Li Yan continued: "No matter who will win the world in the future and be the emperor, as long as he loves the people and works hard to govern, he will be a good emperor."

"Really? Then General Li thinks that if the Manchus from outside the pass enter the pass and rule the world. They are willing to promote the Manchu family and work hard to govern, will they be able to stabilize the world?" Zhou You continued to ask, and then did not wait for Li, whose expression changed slightly. Yan opened his mouth to respond, and said again: "General Li thinks, who loves the people more, King Chuang or I? Who can be a better emperor?"

Seeing Li Yan's silence again, Zhou You laughed again: "As an emperor, I have more experience than King Chuang. Presumably, General Li should be able to see this too? General Liu, what do you think? What do you think?" Is it your King Chuang's army that can fight, or my Datong army's elite?"

The latter words were naturally addressed to Liu Fangliang, and Liu Fangliang's face changed after hearing Zhou You's words, and he didn't know how to answer for a while: "This..."

"Hero Zhou wants to keep us and let us work for you? But this method is a bit..." Li Yan said.

Before he finished speaking, Zhou You said noncommittally: "In the past dynasties, the real emperors who have gone down in history, under the surface of wisdom, wisdom, and great talent, all did not use unscrupulous means, and did not pay attention to benevolence, morality, and so-called rules and regulations. Regarding talents, they Although they all like the more the better, but they also uphold the principle that they cannot be used by me or by the enemy, I wonder if General Li thinks so?"

Hearing this, Liu Fangliang's expression on the side changed, and Li Yan couldn't help but stare at Zhou You seriously: "Zhou... General Zhou, are you going to kill us?"

"It depends on your choice. How do you think your life and ambition compare with your loyalty to King Chuang?" Zhou You asked noncommittally.

Hearing this, he calmly looked at the wandering Li Yan, took a deep breath, and then slowly closed his eyes with a calm smile: "The general wants to kill me, so please do it!"

"Li Yan..." Seeing Li Yan like this, Liu Fangliang couldn't help changing his expression, and seeing the faded smile on Zhou You's face, his expression became more entangled and anxious.

Looking at Li Yan who was calmly waiting for death with his eyes closed, Zhou You was silent for a while, then shook his head and smiled: "Sure enough, it is easy to defeat a person, but it is really difficult to conquer a person's heart. Do loyal ministers not serve two masters? Okay , Li Yan, you have integrity, I appreciate it very much. You can go now!"

Liu Fangliang on the side had already considered whether to give in to Zhou You for now, but when he heard Zhou You's words, he couldn't help being stunned.What are you playing?Do you want to play heartbeat like this?

"Thank you, General!" Opening his eyes, he also looked at Li Yan who was traveling around in surprise, and after giving him a slightly stern look, he walked straight out.

Without waiting for Li Yan to walk out of the room, Zhou You went on to say: "Li Yan, people should have some persistence and not waver easily. But sometimes, people's persistence is not necessarily right. With your intelligence, you should see Find out who has a better chance of winning the world, me or King Chuang."

"I just want to say, when you can't stay with King Chuang any longer and you find that King Chuang is not the real Lord, don't foolishly think about proving your loyalty with death. If you die, you will lose everything. People Persistence is the most important thing, but what is more rare is change and choice. At that time, I will still welcome the two of you here, and it is never too late," Zhou You continued.

Li Yan, who paused, left with Liu Fangliang, whose expression changed after a while.

After they left, Chu Qiao walked in and said, "Are you really going to let them go? I can see that this Li Yan is very capable. Aren't you worried that you will let the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles in the future?"

"I can't bear it! But sometimes, you have to let go. You have to lose to gain! Do you really want me to kill him?" Zhou You sighed.

"Maybe, because of your letting go today and his ignorant persistence in the future, more people will die. Is that worth it?" Chu Qiao continued to ask.

When Zhou You heard this, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and looked at her in surprise, "Hehe...it's rare! When will you think about things the other way?"

"Didn't I learn it from you, it's unreasonable to disturb three points!" Chu Qiao smiled slightly: "I hope that your momentary soft-heartedness this time will make Li Yan think about it in the future, and serve you more faithfully!"

Zhou You, who couldn't help but laugh, went on to say: "There will be no shortage of talents. Great talents are desirable but not available. But as long as the net is big enough, you will naturally be able to catch big fish. Just like this time, we Zhang Open the big net, and prepare to capture the Jinyiwei and the imperial army. When the world is calmed down and the whole world is in the palm of your hand, are you afraid that all the talents in the world will not come to cast their votes?"

"Everything is ready. General Yan Ting and General Yuan Che will also send troops from the grassland and central Sichuan to support them. After this battle, the Datong Army will be able to gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong," Chu Qiao said noncommittally: "Do you want to sit on the Diaoyutai and watch a good show? Or..."

"Everything is ready, and Yu Wenyue is in the middle to take care of it. Now that the situation has been settled, what does it matter if I stay or not?" Before Chu Qiao finished speaking, Zhou You said repeatedly: "Let's go to Jiangnan first, and see what else is going on. Let's have a good show! By the way, let's see how Xiao Ce is doing there. The rich and prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River should be taken as soon as possible to ensure the supplies of our Datong army. At the same time, there are many powerful families in the south, and it is the most It's hard to control!"

Chu Qiao smiled coldly and said, "They're all moths, just kill them! If we don't clean them up, where will the money come from? How can there be extra land for those who have no land and little land? Don't take advantage of the change of dynasty to carry out land reform With the New Deal, it will be difficult to guarantee the long-term stability of the new dynasty, which is what you said! Didn’t you do exactly that when you eliminated Nanliang before?”

"Simple and crude methods are good, but they have many disadvantages. Governing a large country is like cooking a small fresh food. If the heat is too high, it will easily burn." Zhou You smiled noncommittally. , to complete the reforms in the South in a smoother way, and ensure that economic losses and social unrest in the wealthy South are avoided as much as possible.”

"The South is not like the Northwest, which can be ruled after chaos. Generally speaking, the South is relatively stable. On the surface, it is still prosperous and prosperous, and there are no hungry people everywhere," Zhou You continued.

But Chu Qiao said repeatedly: "That's because you don't know the situation of the people at the bottom, and the real rich places in the south are only Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In other places, especially the southwest and southeast, the people are still living in dire straits."

"I know, that's why our talents go to the poorest and most chaotic places." Zhou You nodded slightly and said, "Now, Xiao Ce should have developed well in southern Jiangxi, right? There are also the development of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the development of the navy. Only when we really go south can we have enough capital to go north to destroy the Ming Dynasty, and then send troops to deal with the Manchus outside the pass.”

"This is the reason why my lord wants to win over Shanzong? Their strength in the south, especially in Guangdong and Guangxi, is indeed not to be underestimated," Chu Qiao nodded thoughtfully.

Zhou You nodded lightly, then shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, the power of the Shanzong is too fragmented after all, and has not really developed in depth. After all, from the beginning, they did not really want to rebel. So, although we have to rely on them power, but we can't completely rely on them, we still have to absorb the power of Shanzong in the end."

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