Somewhere in Danyang, Jiangdong, the Zhang family moved from Xuzhou to Jiangdong. Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, who now lives under the Zhang family in Jiangdong, looked at the letter in their hands, with a touch of bitterness on their faces. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the look in each other's eyes. Bitter meaning.
When Liu Bei first entered Mount Tai, he sent someone to invite them, but he didn't even let them in. Now think about it, if he had agreed at that time, I'm afraid he should be sitting in Lu Su's seat now.
Once when Taishan was getting better, Liu Bei had free time after being rejected and went to Xuzhou to invite him in person. Unfortunately, the Zhang family thanked the guests behind closed doors and ignored Liu Bei. Now think about it, if he had saved a little face at that time, I am afraid that the two brothers are now in charge of one side.
When Liu Bei was building Fenggao City for the third time, he came to invite him again. Unfortunately, he came in person the second time, and invited him by letter the third time. The two brothers were naturally very dissatisfied.
Then the messenger's words "you will regret it" made the two brothers laugh for a long time. They are the most intelligent people in the world. How could they regret it because they were a small prince along the way?
But later they really regretted it. Liu Bei rose like a comet and was unstoppable. He defeated the Yellow Turban, defeated Yuan Shu, and defeated Cao Cao. They really regretted it at that time. If Liu Bei could give them a letter at that time, let them have One step down and they will definitely be attached.
But Liu Bei came and left without giving them any steps. Maybe they really thought too highly of themselves. At least they couldn't let Liu Bei rise like this. People who are incompetent and arrogant should really regret it.
In fact, Chen Xi does not advocate the so-called concept of "inviting the person three times without seeing him, and then inviting him again". A monarch who has so much free time to do something else is more effective than this.
Chen Xi believed in three things; Chen Xi gave Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong enough face. At that time in Yingchuan, the Xun family at least opened the door to meet each other, although they were not there. As for Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, they directly thanked the guests behind closed doors. This was even when Liu Bei went to invite them in person.
The third time Liu Bei wanted to go in person. It was Chen Xi who stopped Liu Bei. A letter was enough. It didn't matter whether he came or not. It was not good to think of others too highly and to think of oneself too lowly. There were times when he regretted it, and Chen Xi specifically asked the messenger to relay those words.
From then on, Liu Bei never invited or recruited anyone more than three times. Three times was enough. What followed was not sincerity, but a trick.
According to Chen Xi, if you want to be an official, then become an official. If you don't want to be an official, then don't hype up your reputation. No matter how you pretend!
Chen Xi specially sent these words to those capable ministers who were not invited, of course, specifically referring to the Zhang brothers and Lu Su. Chen Xi was too lazy to pay attention to them. Later, Li You came and even captured Zhuge Liang. Chen Xi completely lost interest in those two wallflowers.
I admit that your two pieces of internal affairs can be ranked among the top ten in the world, so what? We have a complete set of people. One more person is not too much, and one person less is not less. If you are willing to come, I will give you a place. Only those who are useful will be used. If you are not willing to come, I will give you a place. I will never invite you. We are not that mean to humiliate you as a servant of the Zhang family.
In this way, Er Zhang and Liu Bei drifted apart, but Liu Bei became more and more powerful. Er Zhang also regretted more and more, and they finally understood why the messenger who came to invite them for the last time came back and why he came back to say something to them, "My military advisor asked me to bring you a message, 'You will regrettable'."
Just because of this sentence. They couldn't get off the stage at all, and they really regretted it, but there was that sentence blocking them. If they wanted to go to Liu Bei to give in, where would they put their faces?
"Alas, brother clan, we were really blind back then." Zhang Zhao threw the letter aside and said with a slightly sad expression. Chen Xi blocked him with a word. As Liu Bei became stronger and stronger, and even reached the top, both of them Gradually knots appeared in my heart, and they became more and more boring.
"I'm afraid that person back then had anticipated such a situation. We had Liu Xuande rejected, and the other party took our steps away with his backhand. It was a retaliation." Zhang Hong raised his head slightly, closing his eyes and feeling helpless. He said, "Who knew that young man had such a method back then."
"Hey, what should we do?" Zhang Zhao said gloomily. He had been blocked by the other party's words for several years, and he was depressed and troubled.
"Let's go and admit our mistake. Even if the other party says we have no backbone, we will admit it. Who told us that we were ignorant of gold and jade back then." Zhang Hong sighed and said.
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhao paid a lot of attention to all directions after they moved out of Xuzhou, but there were only a few princes who could catch their eyes. There was only one person who could rival Liu Bei in their eyes, and that one had already fallen. Of course, the Zhang brothers are not very good at knowing people.
"..." Zhang Zhao was silent. He was unwilling to give in. What happened in the past three years was very exciting to him. Liu Bei went from being a worthless brat to becoming the strongest overlord in the world.
"I'm not willing to give in." After all, Zhang Zhao was younger than Zhang Hong and had not yet mastered the cultivation of Qi. He just replied silently to Zhang Hong's proposal.
"I'm not willing to give in, but no matter how much you are unwilling to give in, it's of no use. Do you want to bury your talents in the mountains and forests?" Zhang Hong said helplessly. Learn martial arts well and serve the emperor's family. This is Most ancient people thought that no one would go into seclusion if they had no other choice.
"Alas..." All Zhang Zhao's unwillingness melted into this long sigh. If he had known he would regret it today!
In this way, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong crossed the river from Danyang and prepared to return to Xuzhou. Unfortunately, the Yangtze River had been blocked by Yuan Liu at this time. In desperation, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong could only go to Shouchun to rest and wait for time.
"This Sun Bofu is also quite capable." Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong walked around the main street of Shouchun and observed.
"It's not bad." Zhang Hong ignored Zhang Zhao. He knew that Zhang Zhao was unwilling to give in. After all, the sentence "You will regret it" still remains in their minds until now, and it fills their hearts from time to time. hit.
On the other side, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Jin, Gu Yong, Yu Fan, Lu Fan and others were handling government affairs. As for Pang Tong, he was already drunk. In the entire Sun Ce rule, Pang Tong was the only one who had such privileges.
Pang Tong insisted that he did not understand government affairs and only knew military strategy. In this situation, which he could still handle, he would rather get drunk than deal with such complicated government affairs.
Zhou Yu, who was dealing with government affairs, suddenly felt something when Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao walked into a certain area. He suddenly raised his head, but he lost his sense of spiritual talent.
"Come here, let's inform Bo Fu." Zhou Yu thought for a while and decided to inform Sun Ce first. (To be continued.)
