Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 573 Zhou Yu's Worries

Hearing Wang Zheng's words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what it meant.

Wu Sheng thought that Wang Zheng was dissatisfied with this, and immediately yelled loudly: "Yuan Shu is dead like a ghost, why are the people still nagging? You still call him a prince?"

"Ah Zheng, why don't you issue a decree to prohibit anyone from mentioning Yuan Shu again, and anyone who makes false comments will be severely punished. Let me do it now, chop off a few heads, and see who dares to make noise! "

Wang Zheng couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and shook his head again and again: "Absurd, the mouth of the people is better than that of Fangchuan, how can we do such stupid things?"

"Besides, the people in Jiangdong remember Yuan Shu because he has done good things for the people. I don't have any opinion on this, but"

Speaking of this, he looked around and said seriously: "Although Yuan Shu has some benevolent policies, he was not in the right position after all. He was able to steal Yangzhou back then because he killed Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen and took Yangzhou Shepherd himself. I don't know, it coincided with Sun Ce's rebellion, and at Yuan Shu's request, I personally came to assist the suppression, so I lived in Shouchun for a while, and then I gradually understood the inside story. He was so disrespectful to His Royal Highness Liu She, the King of Fuling, and he was deceived to a degree far beyond my imagination. He was put under house arrest. At that time, the general regretted that he should not have formed an alliance with him at the beginning. Wasn’t this just playing tricks on the tiger and helping the evildoers? ?”

"Not only that, His Highness Liu She also told me in a letter that Yuan Gonggong still has the heart to establish himself as the emperor. It is tolerable to be a rebellious minister and cause chaos, which is unbearable!"

Wang Zheng said in a deep voice: "That's why I would rather bear the infamy of "betrayal of righteousness and betrayal of the alliance", and I want to promote righteous teachers and get rid of Yuan Shu, just to save His Highness and help the country. Death."

"You all have experienced this experience, so you are naturally very clear about it. I don't need to repeat it. Now that Sun Ce is dead and Yuan Shu has been defeated early, he should have retired when he was successful. However, His Highness once again persuaded him, saying Jiangdong It is very dangerous to be surrounded by a pack of wolves, so please politely ask me to stay, and even more so to show up to the emperor, and ask me to also lead Yangzhou."

"Actually, Xuzhou alone has complicated affairs, which made me feel exhausted. I didn't want to, but His Highness begged hard. I thought of the sages who said that they helped those in danger and rescued them. The way of a gentleman, I just reluctantly accepted it."

As soon as he finished the call, he obviously confused black and white, but his words were sincere. Like Wu Sheng, who didn't know much about power and strategy, he didn't understand Wang Zheng's meaning for a while, but his eyes were wide open and he was speechless, not knowing how to answer the words. Guo Jia and the others already understood what he meant.

Lu Ji even said immediately: "Your Highness is right. My Jiangdong land cannot be conquered by non-heroes. The lord has the courage and kindness. It is the right choice."

Wang Zheng sighed and said: "That being said, I have to explain the truth. You know why I came here and why I haven't left until now. It's all because of King Fuling's pleading, and it's all for the sake of keeping the peace in Jiangdong. , but many people don’t know it.”

"It's fine for others to doubt me. If the people in Jiangdong also believe this way, I might as well return to Xuzhou early."

"This is my dereliction of duty, I am terrified."

Lu Ji showed embarrassment on his face, and immediately said: "Master of the state, I have a plan, why not publish the letter of King Fuling to the public, and then draw up a notice to spread around the place, declaring the people to know the truth of this matter."

Wang Zheng glanced at Lu Ji, nodded slightly and said, "This is very good, but there is one thing that needs attention."

"Please show me the state pastor."

"This announcement cannot be made in such a public name as the government office, but must be written in the private name of King Fuling."

"Yes!"

Lu Ji expressed his understanding, but he seemed to have forgotten, and he never asked Wang Zheng for the letter from King Fuling.

Let’s talk about it, people walked along the street, and came to Zhangtai Street unconsciously with the crowd, because there are relatively concentrated brothels and restaurants here, and most of the celebrations organized by the government are here. There are singers along the street, some Storytellers include singing and dancing, as well as folk Nuo opera, which is full of gongs and drums, and is very lively, with men and women, bustling with each other.

Wang Zheng was full of interest, put down the topic, stopped talking about official business, attracted all the people, walked all the way, and watched all the way.Even though the common people didn't know who they were, they didn't dare to block the way because they saw that they were numerous and powerful and dressed like nobles.Therefore, there is no suffering of crowding everywhere.

Xu Fang's sword eyebrows and star eyes, in terms of appearance, were the most outstanding among the group, but today, because he changed into normal clothes, he became more and more like a good man in a troubled world, which immediately attracted the attention of many big girls and young daughters-in-law Wang Wang's eyes are always hooked on him.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zheng laughed, and joked: "I heard that when Pan An was young, he popped out of the Luoyang Road, and when women met, they would hang out with each other. Today, Afang and I are traveling together, and the women's eyes linger. , Fascinated, your appearance is better than Pan An, you deserve it."

"Why should the general make fun of the young general?"

Old Xu Fang blushed, and said hastily: "Appearance is nothing more than skin, what a shame. In contrast, the last general is more envious of the general's majesty and self-sufficiency. Everyone is awe-inspiring when they see it."

This is not all flattery. Wang Zheng is tall and majestic, and he was the first to attract the attention of others. Although he has an ordinary appearance, he has a high charm of the system. In terms of attraction to the opposite sex, he is actually a little bit Not inferior to Xu Fang.

But the key is that he has been in power for a long time now, and he has been in the battlefield for a long time, and the power and murderous aura on his body have become more and more dignified. Even in modest clothes and disguises, it is difficult to hide, such as Fan Wu, Mrs. Feng's noble daughters with extraordinary backgrounds are still admired With awe, ordinary women are even more unbearable. Compared with the attractiveness generated by high charm, they are kept at a respectful distance, and there are more cases where they dare not look directly.

Mi Heng, who was at the side, asked in surprise: "Which book is the allusion mentioned by the lord, and who is Pan An?"

Guo Jia was also puzzled: "According to what my lord said, this Pan An should be a beautiful man like Song Yu. He has won a great reputation by virtue of his appearance, and even left it in the history. It's just that I am ignorant, but I have never heard of this man. This name."

Uh, is Pan An the one behind the two Hans?

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Zheng knew that his family had another oolong due to inaccurate history, coughed dryly, and was thinking about how to change the topic, when there was a burst of applause from a distant wine shop, Wang Zheng stared at it, but it was a storyteller place, immediately said: "Go, go and see what's going on over there?"

When Wang Zheng spent the winter solstice with the people, Lu Su and Zhou Yu had just arrived in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang, formerly known as Xiangfan, started when King Xuan of Zhou entrusted Zhongshanfu (Fan Muzhong) here. The strategic position is extremely important, and it has become the well-deserved No. [-] city in China and a place for military strategists. Duke Zhuang of Chu destroyed Fan State and occupied this place. Since then, Xiangyang has become one of the representatives of Jingchu culture.

Because it is in the middle reaches of the Han River and the Yangtze River at the same time, the so-called "Jianghe Huai-Han", the Han River was the most convenient, smoothest, and busiest "golden waterway" for inland rivers in ancient China. It has unique advantages.

Since Liu Biao led Jingzhou Mu, he moved to Xiangyang and made it the political, economic, military and even cultural center of the seven counties of Jingzhou. Wancheng, one of the five capitals of the Han Dynasty.

This also made Lu Su both admire and praise all the way from the shore.

There is no way, unlike Zhou Yu, who was born in Luoyang and is a proud son of heaven, who is used to the world. Although Lu Su's family is rich, after all, it is only a local gentry, and he has never even been out of the country before. The most prosperous city is Shouchun.

But Shouchun is just prosperous, but Xiangyang is not only prosperous.

As one of the most important passes in the world, from the moment he saw the city, Lu Su knew that it was completely different from all the cities he had seen before.

However, seeing that the river moat is wide, it is connected with the city walls that meander along with the terrain and river course, forming an irregular rectangle. With the north gate as the front, all the city gates have protruding gates and moats, which greatly enhance the protection of the city gates. Defensive power is really imposing.

If the two are compared, it can only be said that Shouchun may be able to win three points of beauty because of Yuan Shu's temporary extravagance, while Xiangyang wins seven points of grandeur because of the thousands of years of history.

Just as the crowd entered the city gate, there was a lot of noise and bustle.

The streets in the city are composed of eight parallel avenues running north-south and four main streets running east-west. The twelve avenues can accommodate more than a dozen horses walking side by side, which is extremely large.Other small streets and alleys are arranged staggered along the main street in an orderly manner. There are many shops on both sides of the street. It is raining today, and pedestrians are wearing raincoats or holding paper umbrellas.There is a lot of traffic and congestion.

Facing the fine line of rain, some walked in a hurry, and some strolled slowly. Zhou Yu and Lu Su walked among them, but what filled their ears was the blend of accents from all over the world, both from the north and the south. See the same thought in the other person's eyes
Even Xiangyang, east of Jingzhou, has benefited from the war in the north. It is conceivable that Liu Biao and Jingzhou will only eat more.

After walking for a long time, they only completed one street.
Xiangyang City has a radius of tens of miles, and the place is huge.Hundreds of miles of streets are neat, there are more than ten thousand houses and pavilions, and there are many bridges in the city.Across the river, in the misty drizzle, tourists and women, either swimming together or alone under the rain, came and went in and out of it. Lu Su looked at this side, looked at the other side, dazzled, and couldn't help sighing: "The royal family lives here in the sky, and the stars gather in all directions. Xiangyang, Jingzhou, is indeed a city of brilliance. It is extremely majestic, and it is also extremely rich."

"If you talk about the land of greatness, wealth, wealth and richness, Jingzhou is more than just Xiangyang?" Zhou Yu said indifferently, "It's a pity that Liu Jing ascended to the sky to occupy the treasured land. It has been nearly ten years, but he can only hold on to it without making any efforts. It can be said that he is reckless."

"What Gongjin said is true."

Hearing this, Lu Su's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "This place of sincerity, sages and sages say that if you don't take it, you will be blamed. Since the owner of this thing is not talented, we should work together. Take it and offer it to God."

As for who the "true Lord of Xiangyang" he called was, he knew it without asking.

"It's reasonable to take the blame if you don't take it, but the last sentence of the sage said that the time is too late, and you will suffer the disaster instead." Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Su with a half-smile, "You are envoy to Xiangyang today. Could it be that you have forgotten what it means? If this is accomplished, longevity will be stable;

"Speaking of which, how sure are you?"

Compared with Wang Zheng, Guo Jia and others who were full of confidence, and even considered the difference between "buying grain" and "borrowing grain" from the very beginning, Zhou Yu expressed it to Lu Su from the very beginning when he knew about it. Certain concerns.

The optimism of Wang Zheng and others is nothing more than two reasons. One is that Jingzhou has been at peace for a long time, and it is a land of prosperity. It's so cheap, it's emotional and reasonable, and Jiang Dong's begging for food should also be readily nodded. At most, it's the difference between borrowing or selling.

And Zhou Yu's worry is also due to two reasons.

First, Liu Biao is not Wangzheng, or it can be said that Wangzheng has such an exaggerated control over the rulers among the princes in the world today. In many places, it is actually the situation that the princes and the family rule together.

The same is true in Jingzhou, and the situation is even more serious. This has caused Liu Biao to be unable to be arbitrary on many major issues.

So is it a big deal for Yangzhou to ask Jingzhou to borrow grain?

Of course!
In today's troubled times, food is almost the same as soldiers and weapons. All forces hope that the more important resources of this kind are in their hands, the better.

Because of his background, Zhou Yu thought of this episode from the very beginning when he learned about it, and he even guessed who the biggest resistance was.

That is the two wealthy families of the Cai family and the Kuai family in Jingzhou. The former is represented by Cai Mao, and the latter is represented by Kuai Yue.
So what is the extent of the influence of these two noble families?

It can be described in twelve words, ranging from important court officials to local celebrities.

For example, Cai Mao, his aunt married Taiwei Zhang Wen. This person was the only Sangong in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty who was not in the court. He was once the boss of Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, Tao Qian and others. That is, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, and his second sister married Liu Biao. It is precisely because of this relationship that Liu Biao was able to complete the most brilliant performance of his career, riding alone into Jingzhou.

But it should be noted that it is only riding into Jingzhou alone, not "leveling Jingzhou by riding alone".

Because at that time in Jingzhou, "the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River were prosperous, and Yuan Shu was stationed in Luyang, and there were all Nanyang people. The Wu people, Su Dai, led the Changsha prefect, and Bei Yu was Hua Rongchang, and each of them prevented the troops from making trouble." It can be said that it was a mess.

Such a chaotic situation, without the support of the local tyrants, no matter how capable and wise it is, cannot be settled.

It can even be said that people with certain influence and background who come to Jingzhou will be the first to be excluded by the local tyrants of Jingzhou with tough methods, such as Liu Biao's predecessor, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou with the backing of the Langya Wang family.

So Liu Biao's success is actually due to "riding alone".

It was because he was alone and alone that he needed the military and financial resources of the local aristocratic family, and because Liu Biao had nothing but fame and clan status, the local aristocratic family was willing to let Liu Biao be the shepherd of Jingzhou.

Only when the two sides reached an agreement, the result of Jingzhou's "rapid pacification" would appear.

It is precisely because this result was obtained by Liu Biao with the help of the joint efforts of Cai and Kuai, so it is difficult to compare with Wang Zheng, a hero who stepped on the corpse of a public official all the way to a high position, but compared with Cao Cao and Yanzhou, Yuan Shaozhi Compared with Jizhou, Liu Biao's "monarchy" is also very different. It is difficult to be arbitrary in major matters and will be subject to many constraints.
(End of this chapter)