Zhang Lu is the tenth grandson of Zhang Liang, a native of Peiguo, his grandfather is the first generation of Heavenly Master Zhang Ling, his father Zhang Heng, after the death of his father, Zhang Lu began to inherit the name of Heavenly Master, and preached the legend of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms in the local preaching game.

Originally, Zhang Lu could only exist as the ancestor of the Heavenly Master, but Zhang Lu's mother was very powerful, it is said that she had cultivated immortal arts, but her great age was the posture of a girl, and she actually climbed up to Liu Yan, Liu Yan entered Yizhou, Zhang Lu's mother operated a lot, and then Zhang Lu was appointed as the superintendent of Sima Yi and Sima Zhang Xiu of other departments to conquer Sugu in Hanzhong.

Su Gu is basically a civil official who can only govern the government, the army came, the timid Su Gu slipped away, and was later caught and killed by Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu saw that the great achievements were made by Zhang Xiu, and he did not do two endlessly, directly set up an ambush to trap Zhang Xiu, and then swallowed his soldiers, and defended himself, basically not bird Liu Yan, at this time Liu Yan was busy dealing with the local clan in Yizhou, and he couldn't take care of Zhang Lu, so Zhang Lu became big in Hanzhong.

After Zhang Lu gained a firm foothold in Hanzhong, he began to preach the 'Five Bucket Rice Dao' in Hanzhong, why should he preach the Five Bucket Rice Dao instead of the Heavenly Master Dao? There is a reason for this, because Zhang Xiu has been preaching the Five Bucket Rice Dao in Hanzhong, and Zhang Xiu is in Hanzhong just like Zhang Jiao is in Jizhou, so the Five Bucket Rice Dao is still quite marketable in Hanzhong, and Zhang Xiu himself can actually be regarded as a member of the Heavenly Master Dao.

It should be said that Zhang Lu's policy still pays attention to the people's livelihood and the policy of fooling the people, so it has great appeal in the local area, which is why Dong Zhuo's army was difficult to move south.

Originally, Dong Zhuo attacked Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu was not afraid. After all, there are continuous mountains blocking it, and it is not easy for Dong Zhuo to capture Hanzhong, not to mention that the facts have proved that Dong Zhuo basically failed, and the reason why Dong Zhuo's army is still stranded in Hanzhong with money and food is more likely to be for the sake of face, and it does not pose a substantial threat to Hanzhong.

However, just today, Zhang Lu got bad news that the Chang'an court appointed Liu Biao as the governor of Hanzhong. This is obviously to use Liu Biao to divide his own power, but because of Liu Biao's special identity, he does not dare to move him easily, if he tears Liu Yan's face again at this time, and makes himself suffer from both sides, it is obviously not a good thing.

So Zhang Lu immediately convened a meeting of his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Lu's number one adviser is naturally Yan Pu, but there is also Yang Song competing for favor with him, and Yang Song is a local clan. Under Zhang Lu, there is also Yang Bai, a younger brother, as an Olympic aid. and Zhang Lu's generals Yang Ang and Yang Ren are also the same clan, so Yang Song's status is not worse than Yan Pu's at all, and even to a certain extent, Zhang Lu is more skeptical of Yang Song's opinion.

"You all know that now Dong Zhuo's old thief appointed Liu Biao to Hanzhong, what does it mean, you don't have to ask, but Liu Biao is a well-known person. But it can't be easily disposed of, but if Liu Biao is allowed to gain a foothold in Hanzhong, it will become a trouble for a long time, and this gentleman is worried, do you have a good plan? ”

Yang Song twisted his sparse goatee, his eyes slanted, and he said with some disdain: "What about the dignity of the identity." I am in Hanzhong, Gaolin, and secret bandits are rampant, if he dies halfway, what does it matter to me? The lord does not need to worry, and finding one or two mountain tribes in this matter can relieve the lord's worries1

Zhang Lu was quite moved. You must know that Zhang Lu is not a good man and a woman, otherwise he would not have killed Zhang Xiu and replaced him, and now Liu Biao is naturally here to seize power in Hanzhong, is it difficult for him to have a banquet to welcome him? Yang Song's opinion is indeed feasible, and it is neat and tidy, and it has nothing to do with himself at all, and when the time comes, he will not admit it, and Dong Zhuo and Liu Yan will have no way to do it!

However, just as Zhang Lu was secretly complacent, Yan Pu sneered disdainfully and said, "If the lord is like this, disaster is not far away1

Zhang Lu was shocked: "What do you mean by Zicun's words?" What's wrong with Boshou's strategy? Besides, even if I don't wait for someone to start, the mountain road is rugged, Liu Biao may not be able to reach Nanzheng City safely, could it be that they can still stubbornly climb this matter to Benjun? ”

"Hehe, that's exactly the case, so the lord not only can't start, but also tries to save Liu Biao's life. Now that Dong Zhuo sent troops to attack Hanzhong, it is not justifiable, we can resist it with a false edict, and we can even denounce it as a national thief to crusade, but if we are accused of killing the royal family, then we will really become a thief. Lord, is it a good thing to be discussed by the whole world at that time? ”

"Humph! It's alarmist! Even if what you said is right, I have hundreds of thousands of households in Hanzhong, with abundant land and sufficient households, and the dangers of mountains and rivers, which are enough to defend themselves, so why not be afraid of what the world will ask for, when Gaozu captured the world according to Hanzhong, why was he afraid of the might of the princes? ”

Yan Pu looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing so that Yang Song was not embarrassed, Zhang Lu was a little inexplicable, and the other generals had their own expressions, but for Yan Pu, everyone did have some rejection.

"What a capture of the world according to Hanzhong! Doesn't the lord also have the thoughts of the ancestors? ”

There was never an embarrassing reply, and some of them were very displeased with Yang Song's unscrupulous words.

"My lord, Hanzhong has inherent dangers of mountains and rivers and the beauty of the land, but unfortunately, not all of this is enough to pacify the princes, and even peace may not be possible.1

Yang Song pursed his lips disdainfully and said: "I want to listen to Zicun's high theory, and I also want to know why the beauty of Hanzhong's geographical advantages is not worth it in Zicun's eyes?" ”

"Hanzhong is geographically advantageous, but the danger of Hanzhong also trapped the hands and feet of Hanzhong, if the surrounding princes are weak, relying on Hanzhong, the lower can annex Shuzhong, the upper can annex the three auxiliaries, cut off the Liangzhou grain road to subdue Liangzhou, according to the danger of the Yangtze River to seek Jingxiang, and then condescending to the Central Plains. It's just that all this is based on the weakness of the surrounding princes, if the surrounding princes are strong, Hanzhong is like a bird in a cage and a turtle in an urn, and there is no way to retreat, so how can you live in peace? ”

Yan Pu's voice was sonorous, and his words were so loud that everyone was stunned, and even Zhang Lu felt a chill down his spine.

Now the situation in Hanzhong is like a caged bird! Dong Zhuo's power in the north is strong, and he coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, this is the so-called power and power, although Liu Yan in the south is slightly weaker, but the people in Shu are strong, and Liu Yan is from a noble background, if he is really planted with a name of rebellion, even if there is a danger of mountains and rivers in Han, how long can he protect himself?

However, Yan Pu didn't seem to be shocked enough, and continued: "Moreover, if the lord is in the name of murdering the royal family, he will definitely lose the hearts of the people. At that time, the army of the north and the south will press the border, it is inevitable that there will be half-hearted people, if you can sell the lord to seek peace, maybe someone is willing to do it, if the seller can seek glory, the subordinates think that there are many people, please think twice. ”

Jansson hated! Isn't this Yan Pu referring to Sang scolding Huai and saying that it is the Yang family!? However, Yang Song is not easy to speak, if he opens his mouth at this time, he will inevitably have the meaning of not admitting himself, and at the same time Yang Song glared at Yang Bai who wanted to speak, and closed his mouth tightly.

When Zhang Lu heard this, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead, of course, today's weather is also very hot, and on the big tree outside the house, Xia Cicada is singing desperately, and his carefree appearance makes people very envious.

Stretching out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, Zhang Lu hesitated and said: "Zicun's words are reasonable, but if you don't prevent Liu Biao from entering Hanzhong, Liu Biao will inevitably clash with Benjun in Hanzhong in the future and compete for people's hearts, at that time, Hanzhong is also in the same danger, right?" ”

Yan Pu smiled and said: "If you kill Liu Biao, the danger will come immediately, if you don't kill it, the danger may or may not be, because we don't know what Liu Biao is capable of, maybe this person is a fool?" Even if Liu Biao is really capable, if all of us are not confused by it, can we rely on his strength alone, and can we still fight against the strength of all of us? Or is the lord not confident in his own loyalty, or in the loyalty of his subordinates? ”

Now I understand why Yan Pu is hated, because this guy never takes into account other people's thoughts and face, even if he has talent, in fact, he still makes everyone the brightest, of course, this may be Yan Pu's strategy, because Yan Pu is an outsider in Nanzheng City, and it is difficult to gain the acceptance of his colleagues anyway, so it is better to be a lonely minister to gain the favor of the Lord, with Yan Pu's intelligence, it should not be difficult to do this.

Yan Pu's words fell, and the room was quiet again, Yan Pu's words were not easy to answer, so everyone simply stopped talking, but looked at Zhang Lu, who was frowning, and waited for Zhang Lu to make the final decision.

In fact, Yan Pu is right, this matter is Zhang Lu's most nervous, these clans all understand that as long as the wind makes the rudder at the critical moment, the survivability of the clan is very strong, and most of the unlucky ones are the lord, don't you see that Su Gu is dead, and you don't see Zhang Xiu's dead clan, but the Yang family is still the Yang family, and they are still thriving in Nanzheng City, and they are still the leading clan in Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and everyone put on a loyal look, but what the truth is, only they know it, Zhang Lu sighed, Yan Pu means to choose between dying immediately and dying later, this choice is almost bothersome, everyone will choose the latter.

Perhaps, Liu Biao is really a stupid person, perhaps, his subordinates are really loyal, no matter what, he still has to choose the latter!

"That being the case, Yang Ren, you go to Nanxiang to greet and protect Liu Biao, Yang Song, and prepare the text to express your welcome and acceptance of the imperial court's appointment."

Yang Song and Yang Ren glanced at each other, then looked at Yan Pu with a smug face, and secretly gritted his teeth and said, "Nuo 1."