Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 679
"Don't dare to give advice, the envoy of Lu came from a long way, and when he met my scholar in Sichuan, the first sentence he said was to accuse us of being "ignorant of etiquette". How menacing is that!"

Zhang Song picked up his courage and said in a cold voice: "Then I would like to ask a question, since people in the Shu region do not know how to be polite, then why did your Excellency trek across the mountains and rivers and come here without hesitation? What is the reason?"

As for his reason for coming, everyone in Chengdu is well aware of the fact that the war between Yangzhou and Jingzhou is raging right now, which has already attracted the attention of the world. Everyone knows that sending an envoy suddenly at this time is nothing more than asking for help. , what they are looking for is either soldiers or food. This is why Lu Su has not summoned Liu Zhang for several days since he came to Chengdu.

Therefore, Zhang Song's question was actually very tricky.

If Lu Su answered truthfully, he would inevitably be ridiculed. You Yangzhou asked me Yizhou for something, and you refused to be humble. Instead, you aggressively accused us of "ignorance".

Therefore, Lu Su obviously couldn't answer this question truthfully, but he came out without another trouble.

If he didn't answer the truth, then why did he come to see Liu Zhang?You can't just make up a reason, right?If this is the case, how can we bring up serious matters when Liu Zhang summons him?
Seeing that Lu Su was not in a hurry, he smiled slightly and said: "The words that are not polite are just my presumptuous and arrogant words. Please don't take it to heart. As for why I came to Chengdu this time?"

Speaking of this, Lu Su paused, looked around, and said loudly: "I think you should have known it already, just as Biejia said just now, Su's entry into Shu this time is indeed a desire to imitate Yi and Qin's tongue. Come to be a lobbyist, then 'pretending to be astonishing' is the norm, gentlemen, please don't be offended."

The so-called stretch out your hand and don't hit smiling people, Zhang Song lost his temper when Lu Su spoke so honestly.What's more, due to being interrupted one after another, his aura has long since ceased to start, but he refused to let it go. He cheered up, stood upright, and said sharply: "Pretentiously surprising words? In this way, the envoy of Lu thought that we There is no one, so you have no scruples to use lies to belittle us, and even underestimate my lord?"

"Stop talking too hard."

Hearing that Zhang Song's hat was buttoned so big, Lu Su straightened his expression, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Yizhou is a clan member of the Han family, one of the princes, and a hero of the world. Not only Su respects him very much, but even my lord Li So is Yanghou."

"When Su was in Shouchun, he served around Li Yanghou. He heard Li Yanghou praise Liu Yizhou many times, saying that he was "benevolent, righteous and magnanimous, and the industry leads to governance". Yizhou is so prosperous now, the people are rich and the country is rich, and Liu Yizhou takes credit for it. Zhiwei, Su came to Chengdu this time to convey to Liu Yizhou the admiration and admiration that our lord Li Yanghou has for him, let alone the so-called "underestimation", I really don't know where to start!"

Looking around, he said again: "All the gentlemen in the hall are high-sages in Chengdu, intelligent people, or Kuangbi Anbang, sympathetic to common affairs, or deep-sighted generals, and impending changes in the mechanism. Although Su is far away in Yangzhou, he treats you gentlemen. I have also admired it for a long time, don't dare to say "contemptuous"."

Hearing this, it is reported that everyone sitting there couldn't help but look a little bit, only Zhang Song still looked gloomy, and shouted in a cold voice: "The envoy of Lu is so eloquent and eloquent, no wonder he can be envoyed by the Wangzhou Pastoral Committee, but there is a sentence I don’t know if you’ve heard the words, Your Excellency?”

"Don't drive, please speak."

"Words are better than reason, and you will be deceived!" Staring at Lu Su, Zhang Song showed a mocking smile, "Even if the envoy has a three-inch tongue, it will be useless after all!" Su debated, just flicked the sleeves of his robe, turned around and sat back in the table very coolly.

Words are better than reason, and they will eventually be humiliated. This is an allusion from the Warring States Period.

During the Warring States period, hundreds of schools of thought were released, and two of them were the most fickle. One of them was a political strategist from Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and the other was a famous scholar. The representative figure was Gongsun Long who put forward the theory of "a white horse is not a horse".

Gongsun Long can be regarded as the patriarch of "Sophistry" in the Celestial Dynasty. He has quick thinking and sharp words. At that time, almost no one could argue against him.

He used to be a guest of Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng always regarded him very highly, until one day, Kong Chuan, the seventh generation grandson of Confucius, came to Zhao State from Lu State and debated with Gongsun Long that "servants have three ears".

Gongsun Long's argument was so subtle that Kong Chuan couldn't answer, and he left after a while. When he saw Zhao Sheng again the next day, Zhao Sheng asked: "Yesterday, Gongsun Long's argument is clear and logical. What do you think, sir?"

"Yes, Gongsun Long's eloquence is really powerful. He can almost make the servant grow three ears, but in fact, you and I both know that the servant only has two ears after all, and this is the truth."

Kong Chuan replied: "Then I would like to ask for your advice. It is obvious that three ears are not a fact, and it is very difficult to convince others, but it is very easy to prove that a servant has two ears. You only need to show it to you. So what do you think?" , should we choose the truth that is easy to prove, or the fact that is difficult to demonstrate and obviously false?"

Zhao Sheng was silent for a long time, and the next day he said to Gongsun Long: "To see through him, reason is better than words, but Mr. is better than words, and words are better than reason, and he will eventually be deceived and fall into a disadvantage." No longer regard Gongsun Long as the guest of honor.

Lu Su is also a well-read person, so he naturally knows this allusion, and also understands that Zhang Song quoted this sentence to evaluate him. scholar".

However, he was not angry, still smiled slightly, and said: "Don't be a high-ranking virtuous person in Shu, Su originally admired him very much, but unexpectedly he made such a remark, it is really disappointing."

"The ancients said: 'He who knows current affairs is a hero.' What is 'current affairs'? 'Time' refers to the present; 'office' refers to things or situations. A real hero should take appropriate responses according to the current situation, So what is the current situation in the world? Dragons and snakes rise together, heroes compete, and males and females are undecided, winners and losers are undecided. This world of great struggle is just like the ancient Spring and Autumn and Warring States!"

"During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as a sage's Confucianist, he still praised Zigong's eloquence, and as a Mencius, he still claimed to be 'knowledgeable' and famous for being 'good at arguing'. Not only that, but he also practiced it himself. Dozens of chariots, hundreds of followers, to pass on food to the princes', actively engaged in lobbying in various princes, such as "Warring States Policy" clearly records, Mencius persuaded Qi to attack Yan, saying: "Today's attack on Yan, This article and the time of martial arts must not be lost."

"Please don't drive, isn't this a typical rhetoric of a lobbyist?" Lu Su said: "Why did Confucius and Mencius do this? Those who 'know the current affairs' are also. They have to do it in order to 'come out and use the world'. If so If you don't use "debate" as a means, you can't use your knowledge to "use the world". "He who knows the current affairs is a hero." If you have talent and learning, but don't know the current affairs, you are nothing more than a rotten tree." ""

"It's also like another great sage, Xunzi. Although he himself has no vertical and horizontal practice, he has an analysis of the 'skill of talking' in his book. It can be regarded as the 'law of vertical and horizontal' and the 'classic of lobbying'. The opening chapter of "Shuo Yuan" "Shan Shuo" clearly records and quotes his theory, and compares him with Guiguzi, Zigong, Su Qin, etc.

"Even sages like Confucius and Mencius, and great sages like Xunzi, all have the demeanor of 'debaters', but listening to Biejia's remarks, they seem to dismiss 'debaters'. Could it be that you don't think your Knowledge has surpassed Xunzi, can you criticize saints?

When Lu Su was on an envoy to Jingzhou, he had seen how the people in Jingzhou used "vertical and horizontal techniques to confuse the monarch and disrupt the country" to question Zhou Yu.

Moreover, under Zhou Yu’s standard rebuttal plan, Lu Su carefully prepared his rebuttal, which can be described as eloquent and coherent. He also quoted scriptures, cited Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi as positive examples, and then focused on exaggerating "" Those who know the current affairs are the heroes" concept, after some rebuttals, everyone in the hall was speechless.

These people are all famous people in Shu and important officials under Liu Zhang's command, but at this moment, they are all peeping at each other, and they are all silent.For a moment, the hall fell into a momentary silence where a needle could be heard.

After a while, only one person stood up slowly, but saw that this scribe was nearly forty years old, wearing a Confucian scarf, with a long beard, and was dark and thin, but his appearance was very strange, except that his eyes were slightly slender It's a little darker, but the eyes are shining brightly, giving people a deep and powerful feeling.

Although he is much older than Lu Su, this scribe is different from Xu Jing and Zhang Song. After getting up and standing still, he first saluted Lu Su upright, without any pretense, and was completely meeting his peers. Etiquette, after saluting, he just opened his mouth and said: "The honorable envoy is eloquent, and his eloquence is not hindered. I am ashamed to say that I am also ignorant. I have never heard the name of the honorable envoy before today."

Lu Su smiled slightly when he heard this, thinking that he had encountered another person who came to find fault, and was about to speak, but he saw the person continue: "Even the gentleman as honorable envoy has never been famous in the world, so we know that Wang Zhoumu ruled Yangzhou." , It is indeed full of talents, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, after thinking about it, it is awe-inspiring!"

Speaking of this, the man's burning eyes fell on Lu Su, and he said in a deep voice: "I am the king of Guanghan, who is now working in Yizhou, but I have a question I want to ask the envoy." "

Wang Lei, courtesy name Yingji, was born in Xindu, Guanghan.

In the original history, he hung upside down at the city gate to persuade Liu Zhang not to welcome Liu Bei into Shu, but Liu Zhang refused to listen, and even reprimanded: "When I meet a benevolent man, it is like kissing Zhilan. How dare you insult me!"

Wang Lei's heart was ashamed, he immediately yelled, cut his rope, and crashed to the ground to death.

This should be regarded as the most staunch admonition at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the reason why Liu Zhang did not listen to Wang Lei's admonition cannot be said to be that he did not trust the other party. The main reason is that Liu Bei's reputation is really good. You can see what he said in his reply. , "When I meet a benevolent person, it is like kissing Zhilan".Half his life of being anxious for public good and righteousness, helping the poor and helping the poor has made Liu Bei's image of "a gentleman and a benevolent man" at this time reach the height of common praise in the world.

On the contrary, since Wang Lei was able to work in Yizhou, it shows that he has a very high status and is highly trusted by Liu Zhang.

Engagement is the same as Biejia, they are all assistant officials, the difference is that Biejia refers specifically to the assistant officials of the governor of the prefecture, but the job can be any official, ranging from meritorious officials offering wine to county shepherds. But since the prefix of Wang Lei's career is Yizhou, it refers to the assistant official of the state herd.

Not only that, but Lu Su learned from Ben Mingsi beforehand that Liu Zhang currently has four staffs working in Yizhou, among which Wang Lei ranks first, and also directly holds the two major powers of civil affairs and taxation, and his status is very high. The other party went off in person, and he already knew in his heart that if he wanted to see Liu Zhang today, he had to pass his test.

Immediately tidied up his clothes, and solemnly returned the salute: "It turned out to be Mr. Yingji. Mr. Jiuwen is upright and solemn. He has admired him for a long time. It's lucky to see you now!"I don't know what's the problem sir?Please come. "

Wang Lei stared at Lu Su, smiled lightly, and said slowly: "The envoy said just now that my master is benevolent, righteous and generous, and his business leads to governance. It has been nearly four years since he succeeded to the throne, but he has governed people with benevolence and righteousness, and has never seen a military revolution. In contrast, your lord Wang Zhoumu has been raising troops repeatedly for several years, and fought hard at every turn. Just last year alone, there was Beihai first After defeating Kong Rong, Yuzhou conquered Xiahou, and then Lujiang fought Sun Lang, and Shouchun chased Yuan Shu. It can be said that it never stops."

"As the lords of the same state, your lord and my lord are very different in governance, but I am puzzled, so I want to ask your honorable envoy, what is the right way between the two?"

Hearing this, Lu Su's heart shuddered immediately!
Don't look at Wang Lei's calm face and understatement, but this question is very tricky. It can even be said that if you don't answer well, you will fall into the other party's trap!
First of all, it is always impossible for Lu Su to belittle his own lord Wangzheng, that is, Wangzheng is magnanimous and does not care about it. An envoy to a foreign country should not overestimate his country's status, but destroy his own prestige. Isn't this "disgraceful mission"?

But Lu Su can't belittle Liu Zhang, not to mention offending the other party, the mission can't be completed, belittling Liu Zhang in Yizhou's territory is the same as belittling the master at the master's house, which is not in line with etiquette.

Thinking of this, Lu Su couldn't help looking up at Wang Lei, but when he saw Fang Yanyan laughing at Yan Yan, unlike Zhang Song, Xu Jing put hostility on his face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Sure enough, as the lord said, he can bite people. All the dogs don't bark!"

"According to what Ben Ming said before, this Wang Lei has made a lot of achievements in internal affairs, but he is simple and dull, and he is not good at speech. Does a dull personality mean bad speech, shit!"

"Is this called bad words? If you don't respond well, you will lose your initiative, which will directly lead to the failure of this trip, and you will be laughed at. Compared with Zhang Song's aggressiveness, it is more than a step higher!"

At this time, the wind blows the leaf tips, and blows through the front of the guards in the courtyard, bringing a bit of biting air of golden spears, quietly, immersing into the room.

　Although Liu Bei is a rare benevolent and hero, but I have to say that the matter of taking Yizhou is really unreasonable.
　　Just like Wang Zheng and Yangzhou, no matter how nice the words are, they are essentially treacherous stabs.

　　I feel that this is also the reason why Liu Bei's status in Sichuan is not high. The acquisition of Shu is not bright enough, which makes it difficult for the straightforward Sichuan people to agree.

　　(Several Sichuan friends I know once said that in Sichuan Province, let alone Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei is not as popular as Zhang Fei.)
　　
　
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