and Cao Cao's defeat of Jinkou and the death of Xiangfan, and the second Liu encircled Jiangling to take Yiling, and these two news then spread to Yizhou, so that Liu Zhang was shocked every day.

When Zhang Song returned to Chengdu, Liu Zhang summoned Zhang Song, Huang Quan, Wang Lei, Zheng Du and other scribes to the court to discuss matters.

Liu Zhang, who was wide and fat, had a sad face and said: "Cao Gong's soldiers defeated Jinkou and died in Daze, and now they are besieged by Huo Jun in Xiangyang. Liu Qi and Liu Bei surrounded Jiangling and conquered Yiling, that is, Jiangling. If the second Liu hates to help Cao, what will happen if he wants to go west to Yizhou? ”

In the seat, Huang Quan did not hurry out of the ranks, and often had a bold demeanor in his demeanor, and said: "Qi Yu envoy, I have the danger of the Three Gorges of Badong in Yizhou, and its seven hundred miles, the mountains and mountains are connected, and the rivers are narrow, so how easy is it to attack the following?" ”

"And I have lofty mountains and mountains, and the roads are changeable, and there are dangers of Baidi, Wuxian, and Jiangzhou. If Er Liu peeps into Yizhou and sends heavy troops to guard the counties along the river, Er Liu will not dare to invade my Bashu land. ”

Liu Zhang frowned slightly and said, "Although Lone sits on Bashu, there are many soldiers. However, Cao Cao's millions of soldiers are still inferior to the hands of Huo Jun and Liu Bei, and I am afraid that the land of Bashu will compete with Wu Chu, and I am afraid that it will be insufficient. I don't know what you can do to teach me, let Gu Neng and Wu Chu. ”

Zhang Song's mind moved slightly, Cao Cao went south to Jianghan, he thought that Cao Cao was the master of the world, and wanted to surrender to Cao Cao. But he never thought that Cao Cao would look down on him, not only humiliated him, but also named him the county commander of Sushi County. The taste made Zhang Song have mixed feelings, and now he already hates Cao Cao.

Zhang Song walked on his short legs and arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the king, Cao Cao is arrogant, waving millions of people, drinking horses and the Yangtze River, thinking that he can defeat Wu Chu." However, Chrysostom was on fire, so that it was defeated and took Daze, and the soldiers and horses under the account suffered heavy casualties, and there were many civil servants and generals. ”

"Looking at it from a pine point of view, Cao Cao was already seriously injured and did not dare to go south; Second, Liu Weifeng has risen sharply, and there must be Wu Chu. At this time, Cao Cao fled north, and my Yizhou was adjacent to Wu Chu, drinking the water of the Yangtze River together, so that Jun might as well break off diplomatic relations with Cao Cao and turn to Erliu to show goodwill. ”

Liu Zhang hesitated and said: "Cao Cao holds the Son of Heaven in his hands, sits on China, has seven states, and is proud of the world. It is easy to break off relations with him today, for fear of displeasing Cao Cao. And Yizhou and Jingzhou have a war enmity, and I am afraid that Liu Jingzhou will be displeased. ”

Zhang Song's words were sincere, and he persuaded and said: "Cao Cao's troops entered the Jianghan Dynasty, and their troops were so strong that they were almost invincible in the world, but they were finally defeated by Huo Jun. How can the future trend be compared with the heyday of the past, Liu Jingzhou sits on Wu Chu, and the army is handed over to the state, and there are three states. ”

"If you make Jun join you, I Yizhou has the danger of mountains and rivers, and Wu Chu has the solidity of rivers, which is enough to compete with Cao Cao. And the envoy is the heir of King Lu Gong of the former Han Dynasty, Liu Jingzhou is also the bloodline of King Lu Gong, and the two monarchs are people of the same clan and clan. With the pine view, Liu Jingzhou, so that the heart of the king, can be communicated. Huo Jun, the world's famous general, is enough to get Cao. ”

"As for the soldiers of the past, Song Thief thinks that Cao Thief is immortal, and the enemy is current, so it is advisable to abandon hatred and unite with each other. Songwen Liu Jingzhou and Liu Bei worked together to besiege Jiangling, so that Jun might as well send envoys to communicate with each other, discuss matters with the Erliu Alliance, the fall of the Shen Han Dynasty, the righteousness of the surname Liu, and the traitors of Cao Cao together, and restore the world of the Han family. ”

Zhang Song hated Cao Cao in his heart, and he was very happy to make trouble for Cao Cao now.

And Zhang Song was also seeking the Ming lord, Liu Qi, as Liu Biao's heir, as the nominal commander of the coalition army, he and Liu Bei joined forces to defeat Cao Cao, and his prestige has been greatly enhanced since then. Zhang Song thought of Liu Qi's appointment of Huo Jun in his heart, and thought that Liu Qi might be able to be the master.

As for Liu Bei, I'm sorry. Zhang Song has considered it, but Liu Bei is in Jiangdong, and he often helps Liu Qi fight, and he is too far away from Bashu, so he is not Zhang Song's first choice for the time being.

Liu Zhang was persuaded by Zhang Song's words of two or three hundred words, and couldn't help but nodded, very satisfied with Zhang Song's plan.

Brushing his beard, Liu Zhang asked, "Ziqiao's words, Lone is very satisfied." But I don't know if you have high opinions? ”

"Make you wise, we have no objection." The crowd applauded.

On the eve of the Battle of Chrysostom, the Yizhou scholars were all devoted to Cao Cao. After all, with Cao Cao's pre-war prestige, it is purely false to say that he does not recognize Cao Cao. But with the end of the Battle of Chrysostom, the aura on Cao Cao's body faded, and everyone thought it was like that.

Liu Zhang's royal majesty was relaxed, they were very comfortable in Yizhou, except for the dissatisfaction of people with great ambitions, they had nothing else to ask for, so that they would not be determined to join Cao Cao. After all, he flattered Cao Cao before, but he was worried about the distribution of everyone's interests after Cao Cao ruled the world.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Liu Zhang asked: "Who is willing to make an envoy to Jingzhou for Gu and discuss a friendly alliance between the three families." ”

Zhang Song arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the envoy, the military lieutenant Fa Zheng is always talented, and he can take on this important responsibility. ”

Fa Zheng wore a Confucian robe, stepped to attend, and politely refused: "Enlighten the king, you are not talented enough, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to shoulder this responsibility." ”

"Huh?" Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Song and questioned slightly.

Seeing that Fa Zheng was unwilling, Zhang Song walked to Fa Zheng's side and said in a low voice: "Filial piety doesn't want to obey the master?" Why don't you want to rush to Wu Chu today. Liu Jingzhou and Liu Yangzhou are both heroic and martial people, and it may be beneficial to see them. ”

Seeing the two muttering, Liu Zhang asked again: "How about filial piety?" ”

Fa Zheng saw that Zhang Song was desperately squeezing his eyebrows at him, so he arched his hand and said: "If you don't abandon righteousness and despicability, you are willing to use the benefits of your tongue to send Jing Chu to join the good of the three families and do your best to resist Cao." ”

"Good!"

Liu Zhang applauded and smiled, and said: "This trip should be prepared with generous gifts, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"No!"

At the end of the discussion, Zhang Song looked for the Fazheng, and the two walked together.

Zhang Song was in a very good mood and said: "Today's filial piety is straight to Jing Chu, I don't know if it's shallow?" ”

Zhang Song has a very good relationship with Fazheng, and both of them feel that they have never met each other, and they are not appreciated by the Enlightened Lord. However, Fa Zheng will be repaid by others, so his reputation among scholars is not very good.

Fa Zheng glanced at Zhang Song and said, "Ziqiao's meaning, how can I not know. If you want to seek the Lord, why not go to yourself? ”

Zhang Song smiled and said, "Song doesn't know the master, so he threw himself into Cao Cao and was humiliated by him. Filial piety can know people, and now he is going to Jing Chu, and Liu Jingzhou's talent can be seen to see if it is the lord of you and me. ”

Fa Zheng groaned for a while, and said: "From a positive point of view, Liu Jingzhou has a weak temperament and has no ambitions, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to become a master." Now he can defeat Cao Cao in Jinkou, and he thinks that he is thanks to Huo Jun and Liu Bei. Without Huo Jun's strategy, Qi An could have defeated Cao Cao. ”

"And Liu Jingzhou sits on Wu Chu, it is difficult to balance Liu Bei, even if Liu Bei sits big, so that the words of one family become the words of two families, so it is difficult to say the master!"

Zhang Song looked thoughtful and said: "The words of filial piety are very reasonable. However, I don't know where filial piety thinks the master is? ”

Fa Zheng pondered for a long time and said: "I haven't met Liu Jingzhou today, so it's not easy to make a judgment early. Maybe Liu Jingzhou is difficult to be the master, but someone else may be the master. ”

Saying that, Fa Zheng smiled and said, "And Rong Zheng returned from the envoy and explained the details to Ziqiao." ”

"Good!"

Zhang Song advised: "Filial piety can be properly planned, but today's matter should not be spoken to Zijing (Meng Da) for the time being, in case the news leaks." ”

Fa Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Zi Jing people, how can you not know. Please rest assured that you are self-aware. ”

Meng Da is shrewd and courageous, known as courageous, and also a good talent. Although he has a close relationship with Fa Zheng and Zhang Song, he is easily fickle. With such a confidential matter, Zhang Song couldn't believe Meng Da, so he asked Fa Zheng to be more careful.

……

Not to mention the changes in Yizhou, there are also changes in Xiangfan today. However, this change is not in Wu Chu and Cao, but in the three brothers of Jing Man and Meishi, who are entrenched in Hannan Qi.

There are many barbarians in the south, not only in Nanzhong, Jingnan, and Jiangdong, but also in Xiangyang, which is close to the Central Plains.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Han people have pioneered to the south, often living along the big rivers, but often entrenched in the mountain valleys. After being sinicized, most of these barbarians became mature barbarians and learned the farming techniques of the Han people. When the harvest festival, the acres of land are large, the valley is heavy and rocky, and there is no hunger.

The Jing Man entrenched in the Zhe is the familiar barbarian, since the late Han Dynasty in the troubled times, Jing Man moved his family to protect himself. Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, and Jing Man declared himself a vassal to Liu Biao. However, Liu Biao died of illness, and Wu Chu wrestled with Cao's Jiang Han, flawlessly taking care of Zhezhong.

Now, with the passage of the battle line, Cao Cao asked his generals to move north, so the turmoil of the troubled times befell the three Meishiki brothers.

Mei Fu held a scarf silk from Cao Cao in his hand, and he worshiped Mei Fu as a barbarian general in the letter, sealed the Neihou, and ordered him to lead his account of 10,000 households to cross the Han River and move to Nanxiang County.

Putting down the scarf, Mei Shi said: "Now Cao Cao wants me to lead the clan to cross the Han River, I don't know what you mean?" ”

Compared with Mei Shiki's judgment of the situation, his second brother Mei Fang and third brother Mei Yi are impatient.

Mei Yi said: "Brother, Cao Cao's army defeated Chrysostom, and there are not many soldiers and horses, we have more than 10,000 people in our hands, why do we need to listen to his edict?" If Cao Cao leads his troops to come, we will retreat into the valley and defend the fortress, and there is Huo Jun on the side. ”

"yes!"

Mei Fang Yinghe said: "Our clansmen have lived in the middle of the world, how can we leave our hometown easily. And if I go north, I am afraid that my people will not be able to protect it. ”

Not only are the two younger brothers unwilling, but he is also unwilling to do it himself. How comfortable it is to be the overlord of the soil in the city, why move north to Hanbei, and let the Han people organize their households.

After thinking for a while, Mei Fu said: "Cao Cao has many soldiers and horses, how can he be provoked. Now it is better to send an envoy to Huo Jun, saying that our army wants to surrender to him. Lead Huo Jun into the game, let him fight with Cao Bing, and we will be neutral. With the number of soldiers and horses in our hands, Huo and Cao dare not offend us, and we should be able to survive ourselves! ”

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