Lu Su said: "Yuan Shao wanted to attack Zhou Mu because he was suspicious of Zhou Mu and wanted to strike first. Once Zhou Mu took the initiative to show his kindness, he pretended to be his minister. For Yuan Shao, since he knew that Zhou Mu had no intention of looking north for the time being, he went south.
It’s not an urgent matter, it’s the situation.”
Wang Zheng looked sideways and asked: "What's the situation like? How can I say this?"
"I would like to ask you to analyze the situation of the heroes for the state pastor."
"please."
"Brother Yang, the talented scholar, once said just now that Cao Mengde took control of Yanyu, and now he has taken Si Li into his arms. The land in Guanzhong is surrounded by four fortresses. It is not only the leader of the Central Plains, commanding the top, but also the backbone of the world."
Lu Su said: "For example, Yuan Shao connected with Liaodong and sat in Hebei, relying on Ji Yan to show his strength in the Central Plains. This is called flanking the east of Kyushu, and it is the arm of the world."
"As for Liu Biao, he covers the nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiang, controls Hanmiang in the north, controls the South China Sea, connects Wuhui in the east, and connects Bashu in the west. It is the heart of the world."
"The Zhoumu Tripod is located in the east of the Yangtze River. It is blocked by natural dangers. It crosses the north-south road and extends in all directions. It encompasses Jingjiao at the bottom and annexes the northern country at the top. It is the waist of the world."
"Today's general situation seems to be divided among the heroes, but those who really have the hope of hegemony include these four. Others such as Liu Zhang, Shi Xie, Zhang Lu, and Ma Teng all occupy nothing more than legs, knees, or feet.
, Toe, although the land is large and the people there are many, there is nothing to do."
Speaking of this, Lu Su paused and said: "Yuan Benchu is occupying Youyan now. If this is his plan, he should first break the backbone of the world and make it a unified one. Then he can take the waist and abdomen of the world and connect it to the north and south. He can't see it.
At this joint, there are many capable ministers under his command, and they will definitely make this strategy clear, taking Yanzhou and Guanzhong first, and destroying our Jianghuai River second."
"And for Zhou Mu, if he wants to dominate Jiangdong, Jingzhou is also the first place to fight and the place that must be taken. This is also the general trend."
Before Wang Zheng could speak, Huang Zhong on the side couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
Lu Su glanced at Huang Zhong and asked with a smile: "General Huang, among the human body, which one is higher, the waist and abdomen?"
"Well" Huang Zhong touched his belly, "Of course it's his belly."
"This is it."
Lu Su said: "The territories under the rule of Zhou Mu are all stable and well-organized. Xuzhou has at least one Pengcheng Pass as a gateway, but Yangzhou has no geographical advantages at all. All important towns and important places are not blocked by famous mountains and rivers.
, the only thing we can rely on is the natural danger of the Yangtze River. General Huang is from Jingzhou. You should know that Jingzhou occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, while Yangzhou is in the lower reaches. If there is a war, and Jiangxia launches a general attack on Shouchun, what will happen?
"
A thrilling scene suddenly appeared in everyone's mind. Wang Zheng even raised his eyebrows and murmured to himself: "Go down the river and get straight to the vital point!"
"What Zhou Mu said is right!"
Lu Su pointed to the map hanging on the left wall of the inner hall and said: "Zhou Mu, please take a look, from Beihai in Qingzhou to Langya and Xiapi in Xuzhou, and then to Jiujiang and Lujiang in Yangzhou. The north and south are connected, end to end, just like this.
Changshan is a snake, and Shouchun is like a seven-inch snake. Once any force takes over Jingzhou, it can flow down the river and directly launch a fierce attack on my seven-inch vitals. The threat is so great, how can we tolerate it?"
"A man like Yuan Shu, who has been based in Jiangdong for many years, has not even noticed such an obvious situation. Instead, he has sacrificed the near for the far, the strong for the short, abandoned Jingzhou and taken Xuzhou first. If such a foolish and unreachable person is not defeated, wouldn't it be absurd?"
After hearing this, Lu Ji felt better. Gu Yong and other old Shouchun ministers looked at each other with slightly embarrassed expressions. Of course Lu Su was talking about Yuan Shu, so why wasn't he talking about them?
Wang Zheng let out a deep breath.
From the moment he chose to be independent, he had certainly planned a strategic blueprint for his family, which was to take Xuzhou first, then Jiangdong, and then plan Jingzhou and Yizhou to temporarily avoid the competition among the heroes in the north.
This route is certainly correct, but this does not mean that the royal government at that time had a profound strategic vision. It is just because from the history of later generations, I vaguely felt that this route was correct. The so-called knowing it but not knowing why.
Including the several counselors recruited later, whether they are Mi Heng, Guo Jia or Zhang Zhao, they are certainly
They also vaguely guessed Wang Zheng's strategic intentions, and they all believed that this strategy was very correct, but they did not really analyze to Wang Zheng why it was correct and where it was correct.
It wasn't until the appearance of Lu Su today that Wang Zheng truly understood how important Jingzhou was to the power of Yangzhou!
At this moment, Wang Zheng even understood that in the original history, Liu Bei's forces had just sounded the clarion call for counterattack, but Sun Quan chose this time to ignore the overall situation and backstab his ally Shu.
You must know that Cao Wei at that time was still the most powerful party among the Three Kingdoms.
Because no matter how great the geographical advantage Liu Bei had before, he only had one Jingzhou, or even an incomplete Jingzhou, and his strength was not strong, so he did not pose a substantial threat.
But it was completely different after he won Yizhou. For Sun Quan, even if the Shu Kingdom at this time was not as powerful as the Wei Kingdom, the threat to him was far greater than the latter. It could take his capital directly at any time.
Go straight to his core.
After hearing this, Wang Zheng had a rough idea. Based on Lu Su's discussion, there were nothing more than three key points. One was to take the initiative to form a good relationship with Yuan Shao and relieve his suspicions, so that Yuan Shao would naturally follow the situation and attack Cao Cao first. The other was to not help each other and sit down.
Watching the struggle between Yuan and Cao from the side, the third is to capture Jingxiang first, and then strengthen their friendship, and the development focus is first south and then north.
This roughly coincided with his original plan. Wang Zheng looked around, looked at Guo Jiaqi and said, "What do you think of being a filial piety?"
Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Such a major matter cannot be decided in just a few words." However, he did not comment for the time being.
Wang Zheng nodded slightly and heard Lu Su say: "I have one more thing to say."
"Speaking."
"What Guo Jijiu said is true. It is true that he is a veteran in planning for the country. Such diplomatic and state affairs cannot be decided in a few words, but they cannot be postponed for a long time."
"Why? Because Zhou Mu has taken charge of Shouchun, in the eyes of knowledgeable people, he has become the waist of the world, enough to influence the general situation. Even if Zhou Mu has no plans in a short period of time, such as spine, arms, and belly.
They will come and argue with me endlessly because the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop."
Wang Zheng was silent for a moment. He glanced up and noticed that Lu Su's lips were dry at this time. Then he remembered that Lu Su said that he came to the palace soon after accompanying Wen Hou's envoy to buy specialties, so he smiled and asked: "eloquent man"
The general was mesmerized by his eloquent talk, and only then did he realize, has Lufa Cao just had lunch?"
Lu Su was slightly startled, then said calmly: "Not yet."
Wang Zheng laughed, waved his hand and said, "When you come, please prepare a meal for Cao Lufa."
Soon after, when the food was served, Wang Zheng left Su and the ministers who had not finished eating to continue eating in the palace, while he led the others into the side hall. Shortly after leaving the palace door, he asked the two of them: "
Lu Zi respected him, what do you think?"
Mi Heng and Guo Jia looked at each other, and Mi Heng said: "He is a disciple of Zhang Yi, who is a disciple of Su Qin and Zhang Yi."
Guo Jia added: "Only speaking of foresight and brilliance, I can't compare with you."
Mi Heng himself is a person who is good at eloquence. He thinks that Lu Su is a political strategist who can be compared with Su Qin and Zhang Yi, which is equivalent to a disguised recognition of his sharp eloquence. As for Guo Jia, he is even more frank and directly analyzes the current situation.
In terms of the overall situation, Lu Su has already surpassed him.
Wang Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Lu Su is indeed a talented person who can be praised for being honest and filial. He is really wronged by the post of law cao." After thinking for a moment, he immediately gave the order to promote Lu Su to join the Jiujiang Campaign.
, with a salary of 600 dan, to serve as a staff and military officer.
Zhengshi was first established in the Western Han Dynasty. He was originally a staff member of the prime minister's office. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was often a minister of a small country or an official of a county governor. Although his rank was lower than that of Liu Ye's long history, it was higher than that of Liu Ye.
Cao Peng and Shao Li have been promoted two levels in a row compared to the previous Fa Cao.
As a time traveler, Wang Zheng is well aware of Lu Su's abilities. According to his heart, he is naturally willing to give Lu Su a higher position and let him show his talents. However, there is no rule without rules. At his position, even if he has
Qian Gang had arbitrary power and prestige, but it was not easy to act too casually. When Huang Zhong surrendered, he even had to start from the first level. In comparison, Lu Su's was already much higher.
Of course, this is also
Because of his outstanding performance in the palace today, this gave Wang Zheng a reason to be promoted. In front of a full hall of officials, when he met Wang Zheng for the first time, Lu Su could neither be humble nor overbearing, and behaved gracefully, which shows that he has courage and courage;
Analyzing the general trend of the world, the language is profound and simple, and the metaphors used are very vivid and appropriate, making people accept his point of view unconsciously, which shows that he is eloquent, especially the final evaluation of the current situation of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Wang Zheng.
What's more, he is knowledgeable.
Regarding this, even Zhang Zhao, who disliked him, had to admit it, so when he was talking, Guo Jia, Mi Heng and others guessed that this person had been appreciated by Wang Zheng, and after he was appreciated, he would naturally
They will be reused, so promotion becomes a matter of course.
Now that Lu Su appeared, Wang Zheng no longer hesitated and immediately decided to let him go to Jingzhou as an envoy. No one had any objections.
"Zi Yang has done a good job in recommending talents, and he should be rewarded!"
In a comfortable mood, Wang Zheng seemed quite excited and smiled at Liu Ye: "What reward do you want? Just say it."
Liu Ye said with a humble face: "The virtues of the ministers are poor. If it were not for the trust of the state pastor, how could he be promoted to the position of chief historian? Xiang Jue is usually frightened, but now he can introduce Zi Jing to the state pastor. It is a blessing.
, how can you dare to hope for a reward?"
"I have nothing else to ask for. I only hope that the state's animal husbandry foundation will become more and more prosperous, that the wise will be able to obtain their positions, and that all talented people will be appointed. This is the best praise and the greatest reward for me."
Wang Zheng smiled and said: "What you wish is exactly what I wish. It's just that I won't reward you for your merits. It's not for the sake of understanding. Although Ziyang declined, I will still be rewarded. It's not because you recommended talents, but because you recommended talents."
You have to set an example for other people.”
After pondering for a moment, he ordered his bodyguard: "Go to the study to fetch the general's Xi Zhen and give it to Zi Yang."
Xi Zhen has been very popular as early as the Warring States Period, and reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship during the Han Dynasty. The general royal nobles mostly used bronze or gilt Xi Zhen. Wang Zheng's Xi Zhen was the legacy of Yuan Shu, and it was made of the rarer rhinoceros rhinoceros.
Not only was it more valuable, but in Wang Zheng's view, it showed a closer relationship. After all, Liu Ye was a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, and ordinary treasures and property might not be taken seriously.
Liu Ye was overjoyed and immediately bowed down to express his gratitude.
Because of being a novice in history, Wang Zheng didn't know that Liu Ye would become a veteran of Cao Wei's three dynasties in the future, and he would provide Cao Cao with many ingenious ideas. Therefore, although Wang Zheng treated him as a courtesy, he didn't pay much attention to him since he joined the army.
Liu Ye was also secretly depressed about this, and Shi Chang secretly planned how to win Wang Zheng's favor. Unexpectedly, he was unexpectedly happy when he recommended Lu Su this time, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
When the guards brought Xi Zhen, Wang Zheng gave it to Liu Ye with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder, discussed it with everyone, and in a few words decided on Lu Su's mission.
The specific operations were left to Guo Jia and Zhang Zhao to coordinate. Seeing that it was already dark outside the hall, he had already agreed with Lu Ji before that he would go to Shouchun City to inspect the people's situation this afternoon and no longer waited for Lu Su and others to come.
, directly announcing the end of the proceedings.
After everyone retreated, Wang Zheng waved his hand to greet Lu Ji, and Xu Fang and several others followed. Several people left the palace in light carriages and drove out of Shouchun from the east city gate, heading towards the countryside to the south.
Wang Zheng personally went to the countryside and inquired about the people's sentiments in detail. Combined with the reports from Lu Ji and others, he had a rough understanding of the negative impact caused by the three-way conflict between him, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu.
Four words, not optimistic.
After returning to the palace, Wang Zheng did not let Lu Ji and Xu Fang leave, but stayed to have dinner with them. He also summoned Guo Jia and Zhang Zhao, briefly told everyone what they had seen and heard, and then asked Lu Ji and Xu Fang to have dinner together.
Ji, Gu Yong and others' previous reports were placed on the table for everyone to discuss and discuss.
"I previously thought that the only problem was the lack of food..."
Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "When I saw it today, I was shocked. Not only is there a shortage of food, but there are also problems among the people such as a lack of labor, a shortage of cattle, a shortage of seeds, damage to farmland, damage to irrigation ditches, and so on!"
"We are seeing the beginning of winter, and after winter comes the beginning of spring, which means that the time left for us is at most three months. If these problems cannot be solved during this period, next year's spring plowing will suffer.
Influence!"
Xu Fang on the side also agreed: "What the general said is true, these problems need to be solved quickly, without delay!"
"Gong Ji, you are the county guard and have unshirkable responsibilities. Yuan Tan has been in Shouchun for a long time and is in charge of civil affairs." Wang Zheng directly named him: "Is there any way to solve these problems?"
"Zhenzhou Mu."
Lu Ji raised his hands and said solemnly: "To say the least, the lack of food is the biggest trouble, but now we have a countermeasure, which is to go to Jingzhou to ask for food, and Lu Su will set off soon, so we don't need to mention it for now.
"
"As for the shortage of cattle, seeds, etc., we can also ask Xuzhou to help us to temporarily relieve the urgent need. As for the damage to other farmland, damage to ditches and other problems, in my opinion, the root cause is only one place, that is labor.