Xun You said: "It has been bandaged, and it has been closely monitored." ”

"Very good, Wen Chou, Dian Wei will be handed over to you to control, and he must not be allowed to leave the barracks for half a step, even if he is tied up."

"Does the lord want to forcibly keep Dian Wei?" Guo Jia asked.

"What? Isn't that possible? Lin Nan asked.

Guo Jia said: "Yes, but with Dian Wei's character, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stay." It's better to kill it to prevent future troubles. ”

"Don't kill him for the time being, I'll keep him useful, and treat him as a hostage. Go and bring Dian Wei to the horde, and I will see him. ”

"No!" Wen Chou responded with a fist clenched, and then left.

Lin Nan said to Xun You and Guo Jia: "You give the order, and early tomorrow morning, the whole army will be stationed in Guandu." ”

"No!"

After a while, Wen Chou walked into the big tent with Dian Wei, who had already been bandaged, and bowed respectfully to Lin Nanbi, who was sitting in the big tent: "Lord, General Dian Wei has arrived." ”

"General Dian Wei, please be seated!" Lin Nan raised his hand and motioned for Dian Wei to sit down.

Dian Wei now had a bandage wrapped around his left arm, and the bandage had already been stained with blood, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all because of the injury, and hugged Lin Nan and said, "Thank you, King Yan." ”

Lin Nan saw Dian Wei sit down, and said to Wen Chou: "You sit too!" ”

"No!"

Wen Chou sat opposite Dian Wei, the two of them were one left and one right, but his eyes were always staring at Dian Wei, although Dian Wei without weapons no longer had much of a threat, but he always thought that a character like Dian Wei was definitely a dangerous person. Therefore, he was always vigilant, for fear that Dian Wei would do something unfavorable to Lin Nan.

Dian Wei sat down. He vaguely felt a trace of strangeness, and saw Wen Chou staring at him like a thief, while Lin Nan was expressionless, so he took the initiative to say: "Since His Royal Highness King Yan has returned safely, I think Dian should also leave......"

"Uh...... General Dian Wei was wounded, and it was not advisable to overexert himself. It's better to recuperate in the barracks of our Yan army with peace of mind, and when the injury improves, it's not too late to go back. Lin Nan had expected it and said slowly.

"Thank you King Yan for your kindness, Dian Mou has it, but I still have to go back to protect my king, so I will stay soon."

Lin Nan saw that Dian Wei got up to leave, so he hurriedly said, "General Dian, let you stay and recuperate." It is the will of the king of your house, do you want to disobey the command of the king of your house? ”

Dian Weihu asked suspiciously: "Let me stay, is it the meaning of the king of my family?" ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "Yes." I told Brother Meng De everything about you, and Brother Meng De knew that you were injured and was very concerned about you, so he asked me to tell you so that you could live in my barracks to recuperate. When the injury is healed, it's not too late to go back. ”

Dian Wei was silent. But secretly fell into deep thought.

Lin Nan saw Dian Wei's thoughtful look, so he said: "You don't have to think about it, I have reached an agreement with Brother Meng De, and now the Yan army and the Wei army are people on the same front, you are in my military camp, you can treat this place as your home." As soon as your injuries are healed, I will send someone to send you back. ”

Dian Wei said: "Since it is the meaning of the king of my family, then Dian will naturally obey his fate, but he may disturb King Yan." ”

"One family, don't talk two families. General Dian only needs to take care of his life and recuperate. Wen Chou, send General Dian Wei down, take care of it. ”

Wen Chou stood up, clenched his fists and bowed: "No! ”

……………………

But it was said that when Cao Cao returned to the camp, the sky was already dark.

Xu Shu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban and others all stayed awake all night, and kept guarding in front of the gate of the camp, looking into the distance, looking forward to Cao Cao's return.

When everyone saw Cao Cao galloping over quickly on a shadowless horse, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, opened the gate of the wall, and led the soldiers to welcome him.

Xu Shu walked at the front of the team, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others followed, and the soldiers lined up on both sides of the walled gate, looking very majestic, and everyone bowed in unison: "Welcome to the king!" ”

Cao Cao reined in the horse, turned over and dismounted, threw the reins casually, and immediately a soldier came up to lead the Shadow Horse, he glanced around at Xu Shu and the others, and asked, "Have you all slept all night?" ”

Xu Shu replied first: "The king has not returned, and the ministers can't sleep at night." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "There's nothing to worry about, I just went to see an old man." ”

Xu Shu said: "King, the ins and outs of the matter have been described by General Zixiao, and the ministers can't figure it out, does the king want to unite with Ma Chao to deal with Lin Nan, or want to unite with Lin Nan to deal with Ma Chao?" ”

Cao Cao looked at the young Xu Shu standing in front of him, and thought slowly in his heart: "Yuan Zhi is still too young and inexperienced, if Xi Zhicai is by my side, he should be able to see through my thoughts." It's a pity......"

"No one unites, no one will deal with it, let Ma Chao and Lin Nan go desperately, we have other things to do." Cao Cao said as he walked towards the camp.

Cao Ren asked puzzledly, "King, what are we going to do?" Is it to bypass Ma Chao and snatch the Son of Heaven? ”

"Zixiao's strategy is feasible, but what we have to do is far more important than robbing the Son of Heaven......" Cao Cao sold a pass.

"Something more important than robbing the Son of Heaven...... What's that going on? Cao Hong stretched his face and couldn't think of a reason, so he asked.

Cao Cao said: "The Son of Heaven is just an ornament, what is there to grab." Even if it is grabbed, the Son of Heaven will become a hot potato, and at that time, someone else will definitely come to declare war on Wei in the name of King Qin......"

"The king's analysis is very reasonable, and the five bodies that are admired by the ministers are thrown to the ground!" Cao Ren said truthfully.

"King, we won't rob the Son of Heaven, so what are we going to do? Is it possible to retreat and return to Chen? Cao Hong's temper was not very good, and after hearing Cao Cao's words, he asked.

Unconsciously, Cao Cao walked into the big tent, sat there, looked around at Xu Shu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban and others who followed him into the big tent, and said, "You all sit down." ”

Everyone sat down one after another, and when they saw Cao Cao holding the token in his hand, they knew that Cao Cao was going to give orders, and their faces were full of excitement.

"Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban!" Cao Cao shouted in one breath.

"Wait here!" Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Yu Ban replied in unison.

Cao Cao grabbed out five tokens and held them tightly in his hand. Said slowly: "From today onwards, the five of you will lead 10,000 people to separate the village for five miles, and arrange five large camps in the front, back, left, right, and middle, with Cao Ren in front and Cao Hong in the back. Li Dian is on the left, Le Jin is on the right, and he is in the middle of the ban, so that the five camps become each other's horns. ”

"No!"

Seeing that they answered so heartily, Cao Cao gave each of the five people a token, and then continued: "Cao Chun, you lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to patrol back and forth between the five large battalions, and once you find any abnormal movement, you can directly hunt and kill without reporting to me. ”

Cao Chun said: "No! But. The tiger and leopard cavalry has always lacked capable generals, so they are alone, and they are afraid that they will not be able to take care of them......"

Cao Cao heard Cao Chun's words, glanced at Cao Xiu, who was standing beside Cao Chun, raised his hand and pointed at Cao Xiu and said, "Wen Lie, this king will give you a chance today to appoint you as the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and Cao Chun will lead the tiger and leopard cavalry respectively. Day and night alternate, and there must be no mistake. Otherwise, I will never use you again! ”

After Cao Xiu heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he immediately hugged his fists and said, "No!" The subordinates must live up to the king's love. ”

"Well, you all go down and get ready."

"No!"

In an instant, the tent was empty. Only Xu Shu and Cao Cao are left.

Cao Cao glanced at Xu Shu and asked, "Do you have something to think about this king?" ”

Xu Shu nodded and said, "King, why didn't you see General Dian?" ”

Cao Cao was reminded by Xu Shu that he immediately found that Dian Wei was missing. He thought about it carefully. Said slowly: "Maybe it's still on the road, this king's shadow horse is too fast, and Dian Wei's horse may not be able to keep up." Don't worry, Dian Wei is strong in martial arts, nothing will happen, and after dawn, he may come back. Strategist, you go to prepare and prepare, and go to see Ma Chao with this king in a while, with this king's guess, Ma Chao will inevitably agree to join forces with me today, so that this king can make better use of Ma Chao. ”

After Xu Shu listened to Cao Cao's words, it was not until this time that he really understood what Cao Cao meant, and secretly thought: "It seems that the king really wants to meet the source left and right, and then add oil and vinegar to reap the benefits of the fisherman......"

The sky was light, and Cao Cao took Xu Shu and more than a dozen relatives and went straight to the place he had agreed with Ma Chao yesterday.

When they arrived at the place, Ma Chao and Zhang Xiu, Wang Shuang, and Qian Hu had been waiting there for a long time, and they were all a little impatient.

Ma Chao saw Cao Cao coming with more than a dozen people, and there was an indescribable anger in his heart, and when Cao Cao and the others approached, he said angrily: "The dignified King of Wei is not trustworthy at all, he speaks like a fart, what kind of king should he be?" ”

Cao Cao heard Ma Chao's angry words, looked up at the sky, it was indeed past the time to meet, no wonder Ma Chao was so angry. However, he was not angry, but said with a smile: "I'm very sorry to keep King Qin waiting for a long time." ”

"Humph! Now that we're here, let's make it clear. What you said yesterday, this king went back and thought very clearly, and felt that what you said was reasonable, but my Xiliang Iron Cavalry has not yet been assembled, and some of them are still in Guanzhong, and it is even more difficult to escort grain and grass, so I can't start a war against the Yan army for the time being. What's more, this time, His Majesty summoned all the kings of the world to discuss major matters, if this king did it when the dynasties saw the Son of Heaven, the people of the world would inevitably spit on this king. ”

Cao Cao smiled and asked, "Then how will King Qin plan to get rid of Lin Nan?" ”

"Well, when this king is going to meet the Son of Heaven in the Lin Nan Dynasty, he will let His Majesty arrest Lin Nan for the crime of great disrespect, and then behead Lin Nan with the Great Han Law Calendar, so that it will be effortless." Ma Chao said.

"It's good, but Lin Nan is not a fool and won't take it lightly. I have a plan to get rid of Lin Nan......"

"Speak!" A light appeared in Ma Chao's eyes.

Cao Cao said: "Liu Bei, the king of Chu, has already had a holiday with Lin Nan, if Liu Bei and Lin Nan meet, they will inevitably hate each other, and if the king of Qin provokes it again, the two of them will inevitably fight." In this way, the King of Qin can behead Lin Nan on the charge of committing rebellion, why not? ”

After hearing this, Ma Chao laughed and said, "Very good! The king immediately sent people to Jingzhou to urge Liu Bei to come to see the Son of Heaven quickly, saying that the Son of Heaven wanted to see Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was a descendant of the Han family. It will inevitably come in person. ”

"King Qin is clever." Cao Cao praised.

Ma Chao said: "Cao Mengde, if Lin Nan dies, let's divide Jizhou into two, and Merge Prefecture, Youzhou, and the western part of Jizhou will belong to the king, and the eastern part of Jizhou and Qingzhou will belong to you, how about it?" ”

"It's a deal!" Cao Cao said solemnly.

"Good. That's it, it's done, and it's goodbye. Ma Chao turned the horse's head and led his subordinates away.

The sun had just emerged from the eastern mountains, shooting out a strong golden light, as if laughing loudly, defying the vulnerability of the light mist. There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and it seems that it is more and more deep and boundless.

The sky was so blue, and the daylight was so bright. The mushroomy flowers of thistle flew up and down around them, as if intoxicated by the silence of the atmosphere. The heat danced on the ripe grass, and there was a soft, unaware hum in all directions, as if a splendid minute was muttering a feast between heaven and earth.

Outside the south gate of Xiangyang City, Liu Bei, the king of Chu, personally led the city of civil and military troops to line up at the gate of the city, solemnly waiting for the arrival of a person.

Just after the hour, a horse drove into everyone's eyes from the south, and the man on the horseback had a leopard's head ringed in his eyes. Dark-skinned and bearded. The spear of the snake was clenched in his hand, and he was beating the horse and galloping quickly.

"King, the three generals are here." Yi Ji stood beside Liu Bei, pointing at Zhang Fei from far and near, and said excitedly.

Liu Bei's face also looked extremely happy, he and Zhang Fei hadn't seen each other for more than a year, when they were appeasing Jingzhou. He asked Guan Yu to guard the northern part of Jingzhou, but sent Zhang Fei and Zhuge Jin to guard the four counties of Jingnan, and it was because of the help of these two brothers that he was able to firmly control Jingzhou in his hands.

After a short time, Zhang Fei galloped to the city gate. Seeing Liu Bei greet him in person with hundreds of civil and military officials, he felt very happy.

Turning over and dismounting, he walked straight to Liu Bei's side, hugged Liu Bei in his arms, and said happily: "Big brother, I miss you to death." ”

"Third brother, eldest brother misses you too......" Liu Bei also hugged Zhang Fei tightly and said slowly, "I sent someone to send you an order half a month ago, why didn't you come back until today?" ”

Zhang Fei said: "Don't mention it, it's all Zhuge Jin's kid who made trouble." As soon as I received the letter from my eldest brother, I immediately wanted to come back, but Zhuge Jin's kid was stunned and didn't let me go, saying that he would carry out the handover, and that he would count the treasury, soldiers, and equipment...... I don't care about these things at all on weekdays, most of them are handed over to my subordinates to do, if you want to ask these things, he will not be done looking for the people who have finished the arsenal, and he has to take me to count them together, so I have delayed a little time, I hope my eldest brother will forgive me. ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he laughed and said, "Third brother, don't blame Ziyu, Ziyu did the right thing." As the governor of Jingnan, you are stationed in Changsha and the governor of the four counties of Jingnan, and Ziyu wants you to make a handover when you leave, which is a normal thing. ”

Zhang Fei was reluctant to mention Zhuge Jin again, so he hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "Big brother, there are still more than 20 days before the court meets the Son of Heaven, right?" How's the big brother preparing? ”

"Yiqiē is ready, just wait for the third brother to come, and then we will go to Nanyang together, and the three brothers will meet again. This time to meet the Son of Heaven, we have to lead the army, and it is bound to snatch the Son of Heaven from Ma Chao's hands and welcome him to Xiangyang, only in this way can the Han family have the hope of prosperity. Liu Bei talked eloquently.

"Well, what does the eldest brother say, I will do it to Lao Zhang."

At this time, Mi Zhu squeezed out of the crowd, walked to Liu Bei's side, and whispered: "Wang, the distinguished guest from Yizhou is not far from Xiangyang, are you going to prepare a banquet for hospitality?" ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he immediately said: "Of course, of course, you go and follow the original plan, and by the way, let the military advisor prepare a qiē, we must warmly entertain the distinguished guests from Yizhou." ”

Mi Zhu said "no", turned around and walked into the city, and then teamed up with Sun Qian and Jian Yong.

"Big brother, a distinguished guest from Yizhou? Could it be Liu Zhang, the king of Shu? Zhang Fei heard the conversation between Mi Zhu and Liu Bei, and out of curiosity, he asked.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, did not come in person, but sent an envoy with Zhao Wei as an envoy to lead an envoy to Guandu to congratulate the Son of Heaven and send congratulatory gifts from Shu. Now, Zhao Wei and others are passing by Jingzhou, we should be entertained. And, I want to go on the road with them, and have a look for them on the way. ”

"Haha. Then my old Zhang can be a coincidence. Big brother, I heard that Liu Zhang, like the eldest brother, is also a descendant of the Han family, so compared to this, Shu and our Chu are friendly neighbors and entertain good neighbors. Naturally, it has to be hearty. Zhang Fei said.

Liu Bei just smiled at what Zhang Fei said and did not answer, but in his heart, he was extremely unhappy, mainly because Liu Zhang failed to come in person, so that his long-prepared plan fell through, so he had to make corresponding strategic adjustments and express friendship to the Shu delegation.

After picking up Zhang Fei, Liu Bei immediately led people from the south gate to the east gate.

East Gate. Xu Shao took Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Fu Xun, Han Song and others to line up there, and the honor guard was also lined up at the city gate early, which was even more powerful than welcoming Zhang Fei.

When Zhang Fei saw this formation, his heart was slightly unbalanced, and he immediately said to Liu Bei: "Big brother is also unfair, welcoming me Lao Zhang is so hasty, and welcoming an outsider is so grand......"

"It turns out that the third brother is jealous. Well, next time I will definitely welcome the third brother tenfold. Today is a special thing. The King of Shu and I have never had anything to do with each other, we can't say that we are hostile, we can't say that we have a good feeling, we just don't invade each other, but after all, the King of Shu and I are both descendants of the Han family, just by virtue of this. It will make our two countries very friendly neighbors, so having such a good neighbor will do us no harm. Liu Bei said with a smile.

"Whatever the eldest brother says, I listen to the eldest brother." Zhang Fei muttered.

At this moment, a group of people came from a distance on the official road. Led by several knights on horseback, with a big banner with the word "Shu", behind is a carriage, on the frame of the carriage is also hung on the symbol representing the identity of the envoy, and then behind is a long convoy, on both sides of the road heavily armed cavalry guarding the convoy, everyone seems to be so spiritual.

"King, the people of Shu are here." Xu Shao walked to Liu Bei's side and said.

"Well, let's get started." Liu Bei nodded slightly and said.

Xu Shao raised his hand high and shouted, "Play music!" ”

At the sound of the order, the beautiful music was played, and the gongs and drums around the city gate were noisy, and it seemed very lively.

On the official road, under the banner of the word "Shu", a general with a green beard rode on horseback, and saw the flag fluttering in front of the gate of Xiangyang City from a distance, and the sound of the glamour came in a high-pitched voice, so he deliberately let the horse walk a few steps slower, came to the side of the carriage, and whispered: "My lord, Xiangyang City has arrived, and it seems that the King of Chu personally greeted him at the city gate." ”

The curtain in the carriage was quickly lifted, revealing a delicate face, and a man in his forties sat there and said to the horseman: "Since entering the Chu State, we have been warmly welcomed by the people of the Chu State along the way, and now the King of Chu has personally responded to it, we should put on the posture of the Shu Kingdom, show it to the King of Chu, and don't lose the face of our Shu Kingdom." ”

"No, my lord!" The rider agreed.

The man in the carriage: "General Yan, you go and report for the official first, you must treat each other politely, the king of Chu takes good care of us, we should also show our sincerity, you go to tell Zhang Ren, let him take out a cart of Shu brocade and give it to the king of Chu as a gift." ”

"My lord, I'm afraid that something is wrong, these gifts are all given by the king to the Son of Heaven, if the lord gives Shu brocade to others without the consent of the king, I am afraid that Zhang Ren will not be able to get through there."

"General Yan, you just do what the official says. Even if Zhang Ren is the king's confidant, he does not dare to disobey the official's order, you must know that the king can have today, and the official is indispensable. The official doesn't believe it, even the king respects me Zhao Wei for three points, he is a small captain, what can he do with the official? ”

After hearing this, General Yan said, "Yes, my lord, the last general will do what my lord orders." ”

As soon as the words fell, General Yan did not ride his horse and gallop forward, but first rode his horse and ran backwards, ran for a while, and soon came to the rear of the convoy, found the young man sitting in the last car, and said loudly: "Zhang Ren, the lord has an order, ordering you to take out a cart of Shu brocade and give it to the king of Chu as a gift to show ......."

The young man didn't wait for General Yan to finish speaking, he jumped directly from the car and shouted "stop", and the last five vehicles full of Shu brocade that he was responsible for escorting immediately stopped advancing.

The young man respectfully bowed his hand to General Yan and said: "General Yan, the last general has the king's order, and is responsible for ensuring that these five carts of Shu brocade can be safely delivered to the feet of the Son of Heaven, no matter who it is, don't want to take away anything from under my nose." ”

General Yan's name is Yan Yan, a person from Ba County. The word Heber, is a small official under Liu Zhang's account, promoted by Zhao Wei, successively served as a lieutenant, a county commander, a school lieutenant, and a lieutenant general, and now holds the high position of General Pingdi in Shu. When he heard Zhang Ren's words, he was extremely angry. He was very disgusted with the man named Zhang Ren standing in front of him, but he had to admire that this Zhang Ren had two brushes, not only excellent martial arts and courage, but also quite filial piety, and Liu Zhang's liking.

"This is an adult's order, and I ask Zhang Duwei to carry it out!" In Yan Yan's heart. Zhao Wei is his benefactor, if there is no Zhao Wei, he will not be able to achieve this high position at all, he does not thank Liu Zhang, but he is only loyal to Zhao Wei who promoted him, so he is also obedient to Zhao Wei's words.

Zhang Ren said in a straight voice: "I am ordered by the king, no one is allowed to use these five carts of Shu brocade, otherwise they will be killed." General Yan. Please don't challenge my bottom line, otherwise. Blood splattered on the spot for a while, and that's not what I want to see. ”

Yan Yan frowned and said, "Zhang Ren! It's really hateful for you to speak wildly, I am the dignified General Pingdi, and I am responsible for all the qiē of the mission this time. You don't want to make an inch! ”

Zhang Ren smiled and said, "General Yan, I respect you as a man, and I don't want to embarrass you." If General Yan insists on Shu Jin, please invite Master Zhang and let him come to me in person! ”

Yan Yan listened. There must be a trace of anger in his heart, but he also knows very well that Zhang Ren is the confidant of the King of Shu, and it is not easy to offend. Although he is a general of Pingdi, his official position is much higher than that of Zhang Ren, but the relationship with the king of Shu is not very harmonious. He knew who Master Zhang was referring to in Zhang Ren's mouth, so without saying a word, he turned around and left.

He walked forward for a while, came to the middle of the convoy, and said to a man about thirty years old on horseback: "Lord Zhang, let's enter the territory of Chu State, and we have been well taken care of by Chu State along the way, Lord Xiangguo means, take out a cart of Shu brocade and present it to the King of Chu to show our friendship and gratitude to the King of Chu, do you think this matter is right or wrong?" ”

Lord Zhang's name is Zhang Song, the word is Yongnian, and he is a native of Chengdu, Shu County. His long forehead is wide and his head is pointed, his nose is bared, his body is less than five feet, his appearance is not good, but his voice is as loud as a bronze bell, he is also very talented, and has the ability to never forget.

After listening to Yan Yan's words, Zhang Song said slowly: "The grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring." Among the kings in the world, only Liu Bei, the king of Chu, and the king are descendants of the Han family, with the same root and origin, so they should offer gifts to express themselves, and the Lord Xiangguo did the right thing in this matter. ”

Yan Yan said: "But some people don't know the current affairs and refuse to take out the Shu brocade escorted......

"Hehe, General Yan, you're talking about Zhang Ren, right?" As soon as Zhang Song heard this, he immediately knew what it meant, and said with a smile, "Zhang Ren is the personal guard of the king's side, and he has always only listened to the king's words, plus he is young and vigorous, it is inevitable that there will be a bit of conflict in words, and I hope that General Yan will not take this matter to heart regardless of the villain." ”

"Young? Zhang Renshao said that there are twenty-five or six, right? Is this also called young? At his age, my children are almost seven or eight years old! Yan Yan was indeed angry, and he was very angry with people like Zhang Ren.

"Hehe, Zhang Ren has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, he doesn't know what people are sophisticated, he still does things like a child, he is not mature enough, he thinks he has won the love of the king, so he is very arrogant. However, General Yan is an old man in Shu, if he cares about a person who is not open-minded and spreads it, will it not have a bad impact on General Yan? ”

Yan Yan snorted coldly and said to Zhang Song: "Lord Zhang, I'll leave this matter to you......

As soon as the words fell, Yan Yan rode his horse forward, and after a while, he returned to the front of the team, and continued to lead the team to drive slowly towards Xiangyang City.

Zhang Song didn't say a word, hurriedly turned around and went to the back of the team, and saw Zhang Ren escorting five carts of Shu brocade walking slowly, so he waved to Zhang Ren and shouted: "You...... Come here! ”

When Zhang Ren saw Zhang Song coming, he looked very respectful, walked straight in front of Zhang Song, hugged his fists and said, "I've seen Don't drive your lord!" ”

Zhang Song said: "Well, you will leave a cart of Shu brocade for a while, ready to dedicate it to the King of Chu." Also, don't contradict anyone with words in the future, this time the king sent us to follow Xiangguo as an envoy, I think you should know better than me, you are so willful, it will only ruin a big thing! ”

Zhang Ren listened to Zhang Song's words very much, after all, both of them were confidants of Liu Zhang, the king of Shu. It was a systematic person, and he immediately said: "Don't drive the adult, the subordinates know that they are wrong." ”

Shu seems to be calm and calm, but there are many hidden undercurrents inside, and the forces can be divided into two factions. One faction is the confidant faction of Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, and the other faction is the powerful faction headed by Zhao Wei of Xiangguo, and the two factions often compete for power and profit.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, civil strife continued, and Zongzheng Liu Yan wrote to Emperor Ling, thinking that he was stabbing Shi Weiqing. It can not be banned, and it is not used by others, and riots are increased, but it is built to replace the shepherd, town an Fangxia, and select important ministers to occupy their positions.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty agreed to Liu Yan's establishment and appointed Liu Yan as the pastor of Yizhou. At that time, Zhao Wei, a native of Bajun in Yizhou, who was in the court and made the Taicang order, resigned and followed Liu Yan. He went to Yizhou together and wanted to make political investments.

Yizhou is established. Liu Yan seemed to dominate one side, but soon died of carbuncles. Zhao Wei and others believed that Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang was gentle and protected him as the pastor of Yizhou, but in fact, the power of Yizhou was in the hands of Zhao Wei.

Soon, Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Gan Ning and others attached themselves to Liu Yan and launched a rebellion. After the failure of the rebellion, the rebels moved east to Jingzhou to avoid the rebellion.

Liu Zhang then took Zhao Wei as the general of the expedition to the east, led the crowd to attack Liu Biao, and the troops were forbearing. However, Yizhou coincided with the Dongzhou Rebellion. Liu Zhang had to recall Zhao Wei again and ordered him to appease. Zhao Wei first bribed the magistrates of Jingzhou with money and bribes, reduced their external strength, and united with the local clans of Yizhou to gather troops to defeat the Dongzhou soldiers, and included the Dongzhou soldiers in the account, and the Yizhou rebellion was put down.

After Liu Zhang became the king, he took Zhao Wei as the prime minister and took charge of the large and small government affairs of Shu, but because Zhao Wei's power was too great, it also attracted Liu Zhang's suspicion, Liu Zhang promoted young generals and accepted those who were superior in martial arts as personal guards, and Zhang Ren was a leader. It was this dispatch of Zhao Wei as an envoy, and secretly arranged for henchmen Zhang Song, Zhang Ren and others to conspire with Zhao Wei.

Zhang Song saw that Zhang Ren admitted his mistake, so he whispered: "Yan Yan is Zhao Yun's confidant general, he is excellent in martial arts, and he has the courage of ten thousand people, if you want to plot against Zhao Wei, you must first win Yan Yan, and you don't have any disputes with Yan Yan in the future, the king secretly ordered you all to listen to me, and you must not act without permission." ”

Zhang Ren was quite unconvinced, but when he saw Zhang Song's righteous and stern words, he didn't dare to refuse, after all, he knew that without Zhang Song's resourcefulness, he would not be able to complete this matter at all.

After Zhang Song left the next sentence, he left, and Zhang Ren took the initiative to leave a cart of Shu brocade and sent it to the front of the team.

Under the city of Xiangyang, the gongs and drums were noisy, and Liu Bei, the king of Chu, led the ministers of civil and military affairs to greet him in person.

Zhao Wei sat in the carriage, opened the curtains, and saw that he was getting closer and closer to Xiangyang, so he said to Yan Yan, who was traveling with him: "The king of Chu is so grand, I must meet in person, and for the time being, order the troops to stop, and you go with me to see the king of Chu." ”

Yan Yan said "promise", waited in the carriage, and when he saw Zhao Wei getting out of the car, he asked someone to bring over a war horse and accompany Zhao Yun to walk forward.

Under the city of Xiangyang, Liu Bei saw Zhao Wei and Yan Yan coming on two horses, so he turned his face to Mi Zhu behind him: "Who are these two people who came?" ”

Mi Zhu said: "The person in the robe is Zhao Wei, the minister of Shu State, and the one wearing armor is Yan Yan, the general of Pingdi of Shu State. The king, I heard that the power of Shu is basically in the hands of Zhao Wei, and Liu Zhang is just a puppet. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Liu Zhang is weak, and outsiders are in power, which is really a misfortune for the Han family." ”

After hearing this, Xu Shao smiled and said: "I don't think it may be, Zhao Yunyintang is black, and there is a faint trace of resentment between his eyebrows, as the so-called things must be reversed, I am afraid that Zhao Wei will die soon, and the king should seize this opportunity." ”

Liu Bei heard Xu Shao's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "The widow knows what to do, thank you for reminding ......."

Soon, Zhao Wei and Yan Yan arrived at the foot of Xiangyang City, reined in their horses, turned over and dismounted, and walked straight to Liu Bei and others. ”

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "The two adults don't need to be polite, the one who comes is a guest, the two adults came from afar, and where they passed along the way, I don't know if the counties of Chu are sluggish?" ”

Zhao Wei said: "Thanks to the care of the King of Chu, all the counties I passed along the way have been taken care of, thank you so much His Royal Highness the King of Chu." I believe that in the future, our Shu State and Chu State will live in harmony forever. ”

"Haha, that's the best. Looking at the world, only the widow and the king of Shu are descendants of the Han family, if we are not closely connected, we will inevitably be deceived by outsiders, I hope that our two countries can be united forever in the future. ”

"On behalf of the King of Shu, I would like to thank the King of Chu for his hospitality, and in addition, in order to show the sincerity of our Shu Kingdom, I would like to present a car of Shu brocade, and I hope that the King of Chu will smile." Zhao Wei said.

Liu Bei did not object, and accepted it logically, and then exchanged a few words with Zhao Wei, and then welcomed Zhao Wei and others into Xiangyang City.

When entering the city, Zhang Fei stood by the city gate, and when he saw Yan Yan passing by, he took the initiative to talk to him and said, "You are Yan Yan, the general of Pingdi?" ”

Yan Yan glanced at Zhang Fei, saw that he had a leopard head and eyes, and his appearance was good, Zhang Fei's name immediately flashed in his mind, and he said with a smile: "It is here, Your Excellency should be the righteous brother of the King of Chu, General Zhang Yide Zhang, right?" ”

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "You have good eyesight, it's my old Zhang." I heard that you are known as invincible in Shu, but is there such a thing? ”

Yan Yan said: "The reputation is vain, and Yan Yan's cheap name is not worth mentioning." ”

"I don't care if you're a wasted name or not, since others say that about you, you should have real skills, if you don't have the ability, you won't be so famous. After the banquet later, I want to talk to you, I don't know what General Yan wants? ”

"Well...... this"

Zhang Fei saw that Yan Yan was a little hesitant, so he feigned anger and said, "What? Aren't I Lao Zhang worthy of being your opponent, or do you look down on me at all? ”

Yan Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no...... General Zhang don't want to misunderstand, Yan has no intention of doing so......"

"Then it's a word, at the banquet for a while, you are greedy for a cup, and after the banquet, I Lao Zhang will have a big battle with you."

Yan Yan couldn't refuse, so he could only nod and agree against his will.

Seeing that Yan Yan had agreed, Zhang Fei flashed his body, made a gesture of please, and said, "General Yan, please!" ”

After the Shu army entered the city, Mi Zhu first arranged a place for the Shu army, and then Liu Bei invited Zhao Wei, Yan Yan and others to a banquet in the palace of the king of Chu.

However, in the temporary barracks where the Shu army lived, Zhang Song summoned Zhang Ren, Liu Bi, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Ling Bao, and Deng Xian, six young generals who accompanied him, to gather in a room and plot against Zhao Wei.

The cold moonlight sprinkled on the earth, the mournful cries of crickets everywhere, and the fragrance of the night filled the air, weaving a soft net that covered all the scenes.

In Xiangyang City, Liu Bei, the king of Chu, was holding a banquet in the palace of the king of Chu to entertain the distinguished guests from Yizhou, and the whole palace of the king of Chu was brightly lit and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Zhao Wei and Yan Yan drank the wine toasted by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others one after another, and unconsciously became slightly drunk, but the banquet continued.

In the temporary barracks where the Shu army lived, Zhang Song, Zhang Ren, Liu Bi, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Ling Bao, Deng Xian and others gathered together.

"Calling everyone here today, everyone should know very well, right?" Zhang Song sat on the bed, looked around at the six people around the room, Zhang Ren, Liu Xu, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Ling Bao, and Deng Xian, and said slowly.

Zhang Ren, Liu Xuan, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Ling Bao, and Deng Xian all looked at each other, and each of them showed a tenacious look on their faces, and they all nodded silently.

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while." Zhang Song's gaze once again examined the faces of the six people, and said slowly, "You are all personal guards personally selected by the king, and you should all know the situation of the king very well. If this matter is done, once you return to Shu, the king will definitely reward you heavily, and the positions of generals, captains, and lieutenants will all be yours. I'm just asking you one last time, are you willing to fight for your life tonight? (To be continued......)