Wang Baoyu carefully put away these letters, thought about them for a long time, and decided not to reply to them, of course, because he was afraid of Cao Cao's suspicious character and did not want to cause trouble to Yiling.

When he returned home that night, Cai Wenji found him and said that the entire book he remembered in his mind was basically written, about 400 copies. There are also some incomplete memories, and even if they are written, they are incomplete and meaningless.

Wang Baoyu told her that he hadn't finished writing, and he hadn't given all these finished books to Cao Cao anyway. Once Cai Wenji has no job, maybe Cao Cao will have other ideas, and forcing her to marry someone will cause new troubles.

"Baoyu, I want to leave this place." Cai Wenji said seriously.

"This thing won't work for the time being, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are staring at it. Besides, Cao Cao may not be willing to let you, a talented woman, go. Wang Baoyu said.

"Alas, I don't want to see you." Cai Wenji turned her face away.

"Why?" Wang Baoyu was stunned, he felt that he was quite good to Cai Wenji, how could he make her hate it? "Wen Ji, if you don't do well enough there, I can correct it."

"It's not."

"I know, it must be Huoya who told you something behind her back, I'll go find her!"

Wang Baoyu snorted angrily and walked out, but was stopped by Cai Wenji, "It has nothing to do with Huoya, I'm just afraid that one day I will lose my mind and increase my sadness." ”

Cai Wenji blushed as she spoke, and turned around and went to the back.

Wang Baoyu was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, it turned out that Cai Wenji was afraid that she really liked herself. Hehe, that's fine, anyway, I like her a lot, and I like it from the bottom of my heart.

The war on Hehuai's side was still going on, Wang Baoyu could only continue to wait for Cao Zhang to come back, he now finally understood why Cao Cao took a fancy to this son, compared to other children, Cao Zhang was undoubtedly the most serious, able to share his father's worries.

Turning back to Xichuan, Liu Zhang heard that Liu Yi was dead, Wu Yi was captured, Liu Bei's army besieged the city on three sides, and the city was in danger, and he was immediately in chaos. First, Zhuo Ying and Zhang Yi were sent to help Zhang Ren defend the city, and Fei Guan and Li Yan were sent to Mianzhu to set up a barrier.

Subsequently, Liu Zhang hurriedly convened the Minister of Cultural Relics to discuss the plan to resist the enemy.

"Liu Bei's army is coming, what are your clever plans to retreat from the enemy!" Liu Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his head and looked at everyone with his eyes.

However, the war was lost one after another, and the ministers of civil and military affairs showed panic one after another, and they couldn't get to the point.

Zheng Du offered advice: "Lord, although Liu Bei attacked the city and plundered the land, but there were not many soldiers, and the people were not attached, it is better to inspire the people in the north, burn the warehouse and destroy the grain, cross the water, deep ditches and high bases, wait for it, and do not fight with Liu Bei." Liu Bei has no money for a long time, and his soldiers will inevitably retreat. ”

This makes sense, Huang Quan hurriedly echoed and agreed, however, Liu Zhang objected and said: "It is the important responsibility of officials to resist the enemy and reassure the people, and it is not a preservation plan to move the people to resist the enemy and humiliation." ”

Zheng Du retreated without a few words, and Liu Ba flashed out and said: "Lord, Liu Bei is menacing, just because Cao Sun is fighting, he has no worries. The current plan is to negotiate peace with Zhang Lu and make his troops go to the pass, and this danger can be temporarily alleviated. ”

Liu Zhang frowned, waved his hand and said: "Zichu, you have not been here for a long time, probably I don't know that I have a feud with Zhang Lu, how can I be willing to negotiate peace?" ”

"The shape is critical, Xichuan and Hanzhong are cold, and if it is said to be profitable, it will inevitably obey." Liu Badao.

"I first helped Liu Bei attack Zhang Lu, and now I will negotiate with Zhang Lu to deal with Liu Bei. Hey, the rumors go out, and I will laugh at the generous house! Liu Zhang said in a muffled voice.

Liu Ba disagreed, and said: "The lord's worries are inevitable, however, if the lord raises tigers, he will be embezzled by Liu Bei before he will laugh and be generous." ”

This one? Liu Zhang's face was embarrassed, and he secretly complained in his heart that Liu Ba spoke too directly, and my weak heart was already scarred, can't you be more euphemistic?

"Well, just give it a try!" Liu Zhang nodded helplessly, repaired a book, and sent Yizhou Taishou Dong He to Hanzhong to see Zhang Lu. It was agreed that if Liu Bei could be allowed to withdraw his troops, he would hand over the twenty adjacent cities in the north.

Zhang Luxiong dominated Hanzhong for nearly 30 years, and the third generation of heavenly masters of Taoism Zhengyi School commented on Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", which had a great influence in Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu himself is very superstitious, on this day, he just divined a hexagram, which said that there would be a happy event. I haven't had an auspicious hexagram for a long time, and I was thinking about what to do, when I heard someone come to report, Xichuan Donghe asked to see.

"Liu Zhang summoned Liu Bei into Sichuan and lured the wolf into the room, and this time he will come to seek peace." Zhang Lu said, dressed neatly, summoned officials, and met Dong He.

Dong He respectfully presented the letter, those high-sounding words were secondary, the key was that Zhang Lu couldn't help but be moved when he saw that it said cede twenty cities. You must know that Liu Bei is also his enemy, if he joins forces with Liu Zhang to repel Liu Bei, and can get twenty cities, wouldn't it be a good thing to have the best of both worlds?

So, Zhang Lu read it triumphantly in public, and many people below nodded in agreement, saying that this condition is very generous and can be considered.

Zhang Lugang wanted to agree, but the strategist Yan Pujin said: "Liu Zhang has a feud with the lord, and he is in a hurry to ask for help, and he must deceive Xu Chengchi, and he cannot agree." ”

"Doesn't Gong Yan know the reason why his lips are dead and his teeth are cold? If Liu Bei captures Xichuan, he will definitely attack Hanzhong. Dong He was anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly said.

"Hanzhong is mountainous, and the passes are vertical and horizontal, so you can still protect yourself!" Yan Pu insisted.

"The terrain in central Sichuan is very complex, isn't it stronger than Hanzhong? Liu Bei's soldiers and horses are growing stronger day by day, and the army is coming, and it is difficult to win. "Dong He is not to be outdone.

"Hmph, I knew that I regretted it today!" Yan Pu said in a mocking tone, Dong He's face couldn't hold it, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Zhang Lu frowned and looked at the two of them arguing, how could he not know Liu Zhang's thoughts, sooner or later he and Liu Bei would have to fight, not to mention that there was a hint from God, a happy event was coming? Therefore, Zhang Lu is more inclined to fight.

At this moment, a heroic and mighty general came out and said: "I am willing to lead a team of soldiers to capture Liu Bei alive, and I must let Liu Zhang cut the land to repay." ”

Zhang Lu was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "With the help of the general, you will definitely be able to win, and the general can lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to take Jiameng Pass." ”

The corners of Yan Pu's mouth twitched, he didn't speak again, and stepped aside, and Dong He was happy when he saw this person, knowing that there was a play.

Who the hell is this person? It was Xiliang Ma Chao Ma Mengqi, Ma Chao was defeated and returned to Longxi that year, and was funded by Zhang Lu, and he also looted a lot of cities for a while. Later, in the end, he was outnumbered and defeated by the general Xiahou Yuan, and his wife Yang died in the war.

Zhang Lu was very happy about Ma Chao's arrival, and felt that the bet was right, with the brave Ma Chao, the north could resist Cao Cao, and the south was not afraid of Liu Bei, so he could sit back and relax.