The summer in Xiangyang is also very hot, but what makes Liu Cong happy is that the Iraqi sent someone to send a message that he is about to return to Xiangyang, accompanied by the envoy of the state of Yizheng* Fa Xiaozhi.

For Fa Zheng, Liu Cong is even more respectful, he even thinks that he can not Zhang Song, he can not take Yizhou, and he must not miss the first strategist of Shu Han!

Fa Zheng was originally a native of Fufeng County. In the early years of Jian'an, due to the famine in the world, Fa Zheng and his friend Meng Da of the same county entered Shu to attach Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang was not a good person who used people, and it was a long time before Fa Zheng became the county commander of Xindu, and then he was appointed as a military lieutenant.

Fa Zhenghuai didn't meet him, and he was slandered by the people in the state, and he was very distressed, Yizhou Don't drive Zhang Song and Fa Zheng are friends, and he also feels that Liu Zhang is not a person who can achieve great things, and often feels his own experience.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Zhang Song sent an envoy to Cao Cao, and after returning, he persuaded Liu Zhang to break off contact with Cao Cao and make friends with Liu Bei. Soon after, Cao Cao was defeated at Chibi, and Liu Bei's power was strengthened. Liu Zhang then asked who should be sent to Liu Bei, and Zhang Song recommended Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng resigned at first, but then had no choice but to go.

After Liu Bei saw Fazheng, he "accepted it with kindness and did his best to be courteous." Fa Zheng felt that Liu Bei was eloquent and strategic, and he was a master who could be assisted, and after returning to Yizhou, he conspired with Zhang Song to agree on the rules and decided to secretly serve Liu Bei as the master.

Then he entered Hanzhong with Liu Bei and offered a plan to behead Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan. Fa Zheng is good at scheming, and is deeply trusted and respected by Liu Bei. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei became the queen of Hanzhong, and Feng Fazheng was the general of Shangshu and the protector army. The following year, Fa Zheng died at the age of forty-five. Fa Zheng's death made Liu Bei very sad and cried for several days. was posthumously named the Wing Marquis, and was the only minister with a nickname in Liu Bei's era. Fa Zheng was good at scheming and was praised by Chen Shou as comparable to Cheng Yu and Guo Jia of the Wei State.

What is even more rare is that Fa Zheng and Zhuge Liang, the head of Jingzhou's civil generals, can be said to be a perfect match and complement each other. Fa Zheng is four years older than Zhuge Liang, and the two are both Liu Bei's humerus (the first master of the cloud: Zhuge Liang is the femur, and Fa Zheng is the master), although their personalities and interests are different from each other, but the two sides can always focus on public affairs and righteousness. Fa Zhengze accompanied the army to discuss and make suggestions. We can work closely with each other to learn from each other's strengths.

Later, Liu Bei went east to conquer Sun Quan to avenge Guan Yu, and most of the ministers admonished him, but they did not listen. In the second year of Zhang Wu (222), the army was defeated and returned to the White Emperor. Zhuge Liang sighed: "If the law is filial piety, it can control the lord and make it not go east; If the law is still there, it will be able to stop the Lord's crusade to the east; Even if it can't be stopped, if it goes with the crusade, it will definitely not be defeated)."

It shows the status of Fa Xiaozhi in the hearts of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang! This passage reflects that in history, the degree of trust in Liu Bei's mind is better than Zhuge Liang, and the heart of a generation of famous ministers Zhuge Kong Ming is higher than the sky, and he once compared himself to Zhong Leyi, looking at the world, there is a sense of loneliness as a master. But I also have to sigh the regret that Fa Zheng is not there.

Now that Liu Bei is no longer there, Liu Cong is guarding Jingzhou, and Liu Zhang actually sent Fa Zheng as an envoy, Liu Cong naturally has to do everything to show his talent and the difference between Jingzhou and Yizhou. It is better to be able to convince the Fazheng, even if it can't be convinced, let its heart move. If you can get the Fa Zheng, why worry about Yizhou, then Pang Tong will naturally be much more low-key.

Therefore, Fa Zheng has not yet arrived, and the reception group in Xiangyang is already preparing, and Xu Shu is responsible for the food, accommodation and transportation of the Yizhou mission throughout the whole process, while Liu Cong plans to take the time to personally accompany Fa Zheng to visit Xiangyang City, just like Zhang Song visited last time.

Along with Fa Zheng is Yang Yi, Yang Yi's word Weigong, a native of Xiangyang (now Xiangfan, Hubei), and Cao Cao avoided trouble in Shu in the thirteenth year of Jian'an. It is really the result of time and space confusion, and Yang Yi has always followed Liu Bei in history. At first, he was the master of Fu Qun, the assassin of Jingzhou, and then defected to Guan Yu without permission, and was appointed as Gong Cao. Yu sent him to Chengdu, where he was greatly appreciated by Liu Bei and promoted to Shangshu. Because of the discord with Shangshu Liu Ba, he was demoted to Hongnong Taishou.

In the third year of Jianxing (225), he served as prime minister and joined the army. For five years, he went out of the army with Zhuge Liang. Eight years, moved to the long history, General Gasuide. After Zhuge Liang's death, he deployed a safe retreat. Before his death, Liang set Jiang Wan to succeed him, and he only worshiped the Chinese military division. In the thirteenth year, due to many complaints, he was cut from his post and exiled to Hanjia County. To the county to revert to the slander, was imprisoned, committed suicide in prison.

It is said that such a talent, why is he so unconfident in Liu Cong, Cao Cao has not yet arrived outside Xiangyang City, this person ran to Yizhou with his family, Liu Cong thought, it is easy to do it if he is from Xiangyang, and strive for Yang Yi to come over.

After some careful preparations, Liu Cong ordered Xu Shu to go to the city gate to greet Fa Zheng and his party, and then entered the post house to rest, and on the second day, Liu Cong led Zhuge Liang, Yi and others to meet the Yizhou delegation in the general's mansion.

When he saw Fa Zheng for the first time, Liu Cong couldn't help but be a little disappointed, it was too ordinary, although it was not as ugly as Zhang Song, but if it was in the crowd, it would not be possible to find it at all. This may also have something to do with the fact that Fazheng has never been reused and has low self-confidence.

is Yang Yi, who is dignified and can be regarded as a young talent. However, Liu Cong knew in his heart that Fa Zhengzhi was ten times more talented than Yang Yi, and a hundred times more talented. Sun Quan judged people by appearance and lost Pang Tong, and Cao Cao rejected Zhang Song by appearance. Liu Cong is a traverser, so naturally he will not make such a mistake. Whether it is a famous general has already been decided, and it only takes Liu Cong's slightest temptation to know the real situation.

After a period of greetings between the guest and the host, they entered the process of exploring each other's bottom. Zhuge Liang expounded his position on behalf of Jingzhou, and was interrupted by Yang Yi several times when talking about Kuang Fu Han and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Zhuge Liang was not annoyed, and patiently debated with Yang Yi. However, Fa Zheng rarely spoke, he was carefully observing Liu Cong and Zhuge Liang, the backbone of Jingzhou and the first minister. Before coming, Zhang Song praised Liu Cong and others in front of Fazheng, and the so-called seeing is believing.

After Zhuge Liang elaborated, Liu Cong naturally wanted to make his position clear, that is: he and Liu Zhang are both relatives of the Han family, so they should join forces to resist Cao and support the Han family.

Then Fa Zheng thanked Liu Cong on behalf of Liu Zhang for his envoy to the trip, and also expressed Yizhou's loyalty to the Han family. Yang Yi added after Fa Zheng's words, believing that in the current situation, Cao Cao is dominant, but there is not much risk in a corner of Yizhou. The subtext is to join forces, and Jingzhou should take the initiative. Because Yizhou is enough to protect itself and there is no security threat.

Although Liu Cong was unhappy, he didn't refute it face-to-face, what Yang Yi said was also the truth, if he changed to a more conceited one, maybe he didn't want to join forces with Jingzhou at all.

The next day, Liu Cong invited Fa Zheng, Yang Yi and others to hunt in Longzhong, the western suburb of Xiangyang, with Xu Shu as his companion. Xu Shu was originally practicing martial arts when he was young, and hunting was naturally not bad, so Liu Cong needless to say. Yang Yi had already heard of the skills of the two, so naturally it was not surprising. It's Fa Zheng, Liu Cong has such skills, he is very strange, then Liu Biao Liu Jingsheng is a well-known Confucian student! And Xu Shu's performance also made Fa Zhenggao look a little higher, this Xu Shu is Liu Cong's engaged Zhonglang, and his speech and demeanor are more like a scholar.

No wonder Cao Cao's southern expedition will fail, the lord is agile, and the strategists under his command also have such skills, Cao Cao is not wronged...... Fa Zheng sighed secretly.

On the third day, the two sides still did not arrange talks, but the Iraqi delegation visited Xiangyang City, which is about the same size as Chengdu but seems to be much more prosperous. This is also related to the convenience of transportation, in this era, water transportation has an incomparable advantage, and the Xiangyang Han River runs through the whole territory, and to the north is the Tang River, the White River and the wide Central Plains.

In the following days, the exchanges between the two sides became closer, and Xu Shu and others showed the beautiful side of Jingzhou to Fazheng around Liu Cong's purpose. The speaker has no intention of listening, and all this falls in Fazheng's eyes, which is a sigh of emotion.

I feel that the richness of this Jingzhou land is far better than Yizhou, I feel the unity and cooperation between the monarchs and ministers of Jingzhou, and I feel that Liu Cong's young talents are outstanding in both civil and military affairs! Compare the two......

In fact, all this is also because Fa Zheng "sits in the well and watches the sky", he has lived in Chengdu for a long time, and all he sees is Liu Zhang and his subordinates, and wants to compare Liu Zhang, Liu Cong can be literate and martial, and he is naturally much better than Liu Zhang, and in terms of Wenchen, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Yi, Liu Ba...... Any one placed in Yizhou can definitely support the façade, but if it is compared with Jiangdong Sun Quan, Liu Cong's advantage is not obvious, if it is compared with Cao Cao......