Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 417 The Talent of a Good Minister
Taking advantage of this time, Liu Yu took a few more glances at Hua Xin who was taking a step ahead.

"Ding, Hua Xin, strength is 58, command is 61, resourcefulness is 83, mind is 95, friendship is -50."

Why is the friendliness at -50? Hua Xin and I have never met before!Could it be that Hua Xin is an angry youth who is hostile to the Han Dynasty?

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On the way to the front hall, Liu Yu exchanged names with the other three.

Jia Kui's style name is Liang Dao, Man Chong's style name is Boning, and Jiang Ji's style name is Zitong.

In history, these three people were all famous ministers of Wei State. Jia Kui had both military and government affairs, Man Chong was strict in controlling soldiers, and Jiang Ji was good at strategy.

In fact, Liu Yu noticed the three of them when he was in the side hall.

At this time, Jia Kui, Man Chong and Jiang Ji were still very young, and they were the plastic talents Liu Yu was looking for.

"Because Guo Jia missed a good opportunity to recruit, these three people can't take advantage of Cao Cao right now. We have to find a way to abduct them to Luoyang."

It's just that Liu Yu is using a fake name and is in Guo Jia's house. How can he persuade these three people not to vote for Cao Cao?
Entering the front hall, Mao Jie asked the four of them to sit around the table one by one.

"The four are all talents who have passed the examination by the side hall. Next, there will be a debate and competition. The topic is whether the state should form an alliance with foreign races in the current situation."

"There is no loser in this competition. You can express your opinions around the topic, analyze the current pros and cons, and provide new directions for Bingzhou. I will record it and submit it to the military adviser for review."

After Mao Jie explained the rules of the test, he signaled the four of them to start.

Jiang Ji was the first to stand up and express his views.

This debate is of great importance. Those who perform well can be directly recruited as officials in Bingzhou, and those who are outstanding will have more opportunities to work with Cao Cao, the shepherd of Bingzhou. This is definitely a difficult opportunity for Jiang Ji, who has a low background. .

So Jiang Ji respectfully gave a big gift to Mao Jie, hoping to get more impression points.

"I believe that, given the current situation in Bingzhou, we should form an alliance with foreign races."

"First of all, only three and a half of the nine counties in Bingzhou are in the hands of the Han people, and the rest are actually controlled by the Hu people. If it is very difficult to conquer one by one, and the gain is not worth the loss, it is better to preserve your strength and compete with the princes of the Central Plains."

"Secondly, although the barbarians are two-faced and three-faced, they dare not face the big man head-on. As long as they coordinate and appease properly, they can be used as a boost to increase the strength of Bingzhou."

As soon as Jiang Ji finished speaking, Mao Jie applauded on the spot.

"What a Jiang Zitong, your opinion coincides with Cheng Gong's!"

The Cheng Gonggong mentioned by Mao Jie is Cheng Yu, another military commander in Cao Cao's army.

"I can win the praise of Mr. Cao, and I am sincere and terrified!"

Jiang Ji bowed his fists politely, and then sat down slowly.

Mao Jie, on the other hand, liked it more and more, Xin Dao said that this young man knows how to respect teachers and values, and he will be a pillar in the future, so he put a mark on the record just now, which means he is very optimistic about it.

Liu Yu was a little depressed at this time. He also saw that Jiang Ji was very talented and wanted to take him to Luoyang to become an official. Unfortunately, the timing was not right, Liu Yu was unable to reveal his identity for the time being, and the better Jiang Ji's performance, the less likely he would be recruited.

After Jiang Ji sat down, Man Chong stood up.

"I also agree with forming alliances with foreign races. But... the alliance I am talking about is not the same as the appeasement-oriented plan mentioned by Zitong."

"Oh? Bo Ning would like to share your opinion!"

Man Chong is also very good at debating, arousing Mao Jie's interest with just one mouthful.

"From my point of view, making an alliance with the Hu people should be more about transactions than appeasement. Just now Jiang Zitong also said that the Hu people are not trustworthy. Whether it is spoken or written, there is no guarantee that the Hu people will do things according to the agreement."

"That's why I believe that only the use of interests can control the use of foreigners in Bingzhou. For example, Hu people don't know how to make salt, and Bingzhou can completely cut off all channels, so that Hu people can only buy from Bingzhou."

"In this way, when Bingzhou sends troops to the princes of the Central Plains, no matter whether they want to borrow troops or horses from the Hu people, they dare not refuse to obey, which is much more guaranteed than a verbal covenant."

"Of course the Hu people will definitely cause trouble because of this, and the necessary strategic strikes still have to keep up. I believe that the army of the state shepherd should be enough to deal with it."

Man Chong's remarks corresponded to the sentence that slaps a sweet date. Although it is basically consistent with Jiang Jizhi's theory, it is more specific.

"Good! Great!"

Mao Jie was surprised to find that this full-fledged debate directly gave Bingzhou a clever plan to deal with the barbarians.

So he also made an obvious mark on the record.

Seeing Mao Jie's happy expression, Liu Yu felt even more uncomfortable in his heart.

"Ding, Jiang Ji, strength 57, command 61, resourcefulness 89, mind 85, friendliness 0."

"Ding, full of pets, force 64, command 82, resourcefulness 87, mind 86, friendship 0."

"Ugh……"

"Another good talent was discovered by the people on Cao Cao's side. Cao Cao's nasty nature will definitely entrust him with a heavy responsibility. This is not possible. We must try to stop them."

Liu Yu looked at the attribute values ​​​​of the two given by the system, and it was greedy.

There are quite a few generals under his command who are both high in military command, but there are not enough talents with high intelligence and internal affairs. The three people in front of him are just the kind of good ministers who can command the defense of the army and know how to govern the country, which Liu Yu urgently needs. I'm really willing to hand over to others.

Just as Liu Yu was thinking hard about how to take away the good minister, Jia Kui finally stood up.

"Zitong, Bo Ning has finished talking, it's my turn."

Jia Kui has long been eager to try, but Liu Yu sincerely hopes that his performance will not be too good.

"Ding, Jia Kui, force 68, command 82, resourcefulness 90, mind 90, friendliness 10."

Sure enough, Jia Kui was the best of the three.

"I believe that we should not form alliances with foreign races!"

As soon as this remark came out, Mao Jie stopped the pen in his hand, and Jiang Ji and Man Chong also showed doubting eyes.

The current situation is that Cao Cao has not yet reached the strength to annex the entire Bingzhou. As the so-called cooperation benefits both, and the other counties of Bingzhou are mountainous and wilderness, even if they are not allied, they will not be of much use. You can also collect some tribute every year to supplement logistics.

This matter is because anyone who knows a little bit of tricks can see the stakes in the middle, so once Jia Kui's idea is uttered, Mao Jie is not optimistic about it.

"Just try to say it."

Mao Jie was not optimistic, but Liu Yu became interested. After all, he knew Jia Kui's ability, so he wanted to hear his opinions.

I saw Jia Kui calmly found two stones, one big and one small, and put them on the table next to each other.

Seeing Jia Kui's strange behavior, Liu Yu frowned slightly, but after thinking for a while, he saw Jia Kui's real thoughts.

"What a Jia Liangdao, who actually thought of a strategy to drive away tigers and wolves." Liu Yu saw it through but didn't say anything, and sat aside with a smile.

(End of this chapter)