The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 550
Some people say that future generations are an era where appearance is the key. As long as you have good looks, you will gain an advantage. Here I can tell you clearly that compared to ancient times, this is just child’s play!
In ancient times, appearance was an indispensable thing, and even some dynasties had rigid regulations on appearance, and only those who looked at least in the past could enter the dynasty as officials.

Similarly, being a [-]-year-old boy is also a job that depends on appearance. To make an inappropriate analogy, for example, Zheng Yijian went to hang out as a leader in Causeway Bay, and Chen Xiaochun looked like a pheasant brother. Then you look at the banana peel , it is very likely that they have forgotten this person, think about the result of Zhang Song selling Yizhou?
Fazheng, who is also the second and fifth boy, was very different from Liu Bei. If Fazheng was not sure, he could see that Zhang Song could not take on the bright and great career of the second and fifth boy, and had no choice but to go out on his own.

So don't think that Meng Da is just capricious. Look at Zhang Song and Fazheng who Meng Da made friends with, they are actually similar.

Zhang Song was reported by his elder brother Zhang Su, and was found to have been slaughtered by Liu Zhang early on. It was precisely because he took down Hanzhong for Liu Daer, and then died immediately. And live a short time.

Only Meng Da was left in the group of two and five boys. How could Meng Da, who is a good friend, lose to his best friend?

So Meng Da went further and further in the bright and great career of Erwuzai, and even stepped out of his own world. This is a later story!
When Zhang Song came to Nanzheng from thousands of miles away with gifts, the first thing he saw was the human head hanging on the city wall and Zhang Lu's corpse. Taoist five buckets of rice dragged away.

Some yelled at Cao Cao, some cried and begged for mercy, and even some wanted to resist and be killed on the spot. In short, the last head would be hung on the city wall as a deterrent. Under such a scene, Zhang Song's attitude towards Cao Cao was renewed from the bottom of his heart. Tidy up.

When Zhang Song claimed that he was Liu Zhang's envoy, although Zhang Song still saw the disdainful eyes of the guards, he still met Cao Cao smoothly.

At this time, Cao Cao was dealing with Nanzheng's government affairs with Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Yan Xiang, Ding Fei, Zhang Ji and other confidants. The main purpose was to calculate Hanzhong's fields, population and harvest this year. Cao Cao's purpose of attacking Hanzhong could be A large part of it is to use this fertile land as its own granary.

"Zhang Song, Zhang Ziqiao met Duke Cao!"

Cao Cao frowned instinctively when he saw Zhang Song's appearance, Zhang Song's appearance has such a lethal force!

It is impossible for the latter to be insensitive with this face. He could see all Cao Cao's expressions, and just frowning is already a great respect for Zhang Song!

Cao Cao frowned very quickly, and the uncomfortable expression disappeared in an instant, laughing loudly: "Liu Jiyu, what's the important thing for Zi Qiao to come here?"

Zhang Song saluted Cao Cao first, and then said, "My lord thanks Cao Gong for helping to destroy the enemy Zhang Lu, and specially ordered Song to bring some Sichuan specialties to express his gratitude!" up.

And Cao Cao was not moved at all when he saw the Shu brocade and beautiful jade, but his eyes lit up when he saw these Liu Zhang people carefully selecting beauties!
However, Cao Cao recovered his expression in an instant: "Nephew Ji Yuxian is too polite, Zhang Lu is just like Zhang Jiao back then, everyone gets rid of him and punishes him! Why are you so unreasonable!"

Cao Cao is Cao Cao. Before he came up, he just said Liu Zhang's words bluntly. After seeing the other party's intentions, he immediately called him nephew. This has a specific and profound meaning.

First of all, calling Liu Zhang by his first name is actually an expression of disrespect. From this point, Cao Cao is saying that I, Cao, are better than Liu Zhang, and I want to take the lead in diplomacy.

In addition, Cao Cao's purpose is to test Zhang Song!

Some people wonder how you can test Zhang Song like this?
That's right, when Cao Cao called Liu Zhang by his first name, if he was an upright courtier, he would scold him loudly according to his own position, and then raise his prestige for his lord, so as to gain a diplomatic advantage.

If it is the kind of cowardly courtier, or the envoy with ulterior motives, it doesn't matter at all. It means that the envoy's loyalty to his lord is not high at all. It is not impossible to incite rebellion directly!

Then when Cao Cao knew Liu Zhang sent an envoy, since he knew it was a gesture of goodwill, he accepted it. However, at the same time, the "virtuous nephew" directly made Liu Zhang a generation shorter, which was also intended to improve his diplomatic discourse power. .

Moreover, Zhang Song couldn't refute that Cao Cao and Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan, could barely be regarded as a generation, and naturally he was a generation older than Liu Zhang.

Every word and deed of diplomacy can be said to have a deep meaning, and the confrontation began as soon as Zhang Song entered Cao Cao's chamber.

Afterwards, Cao Cao sent people to a banquet, and the opening was more pleasant. At this time, Cao Cao was not the boss Cao who ruled Hebei in time and space. Guo Jia, Xun You, etc. are frequently spying on Shu Zhong for information.

What amazed Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others was that this Zhang Song actually knew everything about spies, and he could say that he took the initiative to say everything he knew.

What are the generals in Shu, the military strength and population distribution of Shu, and the important civil and military under Liu Zhang!

This pleased Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu. They looked at each other and confirmed their guesses. Even apart from Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, the one present was not a human being. Fine, more or less saw Zhang Song's strangeness!This guy has it!
"Zi Qiao came to visit today, and Cao was overjoyed. He and Zi Qiao hit it off right away, how about living in this house today?"

"Thank you Mr. Cao for your love, but Song is disrespectful!" Zhang Song was overjoyed, and couldn't be more satisfied with Cao Cao's attitude, so he agreed without hesitation.

In this way, the atmosphere of the banquet became even more lively. Under Cao Cao's instructions, everyone toasted Zhang Song frequently. My own decision is more certain, and I will go all the way to the dark on the bright road of Erwuzai!
After three tours of wine and five flavors of food, Cao Cao took Zhang Song's hand and went back to the study of the prefect's mansion. At this time, Zhang Song saw no one around and said, "Mr. Cao, Song admires the hero so much! Zhang Song and Good friends Fazheng and Meng Da are willing to take refuge with Duke Ming, and I hope Duke Ming will accept this "Map of Shuchuan"!"

Cao Cao excitedly looked at Zhang Song in front of him, and didn't think he was ugly, so he gave him such a big gift!

(End of this chapter)