funbook-pk Chapter 537 Zhuge Liang Wins Over Meng Huo's Father? He Also Intercepts Liu Bei's Opportun
Chapter 537 Zhuge Liang Wins Over Meng Huo's Father? He Also Intercepts Liu Bei's Opportun
The curse of the Minister's office continues, never ceasing.
Fa Zheng's long-cherished old colleagues are now caught in a dilemma.
Dong He instructed his son, Dong Yun, to write a letter to Li Hui, the son of the head of the Jianning Li family.
I thought that, considering our past relationship, even if Li Hui couldn't persuade the Li family patriarch to defect, he could at least keep him neutral.
As a result, Dong Yun was met with a barrage of insults from Li Hui in his reply!
Translate Li Hui's reply to say that Dong Yun is talking without any sense of embarrassment!
My Li family, as people from Jianning in southern Yizhou, like the many locals of Yizhou who have been bullied by your Dongzhou faction, finally had a chance to turn the tables and rise up.
You, Dong Yun, actually think you can use our insignificant relationship to make me personally send my family to utter ruin?
Dong Yun blushed.
But this is the norm in chaotic times.
The youthful friendships they shared were insignificant compared to their own and their families' interests.
Different road non-phase plan.
After failing to persuade Li Hui to defect, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to discuss military action with Li Yan, Dong He, and Fei Guan.
In the council chamber
The atmosphere was heavy and somber.
Li Yan slammed his fist on the table and shouted:
"How could someone like Yong Kai cause you such fear!"
"You yourselves are too afraid to fight Yong Kai, and now you've dragged me, Li Zhengfang, into the spotlight as a coward!"
Zhuge Liang clicked his tongue twice and laughed:
"Alright, alright, you, Li Yan, are the best."
"How about entrusting the suppression of Yong Kai's rebellion to you, Li Yan?"
Enjoy a life of depravity.
After Zhuge Liang lost his manners, it felt like even the surrounding living environment improved a lot.
Zhuge Liang always felt an irresistible urge to confront Li Yan!
Li Yan remained silent, his attempt to show off failing.
If only Yong Kai rebelled, it would be easy to suppress him.
However, the reality is that Yong Kai's personal strength was primarily used to unite other rebel leaders within the rebel forces.
Gao Ding, Zhu Bao, and the several barbarian tribes that Yong Kai led to rebel were the truly formidable and difficult opponents!
Suddenly remembering something, Yong Kai looked at Zhuge Liang with a mixture of embarrassment and anger:
"Kongming, I have heard that you are full of wisdom and have talents no less than those of Xiaozhi."
"Now, what's wrong with dealing with Yong Kai?"
"Could it be that your reputation as the Crouching Dragon was just something people made up?"
"Or are you paying people to create hype for you in the public, but you don't actually have any real talent or skills?"
How could Zhuge Liang give Li Yan a direct answer to this question?
The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix—to possess either one is to possess the world.
When Sima Hui boasted, he always exaggerated!
The main selling point is excellent value for money; spend the same amount of money and get a different experience!
but.
Zhuge Liang was indeed capable.
If the world didn't have the four scourges of Cao Cao's camp, the atmosphere among scholars would probably be much better.
Zhuge Liang picked up his white feather fan, fanned himself with it, and said confidently:
“Yong Kai may seem powerful, but he has forgotten the hidden dangers.”
"In recent years, the Meng family in the southern region has annexed many barbarian tribes."
"Meng Yi, the head of the Meng family, is a ruthless character who should not be underestimated."
"If there were no external forces to influence Meng Yi, and he were given another ten or twenty years, he might be able to dominate the South and become the true King of the Southern Barbarians!"
"If Yong Kai succeeds this time, the barbarians in the southern region will surely follow Yong Kai or other tribal leaders one after another."
"This is not good news for the epidemic in Bangladesh."
Zhuge Liang's words caused Li Yan, Fei Guan, and Dong He to fall into deep thought.
None of the three were fools; they immediately understood what Zhuge Liang was planning.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Meng Yi harbors ambitions to unify the southern regions.
This alone determined that he did not want Yong Kai to rise to power, nor did he want Liu Bei's forces to be destroyed.
In their struggle to hold onto their share of the South China market, Meng Yi and Yong Kai have developed irreconcilable conflicts.
"I intend to send an envoy to Mengyi. What do you three think?"
Zhuge Liang asked Li Yan, Fei Guan, and Dong He for their questions.
Fei Guandong and Ziran had no objections.
Li Yan snorted, nitpicking.
"What if Meng Yi refuses to send troops?"
"Are you, Zhuge Kongming, absolutely certain that you can persuade Meng Yi?"
Zhuge Liang smiled kindly and pointed his fan at Li Yan:
"Liang, I would like to ask Brother Zhengfang to act as an envoy and persuade Meng Yi!"
"With Brother Zhengfang's authority, Meng Yi would certainly not dare to disobey in secret!"
Li Yan's face turned green.
Sending an envoy to the south? What a madman!
The miasma, poisonous snakes, and venomous insects were countless.
What if Li Yan is unlucky and gets bitten and dies? Wouldn't that mean he'd lose everything?
Zhuge Liang saw right through Li Yan's thoughts.
A sophisticated egoist like Li Yan will not yield an inch when his own interests are involved.
Therefore, if you want to shut Li Yan up, all you need to do is put him in a dangerous situation.
Ultimately, Zhuge Liang appointed an unexpected person as the envoy.
This person is truly confident, possessing the fearlessness of a newborn calf!
……
near Yangping Pass
Su Yu held a list in his hand.
The person above is a rising young talent from Jingzhou.
In Jingzhou during the late Han Dynasty, there was indeed a strong academic atmosphere, and talented people emerged one after another.
Following the dispatch of many outstanding talents from Shuijing Academy to the Ministry of Rites, a new generation of talents in Jingzhou has reached the age where they can reap the rewards!
Su Yu carefully examined the list, pondering which parts should be given to Xun Yu and which parts he should keep for himself.
The first person on the list is named Deng Zhi.
Deng Zhi, like Li Yan, was from Nanyang.
Furthermore, Deng Zhi was a descendant of Deng Yu, one of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai.
Deng Chang and his son Deng Ai were also related to Deng Zhi, but Deng Chang and Deng Ai were only distant relatives of the Deng family.
Historically, after the establishment of the Shu Han state, Zhuge Liang sent Deng Zhi as an envoy to Sun Quan.
In order to show off and highlight the demeanor of the King of Wu of Wei, Sun Quan deliberately made things difficult for Deng Zhi by testing him with a pot of boiling oil.
Deng Zhi saw through Sun Quan's scheme and concluded the Shu-Wu alliance.
Later, Deng Zhi also served in the Northern Expeditionary Army.
However, because he did not have military power, he was a person with a high position but little real authority.
After Zhuge Liang's death, during the reigns of Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, Deng Zhi held a sinecure as the nominal governor of Yanzhou, thus escaping the purge.
Of the dozen or so provinces in the land, only Yi Province was in the hands of Shu Han.
Similar to the Governor of Yanzhou and Governor of Liangzhou in the Shu Han state, these were all nominal and sinecure positions.
After Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, Liu Shan strengthened his ties with Deng Zhi and repeatedly sent people to express his condolences to Deng Zhi.
Perhaps Liu Shan intended to have Deng Zhi replace the powerful minister Fei Yi.
However, Deng Zhi died of illness the year before Fei Yi was assassinated. (251 AD)
What Liu Shan truly thought is now unknown.
now.
Deng Zhi did not go to join Liu Bei, but instead chose to join Cao Cao's camp, becoming a rising star in Cao Cao's army.
Su Yu thought to himself, Deng Zhi is very eloquent, it would be a waste to give him to Xun Yu.
I should interview Deng Zhi myself first!
If the interview goes well, the employee will be hired.
If you don't pass the interview, then you can have a private seat in the Minister's Mansion!
……