After Zhang Song used Cao Ying to scare Liu Zhang, he finally revealed the real purpose of his late-night visit, which was to coax Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei to Shu to eliminate Zhang Lu, a powerful foreign threat on the northern border.

Liu Zhang heard Zhang Song's "clever plan", and his expression couldn't help but be lifted, as if he really saw a glimmer of hope in the dark.

Liu Zhang followed his father Liu Yan into Shu since he was a child, and then never left Yizhou for more than ten years, although Shu is known as the country of abundance, but after all, it is located in a remote area, and Zhang Lu is blocked in Hanzhong, an important gateway to the north, and the Central Plains intermittently, Liu Zhang has been nesting in this ravine for many years, although he is the lord of a state, but in fact he is a rich man who has not seen much of the world.

I think that when Liu Bei killed Cao Ying in the Central Plains, the young Liu Zhang also squatted beside his father, listening to the subordinates who came back from listening to the news, talking about Liu Bei's heroic deeds in a godly manner, at least in the young mind, he subconsciously regarded Liu Bei as an idol to worship.

If it weren't for Zhang Song's reminder, Liu Zhang almost forgot that his childhood idol has now inadvertently become his neighbor, perhaps, it was God's favor for himself that sent this big hero from the north to Jingzhou, didn't he arrange this hero to solve his worries and solve problems for himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang's frowning brows finally relaxed, and he rarely showed a little spiritual smile, patted his thigh and said: "That's right, why didn't I expect that this uncle of my fellow emperor, Uncle Liu Huang can even defeat Cao Ying's 800,000 army, wouldn't it be easy to deal with Zhang Lu's demon dao." Ziqiao, you really came up with a brilliant plan for me! ”

"Big idiot, hehe."

Zhang Song despised the master who was played with by him in his heart, but his face was sincere, and he hurriedly said: "Loose the Lord's Lu, since I am the Lord's worries." ”

"Well, well, if this can be done, I will reward you greatly."

So, not long after, the news that Liu Zhang planned to send someone to invite Liu Bei to Shu quickly spread, and for a time it became the central topic of discussion among the Chengdu officials.

In a high-gate mansion in Chengdu, in the bright guest hall, three people are also sitting around the case, but they are much more dignified.

Among these three people, one of them is a mild-mannered middle-aged man, surnamed Huang Mingquan, whose character is Gongheng, and is a native of Langzhong, Brazil. Another gray-haired old man has a solemn aura, this person's name is Wang Lei, and he is a member of the Guanghan clan in Yizhou. The last old man with a heroic face was Liu Zhang's famous general, Zhang Ren, a native of Mianzhu.

The same three people got together, but the expressions of these three people were quite anxious.

Huang Quan said first: "The news that the lord is preparing to welcome Liu Bei into Shu must be known to everyone, whether this matter is a blessing or a curse for my Yizhou, I don't know what the two of you think." ”

Before the words fell, Wang Ti knocked on the desk and said in a deep voice: "Needless to say, of course it's a disaster!" Haven't you forgotten how much disaster Liu Yan brought to our Yizhou after entering Sichuan, and if there is another Liu Bei, wouldn't our Yizhou scholars and wealthy families have to suffer another disaster. ”

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion that year, the defeat of the Han court had appeared, and Liu Yan suggested that the imperial court should elect important ministers to be the state pastor and the state of Zhen'an. With the support of Zhao Wei, the minister of Yizhou and China, Liu Yan was appointed as the pastor of Yizhou.

However, Liu Yan, who wanted to be the emperor of the soil, did not take the route of Liu Biao back then, he did not simply rely on the Haoqiang of Shu, but formed the so-called "Dongzhou soldiers" of the displaced people who entered Shu from Nanyang, Sanfu and other places, as the main force to maintain his rule.

So, after Liu Yan gained a foothold in Yizhou, he killed dozens of powerful people in Shu under various pretexts to establish his authority, but it caused a rebellion in Shuzhong Haoqiang Jia Long, and Liu Yan relied on Dongzhou soldiers to reluctantly pacify it.

After quelling Jia Long's rebellion, the more powerful the foreign Dongzhou scholars became in Yizhou, the more wanton they invaded the interests of the indigenous scholars in Yizhou, so in the fifth year of Jian'an, the sixth year after Liu Zhang's succession, as the original support of his father's indigenous scholars Zhao Wei, after getting the support of most of the Yizhou scholars, launched a rebellion throughout the whole territory of Yizhou, Liu Zhang was in the desperate battle of the Dongzhou scholars, only to be protected Chengdu, and finally put down this huge rebellion.

The war many years ago caused a serious blow to the economy of Shuzhong, and there were countless deaths and injuries of men and women, and the wounds of the war have not yet healed.

Huang Quan sighed: "Don't mention the old things, as soon as I mention the old things, I will panic in my heart." It's just that now Zhang Lu's heart of aggression in Hanzhong is prosperous, and the lord is powerless to resist, so he came up with this stupid trick to ask Liu Bei to release Shu, which is also helpless. ”

Wang Lei said indignantly: "Zhang Lu is just a matter of fur, inviting Liu Bei into Shu is the only way to lure the wolf into the house, and there will be endless troubles, and we will try our best to stop this." ”

That Zhang Ren also said: "Yes, Liu Bei is ambitious, he is by no means a person to be sent, if he enters Shu, sooner or later he will have a conflict with the lord, and then Yizhou will be rekindled." For the sake of today's plan, we should strongly persuade the lord to do so. ”

Huang Quan sighed secretly and said: "What the two of you said is good, but as a minister, we can only do our duty, as for whether we can make the lord change his mind, it is up to us." ”

Wang Ti slapped the case a few times, and said resolutely: "For the benefit of our Yizhou people, Liu Bei must not be allowed to enter Shu, if the lord does not listen, my Wang Ti will persuade him to die!" ”

When Yizhou in the west was still in a fierce debate, Jingzhou, thousands of miles away, had not received a little news, that after the banquet to celebrate the 100th birthday, Liu Bei ordered to reward the three armies, and the whole Jingzhou was still in a festive atmosphere.

On this day, Fang Shao followed Zhuge Liang to inspect the North Camp and then returned to Jiangling City together, Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered that he had not tasted Fang Shao's good dishes for a long time, and he was addicted to gluttony, so Fang Shao invited him to his house, planning to cook a few good dishes for him to satisfy his hunger.

The two walked into the mansion with a smile and entered the hall, but saw Zhuge Rong sitting there, holding her cheeks with her hands in a daze.

"You're back."

As soon as she heard the movement, Zhuge Rong thought that Fang Shao was coming back, and jumped up like a bird, and when she saw Fang Shao, she was naturally smiling like a flower, but when she saw Zhuge Liang also coming, the smile on her face suddenly retracted, and she couldn't help but show a little shame.

Zhuge Liang walked forward with a fan and said with a pretended face: "How can I smile so brightly when I see Zhongzheng, and I don't smile when I see your second brother, the contrast between here and outside is too great." ”

Zhuge Rong naturally heard that he was deliberately laughing at himself, although he felt more ashamed in his heart, but he smiled at Zhuge Liang's exaggerated hehe, and said, "I don't laugh at you too, are you satisfied?" ”

"You girl."

Zhuge Liang smiled and stretched out his hand to gently hit her with a feather fan, but Zhuge Rong Gege hid aside with a smile. As soon as she flashed away, Zhuge Liang saw a few boxes on them, and opened them as soon as his eyes lit up, but he saw that they contained colorful preserved fruits.

Zhuge Liang swallowed his saliva and said happily: "Ah Rong, how do you know that my brother and I are greedy, and you specially brought me this good thing, then I'm welcome." ”

It's all his own family, and he doesn't need to pretend to be any identity, so Zhuge Liang put down his military advisor and sat down to eat unceremoniously.

Zhuge Rong saw that he was treating this preserved fruit as rice, grabbing it one by one to eat, and suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly rushed over to snatch the fruit box from his hand, and said hurriedly: "I made it specially for Zhongzheng, don't finish eating it." ”

She was so anxious, she blurted out Fang Shao's concern, Fang Shao was suddenly a little moved when he heard it, and looked at her anxious appearance with a smile on the side, and felt very cute.

Zhuge Liang was stunned at first, then laughed, waved his hand and said: "I understand, the love in this is not preserved fruit, but it is your strong affection, little sister, this thing is really not edible for the second brother, and the second brother is wrong." ”

Zhuge Liang made her embarrassed again, so he had to make a grimace at Zhuge Liang with his mouth, and then came to Fang Shao with the food box, handed the fruit box to him, lowered his head and smiled faintly: "This is for you, you can taste it, don't let him snatch it." ”

After Zhuge Rong finished speaking, she walked past him with a light smile, Fang Shao subconsciously took her hand and said with a smile: "Where are you going, stay and eat, I just said that I want to show Mr. Xiaolu." ”

Zhuge Rong's heart moved, and when she turned around, she saw Zhuge Liang looking at this side with a wicked smile, Zhuge Rong's face suddenly turned red again, and she gently withdrew her hand and said, "No, my mother asked me to go back earlier, I will leave first, and I will come to see you later." ”

After that, Zhuge Rong lifted her skirt and walked out quickly.

Looking at the green willow-like figure that was gradually moving away, Fang Shao suddenly seemed to have returned to a few years ago, on the boulevard in the field, she was also this light figure, she was like a person in the painting, walking towards herself from the beautiful scenery of the landscape.

In the blink of an eye, almost three years have passed, and unconsciously, the innocent little girl at that time has now grown taller, and her figure is becoming more and more slender.

"People are far away, what else to see."

Zhuge Liang's voice interrupted Fang Shao's thoughts, he came back from his trance, held the fruit box, sat down a little embarrassed, opened the fruit box, picked up a preserved fruit to eat, and pretended to be nothing: "Isn't it just a box of preserved fruits, sir, let's taste it together, it tastes really good." ”

Zhuge Liang's expression became serious again at this time, shook the feather fan lightly, and sighed: "Time flies really fast, I can't imagine that Ah Rong has grown into an adult, it seems that it is time for you to get married." ”

(To be continued)