Chapter 351: Zhang Liang (II)
South Korea wants to become stronger, absolutely inseparable from the help of external forces, once Zhang Liang thought that Xiang's early planning to raise troops would be a help to South Korea, but now it seems that Xiang is too busy to take care of himself, let alone help South Korea, so that Xiang Bo, who tried his best to befriend Xiang earlier, has become an employee who has little effect.
The state of Chu wanted to plot and then move, but there was a Lu Zhe who killed his mastermind Fan Zeng halfway, and the result was that most of the arrangements were in vain, Zhang Liang originally thought that it was just a small setback for the Xiang family, and no one could stop the rise of the state of Chu after relieving his breath. However, something unimaginable happened, Xiang Liang actually suffered a defeat at the hands of Lu Zhe, and only two counties were left in the Chu State, and one of the counties was destroyed by the war and became a half-crippled appearance.
After the defeat of the Chu State, it will definitely not be able to recover its vitality in the short term, so the various aids promised by the Xiang family in the early days will definitely become the moon in the mirror.
The momentum of Lu Zhe's rise in the south was already unstoppable after defeating the Chu State, and only then did Zhang Liang go and return.
Zhang Liang can actually feel that Lu Zhe has a good impression of him, which can be seen from a few short contacts. In order to further probe him, he even mentioned some construction to Lu Zhe as a foreign minister, and it seems that Lu Zhe adopted those construction and put them into action?
If South Korea and Chu have more or less incense, then there is absolutely no affection for the newly rising Lu Zhe, Zhang Liang does not think that he can ask for assistance just by relying on some of Lu Zhe's good feelings towards himself, after all, Lu Zhe is the master of a force and not the master of a family.
Can South Korea bring any benefits to Lu Zhe's side? Zhang Liang thought about and analyzed it countless times, and came to the conclusion that South Korea could not and did not have the ability to provide any practical benefits for Lu Zhechuang, after all, South Korea was too weak. Furthermore, it is impossible for Lu Zhe to oppose Qin in the near future, and South Korea can't do it if it wants to strengthen its prestige, so what reason does Lu Zhe have to help South Korea?
Jang Liang's wish is to recover the Korean land and then rebuild Korea, as long as the Korean land is recaptured and the Korean land can be rebuilt. He is willing to sacrifice anything. It's not that he hasn't thought about taking advantage of Lu Zhe's good feelings towards him, and then using frequent contact to influence Lu Zhe's thoughts, or helping South Korea with the convenience of taking up positions after Lu Zhe gets an important position, but the idea is too strange to think about it, and he has been thinking about the feasibility of doing so.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and even the Warring States Period, it was very common for different countries to exchange officials, and sometimes there were even exchanges of prime ministers between countries. Zhang Liang's so-called surrender was to serve under Lu Zhe as a Korean courtier, rather than selling himself to take refuge.
"Anyway...... It's better to try it than to give up without doing anything. Zhang Liang, who was thinking, only came back to his senses when a team of armor soldiers approached. He looked at the red-robed armor soldier who was walking straight towards him, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the city gate hole, where Kuai Tong was looking at this side with a smile.
A soldier approached Zhang Liang and saluted, "Mr. Zhang." My chief of staff, Mr. Kuai, please. ”
"Qi Ren Kuaitong?" Zhang Liang was not unfamiliar with this name at all, but he knew that Lu Zhe sent people to invite Kuaitong from all over the world, and Kuaitong also had some fame early in the Warring States period. He was looking for an opportunity to contact Lu Zhe's subordinates, why didn't he go when he was invited?
Happily agreed, and within a few steps, Zhang Liang had already crossed countless thoughts in his heart. He vaguely knew that Lu Zhe was very courteous and trusting to Kuaitong, and thought that if he wanted to influence Lu Zhe, he had to start with his trusted staff first, so when he was ten steps away, he had already raised his hand to make a salute, approached and bowed, and said: "Zhang Liang, the minister of a small country." I've seen Mr. Kuai. ”
"It's really a good skin and a good temperament." Thinking about it in his heart, Kuaitong returned the salute and said: "Korea is one of the three powerhouses of Jindi, and it is also a vassal state of King Weilie, but it has suffered recently. There will be a chance to rise again in the future. Mr. Zhang is too presumptuous. ”
It was the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhao, Wei, and Han families were divided, and the then King Zhou Weilie made the three families the Hou State, which was recorded in detail in the "Zizhi Tongjian".
Speaking of which, it is not a glorious thing for the three families to be divided. If Zhang Liang hadn't seen the sincere expression on Kuaitong's face, he would have thought he was laughing.
Zhang Liang carefully considered what Kuaitong said, and the sentence "It will rise again in the future" made him feel excited, and thought: "Is it Lu Hou's attitude?" Or is Kuaitong hinting at something? ”。 But on the whole, Kuaitong, as a subordinate that Lu Zhe relied on, would definitely not make a random statement.
"Lu Hou asked for a thousand miles to invite the county, and Mr. Kuai's reputation has spread all over the world. With the assistance of Mr., Lu Hou not only had the peak military strength, but also added two more counties in a short period of time, and Mr. Lu's great talent will inevitably be known to everyone in the world. Zhang Liang's posture was very low.
A small country and a widow are full of all kinds of helplessness, and the country is not strong, and many times they can't stand up when they speak.
Looking at Zhang Liang who lowered his posture, Kuaitong didn't mean anything contemptuous in his heart, he actually admired Zhang Liang's loyalty to South Korea, and was willing to respect the people who had been seeking to make his mother country strong.
"Mr. Zhang, let's take a walk?" Kuaitong pointed to Lu Zhe not far away, with a smile on his face.
"Huh? Did Lu Hou ask Mr. Kuai to invite? Zhang Liang's heart was excited again, and he naturally hoped to communicate more with Lu Zhe.
The two walked while talking, but Lu Zhe over there was looking at the wall.
Seriously, standing on the ground and looking up, the towering walls will definitely give a strong visual stimulus. In fact, anyone who sees such a city wall that is eight meters wide and as high as 15 meters will can't help but think of the word "Xiongcheng". And this is only the first wall, behind which there is a wall ten meters wide and eighteen meters high.
When Zhang Liang and Kuaitong Guò came, Lu Zhe was still looking at the city wall intently.
The section of the city wall on this side has already been completed with bricks, the chutes and hooks on the wall have also been installed, and the three jack gates at the city gate have also been installed early, with the ballistas, ballistas and arrow towers every fifty meters that I just saw on the city wall, there is also a moat in front of the city wall that is ten meters wide.
"I guess that's enough for a short time." Lu Zhe withdrew his gaze from the city wall and nodded at Zhang Liang with a smile, but he didn't walk over.
In these years, there is no habit of nodding and greeting, Kuaitong saw that Zhang Liang was a little dazed by Lu Zhe's nodding, and had to explain in order not to lose etiquette: "My lord is greeting Mr. ”
"Oh?" Zhang Liang went to many places, and none of the local folk customs nodded to say hello.
"Huh." Kuaitong didn't know where it was, but he saw that Lu Zhe had more maverick things, and he once used resources and manpower to build a strange building, but now the building has been idle, so that Xiao He pushed it to no, and he didn't push it and occupied the place.
Lu Zhe walked to the side of the moat and looked at the water surface, the water of the moat came partly from the underground spring and partly from the Yangtze River, which looked very clear.
"Let the gates be lifted." Lu Zhe saw that there were more and more people stranded outside the city, and he would not return to the city for a while, and now it was the peak period for entering and leaving the city, so it was a bit unreasonable to keep it blocked.
Naturally, someone will go to convey the order, but the city gate is blocked, so the armor soldiers can not be too scattered, and under the assignment of the various military marquis, the armor soldiers gradually besieged the city in a semicircle, not allowing any idle people to approach.
"Lu Hou is really sympathetic and loves the people." Zhang Liang also saw that the city gate lifted the blockade, and as soon as the blockade order was issued, the Qianshou and caravans who entered and left immediately poured out.
Lu Zhe's sympathy for Qianshou is famous in Nanjun, and Hengshan County and Cangwu County have also promulgated a series of policies to benefit the people. And its physical care for Qianshou does not cost much, but it is just an opportunity to create a zào opportunity for Qianshou to have more income and protect the territory and the people.
"Mr. Zhang, Zhe has something to ask for, please don't hesitate to give advice." Lu Zhe suddenly said something cold.
It's that Zhang Liang's ears are good, otherwise the two of them are five steps away, and Lu Zhe didn't deliberately increase the volume. He said, "I don't dare to say that I teach." He saluted very respectfully and kept bending down to listen, and waited quietly for Lu Zhe to continue.
"Sir, don't be polite, please come closer." Lu Zhe waved his hand, signaling Zhang Liang not to be so restrained.
If you ask for help, how can Zhang Liang not be polite? He walked over slowly, but heard Lu Zhe say again: "There are many generals under my command, but there is a lack of people who are capable of people's livelihood. ”
Zhang Liang couldn't help but be stunned, he was not a subordinate of Lu Zhe, if Lu Zhe wanted to ask, he should also ask Kuaitong, how could he ask him as a foreign minister when it was about internal affairs?
It is not difficult to recruit talents, what is really difficult is to recruit real talents, and how to leave talents, after all, there are many people who can not be displayed in the land of China, and it is a moral sentiment to serve whom after serving them.
For example, although Kuaitong is a Qi person, but he can't play at all on the side of Qi Guotian, and after being invited by Lu Zhe to come, he will do his duty and do his duty with relevant treatment, if one day Lu Zhe wields his troops together, Kuaitong will not have any resistance because of attacking his home country.
"Lu Hou is strong, as long as the world is publicized, and he is willing to provide a stage for many talents to play a useful role, those who come to serve will inevitably be like a carp crossing the river." Zhang Liang replied in a compromise manner.
Lu Zhe doesn't think so, his rise is too short, how can he have the prestige to attract talents? If you want to make a public announcement to attract talents from all over the world, you must at least wait for him to continue to be strong with this side for a few years, so that it is possible to have that prestige to attract talents.
"So, if my family master invites Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang will not refuse?"
may have felt too surprised, Kuaitong's words completely stunned Zhang Liang...... (To be continued......)