Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 452
As his impression of Wang Zheng got better, Zhou Shang became more courteous and courteous, and respectfully invited Wang Zheng into the main hall to speak.Wang Zheng also wanted to make a good impression in front of Zhou Yu, his uncle, so he humbly bowed his hand and asked him to go first.

A group of people entered the hall and sat down separately.There is a beautiful servant girl who serves tea.

"For the sake of the people of Yangzhou, Wang Zhoumu worked tirelessly and came all the way across mountains and rivers. I have no respect for him. I can only prepare some tea and tea to express my heart."

"Duke Zhou's words are too polite." Wang Zheng said with a smile: "Since Zheng and Duke Yuan have an alliance, Yangzhou and Xuzhou are one family, and they are as one. Since Jiangdong has been devastated by rebels, it is only right to lead troops to help."

As he said, he took a sip of the tea, the taste was clear and smooth, it was rare that there was not much bitter taste, and the aftertaste was long, even better than the tea presented by Mi Fang before, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, in this era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, money really wasn't everything, Some real good things may not even be owned by a rich family like the Mi family, but only in the hands of a real family like the Zhou family.But immediately praised: "It's really good tea, not only tea is good, even water is good."

In fact, he doesn't pay much attention to tea, so he can tell whether it tastes good or not. However, thanks to watching a lot of ancient TV dramas in his previous life, he also knows the principle of good tea and good water. In the mouth, it is light and refreshing, with a feeling of coldness, especially in this midsummer season, which is inherent.

Seeing Zhou Shang stroking his beard and smiling, Wang Zheng knew that he had guessed right, so he tentatively said, "This tea feels like drinking ice and snow, refreshing the heart and lungs. Duke Zhou, could it be that the snow water used is not enough?"

"Zhou Muguo is a person who knows the goods."

Zhou Shang smiled and said: "This water is the first snow I collected from the plum blossoms years ago. It was buried in the ground and it just bloomed. Not much, I only got half of the urn. When I learned that Wang Zhoumu is coming today, I thought about it. There is nothing to entertain, so take it out and make tea, as long as Wang Zhoumu likes it."

After the two talked, Zhou Shang wanted to flatter him, and Wang Zheng wanted to make friends with him. After a while, the host and guest had a great time, and Zhou Shang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Although I live in a corner of Jiangdong, I often hear some friends talk about it. Wang Zhoumu, everyone said that although Zhou Mu was a young man, he was humble and courteous, he was respectful to the corporal, and he respected the elders in Xuzhou's words and deeds.

"There are so many young heroes in Jiangdong. Let's not talk about it. Brother Gongjin is outstanding. This is what Zheng has seen in his life. Duke Zhou is so famous that he really dare not be him."

Wang Zheng smiled lightly and said: "Duke Zhou extended his hand to help me the day before yesterday and gave me a wonderful book. He is brother Gong Jin's uncle, so he can be regarded as the elder of Zheng. Besides, when we talk about it, there is only the difference between the guest of honor, why bother to claim an official position? "

As he spoke, he cupped his hands and said sincerely, "Duke Zhou, please call Zheng by his name."

Wang Zheng's rhetoric has actually been used a lot in recruiting talented and talented people before, and in most cases, others will follow suit.

After all, the dignity of the Han Dynasty did not depend entirely on the level of the official position. What's more, no matter civil servants or military officials, traffickers and pawns always regarded themselves as big men.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Shang's reaction was beyond Wang Zheng's surprise.

He waved his hands and said with a smile: "The state shepherd has a noble status, how can I call him by his name in my humble body, other people are fine, the so-called ignorant is innocent, but I dare not be so rude, lest he."

What is innocent?
Wang Zheng looked at Zhou Shang inexplicably, his eyes full of doubts.

Zhou Shang pretended not to know, and just continued: "Although I have only met Zhou Mu twice, I am quite impressed with Zhou Mu's demeanor. I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"A simple friendship is a deep one, which is loyalty." Hearing this, Wang Zheng straightened his expression, and said, "Duke Zhou is right."

"My family knows my own family affairs, not because I am arrogant and boastful, but my Qilinzi is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs."

Zhou Shang said in a deep voice: "But after all, he is still young and has not made any achievements. At present, he only has a slight reputation in Lujiang and even Jiangdong. It can be said that he is a genius, but he has not been respected by the world."

Speaking of this, Zhou Shang looked at Wang Zheng with burning eyes: "Now Tian is the magistrate of Hefei County, and he is also the minister of Yuan Gonglu. The state herdsman has many opportunities and heavy government affairs every day. He just went through a fight yesterday, and he was even more so when he returned to Hefei. Sorrow, before he recovered, he came into this back alley today and visited him, it seems that Yu Er is too important, but why?"

Wang Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Just now what Duke Zhou said fits well with the two sides of his political views, isn't this what the sages said about white hair as new as before?"

"Although Zheng and Gongjin have known each other for a short time, they hit it off right away and they are friends. What's so strange about visiting?"

Wang Zheng looked calm on the surface, but secretly surprised in his heart.

Zhou Shang is really condescending, so suddenly, this sentence seems to be testing his purpose for being so close to Zhou Yu?
Needless to say, Wang Zheng's intentions, when a traveler sees a character like Zhou Yu, the first thing he does is to attract him.

It’s just that Wang Zheng has some experience in recruiting Mi Heng, Guo Jia, and even Huang Zhong and others a few times before. He only feels that recruiting talents is like picking up girls to a certain extent, and confessing his heart is like a confession. , It must be the victory clarion call that can only be launched after the exchange of hearts such as "You know my plan is wrong, and I know your pretending to be reserved".

If the confession is regarded as the clarion call to charge, then the probability of failure may not be too low.

Moreover, if you fail to pick up a girl once, you can still be stalking, but recruiting talents is completely different. If the other party refuses to follow after the first challenge, it is basically completely useless.

Of course, if Zhou Yu and the Lujiang Zhou family were in Xuzhou, their home territory, then Wang Zheng could just come and get on the bus first and then pay the fare, just to force the strong men, but isn't this in Yangzhou now?

Moreover, considering the negative impact of Sun Ce's existence, Wang Zheng naturally didn't want to have an immediate showdown.

Zhou Shang didn't believe Wang Zheng's response at all. What he said before was just a polite remark. He also believed that Wang Zheng knew that it was a polite remark.

The king is not Xuzhou Mu who has tens of thousands of troops and covers five counties, how could Zhou Shang be so enthusiastic when he sees two sides?
But Zhou Yu is just a mere county magistrate, and the identities of the two parties are very different. How can He De make Wang Zheng feel like old friends at first sight, and even call him a brother in his words?
Moreover, Zhou Shang believed that after Wang Zheng entered Yangzhou, he must have heard about the friendship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. He knew that they were friends of the enemy, so how could he really regard them as friends?

Now that he saw Wang Zheng's qi becoming a tripod vessel with the technique of looking up qi, Zhou Shang had already realized that the other party's face and weather were completely different, just like Gaodi back then, then
Is it also "given by God"?
Not only has the ability to generalize, but also has the ability to be subtle, so he discovered Zhou Yu's hidden potential just like himself?
So Lixian Corporal, just want to attract Zhou Yu, and don't even care about Sun Ce's relationship?
The more Zhou Shang thought about it, the more he felt that this guess was reasonable. After all, Han Xin was also Xiang Yu's former subordinate. Gao Zu also had the capacity to tolerate people. Not only did he have no doubts, but he also entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. Above the official Fan Kuai? !
In fact, Zhou Shang was not very optimistic about Wang Zheng.

Not only because of Wang Zheng's identity as a Yellow Turban bandit, but also because what he now occupies is Xuzhou!
Xuzhou has been the site of the Four Wars since ancient times. In terms of terrain, only one side faces the sea, like a fan, with a narrow bottom and a wide face. There is a possibility of encountering enemies on all three sides. Therefore, whether the masters of Xuzhou are Tao Qian, Liu Bei, or even Wang Zheng , in fact, it is very difficult to get the loyalty of local aristocratic families, gentry and even officials.

Because they all feel that if they only own a piece of Xuzhou, no matter who this Xuzhou Mu is, they will be in danger of being in danger!
If it wasn't for Wang Zheng's two large-scale military advances after acquiring Xuzhou, advancing westward to Mount Tai and conquering Beihai, all of them have successfully completed their strategic goals, not to mention expanding the territory, and even easing the dilemma of Xuzhou's lack of depth, it would be to use thunderous means However, the Xuzhou family probably won't follow.

Because Xuzhou's location is indeed too embarrassing, the only dangerous place in the territory is Pengcheng, and once Pengcheng is defeated, the whole territory may fall. This has been fully proved by the Yanzhou Army and Cao Cao.

Since ancient times, when the world was in chaos, Qingzhou and Xuzhou were the most likely to form a separate regime. However, those two places that stand on their own rarely succeed.Why?
Later generations commented: Shandong is weak and perishes if it defends itself, but it is enough to strengthen itself and gather things by attacking others.Sincerely said.

With Wang Zheng's foundation becoming more and more stable, his advantages and strengths have far surpassed the previous two Xuzhou shepherds.

What is Tao Qian's shortcoming?Old and weak, and no successors!
What are Liu Bei's shortcomings?The strength is weak and the foundation is unstable!

The shortcomings of these two people are practical problems. Tao Qian's shortcomings are the most fatal and almost impossible to change. Liu Bei's should be said to be weaknesses. As long as he is given enough breathing time, he can be reversed by recruiting troops and buying horses to recuperate. Unfortunately, whether it is Wang Zheng, It is impossible for Yuan Shu and even Cao Cao to give him a chance to develop.

And what about Wang Zheng's shortcomings?
In fact, it is nothing more than a matter of identity from beginning to end. In today's world of disputes, even those aristocratic families who claim to be famous for many generations do not really pay attention to this flaw.

The identity problem is the false name problem, isn't that what they are best at solving?

Of course, so far, Wang Zheng has only minor shortcomings, but the advantages are far from enough to allow those aristocratic families to place heavy bets on them, and even gamble on the future of the family.

After all, today's world is full of disputes and heroes everywhere, who will know who will win?
However, as a mediocre person, after gaining power, the young Wang Zheng did not indulge in pleasure, did not think about making progress, instead, he fought hard and was aggressive, which can be regarded as a display of ambition. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has actually been secretly paid attention to by many aristocratic families. More began to list him as one of the possible final victors.

Zhou Shang is no exception, after all, those who know current affairs are heroes.

When he was young, he didn't admire fame and fame, he was not fond of drinking and sex, and he was only keen on Huang Lao's art. After getting to know Zuo Ci, he was given three volumes of Taoism books by him. The power of surgery!
When Wang Qishu told him that Wang Zheng is the fate of an emperor, Zhou Shang firmly believed it. Although he did not say that Wang Zheng was regarded as the real dragon emperor at this time, his advantages had been infinitely magnified by Zhou Shang, but his shortcomings were directly ignored. Excluding.

In less than a year, the king of Xuzhou pacified the whole territory of Xuzhou, covering Mount Tai and Beihai.Knowing how to fight well, you can also administer benevolent government
Yu'er wants to be the master of the Ming Dynasty, and my Lujiang Zhou family wants to choose the real dragon. Isn't this a ready-made god-given master?

The key is that Wang Zheng can still prolong Yu'er's life, and if he came to visit so urgently, if he is not sincere, if he doesn't pay attention, why is it here?

Therefore, Zhou Shang just made a provocative statement, wanting to test Wang Zheng's true intentions for Zhou Yu, but...
The more Zhou Shang looked at Wang Zheng, the more pleasing he was, but he didn't know that Wang Zheng's surface was gentle and deep in his heart. In fact, he didn't take this unknown person too seriously from the beginning to the end.

To be honest, if it wasn’t for Zhou Shang’s good medical skills and Zhou Yu’s uncle, since there is no such person in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it would not be “not taking it seriously”, but simply ignore it up.

Seeing that Wang Zheng had no intention of bringing up the topic, Zhou Shang felt a little disappointed, but he did not dare to test it again, so as not to arouse disgust. He recalled the last time he had a deep study discussion with Zhou Yu. Righteousness", another big headache.

It’s fine if it was before, Zhou Shang just wanted Zhou Yu not to serve as Sun Ce, so as not to incur bad luck, die young, and cut off the hope of the family’s take-off, but now, since he thinks he has insight into the secrets of heaven,
Wang Zheng is a bright master with great luck, Zhou Shang's thoughts naturally changed
For the sake of the family, as well as for Yu'er herself, he must let her and Wang Zheng set the status of monarch and minister!
Let the Lujiang Zhou family also board the warship of the Heavenly Army!

But how can Yuer be persuaded to change her mind?
After thinking for a while, seeing that Wang Zheng intended to visit Zhou Yu directly, Zhou Shang couldn't help but tighten his brows: After the meeting with Yu'er, Wang Zheng will leave, right?
And he led the army to relieve the danger of Linhu.
After leaving the mansion, will he leave Hefei before I can persuade Yu'er?
How can that be good?

Seeing Wang Zheng leisurely admiring some calligraphy and paintings in the hall with his hands behind his back, Zhou Shang became more and more anxious in his heart. Just when he was burning with anxiety, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind, and he suddenly thought of a way.

"Wangzhou Mu!"

Facing Wang Zheng's gaze, Zhou Shang didn't care about the manners of celebrities, and suddenly said solemnly: "Sage Yun, you don't get confused at forty, and you know the destiny at fifty. Now that you are nearly half a hundred, Fang Jue speaks a little bit of righteousness."

"I was literate at the age of three, and enlightened at the age of five. I have read thousands of volumes and traveled thousands of miles. Asking myself is not superficial. Looking at ancient and modern times, it is rare for young people to be as noble as Wangzhou shepherds."

"Today, there are turmoil in the sea, heroes are everywhere, the Han has lost its deer, and the whole world is chasing it. Wangzhou Mu encourages it!"

As he spoke, he flicked his robe sleeves and immediately prostrated himself on the ground.

what's the situation?
Wang Zheng felt surprised, hurriedly went to help him, and said hurriedly, "Why did Duke Zhou suddenly do such a great gift?"

Zhou Shang refused to get up, insisted on kneeling down, bowed his head and worshiped the ground, and said: "Although Wang Zhoumu avoided the question and did not answer it, I will not guess wrong when I ask it. , with knowledge as the main and talent as the supplement!"

"Yu'er is young and humble, so why dare Wang Zhoumu treat him with such courtesy? It's nothing more than seeking, recognizing, and valuing talents!"

"It's just that Yu'er is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and he and Sun Ce have known each other since they were young. I'm afraid they won't be able to follow the trend for a while."

Looking at the stunned Wang Zheng, Zhou Shang said earnestly: "Although I am not good enough, I am Yu'er's only living elder, and even more so, I am the head of the Lujiang Zhou family. If I don't give up, I am willing to be the state shepherd's horse bone! "

Wang Zheng really didn't expect Zhou Shang to be so unreserved. You must know that as a yellow scarf bandit, he has always been the one who wins over the magi. However, he never expected to meet such an active family member as Zhou Shang in Hefei, a foreign country.

However, Zhou Shang's last words made Wang Zheng completely understand that Zhou Shang's active participation was actually more because of Zhou Yu!
In order for Zhou Yu to recognize himself as the master!

Zhou Shang is the Patriarch of the Lujiang Zhou Clan. If he and Wang Zheng set the title of monarch and subject, that means the entire Lujiang Zhou Clan will also be loyal to the Wang Zheng. As a member of the family, can Zhou Yu still be an enemy of Wang Zheng?

Besides, Zhou Yu didn't want to be an enemy of Sun Ce. In the final analysis, it was because of the word "righteousness", but Zhou Shang, an uncle, turned to the king's government, so he used "filial piety" to force Zhou Yu to make a choice.

It's not even a choice!

Because in a big man who rules the world with loyalty and filial piety, the weight of the latter word is definitely greater than the former!

Wang Zheng really didn't want to understand, and only met Zhou Shang who had two sides, why was he so optimistic about himself?

However, the other party's words were sincere, not like a fake, and Wang Zheng couldn't think of any reason for the other party to be fake.

He strode forward, helped Zhou Shang up, and said to Zhou Shang with a sincere face: "What kind of virtue and ability does the king's government have, and work with Duke Zhou's kindness and hard work. Sincerely and fearfully!"

"Today's visit to your mansion was originally out of sincerity, and I didn't expect anything else. Of course, Zheng regards Gongjin as a friend."

Having said that, Wang Zheng paused, and stood upright with his hands behind his back, immediately giving birth to an aura of dominance over the world. With his full charm, Zhou Shang had the urge to bow down again:

"But don't hide it from Duke Zhou, the country is so beautiful, it attracts countless heroes, and the government is also a husband of eight feet. Don't you have the heart to compete in the Central Plains?"

"But if you want to fight for the world, Feiyu has no plan!"

"The mountains and rivers are so beautiful."

Zhou Shang chewed it silently, and sighed: "Just one sentence, we can see that Zhou Mu's ambition is strong and his ambition is sharp, but Zhou Mu's praise for Yu'er is too heavy."

"not heavy."

Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhou Shang with a smile, and said loudly, "There are so many geniuses in the world. They are as straight as a crucian carp crossing the river, and even like a jade, they are unparalleled in the world!"

"If Gong Jin returns to his heart, he should be treated as a national scholar!"

(End of this chapter)