Chapter 553: Surprise but no joy
Wang Xu followed Fa Zheng's words, his spirit was shocked, he didn't think that there were still talents, and he asked urgently: "I don't know who it is?" ”
Fa Zhenghui said: "His surname is Li, his name is Hui, his name is Deang, he is a native of Yuyuan County, Jianning County, and he is a small official under the post seat of the county governor. His subordinate Hanzhong became famous in the first war, and he heard that my age was not much different from him, so he came to Chengdu to visit, and had a conversation with him, and found that this person was young and wise, both military and political, and good at arguing, and he would become a great weapon in the future, so he devoted himself to fellowship. ”
"Before, I talked about the general trend with him, and found that he despised Liu Zhang in his words, and praised the general against him, so he had the heart to say that he voted for the general, and this person was not very willing to do it earlier, but after the general entered Shu, the way to deal with Shu, he died and was willing to conspire with me."
"This time Fei Shi, Wu Yi, and Wu Ban surrendered to sincerity, all relying on this person to persuade with unparalleled arguments, know it with affection, and understand it with reason, so he made contributions!"
As Fa Zheng talked eloquently, Wang Xu was overjoyed, and he was happier than Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others.
Li Hui is a rare wise general, both civil and military, but this alone does not make him so excited, after all, Jingzhou is now a powerful army, and there are many famous ministers and good generals who can fight.
But this Li Hui has characteristics that ordinary people rarely have, that is, he was born in a place where all ethnic groups live, he is good at speech, good at mental skills, and good at dealing with contradictions in interpersonal relationships.
According to historical records, he was the most meritorious general in pacifying Nanzhong, and was entrusted by Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei to guard the south of Yizhou and Jiaozhou all the year round, and made outstanding contributions to building a stable rear for Shu Han. Even when Shu Han's finances were in crisis. It was up to him to try to prepare supplies from the south. Support the finances of Shu.
What's even more rare is that this person is sincere and sincere for life, not proud, not complaining, not competing with others, not greedy for power, silently guarding the rear of Shu Han, and has never made any big mistakes in his life.
Maybe he's not invincible. An invincible general, he may not be a shrewd and scheming mastermind, but he is a truly reassuring minister.
Now, Shuzhong has become settled, and I am worried about who will sit in the south of Yizhou in the future, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhu can all do it, but the general's mansion cannot do without these people, they are more suitable to attack and seize the world.
Among the generals, Zhang Liao and others are not particularly suitable. But it can also be competent, and after some exercise, it learns. Nature can make worry-free, can you be willing?
The talent of these people is obviously not here, but they are arranged to do it, even if they can do it, it is the wrong person.
I didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, when Wang Xu gradually worried about this matter, but a pie fell from the sky, threw a living Li Hui, and got rid of a qiē trouble, how could he not be overjoyed?
After a quick calculation in his mind, he hurriedly took Fa Zheng's hand and asked urgently, "Where is this Li Hui now?" ”
"I have come with my subordinates, and I am currently waiting for the general to summon me in the camp!" Fa Zheng said with a smile.
When Wang Xu heard this, he did not hesitate, and immediately shouted outside the tent: "Come on, go to Fazheng's entourage quickly, and invite Mr. Li Hui!" ”
Not long after, Li Hui had entered the tent under the guidance of the soldiers, and everyone looked at it, and their eyes lit up.
His eyebrows are clear and beautiful, three locks of clear beard, red lips and white teeth, his face is like a crown of jade, and his expression is bright.
After a cursory glance, he stepped forward and saluted. "Contemptible Li Hui, meet General Wang!"
"Hahaha...... This time, thanks to your help, you can achieve great things, and you must remember the great merit! ”
Li Hui was not arrogant or impatient, and shook his forehead lightly: "The general's words are serious, the general's acquisition of Shuzhong is already the trend of the times, and it is just a matter of pushing the boat down the river!" ”
"Huh! If you don't help me, I don't know how many soldiers will be unjustly killed and how much time will be delayed, this merit should be remembered! Wang Xu waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "Mr. is a great talent in the world, I am very happy to see it today, I don't know if Mr. is willing to enter my account, in order to settle the world?" ”
"If you want it, why not!" Li Hui smiled and saluted.
After getting the promise in person, Wang Xu was open-minded, and immediately ordered the soldiers outside the tent: "Come on, take a seat!" ”
This Li Hui is quite good at making friends, originally Wang Xu saw his merits, and he came to work for the first time, and intended to put him on the upper seat, but he insisted on refusing, and his words were not enough compared with the generals, and he sat at the bottom of the position, and instantly won the favor of Jingzhou civil and military in the account.
Wang Xu knew it, but he didn't point it out, and he smiled and turned the topic to the matter of taking Chengdu.
In September 197 AD, Jingzhou Wei Yan, Zhang Liao and other two armies arrived in Chengdu successively, and the generals Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Leng Bao, Yang Huai and others accompanied them.
The last straw in Liu Zhang's heart was overwhelmed, and the people who resolutely resisted in Chengdu finally despaired and stopped talking.
On September 18, Liu Zhang led his ministers to open the city and surrender.
It is not the first time that Wang Xu has conquered a prince, he has experienced Liu Biao's time, and now he is more calm.
When Liu Zhang was full of sadness and bowed down to present the surrender letter, Wang Xu's face showed a joy that he hadn't seen for too long, as if all the gloom for more than a year had been removed in an instant!
In the eyes of hundreds of people and sergeants, when he held up the book high, countless people knelt on the ground and shouted in unison, three bows and nine bows, and the earth-shattering sound pierced the blue sky of the ancient city of Chengdu.
Subsequently, the Jingzhou army entered the city, and Wenwu took over the state pastoral mansion and began to reorganize.
Only Wang Xu and Guo Jia quietly got rid of mundane things after arranging various affairs and took Liu Zhang to a secluded study.
Liu Zhang thought that Wang Xu was going to kill him, and he was afraid in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything, for fear of endangering the lives of the entire clan.
Wang Xu was about to open his mouth, but Liu Zhang suddenly sighed and sang softly.
"Iron Cavalry, Thousands of Miles of Bone!"
"Lamentation, where are the corpses buried!"
"Born in troubled times, babies cry!"
"The wife has no smile, and the husband only sighs!"
"I have an ancestor, and I am young and comfortable!"
"I don't know how to be diligent, Luoyang Dengtu!"
"Talking about it, Wu Luo is empty!"
"Defeated and killed, regret is hard to write!"
"Vivid, very vivid!" After listening quietly, Wang Xu immediately applauded and praised, and smiled: "The narrative is good, but it is too extreme!" ”
"Hey!" Liu Zhang sighed and didn't dare to answer.
Wang Xu sat on the Hu bed and glanced at him with a smile, and then cast his eyes on the dense bookshelves around him. "Ji Yu, I don't think the poem just now is particularly appropriate, the front is your own perception, I can't change it, but the last sentence must be changed!"
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Zhang's sad eyes with a smile, and said, "I think it's better to change it to 'Knowing the defeat of the army and showing another ambition', how about it?" ”
When Liu Zhang heard the meaning, he instantly raised his head: "The general won't kill me?" ”
Wang Xu glanced at him amusedly, and said: "As a prince, you have nothing to do with me personally, and the enemy is a battle of heroes, a battle of ambition, and no grudges. In the end, I opened the door and surrendered, so that I didn't need to kill you to establish merit. Besides, we have no hatred for killing our father, no hatred for taking our wife, and you haven't done that hurtful thing, and you're not bad for the people, and under the rule of benevolence and righteousness, you're not the ferocious and cruel person, why should I kill you? ”
"The general called me to this study for ......" Liu Zhang was shocked, he didn't expect to misunderstand the meaning, but his heart suddenly rose with joy.
Wang Xu had no intention of playing dumb riddles with him at the moment, and said with a blank look in his eyes: "The poison you sent to me has not been solved, since this matter has passed, who will I find if I want to detoxify it?" ”
Liu Zhang's eyes widened instantly, and he exclaimed: "The general's poison hasn't been solved yet?" ”
"What do you think?" Wang Xu asked rhetorically.
"This ......" The sweat on Liu Zhang's forehead came down instantly, and he just learned that he didn't have to die, so he was in big trouble.
"What's wrong?" Wang Xu raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "You are also a good official, I don't want to kill you, but if you insist on killing me, I won't be soft!" ”
Guo Jia, who had been silent, then said sharply: "Liu Zhang, the lord is not thin on you, repay grievances with virtue, and have already arranged for you to be worry-free for the rest of your life, but if my lord dies, the generals of Jingzhou will definitely kill you to vent their hatred!" ”
"Poof!" The panicked Liu Zhang instantly fell to his knees in fright, and said quickly: "General Wang, I still hope to be gracious, it's not that I don't say it, but I really don't know how to solve it!" ”
Wang Xu was secretly anxious in his heart, and asked sharply: "Who was the person who made the medicine at the beginning?" ”
"I don't know, this matter was strongly advocated by Zhao Wei at the beginning, and I was also against this law, but he admonished him with death, so I obeyed, but Zhao Wei was all doing the arrangement, and I only knew that the poison came from a traveling monk, but he had long been missing."
With Liu Zhang's anxious words, Wang Xu's fists clenched instantly, and he took several deep breaths before calming down the urge to kill patiently. "And who else is involved in this matter? Who else has seen the priest? ”
Liu Zhang replied: "There are only two people, Li Yi and Pang Le recommended by Zhao Wei!" ”
"And where are they now?" Guo Jia was also anxious, and couldn't help but ask first.
"This ......" Liu Zhang's face was ugly and sweaty.
"You mean!" is related to Wang Xu's life and death, and Guo Jia is also a rare impatient.
"Dead!" Liu Zhang held back for a long time, and finally said two words in despair.
"Dead? How did he die? Wang Xu's eyes were round and anxious.
Liu Zhang was so frightened that he explained: "On the eve of this surrender, these two people were worried that the general would picket that matter and punish them, so they wanted to climb over the city wall overnight and escape from Chengdu, but they failed because of the control of the whole city. Subsequently, I was worried that the general would be angry when he entered Chengdu, so I killed the two as a gift to surprise the general, and the head is still there. ”
At this moment, Liu Zhang would never dare to lie, because Wang Xu's death was destined to kill his clan first.
So as his words fell, Wang Xu only felt that his eyes were black and his body was weak, and he looked at Liu Zhang speechlessly for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Your gift is really good, surprised, but quite surprised, where is the joy?" ”
PS: One more arrives! (To be continued......)