The subordinates in the Taishou Mansion delivered the news to Wang Yan and Lu Kai, and Nan Ye naturally knew it. This is also what he did on purpose, just to put pressure on the two of them, so that they understand that their Liliang is not limited to Yongchang County, but covers the four counties of Nanzhong, and even if he fights with Liu Zhang, he may not be unable to win. Nan Ye believed that as long as the idea of Liu Zhang's victory in the hearts of the two was dispelled, the two would be able to switch to his command.

Wang Yan and Lu Kai saw that Nan Ye had come to persuade him to surrender again, and Wang Yan said: "Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters, and we will never surrender." ”

Nan Ye shook his head and smiled: "Don't you hear that good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose their masters?" When you meet the master of things, and you miss it, it's not your husband. Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, why don't you join the Lord as soon as possible? ”

Lu Kai sneered and said, "Liu Jiyu is indeed cowardly and suspicious, but you and the other barbarian cave masters are not considered masters. Even if you can be majestic for a while, as soon as Liu Jiyu's army arrives, you will be a prisoner! ”

Nan Ye said: "If I say that Liu Zhang will not come, and instead order us to be the lord of the four counties in Nanzhong, what else do you have to say?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Yan's face changed and said, "How do you say this?" ”

Nan Ye didn't say much, took out a letter from his bosom and put it on the table and said, "You just wait and see." ”

Wang Yan and Lu Kai hadn't read the letter yet, but they were shocked when they just glanced at the fire paint seal on the envelope. The two of them are also the magistrates of a county, so they naturally received Liu Zhang's official documents, and the vermilion lacquer seal on the envelope is exactly what is used for official documents on weekdays. When the two of them saw the letter, they were shocked, and the content of the letter and the two of Yizhou Mu's big seal were speechless for a long time.

It turned out that at the same time that Nanye captured Yongchang, Yonghong, Gaoding, and Zhu Bao also rose up together, and divided their troops to capture Yizhou County, Yueshan County and Qike County, and all the four counties of Nanzhong declared independence.

The four counties of Nanzhong accounted for half of the area of Yizhou, and Liu Zhang of Chengdu naturally got the news as soon as possible for such a big matter, and hurriedly gathered the generals to discuss countermeasures.

Pang Xi, the general under the account, said: "Yonghong, Gao Ding and others are in turmoil, and if they don't kill them, it is not enough for the people to be angry, and the last general is willing to lead the troops to conquest." ”

With Pang Xiyi taking the lead, Liu Zhang's generals Gao Pei, Yang Huai, Zhang Ren, Lei Tong and other generals asked for battle, and they were all willing to lead the troops there. To say that Liu Zhang's command is not without fierce generals, among which Zhang Ren is Zhao Yun's senior brother, not only strong in martial arts but also quite wise. Yan Yan, the veteran in the romance, is also in the prime of life at this time, and can be regarded as a first-class general. It's a pity that Liu Zhang doesn't know how to use people, and many fierce generals have abandoned him. And Liu Zhang's most frightened thing is to fight, and he has been fighting with Zhang Lu for many years, and he has not consumed much money and food, but he is helpless against Zhang Lu.

Hearing that the generals asked for battle, Liu Zhang frowned and looked at the ranks of civilian officials. There are also a lot of advisers under Liu Zhang's command, among which Fa Zheng is far-sighted, Zhang Song has a talent that he will never forget, and Huang Quan and Wang Lei are loyal.

All the civil servants knew that their lords were cowardly, not good at military affairs, and stingy with military salaries. So Zhang Song, who was short in stature, came out of the class and said: "The rebellion in the four counties of Nanzhong is very widespread, and I heard that Yonghong, Gao Ding, and Zhu Bao have gathered tens of thousands of people, and the barbarian king Dong Zhen has 100,000 barbarian soldiers to help. If the lord sends troops to fight against the thief, I am afraid that it will not help if there are fewer people and horses, and there are more people and horses sent. I have a plan, called driving the tiger and devouring the wolf. The lord can send a letter to the four rebels to persuade them to submit, and use the four counties in the south and central to lure the four rebels to attack each other......"

"My lord!" Without waiting for Zhang Song to finish speaking, Huang Quan went out to stop him and said: "The four Kou of Nanzhong are not subordinate to each other now, and they are still a minor trouble, and the lord only needs to attack them separately to win." If they are allowed to annex themselves, there will be a big one, and it will be difficult to ask for it! What's more, the lord promised to take the four counties, if the four are united, the lord ordered him to be the lord of the four counties, the four counties will be lost, and if he asks for it, he will lose his trust in the world, and he hopes that the lord will think twice. ”

Zhang Song was very displeased when he heard Huang Quan refute him, and bowed his hand to Liu Zhang: "My lord, listen to me, since you sent four envoys to send a letter to the four thieves, it is naturally a secret letter rather than an edict, and even if you ask for it afterwards, you will not lose your trust in the world." Moreover, after the four Kou attack each other, they will inevitably lose both, even if one family is dominant, it is inevitable to lose the soldiers, and the remaining soldiers and horses will have to defend the four counties, and the lord can still attack them one by one. ”

Liu Zhang's temper is that he can not send troops to fight without sending troops to fight, and his heart is already biased towards Zhang Song's statement, but he still looked at Fa Zheng and asked, "What do you think Xiaozhi should do?" ”

Fa Zheng came out of the class and said: "This plan is feasible! But when supplemented by regular soldiers. The lord can only send troops to attack when there are only two of the four kings, but the family has not yet become dominant. First help the weak to attack and kill the strong one, and then remove the weak one, then the four counties are all equal. ”

Even if Liu Zhang didn't know anything about military affairs, he knew that Fa Zheng's strategy was ruthless enough, so he smiled at the time: "Filial piety is really a clever plan!" After that, he ordered Gao Pei and Yang Huai to lead 50,000 troops to Qianwei County north of Lushui to station, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Liu Zhang also ordered four envoys to send a letter to Dong Zhen and the four people, to the effect that the four counties in Nanzhong were remote and barren, and the barbarians were fierce and disobedient to discipline, so no one in the court was willing to guard the four counties. If the Dong Cave Lord can help the imperial court pacify the remaining three Kou and pay the taxes and tributes on time, I am willing to protect the Dong Lord as the Lord of the Four Counties...... The other three letters are about the same thing, but under a different name.

As soon as Dong Shu received the letter, he remembered what Xu Shu had said before: Liu Zhang may not send troops. Now that Liu Zhang really didn't send troops, Dong Wei suddenly felt that Xu Shu was prescient, so he handed the letter to Nan Ye and others for reference. Xu Shu seemed to have expected Liu Zhang's plan for today, and Haha smiled and instructed everyone to act separately. He also handed the letter to Nan Ye to persuade Wang Yan and Lu Kai to surrender.

Nan Ye saw that the second general was silent and said: "We have already decided to return to Liu Yizhou, and after the three Kou are pacified, we will be the lord of the four counties." You wait for me to descend at this time is no different from descending Liu Yizhou, and you don't have to bear the name of disloyalty. After the matter is completed, I will still promote you and others as a county Taishou, Gong Cao is good? ”

Although Wang Yan is a Taishou, he is a military general, and his intestines are relatively straight, and he has not seen any fraud in the letter, and is digesting the content of the letter and what Nan Ye said. Lu Kai saw that this was Liu Zhang's plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but he didn't know whether to tell Wang Hua in front of him. In the past few days, Wang Hua has also taken good care of the two of them, and Lu Kai felt that he was a little sorry for Wang Hua's kind words and invitations several times if he didn't say it, but he was afraid that he would spoil the strategy of the lord Liu Zhang.

Lu Kai turned around in his mind a few times, and felt that even if Wang Hua and Dong Chu didn't succeed, the other three would also be tricked. Seeing that Wang Yan's expression was a little moved, he said bluntly: "General Wang, don't be happy too early!" This is Liu Jiyu's plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf. I see that after the Dong Dong Lord pacified the three kou, not only did he not get the four counties, but he also had to face Liu Jiyu's army. Even if we submit to the general, we will not be able to sit in the position of Taishou. I would like to advise the general here, it is better to return the county and return to the cave. Tai Shounian and I can say a few kind words in front of Liu Jiyu for the sake of the general and the Dong Dong lord not killing or injuring the soldiers and the people, and no longer pursue the rebellion. If the general is willing to abandon the darkness and help us in the crusade against the three cowards, maybe he can make up for his mistakes and ask for an official and a half-position. ”