Chapter 26: The Road After...

"Yeah, except for the glory left by my ancestors, I still had nothing before, but now I have five thousand elites, the reputation of being a warlords, and the foundation of the Han Room!" Liu Bei said with a slightly dim expression, he gradually lifted up with his voice, looking at Chen Xi as if his eyes were shining brightly.

"Yes, there are so many things, but these are not enough, far from enough, not to mention comparing with the Yuan family of the fourth warlords and the third warlords, it is also far from some powerful people, except for fame, nothing else can stand on the table!" Chen Xi had a sneer on his face. Too tender, right now Liu Bei is too tender!

"Sir, please advise me." Liu Bei stood up and said solemnly. This was the first time Liu Bei has spoken to Chen Xi so solemnly since Liu Bei was admitted to the ranks of the warlords.

"It doesn't have to be this way." Chen Xi waved and said, "Fame seems to matter, it seems you can get a lot of things, but fame is empty, only strength is the most important!"

"When Qin Xiao Gong took office, Qin State was weak, the warlords alliance did not entertain any banquet, and there were no talents in the world who entered the Western Qin. However, Shang Yang entered the Qin Dynasty, defeated Wu in Hexi, and established a strong army in the Western Qin. So far, the world called it a violent storm! Since then most of the world's talent enter Qin State and the warlords of the warring states fear Qin like a tiger!" Chen Xi showed a frenzy look on his face.

"The warlords fight for the truth, seeking truth, and not for fame. Three hundred years of spring and autumn were not for righteousness, only profit!" Chen Xi sneered again and again, and the thousand-year history of what was vying for in the troubled times has long been read by him.

Silently, Liu Bei closed his eyes slowly. When he opened them again, he didn't waver at all. "Zichuan, to be honest, I never thought anyone could see all this so clearly!"

"It's nothing, these things are very simple, as a monarch, the emperor's heart technique does not need to have, but one thing must be, that is how to empower yourself, when your strength is strong to a certain extent, all the rules will follow the monarch's words and deeds." Chen Xi said with a touch of bewilderment on his face. "The monarch controlled by the emperor's heart technique means that he is not qualified, and the real monarch does not bother to play with it!"

"Ch... Chen Xi." Liu Bei seemed to be frightened, staring at Chen Xi stiffly. The emperor's heart technique was taken out, but he still looked so disdainful.

"Liu Bei, what are you afraid of?" Chen Xi asked calmly, "If it is really as written on the jade seal, 'I (the emperor) is appointed by the heavens , (so) the national fortune is bound to be long, permanent, and prosperous', then Dong Zhuo's rebellion is due to the ordered of the people. Then he separated from the people, and was finally destroyed by the people. The people are like water, and the monarch is like a boat. The water can carry or overturn the boat. It has never changed since ancient times."

Chen Xi's words echoed in Liu Bei's mind like morning bells and evening drums. Many of the problems he couldn't figure out before became clear. I have seen the common people's life and dreams in the famine years, the drunken lives and dreams of the big family in Luoyang, the soldiers fighting the battlefield for a full meal, and the singers and dancers in the generals camp. These things happened in front of him.

"Chen Xi, don't say anything like this in the future!" Liu Bei, who had recovered his senses, took a deep look at Chen Xi, and then said solemnly.

"Did I say anything wrong?" Chen Xi burped, "If you have questions, you can ask them now."

"How to take down Taishan County, how to become stronger, how..." Liu Bei gritted his teeth, "How to sweep the troubled times!"

Chen Xi smiled slightly, "Sweeping the troubled times is not what we can do now. What we have to do before that is to become stronger and strong enough. Taishan County is a good place, Qingzhou is a good place. Three million bandits, three or four capital is young and strong. After winning these people and a little training, will it not become the same trend as the Western Qin, and you can sit and watch the flames of the world like heaven!"

"It's a good place if you say it like that, but it's very difficult to take over." Liu Bei said with a sigh.

"On the contrary, it is not very difficult to quell them. As long as you can persuade Tao Qian to give you food and take the position in Taishan County, then it will not be too difficult to swallow Qingzhou. If those people have a way to survive, they will not become bandits. The most important thing is that apart from Bingzhou and Qingzhou, which has been smashed by the yellow turbans and the bandits, the powerful people and families in other places cannot be dealt with by you." Chen Xi squinted and said. He was very clear about the general direction of Qingzhou, and he could even handle it. He knew the general direction of the 13 Han states!

"Since Chen Xi has such confidence, be prepared to give it a try!" Liu Bei made up his mind after listening to Chen Xi's words with little hesitation. After more than 30 years of experience, Liu Bei clearly knew one thing. The strength of the family is very powerful, powerful enough to influence the imperial's power, and it is not something that a little warlord, who has not yet taken root, like him can touch. It touches their profit and inexplicably attracts the hostility of the powerful family. Then the road will be difficult in the future.

"Okay, try it, always try to know, if you don't try, who knows that you can't succeed. Before Xiang Yu breaks the battle, who knew that the battle can be won, always have to try. That's fine." Chen Xi said.

"Aristocratic family, hey..." Liu Bei sighed, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Those people are also the foundation, although there are indeed some scum, but it is undeniable that the elite talents of the population comes from this class. Before there is an absolute advantage, don't think about dealing with this class." Chen Xi shook his head and said. To be honest, he doesn't have too much dislike for the tyranny of the family. After all, in this era, except for land annexation, this class is beneficial to the entire country.

The most basic management relies on these family rooted in this piece of land. It is undeniable that there are some scum among them, but it is obviously more wrong to overturn a boat for one person. If you really get rid of these family tycoons, and build a new system. Chen Xi thinks it is a big headache.

Because of this, Chen Xi can only think of restricting a group, pulling another group, and fighting a third group. If he really wants to eliminate the family's power, Chen Xi feels that he should eliminate his own family first. If he handles all the family, then he can't leave the Chen family alone.

Since he couldn't lead by example, Chen Xi also extinguished the idea of ​​fighting against the family. However, in order to avoid the family from taking advantage of Liu Bei's weakness and grasping Liu Bei's lifeline, then forcing Liu Bei had to kill him in the end. Chen Xi, from the beginning, chose Qingzhou where the powerful family was basically cleared!

This is why, when Liu Bei asked, Chen Xi hardly thought about it, because even if Kong Rong and Tao Qian didn't recommend it, Chen Xi would ask Liu Bei to recommend himself as the governor of Qingzhou! Naturally, all the problems have been considered long ago!