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

Chapter 302 Breaking Cao's plan, Zheng Ping lobbied Zang Hong

Zheng Ping played a trick and deliberately changed the old talk about drinking with Sun Gan into Liu Bei's heartfelt words.

In order to improve Liu Bei's impression in Gao Shun's heart.

For a hero like Gao Shun who came from a humble background, has great abilities, and has an upright personality, he is not very good at dealing with the etiquette of dealing with scholars.

Either don't say anything, or say it bluntly, this is Gao Shun's behavior style.

Although not tactful, but also more sincere.

For such people, Zheng Ping also treats each other with sincerity.

Baishui held a banquet, only respecting heroes, not bandits.

Not only cleverly resolved Gao Shun's embarrassment of not being good at drinking, but also gave Gao Shun the most sincere banquet gift.

Gao Shun's abyss-deep eyes also became more colorful because of this.

Although Gao Shun is a descendant of the Gao family of the famous Chenliu family, he received a lot of ridicule and contempt since he was a child.

The only fortunate thing is that Gao Shun has a good foundation and a burly body. Even if he cannot be as proficient in literature and martial arts as other Gao's children, and can make friends with scholars and dignitaries, he can still let Gao Shun follow the path of leading the army.

Although he seldom read military books, Gao Shun could remember the four words "orders and prohibitions" and implemented them!

There are many generals in Yanzhou who understand the art of war better than Gao Shun.

For example, Hao Meng, another general under Zang Hong's command, was familiar with the art of war since childhood.

However, Hao Meng is not worthy of wiping Gao Shun's feet when it comes to the words "orders and prohibitions".

Gao Shunneng grew up step by step from a humble body to a general in Yanzhou. Few people can understand the bitterness along the way.

"Mr. Zheng invites you warmly, how can Shun disappoint you?" Gao Shun's tone was no longer rigid as before, but a little more friendly.

Zang Hong at the side looked surprised.

On weekdays, Zang Hong often invited Gao Shun to dinner, but almost all of them were rejected by Gao Shun on the grounds that he was "not good at drinking".

From Gao Shun's mouth, Zang Hong couldn't hear such words as "how can Shun be a disappointment".

But now, with just a few words from Zheng Ping, Gao Shun was convinced.

"It is said that General Zuo is a corporal who respects talents and cherishes talents. He is a rare benevolent person in the world. I did not expect Zheng Xianmou of Beihai to respect talents so much." Zang Hong secretly sighed.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Zang Hong has a little more understanding and recognition of the words of the sages in "Warring States Policy".

Everyone entered the city one after another.

Originally, Zheng Ping had prepared immortal brew, but in order to take care of Gao Shun, Zheng Ping secretly ordered people to replace the immortal brew with white water.

Gao Shun and Zang Hong were not aware of these changes in details.

As soon as he entered the table, a mighty voice sounded from the table: "Where is the warrior, so burly! My name is Zhang Fei, the leader of the Qingzhou No. [-] Battalion. Would you like to come to the Ruishi Camp?"

"It's not my bragging, the sharp warrior camp is the best in the world, fierce generals are like clouds, and fierce soldiers are like rain. As long as the warriors are willing to come, in the future when they crusade against Yuan Ni, the marquis and generals, there will be a warrior's name in the credit book."

Faced with Zhang Fei's enthusiasm, even Gao Shun, who had a calm personality, couldn't help it at the moment.

"Cough cough—" Zheng Ping coughed lightly, and interrupted: "Yide, this is Yanzhou Mu's general Gao Shungao, don't be rude."

Zhang Fei's eyes became more eager: "It turned out to be General Gao, I'm sorry for your disrespect! My Ruishi camp is short of strong generals. If General Gao is willing to give up Yanzhou Mu and go to Ruishi camp, the general will be my brother Paoze. With me here, The general's credit will not be missed!"

Zheng Ping reminded again: "Yide, the envoy of Yanzhou Muzang is by your side, it would be rude of you to do so."

Zhang Fei's tone was stagnant, and he said haha ​​to Zang Hong: "Haha, misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Shicai joked, Mr. Zang, don't blame him!"

"My elder brother often said that Yanzhou Ziyuan is a famous official in the public sea. Since he took charge of Yanzhou, a group of thieves have been running around, and the scholars and people are harmonious. He is a rare genius in the world."

"Before coming to Yanzhou, my elder brother specifically asked me to convey my admiration to you after meeting Ziyuan Gong."

Zang Hong was a little speechless, General Zuo asked you to express his admiration, did you come to pry my general in person?
But Zhang Fei's reaction was very quick, and Zang Hong admired him but also couldn't get angry with his compliments: "Hong Yi has long heard the name of General Zuo's benevolence. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely visit Qingzhou."

After the episode, everyone sat in separate seats.

Zhang Fei sat directly next to Gao Shun, and discussed with Gao Shun in a low voice, apparently still not forgetting the original intention of pulling Gao Shun into the Ruishi Camp.

Gao Shun didn't want to respond at first, but when he saw Zhang Fei talking about how to train soldiers, he couldn't help but became more interested.

Zhang Fei actually doesn't know much about military training, but Zhang Fei doesn't, and Yu Jin from Ruishi Battalion knows it very well.

Yu Jin's military training method was presented to Gao Shun, Zhang Fei's image in Gao Shun's eyes suddenly became a hero who is proficient in military training method and has a heroic spirit.

So Gao Shun, who was not good at words, gradually became more talkative after talking about his specialty in military training.

And on the other side.

Zang Hong asked about the accident in Xudu.

"Master Zheng, to tell you the truth, before Hong came, Situ's younger brother Zhang Chao came to Yanzhou and sent an order to His Majesty to ask Hong Tibing Chen Liu to welcome him, and welcome His Majesty to move the capital to Chen Liucheng."

"Ying Taishou said, Zheng Junshi received a secret report, saying that there was an accident in the Xu capital, and you should not trust any secret edicts or oral orders."

"Hong can't understand, so I ask Zheng Junshi to give me some advice."

Zang Hong had doubts about Zhang Chao's oral decree from the Son of Heaven, and he also had doubts about Shao's account of the change in Xu's capital city.

Zheng Ping asked instead: "I heard that in the past, Zhang Situ wanted to ask Zang Shijun to write a letter to the emperor to move the capital to Chenliu, but Zang Shijun declined on the grounds that 'the state herdsmen should not interfere with the emperor's relocation of the capital'?"

Zang Hong replied: "There is indeed such a thing! Hong believes that whether the emperor should move the capital or not should be decided by the emperor himself. We, the state shepherds, are the ministers of the emperor. How can we interfere with the emperor's will?"

"Only this time, Zhang Chao said that there was an oral order from His Majesty, which made it difficult for Hong to make a decision."

Zang Hong's meaning is very direct, the capital can be moved, but it must be Liu Xie's original intention.

Liu Xie said that he wanted to move the capital, so Zang Hong would support the move.

If Liu Xie had no intention of moving the capital, then Zang Hong would not support moving the capital.

This is also the purpose of Zang Hong's coming to Taishan County for the banquet. Zang Hong wanted to get some information from Zheng Ping to verify whether Zhang Chao's verbal instructions were Liu Xie's original intention.

Zheng Ping lightly shook his feather fan, and said slowly: "Emissary Zang was worried that Zhang Chao would falsely pass on His Majesty's oral instructions, so he hesitated."

"In my opinion, His Majesty must have given Zhang Situ an oral order, and Zhang Situ will let Zhang Chao come to Yanzhou."

Zang Hong was even more puzzled: "Master Zheng told Hong not to trust any secret edicts or oral instructions. Why did he say that the oral instructions are true?"

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "The oral order is true, but it may not be His Majesty's original intention."

"Mr. Zang, just think about it. Your Majesty has only moved the capital to Xudu for a few months, so why rush to move the capital to Chenliu?"

"Since the capital is going to be moved, why is there no imperial decree?"

Zang Hong said emotionally: "Hong also asked Zhang Chao in this way. Zhang Chao said that Xu is now under the control of Cao Cao. Any imperial decree needs to be checked by Cao Cao. He will be strictly inspected three times when entering and leaving Xu's capital. He can't take it out." imperial decree or secret edict."

Zheng Ping picked up the water bottle, took a sip of white water to moisten his throat, and said: "Since Cao Cao controlled Xu Du to bully His Majesty, then Emissary Zang sent troops to Chen Liu to welcome him, so he has the intention of being king."

"However, Mr. Zang Shijun has ever thought about it, if His Majesty refuses to accept the oral order under the coercion of Cao Cao, and Mr. Zang Shijun raises troops without reason, what crime will he be punished for?"

"If Cao Cao asks His Majesty to issue an edict ordering Zang Shijun to kill the rebel, will Zang Shijun kill him or not?"

"If you kill him, Yanzhou will be unstable; if you don't kill him, the envoy Zang will act rebelliously."

"At that time, how will Mr. Zang deal with himself?"

Zang Hong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The oral order is not an imperial edict, and if Liu Xie really did not admit the existence of the oral order, then Zang Hong would be completely speechless.

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't treat us like this."

"But what if His Majesty was forced by Zhang Situ and had to give Zhang Situ this oral order?"

When answering one-on-one, Zang Hong's eyes also became unconfident.

Zang Hong thought that the oracle was fake, but he never thought that it might have been given by Zhang Miao under pressure from Liu Xie.

"Hong can't understand why Zhang Situ forced His Majesty to give an oral order?" Zang Hong asked suspiciously.

Zheng Ping sneered: "There is news from Xu You, Cao Cao vigorously rectified the administration of officials, deposed and imprisoned many ministers."

"These ministers in Xudu, who can really stand the picket?"

"Cao Cao blatantly cleared out dissidents in the court with his ulterior motives. He wanted to take this opportunity to weaken the power of Zhang Situ and others."

Zang Hong was taken aback: "If this is the case, why would Zhang Situ sit and wait for death? But there is a general Lu Bu in the court, why did Zhang Situ go far away and let Hong Tibing stay?"

Zheng Ping put down the water bottle: "There is only one possibility for Zhang Situ to act like this. Lu Bu has switched to Cao Cao!"

Zang Hong was even more surprised: "How is this possible? Lu Bu is already a great general, what benefits can Cao Cao give Lu Bu?"

Zheng Ping's eyes were piercing, and he already guessed the reason: "It's not difficult to guess! Lü Bu is brave and intrepid, and there are no wise people around him to make suggestions, but Cao Cao has always been treacherous, and there are many wise men under his command."

"Yingchuan is also a place where Cao Cao has been operating for many years. It is not difficult to plot against Lu Bu, who is obsessed with profit and eager to drink."

Zang Hong took a deep breath: "If Lu Bu switched to Cao Cao, then Situ's hasty response must have been within Cao Cao's calculations."

"Your Majesty is smart, and he must have guessed that Zhang Situ can't accomplish anything, so he doesn't want to give an imperial decree, only oral instructions."

"If Hong believed in the word of mouth to mention Chen Liu, wouldn't he just fall into Cao Cao's trap?"

"If it wasn't for Zheng Junshi's reminder, there would be no place for Hong to die!"

Zang Hong suddenly felt scared for a while.

There are open and secret fights in the court, and scheming and tricks are prevalent. If you don't pay attention, you will become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

So what if you follow an oral order?

In the name of the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao has the power and military power, and can convict Zang Hong at any time and destroy Zang Hong's soldiers.

Zang Hong does not have Liu Bei's title, nor does he have Liu Bei's military might.

Cao Cao can't be defeated in terms of morality and military power. As long as Zang Hong dares to raise troops, he will become a victim of the court battle.

After a pause, Zang Hong bowed his hands and asked, "Mr. Zheng thinks, how should Hong respond?"

"In the past, Army Master Zheng sent you Zhengping to offer a plan to get rid of locusts. Hong admired and was very grateful. Hong didn't want Yanzhou to suffer from another war, so he begged Army Master Zheng to give you another good plan."

Zheng Ping did not answer but asked instead: "Maybe Mr. Zang give orders to Yanzhou Military Academy?"

Zang Hong suddenly hesitated: "Hong Ping concentrates on political affairs on a daily basis. Hao Meng is almost always promoted by the military academy in Yanzhou. Hao Meng and Zhang Chao have a close relationship and insist on promoting Chen Liu. Hong has no choice but to let Hao Meng take the lead first. Soldiers go first."

Zheng Ping shook his head secretly, the military power fell to the side, and Zang Hong, the Yanzhou shepherd, was too lenient.

With a frown in his eyes, Zheng Ping slowly said the countermeasure: "Mr. Zang, it's time for you to draw your sword and kill the general."

Zang Hong was stunned: "Draw your sword and kill the general? Who will you kill?"

Zheng Ping sneered: "Mr. Zang is the shepherd of Yanzhou, but the military academy in Yanzhou only has Hao Meng in its eyes but not Mr. Zang. Isn't it ridiculous?"

"Hao Meng is no more than a military general in Yanzhou, but he dared to disobey Zang Shijun's orders. He deserves to be punished for his crime!"

"Anyone who listens to Hao Meng's orders but not Zang Shijun's orders should be punished!"

Zang Hong couldn't bear it: "Mr. Zheng, is this too much punishment?"

Zheng Ping condescended: "Emissary Zang also wanted to save the people of Yanzhou from the disaster of war, but he refused to kill the offending military academy. The rewards and punishments are unclear, which is the source of the disaster."

Ying Shao said: "Emissary Zang, if Cao Cao is in charge of Yanzhou, General Zuo will definitely raise troops to serve the king after hearing the news, and Yanzhou will become a place where General Zuo and Cao Cao chase troops."

"If Yuan Shao sends his troops south again at this time, Yanzhou will completely become a battlefield where three parties chase troops."

"Mr. Zang, think twice."

Zang Hong was shocked violently.

Zheng Ping only gave countermeasures, but Ying Shao reminded Zang Hong of the current world structure.

To the north of the Yellow River, Yuan Ni stared at the tiger; to the south of the Yellow River, the heroes appeared to be in harmony with each other.

There is not only the dispute between Zhang Miao and Cao Cao, but also the dispute between Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

If the good opportunity is missed and Cao Cao is allowed to take charge of Yanzhou, then this Yanzhou, as Ying Shao said, will eventually become the place where Yuan, Cao and Liu's three families chase troops!

As a shepherd of Yanzhou, Zang Hong would be dereliction of duty if he could not protect the people of Yanzhou!
Thinking of this, Zang Hong's tone became a little more stern: "Mr. Zheng, Prefect Ying, and Hao Meng have gone to Chenliu, but the military academy under Hao Meng's order is still there."

"Can you help Hong Zhong gain military power?"

Zheng Ping laughed, and the feather fan pointed at Gao Shun: "Emissary Zang, you have a strong general by your side, why do you ask me for another? With General Gao's ability, it is as easy as turning the palm of your hand to help Emissary Zang regain military power."

Zang Hong suddenly realized: "Thank you, Mr. Zheng, for your suggestion."

Zang Hong couldn't help secretly rejoicing that although Gao Shun's petitions for money, food and soldiers had been declined many times, Gao Shun had accumulated a lot of soldiers over the years because he was trapped in the camp.

Without Hao Meng, it is not difficult to deal with Hao Meng's trusted military academy left behind.

"Master Zheng, what should Hong Zhong do after he takes over the military power?" Zang Hong asked again with a solemn face.

Zheng Ping's eyes froze slightly: "Declare war!"

Zang Hong was stunned: "Declaration of war? To whom?"

Zheng Ping fan pointed to the north: "Naturally, we declare war on Yuan Ni in the north!"

Seeing the suspicious look on Zang Hong's face, Zheng Pingsui explained: "Cao Cao's calculation, besides getting rid of Zhang Situ, has another core purpose, which is to take control of Yanzhou!"

"Only when he took charge of Yanzhou, could Cao Cao build Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Luoyang and Guanzhong into his own forces."

"Therefore, regardless of whether there is anything about Zhang Situ, Mr. Zang is a thorn in Cao Cao's side."

"It would be the best if we can kill both Zhang Situ and Zang Shijun with one stone; if we can't get rid of them, Cao Cao will definitely have another conspiracy to deal with Zang Shijun."

"Emissary Zang wants to break the situation, he can only declare war on Yuan Shao!"

　It's 3 minutes late, so you can still ask for a monthly ticket with the cheek?
　　There are some plots that lose IQ in the article, ahem, after all, the author has never really played tricks, so if I can change some, I will change them, and if I can’t change them, I don’t know how to change them.

　　
　
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