"Absolutely not." As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, a minister stood up. It was Wangfu, the great Cao Cao. Wangfu said angrily: "My lord is a man of ten thousand gold. How can I go to dangerous places lightly? If I must welcome General Zhao, please lord."
It is enough for the public to send one of his trusted generals. If General Zhao Wei knows the etiquette of his lord, he should come to Chengdu to meet the lord."
Yu An glanced at Liu Zhang, who had an indifferent expression, stood up and sneered: "Wang Gongcao, what do you mean by this? Fucheng is under the jurisdiction of the lord, where does the word "dangerous land" come from? Could it be that Wang Gongcao is
Do you want to sow discord between the master and his ministers?"
"You..." Wang Fu was so angry that he couldn't speak. Everyone knew that Fucheng was close to Zhao Wei's control area. Now that Liu Zhang was detaining Zhao Sui, he might force Zhao Wei to rebel, but he couldn't make it clear.
Liu Zhang glanced at the civil and military officials in the hall, nodded and said: "What Yu An said makes sense. General Zhao Wei is loyal to his officer, and there is nothing to worry about. Wang Fu has slandered General Zhao with his words, which is an unpardonable crime. Come on, please escort Wang Fu."
I was shocked after hearing this."
"Yes." Two sergeants stepped forward, escorted Wang Fu and left. Yu An smiled coldly, "pedantic people bring shame on themselves."
Wang Fu was dragged by the sergeant while shouting: "Lord, Fucheng is dangerous, you must not go, you must not go..."
Wang Lei looked at Wang Fu who was being taken away, and was about to speak to Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang raised his hand to signal Wang Lei to be silent, and then said to the audience: "Who else objects to me going to Fucheng?"
The civil servants and generals looked at me and I looked at you. They didn't dare to speak after Wang Fu's fate. At this time, Zhang Ren, the general, stood up and said: "If my lord goes to Fucheng, please allow me to accompany you."
Liu Zhang took a quick look and saw that Ren's face was full of heroic spirit, and he looked like a tiger general. He was also a famous loyal minister in history. When Liu Bei entered Shu, there were few who remained loyal. However, Zhang Ren, whom Liu Bei recruited sincerely, would rather die than surrender.
After being beheaded, Liu Bei lamented his loyalty and was buried beside the Jinyan Bridge.
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "General Zhang is commendable for his loyalty and bravery." After saying that, he looked at the other two people. One was Zhang Song, who was in charge of Bijia, and the other was Fazheng, the military council officer. These two people were the ones who encouraged Liu Bei to enter Shu in history.
, their loyalty to Liu Zhang is seriously unqualified, but the two are undoubtedly rare heroes in Shu, and it is reasonable not to be loyal to a mediocre master like Liu Zhang.
Now Liu Zhang just wants to see if these two people are loyal to him. It would be best if he can make them return to their hearts. If these two people are reused but still have different feelings, then no matter how talented you are, you will not be loyal to him.
It must not be left.
"Zhang Song, Fazheng, what do you think of my decision to go to Fucheng?" Liu Zhang asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Song rolled his eyes and stepped forward: "Of course Zhang Song will follow my lord's decision, but after all, my lord has a body of ten thousand gold. Although Shuzhong is now in great power, there are still many young people. My lord should bring more followers to protect him for safety."
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Zhang Song's words were flawless. Liu Zhang asked Fa Zhengdao again: "Fa Zheng, do you have any opinions?"
Fazheng was silent for a while and said loudly: "I object to my lord going to Fucheng." After Fazheng said this, he immediately attracted the attention of the officials. Even Zhang Song winked at him, wondering how the always smart Fazheng could do this.
Don't understand the situation.
"Yeah?" Liu Zhang didn't expect Fa Zheng to be so direct. He gave Fa Zheng a cold look and said sternly: "Fa Zheng, do you also want to sow discord between me and General Zhao? Do you think the prison of the Prefectural Mufu is already full?
Yet?"
Liu Zhang spoke sternly, Zhang Song hurriedly pulled Fazheng's sleeve, but Fazheng remained unmoved and said regardless of the truth: "My lord, I have heard of the Zhou rites, and there is integrity up and down. Now that General Zhao is claiming to be ill, he refuses to go to court, regardless of whether it is true or false.
I have already lost my courtesy. If my lord goes to Fucheng in person again, I will lose my lord's majesty. Therefore, Fa Zheng dare not refuse to remonstrate. If my lord blames me, I am willing to go to jail."
Fa Zheng spoke so impassionedly that Liu Zhang couldn't figure out what Fa Zheng was thinking for a while. Now Liu Zhang was basically sure that Yu An was part of Zhao Wei's party, Zhang Song was a slippery man, and the generals headed by Zhang Ren did not participate in the factional struggle.
The other ministers are just fagots, and having this information is enough.
Liu Zhang stood up from his seat and said: "It is imperative to go to Fucheng in person. There is no need to remonstrate. I am now announcing three orders. The first one will be promoted to Anwei Zhizhong and will accompany me to Fucheng.
In the second route, Zhang Ren was promoted to the governor of the tent and led an army of five thousand to take over the defense of Fucheng. Three days later in the third route, he went to Fucheng to welcome General Zhao who had conquered the Wuxi barbarians and returned to Chengdu. Zhang Song and Fazheng
Follow along."
"As ordered." All ministers and workers responded in unison.
Liu Zhang lifted his clothes and walked out of the hall. Wang Lei followed behind and said: "My lord, Wang Fu is loyal. Although he does not understand my lord's intentions, he should not be detained. Please give him a gentle sentence."
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Did you see that I dismissed him? I will go to see him before going to Fucheng."
Zhang Song and Fazheng walked hand in hand on the road. Zhang Song said to Fa Zheng eagerly: "Xiaozhi, why are you so rash today? Not only did you make the lord unhappy, but you also offended Zhao Wei. Aren't you trying to please both sides?"
Fazheng smiled and said meaningfully: "Yongnian, do you think Zhao Wei can succeed?"
Zhang Song was silent for a while and said: "No, although Zhao Wei has a large number of troops, he does not have the support of the people in Shu. He is disloyal and will be defeated sooner or later." Zhang Song still has a lot of experience in judging people.
"That's right, Zhao Wei can't accomplish anything, so what if I offend him?"
"But it may not be possible if my lord goes to Fucheng in person."
Fazheng said flatly: "Even if the lord goes to Fucheng personally, Zhao Wei will definitely not be able to accomplish anything. As Yongnian said, what if Zhao Wei defeats the lord in Fucheng? So what if he takes over Yizhou? Who is he, Zhao Wei?
Not only the people, but also the influential officials and generals in Chengdu would not obey him.
Pang Xixi, the governor of Brazil, is watching the show. If something unexpected happens to his lord in Fucheng, Zhao Wei will be the target of public criticism in the end. The real power faction in Shu will re-establish Zhou Mu, such as the lord's brother Liu Hao, and Zhao Wei and Zhao Weiruo will definitely not be able to turn to him.
If you rebel, you will perish."
Zhang Song thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case. He couldn't help but admire Fazheng's foresight, but he said in confusion: "Then you don't need to offend the lord, you clearly know..." At this point, Zhang Song lowered his voice:
"You clearly know that Liu Zhang is cowardly and ignorant, and you are unaware of Zhao Wei's ambitions, yet you are still trying to please him. Why do you need to make meaningless advice and only cause trouble?"
Fazheng said nonchalantly: "Am I okay?"
Zhang Song sighed and walked towards his mansion. Fazheng stopped and looked back at the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion. His face gradually calmed down. Today Liu Zhang asked him and Zhang Song for their opinions. Fazheng felt surprised. He thought to himself
What was interesting was not the dispute between Liu Zhang and Zhao Wei, or which team he should be on, but Liu Zhang's question about his intentions.
Liu Zhang detained Zhao Sui and refused to release him, and then recruited Zhao Wei into Chengdu. When Zhao Wei refused, he cut off the food and fodder of Zhao Wei's army. This at least shows that Liu Zhang has become suspicious of Zhao Wei, but today Liu Zhang's attitude is clearly towards Zhao Wei.
, vowing to go to Fucheng to welcome him in person, which not only goes against Liu Zhang's usual style, but also goes against what Liu Zhang did before.
If Liu Zhang really wanted to please Zhao Wei, he would not have gone to Fucheng to welcome him, but would have released Zhao Sui, restored the supply of grain and grass, withdrawn the summons, and allowed Zhao Wei to garrison Jiangzhou. Fa Zheng thought of this and came to a bold conclusion, that is
What Liu Zhang did before was to force Zhao Wei to rebel, and when he went to Fucheng, he gave Zhao Wei a scented bait, using his body as bait to lure Zhao Wei to attack Fucheng and annihilate him.
If this is true, Liu Zhang should be regarded as a hero of the generation. However, the impression of Liu Zhang's cowardice is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even Fazheng does not believe that Liu Zhang can do such a thing. Therefore, Fazheng is not sure of his own judgment and can only conservatively admonish Liu Zhang with etiquette and law.
Don't go to Fucheng.
Although doing this may offend Liu Zhang and put him in jail like Wang Fu, if Liu Zhang is really trying to catch Zhao Wei, then if he agrees with Liu Zhang's entry into Fucheng, he may be killed. Weigh the pros and cons, and the law is natural selection.
former.
Fazheng thought he was talented, but he had been in the officialdom for many years. He only served as a military council captain and was often ridiculed by his wealthy fellow countrymen. Every time he saw Liu Zhang's incompetence, Fazheng could only sigh that his talent was not recognized. However, Liu Zhang's actions in the past two days made people laugh.
Fa Zheng gradually warmed up in his heart. Although even he himself did not believe that an ignorant and incompetent person could suddenly become a powerful leader, Fa Zheng, who was close to official despair, could not help but hold on to hope.
"Lord, I hope my guess is right." Fazheng said softly to the Prefectural Mufu.