Chapter 4 In the fourth quarter, Yecheng offered advice

Let’s say that Liu Xiu and others were traveling to Ye County, when they suddenly heard a loud shout behind them, they couldn’t help being shocked, thinking it was a large army coming to pursue them, so they hurriedly reined in their horses, and looked back, only to see that the person who came was just a young Confucian scholar, leaning on a The crutches came slowly from a distance.Everyone hadn't seen the faces of the Confucian scholars clearly, but Liu Xiu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying: "This must be the case with Deng Yu and Deng Zhonghua." The Confucian scholar walked in small steps, hurrying up and down, and finally presented his face and body in front of everyone. It was Liu Xiu's classmate back then, the child prodigy Deng Yu who entered the Imperial Academy at the age of thirteen.Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu, but saw that the boy in the past had grown into a handsome young man of twenty-two years old. He was six feet tall, but now he was tall;Liu Xiu looked more and more happy, and asked Deng Yu, "Come from Xinye?"

When Liu Xiu was on his way, it was inconvenient to talk about it in detail, so Deng Yu immediately introduced them one by one, and then led the crowd into Yecheng without mentioning it.In the middle of the night, Liu Xiu summoned Deng Yu, and asked with a smile, "I am in charge of Hebei, and I can appoint officials and worship generals at will. You came thousands of miles, is it because you are looking for an official position?" Deng Yu respectfully replied: "When Yu came, he didn't want to be an official." Liu Xiudao: "Then what are you asking for?" Deng Yu said: "I hope that the mighty virtue of the Duke of Ming Dynasty will be added to the world, and Yu will be able to emulate his size, and he will be famous in the ears of bamboo and silk."

Liu Xiu laughed loudly and said, "Emperor Liu Xuanzheng you to enter the court as an official, but you refused many times. Now I am alone in Hebei, but you come to join me on your own initiative. Why?" Deng Yu said, "It's just because of what you said back then." Liu Xiu was taken aback, and asked, "Which sentence?" Deng Yu said: "The Great River! The Great Sea!" Liu Xiu sighed for a long time, and said with a smile: "I joked back then, but you actually took it seriously." Deng Yu shook his head, and replied meaningfully: "You are not joking!"

Liu Xiu was shocked, Deng Yu hadn't seen him for many years, why did he act like Feng Yi and Cen Peng when they met, and wanted to encourage him to rebel and become emperor?So he pretended to be angry and said, "Where did you start talking about this?" Deng Yu said: "'The strong wind tore down the tree, and the roots of the tree are exposed. There are several vines on it, and the green is still unrealized'. Has Minggong heard this poem?" Liu Xiu smiled and said, "You suddenly mentioned this poem, do you have any explanation?" Deng Yu said: "Liu Xuan is a tree. The tree of Liu Xuan will fall. Although Liu Xuan has proclaimed himself emperor, the world will be in chaos. The genus Chimei and Qingdu in Shandong are moving in tens of thousands, and the three auxiliary thieves often gather together .Liu Xuan is called the emperor, but in fact he was held hostage by the generals. He was powerless, and all the generals were mediocre and violent. They were determined to make money and compete for power. Those who want to respect the Lord and keep the people safe. The Quartet is falling apart, and the situation is visible!"

Deng Yu said again: "Gong, Teng Ye. Now that Liu Xuan's tree has fallen, although the Duke can stabilize Hebei and build a vassal to assist him, I'm afraid that nothing will be established, and it will not be a long-term solution." Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu with a smile, like an elder looking at a child who is performing, and said, "Go ahead!" Deng Yu said: "A sage must not go against the time, and the time must not be lost. Since Liu Xuan is mediocre, he is not good enough to be an emperor, so he should be replaced by a sage. In the first battle of the Duke in Kunyang, he defeated Wang Mang with millions of people. The world heard about it, and everyone was shocked. , This is also the martial arts of the Lord. The public recommends sincerely to receive scholars, the young and the elders are polite, rewarding the good is not too late, and punishing the evil is as far away as possible. This is also the martial arts of the Lord. The combination of Wen, Zhi and martial arts is the so-called sage of the world. In today's plan, Mo Too much to respond to the expectations of the people, recruiting heroes, and pleasing the hearts of the people. With the mighty virtue of the public, establish the cause of the ancestors, and save the lives of the people, this is the time!"

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "I have no long-term concerns, only near-term concerns. The world is not what I dare to look forward to. Is there a strategy to stabilize Hebei?" Deng Yudao: "When Hebei is settled, the world will be determined by itself. Hanoi is surrounded by mountains and rivers, which is enough to be solid. Its land is rich and noble. The old capital of Yin has this, and it is like Gaozu's relationship with the middle. Once Hanoi is obtained, then march to settle Jizhou. Take Youzhou and Bingzhou in the north and use them for horses; take Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east to draw the benefits of the negative sea. Hebei has been flattened, the five states have been gathered, and the south is commanded.

With only a few words, Deng Yu seemed to have everything under control.Later generations called this "Yecheng Strategy", and Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Dui" is the same as the model of "a scholar can know the world without going out".After Liu Xiu listened, he sighed and said, "Son, was Zhang Liang in the past?" Deng Yu prostrated himself on the ground and said in a respectful voice, "Duke Ming, today is also the great ancestor." The two looked at each other and laughed, and that night they got together on the bed, reminiscing about the old days and having a night together, very happy.

From then on, Liu Xiu named Deng Yu as General Deng, and he became very close to him, and often ordered him to live together and discuss with each other.He also granted Deng Yu great power in personnel affairs, and ordered him to inspect the generals and recommend talents. Deng Yu was so young and new here, yet his position was above everyone's, so everyone was skeptical and worried about Liu Xiu's eyesight.Liu Xiuxiao said to the crowd: "There are three-year-old men in the world, and there are hundred-year-old children. When I first met Deng Yu, Deng Yu was only thirteen years old, but he was already mature and prudent. He is very approachable. You should not be young, but Xuanfu can still be afraid of future generations. .Deng Yu's ability will be revealed in the future."