Xiaoqi

Finally, the inherent agenda came to an end.At this time, Biejia engaged Zhang Song to report: "My lord, Zhang Lu sent an envoy from Hanzhong to visit my lord yesterday, and I received him. Zhang Lu's envoy brought three boxes of rare toys and [-] gold. It is said that it is dedicated to the lord. I wonder if the lord accepts it?"

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong offered me rare treasures of gold and silver?" Liu Zhang was startled when he heard the sound, and immediately raised his spirits. He opened his eyes and looked down at Zhang Song in the hall, but frowned unconsciously.Because Zhang Song's honor is really not satisfactory, with broom eyebrows, small eyes, flat nose, no hair at the corners of the mouth, and a small beard growing under the chin, it is really too casual, it is really not flattering, Can't bear to look at (unsightly).

Frowning slightly, Liu Zhang looked directly over Zhang Song and looked at his elder brother Zhang Su, who was beside him. He immediately felt much better, and Zhang Su looked much more pleasing to the eye.Why are two brothers born to the same mother so different!

"Zhang Lu actually took the initiative to give me a gift. The sun came out from the west. It's so fresh!" Liu Zhang spent more than two years with Li Li when he was in Chang'an as a hostage. It is clear and easy to understand, but invisibly it gave him the reputation of being "approachable", which can be described as a crooked attack.

Amidst the sneer, Liu Zhang's mouth showed an arc, which was Li Li's habitual smile, and he had also learned it imperceptibly.

"There is nothing to be courteous to, adultery or robbery! Yongnian doesn't have to go around the bush, let's just say, Zhang Lu sent an envoy to send a great gift, what exactly is his intention?"

"No, my lord is wise!" Zhang Song nodded happily.Immediately he recounted Zhang Lu's defeat of Chen Cang, Qiang Dao again, and finally throwing away his helmet and armor and fleeing back to Yangping Pass.

Then, Zhang Songgong said in a loud voice: "At present, Zhang Lu's army retreats to Hanzhong after being defeated, and guards Yangping Pass, while the Xiliang Army is overwhelming, and Chen Bing passes in front of the pass. At this time, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is already in danger. Once the Xiliang Army breaks through Yangping Pass, Hanzhong The county has no more dangerous gates to defend, and the Xiliang iron cavalry will surely flatten the nine counties of Hanzhong. Therefore, Zhang Lu sent an envoy to ask the lord for help, and begged the lord to send troops to help Hanzhong, and join him in fighting against the Li bandits.,,, oh no, Let’s fight against Li Li’s army together.” (It’s not allowed to call Li Thief’s name in Yizhou, at most he can be called by his first name directly, or the general, Liu Zhang clearly ordered that all the staff members under his command should not call Li Li Li Thief, otherwise they will not be punished severely Loan. From this point, it is not difficult to see that Liu Zhang and Li Li really have a good personal relationship, and they have always been grateful to Li Li for sending someone to escort him back to Yizhou to take the throne.)

It's just that this friendship is about to face a severe test, how will the result be? Huben took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said, "If you want to know more details, we will announce it in the next chapter." Ask for a monthly ticket, recommend a ticket, thank you!

Chapter 862 Listening to Thunder in a Silent Place

After laying the groundwork, Zhang Song finally revealed the true intention of the Zhang Lu envoy's trip: "Zhang Lu sent an envoy to ask the lord for help, and begged the lord to send troops to help Hanzhong, and join hands with him to resist Li Li's army!"

"Send troops to help Hanzhong? Hahaha!"

Liu Zhang groaned, and then laughed loudly: "Zhang Lupifu is really an idiot talking about dreams, whimsical!"

After a slight pause, Liu Zhang suddenly got up, paced slowly on the steps, and said with a sneer, "Last year today, Zhang Lu took advantage of the civil strife in Yizhou and sent troops to seize the four counties of Bajun, and took Jiameng Pass in one fell swoop, and asked me for it." A large sum of money and food was used as compensation for returning soldiers. Unexpectedly, how long has passed, and he, Zhang Lu, is also in trouble. He also has today! This is retribution.

"Uh!" All the civil and military personnel in the hall were in an uproar, staring up at Liu Zhang's figure pacing back and forth in dumbfounded, all of them had different expressions, which was really wonderful.

It is true that what Liu Zhang said is true.Last year, when Liu Zhang succeeded to the prefecture, Zhang Lu took advantage of the fire and sent troops to Berkshire to plunder money and food. Great threat.However, at this time and at that time, Zhang Lu's army was defeated by the Xiliang army, lost troops and lost generals, retreated to Hanzhong, and defended to the death.If Zhang Lu was really wiped out by the Xiliang Army, then Yizhou would be in danger.Previously, Zhang Lu could threaten Yizhou with only one county. If Hanzhong was occupied by the Xiliang Army, the result would be truly unimaginable.

In the eyes of the officials in Yizhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is at best just an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, who is self-reliant in Hanzhong.It only poses a threat to Yizhou.However, once the Xiliang Army captured Hanzhong, it would no longer be a simple threat to Yizhou.In their view.If Zhang Lu is a white-eyed wolf, then Xiliang Li Li is a real downhill tiger, who may annex Yizhou at any time, take away the prosperity and wealth of Yizhou's officials, and even endanger their lives.This is a deadly threat, one wrong step and you will be smashed to pieces.

Therefore, everyone in the hall was full of imagination and thoughts about Zhang Lu's request for help.Most people have a negative attitude towards what Liu Zhang said, because it is directly related to their prosperity, wealth, future and destiny.

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is indeed tyrannical, but when it comes to the root.He is just an ambitious house thief in Yizhou, but who is Xiliang Li Li?That is the mighty Xiliang tiger that shakes the world, and it is invincible at the point of its soldiers.In just a few years, it occupied the land of four states.There are 50 soldiers under his command, thousands of generals, and gathered civil servants.If Li Li were allowed to invade Yizhou, then there would be no place for the people standing in the lobby to discuss matters. If the fame and fortune that they had worked so hard to pursue for half a lifetime were lost, wouldn't this be driving them to a dead end?

Therefore, when the officials in the hall heard that the lord Liu Zhang did not want to send troops to help Zhang Lu, they were struck by lightning.The heart is in a mess, and the heart is scattered.

this moment.They no longer have the overall situation of Yizhou in their minds, and they don't have the lord Liu Zhang. They are all thinking about how they will deal with themselves once the Xiliang army invades Yizhou, and how to keep their current fame, fortune, glory and wealth.Therefore, they don't care whether Zhang Lu lives or dies. How much the lord Liu Zhang hates Zhang Lu has nothing to do with them. His glory and wealth can't be kept.

People have selfishness, the more they have, the more selfishness they have.These selfish people usually cannot see it, on the contrary, they are often the kindest, most benevolent and most selfless kind of people, because only in this way, they can get more.However, once a catastrophe strikes, these people will completely tear off their disguise and reveal their true colors.At this time, don't talk to them about the overall situation, the country and the country, they only care about whether their own interests can be preserved, and how to obtain more and greater interests on the premise of preserving their own interests.

Interests drive people's hearts, and people's hearts follow interests closely, like shadows and shadows, and they are connected with each other. After tens of thousands of years of historical changes, they have never changed.There are many people with lofty sentiments and pure aspirations, but they are a minority after all, so they will be remembered by future generations and will be recorded in the annals of history forever. (The plot requires it, please understand it correctly. In fact, there are still many good people in the world, just like ordinary people on the earth account for [-]% of the total population.)

Seeing that the expressions of the officials around him were different, and they seemed to have some slight words for the lord, Zhang Song saw that the situation was not good, and immediately said: "My lord, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong shows his sincerity, and is willing to serve as a minister under the lord's command, obey the orders of the lord, and I am willing to return it to the four counties of Berkshire. This is a letter written by Zhang Lu, please read it."

After speaking, Zhang Song escaped from his sleeve with a stack of brocade silks and walked quickly to the steps, handed the letter of brocade silks to the eunuch's servant, and then returned to his original position without further words.Obviously, he has already seen that something is wrong, the atmosphere in the hall is very strange, so he told the whole thing early, threw away this burden as soon as possible, and retreated completely, so as not to incur public anger.

It is not difficult to see from this that Zhang Song himself is also inclined to send troops to help Zhang Lu fight against the Xiliang army.It's a pity that he is a soft-spoken person at the moment, just don't care about it, but now someone else is really in charge of the lobby, and it's not his turn to be talkative.What's more, the Zhang family in Chengdu is a big family in Yizhou. Once the Xiliang army captures Hanzhong and threatens Yizhou, his Zhang family will bear the brunt of it, and they will definitely be among the victims.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Zhang family in Chengdu and the Zhang family in Hanzhong are not of the same family, but only have the same surname.Because Yizhou's deliberation system followed the early imperial court, Zhang Lu's emissary could not enter the lobby to directly ask for aid without Liu Zhang's permission, so Zhang Song could only convey it on his behalf.Of course, the emissary of Zhang Lu must have given him a lot of benefits, otherwise he would not have revealed such an obvious tendency in what he said, and it seems that he intends to guide all the officials to support the dispatch of troops.

Liu Zhang took Zhang Lu's handwritten handwriting casually, took a quick look at it, and then threw it to the waiter beside him, with a rather disdainful expression: "Being arrogant and then respectful, thinking about it makes people laugh. Zhang Lu is really a follower, In the past, my father ordered him to capture Hanzhong, and then Zhang Xiu served as the prefect, guarding the throat of Hanzhong. As a result, this thief conspired to kill Zhang Xiu, supported his troops to stand on his own, and refused to obey orders. Now that Hanzhong is in danger, he came to me again to beg me to send troops. What did you say that you are willing to worship under my command and obey orders? In that case, why didn't he come in person? How can a mere letter be convincing for such a villain who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages? What can I do?"

One of the people in the hall came out immediately, and it was Huang Quan, the master book: "My lord's words are very true. However, Hanzhong is the throat of our Yizhou. Once it falls, our Yizhou will directly face Xiliang soldiers. The state is in danger. Therefore, regardless of Zhang Lu's character, we should send troops to Hanzhong this time, and join forces with the Hanzhong army to resist the Xiliang army. I implore my lord to think twice before acting."

Liu Zhang's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, he glanced at Huang Quan displeasedly, and said disapprovingly, "I have no suspicions between Yizhou and Xiliang, and I have never committed any crimes in autumn. It will be handed over once every six months. All along, the two sides have lived in harmony without violating the river, and the general has never felt sorry for my Yizhou officials, but everything requested in the above table will be granted. In this case, I will wait Can we send troops to fight against the imperial army? As soon as the battle starts, we will make enemies with the Xiliang army, which is tantamount to conspiracy and rebellion. I don’t know the stakes here, have you ever thought about it?”

"This..." Huang Quan was speechless, not knowing how to answer.Then he looked at the colleagues around him, only to see that they also showed embarrassment, with erratic eyes, hesitating, and hesitating.

Indeed, as Liu Zhang said, once Yizhou took the initiative to send troops to fight against the Xiliang army, it would be an open confrontation with the imperial army, which was tantamount to committing rebellion.However, this charge does not matter to Yizhou officials. After all, Yizhou has long been independent and self-contained. It has the danger of the Shu Road and is not afraid of foreign enemies.What really embarrassed them was that once the war started, Yizhou would make enemies with the Xiliang army. Even if they blocked the Xiliang army this time and kept Hanzhong, they would not lose it; They can make a comeback, fight Hanzhong again, or even attack Yizhou directly.

The consequences are too serious to be ignored.In today's world, no one knows that the Xiliang Army is the army of tigers and wolves. No matter who provokes the Xiliang Army, it will not end well, and will be wiped out by the Xiliang Army sooner or later.Ma Teng in Xiliang, Han Sui in Jincheng, Bingzhou where the Southern Huns were ravaged by Yufulo and the Yellow Turban, and the Baibo bandits were infested, the Central Plains alliance of princes, and now Zhanglu in Hanzhong, etc.; all were defeated by the Xiliang army. Lost soldiers and generals, or destroyed or defeated, the survivors are also greatly damaged in strength and vitality.

The facts were before our eyes. Compared with Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Li Li's Xiliang Army was a truly powerful existence that could not be provoked.Once you make enemies with the Xiliang Army, the consequences will be disastrous.

However, if we sit back and watch the Xiliang army attack Hanzhong, who can guarantee that Li Li will not lead an army to attack Yizhou?Even if Li Li won't attack Yizhou for the time being, it's hard to guarantee that he won't send troops to make a surprise attack in the future, because if Hanzhong is lost, Yizhou's door will be wide open, and the Xiliang army may sneak attack Shu Road at any time.Don't you hear that there are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days in the world, how can there be people who can guard against thieves for a thousand days?

"Could it be that my lord has forgotten how Liu Fan and Liu Dan died?"

Suddenly, when everyone in the hall was in a dilemma, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall, like thunder: "The two sons have been hostage in Chang'an for many years, so that I can enjoy peace in Yizhou. He was beheaded in front of the hall and hanged for three days for the crime of spreading rumors and conspiracy. This scene happened two months ago, and it was only more than a month after it spread to Yizhou. Could it be that the lord does not want to avenge his brother who died so violently?"

There is one and only one person who dares to speak to Liu Zhang in such a strong tone, and that is Shi Zhao Wei, the head of the State Shepherd's Mansion.In addition to the position of long history, he also led the order of Chengdu. He was the first veteran to follow Liu Yan to Yizhou, and he was also the greatest hero who supported Liu Zhang to succeed him.

The only person in the hall who can be compared with Zhao Wei is Zhengnan Zhonglang General Wu Yi.When Liu Yan entered Shu, he had two confidants with him, one civil and one military. The scholar was Zhao Wei, and the military commander was Wu Yi who was standing at the top of the military general at the moment.

Chapter 863

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As soon as Zhao Wei opened his mouth, everyone in the hall immediately stood upright, held their breath and listened intently, for fear of missing a word.

Too rare, too precious!

In the past, Zhao Wei seldom spoke when discussing matters in the state pastoral mansion, and stood at the head of the civil servants like a wooden stake, without saying a word.

The scene of talking so much in one breath like today has to be traced back to the time when Liu Yan was seriously ill to choose an heir a year ago. At that time, it was Zhao Wei who first proposed that the fourth son Liu Zhang should succeed him.

At that time Liu Yan was hesitant because he knew his four sons very well.The eldest son, Liu Fan, and the second son, Liu Dan, were loyal to the royal family. Although they were talented, they could not achieve great things. The third son, Liu Mao, was expected to succeed, but died young; He doesn't have the mind of a king, nor is he the best candidate to succeed the state shepherd.Therefore, the position of the heir to the state herdsman has always been in the air, but the only person nominated was Liu Zhang, and it was Zhao Wei who first proposed it.

Unexpectedly, less than half a month later, Liu Zhang returned from Chang'an to the Chengdu State Shepherd's Mansion in the name of passing the edict, but his two elder brothers were detained in Chang'an and could not escape.It just so happened that Liu Yan was critically ill and had no children around him, so Liu Zhang became the sole heir, and had no other choice.A few days later, Liu Yan died of illness. Zhao Wei, Wu Yi, the Zhang brothers, Dong's father and son supported Liu Zhang as Yizhou shepherd, and executed Lu's mother and son in the inner courtyard of the state shepherd's mansion.In the more than a year since he succeeded to the state shepherd, Liu Zhang has not had any other people under his command.There is only the chief history of the State Shepherd's Mansion, and there are quite a few others, as many as six.

more than a month ago.Pang Xi, Liu Yan's former friend, escaped from Chang'an and brought back the news that Liu Fan and Liu Dan were beheaded in front of Li Li's hall, and brought Liu Zhang's two children back to Chengdu.But Liu Zhang didn't care about the tragic death of his two brothers, but he was deeply relieved, because his three brothers died one after another, and no one would compete with him for the state shepherd's throne anymore.At the same time, he was very grateful to Pang Xi.When he was in Chang'an, he had a close relationship with Pang Xi, and now that Pang Xi escaped from Chang'an and did not forget to bring his children back, this is definitely a surprise.Yes.Pang Xi was immediately appointed as the Biejia of the State Shepherd's Mansion, in charge of Yizhou's military supplies, and responsible for the defense and safety of the State Shepherd's Mansion. He seemed to be Liu Zhang's confidant.

After more than a month.Liu Zhang had already forgotten that his two elder brothers were beheaded for public display.Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei proposed it in public in the lobby, which caught him off guard, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Normally, when discussing matters in the State Shepherd's Mansion, Zhao Wei really didn't speak up easily, but once he spoke, it was often the final word, and then Liu Zhang would just give the order directly, without further discussion.In addition, Liu Zhang is tired and lazy by nature.He doesn't like military and political affairs, but enjoys pleasure.He is fond of singing and dancing, reciting Fu and painting, especially good at painting pictures of ladies.As a result, most of Yizhou's military and political affairs were handled by Zhao Wei, and even Zhengnan Zhonglang General Wu Yi had to give him three points in every way.

After more than a year, Zhao Wei has established a great prestige among the officials in Yizhou. He seems to be the head of the civil and military forces. Liu Zhang made a decision.However, Zhao Wei is a cautious man, he is very particular about his work, and he is very measured in his handling of things. He will never follow the truth, lest others say that he is presumptuous and has wrong intentions.Therefore, Liu Zhang relied heavily on him and trusted him. He boldly handed over the state's military and political affairs to him, and kept himself out of the matter.

However, at this moment, Liu Zhang was quite annoyed when Zhao Wei mentioned the tragic death of Liu Fan and Liu Dan.He had already expressed his attitude, but unexpectedly Zhao Wei not only did not agree with him, but brought up the old matter again. What exactly did he want to do?

"How can this state forget the murder of the two elder brothers?"

After thinking about it secretly, Liu Zhang looked at Zhao Wei with anger in his eyes, and said loudly: "My brother was murdered, I am very sad and distraught. However, according to careful investigation, the rumors in Chang'an were indeed planned by the two elder brothers. It is true. Therefore, I hate the general very much, but this is only a personal enmity, how can it be confused with my safety in Yizhou?"

"My lord's words are very true." As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, Zhao Wei followed up and said, "It is indeed a personal enmity between the two young masters who died in front of Changle Palace. I agree with my lord's words, and I deeply admire my lord's act of distinguishing between private and private matters. However Forgive me for speaking boldly. We all know that our lord has a very good personal relationship with General Li Li, and we have always kept in mind the fact that the general sent guards to escort the lord back to Yizhou. But I think this personal relationship is also a private matter. It should not be compared with my safety in Yizhou, let alone affect the Lord's accurate judgment of the current situation."

He paused for a moment, before Liu Zhang could speak, Zhao Wei strode out, walked to the bottom of the jade steps, bowed to Liu Zhang, then turned to face the crowd and said loudly: "Since the end of the Battle of Sili, the situation in the world today has changed." It is becoming clearer. Among the states in the Central Plains, Jizhou Yuan Shao's strength has plummeted, and he has suffered heavy losses in troops, horses, money and food. The defeat has been decided, and Cao Cao will recapture Yanzhou. However, the most powerful princes in the Central Plains are not Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, nor Gongsun Zan, but Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. But Liu Biao is over [-] years old and no longer as brave as he used to be , has long since lost the ambition to fight for the world, and is just a land-defender with no enterprising spirit. Besides, Jingzhou and Yizhou have always had rifts and deep grievances. Therefore, although Liu Biao and the lord are both clansmen of the Han Dynasty, It’s the same family but different ideas, running in opposite directions. As for the forces of Yangzhou Yuan Shu, Xuzhou Liu Bei, and Jiangdong’s newly rising Sun Ce, they are far away from us, and there will be no conflicts in the short term.

Therefore, in the world today, there are only two vassal forces that are really adjacent to our Yizhou, one is Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and the other is Li Li of Xiliang, and among these two vassal forces, Xiliang Li Li is the worst. .Although Li Li was born in a humble background, he was young and talented. He had been a soldier for many years. He fought all the way from the frontiers of the Western Regions to the Central Plains.In just a few years, this person has risen from a small school to the top, successively serving as Captain Longxiang, Taishou of Wuwei, General Xiaoqi, General Wei, State Shepherd of Yongliang and Liangzhou, General Hussar, and now the General and Prime Minister.

Throughout the more than 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty.The speed of promotion is so fast, the military exploits are so brilliant, and the power is so prominent.That's all.But he is only 22 years old now. I don't need to say what this means, you already know it well.This person is so young, but he is already an extremely human minister, with the title of Tianxian, and the authority in the world.If he makes great achievements in the future.What else can the Son of Heaven reward him, the kings of all lands, or the seat of Zen? "

Speaking of which.Zhao Wei suddenly stopped speaking, turned around and looked up at Liu Zhang on the steps, exchanged a glance with him, and then closed his eyes.No more words.

"Chang Shi said that Li Lizhi is in the world. He intends to rebel and usurp the throne?" Liu Zhang asked in surprise.