An hour later, Yang Huai and Gao Pei received a message from the scout.

Yang Huai and Gao Pei are both about thirty years old.

Yang Huai is seven feet six inches long, handsome, and proficient in military affairs, while Gao Pei is eight feet tall, born mighty and brave.

The two of them are one writer and one martial arts, guarding Baishui Pass to guard against Zhang Lu, which can be said to complement each other.

Listening to the scout's words, Yang Huai said angrily: "Liu Bei has been in Sichuan for nearly a year, and he still does not move, but instead distributes the money and grain given by the lord to the people of the Shi clan, buying people's hearts, and his heart can be punished.

A few days ago, the lord had already increased Liu Bei's grain by 5,000 hu, and now Liu Bei sent an envoy south into Sichuan, but I am afraid that it is not for grain and grass. Therefore, there must be a conspiracy, General Gao, you lead the troops to guard the pass, and I will immediately ride south to see the lord, so as not to succeed in Liu Bei's conspiracy! ”

Gao Pei nodded and said, "Just go to the governor, don't let the traitors deceive the lord!" ”

At that moment, Yang Huai rushed to the CD overnight.

A few days later, an envoy sent by Liu Bei arrived at CD to meet Liu Zhang.

After receiving Liu Bei's letter, Liu Zhang asked the envoy to go to the post house to rest, and invited his ministers to come over to discuss the matter.

As soon as everyone arrived in the hall, Liu Zhang was about to speak, when he heard a voice from outside the hall: "Lord, you must not agree to any request from Liu Bei!" ”

Everyone looked back at it, it was Yang Huai.

Liu Zhang saw that it was Yang Huai, and hurriedly got up and asked, "Yang Huai, why are you back, but there is a war on the front line?" ”

"Rest assured, the front-line soldiers are not fighting!" Yang Huai walked to the hall, bowed to Liu Zhang, and said: "You asked me to keep an eye on Liu Bei, a few days ago the scout found that Liu Bei sent an envoy to the south, I thought about the lord You just gave Liu Bei food and grass, but Liu Bei sent a messenger to the south, he must have plotted against him, so he chased after him to prevent accidents." ”

"I see!" Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, sat back in his seat, took out the letter sent by Liu Bei, and said with a smile: "Xuande has no bad intentions, in the spring of this year, Zhuge Liang took Xiangyang, and now Cao Cao in the north is fighting hard and waiting for the spring of the next year to recapture Jingzhou."

When Zhuge Liang saw this, he asked Xuande to go back to guard against Cao Cao, and Xuande wrote to me, which was a resignation, and in addition, he asked for some soldiers, horses, food and grass, so that he could go back to resist Cao Cao. ”

His Royal Highness stepped out, and saw that he was about thirty years old, with a slender and straight figure, a thin appearance, a foot-long beard on his chin, and a clean and upright body.

This person arched his hand and asked, "Lord, I don't know how much money and food Liu Bei requested?" ”

Liu Zhangfu asked: "Gongheng, Xuande asked me to borrow 30,000 soldiers and 100,000 grains, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Lord, this must not be!" When Huang Quan heard this, he immediately strongly objected.

Liu Zhang laughed and said quite smugly: "30,000 soldiers and horses are already three or four percent of my Yizhou troops, I naturally won't lend Xuande, what do you think of 10,000?" As for the grain and grass, I will give him 50,000 hu. He opened this big mouth, but he sat on the ground and raised the price, how could I not understand this truth, so naturally I had to cut it.

However, Xuande traveled thousands of miles to help me guard against Zhang Lu, and now he is willing to take the initiative to withdraw from the army, not trying to seek my Yizhou. Although I asked to borrow troops and food, I couldn't be too petty, so as not to make the world laugh. ”

Listening to Liu Zhang's words, Huang Quan's words were choked, he took a deep breath, and arched his hand and said: "Lord, in my opinion, don't say that 10,000 soldiers and horses, 50,000 grains and grass, even one soldier and one pawn, one grain and grass, you can't give it." ”

"Huang Gongheng, what are you talking about? At the invitation of my lord, Uncle Liu Huang worked tirelessly to enter Sichuan thousands of miles to resist Zhang Lu, and now he has returned to Jingzhou, asking for troops and food, why are you imposing obstruction? Don't you want the world to laugh at the princess for being stingy? ”

As soon as Huang Quan's words fell, one of His Royal Highnesses came out to object, only to see that he was five short and ugly, but it was Zhang Song who was not in Yizhou.

"Humph!" Huang Quan snorted coldly when he heard this: "You also said that Liu Bei was invited by the lord to enter Sichuan to resist Zhang Lu, but after Liu Bei arrived at Jiameng Pass, he stagnated, but instead distributed the money and grain given by the lord to the scholars and the people, buying people's hearts, and his heart can be punished!"

Some time ago, the lord listened to my plan and reduced the supply of grain and grass to Liu Bei, and now Liu Bei is short of grain and grass, so he deliberately wrote to the lord and asked for money and grain for soldiers and horses again on the grounds that Cao Cao went south. So my lord, you must not provide Liu Bei with food, grass, soldiers and horses. ”

When Yang Huai heard this, he also echoed loudly: "Lord Huang is right, lord, in the past year, Liu Bei has been buying people's hearts in Jiamengguan, and his intention must be to plot against my Yizhou, and ask the lord to cut off his grain and grass and force him to leave!" ”

Zhang Song smiled and said: "The two of you are afraid that the reason why the lord invited Uncle Liu Huang into Sichuan was because Cao Cao had the intention of entering Hanzhong, and the real intention of inviting Uncle Liu Huang into Sichuan was to guard against Cao Cao."

But after Uncle Liu Huang entered Sichuan, Cao Cao instead led his troops back, Uncle Liu's soldiers and horses were not easy to come by, but they were accumulated little by little, Cao Cao retreated, he naturally would not attack Zhang Lu easily.

As for the theory of buying people's hearts, it is even more nonsense, Uncle Liu Huang is benevolent and loves the people, Jia Meng Pass is located on the border, the people are poor, and Uncle Liu Huang is kind and kind, and he is seeing his benevolence and righteousness. Could it be that after Uncle Liu Huang entered Sichuan, he killed and slaughtered the people, so that you can rest assured that he had no intention of seizing Yizhou?

What's more, Uncle Liu Huang has already intended to withdraw from the army, and after he withdraws from the army and leaves, as long as he preaches a little, saying that Uncle Liu's act of benevolence is an order of the lord, so that the people will be grateful to the lord. ”

"Well, Ziqiao is right!" After listening to Zhang Song's words, Liu Zhang nodded approvingly.

"Lord!" Zhang Song bowed his hand to Liu Zhang again and said: "The lord has cut off Uncle Liu's grain and grass, and he can force him to withdraw and leave Yizhou, but this will inevitably make Uncle Liu Huang evil." When the lord invited Uncle Liu Huang to Sichuan, Uncle Liu Huang did not hesitate, that is, he led his troops to help, but now Uncle Liu Huang is in trouble and asks to borrow troops and food, but the lord ignores it, which makes Uncle Liu Huang think?

Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the family is dominant, the Han family is the clan, and only the lord and Uncle Liu Huang are left. And Jingzhou is adjacent to Yizhou, if Jingzhou is lost, Yizhou will be difficult to protect by the enemy, and if Yizhou is lost, Jingzhou will not be able to preserve.

The lord and Uncle Liu Huang are of the same clan and have common interests, so they should be allies who depend on each other, one side is in trouble, and the other party must not sit idly by, so that the two parties can survive forever! Now Uncle Liu Huang asked to borrow soldiers, horses, money and food to go back to resist Cao Cao, but the lord did not allow it, if Cao Cao came next time, how should Yizhou be preserved? ”

His Royal Highness Huang Quan listened to Zhang Song's words, and couldn't help but point at Zhang Song and scolded: "Zhang Song, you are an Uncle Liu, an Uncle Liu, are you Liu Bei's courtier, or the lord's courtier?" You helped Liu Bei so much, didn't you secretly communicate with him? Want to assassinate the lord? ”

Zhang Song also didn't give in, pointed at Huang Quan and shouted: "Huang Gongheng, what I just said is reasonable, now that Cao Cao is powerful, the lord should make friends with Uncle Liu Huang to resist Cao Cao together, this is for the sake of the lord's foundation, is there anything wrong?"

You have always opposed the main bus to be good to Uncle Liu Huang, could it be that you have a secret relationship with Cao Cao, and you want to separate the relationship between the lord and Uncle Liu? So that Cao Cao can get Yizhou? ”

"You ......" Huang Quan was about to refute when he heard this, but Liu Zhang, who could hear the top, shouted: "Okay, this is the main hall of deliberations, everyone can express their opinions, why attack each other?" Gongheng, you don't have to say it anymore, Zi Qiao's words are reasonable, now Cao Cao is powerful, I can only resist Cao Cao by forming an alliance with Xuande, I have made up my mind, I will allocate 10,000 elite soldiers tomorrow, 50,000 grains and grass to pay Xuande, let him go back to resist Cao Cao! ”