"Eh? Can it still be like this?"

Mr. Liu Bei had a surprised expression, and then hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "The words of the military advisor made Bei Mao suddenly enlightened."

Xu Shu said politely: "My lord, please don't do this. Liu Ziyang and Lu Zijing are both more talented than me. How can I be the military advisor?"

"Lu Zijing is far away in Hefei to help Yunqi. I can't ask him to be my military advisor, right? Although Ziyang is good at strategizing, he is weak at marching and forming formations, so he only wants to be my marching commander. Don't refuse, man.

Who else would I be?"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he patted Xu Shu on the shoulder to encourage him.

Xu Shu then bowed his hands and said, "Since your lord trusts me, I will temporarily take charge of the position of military advisor. If other talents join me in the future, I will abdicate in favor of others."

"Yuan Zhi is really humble. I think he is a talented person, and he is a superior person." Liu Bei shook his head gently.

Xu Shu showed bitterness: "There are many wonderful people in the world, but I don't dare to think of myself as superior. If my lord praises you too much, I won't dare to go to Wancheng."

"Haha, stop talking."

Liu Bei laughed, pointed to Zhao Yun not far away and said: "It's almost dark today. Let's stay in a secluded place where it's not easy for Zilong to observe. Let's talk in detail back to the camp."

Xu Shu looked at Zhao Yun in front of him, and remembered the embarrassing incident in Xiangyang, so he approached Liu Bei and asked: "Zilong has a really good character. He has no grudges in his heart after we have known each other for a long time. But I heard that the two generals Guan and Zhang...

They don’t seem to be easy to get along with.”

"ah?"

Liu Bei was suddenly stunned, gathered his thoughts and explained: "Although the third brother's temper is a bit violent, he is a character who enjoys grudges and grudges, and will not affect the military commander's command at all;

The second brother has a little more ideas. If Yuan Zhi doesn't get along with him for a while, Bei will definitely coordinate, so just keep it in mind. I don't have any other abilities, but I will definitely obey orders."

"That's it, then I can spare it."

Xu Shu felt even more excited after hearing this, but he knew that extraordinary people have extraordinary tempers.

Among the few frequent visitors to Sima Hui's house, each one has a distinct personality, and among them Zhuge Liang, who compares himself to the wind instrument, is the best.

Guan Yu has an impressive record of killing Yan Liang, so it is understandable that he has a weird temper.

Xu Shu was originally prepared to keep a low profile, but he was very surprised when he arrived in Wancheng and was worshiped as a military advisor.

The careless Zhang Fei only obeyed Liu Bei's orders and was willing to obey Liu Bei's orders and accept Xu Shu's command.

Guan Yu, who was originally aloof and arrogant, actually got along very well with Xu Shu. The reason was that they had almost the same experiences.

In his early years, Guan Yu was captured by the government and fled to Zhuo County for killing the powerful Xie Liang. Xu Shu killed someone for his friend's injustice, so he not only fled for his life, but also changed his real name from Fu to Shu.

Same experiences, same topics.

A light warrior can also empathize with others even if they kill people.

Although Xu Shu later gave up martial arts and followed literature, Ren Xia's character never changed. He had an appetite for Guan Yu and respected the military advisor.

Liu Bei was happy to see the peace between the generals and the prime minister, so they often gathered together to discuss Wancheng's military affairs.

Xu Shu not only agreed and supported Liu Ye's policy of plundering the people, but also made adjustments based on Liu Ye's policy.

That is to say, "release" some people back to the original city, let these people secretly instigate the surrounding people for Liu Bei, and finally flee in scattered ways to settle down in Wancheng.

Guan Yu no longer needed to lead troops to directly rob people, but only picked up the escapees outside the city. Xu Shu's move turned active into passive, which made Liu Guan and Zhang applaud.

By plundering the people in a covert way, it would be too late for Cao Cao to realize it.

The main political achievement of that era was population. Because external plunder led to population loss, officials could report the real reasons. There would be no accountability for such force majeure situations. If people fled due to poor governance, it would be a political fault and need to be held accountable.

Most of the low-level officials in any era are mediocre and ordinary people.

Ordinary people basically choose to protect themselves for the sake of their future, that is, they hide the facts for the time being and slowly think of a solution. If they can't find a solution, they delay it day by day.

Xu Shu's method of upgrading obviously used human nature.

In addition, Xu Shu also came up with several plans based on the situation around Wancheng and used the river city as a barrier. As long as Cao Cao did not attack with all his strength or Liu Biao could send troops to help, he was confident that he would be able to pin down Nanyang like Zhang Xiu.

Liu Bei saw Xu Shu's military and political versatility, and said that even if he stayed in Xiangyang for a long time, he could rest assured in Wancheng.

Just seven days after Xu Shu was worshiped as a military advisor, a messenger from the imperial court suddenly came to Wancheng to announce an edict, ordering Guan Yu to lead his troops westward to attack Zhang Lu.

In the history of China, few forces came upstream from the Han River to attack Hanzhong.

The road sandwiched between the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains is not easy to walk. Once someone sets up a blockade at a key location, it will be a situation where one man is in control and no one can get through.

Guan Yu accepted this incomprehensible edict and looked at Liu Bei and Xu Shu with puzzled faces.

"Brother, military advisor, Hanzhong is far away from here by mountains and rivers. Cao Cao clearly knows that we will not attack Zhang Lu, so why is it so unnecessary to prepare an imperial edict?"

Seeing Liu Bei, Xu Shu was silent. Zhang Fei looked disdainful and shouted: "What's the reason? It's just to entertain us. He may think that the second brother will pretend to be pretentious, and then come to attack Wancheng when we are not prepared to repay this."

The people have been held hostage for several months. As long as we don't fall into his trap and don't mobilize our troops, Cao's thieves will not be able to succeed."

Liu Bei frowned: "I know Cao Cao as a person. He would never do this. This matter should not be simple."

"Not simple? I think it is simple." Zhang Fei muttered and walked up to Xu Shu and asked: "Military advisor, you are here to comment. Am I right in my analysis, or is my brother justifiably worried?"

Xu Shu picked up his beard, frowned and analyzed: "I'm afraid it's true as my lord said, Cao Cao's move must have a deep meaning, and it's definitely not as simple as plotting against Nanyang, but I haven't figured it out yet."

"Oh" Zhang Fei responded with disappointment, and then said to himself: "I still insist on my opinion."

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei smiled and said: "For the time being, regardless of Cao Cao's conspiracy, what my third brother said just now is quite right. As long as we stand still, Cao Cao's conspiracy will not succeed. Now that the military advisor has joined us, Wancheng will be even more impregnable."

"

Zhang Fei slapped his chest and said confidently: "Then Cao Cao knows how to use tricks. Zhang Xiu was able to defend Wancheng back then. Why should I and my second brother be afraid of him?"

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Speaking of which, Wancheng should be Cao Cao's sad place. His eldest son and generals all died here. The reason why Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao were able to fight back and forth was because he had a powerful counselor Jia Xu by his side.

"

"What does Jia Xu mean? We still have Military Master Xu."

Xu Shu glanced at Zhang Fei and commented with a smile: "Jia Xu is not an ordinary person. How many generals did Dong Zhuo have at that time? Most of them did not die well. If Zhang Xiu had not been for this person, how would he have a future as a marquis and general? Moreover,

Cao Cao is willing to give up his great hatred, but he cannot do it without some ability."

"Military advisor, don't be as ambitious as others. I believe you are better at scheming than him. How about Cao Cao's thief's sons and generals? You also need to use strategies to calculate these sons and generals." Zhang Fei looked at Xu Shu seriously.
Chapter completed!