In February of the first year of Hua Jingde, Zhang Yi, the commander of the Ministry of Honors, arrived at Guzang, the Liangzhou Governance Office, by car.

Zhang Ziqi came here, naturally on the order of Emperor Pei Gai, and traveled west to worship Zhang Yu, the pastor of Liangzhou in the late Jin Dynasty. In advance, the news has been transmitted to Liangzhou, Yun Tianzi Chan rang, Da Sima Pei should practice Zuo, Zhang Huanai convened the group of officials to discuss, everyone or Yun Dang from the new dynasty, or Yun Dang from the old Shuo, there is no consensus. Zhang Anxun couldn't make up his mind for a while, so it was inconvenient to see Zhang Yi, so he excused himself from illness and ordered his brother Zhang Mao to go out of the city to meet the Chinese envoy.

Zhang Mao and Zhang Chengxun welcomed Zhang Yi into the pavilion, entertained him warmly, and took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in Luozhong. Zhang Yizi was also prepared, and after picking out some good things to say, Zhang Maoxuan asked, "Dasi...... Hua Tianzi sent the king here, what is the position of the brother of the family? ”

Zhang Yi didn't hide it, so he replied: "I worship Zhang Gong from Yipin plus the young master, the envoy, the governor of the Liangzhou military, the Liangzhou pastor, and the Fulu County Duke." Immediately explained the official system of the new dynasty to Zhang Mao.

Zhang Mao was convinced, so he waited to return to his brother Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yi added an announcement: "The Son of Heaven still has two words, so that the difference is conveyed to the young master." ”

"I don't know what to say? Mao Zi is the first to pass on. ”

Zhang Yi said: "In one word, the counties and counties of Liangzhou keep the orders as before, and the lieutenant generals of the Young Fu Mansion can have a roster and list meritorious achievements, and the imperial court naturally has rewards...... "I am mainly here to worship Zhang Yu alone, and the imperial court does not know much about your internal personnel arrangements in Liangzhou, so please go to the table yourself, naturally no one will be left behind, and everyone has an official to do."

"The second word, please keep the young master in Liangzhou, for the country Xiping, if the military and political affairs are not very annoying, but also hope that the car will return to Luo, the Son of Heaven wants to encourage the young master in person."

Zhang Mao retreated, hurriedly entered the state office to see his brother Zhang Wei, and made a statement about Zhang Yi's words. The lieutenant governor said: "Hua Tianzi attaches great importance to the Ming Duke, and the officials and lords are all ranked second-class, and the Ming Duke will continue to guard Liangzhou - I implore the Ming Duke to go to see the envoy immediately and be edicted to obey the order." ”

General Jianwei and Xihai Taishou Zhang Su scolded: "What an unreasonable thing you say! My Zhang family is a Jin minister, when my brother was there, he guarded Liangzhou for the country, and there was no shortage of tribute, how can I betray Jin and accept the post and lord of pseudo-Hua? He was Zhang Yu's uncle, and the "first brother" naturally refers to Zhang Yu's deceased father, the predecessor of Liangzhou.

Yan Ying smiled bitterly: "Zhang Gong, such an empty statement, Zhang Gong has said it many times, and he has refuted it many times, so it's useless to say it again." "This person is also an old minister in the Zhang Rail era, and the former superintendent Song Pei is actually in charge of the Liangzhou military, with high fame and power, and the weight of his words in the group is actually much higher than that of Zhang Su.

Previously, Yan Yu had repeatedly explained that Jin Wei had fallen, and Jin Zuo would fall, and no one could stop this. The reason why the first prince insisted on serving Jin Shuo, resisting Hu Han and rejecting Sima Bao, was because there was no other object of loyalty except for the Jin lord, and in terms of strength and fame, it was not enough to stand on his own. Now in the Hua Jin and Chan dynasties, Ming is righteous and obedient - theoretically speaking, it was Sima Ye who took the initiative to let it, not Pei should have reached out to grab it - so how can we not follow the Hua Dynasty?

You may really want to continue to serve Jin Zhizhengshuo, where is the problem? The Son of Heaven has been enthroned, who will you show this loyalty sheet to?

Taifu Sima Han Pu also said: "Ming Gong once went to Yuzhong, met with Pei Da Sima, and made an alliance. Because of this agreement, between the three states of Liang, Qin and Yong, they help each other and exchange money and goods, and they are also several years old. Now, if the alliance is broken, the Chinese will stop businessmen and friends, then Liangzhou will be far away after all, the household registration is not rich, and the cultivated land is limited, which is bound to be frowned upon - I hope that Ming Gong will think twice. ”

Zhang Su chirped: "It's a bunch of nonsense - Pei should usurp it, then it will be revenge, how can it be that my family has broken the alliance?!" ”

Zhang Wei waved his hand and said: "Uncle is temporarily angry, the matter is serious, and he should listen to the opinions of the people." Then he turned to Zhang Mao and asked him, "What does Cheng Xun say?" ”

Zhang Mao replied: "The foolish brother does not know the righteousness better than the uncle, but can only state the benefits and disadvantages. Now that I am in Liangzhou and the Western Regions, the harvest is also abundant, why rely on Qin and Yong? Pei Wenyu went east to practice the position, most of the Guanzhong army followed, Qin and Yongzhou were relatively empty, and I had 50,000 male horsemen, and I could knock on the pass and enter, and it was expected that Qinzhou was not enough. If Qinzhou is determined, Pei Wenyue will inevitably return to the west, then Fuluo is empty, and the ancestral hussars are afraid of its momentum and submit to it, and when the time comes, it may be based on Luo, and the elder brother echoes with it, and Pei Wenyue will ......"

Before he could finish his words, Ma Yi, the chief secretary of Taifu, exclaimed: "Zhang Junshen should not say this!" Although Qinzhou is empty, Youziyuan is good at soothing Rong, and it is not difficult to raise 100,000 soldiers in an instant! ”

Zhang Mao glared at him: "Ma Jun, listen to me-I don't say that I will take Qinzhou, but I can see the general trend of the world from this." If Qinzhou is difficult to decide, or the ancestral horse can't afford to rebel, it is not difficult for the elder brother to seek to return to China. After all, the thief is still there, Pei Wenyue is focused on the east, and Yu Xi can only be restrained.

"However, if Brother Ah came from China and received his title and position, he will make Zhang Yi come to say something to mock Brother Luo to see him. If the brother does not go, he will not be able to relieve his doubts, and if he goes, he may stay and not be sent. If the elder brother is willing to be Dou Rong, then the foolish brother's preface is not acceptable. ”

Ma Yi retorted: "Zhang Jun, if the Ming Duke has the heart of separation, he can build his own Zhengshuo...... It's just a remote state to oppose the world, which is very unwise. If there is no heart of separation, the world will be one, how can Liangzhou be outside the king? Father and son have successively guarded a state, but in the troubled times, even if Hua is not easy to Jin, is it possible that after the Lord of Jin settles the four seas, he will not summon the Ming Duke to Luo?

"The Duke of Ming was accepted by Hua Jue, and he responded to the people, and it is expected that his descendants will always be Hua Chen, and the mountains and rivers will be sharpened. If it is rejected first, Emperor Hua will be evil; If you ask for it again, the world will be light and Minggong - how can Dou Rong be easy to do? ”

Zhang Su said: "Although Pei Gai usurped, Wang Shang of Danyang is still in Jiankang, Wang Zhennan (Wang Dun) is in Jiangzhou, and Liu Sikong (Liu Kun) is in the northeast - which Yun Jinzuo is over?" The world is still unknown, and An Xun should not accept Hualu. After a pause, he said: "Naturally, sending troops to attack Qinzhou is not a good strategy. ”

Just kidding, now that the military power is half in the hands of Song Pei and Yan Yu, one of them refuses to stand in line, and the other shows that the chariots and horses want to follow China, and when the internal situation is still unstable, they will go south to fight? Zhang Chengxun, do you have a long brain?! No wonder although the first brother favored you, he finally ordered your brother to be the heir......

After discussing for a long time, there was still no final result, so Zhang Yu had to say let me think about it again, wait and retreat. After Yan Yu came out, he immediately found Song Pei, and asked Song Jun who has always been silent, so what kind of proposition do you have, can you get to the bottom of it with me first?

Song said: "Today's downturn, such a big event, related to the honor and disgrace of the Zhang family, the rise and fall of Liangzhou, how can it be sought by the public?" But in the ears of Ming Gong's self-determination. If Ming Gong is from China, we should follow, if we are still in Jinshuo, we will also fight for it, so why bother to keep talking? ”

Yan Yan shook his head and said: "Otherwise, we will receive the great favor of the ancestors, and place our hearts in our hearts, when this time of rise and fall, how can we keep silent when we think about it?" If Ming Gong followed the second prince's strategy and really sent troops to attack Qinzhou, did Song Jun think that he would have a chance of winning? ”

Song Pei smiled: "When the first father was here, Su Zhong was the second son, how could he be so unwise?" But I just want to use this to seize the handle of the army - Jun didn't listen to the master of the horse before he spoke, and the second prince retreated, Yun didn't have to seize Qinzhou, but he just tried the Chinese to see the general trend of the world.

"If Liangzhou is separated from China, then the Ming Duke has no secrets, it is difficult for father and son to succeed, and naturally brother and brother will end up. And if from China, from Qin to Xu have been decided, the thief has lost Taiyuan, and it is expected that it will not be long, then Hua Tianzi will summon the Ming Duke to enter the pilgrimage, and the foundation of Liangzhou will no longer be owned by the Zhang family, and the Ming Duke will establish a dynasty from the lord, what will the second son gain? I don't want to go to China. However, I expected that the south would disturb Qinzhou, but it was just a lie. ”

Yan Yu lowered his head and pondered, and then sighed: "What Song Jun said is true, but ...... At this time, what is Song Jun's heart? ”

Song Pei looked left and right, and then leaned closer and lowered his voice and said: "It's not a secret, Beigong Chunfang has a letter to come, and Yun has sent Liangzhou generals, such as our name, to play Huating, and the Son of Heaven has great hopes." Today, the Ming Dynasty is not civil and military, but only with the Ming Gong civil and official Yapin, not with the martial arts, is to want the Ming Gong to enter the Hajj, leave us and others for the country to garrison the northwest, calm Qiangrong, and even march into the Western Regions......"

Yan Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "If this is the case, it is that we will not live up to the grace of the ancestors, and we will not betray the virtues of the Ming princes, and we also have the hope of the princes...... After a pause, he immediately pleaded: "I also hope that Song Jun will speak up and promote this matter, and Liangzhou Xiaoda will be safe." ”

Song Pei shook his head and said: "Ming Gong's heart, how can we wait for those who can be lightly moved?" If you want to explain the public, you need only three people, but I don't know if those three people are willing or not. ”

"Which three?"

Song Pei snapped his fingers and said: "One of them is the ...... of the Koji Gong" Koji Yun and Koji Chang fled all the way to Liangzhou after being chased by Pei Cai, and sent food to Zhang Yu - "Although he is incapable of seeking the country, he is famous in Xizhou, although he has an enmity with Hua Tianzi, but he does not listen to the pursuit of it, if he is willing to travel to explain the public, he will get a 'gong'."

"The second is Jia G, the wife and brother of the Ming Gong, although he is arrogant, the Ming Gong can't bear to increase the punishment for a long time, if he is willing to obey the order to lobby, he will get a 'private' word. The third is Liu Hong of Tianti Mountain, quite a Taoist skill, through astronomy, know geography, the people are happy to follow, if you are willing to explain that the public is willing to heaven to China, you can occupy a 'person' word. If you can take into account both public and private interests, and conform to the will of God, I expect that the public will be willing to obey. ”

Yan Yu muttered: "If you are a koji gong or Jia Ji, you can do it, and we should go to plead in person, but Liu Hong ...... Song Jun, how can such a demagogic demon hope it? And I heard that Liu Hong once said, 'Heaven and my divine seal, will be Wang Liangzhou.' His heart is unpredictable and untrustworthy. ”

Song Pei was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is there such a thing?" I haven't heard of it......" thought about it for a while, and said, "It's that Zhao Yang of Yamen told me day and night that Liu Hong's magic is profound and his morals are noble...... If it weren't for the wake up of the king today, I would almost be confused by them! However, in the name of this, Liu Hong was arrested and forced to speak to Ming Gong. ”

Yan Yu nodded and said, "It's okay." "Then I said that I will send someone to arrest Liu Hong, and then we will go separately to lobby Lu Yun and Jia Ji.

Jia G is a surname in Liangzhou, originally the family of Wei Taiwei Jia Xu, re-attached to the Pingyang Jia family, in Xiping, Wuwei two counties of great power, Zhang Liang is precisely for this reason, for the eldest son Zhang Yu married the daughter of the Jia family, that is, the sister of Jia G. This person did not serve in the shogunate, and he was lawless, but Zhang Huannian opened up to him many times for the sake of his relatives. Yan Yu had some friendship with him, so he volunteered to talk about Jia Ji.

Jia G's village is just outside Guzang City, and Fan Yu went to visit, and Jia G's greeting was warmly welcomed. After the greetings, Yan Yu asked: "The matter of the Zen Dynasty of the Hua Jin Dynasty, presumably Jia Jun has already heard about it, right?" In Jia Jun's opinion, is it better for my Liangzhou to be subordinate to Huawei, or is it better to still serve Jinshuo? ”

Jia G said with a smile: "Fang Youke came from the south, Yun is the first year of Jingde, not the second year of Yun Yanping - still Feng Jinshuo?" Where is Zejin? ”

Yan Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to open his mouth to ask Jia Ji to talk to his brother-in-law, but he hurried from Hua Yes, when suddenly a report came from the door: "Fang has a fast horse to give an order, please General Yan hurry back to the city." ”

He said that it was getting dark, and he was in a hurry to summon me into the city, what was the reason for this? Could it be that Ming Gong finally made up his mind? hurriedly said goodbye to Jia Ji, went out and got on the horse, and casually asked the herald: "But did Duke Ming personally order you to come?" The man shook his head and said, "It was the second prince who ordered me to come and summon General Fan." ”

When Yan Yu heard this, he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, hurriedly reined in his horse, turned his head, and scolded sharply: "If it wasn't for Ming Gong to summon me, how could I give an order?!" The herald immediately rolled his saddle and dismounted, fell to the ground, and raised his voice: "For this reason, please also ask the general to retreat from the crowd, and we dare to speak to the general." ”

Yan Yu stretched out his hand and pressed the saber under his waist, and said in his heart that I am also a person who fought bloody battles on the battlefield, are you still afraid that you will not be able to become a soldier? Immediately with a gesture, the tribes dispersed. Then the herald straightened his knees slightly, leaned his head closer, lowered his voice, and said a few words, and his face changed instantly-

Why was he so surprised? It turned out that just a moment ago, Zhang Yu was stabbed by a traitor and died!

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Zhang Anxun died four months earlier than in the original history, but the way of death was still the same.

The murderers who assassinated him were Yan Sha and Zhao Yang, the subordinate, who were originally Zhang Yu's henchmen, but if people were brainwashed by the cult, their original loyalty would turn into flowing water - Yan and Zhao were both Jingzhao people, and the demon Liu Hong was a fellow villager, and was bewitched by it, thinking that Liu Hong was ordered by heaven to be the king of Liangzhou, so he entangled more than a dozen people around him, looking for an opportunity to kill Zhang Yu, and supported Liu Hong as the main one.

In the original history, this matter was discovered by Zhang Mao, and Zhang Yu was notified to request that Liu Hong be killed, and Zhang Yu immediately ordered the tooth keeper Shi Chu to go. When Yan, Zhao and others heard the news and wanted to preemptively attack, they brazenly rushed into the bed and assassinated Zhang Yu. When Shi Chu saw Liu Hong, Liu Hong smiled and said, "The king is dead, why kill me?" Shi Chu was furious, cut off his tongue and imprisoned......

Thinking that with an assassination operation, he could seize the entire Liangzhou empty-handed, and Liu Hong also had in his head. Of course, no one knows whether there is a mastermind behind him, or whether there is a conspiracy in between.

Pei Gai still had a rough impression of this matter, so he specially reminded Zhang Yu when he met in Yuzhong before, but unfortunately Zhang Anxun didn't take it to heart. Therefore, on this timeline, Zhang Mao has not yet noticed Liu Hong's treacherous scheme, and Liu Hong said to his henchmen: "I was going to make the state sergeant Shu play, so that the king knows the people's wishes, and let Liangzhou be in my country. ”

Yan Sha and Zhao Yang advanced the assassination operation......