Chapter Twenty-Five: Conspiracy to Surrender

The next day, in the evening.

Wancheng.

Now the sky was bright, the snow had stopped, the wind had stopped, and the shy sun had revealed a faint shadow before it set to the west, and a thin layer of sunset light poured down and reflected the whole city.

"Zhongsun!"

In the library of the Taishou Mansion, Zhang Zhi took off his official robe, wore an ordinary Jinse robe, knelt on the bamboo mat peacefully, and held a cup of warm tea in his hand, this is tea from Xichuan, warm and sweet, is the beloved of the literati, he took a sip, and then said to Liu Jin, who was kneeling opposite the desk: "This government has just received a copy from Wuyin County, the music is invited, Wuyin County Lieutenant Chen Feng died in battle, Cai Tu recommended Zhang Chuan as the county lieutenant, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Liu Jin, the grandson of the Chinese name, is a son of the Han family, but unlike Zhang Shi, he once studied at Yingchuan Academy.

Yingchuan is a place with a very heavy academic atmosphere, and Yingchuan Academy is a holy place that Yingchuan scholars yearn for, but Yingchuan Academy is quite harsh in accepting apprentices, regardless of noble birth, only in terms of knowledge, few people can worship under Yingchuan Academy.

Therefore, after Zhang Zhi took office in Nanyang, the first thing was to recommend him as a county chief through the General's Mansion, assist him, and command Nanyang.

"Recommend Zhang Chuan?"

Listening to Zhang Zhi's inquiry, Liu Jinleng was stunned for a moment, then pondered for a while, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Lord Fujun, in fact, I think that this matter may not be a good thing for adults, maybe this will be a good opportunity!" ”

"Good chances? How to say! ”

When Zhang Shi heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and he was quite surprised in his heart.

In his opinion, this is somewhat of a trouble, after all, Wuyin is out of his control, which will have an impact on his own commander Nanyang, and even make it difficult for many local counties to follow suit, causing Nanyang County Government to lose its influence on the local area.

"Lord Fujun should know in his heart, Cai Tu colluded with the Yellow Turban to fight the thief, and the anti-guest, and killed the Zhu family, this is mostly a fact, he was difficult to move in Wuyin before, and there was Lord Fujun looking down on him outside, and there were strong places inside, if there was a chance for him to control Wuyin, he might really be in danger!"

Liu Jin said carefully: "He used the Yellow Turban Army to attack the city, and eradicated the Zhu clan under the cooperation of the inside and outside, on the one hand, to recover the Yellow Turban elite soldiers for his own use, and secondly, to deter the local heroes of Wuyin County, so that he can really control Wuyin County, and he dares to recommend Zhang Chuan at this time, this Zhang Chuan will not be a person he doesn't know the details, I have a bold guess, if the Yellow Turban remnant Mushan is not dead at all, then this Zhang Chuan may be Mushan!" ”

"Zhang Chuan is Mushan? Why do you think that? ”

When Zhang Shi heard this, his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly: "This mansion can't believe that this fang of Mushan is so bold!" ”

"Lord Fujun, the Yellow Turban Rebellion swept the world, and the Yellow Turban was defeated, and was wiped out by the imperial army, and the remaining remnants have already become rats crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, and all places can't tolerate it, Mushan They have become thieves, and it is bound to be difficult to survive, and now it is still a cold winter and a moon, and we have cleaned up several times before, and it is inevitable that they will run out of food, if they take this big risk, they can survive with a change of face, do you think they have the courage to do so?"

"The court can't tolerate yellow turban thieves!"

Zhang Shi said: "They should also understand in their hearts that the consequences after surrendering can only be on the execution platform, this government really doesn't believe it, they dare to do this, do they really think that they can hide from the world?" ”

"That's why they need to recommend Mushan as the county lieutenant, get the post of county lieutenant, and take charge of the county soldiers, even if we know his identity at that time, as long as he sends troops and does not oppose the imperial court, it is difficult for us to send troops to recruit, first of all, we are the division out of the nameless!"

"If that's the case, Mushan's fang is really bold!"

Zhang Shi gasped: "And Cai Tu, he is provoking the bottom line of this mansion!" ”

Liu Jin said coldly: "Don't forget, adults, these Yellow Turban remnants are actually just a group of farmers in the final analysis, they were only bewitched by Zhang Jiao at the beginning, and they will become thieves, as long as they have the opportunity, how can they not want to settle down, they have this bit of courage, as for Cai Tu, maybe we are persecuting him too closely, we are only cleaning up the influence left by Qin Jie, but it has affected the mentality of some people!" ”

He thought for a while, and added: "There is also the Cai clan behind Cai Tu, this time Wang Rui stabbed Shi to ask deliberately, it is nothing more than the Cai clan behind him to make a move, the Jingzhou family, the influence is huge, if Lord Fujun insists on offending, we may not lose more than we lose!" ”

"Since this matter has alarmed Lord Wang Rui, it is indeed difficult to deal with, and before there is clear evidence that Zhang Chuan is the head of the Yellow Turban Thief, if I send troops, I will not give Lord Wang Rui face, although Lord Wang Rui is dissatisfied with Cao Yin who is too protective of Wuling, so he is more important to a certain family, but he is the general's confidant and favorite general, in the general's heart, he can be more trusted than a certain family, if he offends him, he mixes me with the imperial court, and the problem is big, but a certain family is unwilling!"

Zhang Zhi snorted coldly: "Are we just going to let them do it?" ”

"Naturally, you can't let them go!"

Liu Jin said: "I said, this matter may not be a good thing for adults, what do adults think of Mushan's fang?" ”

"I haven't seen this fang, but it is undeniable that he has seen a little, he is the first fierce general under Zhang Mancheng, when Zhang Mancheng attacked Wancheng, he took the lead, three hammers broke through the city, extremely fierce!"

Zhang Shi said: "It is rumored that if he wasn't in Wancheng at the beginning, Lord Qin Jie might not be able to break through Wancheng and slaughter millions of yellow turbans!" ”

"Mushan's martial arts, strong as a one-man army, Nanyang is rare, although a certain family heard rumors that in Wancheng, the county guard Chu Gong had a general, the knife can fight Mushan, once with a bow and arrow forced back Mushan thirty steps away, almost killed Mushan, but there are people in the city who should be together, resulting in the Yellow Turban breaking the city, the county guard Chu Gong was killed, the whereabouts of this general are unknown, today Nanyang, no one can fight Mushan, I'm afraid even if it is Du Wei Huang Meng, is also a defeated general under his men, if it is such a fierce general, under the command of Lord Fujun, what does Lord Fujun mean?"

Liu Jin asked with a smile.

"You mean the Descended Pastoral Mountain?" Zhang Zhi's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head: "No, no, this is the remnants of the yellow scarf, how can you collect it!" ”

"Lord Fujun, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has long passed, and now adults should consider how to pacify Nanyang, Nanyang has a lot of bandits, but the county soldiers are not weak, but isn't there one less fierce general who can fight well under your command?"

Liu Jin said: "Nanyang is the first county in the world, in charge of thirty-seven counties, nearly one million households, how many people are staring at the position of adults, if there is no one fierce general in the town, how can you shepherd the Quartet!" ”

"But Makiyama ......"

Zhang Shi pondered for a moment, and his brows furrowed: "Even if this government is willing, I'm afraid that this fang may not be the reason for me!" ”

"Then it depends on whether the adults dare to fight!"

"Zhongsun has a way?"

"My lord, in fact, it is not difficult to do this, first of all, the premise is that Zhang Chuan is Mushan, and then the lord will summon them, and the archers and axes on the left and right will ambush him, and expose his identity in public, and then when he is desperate, the lord will propose to surrender!"

Liu Jin said: "At that time, Mushan will not have a second way to go, he can only abandon Cai Tu and join the adult's door!" ”

"But if you surrender in public, the imperial court can't explain it......"

"Your Excellency doesn't need to worry, in fact, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has passed for many years, and the imperial court is now more worried about the rebellion of Zhang Chun, the Taishou of Zhongshan in the north, if there is the support of the general, this matter will be successful!"

Liu Jin said: "What's more, Cai Tu recruited him first, and then the adult will expose his identity, Cai Tu will also be responsible, with the power of the Cai clan, mobilize Lord Thorn Shi, and Lord Thorn Shi will naturally stand on the side of the adult!" ”

"This government needs to think about it!" Zhang Zhi was a little undecided.

Liu Jin's eyes looked at it, and he sighed in a low voice, feeling slightly bitter in his heart.

He has studied hard for many years, and naturally he wants to get ahead, so when Zhang Zhi recommended him, he was quite grateful to Zhang Zhi and wanted to support Zhang Zhi, but he also gradually felt Zhang Zhi's shortcomings, although Zhang Zhi is talented, his personality is a little leisurely and indecisive, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve great things, and it is very difficult to gain a foothold in Nanyang.