Text Chapter 531 Punishment of the Heart

But looking back on these, Zhang Chao seems to be sure of one thing, that is, Zhuge Liang has a certain hostile thoughts towards anyone who threatens his position. Maybe it's because he's worried that others will make the wrong move, but in any case, the existence of Fazheng is a threat.

Even if it is a threat, it should be eradicated as soon as possible, which is why Fa Zheng went to Dong Zhuo's army and Zhuge Liang agreed. Even when Chang'an was besieged, he just let him think of letting Dong Zhuo use troops, but did not say anything about letting him leave.

Guan Yu left from Poqiang City, and there was time to go to Dong Zhuo's military camp at that time. If that's the case, Dong Zhuo won't let go of the law for the sake of the overall situation. After all, it is not worth it to disrupt the general trend of the alliance between the two armies because of a scribe.

But Zhuge Liang didn't arrange Guan Yu to do that, which is very intriguing.

Fa Zheng didn't think about all this, but it was only because the situation was tense for a while, and he didn't want to delve into it in his own heart, so he didn't have such an understanding. Now that Zhang Chao has told it, he can't think about it.

"No, it won't be like that. The prime minister won't hurt me. Although he realized something, Fa Zheng still didn't want to believe it.

"Hey." Seeing that Fa Zheng didn't want to convince his heart, Zhang Chao shook his head lightly, there are some things he can say or do for others, but in the end, some things need to be figured out by himself.

Fortunately, Zhang Chao is patient, so he sits there and doesn't persuade anything. Just let Xu Chu bring hot tea, and sit in the pavilion and drink it slowly.

After about a cup of tea, Fa Zheng's state of mind finally returned to calm, and then he looked at Zhang Chao on the side and asked, "General, why do you want to say this to me, do you want me to use it for you?" ”

"Yes, I just like the gentleman's ability." What Fa Zheng didn't expect was that Zhang Chao agreed to it in one bite.

Zhang Chao's happiness was a little unexpected by Fazheng, he glanced at Zhang Chao very seriously, and then smiled, "The general is so confident, I can use it for you." So how do I know if you're using me? ”

"Haha, sir, that's a bad thing. The reason why they are used proves that the people who are used still have some value is something to be gratifying, isn't it? After saying that, I Zhang Chao thinks that I still have a little bit of insight into people, and the most important thing is that I don't doubt that I use people, and I don't need to use suspicious people, which is not comparable to Liu Xuande and Cao Apu. ”

"The general is confident." Seeing Zhang Chao speak so loudly, Fa Zheng sneered twice.

"Don't you believe it, sir? Well, I think you've studied me carefully, so why don't you just talk about it, when did I ever use people to be suspicious? Zhang Chao knew that Fa Zheng was not in a good mood now, but due to the situation, he didn't have much time to wait now, what he needed was to make the other party surrender with the power of thunder. In fact, his experience told him that people like Fa Zheng could still be used for themselves, and he had not followed Liu Bei for too long, and he was not completely loyal.

More importantly, this is a wise man, and he should be able to see the general trend of the world clearly. Among the princes, his current power can be said to be the largest and strongest, and he is also the most likely to unify the whole country, and his future is far brighter and more promising than that of others.

"Don't you doubt that the generals are employed? As far as I know, your main generals and Wenchen's family members are all in Jinyang City, isn't this another threat? Fa Zheng sneered.

Hearing what was said about this matter, Zhang Chao also laughed, "Yes, the families of the important ministers are all in Jinyang City, but have you thought about why I did this?" ”

"Of course, it's to better control them for your use." Fa Zheng replied in a tone that even a fool could see.

"Yes, that's just one of the reasons. Put your family in Jinyang City, the safest place, and the people below can fight with confidence. On the other hand, when I use these important ministers, I don't have to be suspicious, and even if they are leading heavy troops, I won't have to worry about it, which is my use of people. But keeping their families with me is just a means reserved for me. And this is still a conspiracy, just ask one, is there anything wrong with this? ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Chao was determined to explain a few more words, "A general with more than 100,000 heavy troops, if I don't have any way to check and balance, no one must be at ease." I do that, and I have no problem doing that. At least this is a conspiracy, at least I will not do anything to hinder them when they go out to fight, but instead give them the space to play freely. Because my family is in my hands, I can get absolute trust, and they can fully exert their abilities, so why not? It's better than someone who seems to trust his subordinates on the surface, but when something happens, it's much better to be on guard everywhere, as if isn't this the case with Mr. ”

"Sir's family is not in Chengdu, but when you go to the battlefield, you are indeed guarded by people everywhere, in order to win their trust, you have to do dangerous things, in comparison, my method may be more effective to settle the order." When Zhang Chao asked this, he already had a smile on his face, and there was a hint of ridicule under the smile.

Fa Zheng was dumbfounded by this rhetorical question.

Fa Zheng was born in Yizhou Wang, the family business is quite large, and the influence is not low, in addition to the ability of people, after Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he was recruited for his own use, and also treated as his own person. Even in order to express his reassurance to him, he did not force his family to move into Chengdu City.

All this seems to be Liu Bei's generosity and undoubted quality. But in reality, it's different. Although Fa Zheng went to Dong Zhuo's military camp in order to prove himself, Zhuge Liang added fuel to the fire, but if Liu Bei didn't know about such a thing, it would be impossible.

Knowing and not blocking this already shows a lot of problems, that is, he is also not at ease with Fazheng.

These things may not have been thought about by Fa Zheng before, or they may have just simply thought about it and passed it. But now after Zhang Chao's reminder, everything suddenly popped up, which also made Fa Zheng feel extremely uncomfortable.

Liu Bei did superficial work. Specifically, it seems that he believes in anyone and does nothing, but in fact he does not trust anyone and does a lot of things in private.

Zhang Chao is the opposite, doing some work on the surface, but in fact he has done some work himself. When it comes to employing people, he is obviously much smarter.

"Remember General Xu Rong." Seeing that Fa Zheng's eyes began to waver, Zhang Chao decided to add a fire, and immediately brought up the matter of General Xu Rong, the former commander of the Sixth Army Corps.

"Hmm." Fa Zheng nodded, he seemed to know what Zhang Chao was going to say.

"General Xu fell into Zhuge Liang's trap and was killed by Zhang Xiu in order to save General Yan Liang. For this reason, I waved my troops to the west, and finally surrounded Chang'an City by strong means. Later, he even cut off Zhang Xiu's head, which can be regarded as the soul of the deceased in the sky. When Zhang Chao talked about this matter, his face was solemn, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Fa heard about this matter in Dong Zhuo's military camp.

I still remember that after this incident came, Dong Zhuo once said in person, this Zhang Chao is amazing, whoever kills him will take revenge, doesn't this mean that others must not provoke him? But on the battlefield, it is normal for a dead person to die, can he only be allowed to kill people in the future, and he can't really kill others? So how will this battle be fought?

Dong Zhuo was a little angry at the time, and even complained that Zhang Chao was unreasonable. It's just that there is another message revealed in these words, that is, he is a little afraid of Zhang Chao's flawed character in his heart.

Just imagine, Dong Zhuo will think like this, and it is difficult to guarantee that others will think like this. In this way, unless necessary, I'm afraid that no one is willing to kill Zhang Chao's general, because that kind of result may not be what they can afford.

On the contrary, as the generals and military advisors who were sheltered under Zhang Chao, they passed this incident is indeed equivalent to an extra layer of protection, and their safety is equal to an extra layer of protection.

With such a lord, who can not do his best?

With such a lord, who will not be respected under his account?

And isn't such a lord exactly what the true wise man wants to follow?

When he was still sighing in his heart about Zhang Chao's strength and deep love for calf protection, Zhang Chao said something that shocked Fa Zheng. "Sir, you may not know that the reason why I can kill Zhang Xiu is because he has been abandoned a long time ago."

"What? Zhang Xiu was abandoned and died! The first time he heard this, Fa Zheng was shocked.

"Yes. Zhuge Liang knew that I would kill Zhang Xiu to avenge General Xu Rong, so when Chang'an City was broken, he let Zhang Xiu take the initiative to appear in our sight, and let me lead the army to chase him, so that he had a chance to escape. Otherwise, do you think that Zhang Xiu can always follow Zhuge Liang, then why did we just kill this general and really didn't catch him? Zhang Chao asked with a sneer.

This incident was also seen when Zhang Chao captured Chang'an City, and the generals later reported the situation. On this one, he also has to admire Zhuge Liang, people say that those who do big things are not informal, so it seems that it is still true.

If this matter is done by Zhang Chao, it is likely that he will retreat with Zhang Xiu, in that case, it will be tantamount to putting himself in danger, if that is the case, I am afraid that I will have to say whether I can escape this time.