2621 , Meng Da as a lobbyist
"What else can it be done?"
Meng Da said: "Liu Jiyu is unrighteous to the people, why should he be loyal to him? The King of Chu is the benevolent and righteous monarch of the world, and is a wise monarch of the people. Since he can meet the King of Chu, why don't he surrender? Good birds choose trees to live in, so I don't think there is anything wrong with doing this."
Fa Zheng also knew that Meng Da was very dissatisfied with Liu Zhang. He didn't care about Meng Da betraying Liu Zhang. Anyway, he was planning to betray Liu Zhang, but if he cared, Meng Da actually went to surrender to Liu Bei, which made him unhappy.
Fa Zheng felt very bad about Liu Bei. For various reasons, Fa Zheng already felt that Liu Bei was a hypocritical villain. He didn't want his friends to jump into the fire pit.
"Ziqing, didn't you ask you to think more about it? Why did you agree to surrender to the King of Chu so quickly?" Fa Zheng's words were filled with a tone of regret. Meng Da's actions disappointed him.
"I have already considered it very clearly. The King of Chu is the wise king who is here." Meng Da said.
"After coming down to Xiangyang, the King of Chu was very caring for the Lord. This is something that Liu Jiyu had never done to him. The King of Chu was with the courtesy of a national scholar. How could he let down the King of Chu?"
"You, alas..." Fa Zheng could only sigh at Meng Da's expression.
Although he was not satisfied with Meng Da's actions, he could not blame Meng Da.
Liu Zhang's approach to Meng Da has disappointed Meng Da, and he cannot tell Meng Da that he will join Liu Zhe in the future.
Therefore, when I met Liu Bei, Meng Da felt that it was normal for him to meet Mingjun and defect to Liu Bei.
"Have you really followed King Chu?" Fa Zheng asked at the end.
"That's right, the King of Chu has agreed to follow him, and he appointed him as the general."
Meng Da said: "The King of Chu said that he had just surrendered to him and had no contribution. He would temporarily give him the position of General Pian. I believe that as long as he makes greater contributions, he will definitely be promoted."
Liu Zhang sent him away with a small city gate school, and as soon as he surrendered to Liu Bei, he was immediately appointed as a general. This alone made Meng Da not remember Liu Zhang at all, let alone Liu Zhang was not good to him at all.
What else could Fa Zheng say? Liu Bei had already done his best to Meng Da like this. If he had not known Liu Bei's hypocrisy, he would have been moved by Liu Bei and surrendered to Liu Bei.
Fa Zheng really wanted to tell Meng Da that he would join him in the future with Liu Zhe, but it was a secret that he and Zhang Song wanted to join Liu Zhe and could not be disclosed for the time being, otherwise he and Zhang Song would be in danger.
"Since you surrendered to the King of Chu, we will be our masters in the future." Fa Zheng said with a little bitterness on his face.
The two of them are fellow villagers and defected to Liu Zhang. Because both sides were neglected by Liu Zhang, they both had the same sympathy and had a very good relationship.
Now seeing Meng Da surrender to Liu Bei, and his plan is to surrender to Liu Zhe, he will be his own leader in the future.
"I hope we won't meet on the battlefield in the future." Fa Zheng said to Meng Da. He didn't want to face his good friends, and both sides were enemies of each other.
"Haha, you and I will not meet on the battlefield in the future." Meng Da burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Why are you so sure?" Fa Zheng was puzzled.
"It's very simple. Now, come too, and join the King of Chu with me." Meng Da told Fa Zhengda.
Fa Zheng looked at the smile on Meng Da's face and understood in his heart that Meng Da was a lobbyist for Liu Bei and persuaded him to surrender to Liu Bei.
"Ziqing, you..." After understanding Meng Da's purpose, Fa Zheng could only smile bitterly.
"You actually became a lobbyist, this is the first time." Then Fa Zheng joked about Meng Da again. The two of them were friends, so naturally they didn't need to be too deliberate when talking.
"Kojima, I'm here to be for your own good."
Meng Da's expression became serious, and he said to Fa Zheng: "You know your talents below, but Liu Jiyu did not value you and kept you idle. What's the use of such a lord following him?"
"The King of Chu is a well-behaved lord and righteous man in the world, and is also the uncle of the emperor and a relative of the Han Dynasty. He will definitely value you more than Liu Jiyu and value you. Why not rely on the King of Chu, fight for the director, and make achievements?"
When Fa Zheng heard this, he was silent. If it weren’t for having an appointment with Zhang Song and knowing Liu Bei’s character, what would Fa Zheng think if he wanted to surrender to Liu Bei?
But now it is not possible. Fa Zheng has seen through Liu Bei's true face. It is impossible for him to defect to someone like Liu Bei.
Meng Da didn't know what Fa Zheng meant, and he thought Fa Zheng was thinking. He continued: "The King of Chu said to me that as long as you are willing to surrender to the King of Chu, the King of Chu will grant you the Left General and continue to be promoted after making contributions in the future."
The Left General Lang is much higher than Meng Da's general, and for Fa Zheng's current special envoy, he has been promoted several levels in a row. It is good for Fa Zheng to be able to give Fa Zheng the position.
However, after hearing this, Fa Zheng didn't care. It was just the General of the Left Central Army. Even if Liu Bei gave him a Left General, Fa Zheng didn't care.
Chapter completed!