I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 663: Fufeng Fa Zheng
Liu Jian planned to send an envoy to see Dong Zhuo... To be honest, most people present were a little unsure about this matter.

The Prime Minister actually wanted to send someone to persuade Dong Zhuo?This thing sounds a bit dangerous.

But since it is the Prime Minister's order, everyone should obey it.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is really difficult to choose the messenger.

After all, the person you want to meet is Dong Zhuo!

A fierce and ambitious Liangzhou man, and he now has more than [-] Liangzhou sergeants in his hands!
If it were anyone else, Xun Yu or Xun You and others would have recommended themselves to Liu Jian, but the person they faced was Dong Zhuo, and they had no confidence in persuading them.

The Xun brothers are both ambitious people. They are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that if there is a problem that cannot be solved, turning back will delay the important affairs of the court.

Jia Xu had a candidate in mind.

He then raised his hands to Liu Jian and said, "Prime Minister, is it possible for Li Wenyou to take on this responsibility?"

Liu Jian thought about it seriously, and then said: "It's feasible, Wen He! You can bring Wen You to the prime minister's house in the future, and I'll personally ask him what he thinks."

"Here!"

……

The next day, Jia Xu brought Li Ru to Liu Jian's presence on the grounds of official business.

Li Ru was a little confused at first. Hearing that Liu Jian was looking for him on official business, he kept asking Jia Xu what official business it was on the way.

The problem was that Jia Xu was too strict. No matter how Li Ru asked, Jia Xu would not say anything, which made Li Ru feel helpless.

It wasn't until he met Liu Jian and heard Liu Jian tell him that he was asked to go to Liangzhou to be an envoy that Li Rufang broke out in a cold sweat and secretly thought that this old guy Jia Xu was really strict!
No matter how I asked before, I didn’t say anything, but it turned out to be waiting for me here!
Isn't this harmful?

Li Ru immediately bowed to Liu Jian and said, "Prime Minister, it's not that the low-level officials are afraid of death and are unwilling to do their best. It's just that the people Dong Gong holds the most hatred in his life are those betrayers..."

When he said this, Li Ru looked at Liu Jian in front of him with fear, fearing that his words would offend Liu Jian and cause him to be dissatisfied.

But Liu Jian's expression when he looked at him was very gentle and nothing unusual, which made Li Ru feel relieved.

"Prime Minister, it's not that Mr. Li is not trying his best. It's just that if I are allowed to do this, it will definitely increase the anger in the Prime Minister's heart and be detrimental to the Prime Minister's major affairs."

Liu Jian smiled and said: "In that case, you will recommend someone to me. You have been by Dong Zhongying's side for such a long time, so you must be very familiar with his character, right? And among these local outstanding people in Guanzhong , Haven’t you found any talents for Dong Zhongying in all these years? After all, you are extremely favored by his side. "

"I heard that Dong Zhongying has been trying his best to attract all kinds of talents in Guanzhong over the years, but because of his origins from Liangzhou, he has not made much progress... I guess there should be outstanding talents that he admires in this place in Guanzhong. ?”

Li Ru quickly said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, in fact, Li really has a candidate in mind who can assist the Prime Minister in accomplishing this matter."

"who?"

"Actually, Mr. Dong has been trying to recruit members of a family since he arrived in Chang'an, but he has never been successful, that is, the Fa family in Fufeng County!"

Liu Jian nodded suddenly.

Li Ru continued: "Now Fazheng, the grandson of Fuzhen, a famous scholar in Fufeng County, is only 21 years old, but he is already a famous celebrity!"

"Dong Gong devoted himself to recruiting young celebrities in the past two years, and he sent people several times to look for this Fa Zheng."

"It's a pity that Fazheng has never been an official in the prime minister's mansion."

"Later, Li personally represented Dong Gong and showed his sincerity by going to Fajia to invite this Fa Zheng and meet with him."

“After meeting him, I knew he was indeed an extraordinary person.”

"It can be said that he is the leader of all heroes in Guanzhong."

"Especially because this person is quick-witted and courageous. He is definitely not an ordinary person. Li also feels that he is far inferior to him."

"If the Prime Minister can recruit Fa Zheng to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion and entrust him with the important task of going to Ji County to communicate with the Dong family, there will be miraculous results in the future!"

When Liu Jian heard this, he chuckled and said, "What you mean seems to be like the time when Emperor Xiaohui invited Sihao from Shangshan."

Li Rudao: "Emperor Xiaohui asked Shangshan Sihao to come out to confirm his position as prince. In fact, it was not that Emperor Gao was frightened by Shangshan Sihao, but that Emperor Gao saw that everyone in the court was willing to help Emperor Xiaohui. To accomplish this, he even used all his connections to ask Shangshan Sihao to help, which shows that Emperor Xiaohui’s power has become unshakable.”

"If the Prime Minister can send people from the Fufeng Fa family to serve as envoys to Mr. Dong, it will be similar to what happened with the four leaders of Shangshan."

"I think Dong Gong will definitely see through the people of the Fufeng Fa family that the Prime Minister's power in Guanzhong has been established, and no one can shake it. By then he will feel helpless, and the negotiation will be relatively easy."

Liu Jian said: "What you said makes sense."

"In this case, Lao Wenyou, please go to the Fajia family in Fufeng County again to see the father-in-law of the Fajia family, and tell him that I want to conquer Fa Zheng and enter the shogunate's office, and go to Xiliang on my behalf as an envoy to carry out important tasks. Things."

Li Ru knew that this was Liu Jian's ultimatum to his order.

He has refused Liu Jian to go to Liangzhou as an envoy. If he can't persuade Fa Zheng to surrender, I'm afraid Liu Jian will have doubts about his true intention of surrender, and maybe he will secretly check him. This is very important to Li Ru. is very disadvantageous.

I'm afraid there will be no good days in the future.

Li Ru hurriedly assured Liu Jian: "Prime Minister, don't worry, Li will definitely fulfill his mission."

……

Li Ru did not deceive Liu Jian this time, he did it!

He personally went to Fufeng County and invited Fazheng of the Fufeng Fa family to Chang'an.

But in fact, after careful study, this is not Li Ru’s credit!
Liu Jian's reputation has long spread throughout the world. The Legalists did not respond to Dong Zhuo's conquest because they felt that Dong Zhuo was not worthy.

But compared with Dong Zhuo, Liu Jian was different.

In this world, Liu Jian is second to none in terms of reputation, military achievements, literary skills and martial arts.

It can be said that Liu Jian has now replaced Yuan Shao and become a model for the world.

In a sense, Liu Jian sent people to conquer Fa Zheng, which can be said to have given the Legalists a lot of face.

The people of the Fufeng Legalists almost did not hesitate and asked their nephew Fazheng to come to Chang'an and meet Liu Jian together with Li Ru.

Fazheng is 21 years old now, but he is already a well-known talented person in Fufeng.

Of course, this is related to his own ability and the support given to him by the Fufeng Legalists.

After all, it is much easier for people from famous families to become famous and obtain resources than those from ordinary families. This is a law that has been inherent in human beings since they established social relationships.

Even after 2000, it is no exception.

Fazheng followed Li Ru to Chang'an, met with Liu Jian, and accepted Liu Jian's inspection.

Liu Jian was very good at testing the skills of his subordinates, and could test their talents more accurately.

None of his examinations on Fa Zheng were about scriptures. They were all about current affairs, people's livelihood, farming, technology, miscellaneous studies and other various issues.

But what surprised Liu Jian was that Fazheng was very knowledgeable about the common sense about people's livelihood, politics, and miscellaneous studies that Liu Jian asked about, and he was able to express many of his own opinions.

Liu Jian concluded that he must have worked very hard on weekdays.

Logically speaking, a child like him from a famous family, especially his grandfather, was a famous scholar of Confucian classics... His main focus should be on studying Confucian classics. How come he knows so much about current affairs and people's livelihood?And it seems that his answers are not just improvised, but long-term accumulation and careful consideration. In particular, he can resonate with Liu Jian and communicate with each other!

He would also ask some classic questions based on Liu Jian's questions, which Liu Jian greatly appreciated.

"Takanao is indeed a rare young talent."

Liu Jian finally gave him such an evaluation.

Seeing Liu Jian's praise, Fa Zheng hurriedly saluted him and said, "It is a lifetime blessing to be appreciated by the Prime Minister. What Zheng desires most in this life is to meet the Ming Master and assist him in achieving great things. Now I meet him." Prime Minister, you have truly achieved your lifelong wish!"

Liu Jian smiled and waved to Fazheng, asking him to sit down: "You don't have to be so polite, but there is something I am unclear about."

Fazheng was very smart, and he could probably guess Liu Jian's suspicions.

"I know exactly what the Prime Minister wants to ask."

"Oh? Xiao Nao is actually so smart? That's interesting. Okay, then I'll ask Xiao Nao, what do you think I want to ask you?"

Fazheng Zhengrong said: "The Fufeng Legalists are a family of Confucian classics, and my grandfather was a famous scholar in Kansai. Family disputes are based on Confucian classics."

"The general feels that Fa is good at Confucian classics, but not good at current affairs and people's livelihood. However, today the general tested me and found that he is good at people's livelihood. So the general wants to ask me why this is?"

Liu Jian laughed loudly and said: "Xiaozhi is not only good at current affairs and people's livelihood, but also good at guessing people's hearts. This is beyond the reach of ordinary young talents. But the more astute you are, the more confident I can let you go." Liangzhou is dealing with big things."

Fazheng smiled and said: "Actually, it is only in recent years that a certain person is proficient in mathematics, business, people's livelihood, and miscellaneous studies."

"Fa has been adhering to the family's teachings since he was a child, abiding by the classics, visiting famous teachers, and eager to gain attainments in classics. After all, this is the method that has made our Legal family famous for generations."

"But Fa had already changed his goals five years ago. He no longer studied Confucian classics, but took the initiative to learn various things about people's livelihood, water conservancy, farming, etc. Because Fa knew that when the prime minister and Dong Zhuo jointly implemented the New Deal, sooner or later the world would be ruined. It will change one day.”

"The days of holding on to classics and classics in the hope of gaining an official career, becoming famous all over the world, and keeping the family from generation to generation are over."

"Although many famous families are not willing to accept it, in Fa's view, this is the reality of the world. Although Fa is also reluctant, I know that this is the general trend. If Fa does not change his views, then the entire Fufeng Sooner or later, the Fa family will fall to the bottom of the stream."

Liu Jian was very moved by the forensic words.

Obviously, if all the children of prominent families in the world could have the awareness of Fa Zheng, then the reform of the Han Dynasty would be much easier.

As a group whose interests were affected by the reform, Fazheng did not join forces with other families to maintain the old system. Instead, they aimed to change themselves, learn new things, accept new things, and adapt to the trend of the world.

He conforms to the trend of the times, constantly improves himself, and does not let the times adapt to himself, but relies on his own efforts to adapt to this era.

Such people tell the truth, which makes Liu Jian feel a sense of resonance, which is really inspiring.

After all, for those who adapt to the times, no one in the world can match Liu Jian's efforts to adapt to the times.

After all, he is a time traveler from later generations to ancient times, and he knows the pain of adapting best.

"It is a great blessing for Xiaozhi to have such awareness!"

"If the people of the Han Dynasty can be filial and upright, why worry that the Han Dynasty will not prosper, and the nation will not be strong? Why worry that the Han Dynasty will not be peaceful? And why worry that the world will not be peaceful? Where is the food and clothing?"

"The Prime Minister praised me too much. It's not as good as what the Prime Minister said."

"Xiaozhi, this time I asked you to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In addition to conquering you, I still have a task to give you. Before you come again, Li Wenyou has told you, right?"

Fa Zheng nodded solemnly: "Li Xiaowei has already told me about this matter. If the Prime Minister wants to stabilize Guanzhong, he must appease the Liangzhou Army."

"The relationship between the Prime Minister and Dong Zhuo over the years can be described as both enemies and friends. Although there have been frictions between them, they still have a good friendship."

"Fa Mou thought that as long as Fa Mou grasped the soft spot in Dong Zhuo's heart and conveyed the Prime Minister's sincerity to him, Dong Zhuo would definitely not fight the Prime Minister to the death as his enemy."

"I just ask the Prime Minister to tell me about your friendship with Dong Zhuo over the years, your understanding of Dong Zhuo, and what kind of person the Prime Minister thinks Dong Zhuo is."

Liu Jian was very pleased to see Fa Zheng being so serious, and he immediately began to explain Fa Zheng in detail.

Including his own understanding of Dong Zhuo, as well as his analysis of the other party's psychology and personality, Liu Jian told Fa Zheng without hesitation.

Forensic evidence listened very carefully.

He kept everything Liu Jian told him firmly in mind. There were some things he couldn't remember, and he even ordered someone to take a pen and paper and write it down on the paper so that he could ponder it carefully after he returned.

The next day, Liu Jian asked Fazheng to come to his prime minister's house again.

Then he also called in people like Jia Xu and Li Ru and asked them to introduce Dong Zhuo's situation to Fazheng.

After so many people's detailed explanations, Fazheng also roughly knew the conflict of interests between Dong Zhuo and Liu Jian, and also knew what kind of person Dong Zhuo was.

After careful consideration, he briefly described to Liu Jian what he had said to persuade Dong Zhuo, and asked Liu Jian to help him polish it for reference and provide suggestions.

After careful preparations, Fazheng finally set out for Ji County.

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Ji County, Dong Zhuo's residence.

Dong Zhuo had long known about Liu Jian's entry into Chang'an.

When he first heard the news, Dong Zhuo almost vomited blood. After all, Chang'an was his base camp, and Liu Jian's entry into Chang'an was equivalent to cutting off his return.

It's just that he didn't dare to move during this period because his condition was always going back and forth, getting better and worse sometimes.

Externally, he claimed that there was nothing wrong with his condition.

He himself knows best what these Xiliang generals under him are like.

These people haven't gotten into a fight yet because they all feel that Dong Zhuo's health is fine for the time being.

If Dong Zhuo leads his army to fight out now, these Xiliang generals will definitely know that he is very ill. Let alone fight back to Chang'an, it is hard to say whether there will be direct rebellion.

Under such circumstances, Dong Zhuo did not dare to return to Chang'an easily, and he also hoped that Liu Jian and Yuan Shao could defeat both sides. It would be good for him to seize the opportunity to reap the benefits.

I just didn’t expect that Liu Jian is so awesome!
He unexpectedly defeated Yuan Shao with lightning speed and also pacified the rebels in Guanzhong.

Even the emperor was defeated very quickly.

Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others were quickly killed by him.

Everything seemed to happen so quickly that Dong Zhuo didn't even react.

Later, Liu Jian took the opportunity to reduce the supply of food and grass to the Xiliang army, which caused Dong Zhuo a very headache.

Liu Jian continued to supply the Xiliang Army with food, but at the same time, the food and grass he gave to the Liangzhou Army was also limited, which prevented the Xiliang Army from hoarding too much food. In this way, the Xiliang Army was unable to launch a large-scale counterattack, but it still had to Dependent on supplies from the imperial court.

Every time he thought of this, Dong Zhuo became so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

Liu Deran is really cunning and deceitful!
What is he trying to do?
If you want to fight, you can send out troops to fight!
If you want to trap yourself to death, you can completely cut off food!

Dong Zhuo really couldn't guess Liu Jian's thoughts now.

This kid is really hateful!
(End of this chapter)