Zhang Cun, a native of Nanyang, is good at planning and Zang Weishi, and is a former official under the account of Mu Liu of Jingzhou. After Liu Biao's death, Zhang Cun did not surrender to Cao Cao with the crowd, but went south to Liu Bei. The reason why Zhang Cun made such a choice was not only to admire Uncle Liu's name of benevolence and righteousness, but also to Liu Bei's occupation of Changsha and the famous Jingnan.

It must be known that the Zhang family in Nanyang, where Zhang Cun is located, is a famous family in Jingzhou. From his ancestor Zhang Wen, an official to the Eastern Han Dynasty Taiwei, he served as three dukes. His brother Zhang Xian was elected as the Taishou of Changsha by the Jingnan military and civilians after Sun Jian's death, and entrenched in the four counties of Jingnan and Liu Biao for a long time.

Just like Lu Xun, a young celebrity in Eastern Wu, he abandoned his previous suspicions and joined Sun Ce for the Lu family of Wu County. Zhang Cun zài Liu Bei's account also represents the interests of the Nanyang Zhang family in Jingnan. Liu Bei, as a prince who has been chasing deer for many years, naturally knows the doorway. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Cun came, he was engaged in other driving by Liu Bei. Don't look at Liu Bei's Yuzhou Mu as just a fictitious title, but Zhang Cun's title is a real status symbol, which makes him overpower Sun Gan, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and other old ministers in one fell swoop. At this moment, in the face of Zhang Cun's advances, Liu Bei even restrained his unhappiness in his heart, and humbly asked Zhang for advice, "Please also ask Mr. for advice." ”

Seeing that Liu Bei was so interested, Zhang Cun immediately twisted his long beard, shook his head and said, "The former king of Youyou lost the country, the pickaxe capital was broken, the three princes of Zheng, Qin, and Jin chased Rong Di, supported the king of Ping, moved the Zhou room to the east, and laid a century-old hegemony." Now that the Han family is in decline, and the Son of Heaven is covered with dust, why shouldn't the general be summoned to the north, and move the capital to the Son of Heaven with Sun Bofu and Cai Anzhen, and then seal the borders of the countries. Sealing the wife and the shadow is just around the corner! ”

Liu Bei once worshipped the great Confucian Lu Zhi as a teacher to study, and he could still understand Zhang Cun This is quoting the allusion of King Ping's eastward migration to persuade him to accept Cai Ji: "Bu Du Dingding." Return the government to the Son of Heaven, divide the princes, and use the sixteen-character initiative of "Domain-Ping Han". However, Liu Bei always felt that Zhang Cun's statement lacked something, and he was a little itchy.

In Liu Bei's opinion, his strength is not as good as that of the Sun and Cai families, and the territory he actually controls is only half of Jingnan. Once he loses the advantage of besieging Cao Cao, will the other princes conspire with him Liu Xuande? In addition, Liu Bei, as a member of the Han clan, has always been interested in reviving the Han family

The slogan is to recruit talents. If he reached a reconciliation with Cao Cao, who was known as a thief, and divided the kingdoms with a group of princes with different surnames. If the Han family is allowed to become the Zhou family, how will the loyal Han people in the world think of him, the imperial uncle?

Xi Zhen, who was also a celebrity in Jingzhou on the side, saw Liu Bei bowing his head and was silent, and thought that Liu Bei might not have enough scruples. I don't want to let Cao Cao go. So he followed Zhang Cun's words and said aloud in a magnetic voice, "Zheng and Jin are both of Ji Zhou blood, after the royal family. Although the Zheng family is weak, Zheng Wugong. King Baoping moved eastward. Rise and destroy the country, save the Zhou rituals, and make great contributions. Built the capital and opened up the territory, laid the foundation of Zheng Guo for 400 years, was eloquent and strategic, humble and thrifty, and was praised by the people. After the general was King Jing of Zhongshan, he should follow the example of Zheng Wugong. Kuang Fu Han family Sheji, the achievement of the world's merits! ”

Xi Zhen. The word Wenxiang is a native of Xiangyang, Nanjun. Similar to Zhang Cun, Xi Zhen also served Liu Biao first and then defected to Liu Bei. Although the Xiangyang Xi family is not as prominent as the Nanyang Zhang family, and can only be regarded as a newly rising cold family in Jingzhou, Xi Zhen himself is recognized as a handsome and talented man in Jingzhou Shilin, who is romantic and good at talking, and is known as "Chu Zhi Lanfang". In addition, Xi Zhen also had close contacts with the children of Lumen. His sister Xi had just married Pang Tong's younger brother Pang Lin shortly after. Facts have proved that Xi Wenxiang is indeed not a vain person. As he inspired Liu Bei with the deeds of Zheng Wugong, Liu Bei, who was still hesitating a moment ago, suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but nod his head slightly.

Seeing that Xi Zhen said that Liu Bei was moved, Jingzhou celebrities such as Yin Guan, Liao Li, Wei Wenjing, Han Shiyuan, etc. also followed you to persuade Liu Bei to respond to Cai Ji's sixteen-character initiative of "Bu Du Dingding, return the political son, divide the princes, and use the feudal dynasty to screen the Han", and took the opportunity to establish a feudal state in Jingzhou. Even the old ministers from the Central Plains such as Mi Fang and Liu Yan also chimed in. After all, the reason why these old ministers abandoned their families and businesses to follow Liu Bei and wandered for many years was that in addition to admiring Liu Bei's personal charm, they also had the intention of worshipping the marquis.

The persuasion and agitation of the military generals of the civil servants made Liu Bei's heart surge. After all, Liu Bei was forty-two years old, although he finally managed to find a place to live in the young age of confusion, defeated Cao Cao, a generation of heroes who held the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, and trapped him in Dangyang City. However, in front of Sun Ce, Cai Jina and other "pearls" in their twenties, who were already famous in the world and dominated one side, Liu Bei's hard-won achievements were obviously a little overshadowed. So much so that when he was driven to Changsha by Cao Jun from the Lujiang River two years ago, he sighed with worry, "I usually don't leave the saddle, and the flesh is gone." Now I don't ride again, the flesh is born in the hips, the sun and the moon are like a stream, the veteran is coming, and the merit is not built, it is a sad ear. ”

Liu Bei's sigh was full of lamentation for the passing of his years. Especially thinking that there are two opponents around him who are more than 20 years younger than him, and it makes him even more uncomfortable. So when Zhuge Liang proposed to exchange Cao Cao for the Son of Heaven, Liu Bei accepted the young strategist's overall plan without hesitation. However, although Dangyang City is small, Cao Mengde is extremely difficult. At the stall of attacking Dangyang City for a long time, he suddenly learned that he had the opportunity to be recognized by the Son of Heaven and be given the country, so how could Liu Bei, who boasted that he couldn't afford to wait, not be moved.

However, just when Liu Bei was about to accept the words of Zhang Cun, Xi Zhen and others, the corner of his eyes suddenly swept to Zhuge Liang who was sitting on the side. I saw this young military advisor sitting upright and bowing his head in contemplation, looking a little out of place in front of the people around him who were in high spirits. Seeing this situation, Liu Bei's mind couldn't help but think of Zhuge Liang's romantic posture of pointing at the country with a feather fan in the cabin in the past.

"The general is the emperor's family, the letter is written in the four seas, the heroes are generalized, the thinking is thirsty, if there are Jing and Yi, protect its rock resistance, the west and Zhurong, the south Fu Yiyue, the outside of Sun Quan, the internal cultivation of political affairs; If there is a change in the world, then a general will be ordered to bring the army of Jingzhou to Xiang Wan and Luo, and the general will lead the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan. If this is the case, then the hegemony can be achieved, and the Han family can be prosperous. ”

Although Zhuge Liang at that time put forward the idea of dividing the world into three parts, he always took the unification of the Central Plains and the restoration of the Han dynasty as his own responsibility. It is this spirit of working hard and turning the tide that makes Liu Bei, who empathizes, exclaim "like a fish in water". Now looking at Zhuge Liang, who was silent in the corner at this moment, Liu Bei suddenly realized that if he rashly agreed to the suggestions of Zhang Cun, Xi Zhen and others. It will undoubtedly break the young strategist's heart. Thinking of this, Liu Bei immediately suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and turned to look around at the civil and military forces in the tent. Raised his hand and said, "It's a big deal, wait for Gu to think twice before deciding." ”

As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, Zhang Cun, Xi Zhen and others did not insist any longer. After all, as Liu Bei said, major events such as moving the capital to the Son of Heaven and dividing the princes are not something that can be decided in a while. What's more, advice is also about skill, and sometimes blindly strong advice will only backfire. Appropriately leaving a certain amount of room for the lord to think is a reasonable way to advise. At the same time, Zhuge Liang looked up in surprise at Liu Bei, who was making excuses, and his heart couldn't help but ripple.

Although Liu Bei did not make a decision on the spot whether to accept Cai Ji's sixteen-character initiative, he secretly arranged it through Guò Zhang Cun. The Son of Heaven sent Kong Rong to the south with his decree and the sixteen-character proposal proposed by Cai Ji still reached the ears of Liu Ye and Yang Xiu at night that day. The reason why Zhang Cun did this was mainly to use Liu and Yang to put pressure on Liu Bei at the negotiation table. thus broke Liu Bei's idea of arresting Cao Cao for the Son of Heaven. However, Liu Ye and Yang Xiu have been under house arrest after all, and they know very little about the outside world, so in the face of the information deliberately released by Zhang Cun, the two of them still have a cautious attitude of half-believing.

"Bu Du Dingding. Return to power. Divide the princes, and use the Han ...... to divide the feudal screen" After Yang Xiu swayed back and forth in the tent with his back hand on this beating light, he finally couldn't hold back the movement in his heart, and whispered to Liu Ye and asked, "Ziyang, can you take this matter seriously?" ”

To be honest, Liu Beibu's performance in the past few days is somewhat self-contradictory in Liu Ye's opinion. If it was really the Son of Heaven who sent someone south to stop the dispute between Cao and Liu, Liu Bei should obviously show strength to the two envoys of Cao's army. Because in this way, Liu Bei can get the first opportunity in the next negotiations. But in the past few days, Liu Bei has always shown weakness to the two of them. This is clearly inconsistent with the principles of negotiation. Could it be that the eldest prince was really persuaded by Cai Ji, Sun Ce and others to agree to give up the Son of Heaven? Or is it that Kong Wenju's move to the south was a smoke deliberately released by Liu Xuande, in order to lure Cao Gong out of the city?

For Liu Ye at this moment, the information that can be analyzed is really limited. And Cao Cao's current situation does not allow Cao Ying to make a desperate bet. So after a moment of muttering with his long beard. Liu Ye finally shook his head and said, "This matter is still inconclusive. The rest should be static braking. ”

Seeing that Liu Ye responded so cautiously, Yang Xiu immediately raised his sword eyebrows and asked in a frivolous tone, "What if this matter is serious?" ”

"If this matter is serious......" Liu Ye muttered and repeated Yang Xiu's question, and then took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Then the mountains and rivers will change color!" ”

As soon as Liu Ye's words came out, Yang Xiu suddenly restrained his flirtatious smile, because he knew that Liu Ye's words about the discoloration of mountains and rivers were not exaggerated at all. As a child of a family born in a family of generations of hairpins, Yang Xiu still has some feelings for the Han family. Back then, when Cao Cao was appointed by the Son of Heaven, Yang Xiu also aspired to serve the imperial court. However, reality soon tore that little bit of his ideal to pieces. Especially after the outbreak of the Cloth and Belt Edict Incident, the Son of Heaven and Cao Cao completely broke up, so that these courtiers had to make a choice between the Han family and the Cao family every day. Now that Cai Anzhen has thrown out the proposal of dividing the princes, I think many people in the capital will cheer for it. But in this way, the Han family will also exist in name only.

Just when Yang Xiu was sad, there was a burst of crying piano sound in the night sky, as if he was mourning for the end of the Han family. Yang Xiu, who was touched by the heartstrings, couldn't help but raise his hand to lift the door curtain, closed his eyes and listened for a moment in the bright moonlight, and then sighed with a retrospective sigh, "I never thought that there were such good piano people in Liu Ying. ”

"Zhuge Kongming is good at music, maybe he is playing the qin." Liu Ye walked behind Yang Xiu and said.

Yang Xiu opened his eyes in surprise, and then said to himself thoughtfully, "Does Zhuge Village have something on his mind? ”

Under the bright moon, Zhuge Liang sat in front of the tent, put a sycamore piano on his lap, and let the chaotic thoughts vent out with his fingertips gently playing the strings. It was true that he knew early on that the Jingzhou family would encourage Liu Bei to accept Cai Ji's proposal to divide the princes, but the appearance of the ministers during the day still made him feel deeply cold. Among the persuaders, there are both famous people in Jingzhou, such as Zhang Cun and Yin Guan; also has close friends with Zhuge Liang, such as Xi Zhen and Liao Li. However, no matter what the identity of these Jingzhou celebrities is, and what their relationship with Zhuge Liang is, they all have a strong interest in separating and dividing the feudal domains. At that moment, the invisible gap between Zhuge Liang, who was a resident, and the local scholars of Jingyang, also appeared. Just like Zhang Zhao, who lived in Eastern Wu, no matter how much he was valued by Sun Ce, he would always have his heart set on the imperial court. And even if the Nanyang Zhang family has produced Zhang Boshen, who has served as the third duke, his son Zhang Cun will still advocate the division for his own interests. Zhuge Liang, as a resident who moved south from Langya to Jingzhou, is naturally more inclined to great unification emotionally.

Now the only thing that makes Zhuge Liang feel a little fortunate is that Xu Shu did not participate in the persuasion, and Liu Bei did not express his position on the spot. However, Zhuge Liang was also keenly aware that the reason why Liu Bei did not express his position during the day was not because he did not want to establish a feudal state in Jingzhou, but because he was afraid of his feelings. It is undeniable that Liu Bei's thoughtfulness moved Zhuge Liang very much. After all, there are few monarchs in the world who care about the thoughts of their subordinates like Liu Bei, let alone such important issues that have a bearing on the overall situation of the world.

Therefore, on the one hand, Zhuge Liang has always been resistant to the division of the countries in terms of affection; On the other hand, he deeply felt Liu Bei's kindness, and couldn't bear to sit back and watch this benevolent and virtuous gentleman continue to stumble. Between the contradictions, Zhuge Liang was in a buoyant mood for no reason, and his fingers were astringent, and the strings broke in response.

As the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, a familiar voice sounded in Zhuge Liang's ears, "Kong Ming has something on his mind?" ”

Zhuge Liang looked up and saw that Liu Bei was already standing in front of him at some point. Liu Bei in the moonlight was neither tall nor majestic, nor graceful, he was just standing there quietly in a cloth suit, like an approachable elder. But Zhuge Liang's heart moved, and he couldn't help but put down the paulownia wood qin in his hand, and quickly got up to greet him, "I've seen the lord." ”

"Kong Ming doesn't need to be polite." Liu Bei stretched out his hand to help Zhuge Liang up, swept a glance at the broken Tongmuqin, and then sighed faintly and said, "Lonely makes Kong Ming embarrassed!" (To be continued......)