This journey lasted for nearly two months, and it was not until the end of December that Wei Yan led his men to Chengdu, and rented a few crude huts outside the city for his entourage to temporarily shelter in. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wei Yan entered Chengdu alone, this famous Shuzhong town, it is really not a false appearance, from the density of pedestrians, compared with Yecheng before the reconstruction is not inferior, its prosperity is even exceeded, from the merchants and vegetable farmers who pass by in a hurry, etc.

Wei Yan was not in a hurry to find Zhang Song's mansion, but entered a luxurious teahouse to inquire about the current situation.

Speaking of the origin of drinking tea, there are different opinions, there are Shennong origin theory, there is Qin and Han origin theory, of course, there is also Lu Yu origin theory, but the Han Dynasty does have a document to record the matter of drinking tea, this Han Dynasty officially rose to drink tea habits, but most of the tea drinking crowd is at the top of the pyramid, such as Sangong Jiuqing, etc., the tea house here is a restaurant and other dining places.

Wei Yan sat alone in a corner, ordered two plates of side dishes, and drank a pot of sake by himself.

He muttered: "Your Highness's liquor is still delicious, and now when I look back and taste this sake, it is as tasteless as drinking white water." "When King Li rewarded the three armies at Hangu Pass, he distributed a lot of liquor.

At this time, the people at the table next to him seemed to have met acquaintances, and each pulled their friends to sit aside, Wei Yan's ears suddenly moved, and he listened without a trace.

"Brother, I just heard the news from the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and I heard that Liu Yizhou suffered a defeat in Fancheng and retreated to the White Emperor City, and the territory west of Jingzhou was returned to Liu Jingzhou."

The man next to him was surprised: "Brother, is this news reliable?" How did I hear that Liu Yizhou mobilized troops and horses to support the past, and at the same time ordered Hanzhong Zhang Lu to send a large army to support? ”

The man stopped and said: "Don't mention this matter, I heard my brother-in-law say that this Zhang Lu refused to send troops to support on the grounds that Zhu Yuanzhang retreated to Chang'an, which made Fancheng's army fall into a situation of fighting alone, and returned a large area to Liu Biao in vain." ”

The person next to him was even more puzzled: "This doesn't make sense, Zhang Lu is the head of the Wudoumi Sect, if it weren't for Liu Yizhou's support, it would be untenable in Hanzhong, why did he turn against him at this time?" ”

"It's not something you and I can speculate about, but in my opinion, this Zhang Lu is probably a powerful man who wants to get out of Liu Yizhou's power and stand on his own."

The small talk between the two entered Wei Yan's ears word for word, and suddenly he had a bottom in his heart, and when he fell asleep and met the pillow, it was much easier for him to bribe Zhang Song to conspire with Hanzhong, but the words of the two had not fallen, and they hurriedly continued to listen.

"Speaking of which, there is news from people in Jingnan, that Jiangdong first folded Sun Jian, and just a few months ago, the Sun family tiger was nowhere to be found, and now it is even more chaotic, no, then Li Shimin returned to the army to suppress the turmoil, which allowed Liu Biao to breathe and launch a general attack on Fancheng with his troops."

"Oh? In this way, as long as the west of Jingzhou can be recovered, Jingnan, which was originally occupied by Jiangdong, may also bear Liu Biao's wrath. ”

The man shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily, I heard that Liu Yizhou's other driver Zhang Song proposed that he would send someone to Jiangdong to propose marriage, and marry Sun Shangxiang, the youngest daughter of the Sun family, for his eldest son Liu Xunying, in order to be able to attack Liu Biao left and right and divide Jingzhou equally." ”

The two of them talked and chatted, all of which were inconsequential, and Wei Yan lost interest.

As soon as his heart moved, he immediately walked to the two of them with the wine jar, and said with a smile: "Brother, do you remember me?" ”

The old brother was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully to make sure that he was not impressed, he arched his hand and said: "This little brother is denying the wrong person, we haven't met." ”

Wei Yan sat down by himself and said with a smile: "Why did my brother's memory decline, I came to Yizhou from Nanyang last year to do business, and it was my brother who pointed me the way, I don't know if I still have an impression?" ”

The elder brother still can't remember, but Wei Yan's fluent Nanyang dialect doesn't seem to be fake, so he just thinks that he was negligent.

smiled and hugged his fists and said: "It's that I have lost my memory, the little brother has been going to and from Jingyi at such a young age, and the distance is a little courageous." ”

Wei Yan hurriedly returned the salute with his fists and exchanged a few words of greeting.

At this time, he suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Ask my brother about something, where is this Zhang Song's mansion?" ”

The elder brother hadn't spoken yet, but the person next to him became alert: "You turned out to be from Jingzhou, why did you inquire about the mansion of Don't Drive in Yizhou, you ......?"

Wei Yan hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Don't hide it from the two brothers, the younger brother is taking the salt road, doing private work, I got some goods in the east and want to come to Yizhou to exchange some grain and grass, you also know that this private work is not popular in Jingzhou, but it is grain and grass that can be transported to the east to make a lot of money, and was seized by the defenders when he entered the city yesterday. ”

The two glanced at each other, and then suddenly it turned out that this kid was engaged in the sale of illegal salt, and the goods were detained, which was considered cheap, and there was no one to support him in private work, and it was completely possible to cut off his head if he was caught.

The elder brother said with a smile: "Little brother, this is a fateful business, but the mansion of Yizhou is not difficult to find, it is not far from the state pastor's mansion, and the Yizhou pastor has frequent political meetings these days, so it should not be far away." ”

Wei Yan nodded, handed over a bag of silver coins to the elder brother, and said with a smile: "A little bit of affection, the elder brother should have some ways in Chengdu, why don't you introduce me to it?" ”

The old brother's eyes lit up, and he flipped the money bag without a trace, knowing that it was all real money.

smiled: "The little brother is not familiar with the place and should have someone to lead the way, it just so happens that my brother's brother-in-law works in another driving house, and he can introduce you at night, I don't know ......"

Wei Yan comprehended, took out a small bag of golden rice grains and stuffed it to the man, and the three of them smiled at each other, diverted the topic, and waited for the night to come.

It's night, but the night in Chengdu is also very lively, and there is no war in the hinterland at this time, so naturally there will be no curfew.

The three of them came to a mansion together, only to see a plaque standing on it, "Zhang Mansion".

There was a big red lantern in front of the door, and a thin figure walked back and forth, seemingly anxious.

"Xiao Song." The elder brother's friend shouted softly, and the man hurriedly raised his head and walked a few steps in front of the person.

"Why are you only here now, Zhang Beijia has been waiting for a long time."

Wei Yan was actually very curious, this brother-in-law seemed to be a subordinate, and he didn't know what excuse he used, but he could get himself in to meet Zhang Song.

But now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to pursue too many twists and turns.

Entering the mansion, the two elder brothers naturally did not follow up, but waited at the door to see what other benefits could be taken from Wei Yan.

Under the leadership of his brother-in-law, Wei Yan didn't say a word, directly pushed open the door of the study, and walked in......