When he was young, he studied under Ren An, a great scholar from Yizhou, and he is one of the benchmarks for scholars in Bashu today.
He had served Liu Zhang in the state before, but he was dismissed due to illness. When the former ruler settled in Shu, he claimed to be deaf and refused to serve in the Shu Han Dynasty. After Prime Minister Zhuge Liang took charge of Yizhou as the shepherd, he recruited Bo as the chief minister, but Du Wei still refused.
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Then, something happened that made people talk about it.
Zhuge Liang, who was regarded by the emperor as "doing things like his father" and who had full power in the Shu Han Dynasty, actually sent a chariot and horse to bring Du Wei to the official office for an interview with great ceremony; when Du Wei refused to talk on the excuse of being deaf, he wrote the book himself twice in a row.
Advise him and ask him to become an official.
Although the result of the matter was that Du Wei resigned and was given the official position of admonishing the nobles for their retirement, and he was allowed to go home.
However, Zhuge Liang was very thirsty for talents, his attitude of courtesy to the virtuous officials, and his kindness to the Yizhou scholars could make some thoughtful people secretly appreciate him.
In particular, there is a very thought-provoking sentence in Zhuge Liang's second handwritten letter to persuade Du Wei: "You should only assist your ears with virtue, and do not blame you for military affairs. How can you give up on your desires?"
It was very explicit and straightforward, stating his purpose of conquering Du Wei.
There is no need for Du Wei to be busy with documents or busy with other things; but as a representative of the Yizhou wealthy family and one of the leaders of the scholars, Du Wei should show his attitude by accepting the official position, so that other Bashu scholars will not resist the Shu Han.
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Zheng Pu, who was familiar with the historical trajectory, had a deeper understanding when he heard about this incident.
Zhuge Liang was left alone and his only goal in life was to regain the Han Dynasty!
In the face of this goal, we must shy away from anything!
In order to turn the land of Bashu into a stable foundation for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, he could even compromise and ask Du Wei to serve as an official. From this inference, he would not be stingy about supporting talents who were of great benefit to the goal of restoring the Han Dynasty.
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In other words, Zheng Pu's previous worries that he would be involved in factional strife due to his background after becoming an official were nonsense during Zhuge Liang's reign.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Zheng Pu has to show talents that others cannot achieve!
Otherwise, natural selection is an eternal law.
Who has the leisure time to pay attention to whether the situation of a mediocre person is fair or not?
Moreover, Zheng Pu also knew that if he wanted to get an exceptional promotion, he must first be favored by Zhuge Liang and enter the prime minister's palace and enter the power center of Shu Han before quelling the Nanzhong rebellion!
Because during the crusade against the Nanzhong rebellion, Zhuge Liang prioritized the use of Yizhou scholars.
This is a compromise with the current situation.
The five southern counties of Yizhou are geographically remote and are inhabited by Han and Yi people. They have always been a place with little culture and few etiquette, and it is difficult to stay safe due to changes in movement.
Whether you want to suppress the rebellion or provide post-war appeasement, you need to rely on the prestige of the local wealthy families to implement the policy of restraint.
This kind of prestige is the reputation accumulated by local scholars who have settled here for generations, and neither the Jingxiang clan nor Dongzhou scholars can replace it.
From the perspective of the Shu Han court, if you want to make the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, you need to have a stable rear; and if you want the five southern counties to stabilize quickly, you must treat the local Yizhou scholars favorably. Let those who rebelled feel that they accept the rule of the Shu Han court.
, which is more in line with one’s own interests than raising troops to rebel!
Then disintegrate the fighting spirit of the rebels and defeat the enemy without fighting!
Once the Nanzhong rebellion was put down, from the perspective of long-term peace and stability, the imperial court would inevitably cancel the preferential treatment for Yizhou scholars, in order to avoid giving rise to local tycoons becoming powerful, competing with the people for profits, and inducing unrest.
After all, if a wealthy family seizes acres of land and hides its population, it will reduce the court's tax revenue and military resources.
The pros and cons between the two wax and wane, and there are naturally irresolvable conflicts.
As for when Zhuge Liang plans to attack the rebellion in the southern counties, anyone who pays attention to the current situation in the world has the answer: next year!
One of the reasons is that Cao Wei is about to attack Wu.
After the Battle of Yiling, Emperor Wei Cao Pi sent three armies to attack Sun Quan on the grounds that he did not send his eldest son as hostage.
The results of the battle that year were that Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other armies defeated Sun Sheng, Lu Fan and Zhuge Jin. Only Cao Ren who attacked Ruxukou was defeated by Zhu Huan. If not for the outbreak of plague in Cao's army on the southern front, Sun Quan once again paid tribute and declared himself a vassal.
Cao Wei might have captured Jiangling City, which Zhu Ran was defending.
However, when Wei Emperor Cao Pi withdrew his troops, he took the opportunity to transfer Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others named Wei Chen, who were actually separatist princes, to Luoyang, completely eliminating the internal hidden dangers on Wei's eastern front. It also allowed Xuzhou and Yangzhou to be integrated
With the integration of troops, it has a navy and warships that are no less than those of Soochow.
Now that Sun Quan has once again abandoned Wei and joined forces with Shu, Cao Pi cannot sit idly by and ignore it, and will definitely raise troops to attack again!
This means that Shu will have no worries about foreign invasion in the next one or two years!
This is also a great opportunity to eliminate internal rebellion!
Another reason is that the Shu Han court could not afford to delay.
The counties in Nanzhong have been rebelling for nearly two years. If the Shu Han court continues to ignore it, the barbarian tribes and people watching over there will lose confidence in the Shu Han court as time goes by!
They felt that the imperial court was unable to send a large army to conquer, so they simply turned to pursue immediate interests and chose to rebel together!
Yes, there is only one year left for Zheng Pu.
It is not easy to enter the center of power in a white body in such a short period of time!
But Zheng Pu felt that he could give it a try.
As a man, you have to have dreams and fighting spirit in your mind.
It doesn't take up much space anyway.
What if it happens accidentally?
If he is conquered, he will follow the footsteps of the past and write a period of turbulent times. No matter whether it is the high-spirited success and fame or the tragedy of returning to the Three Kingdoms, it is not in vain that God allows him to come to the Three Kingdoms.
If things don't work out as you wish, then choose to live in seclusion, farm and study, indulge in the mountains and rivers, and be a shameless literary copywriter; by the way, implement the broadcasting plan. Do your best to contribute to the inheritance of Chinese culture and the continuation of the bloodline.
Make life simple and boring.
As for how to try it, Zheng Pu certainly would not learn from Jiang Taigong when fishing.
He is not Du Wei, and he does not have the prestige of "supporting him with virtue"; the Shifang Zheng family is only moderately powerful at best, and is not even ranked high in the land of Bashu.
If you want to be appreciated by Zhuge Liang, you can only put forward different opinions on the war against Nanzhong, at least better than Ma Di's "attacking the heart first"!
Use this to show that you are a rare talent!
It will be of great benefit to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains after the Shu Han Dynasty!
Of course, with Zheng Pu's current status, he still cannot get in touch with Zhuge Liang, and he doesn't even have the chance to recommend himself.
Therefore, Zheng Pu thought about it and turned his attention to Qin Mi, a famous scholar who had a good relationship with the Zheng family. He wanted to use Qin Mi's reputation as a bridge to meet Zhuge Liang.
Well, now Qin Mi happened to be looking for him for something.
The reason is that in the nearly two years after the funeral, Zheng Pu has been opening the Sanglin Elementary School, inheriting Zheng Du's reputation for teaching without distinction. Moreover, the content of his teachings for children's enlightenment is different from ordinary people.
Even the famous scholar Qin Mi found it novel and sent his nephew to copy it.