() Zhuge Liang had just sat on the guest seat when he heard someone suddenly say: "I, Zhang Zhao, am just a very inconspicuous scholar in Jiangdong, but I have admired the name of Mr. Kong Ming for a long time. I heard that Mr. Kong Ming was in Longzhong When he was talking, he compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. Is this true?"
Hearing Zhang Zhao speak, Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile on his face. In the past few days since he came to Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang has not been idle. During this time, Zhuge Liang understood everything about Jiangdong very clearly, especially The Zhang Zhao in front of him is the leader of the surrender faction. If he wants to achieve his goal and form an alliance with Sun Quan, the first person he needs to deal with is undoubtedly Zhang Zhao. However, Zhang Zhao is the number one counselor in Jiangdong. will be easily solved.
As soon as Zhang Zhao opened his mouth, Zhuge Liang immediately felt Zhang Zhao's fierce offensive. Zhang Zhao claimed that he was just an inconspicuous scholar in Jiangdong, but he said that he was better than Guan Zhong Leyi and others yesterday. It was obvious that he was laughing at himself. To belittle oneself, Zhang Zhao is the number one counselor in Jiangdong, so what he said must have profound meaning.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and then said: "Sir, why should you belittle yourself? You are an important official in Jiangdong, how can you be an inconspicuous scholar? If you are just an inconspicuous scholar, then I am afraid that all of you will be ashamed, and This metaphor is just a small metaphor in my life."
Zhuge Liang's words made Zhang Zhao frown slightly, but Zhang Zhao had obviously long ago realized that Zhuge Liang was definitely difficult to deal with. As the saying goes, there is no false person under the reputation. Zhuge Liang is really famous for a long time. If such a celebrity does not have some adaptability, How could he have such a great reputation?
However, Zhang Zhao had already thought of a countermeasure, glanced at Zhuge Liang, and then spoke again: "I heard that Liu Yuzhou visited the thatched cottage three times before he was lucky enough to get his husband. He also said that after having a husband, he would be like a fish in water and flourish, but , but now even Jingzhou where he is stationed has been taken away by Cao Cao, I don’t know how you plan and make decisions." Zhang Zhao squinted, he was like a scheming hunter, leading Zhuge Liang into the trap bit by bit. bring.
"It is true that our army is currently in a disadvantageous situation, but those defeats are caused by objective reasons. My lord Liu Yuzhou is benevolent and righteous and cannot bear to seize the city of his brother Liu Jingzhou, but that boy Liu Cong listened to Cai Mao's slander , surrendered secretly. As for what strategy we will adopt next, this is a military secret, so I have no comment." Zhuge Liang did his duty and replied loudly.
Zhang Zhao smiled slightly and then said: "So, it seems that Mr.'s words and deeds are a bit inconsistent." As he said this, Zhang Zhao's eyes narrowed again.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhao said: "Sir, I compare myself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, but this is an exaggeration. But as we all know, Guan Zhong helped Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the princes; Le Yi helped the weak Yan State and won the Qi State." There are more than 70 cities in the country, and both of them have the ability to govern the country."
"As for you, sir, if you are happy, you should do harm to the people and eliminate the thieves. However, the reality is that before Liu Yuzhou got sir, he could still win some battles and occupy some cities; now he has However, Cao Cao beat him to the point where he lost his armor and fled everywhere. Along the way, he abandoned Xinye, went to Fancheng, was defeated in Dangyang, and rushed to Xiakou. He even lost his place to live. Why is it that after Yuzhou got a husband, it was not as good as When I didn't get the husband, I was a bit straight-talking, and I hope that the husband wouldn't take offense." Although Zhang Zhao apologized, there was no trace of apology in his tone.
On the contrary, instead of being apologetic, Zhang Zhao's words were full of sarcasm. Not only Zhang Zhao, but also the counselors in the entire conference hall were snickering. Some people didn't pay attention and even laughed out loud. , the only counselor who didn't snicker was probably Lu Su.
Zhang Zhao's question was really powerful. He first praised Zhuge Liang very highly, and then threw Zhuge Liang to the ground. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang's magnanimity was extraordinary. If it had been anyone else, he would have been so angry that he would have been so angry. , and although Zhuge Liang was not angry, he was obviously a little angry.
However, Zhuge Liang's restraint was still very strong. He knew that if he was angry, he would be completely defeated. Then, Zhuge Liang laughed hoarsely, and then said: "The roc spreads its wings and soars thousands of miles. How can it achieve its ambition?" It's what the little birds can know. For example, if someone is seriously ill, he should first eat some nutritional supplements such as millet porridge, and then take some mild tonics; wait until his appetite gets better, and then eat some chicken, duck, and fish meat. Come and replenish your body. Only when your body is better can you use strong and powerful elixirs to take effect again. Otherwise, if you use strong drugs from the beginning, it will be strange if you don't kill people."
Zhuge Liang's words were astonishing. In one sentence, he compared all the civil servants and counselors who laughed at him to little birds. After hearing Zhuge Liang's sharp words, His Highness Lu Su finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, Lu Su obviously did not expect that, Zhuge Liang hasn't finished speaking yet.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and then spoke again: "My lord Liu Huangshu was defeated in the war and had no choice but to seek refuge with Liu Biao. At that time, my lord was short of major generals. There were only a thousand soldiers, and the generals were no more than Guan Yu and Chen Dao. As for Xinye, they were just The place where our lord temporarily resides, Xinye is just a small county with few people and even less food. Liu Yuzhou is just a temporary shelter. Can we really dominate this small place like Xinye?"
"Even though we are short of major generals, our lord is still not afraid of Cao's army. Zhao Fei and Zhao Peng are famous all over the world. They command battles and can be said to be invincible in a hundred battles. It is such a man who still suffered a defeat in Xinye. Cao's army of more than 10,000 elites was defeated in the end. As for escaping, I think Guan Zhong and Le Yi may not have used more troops than this."
"Moreover, it is very common to be outnumbered and win or lose for a while. Gaozu was defeated by Xiang Yu many times before, but he won the final victory in the battle of Gaixia. This is because he has a truly strategic hero like Han Xin to assist him. The result is unlike some boastful people who sit at home and talk, no one can match it, but when they really adapt to the situation and make plans on the battlefield, they can't come up with any solution. This is really funny to everyone in the world. "
Zhuge Liang's remarks made the Jiangdong counselors in the council room somewhat dumbfounded. The situation on the battlefield was indeed changing rapidly. Zhang Zhao was still far ahead just now, but looking at it now, Zhang Zhao's face was red at the moment, and he obviously didn't know what he should do. How to reply to Zhuge Liang's remarks.
"Now Cao Jun has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, many generals, and plenty of food and grass. Cao Jun's army is marching south with a rainbow of momentum. If Cao Jun conquers Jiangxia in one fell swoop, I am afraid that the emperor's uncle will flee again." There was silence in the conference hall for a moment, and then Someone spoke again.
Zhuge Liang looked over after hearing the sound, and immediately knew who the speaker was. This person was Yu Fan, who was also a heavyweight counselor in Jiangdong. After thinking about Yi Xia, Zhuge Liang replied: "Cao's army is nothing more than a mob. Even if So what if he has an army of hundreds of thousands, there is nothing to fear."
Yu Fan sneered slightly, and then said: "You have been defeated repeatedly, and you have been defeated all the way from Xinye to Jiangxia. Now Jiangxia is still in danger. You still have the nerve to say that you are not afraid. Even if you are talking big words, there is no need to exaggerate the truth."
"My lord Liu Yuzhou only has an army of a few thousand men, and he is not afraid of Cao Cao's tiger and wolf army. But you, Soochow, have enough soldiers and food, and you have the natural barrier of the Yangtze River as a barrier, but everyone is scared to death and everyone wants to persuade them. Your lord has surrendered on his knees, how can you have any face in the world if you are as cowardly as a mouse?" Zhuge Liang then said coldly, and his words were obviously very sharp, which made Yu Fan not know how to respond. At this moment, Yu Fan was like Like a defeated rooster, he lowered his head.
Then, Bu Zhi, Xue Zong, Lu Ji, Yan Zhen and others successively spoke out to argue with Zhuge Liang. They were also sharp in their words, but no one could compete with Zhuge Liang. They often only said one or two sentences, and everyone was convinced by what Zhuge Liang said. Speechless.
Your Highness, Lu Su's eyes gradually brightened when he saw the rude development. Among other things, Zhuge Liang's eloquence is really unparalleled in the world. Jiangdong has almost all the counselors, but no one can argue better than Zhuge Liang. Looking at his expression, Zhuge Liang was flying high, and Lu Su also had some fighting spirit in his heart.
However, Lu Su still shook his head helplessly. This was not the time to be competitive. What he needed to do now was to unite all the forces that could be united to fight against Cao Jun. After all, the threat of Cao Jun's hundreds of thousands of troops was still there.
Seeing Zhuge Liang displaying his great power and rendering Jiangdong officials speechless, Sun Quan obviously had a different idea. This Zhuge Liang is really a talent. If nothing else, his eloquence is really unparalleled in the world. Such a talented person Why didn't people join me?
Zhuge Liang answered fluently, and made the people who were the leader of the surrender group argue to a fault. Naturally, the leader of the leader group was not happy about this. No, several people wanted to get up and go forward to argue with Zhuge Liang. But at this moment, everyone Suddenly I heard a loud shout.
"Kong Ming is a genius of the world, but you are trying to make things difficult for him. It's so rude. Now that Cao Cao's army is approaching, you don't think carefully about the strategy to deal with the enemy, but you are just talking nonsense here. Do you think it's interesting?" Everyone heard this. Looking around, I found that this person was Huang Gai.
Although Huang Gai was the grain officer of Soochow, his status was obviously transcendent. Huang Gai had served as the emperor of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan, and was a veritable veteran of three generations. For such a person to speak up to defend Zhuge Liang, this made Huang Gai Jiangdong ministers could no longer come forward to argue with Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang also breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to be coping smoothly and calmly, but only he knew the risks involved. If he was not careful, all his efforts would be in vain.