The word "alien" comes from Li Boyuan's novel "The Appearance of the Officialdom" by Li Boyuan in the late Qing Dynasty, but before that, the plan of "alien" had long been used on the battlefield by famous strategists in ancient my country.

During the Warring States Period, Li Mu guarded the border, and Qin did not dare to advance eastward, so he bribed the Zhao king's close minister Guo Kai, causing him to spread rumors in the country, mentioning that Li Mu colluded with the Qin king with the will of arrogance. Therefore, King Zhao destroyed the Great Wall and staged a tragedy of "Li Mu died and Zhao king died."

When the Chu-Han battled for hegemony, Chen Ping, a counselor under Liu Bang, also used the strategy of alienation to alienate the Chu King Xiang Yu, the most famous civil minister, Fan Zeng, and the military general Zhong Limei, which eventually led to the Chu King's slump and slashing his throat into Wujiang.

Of course, there are countless examples of such in the long river of history.

For example: Wang Yun in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" used Diao Chan to match Lu Bu first and then Xu Dong Zhuo, which caused the two to turn against each other and kill each other. As well as Qu Yan, Zu Yi and Mu Tiva used two prophecies: "A hundred liters fly into the sky, the bright moon shines on Chang'an" and "The mountains collapse without being pushed, and the oak tree stands up without being supported", which killed the life of the famous general Hu Luguang of the North Qi Dynasty, etc.

"Disaster?"

When Liu Bei suddenly heard Yan Xiang mention these words, he was slightly stunned. His thoughts changed sharply, but his eyes showed some confusion.

"My brother taught scriptures and education, loved the people and raised the scholars, and was kind and powerful in Jingzhou. The generals such as Wang Wei and Wen Zhongye under his tent were also very loyal to him. I am afraid that he could not be easily persuaded by his own words. Who is Wen Ji's goal to choose as the target of separation?"

"These words are different from lord!" Yan Xiang shook his head and smiled, "According to Yan, Liu Jingzhou is better than talking, he is self-disciplined, but he is suspicious by nature. Therefore, except for his favoritism and loyalty to Kuai Yidu, he does not trust anyone, including his two brothers, Cai Degui and Cai He."

This is the truth. Otherwise, if Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had made the situation in Jingzhou a mess, Liu Biao would definitely not have taken off the hat on Cai Mao's head.

Zhuge Liang nodded, and Liu Bei also smiled. He had wanted to annex the land of Jingchu for a long time, so how could he not know Liu Biao's weakness? It's just that now he is under the roof and he has to maintain his words.

Liu Bei secretly praised and was about to respond, but suddenly remembered the Cai family and the two mentioned in Yan Xiang's speech. The beauty just now was broken in an instant, and his brows frowned slightly, as if the spring sorrow that could not be melted on the lake surface: "As the gentleman said, Brother Jingsheng does not trust others very much, and is not a good object of separation.

However, the general choice of a trap is either his confidant or his right-hand man, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve the effect of a trap. However, there are only a few people like this in Jingzhou, except for the Cai family, Kuai Yidu.

There is no need to say much about Cai. Cai Degui was exiled to Xinyang because of us and lost his position as the chief commander of the Jingzhou Navy, and hated us to the core. Cai's heart was all in Liu Cong, and it was impossible for us to use it.

Could it be that Mr. Wenji's goal has always been on Kuai Yidu? To be honest, this man is a heroic man, known as the romantic man of Jingchu, and is indeed a hero in the area. Unfortunately, he and Brother Jingsheng have a close relationship with each other for many years. It may be more difficult to convince him than Shu Road!"

"Kuai Yidu? Isn't your lord joking? I'm not a arrogant person, how dare you show off your skills in front of Kuai Yidu?" Yan Xiang laughed at herself, with the words "embarrassment" written on her face.

"When his subordinates were still serving under the command of the Highway General, the Highway General and Sun Wentai were preparing to encircle Yuan Benchu, so Liu Jingsheng sent troops to help Benchu. At that time, the counselor in Liu Jingsheng's army was Kuai Yidu.

My subordinates were sent to Liu Ying on the order of General Gaolu, and I was fortunate to meet him. However, it was this side that my subordinates knew that the ravines and quarrels in Jing Xiang Fengliu's heart were far beyond comparison. Lord, what do you think if my subordinates want to disagree with this person, wouldn't it be a joke for others?"

"There are strengths and the shorts of the ruler. Everyone has different characteristics and expertise. Kuai Yidu just happened to beat Mr. in argument. Why should he worry about him?" Liu Bei persuaded him, but a bigger mystery surged in his heart.

Since Yan Xiang’s target is neither the Cai family nor Kuai Yue, who is the one he really wants to get apart?

Who is qualified to be his target by Liu Biao?

Liu Bei was puzzled, but Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. Yan Xiang's words seemed like a big hand, pushing away the fog in front of him, and his breathing became slightly brisk: "Mr. Wen Ji, are you talking about Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Jingzhou?"

"Kong Ming is indeed worthy of being the Wolong from Jingzhou. He can guess what Yan is thinking with just a few gossips. Gao, it is indeed Gao!" Yan Xiang stretched out his thumb to Zhuge Liang and nodded firmly, "Lord, as Kong Ming said, Yan's target of separation has always been Liu Qi!"

If the plan of separation is used well, it is indeed a knife that kills people without blood. However, there is no case of father and son becoming enemies in the above allusion, and what Liu Bei thought of was also the matter of Li Mu and Fan Zeng, and he couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.

Yan Xiang seemed to have guessed Liu Bei’s thoughts and asked with a faint smile: “Do you still remember the witchcraft disaster during the Martial Emperor’s period?”

The witchcraft disaster refers to a major political event that occurred in the late period of Emperor Wu of Han.

In the second year of Zhenghe, Gongsun Jingsheng, the son of Prime Minister Gongsun He, was reported to have committed adultery with Princess Yangshi and cursed Emperor Wu of Han with witchcraft. Therefore, Gongsun He and his son were imprisoned and died. Princess Zhuyi, Princess Yangshi, and Wei Qing's son Changping Hou Wei Kang were all executed.

Emperor Wu's favorite minister Jiang Chong implicated the government and the country through torture and frame-up, causing a bloody storm, and tens of thousands of innocent people died as a result.

At the same time, because he had a slight ties with Prince Liu, Jiang Chong joined forces with Li Guangli, Han Shuo and the eunuch Su Wen and others to frame the prince. The prince was frightened and could not prove his innocence, so he raised an army to kill Jiang Chong Han Shuo. As a result, Emperor Wu was suspicious and Emperor Wu suppressed the army. The prince and the queen guard Zifu committed suicide one after another.

Thinking of everything in the previous dynasty, Liu Bei's mind suddenly became clear, and there was only one last question left in his heart: "Jing Sheng's eldest son Liu Qi is filial, but his character is too cowardly, and he has no soldiers in his hands. How dare you ask how you convince him to use it for me, how can you make him compete with Emperor Wu like the former Prince Li?"

Yan Xiang waved his hand and smiled, "My lord is right. From the surface, Liu Qi is indeed filial and cowardly. But lord, you seem to have forgotten the current situation of this eldest son of the governor, right?

Liu Jingsheng loved the house and the Wu, and the only one among the two sons was Liu Cong. The Cai family, Cai Mao and the generals who were close to Liu Cong also hated Liu Qi for blocking Liu Cong's path, and they were even more dissatisfied with Liu Qi, provoking and slandering.

Even so, Liu Qi has persisted for so many years. Lord, a weak personality alone may not be able to accurately express Liu Qi's character? If his subordinates are not guessing correctly, then Liu Qi is just showing weakness on the surface!

If you want to take it, you must first give it a reply. The tiger has the word "king" on its head, but it is extremely silent when it moves; the eagle is flying high in the sky for food, but the animals in the fields cannot hear its roar.

The strong know how to show weakness, while the weak show off their strength. Among Liu Jingsheng's sons, Liu Qi should be a real strong man, and his abilities are definitely not comparable to Liu Cong. As for the military force you mentioned, isn't there any other loyal general Wang Wei who adheres to the principle of establishing his eldest son?"

"Are you sure?" Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

Yan Xiang waved his hand and said loudly: "Lord, please don't worry, Yan will be able to dig an insurmountable gully inside Jingzhou!"

Liu Bei held Yan Xiang's hands tightly, and his eyes were filled with appreciation: "Okay, let this ravine start with Liu Qi!"
Chapter completed!