Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 29 Thirst for Talent
Soon after Sun Ce defeated Liu Yao, all the areas north of Qiantang in Wujun fell into Sun Ce's hands.

Wu Jing's army retreated to Liyang. Liu Gan took Wu Qi as a hostage and forced Wu Jing to withdraw his troops from Shicheng and Wuhu.

Then, Wu Qi was released.

After Liu Yao's defeat, the three counties of Hushu, Jurong and Jiangcheng in the north of Danyang County all surrendered to Liu Gan.

So far, with the exception of Liyang, all the northern part of Danyang County has been under Liu Gan's command.

The forces of Sun Ce and Liu Gan expanded rapidly, and their growth gradually threatened other forces in Yangzhou, including Sun Ce and Liu Gan, who felt the threat of each other strongly at this time. As Liu Gan asserted before, there must be a battle between Sun Ce and Liu Gan.

The rapid expansion of the territory has resulted in a shortage of officials under Liu Gan. It is not difficult to govern a county with few people and sparse land.

Liu Gan ordered people to investigate around, and Huang Tian paid off, and finally found a great talent in the south of Chungu County.

In Chungu County, because they belonged to Liu Gan's own territory, they traveled lightly on the road. They only brought Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan, Pan Zhang, and Ma Zhong as guards. Zhou Yu, who had been unwilling to serve, was also taken by Liu Gan. beside.

"My lord, who exactly is Zhang Zhao? It's actually worthy of your coming to invite him in person."

The person who spoke was Zhu Huan, because of the contribution of Xian Wanling, Liu Gan has officially appointed him as the deputy general of Shenji Battalion, at the same level as Xu Sheng.

"Zhang Zhao has a great talent. Of course, I also like his reputation in Xuzhou. Before his death, Tao Qian admired him and promoted him as a talented person. Zhang Zhao refused, so Tao Qian imprisoned Zhang Zhao. Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling, rescued him and was released. Even so, after Tao Qian’s death, Zhang Zhao still wrote a eulogy for him. I wonder if Gong Jin knows about Zhang Zhao?” Liu Gan eloquently said, Unknowingly, his eyes fell on Zhou Yu's face.

Liu Gan has always wanted to subdue Zhou Yu, but he is a dead-headed person who only has Sun Ce in his mind. If he hadn't known that Zhou Yu had a wife, Liu Gan would have even wondered if Zhou Yu had been broken up by Sun Ce. Don't know what Zhou Yu thinks.

Zhou Yu said: "I have heard a little that the name of Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu has a certain reputation no matter in Xuzhou or Yangzhou. I heard that this person is good at official script. He learned from Bai Hou Zi'an, and Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang also admired his talent. There are good words."

Liu Gan asked: "Who is this Bai Hou Zi'an who can be Zhang Zhao's teacher, but I have never heard of it."

Zhou Yu said: "It is said that this man is full of economics and has the talent to know the world. The Emperor Ling once sent someone to invite him to be an official, but he searched all over the three mountains and five mountains and couldn't find it. In the end, he disappeared after a long time."

Xu Sheng looked curious: "There is such a thing! It seems that the world is so big that there are not a few people with high talents and knowledge. It's just that some people are willing to be hermits despite their talents. It's a pity."

Liu Gan couldn't help but think of many famous people, Mr. Shui Jing Sima Hui, Zuo Ci, the originator of magic, Zhang Jiao's master Nanhua Laoxian, and Hu Kongming, one of the Three Kingdoms, is it really Sima Yi's master?
It didn't take long for the group of six people to arrive at Zhang Zhao's mansion. This is a mansion with a deep courtyard. There are many sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard. When the breeze blows, the garden is filled with fragrance.

"This Zicloth is quite enjoyable. Judging from the extravagance of this other courtyard, this person's family should have a lot of assets."

Zhu Huan glanced at every corner of Zhang's house and praised with a smile.

"How is it compared to Xiaohuan's family's house?" Liu Gan smiled, Zhu Huan's Wuzhong Zhu's family is also a big family in the Jiangdong area.

"No more concessions." Zhu Huan said concisely.

"You are too modest. Everyone in Wuzhong Zhu's family in Jiangdong is unknown. Next time you have a chance, you must take us to the Zhu family's mansion to see and see." Xu Sheng laughed.

Zhu Huan smiled slightly, unable to deny it.

Not long after, a handsome young man in Chinese clothes came before the crowd.

"My lord, Zhang Cheng, I have met you and heard that you are going to see my father. I don't know what it is?" Zhang Cheng is the eldest son of Zhang Zhao. He is 17 years old this year.

"Our lord is the prefect of Danyang. I heard that Mr. Zhang Zhao is famous, so I came here to invite him out of the mountain. I have been here early in the morning. Now it is past noon, but Mr. Zhang Zhao has not been seen yet. This is the treatment of your Zhang family." Is it the way to be a guest?" Pan Zhang spoke quickly, and there was quite an unkindness in his tone, which made Zhang Cheng frown slightly.

"Wen Gui must not be rude, maybe Mr. Xu Zibu has something important to do." Wen Gui is Pan Zhang's surname. Although Liu Gan scolded Pan Zhang verbally, he did not blame him in his heart, and even praised him a little.

This Zhao really made people wait for a long time.

Liu Gan is an impatient person. Buddhists say that there are eight sufferings in all living beings, namely: birth suffering, old age suffering, illness suffering, death suffering, love separation suffering, resentment and hatred suffering, not getting what one wants, and five yin blazing sufferings.Liu Gan believes that there are nine sufferings for all living beings, and the ninth suffering is the suffering of waiting, because waiting is inaction, it can only be passively accepted until the desired person, thing or situation appears.

This is a kind of suffering, but also a kind of helplessness.

In fact, sometimes waiting is a kind of not getting what you want, for example, now Liu Gan wanted to see Zhang Zhao, but he refused to see him, so he only asked his eldest son Zhang Cheng to come to thank the guest.

Liu Gan waited in Zhang's house all day, and did not see Zhang Zhao until dark.

After leaving Zhang's house, Pan Zhang began to complain bluntly: "This Zhang Zhao is too rude. We came all the way here, and he sent us away without even seeing him."

Xu Shengdao: "It is inevitable for a talented person to be somewhat arrogant."

Pan Zhang snorted coldly and said, "What kind of arrogance is this? I think this person is just trying to gain fame. It's not sure whether he has real talents or learning. If I get in a hurry, I'll go in and arrest him."

Zhu Huan shook his head after hearing this for a while, and asked Liu Gan, "My lord, Zhang Zhao doesn't want to see us, what should we do next?"

Liu Gan said indifferently: "Seeing you once doesn't mean you won't see him forever. Let's find a place to rest first and visit again tomorrow."

That night, Liu Gan stayed in Chungu County. In the early morning of the second day, when the sun had just risen, Liu Gan brought people to the gate of Zhang Zhao's mansion early.

This time, Liu Gan finally met Zhang Zhao himself as he wished.

At this time, Zhang Zhao was in his forties, his temples were white, his eyes were deep, and his speech and demeanor were filled with a strong sense of books. Zhang Zhao highly respected "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", and he also had his own uniqueness when talking about the general trend of the world. opinion.

Liu Gan asked questions about the current people's livelihood and listed many problems, and Zhang Zhao answered all of them fluently, especially when talking about the current farming and business issues, Liu Gan couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Mr. Zibu is really the end of the world! "

Zhang Zhao saluted humbly, saying that he didn't dare to take it, but it was difficult to conceal the slightly smug expression on the corners of his mouth.

Liu Gan suddenly fell to the ground and made a big salute.

"What do you mean, General? Get up quickly!" Zhang Zhao was caught off guard and quickly reached out to help.

"Sir, you are a genius! Sir, please listen to me. Nowadays, the mountains in Danyang are infested with natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people under the rule are miserable. Only a man as talented as you can help the world. Liu Gan hereby begs you to come out of the mountain." , to save the people from the fire and water!" Liu Gan worshiped the ground with sincerity.

"You get up first, and we'll talk when you get up." No matter how hard Zhang Zhao tried, Liu Gan just couldn't afford it.

"If Mr. Today doesn't agree, I won't be able to kneel here!" Seeing that Zhang Zhao didn't agree, Liu Gan exerted more force and bowed deeply to the ground.

"The general is the magistrate of a county after all, why did he do such a scoundrel!" Zhang Zhao sighed.

"As long as you can invite Mr. to come out of the mountain, it is worthwhile to be a rascal. Mr. is a person with real talents and practical learning. Why don't you use your talents when you have nothing?" Liu Gan stared at Zhang Zhao closely, and said in a deep tone: "Mr. For the sake of the common people, for the sake of the common people in the world, seriously consider your merciless request, and I am willing to entrust you with the position of long history, to give you the greatest power to serve the country and the people, and benefit the people of the world!"

"For the benefit of the country and the people, the people of the world dare not do it. Zibu is nothing more than Gouquan's life in troubled times. The general has thunder in his chest and his face is like a flat lake. Zibu is not as good as Zibu! Anyway, today Zibu promised the general and became an official!" Zhang Zhao When it came to the end, there was a faint tear in his eyes. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant. After some conversation and contact, Zhang Zhao suddenly had a strong desire to do something for this confidant.

"I have Zibu, and I will be safe from now on!" Liu Gan laughed.

(End of this chapter)