Nanzheng County!

In the city, Taishou Mansion.

Today's Taishou Mansion has long been controlled by civilian soldiers.

After Liu Xiu arrived, Zhang Lu and his family converged, but they no longer had any official positions, so they could only obey Liu Xiu's arrangement.

Hall!

Liu Xiuduan sat above, and below were Wen Ping, Pang Tong, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Huang Hu and others.

The crowd took their seats.

Liu Xiu's gaze swept over everyone and said, "Hanzhong is established, and it naturally involves the appointment of officials in Hanzhong. If you have any suggestions, please let us know. ”

Regarding the official candidates of Hanzhong Taishou, Liu Xiu has a few people in his heart, but he has not decided for a while.

Therefore, bring the people together and take counsel about the matter.

Wen Ping looked at his nose and nose, but he didn't open his mouth. As the chief general of the First Army, he also served as the Taishou of a county, and the affairs of Hanzhong definitely had nothing to do with him, and in such a situation, there was no need to mix in.

Fa Zheng said: "My lord, Hanzhong is connected to Cao 'Cao' in the north, and the geographical location is important. The person who serves as the Taishou of this county probably needs a certain amount of ability, otherwise it is easy to have problems. ”

Liu Xiu bowed his head slightly and said, "Filial piety is reasonable!"

Pang Tong said: "Lord, there is a candidate below. ”

"Who?"

Liu Xiu asked.

Pang Tong replied, "Liaohua!"

After Liu Xiu heard this, his eyes showed a deep "groan" and a "deep color", and asked, "What is the reason?"

Pang Tong said: "Liao Hua previously served as Bo Cao's assistant and has been assisting Kuai Liang and Yi in handling government affairs. He has been in office for several years, and after all these years of training, he can already take charge on his own. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, Liao Hua's ability is true.

Even, Liao Hua is not only good at internal affairs, but also has made achievements in military and political affairs.

History once said that there was no general in Shu, and Liao became a pioneer. This seems to be a derogatory sentence, but it is actually a compliment to Liaohua. It proves that Liao Hua also has a unique ability in marching and fighting.

Jia Xu said: "Lord, the old man also agrees with the use of Liaohua, this person can not lose to Huo Jun, and it is also unique." ”

Liu Xiu looked at Wen Ping and Xu Shu, and both of them nodded yes.

As for Fa Zheng and Zhang Song, neither of them knew anything about Liao Hua, so they did not express their opinions.

Liu Xiu said: "Since you all agree, then transfer Liao Hua to Hanzhong and serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong." Immediately, Liu Xiu wrote the paperwork, and then called Deng Zhan and asked Deng Zhan to send the news back to Xiangyang and let the Iraqi nationality deal with it as soon as possible.

Next, other government affairs were discussed, and the defense of each county was determined, and then the people withdrew.

Liu Xiu sent someone to call Yan Pu.

When he was in Tianhe Valley, Liu Xiu did not see Yan Pu immediately, but chose to dry him.

Today, it's not too late to say goodbye to Yan Pu.

Yan Pu came to the study, his expression was solemn, and he bowed and said, "Yan Pu has seen Liu Jingzhou!"

"Sit!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand.

Yan Pu sat down, his face was not 'wave', but in his heart he was guessing, what was the matter with Liu Xiu inviting him? The biggest possibility was to recruit him, but whether it was or not, Yan Pu was still unsure.

Liu Xiu said: "Hanzhong was taken down by this official, and Zhang Lu was also surrendered." After Zhang Lu returned to Shun, he once proposed to the official, saying that you are talented and hope that the official will reuse it. Would you like to serve the Officer?"

Yan Pu didn't expect Zhang Lu to help him speak, and for a while, a trace of warmth rose in Yan Pu's heart.

Zhang Lu can be regarded as having the grace of knowing Yan Pu.

Now, Zhang Lu is trying to help him again, but this kindness is heavy. Just thinking that Zhang Lu is now a prisoner of Liu Xiu and has no freedom, Yan Pu has a pimple in his heart, and it is difficult to serve Liu Xiu wholeheartedly.

Even, Yan Pu still had the idea of rescuing Zhang Lu.

Let Zhang Lu escape from Liu Xiu's command and regain his freedom so that he will not be watched everywhere.

Yan Pu looked at Liu Xiu, his expression was serious, and he shook his head and said: "Back to Liu Jingzhou, I don't have the idea of becoming a leader for the time being, and I want to live an ordinary life." ”

Liu Xiu's expression was solemn, and he said, "It seems that this official can't invite you out of the mountain." ”

In the words, there was a hint of coldness.

Liu Xiu didn't expect that Yan Pu would refuse his kindness.

Yan Pu said: "Shijun has already been defeated, and he is disheartened, so he doesn't plan to go out for the time being. ”

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth rose and said, "In this case, then you can stay in the house for the time being and accompany Zhang Lu." "For Yan Pu, Liu Xiu does not plan to release it for the time being, once Yan Pu is released, he goes to Cao Cao's command, and all the news must be known by Cao Cao.

Yan Pu didn't expect Liu Xiu to detain him, and he was furious.

Yan Pu's face was filled with anger, and he said loudly: "Liu Xiu, you first made an alliance with Shijun, and then designed Yang Song to force Shijun to kill Yang Song, and then directly start a war. You have won Hanzhong by stealing, you are really a despicable villain. If I don't surrender, you're going to detain me, it's really a villain. ”

Liu Xiu sneered and said: "The soldier is treacherous, why can't this official attack Hanzhong? As for you saying that this official started a war to attack Hanzhong, Zhang Lu disobeyed Liu Zhang's orders at the beginning, causing Liu Zhang to kill Zhang Lu's family, and finally Zhang Lu brazenly stood on his own, so what?"

After hearing this, Yan Pu snorted twice. He knew that there could be no result in morality, morality, and discourse, so he simply didn't talk about it.

Liu Xiu said: "This official asks you again, are you willing to submit?"

Yan Pu said: "I'd rather die than surrender!"

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "There is backbone!"

Yan Pu said: "Liu Xiu, you defeated Shi Jun today by clever means. Someday, there will be someone who will defeat you. Prime Minister Cao occupies the north, and he will definitely go south to defeat you. ”

Liu Xiu suddenly laughed and said: "It seems that you Yan Pu has a good impression of Cao Cao, if it wasn't for me defeating Zhang Lu, but Cao Cao's going south to defeat Zhang Lu, I'm afraid you would have to submit to Cao Cao's 'Cao'." ”

After a pause, Liu Xiu said: "It seems that people's backbone also varies from person to person. ”

Yan Pu said angrily: "Liu Xiu, the soldier can be killed, but not humiliated." ”

Liu Xiudao: "You claim to be loyal to Zhang Lu, but you secretly have the heart to obey Cao's '', hmph, don't say how noble you are." As Zhang Lu's chief strategist, don't you know the importance of Hanzhong's position. Whether it is Zhang Lu or Liu Zhang, they can't hold their respective positions. It was only a matter of time before Zhang Lu was defeated, but your favorite Cao 'Cao' didn't come, but the official came first. ”

Yan Pu's expression was solemn, and he said: "I have the heart to admire Prime Minister Cao Cheng, so what? Prime Minister Cao Cheng unified the north, relying on real strength. It's not like you Liu Xiu, who dominates Jingzhou and Yizhou, and it all relies on 'yin' tricks. ”

After a pause, Yan Pu said again: "You want to defeat Prime Minister Cao, that's a dream. In your life, you can't be Prime Minister Cao's opponent. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Yan Pu, you are 'forced' to force this official to kill you." ”

Yan Pu held his head high and said loudly: "It's just a death, why worry about it." ”

"Good!"

Liu Xiu stroked his palms and smiled, with an angry look on his face, but the killing intent slowly converged.

Liu Xiu said: "You want to stab the 'excited' official to kill you, but the official doesn't kill you." Don't worry, not only will this official not kill you, but he will also let you watch this official defeat Cao 'Cao' and dominate the world. ”

"Crazy dreams!"

Yan Pu didn't think about it, so he replied directly.

Liu Xiu said: "You just wait and see." ”

"Someone!"

Liu Xiu flicked his sleeves and gave an order. An 'attendant' walked in and saluted respectfully. Then, I listened to Liu Xiu's instructions: "Take Yan Pu down and detain him." ”

"No!"

The 'attendant' received the order, escorted Yan Pu and went down.

Liu Xiu was angry in his heart, he didn't expect Yan Pu to be so ignorant of current affairs.

"Step!!"

There was a rush of footsteps from outside the room.

After a while, Deng Zhan walked in, Deng Zhan looked happy, and said, "Lord, good news." Just now, the garrison on the border between Hanzhong and Liangzhou came back to deliver the news, saying that Xiliang Ma Chao asked to see him. The sentry came back first to deliver the news, and the general of the garrison with Ma Chao and a thousand soldiers under Ma Chao was heading towards Nanzheng County. The general of the garrison also specially mentioned that all the weapons, armor and war horses of all the soldiers under Ma Chao's command were discharged, and there would be no danger. ”

Liu Xiu showed a smile on his face and said, "Ma Chao is here, this is good news." However, in this way, it means that Cao 'Cao' has captured Liangzhou, and Ma Chao will have no way out. ”

Deng Zhan nodded and said, "The lord is wise!"

Liu Xiu thought for a while and ordered: "You pay attention to the whereabouts of Ma Chao and his party, when they are about to arrive in Nanzheng County, I will personally go to the 'gate' of the city to greet them." ”

"Yes!"

Deng Zhan nodded, then turned around and retreated.