Vol 2 Chapter 2301: Meng Ke recommended talents and became the Prime Minister of Shouchun

Chapter 2301 Meng Ke recommends talents and becomes the Prime Minister of Shouchun

 Chapter 2297: Meng Ke recommended talents and became the Prime Minister of Shouchun

 After hearing Gao Yao's words, Song Que was speechless.

Generally, if a person who has practiced the Dafa of absorbing power and is exposed, there will definitely be only one end, that is, he will be labeled as a crooked sect by various sects and hunted to death.

 But Gao Yao is different. He has the official support of Daqin. Even among the upright people in the world, no one dares to say that he is evil even if they are brave enough to do so.

Song Que couldn't defeat the high points, and couldn't defeat Bu Jingyun and the four of them in a short period of time, so he already had the intention of retreating.

Song Que calculated the time in his mind and estimated that Guan Yu and the others had almost fled away. Then he suddenly broke out and opened a gap, and then decisively chose to retreat.

Naturally, the four Zhanri people would not let Song Que go. They picked up their swords and chased after him at full speed. However, after chasing for two hours, Song Que still escaped. They could only return to report to Gao Yao, but they did not know that this was exactly what Gao Yao was doing. meaning.

After Song Que got rid of the pursuit of four high-level masters such as Zhenri, he began to retreat according to the route planned by his side in advance. He wanted to join Guan Yu and other three people, and **** the three people to Chudu to meet the King of Chu.

What Song Que didn't expect was that he didn't meet Guan Yu and the others along the way. Instead, he encountered the swordsmen he sent to **** them. However, they were knocked unconscious halfway, while Guan Yu and the others disappeared without a trace.

Only a letter was left at the scene, which read: The three martyrs, Guan and Zhang Dan, have agreed to enter Shu. Wang Yueliu.

"Wang Yue, I, Song Que, are at odds with you."

Song Que was so angry that he tore the letter into pieces. He finally rescued Guan, Zhang and Dan, and sacrificed many of his men for this, but he never expected that Wang Yue would lend him Hu.

Song Que not only failed to bring back Guan Yu and the others this time, but also killed many powerful men. It was impossible for him to chase Shu to rob people, so he could only temporarily return to Chu to plead guilty to Liu Xiu.

 What Song Que never expected was that instead of punishing him, Liu Xiu promoted him and appointed Song Que as the governor of Lujiang.

This appointment made Song Que a little confused. After all, he had been engaged in espionage before and had never seen the light of day. But now he took the initiative to transfer him to the military and hold the important position of Lujiang Prefect. He completely changed from secret to bright. This was another trouble. Which one?

There are not many people who have turned from darkness to light in the Chu Kingdom, but they are all people who have made great achievements. However, Song Que not only did not make any achievements this time, but actually made some achievements. It will definitely be difficult to convince the public to serve as the prefect of Lujiang in this way.

Song Que asked Liu Xiu with confusion, and Liu Xiu also gave him an answer.

 The reason why Liu Xiu suddenly promoted Song Que was naturally because someone recommended him, and this person was Meng Ke.

 As the only school of thought that supported the Chu State, Liu Xiu respected and trusted Meng Ke very much and treated him as a disciple.

Not long ago, Meng Ke came to the capital of Chu. Liu Xiu hurriedly went to visit. At the same time, he informed Meng Ke of the lack of talents in Chu. He hoped that Meng Ke could recommend one or two talents to him, so as to alleviate the shortage of high-end talents in Chu. Used in embarrassment.

Meng Ke naturally saw Liu Xiu's intention and laughed loudly and said: "His Royal Highness, King of Chu, you are really sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing it."

Liu Xiu believed that he had a very accurate vision in appointing talents, so he said unconvinced: "Master Meng, can you tell me in detail how I can sit on a treasure mountain without knowing it?"

“Song Que, the head of the Song family in Lingnan, defeated tens of thousands of Vietnamese coalition forces with hundreds of clan soldiers. He also united with the major families in Lingnan to defend the city with 3,000 clan soldiers. Even Hong Xiuquan’s tens of thousands of troops could not break the city.”

Hearing what Meng Ke said, Liu Xiu was shocked.

His impression of Song Que was limited to his martial prowess. He only knew that he was a strong man at the level of a half-step grandmaster, and he didn't know anything else.

If Meng Ke hadn't told him, Liu Xiu wouldn't have known that Song Que had such a record.

Hundreds of people fought off an army of tens of thousands? Such a record is indeed impressive, and even Liu Xiu cannot guarantee that he will be able to achieve it.

"Is what Master Meng said true? Is this Song Que really that powerful?"

 “Can I still lie to you?”

Meng Ke gently stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "This son Song Que is not only good at civil and military affairs, but also has military and political skills. He is even a rare talent in the world. However, King Chu, you only let Song Que be the spy leader. How is this? Isn't this just a case of overestimating talents and not knowing where you are?"

 Meng Ke said in a few words that Liu Xiu was ashamed. He thought he could know and use talents, but he didn't expect that one day he would make a mistake.

Liu Xiu felt a little lucky that she had discovered it not too late. Otherwise, if a great talent like Song Que was not reused for a long time, there was no guarantee that he would not feel grudge and leave her, so he decided to reuse him when Song Que came back. he.

After learning about the existence of Song Que, Liu Xiuqi was not satisfied and continued to ask: "Besides Song Que, can Master Meng recommend some good talents to me?"

Meng Ke also knew how difficult Liu Xiu's situation was, so he thought about it and replied: "Guo Ziyi, a native of Huashan in Yongzhou, is a disciple of the military strategist and a fellow practitioner of both the military and Confucian schools. I once taught him for a while.

Guo Ziyi is a man of both civil and military skills, and is well versed in the use of troops. He is good at analyzing the world's situation and is good at all-round combat layout. If His Highness can get his assistance, he can win a hundred thousand soldiers. "

Liu Xiu was overjoyed. Being praised so highly by Meng Ke proved how extraordinary this Guo Ziyi was.

"Where is this person now? I will send someone to fetch him immediately."

 “Guo Ziyi is in Jiangxia now.”

"good."

With that said, Liu Xiu humbly walked out, but halfway through, he turned back and said shamelessly: "Master Meng, are there any more?"

Meng Ke laughed dumbly and continued to recommend.

“Guo Wei, the head of the Guo family in Hebei Province, was capable of commanding the army on horseback and governing the country on horseback. He served as the governor of Jizhou during the Huanling period, but was later deposed due to the Party’s ban, and has been idle at home.

When the Qin army conquered Hebei, Yuan Shao tried to conquer Guo Wei three times, but was rejected by Guo Wei all the time. Yuan Shao was angered, and Guo's family was forcibly raided, and Guo Wei was also imprisoned.

Later, when the Qin Dynasty unified Hebei, although Guo Wei was released, his family property was confiscated by the Qin Dynasty. Guo Wei was unhappy and unwilling to serve Qin, so he went south to Jingnan to seek refuge. "

Liu Xiu couldn't stop being ecstatic when he heard that Guo Wei had served as the governor. You must know that there were only two ministers at the governor level in the entire Chu State, and Guo Wei was still the governor during the Huan Ling period.

"Master Meng, this Guo Wei is now..."

Before Liu Xiu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Meng Ke.

"Don't worry, King Chu. Although Guo Wei is talented, he is not the person I want to recommend. What I really want to recommend is Guo Wei's adopted son, Chai Rong."

 “Chai Rong?”

Liu Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "But Chai Rong, who is famous in Jiangnan? He is actually Guo Wei's adopted son?"

Guo Wei was the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty after the Five Dynasties. After his death, he did not pass the throne to his son, but to his adopted son Chai Rong.

Chai Rong became the second emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, which allowed the Later Zhou Dynasty to truly develop and grow. He also made extremely high achievements in military and political affairs. Historians praised him as "a heroic leader with great military skills and great strategy".

Had Chai Rong not died prematurely due to illness, Chai Rong would have ruled the world, and naturally there would be no shameful dynasty like Zhao and Song. Chai Rong, like Guo Wei, was one of the randomly summoned characters, and was still implanted as Guo Wei's adopted son. He had a good reputation in the south of the Yangtze River and had repeatedly rejected Sun Jian and Liu Xiu's conquests. , and it was precisely because of this that he left a deep impression on Liu Xiu.

“Yes, the Chai and Guo families are family friends, but unfortunately the Guo family suffered a disaster, and Chai Rong was raised by Guo Wei.

Chai Rong is one of the most outstanding disciples of my Confucian school. He is not only proficient in Confucianism, but also very good at the art of war. He is extremely talented. With a little training, he will definitely become a famous general. "

Hearing that Meng Ke praised Chai Rong so much, Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "But Chai Rong has already rejected my king's conquest."

Meng Ke laughed indifferently.

“As long as Chai Rong does not serve as an official, Your Highness will still have a chance.

Since His Highness cannot conquer Chai Rong directly, why not change his thinking?

Chai Rong is a filial son. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu can subdue Guo Wei, Chai Rong will definitely serve the Chu State along with his adoptive father. "

Liu Xiu suddenly realized that Meng Ke mentioned Guo Wei because he wanted him to conquer Chai Rong through Guo Wei.

"Guo Ziyi, Chai Rong, and Guo Wei are all great talents in the world. I hope His Highness the King of Chu will conquer them as soon as possible to avoid long nights and endless dreams."

After Meng Ke finished speaking, he felt a little thirsty. He immediately poured a cup of tea and drank it. However, he found that Liu Xiu seemed to be hesitant to speak. He frowned and said, "Your Highness, King Chu, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

 “Master Meng, are there any more?” Liu Xiu said shamelessly.

Seeing that Liu Xiu still refused to give up, Meng Ke said helplessly: "That's all."

With that said, Liu Xiu recommended a dozen talents from Confucianism, but their abilities were naturally far behind those of Guo Ziyi and the other three.

The talents recommended by Meng Ke this time included Meng Jian and Meng Gongwei from Runan, Shi Tao and Shi Guangyuan from Yingchuan, Xie Pa and Xie Yi from Lujiang, and more than a dozen talents.

These people are either hermits or former officials but were dismissed. Other than that, what they have in common is that they are related to Confucianism and do not appreciate their talents.

Chu State has always been in a state of shortage of talents. Liu Xiu was naturally overjoyed to learn that there were so many talents at once. He immediately wrote in handwriting and sent envoys to recruit them, but he did not expect that he encountered setbacks at the first stop.

The envoy from Chu State arrived a step late. Xie Pei and Xie Yi had already been recruited by Sun Jian. Sun Jian also directly appointed Xie Pei as the governor of Yuzhang to show his thirst for talents.

Liu Xiu was a step too slow with the Xie family and his son, so naturally he couldn't be any slower with others. After all, he couldn't lose to Wu in the competition for talents.

 Fortunately, talents such as Guo Ziyi and Shi Guangyuan either believed that Confucianism was related to Meng Ke or simply looked down upon the state of Wu, so most of them chose Liu Xiu.

Of course, in this battle for talents, Wu also recruited a lot of talents, and both Wu and Chu gained something.

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 The first year of Shenwu, February 2nd.

Wei Gong Cao Cao, Song Gong Zhao Kuangyin, Wu Gong Sun Jian, the monarchs of the three countries gathered in Shouchun, the capital of Song Dynasty, and agreed to jointly proclaim the king.

After learning about it, the three kingdoms of Shu, Chu, and Sui all issued documents angrily denounced the Three Kingdoms, saying that the king of the Three Kingdoms proclaimed himself king would bring trouble to the world. On the contrary, the Qin Dynasty sent envoys to openly support the Three Kingdoms' proclaimed king.

 It is actually a helpless move for Da Qin to support the Three Kingdoms in becoming king. After all, Da Qin cannot fall out with the Three Kingdoms under any circumstances before the wounds of the war are completely restored, otherwise the whole world will really be the enemy.

Of course, although Da Qin supports the Three Kingdoms in becoming king, it still needs to express its proper attitude.

 At the king-proclaiming ceremony, when the Qin envoy Zhang Yi arrived at the scene with Huang Shang, Chonglou, Dongfang Shuo, Gui Ling, and Wudang, the faces of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Zhao Kuangyin turned green.

Especially Zhao Kuangyin, whose complexion instantly turned livid. It wasn't until Zhao Gongming came to his side that he felt a sense of security in his heart.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't want Shouchun to end up like Chang'an. He wanted to get angry, but he was afraid of angering Zhang Yi, so he forced a smile and asked Zhang Yi: "What does Qin mean by this? Why did you bring five great masters here?" Participate in the ceremony?”

Zhang Yi smiled and said: "We, the Qin Dynasty, have received definite news that Chu and Shu may send masters at the level of grand masters to Shouchun to disrupt the king-proclaiming ceremony of the Three Kingdoms.

After our emperor learned about this, he specially invited five masters to come here based on his obligation as an ally to prevent the two kingdoms of Chu and Shu from causing trouble and destroying the ceremony. "

Hearing this, what else could Zhao Kuangyin say? Even though he was dissatisfied, he could only endure it. The originally joyful ceremony became a little unhappy due to the arrival of five great masters.

  The scale of the king-proclaiming ceremony of the Wei, Song, and Wu Kingdoms was far from that of Ying Hao's enthronement ceremony, let alone Ying Hao's enthronement ceremony. It was just a ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and reading out the king's edict.

  【Ding dong, Cao Cao officially proclaims himself king, rewards: force +1, politics +1, charm +3.

 Cao Cao’s basic five dimensions: commander 99 (+1), force 92 (+8), intelligence 98, politics 100, charisma 92 (-6);

The current five dimensions of Cao Cao are: Commander 99 (+1), Force 93 (+9), Intelligence 98, Politics 101 (+1), Charisma 95 (-3);]

 Cao Cao has been fighting in the north and south in recent years. All he has encountered are Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Shiji, and Zhu Di, all high-level opponents, so his own command and force have already exceeded the limit.

Especially the force attribute is a full 10 points higher than the peak.

 As for the charm attribute, why does it decrease instead of increasing?

Because the tomb robbing incident was well known to everyone, Cao Cao's reputation was also derogated rather than praised, and the overall situation was in a state of mixed reputation, so the charm attribute declined instead of rising.

  【Ding dong, Cao Cao is king, and the skill ‘Traitor’ is activated.

 Character: A capable minister in times of trouble, a traitor in troubled times. This is Cao Cao's unique skill.

 Effect 1: Holding the emperor hostage to command the princes, one's own five dimensions will be permanently +1.

 Effect 2: After becoming the king, one's own five dimensions will be permanently +1.

 Effect 3: If you personally participate in the battle, all generals will have +1 command, the entire army will have +1 strength, and the overall quality of the entire army will be greatly improved.

 Effect 4: When you are complacent, arrogant, or lustful, your intelligence will decrease by 1 to 10 points. (Note: If you can overcome these character flaws, your five dimensions will be +1 again.)]

 Liu Che's "Wu Xiong" was rewarded only when he proclaimed himself emperor, while Cao Cao's "Traitor" was rewarded only when he proclaimed himself king, but there was no reward for proclaiming himself emperor.

This may be because Cao Cao in history only proclaimed himself king until his death but did not proclaim himself emperor. The title of Emperor Wu of Wei was actually given to Cao Cao posthumously by Cao Pi after he proclaimed himself emperor.

As for the effect of ‘treacherous hero’ 5, it fully explains why Cao Cao was defeated in Wancheng and Chibi. It was just because his character flaws were too fatal.

  【Ding dong, Cao Cao's skill 'Traitor' activates effect 3. After becoming king, his five dimensions will be permanently +1.

 Cao Cao’s current five dimensions: Commander 100 (+2), Force 94 (+10), Intelligence 99 (+1), Politics 102 (+2), Charisma 96 (-2);】

 (End of this chapter)