Fang Shao knew that this Fa Zheng was a person who had a grudge and would be revenged, and he had only been in Shu County for a few days, and he had killed a few small officials who had offended him back then, which would persuade Liu Bei to kill Liwei, it seemed that he was going to use the knife with a big man.

"Killing is indeed enough to deter people's hearts, but it can't be wantonly and indiscriminately killed."

Liu Bei is still very sober, although the great success of taking Shu made him feel the benefits of "force", but this does not mean that he is obsessed with violence, he is still very clear about the truth of taking force and soothing it.

"Of course, the lord will not be allowed to kill indiscriminately, which means that in the prison of Chengdu today, there is still Zhang Ren who refuses to submit, this person has some influence in Shu, and the lord can kill him, which is enough to deter those who are not subordinate."

Sure enough, Fang Shao guessed that Fa Zheng was going to take Zhang Ren under the knife, it seemed that this veteran with a strong temper must have offended Fa Zheng at some point.

Liu Bei looked embarrassed and said: "Zhang Gongyi is a loyal person, I have always admired him, but it is a pity to kill him, so I still try my best to persuade him to submit." ”

Fa Zheng frowned and said: "The lord doesn't know, this Zhang Ren's stubbornness is famous, if the lord wants to persuade him to surrender, it is difficult to ascend to the sky, rather than wasting words with him, it is better to simply kill him." ”

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and said: "In this way, I will send someone to persuade him to surrender again, if that Zhang Ren still refuses to submit, he will follow the words of filial piety and behead him to establish authority!" ”

Fa Zheng thought that with Zhang Ren's surname, let alone persuade him to surrender once, even if Liu Bei personally persuaded him to surrender a hundred times, it would be useless, so he said disapprovingly: "Since the lord is merciful, then give Zhang Ren another chance." ”

So Liu Beihuan looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, I don't know who is willing to persuade this old general Zhang to surrender." ”

Fa Zheng and Zhang Song made a look, and Zhang Song volunteered: "Lord, Song has some friendship with that Zhang Gongyi, why don't you let me give it a try." ”

Fang Shao saw it clearly, he knew that this Zhang Song volunteering was definitely not a good intention, he was teaming up with Fa Zheng to put that Zhang to death.

However, Liu Bei didn't seem to see it, so he said, "Okay, then it's hard for Ziqiao." ”

The people present are immersed in great success, whether it is Mi Zhu and other old ministers of Xuzhou, or Pang Tong and other old ministers of Jingzhou, they are full of contempt and disdain for the Yizhou scholars, it seems that in their opinion, the Yizhou people are a group of soft eggs without blood surnames, and they can be pressed under their feet at will in the future, so they don't care too much about whether Zhang Ren surrenders or not.

Fang Shao was uneasy about Liu Bei's group's performance of being a little carried away by the victory, he was familiar with history, of course he knew that due to the geographical location of Yizhou, the xenophobic surnames of the scholars here were extremely strong, and in the original history, the struggle between the local scholars and the foreign scholars never stopped until the fall of Shu Han. After Sima Zhao destroyed Shu, he ordered all the non-Yizhou officials to be recalled to the north, so he finally won the support of the Yizhou scholars.

At present, Liu Bei has newly acquired Yizhou, Fa Zheng, these Dongzhou scholars, because of their great merits, so they have won Liu Bei's great trust, the power of the Dongzhou Group has a tendency to expand sharply in a short period of time, and the Jingzhou Group is busy reaping benefits from the newly acquired territory, so that the interests of the Yizhou Group will inevitably be greatly infringed, if the situation is allowed to develop like this, sooner or later it will be resisted by the Yizhou Group.

Fang Shao took so much effort to persuade Liu Bei to defraud Yizhou, just to prevent Yizhou from falling into civil strife, and the signs that are appearing now are obviously contrary to his previous intentions.

Fang Shao suddenly figured out why Liu Bei in the original history had to risk the instability of Jingzhou and transfer Zhuge Liang to Yizhou, because it turned out that only Zhuge Liang had the ability to assist Liu Bei in coordinating the relationship between the three different forces in Yizhou.

So, after some deep thought, Fang Shao went to see Liu Bei secretly that night.

After Fang Shao waited in the hall for a long time, Liu Bei slowly walked out of the inner hall, looking at his face was wine red, thinking that it was another wine party tonight, in addition to the smell of wine, there was also a bit of fat powder aroma, it seems that Fang Cai is looking for joy with a beauty, and it is really unfortunate that he came this time.

"Zhongzheng, why did you come to see me so late, if there is anything to talk about tomorrow morning."

If it were usual, Liu Bei would inevitably ask Fang Shao very seriously if he had anything important, but now he looked impatient, it seems that the rich city of Chengdu and the huge success made Liu Bei, who was accustomed to suffering, begin to indulge in pleasure a little.

Fang Shao put on a solemn expression, looked at Liu Bei with cold eyes, didn't say a word, just shook his head and sighed after a while.

Fang Shao's desire to speak again aroused Liu Bei's interest, his expression was a little serious, and said, "Zhongzheng, isn't there something important?" There is something else that we can't say clearly, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Fang Shao sold it for a while, and then said worriedly: "Lord, with all due respect, Shao thought that the lord would soon be in trouble." ”

Fang Shao's "alarmist listening" poured cold water on Liu Bei, who was fluttering, he had always known that this young strategist had extraordinary insights, and there must be a reason for saying such serious words now, so he was busy reining in his frivolity, sat up, and asked nervously: "Why did Zhongzheng say that?" ”

Fang Shao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "As the so-called born in sorrow and died in peace, most of the world is still dominated by Cao thieves, the lord just got a small Yizhou and forgot the sorrow, the lord doesn't remember, so how did Liu Zhang lose Yizhou?" ”

Liu Bei's spirit was a little more sober, and he seemed to begin to realize that his current mental state was indeed very different from before.

"Liu Zhang's death was due to the infighting between the Dongzhou scholars and the Yizhou scholars. Now that the lord has newly gained Yizhou, although the Dongzhou scholars have made great contributions, the lord should not forget that it was the fact that Liu Yan's father and son were even though the Dongzhou scholars buried the irreconcilable struggle with the Yizhou scholars later. And Liu Zhang could neither restrain the dominance of the Dongzhou scholars, nor appease the resistance of the Yizhou scholars, and the final outcome was that the Dongzhou scholars betrayed him, and the Yizhou scholars sat back and watched the country change hands and were unmoved. This bloody lesson is at hand, how can the lord turn a blind eye! ”

After all, Liu Bei is a generation of heroes, although he is addicted to the prosperity of wine for a while, but after all, he still has the world in his heart, Fang Shao's words are like a thunderbolt from the sky, and he immediately woke Liu Bei up, and scared him into a cold sweat.

"What Zhongzheng said is extremely true, since I took Shu, I have indeed had some excessive favor to Xiaozhi and other Dongzhou scholars, and they did not persuade them in time, if it wasn't for Zhongzheng's reminder, I almost missed a big thing."

Liu Bei put the blame on Pang Tong and others, Fang Shao came to admonish this time, but he didn't come to complain behind his back, he didn't want to be offended by this, so he said: "Shiyuan Junshi is the lord's hand, and the lord naturally knows that Shiyuan Junshi is good at military strategy, but he is not good at governing politics." As for Xiaozhi and others, when they were under Liu Zhang, they were mostly excluded by those Yizhou scholars, but now they finally raise their eyebrows and vent their evil anger. It's just that this situation is temporary, and if it accumulates for a long time, it will inevitably cause an uncontrollable disaster. ”

Liu Bei's expression was solemn, and he said busily: "Then according to the meaning of Zhongzheng, what should I do?" ”

Fang Shao smiled and said, "It's only been a few months since the lord left Jingzhou, have you forgotten who is the master of governing politics and punishing and coordinating interpersonal relationships?" ”

Liu Bei suddenly came to his senses, slapped his forehead and laughed at himself: "I was really carried away by this victory, and I almost forgot about it, this important task belongs to Kong Ming's military advisor." ”

Liu Bei finally remembered Zhuge Liang, this is also the purpose of Fang Shao's coming, that's right, Zhuge Liang must enter Shu.

Liu Bei has obtained Yizhou, so in the future, the center of gravity of Liu Bei Group will inevitably be transferred from Jingzhou to Yizhou, if Zhuge Liang can not enter Shu to govern, then over time, it will be bound to stay away from the decision-making center of Liu Bei Group, which is obviously unwilling to see Fang Shao, who has an important nepotism and mentor-friend relationship with Zhuge Liang.

Moreover, with the current complex situation in Yizhou, only a genius like Zhuge Liang has enough political skills to unify the relationship between all parties, which is naturally very important for the future development of Liu Bei Group.

As for Jingzhou, although facing the threat of Eastern Wu, because the history of Liu Bei's capture of Shu in three years has changed, even if Zhuge Liang enters Shu, there is no longer a need to transfer a large number of new troops from Jingzhou, as well as many generals, so that Jingzhou's military strength will be greatly improved compared with the original history, and because of the rapid acquisition of Shu, Liu Bei also has plenty of time to adjust the offensive and defensive arrangements of Jingyi and Yizhou.

Moreover, Fang Shao still has a follow-up move.

"However, if Kong Ming's military division enters Shu, then no one in Jingzhou will be able to coordinate the civil and military, and Shu has already been taken, so in what name will he be recruited into Shu?"

Liu Bei really realized this.

Fang Shao smiled calmly: "Don't worry, Shao has his own way." In fact, although Yizhou is now decided, such as Bajun Yan Yan and others, they are still hesitant to attach, and Zilu and other strategic places are obviously not at ease with the Yizhou people. The lord could use this as an excuse to order the military division of Kong Ming and General Yide to lead a part of Jingzhou's civil and military forces into Sichuan, taking over those strategic places along the way, and forcing down those counties that had not yet been surrendered. In this way, the old people of Jingzhou will dominate in Yizhou, and in this way, whether it is Dongzhou scholars or Yizhou scholars, they will be placed under the absolute control of the lord. ”

"Well, yes, it's a two-pronged solution." Liu Bei was obviously persuaded by Fang Shao.

Fang Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "As for Jingzhou, although Kong Ming's military division is gone, Shao has a suitable candidate, and with this person's talent, it is expected that he is enough to be qualified for the stall left by Kong Ming's military division." ”

(To be continued)