Participating in the big reading not only gave him the opportunity to meet the elites of different prefectures and counties, but also allowed him to communicate with more experts, broaden his horizons and understand his own strength level better.
Although he had the record of sticking to Pengcheng and had been fighting against Yuan Xi for more than a year, his strength was still not as good as competing with Zhang He with similar forces.
In terms of overall strength, Xuzhou soldiers are still slightly inferior.
Zhang He guarded the river and occupied the territory.
Even if you are the only one, you can decide to fight and defend on the spot, but you violate the established rules of the emperor and ask for war without authorization. It is okay to say that you will win, but it is not easy to explain if you lose.
Liu Bei thought about it and said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, revenge is a gentleman's behavior, but since he is a general, he will win the battle, otherwise it is no different from killing people. Be prepared and wait for the opportunity to fight, and don't be impatient.
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Chen Deng was a little disappointed without Liu Bei's full support.
Liu Bei winked at Zhuge Jin. "Ziyu, listen to the experiences and stories of Luoyang with Yuanlong and help Yuanlong plan."
Zhuge Jin understood and bowed to accept the order.
Liu Bei comforted Chen Deng a few more words and turned around and talked to Fa Zheng.
Fa Zheng didn't say anything, but just told Liu Bei that he was going to see the car.
Although he gets along well with Liu Bei, he is still the scattered cavalry in front of the emperor. Since he has arrived here, he should go to see the emperor.
Liu Bei agreed.
Liu Bei was camping at the prepared camp, and Fa Zheng and two guards rushed to the road.
Chen Deng looked at Fa Zheng from afar and sighed softly. "Fa Xiaozhi will go away, and I will repay the emperor for my request for war. Ziyu, do you think the emperor will agree?"
Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "General, Fa Xiaozhi will definitely say it, but you don't need to consider whether the emperor agrees. You should consider whether you should fight if you are not a good fight. If you are a good fight, you will not fight if you are not a good fight."
Chen Deng turned to look at Zhuge Jin and pondered for a while. "You mean, the emperor will not interfere?"
Zhuge Jin nodded. "Envoy Liu will go abroad in the future. The emperor cannot pass on a letter from thousands of miles to command the battle."
Chen Deng was happy. "The envoy Liu..."
"Envoy Liu respects the emperor, but since he has won one, he will have to decide by himself after all."
Chen Deng said with a slight head, then said, "If you can make Liu Jun follow everything, the emperor deserves to be the master of the hero. What a pity..." He sighed and closed his mouth.
Zhuge Jin smiled but said nothing.
He knew what Chen Deng was thinking, but he also knew that no matter what Chen Deng thought, he would never see the emperor.
The emperor is the hero, but not the hero that Chen Deng expected.
Fa Zheng came to Xingzai, and before he even entered the camp, he saw the emperor and Ma Yunlu coming slowly, followed by more than a dozen scattered cavalry and female cavalry, all wearing strong clothes, carrying bows and arrows.
Meng Da was also among them, saying something to a female rider. The female rider smiled and nodded repeatedly.
"Your Majesty!" Fa Zhengrang shouted loudly on the side of the road.
Liu Xie also saw Fa Zheng, strangled his mount, and looked up and down at Fa Zheng's eyes.
"I heard that Langya's music is very beautiful. Are you okay with your body?"
Fa Zheng smiled and said, "I wish to follow His Majesty to hunt and try my best."
Liu Xie nodded and signaled that Fa Zheng would follow.
Fa Zheng turned his horse's head and walked side by side with Meng Da. Meng Da greeted him and pointed to the female rider beside him. "I'll introduce it, this is an insider."
Fa Zheng leaned over and bowed to salute. "I've seen my sister-in-law."
The female rider's face turned slightly red and she bowed her back to the gift.
Fa Zheng complained to Meng Da again and said, "Zijing, this is yours. Don't tell me if you get married? Even if I can't come back, I have to offer a tribute."
"It's not married yet." Meng Da grinned. "She just agreed and hasn't held a wedding yet. You can prepare slowly, but it won't be too thin. You have made great contributions in Xuzhou, and Liu Jun should not treat you badly.
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Fa Zheng laughed and did not hide his pride.
Liu Bei did not treat him badly. Although he was later, his favor was above countless old ministers, and even Zhang Fei had to give him three points of courtesy.
"If you haven't gotten married, just call yourself an insider?" Fa Zheng squeezed his eyes and whispered: "You won't want to abandon it again, right?"
Meng Da's expression tightened and he hurriedly said, "Xiaozhi, don't talk nonsense. When will I abandon it all the time?"
"Is this the Hu girl before? I don't look like it."
"Of course it's her." Meng Da squeezed his eyes. "Didn't you see it? Hehe, she dyed her hair. Now many female riders like to dye their hair, or use their hair buns directly to avoid passing people looking sideways."
Fa Zheng suddenly realized and nodded and said, "That's right, the black hair is still beautiful and dignified. Although the blonde hair is bright, it is not calm enough. When I was in Langya, those Zhao Kabuki also valued black hair. My words...
"He leaned into Meng Da's ear, muttered a few words softly, and then laughed.
Meng Da looked at him with contempt, then turned around and said to the female driver who looked at them curiously, "I'm not very familiar with him."
Fa Zheng was stunned and turned around and then realized that the other scattered riders were not very friendly when they looked at him, and he looked as if he was avoiding suspicion.
Fa Zheng slapped his forehead and felt a little regretful.
I was careless. I forgot that this is around the emperor, not Liu Bei.
The group came to more than ten miles outside the camp and found a hillside. The female cavalry dispersed and drove away the prey. Ma Yunlu took a few female cavalry and cruised on his own. Liu Xie called Fa Zheng over and asked.
Starting from the situation in Xuzhou.
He had received relevant reports on these things before, and later heard Liu Bei say some of them, but he still wanted to hear Fa Zheng's views.
Listening in a side way will make you secret, and listening in a side way will make you clear. Different people have different concerns, different positions, and naturally different opinions.
Fa Zheng put away his laughter and told him about his experiences over the past year.
"Although Liu Envoy was a royal family, he was not from a noble family and had limited influence on the counties and states. At present, the implementation of divination is limited to the East China Sea, Pengcheng, and Langya just started. As for Xia Pi and Guangling, there was no movement at all.
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Liu Xie knew very well that Fa Zheng specifically mentioned Xia Pi, and he was probably targeting Chen Deng directly.
Liu Bei once mentioned that Fa Zheng and Chen Deng were not very harmonious.
"What is Chen Deng's attitude towards Du Tian?"
"I haven't heard him say anything against him, but as the leader of Xia Pi, Chen family did not agree. Xia Pi Dutian was just empty talk."
Liu Xie has a slight jaw.
Birds fly without heads. The power of role models is endless. Whether the local tribes support it has become the key to whether Dutian can be implemented. One of the fundamental reasons why Yan Xiang can promote Dutian in Lujiang is that the Zhou clan of Lujiang supports Dutian.
He took the lead in handing over the extra land.
Chen refused to cooperate, so Xia Pi Dutian could not be implemented.
This is the case in Kanto Prefecture and County.
It’s not that the court cannot force the promotion by force, but that kind of movement is too great and the losses are too great. He chose Jizhou as a test field for force promotion, which is itself a killing chicken to warn the monkey.
Of course, this established policy will not be changed by a few words from Fazheng.
But looking for an opportunity to hit Chen Deng can consider it.
"How capable of Chen Deng using troops?"
"Medium and top." Fa Zheng said: "I am generous but cannot be meticulous. I can win every battle with the strong, but I will inevitably lose when I meet a real master."