Winter turned to spring, and after this winter's recuperation under Liu Bei's rule, he became more and more vibrant. In particular, Qingzhou and Xuzhou are not only fertile and prosperous, but also have many merchants stationed in large and small cities.

Of course, the most prosperous business is still Changyi City. Under Liu Bei's rule, the scale of Changyi City had caught up with the original Han Dynasty capital Luoyang. Not only can you buy the specialties of the neighboring states here, but even the Shu brocade is also sold here.

When commerce is prosperous, there will naturally be more businessmen coming. All kinds of information also followed, such as when Yizhou Mu Liu Yan was dying, in order to pave the way for his son Liu Zhang, he found a reason to kill his subordinate general Zhang Lu's family. As a result, Zhang Ludexin escaped from Chengdu, but his mother, wife and children were killed by Liu Yan. In addition to being sad and angry, Zhang Lu and his brother Zhang Wei forcibly occupied the lands of Hanzhong, and also established the Wudoumi Sect, which recognized itself as the leader, and collected and gathered more than 100,000 people. After selecting the young and strong into the army, Zhang Lu ordered his first Zhang Wei to lead the troops to start attacking Shuzhong.

It turned out that Liu Yan suppressed it, and Zhang Lu hadn't made much waves, but now that Liu Yan is dead, no one can cure him. Liu Zhang had no choice but to send his general Zhang Ren to defend the city, and this time he blocked the Zhang Lu brothers from taking revenge. But the lands of Hanzhong could not be taken back. Not only will they not be able to take it back, but they will also face the danger of being invaded at any time. Therefore, Liu Zhang was always secretly worried, at this time one of his advisers was named Zhang Song, and he offered a plan: "Lord, now Zhang Lu is powerful!" Why don't you ask for help! ”

Liu Zhang is also an unassertive person, and when he heard Zhang Song say this, he immediately moved. So he asked Zhang Song: "Ziqiao, you see that this Zhang Lu brother is fierce, who should I ask for help?" ”

After hearing this, Zhang Song said with a smile: "Now there are only three people who have the ability to help the lord in this world. One of them is Liu Bei, the king of Qi, Liu Xuande, who is known for his benevolence and righteousness, and has the friendship of the same clan in the lord, which is really the most suitable candidate. In addition, I have heard that this man also received the favor of the old lord in his early years, and I think that if the lord asks him for help, he will definitely help him. However, there is no border with Yizhou under his rule, so how to send troops here is a problem. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Song paused, raised his eyes and looked at Liu Zhang, who was listening to him carefully, and then he continued: "The remaining two are Cao Cao, the king of Wei, and Sun Quan, the king of Wu. Both of them have the ability to help the lord, and their rule also has a border with Yizhou, so it is convenient to send troops here. However, these two families have not had any contact with my Yizhou before, and I don't know if they will send troops to come if they rashly ask for help. Of course, Zhang Song still has something to say, that is, even if the troops are sent, it is not certain that you are here to help the lord.

After hearing this, Liu Zhang immediately spoke: "This is still hesitant, of course, I sent someone to invite my brother Liu Bei to come to help me." is also a member of the Han clan, and he is always much more reliable than outsiders! Zhang Song nodded secretly in his heart and spoke: "Come on, it's not stupid to go home, and only Liu Bei's people have a chance to survive when they enter Shuzhong, and the other two are afraid that the first one will take your family's life first." ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Song immediately saluted and said, "The lord is wise, but who is the lord going to send to ask for help?" ”

Liu Zhang hesitated when he heard this, he had been a leader for so long, to be honest, he didn't know who was suitable for his subordinates, Huang Quan, Zhang Su, Wang Lei...... The names of several people flashed in his heart, and finally Liu Zhang gritted his teeth and said: "Ziqiao, there is a way that does not bother the two masters, or you should go there yourself." ”

To be honest, Liu Zhang is really reluctant to this Zhang Song, although he is ugly, but he can always please himself, and his resourcefulness is not low, and he has made suggestions for himself to solve a lot of problems. It is no exaggeration to say that it is his right-hand man, such a person is really reluctant to let him go!

But he had come up with this plan, and it was best for him to do it. So although Liu Zhang couldn't bear it, he still decided to let Zhang Song take people to Changyi City in Qingzhou to meet Liu Bei and ask for reinforcements. Zhang Song was appointed by Liu Zhang, so he went home to prepare his things and was about to leave for Qingzhou.

The reason why Zhang Song wanted to go home to prepare things was because he hid a map of Yizhou that he had drawn himself, and he had drawn all the cities and roads on the map. This is also his biggest capital, and he is ready to use this to exchange for high-ranking officials from Liu Bei.

After a brief explanation, Zhang Song hid the map close to him, and then rushed to Qingzhou with the guards assigned to him by Liu Zhang. Just three days before Zhang Song's arrival, Han Fei's daughter was born. That night, almost all the civil and military officials under Liu Bei's command came to his home to congratulate Han Fei. Han Fei was poured into it by everyone for a while, and he didn't hold on to it for a round before he got under the table.

Han Fei spent the next few days at home taking care of his children and his wife at home. I thought Liu Bei would give him a big vacation? Who knew that just three days later, he was summoned into the palace by Liu Bei.

It is worth mentioning that this palace was rebuilt from the original state minister's mansion. Originally, Han Fei meant to simply build a larger palace. However, this proposal was rejected by Liu Bei, he felt that where he lived was not the most important thing, so he just changed the signboard at the entrance of the mansion, from the State Pastoral Mansion to the Qi Palace. Then he sent someone to renovate the courtyard and the few courtyards behind it.

Han Fei came to the palace, and he saw that there were only himself and Liu Bei in the lobby. Han Fei saluted Liu Bei and said, "My lord, what are you calling me here for?" ”

Liu Bei smiled and said to Han Fei: "Liu Zhang of Yizhou, the brother of the Lone clan sent someone to ask for help, and now they have arrived at the post house." So Lone quickly ordered someone to call you to discuss. ”

Han Fei's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said, "Who did Lord Liu Zhang send to ask for help?" ”

"I heard that it's a man named Zhang Song." Liu Bei thought for a while and said.

"Zhang Song!" The smile in Han Fei's eyes became even stronger, if he guessed correctly, this Zhang Song should have come to present the map! No, just move him and entertain him.

Thinking of this, Han Fei raised his head and said to Liu Bei, "My lord, this person is a key person. So you must not let him go. ”

Liu Bei didn't know why, but he knew that Han Fei would not be confused in major matters, so this Zhang Song was really the key person. Liu Bei suddenly felt at ease, and at the same time became looking forward to tomorrow's meeting.

When Zhang Song came to Changyi City, he was immediately shocked by the scene in the city, the clean streets, neat shops, and the smiling crowd, is it really so good under Liu Bei's rule? This made Zhang Song want to see this Qi King Liu Bei more and more soon.

(End of chapter)