Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 355
After receiving the secret letter from Dong Zhao, Wang Zheng pondered for a while after reading it.

When he looked up again, meeting Dong Zhao's inquiring gaze, Wang Zheng said calmly, "This matter still needs to be discussed."

But he was not in a hurry to express his opinion.

"Deliberation."

Dong Zhao was startled when he heard the words, but his round face suddenly darkened.

Although it is a secret book, it is also the edict of the emperor of Han Dynasty!
Even if the emperor wants his ministers to die and the ministers have to die, since it is an imperial edict, where is it the ministers' turn to discuss it?
There is no second choice but to follow orders!

Dong Zhao knew early on that the young man in front of him started as a rebel, and he didn't have much loyalty in his heart. He also knew that this matter was of great importance, and there was no possibility of agreeing easily.

But what Dong Zhao never imagined was that Wang Zheng was so blatantly treating the king's prestige as nothing.

Although he didn't directly refuse, but compared to the last moment when he was still pretending to say that he was loyal and afraid of losing the grace of God, this change of face was too fast, right?
Even Dong Zhuo and Li Jue's rebellious officials in the past, at least on the surface, still kept the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, at most they only obeyed and violated.

Dong Zhao's face suddenly changed, Wang Zheng naturally noticed it, but he didn't care.

The attitude and earnest words of the loyal ministers before were just a gesture and form when Cao Cao couldn't figure out the intention of sending the angel.

Now that the other party has shown up, and he knows it well, naturally there is no need to pretend anymore.

Of course, you can also pretend, but whether you continue to lower your eyebrows and be pleasing to the eye, or directly slam the table and turn the table, it just depends on whether there will be a disagreement.

For a while, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling.

The lord Wang Zheng turned his face off, but the subject couldn't do the same.

Xu Fang who was at the side saw that the atmosphere had changed drastically. Although he didn't know what the secret letter said, he knew in his heart that it was not appropriate to directly become stiff at this time.

After all, Emperor Xian has not yet become a "false emperor".

Quickly interjected and said: "Dong Jun knows that just before, the state shepherd heard the arrival of the angel, and he felt very moved. He told the generals that the nobleman traveled thousands of miles and worked tirelessly. He is indeed a loyal and patriotic man. Li, a little respectful heart."

"At this time, the end general has already been completed, and there are some Taishan ginseng...etc."

Hearing this, Dong Zhao glanced at Xu Fang and nodded, but he was noncommittal.

Mi Heng, who was on the side, also said at this time: "Although ginseng is expensive, it can only nourish the body. Dong Jun is an important minister of the emperor, and he must work hard not only on the body, but also on the mind. He needs to understand the language and treat the body."

"I don't know Mr. Dong, but do you know that there is a county in the East China Sea called Yinping?"

"Yinping?" When facing Mi Heng, who is also a Confucian scholar, Dong Zhao's expression improved a bit: "What Zhengping said, could it be the hometown of Concubine Yu?"

"Exactly." Mi Heng said with a rare smile: "The cities of Xuzhou are barren, and they are not dominated by treasures. Only Yinping County is rich in beauties. Not only are they slender, but they are also proficient in piano rhythm and dancing. Since my lord became the lord of Xuzhou, There are also countless beauties in Yinping, many of whom are stunning, but the army is poor, and so far few people have paid attention to them."

The last sentence is actually nonsense. How can there be any reason to give second-hand gifts?

"If Dong Jun doesn't dislike it, I would like to present the outstanding one among them. In the future, the red sleeves will add fragrance and serve the pillow mat. It is also a beautiful thing."

This is to see that Dong Zhao doesn't seem to care about gold and silver treasures, and has replaced it with beauty to please.

Dong Zhao smiled, but still didn't have much reaction.

Wang Zheng, who was coldly accepting everything, was moved in his heart at this moment.

Faced with the act of blatant bribery, although the fat man never agreed, he didn't refuse either. What does that mean?
The gift was just wrong!

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng had an idea. If people are not good, they must be famous.

Then he laughed, wiped away his talent, and laughed again: "Although Xuzhou is settled now, the banditry in Taishan is only the head of the bandits. There are still many thieves. Up to now, there are still thousands of evildoers hiding in the mountains and scattered in the mountains." Townships and counties, our army has conquered them several times, but they all returned without success."

The words were inexplicable, but Dong Zhao seemed to be interested immediately, and looked at Wang Zheng again.

There is a play!

Wang Zheng was overjoyed, and continued: "Thanks to Brother Dong, who is both civil and military, after hearing about this, he gave me a helping hand. He came to the front of the battle, took the lead, and determined Mount Tai!"

"Placing Xuzhou is easy, but Taishan is difficult. Brother Dong's contribution is actually more important than Zhenghe and the generals!"

"Thousands of crimes?" Dong Zhao glanced at Wang Zheng with a half-smile, but shook his head again and again: "There are millions of soldiers in the state, how can I, a scholar, go into battle?"

"That's right, that's right, Zheng's memory is wrong." Wang Zheng immediately understood, and quickly changed his words: "It's not thousands, there are nearly ten thousand thieves!"

"Zhao dare not take credit for it." Dong Zhao's complexion finally changed from cloudy to sunny. He first smiled at Wang Zheng, then straightened his clothes and bowed his hands solemnly: "The pacification of Mount Tai depends entirely on Your Majesty's Tianwei."

"Brother Dong's words are true!" Wang Zheng was convinced, his smile became brighter, and he changed his previous words again:
"Brother Dong came to the front of the battle as an angel in person, proclaiming the greatness of the emperor's grace, and then took the lead and sharpened the fighting spirit of the three armies. The command is determined, and only one battle can be determined!"

"Hahaha"

Dong Zhao was finally satisfied, looked at Wang Zheng with admiration, then glanced at the secret book in his hand, and laughed loudly:

"Yu Kou can make a lot of achievements at the age of a weak crown, which is beyond the comparison of ordinary people. He is calm and steady, and he is not rash."

"This matter is of great importance, but it should be carefully discussed!"

"Brother Dong knows me too."

Hearing this, Wang Zheng felt relieved, and he didn't want to confront Cao Cao, or that emperor, right now.

"Then." Dong Zhao asked seriously again: "Yu Kou, how long will your plan take?"

"This..." Wang Zheng hesitated, took a sip of some wine, glanced at Dong Zhao, and hesitated to speak.

He naturally wanted to delay it as long as possible, but he didn't know how to measure it.

To put it short, there is less room for maneuvering.

After talking for a long time, I was afraid that Dong Zhao would feel that he was talking too loudly, and the situation would become tense again.

"Zhao has heard the name of Xuzhou for a long time, but this is the first time he has come here." Dong Zhao is also a smart person, and he immediately understood Wang Zheng's expression, waved his hands and said with a smile, "I plan to stay here for half a month, can Wang Zhoumu agree?"

Half a month.
It's almost there.

"Brother Dong, what did you say?" Wang Zheng took the case and sighed: "A virtuous man like you, please stay with me in Xuzhou for one more day. It's just to get rid of the foolishness."

"Others can't ask for it, how can the government not allow it?"

"Hahaha"

Amidst the laughter, a beautiful servant girl came forward with a pot, and everyone toasted and drank again, showing the joy of the guests and the host.

After the banquet was over, he ordered people to lead Dong Zhao to the posthouse to rest. Wang Zheng called civil and military officials overnight to discuss the matters contained in the secret letter.

Emperor Xian said that Lv Bu's assistance to Dong Zhuo in the past was in fact helping the tyrant to abuse him, and his crime deserves to be punished.

Of course this is bullshit!
If this secret letter was really written by Emperor Xian, or if he did it from his heart, then he would really slap himself in the face.

You must know that Lv Buna Wenhou was all conferred by the emperor himself.

Even if he really wanted to liquidate Lu Bu afterwards, it shouldn't be at this time, and the method should be privately instructed and silently acquiesced.

The so-called secret book can naturally be kept secret by other princes, but Wang Zheng definitely does not belong to this category. Even if he really wants to act according to the order, in order to be famous as a teacher, he must publish this secret book to the public to obtain righteousness commanding heights.

After reading the secret book, everyone came to the same conclusion after thinking about it for a while.

It is not Emperor Xian who wants to kill Lu Bu, but Cao Cao!

As for whether to follow this secret order, it was immediately divided into two factions.

Generals such as Yu Jin and Pan Zhang believed that they should not be killed.

Although Lv Bu's army is small and poor now, his martial prowess is truly unsurpassed in the world. It is really unnecessary and meaningless to provoke such a powerful enemy for the mere false title of a township lord.

However, people like Mi Heng, Zhang Zhao, Mi Fang and others have a view of killing.

But not at this time!
When Lu Bu first entered Xuzhou, he was restless. During the several civil strife in Pengcheng, Chen Gong seemed to appear. Such a nail left in Xuzhou is a hidden danger, and it will be a matter of time to pull it out. However, Xuzhou at this time is not suitable for another war. up.

To some extent, this is also another form of consensus. No matter how everyone thinks about Lu Bu, whether to kill or not, they are basically opposed to this secret letter.

In his heart, Wang Zheng agreed with the latter's opinion more.

First of all, although the two have not had a direct conflict for the time being, it does not prevent him from feeling inferior to him. Compared with Liu Bei or even Sun Ce, Wang Zheng has no psychological hesitation or resistance to killing Lu Bu.

Secondly, as a later generation, Wang Zheng also knew that in the original history, Lv Bu did take advantage of Yuan Shu's attack and took Xuzhou from Liu Bei, who had an empty defense.

An imperial uncle of the Han family who had the grace to take him in did not stop Lu Bu's ambitions, and directly staged repaying virtue with grievances. Wang Zheng asked himself that when he was replaced by himself as the Xuzhou shepherd, Lu Bu would only be more unscrupulous.

To put it bluntly, he knew very well from the very beginning that for the land under his feet, there would be a battle between the two sooner or later.

After all, the land of Xuzhou's five counties is really small, and it cannot accommodate the ambitions of two people!

But it is not appropriate to do it at this time.

Lu Bu's current peace is because the timing is not ripe enough, and his power has not yet recovered. Why doesn't his royal administration need a little time to buffer?

"Whether this secret order comes from Cao Cao or Emperor Xian, there is no reason to obey it." After everyone expressed their opinions, Wang Zheng, who had been pondering for a long time, finally said: "But now we are all Han officials in name, if we don't obey, how can we cover it up? "

As soon as the words fell, the generals shrank their heads back collectively, as quiet as a chicken, even Yu Jin Xu Fang was no exception, and at the same time they all looked at the opposite side eagerly.

There is no way, if they are conquered on the battlefield, everyone will naturally have to fight for the first, but such things as famous weapons and crown words are not their expertise.

Seeing this, Mi Heng snorted softly at first, as if disdainful, but immediately turned to look at Zhang Zhao beside him.

He is also not good at this way.

For a moment, all the eyes of the audience were focused on Pengcheng Celebrity.

I am also under a lot of pressure with this treatment.
Zhang Zhao, who was thinking about it, was startled as soon as he raised his head. He coughed dryly before looking at Wang Zheng: "Zhou Mu, just now you said that this angel is named Dong Zhao? Is he from Jiyin Dingtao?"

Wang Zheng nodded in agreement.

Zhang Zhao frowned more, and after asking about the other person's physical characteristics, he suddenly said, "That's not right!"

"Mr. Zhang, what's wrong?" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"I heard earlier that this Angelic Hall openly accepts bribes, and he is a person who is keen on fame and fortune. I thought it was someone with the same name and surname," Zhang Zhao said solemnly: "But according to what the state shepherd said, this person is indeed Dong Gongren, a famous Jiyin man. This move must be a fraud!"

Seeing doubts on everyone's faces, Zhang Zhao explained: "Dong Gongren was born in the Dingtao Dong family. This famous family has been descended from the direct descendant of Dong Zhang, the eighth son of the great Confucianist Dong Zhongshu. How can he care about mere property and women?"

Is it so big?
Wang Zheng was stunned when he heard the words, and everyone on the side also showed shock. After all, Confucian sages like Dong Zhongshu, even those who are ignorant and incompetent like Wu Sheng, have heard of it.

"Mr. Zhang, at that time Dong Zhao was indeed not moved by the rich woman." Xu Fang said: "It was the general who talked about it because of his military achievements."

"That's even more impossible!" Zhang Zhao shook his head: "This person is good at trickery, is he a person who lacks fame?"

"At the beginning, he promoted Xiaolian, and then he served as the head of Yingtao and the magistrate of Bairen County. His achievements were outstanding and his reputation spread far and wide. He was recruited by Yuan Shao and appointed to join the army."

"In the third year of Chuping, Yuan Benchu ​​fought against Jihou Jieqiao. Julu prefect Li Shao and the nobles in the county wanted to rebel because Jihou was powerful at that time. It was Dong Zhao who went to Julu alone to forge a call to arms under Yuan Shao's name. , punished the chief villain, Mrs. Sun and others, and then divided up and appeased, so the rebellion was put down before it even started."

"Later Li Pan, the prefect of Wei County, was killed by bandits. Yuan Shao appointed him as the prefect of Wei County. .”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhao paused, stared at the crowd, and said word by word: "It actually depends on the first battle. In two days, the victory was announced three times, and more than ten thousand people were beheaded!"

"Everyone, Zhou Mu, may I ask such a great talent who already possesses inexhaustible achievements, will he be tempted by his superficial achievements?"

Everyone who said something was silent, and Wang Zheng fell into a long exam.

Perhaps it was because of the long time travelling, he was influenced by his ears and eyes, and unknowingly, he was also infected with the problem of judging talent by appearance of the Han people in this world. From the first time he saw Dong Zhao, he had a little contempt for this fat man with a slightly ordinary appearance.

If there wasn't Zhang Zhao, who is well-read and well-remembered, he might have suffered a lot and didn't know it!
What a fat man!
Sure enough, she has a pig face and a bright heart!
After a deep self-examination, Wang Zheng said sternly, "If, as Mr. said, since this Dong Zhao is a great talent, then his attitude before the banquet today is probably a fake one. Then why did he do this?"

"The law of war says, show it to be soft and meet it with strength, show it to be weak and take advantage of it to be strong." Zhang Zhao was silent, and Yu Jin who was beside him interjected: "General, this person seems to be keen on false fame on the surface. , It is to make us take it lightly and cause a misjudgment.”

"Looking at the end of the day, since it is a false show, it means that there are other plans!"

One word awakened the dreamer, Wang Zheng's mind flashed, and he said: "Wen Ze said it is true!"

"Showing the enemy is false, so what Dong Zhao has revealed now is false and which is true?"

While walking hurriedly in the hall, Wang Zheng murmured to himself: "It is false to be passionate about fame and wealth, so is it true or false that we are going to kill Lu Bu?"

"My lord, it is impossible for the secret order to be false." You Heng said, "No matter how bold Dong Zhao is, no matter how tricky he is, it is impossible for Dong Zhao to forge the order of today's emperor, right?"

"No, no, no." Wang Zheng glanced at You Heng, thinking that although you are smart, sometimes you are too straightforward and less cunning: "It is impossible for a secret letter to be fake, what I mean is"

Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng said seriously, "Dong Zhao didn't care whether we would follow orders from the very beginning?"

Zhang Zhao was the first to react, and blurted out: "The state pastor has accepted the secret order, and he has fallen into the trap!"

"Not bad!" Wang Zheng nodded appreciatively, pointed to the secret letter on the case and said:

"From the very beginning, as long as I accept and read this secret letter, Cao Cao's goal has been achieved!"

"Whether we will use troops against Lu Bu is not important at all!"

"If I'm really obsessed with ghosts and seduced by a country lord, it would be the best, but it's today"

As he spoke, Wang Zheng looked around with a smile on his face, and blinked: "General Cao must not still look down on Wang so much, right?"

Everyone laughed and nodded.

indeed.

Cao Cao suffered two big losses from General Tiangong. This person is also a hero, he will hate and be hostile, but he can never be underestimated.

"Then Dong Zhao's pretentious posture has a reasonable explanation."

Thinking of the fat man's act of bullying each other, Wang Zheng snorted coldly, and his eyes turned cold for a moment: "We just want us to focus on this secret letter and how to refuse it."

"If we don't care about him, this person can take the opportunity to do another thing!"

Speaking of this, most of the people present have understood, only Wu Sheng asked stupidly: "What's the matter?"

"What else can happen?"

Glancing at Wu Sheng faintly, Wang Zheng stood proudly with his hands behind his back, his eyes turned to the map on the wall, his words were ridiculed, and his eyes sparkled sharply:
"Naturally, it is "kindly" to remind the world's number one hunk who lives in Wu County."

"My king is going to attack him!"

(End of this chapter)