Some people said that Cao Cao was cruel and killed people randomly.
Cao Cao was indeed cruel and killed many people, but he was called a hero and did not kill people at will.
Just as Cao Cao was teaching Cao Pi, Li Pan and others also began their actions.
Li Pan planned to unify the gentry of Jizhou and contact all the children of "Jizhou" in the name of his fellow villagers. However, although Li Pan actually used Cui Yan's name, there was actually some gap between Cui Yan and Li Pan.
Of course, neither Cui Yan nor Li Pan were willing to show this gap, at least on the surface, they still admired each other.
At the beginning, Li Pan first summoned a group of officials from Jizhou Township who were close to them and had a good personal relationship with them. Everyone gathered in Li Pan's mansion and had a secret conversation for about half an hour. No one knew what they had talked about during this period.
After the secret talks, Li Pan formally contacted officials from Jizhou around Xu County, and then took advantage of the title of the Cultural Association to gather at a manor outside Xu County.
A discerning person can see that Kong Rong was about to fall, and the Kong family even voluntarily gave up on resistance, so the cohesion within the Kong family alone was almost equivalent to a complete dissipation. In this case, the old landlords of all sizes began to prepare for both hands. After receiving Li Pan's invitation, they all came one after another, and not many people were absent.
On the one hand, the silent attitude of Xun Yu of the Xun family in Yingchuan, Yuzhou was disappointing. On the other hand, Li Pan was quite famous among the children of Jizhou, and was quite popular, so he was invited by Li Pan to give him some face. At the same time, these gentry officials were basically smart people, and they all vaguely guessed Cao Cao's ideas. In order to protect their own interests, they also wanted to have a new leader.
In the manor outside Xu County, because Cui Yan said that he was ill, he just sent a Cui family to represent him. As the director, Li Pan naturally sat on the head and became the host of the party.
After everyone came, Li Pan's expression was serious and he did not have much politeness. Instead, he went straight to the point and said to everyone: "You must know the current situation. Kong Wenju is now in prison, and he is probably not long after his life. All of us have to teach Confucius's teachings. Although we do not have much friendship with Kong Wenju, we are somewhat deserving of friendship..."
The so-called friendship is actually just that. Only with interests can there be friendship. No matter how much friendship is without interests, it is empty talk.
As soon as Li Pan finished speaking, an official from Jizhou stood up and said, "Langjun Li has always been called "Young Master," and has a chivalrous and courageous heart! Even Mr. Cui praised Li Langjun and discussed plans all the time. Now that Li Langjun summoned us, he must have a scheming in his heart. Why not say it out and let everyone listen? If there is a good way out, then we must advance and retreat with you!"
As the man's words fell, a response suddenly sounded in the hall.
Seeing that everyone was staring at him with anticipation, Li Pan shook his head slightly and said, "Actually, this strategy is not what the next person thinks. I believe you may have the same idea... To put it blatantly, there was the Chenliu Bian clan in the past, and there was the Kong clan in the Lu Kingdom today. Who will be tomorrow? I believe everyone knows that if they are not united, they will only be able to be defeated by each other. The people in Yuzhou can't count on it, and now they are only relying on ourselves! If they keep watching, I am afraid that when the knife hits our heads, others will sit and ignore it!"
Li Pan is actually right, that's the case.
Because each family only cares about their own affairs, Cao Cao first killed Bianjie in Yanzhou, but the people of Yuzhou did not help. Therefore, when Cao Cao killed Xu You, the people of Lu did not help. When he killed Kong Rong, the people of Jizhou did not speak. Later, when he killed Cui Yan, his friends were shocked. Then he hurriedly found Yang Biao. Yang Biao stood up and spoke. As a result, Cao Cao did not dare to kill Yang Biao. Later, he killed Yang Xiu by military law, and then went to Yang Biao to show off...
The above may be slightly biased, but there are some meanings.
Li Pan looked around and said in a deep voice, "As long as we advance and retreat together and do not distinguish between each other, we will naturally be worry-free. But if we have our own thoughts and are defeated by each other, then we will naturally be the first to be affected and suffer from it. You must not escape the evil hands! This statement is not an exaggeration, you might as well think about it deeply!"
After pausing, Li Pan continued, "Now, Prime Minister Cao is below one person, above ten thousand people, and the status is superior to Dong Zhongying in the past! What is the purpose of such a wealth and honor?! The Han country has been passed down for four hundred years, how can it be broken?! This is the critical survival and demise, and it is the time when we cooperate to survive! What do you think?"
Although there was a conflict between Li Pan and Cui Yan, the main contradiction was not whether to save Kong Rong or not, but Cui Yan was unwilling to take risks, so since Li Pan was willing to stand up, Cui Yan followed the flow and came with a "stound of approval", at least on the surface.
Therefore, after Li Pan finished speaking, everyone saw that the Cui family's children representing Cui Yan did not object, so they generally believed that Cui Yan also agreed with this matter.
However, even when most people respond, some people remain silent. The silence of these people is different from the silence of the Cui family, who represents Cui Yan. These people do not express acquiescence, but have other ideas.
After the crowds of people's discussions and echoed, someone suddenly said on one side: "What Mr. Li said is certainly heart-warming, but the main advantages and disadvantages here are. I'm afraid that Mr. Li would still hide some of it?"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked and suspicious, and the scene suddenly became cold.
Li Pan's face remained unchanged, and he just asked: "Why do you say this?"
The man stood up and said in a deep voice: "I'll just say it straight! Everyone knows how Kong Wenju is. Now he is in danger and is in danger. Not to mention whether he can seize people from the mouth, even if he is saved, he may not get any benefits! To put it bluntly, I don't believe that Prime Minister Cao will be unprepared and may not be waiting for us to fall into the trap! Don't save Kong Wenju, but instead, I'll put my old and young people in!"
The man sneered repeatedly, "After all, in the eyes of some people, we are just chess pieces or goods for trading!"
After hearing the man's words, everyone in the hall was somewhat depressed.
After all, no one wants to be a chess piece at the mercy of others, trade goods, and be disposed of at will.
At this moment, another person spoke.
"Brother, this is a bad thing!"
Later, the man shook his head and said, "Brother's words seem to make sense at first, but in fact it is not the case. Now, who dares to say that he is not a pawn of someone else? Even if there is a prime minister Cao, there is a great emperor of the Han Dynasty! If Kong Wenju is guilty now, then he will naturally be punished, either confiscated or exterminated the family, and all of them are caused by his crimes. We naturally have nothing to say! However, even if Kong Wenju is guilty, what is the crime of his son? Kong Wenju's name of rebellion is simply a big deal! If this matter can be done for no reason, then who can't be done for no reason? At that time, as long as three or five prison guards come to the door, can you escape? Helping Kong Wenju is not helping others, but helping ourselves!"
Everyone thought that what the person said later seemed to make sense, and then they started to talk about it, but they did not notice the playful look in Li Pan's eyes. In fact, the two people stood up one after another, not by chance or by some true feelings, but by Li Pan's arrangements...
On the surface, it seems like a fight, but in fact it holds everyone's mind firmly in your own hands. If you want to go east, you go east, and if you want to go west, you go west.
For those of them, interests are the most important, and it is also the fundamental reason why they want to listen to Li Pan's idea. Compared with this, things like being betrayed and being traded by others are a bit embarrassing, but they are still acceptable.
The man had a gloomy face and a sarcastic expression, "Oh, even if that's the case, what should I do if I want to rescue Kong Wenju? Could it be that my brother wants to rob the prison? Or... Haha, take the risk? Then wouldn't he beg for death?!"
"What's the difficulty? Since we are the sages of Confucius, we should do things upright and do things, and how can we take risks? Like a wanderer?" The person behind said loudly, "The reason why Kong Wenju was trapped is because of the name of frame-up. If we were to be blamed for these crimes on Kong Wenju, would it be possible to be forced to kill? If we refute the etiquette and punish the law, wouldn't it be that the court's leadership is lost and the universe is unbalanced? I am afraid that the prime minister will not be able to bear this responsibility!"
When everyone heard the two of them fighting each other, they started to talk again, and for a moment, there were constant buzzing sounds in the hall.
Li Pan, who was sitting on the top, stroked his beard slightly, and his eyes were slightly lustful.
He has a low reputation, low qualifications, and a slight lack of status. He also had some disputes with Cui Yan not long ago. Although it has been revealed now, it is still difficult to truly replace Cui Yan as the leader of the gentry in Jizhou, and even Lu and other places. If he first made a plan and then someone stood up to object, then even if he could convince the man in the end, he would have lost his identity and face.
So it is better to arrange personnel to fight. Li Pan is generally clear about what everyone is worried about, so he asks a few of his own people to support this suggestion, and then some people oppose this suggestion, and have a fierce debate with each other.
In this way, both supporters and opponents are led by their own people, and the supporters are their own people, and the opponents are also their own people. Li Pan personally serves as the host and judge. The players, referees, rules, and venues are all their own. In this way, Li Pan can naturally guide everyone's thinking to a large extent and manipulate the process and results of the debate.
For example, now, everyone's attention gradually changed from fear of being implicated by Kong Rong to how to save Kong Rong. Moreover, during this process, Li Pan did not say a word, and it was all caused by the people below. Therefore, once a conclusion is formed, it will inevitably make everyone feel that the result was discussed by everyone themselves, not imposed on them by Li Pan...
Under Li Pan's suggestion, some people discussed and explained the pros and cons of rescuing Kong Rong, and debated fiercely, as if they were coming and going, one after another. However, in fact, the conceptual arguments of both sides, how to express their opinions, how to refute the other party's views, which issues should be described, and which issues should be deliberately avoided. Li Pan has already arranged these things in advance, so although the debate between the two sides' red faces and thick necks in the venue seems fierce, it is just a reading.
At the same time, because most people are used to silence, they are guided by these speakers, and gradually change their original ideas without knowing them. The previous mentality of worrying about gains and losses seems to be inspired by the passionate remarks of others...
Just like it was pre-arranged, the debate ultimately won the side that insisted on rescuing Kong Rong.
Such a result made the expressions of everyone present somewhat changeable.
Then, while everyone was in conflict, they finally remembered the host of the party, but they focused their attention on Li Pan.
Humans are social animals and are most likely to follow the crowd.
Li Pan said in a deep voice: "Since you all agree that we are going to rescue Kong Wenju, we should take action, but we should also pay attention to some strategies and never act blindly, resulting in people not being rescued, but instead we are taking it in. This is not the result we want..."
Of course, everyone agreed with Li Pan's words.
Before we knew it, this matter had been finalized and turned into a specific action strategy.
Of course, if you do this, you can be considered half of it, and the other half depends on the subsequent operations.
At this time, someone else, yes, "Our own people" stood up to speak, "Since Mr. Li said this, I must have made a decision. Why don't you ask Mr. Li to give me advice, and we all follow it!"
The others were also motivated and expressed their willingness to obey Li Pan's instructions.
Li Pan said slowly: "What is Prime Minister Cao? It is certainly strong and scheming, but because his strength is too strong, we are not much more, and we are not less, and we may not be valued after we surrender to him. In addition, haha... To be honest, Prime Minister Cao is probably a thorn in His Majesty's eyes and a thorn in his flesh. In the future... If we surrender to Prime Minister Cao at this time, it will only be safe for a while. At that time... Are there still few families that were implicated in the vassal of the powerful ministers for three or four hundred years? The most important thing is that there are not only Prime Minister Cao now, don't forget that there are..."
Li Pan pointed at the direction, and everyone nodded or suddenly realized.
Over the years, the struggle between the emperor and Cao Cao, Cao Cao and Fei Qian has actually been seen by everyone. Of course, these people do not want to participate most of the time. And as Li Pan said, although powerful ministers can cover the sky with one hand and have a prominent glory, they basically cannot last long, and the second generation and third generation are finished.
At the same time, so far, the biggest hidden danger for Cao Cao is Guanzhong Feiqian, and everyone can see this clearly.
Just as everyone was pondering, Li Pan said: "Is it a certain strategy? Maybe it's a bit sensational, but it actually makes sense... Since we can't compete with Prime Minister Cao, why should we compete head-on?"
Everyone was naturally surprised and looked at each other.
Could it be that I want to defect to Guanzhong?
This is not a good idea...
However, Li Pan had long anticipated everyone's reaction and had already made arrangements.
Even someone stood up, "Actually, this matter is nothing... Not to mention others, the Xun family in Yingchuan... aren't there people on both sides? I haven't heard of the Prime Minister or the Cavalry, so I killed the people of the Xun family, or abandoned them?"
"Hmm?!" Everyone's eyes lit up, and it seemed that it was indeed the case!
Li Pan looked thoughtful and said slowly: "The cavalry has insufficient foundation and few tribesmen. Although the power has been established, there is a shortage of manpower... Therefore, we are also helping us in time. With this reason, the cavalry must do some respect for the wise and the wise. If the cavalry enters the game, wouldn't this be simple?"
Seeing everyone's faces showing deep thoughts, as if they were considering them seriously, Li Pan remained silent and just continued, "The Cavalry is also famous for being kind to the people... I won't say much at this time, you will know... In addition, if the Cavalry is still hesitant, there is a second strategy to promote his actions..."
When it comes to the welfare benefits of the cavalry, everyone's eyes couldn't help but shine. After Li Pan's reminder, they suddenly found that they could actually wait for a price. Even if they left Cao Cao and defected to Fei Qian, there would be more benefits?!
Compared with interests and benefits, the original position is not important, Fei Qian's qualifications and age are also not important, let alone dough or something, just that, so everyone urged Li Pan to come up with a second strategy.
"Haha... Is this the second strategy?" Li Pan said with a smile, "It's not convenient to say it clearly. After all, if you say it, there may be some variables... What we have to do now is actually very simple, just ask the article to review Kong Wenju together!"
"Above the table?" Everyone was a little surprised, and then hesitated. Isn't this the same as reporting with real names? How can we work like this? What if Cao Cao doesn't solve the problem and goes to solve the problem, isn't it going to be a big trouble?
Li Pan smiled and said, "Isn't you going to express my opinion... Isn't there any great sages in this countryside? Could it be that the chaos is coming and the dispute is about to arise, and the great sages in this countryside are still indifferent?"
Everyone was stunned at first, and then they called it wonderful...
Chapter completed!