1020 The old state of Liang Gong
After arriving in Shouchun, Murong Ke and his party were arranged to enter the newly built inn by the Governor's Office, and Wen Fangzhi returned directly to the Governor's Office to report his orders.
The Grand Governor was still not in the mansion. After hearing the report, the Chief Du He nodded, but only asked someone to record this matter, and did not intend to invite Murong's envoy immediately. Regardless of whether he paid attention or not, this time Huainan took the absolute initiative, so there was no need to seem too anxious. He could just let the other party go first.
After skipping this matter, Du He said a few more indirectly, implying that Wen Fangzhi would advise the Grand Governor not to be obsessed with the serious matters anymore.
Speaking of this, Wen Fangzhi naturally did not dare to say anything, and respectfully expressed his acceptance, and then hurriedly left the Governor's Mansion and headed straight for the craftsman camp in the west of the city. These days, the Governor spent most of his time there.
Sure enough, after Wen Fangzhi arrived at the craftsman camp, the governor was gathering with a group of craftsmen to discuss. There were many wood chips stuck on his robes, like a craftsman with exquisite craftsmanship, without any attitude of a powerful minister who was in charge of all the troops.
"Are you back? The envoy from Liaodi has arrived in Shouchun?"
Seeing Wen Fangzhi coming from a distance, Shen Zhezi stood up, brushed away the wood chips on his body, and told the craftsmen to try it according to the previous discussion. He signaled Wen Fangzhi to go to a loft near the border. After sitting down with each other, he asked with a smile.
After Wen Fangzhi sat down, he explained his itinerary a little, and then sighed and said, "Earlier, the Grand Governor said that Liao territory might become a major problem in the future. I was still limited by my shallow knowledge and dare not believe it. However, after seeing the style of the Liao people, I realized that the Grand Governor's words were true. Murong is worthy of Hu Zhong's reputation, so I must be careful."
Hearing Wen Fangzhi say this, Shen Zhezi's attitude becomes more and more correct. The reason why he speculated was that he had the advantage of the prophet was not that he had seen the wise men of the Murong family with his own eyes. However, when Wen Fangzhi came out to greet him, he said such words when he came back, which really forced Shen Zhezi to pay attention to it.
"You are talking about Murong Ke, the son of Murong Feng? I want to hear what kind of person Murong Ke can convince you at first sight."
When Wen Fangzhi heard the Grand Governor's question, he recounted the details along the way, especially Murong Ke's answer, almost word-of-word, and then couldn't help but sigh: "This Murong Ke is just a concubine son of the border chieftain, but he has some considerable demeanor, cleverness, response, and words. Looking at him, people even think about the old situation of the Grand Governor. From this, he thinks that the Murong family is indeed extraordinary and has the ability to confuse the public. The Grand Governor's statement may lead to great trouble, and he has to be careful!"
When Shen Zhezi heard Wen Fangzhi's evaluation of Murong Ke, he was inevitably a little embarrassed. His so-called old attitude was really nothing to praise. But when he turned to the details of what Wen Fangzhi said, Murong Ke was indeed not an ordinary person.
Shen Zhezi was not surprised about this. The Murong family was just a Hu Yi in the border area. They could grow up with a meager foundation and even had the power to compete for the Central Plains. There is no doubt about the quality of their children. If Murong and his son were just ordinary Hu Yi, they would not have been able to gain widespread support from those who fled north to Jin.
To be honest, Murong Ke can indeed be called an outstanding talent in the Murong family. It is not an exaggeration to say that he inherits the past and opens the future. Not to mention anything else, just in the original history, Shen Zhezi's little brother Shen Jin fought to the death in Luoyang, and eventually died at the hands of Murong Ke.
In the original history, in addition to outstanding military talents, Murong Ke's more important person is that his political talents are equally excellent.
Politics can be said to be the most fundamental and important game behavior of human beings after forming a fixed cluster. Even military affairs are only one of the more important means to achieve political goals. Any military behavior without political motivation can only be called riot.
Murong Ke's political wisdom was mainly reflected in the arrival of the Xianbei Murong Nan. When the Yan ruler Murong Jun died young. If Murong Ke had not endured himself to serve the country and helped him with all his strength, it would have been impossible for him to maintain such a huge territory.
There are great disadvantages. Murong's family was more or less concealed with a romantic color in later generations, but in essence, it was just a regional force in a border area of Liao. However, no matter how wise and powerful Murong's boss Hu was, he could only be cunning, at least there was no essential difference from Shen Zhezi's father Chen Chong.
A regime suddenly grew stronger and seemed to be glorious, but its hidden dangers must not be ignored. The disaster of the Han Dynasty and Zhao was in the curtain, and the disaster of the Shi Zhao was born, and the collapse of the Former Qin Dynasty was even more ironic. The Former Yan, at least during the period when Murong Ke was in his regent, was able to maintain the stability of the entire regime.
In this regard, Murong Ke's talent cannot be underestimated. At least in Shen Zhezi's view, Murong Ke is much stronger than Murong Chui, a brother who was praised as a god of war by some people in later generations.
Murong Chui may indeed have very outstanding military talents, but he is basically a negative political score. Many people in later generations blamed the demise of the Former Yan on the inability to appoint wise men, and the incumbents desperately excluded Murong Chui, the country's merit pillar.
But Murong Chui is excluded by others, which is his flaw. A truly outstanding talent not only lies in being able to perform well in his position, but also in being able to create an environment for himself to fully display his talents.
Murong Chui was indeed a young man, and Lin Lao was radiating a roar of sunset, but at best it was just an enhanced version of Ran Min. He had many victories on the battlefield, but he was getting weaker and weaker as he fought. He could not convert victory into practical and long-term benefits at all.
The Later Yan, which he founded, was eventually destroyed by his little brother Tuoba Gui, whom he supported, which was also inevitable. Just as Ran Min's temporary madness in North China helped the Former Yan's domination to the south.
The greatest charm of history, especially in turbulent times, is the unhappy retribution. The rise of various tribes in Xianbei further illustrates the simplest folk proverb: Being fat first is not fat, and then being fat overwhelms the kang.
The order of the growth and rise of various Xianbei tribes was the Duan family, Murong family, Tuoba family, and Yuwen family, all of which were mixed up from grandsons. One generation stood on the bones of another generation, especially the Yuwen family, who was a thousand years old in the process of the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, but in the end, Yuwen Tai was able to summarize the gains and losses of the past dynasties and put substantial push on this history of ghosts to hit the wall, and finally gave birth to the prosperous era of the Sui and Tang Dynasties!
Of course, this is a long way to go. Let’s talk about Murong Ke. Wen Fangzhi’s evaluation of Murong Ke has a very old attitude. After thinking about it for a while, Shen Zhezi really felt quite the same.
The same faces the crisis of survival of the family business, and the same burden of carrying heavy responsibilities to seek help.
In this era, Liao land itself was a border desert, especially when Sima Yi suffered once during the Three Kingdoms period, and became even more desolate. Although the Murong family, father and son, managed Liaodong one after another, was just that, and now they are in a split and become even weaker.
If Shi Hu, who now occupys Hebei, cannot guarantee stability in the rear, it will be difficult for him to confront the Jiangdong regime across the river. Therefore, it is difficult for him to reach a consensus on compromise with the Murong family, and he must completely surrender and be a complete vassal.
Although in the original history, Shi Hu could not conquer Liaodong with the general trend of unifying the north, it may not be good, especially the current situation in Liao terrain is more related to the survival of the Shi Hu regime. Murong Huang was not able to quickly wipe out his brother Murong Ren like the original history, and his strength was even weaker.
So judging from the current situation, if there is no external force intervention, it will only be a matter of time before Murong Huang's death, and it will not be too long. Then the heavy task of Murong Ke's trip can be imagined.
Although they have similar life experiences, Shen Zhezi lacked sympathy for Murong Ke, but instead felt a sense of gloating. As for Murong Ke's statement, just like the words he said when he wandered around in his early years to seek a way out, the farts were not stinking, and there was no need to be too serious.
However, Wen Fangzhi gave Murong Ke a very high evaluation. After talking about his superiority, he continued: "This Murong Ke has the ability to become a powerful person and cannot be underestimated. The Grand Governor may be a far-reaching trouble for his subordinates, but when he observes it nearby, he is actually unable to cause harm. I think that the current situation of the Governor's Office is to use the right people. If he can use it for his own use, he may not be able to use his talents."
Conquer Murong Ke?
Hearing Wen Fangzhi's suggestion, Shen Zhezi just smiled but said nothing. A family could really gain the favor of heaven, and there were many talents in several generations. There were more than one Murong family in history. However, as a later generation, Shen Zhezi really looked down on Murong family.
After all, Fu Jian in history tried out a nest of ungrateful wolves who were not well-fed with his family, his family, country and the world at the cost of his life. Not to mention that Murong Chui is really talented, even the little rabbit master of the Murong family can play with it, don’t really use it. The cost of trust is too high, and it is possible to take a backhand at any time.
Even if the brothers are not compatible, how could they rely on their lives and life to other races? Besides, Shen Zhezi did not think that the Murong clan had any irreplaceable importance and would not risk their lives.
Seeing that the Grand Governor just smiled but didn't say anything, Wen Fangzhi couldn't help but say, "I had been walking with him before, and I could see that Murong Ke and Feng Yi and other Liao subordinates seemed harmonious, but they were actually alienated. Murong Ke's talent was hard to hide, but his father still sent him out. It can be seen that this son should be miserable in the Liao Desolation. With his brothers and fathers and sons' alienation, it may not be possible to quote."
Speaking of this, Wen Fangzhi couldn't help but sigh, "I came to my father's teachings in my childhood, and then went in and out to follow the Grand Commander. I still felt that this talent of the wild barbarians was beyond my reach. If I could not use it, it would be a pity."
"Hongzu, you don't have to be more serious than others than yourself. You can be quick to observe the traces and make appropriate statements. As for Murong Ke, you should be in this world, with the body of a wild barbarian. If you don't have the heart of one or two bravery, you will not be considered a talent for the world. You can be more elegant and not be compelled to me."
Wen Fangzhi was shocked when he heard the Grand Commander say this. Although his admiration for Murong Ke was partly because Murong Ke was indeed talented, he still noticed the disharmony among the Liao missions. It was his merit to expand and tear him by reusing Murong Ke.
But the Grand Governor said this, and he immediately realized that his thoughts were still a little shallow. He quickly lowered his head to express his teachings, but he did not want to give up on his discovery, so he asked how to make use of this.
"The so-called alienation and relatives are not interfering. The Murong clan is indeed a kind of humble person. He has weak human relations, but if he is strong with external forces, he will inevitably be traced or will be counterproductive. Since you are elegant and valued by your talents, you might as well attract the popularity of Huainan in the near future. The advantages and disadvantages of people can only be revealed by the wishes of the public."
Shen Zhezi smiled and said, "If you can get the help of this son, you can also get a lot of talent in the future. The near and far-reaching troubles will eventually be useful. Although success or failure will eventually be listed in the grandeur, if you can get the help of the auxiliary wings, it will also make my soldiers lose more labor."
After hearing what the Grand Governor said, Wen Fangzhi felt that he was still a little immature after all. He nodded quickly, and then thought of Du He's advice, and couldn't help but sigh: "There are no lack of talented people in the border areas, and the talent is not limited to the sky. I have been competing with people because of this. The Grand Governor is indeed a high standard in the world, but the sea is peaceful and the river is still far away, so he still needs to be brave and courageous. The Grand Governor has been too concerned about the side affairs recently, which really makes the palace feel so worried."
Shen Zhezi was stunned at first after hearing this, and after a moment he realized what Wen Fangzhi meant, and then suddenly felt itchy in his hands and feet. Especially when he saw Wen Fangzhi's sincere look, he felt the urge to do it for Wen Qiao.
Chapter completed!