Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 256 Jiang Zuo’s heart
It is three to four thousand miles from Jiangling to Jingkou. If we go by land, even if the cavalry gallops at night, it will take half a month.Fortunately, we could take the Yangtze River waterway, and in summer and autumn, the river was surging. Liu Bei took a boat and sailed down the river, returning to Jingkou in five or six days.

Liu Bei, who returned to Jiangdong, went to Wuxian without stopping and began to be busy with political affairs in Jiangdong.Different from the situation a year ago, Liu Bei only had Danyang County at that time.When he returned now, he had three more counties: Wu, Jian'an, and Kuaiji, and he also took in the Jiangdong Wen warriors who had not followed him to Jingchu.

Thanks to the running and assistance of elders such as Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Fang, and Mi Zhu, as well as civil servants and counselors such as Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, and Xu Shu, Liu Bei was able to remain as steady as Mount Tai in Jianghan, thousands of miles away.

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu can help with some things, but Liu Bei still has to do some things himself.

"How could it be possible to appoint Zhang Zhao as the Right Chariot General and Commander Shi?"

Liu Bei stood up and vetoed Zhuge Liang's proposal, saying: "Zhang Zhao betrayed the emperor twice and persuaded the emperor to surrender. Now that Zhang Zhao is appointed as the chief historian, ranking above everyone else, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"

"Lord~" Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and persuaded.

Liu Bei paced in the hall and said in a muffled voice: "Kong Ming, don't persuade me. I appoint this person as the leader. I can't agree to it alone."

You asked Liu Bei to marry his daughter to Zhang Cheng. Liu Bei thought of Zhang Cheng's talents and could still accept it.But now Liu Bei is asked to praise Zhang Zhao and appoint him as the chief historian, which is difficult for Liu Bei to accept.

Xu Shu pulled Liu Bei's sleeve and advised: "My lord, Jiangdong is in the early days, and Cao Cao is in the north. How can we act according to our will?"

Liu Bei held Xu Shu's hand and said, "Yuan Zhi is not alone. In fact, Zhang Zhao has a false reputation. He has read all the books of Confucius and Mencius, but he does not understand the meaning of Confucius and Mencius. Let such a person be in a high position, and it will be ruined." atmosphere."

"This~" Xu Shu was speechless.

To be honest, Xu Shu, who was a knight-errant, didn't like Zhang Zhao either, but in order to appease the Jiangdong scholars, he had to praise Zhang Zhao as a last resort.

Zhuge Liang stood up with a fan and said, "My lord, do you know what happened between Gaozu and Yong Chi?"

"Yong Chi?"

Hearing the name "Yong Chi", Liu Bei couldn't help but be stunned.

Regarding who Liu Bang hates the most, apart from Yong Chi, there is probably no one who can make Liu Bang resentful.Yong Chi stabbed Liu Bang in the back, but Liu Bang did not kill Yong Chi because of his military exploits. Instead, he used him to appease the founding heroes.

Of course, even Xiang Yu was respected by Liu Bang.Xiang Yu was buried in Gucheng according to the standards of Lu Gong, but Liu Bang did not kill all his old tribes and clansmen.

For Liu Bang, a political creature, Liu Bei highly respected him.

Seeing that his words were useful, Zhuge Liang took the opportunity and said, "My lord, even if our great ancestors stabilized the world, he also treated Yong Chi kindly to calm everyone's hearts. Now that Jiangdong has just returned, how could my lord not learn from our great ancestors and appease the hearts of the scholars in Jiangdong."

"At that time, Cao Cao's troops went to Jianghan with great momentum. Many people spoke of surrender, but few dared to speak of war. Today's Zhang Zhao may have a false reputation in the world but no reality. The Lord has created a great cause and wants to appease the hearts of those who surrender. Only Zhang Zhao can be respected. Zhao Ke can solve this problem."

"Moreover, the left side of the Yangtze River is so big that it covers thousands of miles. Zhang Zhao's name has only flowed down to Yangzhou. If he is not polite, people in the world will say that the master is a despised virtuous man. Now we respect Zhang Zhao, imitating King Yan Zhao's kindness to Guo Wei, and gathering sages here. Under the tent." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei paced in the hall, looked at Lu Su again, and asked, "Why don't Zijing speak?"

Lu Su, who was sipping the tea calmly, smiled and said, "I'm thinking about Cao Cao's act of burning trust in Guandu."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang covered his mouth with a fan and couldn't help laughing.Xu Shu couldn't help but laugh.Of so many words, this sentence alone hit Liu Bei hard.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and King Yan Zhao were too far away from Liu Bei. As Liu Bei's opponent, Cao Cao is the most suitable example to use.

As expected, after hearing this, Liu Bei's face straightened slightly and he said: "What you said makes sense. Cao Cao treats others with violence, and this is still the case. How can he be inferior to Cao Cao when he treats others with mercy?"

As he spoke, Liu Bei said with emotion: "The position of the long history is the leader among all the officials. Gu Nian Zizhong worked hard and made great achievements, traveling around, and wanted to respect him as the long history. For the overall situation, I am afraid I will wrong Zizhong."

Zhuge Liang slightly cupped his hands and said: "At the beginning of the Anjiang River, the Lord wants to reward Lord Mi, either by worshiping him as a general, or by making him a noble lord."

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said: "Zhongyao, who takes the post of governor, can also lead the general. The other candidates for promotion can be appointed as previously discussed."

"promise!"

Regarding the reward for the Battle of Chrysostom, Liu Bei has also come out.

Guan Yu took over additional towns and became the governor of Danyang; Zhang Fei moved to the post of General of the Expedition, took the governorship of Jian'an from afar, and paid homage to the Marquis of Xinting.

Zhao Yunyao led the governor of Jiujiang and served as the commander of the remaining army, and paid homage to the Han Changtinghou; Gan Ningyao led the prefect of Lujiang and paid homage to the capital of Tinghou.

Lu Su moved to join the army and became a Zhonglang general; Xu Shu moved to serve as a Zhonglang general in the army.In addition, all civil and military officers were promoted, and they were also rewarded with money, grain, land and houses.

After a pause, Liu Bei asked: "Now that I have returned to Jiangzuo for the first time, I don't know much about the affairs of the counties and counties. I should help you all."

"We will serve your lord!" Everyone praised him.
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Not to mention that everyone was performing their own duties, Lu Yi, as his son-in-law, drove to Zhang Zhao's mansion on Liu Bei's order and appointed Zhang Zhao as the right chariot general and chief historian.

At this time, Zhang Zhao was closed in his house, and Lu Jiye came to see him.

Lu Ji looked at Zhang Zhao who was fishing and advised: "Liu Bei has arrived in Wu County. With his revolutionary nature, he may resent Duke Zhang for surrendering to Cao Cao. Why doesn't Duke Zhang follow Liu Jingzhou to Jingchu to avoid disaster?"

Zhang Zhao held the fishing rod and said calmly: "Liu Bei may not be trustworthy, but Kong Ming is a simple man, how can you not believe it. I am used to living in Wuxian County, and I don't want to wander around again, and Liu Qi is not the British master." Liu Bei was in Jianghan. During such a long period of time, in order to ensure peace in Jiangzuo, Zhuge Liang comforted those scholars who had had verbal conflicts.Regarding Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Liang personally visited Zhang Zhao and brought him food and wine to express Liu Bei's attitude.

As for why Lu Ji didn't run away, let's see who his nephew is?
It was no one else, but Lu Yi, the eldest daughter and son-in-law of Liu Bei, the new shepherd of Yangzhou.Lu Ji was six years old and Lu Yi was six years old. Lu Yi helped Lu Ji discipline his family when he was young, and the two had a very close relationship.With Lu Yi here, what should Lu Ji be afraid of?

Zhang Zhao glanced at Lu Ji and said, "Liu Bei is no better than Liu Jingzhou. Officials must be careful in their words and deeds to avoid causing disaster."

"Yes!"

While he was talking, the attendants came forward, raised their hands and said: "To inform the master of the family, General Lu Boyan, the lieutenant of the Zangjun army, is here with the order of Liu Yangzhou."

"What order?"

"Lu Zanjun only talks about important things. He can only speak when he sees the head of the family." The attendant said.

Zhang Zhao pondered for a while, put down the fishing rod, and said, "Let's go and see what Liu Bei wants."

After a while, Zhang Zhao and Lu Ji walked to the hall and saw Lu Yi holding a conquest document.

"Bo Yan, what's the important thing here?"

When Zhang Zhao saw Lu Yi, his expression relaxed slightly and he joked: "Could it be that Duke Xuande wants to move Zhao to Jian'an?"

Lu Yi smiled brightly, cupped his hands and said, "My father is going to Jian'an. I will accompany you."

Zhang Zhao invited Lu Yi to take a seat and asked, "I wonder how Mr. Xuande wants to treat me?"

Lu Yi presented the scarf and said in a deep voice: "The name of Duke Zhang spreads all over the world. He does not do anything for his own sake. He is afraid of being strict. He has Xiao He's strategy and Dong Xuan's integrity. The state pastor heard about Zhang Gong's name and wanted to correct him. Sir, I have ordered you to drive here and worship me as the Chariot and Cavalry General, Chief Shi, to assist Lord Bi, to straighten the left side of the Yangtze River, and to rescue people in danger."

"Changshi?"

Zhang Zhao looked in disbelief and questioned, "Bo Yan, is this a joke?"

Lu Yi responded calmly and calmly, cupping his hands and replying: "I dare not go against the order of the Lord Princess when passing down government orders. My Lord has admired Zhang Gong for a long time. Now he wants to come in person, but because he is involved in military affairs, it is difficult to leave in person, so he sent Yi Yi Come with a book."

Zhang Zhao looked at the words of praise on the conquest documents and felt mixed emotions in his heart.

After a little hesitation, Zhang Zhao said: "Even though Zhao wants to be appointed as the chief minister, he feels guilty and is afraid that he will not be able to see the envoy in person."

"Ha ha!"

A hearty smile came from outside the hall, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were seen entering the hall one after another.

"Emissary?"

Seeing Liu Bei coming in person, Zhang Zhao couldn't believe it and said, "Why is the envoy coming in person?"

Liu Bei stepped forward quickly, helped Zhang Zhao up who was about to salute, and said, "I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang will not see you behind closed doors, so I asked Boyan to go ahead, just to see you."

After saying that, Liu Bei took Zhang Zhao's hand and sat down together, and said: "I have little virtue and short wisdom. If I want to govern Jiangzuo, I need the help of Duke Zhang. I wonder if Duke Zhang is willing?"

How dare Zhang Zhao refuse Liu Bei's courtesy.What he said before was purely because he needed steps, not comfort from others.Today, Liu Bei's level is so smooth that Zhang Zhao can hardly find any reason not to serve Liu Bei.

Of course, Zhang Zhao was very grateful to Liu Bei for his courtesy.He really didn't expect Liu Bei to be so magnanimous. He would ignore his previous mistakes and condescend to him.

Zhang Zhao immediately bowed, bowed and said, "Now that I have been appreciated by my lord, how dare Zhao not not devote all his energy to my lord."

"good!"

Liu Bei helped Zhang Zhao up, held Zhang Zhao's hand cordially, and said, "Mr. Zhang, I have seen all the officials."

"promise!"

When Zhuge Liang saw this, he stroked his fan and smiled.

Liu Bei was able to come to greet Zhang Zhao in person. I wonder how much ideological work he and Lu Su had done.Liu Bei thought that anyway, he would conquer Zhang Zhao and make him a long history, so he would not miss this step, so he finally came holding his nose.

When everyone came out of the hall, Lu Yi fell a few steps behind, walked to Lu Ji's side, and warned in a low voice: "Your Majesty is the British master, and you must not betray the kindness you have shown me, the Lu family. Your Majesty has worshiped you as the Order of Qiantang, and I will serve you well." , don’t let it down!”

"promise!"

Lu Ji lowered his head and responded.

　gone tonight

　　
　
(End of this chapter)