Speaking of which, Wang Zheng in his previous life was a clumsy person in the workplace. He lacked the eloquence to please and a smooth face.
Now that I am in a high position, my emotional intelligence has inexplicably improved a lot, and I have gained the ability to read and speak to people.
It can only be said that as long as a man has confidence and confidence, there will be no obstacles in doing many things, let alone the need for guidance.
It's just that Wang Zheng wanted to pretend to be stupid to get away with it, but Fan didn't appreciate it at all. He said with a dull expression: "But I am being disrespectful. I only hope that the governor will be magnanimous."
The intention is still to insist that Wang Zheng say forgiveness.
You bitches are a bit boring.
Wang Zheng glanced at her lightly and said: "The so-called rudeness of Madam, I think it happened when I was drunk, I really don't know."
"What's more, I have already said it just now. Even if the words are offensive, it is just a small detail, so why bother?"
"Although I am a warrior, I also know that the sages have said: Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned."
He felt a little unhappy, even changed his self-identity, and his tone suddenly became indifferent.
It's just that Fan was not an acquaintance after all, so he didn't notice it at all, and still said: "In this case, I will treat it as the governor's forgiveness for what happened yesterday. Thank you in advance."
After saying that, he clapped his hands, and several maids came in carrying several boxes.
"Prepare a small gift to express your apology. Please accept it from the governor."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out, looking like he didn't want to stay for a moment longer. His eyes instantly turned as red as his crimson lips, as if he wanted to spit out fire.
A sedan chair had already stopped at the side of the yard. Wang Zheng wanted to leave as soon as he saw the other party. He had no choice but to say no more words of rejection. After thinking about it, he stepped forward and said politely: "I don't know where Madam's house is. I am.
There are also some specialties of Xuzhou here, so the saying goes, but never goes back..."
But he saw that Fan had already bent down into the sedan chair, and didn't say a word until he lowered the curtain.
"No need, it's getting late, the governor is staying behind."
After the sedan chair went away and gradually faded into the night, Wang Zheng sighed, knowing that if what happened yesterday was just a quarrel, today's neglect would completely offend this woman.
Seeing his gloomy expression, several pro-soldiers on the side looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward to plead guilty: "General, it was the villain who spread the wrong message..."
"This matter is none of your business. I made a judgment without knowing it clearly." It was just a matter of verbally asking his subordinates to take the blame for him, but Wang Zheng would not really do that thing of taking credit and passing the blame.
Seeing that several people still looked worried, Wang Zheng could only laugh and curse: "Why are you still standing there?"
"If you really feel that you have done something wrong, then you should give it up. You guys should hurry up and follow her. Don't be discovered. Find out where this woman's mansion is. Prepare some gifts and go back there early tomorrow morning!"
"By the way, when Gu Jian returns home, ask him to go and check for me immediately. Who is this woman's husband, what is her background, and what is her relationship with Yuan Zhou Mu?"
"Here!"
...
Although he didn't want to create any complications, Wang Zheng was not a person who was afraid of getting into trouble. To put it bluntly, there must be Yuan Shu's instructions behind this woman's coming here, so after making arrangements, Wang Zheng stopped taking care of the matter.
In the next four or five days, while going back and forth with some Yangzhou generals who were born in the Yellow Turbans, going to banquets and returning favors, he also memorized some of the local features while touring the scenery of Jiangdong.
Although Gu Jian is young, he is very capable in doing things. Even in other people's territory, he found out the details of Mrs. Fan in just a few days.
The woman was a descendant of the Fan family, a prominent family in Runan County, Yuzhou. When Yuan Shu occupied Yuzhou, many members of his family were attached to her. Not only did Yuan Shu himself marry another beauty from the Fan family, but soon after Fan Wu passed away, she married Zhao, one of Shu's generals.
Xun is his wife, and the two parties are somewhat related.
As for Zhao Xun, although Yuan Shu once said at the banquet that this person was making wine in Langya before joining the army, according to the ancient sword, this person is from Changshan, Jizhou. Because he followed Yuan Shu the earliest, he is the one whom Yuan Shu trusts the most today.
One of the military generals, his status is even higher than that of Ji Ling and Sun Ce.
Changshan?
Hearing this place name, Wang Zheng's eyes burned brightly, and he immediately thought of one of the Five Tigers with white horses and silver spears.
Could it be that Zhao Xun is of the same race as Zhao Zilong?
I just searched my memory, but I have no memory of this name.
He didn't think about it anymore. He kept it in his mind and understood Mrs. Fan's background. Wang Zheng couldn't help but frown.
This background is big or small, especially if you look at the woman's appearance, you can see that with both the status of a wife and such a beautiful face, the power of the pillow wind must be quite big. It may not be enough to achieve good things, but it is more than enough to do bad things.
But be careful.
However, since she was the wife of his own general, Yuan Shu still asked her to make a special appearance and come to apologize. This was a great honor. Not only did Wang Zheng not feel satisfied, but he became more and more cautious.
After learning the address of Zhaofu, he sent someone to return the gift for the first time, but to no avail. The second time he visited in person, he was turned away again. Then Mrs. Fan had a good excuse and directly said that her husband no longer lived in the house.
It is not appropriate for them to meet foreign guests in their inner rooms, leaving Wang Zheng helpless.
No one can enter, so naturally we won’t accept gifts.
On the way back, seeing his general looking slightly unhappy, Gu Jian couldn't help but mutter: "This Yuan Shu is so troublesome!"
"A woman came to the door to apologize, but she caused a lot of verbal trouble for the general."
"Zhou Mu also has good intentions." Wang Zheng shook his head: "In that case, I won't waste time on a prostitute anymore. If you want to hold a grudge, just let her be."
When I first arrived at the county government, I happened to meet Yuan Shu's messenger at the door. After asking, I found out that all his important officials had arrived in Shouchun in the past few days. For example, Sun Bi, the governor of Yuzhou, was far away, but it took him several days of running under the stars to finally arrive.
At this time, although Sun Ce was at the critical moment of conquering Wu Commandery and Danyang, and he could not escape and rush back, he still sent his general Cheng Pu here, which could be regarded as a gesture.
Therefore, Yuan Shu was planning to convene everyone today to hold a military meeting. As an important ally, he also invited Wang Zheng to participate.
Hearing this, Wang Zheng nodded, and hurriedly left again, riding his horse towards the state capital. Not daring to neglect, he hurriedly followed the guards and changed the route to the state capital.
...
When he was about to arrive at the gate of the state capital, Wang Zheng noticed that the surrounding streets had been cleared, and no one was walking around. There were many more soldiers under martial law. It was very different from what he usually saw. They looked fierce and well-armed, and many people had
He was still carrying murderous intent, and he had obviously just come down from the battlefield. He was expected to be the personal bodyguard of various generals.
He had his own envoys leading the way, so the passage was naturally unobstructed. The sound of horse hooves continued along the way, and it could be seen with the naked eye that many civil and military officials were coming from the city's mansions, yamen, and even military camps.
Nearly a hundred people of superior rank were traveling, accompanied by even more entourage, soldiers, and adjutants. The momentum was overwhelming for a time, and the mounts and sedan chairs brought up billows of smoke and dust.
When Wang Zheng set foot in the prefecture capital again, he saw darkness in front of the door and even more noise of people. The dialects of various states could be heard everywhere. This can be regarded as a side proof that in terms of the ability to attract talents from all over the world, Yuan Shu and his brother were equally influenced by the Yuan family in Runan.
Light, also has followers gathering together, responding from all directions.
At this time, it became clear that Wang Zheng's efforts over the past few days had not been in vain.
Grains
As soon as he showed up, many people came over to say hello, even those who stopped at a distance were whispering.
While Wang Zheng responded with a smile, he listened calmly and attentively. His extraordinary physique once again showed his strength, allowing him to distinguish clearly even in the midst of chaos.
Someone lowered their voice and said, "Look, Qingzhou Zhuzi is here."
Someone who had seen Wang Zheng asked: "Qingzhou Shuzi? Could it be Wang Zheng, the yellow turban thief who captured Linzi last year? Where is he?"
"That's the one, seventeen or eighteen years old, with a group of people talking around him."
Immediately, several eyes fell on him, and someone said in a disdainful tone: "How can such a person with such a bad mouth be able to capture the Five Capitals?"
"Hey, you haven't heard about the affairs of the world for a long time. This man has already entered Xuzhou and captured Langya. Pengcheng didn't tell me. I even heard that this man reached out to Yanzhou and captured Taishan County!"
The last sentence made many people gasp, as if it was a big accident, and they couldn't believe it.
Although these selfish desires made Wang Zheng secretly happy, but after listening to them, he found that they were of little value, so he immediately lost interest. Looking around again, he found that there were many people in front of the door, but there were few military and literary people. It seemed that Yuan Shu was going to decide on a strategy for the day today.
Civil servants pay attention to their manners, and even if they talk, they only talk in whispers. Naturally, the generals are different, but they are very noisy. With the rising and falling of people's voices, Wang Zheng gradually discovered the faint distinction from the seemingly unbearable chaos.
It is roughly divided into three hills. The largest group lives in the middle. They act and speak the most carelessly. The accent seems to be mostly Yuzhou accent, but there are also some Jizhou people, such as Zhao Xun, among them.
The other part is a mixture of civil and military people, and seems to be mainly people from Jiangdong, with Yan Xiang and Yang Hong also in it.
The last group was naturally the people in the Yellow Turbans who came ashore clean, and it was they who showed the most enthusiasm and intimacy when Wang Zheng entered.
While they were talking, the door of the palace opened, and two civil servants came out. First they bowed to everyone, and then the one on the left raised his voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, General, the military meeting is about to begin. Civil and military officials please come in."
The man on the right added: "This is an important place in the state capital. Before entering, all generals please disperse your troops."
The exclusive guards pulled two long horizontal ropes outside the palace, and the generals took off their swords and hung them on them. According to the official position and the distance between them, the civilian officials were on the left and the military attachés were on the right, forming two long snakes in a queue.
Enter the mansion.
I don’t know whether it was because of being an ally or because Yuan Shu wanted to sell well, but Wang Zheng was the only exception present.
This once again attracted the attention of the whole audience, became the focus, and caused another commotion.
Once they entered the state capital, the commotion finally subsided, and the unruly-looking generals did not dare to shout any more. This alone showed that although Yuan Shu's military management was not strict, his personal prestige was not bad.
As an ally, Wang Zheng was introduced into the main hall first. Apart from Yuan Shu, who was sitting in the middle and high seat, there were two other people who arrived first, but they were all unfamiliar faces that Wang Zheng did not recognize.
After Yuan Shu made an introduction, he realized that the man on the left in a smart uniform was Sun Bi, the current governor of Yuzhou, and the man on the right, quite handsome, was none other than Cheng Pu, the future leader of Jiang Biao's Twelve Tiger Ministers.
Wang Zheng nodded and smiled, said hello, and sat down first. Then everyone came in, stood in rows, and after the election, they fell to the ground and shouted:
"I (the last general) have met Zhou Mu (the lord)."
To this day, in Wang Zheng's eyes, Yuan Shu's performance is not at all arrogant and arrogant as would be judged by later generations. Instead, he is quite graceful and graceful, which makes people feel close to him.
At this time, he was also smiling: "Get up."
His soft eyes turned around the audience, nodded repeatedly, and then said seriously: "We have summoned you all here today to plan a big event!"
After hearing this, everyone looked solemn and concentrated. Even Wang Zheng, who was not a subordinate, straightened his body and looked like he was listening.
Yuan Shu said: "The first thing..." He looked around the hall, suppressed the smile on his face, and his voice became solemn: "At the end of last month, due to the two thieves wreaking havoc, the Qiang and Hu rebellion, and the decline of Guanzhong, the emperor deliberately
Return east to Luoyang!"
After hearing this, the civil servants felt better, but the generals were startled when they heard this.
Immediately you looked at me and I looked at you, most of the expressions seemed to say "Oh, what next?" The reaction was very bland.
Wang Zheng, who was watching with cold eyes, almost didn't laugh out loud.
Seeing this scene, Yuan Shu also twitched his face, and then snorted heavily, but Cheng Pu was the first to speak to the rescue: "In that case, I wonder where your Majesty is now? Is he okay?"
"The Emperor is under the protection of Emperor Gao, and the Emperor is fine. He has now arrived in Xinfeng."
"The emperor returned eastward, but he was forced to do nothing." Cheng Pu glared angrily and said impassionedly: "My lord is in trouble, how can we, my ministers, just sit back and watch?"
"The last general asked Kenzhou Mu to send troops north immediately to save His Majesty!"
"What De Mou said is true." Yuan Shu nodded: "Since the emperor is in panic day and night, and we are Han ministers, how can we only seek peace for ourselves?"
"I am also determined to send troops, so I have called you all together today to discuss what I have planned. This is why."
Cheng Pu was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and asked for help: "The last general has no talent, but I would like to be a pioneer!"
Wang Zheng curled his lips secretly, guessing that something would happen.
Facing my ministers today is just like facing myself that day. It is just a repeat of the same old saying. The so-called rescuing the emperor is just to determine the emperor's title first and gain great righteousness. In the end, he has to point to Xuzhou.
Sure enough, at this time Yang Hong said: "The emperor naturally wants to save him, but the key point is how to save him?"
"How to save me?" Hearing this, Cheng Pu was startled, pondered for a while, and said, "I would like to hear your advice."
Yang Hong smiled, stood up without humility, pointed at the map, and said: "If our army sets out from Shouchun, if it goes to Luoyang, it can be done by land or water. However, no matter which way, it will pass through Yanzhou, and it will not be hidden.
Cao Cao, since Cao Cao knows and Yuan Shao will also hear about it, these two have fought against my lord many times. Faced with the opportunity of our army going deep into the distance, he must have evil thoughts in his heart and will not let it go!"
"Our soldiers are brave and capable, and they are not afraid of strong enemies. However, the mountains are long and the roads are far away, and the supply of food, grass and baggage is a problem. Once the enemy cuts off the back, let alone rescue the emperor, he will be in danger!
"
Hearing this, the hall fell silent.
In fact, what Yang Hong said is reasonable, but the real key is what he didn't say clearly.
To put it bluntly, if you want to save the emperor, you must go north. If you want to go north, you must first defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Everyone knows that this is impossible, at least not in the short term.
There are also many people who have been following Yuan Shu for a long time, and their eyes can't help but turn to Yuan Shu and the few "outsiders" at this time.
They know that their master's temperament is definitely not that of a loyal and loyal person. One way to act like this is to show their attitude, and the other...
It was made for Wang Zheng, Cheng Pu and others to see.
The former is just an ally. Although the latter and Sun Ce are now Yuan Shu's subordinates in name, everyone can see that Sun Ce is now struggling in Danyang and Wu Commandery, and he is showing signs of independence.