King Ji of Donglai, an important minister in the late Cao Wei Dynasty, was an all-rounder with both literary and military skills.
Speaking of which, Zhang Xi knew Wang Ji because of the Secret Shame of the Three Kingdoms series. Wang Ji was really a very useful general in the later stages.
And this Wang Ji is very strange. With the version update of the Dark Shame of the Three Kingdoms series, every time a new version is released, his value will jump up. In the end, his command and political ability will be directly close to 90. This But it is the threshold for a first-class general.
Zhang Xi went through historical materials specifically for this purpose, and then he realized that this man was so capable that he could not only govern the place, but also lead troops in battle. He was a rare talent in the middle and late period of Cao Wei.
Then Zhang Xi discovered a Donglai man named Wang Ji in Yuelu Academy.
Of course, these days, there are many people with the same name and surname. The most typical one is Ma Zhong. Wei, Shu and Wu each have one.
So Zhang Xi tentatively talked to Wang Ji and asked about his past.
Wang Ji didn't think too much about it. After all, he didn't know that Zhang Xi was the governor of Nanjun at that time. He only thought that Zhang Xi was a student of a certain great scholar at the scene, so he just treated him as a classmate.
Wang Ji is from Donglai. His father died young and his uncle has been raising him.
When he was seventeen years old, Wang Ji actually entered the official service, but the county asked him to be the adjutant in charge of food and grass. He felt that this job was too tedious and was not what he liked, so he resigned and went out to study.
When he arrived in Runan, he met Song Jun, and Wang Ji studied under Song Jun until now.
Wang Ji actually came from a poor family, but in the Jiaodong Peninsula, there is a strong cultural atmosphere, and Wang Ji's cultural foundation has been relatively solid since he was a child.
When he arrived in Runan, because he studied under Song Jun, and Song Jun was a disciple of Zheng Xuan, and Zheng Xuan was from Gaomi County, Beihai, which was right next door to Donglai County, so Wang Ji was also rumored to be a disciple of Zheng Xuan.
In fact, it is not the case. Wang Ji is Zheng Xuan's second disciple. The reason is very simple. The time does not match up - when Wang Ji went to Runan to study at the age of seventeen, Zheng Xuan had been dead for six years.
After figuring out these things, Zhang Xi has determined that this Wang Ji is the Wang Ji he knows.
In this case, it is obvious that this person cannot be allowed to go to Cao Wei to become an official again. He must stay and serve Liu Bei.
At that moment, Zhang Xi revealed his identity as the governor of Nanjun and sincerely invited Wang Ji to serve as an official in Jingzhou. He could choose any official position he wanted and he could smoothen the relationship.
Wang Ji was confused at the time, but then he also fell into thinking.
Wang Ji is already twenty-eight years old this year. If he continues to waste time, God knows if he will still have a chance to become an official.
But to be honest, Wang Ji is from Donglai, and his family members are all in Cao Wei. Although being an official here with Liu Bei will not affect his family, it will be inconvenient to go home to worship his ancestors in the future.
Another thing is that Wang Ji is actually not optimistic about Liu Bei. He feels that the person with the most hope for unification in the world now is Cao Wei. After all, he occupies most of the country, and it is prosperous no matter how you look at it.
So, Wang Ji thought about how to politely reject Zhang Xi.
After all, you have just met someone, and he has the dignity of a county magistrate to talk to you in person, without any pretense, and even warmly invites you to serve as an official, so it is hard to refuse bluntly.
Therefore, Wang Ji said that if Zhang Xi could persuade Liu Bei to let him stay in Jingzhou, then he would agree to serve Liu Bei.
In Wang Ji's opinion, this is impossible.
Jingzhou Biejia is Yizhou's deputy and the most trusted person by Jingzhou Mu. Generally, he must be Jingzhou Mu's confidant.
And now that Jingzhou Mu is part-time in Liu Bei Group, Liu Bei himself works part-time. How could Liu Bei allow someone he has never heard of to hold this position?
Another thing, Zhang Xi is just the governor of Nanjun, the chief official at the county level. He has no way of deciding who will serve as his deputy at the state level, right? !
So, Wang Ji was trying to retreat by putting forward an impossible condition to make Zhang Xi retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Zhang Xi said, "Just wait, stay at Yuelu Academy for the time being, and I'll go ask."
Then Zhang Xi went to ask.
Let me ask Guan Yu first, do you mind if you drive alone in Jingzhou? !
If others ask this question, Guan Yu has to think about it. After all, the position of Biejia is very important. Guan Yu is not the legitimate Jingzhou Shepherd. He is just the governor of Jingzhou. If Biejia is too many, he may be restrained.
But this question was asked by Zhang Xi, and Guan Yu said you should figure it out yourself.
Although the second master doesn't like Zhang Xi's way of life, he still trusts Zhang Xi. Since Zhang Xi recommended him, the second master believes that the other party will definitely be qualified.
Besides, if there are any constraints, the second master can also ask Zhang Xi to take charge of solving them.
As soon as Zhang Xi heard that Guan Yu had no objection, he immediately ran to Ma Liang and asked him if he wanted to be a Jingzhou farewell? !
Ma Liang said that I, a part-time driver in Jingzhou Zhizhong, am already very tired. If you ask me to get a real driver's license, are you going to exhaust me to death? !
Then Zhang Xi asked again, do you have any objection if I recommend someone to be the driver? !
Ma Liang was so happy after hearing this, could such a good thing happen? !
Where is that person? ! What's your last name? ! Are you from Jingzhou? ! How is the ability? !
Ma Liang asked four questions in a row, which made Zhang Xi not sure how to answer, so Zhang Xi took Ma Liang with him to Yuelu Academy, met with Wang Ji, and let the two people talk face to face.
Wang Ji was even more surprised. He didn't expect that Zhang Xi would only go there for a few hours before he was summoned by someone from Jingzhou Zhizhong and asked for an interview.
Of course, if you insist on speaking, Jingzhou Zhongzhong's job will not determine Jingzhou Biejia's position. But now that they are here, Wang Ji can't deal with them perfunctorily.
Otherwise, rumors will spread that Wang Ji not only has no real ability, but also does not know etiquette and justice. Will Wang Ji still be an official in the future? !
Therefore, Wang Ji did not deal with Ma Liang. Basically, he answered seriously what Ma Liang asked and showed off his talents to the best of his ability.
Therefore, Ma Liang had a full understanding of Wang Ji's talents.
There is no problem with this person's ability. Considering some aspects of the matter, Ma Liang was amazed and very foreseeable.
Although he lacks a little practical experience, he only needs a little sharpening to help him a lot. Now Ma Liang is really short of people, and he also wants to attract Wang Ji to join the Liu Bei Group.
As for the position of Jingzhou Biejia, it is indeed not Ma Liang's decision, but Zhang Xi and Guan Yu can recommend this position, and even when it comes to Liu Bei, it is just a formality.
The only thing that worries Ma Liang is that Wang Ji is not from Jingzhou, but from Donglai.
But when I think about it, this person is a disciple of the great scholar Song Jun. He has learned the classics and meanings of Zheng Xuan's lineage, among other things. He is targeting Zheng Xuan's gold-lettered signboard. Which of the Jingzhou aristocratic families dares to clamor? !
He was a leading figure in Confucianism of an era. As Zheng Xuan's disciple and grandson, if you don't give Wang Ji face, you won't give Zheng Xuan face. May I ask, which aristocratic family in the world has such courage? !
Once Ma Liang figured this out, he immediately lost all worries. He said goodbye to Wang Ji, and then waited for Wang Ji to take office and share responsibilities with him.
In the end, Wang Ji didn't understand whether Ma Liang appreciated him or not.
You can say that you appreciate him. He didn't show any expression before leaving at the end. You can say that you don't appreciate him. During the conversation, Ma Liang expressed his praise for him several times.
Wang Ji thought about it and thought that Ma Liang probably still admired him. Maybe the conditions he raised were too high and Ma Liang couldn't agree, so he left it alone.
At this time, Wang Ji actually felt a little regretful. It was rare to meet someone who admired him. If he hadn't raised such high conditions, he might have become an official for the second time.
But the words have been spoken, and Wang Ji cannot lower his demands now. If he goes back on his word, it will have a bad impact on his reputation.
Another thing, Wang Ji still feels that Cao Cao is more likely to unify the world.
Therefore, Wang Ji temporarily put aside his worries in this regard and continued to serve the teachers in writing books and annotations. He also took the opportunity to listen to the lectures and learn the knowledge of other great Confucian scholars.
Just like this, more than a month passed. Except for Zhang Xi occasionally coming here to reminisce and chat with Wang Ji, Wang Ji himself had forgotten about this trip to Jingzhou.
Then, one day in May, Wang Ji was serving his master Song Jun as usual, but Zhang Xi hurriedly came to Wang Ji with documents in hand.
After more than a month of messengers rushing back and forth, Wang Ji's Jingzhou expedition documents finally arrived.
Liu Bei personally used the seal and, as the shepherd of Jingzhou, conquered Wang Ji as a farewell driver in Jingzhou.
In fact, there was no need to go to such trouble. After all, Zhang Xi had already made an agreement with Guan Yu, and Ma Liang had no objection. According to Zhang Xi's wishes, he just informed Wang Ji and he would go to work the next day.
But Ma Liang said this was not possible.
He is a descendant of Zheng Xuan's lineage. We can't just let people come to work with a casual notice. If we do this, they can say that the procedure is illegal and refuse to work.
Therefore, Ma Liang said that it was better to ask the lord Liu Bei to personally order the conquest. This was in line with the procedures and also showed respect for the children of Zheng Xuan's lineage.
If it causes a chain reaction and makes the disciples of Zheng Xuan's line think that Liu Bei pays attention to etiquette and understands the rules, leaving a good impression and attracting more talents from Zheng Xuan's lineage to join, it will be a great joy.
After all, the great Confucian disciples of Zheng Xuan's lineage have a huge influence in this world, and they can be found everywhere in the world.
If they were willing to appoint Liu Bei as an official on a large scale, not to mention the issue of talent, this increase in influence alone would be enough to keep Liu Bei happy for several months.
So, Guan Yu, Zhang Xi, and Ma Liang jointly submitted a petition to Liu Bei to recommend Wang Ji as Jingzhou's commander, and they were quickly sent to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was immediately surprised, thinking that this Wang Ji was some great talent.
But then after seeing the reasons why the three recommended Wang Ji, we understood why these three were so serious.
And speaking of it, Liu Bei himself has some relationship with Wang Ji.
Liu Bei once studied classics under Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi's teacher was Ma Rong. Zheng Xuan and Ma Rong were classmates. From this perspective, Liu Bei and Wang Ji can be regarded as "same disciple" brothers.
As the leader of one party, Liu Bei rose from the bottom. He knew very well how much importance these students from aristocratic families placed on this kind of inheritance. Even if Wang Ji had no talent, Liu Bei had to conquer him, just like Liu Bei did with Liu Yan.
Liu Yan is a person who advocates light talk but does not understand practical matters. He also advocates luxury. In fact, it is not in line with Liu Bei's taste in employment.
But over the years, Liu Bei has been very kind to Liu Yan and has always supported him even in the most difficult times.
In addition to the fact that this guy is from the same clan as Liu Bei, the reason why Liu Bei has always been so kind to him is because he is Zheng Xuan's disciple.
Not to mention Wang Ji's endorsement through Zhang Xi and Ma Liang. This person has practical ability.
In this case, it’s just a farewell ride, what’s the pity? !
(End of chapter)
