Zhang Xi talked to Deng Ai.

Xiao Deng Ai first asked the master to forgive himself for asking others for advice privately, after all, this matter is indeed a bit taboo, and if he meets a cautious master, it is natural that he will be angry.

Of course, Zhang Xi is not so stingy, he can't teach Xiao Deng Ai martial arts, and he originally wanted to help Xiao Deng Ai find a martial arts teacher.

After finding out that his master was not really angry, Xiao Deng Ai also said calmly that he was really compatible with General Wei, and General Wei was also willing to teach his martial arts, so he also asked Master to fulfill it.

Of course, if the master does not agree, Xiao Deng Ai, as a disciple, will not have a second word, and will immediately cut off contact with Wei Yan.

After all, Xiao Deng Ai also knows who is closer to him, and he knows that his master and General Wei Yan are not very compatible.

As for Zhang Xi, after thinking for a while, he instructed Xiao Deng Ai.

It's okay to learn martial arts from that puppeteer, but except for martial arts, no matter what that puppet says, Xiao Deng Ai doesn't want to listen. The reason is very simple, if you look at the popularity of that puppet, who can you have a good relationship with except for the lord who values him?!

It's okay to learn martial arts, but to learn to be a man, you have to learn from your master and me.

Xiao Deng Ai immediately kowtowed to the master and promised, and then happily went to Wei Yan to learn martial arts.

Zhang Xi was still a little uneasy, but Liu Bei had already arrived in Fucheng.

Liu Bei and Liu Zhang made an appointment, and the two sides met in Fucheng to talk about their feelings for each other.

Then Liu Bei privately found Pang Tong, Zhang Xi, and Fa Zheng to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, Fa Zheng had already gained Liu Bei's initial trust and could participate in the meeting of the decision-making circle.

Liu Bei's original intention was to discuss with the three of them how to deal with Liu Zhang, and try to get more benefits from Liu Zhang.

Just entered Shudi, Liu Bei didn't have such great ambitions, and immediately wanted to attack Chengdu and occupy Shu.

But Pang Tong is not, because in Pang Tong's view, this is a great opportunity.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Liu Zhang coming to Fucheng to meet Liu Bei, he designed to detain Liu Zhang, and then waved his army to take Chengdu, so that the big thing was decided.

Fa Zheng expressed his support for this.

Since he told Liu Bei in Jiangling about Yizhou, Fa Zheng no longer regards Liu Zhang as his lord, and with Fa Zheng's character, he will not have so many concerns.

But Liu Bei thought about it for a long time and gave his own reasons.

First, this important matter should not be rushed.

Second, when you first enter another country, you have not yet believed in it, so you can't do it.

In other words, Liu Bei rejected Pang Tong's suggestion.

Liu Bei really didn't do it because of the benevolent and righteous personality, but felt that Pang Tong was too anxious, and it was such a simple thing to attack a country.

Even if Liu Zhang is detained, he Liu Bei has no trust in the Shu family and the people, and Liu Zhang's father and son have been running Yizhou for so many years, there are always some people who are willing to serve him.

In case Liu Zhang is detained, the Shu family or the generals feel that Liu Bei is not moral, or that he has appointed Liu Zhang's son as an agent for his own interests, and unites to guard the pass, and with these soldiers that Liu Bei brings in now, they will not be able to fight Chengdu at all.

Even if it enters Chengdu and occupies Shu County. The land of Bashu is very large, and Liu Zhang's territory alone has three counties, and if Shu County is defeated, if the other two counties are not satisfied, Liu Bei will be surrounded by the other two counties.

So this thing, you have to take your time.

Pang Tong still wants to persuade again, after all, Liu Zhang is unpopular in Bashu, and taking risks at this time may have miraculous effects.

But Zhang Xi came forward at this time and told Pang Tong a very familiar story - the Wuguan Alliance of King Chu Huai.

Whether King Chu Huai is a faint monarch or not, it's hard for us to say, I feel that my reputation is mixed.

But when King Chu Huai went to Wuguan to meet with King Qin Zhaoxiang, the monarch of Qin, he was detained by Qin, and then died of old age.

If Liu Bei really detained Liu Zhang, how can he be sure that the people in Shu will not be "sad"?!

As for saying that Liu Zhang is unpopular. To put it mildly, how can you be sure?!

Well, even if there are examples of Fazheng, Zhang Song and others, but what about the others, the other Dongzhou factions and families, are they all oriented to Liu Bei? !

Although this is not good, Zhang Xi asked Fa Zheng face to face if all the local forces in Yizhou and the Dongzhou faction wanted Liu Zhang to step down. Fa Zheng was just silent.

Look, Fa Zheng doesn't dare to guarantee it.

Liu Zhang is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, let alone an idiot who has no means at all.

In that case, can Liu Zhang continue to sit in Chengdu City and be his Yizhou pastor?!

You don't really think that Liu Zhang is a useless dark lord, right?!

Although Liu Zhang was the son who succeeded his father, as soon as he succeeded to the throne, when he was not established, he encountered a rebellion that swept through a county.

Do you know who the people of the rebellion are?!

One Piece Ganning.

Yes, Gan Ning was driven out of Yizhou after Liu Zhang borrowed the power of Zhao Ji and defeated him. The person who can defeat Gan Ning can't be said to be incompetent.

And after quelling the rebellion, Zhao Key, the biggest contributor to helping Liu Zhang, also launched a rebellion after realizing that Liu Zhang was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Zhao Key had a lot of military power at that time, and his rebellion, Liu Zhang was in a rather passive situation.

As a result, Liu Zhang fought more with less, and simply quelled Zhao Key's rebellion.

With such a character, do you think he will not install henchmen in various places, but families from all over the world will really look forward to Uncle Liu Huang coming to Chengdu so together? !

There are too many variables in such a risky matter, so forget it.

After Fa Zheng listened to Zhang Xi's story, he was surprised.

What Zhang Yuanchang said is not a new thing, and you can know it by asking a little bit in Shudi.

But he has analyzed so much from these things, and this insight alone is probably not below him.

This is the first time that Fa Zheng has appreciated Zhang Xi's ability, and he also has a certain recognition of Zhang Xi in his heart.

Jing Xiang is versatile, and it really deserves its reputation.

And Pang Tong, after listening to Zhang Xi's analysis, was just silent, but he no longer mentioned his "Hongmen Banquet" plan.

This abandonment is really giving up, Pang Tong will not do things behind Liu Bei's back, and Liu Bei, as a prince in troubled times, has no more military power, and it is impossible for Pang Tong to move Wei Yan to act privately.

After all, Wei Yan was born in Liu Bei's subordinate, and he only listened to Liu Bei.

Three days later, Liu Bei greeted Liu Zhang's arrival in the camp outside Fucheng.

It is not only the same clan to catch up with the past, but also to meet each other, accompanied by a group of civil and military personnel, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei talked happily.

And during the banquet, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei were high, complimenting each other and saying good things.

Liu Zhang said that he would guarantee Liu Bei as the great Sima to the imperial court, and the commander was subordinate to the school.

And Liu Bei also said that he would show Liu Zhang to the imperial court as the general of Zhenxi and lead the Yizhou pastor.

Then Cao Cao said, "Which green onion are you?!

The court controlled by Cao Cao obviously couldn't agree to the so-called protection of the two, and Liu Zhang and Liu Bei also knew it, so this was bragging if they drank too much.

It's just that when I heard this word in the ears of the two sides at the scene, the feeling was different.

Liu Zhang's official identity at this time was just General Zhenwei, a small miscellaneous general.

His Yizhou pastor is still self-directed, and the court does not recognize it at all.

As Liu Zhang, he is not qualified to play Liu Bei as the big Sima at all, and as for the captain of Si Li, it is even more funny, Si Li is now Cao Cao's territory, you can play a yarn.

Even if it is bragging, this cowhide is not credible when you hear it, and it feels like Liu Zhang is just talking empty words to fool people, which is not practical at all.

And Liu Bei is the imperial court, and he is also the general Zuo that Cao Cao has to admit even if he pinched his nose, the kind with the official seal in his hand.

The Sifang General of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a permanent general, and before the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, the status of the Sifang General was second only to the Great General and the Hussar General.

Of course, that wasn't the case later.

But in any case, Liu Bei, as General Zuo, is the general of Zhenxi, and he actually has this qualification.

And Yizhou Mu also represents Liu Bei's recognition of Liu Zhang's identity as the lord of Yizhou as General Zuo, so that Liu Zhang, a self-reliant Yizhou pastor, has a righteous reputation.

You must know that Liu Bei's current Jingzhou pastor is all self-reliant, and Sun Quan, as an ally, has always been vague, and he has not explicitly admitted it in the official face until now.

This back and forth is equivalent to Liu Zhang writing a blank check of 100 million yuan that cannot be cashed, and Liu Bei actually gave Liu Zhang a sum of 1 million yuan in cash.

The civil and military officials on both sides present saw that it was not obvious who was the better lord Liu Zhang or Liu Bei.

To a certain extent, Liu Zhang is indeed weak, but this weakness is only a comparison with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and other figures.

After bragging to each other, Liu Zhang was very "generous" to give Liu Bei 5,000 soldiers, as well as a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, so that Liu Bei went north to Hanzhong, captured Zhang Lu before Cao Cao, occupied Hanzhong, and prevented Cao Cao from taking the opportunity to advance westward.

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he only brought about 7,000 soldiers, but when he arrived at Zigui, Meng Da brought 4,000 people to greet him, and his military strength reached 11,000 people.

At this time, counting the 5,000 soldiers given by Liu Zhang, Liu Bei only had 16,000 people.

Although the military food and ordnance are sufficient, relying on such a few people to attack Zhang Lu, who has been entrenched in Hanzhong for more than ten years, is basically equivalent to looking for death.

What's more, Liu Zhang also ordered Meng Da, Fa Zheng and others to follow Liu Bei north and assist Liu Bei.

It sounds good to assist Liu Bei, but in fact, in Liu Zhang's eyes, Fa Zheng and Meng Da are the people he sent to supervise Liu Bei, but Liu Zhang didn't expect that these two people would have defected a long time ago.

As for Liu Bei, at this time, he still quietly thanked Liu Zhang for his "kindness", and then led 16,000 mighty men and horses from Fucheng, all the way non-stop, and went north to Jiameng Pass.

When he arrived at Jiameng Pass, Liu Bei no longer walked forward, but stopped to rest.

Of course, instead of resting and recuperating in the reserve battle, he first talked to the 5,000 people sent by Liu Zhang.

Liu Bei told the 5,000 people that he knew that relying on these forces to attack Hanzhong, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, was an act of death, so Liu Bei reassured the 5,000 people that he would not send troops to attack Hanzhong until he was fully prepared.

A very simple statement instantly calmed down the five thousand Liu Zhangjun who came with him.

As for the future, with Liu Bei's governance of the army, it is not difficult to absorb and digest these 5,000 people.

Of course, Liu Bei didn't mean that he really wouldn't beat Zhang Lu, he wanted to do this, but Liu Zhang didn't agree.

Not to mention, Liu Bei's current supply of grain and grass is all Liu Zhang's responsibility, even if it is to make Liu Zhang feel at ease, Liu Bei has to symbolically send troops to attack Zhang Lu.

Therefore, Liu Bei, who was stationed at Jiameng Pass, held a military meeting after settling down the army's heart.

In this military meeting, there were only four people who participated - Pang Tong, Zhang Xi, Fa Zheng, and Meng Da.

Two people brought by Liu Bei, two people who are nominally Liu Zhang.

Liu Bei wanted to discuss with the four of them about attacking Zhang Lu.

(End of chapter)