On the one hand, he took Zhuge Liang as his military advisor, commanded Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Liu Feng and the Xiongnu Nandan to Huchuquan under the command of Youxian Wang to go to Bei and other generals, raised 100,000 troops, and went to Sanguan in a mighty way, trying to recapture Wudu, and directly occupied Hanzhong with strong strength, and further seized the counties of Yizhou, establishing the foundation of his own majestic cause, on the other hand, he secretly sent the envoy Jian Yong to Shangyong.

Shangyong Taishou Shen Tan heard that it was a messenger under Liu Bei's command who came to visit, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "You and I are our own masters, I don't know what advice Mr. has to give me Shangyong?" ”

But he heard Jian Yong arch his hand and say: "In the coming down, I came to save General Shen's life." General, now that you have surrendered to Liu Qi, you are already in danger, don't you know? ”

Shen Tan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he sneered and shouted, "Sir, are you still thinking about how to save your life?" You have no reason to drive a wedge between my monarch and minister, and you dare to say so unashamedly that you want to save my life, it is simply nonsense. Come on, drag this madman out and cut it down. ”

After that, he saw Jian Yong dragging left and right, and went out of the tent.

Jian Yong didn't say anything, just laughed hahaha.

Shen Tan couldn't help but be stunned, and then ordered Jian Yong to put down left and right, and asked loudly, "Jian Yong, why are you laughing?" ”

I only heard Jian Yong say lightly: "I just laugh that although you are loyal, you will inevitably suffer from a knife in the future, although I am killed by you today, but it won't be long before I wait for you to report in Yinsi." ”

Shen Tan laughed dryly, and said to Shen Tan: "So far, you are still stirring up, I want to see what you say?" ”

But seeing Jian Yong said slowly: "Actually, the matter is very simple, presumably the general should also know that Ling Brother Shenyi was suddenly and mysteriously killed when he attacked Yuxian, doesn't the general think it is strange?" ”

Shen Tan was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "What's so strange about this? As a general, it is the most normal thing to die on the battlefield, is there any problem in this? ”

I only heard Jian Yong sigh slowly: "Why does the general refuse people thousands of miles away? In fact, there is no need for the lower officials to say more, the general should also know that what the lower officials said is true, as far as the lower officials know, in the entire battle of Shu, among the Wenchen generals under the account of the Duke of Chu, only Ling Di was killed by Zhonglang General, doesn't the general think it is strange? Xiaguan heard that before Brother Ling's death, Pang Tong was damaged because of the horse, and Brother Ling gave the horse to Pang Tong, but later Liu Qi gave his horse to Brother Ling, could he be closer to Brother Ling than to Pang Tong? If not, why didn't Liu Qi directly give his seated horse directly to Pang Tong to show his gratitude? There can only be one explanation for this, that is, Liu Qi has judged that he will definitely encounter an ambush, and the ambush soldiers will definitely ambush the person riding the white horse......"

Shen Tan couldn't help but be slightly shocked when he heard this, and then laughed and said, "You're just guessing." ”

"Hehe, it's really just a guess, but General Shen is also an understanding person, so he can naturally judge whether this is Liu Qi's plan to kill people with a knife, although Xia Guan is stupid, he has long heard that Ling Di is not very popular in Liu Qi's army, Xia Guan expected that the reason why Liu Qi brought Ling Di to the army was not because of his intimacy with Ling Di, right? On the contrary, the biggest possibility is that he wants to use this to hold the general hostage, and the other may be that he wants to kill people with a knife and find an opportunity to get rid of Brother Ling. Jian Yong saw that Shen Tan had already changed color a little, and he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and he was a little sure of the countermeasures.

In fact, since Shen Tan allowed him to enter to meet, he felt that there was a lot of hope for today's affairs, and after the other party who said it in a few words was a little moved, he was even more sure of this matter in his heart.

Seeing that Shen Tan's face was a little gloomy and silent, Jian Yong arched his hand and continued: "The general may not know, Liu Qi has always been cunning and cunning, unscrupulous in order to achieve the goal, when his wings were not full, he dared to detain the envoy of Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and then looked for an opportunity to persuade him to surrender. How could you not think of a way to do it to the general? Unless the general is willing to hand over all the power in his hands to Liu Qi, and then take the initiative to leave Shangyong and go to Xiangyang, only in this way can Liu Qi's vigilance be completely eliminated and the general save his life. ”

Shen Tan thought for a moment, but retorted: "Although what Mr. said has some truth, but it is just your speculation, and there is no basis, and even some places are diametrically opposed to Chu Gong's practice, because there are ready-made examples here, Guangling Taishou Chen Deng's original situation is also very similar to me today, but he has always been reused, I haven't heard that Chu Gong has any wariness against him." ”

Unexpectedly, Jian Yong shook his head and said: "The general really doesn't know the inside story, Chen Yuanlong has worked with me for a long time, this person still has a certain understanding, he is low-key, and he is very smart, he handed over all the military power in his hand when he first took refuge in Liu Qi, which won Liu Qi's trust, not to mention, you should not know, in fact, Chen Deng is still Liu Qi's cousin, Liu Qi will naturally treat this person differently, but even so, Liu Qi has to take away the military power from Chen Deng, which shows that he is cunning and ruthless. Now that Liu Qi has taken over his cousin's military power, but he has not made the slightest move towards the general, the general will not think that he is closer to him than Chen Yuanlong, right? ”

Looking at Shen Tan's face that had become a little pale, Jian Yong felt even more proud, and then continued: "Now that Liu Qi has not touched any power of the general, it can only show one point, he is conspiring to seize all the power of the general, if the general takes the initiative like Chen Deng, he may be able to save his life, if he does not know the current affairs, I am afraid that the general will follow Brother Ling and Jiuquan in the near future." ”

Shen Tan's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he retreated, and then said to Jian Yong: "The words of the last general before are just a temptation, in fact, for what the adult just said, the last general also thought of something, but I feel that Chu Gong is a sincere person, and he may not really take the last general, and now after listening to Mr. 's words, I know that the last general is a little naïve, but now the last general is also in a dilemma, I don't know why Mr. taught me?" ”

I saw Jian Yong Wenyan said: "The general doesn't have to be polite, the lower official is here for this matter, my lord Qin Gong has always been sincere and honest, I have heard the name of the general, today I specially sent the last general to Shangyong, just to persuade the general to submit to my lord, as long as the general agrees, my lord will play the general as the general of the expedition to the north, leading the Shangyong Taishou, the township marquis as before, in addition, my lord also promises, Ling General Yong town Shangyong, general, once such a good opportunity is missed, I am afraid it will not be so easy to find it in the future." ”

Shen Tan thought for a moment, but shook his head and said: "But if I promise you, the Duke of Chu will come to crusade against me as soon as possible, as we all know, the Duke of Chu has hundreds of thousands of troops, and I am under the front and rear attacks of Yizhou and Jingzhou, and I am outnumbered, how can I resist it?" Rather than waiting for the defeat and death, it is better to take the initiative to sacrifice a qiē right as Mr. said before, so that although he loses his power, he can still save his own life and his family's life. What's more, the last general's family is still in Xiangyang, once he rebels, I am afraid that they will all die under Liu Qi's knife, and the last general's efforts to do this are a little more than worth the loss. ”

"Hehe, the general doesn't have to worry, we are not letting the general publicly declare rebellion, but letting the general allow our army to pass through Guò Shangyong and attack Hanzhong, as long as the army captures Hanzhong, the general is our first major contributor to pacifying Hanzhong, as for the general's family, since the general was wary of Liu Qi from the beginning, presumably those family members who live in Xiangyang are not many close relatives. If the general cares about his family, he will probably have to be controlled by others in the future. ”

Shen Tan thought silently for a moment, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and then he said, "Why is this not what my lord said? Since this is the case, then the last general abandoned his family and followed under the command of Duke Qin, but he didn't know when the army would come? Let the last general also have a preparation. ”

But Jian Yong said slowly: "The army will arrive soon, and I ask the general to lead the army and civilians to strengthen the city and defend against Liu Qi's army, of course, we will also leave some soldiers to help the general defend the city, but I am afraid that the time will be a few days late, so we mainly rely on the general before we arrive." ”

"Okay, please rest assured, the last general will immediately order the defense of the city, and the adult also knows that Shangyong will soon face war, and the last general will not dare to guarantee the safety of his family, so today he will send his wife and children to Chang'an, entrust them to the care of Qin Gong, and ask the adults to help escort them."

When Shen Tan said this, he hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully to Jian Yong.

Jian Yong knew that this was Shen Tan sending the family as a hostage to Chang'an in order to show his loyalty, so he couldn't help but feel relieved, and hurriedly nodded and agreed.

After a while, Jian Yong saw that Shen Tan had gathered hundreds of soldiers under his command, and without saying much, he bowed his hand to Shen Tan, and then left Shangyong in a hurry with this team, and then pretended to be a businessman, and returned to Chang'an through Wuguan.

After Jian Yong returned to Chang'an, he immediately ordered someone to fly to report to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's army had just come to Sanguan to meet Zhang Fei, relying on the might of the army to force the Wudu King Fu Jian to surrender, and led the army to follow his own side to take Wudu, after receiving the news of Jian Yong, he immediately ordered his son Liu Feng to lead an army of 20,000 into Shangyong, and then capture Xicheng, and then cooperate with the army under his command, flank and back, and take Hanzhong together.

"Liu Qi'er, with 100,000 people, I can't believe that I can't take your Hanzhong under the attack of the two armies. Not only Hanzhong is mine, but even the entire Yizhou is mine, among the Han clansmen, I am the only orthodox, you don't want to compete with me. A trace of resentment flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, clenched his fists, and said silently