Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 427
In the side hall, Luo Zheng stood in front of the screen, staring at the military topographic map and frowning in thought.

Jia Xu pointed at Huguan and said: "Taking Bingzhou first can open the gate of Jizhou. This is one aspect. More importantly, under the division and instigation of our army, the senior cadres of Bingzhou have been attacking Yuan Shang with Yuan Xi for the past few years. If our army takes Bingzhou, Yuan Shang will most likely sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and Yuan Xiyuan can't help you in Youzhou.

Fazheng also said: "A high-ranking cadre is a mediocre person. Although he is in Bingzhou, he can't do anything. The lord only needs to Chen Binglishi, and then condemn those who can speak well to Jinyang. Come and surrender, Bingzhou may fall without a fight."

"Oh!"

Luo Zheng nodded lightly and said: "You can try this."

Jia Xu said: "I heard that Yuan Shang's army was short of food in the last year of Dahan in Hebei, and many soldiers escaped. My lord, why don't you give him rations and ten thousand stones to show his kindness, and form an alliance with him, so that Yuan Shang will never intervene in Bingzhou again. The reason for the dispute."

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "Yuan Shang is not stupid, he may not be fooled!"

Jia Xu said with a sly smile: "The food has been delivered from Shangdang, and the high-ranking army is also short of food. How can there be no reason not to rob!"

Luo Zheng's eyes brightened in an instant, and he slammed the knot and said: "Good, just follow the plan of Wenhe, and arrange it quickly!"

Xun Yu nodded in response, and discussed some details. The general plan for capturing Bingzhou has been finalized.

Jia Xu changed his tone and said, "My lord, Zhuge Liang has a talent for managing the world, if he doesn't use it, it will be a waste of talent."

Xun Yu also nodded and said: "Wen He's words are very true. This person's talent is not inferior to Yu's. If he uses it internally, he can govern the world and the people, and if he uses it externally, he can seek peace and prosperity. Such a great talent can be left alone at home. It would be such a pity.”

Fazheng and Chengying also nodded repeatedly, obviously they knew Zhuge Liang very well.

Luo Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and said: "This person's talent, I have known it for a long time, but why I don't want to be used by Gu, what can I do?"

Jia Xu said: "According to my observation, Kong Ming may have long wanted to serve the lord, but he is quite self-admired and needs three invitations before he can become an official. My lord, why don't you put down your dignity and take care of yourself three times, so that you can use it for your lord. "

Luo Zheng was displeased and said: "It's unreasonable. I have already given him enough face to invite him sincerely. If he wants to be alone, Zhuge Liang has such a big face. It is not that no one can use him. Back then, Wen Ruo and Wen He also I didn't let Gu Sangu invite you."

This is indeed the truth, Luo Zheng is now considered the most powerful prince in the world, and his subordinates don't say that he is at the peak of humanities and martial arts, at least he can be regarded as a wealth of talents, but he is not like Liu Bei back then.

In order to invite Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain, even if he bowed his waist and looked at the thatched cottage, it would be fine.

With Luo Zheng's current status, there is really no one who has the face to let him put down his body and ask him three times.

If this is true, where will Jia Xu, Xun Yu and other important officials be placed?

Jia Xu and Xun Yu, as the core figures of Luo Zheng's military group, did not let Luo Zheng visit each other at the beginning.

Although Zhuge Liang is a famous scholar, he has no achievements. To put it bluntly, he is still an idiot. If Luo Zhengruo really pays attention to him, no matter what others think, he will treat important officials like Jia Xu and Xun Yu as if he doesn't pay much attention to them.

Jia Xu understood the key point, and said, "If you are looking for talented people, what's the harm in my lord's care?"

Xun Yu also nodded, "Kong Ming is a great talent, my lord just invites him, we have no objection!"

Luo Zheng looked at Jia Xu, then looked at Xun Yu, and saw that the faces of the two were calm, and they were not displeased at all. They really intended to make Zhuge Liang retire, so he was relieved, pondered for a long time, and said: "Forget it, just stick to it." See you in Wenhe."

Jia Xu and Xun Yu looked at each other, stroked their beards and said with a smile: "Xu and Wen Ruo can go with the lord, pay three visits to Kongming!"

Luo Zheng frowned suddenly, and said: "I'm alone in order to seek talents, put down my figure, and forcefully invite you three times. If Wen He and Wen Ruo are the military affairs of the lonely master, why should you wrong yourself? It’s not that big of a face.”

Xun Yu laughed and said, "Why should I be wronged? Seeking talents for my lord is a matter of mine. If you can ask Kong Ming to become an official, it doesn't matter if I turn around. My lord, don't worry about it."

Jia Xu also stroked his beard and nodded, obviously he had discussed it with Xun Yu long ago.

If Luo Zheng thought about it, he stopped persuading him.

The next day, he went to Zhuge Liang's house to invite him with a group of confidantes, civil and military.

When I arrived at the mansion, I entered the gate. Kong Ming, who had received the news, had already walked out quickly, and invited a group of more than [-] people to the inner hall to serve tea and talk. Luo Zheng was impatient and directly explained his intentions. Zhuge Liang said that he had to think again consider.

Luo Zheng knew the result early, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he returned to the palace at that time.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang came again with a group of civil and military personnel, and Zhuge Liang was still thinking about it.

For the third time, Luo Zheng had already lost his patience, and made up his mind. If Kong Ming still pushed, he would directly order that guy to be taken to the dung kiln. I don’t believe that the earth can’t turn without a villager Zhuge .

Fortunately, he did not disappoint him this time, and Zhuge Liang readily accepted the invitation.

Luo Zhengdao felt that this guy was a genius, and he would only serve as an official when he lost his patience. The timing of the choice was really just right. The so-called harder things to get, the more cherished after they are obtained.

This is the weakness of human nature, but it was exploited to the extreme by Kong Ming.

Luo Zheng also placed high hopes on Zhuge Liang, and directly asked him to assist Xun Yu in managing the internal affairs.

As Xun Yu's deputy, it is indeed important for a newcomer. Xun Yu and Jia Xu are both inside and outside, waiting for Ruo Zheng's right and left hand. Fazheng has followed Luo Zheng for a long time, and it has always been Jia Xu's deputy.

This position is not low, it is definitely the core of the Luo Zheng Military Group.

Zhuge Liang served as Xun Yu's deputy, and his position was more than that of Fazheng. If it was not considered important, then it would be unreasonable.

Kong Ming is also very satisfied. Being able to directly rank in the center and participate in the planning and formulation of the core strategy of the Luo Zheng Military Group is definitely the dream of any scholar who aspires to be an official. There is nothing dissatisfied.

Xun Yu soon discovered that with Zhuge Liang as his assistant, the heavy government affairs were immediately much easier.

Luo Zheng's subordinates lack sufficient talents in internal affairs, and they have all relied on Xun Yu to sit in the center these years. Only Xun Yu knows how much care he has to take, and Zhuge Liang does have extraordinary talent in managing government affairs.

Just a few days after taking office, Xun Yu felt a lot more relaxed.

In particular, Kong Ming also proposed many new insights and innovative ideas for some of the disadvantages of the old system, which made Xun Yu refreshed and at the same time, he once again looked at Kong Ming with admiration. After all, these problems are not simply problems of disadvantages, but involve some conflicts of interests. It is very difficult to deal with, but the solution proposed by Kong Ming is very feasible.

This is not simply a matter of talent, but of extremely high political wisdom.

(End of this chapter)