Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 345 Good News

"My lord, good news!"

Fazheng's face was full of joy, it seemed that something good happened.

Luo Zheng said in surprise: "The good news can make Xiaozhi so excited."

Jia Xu, Xun Yu, and Cheng Ying also turned their heads to look at the past, all of them were surprised.

Fazheng said excitedly: "Last year, I entrusted my friends Meng Da and Su Ze to go to Sichuan to lobby the Xichuan gentry, and now I have persuaded some of the local Xichuan gentry to dedicate Xichuan to the lord. Now the representatives of the Xichuan gentry are outside the hall."

"what?"

Luo Zheng was taken aback, "There is such a thing!"

Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Cheng Ying, etc. were also a little surprised, the news was so sudden.

Fazheng nodded and slowly calmed down.

Luo Zheng said thoughtfully: "It seems that Xiaozhi still hasn't given up on Xichuan!"

Fazheng said proudly: "The gentry in Xichuan is abundant and the population is abundant. If you can take them, your lord's great success can be expected. It's just that your lord's strategy is in the Central Plains, so you can't use troops against Xichuan on a large scale. Therefore, I entrust my friends Meng Da and Su Ze to enter the mainland of Xichuan. Gentlemen come to surrender."

Luo Zheng nodded, Fazheng, this kid is considered to be well-intentioned.

Jia Xu murmured: "Liu Zhang reused Pang Xi, Zhao Wei and other Dongzhou scholars to suppress Xichuan's gentry. As early as Liu Yan had not died, there were already many conflicts between Dongzhou scholars and Xichuan's native gentry, and it was difficult to tolerate. It’s even worse after Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne. If you can persuade the local gentry in Xichuan to surrender, it’s really possible to go down to Xichuan without bloodshed. My lord will not guard against the representatives of the gentry in Xichuan.”

Luo Zheng waved his hand, "Bring in!"

Fazheng agreed, and immediately ran out, bringing in an ugly and short man after a while.

"Yizhou Zhang Song, I met the general!"

Fazheng introduced the two parties. This person cupped his hands, but did not bow, showing extreme arrogance.

Luo Zheng's heart was moved. Seeing Zhang Song's ugly face, he was a little surprised, but his face remained calm, let alone Zhang Song's arrogance. I don't know how the character is?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Song said: "Wen has the gift of Sima Changqing, martial arts has the talent of Ma Fubo, and divination has the hidden secret of Yan Junping. Three teachings and nine schools, those who are out of their class, and those who are outstanding are indescribable!"

"it is good!"

Luo Zheng lightly slapped the knot and said: "It's really an outstanding person. This general wants to enter Xichuan, so I don't know what to teach?"

Zhang Song immediately put down the wine in his hand, looked at Luo Zheng for a while without flinching, and then said: "I have a few questions, and I ask the general to enlighten me!"

Luo Zheng's heart trembled, knowing that the next thing is the good show.

Whether it can get the support of the local gentry in Xichuan, and go to Xichuan without bloodshed is all in one fell swoop.

Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Fazheng, Cheng Ying and others also changed their faces and listened attentively.

"If you want to ask anything, just say it!"

Luo Zheng straightened his face and said solemnly.

Zhang Songdao: "I heard that the general hates the nobles and treats the common people well, why?"

Luo Zheng looked calm, and said lightly: "This general's reputation is too bad. The world's gentry regards this general as a tiger and wolf, and they are unwilling to serve this general. Only by promoting talents and making the best use of their talents can we compete with the princes of the world."

Zhang Song nodded, and asked again, "Why did the general cut himself off from the world's gentry?"

Luo Zhengdao: "In the past, this general served Dong Zhuo. He was ordered to conquer Guanzhong in order to withdraw the allied forces of the princes. The military order was in place, so he had to do it. Of course, even if there is no such reason, how can this general be restrained by others. Willing to be the basis If the general uses it, this general will not hesitate to be rich, rich and expensive, if he cannot be used by me, this general will kill him no matter who he is."

Zhang Song's eyes froze, thinking to himself that this is really overbearing to the extreme.

But having said that, the husband and hero, who is not a cruel-minded generation, would be elbowed by others.

In fact, what kind of person Luo Zheng is, which princes in the world can't know, and the Xichuan gentry knows it well.

Zhang Song came to Changshou this time to explore Luo Zheng's attitude before deciding whether it was worth turning his back on Liu Zhang. He asked this question to see how Luo Zheng would explain it. He didn't want Luo Zheng to say what he thought in his heart come out.

I have seen the treacherous, the cunning, and the hypocritical.

Zhang Song has never seen someone so outspoken, he was silent for a while, and then said: "Can the general be kind to me, a Xichuan scholar?"

Luo Zheng looked directly at Zhang Song, and said for a moment: "I think this general has no good reputation in the eyes of the Xichuan scholars. If you say that you can treat the Xichuan scholars well, you may not believe it. If the Xichuan scholars are really willing to be the general Effectiveness, the general can not implement the policy of Guanzhong and Liangzhou in Xichuan, and hand over Xichuan to the Xichuan gentry to govern. But if the Yizhou gentry want to get out of Xichuan, it depends on whether the Xichuan gentry can give up something and work together with the general. "

Zhang Song's eyes were fixed, and he cupped his hands and said, "General Chicheng, I understand."

Luo Zheng didn't ask anymore, he waved his hand at the moment, and said loudly: "Come on, let's quickly set up a banquet for Mr. Zhang Song to welcome the wind."

"As ordered!"

A personal soldier had already led the order and ran out, and quickly arranged.

Zhang Song has an ugly appearance, and has never been liked by Liu Zhang, but he was treated politely at Luo Zheng's place. Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Fazheng and others are all good people. When the cup was dry, I got very drunk.

When I sobered up the next day, I realized that people are different, it really is a world of difference.

Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, he doesn't want to make progress, he just wants to guard Xichuan and become king.

Luo Zheng is as powerful as the sea. Although he is a bit domineering and rude, he still has a bit of sincerity and his own personality charm. It is no wonder that he can get the swearing allegiance of many capable ministers and generals. It is really not a fluke to lay down a foundation with a humble body.

Zhang Song compared Liu Zhang and Luo Zheng in his heart, and felt that Liu Zhang was incompetent and not worth his life.

More importantly, the local gentry of Xichuan is now in dire straits, being oppressed by Pang Xi, Zhao Wei and other Eastern states, and they can only get back everything that belongs to the gentry of Xichuan by relying on Luo Zheng.

Originally, he wanted to rush back to Xichuan as soon as possible to discuss with Fei Shi, Wang Lian and others to see if they wanted to welcome Luo Zheng into Sichuan.

I didn't want to but was stopped by Luo Zheng again. After three days of entertaining, I watched the Chang'an Camp's military equipment and Qian Liangcang. Then, with the help of Luo Zheng's confidants, civil and military, he left Chang'an and embarked on the official road back to Xichuan.

Chang'an South Gate.

Luo Zheng watched Zhang Song go away, then withdrew his gaze, and sighed: "I have done so much effort, I don't know if it will work!"

Jia Xu said: "As the saying goes, it's up to man to make things happen, and heaven to make things happen. Since Zhang Song didn't hesitate to go to Chang'an to find out the attitude of the lord, it means that the local gentry in Xichuan have already intended to betray Liu Zhang, and the lord has done what should be done, so let's go Let's see how the Xichuan gentry choose."

Xun Yu said: "This Zhang Song can come to Chang'an on behalf of the Xichuan gentry, he must be a man of ability. You can see that although this man's appearance is a bit ugly, he doesn't practice etiquette, and he is uninhibited, but his intelligence is very extraordinary."

Fazheng nodded repeatedly and said: "Master Changshi is right. Although Zhang Song is ugly, he is extremely talented. Otherwise, he would not have been selected by the Xichuan gentry to come to Chang'an to directly inquire about the attitude of the lord. Can the Xichuan gentry It is almost all on this person who made up his mind to welcome the lord into Xichuan. If this person is willing to serve the lord, most of this will be done."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' and asked: "Have you received the goods you sent?"

Fazheng said: "Confiscated, such Zhang Song is not someone who can be bought by money."

Luo Zheng showed surprise, paused, and then said: "Su Ze and Meng Da did not hesitate to take risks alone, and went to Sichuan to lobby the Xichuan nobles. What they want is not the merit of being promoted. These two people have something to ask, let's talk about it filial piety !"

Fazheng hurriedly said: "These two people have long wanted to become officials. Because they eat the king's salary, but they don't have an inch of merit in their hearts, they are always in trouble. They want to take Xichuan thousands of miles away for the master, so I invite the two to go to Xichuan. Invite these two people to come, the master's measure is applicable?"

Luo Zheng nodded, and said happily: "Forget it, call these two people here quickly, as long as they are talents, this general will give them a chance to show their talents. Those who can let Xiaozhi entrust them with important tasks must not be mediocre people .”

Fazheng said: "I will call these two people here later."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, didn't say anything, and went back to the city.

After a short while, Fazheng really led the two of them over.

Luo Zheng encouraged a few words, and ordered the two to work under the tent, responsible for contacting the native gentry of Xichuan, if the gentry of Xichuan could join forces and win Yizhou, they would be rewarded separately, which not only reassured the hearts of the two, but also gave enough law Positive face.

When Fazhenghe and the two went down, Luo Zhengcai asked Jia Xu, "How does Wenhe see these two?"

Jia Xu said: "Meng You can be the governor of a county, and Su can be of great use."

After Luo Zheng thought about it for a while, he realized that Jia Xu had reservations.

I didn't say what my ability is, because I don't know the two of them well, so I can't tell what they are capable of.

Jia Xu only said to what extent the two can be used, which is a preliminary view of the two people's character and temperament, and there is also a difference in the evaluation of Meng Da and Su Ze. It is natural that Meng Da can be the governor of a county. Da Da can only be the guard of one county at most.

This kind of evaluation shows that Jia Xu is not optimistic about Meng Da.

The evaluation of Su Ze is that it can be used a lot, which means that Su Ze can be used with confidence.

Luo Zheng is still very convinced of Jia Xu's vision of seeing people, and this old fox has always been a group and not a party. Even if he never cared about it, this guy never gets too close to the civil and military under his command, and always sticks to his principles The way of the minister will not deliberately suppress these two people because they are recommended by Fazheng. This is one of the important reasons why Luo Zheng has always trusted him.

However, the way of employing people is to prevent and not doubt.

Even a villain has value that can be used.

No matter how wise a monarch is, it is impossible to be surrounded by loyal and virtuous ministers, and there will inevitably be villains.And the reason why these villains can be reused is that they are not useless and must have strengths in a certain aspect.

If he is really a worthless idiot, how can he be reused by the monarch.

Those wise kings who can leave a virtuous name in history are not fools. If they can use some villains, it means that these villains can do what others can't. It depends on how you use them.If it is used well, the villain can also do many things, as long as it is tapped from time to time to let it understand what thoughts it should have and what thoughts it should not have. This is what the monarch should consider.

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and asked: "How did Cao Cao and Liu Biao fight?"

(End of this chapter)