The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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【Author of the novel】: Zhao Ziyue

The book "The Loveliest of the Three Kingdoms" was first published: Vertical and Horizontal Chinese Network

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[Nature of novels]: works

[Fiction category]: Travel through history

[Introduction]: A young man travels through the end of the Han Dynasty, starts from the pavilion, and strives for the world.​​

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In all fairness, Tao Qian did not treat Zang Ba badly.

Instead of taking his death as a crime, he was regarded as the captain of the cavalry, and as Cheng Jia observed: he was generously given military rations, weapons, and military horses, tacitly accepting that he was in Kaiyang, or even in Langya power exists.

After changing Xun Zhen's position in Tao Qian, it was probably only possible to do this.

So in this situation, what should I do if I want to win Zang Ba over, or at least make him "not only obey Tao Qian's orders"?

The best way is to let Zang Ba realize his "importance" and let him understand that troubled times are coming. With his ability and capital, he can and should go further, and his future should never be limited It is limited to the position of "Captain of Cavalry", and it is limited to only a few counties.

At the same time, let him know through hints: Although Xun Zhen is not the prefect of the state, but the prefect of Guangling, but Xun Zhen has a good background, a great reputation, and a profound background, but he is more capable than Tao Qian to recommend him to the court and help him "fly his wings" Gao Ming, Riding the Clouds Happy".

In this way, although he would not simply switch to Xun Zhen's command because of this, Tao Qian treated him very well, and he was also a "chivalrous" chivalrous person, even for the sake of his own reputation. , it is impossible for him to change his family because of Cheng Jia's few words, but as long as it can make him have the idea of ​​"respecting the troops and selling them at a price", it is enough. In the future, Tao Qian and Xun Zhen will fight, and he is very likely to sit back and hesitate because of this.

As long as he can be made to "sit and wait, hesitating, and not moving," Tao Qian's mission this time will be a success.

In order to achieve this goal, the most important thing is to make Zang Ba have the idea of ​​"owning the troops and selling them at a price", and to make Zang Ba have this idea, the most important thing is that Zang Ba himself has " Hero's will", if Zang Ba himself does not have "hero's will", if he is a person who "keeps his loyalty to the death", and then lures him with fame, fortune and power, it will be useless.

But fortunately, as Cheng Jia expected, Zang Ba does have a bit of "heroic ambition".

With Zang Ba's background, in the Taiping years, when he became an adult, that is, after he was crowned, he was at most like his father, who was turned into an official in the county by virtue of his family status, clan name and personal prestige. At the age of 30, he may become a "Cao Ye" of the county temple. If he is lucky, he may be requisitioned by the county government. , it is difficult to take a step further, but now the troubled times are approaching, but at the age of 30, he will be on the side of the army and become a cavalry captain of two thousand stone. , Langya hero, a young chivalrous man in his prime", of course he likes the present more than running the world, and of course he hopes that if he expects and Cheng Jiazhi said, the troubled times will really come, and With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, of course, he is more eager to go further in this upcoming great change trend.

As long as he has this "heroic will", things will be easy.

Cheng Jia was very successful. Zang Ba knew that Xun Zhen and Tao Qian were at odds, and also knew that Xun Zhen had a good background, great background, and strong backing, so after listening to Cheng Jia's suggestion, although he did not say it clearly, he did not say anything. What's more, he just warmly ordered the army to prepare a banquet, summoned all the generals under his command, and welcomed Cheng Jia in the evening to welcome him. It can be seen from his actions that he was already moved.

The host and guests are in harmony and have a happy seat.

Cheng Jia achieved his goal this time, and did not stay in Zang Ba's army, so he bid farewell to Zang Ba early the next morning.

He did not go back to Guangling directly, but went to Kaiyang County first.

The current state prime minister of Langya County, Yin De, belongs to the Yin family of Nanyang, and the Xun family and the Yin family are relatives by marriage. When Xun Zhen was in Yingchuan in the past, Yin Xiu and Yin De were brothers. With these two layers of relationship, Since Cheng Jia came to Langya and Kaiyang, he should represent Xun Zhen on behalf of Xun Zhen to visit Yinde, which was also explained by Xun Zhen before Cheng Jia came.

In fact, Xun Zhenru wanted to fight against Tao Qian. If it was in Taiping, his best choice would not be to win over Zang Ba, but to form an alliance with Yin De. It’s a pity that this is not the time of Taiping, and Yin De is called the Prime Minister of Langya. , but there are no soldiers and horses in his hands, just like the powerful faction in Xiapi is not the prime minister of the country but Zhe Rong, the same is true in Langya, the powerful faction in the county is not Yinde, but Zangba, so Xun Zhen can only "light Yinde and take advantage of it" Heavy Zangba".

The prime minister of Xiapi was seriously ill and could not get up, and the power in the country was taken away by Chu Rong, but Yinde's body was in good condition. At the time of the fame, he was a descendant of Yin Lihua's clan of high background, but since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in October last year, until now, he has been given to him by Zang Ba, "the son of the county prison and desperate". Pressed on his head, it is conceivable that he must be very aggrieved and resentful, and even deeply dissatisfied with Tao Qian, who supported Zang Ba.

Xun Zhen had expected this, but now the troubled times are coming, and Yin De has no soldiers, so Xun Zhen expected this, knowing that he would have resentment against Zang Ba and Tao Qian, but for the consideration of practical interests , and still can only "despise" him, and instead "pay attention" to Zang Ba, who was resented by him.

Fortunately, Yin De and Cheng Jia met for the first time, and they only had a two-level relationship with Xun Zhen. The two had never met, so when they met Cheng Jia, they did not propose "I want to use Xun Zhen's power to expel Zang Ba." "The request, but the inside and outside of the words revealed doubts about the purpose of Cheng Jia's trip.

Cheng Jia did not hide his whereabouts when he saw Zang Ba this time, but went to see him openly. This is also a means of "provoking Tao Qian and Zang Ba, and making Tao Qian suspicious." I have heard of it. Now that I have heard of it, it is inevitable that I will doubt it. For no reason, why did Xun Zhen send people to see Zang Ba? Moreover, seeing Zang Ba before seeing "the prime minister of Langya, who has a two-level close relationship with Xun Zhen" Yinde, this would be even more suspicious.

Of course, Cheng Jia wouldn't tell the truth, so he made a random excuse to fool the past.

Yin De was not a person with a deep sense of government. When the topic came to Zang Ba, he unknowingly said: "I took office in Langya two years ago. At that time, he was just a desperate man. Because of his 'filial piety', I didn't underestimate him, nor did I send anyone to arrest him. I just didn't expect that when the Yellow Turbans were together last year, he actually took advantage of this. Turning over, relying on the thousands of light warriors and thieves that I gathered, I have transformed myself, and now I am a cavalry captain who is more than two thousand stone." He sighed, "The high-level clothes have fallen to the ground, and the dignitaries are desperately waiting for crime, and the guidelines do not exist. If the law is not cleaned up, the world will be in chaos!"

Although he didn't say it clearly, Cheng Jia could hear the sarcasm and resentment in his words.

Cheng Jia smiled and said, "Tibetan Xuan Kaohsiung is fierce and brave. Although he was destined for crime, he is also a momentary hero. Today Qing and Yan Huangjin are outside, and Uncle Fang reuses him.

Yin De disapproved, curled his lips, and said, "Although I met you for the first time, I just heard what you said. You are not a mediocre person, but a wise man. Why does Fang Bo use Zang Xuangao so much? Could it be that you can't see it? Really? Is it because of 'knowing people and making good use of them'?"

"Oh? I would like to hear from the Ming Palace."

"Tao Gongzu was young and lost his parents, so he was able to rise to the top, thanks to the strength of his wife, his wife has long since passed away, and he is famous now, but his foundation is shallow, and he is naturally proud. Since he took office in Xuzhou in October last year, In order to gain fame, he used authoritarianism to force people. Do not drive Zhao Yu to filial piety. Zhang Zhao is upright, virtuous, talented, and respectable in the state. Last year, Tao Gongzu promoted him as a talented man, but he should not. Tao Gongzu thought he was despised and put him in prison. Fortunately, Zhao Yu came to rescue him. Just now he was spared. Looking at his behavior in the prefecture, he did things in reverse, and since he was not used by the people in the prefecture, of course, he had to rely on Tibetan Xuangao and other foreign states for his wings."

Cheng Jia didn't continue talking, but changed the subject and asked about something.

He pretended to think of it suddenly and smiled, "Oh, I suddenly remembered something, but before I came to Gui County, Xun Jun specially warned me."

"What's the matter?"

"Jun Xun said to me: There is a distinguished family in Guijun, whose surname is Zhuge. Is this surname available in Mingfu?"

"Yes, it does have this surname. It is a nobleman in Yangdu. After the former Han Sili Commander Zhuge Feng, what did Xun Jun tell you about this?"

"Jun Xun asked me to visit other clans on the way if I have time."

"Although the Zhuge family can be called a right surname, it is not a first-class family name in the county. When Xun Jun first arrived in Xuzhou, how did he know that there is such a surname in our county?"

"I don't know about that. Lord Xun just told me that there was a prodigy named Zhuge Liang in Zhuge's family, and asked me to come and see him if I had time... Maybe Xunjun was an official from the prefecture, or maybe he was from I heard it from Guangling scholars."

"Zhuge Liang?" Yin De heard it familiar, thought for a while, then remembered, and said, "I first arrived in Renben County, Xingchun County, and Yangdu County two years ago, when this son's father passed away, I came to the door. My condolences, I have seen this son." After thinking about it for a while, he added, "At that time this son was only seven or eight years old. Although he was young, his response was not disorderly.

"His father passed away?"

"Yeah, his father, Zhuge Gui, died of illness while serving as the prime minister of Taishan County."

If it was an ordinary scholar's family, even if someone in the Shang family died of illness, the prefect of Yinde County would not come to the door to express condolences. When Zhuge Liang's father Zhuge Gui died of illness, he was the governor of Taishan County~www.wuxiaspot.com~ With this status, Yin Decai went to his house to express condolences.

Yin De paused, then said, "If you want to visit Zhuge's house, I can send someone to guide you, but if you want to see Zhuge Liang, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it this time."

"Why?"

"Zhuge Liang's mother has also passed away, and Zhuge Gui has only one younger brother named Zhuge Xuan, who is now an official in Nanyang."

Before Yin De could finish speaking, Cheng Jia understood what he meant. At the moment, due to the living environment, medical conditions, etc., people die early, and sometimes people will leave young orphans and widows after death, such as Xun Zhen, who is young and parentless, then after the death of his parents, such as his father. If there are brothers, children who are not adults are usually taken care of by the father's brother. If there are no brothers, they are raised by the clan. Zhuge Gui had a younger brother of the same birth. After his death, the responsibility for raising his children was of course taken up by his younger brother, Zhuge Xuan. Now that Zhuge Xuan is an official in Nanyang, then Zhuge Liang must also be in Nanyang. in Langya.

"I see!"

Xun Zhen instructed Cheng Jia to visit Zhuge’s clan after seeing Yinde, and to see the “prodigy” named Zhuge Liang. Cheng Jia also didn’t know why Xun Zhen knew about Zhuge Liang, let alone why Xun Zhen called him. He made a special trip to see him, but since it was Xun Zhen’s order, the others had already arrived in Langya County, and Yangdu was not far from Yang. It was just north of Kaiyang, and the two counties were adjacent to each other. Now that he is not in Langya, there is no other way.

That night, Cheng Jia ate another drink at the Langya State Prime Minister's Mansion. He said goodbye the next day, turned back the same way, and went back to Guangling.