Li Ru's worries are not unreasonable, his identity is different from ordinary people, when he was by Dong Zhuo's side, he belonged to the minister who killed the monarch and poisoned the emperor, such a notoriety You can just deduct a person's head, and you can scare him to death, let alone do it!

Therefore, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were bold back then, and they exceeded the bottom line of the people of the whole country tolerating them.

Such a person in the Central Plains, generally no prince is willing to take him in, no matter how talented and strong his skills are, no one is willing to take him in.

Everyone is afraid of provoking the anger of the people, blocking the hope of the world for one person, and he can't do it, Song Jian is an anti-king, he can have no scruples, but the princes still rely on the hat of the Han family to eat, and they can't help but have scruples.

The person who has no face, no skin, and is not afraid of the thousand people is a strange person, and after all, he is still a minority. That kind of person is not even a two-skin face, he is a second-class product.

Obviously, in today's world, the people who can become princes are not second goods, and since they are not second goods, they will not offend the people who support the emperor in the world because of Li Ru alone.

In these years, who is cheap?

So, in a short meeting, Wang Yi changed from being a killer who used the beauty trick to become a full-time spy who provided intelligence for Li Ru, and his identity suddenly became a spy, and the nature of the mission also changed.

But at least one point, Wang Yi gave Yuan Shang a chronic poison, Li Ru let her stop first, but it was invisibly to save Yuan Shang's life, otherwise if it went on like this, once the poison occurred, Yuan Shang really didn't know how he died.

Shen Si returned to Yuan Shang with the fruit, Wang Yi was a little absent-minded, and Yuan Shang couldn't help but be a little curious when he saw this.

"It took so long to buy a fruit?" Yuan Shang blinked and looked at Wang Yi with a hint of doubt.

Wang Yi smiled softly, straightened his mentality, suppressed the sorrow in his heart, and said, "The slave and maid learn from the master." Bargaining with the fruit dealer, the slave did this for the first time, and her skills were sparse, so she delayed the hour, and the adults forgave me. ”

Yuan Shang didn't care when he heard this, he smiled and said, "The son can be taught!" It doesn't matter if the skills are loose, it's good to practice more, I don't bargain at once, this thing has to be practiced to make perfect. Persevere, I will teach you some experience another day, so that you can avoid detours. ”

When Wang heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Yuan Shang got up and shook his fist to crack open a capogua, broke a piece and took a bite for himself, then reached out and broke another piece, and reached out and handed it to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, and said in surprise: "...... are you?" ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Let's eat together!" ”

Wang Yiyan was startled when he heard this. Hurriedly shook his head and said: "What is the identity of the slave and maid, how dare you share the food with the master." ”

Yuan Shang couldn't help but be happy.

"Don't worry, I don't have as many rules as other people's homes, so I should eat. Should you drink, why are there so many stinky problems, just a person like you? String bloodlines, right? I don't think you're purebred! ”

Wang Yiyan frowned when he heard this, and pointed his chin with his finger. After thinking carefully for a while, he said faintly: "Master, are you praising me or hurting me by saying this." Why does it sound so weird......"

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The time of calm and calm always feels very short, and Yuan Shang has not been in the chic days of Caohan for a few days, and a very important message has come from the southern line of Guanzhong!

Liu Bei drove away Liu Zhang, occupied Xishu, and completely became a generation of heroes who divided Jing and benefited across the southwest!

Liu Bei's domination of Xichuan has a great impact on the pattern of the world, and he can't help but make all the princes of the world look sideways, Yuan Shang has been busy pacifying Guanzhong recently, and now that he has got the news, he can't help but look up to the sky and sigh, and secretly say It's a pity, one carelessly, after all, this old thing has taken advantage of the loophole, cut off the southwest half of the wall, and achieved hegemony!

However, it has already happened, and it is useless to regret it, and the top priority is to formulate a strategy for the next course of action.

As a result, Yuan Shang convened a military conference in Caohan, in which all the generals and high-ranking officials participated.

At the meeting, Yuan Shang asked Zhang Ji, who was currently in charge of the four-sided intelligence in Guanzhong, about the specific matters of Liu Bei's capture of Xichuan.

Zhang Ji then explained to Yuan Shang:

Liu Bei entered Sichuan this time, originally carrying Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others, pretending to help Liu Zhang defend Zhang Lu, but in fact, he sought his foundation, and did not want Zhang Lu in Hanzhong to look north, not to be an enemy of Liu Zhang, but to sweep his eyes to Guanzhong, and even people were captured by Yuan Shangsheng in the end.

Zhang Lu was captured, the danger of Xichuan was solved, Liu Bei had no reason to stay in Xichuan, and the military advisor Pang Tong designed Liu Bei to pretend that Liu Bei was short of food supply, and raised troops from Jiameng Pass to attack Xichuan!

Liu Bei only took Pang Tong this time, and did not lead Zhuge Liang, intending to give Pang Tong a chance to make meritorious contributions, so that he and Kong Ming's status in the army can be equal, and share Kong Ming's rights, how can the sky not fulfill people's wishes, Yuan Shang led 30,000 and state troops to Guanzhong, and the fight in Guanzhong was in full swing, and almost no one could stop his footsteps, and the recovery of Yongliang was going extremely smoothly.

This greatly exceeded Liu Bei's expectations, he originally thought that the time for his collection of Sichuan was about the same as the time for Yuan Shang to pacify Guanzhongdi, and he didn't want Yuan Shang to be too cunning, and the speed of the rebellion was incredible! If Yuan Shang really let him pacify Guanzhong before himself, and he and Liu Zhang are still facing each other in Xichuan, once Yuan Shang raises troops to attack Yizhou, won't he and Liu Zhang have to finish playing?

In desperation, Liu Bei had to write a book to ask Zhuge Liang to enter Sichuan from the southeast of Xichuan, and he attacked from Jiameng Pass in the north, attacking from two sides, and striving to quickly defeat Liu Zhang.

Zhuge Liang was also helpless, so in accordance with Liu Bei's order, he left Guan Yu to sit in Jingxiang Nine Counties, and he himself led Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, Wen Ping and other fierce generals to go up the river from the west of Jingzhou and go straight to the west exit!

As soon as Zhuge Liang entered Xichuan, the situation in Xichuan suddenly changed greatly, forgive Liu Zhang's ability, how can he resist Liu Bei, Kong Ming, Pang Tong, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Wen Ping and many other capable people? In the end, he lost his land and fell into the city, and Chengdu, where the Sichuan Mansion was located, was lost, and the foundation was seized by Liu Bei.

However, although Xichuan was lost, Liu Zhang unexpectedly did not fall into the hands of Liu Bei, and Zhang Ren, the general of Xichuan, led his sons Liu Xun, Liu Bi, and Ling Bao at the last moment. Deng Xian and other generals loyal to Liu Zhang protected Liu Zhang's escape to the south and went straight to the wild land in Nanzhong.

And Liu Bei accepted Xichuan Yingjie, and then merged with Jingzhou Haoxiong to become the powerful lord of Shu, and the majesty of his lineup couldn't help but be moving.

At this time, Liu Bei's wise and resourceful people already had Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, and Liao Li. Kuai Yue, Zhang Song, Cui Jun, Shi Tao, Huang Quan, Liu Ba and other top resourceful.

The generals are also related to Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan. Chen Dao, Wen Ping, Li Yan, Yan Yan. Xiang Pet, Meng Da and many other outstanding generals are supplemented.

As for Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong. Yi, Deng Zhi, Li Hui. Pang Xi, Zhang Yi, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao, Fu Tong, Feng Xi, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Shi, Wu Yi, Yang Yi, Wu Ban, Deng Xi, Fu Xun, Song Zhong Wu Ju, Pang Ji, Wang Cang, Huo Jun, Fei Guan, Qin Mi, Zhang Ning and other capable people have reached hundreds of people, countless.

Then there are the next generation of Liu Bei's army, such as Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Guan Suo and other young generals are also thriving under the shadow of their father, and they will also compete in the world in the near future.

The power of Liu Bei's group swelled suddenly, and in a short period of time, it turned into a powerful force that could almost surpass the Central Plains Group when Cao Cao was alive.

After listening to Zhang Ji's overview, Yuan Shang half-closed his eyes and began to think deeply in his heart.

In this way, the talent of the current Liu Bei army is almost the same as the Shu Han regime in the heyday of history, across the southwest half of Jing and Yi, and the talents are also all included, of course, such as Wenpin, Kuai Yue, Shi Tao, Cui Jun and other talents, due to some reasons for the declension of the current situation and the historical belonging is a little different, but Liu Bei's talents are basically the same as the Shu Han in history, and the lineup is strong, which is not easy to deal with.

But in Yuan Shang's heart, the most terrible problem is not Liu Bei's talent, but the current situation in Jingzhou and Yizhou is far better than history!

In history, Liu Bei took over Jingzhou, after the Battle of Chibi, at that time, Jingzhou changed hands to Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and many others, and almost all of Jingzhou's main naval troops and horses were lost by Cao Cao and Chibi, and Jingzhou, which Liu Bei took over, was not prosperous...... But now it is different, the land of Jingzhou has directly transitioned from Liu Biao to Liu Bei's hands, and there is almost no loss, and it is in the most prosperous period!

And Xichuan's situation is not much different from Jingzhou.

The two giant states with the broadest land in the Central Plains and the least wars fell into the hands of Liu Bei in their heyday, and the territory is still those territories, but the strength contained in them is definitely very different from history!

Liu Bei in history, but also relied on the strength of those damaged territory to establish Shu Han and Cao Cao to resist, and even was able to drive out Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong...... And now Liu Bei has Xichuan and Jingzhou in his heyday, and its momentum is much stronger than history!

Of course, the current Hebei four states and Guanzhong are by no means idle, Hebei led by Yuan Shang has never experienced the fiasco of Guandu Cangting World War II, and has accepted Xianbei, the Huns millions of household registration to supplement the population, even if Cao Zhi has not been destroyed, but only with the current Hebei four states, the strength absolutely surpasses the historical Cao Wei regime!

Although the land of Guanzhong was poisoned by Yan Xing, it was integrated by Yuan Shang, and newly formulated the policy of appeasing the Qiang, and divided the cultivation of the Tuntian, and moved most of the Qiang people such as the border of Longxi into the Tuntian in Guanzhong, and absorbed the Western Regions Cheriji, the anti-king Song Jian, the Hanzhong Zhang Lu, the Bazhou Yi King and many other powerful forces, and won the favor and respect of the Di people and the 36 countries of the Western Regions.

With these strengths, Yuan Shang is not afraid of Liu Bei, but the problem is that the opponent is not only Liu Bei, but also Cao Zhi of the Central Plains, and Sun Quan, who has never fought with him so far.

Cao, Sun, Liu......

"What should I do?" Yuan Shang touched his chin and said to himself.

Below Liu Bei, Ma Chao clenched his fists and stood up, and said loudly: "The lord doesn't have to worry, forgive Liu Bei for being a weaver and a peddler, how can he be an opponent like me?" I am willing to lead 50,000 elite soldiers! Behead Liu Bei and dedicate it to the lord! ”

When the words fell, Wen Hui, the wise man in the ten carved arrows, got up, bowed his hand to Yuan Shang, and waved his hand at Ma Chao, and said with a smile.

"General Ma is brave and invincible, bravely crowning Xizhou, who in the world does not know? It's just that it was decided at the beginning of this pass that it is not possible to create a second use of troops, but to develop agriculture first, resume production, and garrison troops to raise grain, which is a serious matter! ”

Yuan Shang nodded. Said: "Guanzhong is in ruins, and recovery and development are the top priorities...... It's just that Liu Bei annexed Liu Zhang, and the momentum has reached its peak, can he watch us develop and make trouble? ”

Wen Hui said with a smile: "Guanzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, and it has been a place where emperors have achieved hegemony since ancient times!" According to the development policy of the lord, once the people's livelihood is restored, the land of Guanzhong alone will be enough to clean up Liu Bei! But before that, he must not be allowed to harass the development of Guanzhong...... According to the opinion of his subordinates, now Zhang Lu is in the hands of us, and the land of Hanzhong is controlled by his sons, and the lord may wish to use Zhang Lu as a bargaining chip. Take Hanzhong quickly! Then use Hanzhong as the frontier position of Guanzhong to defend Liu Bei, and devote yourself to the development of Yong and Liang Prefectures, which is a good plan! ”

“…………”

Yuan Shang thought about it for a while, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How do you do it?" ”

Wen Hui said with a smile: "I am not talented, I am willing to be a messenger for the lord, go to Hanzhong, and say that it is for the sake of profit." Zhuo Zhanglu came to surrender, and then the lord could move the people of Hanzhong to Guanzhong Tuntian to settle down, and completely subordinated Hanzhong to the frontline position of our army against Xichuan in Guanzhong, and sent elite soldiers to guard it! Compete with Liu Bei. Liu Bei had just captured Xichuan and would not raise troops for the time being, but soon after, he would inevitably send troops to fight for Hanzhong. At that time, we must stop his attack. ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "How sure are you that you will persuade Zhang Lu's son to surrender?"

Wen Hui said with a smile: "Zhang Lu's family is based on religion and has no ambition to compete for hegemony. Now that his father is in our hands, the main force of the Hanzhong Army has also been absorbed by us, and if the Zhang family does not surrender, the end will be death, and his subordinates are absolutely 100% sure. ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then you can go, we also bought a Yang Song with a lot of money in Hanzhong a while ago, and he is also our friend, you can visit him first, and then it's not too late to do it." ”

Wen Hui arched his hand and said, "Without further ado, I'll set off." ”

Yuan Shang nodded, watched Wen Hui leave the hall, and then said: "If Hanzhong surrenders, then you have to send a famous general to guard it!" Ordinary people are not opponents of Liu Bei and others...... It's just that now Zhao Yun is the governor of Yongliang, and he needs to lead Guanzhongdi, Ma Chao is my confidant and fierce general, and he can't leave him, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zhang Yan, Guo Huai, Sun Li and others are all in Hebei...... It seems that only Pound can take on this responsibility! ”

When Pound heard this, he hurriedly got up and said, "The last general is not talented, and he is willing to serve the lord!" Defend Hanzhong and resist Liu Bei! ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly, and said: "Liu Bei's subordinates are like clouds, Guan Yu is not there, so don't talk about him, the rest of Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Wen Ping, Li Yan None of them are easy to deal with, you need to be careful!" ”

Pang De arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, lord! The end will be saved. ”

"Wait!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a majestic figure flashing into the hall from outside the hall, and someone came to Yuan Shang with his head held high, with a majestic face, and shouted loudly: "Guarding Hanzhong, can you also count me as one?" ”

As soon as everyone looked at people, they couldn't help but look at me, I looked at you, and they all muttered a little in their hearts, secretly saying why did he come?

Yuan Shang's right eyelid was a little beating, and his heart was a little blocked.

The person who came was none other than Yuan Shang's father-in-law, the old Taishan Xiahou Yuan!

“…………”

Yuan Shang's eyebrows raised, and he said helplessly: "Why are you here?" ”

Xiahou Yuan's neck straightened, and he said, "What? You are the palace of the king of Hades, and the living are not allowed to come? ”

Yuan Shangchang sighed, got up and said, "Didn't you look at this meeting!" Busy! They are all Yuan generals, what are you a Cao general here for? Go, go, stay where it's cool! Something to say when I go home at night. ”

Xiahou Yuan waited for a moment, and roared: "What? Little calf, you run out of Lao Tzu and turn your face and don't recognize people! Unload the mill and kill the donkey! ”

Yuan Shang's face twitched, he was very similar to telling Xiahou Yuan that this metaphor was not used well, and he belonged to the type that buried himself.

Xiahou Yuan didn't seem to react, and still roared angrily: "Little beast! Who was Song Jian's rear cut off, don't you know the way? Still here with me! Without Lao Tzu, Yan Xing and Song Jian have now jumped to the Western Regions, and they have come to harm you in three days, can they still allow you to live in peace here? ”

Yuan Shang sighed helplessly and said, "But one yard is one yard, I'm doing this business, father-in-law, don't we make trouble?" ”

Xiahou Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "What?" You're talking about business, I'm talking about oblique reasoning? I'm going to Hanzhong! ”

"What are you going to do there?" Yuan was speechless.

"Who made trouble!" Xiahou Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Meng De was defeated by you, but he also died at the hands of the big-eared thief!" You are my own uncle, I can't kill you, I'm sorry enough for Meng De......"

When Yuan Shang heard this, cold sweat broke out on his head.

"So you say. I haven't been slaughtered yet, so I have to thank you? ”

Xiahou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Your own family, you don't have to be polite!" Although you can't kill you, but the big-eared thief is different, the thief was in Xudu, I didn't like him, the people of Qin and Chu, first from Tao Qian, and then Lu Bu traitor. After deceiving Meng De, he defected to Yuan Shao's old bastard......"

"Uh-huh!"

Yuan Shang coughed heavily, staring at Xiahou Yuan sharply: "Pay attention to your words, the old bastard son is here!" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry...... In short, it's just a sentence, the big-eared thief is not a good bird, and he is the murderer of Meng De, I will not get rid of him. Heaven and earth do not tolerate! Hanzhong is the place of confrontation between you and the big-eared thief, so I ask you for a favor and let me assist the town guard and avenge Mengde! ”

Yuan Shang heard this. I couldn't help but be silent.

Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan suddenly became anxious: "What? After helping you, you don't recognize people? Old man Zhong Xuan, you let him stay in Chang'an to assist Zhao Yun in handling Guanzhong government affairs, I am your father-in-law, you can't trust me? ”

Yuan Shang let out a long sigh, what he was worried about. How can you tell others?

Where did Xiahou Yuan die in history? Hanzhong Dingjun Mountain! And who is the enemy he is facing? It's Huang Zhong of Liu Bei's legion!

Although today's history has taken a big turn, and the result may not repeat itself according to the flashbacks of history, Yuan Shang always felt that it was not the same thing to let Xiahou Yuan go to Hanzhong to assist in the defense. How do you listen to this, it smells of bastards.

But this concern is his own secret, and he can't tell the big guy directly.

After being silent for a while, Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't trust you, it's just that place in Hanzhong...... I don't think it's right for you, and it doesn't fit you. ”

Xiahou Yuan frowned and said, "Is there something wrong with you?" I'm going to fight, not to my wife, and I have a bullshit relationship with Bazi? ”

“…………”

Yuan Shang's side, but Zhao Yun glanced at Xiahou Yuan, and then got up and said: "Military affairs, don't wait for it to be taken lightly, General Xiahou will go back first, how about I discuss this matter with the lord and then make a decision?" ”

"You?" Xiahou Yuan glanced at Zhao Yun: "You discuss with him, is it useful?" ”

Zhao Yun smiled slightly, and said: "I am also the governor of Yongliang, and the land of Hanzhong should also be under my jurisdiction in the future, of course my words are of some use." ”

Xiahou Yuan sniffed, did not continue to stiffen his lips, arched his hand, and then withdrew from the hall.

The rest of the generals also dispersed, and in the hall, only Yuan Shang and Zhao Yun were left.

"Day by day, I have a problem...... Yuan Shang sighed in the sky, helplessly.

Zhao Yun looked at Yuan Shang quietly, smiled, and said: "Xiahou Yuan is a famous general in the world, both martial arts and soldiers are superior, and he is definitely not under me, since he intends to go to Hanzhong as an assistant, it is also a good thing, why don't you agree?" ”

Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "I have a last resort. ”

Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this, thought for a while, and said, "Isn't it that you are afraid that he is Cao Cao's former minister, and he will take the opportunity to turn against the water?" There is no need to worry about this matter, Cao Cao died at the hands of Liu Yuanjun, even if Xiahou Yuan was for Cao Cao, he would never have two hearts in the face of Liu Yuanjun. ”

Yuan Shang glanced at Zhao Yun with slanted eyes.

"Liu Yuanjun?"

Zhao Yun's face suddenly froze.

"Oh, hehe, I'm with Liu Envoy...... Liu Bei, who also worked together in Beiping for a while, and later went to rescue Xuzhou together, which is an old friend. ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows and said leisurely: "I'm afraid it's not just an old friend, right?" ”

Zhao Yun coughed awkwardly and said, "Hmm...... It's a little stronger than the old friend...... That is, I have a very good relationship with the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang...... It should be said that it is very good, Liu Bei also treats me as a brother, I remember that before I separated from the three brothers in Xuzhou, he still recognized me as the fourth brother......"

"I'm going to worship you, and I said that it's a little better than my old friends......"

Zhao Yun's face turned red: "Okay, it's much stronger." ”

"Your sister's!"

Yuan Shang slapped the table fiercely, full of anger.

"My father-in-law has a blood feud with Liu Bei, and he has to go to Hanzhong to die, on the contrary, the No. 1 general under my command is Liu Bei's fourth brother! There is only one Liu Envoy Jun and Liu Envoy Jun in one mouth, how can you let me fight this battle! Do you want me to go and talk to Liu Bei tomorrow and kowtow as a brother? ”

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "Do you want to talk to Liu Bei?" I'm afraid this thing is unreliable. ”

"For what?"

"Because you don't have as long arms as Liu Bei."

"............" (To be continued......)