Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 568
"It's not difficult to convince Yuan Shao."

Lu Su said: "Yuan Shao wanted to attack the state shepherd because he believed in the state shepherd and wanted to strike first. Once the state shepherd took the initiative to show his favor and the false ministers agreed with him, for Yuan Shao, since he knew that the state shepherd had no intention of looking north, he would go south. It’s not a matter of urgency, it’s what the situation is.”

Wang Zheng looked sideways and asked, "What is the situation? How do you say this?"

"My servant, please analyze the situation of the heroes for the state herdsman."

"Please."

"Brother Yang, a talented scholar, once said that Cao Mengde occupied Yanyu, and now he has Sili in his arms. The land in Guanzhong, with four frontiers, is not only the head of the dragon in the Central Plains, but also the backbone of the world."

Lu Su said: "And like Yuan Shao, he even sits in Liaodong and sits in Hebei, relying on Ji and Yan, and shows his edge in the Central Plains. This is called occupying the east of Kyushu, and he is the arm of the world."

"As for Liu Biao, there are nine prefectures in Jingxiang, Han Mian in the north, the South China Sea in the north, Wuhui in the east, Bashu in the west, and it is the belly of the world."

"The prefectural animal husbandry tripod is full of Jiangdong, and it is dangerously blocked by natural dangers. It traverses the north-south road and extends in all directions. It includes Jingjiao at the bottom and annexes the northern country at the top. It is the waist of the world."

"Today's general trend seems to be divided among the heroes, but those who really have the hope of dominance are based on these four. Others such as Liu Zhang, Shi Xie, Zhang Lu, and Ma Teng occupy the land of their legs, knees, or feet. , Toe, although the land is large, and although there are many people there, there is no place to exert strength."

Speaking of this, Lu Su paused and said: "Yuan Benchu ​​now occupies Youyan. If it is his plan, he will first break the backbone of the world, and win the whole shape, and then take the waist and abdomen of the world, and run through the north and south. He can't see it." Out of this joint, there are many capable ministers under his command, and he will definitely make this best strategy clear, taking Yanzhou and Guanzhong first, and destroying our Jianghuai second."

"As far as Zhou Mu is concerned, Jingzhou is also the place to be the first to fight for if he wants to be the best in Jiangdong. This is also the result of the general trend."

Before Wang Zheng could speak, Huang Zhong on the side couldn't help but ask first, "Why?"

Lu Su glanced at Huang Zhong, and asked with a smile: "General Huang, which one is the most important in the human body?"

"Uh..." Huang Zhong touched his belly, "Of course it's the belly."

"That's it."

Lu Su said: "The territory under Zhou Mu's rule is all flat and stable, and it is well-connected. Xuzhou has at least one Pengcheng Xiongguan as its gateway, but Yangzhou has no geographical advantage at all. All important towns and important places are blocked by unknown 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, what will happen if Jiang Xia launches a general attack on Shouchun? "

Immediately a thrilling picture appeared in everyone's minds, and Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows even more, muttering to himself: "Go down the current and go straight to the vital point!"

"The state pastor said it well!"

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 of Qingzhou to Langya and Xiapi of Xuzhou, and then to Jiujiang and Lujiang of Yangzhou, the north and the south are connected, end to end, just like Changshan is a snake, and Shouchun is like a snake, once any force occupies Jingzhou, it can go down the river and directly attack my seven-inch vitals, the threat is so great, how can we tolerate it?"

"For example, Yuan Shu, who has been based in Jiangdong for many years, has not even noticed such an obvious situation. Instead, he looks far away, abandons his strengths and chooses his weaknesses. He abandons Jingzhou and takes Xuzhou first. If such an incomprehensible person is not defeated, wouldn't it be absurd?"

Hearing this, Lu Ji felt better. For example, Gu Yong and other old ministers of Shouchun peeped at each other, showing a little embarrassed look. 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 self-reliant, he certainly had planned a strategic blueprint for himself, which was to take Xuzhou first, then Jiangdong, and then plot Jingzhou and Yizhou, temporarily avoiding the rivalry in the north.

This route is certainly correct, but this does not mean that Wang Zheng at that time had such a profound strategic vision, but because he vaguely felt that this route was correct from the history of later generations, so-called knowing it but not knowing why.

And including the counselors recruited later, whether it is Mi Heng, Guo Jia or Zhang Zhao, they have also vaguely guessed Wang Zheng's strategic intentions, and they all think that this strategy is very correct, but they have never really analyzed why it is correct for Wang Zheng , and where is the correct
It wasn't until the appearance of Lu Su today that Wang Zheng truly understood the importance of Jingzhou to the forces of Yangzhou!
At this moment, Wang Zheng even understood that in the original history, Liu Bei's forces had just blew the horn of counterattack, but Sun Quan chose to backstab his ally Shu at this time regardless of the overall situation.
We must know that Cao Wei at that time was still the most powerful party in the Three Kingdoms.

Because no matter how great the geographical advantage Liu Bei occupied before, if he only owned Jingzhou, or even an incomplete Jingzhou, his strength was not considered strong, and he did not pose a substantial threat.

However, after obtaining Yizhou, it was completely different. For Sun Quan, even though Shu State was not as powerful as Wei State at this time, the threat to him was far greater than the latter. It was possible to take his capital directly at any time. Straight to his vitals.

Hearing this, Wang Zheng already had a general understanding. Based on Lu Su's discussion, there are three key points. One is to take the initiative to make friends with Yuan Shao and relieve his suspicion, so that Yuan Shao will naturally follow the situation and attack Cao Cao first. Looking at Yuan Cao's struggle on the wall, the third is to take Jingxiang first, and then make friends with each other. The focus of development is first south and then north.

This roughly coincided with his original plan, Wang Zheng looked around, looked at Guo Jia and said, "What do you think of Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: "Such an important matter cannot be resolved with just a few words." But he was temporarily noncommittal.

Wang Zheng nodded slightly, and then heard Lu Su say: "I still have a word to say."

"please say."

"Guo Jijiu said that although he is old-fashioned and seeks the country, it is true that such diplomatic and state affairs cannot be resolved with a few words, but they should not be delayed for a long time."

"Why? Because the state herd has become the master of Shouchun, in the eyes of insightful people, he has become the waist of the world, which is enough to control the general situation. They will come and argue with me endlessly, because the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop."

Wang Zheng was silent for a moment, looked up, and noticed that Lu Su's lips were dry at this time, and then he remembered it. Lu Su said that he had come to the palace immediately after accompanying Wenhou envoy to buy special products, so he asked with a smile: "The eloquent man Talking eloquently and eloquently, the general was fascinated by it, only now did he realize that Lu Facao has already had his lunch?"

Lu Su was slightly taken aback, then said calmly, "Not yet."

Wang Zheng laughed, waved his hands and ordered: "Come here, and prepare a meal for Lu Facao."

Not long after, when the food was served, Wang Zheng left Su and the ministers who hadn't finished eating just now to continue eating in the hall, while his family led the others into the side hall. Not long after leaving the hall door, he asked the two: " Lu Zi respects him, what do you think?"

Mi Heng and Guo Jia took a peek at each other, and Mi Heng said: "Very well, arguing freely, this Su Qin is also a follower of Zhang Yi."

Guo Jia added a sentence: "In terms of foresight and sagacity, I can't match it."

Mi Heng himself is a person who is good at words. He thinks that Lu Su is a political strategist who can be compared with Su Qin and Zhang Yi, which is equivalent to recognizing his sharp eloquence in a disguised form. In terms of the overall situation, Lu Su has already surpassed him.

Wang Zheng smiled slightly, and took advantage of the situation and said: "To be able to win Zhengping, Fengxiao and other comments, this Lu Su is indeed a talent, and he has been wronged by the position of Facao." After thinking for a while, he ordered to promote Lu Su to Jiujiang , with a salary of six hundred shi, for military affairs.

Zhengshi was first established in the Western Han Dynasty. It was originally a staff member of the prime minister's mansion. Compared with the previous Fa Cao, Cao Cao and Shao Li have been promoted two levels in a row.

As a time traveler, Wang Zheng knows Lu Su's ability well. According to his heart, he is naturally willing to give Lu Su a higher position and let him show his strengths. Gan Gang's arbitrary power and prestige, but it is not convenient to act too casually. When Huang Zhong joined him, he even had to start from the first rank. In comparison, Lu Su's starting point was already much higher.

Of course, this is also because of his outstanding performance in the palace today, which gave Wang Zheng a reason to be promoted by leaps and bounds. In front of a full hall of high-ranking officials, Lu Su was able to be neither humble nor overbearing, and behaved gracefully, which shows that he is capable. Courage; analyzing the general trend of the world, the language is profound and simple, and the metaphors used are very vivid and appropriate, which makes people accept his point of view without knowing it, which shows that he has eloquence, especially in the end when talking about the current situation of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Wang Zheng. Evaluation is more of a good knowledge.

For these, even Zhang Zhao, who was not pleasing to the eye, had to admit it, so when he talked about it, Guo Jia, Mi Heng and others could guess that this person had already been appreciated by Wang Zheng. It will be reused, so promotion has become 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, and everyone had no objection.

"Zi Yang's recommendation of talents is meritorious, and he should be rewarded!"

In a relaxed mood, Wang Zheng seemed rather excited, and smiled at Liu Ye, "What reward do you want? Just tell me."

Liu Ye said modestly: "The minister's virtue is weak, if it weren't for the Zhou Mu's trustworthiness, how could he be added to the position of the long history, and Xiangjue is usually terrified, and now he can introduce brother Zijing to the Zhou Mu, which is considered a fluke , how dare you try to reward him?"

"I have nothing else to ask for, but I only hope that the state's animal husbandry industry will prosper, that sages can get their positions, and talented people can be appointed. This is the best compliment and the greatest reward for my ministers."

Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Your wish is what I wish. It's just that I don't reward you for meritorious service. It's not a sign. Although Zi Yang declined, I still have to reward you. It's not because you recommended talents, but because you recommended them." Set an example for others."

After pondering for a moment, he ordered his personal guard: "Go to the study and fetch my general's Xi Zhen, and give it to Zi Yang."

Xizhen was very popular as early as the Warring States Period, and it reached the peak of craftsmanship in the Han Dynasty. The general royal nobles mostly used bronze or gilt Xizhen. Wangzheng, the Xizhen, is the legacy of Yuan Shu, and the even rarer rhinoceros is used. Not only is the value more rare, but in the eyes of Wang Zheng, it is more intimate. After all, Liu Ye is the descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, and ordinary treasures may not be taken seriously.

Liu Ye was overjoyed, and immediately bowed down to thank En.

Because of the history of Xiaobai, Wang Zheng didn't know that Liu Ye would become the elder of the three dynasties of Cao Wei in the future, and Cao Cao repeatedly offered clever tricks. Therefore, since he took office, Wang Zheng has treated him with courtesy, but he has not shown too much importance. Liu Ye was also secretly depressed about this, and Shi Chang secretly planned how to get Wang Zheng's favor, but he didn't expect to get unexpected joy in recommending Lu Su this time, so he couldn't help being very excited.

When the personal guards came to Xi Town, Wang Zheng rewarded Liu Ye with his own hands, and then patted him on the shoulder. After discussing with everyone, he settled the matter of Lu Su's mission in a few words.

The specific operation was handed over to Guo Jia and Zhang Zhao for coordination. Seeing that the sky outside the hall was already in the afternoon, he had already agreed with Lu Ji that he would go to Shouchun City to inspect the people's sentiments outside Shouchun City this afternoon, and he would not wait for Lu Su and others to come over. , directly declared the end of the meeting.

When everyone retreated, Wang Zheng waved his hand, calling for Lu Ji, Xu Fang and others to follow, and they followed lightly, leaving the palace, leaving Shouchun from the east gate, and headed for the countryside to the south.

When Wang Zheng went to the countryside in person, he naturally asked the people's sentiments in detail. Combined with the reports of Lu Ji and others, he had a general understanding of the negative impact of the three-party rivalry 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 together, and ordered Guo Jia and Zhang Zhao to be called together, briefly told everyone what he had seen and heard, and then told Lu Ji The previous report slips of Ji, Gu Yong and others were placed on the table for everyone to discuss and discuss together.

"The general thought that the only difficulty was the lack of food.."

Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "Seeing it today, I am shocked. Not only is there a shortage of food, but the people also have problems such as labor shortage, lack of cattle, shortage of seeds, damage to farmland, damage to irrigation ditches, etc.!"

"Seeing that winter is coming, spring will start after winter, which means that we have at most three months left. If these problems cannot be solved during this period, next year's spring plowing will definitely be affected!"

Xu Fang on the side also agreed: "What the general said is true, these problems need to be resolved quickly, without delay!"

"Gongji, you are the governor of the county, and you have no shirkable responsibility. Yuan Tan has been in Shouchun for a long time, and he is in charge of civil affairs." Wang Zheng called directly: "Is there a way to solve these problems?"

"Report to Zhou Mu."

Lu Ji cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Speaking of it, lack of food is the biggest problem, but now we have a countermeasure, which is to go to Jingzhou to ask for food, and Lu Su will leave soon, so we won't mention it for now. "

"As for the lack of cattle and seeds, etc., you can also ask Xuzhou to help you temporarily relieve the urgent need. As for the damage to other farmland and the damage to ditches, in my opinion, the root cause is only one place, which is labor. insufficient."

(End of this chapter)