Sitting in Hanzhong and looking at the Central Plains, for Ma Pengju, the current achievements are not easy to come by, but he also understands that the next road is not easy.

Now there is Dong Zhuo in the north, Liu Zhang in the west, Liu Biao and Sun Ce in the south, Yuan Shu, Cao ** and others in the east, if Yang Yue can't successfully persuade the princes to ally with him, then this means that he is full of enemies in all directions.

When Yang Yue returned to Hanzhong safely, what made Ma Pengju quite disappointed was that among the princes, only Cao ** made it clear that he could ally with him, while the other princes were all flickering, neither agreeing nor denying.

Ma Pengju asked Yang Yue: "Are the princes from all walks of life difficult for you?" ”

Yang Yue said: "Before the lord did not capture Hanzhong, few of the princes who went down to visit took the matter of the alliance to heart, although they were also quite respectful to him, but it was obvious that they did not have any intention of contacting us. And after the lord seized Hanzhong, he happened to be in Cao's army, and he immediately said that he and the lord had a brotherhood during the battle at Tiger Prison Pass, so as long as the lord was willing to attack Dong Thief, he would definitely give his full support. After leaving Cao **'s military camp, he went down to visit the other princes, although they were courteous to him, but most of them were ambiguous. ”

Ma Pengju laughed and said: "No one wants to get into trouble, and Cao's promise doesn't mean that he is really willing to send troops to help." As for the others, if General Ben didn't take Hanzhong, maybe they would shout two slogans of loyalty and filial piety to support it, but if they knew that General Ben had captured Hanzhong, they would definitely not join us to attack Dong Thief, but this also reflects the value of Hanzhong. ”

Yang Yue said: "Ashamed! I didn't complete the task this time, and I was very embarrassed. ”

Ma Pengju smiled and said, "General Yang must not blame himself. If the situation changes instantaneously today, everything is difficult to say. Now that you can return safely, General Ben will be satisfied. ”

Yang Yue thanked him and then said: "During his visit to the princes of all walks of life, I also heard that Zhang Yang and Liu Zhang, the Taishou of the Shangdang, had a falling out, and Zhang Yang originally wanted to use all the soldiers of the Shangdang to avenge his son, but under the mediation of Li Ru, he did not move for the time being. ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "If the lord assassinates Liu Yan, if Zhang Yang and Liu Zhang can attack each other, it will definitely be the icing on the cake." Now among the princes from all walks of life, Zhang Yang and Liu Zhang and Dong Zhuo are the closest, if Zhang Yang and Liu Zhang fight, it will inevitably give Dong Zhuo a big headache. ”

Ma Pengju heard this, and hurriedly said: "What kind of plan does the military advisor have?" ”

After Guo Jia thought about it, he smiled slightly: "This is easy to do!" The lord might as well spend a lot of money to send people to spread the news everywhere, saying that Liu Yan's death was actually assassinated by Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yang was instructed by Lu Bu to control the weak and incompetent Liu Zhang, and in Yizhou, there are also internal ghosts who are making trouble! ”

Ma Pengju thought to himself that although Guo Jia's plan was good, but there was no basis for his words, I am afraid it would be difficult to separate the relationship between them, if there could be specific human or physical evidence, it would be more convincing.

Yang Fu, who was standing next to Ma Pengju, seemed to see Ma Pengju's thoughts, so he said: "Now that Zhang Yang's ancestral sword is in Liu Zhang's hand, this is the best evidence, in addition, I am willing to forge a letter, the general content of the letter is how Lu Bu instructed Zhang Yang to send someone to assassinate Liu Zhang, although some people will doubt its real surname, but as long as they can break their current relationship, this is definitely a good thing for us." ”

Ma Peng held his chin and thought for a while: "Then since Zhang Yang intends to assassinate Liu Yan, why did he send his own son?" This obviously doesn't make sense. ”

"I can't bear the child's wolf! I have long heard that Zhang surnamed Yang is tyrannical and often abuses his subordinates, so I feel that I can start from this point. In the letter, you can focus on Lu Bu's reward for Zhang Yang after the matter is completed, even if it is to ensure that he is the pastor of Yizhou. We must not miss such a good opportunity, even if it is to let them quarrel for a while. ”

Ma Pengju smiled and said, "Okay! That's it! This matter will be handed over to Master Yang! ”

After Yang Fu received the order, he immediately checked the person to do it. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the rumors to reach Liu Zhang's ears, Liu Zhang gathered his ministers and said: "That Zhang Yang is really embarrassed with Dong Thief, assassinating his father, is it tolerable, which is unbearable!" General Ben is now leading an army of 100,000 to destroy his party, and I see how arrogant he is! ”

When Gao Pei heard this, he hurriedly persuaded: "Now that the groom has taken Hanzhong by surprise, he has long been eyeing Yizhou, if the lord leads the troops so rashly, if the groom takes the opportunity to attack Yizhou, then Liu Muzhou's Yizhou that has been in business for many years will not be sent to the groom!" ”

"Won't my father's revenge be avenged?" Liu Zhang's face was angry, quite scary.

Seeing this, Zhang Lu hurriedly said: "The lord's biggest enemy now is not that Zhang Yang, but the horseman, if the lord can destroy the horseman and obtain Hanzhong while governing Yizhou, I believe that Liu Muzhou will laugh at Jiuquan." ”

Zhang Lu coveted Hanzhong for a long time, but he didn't calculate that Ma Pengju would take Hanzhong one step ahead of him, so he hated Ma Pengju for a long time.

When Liu Zhang heard Zhang Lu say this, he said: "Isn't my father as good as a mere Hanzhong!" ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "This is definitely not the meaning of the subordinates, and I hope that the lord will be clear, and I really don't want the lord to send troops rashly!" After all, there is Dong Zhuo behind that Zhang Yang to support him. Can the soldiers of Yizhou beat the iron cavalry of Dong thief? ”

Liu Zhang said angrily: "Could it be that General Ben is sitting in Yizhou like this and making the world laugh?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "This is not! Since Dong Zhuo is so unkind, why should the lord continue to ally with him? According to the next plan, now Li Xuan and Guo Yan will do their best to destroy Ma Teng, and I heard that Lu Bu has an arrow wound in his body. The lord can take the opportunity to send troops to seize the four counties of Tianshui, Longxi, Nan'an, and Guangwei on the back of Yizhou, so that Dong Zhuo can taste the price of stabbing people in the back. ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but I don't know which of the generals is willing to lead the troops to capture the four counties?" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Lu hurriedly made a face to Yang Bai, and Yang Bai immediately came out and said, "The last general is willing to go!" ”

When Liu Zhang saw that it was Yang Bai, he immediately praised: "With General Yang here, these four counties are at your fingertips!" Just for the sake of safety, I hope that General Gao can go with General Yang. ”

After Gao Pei received the order, Liu Zhang continued: "Feng Gao Pei is the general of the expedition to the north, Yang Bai is the vanguard of the expedition to the north, leading 50,000 troops, and Ke said to lead the troops to attack the four counties of Tianshui, Longxi, Nan'an, and Guangwei, there must be no mistake!" ”

After Gao Pei and Yang Bai received the order, they went down to prepare.

After the crowd dispersed one after another, Yang Huai and Liu Zhang were the only ones in the lobby, and Yang Huai said to Liu Zhang: "Yang heard that Zhang Lu has a close relationship with Yang Bai, Yang Song, Yan Pu, Zhao Yun and others, and the lord has to guard against it, and now that the ghost has not been detected, everything should be done carefully!" ”

Liu Zhang laughed and said, "General Yang thinks too much! These four people are all the pillars of my Yizhou, and they are deeply valued by my father, how can they do something rebellious. ”

Yang Huai originally thought that Liu Zhang asked Gao Pei and Yang Bai to go together to restrain and supervise Yang Bai, but after hearing Liu Zhang say this, Yang Huai could only think that Liu Zhang wanted to take the four counties too much, but he turned a blind eye to the matter of Zhang Lu and others forming a party for personal gain, and let it go...... (To be continued.) )