Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 161 Tongue shining lotus, Zheng Ping lobbied Liu Yu

With the double-sided stirrups and saddle rings specially made by Zheng Ping, Zhuge Liang was barely able to ride long distances alone.

When he was about to reach the city of Zhuo County, Zhuge Liang carefully hid the stirrup on the right, and covered the saddle ring with his luggage.

"Ah Liang, in fact, there is no need to cover up the saddle ring and the stirrup on the right. The more you cover up, the more weird it will be to others."

"Ah? Brother, why didn't you say it earlier, I covered it up all the way."

"There is a saying in the art of war: what is true is empty, and what is empty is true. I thought you could understand."

"But with double-sided stirrups and saddle rings, even I can ride a horse for a long distance. It is indeed a cavalry artifact. Shouldn't it be kept secret?"

Looking at Zhuge Liang whose thinking has been taken astray, Zheng Xuan shook his fan and smiled lightly: "Ah Liang, for a person who has learned riding since childhood, every movement of riding a horse has been practiced countless times."

"After years of practice, the body has already formed an instinctive reaction, but this war horse suddenly has more saddle rings and double-sided stirrups. The riding skills I learned before have to be changed."

"But how can the body instinct and thinking inertia be changed so easily?"

"Even if some knights think the saddle ring and double-sided stirrups are good, the rest of the knights will despise or fear them. The more skilled a knight is, the more he despises and fears them. This is what makes people feel bad!"

"So it's useless for you to cover up, most people will only see you as a fool."

Zhuge Liang scratched his head subconsciously: "Brother, I always feel that you are lying to me. How many of your words are true?"

Zheng Ping laughed: "Whether it's true or not, it's up to you to judge for yourself. Let's go to the city!"

Qingzhou Biejia's Yinshou showed his identity, and the city gate guards in Zhuocheng did not make much trouble, but sent a guard to guide Zheng Ping and Zhuge Liang to the state pastoral mansion.

In the State Shepherd's Mansion, Liu Yu was discussing with everyone.

"Yecheng sent people to send a letter to tell Gongsun Zan to attack Yecheng in the name of Dong, and let the old man handle Gongsun Zan with justice and restrain Gongsun Zan. Don't go to Jizhou to plunder the soldiers and people." Liu Yu frowned, and when he mentioned Gongsun Zan's three The words are three points more disgusting.

When Wei You heard the words, he quickly came out to remonstrate, "According to Mr. Yuan Hao's assertion, Yuan Shao intentionally deceived Gongsun Zan to go south to Yecheng. Now that Yuan Shao is suing Gongsun Zan, he must be trying to bring disaster to the east and make the envoy and Gongsun Zan turn against each other."

"Great Sima, don't listen to Yuan Shao's slander!"

Engaged in Cheng Xu also said: "Emissary, although Gongsun Zan sent troops to the south, he did not make a big mistake. On the contrary, Yuan Shao stole Jizhou and provoked disputes between the envoy and Gongsun Zan to disrupt Youzhou. punish!"

Liu Yu was a little displeased: "Although Gongsun Zan failed to attack Ye City, his intention to attack is enough to judge him guilty! If it is not dealt with fairly, how can the laws of Youzhou be made strict? What if everyone regards the laws as nothing? Can the common people be convinced?"

"If Gongsun Zan is not severely punished, all counties and states can pursue self-interest and attack without authorization. Wouldn't it be a child's play to treat the decree of the prefectural pastor's government?"

Wei You and Cheng Xu were very anxious.

Liu Yu had the power to restrain Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan attacked Yecheng without telling Liu Yu.

But Gongsun Zan supported his troops with self-respect, so how could he sit still and wait for death?

To deal with it impartially is to force Gongsun Zan to rebel!

"My lord, why don't you ask Mr. Yuan Hao to discuss it?" said Qi Zhou.

The conflict between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan was well understood by the State Shepherd's Office.

Especially after Gongsun Zan intercepted and killed the envoy of the Wuhuan tribe without authorization and wanted to destroy Liu Yu's gentle strategy, Liu Yu hated Gongsun Zan even more.

The public can only persuade from time to time, and it is difficult to change Liu Yu's attitude towards Gongsun Zan.

Liu Yu shook his head: "Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself. Yuan Hao is a guest from Youzhou. Whether you answer or not, you will offend others."

If Tian Feng is called to discuss.

Tian Feng would offend Gongsun Zan if he agreed to deal with it impartially, and he would offend Liu Yu if he disagreed with it. No matter how Tian Feng answered, he would offend either Gongsun Zan or Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't want Tian Feng innocent to be involved in his conflict with Gongsun Zan, so he rejected Qi Zhou's proposal.

The people engaged in it suddenly lost their minds.

At this moment, scattered officials outside the door came to report: "My lord, please don't drive to Zhengzhou, Qingzhou!"

Liu Yu suddenly became suspicious: "Qingzhou? Could it be because of Gongsun Zan?"

Seeing Liu Yu's hesitation, Xian Yufu, who was engaged in the business, remonstrated: "Don't drive to Qingzhou to visit in person. There must be important issues to discuss, so why don't you call him to ask."

Liu Yu nodded and asked the scattered officials to call Zheng Ping in.

Soon.

Zheng Ping and Zhuge Liang came hand in hand.

"Don't be an official in Qingzhou, don't drive to work in Zheng Ping, I have met the great Sima!" Zheng Ping held his fan and saluted, and Zhuge Liang followed suit.

Liu Yu looked at Zheng Ping carefully, and saw that his eyes were piercing, his demeanor was calm, his feather fan was shaking gently, and he was unrestrained and comfortable. He couldn't help but praise him: "I have heard for a long time that the son of Duke Kang Cheng is generous, elegant, and talented. When I see him today, I am even more romantic." ah!"

Zheng Pingjing said: "I have traveled to various states and counties, but I have seen that most of the emperors and princes are fat and fat, and they don't know the crops. It is rare to hear of those who are able to keep their bodies in order and stand out from the crowd."

"Of course, Da Sima respects Taoism and seeks fame, and he is loyal and self-raised. He worries about work day and night, and keeps the royal family in mind, so that Dong Zhuo is afraid of submission.

"The Han Dynasty is in decline, people have different ideas, Da Sima has not lost his loyalty, he can be called the virtuous eldest son of the Han family!"

Liu Yu laughed loudly: "Don't be too famous, Zheng! The old man was ordered by the late emperor to guard the northern frontier. He only hates his limited intelligence. He is always cautious and treading on thin ice, for fear of disappointing the late emperor's expectations. A little bit of fame is all praise! "

Liu Yu greatly appreciated Zheng Ping's praise.

In particular, "but don't accept the honorary title, and follow the rules to understand yourself", "without losing loyalty, you can be called the virtuous son of the Han family", which made Liu Yu feel happy.

For Liu Yu, the most fearful thing is to be misunderstood and have the heart of proclaiming emperor.

The Son of Heaven is still alive, and the unification of the Han Dynasty has not been broken. How can the princes and kings abandon their loyalty and integrity and pretend to be emperors?

"Why did Zheng Biejia come to Youzhou this time?" Liu Yu asked, stroking his beard.

Zheng Ping glanced at the crowd, and then presented Gongsun Zan's letter: "There is a letter from General Fenwu to report that Yuan Shao, the false Jizhou shepherd, has stolen Yecheng and prevented Youzhou from begging Dong Bingma to go south. Please read it. "

Liu Yu was stunned.

Wei You, Cheng Xu, Qi Zhou, Xian Yufu and other civil and military professionals in Youzhou also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Gongsun Zan would sue Yuan Shao?

Or did Qingzhou Biejia Zheng Ping submit it on his behalf?

Zhuge Liang stood quietly behind Zheng Ping, his small eyes were a little excited.

When he was in You Beiping, Zhuge Liang was sent to the racecourse to select a thousand-mile horse, so he couldn't see Zheng Ping's debate skills in lobbying Gongsun Zan, which made Zhuge Liang quite regretful.

But this time, Zhuge Liang was not dismissed.

Glancing at the expressions of Liu Yu and the others, Zhuge Liang was filled with anticipation.

a long time.

Liu Yu put down Gongsun Zan's letter, and looked at Zheng Ping with complicated eyes: "Bie Zheng, do you think Gongsun Zan really just went south to attack Dong Zhuo and has no other intentions?"

Zheng Ping saluted with his fan, and asked, "Does Da Sima have evidence of General Gongsun's other intentions? Or, does Yuan Shao have evidence of Gongsun Zan's attack on Yecheng?"

Liu Yu looked surprised: "Since Zheng Biejia knew about the Central Plains Committee, why did he still send a letter for Gongsun Zan?"

Zheng Ping held his fan and smiled lightly: "Da Sima, before answering this question, I would like to ask, does Da Sima have the heart of a king?"

Liu Yusurong said: "The emperor is suffering, and the old man never forgets the heart of the king, but because there is no emperor's edict, he has not been able to send troops to serve the king. My son wrote a letter a while ago, and he has received the emperor's edict to keep Luyang." .

"The old man has ordered Xian Yugan to lead [-] Youzhou cavalry to go south to Luyang and join Yuan Shu."

Zheng Ping pretended to sigh: "The three thousand cavalry of Da Sima may not come back. Poor General Xianyuqian has the heart to serve the country loyally and bravely, but he can only die before his ambition is fulfilled."

Liu Yu turned pale in shock: "Why did Zheng Biejia say that?"

Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin also looked at Zheng Ping in horror.

Zheng Ping's eyes froze slightly: "Liu Shizhong was supposed to come to Youzhou directly with an imperial decree, but now he stays in Luyang. Doesn't Da Sima have any doubts?"

"It must be that there are villains in Luyang who slandered the general later, so that the general mistakenly believed that the emperor only believed in the great Sima, but not the general Qin Qin, who wanted to beg for thieves."

"The latter general detained Liu Shizhong because of this, and only asked Liu Shizhong to write a letter to Da Sima."

Liu Yu was surprised and said, "How could the general be like this?"

Zheng Ping glanced at the civil and military affairs calmly, and wrote down everyone's reactions one by one: "Grand Sima, people's hearts are unpredictable! Before coming to Youzhou, Qingzhou sent a general to Yuzhou to help the latter general kill Yuan Shaobiao. Yuzhou Inspector Zhou Yu."

"It's just because Zhou Yu took advantage of the time when General Qin was begging for Dong, and attacked the counties in Yuzhou, vainly wanting General to withdraw his troops from Luoyang."

"After killing Zhou Yu, Danyang prefect Zhou Xin also sent troops to Yuzhou, and Jiujiang prefect Zhou Ang sent troops to attack Yangcheng in an attempt to block the return of Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou who attacked Dong Zhuo in Luoyang."

"If there are villains to slander again, saying that General Xian Yuqian and Zhou Yu and others have the same purpose, there is no guarantee that the latter general will not act first."

"At that time, the latter general will have the crime of detaining Liu Shizhong and killing Xian Yuqian, and Da Sima will definitely turn against the latter general, and the matter of begging Dong will be in vain again!"

Xian Yufu couldn't help cursing: "Which treacherous villain dares to make trouble secretly?"

But Xian Yuyin said coldly: "Yuan Shao is the most likely, and Gongsun Zan is also involved! I heard that Gongsun Zan secretly sent Gongsun Yue to Luyang."

As soon as the words fell, Gongsun Ji in the crowd couldn't help shivering: "General Gongsun must be notified of this matter as soon as possible."

Liu Yu was even more angry: "The emperor is suffering, these people are still pursuing their own interests, hateful, annoying!"

Wei You, Cheng Xu and other civil and military professionals are also angry.

If it was as Zheng Ping deduced, then King Qin's begging for Dong would be in vain.

"This matter is not without a remedy!" Seeing that everyone's emotions were mobilized, Zheng Ping opened his mouth slowly.

Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin were the most anxious and hurriedly asked for countermeasures.

Liu Yu also said: "Don't drive Zheng, it's a big matter, please speak up and teach me!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes brightened even more.

Zheng Ping had mobilized everyone's emotions with just a few words, and he didn't dare to be distracted.

"Now the soldiers going south from Youzhou include General Xianyugan under Da Sima's command, and General Gongsun Yue under General Gongsun's command."

"The slanderer must know that Da Sima and General Gongsun have always been at odds. If that person slanders the latter general to use the hands of General Gongsun Yue to get rid of General Xianyuqian, it will not only make Da Sima turn against the latter general."

"It can also make General Gongsun and Da Sima completely turn against each other!"

"At that time, Da Sima and General Gongsun will continue to die, and the schemers behind them will be able to benefit from it."

Zheng Ping said that Yuan Shao was not mentioned at all, but the meaning was already very obvious.

"Yuan Shao! It must be Yuan Shao!" Xian Yuyin said angrily: "Yuan Shao stole Jizhou, and he must also have the ambition to annex Youzhou. But Youzhou has a great Sima, and Yuan Shao dared not easily raise troops in Youzhou, so he took the opportunity to provoke The hatred between Da Sima and Gongsun Zan!"

"No matter who wins or loses, Da Sima or Gongsun Zan, there will be damage. When Yuan Shao uses treacherous tricks again, this Youzhou will fall into Yuan Shao's hands."

Zhuge Liang was slightly surprised.

Xian Yuyin actually took the initiative to say what his brother wanted to say?

Wonderful!

Leading others to speak out can resonate more emotionally than a brother's speaking out.

Liu Yu also clenched his fists.

Following the train of thought given by Zheng Ping and thinking of the conflict between himself and Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu did not doubt Zheng Ping's deduction.

Yuan Shu could listen to the slanderous rumors and detain Liu He, so he could also listen to the slanderous rumors and use Gongsun Yue's hands to kill Xianyugan.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu gritted his teeth with hatred and regretted, "It's the old man who harmed General Xianyu! Yuan Shao's traitor, how dare you do that!"

Xian Yufu bowed his hands to Zheng Ping: "I also ask Zheng Biejia to save General Xianyu's life. This kindness will never be forgotten by Xianyu's family!"

Zheng Ping didn't answer, but pointed at Liu Yu.

Xian Yufu was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses, cupped his hands to Liu Yu and said, "Since General Fenwu is willing to write to accuse Yuan Shao, the false Jizhou shepherd, of stealing Yecheng and obstructing Youzhou from begging Dong Bingma to go south, it means that General Fenwu has followed To make the king agree with you."

"The subordinates think that they should send someone to tell General Fenwu about the villain's slander about the general as soon as possible."

"Send people to Luyang as soon as possible, and try to avoid the conflict between General Xianyu and Gongsun Yue as much as possible."

Xian Yuyin, Wei You, Cheng Xu and other civil and military officials also persuaded him one after another.

Seeing that all the workers were persuading, Liu Yu was in a complicated mood, but he still issued the corresponding order.

But after issuing the corresponding order, Liu Yu used an excuse to discuss some private matters with Zheng Ping, so that everyone in charge would step down.

"Zheng Biejia has good means!" Liu Yu looked at Zheng Ping: "The so-called villain's slander is probably fabricated by Zheng Biejia."

Zheng Pingran admitted: "I underestimated Da Sima, and my words are deceitful, what an offense!"

Liu Yu sighed softly: "Zheng Biejia's move is also to avoid the extreme conflict in Youzhou. I can only be grateful, how can I blame?"

"It's just that I didn't expect that Gongsun Zan would do this!"

Liu Yu has been in office for many years, and he has seen many such infighting.

He didn't notice the problem at first, but when he saw that everyone was trying to persuade him to make peace with Gongsun Zan, he realized something was wrong.

　For 30 consecutive days, the daily update is [-], which is a bit unbearable.

　　As a result, the update time has not been fixed for the past few days. Recently, there will be two updates, one at noon and one at night. I will adjust it.

　　Feel sorry…

　　
　
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