Soldiers come to the world

"Zhang Xiu is dead!"

"what!"

Jia Xu stood up abruptly, staring at Liu Jing in disbelief, "Is this news reliable?"

"See for yourself, sir!"

Liu Jing took out a letter from his bosom, put it on the table, and pushed it to Jia Xu, "This is a letter written to you by Zhang Xiu before his death, brought out by his son Zhang Quan, by the way, Zhang Quan Out there now, if you'd like to see him."

Jia Xu sat down slowly again, the shock in her heart was gone, and a great sadness surged in her heart again, she nodded, "I want to see him, please come in!"

Liu Jing turned his head and gave a wink to a soldier in the yard. The soldier understood and went out immediately.

Jia Xu has opened the letter, it is Zhang Xiu's personal letter, it should be said to be a last letter, the letter recalls the scenes of the year, and his life in the past eight years after his surrender, and the tone of his voice reveals his love for the Cao family. The endless resentment, as well as the hatred and fear of Cao Pi.

'． ． ． ． ．My brother will go first, I hope you will take good care of my son, and take care of my son sooner or later, and you can rest in peace under the embroidered nine springs, thank you in the next life! '

Before he knew it, Jia Xu's tears welled up, and he also felt that he had lost his composure, so he quickly wiped away the tears, sighing endlessly, while Liu Jing sat quietly by the side, without saying anything.

At this time, the sound of running footsteps came from the yard, and Zhang Quan rushed in. Under the protection of Cao Jun, he was able to escape the pursuers and came directly to Jiangxia from Runan County.

As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down and cried loudly, "Uncle Shi, my father died so badly!"

Liu Jing took out another letter, which was a safe letter from Jia Xu's mother to his son. He quietly put the letter on the table, got up and went out.

Liu Jing walked out of the courtyard, admiring the small view of the pond on the side of the road with his hands behind his back. Of course he hoped that Jia Xu would surrender to him, but he wanted Jia Xu to surrender with a happy and submissive heart, not the surrender that Xu Shu entered Cao Ying.

He is not in a hurry, he will give Jia Xu enough time to think about it, and he doesn't need to say it clearly, Jia Xu is a smart person, so he naturally knows what he wants.

At this time, a laugh came from behind Liu Jing, "Your envoy is very leisurely!"

When Liu Jing turned his head, he found a fisherman sitting behind a big rock, wearing a bamboo hat and holding a long fishing rod. It turned out to be Mr. Pang De.

This made Liu Jing a little surprised. Shouldn't Mr. Pound be teaching and educating people?Why are you still in the mood to fish here?

"Why doesn't Mr. Pang go fishing in the lake?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"I want to go! But I'm afraid that my disciples will see me and tell me behind my back that I'm lazy and pretend to be sick." Mr. Pang De said with a smile. It turned out that he had asked for sick leave, but his face was rosy, and he didn't look sick at all.

Liu Jing suddenly discovered that this old pedant also had a childlike innocence in his chest, and he couldn't help but also laughed.

"Is your envoy free? Sit down!" Duke Pang smiled and patted the stone beside him.

Liu Jing sat down and asked with a smile, "How's the harvest?"

"It's not bad. I caught a few heavy carp. This pond looks inconspicuous, but the fish below are very fat, and they are all a foot long."

Pang Degong glanced at the courtyard where Jia Xu lived, and said with a smile: "Your envoy is here to find Wenhe!"

Liu Jing nodded and sighed, "It's not easy to be talented!"

"It can be seen that the envoy attaches great importance to talents. From the development of Jiangxia Academy, the envoy already has a large number of talent reserves, but I am a little surprised, why Zhuge Kongming is not in the envoy's list of civil servants?"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Does Pang Gong think Zhuge Kongming is a great talent?"

Pang Degong nodded, "I always thought that his talent is higher than Xu Shu and Pang Tong's, and he can be called a genius."

"How does he compare to Jia Gong?"

"It's hard to compare. Jia Gong has been planning for decades as a military adviser. He has rich experience and is very invincible. Kong Ming has no actual combat experience. He is still a scholar for the time being. You can't expect him to be clever when he comes out, but he is He. As long as he is given the opportunity to hone, he will shine."

After a pause, Pang Degong laughed again: "Besides, Kong Ming, like Xu Shu, is a talent in internal affairs. If Jia Gong is compared to Zhang Liang, who attacks and seeks war, then Kong Ming can be compared to Xiao He, who strategizes. With him, the king's The rear will be governed in an orderly manner, so that the envoy has no worries."

Liu Jing nodded, "Pang Gong is right, Kong Ming is indeed a great talent."

"Then why didn't the envoy invite him out?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly and said: "I have done everything I need to do. If Kong Ming is willing to help me, he will naturally come to me. If he is not willing to help me, then he can't ask for it."

"Hehe! Shijun is also open-minded."

Although Liu Jing has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in later generations and believed in this book for a time, after he integrated into this era, he discovered that the talents of many people are determined by the author's preferences, which does not quite match the reality.

For example, Liao Hua, who is obviously a great talent with both civil and military skills, is written as an ordinary person in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Another example is Li Fu, who is a genius with extraordinary courage, which is only mentioned briefly in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As soon as Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, he set fire to Xinye and Bowang, and even wrote him as a god during the Battle of Chibi, but in fact, a scholar who has never fought a war, no matter how talented he is, if he has no actual combat experience, it is very difficult. Difficult to win and win.

This is like the recruiting directors of large companies in later generations. Diplomas are important, but practical experience is equally important.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Liu Jing no longer had the initial desire for Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang's refusal to come to Jiangxia was actually a kind of tactful refusal, which made Liu Jing unwilling to go to him again.

On the contrary, Jia Xu, who has decades of experience in attacking, he values ​​very much, and even wants to dig him into his hands at all costs.

However, if Zhuge Liang is willing to follow him, Liu Jing will also attach importance to him, and appoint him as a servant in charge of government affairs, and the post of military adviser, he already intends to belong to Jia Xu.

At this time, Zhang Quan came out from the courtyard, and said to Liu Jing, "Jia Shibo has invited the prefect."

Liu Jing smiled at Pang Degong, got up and walked to the yard. Jia Xu was reading his mother's letter in the room. Only then did he know that his mother, wife and children had left Yecheng safely and arrived in Pu County.

Liu Jing's intentions were already obvious, which made Jia Xu sigh. In fact, Jia Xu is not a foolish and loyal person, he is more easy-going. He was loyal to Dong Zhuo at first, followed by Li Cui, and then Duan Yao. Duan Yan dared not accept him. , Let him go to Zhang Xiu, and finally follow Cao Cao, successively served as the five masters.

If he is allowed to surrender to Liu Jing again, it is not impossible. Cao Pi forced Zhang Xiu to death, and sooner or later he would not be able to tolerate himself, and Cao Cao was lukewarm to himself, and never let himself into his confidant counselor. trust.

Judging from the situation of this Southern Expedition, Liu Jing has gradually shown the temperament of a prince. Both his strength and reputation are higher than that of Zhang Xiu. He can really make a difference, and under his command, he can also be reused, at least he can be a chicken head.

But Jia Xu still hesitated, because Cao Hong falsely accused him of colluding with Liu Jing, and Cao Ren's ambiguous attitude forced him to leave the barracks and return north. If he just surrendered to Liu Jing, wouldn't Cao Hong's false accusation be confirmed?

But more importantly, Cao Jun's army is about to go south, and Liu Jing is standing on a dangerous wall?

At this time Liu Jing came in, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr.'s family has left Yecheng safely and is preparing to come from Hanzhong. They are covered by Dow's Commercial Company. There is nothing wrong with it. Please rest assured."

Jia Xu smiled wryly in his heart, he didn't want his family to leave Yecheng at all, Liu Jing coaxed and tricked his family out, and he had to express his gratitude, what is this called?

But on the surface, he still had to express his gratitude, "Thank you for sharing your worries with me. This kindness will be engraved in my heart."

Liu Jing sat down again, pondered for a moment and asked, "I've been thinking about a question, can I ask sir."

Jia Xu chuckled, "As long as it doesn't embarrass me too much, I'm happy to discuss it with Shijun."

From Liu Jing and the change in attitude, Jia Xu felt keenly that they were about to start talking about serious business. Of course, Liu Jing asked him to be loyal, and he would not just bow to the ground, "Sir, please help me." '

That way of confessing is too superficial, and Liu Jing will inevitably have a step-by-step method that will let him enter the game unconsciously.

Jia Xu knew it well, but he didn't show rejection, but waited for Liu Jing to continue with a smile.

Liu Jing also realized that he was a little too nervous, he also smiled and said: "Actually, it's just an idea, because more than one person advised me not to use Jiangxia as my foundation. It is suitable for conquering the world, and I also have this feeling..."

Jia Xu nodded, "Frankly speaking, not only Jiangxia, but the entire Jingzhou is the place of the Four Wars, and it can be defended in troubled times, but once the Central Plains is unified, Jingzhou must be the first to go south when the army goes south. Jingzhou is the first to bear the brunt, so it is almost impossible for you to use Jingzhou as the foundation to take over the world."

"Then what do you think is more suitable?"

Jia Xu smiled, "This depends on whether it can be realized. For example, Hebei has a large population, rich resources, backed by grasslands, and a source of war horses. If you can win Hebei, you can win the world, but it is obviously unrealistic for the envoy."

Liu Jing didn't speak, and when he continued, Jia Xu said calmly: "Actually, Zhang Xiu asked me the same question back then, if you want to hear it, I might as well repeat it again."

Liu Jing was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Sir, please tell me, I will listen with all my ears!"

Jia Xu stared into Liu Jing's eyes and said slowly: "Take Hanzhong as the springboard, and seek Guanzhong as the foundation."

"Why Guanzhong, not Shuzhong? Guanzhong means that I may give up Jingzhou, and Shuzhong can be connected with Jingzhou."

Jia Xu shook his head, "Central Shu is too small, it's a place where dragons are trapped, it's only suitable as a granary, not a foundation for the struggle for power, but if you go to Bashu with all your heart, I have nothing to say."

Liu Jing pondered for a long time, but did not express his opinion on Jia Xu's suggestion. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Let's talk about something more recent! Sir, how can we defeat Nanyang Cao Ren?"

This question was actually asked by Jia Xu to Liu Jing from the very beginning, but Liu Jing didn't answer. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing went back and asked him back. Jia Xu knew that Liu Jing wanted him to express his opinion, but now, it is still far away. It's too late to make a statement.

After a while, Jia Xu smiled wryly and said, "It's not convenient for me to answer this question."

Liu Jing nodded, got up and said with a smile: "Then don't bother the gentleman to rest. If the gentleman wants to see the kerosene, just go, I have already ordered, and no one will stop you."

"Hehe! What Shijun said makes my heart itch. It seems that I have to leave tomorrow."