Shu Chen

Chapter 425 Westward Journey
Zheng Pu's restrained appearance is not because he is a duplicity.

It's not that Shi Bao's strategy is not good.

On the contrary, the strategy offered by Shi Bao is quite appropriate for the current situation in the Han Dynasty.

For example, "preserving success" is the national policy that the prime minister has already implemented; and the policy of "blaming others" was discussed privately with the prime minister before Zheng Pu's mission to Jiangdong in the past, and it is bound to be implemented.

That is to say, anyone with extraordinary intelligence can deduce that the big man will definitely implement these two points.

This is why Zheng Pu is unhappy.

Gein's two strategies only reflect Shi Bao's talent and vision, but they are not enough for Zheng Pu to make a conclusion-he is not a spy sent by Wei Guo, nor is it another "hidden tribe"!
As for the strategy of "separation" later on?
Shi Bao, who has a humble official position, has been wandering in the grassy rivers and lakes all year round. Even though he is talented, he cannot help but have a glimpse of the trade-offs in the temple.

Yes, it is nothing but delusion to destroy Sima Yi with words.

Considering the current situation, Cao Rui, no matter how stupid against Wei Wei, would not destroy the Great Wall by himself, repeating the mistakes of "If the animal husbandry is not used, Wang Qian will be imprisoned".

Moreover, Zheng Pu had already reported to the prime minister about Li Jian's entry into the Wei Dynasty.

If Li Jian succeeds, it will be enough to cause Wei's country to be in chaos for a long time, and the effect will not be inferior to the "Wei satire case" in the past.

Therefore, the estrangement mentioned by Shi Bao is better than nothing for the big man.

It was precisely because of this that Zheng Pu, who was ordered by the prime minister to examine Shi Bao's talents, judge him, and decide what official position he could confer, was a little hesitant for a while.

It's really hard for him to tell who is loyal~~
The difficulty lies in Shi Bao's extraordinary talent.

If his talent and learning are mediocre, Zheng Pu can freely admonish him for his position and power, and use Jia to abandon Wei and enter Han to achieve the effect of a thousand gold and horse bones.Anyway, a mediocre person, even a spy, can't make any waves.

However, Shi Bao has already demonstrated his talent and learning, and if he is granted an idle position or a low position, it will definitely make him feel cold.

And it will make the court cut itself off from the scholars who abandoned Wei and entered Han in the future.

But he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he was afraid that his motives for entering Han would be impure.

Because of his talents, he can go through the country. In other words, he has the ability to harm the country!
Zheng Pu didn't want to cause the Han court to hide hidden dangers because of his inattention for a while, so that he would miss the Northern Expedition in the future!
If you don't admonish the prime minister, will you appoint him in Nanzhong?

Well, not right.

Serving in the barren land of Nanzhong is no different from being given an idle job.

Or, admonish the prime minister to send him to Chengdu, and the emperor will give him a house and give him a county magistrate, and first observe his words, deeds and character?If he can be promoted to the temple in the future, then he will decide whether to send troops; if he has no ability to govern the herdsmen and no chance to enter the decision-making center, then there is no need to worry about whether he is a spy.

But Guan Xing previously praised him for his strategy of managing the country~~
Does conferring the post of county magistrate cause others to criticize and subdue talent?

Zheng Pu, who had already stepped out of the prime minister's office in Ji County and rode his horse slowly back to Luo Menju, his mind was also ups and downs with the bumps of the horse's back.

Yes, he had no intention of keeping Shi Bao on the front line of the Northern Expedition.

Even the idea of ​​raising him into the temple as Shang Shulang or the emperor's close minister was fleeting.

Because it is too easy to step into the decision-making center and interfere with government affairs and national policies in these positions.

Those who enter the enemy's country as an intermediary will die if the incident happens, and they don't care about life and death.In order to achieve the expectations in his heart, what's the matter with keeping his own place and forbearing for several years or ten years?

Alas, that's all.

The prime minister is far wiser than me.

Since I can't tell whether he voted sincerely, I simply claim that I can't leave him in Longyou, and record all my concerns in Shuzhuan and decide with the prime minister.

In February, mid-spring.

The trip was delayed by the heavy snow. It took Zheng Pu and Zhang Bao more than [-] days to arrive at the habitat of Shaodang Qiang: Xihai (Qinghai).

Zhang Bao, who was visiting for the first time, was very curious about this place that only nominally belonged to the territory of the Han Dynasty.

I was also overwhelmed by the scenery here.

Looking around, the world is full of vastness, and the continuous distant mountains are covered with white snow.

Only the misty center of the West Sea, which is frozen along the coast, is like a touch of blue in the frozen world.

Countless yellow swans (swans) rippling in it, or spreading their wings to chase each other, or two-to-two intimate, or swaying with the ripples, leisurely, agile and leisurely, adding vitality and charm to this snowy area .

The wind is desolate and the world is vast, which makes people instantly have a lonely mood of "I walk alone with my eyes up"; the leisurely and joyful companionship makes people feel bold and generous of "the world is my way".

As for that feeling, it depends on everyone's mood.

Undoubtedly, Zhang Bao is the latter.

He was so amazed that he slightly tore off his cloak, letting the cold wind into his chest wantonly, and sighed, "I don't think the scenery is so spectacular in the place where I am a big man!"

Zheng Pu, who was walking side by side, had a weary face and was in no mood to talk to him.

It's not that I despise Zhang Bao's ignorance.

Instead, he was sluggish after trekking in the wind and snow for more than [-] days, and he was still thinking about the words that he would meet and burn Dang Qiang Wang Mangzhong in his heart.

The brother-in-law cheated him again.

When he was writing a letter to ask the prime minister for instructions, he even said that Zheng Pu had asked for orders to come to Xihai on his own initiative!
He also made his own claim, swearing on behalf of Zheng Pu that he has a perfect strategy, and that this trip to the West Sea will surely recruit more than a thousand cavalry for the court to return to Hexi.
As a result, it is natural to make a fake come true.

And the prime minister also praised a few words in the letter.

Therefore, Zheng Pu had the urge to beat him up several times along the way.

It was only after comparing the strength of the two that reason overwhelmed impulse in the end, but since then it was only natural not to give him a good face.

But Zhang Bao was still unconscious.

Seeing that Zheng Pu didn't pay attention, instead he drove the horse closer, and asked, "Zijin, in your opinion, do the scenery of this place fit with the prime minister's phrase 'Be indifferent to clear ambitions, quiet to go far'?"

Ok?
When the prime minister was mentioned, Zheng Pu was naturally interested.

The sentence "There is no ambition without indifference, and no long-distance without tranquility" comes from the "Book of Commandments" that the prime minister returned to Chengdu a few years ago to instruct his descendants.

Knowing that Empress Zhang often entered the prime minister's house, she also liked this article, so she copied it and came back to supervise Prince Liu Zhen. Zhang Zun, who was still in Chengdu at that time, was inevitably educated.

Later, the news spread, and the dignitaries in the court were no strangers to the "Book of Commandments".

Of course Zheng Pu knew about this book.

But what does it have to do with the scenery here?
The scenery here is really enough to make people feel indifferent and peaceful, but it is the kind of indifferent, idle and isolated tranquility of grazing horses and sheep all day long.

"Since my brother likes this place, why don't I repair the imperial court and let my brother guard here?"

Zheng Pu said lightly, "There is no need to worry about the imperial court's disapproval. If brother is willing, I will definitely be able to facilitate this matter."

Guard here?

What's the difference between this and Zuoqian's idle position and discussing crimes moving to the border!
After Zhang Bao heard this, he immediately felt that the scenery was no longer spectacular, and those yellow swans were no longer leisurely.

"cough!"

With a light cough, he tightened his cloak and changed the subject, "Zijin, has the Prime Minister set a date for you to return to Chengdu?"

(End of this chapter)