Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao and returned to Chang'an. The major forces in the world www.biquge.info reacted differently: in the direction of Runan, Liu Bei, who had just signed a peace agreement with Zhou Yu and got rid of Sun Quanzhi's entanglement, heard the news that Cao Cao had ended the war, and immediately did not dare to make any moves. In Liu Bei's opinion, if Sun Quan hadn't pulled his hind legs at this critical time, he was afraid that he would be able to sit in Xuchang City this time. "Timid blue-eyed!" Liu Bei scolded angrily. Unlike Liu Bei, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong couldn't help but be terrified when he heard that Cao Cao had won the war, and that he had done so in less than a year. Zhang Lu is not a fool, of course he knows that the reason why Cao Cao dealt with Ma Chao so hard and solved the generals in Guanzhong was not only to cut off Ma Teng's remnants, but also to clear the obstacles to enter Hanzhong. Cao Cao's hatred of "obscene cults" is a well-known thing in the world, so when he was under heavy pressure in the east and turned his eyes to the west, his own "Five Bucket Rice Sect" in Hanzhong undoubtedly became his best target for Cao Cao. "Cao Cao will definitely attack himself." Zhang Lu was very sure of this, he understood that the so-called battle against Ma Chao was actually an outpost battle against Hanzhong. After all, if Cao Cao wants to attack Hanzhong, he must use the Chang'an area as a base, and Ma Chao and other Guanzhong generals are entrenched in Liangzhou, directly threatening Cao Cao's rear. Now that Ma Chao is gone, Cao Cao's worries have been resolved, and Zhang Lu is almost certain that after such a cold winter, Cao Cao will definitely launch an attack on himself next year when the weather improves. "Terrible!" As soon as he thought of Cao Cao's army, Zhang Lu shuddered. Zhang Lu felt the threat from Cao Cao and was afraid, but there was another person who was even more afraid than Zhang Lu, and that was Liu Zhang in Shu. "It's only a matter of time before Zhang Lu is taken down. And once Zhang Lu is taken, it is not difficult to imagine that Cao Cao's next target must be Shu. It's not good for us. Thinking like this, Liu Zhang anxiously found his own driver Zhang Song and asked him if he had a solution to the problem. Because Liu Zhang listened to Zhang Song's advice and broke off his friendship with Cao Cao, it is not difficult for him to imagine that Cao Cao would be disgusted with himself because of this. Now Cao Cao has set his sights on Zhang Lu, and it is very likely that he will further deal with himself after Zhang Lu. Judging from Cao Cao's combat strength, solving Zhang Lu will never be much slower than solving Ma Chao, and it is very likely that Zhang Lu will be done within a year. If that's the case, then the stability on your side will only last for a year at most. "How can this be?" In Liu Zhang's opinion, Zhang Song made the matter, so at this moment, he must be held responsible, and the solution to the matter will naturally be solved by Zhang Song, so he asked. "Don't worry so much. We just need to do what we plan ahead of. Zhang Song suggested Liu Zhang. The so-called "pre-formulated" plan was actually a plan to contact Li Sheng and ask him to lead troops into Shu to support. Originally, this plan was to be implemented a long time ago, and the situation on Li Sheng's side, after hearing that Fa Zheng, who returned to Shu, had already been prepared, but because some people in Shu did not believe in Li Sheng's strength and preferred Cao Cao, they opposed this plan, so that this plan has been delayed until now. At present, it is obvious that it can't be dragged on, if Cao Cao is allowed to take Hanzhong, he is afraid that Shu will fall directly into Cao Cao's minions, which Liu Zhang is unwilling to accept. He has completely accepted Zhang Song's statement, that is, rather than falling into the hands of Cao Cao, it is better to hand over Shuzhong to outsiders. After all, compared to outsiders, Cao Cao is too harsh. "Okay then." Because of this idea and the imminent crisis, Liu Zhang quickly and firmly agreed, and at this moment he decided to make an arbitrary decision. "Who to send to tell Li Sheng that we are going to welcome him into Shu?" Liu Zhang asked. "Let's let Fa Zheng go. He had already been there once, and he had a certain understanding with Li Sheng. Instead of sending a new person to re-familiarize himself with all this, it is better to send an old man to get things done faster. Zhang Song replied with a smile. Fa Zheng, Zhang Ren, and Li Yan were sent to Changsha by Liu Zhang a year ago to discuss with Li Sheng about letting Li Sheng lead troops into Shu. Because Fa Zheng was originally a person on Zhang Song's side, he did not have any ill feelings towards Li Sheng's entry into Shu, and even recognized Li Sheng as his lord under the pull of Li Sheng and Zhang Song, so Li Sheng was very generous after Liu Zhang's order to recruit Fa Zheng and others to go back to inquire about the situation a year later, and he generously allowed Fa Zheng and his guards, and he had also taken refuge in Li Yan, who had left him, to return to Chengdu to take up his post. And Zhang Ren, who has been insisting on his position until now, was kept in Changsha by Li Sheng's kindness, nominally as a liaison between Shuzhong and Li Sheng. This is also reasonable, after all, Zhang Ren is the deputy envoy sent by Shuzhong. In this way, Zhang Ren, who had always wanted to return to Shudi, was stayed, while Fa Zheng and Li Yan, who had already returned to Li Sheng, returned to Chengdu. Under such an arrangement, Liu Zhang didn't know that Li Sheng already had the ambition to seize his inheritance, he only heard one thing, that is, Li Sheng was ready to send troops to help him, and he could come to Shu to hold up a protective umbrella for himself as long as the order from his side was issued. “…… However, is it appropriate to let Fa Zheng go? The last time it was a little reluctant.,And it's too much to complain.,It seems to be a little resentful.。 Liu Zhang said with a bitter face. He doesn't like Fazheng, and like almost everyone else, he thinks that Fazheng is a boring piece of wood. Therefore, after he heard that Fa Zheng had returned, he naturally thought that Fa Zheng and Li Sheng were not in the right place. "Since it's not right, then don't let him go." Liu Zhang thought like this, he felt that he was really a lord who thought about his courtiers. Of course, he didn't know that the complaints that Fa Zheng was talking about were actually saying it for his own Yangon obscurity. Fa Zheng is a delicate person, and he always seems a little cautious when it comes to his own safety. "Please rest assured, I have a way to convince him." Zhang Song made a loyal appearance that was completely willing to share your worries and solve problems. Of course, he knew that Fazheng's complaint was only a superficial thing. "Okay. I'd better leave this matter to you. Yongnian, work hard, my future depends on you. Seeing that Zhang Song was so loyal, Liu Zhang's heart suddenly opened up, and a happy smile appeared on his face. Zhang Song went to Fa Zheng and told him that Liu Zhang wanted to invite him to Liu Bei to be a messenger. Fa Zheng was embarrassed for a while, and finally agreed under Zhang Song's persuasion. Of course, this embarrassment was just what Zhang Song said when he came out of Fazheng's house to report the task to Liu Zhang. This situation is untrue, and the so-called Fa-rectification difficulties are just pretending. In fact, Zhang Song's conversation with Fa Zheng was very detailed and pleasant, because they had already reached a common conclusion on the matter of welcoming Li Sheng, that is, "Li Sheng must be made the lord of this Yizhou." Therefore, almost as soon as Zhang Song mentioned Liu Zhang's appointment, Fa Zheng quickly agreed to take on this mission. Originally, Zhang Song's task was completed after Fazheng agreed to be an envoy, and he had to go back immediately to send a letter to his lord, but he didn't, but continued to stay at Fazheng's home and discuss another issue with development: "How to secretly transfer the people of his family, the people of the Fazheng family, and the people of Li Yan and Zhang Ren's family to Changsha." This is a big task, especially transferring Zhang Ren's family to Li Sheng's side, which plays a very important role in Li Sheng's persuasion of Zhang Ren. So after understanding that Zhang Ren is indeed an excellent talent, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song, who are dedicated to Li Sheng's sake, have always been very concerned about the completion of this matter. "Is the ship ready? This time it's a big family. Zhang Song asked his friend with a smile. Don't worry, I've asked the Surabaya Trading Company to secretly mobilize two flat boats, both of which are the kind of merchant ships that can carry fifty people, which is very ordinary, but it is very simple to transport more than twenty people. Fa Zheng replied with a smile. After swearing allegiance to Li Sheng, and after returning from Li Sheng's side, Fa Zheng, like Zhang Song, received the secret support of Li Sheng's faction. Of course, unlike Zhang Song, who directly received the 100 soldiers sent by Li Sheng to do the troops, the secret support that Fa Zheng received, in addition to the 20 troops, was more of the authority of the white-clothed organization and implicit support such as the contact method of the Surabaya trading company. It was only after receiving these supports that Fa Zheng understood that Li Sheng really had his power in Shuzhong. Although this kind of power is not very large, if it can be planned well, it can also achieve great things. For example, if the "family transfer" incident this time had not been covered by the white clothes and the cargo ship of the Surabaya Trading Company, I am afraid that no matter how tightly he arranges the law, it will be difficult to complete it perfectly without alarming Liu Zhang, the master. At this moment, Li Yan's family, his own family, and Zhang Song's family have all settled near the dock. As long as the time of their departure is set, the group of people who are about to be transferred will set off to the east in the name of the Surabaya trading company to deliver goods, either earlier or later, in the name of staggering the time with them. It can be said that at present, Li Sheng's plan for the transfer of this family has been completed for the most part, and the only thing that is still lacking is Zhang Ren's family. Zhang Ren's mother-in-law was difficult to deal with, she couldn't see Zhang Ren, so she insisted on getting Zhang Ren's family letter before she could leave. Now that Yizhou and Jingzhou are far apart, and Zhang Ren and we are not of the same heart, how can we get a letter from home? Fa Zheng said with a sad face, "This is really troublesome." "Alas, why didn't Brother Xiao tell me about this matter as soon as possible? Has Brother Xiao forgotten that I have one more ability than to never forget? Zhang Song said with a smile. Yes......? Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then slapped his forehead: "Alas, look at my memory, if it weren't for Yongnian himself, I would have forgotten about it." This matter will be annoying for many years. Please be sure to help. Fa Zheng said earnestly. It turns out that in addition to his memory, this pine also has an amazing ability, that is, he is good at imitating the handwriting of others. As long as it is a letter written to him by someone else, let him read it for a while, and he can easily imitate the other party's handwriting. Of course, because this matter is a little worrying, so the fact that he imitates other people's handwriting is known to no one other than a few friends who know him very well. At this moment, Fa Zheng lacked a letter from Zhang Ren to his wife, but he just used Zhang Song's stunt to make up for it. After reading the note exchanged between Zhang Ren and Fa Zheng, Zhang Song pondered silently for a moment, and then ordered someone to take the four treasures of the study and spread out the snow-white silk on the desk, and quickly splashed ink to write a letter of Zhang Ren's home. Because Zhang Song and Zhang Ren are colleagues, and the relationship between them is not bad, Zhang Song knows the tone of Zhang Ren's words very well, and deliberately imitates Zhang Ren's own handwriting, so this letter does not seem to have any flaws. Even if Zhang Ren came to examine this letter himself, there was absolutely no way to find anything wrong. "Well, that's fine. Wait a minute, I'll send someone to take this new letter to Baiyi to deal with it, and make sure that this letter looks like it was handed down from ten days ago. When the time comes, as long as I send this letter to the lady of the Zhang family, and let me, a clumsy person, talk about it, the matter will be done. "After getting Zhang Song's forged letter, Fa Zheng looked very happy, and looked optimistically at his task." That's fine. To tell the truth, Lord Liu Zhang was frightened by the fact that Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao, and he wished that someone would immediately bring troops into Shu to keep Cao Cao out. "Zhang Song told in very disrespectful words in front of Fa Zheng, a friend who was of the same heart as himself, that he had to behave respectfully to him outside." If you knew this was the case, why did you bother in the first place? Liu Zhang's biggest problem is that his ears are soft and he has no decisive temperament. Listening to what the people behind him have to say before anything happens, he will basically hesitate to do it. People with such a personality are really not suitable for living in troubled times. Fa Zheng sighed, he didn't feel any reluctance or resentment towards Liu Zhang, he looked at Liu Zhang like a passerby, and he was full of indifference in his plainness. What will happen to Lord Liu Zhang is none of our business. For now, we just need to think about how to get the lord into Sichuan. Zhang Song said. This is also true. Fa Zheng nodded. The so-called is not in his position, he is not seeking his position, since he is no longer Liu Zhang's courtier, why do he still have to think so much about Liu Zhang? That's it, Fa Zheng shook his head and smiled indifferently. Thanks to Zhang Song's forged family letter, it became easy to convince Zhang Ren's family to go to Changsha. Zhang Ren's wife, when she read this letter, did not wait for Fa Zheng to persuade her, so she asked Fa Zheng to help go to Changsha. This made Fa Zheng very happy. After simply packing up his things, Fa Zheng set off for Changsha in mid-November of the sixteenth year of Jian'an, and the family members of Li Yan, Zhang Ren and others who were persuaded by Fa Zheng to go to Changsha set off two days before Fa Zheng. They were on a merchant ship, and according to the rules, they could not go further to Changsha until they had stopped at Yiling for two days and received water guidance. Therefore, Fa Zheng let them go first, and the two sides happened to be in Yiling round, and then went to Changsha City together. Of course, these news, including the news that the "family migration" plan had been successful, were all transmitted to Li Sheng's hands by Li Sheng's white clothes in Shuzhong early on, and by their special and convenient means of transmitting messages. Fa Zheng guessed that on the day his people arrived in Changsha, Li Sheng would definitely take Zhang Ren and them to the dock in Changsha to welcome the arrival of his people. "Actually, the lord always said that he didn't care much about etiquette. But in fact, he doesn't care about the surface of etiquette, that is, those cumbersome actions, etc., and he still cares very much about the connotation of etiquette. There are probably not many lords like him who will personally welcome the arrival and arrival of his courtiers in this world. Fa Zheng thinks so. Although he is not a person who loves vanity, as long as he thinks of Li Sheng's heartfelt farewell scene at the Changsha City Wharf, he will naturally feel a kind of emotion in his heart. He knew that under Li Sheng's treatment, he had sold all his life's loyalty to Li Sheng. Ten days later, when the time entered the end of November of the sixteenth year of Jian'an, when Fa Zheng's ship was carrying it, and Li Yan's family and Fa Zheng's family, Zhang Song and Zhang Ren's family docked at Mingang in the west of Changsha City, a grand welcome ceremony took place, just as Fa Zheng had guessed. At this welcome ceremony, Fa Zheng not only saw Li Sheng, the lord who valued him very much, and Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other advisers who were trusted by Li Sheng, but also saw Zhang Ren who had a helpless face, but couldn't hide the joy hidden under his eyes. "Has the lord already convinced Zhang to engage?" After a welcome, Li Sheng invited Fa Zheng to ride in the same car with him, although there was no statement, but he had already clearly regarded Fa Zheng as a farewell, which made Fa Zheng feel flattered, because he saw Zhang Ren's helpless but happy appearance on the dock, Fa Zheng asked Li Sheng. "Well, convinced eight points. Because of the use of some villains, although Zhang Ren recognized me as the master on the surface, he still had some pimples in his heart. Do you see what he looks like today? Hehe, he's still a little unconvinced of me in his heart. Li Sheng said to Fa Zheng with a smile. Fa Zheng could see that Li Sheng didn't care very much about this matter. "I see. I don't know what method the lord used to persuade Zhang Ren? "Fa Zheng is still very curious about this." Persuade? I didn't have the patience to convince him. Instead, coercion was used. Li Sheng looked at Fa Zheng, blinked his eyes, and laughed. This smile was full of evil taste in Fa Zheng's eyes. "Coercion?" Fa Zheng was stunned. He listened to Li Sheng's next detailed explanation, and then understood everything. It turned out that after Li Sheng received the news from Fa Zheng from Chengdu that the "family migration" mission had been completed, Li Sheng told Zhang Ren directly about it. He knew that Fa Zheng was undoubtedly urging himself to enter the army when he returned from Chengdu. Now that he is about to set off, Zhang Ren is reluctant to take refuge in himself, which makes him a little crazy, so he plans to use this reason to officially have a showdown with him Zhang Ren. If Zhang Ren agrees to his invitation, then everything will naturally be good. If it doesn't work, I can't say it, and I have to keep him in captivity as an idler. Anyway, his Changsha is rich enough, and it is nothing to eat with so many mouths. However, Li Sheng still hopes that Zhang Ren can take refuge in himself, because he is one of the most famous generals in Shu and a man with great talents, and it would be a pity not to use him. "What? You're actually ...... You actually ......" Zhang Ren was angry, after listening to the news that Li Sheng said, his face became iron-blue, and after several consecutive "you actually", he didn't say any more, but looked at Li Sheng's smile coldly, and said: "Don't say anything more, even then I won't take refuge in you." "If you don't take refuge in me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Li Sheng changed his tone and said gloomily. "You won't." Zhang Ren shook his head affirmatively, "Li Yuanjun don't want to scare me, I know that you are not that kind of person." I don't vote for you, you just imprison me at most. "Zhang Ren is smart, and he guessed what Li Sheng was thinking at once." Are you so sure? Li Sheng originally wanted to scare Zhang Ren, but seeing that he was still unmoved, the gloomy air that was puffed up was like a ball of cotton wool that had been emptied. He looked at Zhang Ren's calm face and asked him directly: "Liu Zhang is not a good lord, he is not suitable for this troubled world, why do you have to change him to the end?" He doesn't know how to use people, and it's a waste to have your talent under him. This is very true, Zhang Ren is a little silent, but he is a determined person who admits death. Therefore, he was silent for a long time about Li Sheng's words, but in the end he shook his head and vetoed: "Li Envoy Jun Xiu wants to say more, and the truth that loyal ministers are not the two masters is what I insist." I'm not going to change my mind all the time. "You think you are Liu Zhang's loyalty, but I don't know what Liu Zhang will think of you now?" Hearing Zhang Ren talk about the words of the two lords of loyalty and disobedience, Li Sheng thought about it, but he had an idea in his heart, so he said. "Hmm......? What do you mean by that? Zhang Ren heard Li Sheng say something strange, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and he had a bad feeling. Nothing interesting? Li Sheng smiled faintly: "I just sent someone to tell Liu Zhang that you plan to switch to my side." "What?" This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and Zhang Ren was dumbfounded. He looked at Li Sheng in a daze, refusing to let go at all and listening to everything that came out of his mouth. "You have been on my side for a long time, and I will not hide anything from you, so that you can know the truth of our army. How could I possibly put you back in such a situation. Bringing your family here is to relieve you of your worries, and directly spreading the news that you have switched to me in Chengdu is to completely cut off the back road. I have already let Xiaozhi handle these things properly. I heard that not long after they sent your family to the ship, Liu Zhang sent military horses to surround your residence. Obviously, he wants to blame your family, but unfortunately he gave me a head start. Li Sheng shook his head and said, "Maybe in a few days, I will receive a diplomatic reprimand from Liu Zhang." However, I have no subordinate relationship with Liu Zhang, and he does not dare to go to war against me because of this, so what is a diplomatic reprimand? "You...... You are so despicable. Zhang Ren pointed to Li Sheng's face and gritted his teeth. Thank you. Maybe that's a compliment you have for me? The corners of Li Sheng's mouth raised a faint smile: "You also know my ambition for Xichuan." In a sense, Lord Liu Zhang and I are enemies. And 'soldiers, sophistry! Since it is a hostile relationship, it is nothing to use such a small strategy, discord. And I have always thought that the best praise for me is when my enemies curse me openly and cry in secret. "What the hell do you want...... Well? Zhang Ren said that Li Sheng was a little deflated, and his voice suddenly lowered. Don't you know exactly what I think? Although even if you really refuse to join me, I can't kill you, at most I will trap you, but you are less than forty this year, and it is the prime of life, are you willing to waste your talents for more than twenty years in vain? Li Sheng asked Zhang Ren calmly. This...... Alas! Zhang Ren sighed. Li Sheng's words undoubtedly hit his heart, a talented and capable general like him has always wanted to make meritorious contributions, and the reason why he refuses to take refuge in Li Sheng is that in addition to the fact that he really insists on the so-called "loyalty and not the two masters", he did not think that his original lord Liu Zhang would reuse his ideas because he trusted him. But now, everything has come to naught under Li Sheng's scheme, and the original lord Liu Zhang has regarded him as a traitor, and it is impossible to have any trust in him at all. If you don't respond to Li Sheng's request and take refuge in Li Sheng, I'm afraid you will be really free, and you will be forced to stay in Changsha and wait for old age to die. "Is this what you want?" Zhang Ren shook his head heavily: "Never ......" He was helpless, but he also realized that today's things could only be done according to what Li Sheng said, unless he could really endure peace. "Well, I promise to take refuge in you!" Zhang Ren had no choice, this went against his inner words, making his words a little stiff at the moment, "But, I also have a condition that I hope you can agree." Zhang Ren thought about it for a while, and still opened his mouth to ask Li Sheng. Say it! I say yes. Li Sheng smiled. In his opinion, it is enough to get Zhang Ren's refuge, and as for the conditions and other things that Zhang Ren said, naturally he can agree to it without any problems. "I hope to stay in Changsha. Because I didn't want to fight against my former colleagues. Zhang Ren whispered this request in a deep tone. No problem. Li Sheng nodded, "Originally, I hoped that you could help me take charge of myself in the east." I would like to appoint you as Captain Hengdong and lead two battalions to garrison Hanyang. Where is the gateway to Changsha County, I hope you can guard that gate for me. "Yes...... Lord! Zhang Ren looked at Li Sheng, he had been old for a long time, but he was very reluctant to finally shout out those two words. Ha ha! Li Sheng laughed with satisfaction. In contrast to his smiling face, Zhang Ren's helpless expression was slightly bitter. [bookid=3676858,bookname="The Legend of the Otherworld"]

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