After Cai Yong's conquest, Li Ying not only got Cai Yong, a literary master, but also took Cai Yan as his concubine. After Zhang Xia learned about this, he cleaned up Li Ying. Later, he could only acquiesce.
Let's not talk about this for a moment. Li Ying won Cai Yong and stared at Fazheng who had fled to Chang'an City. Li should learn from Li Zhong that Fazheng has never been too public since he came to Chang'an, but he has a habit of going to a restaurant called "Xiangman Lou" every evening and ordering only a pot of tea and a plate of cakes.
In the evening of that day, Li Ying came to Xiangmanlou and ordered a pot of wine and three or four kinds of dishes. After waiting for a while, Li Zhong told Li Yingfa that he was coming. Li Ying turned to look at him after hearing the words, and he really ordered only a pot of tea and a plate of cakes.
Li Ying listened to the surrounding while drinking. After a while, many drinkers came in and made a noise for a while. After listening carefully, he found that many people discussed important current affairs, and of course more gossip, such as Zhang's parents and Li's family. After a while, many foreign merchants came to the store. The waiter hurried to take care of them. Soon, food and wine were served. Those foreign merchants were just talking about their business. After three rounds of drinking, they began to talk about the war in various places. After listening for a long time, Li Ying saw that Fa was getting up and leaving, and hurried to Fa Zheng and said, "Sir, could you go to the Yamen to talk about it?"
Fazheng looked at Li Ying carefully for a while, and then agreed.
When they came to Yajian, Li Ying looked at Fazheng and said, "I have observed your behavior for a long time, and you are very special. Do you have any questions?"
Fazheng looked at Li Ying and said, "Who are you, young master? Please tell me frankly."
Li Ying said, "Li Ying, with the word Ziyu, is from Longxi County."
When Fazheng heard the words, he got up hurriedly, bowed down and saluted, then said: "A Fazheng has seen the captain."
Li Ying then raised Fazheng and said, "Sir, don't do that. I have a question for you."
Fa Zheng hurriedly said, "Don't dare to be a captain for advice. Tell me about it. I must know everything."
Li Ying then said: "Since Dong Zhuo, heroes have joined forces and there are countless cross state and county people. Who do you think can be called a hero?"
Fazheng smiled, and then said: "Although there are many heroes in the world, there are few who can be called heroes. Yuan Shao of Jizhou, who gathers in the north and has a large number of excellent soldiers and generals, can he be called a hero?"
Li Ying said, "When the heroes were fighting for Dong, I met Yuan Shao once. He was always scheming and selfish. He had missed a good fighter several times for nothing. If he were called a hero, there would be no one in the world."
Hearing the words, Fa Zheng then said, "Cao Cao in Yanzhou, with 100000 troops, is located across eight counties. There are many civil servants and military officers. Can you call him a hero?"
Li Ying said, "Cao Mengde, a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times, is the best evaluation of him."
Fa Zheng then said, "Yuan Shu in Huainan, who is well armed and has enough food to occupy the richest land in the world, can he be called a hero?"
Li Ying quickly waved his hand and said, "Yuan Shu is hard to achieve great things. Although he is well armed and has enough food, why not ask: the general is incompetent and tired to death. Huainan and other places must be obtained by others in the future, just as a wedding dress."
Fa Zheng then said, "Liu Biao of Jingzhou occupied the six counties of Jingxiang. His generals, such as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, are extremely brave. There are also sailors who can stand up to the invincibility of the world. The Yangtze River is a natural chasm, and he crisscrosses the east and west. Can you call them heroes?"
Li Ying smiled and said, "Liu Biao is only trying to protect himself. He will be destroyed by others sooner or later, which is not worth carrying."
Fazheng also said, "Can Liu Zhang in Yizhou be called a hero?"
Li Ying said, "Liu Zhang was weak and independent of Xichuan, but he inherited his father's achievements, not a hero."
Fazheng said unconvinced, "Can those like Gongsun Zan and Zhang Lu be called heroes?"
Li Ying said, "How can you be called a hero for the gangsters?"
Fazheng saw that there were so many heroes in the world that no one could enter Li Ying's eyes. He couldn't help asking, "Who do you think is a hero?"
Li Ying said, "The so-called heroes are not based on their martial arts skills. Regardless of the size of their territory, they are good for the people, and those who have contributed to the country can be called heroes. During the three emperors and five emperors, the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yan Emperor first, then defeated Chiyou, unified China, and urged farmers to cultivate and mulberry. They can be called heroes; Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou, fought against the violent Zhou Dynasty, can be called heroes; Emperor Gaozu fought against the violent Qin Dynasty, destroyed the feudal lords, swept the world, and created the four hundred year old Han Dynasty. The world can be called a hero. "
Hearing the words, Fazheng said, "Is it true that there are no heroes in today's world?"
Li Ying said, "It's not like that. It's just that the dragon is trapped in the shoal and has not yet been noticed by the world."
Fa nodded and said, "I have been taught."
Li Ying saw this and said to Fazheng, "I am not talented. I would like to follow the example of my great grandfather, wipe out the troubled times and create a prosperous era. However, now I feel like a dragon trapped in a shoal, and I have no plans. I know your talents well, and I hope you will give me some advice."
Fa was thinking for a long time before he said, "I have three strategies for the captain."
Hearing the words, Li Ying said hurriedly, "Sir, please go ahead."
Fazheng said, "First, consolidate the city defense. Second, widely accumulate food and grass. Third, take the emperor to order the princes."
Hearing the words, Li Ying said, "But please disassemble it."
Fa Zheng said: The base of the captain is in Guanzhong. If there is chaos in Guanzhong, the base is not guaranteed. Therefore, we must strengthen the defense and consolidate the field to create a strategic situation that can be attacked and defended when advancing. This is called consolidating the city defense.
The so-called widespread accumulation of food and grass is to ensure that there is sufficient food and grass. The government is corrupt, and the people are living in poverty. In addition, the chaos of the Yellow Scarf, the land is deserted, and the household registration is sharply reduced. It is extremely necessary to take health care. Therefore, it is urgent to stabilize the country and develop agriculture.
Although the Han Dynasty exists in name, it is still the Han Dynasty. Now the emperor is in the hands of the chief captain. When the strength is strong, the chief captain can help the Han Dynasty to crusade against various princes on the grounds of obedience to the will of heaven and common people, and kill two birds with one stone. "
Li Ying looked at Fazheng for a long time, and then said, "Xiao Zhizhi is a talented person. Today, he really understood that someone intended to call Xiao Zhizhi as a staff member to help someone wipe out the world and return a peaceful and prosperous age to the people."
Fazheng bowed to the ground and said loudly, "My lord, I would like to help you to wipe out the chaos and create a prosperous dynasty."
Li Ying was overjoyed, and then took Fazheng's arm and went back to the captain's house. That night, he had a good drink with Fazheng and got drunk.
The next day, Li Ying held a meeting with Jia Xu, Fazheng and Cai Yong and said: "Since the two emperors of Huanling, the court has been corrupt and incompetent, and selling officials and nobility is still prosperous. After Dong Zhuo, all officials in the court have their own devils. No one is willing to serve someone sincerely, and it is difficult to push forward policies and laws. Civil officials are unwilling to work, but they are unwilling to work. So, what do you think of someone who intends to open the government and rebuild the court team? "
When Jia Xu heard the words, he said, "This is feasible. I wonder how the Lord wants to rebuild the court staff?"
Li Ying said, "It is my intention to change the original system of three ministers and nine ministers to one minister and six ministries. One minister is the Taiwei Mansion. The six ministries are respectively the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Work. The chief officials of each ministry are called ministers, who perform their own duties."
When Fazheng heard the words, he said, "Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty set up six ministers at the minister's desk, including Sangong Cao, Li Cao, Min Cao, guest meal, two thousand Shi Cao, and Zhongdu official Cao. I'm afraid that they are the predecessor of the six ministers that the Lord said."
Li Ying said, "That's right. I'm just a preliminary idea. I hope you can discuss how to improve it and give me a reply one month later. Now, I have three things for you to do."
Li Ying looked at Cai Yong and said, "First, we should recruit people of insight from all over the world to reserve talents for our country's governance in the future. My father-in-law is knowledgeable and popular with scholars from all over the world. Let's leave it to my father-in-law."
Cai Yong immediately took the order.
Li Ying turned to Fazheng and said, "Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang in the past, and many laws and books of the imperial court were lost. Now many laws and regulations are out of date. It will be a matter of filial piety to revise and formulate laws."
Fazheng hears the words and promises.
Li Ying finally looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe has to work harder. Recruiting new troops, collecting taxes, and building war armour will lead to Wenhe."
Jia Xu immediately took the order.
After the three left, Li Ying called Pang De, Shi Kuan, Li Zhong, Li Xuan, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng, Ma Chao and other officials to gather at the Taiwei Mansion.
When everyone arrived, Li Ying looked at them and said, "I intend to crusade Zhang Lu again this year. I will go back to Haosheng to train soldiers, recruit soldiers and prepare for the war. I must fight to pacify Hanzhong."
When they were ordered to leave, Li Ying kept Ma Teng and Ma Chao to speak in the inner courtyard.
Come to the inner courtyard. Li Ying looked at Ma Teng and said, "The general has been in Chang'an for a long time. What's his plan now?"
When Ma Teng heard the words, he said, "Since I came to Chang'an, I have been taken care of by the Grand Lieutenant. I intend to submit to the Imperial Court and serve the Grand Lieutenant."
Hearing this, Li Ying was overjoyed, and then said, "I am looking forward to the day when General Shoucheng will surrender. I will be more powerful than a tiger. What are the princes in the world afraid of?"
After saying that, Li Ying then ordered his own soldiers to get a imperial edict. Then Li Ying read aloud: "I only want to govern the world with literature, and fight against chaos with military force. Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, is the mainstay of the imperial court and the backbone of the country. He can do both civil and military work, and can do his best to serve the people without paying attention to their achievements. I am very grateful that Ma Teng has been appointed the general of Pingnan and the marquis of Wuwei
Ma Teng hurriedly received a letter of thanks. Then Ma Teng looked at Li Ying and asked, "Did the captain know that I would submit?"
Li Ying said with a smile, "The imperial edict has been asked to play to your majesty for a long time, and I will wait for General Shoucheng to nod his head, so I said I was eager to see it."
Ma Chao saw this and said to Ma Teng, "Congratulations to my father
Ma Teng laughed at the words, thanked Li Ying, and then stepped down.
Looking at Ma Teng's back, Li Zhong looked at Li Ying and said, "My lord, is it possible that Ma Teng just pretended to surrender?"
Li Ying said after hearing the words, "No, Ma Teng has lost his foundation in Xiliang. Now he has no way to go except to submit to the imperial court. Moreover, he has no doubt about employing people. Since he wants to use this person, too much suspicion will backfire."