Chapter 161: Lotus tongue, Zheng Ping persuades Liu Yu

Author: Shenwen Benshen

Chapter 161: Lotus tongue, Zheng Ping persuades Liu Yu

With the double-sided stirrups and saddle rings specially made by Zheng Ping, Zhuge Liang could barely ride his horse alone for long distances.

When he was about to arrive at Zhuoxian City, Zhuge Liang carefully hid the stirrup on his right side and covered the saddle ring with his luggage.

"Ah Liang, actually there is no need to cover up the saddle ring and the stirrup on the right side. The more you cover it up, the more weird it will look to others."

"Ah? Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? I covered it up all the way."

"There is a saying in the art of war: use reality to make it unreal, and use it to be unreal. I thought you could understand it."

"But with the bilateral stirrups and saddle rings, even I can ride my horse for long distances. It is indeed a magical weapon for cavalry. Shouldn't it be kept secret?"

Seeing Zhuge Liang whose thinking had been distracted, Zheng Xuan shook his fan and chuckled: "Ah Liang, for a person who has learned riding skills since childhood, every movement of riding a horse has been practiced countless times."

"After years of practice, the body has already formed an instinctive reaction, but this war horse suddenly has saddle rings and bilateral stirrups. The riding skills learned before have to be changed."

"But how can physical instincts and mental inertia be changed so easily?"

"Even if some knights think that the saddle ring and double-sided stirrups are good, they will make other knights despise or fear them. The more skilled a knight is, the more they will be despised and feared. This is so disturbing!"

"So it's useless to be secretive. Most people will just look at you like a fool."

Zhuge Liang scratched his head subconsciously: "Brother, I always feel that you are tricking me. How many of your words are true?"

Zheng Ping laughed: "False is also true and sometimes true is also false. You have to judge by yourself whether a sentence is true or false. Let's go to the city!"

With the seal and ribbon of Qingzhou's farewell driver indicating his identity, the city gate guards of Zhuocheng did not put any obstacles in the way, and only sent a guard to guide Zheng Ping and Zhuge Liang to the Prefectural Mufu.

In the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, Liu Yu was discussing with everyone.

"Yecheng sent people to deliver a letter, telling Gongsun Zan to attack Yecheng under the pretext of asking for Dong's name. Let me deal with it impartially and restrain Gongsun Zan. He will not go to Jizhou to rob soldiers and people again." Liu Yu frowned and mentioned the three Gongsun Zan.

There is an extra three points of disgust when writing.

Upon hearing this, the officer Wei You quickly came out to remonstrate: "According to Mr. Yuan Hao's assertion, Yuan Shao deliberately deceived Gongsun Zan into going south to Ye City. Now that Yuan Shao is suing Gongsun Zan, he must be trying to divert trouble to the east and make the envoy turn against Gongsun Zan."

"Da Sima, please don't listen to Yuan Shao's slanderous words!"

Cheng Xu also said: "Although Gongsun Zan raised his troops and went south, he did not make a big mistake. On the contrary, Yuan Shao stole Jizhou and provoked a dispute between the envoy and Gongsun Zan. He wanted to cause chaos in Youzhou.

punish!"

Liu Yu was a little unhappy: "Although Gongsun Zan failed to attack Yecheng, his intention to attack is enough to be considered guilty! If we don't deal with it impartially, how can we make Youzhou's laws strict? What if everyone regards the laws as if they are nothing?

Can you convince the common people?"

"If Gongsun Zan is not severely punished, all the counties and states will be able to pursue their own interests and attack without authorization. Wouldn't it mean that the decrees of the state pastoral government are regarded as child's play?"

Wei You and Cheng Xu were anxious.

Liu Yu had restrained Gongsun Zan's power, but Gongsun Zan attacked Yecheng without telling Liu Yu. If it were really a crime, it would be a serious crime of beheading.

But how could Gongsun Zan sit back and wait for death if he had an army and was self-respecting?

If you deal with it impartially, you will force Gongsun Zan to rebel!

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Mr. Yuan Hao to discuss it?" Qi Zhou suggested.

The conflict between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan was very clear to those in the Prefectural Mufu.

Especially after Gongsun Zan intercepted and killed the envoys of the Wuhuan tribe without authorization in order to destroy Liu Yu's policy of being gentle, Liu Yu became even more disgusted with Gongsun Zan.

All the officials could only give advice from time to time, but it was difficult to change Liu Yu's attitude towards Gongsun Zan.

Liu Yu shook his head: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Yuan Hao is a guest from Youzhou. Whether he answers or not, he will offend others."

Suppose Tian Feng is summoned for discussion.

If Tian Feng agrees to handle things justly, he will offend Gongsun Zan. If he disagrees, he will offend Liu Yu. No matter how Tian Feng answers, he will offend either Gongsun Zan or Liu Yu.

Liu Yu did not want Tian Feng to be innocently involved in the conflict between himself and Gongsun Zan, so he rejected Qi Zhou's proposal.

Everyone immediately stopped worrying.

At this time, the official outside the door came to report: "Your Majesty, please come and see me from Zhengzhou, Qingzhou!"

Liu Yu was immediately surprised: "Qingzhou? Is it because of Gongsun Zan?"

When Xian Yufu saw Liu Yu's hesitation, he admonished him: "Qingzhou Biejia is here to visit in person. There must be important matters to discuss, so it would be better to summon you to ask."

Liu Yu nodded and asked the officials to summon Zheng Ping inside.

Not long after.

Zheng Ping and Zhuge Liang came hand in hand.

"I'm going to Qingzhou and don't drive to Zheng Ping. I've seen Grand Sima!" Zheng Ping saluted with a fan, and Zhuge Liang followed closely and bowed.

Liu Yu looked at Zheng Ping carefully and saw that his eyes were bright, his demeanor was calm, his feather fan was gently swaying, and he was free and comfortable. He couldn't help but praise: "I have heard for a long time that the son of Duke Kang Cheng is elegant, elegant, talented and talented. When I see him today, he is even more elegant."

ah!"

Zheng Pingjing said: "I have traveled to various states and counties, but I have seen that most of the emperors and princes are fat and do not know how to farm. Few people have heard of those who can strictly follow the rules and stand out from the crowd."

"However, the great Sima admired his reputation for being a loyal man. He worked hard day and night and aspired to the royal family, so much so that Dong Zhuo was intimidated. He was promoted by everyone, but he was not honored by the title. He was given a seal to express his authority."

"The Han Dynasty is in decline, people have different intentions, but the great Sima has not lost his loyalty, he can be called the virtuous eldest son of the Han family!"

Liu Yu laughed loudly: "Zheng, don't overdo it! I was ordered by the late emperor to guard the northern border. I only regretted that my talents were limited and I was always cautious. I was walking on thin ice for fear of letting down the expectations of the late emperor. Even if I have a small reputation, it is praised by everyone!"

"

Liu Yu was very grateful for Zheng Ping's praise.

In particular, "he honored the title but did not accept it, and was recognized by the seal as a sign of self-discipline" and "without losing his loyalty and integrity, he can be called the virtuous eldest son of the Han family", which made Liu Yu feel happy.

For Liu Yu, what he feared the most was being misunderstood as having ambitions to become emperor.

The emperor is still here and the Han Dynasty is not over. How can the princes and kings abandon their loyalty and integrity and pretend to be emperor?

"Why did Zheng Bie come to Youzhou this time?" Liu Yu asked, stroking his beard.

Zheng Ping glanced at the crowd, and then presented a letter from Gongsun Zan: "There is a letter from General Fenwu who reported that Yuan Shao, the puppet shepherd of Jizhou, had stolen Yecheng and prevented Youzhou from marching south to attack Dong's army. I also asked Grand Sima to read it.

"

Liu Yu was stunned.

Wei You, Cheng Xu, Qi Zhou, Xian Yufu and other civil and military officials in Youzhou also looked at each other in confusion.

Gongsun Zan would actually sue Yuan Shao?

Or was it submitted by Zheng Ping from Qingzhou?

Zhuge Liang stood quietly behind Zheng Ping, his little eyes a little excited.

When he was in Youbeiping, Zhuge Liang was sent away to the racecourse to select thousands of miles of horses, so he was not able to see Zheng Ping's argumentative skills in persuading Gongsun Zan, which made Zhuge Liang quite regretful.

But this time, Zhuge Liang was not sent away.

Glancing at the expressions of Liu Yu and the other officials, Zhuge Liang was filled with anticipation.

a long time.

Liu Yu put down Gongsun Zan's letter and looked at Zheng Ping with complicated eyes: "Zheng Biejia, do you think Gongsun Zan really just went south to attack Dong Zhuo and had no other intentions?"

Zheng Ping held up his fan and asked, "Does Grand Sima have evidence of General Gongsun's other intentions? Or, does Yuan Shao have evidence of Gongsun Zan's attack on Yecheng?"

Liu Yu's eyes were astonished: "Since Zheng Biejia knows the whole story of the Central Plains, why did he still send a message for Gongsun Zan?"

Zheng Ping held his fan and chuckled: "Da Sima, before answering this question, I would like to ask, does Da Sima have the heart to serve the king?"

Liu Yusurong said: "When the Emperor suffers, I will never forget my desire to serve the King. However, due to the lack of an edict from the Emperor, I have been unable to send troops to serve the King. A while ago, my son wrote a letter saying that he has received the Emperor's order to stay in Luyang." .

"I have ordered Xian Yuqian to lead three thousand Youzhou cavalry to go south to Luyang and join Yuan Shu."

Zheng Ping pretended to sigh: "I'm afraid the three thousand cavalrymen of Da Sima will not be able to come back. It's a pity that General Xian Yuqian has the heart to serve the country loyally and bravely, but he can only die without fulfilling his ambition."

Liu Yu was shocked: "Why did Zheng Biejia say this?"

Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin also looked at Zheng Ping in horror.

Zheng Ping's eyes were slightly sharp: "Liu Shizhong carried the imperial edict and should have come directly to Youzhou, but now he stayed in Luyang. Doesn't the Grand Sima have any doubts?"

"There must be a villain in Luyang who slandered the general, making him mistakenly believe that the emperor only believed in the great Sima, and did not believe in the general's intention to be diligent in the king's pursuit of thieves."

"The general later detained Liu Shizhong and asked Liu Shizhong to write a letter to Da Sima."

Liu Yu was surprised and said: "How could the general be like this?"

Zheng Ping calmly glanced at the civil and military personnel and wrote down everyone's reactions one by one: "Da Sima, people's hearts are unpredictable! Before coming to Youzhou, Qingzhou sent generals to Yuzhou to help the generals kill the soldiers Yuan Shao had reported. Zhou Zhe, the governor of Yuzhou."

"It's just because Zhou Zhe took advantage of the time when General Qin and King Qin were attacking Dong to attack the counties in Yuzhou in an attempt to make General Qin withdraw his troops from Luoyang."

"After killing Zhou Zhe, Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang, also sent troops to Yuzhou, and Zhou Ang, the prefect of Jiujiang, even sent troops to attack Yangcheng, in an attempt to block the return of Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, who was attacking Dong Zhuo from Luoyang."

"If there are any more scoundrels who say that General Xian Yuqian and Zhou Zhe and others have the same purpose, there is no guarantee that General Xian Yuqian will not strike first to gain advantage."

"By then, General Hou will be guilty of detaining Liu Shizhong and killing Xian Yuqian. Da Sima will definitely turn against General Hou, and the pursuit of Dong will be in vain again!"
To be continued...