"Brother Xian is too much of a foolish brother, and he is really ashamed. However, although the foolish brother is a different driver, he has no military power in his hands, so he really can't help the virtuous brother, and he can't help the general. This section, the virtuous brother knows it well. In this way, what else can the foolish brother do to help the virtuous brother? ”

Zhang Song was rarely humble, and this was the first time that Fa Zheng had known him for so many years.

It is precisely because of this that Fa Zheng realized that Zhang Song had always remembered Liu Zhang's kindness to him, so he wanted to persuade Zhang Song as an internal response, but he was afraid that it would not be easy.

But there was no turning back from the bow, and since he already knew the next movement of the Xiliang Army, he couldn't help but not agree.

Brotherhood is precious, but it is a private affair after all, and it can never be compared with the life and death of more than 100,000 troops. On this point, Fa Zheng has always maintained a rational judgment in his heart, taken a firm stand, and will never abolish public affairs for private purposes and delay major military affairs.

After making up his mind, Fa Zheng smiled and said: "Brother, don't be arrogant, grow others to destroy your own prestige." As far as the younger brother knows, the elder brother is now highly valued by Liu Jiyu, and he has to ask his brother for his views on major military and political matters in the state, and he is highly relied on. It is the elder brother's words and deeds that have an immeasurable impact on the entire Yizhou situation, and this is where the younger brother asks the elder brother for help. I just wonder if my brother is willing to help? ”

Fa Zheng said this, Zhang Song had no way out.

At this moment, there are only two ways in front of him: first, strictly refuse Fazheng's request, and then try to send him out of Chengdu; Second, he promised to be Fazheng and was willing to be the internal response of the Xiliang Army. Help it seize Yizhou. Other than that, Zhang Song has no third way to go.

What's more, once Zhang Song refused Fazheng's request. Although the friendship between the two brothers is deep, this incident will inevitably lead to the breakdown of their friendship, and they will part ways since then.

It's a self-evident thing. The so-called distinction between public and private is limited to words or superficials, and it really comes to a critical moment. The public and the private are often linked, and there is no clear line at all. After all, both public and private. Its essence is in two people opposite each other. If the official business is not done well, it will inevitably affect its future and destiny, and it is closely related to the future that is related to vital interests; When interests are involved, personal feelings are often subordinated to self-interest. And friendship is undoubtedly extremely fragile in the face of tangible interests. It's not often that really stands the test. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are very few.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Song finally relented: "The foolish brother who should be said has already made it very clear. As long as the foolish brother does what he can, he will never shirk, and he will be powerless in things beyond his ability. Therefore, although I say what the virtuous brother needs me to do, I declare in advance that I will never do anything to kill the lord. Obviously, although Zhang Song agreed to Fa Zheng to do internal response. But there is a bottom line.

Fa Zheng's expression was relieved when he heard this, and he said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry. As long as Liu Jiyu understands the current affairs and retreats in the face of difficulties, his life will not be in danger. My brother should know that when Liu Jiyu was hostage in Chang'an, he had a close personal relationship with my lord, and he was also a guest of the General's Mansion. And when he went to Yizhou to succeed as the state pastor, it was also our lord who sent elite soldiers to escort him along the way, and he did not withdraw to Chang'an until he ascended to the position of state pastor. What's more, my lord is a benevolent and righteous man, but all the princes who take the initiative to surrender to my lord are not in danger of their lives, as evidenced by Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Lu Bu of Xuzhou.

In the previous battle of Jizhou, General Gongsun sacrificed his life to save my lord and generously went to righteousness, and afterwards my lord felt deeply remorseful for this. Not only did he bury General Gongsun with the gifts of the princes and kings, but he also personally carried the coffin and guarded the soul for him, built a large royal tomb, and brought his children into the palace to raise. Such a benevolent and righteous king is rare in the world; Throughout the ages, my lord is the only one! ”

What Fa Zheng said is true, and it is not exaggerated, and the deeds of Gongsun Zhan's death to save Li Li have long been spread all over the world and are widely known. It is precisely because of Gongsun Zhan's heroic righteousness that not only did not damage Li Li's prestige, but also achieved Li Li's name of benevolence and righteousness, and also gave him a bit of magic.

After all, everyone knows that Gongsun Chan and Li Li were once opposing forces vying for hegemony in the world, and Li Li even took away Gongsun Chan's Youzhou foundation, so the two of them should become enemies. However, when Gongsun Chan surrendered to Li Li, he was deeply trusted by Li Li, and held real power and took charge of his own affairs, followed Li Li to fight for a long time, and sacrificed his life to save Li Li when his life and death hung by a thread. Therefore, after the death of Gongsun Zhan, his generosity to righteousness was highly respected, but he was willing to die for Li Li, which invisibly added many legends to Li Li and confirmed Li Li's name of benevolence and righteousness.

Let's ask, if Li Li hadn't treated Gongsun Chan sincerely, how would he have sacrificed his life to save him?

It is the deeds of Gongsun Chan who sacrificed his life to savior that has been widely spread and highly respected by the world, and it is really a popular story and a model of loyalty.

Zhang Song naturally heard about the heroic savior of Gongsun Zhan, not only he knew, but also the civil, military and people of Yizhou almost knew about it. Because after this matter was introduced to Yizhou, Liu Zhang ordered people to write notices, post them all over the territory, and hype them up.

"So the foolish brother is relieved." Zhang Song let out a long sigh and nodded happily.

When all these problems were resolved, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song got together to discuss specific matters in a low voice.

The two men deliberated for a long time, from noon to evening. However, when night fell, Fa Zheng quietly left Zhang Song's mansion and quickly disappeared into the darkness with two servants.

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In April 200 AD, that is, the early summer of the fifth year of Jian'an. Yizhou Governor Shi and Zhengdong Zhonglang General Zhao Wei secretly contacted the major families in Yizhou, brazenly launched a rebellion, led the army under his account to capture most of Ba County, and then entered Fuling, directly approaching Chengdu, Shu County.

For a long time, Shi Zhaoyun, the governor of Yizhou, relied on Liu Zhang's trust, wantonly promoted his protégés and former officials, and secretly colluded with the local forces in Yizhou, and cleverly took advantage of the great dissatisfaction of the Yizhou family and scholars with Liu Zhang, and launched a rebellion.

At the beginning of the incident, Zhao Wei held a heavy army, stationed troops in Bazhong, and had close contacts with the generals in the army. Therefore, after Zhao Wei led the army to uncover the uprising, more than half of the counties and counties in Yizhou responded, so that the rebels attacked the city all the way, and the momentum was like a bamboo.

With Zhao Wei's army advancing all the way to the west, the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, the counties and counties are rebelling one after another, and the rebels are quickly approaching Shu County, and they will soon attack the city of Chengdu. For a time, the people of Shu County were panicked, and the subordinates of the state capital were shocked when they heard it.

It wasn't until it was confirmed that Zhao Wei's rebels had captured Ba County and other counties had rebelled against him, that Liu Zhang suddenly woke up and scolded Zhao Wei for being ungrateful, taking revenge, and being loyal on the surface, but in fact a jackal as poisonous as a snake and scorpion. However, no matter how angry and angry he was, things had already happened, and now the rebels were in full swing and the troops were strong, so that the situation in Shu County was critical and Chengdu was in danger. The facts are all there, and Zhao Wei's ill-intentioned intentions have been confirmed, so that Liu Zhang had to hurriedly mobilize troops and horses to go to the front line to support the resistance, in order to block the pace of the rebels' offensive and buy time for the follow-up reinforcements to assemble the whole army.

It was precisely because of the fact that Zhao Wei conspiracy and rebellion were confirmed that many wavering middle forces had to make a choice and completely fell to Liu Zhang's side. It was not until this moment that several old ministers who had loyally followed Liu Yan, the old state pastor of Yizhou, told Liu Zhang the truth and officially exposed Zhao Wei's crime of harboring evil intentions.

It turned out that as early as when Liu Yan was seriously ill and bedridden, he had struggled with the question of the heir to the heir, so he asked his confidants and close ministers for advice. At that time, there were three candidates who were eligible to withdraw from Yizhou: the first choice, Liu Mao, the third son who had always stayed by Liu Yan's side; secondly, the three brothers Liu Fan, Liu Dan and Liu Zhang, who stayed in Chang'an as hostages; Finally, the son of Bo Ji, who was deeply favored by Liu Yan, was Liu Yan's fake son and the third brother of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

When Liu Yan asked Zhao Wei, Wu Yi and other confidants, Wu Yi, Huang Quan, Zhang Su and others recommended Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan, and some people recommended the second son Liu Dan, and there were not a few people who supported Liu Mao, but no one recommended Liu Zhang. At first, because everyone had their own opinions and disagreed, the matter was shelved and delayed again and again. However, then came the news from Chang'an that Liu Fan and Liu Dan's brothers rebelled and were beheaded in front of Li Lidian. So his subordinates had to gather urgently together to discuss the matter of Yi Li's son, but this time Changshi Zhao Wei had a clear attitude and proposed that Liu Zhang succeed him as the state minister, and listed many arguments for this, saying that he was fanciful and praised Liu Zhang.

Just when Liu Yan was hesitating, his third son Liu Mao suddenly contracted an illness and died violently. Liu Yan, who had suffered the pain of losing his son again and again, finally couldn't hold it anymore, and then left with a whimper. Before his death, he agreed to Zhao Wei's recommendation, and officially announced that Liu Zhang would succeed him as the state pastor, assisted by Zhao Wei, Wu Yi, Huang Quan and Zhang Su.

In fact, in the process of Liu Zhang's return to Yizhou to take over the throne of the state pastor, Zhao Wei did make great contributions and spared no effort to help him sit on the position of state pastor. However, Liu Zhang never knew that the reason why Zhao Wei recommended him as the prince and succeeded him to the position of state pastor was because Zhao Wei had long known that he was weak and tolerant by nature, but he was greedy for wine, and he had neither the ability to govern the state and county, nor the ambition to dominate the world. Therefore, in order to facilitate the control of the situation in Yizhou in the future, Zhao Wei tried his best to promote Liu Zhang's succession, and did his best to eradicate Bo Ji's mother and son who tried to usurp the throne, so as to forcefully push Liu Zhang to the throne of the state pastor.

As a result, for more than six years in charge of Yizhou, Liu Zhang has always respected Zhao Wei and trusted him very much, and handed over all military and political affairs to Zhao Wei to deal with, while he indulged in drinking and painting all day long. During this period, whenever there was a major event in the county under his rule, he relied on Zhao Wei, so that Zhao Wei's power became stronger and stronger, almost covering the sky with one hand. Over time, Yizhou formed a situation in which the monarch was weak and the minister was strong, and the military and political power fell into the hands of Zhao Wei, which invisibly elevated Liu Zhang and made him a puppet.

It was precisely because of Liu Zhang's repeated connivance that he was not vigilant against Zhao Wei that he eventually caused a catastrophe and caused today's rebellion.

Don't you hear: The disasters of the country are all caused by the weak kings and the strong ministers?

―――――― To be Continued ―――――――――――――― (To be Continued......

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