"Duan Dahu pretended to say that he wanted to protect me as the king of Hanning in front of the Son of Heaven the day before yesterday, but I never thought that he was actually for Ma Chao, now that I think about it, it is really hateful, and now he has won the power of Xichuan and Liu Zhang, and it is coming in an instant, and everyone thinks that it is helpless. Zhang Lu couldn't help asking.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, Yang Song looked at everyone and didn't speak, and felt that the time had come, so he stepped forward and said to Zhang Lu: "My lord, the minister has a plan, but Duan Dahu doesn't dare to covet my Hanzhong land easily." ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, he smiled and said: "At this critical moment, you are still reliable, what is the idea, say it quickly!"

Yang Song saluted Zhang Lu, turned around, faced everyone, and said eloquently: "Duan Dahu's new Hanzhong, coupled with the Jingxiang people he had before, his strength should not be underestimated, what does the king think of himself?"

Zhang Lu shook his head and said: "Duan Dahu's account was originally related to Zhang Zhao's bravery, Zhuge Liang's strategy, it was not as good, but now that it has Liu Zhang's Xichuan people, I am afraid that it is even worse." ”

Yang Song nodded and said: "Looking at the princes who crusaded against Dong Zhuo back then, how many are left now? Among them, they died, died, and some even died so that they didn't even leave a whole corpse, the lord, they ended up in this fate because they didn't know how to judge the situation, and today in Kyushu, Cao Cao has already won the sixth, whether it is Duan Dahu or Sun Quan, I am afraid that they will all be destroyed by Cao Cao in the end." Therefore, the subordinates dared to ask the lord to return to Cao Gong. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the four people were in an uproar, and they all denounced Yang Song's move as a collaborator with the enemy and betrayed the country, which was really unacceptable, Zhang Lu also shook his head and said: "The land of Hanzhong is the inheritance left to me by my ancestors, how can I easily communicate with others?"

"The lord's words are wrong, does the lord imagine that like Liu Zhang and Ma Teng, not only can't keep his foundation, but also put his own life into it?" Yang Song couldn't help asking.

Obviously, whether it is to lose his own foundation or to give his life, Zhang Lu is very unwilling.

"Didn't the lord always want to establish himself as the king of Hanning? Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it didn't seem to be a difficult thing to protect the lord as the king of Hanning. Yang Song couldn't help but persuade.

As soon as he heard the words "King Hanning", Zhang Lu couldn't help but be moved, but he was still very worried in his heart: "If Cao Cao also turns his face like Duan Dahu and denies it, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, my lord, let's call Cao Cao a vassal, it's just a temporary expedient measure, as long as Cao Cao helps us repel Duan Dahu, Hanzhong is still ours, we are already Cao Cao's courtiers, and Cao Cao can't do anything to us. Yang Song said with a smile.

Zhang Lu only felt that Yang Song's plan was reasonable, and the stone that he had always held in his heart finally fell to the ground, and said to Yang Song: "You have a point, I will immediately write a letter to Cao Cao, expressing that I want to bow down to Cao Cao." ”

"Lord, if you listen to Yang Song's words, the catastrophe in Hanzhong will not be far away. A few days ago, when Ma Chao was discussing Jia Mengguan, Pang De was sick and did not accompany him, Ma Chao lowered Duan Dahu, and Pang De stayed under Zhang Lu's account.

"Don't you know how to lure a wolf into the house?" asked Pound.

"Pang De, you are presumptuous!" Yang Song knelt in front of Zhang Lu: "Lord, Pang De is from Xiliang, with ill intentions, the lord can't listen to rumors, and it ruins our plan." ”

"Alright. Listening to the quarrel between the two, Zhang Lu naturally wanted to be annoyed, annoyed, Zhang Lu couldn't help but say angrily: "At the moment of the great enemy, you two don't want to fight in the nest." I think what Yang Song said is very right, what else do other people have to say?"

Hearing what everyone said, the rest of the hundred officials except for Pang De all echoed the voice, and all the cronies under this Zhang Lu were Yang Song's cronies, where were there any different opinions.

"Lord Shengming. They all knelt on the ground, and their mouths even claimed to be yes.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, it has come to spring, everything is recovering, in the city of Xudu, as quiet and peaceful as usual, in the prime minister's mansion, hundreds of officials gathered, Cao Cao handed Zhang Lu's letter to the hundred officials for careful inspection.

"Zhang Lu took the initiative to bow down to me, and asked me to beat him up as the king of Hanning in front of the emperor, what do you think you should do?" Cao Cao couldn't help asking.

"Father, I heard that Duan Dahu has already taken Xichuan's, and then Hanzhong, it's just a matter of time, so Zhang Lu bowed his head to his father as a minister, just to take this opportunity to borrow his father's hand to help him resist Duan Dahu. Cao Zhi couldn't help but say.

Cao Cao saw that his most proud son Cao Zhi had spoken, and he couldn't help but be interested in it, and asked, "That son, what do you think we should do?"

Cao Zhi said: "Duan Dahu's power is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many capable people under him, so I thought that I should agree to Zhang Lu's request, mobilize Chang'an's soldiers and horses, and send capable generals to Hanzhong to help." ”

Cao Cao nodded, feeling that Cao Zhi's attention was still a little inappropriate, he looked at Cao Pi, who was silent with his head bowed there, and couldn't help asking: "Pi'er, what good plan do you have, tell it to your father." ”

Cao Pi listened, stepped forward, saluted Cao Cao and said, "Father, although Zijian's plan is good, it is still not the best policy. ”

"Ao?" Cao Cao couldn't help but ask curiously, "What do you have in mind?"

"Back to his father, the son thinks that Duan Dahu is new to Hanzhong, and his power is not as usual, so Erchen thinks that it is not a good idea to help Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Duan Dahu is far away from Jingzhou, Jingzhou is bound to be empty at this moment, although Guan Yu is in charge, but if his father can unite Sun Quan of Eastern Wu to capture Jingzhou, it can not only alleviate the predicament of Hanzhong, but also easily get the land of Jingxiang, wouldn't it be beautiful!" Cao Pi said with a smile.

Cao Cao nodded, sure enough, Cao Pi's strategy was more direct, and he was able to do two carvings with one sword, which would benefit him without harm.

But he still said: "Sun Quanyu and Duan Dahu have already made peace, and they are willing to plot with us in Jingxiang Nine Counties." ”

Cao Pi said: "Sun Quan can't do it, my father can contact Zhou Yu directly by letter, I have long heard that Eastern Wu has been divided into two factions after the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan's newly promoted people, and the old ministers of Eastern Wu led by Zhou Yu." My father sent a letter to him, and he only asked Zhou Yu, not Sun Quan, even if Zhou Yu couldn't send troops in the end, he could separate the two of them......"

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart: "What a poisonous strategy." ”

Thinking of this, he looked at Sima Yi, and saw Sima Yi sitting there with his eyes closed, not saying a word.