To be honest, in the face of Lu Meng's proposal, Liu Zhang was actually very tempted.

After all, Liu Bei's means of seizing Yizhou were not honorable, and it was Liu Zhang himself who led the wolf into the house, and Liu Zhang always felt that he had lost unjustly.

Now that there is an opportunity to turn the tables in front of him, will Liu Zhang not want to seize it? !

From the moment Lü Meng privately sent a fine work to contact Liu Zhang, saying that Sun Quan still admitted that he was the Yizhou Mu, Liu Zhang knew that Sun Quan in Jiangdong must have some conspiracy.

Liu Zhang is really not stupid, no one who can sit firmly in Yizhou is a fool, let alone Sun Quan so blatantly wooing him, a person who has lost his rights, if he doesn't want to do something, he can't say anything at all.

Therefore, when Lu Meng sent the so-called messenger to find him again and tell him the specific conditions, Liu Zhang began to wonder if this could be done.

In Liu Zhang's view, it is not impossible.

First of all, Liu Zhang's father and son have ruled Yizhou for decades, although they have also killed many people and offended many people, there are always some people who have benefited and missed their old masters.

He Liu Bei has only been in Yizhou for a few years, how can he buy off the hearts of Yizhou so easily? !

Secondly, now Jiangdong is asking for himself, without his own help, it is difficult for Jiangdong to quickly break through the public security and then attack Jiangling, so Jiangdong will most likely agree to Jiangdong's request at this time, not to mention that Jiangdong has taken the initiative to borrow troops to kill himself back to Yizhou.

At least in this regard, Jiangdong should not be perfunctory.

Third, once Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou, he would completely turn his face with Liu Bei, Jiangdong obviously also needed such a banner figure as himself to disperse the hearts of the Yizhou scholars and weaken Liu Bei's strength.

To sum up, Liu Zhang felt that if he really got into trouble and cooperated with Jiangdong to capture Jingzhou, it was not impossible to recapture Yizhou with troops.

However, Liu Zhang was faintly uneasy.

First of all, this Jiangdong Sun clan has been allied with Liu Bei for ten years, but now he easily betrays the alliance for no reason, which is even more shameless than Liu Bei.

Before Liu Bei found a reason, he still obediently went north to help him deal with Zhang Lu, although he was grinding foreign workers and buying people's hearts, but at least he didn't betray him on the spot.

But the people of the Sun family in Jiangdong turn their faces when they say they turn their faces, and they also like to play sneak attacks.

Can you really get what you want by forming an alliance with such a person?!

Another one, this Lu Meng, sent an envoy to let him send troops, and it sounded like an alliance, but Liu Zhang asked the envoy how many soldiers and horses he could borrow after the matter was completed, and when Lu Meng could ride on behalf of Sun Che, the envoy just played haha and never answered his question directly.

It always gives people a very small family feeling.

Seriously, at this time, you said that you were willing to lend me 10,000 soldiers and horses, but in the end you only lent me 1,000. It's all like that, what else can I say?!

It's just that you don't promise any benefits that are actually implemented, but you want others to work for you.

These two points were the reasons why Liu Zhang hesitated and was unwilling to reply to the envoy immediately.

But one thing to say, the current Liu Zhang, there are only two choices.

One is to keep to himself, sit and watch Sun Quan attack the public security city, become a rich man, the public security city is broken, and he will become a prisoner again.

The other is to give it a fight and cooperate with Sun Quan to break through the public security, even if Sun Quan only lent himself 1,000 soldiers and horses in the end, but with his own name and Jiangdong's support, it may not be possible to enter Yizhou again.

Liu Zhang thought about it for a long time, and wanted to give it a go, but he was afraid that if he failed, he would die without a place to be buried.

Liu Zhang is such a person, but as long as he can make the right decision in a timely and effective manner, he will not fall to the current point Although he is not stupid or stupid, and his ability is okay, but compared to the three lords of this era, he is a little worse after all.

But at this time, Liu Zhang knows who is the best for him and who is truly loyal to him. He ordered someone to quietly invite Zhang Ren to listen to Zhang Ren's opinion.

First, Zhang Ren's loyalty to himself is undoubted, and it is okay for him to lose his life, let alone help him keep secrets.

Second, Zhang Ren is the deputy general of the public security guarding the city, even if he wants to fight, he can't avoid Zhang Ren's help, and he will have to know about this sooner or later.

In this way, Zhang Ren, who was tired of guarding the city for a day, was secretly invited to the mansion by Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang told Zhang Ren everything about Lu Meng's contact with him.

Zhang Ren's eyes widened after listening.

And Liu Zhang didn't speak, hoping to hear Zhang Ren's opinion.

Zhang Ren thought for a long time, and finally raised his head and said to Liu Zhang, "Lord, I don't know where the envoy is, Ren is a little unclear, and I want to ask the envoy." ”

Liu Zhang also heard that he should ask more and listen more to such a big matter. So he sent the messenger to him.

When Zhang Ren saw the messenger, he looked up and down for a while, and then bowed and saluted.

Then, the messenger who was originally full of ambition and was ready to continue to persuade Zhang Ren saw Zhang Ren draw his matching sword.

Well, there is no then.

The envoy's head fell to the ground, and Liu Zhang was shocked.

"Righteousness, you." Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Ren with an earthy face.

Liu Zhang really didn't understand, why Zhang Ren didn't say a word and wanted to kill the messenger. Could it be that even Zhang Ren betrayed himself?!

After Zhang Ren finished killing, he turned around without changing his face, threw the matching sword, and then knelt down for Liu Zhang.

"Lord, this person wants to harm the lord in the land of ten thousand deaths, so he has to get rid of him and ask the lord to punish the crime!"

After Zhang Ren finished speaking, he knocked his head on the ground and couldn't kneel for a long time.

When Liu Zhang saw Zhang Ren's appearance, he immediately knew that Zhang Ren was not going to betray him, and he was relieved at once.

After being relieved, he saw that Zhang Ren was still kneeling, so he hurried over, helped Zhang Ren up, and said, "Justice is up quickly, what kind of crime do you have. It's just that when the two countries are in a confrontation, they don't kill them, and I don't listen to their words, but why do we want to kill this person?! ”

Zhang Ren got up, first helped Liu Zhang to the desk and sat down, then looked up and found that there was no one, so he whispered, "But the lord can't say anything more. The lord is now in a place of suspicion, when he thinks twice, the prefect is full of loyal and brave people?! ”

When Liu Zhang heard this, he was shocked, his frightened pupils contracted, and he grabbed Zhang Ren's wrist and refused to let go.

yes, why didn't you think of that?!

Liu Bei, that sinister villain, how could he be so relieved to let himself live here in peace and quiet, without arranging some eyes and ears and meticulous work?!

Although the matter of summoning the envoy by himself is relatively private, who knows how many people can hide this matter?!

Isn't this an excuse for Liu Bei's villain to kill himself!!

Plus.

"Lu Meng, this person, is really sinister. If he really helps, how can he be so vague and unclear?! Zhang Ren continued to whisper, "This person just took advantage of the lord's position in a suspicious place and only sent a messenger to come, regardless of whether the lord agrees or not, the lord has to rebel." ”

Zhang Ren told Liu Zhang that if Liu Bei installed a fine work in Liu Zhang's mansion, then Liu Zhang's meeting with this envoy today might reach Wen Ping's ears in the evening, so Liu Zhang couldn't help but rebel if he didn't want to.

Unless Liu Zhang is willing to wait for death.

Liu Zhang also reacted, and when Zhang Ren reminded himself that there might be a fine work placed by Liu Bei in this mansion, he had already reacted.

As the former master of one party, who is not more familiar with this kind of dirty trick than whom?!

And Liu Zhang, who reacted, was suddenly full of resentment towards Lu Meng.

This Lu Meng, in fact, didn't think about whether he could get out of this public security city alive, all he needed was chaos and infighting in the public security city.

After all, once Liu Zhang is forced to rebel, Zhang Ren will definitely rebel with him.

If the rebellion succeeds, Lu Mengbing will take the public security without blood, after all, Liu Zhang has no way to go, and he must cooperate with Jiangdong.

The rebellion failed, and Liu Zhang died, but it could also greatly weaken the guarding force of the public security, causing panic, which was conducive to him Lu Meng continuing to attack the city.

Anyway, he Lu Meng has nothing to lose.

But Liu Zhang's losses were great.

Anyway, Liu Zhang felt that he would rely on the thousands of tenants in his hands, even if Zhang Ren helped, he couldn't afford to make much trouble, after all, Liu Zhang was convinced that Liu Bei had planted a fine work in his house, and today's matter, Wen Ping probably knew about it a long time ago.

It is even possible that Wen Ping will wait for himself to rebel, and then he can have an excuse to kill himself to prevent future troubles. I'm definitely a dead end.

Now Liu Zhang thinks about the conditions that Lu Meng gave him, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that these Jiangdong people are hateful, so why do they let themselves be sent to death, and they still refuse to coax me with a clear price?!

It's obvious that I don't have to fulfill my promises, so I don't even do a perfunctory thing, right?!

It's just that

"Now I am afraid that the man will know about it, even if we kill the messenger. I'm afraid it's not helpful?! Liu Zhang trembled a little and asked Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "Wen Zhongye is not a murderer, and that Liu Bei, although insidious, does not lose the name of benevolence and righteousness. Now that the lord has killed the messenger and severed the covenant with Jiangdong, if Liu Bei kills the lord again, it will be unjust in the world, and he will never do it. ”

Liu Zhang listened to Zhang Ren's evaluation of Liu Bei, and felt strange in his heart, what does it mean that although it is insidious, it does not lose benevolence? !

But looking back, Liu Zhang thought about it, as if this evaluation was really right.

Standing on his own standpoint, Liu Bei is a sinister and treacherous villain.

But this person, in the end, saved the lives of his whole family, and provided himself with good food and drink, so that he did not lose the treatment of a rich man, and even the eldest son was still under Liu Bei, and it was not that he did not live up to the name of benevolence and righteousness.

Such a person, as long as he doesn't die, for the sake of his reputation, Liu Bei will not easily kill himself.

It's just that since then, I'm afraid that there is no possibility of returning to Xichuan.

When Liu Zhang thought of this, he immediately sighed and stopped talking.

Zhang Ren looked at Liu Zhang's appearance and sighed in his heart. This lord of his own, really, doesn't know what the situation is out there now.

Even if he really gave the lord a chance, he couldn't go back to Xichuan.

Fa is Liu Bei's mastermind, Huang Quan is Liu Bei's protector general, Wu Yi is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Yang Hong is the Taishou of Shu County, Qin Mi is engaged in sacrificial wine, and Yan Yan has died of illness. These people, whether they supported the lord at the beginning or betrayed the lord, have now been reused by Liu Bei, who will welcome the lord to go back.

And in the final analysis, if these people really fully supported the lord at the beginning, how could the lord be defeated by Liu Bei's guest army.

That is, his father-in-law is still dreaming, thinking about going back to Chengdu.

There are some words that Zhang Ren can't say to Liu Zhang, so he can only hide them in his heart.

And Liu Zhang, after the initial panic, slowly stabilized his mind, and then, his brain began to spin rapidly.

Looking at the corpse that fell to the ground, and then thinking about the current situation, Liu Zhang suddenly said, "Although I killed this person today to prove his innocence, he also made a bad deal with Jiangdong If Jiangdong breaks the city, how can we deal with ourselves?!" ”

Zhang Ren smiled, and said to Liu Zhang, "This person was killed by Ren, what does it have to do with the lord?!" The lord only presumes that he does not know, and all the guilt is bearable. ”

Liu Zhang choked for a moment, feeling as if there was something in his heart.

Liu Zhang suddenly felt that in this life, it was not in vain to meet such a subordinate.

It's just that there are some things that can be done, and there are some things that even he, Liu Zhang, will not do.

Liu Zhang suddenly let go of Liu Zhang's support, sat upright, and said to Zhang Ren, "Justice obeys orders!" ”

Zhang Ren was stunned, it had been a long time since he had heard Liu Zhang's order like this.

But after reacting, Zhang Ren immediately stood down, clenched his fists and bowed his hands, and promised, "The end will be." ”

Liu Zhang looked at the corpse and head on the ground contemptuously, and said, "You handed over this person's head to General Wenpin, saying that this person was Jiangdong Xiaozuo, and wanted to separate the brotherhood between me and Xuande Gong, and I killed him." ”

"This Lord"

"This is a military order, and you must not say more."

"The last general obeys!"

Zhang Ren got up, picked up his long sword, raised his head, and turned around to leave.

But I heard a faint voice behind me.

"O righteousness, good life to defend the city; In the future, don't come again! ”

“.”

(End of chapter)