"Let the tiger return to the mountain?"

Li Li pondered in confusion, and couldn't remember which tiger he had released.

Speaking of which, to this day, there are quite a few tigers that escaped under Li Li's men. Not to mention the centipede worms who have run to Jizhou now, just talking about the Sili War, Li Li watched the princes of the Central Plains come and go in a dilemma. There were three great opportunities to get rid of the three princes, but they missed the opportunity and sat down to watch the princes escape from Sili and return to their base.

In the battle of Feiyundu, Cao Cao, who was wiped out, fled alone. In the Battle of Anyi, Sun Ce from Jiangdong was imprisoned and had become a trapped beast. In the end, he broke out of the siege and fled. On the banks of the Baima River, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were already shocked by Zhao Yun's gun, and he could be destroyed. Finally, Zhao Yun waved his hand and glanced at his handsome face, and Liu Bei ran away.

In the battle of Wancheng not long ago, if Li Li led a large army to attack Wancheng at all costs, the seven princes who gathered in Wancheng would definitely be difficult to escape unscathed. Even if all the princes could not be eliminated, no matter how bad they were, they could kill one or two, thus changing the situation in the world again.

If all these missed opportunities are added together, it means that at least four to five princes fell into Li Li's hands, either killed or captured alive, and the decision was difficult to do. Unfortunately, these great opportunities in front of him were missed again and again, and he watched the princes slip away one after another, and then became bigger day by day, raising tigers as a disaster, leaving endless disasters.

At this moment, when Guo Jia mentioned the sensitive word "let the tiger return to the mountain" again, Li Li couldn't help but feel a little confused and looked confused. He really couldn't remember which escaped prince was.

As he turned his mind, Li Li recalled some things in the past. Although there were many princes who escaped from him, there were very few princes who were actually released by him. Sun Ce from Jiangdong was released by Zhou Yu, and Liu Bei was Zhao Yun's subordinate. Cao Cao was able to survive in Feiyundu's death because of his luck. His life should not be lost. In the disputes between Wancheng, the seven princes escaped unscathed, for long-term strategic considerations and the safety of the Zhuge family, so they remained silent.

After sorting out, Li Li finally remembered that there was a prince who was indeed letting him go. At that time, he wanted to let the northern tiger go south to the Central Plains to act as a river dragon. He disrupted the situation in the Central Plains and sought an opportunity for his Xiliang army to enter the Central Plains. This prince who was bought and released by him was

"Lu Bu Lu Fengxian!" After thinking for a while, Li Li suddenly called out the name of the northern Xinjiang tiger that Guo Jia mentioned.

Guo Jia nodded happily with a smile and said, "It was Lu Bu. According to reliable information, after Lu Bu defeated Yanzhou, he thought about joining his lord, but he was worried that his lord would not accept him, so he took the opportunity to kill him. So he fled to Xuzhou with the defeated general. He then asked Liu Bei to take refuge. Then he lived in Xiaopei, formed a horn with Liu Bei, and supported each other. After fleeing to Xuzhou, Lu Bu treated Liu Bei with sincerity. He had served Liu Bei many times and invited Liu Bei to sit on the couch, calling out his wives and concubines to greet Liu Bei, with great sincerity."

Hearing this, Li Li's expression changed slightly and said in surprise: "Lu Bu actually invited Liu Bei to sit on the couch. He also asked his wives and concubines to salute Liu Bei. He was really enthusiastic and did not treat Liu Bei as an outsider at all! Lu Bu is worthy of being a man from the northern border and 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 sorry and sighed.

It is true that the wives and concubines of noble officials and nobles are usually ignored. The bedding in the dormitory is an absolute forbidden place. In addition to yourself and your wives and concubines, even if your children are not allowed, they cannot enter without permission. This is an inherent rule of the Han people. Although there is no explicit regulation, it is a tutoring etiquette that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it still exists even after more than a thousand years.

Lu Bu treated Liu Bei so enthusiastically, which was beyond Li Li's expectations, and it was eye-catching and sighing.

Guo Jiashen nodded with consent, and smiled and echoed: "As the lord said, Lu Bu was unsuspecting to Liu Bei at first, with sincerity and affection. However, many times, it is true to treat people with sincerity, but whether others appreciate it or not is another matter."

After a pause and adjusting his mentality, Guo Jia continued: "Lu Bu has made friends with Liu Bei sincerely, but Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu, Zhang Fei disliked Lu Bu very much, often made things difficult for him, and even spoke in public to sarcasm, which led to Lu Bu being teased by Xuzhou's subordinates in court, which made Lu Bu suffer a lot of humiliation. Liu Bei turned a blind eye to this, turned a blind eye and ignored it.

In the previous period, all the princes gathered in Wancheng. Lu Bu and Cao Cao were enemies and were very jealous when they met, but they had to temporarily put aside their hatred and gather together. During this period, Cao Cao's repeated victories sarcastic attitude towards Lu Bu, which made the princes in various towns burst into laughter. However, Liu Bei was out of the matter and ignored him. Not only did he ignore the humiliation of Lu Bu, but he chatted and laughed with the princes, and he was quite frightened and gloating. This made Lu Bu feel extremely disappointed and full of righteous indignation, but he was helpless.

Perhaps it was because he saw that Liu Bei and Lu Bu were not harmonious and had an opportunity to take advantage of it. Yuan Shu, Yangzhou, who had long been coveting the six counties in Xuzhou for a long time, deliberately postponed his departure from Wancheng for one day to dispel Liu Bei's vigilance. Then on the way back to Xuzhou, Yuan Shu gathered 50,000 troops to attack at night, killing more than 30,000 troops under Liu Bei's command and fled in a panic.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were surrounded by Yuan Shu's army and had to fight hard. They took the opportunity to escort their personal soldiers out of the siege and ask Lu Bu for help. Lu Bu shirking excuses and instigated Liu Bei's personal soldiers to go to Xuzhou to ask Zhang Fei to send troops to help. Zhang Fei was indeed trapped and led his army to Yuzhou at night. Lu Bu followed Zhang Fei and took advantage of the opportunity to attack Xia Pi City, easily occupied Xuzhou, so he led his own governor and took over the six counties of Xuzhou."

"Uh!" Li Li was surprised when he heard this, his eyes widened, and a gloating smile appeared in his pupils, and he pondered: "Xuzhou was occupied by Lu Bu? Tsk tsk tsk! Tao Qian entrusted the six counties of Xuzhou to Liu Bei, and personally pushed a mat and footwear seller who was dependent on others to the throne of the princes. This move made many princes in the world envious, jealous and hated! How long has it been, less than two years have passed?" His speech suddenly stopped, and Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile.

Guo Jia smiled knowingly and said, "The whole year and five months are not too short."

Li Li nodded and smiled, "Yes, it's not easy to keep for such a long time. Back then, Liu Bei's army was less than ten thousand soldiers, and he only locked up Zhang, and was able to get such a huge Xuzhou in vain. Then Lu Bu followed Liu Bei's example, lived in Xiaopei, and waited for opportunities. Opportunities always favor those who were prepared. If you give a good opportunity today, how could Lu Bu miss it? He took over Xia Pi and took over the six counties of Xuzhou, and seized Liu Bei's foundation."

Guo Jiashen agreed with consent, "The lord hit the word, the war in Xuzhou is ultimately two words: 'imitation'. In the past, Liu Bei took over Xuzhou from Tao Qian, and it was too easy to get it. After a year and a half, Lu Bu followed Liu Bei and waited for an opportunity to seize Xia Pi City. Then the six counties of Xuzhou issued an edict and led Xuzhou without bloodshed. The entire war ended in less than twenty days before and after."

"Well. Some things are obtained too easily, which often means they will be easily lost." He nodded with emotion and pondered. The smile on Li Li's face quickly faded away, and he said seriously, "In order to win Tao Qian's trust and then take over Xuzhou, Liu Bei took great pains to take over Xuzhou for half a year, but it only took more than ten days to lose the Xuzhou base. There are many unknown secrets hidden in it, which are thought-provoking and worthy of our careful savoring, and then summarizing the experience and lessons from it."

"The most intuitive problem of Xuzhou's change of ownership this time is that only the territory that you have built with your own hands is the most stable; and the territory obtained by relying on gifts or pity for others comes easily and throws it quickly. As I said before, Liu Bei's foundation is too shallow, his foundation is weak, and his soldiers are less than ten thousand, so he will only be kept in jail. In this case, even if he has won a Xuzhou for nothing, he still has to use the local officials in Xuzhou, and he still has to rely on them to govern the counties and counties.

As a result, the provincial and ministerial palace was taken down, and the six counties of Xuzhou turned against each other and made an edict. The soldiers were not bloody and surrendered to Lu Bu's command. So Liu Bei had worked hard for a year and a half and lost his gains and losses in an instant, and all his efforts were gone. The good situation was destroyed. After several years of struggle, he was defeated and returned to his original form and had nothing. From this, I dare to assert that Liu Bei was defeated so badly today, and Lu Bu would definitely follow in Liu Bei's footsteps in the future."

Guo Jia and Jia Xu were so impressed that they nodded from time to time, so that after Li Li finished speaking, they were still immersed in thinking and were completely unaware of it.

Seeing this, Li Li simply revealed what he thought and continued: "After all, Liu Bei and Lu Bu are the same type of people. Liu Bei has a shallow foundation, and his civil servants and military generals are extremely scarce. No one takes over the counties and counties of Xuzhou. He has suffered today's defeat. Compared with this, Lu Bu is not much better. Lu Bu has many generals under his command, but there are very few literati who can govern the prefectures and counties. The only one who can hold on to the scene is Chen Gong. Apart from that, no trusted literati can be used. Therefore, Lu Bu also does not have the ability to completely take over the counties of Xuzhou, and still has to rely on the support of the gentry and aristocratic families to gain a foothold.

This important situation is extremely dangerous and very fragile. Whether Liu Bei or Lu Bu led Xuzhou, they had to rely on Xuzhou's gentry and aristocratic families to govern the counties and counties under their jurisdiction. There was no clue at all. Once the war came, Xuzhou officials and aristocratic families would first consider their own interests and would not work hard for Liu Bei or Lu Bu at all. The result can be imagined."

Before he finished speaking, Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile and asked, "Did Liu Bei swallow his anger and ask Lu Bu to take it in after he was defeated?"

Guo Jia was shocked when he heard the sound and said in surprise: "Why is the lord sure that Liu Bei will beg Lu Bu to take shelter? Did the lord already know about this?"

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Chapter completed!