Zhou Yu was silent in his heart. He had long known that Liu Bei would be very difficult to deal with, but after seeing him in person, he felt even more horrified.
Zhou Yu thought silently and sighed in his heart.
It is indeed difficult for aristocratic families to be considerate of the people, and it is even more difficult for aristocratic families to restrain their methods and appear upright. But no matter how difficult it is, it is probably extremely easy compared to the strength Liu Bei is showing now.
The aristocratic family seeks survival and a better survival, rather than total destruction. Under Liu Bei's absolutely strong position, the goodwill of the aristocratic family must be shown. Without this goodwill, there is no way to survive.
Precisely because of the goodwill of this kind of power, the behavior of the family has obviously restrained a lot. What is in chaos is order, and when an absolutely powerful force establishes order, it is actually no longer chaos.
In other words, after entering Liu from Tianding, the world is actually no longer in chaos, but has once again returned to the rules set by a powerful force!
No matter how harsh the rules are, they are much better than no rules in troubled times. What's more, the rules formulated by Liu Bei are not harsh. On the contrary, Liu Bei is willing to accept them as long as he is willing to change his past mistakes.
The collective is more realistic than the individual. The collective thinking mode is closer to rationality, while the individual is always more emotional. Therefore, in the face of survival and destruction, aristocratic families will choose to survive instead of seeking death for some ethereal possibility. Therefore, As Liu Bei rose up without relying on the aristocratic family, the aristocratic family's behavior became more restrained.
This is also the reason why this era is gradually becoming more stable. When someone puts a gun to your head and forces you to do something good, will you do it? Especially when a group of self-righteous people have already fallen in front of them.
This is also the reason why the social environment within the Han Dynasty has become more harmonious or stable now. Because he is the biggest supporter of bandits and the biggest collaborator with officials and bandits. The largest land annexers have restrained their actions because the strongest force is liquidating them.
A force that is so powerful that it seems to be able to leave the family behind and go it alone, is threatening the family with clear intentions, asking the family to stop its current dangerous actions, and then use the method of "conquering people with virtue" to resolve conflicts.
Well, Chen Xi admitted that his "conquering people with virtue" is all based on the huge difference in strength. The most obvious point is that there is no difference between himself when he visited Yingchuan and himself now. But what happened at that time? No one listened to me, but now everyone can understand me no matter what I say.
? Same. Many schemes are very difficult to crack when one's own strength is slightly weaker than the other's, or is almost the same, but when one's strength far exceeds that of the other's, no matter how many tricks you have, I will break them all!
Just like that time in Yanzhou, there was nothing wrong with Jushou's plan, but Chen Xi attacked Jushou without any thought at all, because it didn't matter, even if they were enemies, he didn't worry about failure. So what's there to worry about?
"Similarly, it is like Fa Zheng's attack on Yuzhou, every step is extremely precise, and he even thinks that he is leading Jingzhou and Yizhou. With three-thirds of Zhuge's strength, he could destroy Sun Ce in one breath, or even take a step back. Even if it can't be destroyed, Sun Ce's current rising momentum can be cut off. But what about the result?
Zhou Yu did follow the path of Fa Zheng, but Sun Ce's tactics reversed the strategy. He directly defeated the Yizhou army, and Zhou Yu captured the entire Jingzhou with a backhand. It can be said that if Kuai Yue hadn't dug up the Yangtze River and flooded Jingxiang, Zhou Yu would have definitely had the strength to raise troops to recapture Yuzhou. In that battle, Zhou Yu and Fazheng won, but Jingzhou lost. .
In fact, you can't tell who is stronger and who is weaker by just looking at the victory or defeat. Wang Jian won three out of five battles against Li Mu, which does not mean that Wang Jian is stronger than Li Mu. The weak force relies on cunning tactics, and When you are strong, it is easiest to win with regular troops.
This is the so-called power of strength and weakness. It is obvious that Liu Bei is really very strong. In this case, there are naturally too many aristocratic families who know how to bow their heads. Of course, those who are purely guilty like Yuan Shu need to be eliminated. , Cao family, Xiahou family, Sun family, and Zhou family who came to inquire about information also need to be eliminated.
But even so, there are still 30% of the aristocratic families who did not come. These people are not die-hard loyalists of Cao Cao or Sun Ce. The reason why they did not come is equally simple. To put it nicely, it is called jade in pieces rather than to be destroyed. , intending to be crushed by the wheels of history.
This is why Chen Xi was willing to come to 70%. Well, some of them later left, leaving only 60%. No matter what mentality these 60% families have, at least they are willing to be carried out by Chen Xi with the support of powerful forces. Virtue convinces people"!
Since they have already come and bowed their heads, these aristocratic families are ready to listen to Chen Xi's command. Since they have bowed their heads to survive, there is no need to straighten their backs.
Chen Xi wants to?Harmonious, then the aristocratic family that has reached this level is naturally willing to show Chen Xi the harmony of the aristocratic family. For the aristocratic family, everything they do now is for a better future. If there is no dormancy at this time, there is no future without the present. .
This is also the reason why Chen Xi gives sweetness to the aristocratic family. What he wants is not a white-eyed wolf. As long as he is still a human being, there is the possibility of coordination. And while the aristocratic family is bowing its head now, let the aristocratic family sincerely accept the rules set by Liu Bei and follow the rules. Enjoy the benefits.
Of course, someone will definitely jump out of it, but if there is rain and dew, there will naturally be thunder. Chen Xi does not need to prepare for anything. It is a think tank, a complete think tank that is enough to deal with any emergency.
After seeing with his own eyes the complete infrastructure construction under Liu Bei's rule, the well-distributed water conservancy network, and the education system that benefited everyone, Zhou Yu felt depressed, and he instantly became aware of the behavior of the aristocratic family.
Zhou Yu was already prepared in his heart.
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