The feast is dispersed, and the people return.

At dusk, Liu Bei left Zhuge Liang in the palace to discuss things and take a walk in the corridors of the palace.

Liu Bei put his hands behind his waist and asked: "Ling Ming is a righteous man, why is Kong Ming suspicious of the matter of the master's brother?" ”

Zhuge Liang held the fan and walked slowly, and said: "It is difficult to know people in the world, since Pang Lingming can return to the king, why can't he return to Cao Cao?" ”

"Pang De used to follow Ma Teng, followed Ma Chao, and his brother Pang Rou was in the Central Plains, how could he not be on guard?"

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang's eyes condensed slightly, and he said: "Or when the army is in danger, the thief talks about Pang De with his old feelings." Liang feared that Pang De would be bewitched, so he led the army to surrender to Cao, thus ruining the war. Today, I forced him to fight with his old feelings, so that Pound would not dare to surrender because he was worried about his reputation. ”

Although Pang De entered the Han Dynasty for several years, he had little contact with Zhuge Liang.

Although Pound De was praised by Liu Bei as a righteous man, Zhuge Liang, as a politician, would not be gullible because of this. Especially at the special moment of the Northern Expedition to Xiangfan, Zhuge Liang naturally had to act steadily to ensure the reliability of Pang De.

And Zhuge Liang's words are not only responsible for the Xiangfan war, but also responsible for Pang De personally.

Liu Bei stroked his scarce beard and sighed: "Kong is wise and thoughtful, it is better to be lonely!" ”

"Don't dare!"

Zhuge Liang held the fan and smiled, and said: "Even in terms of knowing people, it is not as bright as the king, and it is not as good as Zhong Miao." The king treats with sincerity, discerns talents, and most of the people he pulls out are the talents of the country, and the ministers can also do it? ”

In terms of fairness of rewards and punishments, Liu Bei may not be able to treat everyone equally because of personal friendship. However, Liu Bei's ability to identify talents is also difficult for Cao Cao. Heroes don't ask where they come from, and they are entrusted with great responsibilities, and this saying is implemented in Liu Bei.

"Huh!"

Listening to Zhuge Liang's praise, the corners of Liu Bei's mouth raised slightly, and said: "As Zhong Miao said in "Ma Said", there are many thousands of horses in the world, and there are few Bole. ”

Seeing that Liu Bei was in a happy mood, Zhuge Liang took the opportunity to ask: "Now that the Han family is declining and there is no owner in the world, why is the king hesitant and unwilling to succeed to the throne of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei hesitated a little, and said truthfully: "It is my responsibility to destroy thieves, and I often say that I want to eliminate thieves and support Han." Today, the son is not dead, but Lone succeeds to the throne because of this, and I am afraid that others will criticize him because of this. ”

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said: "Why don't you see Zhang Yu's vain words, he heard that the Cao family usurped the Han Dynasty, and said, 'The world should be easy to do, and the Liu family will be exhausted!'" 'Words. When the king heard this, he was furious, and he ignored the advice of his ministers, and had him hunted and killed. ”

Although this matter is small, it can be seen that the Cao family usurped the Han Dynasty, causing people's hearts to be scattered. If the king does not succeed to the throne, how can he calm the hearts of the people of the world! ”

Proverbs are prevalent in Yizhou, and Changyu is a sergeant of Shu and is proficient in proverbs. During the Northern Expedition to Shouchun, he and Zhou Qun were not optimistic about Liu Bei's Northern Expedition to Shouchun, and Zhou Qun told Zhuge Liang that the Northern Expedition was in danger and that he should be careful of the Northern Expedition; Zhang Yu told Liu Bei in person that he could not fight for longevity, and the army would be disadvantaged.

Liu Bei withdrew his army due to malaria, and the general Lu Su died of illness in Jianghuai. Zhang Yu discussed this matter with the former ministers of Yizhou, ridiculed Liu Bei for his incompetence in using soldiers, and publicized the effectiveness of his proverbs. Therefore, Liu Bei held a grudge against Shang Changyu in his heart, but he also endured it.

Until Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty, Zhang Yu used his identity to drum up the words that the Han family was dying. Liu Bei was so angry that he directly asked people to hunt and kill Zhang Yu. Even with Zhuge Liang's advice, Liu Bei had to be killed.

But no matter what, Changyu's remarks really hit the concepts of some ignorant people. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the emperor is sacrosanct, and now Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty lost the emperor, which inevitably makes people talk about it.

Liu Bei sighed slightly and said: "Ran Yuan went straight to the words, Cao Cao forced the lord and usurped the throne, I entangled the soldiers, and I will beg the thief." Now the great enemy has not been defeated, but first self-reliance, fearing people's doubts. In the past, Gaozu made an agreement with Xiang Yu, and the one who broke Qin first became king. ”

"And breaking Xianyang, Gaozu got the child, still pushed, not in a big position, was able to lift the hearts of the people, and defeated Xiang Yu. At present, the enemy is desperate and self-reliant, and this method is not advisable! ”

In persuading Liu Bei to be emperor, not everyone agreed with Liu Bei to be emperor. Xu Shu belonged to a minority, and he believed that Liu Bei started by supporting the Han Dynasty, and now Cao Cao is not at peace, and he cannot be called the emperor, so he should fulfill his political promise.

Xu Shu's words made Liu Bei unhappy, but Liu Bei also thought about it seriously. This made Liu Bei, who had the heart of being the emperor, shaken a little.

"No!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "At this time and that time, in the past Qin Dynasty, the heroes rose together, and Gaozu was powerless to dominate the world; Today, there are only the king and Cao Cao in the world, Cao Cao is entrenched in the Central Plains, and the king is based on Wu Chu. At the moment when Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty, how could the king not establish a country in Wuhan? ”

Saying that, Zhuge Liang held the fan and arched his hand, and said: "In the past, Wu Han, Geng Yi and others first persuaded Shizu to take the throne, and several times before and after, Shizu did not accept it. Geng Chunjin said: "The heroes of the world are looking forward to hope." If they do not obey the discussion, the scholars and doctors will return to the Lord and do nothing. The ancestor thought it was true, and he promised it. ”

"Now Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty, there is no owner in the world, the king Liu is a Miao descendant, serving the ancestors, Shaoxing and rising, now the emperor's throne, why not?"

And the king did not forget that when he succeeded to the throne of the Han Dynasty, Zhong Miao persuaded the king to succeed to the throne of the Han Dynasty with the words of the generals who worked hard for a long time. The situation today is the same as then, and there should be no delay and indecision! ”

Liu Bei had a serious face and said, "Kong Ming's words are very crucial, and the position of king can no longer honor the generals. Today, the generals have advised several times, which shows the hearts of everyone! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhuge Liang held the fan and smiled, and said: "What Yuan Zhi has neglected, Rong Liang sent a letter to Chengdu to relieve his doubts. ”

Xu Shu, as the assassin of Yizhou, was the feudal official of the Southern Han Dynasty. Now that Liu Bei wants to be the emperor, he must unite everyone and try to maintain the consistency of the group.

"The matter of being the emperor is bothering Kong Ming!"

As he spoke, Liu Bei seemed to remember something, stopped, and asked, "Why did Yun Chang and Zhong Miao reward them?" ”

"Huh?"

Zhuge Liang showed a puzzled look and asked, "What does the king mean?" ”

Liu Bei walked to the pavilion, looked at the lake with his back hand, and said: "For more than 30 years, Yun Chang followed from Zhuo County, and even if he was captured by Cao Cao, he also went to join the orphan. Since Fan Gu used force, he broke the second grandson, defeated Cheng Pu, Pingshan Yue, guarded Xiakou, and took Jiangzhou...... Now with a big victory, we are forcing Xiangfan. ”

"During this period, there are dozens of small and big achievements, and everything is difficult to count. In the past, because of Zhong Miao's prosperity, he was awarded the old position of loneliness to show his honor. If he is made to be subordinated to Zhong Miao now, I am afraid that he will be unhappy, and he will feel very mean. ”

Saying that, Liu Bei sighed and said: "However, if there is no Zhongmiao, there will be no loneliness today, Bowang will offer a two-point strategy, serve Liu Jingsheng and his son, and help Jiangdong." Cao Cao's soldiers were in Jianghan, Zhong Miao was the main force to resist the enemy, with the victory of Chrysostom, and took Jingzhou, so that there was a land of three counties on the left side of the river. ”

"When Bo Wei was sick and dying, he broke the matter of Liu Pan using troops to seize the throne and recommended Lone to enter Jingzhou, although his merits cannot be understood, but they cannot be ignored. Later, Zhongmiao changed his defense to Jianghuai, sold Nanjun and Gu, and helped Gu integrate Wu Chu. ”

"It is not yet said that the old thing of seeking Jianghuai and northern aid to Hanzhong. How can Lone forget all this? Zhong Miao's lonely, is Xiao He's ancestor and Deng Yu's ancestor. If you are called the emperor, you are the first of the heroes, and you must not treat him lightly. ”

After leveling the world, Liu Bang rewarded the generals, and Xiao He was the head of the heroes; Reviving the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu took Deng Yu as the head of the 28 generals of Yuntai.

Many people know about Xiao He's achievements, but few people know about Deng Yu's deeds.

Deng Yu was not the first batch of generals to follow Liu Xiu, but he was the one who followed Liu Xiu after Liu Xiu went north to Hebei.

Liu and Deng met, and Liu Xiu asked Deng Yu what official he wanted. Deng Yu said that he did not want to be an official, and only hoped that Liu Xiuwei would add to the sea, and he would go down in history because of his merits, and he would give advice. Liu Xiu was greatly appreciated and ordered to be appointed as a general.

Huo Jun offered Bo Wangzheng at Liu Bei's most difficult time, laid the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty, and made outstanding achievements, which was no longer comparable to Deng Yu. It is not an exaggeration for Liu Bei to take Huo Jun as his own Deng Yu and Xiao He, even if Zhuge Liang has the strategy of the Northern Expedition and has the merit of governing the government, he needs to be subordinated to it now.

"This matter is easy!"

Zhuge Liang stroked his fan and smiled, and said, "If the king is relieved, he can be handed over to Liang to deal with." ”

"How can Lone not believe it!" Liu Bei laughed easily.

(End of chapter)