At the beginning of the lanterns, the Yizhou Thorn Mansion is like daylight, because of the recent frequent wars, Liu Zhang did not go back to the luxurious mansion located outside Chengdu to live, but Chao Yi lived in this Thorn Mansion simply, Liu Zhang's as the lord of Yizhou, the officials who used to live in the Thorn History Mansion of course can not live here, Liu Zhang's bedroom, several incense burners are stacked in the four corners of the house, slowly emerging intoxicating aroma.

When everything returned to quiet, Liu Zhang ordered everyone to go out, walked around the room, and gently stepped on the floor with his feet to see if there was a vacant floor, after the inspection, Liu Zhang returned to the main seat and said to Pang Xi: "There is no abnormality, you can speak with confidence!" ”

After the Mengda Rebellion, Liu Zhang was considered to be a soldier, and he was suspicious every day, as if everyone was Lu Bu's spies, for example, in terms of today's events, the reason why he was so careful was that he was afraid that someone would lay a secret passage in the Assassin's Mansion and eavesdrop on them.

"Lord, how are you doing lately?" Pang Xi said with some concern, from the beginning of the war to now, Liu Zhang's spirit has always been like a bowstring stretched to the limit, and even a general who is cast in iron and bronze can't hold such a trumpet, let alone a pampered state pastor.

Liu Zhang shook his head slightly, just pinched his temples with his fingers, and his clear eyes already had crow's feet that couldn't be hidden: "I'm okay, Pang Gong must be more tired than me, I wonder if Liu Biao agreed to send troops?" ”

This is the issue he is most concerned about, now from all aspects, the situation is quite unfavorable to Chengdu, if nothing else, Lu Bu's Xiliang army will be under the city of Chengdu in less than half a month, even if Sun Wu is alive, I am afraid that he will be helpless, and now Liu Biao has become his only hope, although he knows that Liu Biao is in name only. But he still held on to a glimmer of hope, and at this time, an old voice suddenly came from outside the house: "The minister is tired, please see the lord!" ”

"Wang Ti?" Liu Zhang paused, then looked at Pang Xi, and after seeing Pang Xi nodding, he called him in. This Wang Ti can also be regarded as an old minister in Yizhou, and he did his best when Liu Yan was there, but I don't know if he really did things for Liu Yan.

Wang Lei pushed open the door and walked forward with the deferential steps peculiar to his subordinates, he was already over fifty years old, almost sixty years old, so his movements were not very flexible, but he was very serious and meticulous. Liu Zhang noticed that he was not wearing an ordinary dress today, but a dark yellow outfit, with a group of fine tassels hanging from his waist, which was worn by officials in office on very formal occasions, such as the annual ancestor worship, the reason why the ancestor worship was worn like this. It was to show the ancestors the current status, official position, and whether the descendants were marquis, etc., and of course they also wore it during the court meeting.

Wang Tiyi entered the house. Then he gave a full salute, and the whole person was prostrate on the floor, and his gray hair stood out in the candlelight.

Pang Xi asked with a straight face: "Wang Ti, it's so late, and the lord didn't pass you on, so you came in by yourself?" ”

Non-trespassing. This can be regarded as an assassin's act, which is a crime in the eyes of the governor's mansion, Wang Ti is lying on the ground, his head hanging very low, but his voice is very firm: "I don't know something. I beg the Lord to answer! ”

"Speak!" Pang Xi was a little impatient, and he urged Wang Ti to hurry up.

Unexpectedly, Pang Xi ignored him at all, but set his eyes on Liu Zhang: "Dare to ask the lord, do you want to surrender to Lu Bu?" ”

This gentle sentence made the room suddenly covered with an invisible layer of frost, Pang Xi and Liu Zhang quickly exchanged glances, both of them were a little flustered, Pang Xi's eyes stood up: "Wang Ti, do you know what you are talking about?" How could the lord surrender to Lu Bu? ”

"I just want to know, does the lord want to surrender to Lu Bu?" Wang Ti asked stubbornly.

Judging from everything, Liu Zhang already has signs of surrendering to Lu Bu, if Liu Zhang surrenders, then their good days in Dongzhou Shilin will come to an end, because the fall of the Yongliang faction is their Jingzhou faction as a promoter, if Lu Bu enters Chengdu, they are the first to suffer, after all, in order to prevent Lu Bu from entering Shu, they do everything they can, oppose Lu Bu everywhere, and secretly pull out the eyeliner that Lu Bu planted in Chengdu one by one, they have completely offended him, so Wang Ti does not want to see Liu Zhang surrender to Lu Bu.

"Yes, no, I advise you not to be too presumptuous!" Pang Xi suddenly got up, and his voice was a little annoyed: "You are also the old minister of the ancestors, why are you still thinking about the family, now that the situation is coming, you and I should take it as our responsibility to protect the lord!" ”

In the face of Pang Xi's coercion, Wang Ti supported his arms on the ground, his shoulders were towering, like an old and stubborn crouching tiger: "I have served the two masters, the family and I have long been an attic in the air, since the first lord entered Shu, I have done my best, from no negligence, from Hanzhong to Bashu, from Bashu to Chengdu, all the way, never centrifugal ......"

In vain, Wang Ti raised his head suddenly, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes shot straight at Pang Xi: "You don't want to think about what will happen to the lord if he surrenders to Lu Bu, Lu Bu started from Hanyang, all the way to Hanzhong, and none of the county guards who surrendered to him can have a good end except for Wei Kang, every time Lu Bu occupies a state or a county, he will use various means to get rid of the previous state and county governors, if you are Lu Bu, will you spare the lord's life after winning Yizhou?" The wildfires are endless, the spring breeze is born again, and if the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be trouble! ”

Wang Lei's words were like a thunderbolt bursting in the house, Pang Xi's body shook, his face turned pale in an instant, chewing Wang Lei's words carefully, thinking about it, it was really as he said, Han Sui, Zhang Lu, and Liang Shuang all did not end well, so they would die in battle, or they would be killed by Lu Bu secretly.

Liu Zhang turned his head timidly, and suddenly saw Pang Xi's right hand slowly stretched out to his waist, and there was a general short knife hidden in his waist, it seemed that Pang Xi had moved his murderous intentions, this Wang Ti had already touched the true idea of the matter, if he couldn't control him at the first time, he just shouted loudly, which would make the people of Chengdu panic, and then there would be no bargaining chips with Lu Bu, and everything would be over.

It turned out that Pang Xi had come to Chengdu as early as possible, but he had not appeared, he had been hiding in Liu Zhang's mansion, and he had been discussing with Liu Zhang about the surrender of Lu Bu in the past few days, the reason why Liu Zhang wanted to surrender was because Liu Yan had already ordered when he was dying, if he could fight, he would fight, and if he couldn't fight, he would surrender.

Liu Zhang thought to himself, with his own skills and Pang Xi's cooperation, this Wang Lei is by no means an opponent, and he can barely cover up the past if he is charged with a vain attempt to kill the master, but it will only arouse the suspicion and anger of the Wang family, and the situation will be even worse at that time.

"In order to save your own life, how many soldiers do you want to kill" he muttered to himself in a small voice, his eyes staring at Wang Lei's old face that was full of hills and ravines, this is a man who has devoted his life to his Liu family, and now he wants to kill him like a dog.

"Lord, don't be too gentle, don't be a woman's kindness, kill Wang Ti, and something big will happen in half a month!" Pang Xi had already copied the short knife in his hand, and his body unconsciously walked to Wang Lei's side, and when he saw Liu Zhang's delay, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Wang Lei grinned: "Sure enough, you want to surrender!" ”

"What the Lord planned, how can you know, you can't complain about me when you die, only blame you for being too smart, you know too much, you say that you are loyal to the lord, but in your heart you still think about your family, a thief who is different from the outside!" Pang Xi said with tears in his eyes.

"There is also for the family" Wang Lei shook his head: "There is also for the lord!" ”

Pang Xi smiled: "That is, you plan to spread the news?" ”

"Not bad!"

"You are very good, very good, then I will tell you, the ancestor has already had a testament" He suddenly said in a loud voice: "Wang Ti, the first lord has an order", Wang Ti was stunned, habitually lowered his head, Pang Xi suddenly raised the short knife in his hand, gritted the molars, and stabbed towards Wang Lei's neck.

"Pang Gong can't!"

At the moment when the short knife was about to pierce Wang Lei's body, his wrist was grabbed by a strong and powerful hand, and the blade could pierce Wang Lei's skin, Pang Xi fixed his eyes and saw that it was Liu Zhang who stopped him, and froze in place for a while, Wang Lei raised his head in surprise, and was also confused about this situation, he was in the sea for decades, and witnessed too much deceit and intrigue, this time he came to see Liu Zhang, knowing that he had committed a big taboo, No matter what the result is, he can't escape death, he can't imagine that Liu Zhang will actually stop Pang Xi, and at the same time, he is secretly sighing, Liu Zhang is still too gentle, if Liu Yan was Liu Yan, he would have been dismantled a long time ago.

"Your lord?" Pang Xi looked at Liu Zhang incredulously, but there was a hint of madness in his cloudy eyes at this time, Liu Yan had already made arrangements when he died, and now let Wang Ti spy on the secret, he must let Wang Ti die.

Wang Lei, who was on the side, watched this scene and asked hesitantly: "Why didn't the lord kill me!" ”

"You are my father's trust, how can I kill you, but not killing you doesn't mean that you can get out of here!" Liu Zhang said.

"I see, is the lord trying to imprison me?" Wang Lei asked rhetorically.

Liu Zhang nodded.

After Wang Ti listened, the whole person instantly aged by more than ten years, and the spirit was drained from this body, he slowly knelt on the ground, knelt three times and knocked nine times, and said in a hoarse voice: "Lord, if you surrender to Lu Bu, it will be difficult to preserve, don't expect Lu Bu to give you anything, don't expect Lu Bu to let you go, let alone expect to negotiate with Lu Bu, the humble words have come to this, and I hope the lord will consider it carefully!" ”

After speaking, he fell prostrate on the ground, waiting for Liu Zhang's disposal. (To be continued.) )