could Cao Cao allow such a person to speak freely? Hence, someone fabricated a crime and reported Bian Rang to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the opportunity to kill Bian Rang as a warning to others.”
" However, this action caused panic among the aristocrats of Yanzhou. They never expected that the new governor of Yanzhou would side with the interests of a group of Yellow Turbans and not with the interests of the aristocrats.”
"Thus, Chen Gong lobbied Zhang Miao, hoping that Zhang Miao would become the ruler of Yanzhou and jointly maintain the interests of the aristocrats.”
Lu Bu was shocked." You mean Chen Gong wants Zhang Miao to be the ruler of Yanzhou?"”
Li Mu chuckled." Of course. Do you really think that Chen Gong and Zhang Miao will let you, or Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, be the ruler of Yanzhou?"”
Lu Bu's eyes darkened as he slammed the table.""When Zhang Miao and Chen Gong promised me, I indeed thought so. But when I learned from Si Ni that Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, had also led tens of thousands of troops to attack Juancheng, I became suspicious. I didn't expect it to be true!"
Li Mu closed his folding fan and paced again.""Since Wen Hou understands, then let me talk about Chen Gong's Yanzhou strategy.”
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