Liu Zhang's soldiers entered Hanzhong! This greatly surprised Liu Xie's expectations, and Liu Xie didn't know why Liu Zhang suddenly attacked him, you must know that Hanzhong County belonged to the imperial court, and he raised troops to attack the imperial court for no reason, which was a rebellion! Although the princes in various places are now acting independently and do not take the imperial court decrees in their eyes, Liu Zhang is the first one who dares to openly argue with the imperial court.

However, if you want to say that you are worried about Liu Zhang's invasion this time, then you don't have it. It's not that Liu Xie looks down on the Wenchen generals under Liu Zhang, but that the Shu Road is difficult to walk, it is difficult to get in, and it is not easy to come out. At present, Jia Meng is in the hands of the imperial court, and it is Huang Zhong who guards Hanzhong, and the fierce general guards the dangerous pass, and Liu Zhang is to send twice as many people, and he may not be able to take Hanzhong.

"Why?" Liu Xie asked Xun Yudao.

"It was said that he wanted the court to hand over the family of Zhang Lu, the murderer of his father." Xun Yu also replied a little helplessly, anxious about Liu Zhang's IQ.

Liu Xie laughed when he heard this, Zhang Lu is indeed on his side now, and not long after he absconded from Chengdu to Hanzhong, Zhang Lu's brothers and sisters were arrested because of their suspicious appearance. Liu Xie learned that Zhang Lu was now the leader of the Wudoumi Sect, so he did not let Zhang Lu go, but let him stay in Hanzhong to continue his mission.

After Liu Zhang came to power, the Wudou Rice Sect also became a key target, and most of the sect members turned from light to dark in order to protect themselves. Belief in this thing can only be guided and difficult to exterminate, Liu Xie wants to take Yizhou in the future, it is not enough to rely on strong soldiers and strong horses, the key is to win people's hearts. And Zhang Lu is in Liu Xie's eyes, that is a strange commodity to live in, and through Zhang Lu, it will be helpful for the imperial court to recover the hearts of the people in Yizhou.

Liu Zhang wants to force Liu Xie to hand over Zhang Lu, that is wishful thinking! Yizhou news is closed, the court at this time is no longer the time when Dong Zhuo was sentenced and no one dared to offend, in the face of Liu Zhang's unreasonable request, of course the court did not hesitate to refuse. It's just that in this way, Liu Zhang is a little difficult to ride a tiger. He didn't dare to do it, but he just retreated like this, and he was unwilling, and things came to an impasse. Don't look at Zhang Ren leading 50,000 horsemen to Jiameng Pass, but in fact, it was not a single move.

Xun Yu told Liu Xie about this, and also hoped that Liu Xie could find a way to break the current deadlock and restore the business routes between the two families. Zhang Ren's 50,000 army was blocked in front of Jiameng Pass, and the trade route between Bashu and Guanzhong was basically cut off.

"If Wen Ruo is not in a hurry, we are uncomfortable, and he Liu Zhang is even more uncomfortable than us. Without the Bashu trade route, we can still sell things elsewhere, but Liu Zhang's Bashu wants to go out, and now there is only one way left in Jingzhou, so Liu Biao is not a good class. ”

“…… Isn't the lord worried that Liu Biao and Liu Zhang will join forces to deal with us? Xun Yu asked.

"Wen Ruo, we are orthodox, unless Liu Biao is ready to bear the accusations of Qianfu, he will not openly oppose the imperial court. As long as we don't give each other a grip, we don't need to worry too much. ”

"Then the lord means to continue to spend time with Liu Zhang?"

"Of course, it's not a good way to continue to consume, but if we throw away the dignity of the imperial court for the sake of a trade route, we don't seem to be so embarrassed now, right? Wen Ruo, the court must not back down in this matter, Liu Zhang is just a pathfinder, and all the princes are eager to see the court back down in this incident. ”

“…… So how is the lord going to deal with it? Xun Yu asked again.

"Hmm...... I haven't thought about it yet, what is Wenruo's opinion? Liu Xie scratched his head and asked Xun Yu rhetorically.

"According to the minister's opinion, Huang Zhong should be ordered to send troops to thwart Liu Zhang's spirit first, and the imperial court should also pay attention to the affairs of Liangzhou."

Xun Yu mentioned Liangzhou, and Liu Xie immediately understood that Xun Yu came back to find him not to worry about Liu Zhang, but to solve Han Sui and Ma Teng, who were choking the main road of the imperial court's westward expansion as soon as possible. Liu Xie did not hide it from Xun Yu, and the imperial court was mostly in favor of the westward expansion of the Western Regions to restore the Silk Road. However, Liu Xie has been a little hesitant about the disposal of Han Sui and Ma Teng, and it is not advisable to send troops directly, Han Sui and Ma Teng are strong and strong, although the imperial court has good generals, but Han Sui and Ma Teng are familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou and have been supported by the Qiang people. The horse thieves come and go without wind, and the Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and with the strength of the imperial court, they can't protect them at all.

If you can't fight, then you can only accept it, how to place Han Sui and Ma Teng, this has become a difficult problem for Liu Xie. Ma Teng is better to say, at least judging from his current performance, he still has a little loyalty to the Han family, although his son Ma Chao is unruly, but as long as Ma Teng is there, this Ma Chao will not dare to show his teeth to the court. The problem is Han Sui, this guy is known as the Yellow River Jiuqu, and he is a cunning guy who has a lot of eyes and takes rebellion as a meal. It is possible that the imperial court's Zhao'an will allow Ma Teng to be his loyal minister of the Han Dynasty from now on, but Han Sui ...... Liu Xie was very worried that Zhao'an Han Sui was raising tigers.

"Since the lord is worried about Han Sui, why don't you make an order to let him enter the court as an official?" Xun Yu understood Liu Xie's worries and suggested.

"Wen Ruo, Jincheng is Han Sui's nest, he will not leave his nest easily, even if the court decrees, he will find a reason to refuse." Liu Xie shook his head and said.

“…… In any case, the road to the west must be opened, and Han Sui, the big-headed fly court, now wants to swallow it. Xun Yu said to Liu Xie with a smile.

"Swallow is to be swallowed, but you can't just swallow it so hard, go back and let Wen He go to Liangzhou, with his cunning, it is not easy for Han Sui to take advantage of him."

"Then please ask the lord to go to Wen He in person to talk about this matter."

"It's nature. Wen Ruo doesn't have to worry about this, I know it in my heart. How's that over there? What's the news coming back? ”

"There is no bad news for the time being, Cao Cao needs relief from the imperial court right now, and he also turns a blind eye to the small actions of Zishan, Derong and others, but the lord, Yingchuan County is now in the hands of Cao Cao, this is ......"

"At the moment, we can't weaken Cao Cao too much, and I still point to him to share the pressure of Yuan Shao for the imperial court in the future."

"Then how does the lord plan to reward Cao Cao?"

"Bounty? Didn't he already admit that he was the pastor of Yanzhou? ”

"My lord, Yingchuan County is not under the rule of Yanzhou." Xun Yu reminded when he heard this.

"Hmm...... That's just as well. In this way, Yuan Shu dares to hide the national treasure privately, and you send someone to inform Cao Cao and ask him to recommend a suitable Yuzhou pastor to come out. By the way, what news is there from Xuzhou and Qingzhou? ”

"Lu Bu and Liu Bei have sent people to Chang'an to ask for the imperial court."

"Oh, who are they all sent separately?"

"Lu Bu sent Chen Deng, and Liu Bei sent Zhang Zhao."

"Zhang Zhao? Shouldn't he have defected to Sun Ce? Liu Xie asked with some surprise.

"Where did the lord hear this news?" Xun Yu asked in confusion when he heard this.

"Oh, maybe I'm mistaken. Is there any other news about that? Liu Xie casually said perfunctory and asked again. Xun Yu didn't care, and continued: "The lord just mentioned Sun Ce, there is indeed news from Jiangdong, after Sun Ce crossed the river, he fought even better, and Liu Miao and Wang Lang are not his opponents, and now they are almost unbearable." However, the Jiangdong family did not seem to be so welcoming to Sun Ce's arrival. In particular, the Lu family directly rejected Sun Ce's conquest of his family's children. ”

"Hmph, he deserved it, so he was so ruthless." Liu Xie sneered when he heard this. In order to retrieve his father's old ministry from Yuan Shu, Sun Ce served under Yuan Shu for a period of time, during which he was ordered to attack Lujiang. At that time, Lu Kang, the commander of Lujiang County, refused to surrender and died after the city was broken. This battle led to the loss of almost all the elite children of the Lu family, which can be seen from the fact that Lu Xun, who was twelve years old at the time, became the head of the Lu family. The Lu family's hatred for Sun Ce is naturally not something that can be resolved in a short period of time. However, Liu Xie is not optimistic about the Lu family, Sun Ce is now strong and strong, and has no opponents in Jiangdong, and the Lu family wants to continue to stay in Jiangdong, and sooner or later they will bow to Sun Ce.

"By the way, I almost forgot about it, Liu Bei of Xuzhou seems to be interested in taking Jiangdong, but he has just experienced a series of battles with Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, and he is not able to use troops against Jiangdong now."

"What? Liu Bei also wants to get involved? Hey, that's interesting. ”

……

The matter was almost over, and Xun Yu asked again where Liu Xie was going to go next? According to Xun Yu's thoughts, of course, it is best for Liu Xie to stay in Chang'an honestly and not go anywhere, but at the same time, Xun Yu also understands that his own lord is not a master who is willing to listen to people's persuasion and is honest and peaceful, rather than letting him sneak away, it is better to know in advance and make some preparations. Just like this time Liu Xie went to Hanoi, if it wasn't just in time for the imperial court to send troops into Henan County, I really don't know what accidents would have happened.

"Hmm...... I'm going to go to Hanzhong. ”

“…… The lord is worried that Liu Zhang will let Zhang Ren attack Hanzhong? ”

"That's not it, I'm going to give Liu Zhang some eye medicine, he won't let me live a comfortable life, then he won't want to live in peace." Liu Xie shook his head and explained.

"How is the lord going to deal with Liu Zhang?" Xun Yu asked curiously.

"For the throne of King Shu, Liu Zhang paid a huge price. The more difficult it is to obtain, the more worried you are that it will be snatched away, and the more serious the suspicion will be. Bashu still has talents, and Zhang Ren, who is in Jiameng Pass this time, is a general with both civil and military skills. However, this Ren is really trusted by Liu Zhang, and I went this time just to attack him. ”

"The lord wants to recruit Zhang Ren?"

"Huh...... It's not easy, Zhang Ren is a dead eye, and before Liu Zhang does something sorry for him, it is not easy to recruit him. Even if I invite his master Tong Yuan, I guess he won't recognize it. Not...... Wen Ruo should not interfere in this matter, I will discuss it with Wen He and Wen You. ”

Xun Yu knew who Wen You Liu Xie was talking about. It's not that Xun Yu can't use the conspiracy, but he disdains it. And Jia Xu and Li Ru are both experts in conspiracies, and when he heard Liu Xie say that he was going to find Jia Xu and Li Ru, he knew that Liu Xie was going to use some not very glorious means to deal with Zhang Ren.

"Wen Ruo, don't think so badly of me, I'm actually a good person." When Liu Xie saw the look on Xun Yu's face, he couldn't help but smile and said.

"Yes, the lord is a good man, and the minister has never doubted this."

Liu Xie saw that Xun Yuyan couldn't help but care and didn't care, as long as he was worthy of his conscience, what could he not do? Zhang Ren is a general, but what he protects is that Bashu is not the imperial court, that is, the enemy of the imperial court, why should he care about whether the means are insidious or not, as long as it is useful.

After separating from Xun Yu, Liu Xie went directly to Jiafu. And Jia Xu seems to have guessed that Liu Association is coming, and he has been waiting at home for a long time. After seeing Liu Xie, he didn't wait for Liu Xie to speak, and said: "Lord, right now, you are in Bashu, if you have any ideas, just send someone to inform him." ”

"Hey~ I didn't expect Wen He to be able to pinch it now, and if he is down, he can still rely on helping people tell fortunes in the future." Liu Xie smiled when he heard this.

The lord laughed, and the minister was also to save time. After all, there is still an important matter here that needs to be decided by the lord. Jia Xu also said with a smile.

"Something that can make you anxious must be a big deal, what is it?"

"Does the lord still remember the matter of instructing his ministers to send someone to contact Zhang Yan, a thief from the Black Mountain?"

"Remember, what? Is there a reply from Zhang Yan? Liu Xie asked with some surprise.

"Yes." Jia Xu suddenly stopped when he said this.

Liu Xie saw that Jia Xu wanted to speak and stopped, and hurriedly urged: "Wenhe, why are you talking and spitting, if you have something to say, just say it directly." What did Zhang Yan say? ”

“…… That Zhang Yan said that if you want to talk, please ask the lord to talk in person, but he doesn't believe what others say. ”

Jia Xu originally thought that Liu Xie would be angry when he heard this, but he didn't want Liu Xie to be angry, but instead touched his smooth chin and said to himself: "I didn't expect this Zhang Yan to be bold, I don't think there is any need to call him Zhang Feiyan in the future, it is more appropriate to call him Zhang Daring instead." ”

"Lord, aren't you angry?" Jia Xu asked tentatively.

"Why should I be angry? This is not a very normal reaction, he Zhang Yan was born as a yellow turban thief, so he naturally will not trust the court easily. You didn't tell Wen Ruo about this, did you? ”

"No...... Lord, you don't plan to sneak away again, do you? Jia Xu suddenly looked at Liu Xie vigilantly and asked. In the matter of Liu Xie sneaking out from time to time, Jia Xu and Xun Yu's attitudes are very consistent.

"Don't worry, how can I be so ignorant. I had to go to Hanzhong first, and then I would consider whether I wanted to meet Zhang Yan. At present, Zhang Yan is not weak, and it is not beneficial for the imperial court to go now. Let's talk about it when he's unlucky, for now, let's deal with the matter at hand first. ”

"How will the minister reply to Zhang Yan?" Jia Xu asked.

"Let's drag it out first, anyway, if the imperial court wants to open up the road to the west, it can't be done in a short time. By the way, Wenhe, you go back and pack up and prepare to go to Liangzhou. ”

"Lord, is the court ready to recognize Han Sui and Ma Teng?"

"If you don't admit it, you can only fight a war, but the price of a war is not small, and at the moment it can only be appeased. However, Wen He must remember that the position of Liangzhou Mu will not be given to Han Sui or Ma Teng, at most it is the guard of a county, and the two counties of Zhangye and Jiuquan must be in the hands of the imperial court. ”

"Wechen will do his best."

"Well, you're going to be safe, and you'd rather not get anything done than come back alive. In my eyes, you are much more important than Liangzhou. Not...... Wenhe, how about you as the pastor of Liangzhou? Liu Xie's mind suddenly flashed and he thought of an idea.

In the face of Liu Xie's sudden proposal, Jia Xu thought about it and asked, "Then I don't know if the lord is willing to cut his love?" ”

"Huh? Who do you want? ”

"Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Pang De."

Hearing Jia Xu's request, Liu Xie couldn't help grinning, the three people mentioned by Jia Xu are all generals, and Zhang Liao has the potential to become a handsome talent. However, thinking of the importance of Liangzhou to the imperial court, Liu Xie frowned and said: "I still have to discuss this matter with Wen Ruo and others before I can reply to you, but I personally agree." ”

Jia Xu didn't expect Liu Association to agree to his request, although Liu Xie said that he wanted to discuss the matter with Xun Yu and others, but Liu Xie had already agreed, and it is estimated that the matter will be eight or nine, at most, there will be some deviations in the candidates he requested, and it may not be Zhang Liao, or Xu Huang. However, Jia Xu said that if the three of them were drafted in advance, they would be content if they could get one or two Jia Xu.

……

returned to his long-lost home, and everyone who had received the news in advance welcomed Liu Xie into the house. This home is not the Weiyang Palace of Chang'an City. Liu Xie didn't like to live in the palace, it was too big, and he always felt lonely when he lived in it alone, and it was inconvenient for people who were usually familiar with him to enter and leave the palace, so after the situation in the imperial court stabilized, Liu Xie set up another home in Chang'an City. On weekdays, he stays in his new home, just like going to work, and Liu Xie also goes to Weiyang Palace every day to order Mao. Of course, for the sake of safety, Liu Xie used a pseudonym to live outside the palace, except for Xun Yu, a few important ministers in the court, no one knew that today's son did not live in the Weiyang Palace.

Liu Xie returned to his home outside the palace at this time, because he was not in the palace, as long as the people Liu Xie knew were in Chang'an, they were basically present, and Zhen Jiang of the Zhen family was even more like he had something to say to Liu Xie.

When the banquet was over, Liu Xie sent the guests away, and then led Zhen Jiang, who had not left, into his study. Zhen Jiang's intention, Liu Xie has basically guessed, and it is estimated that he also came for the fact that the Bashu trade route was cut off. However, now that Liu Xie has made up his mind on this matter, the Zhen family can only be temporarily wronged.

"Huh? Isn't it about the Bashu trade route? Liu Xie asked with some surprise.

"Although the Bashu trade route has been cut off, the Zhen family does not just refer to Bashu all the way to live, and the mother has sent back the news, saying that the Zhen family is going to advance and retreat with the imperial court this time, and the saint does not have to worry about this matter."

"Then why did you come to me? You don't want me to be a matchmaker for you, do you? Liu Xie suddenly asked with a wicked smile.

"The Holy One already knows? Please save me. Zhen Jiang asked with some surprise.

"What's the situation?" Liu Xie was also a little surprised, feeling that what he was thinking seemed to be the same thing as what Zhen Jiang said.

"Not long ago, my mother ordered someone to send news, saying that Yuan Jizhou intended to marry the Zhen family. I was the oldest, so my mother sent someone to ask me what I meant. ”