Liu Bei was awe-inspiring: "Since he is the uncle of the plot, he should personally invite him." ”

went straight to the post house, and Liu Bei saw Zhang Yi, who was catching up with Zheng Xuan.

"Kang Chenggong!"

"Father!"

Seeing Zheng Xuan present, Liu Bei and Zheng Ping hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Although Liu Bei is a Qingzhou pastor, he does not have the slightest arrogance in front of Zheng Xuan, and he is still respectful.

Seeing Liu Bei and Zheng Ping coming, Zheng Xuan stroked his short hair and said with a smile: "Zixian, the old man just said that if Xuande heard that you were coming, he would definitely come to invite you in person." ”

Zhang Yi was a little flattered: "In the face of the teacher, Yi is frightened. ”

Zheng Xuan introduced: "Xuande, this is Changshan Peng Zhang Yi, Biaozi Zixian, and a Gaomi person from Beihai. At the age of thirteen, he became a county official, and later resigned from his position and joined the old man's family. Seeing that he was smart and studious, his father loved him very much, so he married his little sister to Zixian. ”

"Zixian, this is Qingzhou Mu Xuande Gong, and he is also a disciple of Zigan's brother; This is the old man's second son, speaking of which, you haven't been back to Qingzhou for nearly ten years, can you still recognize it? ”

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "My uncle once gave the gentleman a sword, and my little nephew still wears it, how can my uncle not recognize it?" ”

In the past, Zheng Xuan was imprisoned by the party, and many disciples came to Gaomi County to send gifts and condolences.

Pleasantries for a while.

Zhang Yi Daoming came to meant: "Xuande Gong, this time I came to Qingzhou on the order of Sun Xiang of Changshan Kingdom, and I want to form an alliance with Qingzhou to fight against Yuan Shao." ”

Zheng Xuan couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard this.

If you talk about the relationship between the Zheng family and the Yuan family, it is actually constantly cut.

Zheng Xuan is Ma Rong's protégé, and Ma Rong's daughter is Yuan Shao's aunt.

What could have been peaceful is now hostile because of the trade-offs between their respective interests.

Zheng Ping observed the words and saw the change in Zheng Xuan's eyes, so he proposed: "Envoy, since it is an official matter, let's go to the government office to set up a banquet and then discuss it." ”

Liu Bei hurriedly asked Zhang Yiyi: "Thanks to the reminder, this is my rudeness, Mr. Zixian, how about going to the government office with me?" ”

Zhang Yi didn't dare to refuse, and after bidding farewell to Zheng Xuan, he followed Liu Bei and left first.

Zheng Xuan saw Liu Bei and Zhang Yi leaving, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xianmou, the old man also knows, this Qingzhou and Jizhou have their own interests, but Xuande and Benchu, really can't peace be precious?" ”

Zheng Ping shook the feather fan lightly, his eyes were clear: "The great business is unfinished, and it is difficult to take care of personal feelings." Although the Zheng family has a relationship with the Yuan family, this is only a private affair, and the great cause cannot be delayed because of personal feelings. ”

"Fang is in turmoil today, and half of it is because of the Runan Yuan clan, and it can't be reconciled."

"The child can only guarantee that on the premise of not delaying the great cause, he will take care of a little bit of Yuan's old feelings."

Zheng Xuan exhaled a long breath: "Xianmou, if you want to achieve a great cause, my father will naturally spare no effort to support you." It's just that most of the celebrities and wealthy families in this world have some personal feelings. ”

"Don't push each other too hard and leave a stigma."

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Don't worry, father, the child knows how to measure." Do you want to go to the government office for a banquet together? ”

Zheng Xuan shook his head: "Since it's business, the old man won't go." Although the old man doesn't know how to plan you, but Changshan Country, if you can protect it, you can protect it. ”

"When the matter is settled, let Zixian come to the old man again to catch up."

sent Zheng Xuan to the car, Zheng Ping turned over and came to the government office, Liu Bei had already prepared a banquet.

"Conspiracy, has Kang Chenggong not arrived?" Liu Bei looked behind Zheng Ping with some confusion.

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "My father is tired from teaching in the school, so I went back to rest, and I can discuss this matter later." ”

Liu Bei nodded, looked at Zhang Yi and asked, "Mr. Zixian, do you know how this Yuan Shao got Jizhou?" ”

Zhang Yi sighed: "Gongsun Chan went south under the pretext of crusading against Dong Zhuo, and wanted to attack Yecheng with a false way to destroy him; Han Fu knew that he was invincible to Gongsun Zhan, so he ceded Jizhou Mu to Yuan Shao. ”

"Subsequently, Gongsun Chan withdrew his troops and returned to Youzhou."

Liu Bei was taken aback: "Brother Bogui? How so! ”

Gongsun Zhan cooperated with Yuan Shao to go south, which Liu Bei did not expect at all.

Although Zheng Ping could guess, he did not tell Liu Bei about this inference.

After all, Liu Bei has a good relationship with Gongsun Zhan, if he rashly tells Liu Bei that Yuan Shao is likely to unite with Gongsun Zhan if he wants to seize Jizhou, Liu Bei will never believe it.

Zhang Yi stated the information he learned to Liu Bei one by one.

"How could Brother Bogui be so unwise!" Liu Bei couldn't help but shoot the case: "Attacking Yecheng for no reason, Brother Bogui will be stigmatized, but Yuan Shao can get the reputation of saving Yecheng." ”

Liu Bei was indignant in his heart.

was angry at Yuan Shao's calculation of Gongsun Zhan, and also regretted that Gongsun Zhan was easily deceived.

Zheng Ping asked aloud: "Has Mr. Yuan Hao ever been to Changshan Country?" ”

Zhang Yi nodded: "Yuan Haogong offered advice to Sun Xiang, wanting to make Changshan Kingdom dependent on Da Sima and prevent Yuan Shao from raising troops to Changshan Kingdom." Before I left, Yuan Haogong and Lieutenant Zhao had already gone to Zhuo County. ”

Zheng Ping pinched slightly, and already had a clear understanding of the situation in Youji.

"General Gongsun went south to Yecheng, and he must have been bewitched by Yuan Shao." Zheng Ping carefully used his words and said: "Now that Yuan Shao has defrauded Jizhou and made General Gongsun bear the stigma, General Gongsun will not give up." ”

"The war is about to start, so you have to make a decision as soon as possible."

Liu Bei Yirin: "Brother Bogui has suffered such a big loss, he will definitely not endure this evil breath." He has 20,000 cavalry, and he may attack Jizhou at any time. ”

"This time it was Yuan Shao who was at a loss, and I had to help Brother Bogui get rid of this bad breath."

Zheng Ping saw that Liu Bei was coming to be heroic, shook his head and admonished: "Envoy, Qingzhou must not favor General Gongsun." ”

Liu Bei frowned: "Why is this?" If you don't favor Brother Bogui, do you favor Yuan Shao? ”

Zheng Ping shook the feather fan lightly and said in a condensed voice: "Have you ever thought about why General Gongsun would attack Yecheng? ”

Liu Bei didn't think twice: "Naturally, he was bewitched by Yuan Shao. ”

Zheng Ping smiled slightly: "Since he was bewitched by Yuan Shao, then Yuan Shao also has to show the benefits that General Gongsun wants in order to be bewitched." ”

Liu Bei wanted to speak and stopped, and his eyes suddenly became complicated.

What benefits does Gongsun Chan want?

Naturally, it's Yecheng!

Although Gongsun Chan was calculated by Yuan Shao, it was also because Gongsun Chan had the intention of greedy Ye City that he was calculated.

"But even so, I can't sit idly by." Liu Bei felt a moment of confusion.

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Naturally, you can't sit idly by, so that you have to persuade peace." ”

"Peace?" Liu Bei's eyes were first happy, then darkened, and then shook his head and said, "No!" I know Brother Bo Gui's personality very well, and if I try to persuade him, he will think that I am ungrateful and disregard for the past. ”

Zheng Pingming's eyes were wise: "Persuasion requires a balance of interests. If the interests are not enough, General Gongsun will naturally resent the envoy; But the benefits are enough, and General Gongsun will only think that the king will help each other. ”

Liu Bei suddenly said happily: "Xianmou, please tell me more." ”

Zheng Ping said in a condensed voice: "Yuan Shao knows that he has calculated the loss of General Gongsun, so he will definitely go to Da Sima first to sue General Gongsun for attacking Yecheng for no reason, hoping that Da Sima can restrain his subordinates." ”

"Da Sima already has a suspicion with General Gongsun, and now when he sees General Gongsun attacking Yecheng under the pretense of begging for Dong, he will inevitably be angry."

"However, even if Da Sima asks for the guilt, General Gongsun will not pay attention to it."

"If the king does not intervene, the most likely thing is that General Gongsun will go south to attack Jizhou, and Da Sima will lead troops to cut off his way back, and General Gongsun, who is suffering from the enemy on his back, will turn around and attack Da Sima."

"In this way, Yuan Shao's misfortune will succeed, and Da Sima and General Gongsun will officially break up."

Liu Bei was indignant: "It's not enough for Yuan Shao to trouble Jizhou, but also to trouble Youzhou, it's hateful!" ”

Zheng Ping's eyes were slightly cold: "The Son of Heaven moves westward, and the heroes of the Kanto region compete for power and profit, this is already inevitable." ”

"Today's Qingzhou does not really have the power to deter the heroes, and can only balance the interests of all parties as much as possible with the art of power and strategy."

Liu Bei sighed helplessly: "How is the conspiracy going to act?" ”

Zheng Ping looked at Zhang Yi: "Although Changshan Kingdom intends to ally with Qingzhou, Qingzhou cannot directly ally with Changshan Kingdom. ”

Zhang Yi's heart tightened: "Virtuous nephew, why is this?" If you can't form an alliance with Qingzhou, how can you deter Yuan Shao? ”

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Yuan Shao wants to bring trouble to the east, so that the contradiction between Da Sima and General Gongsun will increase sharply, and Qingzhou is too far away from Changshan Country; If Yuan Shao really wants to raise troops in Changshan Kingdom, it will be difficult for either Qingzhou or Da Sima to deal with it. ”

"In that case, why not let Changshan Kingdom attach itself to General Gongsun?"

"In this way, General Gongsun has benefited, and Yuan Shao will not dare to attack Changshan Kingdom easily, and the contradiction between Da Sima and General Gongsun does not need to intensify, and General Gongsun will also be grateful to the envoy."

"Similarly, there is no need for war between the two states for the time being, and they are all happy."

Zhang Yi said in a condensed voice: "But Gongsun Zan has won the Changshan Kingdom, it is easy to attack Wei County, once there is a conflict, wouldn't it make the Changshan Kingdom fall into the scourge of war?" ”

Zheng Ping's eyes lit up: "Uncle, the contradiction between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao can only be reconciled temporarily, and it is impossible to solve it fundamentally!" ”

"Although the envoy has the ambition to settle the chaos in the world, Qingzhou currently needs time to gather momentum."

"In the troubled times, it is not easy to protect the country and the people, if you can't look at the general trend of the world, even if you can survive for a while, you will only be buried by the torrent of this troubled times."

"With General Gongsun stationed in Changshan Country, at least there will be no more wars before the autumn harvest."

"The time that Qingzhou can buy for Changshan Country is limited to this."

"At the time of the autumn harvest, the black mountain thieves who lack food will also plunge Changshan Country into the scourge of war."

Although there is a solution, neither Zhang Yi nor Liu Bei is happy.

Liu Bei's eyes were complicated: "Conspiracy, the Yanyu war has not stopped, the Youji war is inevitable, the Luoyang war against Dong has also fallen into a stalemate, and the Han family has fallen into the scourge of war one after another, how should Qingzhou choose?" ”

The general trend of the world is becoming more and more complicated, and Liu Bei has a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Although Qingzhou was barely saved, the general trend of the world changed too quickly, and Liu Bei, who was already walking on thin ice, had to worry about Qingzhou's difficulty in protecting again.

Even if he gathered a large number of civil and military sages under his command and had a holy decree to canonize Qingzhou Mu, Liu Bei's mood at the moment was still extremely heavy.

Seeing that Liu Bei's mood was a little sluggish, Zheng Ping laughed and got up.

Pacing lightly, the mountains and rivers are like at the feet, the feather fan is waving, and the rivers and mountains are in the palm of the hand.

"In the past, the Zhou royal family was in decline, and the princes all looked down on Zhou Tianzi, did not respect the king's orders, attacked without authorization, and even the surrounding Yidi also took the opportunity to attack, and the authority of the Zhou royal family was abandoned as if it were a shoe."

So the Duke of Qi Huan met with the princes in Kuiqiu, and declared the world as the overlord: respect the Zhou room, conquer the Di, prohibit usurpation, and suppress annexation. If there is anything that infringes on the authority of the Zhou royal family, the Duke of Qi Huan will inquire and stop it. ”

"This is the old story of the Spring and Autumn Period recorded in the "Legend of the Spring and Autumn Ram": respecting the king."

"And now, the authority of the Han family has also been abandoned by the world's heroes, and the states and counties do not obey each other, and they are also attacking without authorization and pursuing their own interests."

"At this time, the envoy should follow the example of the old things of the Qi Huan Gong Kuiqiu Alliance: respect the Han family, suppress the emperor, prohibit usurpation, and suppress annexation!"

"If there is anything that infringes on the authority of the Han family, the emperor can ask for an edict!"

"Before the envoy persuades peace, he can send someone to Chang'an to ask for an edict, submit the plan of persuasion to the Son of Heaven, and ask the Son of Heaven to forgive the crime of exceeding his authority!"

"The attitude must be humble, and we must praise the wisdom and benevolence of the Son of Heaven, so that the Son of Heaven has a sense of participation and achievement."

Liu Bei hesitated: "But now that the government is controlled by Dong Zhuo, how can this piece of music be delivered to the hands of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an?" ”

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Although Dong Zhuo controls the government, he is still nominally a courtier of the Han family, and he also needs everyone in the world to recognize the orthodoxy of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an." ”

"Sending Liu Ai to Qingzhou originally had the intention of winning over the envoy. As long as the orthodoxy of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an is emphasized, Dong Zhuo will not stop it! ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized: "The meaning of the conspiracy is to temporarily use Dong Zhuo's power to maintain the authority of the Han family. Use Dong Zhuo's power to counter Yuan Shao and others? ”

Zheng Ping held a fan and arched his hand: "Make you wise!" Dong Zhuo coerced the Son of Heaven to order the world, so that the monarch could also respect the Son of Heaven to restrain him. ”

Liu Bei groaned, thinking about the pros and cons of this strategy.

Long.

Liu Bei asked: "But now that Master Lu is crusading against Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, I am playing a sloppy show at this time, isn't it the opposite of Master Lu to discuss Dong?" ”

Zheng Ping smiled: "It's too much to worry about!" Uncle begged Dong, in the name of Dong Zhuo, who abolished the emperor and violated the courtesy of the ministers. Make the gentleman play a sparse performance, respect is the son of Chang'an, the two are not in conflict! ”

"Uncle is not a pedantic person, even if he succeeds in courting Dong, this son of heaven can only be the son of heaven in Chang'an, and will not become the king of other clans."

"What the envoy has to do now is to let the emperor and ministers of Chang'an know as much as possible that there is a state pastor who will ask for an edict in this world!"

"Of course, this Qingzhou's difficulties make Jun have to mention as many as possible on the song."

"There is a popular saying among the people: a crying child has milk to eat, and a sensible child has no one to love."

"Although the Son of Heaven is young, for the courtiers, he is still like a parent with food and clothing, and he has to be coaxed!"

Zhang Yi on the side was already stunned.

Is this to let Liu Bei learn from his ministers and go to flattery?

Liu Bei pondered, his thoughts were different from Zhang Yi's.

Zheng Ping's theory:

High emotional intelligence: Let the Son of Heaven have a sense of participation and achievement, and the monarch and the minister are harmonious.

Low EQ: A sycophant on a flattering look.

And Liu Bei's theory:

I can't wait to swim with the Son of Heaven, talk for a long time, and sleep on my feet

There is a shift before 12 o'clock

(End of chapter)