With Lai Gong's name, Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, the brush had fallen to the ground but he didn't seem to be aware of it, and his hand still maintained the posture of holding the pen.

This Jiang Wan is not simple, when he was young, he was famous with his cousin Liu Min. It's just that in the early days of the Three Kingdoms, there were talents everywhere, he was young, his qualifications were shallow, and his background was not particularly good, so he failed to emerge. It was not until after the Battle of Chibi that he followed Liu Bei into Shu and made the county order of the small county of Guangdu. It's just that at that time, he was already strategic, and he was nearly middle-aged and had no talent, so he didn't care about governing county affairs. Soon, Liu Bei knew about this and almost punished him. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang knew a little about this talent and tried his best to keep it playing, plus Liu Bei remembered that Pang Tong, who had been dead for many years, had a similar situation back then, so he felt something and let him go.

Later, because of Zhuge Liang's attention and promotion, Jiang Wan came to operate, and his official fortune was prosperous, and he rose to the top. And he did not live up to Zhuge Liang's trust, and assisted him wholeheartedly, whenever Zhuge Liang went on a northern expedition, he entrusted the internal affairs of Shu to him. With Zhuge Liang being cautious and cautious, he can pretend to be behind his back, which shows how outstanding Jiang Wan's talent and character are.

In the end, Zhuge Liang did his best for Shu Han and died of exhaustion, and he became one of the first generation of successors set by Zhuge Liang and was promoted to the general of Shu. He even tried his best to improve Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition strategy and attack Wei. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, it was difficult to achieve his goal, and the Northern Expedition failed, but he died with hatred. But this can't be blamed for his lack of ability, Sima Yi of Wei State is not a dry eater, and compared to Shu State, Wei State's talent reserve is not more than one layer or two. Coupled with the incompetence of the later lord Liu Chan, the older generation of Wenchen generals who fought the country have passed away, after the death of Zhuge Liang, Shu Han, who was far weaker than Wei, has little hope, and he is an old man who is about to die can do that to the point where it is enough to go down in history.

It can be said that although Jiang Wan did not have any outstanding performance in the early stage, this person made an indelible contribution to the establishment of Shu Han. Moreover, the Shu Han who can support the decline, even if it is not as good as demons like Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and Sima Yi, but it is well-deserved to be evaluated by history as an outstanding political and military strategist. When Jiang Wei was not yet fully grown, he was the transitional person in the middle and the founder. Without him, Shu Han would not be able to stop Sima Yi or two words, and it is not impossible to lose the country a few decades earlier......

"My lord! Lord? Just when Wang Xu was thinking about it, Lai Gong saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, and he was puzzled in his heart, and hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but call.

"Huh?" Wang Xu, who came back to his senses, looked at Lai Gong, and then realized that he had lost his temper. Immediately, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said slightly apologetically, "Oh! I suddenly thought of something just now, so I was distracted, Wen Jing must not be surprised. ”

As he spoke, without waiting for Lai Gong to reply, he was already eagerly asking, "Wen Jing, how is this Jiang Wancai learning?" ”

Hearing this, Lai Gong looked at Wang Xu in some surprise, and also faintly deduced Wang Xu's intentions. After bowing his head and thinking for a moment, he cautiously replied: "Back to the lord, Gongyan is outstanding in learning, and he is a very outstanding figure among the younger generation in Jingzhou. It's just that because he is young and ambitious, his temperament is too strong, and his thinking is not stable enough, so it is difficult to take on a big responsibility for the time being. But if you sharpen for two years and gain some experience, you can definitely be the right hand of the lord. ”

"That's ......" Hearing this, Wang Xu was a little disappointed, but then smiled with relief. After all, this is all reasonable, people's growth needs a process after all, and people like Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang who are familiar with governing the country and security at a young age are only a few after all.

However, since Jiang Wan is a person with potential, of course, the sooner he is forced out, the better. In the future, Tian Feng, Guo Jia and others will inevitably follow themselves to fight in the south and the north, and there will be a few more people like Jiang Wan left behind in the rear, so that they can truly avoid worries. Thinking of this, Wang Xu hesitated for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Wen Jing, in fact, I have heard of Jiang Wan's name, and now that you speak so highly of him, I think it is better to promote him, let him get experience, and take on great responsibilities in the future, how about it?" ”

"This is a good thing, if Jiang Wan can get proper guidance and exercise, he will become a great tool in the future." Lai Gong was immediately overjoyed and looked very excited.

Wang Xu looked at Lai Gong, but he had an idea, and smiled meaningfully: "Hehe! Since you are also in favor, it is better to take over your position and be promoted to the commander of Ningyuan County, Sima of other departments, and the governor of Lingling County. As for you, I'm going to let you temporarily act as the Taishou of Wuling County, how about it? ”

As soon as these words came out, Lai Gong, who was originally very happy, suddenly hesitated.

"What, Mo Fei Wenjing is still unwilling?" Wang Xu suddenly said curiously.

"What is the lord's words, the lord's promotion and cultivation, how can there be no reason to be unwilling. Not to mention promotion, even if it is a demotion, as long as it can be beneficial to the lord, Lai Gong will never say a word. The last general's hesitation is because of Jiang Wan, although he is talented, but he lacks experience, and the affairs of the barbarians are not easy to handle, I am afraid that he will have a business trip! Besides, I said before that Jiang Wan was young and ambitious, and if he was suddenly promoted, I was worried that he would be unable to contain himself in the future and ruin his good future! ”

Hearing Lai Gong's heartfelt words, Wang Xu was even more overjoyed, Lai Gong was unmoved when he saw the high-ranking official Houlu, but he could start from the overall situation and think thoughtfully, and he was a person who could be trusted. Immediately, without hesitation, he said affirmatively: "Wen Jing, you have some truth in what you said. However, it was already a decision made by the General's Mansion to go to Wuling to act as the Taishou, so it is inevitable to find a successor, but there are other good candidates? ”

"This ......" Hearing this, Lai Gong was a little embarrassed, frowned and thought for a long time, and then said slightly apologetically: "Lord, I don't hide it, I know a person who can be competent." But this position is not trivial, although that person has a good relationship with me, but he may not be able to assist the lord wholeheartedly, so his subordinates do not dare to speak falsely. ”

"In that case, then just let Jiang Wan try it! I personally wrote a letter to warn him, and at the same time asked Yuan Hao and them to communicate with him more in the future, as long as he is really virtuous and knowledgeable, then sooner or later he will be changed. Anyway, we have done our best, and what he will do in the future depends on his own creation. ”

Seeing that Wang Xu had made up his mind, Lai Gong couldn't think of a better candidate, so he was helpless, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed: "It's the only way." ”

Since he decided to use it, Wang Xu didn't repeat it anymore, thought about it, but couldn't help asking: "By the way, Wen Jing just said that you know that there are competent talents, I don't know who is superior?" ”

"Oh! This person and I are good friends, a native of Zhijiang, Nanjun, surnamed Dong, named and, and the word Youzai. Outstanding in learning, knowledgeable in literature, and martial arts, he is also quite famous in Jingbei. A few days ago, Liu Biao, the assassin of history, wrote an official document calling him Cao Peng, but he had the idea of moving to Yizhou to avoid the troubled times, so he has been hesitant. Writing to me, I asked him to come and serve the lord, but he was still hesitating. Lai Gong smiled slightly.

"Nanjun Donghe?" Gently chanting this name, Wang Xu had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he was already overjoyed.

I really didn't expect that when I let Lai Gong enter the mansion, I got the news of two talents, a young Jiang Wan and a mature Dong He.

This Dong Heke is also a very good talent, historically, at the end of the Han Dynasty, he moved his family to Yizhou Ba County to avoid trouble. Liu Zhang, the son who later served Liu Yan, was one of the most powerful courtiers under Liu Zhang, who was honest and fair, lived a simple life, was not afraid of the strong, and treated foreigners well. When Liu Zhang's people rebelled and left, he was one of the very few people who insisted on not surrendering to the end, but later Liu Zhang, the lord, surrendered, what else could he do.

At that time, Liu Beiguan Zhizuo was a general, knowing Dong He's ability and conduct, and he was also very important, and sincerely asked him to be the general in charge of the army and assist Zhuge Liang in managing the affairs of the general's mansion. Later, Dong He died of illness, Zhuge Liang remembered it very much, lamented that he lacked a capable assistant, and compared him with Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping's old friends.

How can such a talent be let go? Thinking of this, Wang Xu almost didn't hesitate at all, and turned his head when he turned his head.

was about to ask Lai Gong to ask him to come out of the mountain to help, but Lai Gong had already seen his intentions, and smiled first: "Lord, could it be that you are interested in Dong Youzai?" ”

Wang Xu was stunned, but then laughed: "Haha! Wen Jing really knows my heart! Yes, at present, the General's Mansion is short of talents, I wonder if Wen Jing can find a way to let Dong He come here to work? I will treat him no worse than Liu Biao, and I will let him show his talents and learn from them. ”

"Huh! Since the lord has this heart, it will be easy to do. Before the invitation, without the approval of the lord, I didn't dare to guarantee too much, so it was difficult to succeed. As he spoke, Lai Gong looked at Wang Xu with a smile before slowly answering: "And now, lobbying him is just Raul who raised his hand!" ”

"That's good! If this is done, you will be credited with it again. Wang Xu also made a generous promise immediately.

"It's just a small thing, how can there be credit to it. Besides, his subordinates are friends with him, and it is a great blessing to be able to be with him, and the lord does not need to take it to heart. Saying that, Lai Gong didn't seem to want to talk about this anymore, so he immediately changed the topic, frowned and asked, "Lord, what is the situation in Wuling?" Why did my lord ask me to act as the Taishou? ”

Seeing Lai Gong ask about this, Wang Xu did not hide it, even if he told Lai Gong about Cao Yin's participation in the last assassination, and also vaguely told the turmoil in the DPRK and China.

With Wang Xu's narration, Lai Gong's brows became more and more wrinkled, and after listening, he sighed for a long time: "Hey! The last general actually saw that the world was going to be chaotic, but it was a pity, but he didn't know that he had reached this kind of journey, which is really sad! ”

Wang Xu was not in a hurry, and waited quietly for Lai Gong to sigh, there are some things that Lai Gong still needs to take the initiative to ask.

But of course Lai Gong was not stupid, he was silent for a while, and he reacted quickly, looking at Wang Xu in disbelief and said, "Lord, according to this, you mean to make me ......"

"Not bad!" Seeing that Lai Gong had already understood, Wang Xu did not hesitate, and immediately nodded affirmatively. "Wen Jingzhong is upright, and I won't hide it from you. Let's tell you the truth, the chaos in the world is an unchangeable fact, and I have tried to admonish His Majesty, but to no avail. Now, this Jingnan is my foundation, only by mastering this place, can I wait for opportunities in the future, look for opportunities to eliminate the eunuchs, exterminate the national thieves, and return me to the peace of the world! ”

Hearing these words, Lai Gong was also boiling, and even leaned over and kowtowed. "The lord has such a great ambition, how dare the ministers not serve the death force?"

"Hehe, Wen Jing doesn't need to be so polite, let's get up first!" As he spoke, Wang Xu stretched out his hand and gently helped Lai Gong up, before he smiled and continued: "This time you will go to Wuling, the task is not easy, you not only have to appease the Wuling barbarians, implement my policies, and govern Wuling well." At the same time, I also have to firmly hold the rights of Wuling, no matter what method you use, what means, I will fully support. Do you understand? ”

"The subordinates will live up to the general's expectations." Lai Gong immediately bowed firmly.

"Hmmm! I believe you. Wang Xu nodded appreciatively at first, and then whispered: "However, you must act quickly." If you want to achieve great things, you must not be kind to women, when necessary, you can act cheaply, kill what should be killed, kill what should be chopped, and I will naturally deal with it on the court side. Do you understand? ”

This time, Lai Gong paused, but then gritted his teeth and replied: "The last general understands!" ”

"Good! In that case, I will write tomorrow and report the new appointment to the court. Jiang Wan is a small appointment there, so there shouldn't be any problems, but if you are a taishou, it is likely to be opposed by some powerful ministers, and maybe the imperial court will immediately send a new taishou over. Calculate the time, two months at the latest, maybe a month at the earliest, and the new Taishou will come. So, I'll give you a month to seize power, is that enough? ”

"Enough!" Now that he has made up his mind, Lai Gong is not ambiguous, his eyes are shining, and he said affirmatively: "Wuling has no person in charge now, and his subordinates can use Cao Yin's matter in the past to use this as an excuse to expel all his henchmen from the official mansion." As for the others, with the support of the lord's side, or co-opting, or inducement, or coercion, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. It's just that I don't know what level of officials below the rank can be beheaded by my subordinates? ”

"Except for officials who need to be approved by the imperial court before they can be officially appointed or dismissed. The rest of the officials, including Cao Peng of the Taishou Mansion, and the lieutenant generals of the county army can be killed. But if someone is personally appointed by the imperial court, it can be killed, but it must be hidden for the time being, and make a good excuse! Wang Xu frowned and thought for a long time before slowly admonishing.

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Lai Gong also breathed a long sigh of relief, Wang Xu can let go of such a big right, and the difficulty is greatly reduced. However, after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but continue: "Then the county government officials are either killed, dismissed, or expelled, there must be a large number of vacancies, and the subordinates are worried that the daily affairs of the county government will be paralyzed!" ”

"Don't be afraid of being paralyzed, this month, you don't have to care about anything, just find a way to seize power and appease the local landlord family. When you completely control Wuling, at that time, not only Wuling, but also the officials of Guiyang and Lingling counties are at your disposal to promote. Saying that, Wang Xu smiled and couldn't help adding: "However, don't forget the old rule, all officials must be filed in the General's Mansion." Officials above the county level, including officials of the Taishou Mansion, as well as the county government soldiers and military marquis and above, must first submit to the general's office for approval. In the future, it will be uniformly distributed, if anyone has less, don't come to me! ”

"Hehe, the last general understands!" Listening to what Wang Xu said interestingly, Lai Gong couldn't help but smile.

But then, seeing that Wang Xu didn't seem to have anything to say, he immediately couldn't help but get up and said, "General, since the time is pressing, then I won't delay, it's better to set off now!" ”

"Hmmm! It's good. Saying that, Wang Xu thought about it, but said: "However, it is not appropriate for you to go alone, I will give you an order." You go to the army to find Xu Sheng, and ask him to transfer a thousand armor soldiers to you, there is a cronies army, and it is easy to do things in the past. ”

"No!" Lai Gong did not postpone it, even if he surrendered to the order.