The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 267 Proud Liu Zhang Meets Zhen Mi
Yizhou, will be outside the government.

Liu Zhang and many civil and military officials watched the emperor's envoys leave with a smile and respect on their faces.

It's just that when the envoys of the emperor left.

Liu Zhang's face darkened instantly, he snorted coldly and waved his sleeves, turned around and took a few steps, and at the same time scolded: "This Zhang Xiu really thinks of himself as a character."

"Do you really think that I, Liu Zhang, are easy to bully?"

"You actually want me to offer taxes, food and grass. Back then, Dong Zhuo and Li Guo were in charge of the emperor, and I didn't see them dare to ask me for taxes and food."

"Even Cao Mengde is in awe of me, how dare he ask me for these things?"

The more Liu Zhang spoke, the more angry he became, his expression furious, and he continued: "Zi Qiao, tell the envoy to me now, let him tell Zhang Xiu that I, Yizhou, will never pay him a penny or a grain of food. "

"The lord calm down, the lord calms down."

Everyone quickly persuaded them, but they also felt that Zhang Xiu was a little too much. After all, Yizhou has a population of several million, and all kinds of food and grass taxes are a huge expense.

The key point is that Liu Zhang needs to support such a large group of people, and it is impossible to give these things.

"My lord, calm down." Zhang Song's eyes flashed a little, and he said immediately: "My lord, isn't Zhang Xiu's purpose this time just to want something?"

"Is that asking for something? It's going to empty out my Yizhou." Liu Zhang was so angry that he shook his sleeves and drank.

"Don't worry, my lord, doesn't he want these things? Maybe he does." Zhang Song shrugged and smiled lightly, a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth.

"However, there are many mountainous roads in Sichuan and Shu, and it will take time to pay the taxes. It is a long way from Sichuan and Shu to Jingzhou, and it will take some time. The lord should come down but not pay. What can he do?"

"Should I pay it or not?" Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Song suspiciously, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's natural not to pay, but Zhang Xiu is a wolf, and I'm worried that he said these things just to annoy me, and then It’s easy to send troops to attack Yizhou.”

"You also know that although I have more than [-] armored soldiers in Yizhou and millions of stones of food, the generals under my command have been on the battlefield for a long time, and even Zhang Lu in Hanzhong can't take it down."

"On the other hand, Zhang Xiu, his subordinates are prosperous in Wuchang, the generals are good at fighting, the counselors are full of tricks, and the soldiers are all elites in a hundred battles. So how can we talk about fighting with Zhang Xiu's army?"

Speaking of this, Liu Zhang sighed slightly.

Although he was cursing and disobedient to Zhang Xiu, he was still very honest in his heart. He was very afraid that Zhang Xiu would take the opportunity to make trouble and attack him in Yizhou.

After all, he hasn't done enough for the local emperor.

And he didn't have the guts to beat Zhang Xiu.

That Jiangdong Sun Ce is also a state, and quite prestigious, known as the little overlord of Jiangdong, with nearly [-] elite armor under his command, he is also a battle-tested veteran.

Then he was pushed to his hometown Soochow by Zhang Xiu for three months.

What are you fighting with this kind of person?Fuck it!
"My lord, if you don't give it, doesn't it mean that we have to fight Zhang Xiujun. If Zhang Xiu wants it, then we can delay it, at least we can delay it until next year's spring."

Zhang Song said with a light smile.

"Then what about the beginning of spring in the coming year? Zhang Xiu will be even more furious, and he will be furious." Liu Zhang said with a frown.

"Hehe, don't worry, my lord. As far as I know, now that Yuan Shao has entered the Central Plains, he will soon pacify Gongsun Zan. Once he pacifies Gongsun, Zhang Xiu will be his next target."

Zhang Song stroked his beard and smiled lightly.

Of course, he didn't say anything in his heart, Yuan Shao's people had already approached him, asking him to keep Liu Zhang stable, and when the time came to attack Zhang Xiu, he would be given the position of Jiuqing and a thousand gold if things were done.

This condition was very attractive, and he didn't need to do anything, he agreed to it as a matter of course. As for keeping Liu Zhang stable, it was too simple.

"You mean Yuan Shao is going to attack Zhang Xiu?" Liu Zhang narrowed his eyes, showing a surprised expression.

"Naturally, as long as Yuan Shao wins Youbei, with the prestige of his Yuan family, it will take at most half a year for him to send troops to the south, ready to capture Jingxiang, and thus unify the world."

Zhang Song replied almost firmly.

This news was conveyed to him by Yuan Shao, at the latest a year, they will definitely launch a North-South War, and Zhang Xiu will definitely lose in this battle.

"That is to say, as long as we wait until next year's spring, the Yuan family may have already captured Gongsun Zan by that time. At that time, if we delay for a while, the Yuan family will definitely station troops in the Central Plains."

"At that time, how dare Zhang Xiu attack Yizhou, and even said that he needs to send someone to beg for peace to appease the lord. At that time, the lord can ask him for military equipment and food instead."

"Because, in the battle between Yuan Shao and Zhang Xiu, it is bound to affect the whole body, and he would never dare to offend the lord rashly, and he has no soldiers to guard against the lord."

Zhang Song's explanation was very detailed, and everyone around nodded their heads. They really admired Zhang Song's talent, at least this insight was very thorough.

Liu Zhang's pupils gradually brightened from thinking, and even smiled at the end. He looked at Zhang Song with a light smile and said, "So, Zhang Xiu will have to beg me then?"

"Naturally, since Zhang Xiu is definitely not Yuan Shao's opponent, the lord can raise the price at that time." Zhang Song replied with a smile.

"Haha, okay, just what Yi Ziqiao said," Liu Zhang smiled, and was already thinking about how he would humiliate Zhang Xiu when he begged him for peace.

"However, my lord, I still need to pay a batch of taxes before winter, just in case. After all, Chengdu and other places are not too far away, so it can be regarded as stabilizing Zhang Xiu."

Zhang Song explained a sentence, which is considered more detailed.

"Do you still want to give it?" Liu Zhang showed reluctance.

"Hehe, my lord doesn't need to worry about these taxes. When Zhang Xiu begs the lord, the lord will come back twice as much. If I want to come to Zhang Xiu, I dare not refuse."

Zhang Song had already figured out that Zhang Xiu couldn't stand it.

After all, in terms of territory, Zhang Xiu has two states and Yuan Shao is almost equal to six states.In terms of military strength, Yuan Shao even has hundreds of thousands, and when he wins Gongsun, he will have Youbei Wuhuan to help him.

In terms of fame, the Yuan family has four generations and three generations.

No matter where it is compared, Zhang Xiu will definitely lose.

"Forget it, let's treat it as sending beggars away." Liu Zhang waved his hand, Sichuan is still relatively wealthy, and a small amount of money can still support it.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

On the Han River, a group of people came to escort Zhen Mi.

At the bow of the boat, Zhen Mi was standing there gracefully, just the back view was enough to make Liu Gong lose all color.

Facing the autumn wind, Zhen Mi felt the difference in Jiangnan.

She has lived in Hebei for a long time and has never been to Jiangnan. Looking at the fishermen fishing on the river, Zhen Mi's beautiful eyes showed a little bit of astonishment.

Because these fishermen are not as yellow and emaciated as the fishermen in Yecheng, but have a smile on their faces. She has never seen such a smile on the faces of the people along the way.

"Strange!" Zhen Mi muttered.

At the moment, I didn’t worry about it, but looked at the magnificence of the Han River, the evergreen trees on both banks, or the crucian carp jumping up from time to time, and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, landed.

Zhen Mi originally took a carriage, but considering that it was very close to Xiangyang, she didn't take it, but walked instead.

Along the way, she met many merchants.

There are more merchants here than he saw in Yecheng.

You know, Yecheng is an important town in Hebei, and it has always been known as the most important town besides Luoyang, but even if there are not so many merchants in Yecheng, right?
I'm afraid, that's the only way to go north and south.

Another thing that surprised her even more was that most of the common people she met along the way were wearing new clothes, although they could not be called fresh and beautiful.

All are made of fine linen.

In her opinion, this is too unrealistic, because Yecheng is divided into east and west cities, one side is for people with status, and the other side is for poor people, and there are many refugees in the city.

As for those who can wear such clothes, there are too few.

But here it is very common.

"Strange," Zhen Mi muttered again, and then stepped forward, "Old man, we are from a foreign country, I would like to ask, why are there no refugees here?"

The old man glanced at Zhen Mi, the latter was dressed gorgeously, she looked like a woman from a wealthy family, but he was not afraid, instead he said a little arrogantly:

"Girl, you don't know. There are no refugees in Jingzhou. Even if there are, they will be settled down immediately, and then they will be given land to live in."

"Settle down? But today the world is in chaos. Settling down is easy to say, but it makes countless people feel powerless. And I see that the common people here are all wearing new clothes. Why is that?"

Suspicious in Zhen Mi's eyes, she said.

"Hehe, just because others can't do it doesn't mean Mr. Ming can't do it. As for the new clothes we wear, it's all because of Mr. Ming. Otherwise, we wouldn't have changed into them for more than ten years."

The old man was quite emotional and looked excited.

"Ming Gong? Who is it?" Zhen Mi was suspicious.

"Of course it's Prime Minister Zhang, girl, you haven't heard of it, have you?" the old man said in surprise.

"Prime Minister Zhang? Zhang Xiu?" Zhen Mi was taken aback, "But isn't this person full of evil and doing all kinds of evil?"

Because of Yuan Shao's reasons and the lack of information at that time, Hebei's reputation about Zhang Xiu was not good, or what Zhen Mi heard was not good.

"You, girl, don't talk nonsense." The old man's cheeks were flushed with anger, and his voice was a little hurried. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhen Mi was a girl, he would have cursed a long time ago.

"Miss Nian, you came from another place, so I won't take you to court." The old man looked solemn, "But if Zhang Engong is a bad person who is full of crimes and commits all kinds of evil, there are still people in the world who are not bad people?"

"To tell you the truth, Miss, in the entire Jingzhou, there are millions of households, and almost every family has built a shrine for Prime Minister Zhang, and everything that the people of Jingzhou have is given by Prime Minister Zhang."

The more the old man talked, the more excited he became, "I think back then, the turmoil in the world also affected Jingzhou. Countless people couldn't eat enough, and they even had to eat each other."

"However, after Prime Minister Zhang entered Jingzhou, he successively punished corrupt officials, reduced taxes, set up a family for refugees, and even served corvee with wages and food."

"Prime Minister Zhang is sympathetic to the sentiments of the people and considers us common people. If someone turns against him, I will be the first one who does not want to, even if it means risking his life, he will not hesitate."

The old man's voice was trembling, and his expression was by no means pretending, it was very real.

Now it's Zhen Mi's turn to be confused, because before she came, she didn't know Zhang Xiu very well, but everything in front of her seemed to tell her that it was someone else's slander.

Involuntarily, Zhen Mi felt a little guilty.

Along the way, she knocked around and learned something about Zhang Xiu. Without exception, everyone was full of praise, and there was not even a bad word.

If there is something bad about it, it is probably that Zhang Xiu did not let the Jingzhou soldiers accept the gifts they sent, but can this be said to be bad?

For a moment, Xiangyang City.

Looking at the ancient city of Xiangyang, she was stunned again.

Xiangyang City has been fortified, towering into the clouds, majestic and majestic, no less than Yecheng.Especially the endless stream of people at the city gate, there are really too many.

And the soldiers here are loyal to their duties.

In stark contrast to the dereliction of defenders elsewhere.

Not only were the common people not afraid of seeing them, but they wanted to give them food and drink, and the latter, like the people's soldiers, took care of all those who entered the city with all their heart.

They stepped forward to help those who couldn't push the carts, and patiently told those who didn't know the way, everything made Zhen Mi a little confused.

Entering the city, the streets on both sides are bustling.

On both sides of the street, various street vendors were shouting loudly.

As for the street, there was a lot of people and traffic. Because it was autumn, there were obviously a lot more people on the street, and there were even a lot more children.

In previous years, children went to the street once every 800 years, but now most of the children can come for a walk even if they have nothing to do, and they can also try some small things.

Arriving at the place arranged by the Zhen family, Zhen Mi's mind was still on the hot street just now. This place is really too prosperous, and the money here is also different from outside.

He had heard that the Han Dynasty introduced new coins before, but he didn't expect Jingzhou to try it out so successfully.

"Uncle Li, go and tell Zhang Xiu that I have arrived in Jingzhou and I am currently resting in Zhen's residence." Zhen Mi said with a sigh.

"Mm," the man called Uncle Li bowed his head in response.

He is the housekeeper arranged by the Zhen family in Xiangyang. Although there is no Zhen family business here, there is a property, but it is rarely exposed.

And at the same time,
Inside the general's mansion, the city gate guards came quickly.

"My lord, Zhen Mi has already entered Xiangyang, and should send someone to inform first."

"Oh~, Zhen Mi has arrived?" Zhang Xiu slowly put down the letter in his hand, showing a smile, Yuan Shao wrote back saying that he agreed, Zhang Xiu was quite surprised.

"Let's go, let's go to pay a visit one or two."

Jia Xu:"???"

Jia Xu's shrewd eyes showed surprise, and he looked at Zhang Xiu, as if to say, my lord, aren't you looking for a concubine for the emperor?What are you doing?
"My lord, since Zhen Mi was recruited into the palace, wouldn't it be inappropriate for my lord to meet in advance?" Jia Xu hesitated a little, but still strode forward.

After listening to Jia Xu,

Beside, Hu Che'er winked.

The point is that this old thing didn't notice himself.

This pissed off Hu Che'er, damn it, isn't this old bastard usually quite shrewd?Why are you so stupid at this time?
If it weren't for the crowds, Hu Che'er would have stepped forward to take a photo,

There is no way, Hu Che'er guarded Zhang Xiu overnight, and even guarded two rooms overnight, how could he not know Zhang Xiu's purpose of accepting Zhen Mi in the name of the emperor.

"Cough cough, I'll go to inspect the goods first, bah, I'll check Zhen Mi's tone first, to prevent this person from assassinating the emperor with evil intentions." Zhang Xiu made a few nonsense words, and then led Hu Che'er over.

"Exploring the tone? Assassinating the emperor?"

Jia Xu's head was full of capitalized question marks, what the hell was going on.

"Hey! That's all!"

Jia Xu shook his head, sat down and began to process the paperwork, there was no other way, no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't think of Zhang Xiu's real purpose.

(End of this chapter)