Whether it was a prosperous or chaotic world, talents were the backbone of a force's development.
Jiang Pengji's strategists and generals all relied on swindling and swindling. Huang Song relied on his relatives from the Yuan family and Feng Jue's network of connections. Xu Bei's side was no exception. Compared to the disparity in the talent structure of the former two, the latter's source of talent was more singular.
Apart from a small number of vassals of the Xu family, the rest were all famous scholars of various regions. Very few of them were from poor families.
Even if they did, they would most likely end up sitting on the bench.
Regardless of whether one was a civil official or a military general, if they wanted to be valued by Xu Bei, they needed both talent and family background.
On this point, apart from a few, most people, including Xu Bei himself, felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Xu Bei valued the aristocratic families and despised the poor. His reputation with the outside world was much better than Jiang Pengji's.
In order to build up his reputation, he often visited famous scholars from all over the world. He was courteous and thirsty for talent.
Now that he had made a name for himself and everyone was praising him, the rest would be easy.
Like a blooming flower, the fragrance it emitted attracted countless bees seeking nectar.
Only when famous people pledged their allegiance would they take the initiative to visit.
After a round of selections, Xu Bei's team of civil officials had basically taken shape.
Xu Bei was a picky person and had a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Most of the civil officials were of noble birth, but not all of the military generals were boorish men, right?
Hence, Xu Bei's team of generals was also an all-star lineup. It was incomparably luxurious.
Take Xie Ze, for example. He was born in the Xie Clan, and in terms of family background, he was able to suppress all the military officials and strategists. He was almost comparable to his lord, Xu Bei.
If this had happened more than twenty years ago, during the golden age of the Gongning Xie Family, even Xu Bei would have been inferior to him.
No matter how one looked at it, Xu Bei was someone who knew how to run a business.
Of course, knowing how to run a business did not mean success.
It wasn't impossible to play the worst possible scenario with the best cards in hand.
"Counselor, are you not going to eat? Is it because the food in the camp is too coarse? "
Xie Ze chewed the vegetables and ate the rice, finishing the two big bowls in no time. His movements were neat and tidy, and the plates were even cleaner than his face.
He only put down his chopsticks after he was eighty percent full.
Seeing that Han Yu was preoccupied and had no appetite, she couldn't help but show her concern.
Han Yu came back to his senses and looked embarrassed.
"No, I was worried about something else. I was too engrossed in my thoughts."
He picked up his chopsticks and ate two mouthfuls. The coarse rice grains were still a little raw, and the cold and hard dried vegetables made him a little uncomfortable.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Xie Ze's table was empty except for a bowl of clear soup with egg drops floating on it.
Both of them had the same food.
Han Yu tasted nothing, while Xie Ze ate happily.
"Commandant Xie's eccentricity makes me feel ashamed."
Han Yu almost forced himself to finish the food. The more he did so, the more he appreciated Xie Ze.
Xie Ze wasn't stupid either. He understood immediately.
He smiled and said, "I'm used to it. The food in the army is not bad."
Xie Ze was of noble birth, but the Xie Family was a family of martial arts. Naturally, it was different from other families.
In an environment where Confucianism was revered, most of the Xie family's disciples were military strategists, and the books they studied were mostly related to military strategies.
Now that the world was in chaos, Xie Ze had been recommended to Xu Pei's camp by a good friend. At such a young age, he was already the number one general under Xu Pei's command.
"Why were you worried just now, Military Advisor?" Xie Ze asked. "If you don't mind, Military Advisor can tell me, and we can discuss it together."
"This matter has something to do with Commandant Xie," Han Yu said. "Liu Xi has led his troops to the south and is heading straight for Zhe County, Hu County, and other places. A war is imminent, and it's almost unavoidable. In my opinion, it will be difficult for the lord to resist Liu Xi's edge with just her forces. The people under the lord's command also look down on Liu Xi. With such a mentality, I'm afraid they will suffer a great loss. Selfishly … perhaps they can find an alliance and use it to restrain Liu Xi. "
Jiang Pengji used alliances to break the deadlock. Naturally, Han Yu could use the same method to make her suffer.
Two against one was better than one against one.
Xie Ze pondered for a while and asked, "Military Advisor, do you want to form an alliance with Huang Song?"
The feudal lords around Xu Pei were either incompetent or had a grudge against him. Those who were incompetent were mostly swallowed up by Xu Pei. Those who had a grudge against him, such as Yang Tao, who had half of Zhangzhou eaten up, were lucky that Xu Pei didn't pick up his axe and beat him up. How could he want to form an alliance to fight Jiang Pengji?
The only forces that were further away were Huang Song and the Nie family of Zhongzhao.
The Nie family was temporarily out of the game and had to clean up their internal affairs. They couldn't join in for the time being. Huang Song was the only one left.
Speaking of which, Huang Song had wanted to beat Jiang Pengji up for a long time.
Han Yu nodded and said, "Although the grudge between Liu Xi and Huang Song in Cangzhou and Chenzhou was successfully resolved, the conflict still exists. If it wasn't for the overall situation, the two of them would definitely fight. If something were to happen to the lord, the next feudal lord to be dealt with would certainly be Huang Song. Most of the strategists under his command are clear-headed. They wouldn't be unaware of the severity of the situation. Huang Song and the lord are already in a mutually dependent relationship. "
After Jiang Pengji got rid of Xu Pei, the next one would be Huang Song.
If Huang Song helped Xu Pei fight Jiang Pengji now, it would be two against one. The chances of winning were high.
If she waited until she dealt with Xu Pei, Huang Song would be helpless.
Out of consideration for their own interests, the possibility of Xu Pei and Huang Song forming an alliance was not low.
Xie Ze said, "Logically speaking, it's feasible. However, Huang Song is a treacherous person. He might not agree. To him, it's better to learn from the fisherman and wait until the lord and Liu Xi are evenly matched. Then, he'll look for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack … "
In that case, it would be more worthwhile to severely injure two opponents at once.
Han Yu knitted his brows with a heavy heart.
Xie Ze smiled and said, "The military counselor is very afraid of Liu Xi."
The civil and military officials under Xu Pei looked down on Jiang Pengji's grassroots team, but Han Yu's style was different from the others.
"I had some interactions with Liu Xi when I was young. That person can't be judged by common sense …"
At this point, Han Yu paused and didn't continue.
No matter how far away Jiang Pengji was, whenever Han Yu thought of her, he would think of the foot-washing water that flowed upstream.
'F * ck! F * ck!
One day, he would feed her back!
Xie Ze echoed, "Sigh, underestimating the enemy in battle is a big taboo. The military counselor's worries aren't without reason."
Jiang Pengji knew nothing about this. Even if she knew, she wouldn't be afraid.
War wasn't a turn-based game where one's family background was the highest. Whichever family had a higher score would win.
If that was the case, would there still be a day for the poor in this world?
Jiang Pengji was in a meeting.
Know yourself and know your enemy to win a hundred battles. It was necessary to do homework before going to war.
In order to boost morale, everyone liked to analyze the enemy while trampling them to the ground.
Strategically, they despised the enemy. Tactically, they valued the enemy.
The analysis started with Xu Pei. Then, they picked out the more famous civil and military officials.
Needless to say, Han Yu was an old acquaintance.
Wei Ci was his classmate. He even knew how old Wei Ci was, let alone the others.
Cheng Xun, who had been active in the public eye recently, was Cheng Yuan's elder brother. It wasn't difficult to find him either.
As for the other famous scholars of virtue and prestige, their deeds before Xu Bei became an official were also investigated.
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