The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 294: Assessing the Situation and Observing the Weather

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng declined even more:
"I am a lowly official, how dare I take on such an important task?"

"It is a small matter that the mission failed, but it is a big matter that I have lost face for my lord and the scholars of Yizhou!"

"Zhang Biejia should look for another expert."

When everyone heard this, they all despised it.

Isn't saying such sour words just a roundabout way of complaining about your low-ranking position?

But everyone didn't know that when they thought about it this way, they fell into the trap!

Everyone thought that Fa Zheng deliberately took this opportunity to seek an official position.

No one considered his reaction, his true thoughts on Liu Bei!

Liu Zhang had no choice but to speak out:
"Xiaozhi is wrong. Who among you dares to underestimate Xiaozhi?"

"Your father and grandfather were both famous Han scholars."

"If you accomplish this."

"I will definitely use him in the future!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Fa Zheng agreed immediately after hearing this.

"I don't ask for a high position or high salary, I just hope to do more for my lord."

Everyone was sneering in secret.

You ask for an official position so blatantly, and yet you say you don’t want a high position or high salary?

How dare you say that!
Thus, the debate was settled.

Liu Zhang sent Fa Zheng as an envoy here.

Go to Changsha to meet Liu Bei, and make a decision after you come back.

Some officials were satisfied, while others sighed.

Some were also indifferent and said goodbye to Liu Zhang and left.

Fa Zheng listened to Liu Zhang's chatter with a respectful look on his face.

Only then did he leave the governor's mansion.

However, after leaving the governor's mansion, he did not go home.

Instead, after many twists and turns, he arrived at a remote place behind the government office.

And there, there was already a carriage waiting.

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage opened a crack, revealing Zhang Song's gloomy face:
"Then why are you here now?"

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng also whispered:

"I was afraid someone was following me, so I turned around a few more times."

After saying that, he looked around, made sure no one was paying attention, and quickly jumped into the carriage.

In fact, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song were just acting in front of their colleagues!

The two of them had already colluded on the matter of contacting Liu Bei!
Just as Huang Quan, Qiao Zhou and others expected.

Zhang Song strongly advocated inviting Liu Bei to Shu, not out of precaution.

But it has an ulterior motive.

In his early years, he visited Cao Cao's territory on behalf of Liu Zhang.

It happened that Cao Cao had just pacified the north and was at the peak of his career.

Therefore, he was treated coldly.

But what was even more difficult for him to accept was

Cao Cao actually arranged a small position as the magistrate of Bisu County for him in the name of the imperial court.

This may be a mistake made unintentionally by Cao Cao because he did not understand the situation carefully.

But for him, the Beijia of Yizhou, how could he be willing to be a county magistrate?
So from then on, Zhang Song began to resent Cao Cao.

After returning to Shu, he began to exaggerate in front of Liu Zhang.

It destroyed the relationship between Yizhou and the imperial court.

However, the Battle of Jingzhou did not lead to Cao Cao's defeat.

Instead, he captured several of the richest counties in Jingzhou.

Now, after repelling the allied forces of Sun and Liu at the South Gate.

Cao Cao began to plot against the Guanxi region again.

If this continues, it will threaten Yizhou sooner or later.

So Zhang Song had to think.

How to further create obstacles for Cao Cao.

In addition, Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, so he began to have ideas.

I want to find another lord who is worthy of my assistance.

He planned to act as an insider and sell Shu to others.

He offered Yizhou with both hands as a means of promotion.

And now Liu Bei is closest to Shu, so there is no more suitable candidate than him.

Fa Zheng had lived in Yizhou for a long time and his talents had not been fully utilized, so he was dissatisfied with Liu Zhang.

Therefore, the two hit it off immediately, and both wanted to betray their old master in order to seek glory and wealth.

That's why I deliberately staged this drama today.

Now that the plan has succeeded, Fa Zheng will be sent as an envoy to Liu Bei, and the result is self-evident! "You really scared me just now."

Zhang Song still had a look of fear on his face at this time.

"Why drag Li Yan into this?"

"He is not on our side. What if he says Liu Bei cannot be trusted?"

"Wouldn't that ruin our plan?"

Fa Zheng was disapproving when he heard this:
"Don't worry, I'm sure Li Fangzheng will say something good."

Zhang Song was also a little surprised when he heard this.

"I didn't discuss it with him beforehand. How do you know he would say that?"

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng also answered confidently:

"When Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, how many people followed Cao Cao?"

"How many more people defected to Liu Bei?"

"But why did he come to Shu?"

"I think this man is very smart. He knows that he should rely on his qualifications to join Cao Cao."

"No matter what, I won't be reused."

"At that time, Liu Bei had few soldiers and generals, and no foundation."

"Rather than following Liu Bei and suffering hardships, it is better to come to Shu to avoid disaster."

"In this way, you can protect your life and property while being reused."

"Look, he came to Yizhou."

"He easily became the most important commander of Chengdu in Shu!"

"When it comes to adapting to the circumstances and changing course, this person is no worse than us."

Having said that, Fa Zheng sneered even more.

"Looking back a few days ago, I happened to chat with him."

"He mentioned Guiguzi's theory."

"If you want to rule the world, you must first assess the situation and observe the changes in the weather."

"You can see what the county magistrate is thinking?"

"How could such a shrewd man not see what kind of person Liu Zhang is?"

"He is probably also thinking about his future retreat!"

"When we bring up Liu Bei at this time, he will naturally be happy to see it happen."

"Why would we be the hindrance?"

Zhang Song twirled his beard upon hearing this and couldn't help but sigh:

"Xiaozhi is a man who can see through people's minds and predict things like a god!"

When Fa Zheng heard the compliment, he was not humble at all, but laughed loudly:
"I have read a lot of military books since I was young, so I have a lot of strategies in my mind!"

"I just hate that Liu Zhang is blind and the officials in Shu are jealous of talented people."

"If it weren't for the mediocrity that was in power, I wouldn't want my pearl to be covered in dust."

"Why should we risk our lives to find another wise leader?"

"This time when I go to Jingzhou, I want to see what kind of person Liu Bei is."

"If he can't treat me well, I'll have to find someone else!"

Talented people in the world are inevitably a little arrogant.

But there are not many people who are as boastful and open-minded as him!

But Zhang Song was not as picky as he was, and was afraid that he would ruin things due to a momentary impulse.

He immediately warned her to break it:

"When you arrive in Changsha, you will meet Uncle Liu."

"Don't lose your manners!"

"If we can guide him into Shu to seize power."

"In the future, I will definitely be able to rank high on the stage and become a great hero!"

"When the time comes, will you still be afraid of bad luck in your career if you meet a wise leader?"

"When you come back, you must praise Liu Bei as much as possible and persuade Liu Zhang to invite him to Shu."

"I will think of a way to arrange for Meng Da to lead the troops there in a few days."

"You two will lead Liu Bei into Shu, and I will provide support from the inside."

"Wouldn't it be easy to capture Yizhou?"

Meng Da was the son of Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou in the previous dynasty.

Historically, he had been jumping back and forth between Shu and Wei.

It can be regarded as a model of the two ends of the rat head in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

And now he is serving as a local general in Shuzhong.

He has a close relationship with Fa Zheng and is also one of the accomplices in this matter.

However, after hearing this, Fa Zheng responded excitedly:
"Brother Zhang is right! I will help Uncle Liu to pacify Shu."

"We must show those mediocre people what it means to be a man of great talent!"

(End of this chapter)