After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

Holding Liu Ye with his left hand and Lu Su with his right hand, that was a passion.

When Yang Song learned of the intention of the two, he became ecstatic.

He has always advocated attacking Xichuan, wishing Zhang Lu would take Liu Zhang instead.

Without any explanation, Yang Song took the two of them to Nanzheng Mansion to meet Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu warmly entertained the two envoys with very considerate etiquette.

By the way, I asked about the Battle of Sanjiangkou and the Battle of Weinan.

"In the Battle of Sanjiangkou, Jiangdong lost to the prime minister. If it weren't for the waterways, there would be no Jiangdong today!" Lu Su talked eloquently.

As Jiangdong's supervisor, he is naturally the best spokesperson.

Zhang Lu asked: "Since Mr. Zijing is a minister of Jiangdong, why did he work next to the prime minister?"

Lu Su smiled wryly and said nothing.

But Liu Ye said: "Yin Jing facilitated the peace talks between the two families, and the prime minister cherishes his talent, which is why he made him live in Xudu!"

"I see!" Zhang Lu nodded, feeling a little more afraid of Cao Cao in his heart.

A great talent like Lu Su was forcibly confiscated to Xudu by Cao Cao, which clearly meant to break Jiangdong's backbone.

Such a ruthless Cao Cao, not to mention that even if Hanzhong is drawn to Yizhou, he may not be his opponent of Cao Cao.

Liu Ye immediately took up the conversation and chatted with Zhang Lu about the Weinan War.

"The prime minister opened the gate of Chang'an City and let the Xiliang Allied Forces enter Weinan!"

"Then close the gates of Chang'an City and guard the Weihe River, trapping the Xiliang coalition forces to death!"

"This is pocket warfare, autocratic Xiliang coalition forces!"

"In the Weinan War, the elites of Yongliang and Liangzhou were all lost!"

Zhang Lu didn't dare to say anything.

He also heard about the Weinan War from Ma Chao, which was basically the same as what Liu Ye said.

His fear of Cao Cao was no less than that.

After meeting them, Liu Ye spoke first: "General, the prime minister ordered me to come here. One is to capture Ma Chao. This man is a rebel from the imperial court. He should be handed over to the imperial court for disposal! The second is Xichuan."

"Xichuan?" Zhang Lu was puzzled.

Liu Ye explained: "Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, never paid tribute, and relied on the danger of Sichuan to dominate the middle of Shu. The prime minister wanted to use the way of Hanzhong to attack Liu Zhang, but because Yongliang and Liangzhou were at peace, he ordered the general to attack Liu Zhang who was not a minister! "

"So that's it!" Zhang Lu nodded his head, but his mind was heavy.

After sending the two envoys away, they immediately called civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

"Cao Cao wants me to hand over Ma Chao to the imperial court and attack Liu Zhang. If I don't obey, I will send troops to Hanzhong. What's your plan?"

Yang Song was the first to stand up: "My lord, disobedience to the imperial court, killing my father and brother, and being disgraced by the world is the scourge of Hanzhong! I should behead his head and hand it over to Duke Cao, and send troops to attack Liu Zhang!"

Zhang Wei stood up and refuted Yang Song: "If everyone listens to what Cao Cao said, I, Hanzhong, might as well surrender to Cao Cao!"

Yang Song hurriedly said: "My lord, Cao Cao is in charge of the court and has an army of millions. Sooner or later, the world will belong to Cao."

Yan Pu also said: "My lord, I should make good friends with Cao Cao in Hanzhong, watch the wind and move, and don't blame Cao Cao!"

Zhang Lu shook his head: "I have long wanted to attack Liu Zhang, but Ma Chao has done nothing wrong. If I kill him and turn him over to Cao Cao, I'm afraid he will be ridiculed by Cao Cao!"

Yan Pu said: "My lord, I have a strategy that can save Ma Chao from death, and also make Cao Cao have nothing to say!"

"Say it!" Zhang Lu said.

Yan Pu said: "Send troops to attack Xichuan, and order Ma Chao to serve as the vanguard. Cao Cao has nothing to say!"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Lu laughed loudly: "It's so good, so good!"

Yang Song also said: "Yan Gongcao's words are reasonable, I am willing to lobby Cao Gong for the envoy!"

"Okay!" Zhang Lu said: "Zhang Wei prepares his army for battle, Yang Song will hurry to see Cao Cao!"

"Obey!" The two clasped their fists together and retreated one after another.

Early the next morning, Yang Song returned with Liu Ye and Lu Su.

On the other side, Zhang Wei collected food and grass in Hanzhong, trained his soldiers and horses, and wanted to attack Xichuan.

In Chengdu Mansion, Liu Zhang is meeting with envoys Pang Tong and Yang Xiu.

"The envoy came from afar, so there must be an imperial order!" Liu Zhang's face was filled with a harmless smile.

Before Pang Tong could speak, Yang Xiu took the lead and said, "May I ask Liu Yizhou if he intends to proclaim himself king or emperor?"

"Why did you say that, Your Excellency?" The smile that had just appeared on Liu Zhang's face gradually disappeared.

I have never seen such a fierce messenger, this can be said to be shocking and endless.

Even Pang Tong was dumbfounded, Yang Xiu had never rehearsed this set of speaking skills with him!

Yang Xiudao: "As a Yizhou shepherd, you never pay tribute to the imperial court. Is this the way of a courtier?"

Liu Zhang explained: "The roads in the middle of Shu are rough and blocked by the thief Zhang Lu, so it is difficult to enter the court!"

Yang Xiu shook his head: "Although there is Zhang Lu in Dongchuan, Xichuan can still pay tribute to the court via Jingzhou. Why doesn't Master Zhou pay tribute to the court?"

Liu Zhang was immediately stopped by the question, and hurriedly turned to his other driver Zhang Song for help.

Zhang Song stepped forward and saluted: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, what is Gao's name?"

Yang Xiu immediately bowed his hand and returned the gift: "Yang Xiu, the son of the former Taiwei Yang Biao, named Dezu. Now he is the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

Zhang Song smiled: "Don't drive Zhansong in Xia Yizhou. I heard that Hongnong Yang's family, the four generations and three princes all stood on the temple to assist the emperor. Since you are a descendant of the Yang family, why are you a small man in the Xiangfu?" officials?"

Yang Xiudun felt annoyed, this piece of pine was clearly which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted.

Speaking of which, the Yang family has really declined since it was passed down to his lineage.

"Although I am the master, I was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the prime minister. I followed the prime minister day and night to learn how to be an official, which is far better than the imperial court!"

Zhang Song smiled: "Prime Minister Cao Wen didn't understand the way of Confucius and Mencius, and Wu didn't realize the opportunities of Sun and Wu. An Neng can teach you something?"

Yang Xiu immediately shook his head: "Prime Minister's literary and martial arts are well known to the world, and the perfection of poetry is known to everyone!"

"What's the proof? I've never heard of it in Sichuan!" Zhang Song asked Yang Xiu back.

Yang Xiu immediately took out the book he was carrying with him: "This is "Meng De's New Book", the prime minister's experience in the art of war!"

Zhang Song was not too polite, he took "Meng De's New Book" and read it word by word.

"The so-called "New Book of Meng De" is just a book imitating the old man's art of war. How can there be a new book? Any scholar in Sichuan can recite it!"

Yang Xiu smiled: "It's just nonsense. The prime minister has not recited this book to others. How can anyone in Sichuan recite it?"

"If you don't believe me, I'll recite it for you!" Zhang Song put the "New Book of Meng De" aside, and immediately began to recite it.

Seeing Zhang Song reciting the entire book, Yang Xiu was dumbfounded: "Don't worry, my lord, you actually recited every single word correctly?"

Zhang Song smiled: "What I said, can all scholars in Central Shu recite it?"

In an instant, Yang Xiu's face flushed red.

Not only did he lose face, but even the prime minister's face was lost by him.

Liu Zhang's brows were filled with joy, and he immediately felt extremely happy.

"Hahaha!" Pang Tong, who had been shaking the lupine beside him, also laughed.

"Why is Mr. Shi Yuan laughing?" Zhang Song looked at Pang Tong in confusion.

Chapter 246 Pang Tong sees through Zhang Song's tricks, Liu Zhang goes to war with Zhang Lu

Pang Tong bowed his hands to Zhang Song and saluted: "I have long heard that there are two capable men in Sichuan, one is Zhang Yongnian, and the other is Zhang Yongnian's friend Fa Xiaozhi!"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Song laughed: "Sir, you are absurd!"

Pang Tong said: "Yang Dezu first came here and bumped into Zhang Biejia, please forgive me!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Zhang Song waved his hands, pretending to be nonchalant.

Pang Tong said again: "Since Zhang Biejia has the ability to never forget, why did he keep Yang Dezu in the drum?"

Now, Zhang Song blushed.

All the talents in Shuzhong know that they have the ability of photographic memory.

I just recited Meng De's new book after reading it. I deliberately said that all scholars in Sichuan would recite it. The purpose was to embarrass Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu was really embarrassed, but he didn't expect that Pang Tong had already seen through his trick.

It can be seen that this Pang Shiyuan is not an ordinary person.

"It's all a joke, it can't be true!" Liu Zhang hurried out to smooth things over.

"Hahaha!" Pang Tong and Zhang Song both laughed.

Only Yang Xiu had black lines on his face.

If it weren't for Pang Tong's words, he would definitely report back to the prime minister.

Maybe Prime Minister Cao Cao burned his own "New Book of Meng De" in a fit of anger.

At this moment, Yang Xiu felt that Zhang Song and Liu Zhang knew the facts very well.

But Pang Tong saw through but didn't say anything.

The three of them coaxed him to play together.

That feeling is like being played like a monkey.

This reminded Yang Xiu of the fear of being dominated by Liu Xian.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Liu Zhang hurriedly asked, "I don't know why the prime minister sent two envoys here?"

Yang Xiu swallowed his saliva, he did not dare to say a word, and looked at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong cupped his hands: "The two of us are ordered by the prime minister to ask the state shepherd to send troops to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong!"

"Attack Zhang Lu?" Liu Zhang looked at Pang Tong in confusion.

Pang Tong explained: "After the Great War in Weinan, Ma Chao fled to Hanzhong. Zhang Lu reused Ma Chao to disobey the imperial court, and he should be punished!"

"Yeah!" Liu Zhang nodded, "That makes sense!"

Pang Tong said again: "The prime minister is in the east, and Yizhou is in the west. Only by attacking Hanzhong together can the two be able to destroy Zhang Lu. At that time, meritorious deeds will be rewarded. The prime minister will never treat Mr. Zhou Mu badly!"

"En!" Liu Zhang nodded again and again: "Zhang Lu was originally my father's former subordinate. He refused to listen to the signs and stood on his own in Hanzhong. I have long wanted to attack him!"

Pang Tong said: "Now that there is such a good opportunity, what is there to hesitate about, Master Zhou?"

But Liu Zhang didn't express his opinion in a hurry, his face looked a little cold.

Zhang Song said: "Your Messenger, I don't know something. Although I, Xichuan, is rich in products, my soldiers and horses are far less fierce than Dongchuan. If I go to war rashly, I may lose to Zhang Lu!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Zhang nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, the soldiers outside the hall came to report: "My lord, the governor Zhang Ren asked to see him, and he has something important to report!"

Liu Zhang beckoned, "See you soon!"

A moment later, Zhang Ren, the governor who had not yet removed his armor, hurried in.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

"What happened?" Liu Zhang asked Zhang Ren.

Zhang Rendao: "Our army has just found out that Zhang Lu is raising food and grass in Hanzhong, and his younger brother Zhang Wei is training troops in Zitong City!"

Zitong City is close to Xichuan, which is an excellent location for attacking Yizhou.

At this moment, Liu Zhang's face changed: "What is Zhang Lu trying to do? I haven't sent troops to attack him yet, but he is going to send troops to attack me?"

Zhang Song shook his head: "Mr. Cao is still in Chang'an City, how dare Zhang Lu take risks?"

Pang Tong shook his head: "Zhang Biejia's words are wrong. Although the Prime Minister entered Chang'an City, he wanted Fufeng City to pacify Yongliang and Liangzhou. Zhang Lu wanted to use Ma Chao to find an opportunity to attack Xichuan and occupy the land of the two Sichuans to fight against the imperial court!"

There were fine beads of sweat on Liu Zhang's forehead, and he subconsciously looked at Zhang Song.

Zhang Song hurriedly said: "My lord, you should attack Zhang Lu together with the prime minister. This battle is not Zhang Lu's attack, but Yizhou's attack on Zhang Lu!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Zhang nodded again and again, only then did he remember that Cao Cao was going to attack Zhang Lu with him.