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Chapter 276 If the Dharma does not die, there will be no Three Kingdoms

Among the ten famous counselors during the Three Kingdoms period, there were four in Cao Wei, three in Sun Wu, and three in Shu Han.

The counselors who belonged to Cao Cao included Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu.

Those who served under Sun Quan included Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lu Xun.

Liu Bei also has three famous counselors under him, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fazheng.

Fa Zheng's reputation is even greater than that of Pang Tong, because he lived longer than Pang Tong, especially on the issue of leading troops in war.

It can be said that Liu Bei obeyed Fazheng's words. There is even a saying that if Fazheng does not die, there will be no Three Kingdoms.

Fa Zheng's death was like Shu Han's broken wings, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

If there is no Fa Zheng, Liu Bei will not have a foothold.

Sooner or later, Liu Bei's army will be eaten by Sun Quan or Cao Cao. At most, it will be divided into two parts of the world, but it is impossible to have three parts of the world.

Besides, if Fazheng is still there and relies on his talent and resourcefulness, Soochow will be defeated.

Because of this, there is a saying that if Fa Zheng is not dead, there will be no Three Kingdoms, which fully shows the power of Fa Zheng.

Under the attention of many counselors during the Three Kingdoms period, Su Chen announced the last famous counselor to everyone.

"Fazheng, courtesy name Xiaozhi, was born in Mei County, Shaanxi Province."

"Fazheng's grandfather, Fazhen, has a high moral integrity and a good reputation."

"In the early years of Emperor Xian's reign of the Han Dynasty, there happened to be a famine in the world."

"So Fazheng and Meng Da from the same county went south to Shu and attached themselves to Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou."

"After a long period of time, Fazheng was appointed by Liu Zhang as the magistrate of Xindu County and went out to serve."

"Later he was recalled to Chengdu by Liu Zhang and promoted to the rank of military commander."

"At that time, Fa Zheng was not trusted and reused under Liu Zhang, and he was also criticized by his fellow countrymen living in Shu in this state and county."

"I think Fa Zheng has bad character and that's why he failed."

"Zhang Song, an official in Yizhou, was friendly with Fa Zheng. He privately believed that Liu Zhang was not an accomplished British master and often sighed secretly for this."

"In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Song as an envoy to Xuchang to meet Cao Cao."

"Zhang Song did not receive courtesy from Cao Cao. After returning to Chengdu, he slandered Cao Cao in front of Liu Zhang."

"Persuade him to sever ties with Cao Cao and make friends with Liu Bei, the shepherd of Yuzhou."

"Liu Zhang followed Zhang Song's suggestion and asked Zhang Song who he could send as an envoy to visit Liu Bei. Zhang Song then recommended Fa Zheng."

"Fa Zheng refused to accept the assignment and pretended to have no choice but to accept it."

Fa Zheng: My grandfather Fa Zhen’s name is Mr. Xuande, which happens to be exactly the same as my lord Liu Bei. Maybe my lord and I are destined to be together.

Even though I had expected it, I was still overjoyed when I learned that I was selected as one of the top ten counselors of the Three Kingdoms.

He knew very well the significance of this honor, which meant that his name would be immortalized and remembered by future generations.

His grandfather, Fa Zhen, had great knowledge, and it goes without saying that he was well-respected.

Due to the influence of family education, his tutoring and knowledge since childhood were also excellent.

In the early years of Jian'an, Cao Cao had just unified the north.

At that time, there was a famine in the world, and he had to go to Sichuan with his fellow villager Meng Da to join Liu Zhang.

One is to take refuge in Yizhou, and the other is to work as an official.

After all, he comes from a scholarly family and should be able to accomplish something with his talents.

But he soon discovered that Liu Zhang was a softie who didn't want to make progress.

And he doesn’t have Bole’s vision and talent.

Secondly, Liu Zhang did not have the ambition to dominate the world. He just wanted to live in one place and guard his own one-third of an acre.

Therefore, even though he was full of talents and learning, he could not be appointed by Liu Zhang and only served as a small county magistrate.

In troubled times, this position was more than enough for ordinary people, but for him, it really buried his talent.

Not only was he very depressed about this, but even the fellow villagers around him laughed at him.

The fellow villagers who came to Yizhou with him were more or less well-known in official circles, and he was the one who was ridiculed at meetings with fellow villagers.

Although he felt that he couldn't talk to others, he hit it off with Zhang Song.

There is no other reason, because both of them feel that they are rare geniuses in the world.

Both of them knew that Liu Zhang was not a wise lord, so they had the idea of ​​finding another wise lord.

Cao Cao's power in the north was getting stronger and stronger, so Liu Zhang sent Zhang Song as an envoy to Cao Ying to find a backer.

Zhang Song didn't get Cao Cao's attention, so he gave up joining Cao Cao and wanted to join Liu Bei instead.

Under Zhang Song's rhetoric, Liu Zhang agreed to join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao.

As an envoy, he went to see Liu Bei. After a conversation with Liu Bei, he immediately recognized Liu Bei's talent and strategy.

"Fazheng returned to Chengdu and told Zhang Song that Liu Bei had great talents and great plans."

"The two secretly discussed and reached an agreement and were willing to support Liu Bei as the monarch, but they never got a proper opportunity."

"In the 16th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu in Hanzhong."

"Liu Zhang was deeply frightened when he heard about it."

"Zhang Song took the opportunity to suggest to Liu Zhang that it would be better to welcome Liu Bei to Yizhou."

"I want Liu Bei to attack Zhang Lu and help resist Cao Cao's army."

"Liu Zhang listened to the advice and sent Fazheng as an envoy and led 4,000 troops to Jingzhou to welcome Liu Bei to Sichuan."

"After Fazheng met Liu Bei, he explained Liu Zhang's thoughts to him and secretly offered Liu Bei advice."

"It is useless to compare Liu Bei's talent and strategy with Liu Zhang's cowardice."

"If Zhang Song is used as an internal response, we can seize the opportunity to capture Yizhou."

"Then with the advantages of Yizhou's wealth and the harsh mountains and rivers in Sichuan, it will be easy to become an emperor."

"Liu Bei was convinced by Fazheng's analysis, so he left Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others to guard Jingzhou."

"Personally led more than 10,000 people to march westward across the Yangtze River to Yizhou."

"Liu Bei led his army to Fucheng, and Liu Zhang personally led his troops to greet him."

"Liu Zhang financed Liu Bei's supply of grain, grass and baggage, and asked him to lead his troops to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong."

"In the 17th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei's army was stationed in Guangyuan to win over people's hearts."

"It happened that Cao Cao led an army to attack Sun Quan. Sun Quan asked Liu Bei for help, and Liu Bei asked Liu Zhang for funding for soldiers, horses and food."

"Liu Zhang was not satisfied, so Liu Bei led his army to attack Liu Zhang."

Li Shimin: The law is unfaithful and unjust, which can be said to be a sinner, but Liu Zhang is also really stupid.

No matter how stupid Liu Zhang was, it was an indisputable fact that Fa Zheng betrayed his old master.

After Fa Zheng went to Chengdu as an envoy to Liu Bei, he conspired with Zhang Song to join Liu Bei.

You know, the two smartest people in Yizhou under Liu Zhang's control at that time were Fazheng and Zhang Song.

If these two people are disloyal, Liu Zhang's end is not far away.

After Fazheng and Zhang Song decided to defect to Liu Bei, they planned to take Yizhou as their sincerity to defect to Liu Bei.

Thanks to the efforts of these two people, the relationship between Yizhou and Jingzhou has reached a new level, but the seller's plan still needs a suitable time.

Later, the opportunity finally came. Cao Cao announced a westward expedition to Hanzhong and took advantage of Guanzhong to defeat Zhang Lu.

Cao Cao sent out elite troops and strong generals, which not only frightened Guanzhong, but also shocked Yizhou thousands of miles away.

If Cao Cao captures Hanzhong and uses Hanzhong as a springboard, he can easily send his troops southward and destroy Yizhou as well.

If Cao Cao absorbed Zhang Lu's power, the consequences would be even more disastrous.

Liu Zhang was so anxious that he broke into sweat, while Fazheng was filled with joy. The long-awaited opportunity finally arrived.

So Zhang Song deceived Liu Zhang and asked Liu Bei, a foreign aid, to fight against Cao Cao together.

Liu Bei and Liu Zhang both belonged to the Han clan, and Yizhou and Jingzhou had good relations at that time.

Under the rhetoric of Fazheng and Zhang Song, Liu Zhang agreed in a daze.

Fazheng took 4,000 people to Jingzhou to invite Liu Bei. As soon as they met, they immediately defected to Liu Bei.

In and out of words, they all want to give Yizhou to Liu Bei so that it can serve as Liu Bei's foundation and eventually achieve hegemony.

Fazheng's words made Liu Bei's heart beat with excitement, not to mention the fertile soil and rich resources in Yizhou, so he made up his mind to capture Shu.

Under Liu Zhang's warm welcome, Liu Bei led his troops to Yizhou.

The real purpose was to take over Yizhou territory under the banner of attacking Zhang Lu.

After successfully entering the gate of Yizhou, Liu Bei received many benefits along the way.

Judging from Liu Bei's strength at the time, he already had the strength to counterattack Yizhou.

But Liu Bei acted the most prudently in his life and liked to persuade others with virtue.

Moreover, Liu Zhang was so hospitable and hospitable that Liu Bei was beyond his expectation, and Liu Bei was embarrassed to attack Liu Zhang.

Later, Liu Bei relied on the military supplies given by Liu Zhang as a basis to attack steadily and take Chengdu step by step from north to south.

Later, Cao Cao led an army to attack Sun Quan, and Sun Quan called Liu Bei for help.

Liu Bei planned to return to Jingzhou first, and before leaving, he would ask Liu Zhang for some troops and supplies.

Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei here just to fight against Cao Cao. Now Liu Bei wants to flee and the lion opens his mouth.

This operation made Liu Zhang realize that he had been deceived by luring the wolf into the house, so he broke up with Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei lured and killed Liu Zhang's generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and captured Fucheng."

"Liu Zhang's subordinate Zheng Du suggested to him that Liu Bei went deep into the army alone, with less than 10,000 troops, and his subordinates had not yet truly supported him. The army had no food and supplies, and only relied on grains in the fields for food."

"The current plan is to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and move all the people from Brazil and Zitong counties to the west of Fulishui."

"Then they burned down the local granaries and crops in the fields, leaving deep ditches and high fortresses that could not be defended."

"Liu Bei's army came and refused to fight with him."

"If this goes on for a long time, Liu Bei's army will be short of food and grass, and will naturally retreat within a hundred days."

"If we pursue him with a large army then, we will definitely be able to capture Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei heard about Zheng Du's plan and was very worried."

"Ask Fazheng what he should do if Liu Zhang is really like this."

"Fa Zheng said that Liu Zhang will definitely not adopt Zheng Du's strategy, so there is no need to worry."

"Sure enough, as Fazheng expected, Liu Zhang told his subordinates that the purpose of resisting the enemy was to stabilize the people. How could he move the people to avoid the enemy."

"Liu Zhang then deposed Zheng Du and refused to adopt his strategy."

"In the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei led his army to surround Guanghan."

"Fa Zheng wrote to Liu Zhang and analyzed the situation with him."

"Now Badong County, Guanghan County, and Jianwei County in Yizhou are all occupied by Liu Bei, and Brazil County is about to be captured." "The only thing Liu Zhang can rely on is Shu County. If Liu Zhang does not surrender, the people of Shu County will also suffer. The pain of war.”

"At this time, Liu Zhang only had two cities left, Guanghan City and Chengdu, which could resist Liu Bei's attack."

"At this critical moment of survival, it is better to assess the situation and surrender as soon as possible to bring peace to the people and protect the heirs."

"After careful consideration, Liu Zhang did not reply."

"In the 19th year of Jian'an, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others went up the river and captured Bajun."

"In the summer of the same year, Liu Bei broke through Guanghan City, joined forces with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others, and marched to the gates of Chengdu."

"Liu Bei besieged the city for dozens of days. Liu Zhang surrendered and Liu Bei occupied Yizhou."

Cao Cao: I recruited all the smart and talented people in the world. I recruited almost all the talents in the world, but I could not get Fa Zheng.

Cao Cao: Fazheng can clearly see the success or failure of things and has clever plans, but he is not known for his moral integrity. Among my many counselors, Fazheng is probably comparable to Cheng Yu and Guo Jia.

Liu Bei: Fazheng has a good plan in mind and can predict the rise and fall of the world. He has devoted himself to me and provided me with suggestions and consultations. Whether it is temporary consideration or long-term planning, he can clearly understand the truth and key of things.

Sun Quan: Fa Zheng has two ends, and he has two intentions. He plans for Liu Zhang but is unfaithful and unjust. He can be said to be a criminal.

Although Liu Zhang was stupid, he could insist on adopting the suggestions of his subordinates, so he was not considered a fatuous monarch.

Although Fazheng has the righteousness of a monarch and a minister, he behaves improperly. As a minister, he does not live up to his reputation.

Jin cannot clearly analyze the development of the situation, as Han Song Jin did when he admonished Liu Biao.

If you retreat, you cannot sever ties and run away directly, like Chen Ping and Han Xin did when they left Xiang Yu.

"At the beginning, when Liu Bei's troops surrounded Chengdu."

"Xu Jing, the governor of Shu County, planned to climb over the wall and surrender, but the incident was revealed but failed."

"Liu Zhang did not kill Xu Jing because of the current dangerous situation."

"Later Liu Zhang surrendered. Liu Bei looked down on Xu Jing because of this incident and did not want to use him."

"Fa Zheng advised Liu Bei to admonish him, thinking that although Xu Jing had a false reputation, he had no actual talent or virtue."

"But now that Yizhou has settled down, appointing a person with a false reputation like Xu Jing can quickly make the local gentry join."

"If you don't treat Xu Jing politely, the world will mistakenly think you don't respect talented people."

"Liu Bei listened to Fazheng's advice and treated Xu Jing even more generously."

"Liu Bei established Yizhou and appointed Fazheng as the prefect of Shu County and concurrently as General Yangwu."

"He is responsible for managing the affairs of the Chengdu area externally, and he relies on him as the main adviser internally."

"After Fa Zheng came to power, he repaid the kindness to those who helped him in the past."

"Revenge against those who offended him in the past, and even kill a few people who slandered him without permission."

"Someone accused Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of indulging barbarity and being domineering."

"Zhuge Liang said that when Liu Bei was in Jingzhou."

"To the north, they are afraid of Cao Cao's power. To the east, they are afraid of Sun Quan's coercion. Nearby, they are also worried that Mrs. Sun will cause trouble."

"When we were in a dilemma, Fa Zheng came to help."

"It took Liu Bei a few years to capture Yizhou and conquer the world."

"Fa Zheng has outstanding achievements and is difficult to control. How can we prohibit him from not acting according to his own wishes."

"Zhuge Liang knew very well that Fa Zheng was a favored minister who worked hard and achieved great results, so he didn't interfere."

Li Longji: Although Fa Zheng has shortcomings in his personal character, Zhuge Liang has nothing to do with his contribution to the Liu Bei Group and Liu Bei's favor.

In the process of Fa Zheng working for Liu Bei, he did many great things for Liu Bei Group.

Acting as Liu Bei's internal agent in Yizhou, he successfully induced Liu Zhang to lead the wolf into his house and invited Liu Bei to Chengdu.

During the battle for Yizhou, he accurately judged that Liu Zhang would not adopt Zheng Dujian to clear the country, which gave Liu Bei, who was in anxiety, reassurance.

Convincing Liu Bei to appoint Xu Jing created favorable conditions for more talents to enter the Shu Han regime.

Proposing the theoretical basis for marrying the Wu family won Liu Bei more support from Yizhou's wealthy families and further stabilized the situation in Yizhou.

After taking Yizhou, Fazheng suggested Liu Bei to use troops in the Hanzhong area, consolidating and expanding the Liu Bei Group's territory.

Seizing the opportunity during the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei suggested that Liu Bei immediately launch a surprise attack on Xiahou Yuan.

The victory at Dingjunshan laid the foundation for Liu Bei's final victory in the Battle of Hanzhong.

For the Liu Bei Group, Fa Zheng played an irreplaceable role.

"In November of the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao captured Hanzhong."

"In February of the following year, Cao Cao led his army back to the north, leaving his general Xia Houyuan to guard Hanzhong."

"In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Fazheng advised Liu Bei to take the opportunity to capture Hanzhong."

"Fazheng believed that Cao Cao had conquered Hanzhong in one fell swoop, instead of taking advantage of his victory and marching into Yizhou, leaving Xiahou Yuan to guard it."

"It's not because of lack of resourcefulness and strength, but because there is unrest in the north that they rush back to the army."

"With Xia Houyuan's talents, he is not qualified for the position of commander."

"If we send out a large army to conquer now, we will definitely be able to capture Hanzhong."

"Pull down Hanzhong, then encroach on Yongzhou and Liangzhou, expand the territory, accumulate food and wait for the opportunity, then you can plan the world and revive the Han Dynasty."

"Liu Bei was deeply convinced of Fazheng's plan, and immediately led his generals to march into Hanzhong, with Fazheng accompanying him as an adviser."

"In the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei led his army across the Han River from the south of Yangping Pass and advanced along the mountains."

"The army arrived at Dingjun Mountain and set up camp near the mountain."

"Xiahou Yuan led his troops to fight for territory. Fa Zheng said that he could attack with his entire army."

"Liu Bei then ordered Huang Zhong to beat drums and shout from a high position to launch a fierce attack. He defeated the enemy and killed Xiahou Yuan."

"Cao Cao heard that there was a loss in Hanzhong, so he personally led his army to come to the rescue."

"After hearing about Fazheng's plan, he lamented that Liu Bei was not good enough to come up with such a plan. It turned out that Fazheng taught him."

Su Shi: Fazheng was good at planning ways to confuse people, but he lacked noble and excellent moral character and was not a good minister worthy of praise.

Although he did not agree with Fa Zheng's morality, he had to admit Fa Zheng's talent.

Zhuge Liang originally planned a plan for Liu Bei to divide the world into three parts, but he failed to implement it.

It was Pang Tong who first helped Liu Bei enter Yizhou, while Fazheng and Zhang Song helped realize the plan.

Fazheng analyzed the situation very clearly and planned things very clearly. There were few advisers at the same time who were better than Fazheng.

Although Fazheng was morally flawed, he was as resourceful as Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei established the foundation and inherited the great unification, which really relied on a lot of efforts from Fa Zheng.

If God can allow Fa Zheng to live longer, it may not be impossible to assist Zhuge Liang and assist Liu Bei in unifying the world.

It's a pity that Fazheng died young, and even God did not bless the Han Dynasty.

"In May of the same year, Cao Cao withdrew from Hanzhong and Liu Bei captured Hanzhong."

"In July of the same year, Liu Bei was promoted to King of Hanzhong and appointed Fa Zheng as Shangshu Ling and concurrently as the general protecting the army."

"Fa Zheng died the next year at the age of forty-five."

"After Fazheng died, Liu Bei was sad and cried for several days, and he posthumously named Fazheng Yihou."

"He also granted the title of Marquis of Guannei to his son Fa Miao. Fa Miao later became the Commander-in-Chief of Fengche and the Prefect of Hanyang County."

"Fazheng is four years older than Zhuge Liang, and they are both Liu Bei's ministers."

"Although they have different personalities and interests, both parties can always put public affairs first."

"Premier Zhuge Liang is responsible for the rear affairs and ensuring the supply of grain and grass."

"Fa Zhengze goes out with the army and makes plans."

“We can work closely with each other and learn from each other’s strengths.”

"In 221 AD, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu."

"Afterwards, Liu Bei conquered Sun Quan to avenge Guan Yu. Most of the ministers gave advice, but they could not dissuade Liu Bei."

"In June of the following year, Liu Bei was burned by Sun Wu general Lu Xun's camp in Yiling."

"The army was defeated miserably and had to retreat to Baidi City."

"Zhuge Liang often laments this. If Fa Zheng is still there, he will definitely be able to dissuade Liu Bei from marching eastward."

"Even if we march eastward, we will not be defeated and will be in danger."

Zhu Yuanzhang: Zhuge Liang's words reflect that Fa Zheng had a very high status in Liu Bei's mind in history. It can be seen that Fa Zheng's talents are not inferior to Zhuge Liang's.

In order to avenge Guan Yu and recapture Jingzhou.

Liu Bei ignored the advice of Zhuge Liang and his officials and went his own way, launching an army to conquer Soochow.

After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Yiling, the Shu Han Dynasty was severely weakened and completely went on the defensive, no longer able to unify the country.

Zhuge Liang's sixth expedition to Qishan was not to unify the country, but to use offense instead of defense.

When Zhuge Liang was exhausted mentally and physically, he had to sigh the regret of Fa Zheng's absence.

Because Zhuge Liang knew that if Fa Zheng was still there, he would be able to dissuade Liu Bei from marching eastward.

The reason why we say this is based on facts.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao were fighting for Hanzhong. The two armies were fighting. The situation was unfavorable and they should have retreated immediately.

But Liu Bei was furious and refused to retreat. No one dared to dissuade him at that time.

Arrows rained down on the battlefield, so Fazheng stepped forward and stood in front of Liu Bei.

At that time, Liu Bei asked Fazheng to quickly avoid the arrow, but Fazheng was unwilling to avoid it because Liu Bei took the lead.

Liu Bei had no choice but to leave with Fazheng and ordered the army to retreat.

There is also Xu Jing, the governor of Shu County who was not liked by Liu Bei at first, but under Fa Zheng's persuasion.

Liu Beicai treated Xu Jing favorably and named Xu Jing Taifu.

Xu Jing is the kind of influential talent, and reusing Xu Jing is conducive to Liu Bei's rule in Shu.

It can be seen that Liu Bei respects Fa Zheng's opinions very much.

In his opinion, Fazheng is comparable to Cheng Yu and Guo Jia, the best counselors under Cao Cao.

Fa Zheng's untimely death brought immeasurable losses to Shu Han.

If the law is upright, Mengda will not have to worry about Liu Bei harming him and rebelling.

Such an important strategic base as Shangyong would not have fallen into the hands of Cao Wei, and Liu Bei would not have been so angry that he killed the tiger general Liu Feng.

If Fa Zheng is there, he may really be able to stop Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition.

Even if he marched eastwards, with Fa Zheng's talent, Liu Bei would not have made such a low-level mistake as in the Battle of Yiling.

If the law is upright, the situation of the Three Kingdoms may eventually be different.

(End of this chapter)