Chapter 890: Cheng Yu's Reminder
"Huh!" Cheng Yu shook his head, his expression was solemn, and he said worriedly: "That person asked Ma Taigong to repair the palace in Chang'an, so that Cao Cao would be frightened and retreat to Luoyang in a hurry to stabilize the situation." But the lord didn't want to, once Cao Cao made a big fuss about this matter in the future, saying that my Ma family had the heart to call the emperor a rebellion, and the original move to repair the palace would be realized!? In addition, now my Ma family is huge, and the tiger is located in the land of Xiliang and Hebei, echoing left and right, and standing proud. The princes everywhere are all afraid, once Cao Cao borrowed the name of the imperial court, and called on the princes of the world to attack my Ma clan together, just like the extermination of the Dong clan back then, wouldn't it be a catastrophe!? ”
As soon as Cheng Yu said this, Ma Zongheng came to his senses in an instant, and suddenly he was full of murderous rage, and a blood-colored ghost and god suddenly appeared, thinking of Xu Shu, if he had a bitter hatred, he roared with all his might: "Damn Xu Yuanzhi, if I don't break your body into ten thousand pieces, how can I vent the hatred in my heart~~!! ”
"Lord, now is not the time to hold a grudge against that person, Chang'an's repair of the palace must be stopped, and at the same time, the lord and Ma Taigong had better pay tribute to the court and pay a lot of money, not only to express their sincerity, but also to express the loyalty of my Ma family to the princes of the world." Cheng Yu's eyes were sharp and shining, and he knew that he was now responsible for himself, and since Guo Jia died, he might have to share more in the future. He also wanted to stay by Ma Zongheng's side to assist, but in order to capture Jizhou, the Ma family sacrificed too much, and Jizhou is the hinterland of Hebei, so there is no room for loss. He also understands that it is precisely because Ma Zongheng values him that he will hand over Jizhou to Huang Zhong and him!
When Ma Zongheng heard this, his face sank, and he was anxious to suppress his anger. After a deep groan, Ma Zongheng seemed to calm down, and said with a heavy bow: "Zhongde is right. I'm enlightened. ”
Cheng Yu listened, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, being able to listen to people is one of Ma Zongheng's advantages, and now seeing that Ma Zongheng can quickly calm down, Cheng Yu is also relieved. Immediately, Cheng Yu's expression was solemn, and he arched his hand and said: "There is another matter, although it is offensive to the military general, Yu still has to say it." ”
When Ma Zongheng heard this, thinking of the deceased Guo Jia, he couldn't help but sigh softly, and his face immediately showed a little loneliness and desolation.
"Now that there is no military general to give advice by the side of the lord, the position of military advisor is temporarily vacant, and now the Ma family has a huge foundation, which is feared by the princes of the world, and has faintly become the target of public criticism. If there is no skilled person to assist the lord, I am afraid it will be difficult to move an inch. Cheng knows that he is only a little learned, but it is still reluctant to defend a Jizhou, if I want to control the situation of the entire Ma family, strategize, and deal with the princes of the world, I am afraid I don't have the strength.
Look at the current heroic Cao Cao has two Xun and one Jia under his command, all of whom are strategists with superior wisdom, and the little overlord Sun Ce is also surrounded by Lujiang Mei Zhoulang, it is said that this person is even more talented, even if there is no omission, the Sun family has been able to rise, in addition to the Sun family's old departments are willing to help, more importantly, it comes from this person's strategy. And then there is the drama of the past, today's imperial uncle Liu Xuande, although this person is related to Zhang's two fierce generals, but because there is no high wisdom and strategists to assist him in his early years, he has been extremely depressed, and since he has been assisted by Hebei celebrity Tian Yu, he has been like a tiger with wings, and now he has added Fu Guangping, who is known as a literary and opera star, to give advice to him, I am afraid that he will become my Ma's henchman in the future.
But seeing that these strong enemies are complemented by talented people, the main public foundation is huge, and how can the position of military advisor be vacant? It's a pity that Tian Yuanhao... Huh..."
Cheng Yu suddenly mentioned a person, Ma Zongheng listened, and couldn't help but change color slightly, and his mind recalled the scene in Guangchuan City that day.
At that time, not long after Guo Jia died of illness, no one in the army gave advice, Yan and Qingdao were in an emergency, Ma Zongheng and the whole army were anxious and anxious. At this time, Ma Zongheng naturally remembered Tian Feng, who was not inferior to Guo Jia in terms of wisdom, but Ma Zongheng had said surrender several times before, but Tian Feng did not surrender with a loud scolding, which made the generals angry, and they all wanted to kill him. Ma Zongheng had no choice but to put him in prison. Thinking of the tense situation, Ma Zongheng also had to put down his shelf and personally go to the prison to recruit Tian Feng. I don't know that as soon as Tian Feng saw Ma Zongheng, he guessed that the situation of the Ma family was definitely not good, and he was even more ashamed, saying that the Ma family's attack on Hebei this time was a fire and would be defeated, but if the Yuan family was destroyed, the Ma family was not far from extinction, if you want to keep the foundation, then withdraw the army and return to Yanzhou. Thinking of this campaign in Jizhou and many sacrifices, Ma Zongheng was reluctant to give up the campaign, but when he tried to persuade him again, Tian Feng actually said that he had survived to this day, all to see what he Ma Zongheng looked like a wolf now. But he said that before he died, Tian Feng did not forget to think about the Yuan family, and ridiculed Ma Zongheng, a ghost and god, and died extremely strongly. Ma Zongheng respected, and then ordered someone to bury Tian Feng.
"Eh, as Feng Xiao said, some things are predestined in the dark. Tian Yuanhao was loyal and strong, and he died as he deserved, and he and I didn't have the life of a monarch and minister, and I didn't force it. However, although that person is not a strategist, if I can get his help, I will have more generals around me, and I can reach the position of Han Sheng. Ma Zongheng said. When Cheng Yu heard this, he came to his senses and said with a smile: "What did the lord say? ”
Ma Zongheng saw Cheng Yu suddenly laughing, his eyes lit up, with a little excitement, and he hurriedly said: "Yes!" Could it be that Zhong De has a plan to recruit him for me? ”
said that this jaw was in history, although he defected to Cao Cao, but he was not a fickle villain, at least the one Ma Zongheng encountered now is definitely not. He is the same as Tian Feng, Ma Zongheng tried his best to surrender, but he refused, it was insulting and sarcastic, when he was escorted to Yecheng from Guangchuan, he also tried to escape, fortunately, Ma Zongheng ordered the soldiers to be prepared. Zhang Jaw, who failed at that time, still killed two soldiers of the Ma family, and was so angry that everyone in the army hated him to the core. In order to appease the anger of the public and save Zhang Jaw's life, Ma Zongheng was immediately imprisoned as soon as he arrived in Yecheng.
Speaking of which, Ma Zongheng also has a great headache for opening his jaw, but he does not see Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and other princes in history, and in a few words, they can recruit all kinds of talents with a shock to the tiger's body. And he is now proud of both his prestige and status, but for some reason, he has repeatedly hit a wall in this jaw.
"I have already arranged this matter, saying that this Zhang Junyi has great ambitions, and now it is the year of fighting, and now it is in troubled times, and the stars will appear, it is a good time to compete with the heroes of the world, make contributions, and celebrities in history.
This kind of opportunity can be encountered but not sought. After all, troubled times are the beginning of disaster for the weak, but for the strong, it is a stage to show their talents and make a name for themselves!
That Zhang Junyi is both wise and brave, don't you understand this principle, if he was determined to die, he would have followed the example of Natian Yuanhao to die a long time ago! ”
"But why did he not hesitate to provoke me and the people so many times, and begged for death in a hurry?" Ma Zongheng frowned, couldn't help but cover his chin, and said.
"Hehe, I don't know what quality General Huang thinks is the most important quality of being a minister?" Cheng Yu smiled slightly, and suddenly turned his head to look at Huang Zhong. But seeing that Huang Zhong had been silent, he listened carefully, and when he heard Cheng Yu's question, his eyes lit up, and he replied without thinking: "Naturally, it is the word loyalty!" ”
"That's right! It's loyalty! Cheng Yu tilted his head a little heavier, and his eyes were like torches: "Zhang Junyi's ambition is not fulfilled, and he doesn't want to die in despair, but he can't pass the hurdle of 'loyalty' in his heart, contradicting each other, the lord forced him several times, but he hesitated, and it was precisely because he was shaken that he decided to die and cut himself off by the hands of others!" ”
Listening to Cheng Yu's sharp analysis, the more Ma Zongheng listened, the clearer his heart became, and he couldn't help but say, "I see." So how do I recruit this person? ”
Ma Zongheng's tone was extremely sincere, and he was admittedly asking for advice. Huang Zhong watched from the side and couldn't help but smile. Don't put on a show, humbly ask for advice, but it is one of the advantages of Ma Zongheng.
"Since ancient times, countless heroes have voluntarily lost, all of which are loyal and righteous. But if Zhang Junyi is bent on death, or I have no other way, fortunately he is unwilling, so I have a plan but I can try. ”
Cheng Yu pretended to be mysterious, but Ma Zongheng was so anxious that he grabbed his arm and said, "Say it quickly!" ”
It is said that this Zhang Junyi is a very filial person, so Yu ordered people to comfort the old and young in his family, and the other old fathers and mothers, Yu even met in person, and knew that he was moved by emotion. Fortunately, Yu has successfully persuaded Zhang's father and Zhang's mother, but in order to show his sincerity, he also asked the lord to go to Zhang's mansion again and invite him in person! Cheng Yu smiled brightly and said.
When Ma Zongheng heard this, he was very excited, and laughed: "It's so good!" Zhongde can really be described as my Xiao He Ye!! ”
"Xiao He is a masterpiece of the world, and Yu doesn't dare to be it." Cheng Yu smiled deeply, although he said like this, he was actually happy in his heart. Ma Zongheng was also excited in his heart, and he couldn't wait to bring Cheng Yu back to Yanzhou together, but thinking that Jizhou now had no one to deal with internal affairs, he still had to break this thought.
So, that day, Ma Zongheng personally went to Zhang's mansion to meet Zhang's father and Zhang's mother, Zhang Jaw was the third in the family, and his two elder brothers were all enlisted in the army and died in the early years. The two old people are also hard-working, so Zhang Jaw is extremely filial and takes good care of the two old people on weekdays.
At this time, Ma Zonghengyi saw the two old men and hurriedly stepped forward to help. The two old men were frightened, and when they saw Ma Zongheng giving gifts, they were busy refusing. Ma Zongheng eagerly called the two old men uncle and aunt, and regarded them as elders. The two old men were flattered, so Ma Zongheng invited them to take a seat, and the two old men did not dare to sit in the main hall and let them.
Ma Zongheng does not sit with long respect, and Er Xiaoyan dares to sit and shout? The two old men saw that Ma Zongheng was extremely sincere and respectful, so they were secretly happy. Later, the crowd sat down. Ma Zongheng was not in a hurry to talk about soliciting open jaws, and only asked the two old men about their physical condition and what they needed to do in the house.
Zhang's mother loves her son very much, but she is not easy to open her mouth, and she repeatedly casts eyes at Zhang's father. Zhang's father was embarrassed to say it directly, hesitating in his heart, Ma Zongheng asked several times, Zhang's father wanted to open his mouth, but he didn't have the heart to answer, which made the atmosphere a little embarrassing. At this time, Zhang's mother couldn't help it, and said first: "General Zhengbei, forgive the old woman for talking too much, I don't know how my son is now?" ”