Let's say that Zhang Luyi Yanpu said that he intended to raise troops to capture Xichuan, and he had already reported to Yizhou by exploring horses.

Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, the word Jiyu, Jiangxia County Jingling County (now Tianmen City, Hubei) people, his father Liu Yan Zijunlang, the Western Han Dynasty Lugong King Liu Yu descendants, Han Zhang Emperor Yuanhe period, Liu Yu a migration to Jingling.

Liu Yan served in the state and county when he was young, and was awarded the position of Langzhong because of his clan status, and his teacher Zhu Tian was Emperor Huan of Han when he was Situ. Liu Yan resigned due to the death of his teacher, lectured and taught in Yangcheng Mountain, and was later promoted as a virtuous and good Fangzheng, and was recruited by Situ Mansion, and successively served as the commander of Luoyang County, the history of Jizhou Thorn, Nanyang County Taishou, Zongzheng, Taichang and other officials.

Liu Yan witnessed the chaos of the dynasty and the decline of the royal family under the rule of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, so he suggested to the imperial court: "Assassinating the history and guarding the bribes, exploiting the people, and causing the people to rebel and leave." Those honest and honest officials of the DPRK and Central China should be selected to serve as local governors of prefectures and counties, so as to maintain stability in the world. ”

He himself asked to serve as the pastor of Jiaozhou, intending to escape the chaos of the world.

Liu Yan's suggestion of using the clan and important ministers as the state pastor, overriding the assassin history and the Taishou in the local area, and monopolizing power to stabilize the people to "abolish the history and establish the pastor" had a great impact on the late Eastern Han Dynasty and even the Three Kingdoms period, resulting in the formation of warlords in various places, including Liu Yan, who were basically no longer under the control of the imperial court after taking office.

The separatist forces established by Liu Yan as a state pastor were the earliest at that time, and they were also a separatist force that lasted for a long time.

At that time, Yizhou Thorn Shi Yijian was wantonly accumulating in Yizhou, and greed became popular.

Liu Yan, who originally wanted to lead the state pastor to avoid trouble, because he heard Dong Fu in the service say that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, so he asked the court to be the Yizhou pastor.

So the imperial court named Liu Yan as the Marquis of Yangcheng, the envoy of the prison army, and the pastor of Yizhou, and went to Yizhou to arrest Xu Jian and rectify the rule of officials.

Because the road was impassable, Liu Yan was temporarily stationed in the eastern boundary of Jingzhou.

At this time, Yin Jian had been killed by Ma Xiang, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, but Ma Xiang, who had just been proclaimed emperor for a few days, was defeated by the army organized by Jia Long in Yizhou, and welcomed Liu Yan into Yizhou and governed Mianzhu.

After Liu Yan took office, he appointed Jia Long as a lieutenant and moved him to live in Mianzhu.

Liu Yan pacified and sheltered those who fled and rebelled, and vigorously pursued a policy of tolerance and favor.

The mother of Zhang Lu, the leader of Wudou Midao, was beautiful, and she knew the heresies of gods and ghosts, and had dealings with Liu Yan's family, so Liu Yan appointed Zhang Lu as the superintendent of Sima, and attacked Hanzhong County with Sima Zhang Xiu of other departments, killing Hanzhong Taishou Sugu.

After Zhang Lu gained power in Hanzhong, he killed Zhang Xiu, cut off the traffic, and beheaded the Han envoy, and the Liu and Zhang families had a grudge.

Liu Yan cut off communication with the central court on the grounds that rice thieves were blocking traffic.

He further attacked the local tyrants internally and consolidated his own power, so that Yizhou was in a semi-independent state.

When the princes of the world crusaded against the powerful minister Dong Zhuo, Liu Yan also refused to send troops and defended himself.

Qianwei County Taishou Ren Qi and Jia Long, who had previously made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, raised troops against Liu Yan under the persuasion of Situ Zhao Qian, and Zhao Qian was ordered to lead the army to attack Yizhou, but the army was withdrawn because Jia Long and others were killed by Liu Yan.

In the early peace period, Liu Yan made more than 1,000 cars (the frame used by the Son of Heaven) to be called emperor.

Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao said to the imperial court, saying that Liu Yan "has the theory that Zixia is suspicious of the saint in Xihe (meaning that he has bad intentions)".

After that, Liu Yan said that he was ill and asked the imperial court to send his son Liu Zhang, the commander of Fengche, from the capital to Yizhou, and took the opportunity to leave him behind.

In the first year of Xingping, Liu Yan's eldest son Zuo Zhonglang in the court planned to attack Chang'an by Liu Fan, the second son Zhishu Yushi Liu Dan and the general Ma Teng of Zhengxi.

Liu Fan was killed soon after, and Liu Dan was also captured and executed.

Yilang Pang Xi sent Liu Yan's grandchildren to Shu to avoid being implicated.

At this time, there was a fire in Mianzhu, Liu Yan's city was burned, the car was also burned to the ground, and the surrounding houses were also harmed, Liu Yan had to move to Chengdu to govern, because of the excessive sadness of the two sons who died, and worried about the disaster, he soon died of back sores.

After Liu Yan's death, Yizhou officials Zhao Wei and others saw Liu Zhang's gentleness and was easy to control, so he wrote to recommend him to succeed the Yizhou Assassin History, and the imperial court edict was appointed as the Yizhou pastor, and at the same time appointed Zhao Yun as the general of Zhengdong Zhonglang.

The generals Shen Mi, Lou Fa, and Gan Ning rose up against Liu Zhang, and fled to Jingzhou after being defeated by Zhao Wei.

Previously, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao reported that Liu Yan was comparable to the Son of Heaven in terms of car utensils and clothes, and was suspected of trespassing, so Zhao Wei stationed troops to prevent Liu Biao.

At the beginning, tens of thousands of people from Nanyang and Sanfu were exiled to Yizhou, and Liu Yan accepted all of them as subordinates, called "Dongzhou soldiers".

Liu Zhang has a weak and tolerant temperament and lacks prestige and strategy. The Dongzhou people invaded and became a disaster for the people, Liu Zhang was unable to stop it, and the old scholars complained and rebelled.

Zhao Wei was very popular with the people and soldiers in Bazhong, and Liu Zhang handed over the power to him.

Zhao Wei saw that the people were not in harmony, so he secretly colluded with the noble families in the state to launch a rebellion, and Shu responded in many places. Fortunately, the "Dongzhou soldiers" that Liu Yan had previously contained and established fought desperately to the death to quell the rebellion and kill Zhao Yun in Jiangzhou, becoming Liu Zhang's decisive force in pacifying Zhao Wei's civil strife.

Liu Zhang was cowardly, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, who was originally attached to Liu Yan, was arrogant and did not listen to Liu Zhang's orders, so Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and brother, and the two sides became enemies.

Liu Zhang sent Pang Xi, a native of Luoyang and his daughter-in-law's father, to defend against Zhang Lu, but was broken by Zhang Lu many times.

Pang Xi found out that Ma Chao defected to Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu intended to attack Sichuan, so he hurriedly reported to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang was very worried when he heard this, and he urgently gathered everyone to discuss.

Suddenly, a person came out proudly: "Don't worry, although you are not talented, you are willing to rely on your three-inch tongue to make Zhang Lu dare not underestimate Xichuan." ”

Liu Zhang looked at it, but it was Yizhou who didn't drive Zhang Song.

Zhang Song, whose name is Qiao, is a native of Chengdu, Shu County, less than five feet tall, with a pointed head and concave cheeks, a collapsed nose and teeth, and speaks like a bronze bell.

Although this person is not good-looking, he has sharp teeth, can speak well, and has the ability to never forget.

Liu Zhang asked him what he could do to solve Zhang Lu's crisis?

Zhang Song said: "Cao Cao swept the Central Plains, except for Lu Bu, destroyed the Yuan family, and broke Ma Chao recently, Pingxi Liang, and the world was invincible." The lord can prepare a gift to offer, I personally went to Xu Du, and persuaded Cao Cao to raise troops to take Hanzhong with a three-inch tongue, in order to try to Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu was flawless to resist the enemy, so he naturally did not dare to look at Shuzhong again. ”

When Liu Zhang heard this, he remembered that when Cao Cao personally led his troops to conquer Jingzhou, he had sent an envoy to pay respect, and was crowned by Cao Cao as General Zhenwei, and his brother Liu Mao as General Pingkou.

Zhang Songzang took the geographical map of Xichuan that he had already secretly drawn, took the number of people to ride, and took the road to Xudu.

Zhang Song lived in the post house, went out early and returned late every day, and waited to see the prime minister's mansion.

From morning to night, but I saw an endless stream of civil officials and military generals entering and leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, and for three days, Fang was called in next to each other.

After Zhang Song finished paying homage, he saw that Cao Cao only cared about reading the official documents and did not raise his head, so he said loudly: "The prime minister has all the opportunities, and the emperor is happy and idle." Even if one person dies of exhaustion, it is rare for the world to be peaceful. ”

Cao Cao sat in the hall and looked up to see that although Zhang Song was a little obscene, he had some courage to listen to the voice, so he asked: "Yizhou is rich in products, why don't you pay taxes to the state for many years." ”

Zhang Song said: "Because of the difficult road, thieves and thieves are stealing, and they cannot enter. ”

Cao Cao said: "I have cleared the Central Plains, what thieves are there?" ”

Zhang Song said: "There are still Sun Quan, Liu Bei, and Zhang Lu, at least 100,000 people with armor to refuse, how can it be peaceful?" When Cao Cao heard this, he regarded it as You Heng and the like, so he brushed his sleeves and turned into the back hall.

blamed left and right and persuaded him to go back, but Zhang Song shouted loudly: "There are no people in Wuchuan who are flattering." ”

Everyone was stunned. Under the stairs, the white and clear man saw Zhang Song's sarcastic words, so he was invited to sit down in the academy outside the hall.

Zhang Song asked for his name, and he knew that this person was Yang Xiu, the word Dezu, a native of Huayin, Hongnong County, Sili (now Huayin, Shaanxi), the son of Yang Biao, the son of Taiwei Yang Biao, studious, knowledgeable, handsome, extremely intelligent, and now the prime minister's mansion Cao Cao is the main Bo, responsible for internal and external affairs, all of which are in line with Cao Cao's mind and are deeply respected.

Zhang Song said: "On the orders of the Lord, the road to Shu is rugged. Come and toil from afar. Su Wen Prime Minister is eclectic and uses only talent. If you want to abandon the state and county to Kyoto, you hope that Dezu will be accessible in front of the prime minister. ”

Yang Xiu asked about the customs of Shuzhong, and Zhang Song said: "Shu is the west county, the ancient name is Yizhou, the road has the danger of the Jinjiang River, and the land is even the hero of the Sword Pavilion." It was returned 208 miles and more than 30,000 miles. Chickens and dogs bark at each other, and the market is constantly buzzing. The fields are fertile and lush, and there is no worry about water and drought in the year; The country is rich and the people are rich, and there is orchestral music from time to time. The things produced are like mountains, and there is no comparison in the world. ”

Yang Xiu asked about the characters in Shu.

Zhang Song said: "The text has the same endowment, and the martial arts have the talent of Fubo; Medicine has the ability of Zhongjing, and Bu has the hidden of Junping. Three religions and nine streams, out of their kind, out of the best, how can there be all, like me who are not talented, invincible. In addition to You Heng in the Central Plains, according to You Hengzhi, 'the eldest son Kong Wenju, the younger child Yang Dezu, and the rest of the sons do nothing, and there are no enough to count.' There is a world of difference between the two. ”

Yang Xiu pondered: I don't want to have arrogant people like You Heng in Shu who are arrogant and arrogant and have no one in their eyes. Yang Xiu talked about Cao Cao's Wentao martial strategy, saying that "the army is everywhere, invincible, invincible, and invincible." ”

Zhang Song sneered: "I also know that the prime minister will win the battle and win the attack. In the past, Puyang attacked Lu Bu and was burned by fire, Zhang Xiu was hit by arrows in Wancheng battle, and Chibi met Zhou Lang, Huarong met Guan Yu, and there were more beards and robes abandoned in Tongguan, and ships were seized to avoid arrows in Weishui, all of which were invincible in the battle of the world. It seems that this kind of text does not know the way of Confucius and Meng, and Wu does not reach the opportunity of Sun and Wu, how can he talk about Wen Tao's martial strategy? ”

Yang Xiu said: "A momentary defeat is the norm of a soldier; The final winner will see the true colors of the hero. The prime minister is not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat, good at summing up lessons and lessons from victory and defeat, comprehending Sun Tzu's Art of War, annotating with personal battle examples, and writing military books, which shows his eloquence! After that, he took a volume from the shelf and put it in front of Zhang Song.

Zhang Songguan looked at the title of "Mengde's New Book", and read it from beginning to end, a total of 13 articles, all of which used military law.

Zhang Song smiled and said: "This book is in Shuzhong, and three-year-old children can recite it secretly, how can it be a 'new book'?" This was made by an anonymous person during the Warring States period. Prime Minister Cao Cheng thought he could steal for himself, and he could only hide it from the stupid generals of the Central Plains. ”

Yang Xiu said: "The prime minister wrote a book, supervised the soldiers of the army to practice it, and never passed it on. ”

Zhang Song said: "If you don't believe it, wait for me to recite it to you." After that, I recited it from beginning to end, and there was not a single word wrong.

Of course, Yang Xiu didn't believe Zhang Song's "Warring States Anonymous Clan" said, at that time, why did he come to the battle of Guandu and Chibi, but he was very surprised by Zhang Song's ability to never forget, and said to Zhang Song: "The public will temporarily return to the pavilion to rest, and let me give the prime minister again, so that the prince will face the king." ”

Zhang Song thanked Yang Xiu and returned to the post house.

Yang Xiu informed Cao Cao of Zhang Song's words.

Cao Cao couldn't know what he had done by himself, and said with a smile: "It's so strong to remember, what is it that Wen Ji woman can still do it?" ”

Yang Xiu saw that Cao Cao was not interested in Zhang Song, and asked how to deal with it?

Cao Cao said: "What is the difference between the two ends of such a rat and the people who see different ideas and move from You Heng and the like? Relying on the strength of a skill, relying on the ability of the tongue, he shows off everywhere, speculates and drills camps, eats and drinks enough, hides dirt and dirt, arranges others, and plays with right and wrong. Dirt in the intestines and intestines, excrete feces on its own. ”

Yang resigned and met Zhang Song.

Zhang Song asked anxiously: "What does the prime minister mean?" ”

Yang Xiu said: "There is no one in the world who is a genius. Although the Central Plains is wide, those who can talk to the public are widowed, if you stay here, you are afraid of condescending to drive, and you hope to be at your own convenience. "Exactly: Lord Mo Daoying doesn't know talent, only because he is high and does not know himself. If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.