Chapter 174 Zhang Liang's allegiance
"What do you think, sir?" Yang Lin asked Zhang Liang beside him.
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "With General Han here, why worry about the Pei and Korean armies?" Apparently he had a high opinion of Han Xin.
Han Xin cupped his hands and thanked him: "Prime Minister, I am very complimentary. I am able to relieve my lord's worries. I am very loyal to you."
"Do you have any other suggestions?" Yang Lin asked again. As the saying goes, only by brainstorming can we expand our experience. Listening to both sides will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to narrow-mindedness. Everyone has different opinions, and only then can we find the most suitable one.
When Xiao He heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then spoke, saying: "No matter whether it is internal affairs or military affairs, it is inseparable from people. People are the root of all these. Why do you think that we should benefit the people first, and then we can benefit the government and the army."
"What a good person, Xiao He. If you have any ideas, please tell me quickly." Zhang Liang's eyes flashed and he asked immediately.
Xiao He nodded and continued to speak: "My lord once said that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the lightest. It is nothing more than putting the people first. Now that we have just recovered Yingchuan County, the people are afraid that they are not stable.
The top priority should be to appease the people. Only when the people are stable can internal affairs be effective and troops can be recruited."
"Mencius once said: If you have a five-acre house with mulberry trees, and you are fifty years old, you can eat meat; if you have a hundred acres of land, don't take it away, and a family of eight people will not be hungry. I will pay attention to Xiangxu's teachings and apply them.
The righteousness of filial piety and brotherhood means that those who are given white clothes will live up to their duties on the road. The old man will wear silk and eat meat, and the people will neither be hungry nor cold. However, there is no such thing as a king." Li Shiqi was a Confucian scholar and immediately quoted the discussions of the saints of his own school.
Said: "My lord, benevolence, justice, courtesy and humility are the policies to appease the people."
Yang Lin also thought about it and found that Xiao He and Li Shiqi had the same views as him, so he nodded and said: "Xiao He, you will draft a comfort plan and submit it to me and my husband as soon as possible."
"Promise!" Xiao He accepted the order. Then he resigned and left, hurriedly drafting a policy of governance.
Then everyone expressed their opinions, regardless of internal affairs or military affairs, as long as it was beneficial to the Pei-Korean coalition forces and the people, everyone could speak freely. Regardless of right or wrong or differences, Yang Lin listened carefully, and then took the essence and discarded the dross to fill his own knowledge.
Secondly, it can unite the efforts of all subordinates.
When everything was over, everyone dispersed one after another. In the end, only Yang Lin and Zhang Liang were left. Yang Lin cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I admire what Mr. Lin just said."
"Haha, Pei Gong is being humble. Liang just has the same interests as Pei Gong. They both put the people first. If Pei Gong is fine, Liang will leave first." Zhang Liang responded.
"Sir, please!" Yang Lin extended his hand to say goodbye.
Zhang Liang left the lobby and returned to his courtyard in the governor's mansion. He was now on equal footing with Yang Lin, each living in a courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Li Shiqi had been waiting for a long time. He stepped forward and exchanged greetings.
He asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Li?"
Li Shiqi smiled and said, "Prime Minister, can you speak in the room?"
Hearing this, Zhang Liang also nodded and said: "Sir, please!" Regarding Li Shiqi, Zhang Liang regarded himself as a student in private. After all, Zhang Liang was both a disciple of Confucianism.
Entering the inner hall, the guests and hosts took their seats one after another. Li Shiqi said again, "Can you please come over?"
Zhang Liang also did as he said and ordered his guards to leave. Although he did so, he was already surprised in his heart. He was not stupid at all. He naturally understood that Li Shiqi had something important to do with him. "Mr.
What's the matter? Please tell me."
"What do you think of my lord, Prime Minister?"
"Pei Gong?" Zhang Liang didn't know why Li Shiqi wanted to do this, but after thinking about it for a while, he said seriously: "Pei Gong has great ambitions and is extremely intelligent. He also knows benevolence and righteousness and loves the people. He is a rare person.
It’s clear Lord.”
Hearing this, Li Shiqi agreed quite a bit. Anyone who comes into contact with Yang Lin can appreciate these advantages of Yang Lin. This can be said to be a kind of temperament, or it can be said to be an innate king's mind.
Later, Li Shiqi's face was very calm, but he smiled nervously in his heart: "I came to see the Prime Minister today because I have something to do. Does the Prime Minister think it is okay for my lord to become the king?"
"Proclaimed king?" Zhang Liang was extremely shocked. He stared in disbelief. Seeing that Li Shiqi didn't seem to be joking, he immediately said hurriedly: "Proclaimed king?"
"King Han!" Li Shiqi's words were not surprising and he kept dying.
Hearing this, Zhang Liang's previously hurried expression also froze there. He fell silent, and the entire inner hall became extremely quiet. Li Shiqi was not in a hurry, just waiting for Zhang Liang's answer.
As for Zhang Liang, his heart could not be calm for a long time. Li Shiqi's words made him confused and confused. The King of Han is not just a title, it means that the people of the entire Han Dynasty will worship Yang Lin as their king and obey his orders and control.
.Not only these, but also pushed Yang Lin to the same position as Wei Bao, Zhao Xie and others from another aspect. It was also a complete impact on the current situation in the world.
No wonder Zhang Liang was so cautious and hesitant. Being crowned king is no small matter, and being crowned King of Han is no small matter.
"Sir, is this Pei Gong's intention or..." Zhang Liang finally spoke and asked cautiously. He first had to understand Yang Lin's intention.
Li Shiqi shook his head and explained: "It was not my lord's intention, but my suggestion. To be honest with the Prime Minister, I have also discussed this matter with my lord."
"Then what did Pei Gong say?"
"My lord did not agree." Li Shiqi continued with a sigh: "Sir, you should be able to see that my lord treated the people of Han as his own children, and he also had a heart of benevolent government and love for the people. Such a wise master is
The blessings of the people. Therefore, I hope that the prime minister will support my lord-general to call him the King of Han and worship my lord-lord as his master. I also know that this is a bit difficult for others. It is not something a gentleman would do and insults the teachings of the saints. But I want to compare with the people.
What’s the point of worrying about your reputation?”
"Hey..." Zhang Liang sighed, and he was silent for a moment before saying: "Liang didn't hide it from Mr. Liang. Since King Han died on Baiping Mountain, Liang asked himself countless times where he should go in the future. If it weren't for Pei Gong at that time,
The words awakened the dreamer, and Liang's lifelong ambition may have been buried in darkness and could not be realized. For Pei Gong, Liang was extremely grateful and at the same time admired him greatly."
After a pause, Zhang Liang finally made a decision. He said in a deep voice and calmly: "Pei Gong has shown kindness to Liang and shown kindness to the people of Han Dynasty. Liang is willing to be loyal to Pei Gong!"
"Really?" Hearing this, Li Shiqi was overjoyed. He hid Yang Lin's secret lobbying for Zhang Liang this time. He didn't expect it to be so easy. It is not difficult to see that Zhang Liang actually had a desire to be loyal to him for a long time, but he didn't know Yang Lin.
Lin's attitude was buried deep in his heart.
Immediately, Li Shiqi laughed loudly and said: "In this case, I will go and inform the lord to prepare the sacrifice and arrange the kingship as soon as possible."
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Liang hurriedly stopped him. "Although Liang is ready to serve Pei Gong, he is not in a hurry to claim the title of King of Han. Now Wang Li is leading an army to pursue Fusu in Sanchuan County. If he declares himself king at this time, it will definitely become a provocation.
I am afraid that the king will leave the meeting and divide his troops to attack. However, our army currently has no confidence to fight against an army of 100,000, so Pei Gong should postpone his claim to the king."
Zhang Liang's words were well-founded, which made Li Shiqi feel a little ashamed and startled him into a cold sweat. The latter laughed at himself and said: "Prime Minister, don't blame me. I was so happy that I didn't think carefully. Thanks to the Prime Minister's careful thinking, otherwise
Eating it would be a big mistake."
"Let's do this. My husband and I will go to see Duke Pei together and decide on the appropriate ministers. When the time is right in the future, we can persuade Duke Pei to proclaim himself king." Zhang Liang suggested immediately.
"Forget it, let's go see the lord first." Li Shiqi also agreed.
In the inner courtyard of Yang Lin, he was currently checking the books of saints. The desk was piled with rolls of bamboo slips. Compared with paper books, these bamboo slips were cumbersome and heavy and difficult to read. When Yang Lin saw this, he thought of papermaking again.
The matter of the factory. So he ordered people to summon Zhao Meng, hoping that the latter would open a paper factory in Yingchuan County as soon as possible to benefit the people in the county.
While he was discussing with Zhao Meng, he heard the personal guard reporting that Zhang Liang and Li Shiqi were coming, so he waved his hand and said, "Go and do it as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Meng left immediately.
Immediately after Zhang Liang entered, when they saw Yang Lin, Li Shiqi bowed respectfully, but Zhang Liang was not like before, he also bowed respectfully at this time. Yang Lin was shocked by this bow, and he
Not daring to accept the courtesy, he immediately stood up and avoided it, and asked in confusion: "Sir, you just left, why did you come to see Lin again and do this salute?"
"Pei Gong, Liang is willing to be loyal to Pei Gong." Zhang Liang still maintained the gesture of saluting and continued to explain: "Pei Gong didn't know that Liang had previously been loyal to the King of Han and could not accept the trust of the teacher's letter. This was unjust; after the death of the King of Han, Pei Gong
If you don't repay the kindness you have shown me, it would be unkind. Now I am loyal to Mr. Pei, which is a benevolent and righteous act. I hope Mr. Pei will accept it."
Zhang Liang burst into tears and his speech was touching, highlighting his original intention of loyalty.
Li Shiqi also agreed from the side and said: "My lord, Zhang Liang is sincere and has been with me these days. His strategy, courage and opinions are all the same as my lord. If my lord refuses today, wouldn't it make him an unkind and unjust person?"
How should the world treat him? My lord, please think twice!"
In fact, when they met in Pengcheng, Yang Lin wanted to recruit Zhang Liang, but with the presence of King Cheng of Han, Zhang Liang could not rebel or leave. Yang Lin was quite sorry at that time. Later, King Cheng of Han died, and Yang Lin always treated Zhang Liang as an equal, and he was
In the land of Gu Han, he also hesitated about the relationship between the two, so he did not recruit again.
But now, he did not expect that Zhang Liang would come to pledge his allegiance on his own. It was true that Yang Lin was unhappy. After hearing these remarks, he thought for a moment and then said: "Thank you sir for your help. I hope you will say anything in the future."
Zhang Liang breathed a sigh of relief and saluted, "Liang pays homage to your lord!"
This time, Yang Lin accepted the salute generously. After the ceremony, he smiled and said: "I didn't expect that I would be so lucky today." However, he suddenly stopped smiling and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I don't know what the Han army thinks about it.
What’s your attitude on this matter?”
Zhang Liang said: "Liang only represents my loyalty to the lord. How to choose the Korean warriors? Please let Liang go and persuade Pei Gong." (To be continued. If you like this work, (.) vote for recommendation, monthly vote, yours.
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