Chengdu, the state of the pastor's house.

Liu Yan summoned his subordinates to discuss major matters.

There are Zhao Wei, Zhang Su, Pang Xi, Huang Quan, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Wu Yi and many other civil and military personnel, sitting in the hall.

Liu Yan's beard was white, and his face was a little tired.

Dong Zhuo's entry into the army made him anxious and his mental energy was too exhausted.

Dong Zhuo sent Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to Hanzhong. Although there are two levels of Yangping and Meridian to contain, the army under Dong Zhuo can fight well, and Zhang Lu is not a general, so he is probably not an opponent. Once Dong Zhuo occupies Hanzhong, Yizhou will lose its barrier and be in danger! What strategy do you have to teach me to reject Dong Zhuo?! ”

Hearing this, all the civil and military forces in the hall have different colors.

Engaged in Zhao Wei said: "Don't worry, lord! There are not only Yangping and Meridian passes, but also the danger of Nanshan, and it is difficult to break through Hanzhong no matter how good Dong Zhuo's army is. Moreover, even if Hanzhong is broken and Zhang Lu is dead, I still have Jia Meng and Jianmen Erguan in Yizhou to guard the main road. As long as you send two generals, each with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and defend the city, it will not hurt. ”

As soon as this remark came out, many civil and military clubs said yes.

"That's a mistake!"

But Huang Quan frowned and retorted: "The so-called skin does not exist, and the hair will be attached?" Hanzhong is the barrier in Shuzhong, if it is broken, Shuzhong will face a passive situation, no matter how well it is guarded, it is difficult to be foolproof! ”

"That's a good thing!"

Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others all agreed.

Liu Yan also nodded slightly, and said, "Gongheng's words have won my heart." Zhao is still too conservative. ”

Zhao Wei couldn't help but blush, and retreated.

"So in the opinion of fairness, how should we deal with it?" Liu Yan stroked his beard and asked.

Huang Quan thought for a moment.

The relationship between Liu Yan and Zhang Lu is too complicated.

At the beginning, Liu Yan entered Shu, was infatuated with Zhang Lu's mother, accepted her as a concubine, and sent Zhang Lu to sit in Hanzhong. Then Zhang Lu did not listen to Liu Yan's order and seized Hanzhong.

But what is the mystery in it, although Huang Quan has guesses, he is not sure.

Who knows what Liu Yan thinks of Zhang Lu? Is it to hate him for not obeying the order? Or will you look at Zhang Lu's mother's sake, and open the net and not blame the past? Or is this qiē directed by Liu Yan himself?

It's hard to guess, and Huang Quan can't make up his mind.

"The lord may send a general to lead the army to help Zhang Lu?" Huang Quan said tentatively.

Liu Yan's eyes flashed, and he shook his head slightly: "Zhang Lu is very protective of me Yizhou, and he will not accept it!" ”

"That being the case" Huang Quan thought for a moment and said, "There is only one way to form an alliance with foreign aid!" ”

"Liangzhou Li Zheng?" Liu Yan asked.

"It's just this person!" Huang Quan said categorically: "If you form an alliance with Liangzhou and say that Liangzhou Mu will send troops to Chen Cang to contain Dong Zhuo's army, Dong Zhuo will naturally not let go of his hand to attack Hanzhong, and he will be able to solve it as soon as he can." ”

Liu Yan was silent for a moment and said, "But Li Zheng's request is too strange, I don't know his intentions."

Huang Quan said: "Why should the lord worry, no matter what the intentions of the Liangzhou Mu are, there is always Dong Zhuo in the middle. Unless Liangzhou Mu can break through Dong Zhuo and occupy Guanzhong, how can he threaten my Yizhou? ”

"That's not bad." Liu Yan squinted his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and his complexion changed for a while before he said, "That's it, that's the only way." Gongheng, I have to bother you to go to Liangzhou again. ”

When Huang Quan heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, so he asked, "The lord has agreed to Liangzhou Mu's request?" ”

Liu Yan bowed his head and looked helpless: "Only like this, what can I do?" ”

"So who does the lord think should be sent to Liangzhou?" Huang Quan asked again.

"This" Liu Yan frowned: "If you send some mediocre people, I'm afraid that Li Zheng will regret Gongheng, everyone, can you build a plan?" ”

Most of the people in the hall looked embarrassed.

Suddenly, Zhao Wei came out again and said, "Lord, I heard that Li Zheng is only a hairy boy in his early twenties, maybe he can make some fuss in this regard!" ”

"Oh?" Liu Yan and even Huang Quan and others all looked suspicious.

"In order to avoid Li Zheng's repentance, why not get married?" Zhao Wei said with a smile.

"Marriage?"

"That's a good idea."

Many people are in favor.

"But" Liu Yan looked embarrassed: "I have several sons, but I don't have a daughter, how to marry?" ”

"You can choose to be close to the relatives of the virtuous ministers." Zhao Wei said with a smile: "I heard that Wu Ziyuan has a sister, and the country is fragrant." And Wu Ziyuan and his father-in-law can be described as uncles and nephews, why not choose their sister to marry? ”

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned, and they all looked at Wu Yi, who had not spoken.

Wu Yi frowned when he heard this.

Liu Yan, who was in the main seat, also frowned slightly. Wu Yi's younger sister Wu Amaranth is indeed born with outstanding appearance, and is dignified and noble, with a virtuous and virtuous posture. He has always had the idea of letting his son Liu Mao marry Wu Amaranth, seeing that Wu Amaran was about to become an adult, he was about to mention the matter, but he didn't expect Zhao Wei to propose a way to marry Wu Amaranth to Liangzhou.

This made Liu Yan a little unhappy.

But when I think about it, it makes sense. Wu Yi's family has a very close relationship with him, and Wu Yi's father is his close friend. So when he entered Shu, Wu Yi would follow him with a large family.

As Zhao Wei said, Wu Yi and him are no different from uncles and nephews.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Yan asked Wu Yi and said, "What is Ziyuan's opinion?" ”

Wu Yi exhaled and said, "But according to the lord's orders!" ”

Liu Yan smiled and said to Huang Quan: "Okay, this time Gongheng will go to Liangzhou again, and he will mention this matter to Li Zheng, if you are willing, you can, if you don't want to, you can." ”

"Whoa!"

Liu Yan glanced around, sighed slightly, and said, "As for the rest of the candidates, Gongheng can take my warrant and go to the academy, but it is voluntary." ”

"Whoa!"

In Lingzhou City, Li Zheng was dressed in a regular suit and walked alone on the bustling street.

From the end of last year to almost half a year now, Li Zheng has not been to Lingzhou, and has been nesting in the grassland. Even during the New Year, he summoned his important ministers to the grassland to celebrate the New Year together.

I haven't seen it for more than half a year, and Lingzhou City has become more and more prosperous.

The traffic is busy, and it is difficult to describe the grand scene on the street.

Maybe there is a gap between sweating and raining and joining hands like clouds, but it is not far behind.

I found a wine shop, asked for an Accord, ordered a pot of wine, drank it for half an hour, looked at the endless crowd on the street downstairs, and listened to all kinds of shouts, Li Zheng only felt that his mind was very calm.

In the midst of this red dust, there is a feeling of an outsider.

When he returned to the mansion at noon, Li Zheng dined with Xun You and several others, and was persuaded by Xun You bitterly. He was in Lingzhou and never brought guards. In Xun You's words, the son of a daughter can't sit down, and Li Zheng, as a prince, walks outside alone, in case of an accident, how to be good?

Li Zheng listened, just smiled.

In this Lingzhou City, is there anyone who assassinates him? Moreover, he has absolute confidence in his own skills, even thirty or fifty people, and he also regards it as if he were walking.

"Alright, alright." Li Zheng waved his hand impatiently: "I said Gongda, why are you like a long-tongued woman, you are annoying!" ”

Xun Yu was speechless.

"I want to send a large army, all according to the Hetao, what do you think?" As soon as the voice changed, Li Zheng got down to business.

Xun You was slightly stunned, and glanced at Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu, and Tian Feng on the side.

Jia Xu opened his mouth and said: "The counties and counties of Hetao, to which Shangjun and Xihe County belong, have been completely infiltrated in the past half a year, and it is easy to take them. Of these two counties, there are two larger forces that need to be noted. One of them is a part of the left Xiongnu. Due to the fear of the prestige of the lord, most of the Xiongnu on the left have moved out of the Hetao, Meiji is barren, and only some small and medium-sized tribes remain, which is not to worry. The second is the White Wave Thief. The White Wave Thieves were defeated by Dong Zhuo's general Lu Bu last year, and the remnants retreated to the southern part of Xihe County, stationed in the area of Tongtian Mountain, and their power extended to Lishi, the place of Xihe Governance. In the past six months, it has gradually recovered its vitality, and there are about 50,000 or 60,000 horses. The power of the White Wave Thieves is outside the Loop. ”

"It's all about the Loop, and it's imperative. It is also necessary to take the entire Xihe County, which is beneficial to the overall situation, and a part outside the Hetao can be used as a springboard for the eastward advance in the future. Xi Zhicai said expressionlessly.

"The talent pool is sufficient." Xun You also said.

"So, the time is fully ripe?" Li Zheng said with a smile.

"Exactly." Xun You replied: "However, if it is completely based on the Hetao, it will put pressure on Guanzhong from north to south, and Dong Zhuo will not sit idly by." ”

"Hehe" Li Zheng smiled and said, "Dong Zhuo has been too comfortable during this time, and he has to be put some pressure on him." Didn't he send generals to lead troops into Hanzhong? Thinking that Liu Yan should make some moves, it may not be long before the envoy from Yizhou will come. ”

Several people bowed their heads in unison.

Tian Feng said at this time: "Maybe you can wait for a while, let Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung princes consume more, and it's not too late to do it again." ”

Li Zheng shook his head slightly, and said, "The princes of Kwantung are now busy fighting for territory and population, where do they still have the heart to fight to the death with Dong Zhuo?" Dong Zhuo, the bastard, seems to want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, since the beginning of the year, he has taken a defensive position and no longer coerced the Kwantung princes, so what can he do? ”

"In this case, then we should gradually reduce our business contacts with Guanzhong and reduce our support for Dong Zhuo!" Tian Feng said: "When the Yizhou envoy arrives, the agreement will be certain, and it will be completely severed." ”

"That's right!" Xun You and others bowed their heads

"Okay, after dinner, Gongda will start to do this. Mr. Zhicai took our military order and went to Longguan to think that he was a military advisor to prevent Chen Cang Dong Zhuo's army from moving. ”

"Whoa!"

"So, in the matter of Xihe and Shangjun, who is the lord going to take as his general?" Xun You asked.

"I'm thinking quietly, and I'm going to lead my own army to conquer!" Li Zheng waved his sleeves and said.

"No!"

Tian Feng raised his eyebrows and said: "The son of a daughter" Speaking of this, Tian Feng was a little depressed, didn't he just say it.

"My lord, leading the troops to fight is no better than in Lingzhou City. As the lord of Xiliang, the lord has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there are many generals under his command, where can he use his own shot? This is already a bitter mouth.

"It's okay." Li Zheng laughed: "I have risen since I have fought countless battles, on the battlefield, like a fish in water, where is there any danger?" What's more, there are no great enemies in Xihe and Shangjun, and the monarchs are too worried. In addition, if the Yizhou envoy arrives, it will be handed over to Gongda with full authority. ”

The four of them looked at each other, helpless.