Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1168 Fragrant bait

   "General Zhengxi is young and talented, but so capable, it is really our blessing..."

   "Exactly, if the rice thief confers the head, it will also be a blessing for Hanzhong!"

   "..." The Hanzhong gentry walked out of the barracks while discussing.

   "Mr. Crouching Tiger stay here for now!"

  But this group of Hanzhong gentry had just walked out of the Chinese army tent not far away, when Huang Xu hurried over and said loudly.

   Everyone stopped and their eyes focused on Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and he didn't go far at all. He just followed slowly behind the crowd of Hanzhong gentry. After hearing Huang Xu's call, he didn't show any surprise. They clasped their hands together, smiled slightly, and after exchanging a few glances with each other, Shi Shiran followed behind Huang Xu and returned to Fei Qian's Chinese army tent.

   Fei Qian stood at the entrance of the big tent, and when he saw Zhang Ze coming, he smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I've heard about Mr. Crouching Tiger's name for a long time, and seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation."

"Mr. Yinkun's absurd praise..." Zhang Ze heard Feiqian's words, and quickly said he didn't dare, and then turned around to hold another handful of Feiqian, "Compared with Mr. Yinkun first, a certain one is like a firefly. How can you compare with Mr. Yinkun?" The bright moon is in the sky, shining brightly for thousands of miles..."

  Polite words, always have to say something.

  No matter at any time, the polite words between people are like salt. No matter what kind of dishes are to be cooked, they are indispensable.

   But if it's all just polite words without any real content, then it's deadly salty!

  Therefore, Fei Qian and Zhang Ze praised each other for a while, then fell silent for a while, and smiled at each other...

   Leaving this "Crouching Tiger" alone is naturally due to Fei Qian's own considerations.

  It is indeed very interesting. When Fei Qian heard this name for the first time, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment. I don't know if it's hard to accommodate two people in one river, or if a dragon and a tiger fight, there must be some injuries. Anyway, in the history of Shu Han, Zhang Ze didn't leave any name.

  But at this point in time, Crouching Tiger is still a very important figure in Hanzhong.

  According to the current Han Dynasty, it is called a big family, Nanzheng and Zhang!

   On the way to Hanzhong, Yang Song and Fei Qian had a detailed talk about the current situation in Hanzhong. The first one mentioned, and also the key point, was Nanzheng Zhang.

Nanzheng Zhang Ze, courtesy name Yuanxiu, served as the prefect of five different places, including You Fufeng, and also served as the captain of the Qiang guard and the captain of Jiangji. Known as "Crouching Tiger", he also served as governor of Liangzhou...

  It's a pity that Zhang Ze's parents and grandparents are not well-known, and the rest of Zhang's children are not strong enough. Otherwise, Nanzheng Zhang's number one person would be enough to support a large world.

  What is a rich family? It doesn't mean that you have two spare cash at home, and then you can go to the brothel and go to the restaurant to call yourself a rich family. It's just called an upstart. People like Zhang Ze can be called big households only because they enjoy a high reputation on the ground in Nanzheng, and they also have the strength behind the scenes.

  Of course, above the big families, there are big surnames, and above the big surnames, there are also distinguished families, and above the famous families is the crown family...

  What is the difference between a big family and a big surname?

   Population and Geography.

A family that has not reached the point where there are hundreds of males and power spreads all over the counties and counties is embarrassed to be called a big surname; there must be at least three generations above the big surname who have served as officials of more than two thousand stones, and there are also Confucian classics in the family. Only those with a certain background can be called a famous family, or a famous family...

  As for the Guan family, there are so many gentry families in the world, but only two are recognized.

Compared with the upgrade path of the gentry, the battle gods, magicians, etc. are all weak. After all, whether it is to cultivate fighting spirit or magic power, it is only a matter of one person, but the upgrade of the gentry has to drag a lot of people. Human beings have so many requirements that they can hardly do it. The span of upgrading is even two or three generations, or even more generations. The difference between difficulty and difficulty is like clouds and mud.

  Nanzheng’s Zhang family is almost able to be upgraded to a common surname now. For Zhang Ze, taking Zhang’s family to take this step is his lifelong goal...

  Understanding this, it is also clear why Zhang Ze generously stated that he would assist Fei Qian to take down Nanzheng and kill Zhang Lu.

"I heard that Mr. Zhang fought against Yueqi, 'Zuolun Zhuyin, the sound of the drum', broke the rebellion of the barbarians in one fell swoop, and thinking about it until now, my heart is still surging..." Fei Qian pondered for a moment, smiled, and looked at Zhang Ze and said, "Mr. Crouching Tiger really deserves to be called after Zhang Jie, the Spring and Autumn Chuanfang..."

   "General... this..." Zhang Ze's smile froze when he heard this.

  Fei Qian's words naturally have other meanings.

  Of course, the superficial meaning of the words is still good.

   "Zhu Yin on the left wheel, the sound of the drum never stops", the blood stained the left wheel red, the drums urging the battle still refused to stop, what a brave performance...

  But what Fei Qian really wants to say is only the surface?

  At that time, when Zhang Ze served as the prefect in Yueqi, although he also went to battle, how could he be as brave as Chunqiu Xie Zhang?

The surname Zhang has many ancestors and several origins, and Xie Zhang, a doctor in the Spring and Autumn Period of Jin, is one of them. Therefore, Fei Qian said that Xie Zhang was the ancestor of Zhang Ze, and that Zhang Ze did not insult Zhang Hou. There is nothing wrong with reputation.

  Zhang Ze was also a high-ranking official of two thousand stones. Naturally, it is impossible not to have read Zuo Zhuan. When Fei Qian mentioned it, Zhang Ze understood that it was the article he was talking about...

  Battle of 鞌.

   People, you can’t be too stupid, you can’t turn your head fast, and you will be sold out sooner or later, so you can only do grassroots work, because there are few benefits involved in this way, and it’s all physical work, so no one will think about it.

  Once there are more benefits, people will naturally think more about things, and those who are not clear-headed will inevitably suffer, especially on the political level.

  Zhang was silent for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "The general has praised you... I have done my duty, I have been honored by the emperor, and I am trembling, 'Although I meet a deacon, I dare not disobey'..."

   The one opposite is a smart man.

  Both Fei Qian and Zhang Ze confirmed this point almost at the same time.

Before, Zhang Ze specifically asked Fei Qian whether he obeyed the emperor's edict in front of the public. He really just asked, and then he could join the great revolutionary road without hesitation. hit?

Do not make jokes.

  Is there an imperial edict in Feiqian?

  No, if there was, it would have been taken out a long time ago.

However, Zhang Ze acted as if he didn't know, and still pushed Fei Qian to the side of righteousness, and then said that he also obeyed the so-called "king's order" and was willing to cooperate. What he said was, on the one hand, expressing If Fei Qian is different from Zhang Lu, if he does not follow Zhang Lu's path, but follows the original "Wang Ming" political model of the previous Han Dynasty, he is willing to cooperate...

  More importantly, Zhang Ze also showed his own strength implicitly!

  Behind Zhang Ze’s rhetoric of “Zishi makes righteous and brave men offer their families”, the hidden meaning is that on the territory of Nanzheng, if someone can turn his hand into a cloud, he can naturally turn his hand into rain!

  But this sentence is so euphemistic that people who don’t understand it will think that Zhang Ze is simply surrendering his credit…

  Before Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong was Su Gu.

   Well, strictly speaking, there is another Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu killed Su Gu, and then Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu.

   During Su Gu's tenure as the prefect of Hanzhong, there was no major fault, but he was unwilling to submit to Liu Yan, so there was an innocent disaster.

At the time of Su Gu, the entire Hanzhong area was no different from the rest of the counties and counties of the Han Dynasty. , Zhao Song, a native of Nanzheng, whose master book, perhaps why he repayed Su Gu's appreciation, maybe it was to quell the rebellion, maybe it was so that he could be promoted to be the boss, and he also led a manpower to raid Zhang Xiu's camp, almost killing Zhang Xiu , In the end, he was outnumbered and died on the battlefield, which made a "good story".

Later, Zhang Lu, who was originally Zhang Xiu's deputy, suddenly became violent for some reason, killed Zhang Xiu, captured Zhang Xiu's soldiers and believers, and became the master of Hanzhong. There must be something hidden in the shadows for this change. trade…

   It’s just that these things, or the negotiated transactions, have undergone some changes after Zhang Lu took office. It may be some conflicts of interests that eventually led to Zhang Ze and Zhang Lu’s cooperation, and finally parted ways.

But relying on Zhang Ze alone, there is no way to fight against Zhang Lu, or the conflict between Zhang Ze and Zhang Lu, although there is, it is still within the tolerable range, so Zhang Ze did not do anything, and he had to risk it. Killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred to fight against Zhang Lu...

  But the arrival of Fei Qian suddenly changed the situation in Hanzhong.

Zhang Ze had a chance to get rid of Zhang Lu with the help of Fei Qian without much effort. What he paid was only a few men lurking in Nanzheng. Even if Fei Qian's soldiers were brave, Even these manpower may not be lost much.

  Why not do it?

   Therefore, Fei Qian mentioned the battle of 鞌.

In the battle of   鞌, in addition to the liberation of Zhang, there was also the ruling secretary Shi Chaike.

  At that time, in order to avenge the humiliation of the Qi State, the ruling officials of the Jin State took advantage of the opportunity of Lu and Wei to ask for help, and strongly advocated sending troops to attack Qi.

  Dong was fought for Jin?

Of course, if there is no personal grievances and hatreds mixed in, the Battle of Qi may not be able to be fought, just like the present, if Zhang Ze did not have personal grievances with Zhang Lu, there may not be any heroic words to dedicate the city .

  The words Zhang used to answer are even more interesting. The sentence "Even if you meet a deacon, don't dare to violate it", can be understood positively or negatively...

"Mr. Crouching Tiger is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. He also has the knowledge of latitude and longitude. It would be a pity that he was not in the countryside...if after the rice thief is executed..." Fei Qian smiled, tapped on the table lightly, and talked about serious things. "...I don't know if sir is willing to be the governor of Yizhou?"

  Hearing this, Zhang Ze couldn't help staring at Fei Qian with wide eyes, and repeated: "Yizhou Governor?"

   "Exactly." Fei Qian said leisurely.

The so-called long history of Yizhou, of course, only has the position under Yizhou governor or Yizhou shepherd. There is no such position under ordinary county prefects, and Fei Qian emphasized that it is Yizhou, not Yizhou. The long history of Zhengxi General's Mansion can only explain one thing, Fei Qian is interested in Chuanzhong!

  But how can there be such an easy fight in Chuanzhong?

Zhang Ze, who served as the prefect in the southwest frontier, knows that the war in this mountainous area is completely different from the war mode in Guanzhong. Can the mountainous area and the plain area be the same? Don't look at your general who conquers the west in Bingbeiguan, but Once you enter the mountain forest, you may not be able to use your fists!

   What's more, the Jinniu Road and the Rice Cang Road are extremely steep. Being able to pass the Tangluo Road smoothly does not mean that you can also pass the Jinniu Road or the Rice Cang Road!

   Is General Fei Qian of Zhengxi Dazzled by the current victory?

  Zhang looked at Fei Qian and was silent for a long time before saying, "The general wants to attack Sichuan and Shu?"

   Unexpectedly, Fei Qian shook his head, and said meaningfully: "If Hanzhong is settled, I will return to Guanzhong... As for the matter of Sichuan and Shu, it will naturally be decided by the people of Sichuan and Shu..."

Oh, I see…

  Zhang asked: "I don't know who the general wants to declare as the governor of Yizhou?"

   Sure enough, he is a smart man. Fei Qian smiled slightly and said: "A certain person...Mr. Crouching Tiger will naturally know..."

   "This..." Zhang Ze almost couldn't hold back his old blood, "General...if you don't know who is in charge, how can you take the position rashly?"

   Feiqian laughed loudly, and said: "Everything in the world must be complete in every way before it can be done? Mr. Crouching Tiger has a courageous strategy and has always been extraordinary, but now... huh?"

Under the state governor or the state pastor, don't drive, the long history, and the three positions of the master book are basically the three giants. For the commanders in the army of later generations, then Biejia is like the deputy commander, the chief secretary is the secretary-general of the commander, and Chang Shi is a bit like the chief of staff. Although there may be some inaccuracies, it can be understood in this way up.

   Therefore, the position of Yizhou governor can bypass the unspoken rules of the Han court, and the locals are not allowed to serve as local military and political officials. Providing Zhang Ze with a broader stage is exactly what Zhang Ze needs most at the moment.

  Of course, the premise is to cooperate with Zhang Ze, and I don’t know who to cooperate with...

   "General..." Zhang Ze gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I don't know when someone will know?"

   In fact, saying this sentence means that Zhang Ze is quite interested in this position. Of course, to get this position will naturally have to pay some price...

  Fei Qian nodded, and said slowly: "Mr. Crouching Tiger will know when a certain person is settled in Hanzhong..."

  I see. I see.

  Zhang nodded, although he sat still, but in fact, at this moment, his heart was like a river, and he kept calculating the gains and losses, and even spots of sweat ooze from his back.

  Even if Zhang Ze served as prefect in more places, he was even taller than Chang Shi, and as Jiuqing of the imperial court, it may not necessarily bring Nanzheng Zhang's rapid expansion. This is his own personal experience, so how could he not know?

  It is not easy to convert the fame obtained from afar into concrete strength in the hometown, just like the sayings in later generations, the prefect who broke the family and the county magistrate who destroyed the family is definitely not just talking...

Therefore, the Zhang family of Nanzheng is just the Zhang family of Nanzheng, and if they want to expand their family power to other places in Hanzhong or even Sichuan, and become the Zhang family of Hanzhong, or the Zhang family of Shuzhong, now is an opportunity. Fantastic opportunity!

   After a long time, Zhang Ze took a deep breath even though he knew there were too many uncertain factors.

  No way, this bait is too fragrant...

  If Fei Qian can really do what he said, wouldn’t it be a lifetime of regret if he hesitated a little today and missed the opportunity?

   No matter, no matter, swallow first and then talk!

  (end of this chapter)