Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

Because the battle with Lu Bu was a complete victory, almost a complete victory, Liu Bei used Zhuge Liang very much.

As for Zhuge Liang, because of Liu Bei's tears and that one kneeling down, he was full of face, so he stayed in Xuzhou and recognized Liu Bei as the master.

This is Zhuge Liang's most hoped life and his greatest ambition to monopolize power.

In essence, Zhuge Liang is very similar to Dong Zhuo.

He has no desire to become an emperor himself, but has the ambition to control the emperor.

Liu Bei is a person who knows people very accurately.

Whether it is to see that Ma Di is not useful, or to use Li Yan and others to restrain Zhuge Liang's power.

It is a pity that Li Yan was not Zhuge Liang's opponent, and was easily deposed by Zhuge Liang as a commoner, leaving Zhuge Liang alone in charge of the power of Shu.

Everything, big or small, has to go through Zhuge Liang's hands.

To put it nicely, it's called dedication, lest I fail Liu Bei's trust.

To put it bluntly, I just don't want to decentralize power to anyone, and I don't feel at ease with anyone.

As a result, after Zhuge Liang's death, the Kingdom of Shu had no more talents to use.

The Kingdom of Shu has talents, but Zhuge Liang didn't give them a chance to practice, and after Zhuge Liang died, it would be a mess to deal with political affairs and practice at the same time.

In fact, the current Liu Bei has also seen Zhuge Liang's ambitions, but he is now in despair, so he can only rely on Zhuge Liang, so he entrusts him with all the power.

As for Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, they didn't care about Zhuge Liang at first, thinking that Zhuge Liang had some strategies in marching and fighting, but internal affairs and military strategies were completely different.

But it didn't take long for Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong to discover that although Zhuge Liang was young, his talent in internal affairs was definitely higher than the two of them.

A few days later, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong admired Zhuge Liang immensely.

Zhuge Liang's talent in internal affairs is definitely far above them. Any difficult matter can be easily solved as long as it is in his hands.

But Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong soon discovered a problem, and that was Zhuge Liang's monopoly.

Zhuge Liang is indeed very hardworking. He wakes up early and goes to bed late every day. He personally reads all the official documents in Xuzhou, no matter how big or small.

In addition, Zhuge Liang also stipulated that he must personally read all punishments with more than [-] rods.

In this way, what else can Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong do?

Penalties of less than [-] rods are all petty thefts, and the local county magistrate can handle them.

With Zhuge Liang on top and officials from various places below, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong had nothing to do, and they were left idle.

At first, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong thought that this was what Liu Bei meant.

Especially Zhang Zhao, after Liu Bei lost Pengcheng, he once took refuge in Lu Bu.

Although he later turned against the water and cooperated with the outside to help Liu Bei win Pengcheng again, but after all, he betrayed the master and had stains.

Therefore, if Liu Bei no longer trusts him, it is understandable, and Zhang Zhao can only be cautious.

But not long after, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong discovered that more and more Pengcheng officials had objections to Zhuge Liang, all because they had lost their authority.

What authority means means status and status.

If you are an official in Xuzhou and have power in your hands, you can gain some benefits and convenience for yourself, your family, and relatives and friends.

If you are an official but have no power, what does it mean that you are an official?

This is the ethos of the big man for hundreds of years. It is really not good, and he cannot serve the common people wholeheartedly.

But Zhuge Liang broke this point, monopolizing power can indeed benefit the common people, so from this point of view, Zhuge Liang's seizing power is also positive.

As soon as Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong got together, they went to Liu Bei to complain.

Liu Bei is not a faint king, on the contrary, he is very wise, and he has long known about Zhuge Liang's seizure of power.

But Liu Bei didn't complain much about this, because although Zhuge Liang took power, he managed Xuzhou in an orderly manner, and the common people applauded.

Liu Bei is also free, and only trains with Guan and Zhang every day.

The better Zhuge Liang managed Xuzhou, the more happy the common people were, so when Zhuge Liang bought surplus grain from the common people, many common people were willing.

So food and grass are no longer a problem.

Xuzhou is stable and has plenty of food and grass. As long as the military training in Guanzhang is effective, the crusade against Jiangdong will naturally be quickly put on the agenda.

So, of course, Liu Bei couldn't be more satisfied with the current Zhuge Liang. Hearing Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong's complaint, his left ear listened, but his right ear blew up.

After pretending to listen to the bitterness of Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, Liu Bei of course could not reprimand them, he could only comfort him, saying that the conquest of Jiangdong was imminent, so Zhuge Liang used extraordinary means to quickly stabilize the situation in Xuzhou.

Liu Bei comforted them and said that there is only one Xuzhou now, and the land is small, and Zhuge Liang can handle it all by himself.

When Jiangdong, Huainan, and Yuzhou are taken down, the territory will be huge. Naturally, Zhuge Liang will not be able to handle all the political affairs by himself, and he will inevitably decentralize power at that time.

Liu Bei also patted his chest and assured the two that once these places were captured, he would definitely entrust them with important tasks.

In this way, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were satisfied, bid farewell to Liu Bei, and went home to wait in peace.

Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief. Xuzhou is stable, food and grass are sufficient, and soldiers and horses are almost trained.

At this time, Lu Su came to Liu Bei.

Since Zhuge Liang took refuge in Liu Bei, Lu Su has been much more relaxed.

He didn't care about internal affairs or military strategy, but Lu Su, unlike Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, didn't show any dissatisfaction.

As a result, Liu Bei felt embarrassed instead, so he imitated Hua Yu and established a dark guard army, which was handed over to Lu Su for management.

This means that Lu Su has become Liu Bei's complete confidant.

Lu Su came and greeted Liu Bei, and Liu Bei also gave him a seat.

"Report to my lord." After sitting down, Lu Su didn't even bother to take a sip of tea, so he bowed his hands to Liu Bei, "According to my lord's instructions, I have placed detailed work around and in Cao's mansion."

"However, during this period of time, Cao Bao has been conducting in-depth inspections, only the barracks and the mansion every day, and he has not been to any place."

Liu Bei sneered: "Cao Bao understands very well in his heart, knowing that I am secretly watching his every move, so he would not show any flaws."

"Cao Bao really thinks that I can't convict him if he is cautious and doesn't show any flaws?"

"My army is about to go south to conquer Yangzhou. At that time, Kong Ming, Yun Chang, Yi De, and Shuzhi will all go south with me. Xuzhou will only leave you and Tan Zhi."

"What I'm most worried about is that Cao Bao made trouble at that time, colluded with outsiders, and touched my foundation in Xuzhou."

"So, before the army goes south, Cao Bao must be killed to avoid future troubles."