Jingzhou.

The Liangzhou warlord Zhang Ji died in battle under Wancheng, and there was jubilation everywhere in Jingzhou. Zhang Ji had the idea of coming to Jingzhou to rob the city's grain and grass, not to mention that hundreds of thousands of the people in Jingzhou had fled from Sizhou Sanfu in the past, and they naturally hated the Liangzhou soldiers, and the officials in the state all ran to the state pastoral mansion to express their congratulations to Liu Biao.

It's just that Liu Biao is a little different from what they thought in their hearts, Zhang Ji's death not only made him feel happy, but made him feel a little ashamed. The governor's office closed the door and sent a small official to explain to the state officials: "The envoy has said, please go back with gifts." Zhang Ji came to Jingzhou at the end of the road, and it was not the intention of the king to be so rude as the host, so he only accepted your condolences and did not accept congratulations. ”

Knowing this reason, people lamented Liu Biao's benevolence and righteousness, and Liu Biao also sent an envoy to Nanyang, hoping to unite with the young Zhang Xiu and make his Liangzhou soldiers serve as vassals to garrison the north of Jingzhou.

Nanyang, Wancheng.

"People can't be resurrected after death, so don't be too sad and take care of yourself."

Zhang Xiu withdrew from her aunt Zou's hall, but her young and heroic face could not hide her tiredness when she turned her head. In the past, it was not difficult for him to lead a group of troops under his uncle, but now that his uncle is gone, he can only rely on his own strength to command the troops, especially when the captains of the various departments are much older than him, which is not an easy task.

If it weren't for Jia Xu, a general An Feng, who defected from Guanzhong last year, to help him, all this would have been more difficult. There are many places where Jia Xu can go, and this is undoubtedly a send-off for Zhang Xiu!

As Zhang Xiu buckled the hood, Fang Cai's ashamed, sad and tired face was gone, leaving only a cold face, nodding and greeting the Liangzhou elite soldiers who were inspecting the oncoming area, letting them patrol well, leading the horse and leading a team of personal soldiers and riders to the Wancheng Mansion.

After seeing his aunt Zou, Zhang Xiu went to the official residence to visit Jia Xu, these are his elders, Zhang Xiu did not regard himself as a monarch, and treated them as respectful and respectful as his descendants treat their elders.

"Sir, what do you think we should do now?" Zhang Xiuli respectfully bowed his hand beside Jia Xu, and asked his subordinates to send a good fox Qiu Dayu, and only after getting the answer did he sit opposite and took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Jia Xu...... Who can be our allies, and who will be our enemies? ”

Everyone is trying to win over the Liangzhou soldiers in Nanyang County, and this is what really makes Zhang Xiu feel tired. Even if the current situation is very good, Nanyang is now the land of four wars, Guanzhong in the north, Jingzhou in the south, and Yingchuan under Cao Cao in Yanzhou in the east.

"Who does the general think he should ally with?"

Jia Xu didn't answer, but the old god looked at Zhang Xiu on the ground and smiled, Zhang Xiu thought a little and said: "Although there are envoys from the five parties, in fact, there are only three parties, Jingzhou Mu Shangbiao Imperial Court transported a large number of grain, grass, carts and horses to Yedu to show submission, and on the other hand, because Qingzhou Mu was the leader of the alliance in the past, he also sent envoys to pay tribute, which is what he thinks is a dereliction of responsibility for the matter of no tribute to the inside; Externally, there is no violation of the alliance leader, benevolence and righteousness. Therefore, if he forms an alliance with Liu Jingsheng, he will be an enemy of Cao Cao. ”

"If you form an alliance with Cao Cao, you will be enemies of Jingzhou, Guanzhong and even Youji, which is not advisable." Zhang Xiu immediately denied the Cao family in the land bordering the three families, and then said: "If you ally with the Yan family, there will be no war with Jingzhou for a while and a half, but it will also be regarded as a big trouble by the Cao family, so the students don't know how to choose between the Yan and Liu families." ”

Although Zhang Ji died on the way to attack Nanyang, Zhang Xiu had already attacked Nanyang County, obtained grain, grass and land, and achieved his uncle's will, so he didn't have too many thoughts of hatred for Liu Biao, but just hoped to make the best choice.

In fact, Guanzhong and Jingzhou are not good choices in Zhang Xiu's heart, if this is not Nanyang, he really hopes to be good friends with Cao Cao. Yanbei wanted him to kill Dong Cheng, who had come to him at the end of his rope, which was the road to self-isolation from the world; And taking refuge in Liu Biao will make Aunt Zou feel unhappy.

"In this case, the general will send three letters, ask the imperial court and Jingzhou Mu for the official positions of General Nan and Nanyang Taishou respectively, and then inform Cao Cao that we have no intention of being his enemy." Jia Xu nodded lightly and finished speaking, before he wrinkled his brows and said to Zhang Xiu: "Keep Dong Cheng and take care of him!" ”

Zhang Xiu was puzzled and asked, "Now, shouldn't you befriend one party to protect yourself at this time, why do you have to send a message to the three parties at the same time?" ”

"General, who doesn't need the land of Nanyang now? They all need it, but we don't know how much they value the land. Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu: "In this case, whoever has the greatest benefit to us, we will stand with whom." ”

Even if the choice is not good, the general position of the imperial court and the Nanyang Taishou of Jingzhou are easy to get, even if they betray in the future, they will not lose!

This is indeed more in line with Zhang Xiu's wishes, neither has to succumb to Liu Biao's subordinates to help him resist Cao Cao, nor does he have to kill Dong Cheng first. Even if you want to kill it in the future, there is no way to do it. Zhang Xiu didn't want to kill Dong Cheng, but if he was frustrated, he would now lead a large army to attack Nanyang...... He will definitely hand over Dong Cheng!

What's more, now Zhang Xiu needs a reasonable official position and general position, without these, it won't be long before he can suppress those Liangzhou generals under his subordinates. When the Liangzhou generals in Guanzhong died one after another, there was only a line between the once brave and warlike Xiliang army and the chaotic army in the troubled township.

Jia Xu's words confirmed Zhang Xiu's thoughts, and he then talked with the envoys sent from all over the country, and then these envoys rode back to the direction of their respective monarchs.

It's just that the land of Guanzhong is far from being as stable and peaceful as it seems, although Yang Feng and Liu Bao both stayed in Beijing, but all their soldiers and horses were put into Guanzhong under the instruction of Yanbei, Baibo and Xiongnu were close to 100,000 soldiers and civilians, and it was not easy to settle them in various places.

At this juncture, news came from the west of Tongguan that Ma Teng, who was dormant in the west of Yongzhou, that is, at the junction of Sizhou and Liangzhou in the past, seemed to have made friends with Jincheng Han Sui again, and then personally led the army out of Longguan, occupied Chang'an City, and scattered troops in the Sanfu area west of Tongguan. In an instant, half of the Sizhou that Yanbei wanted to include in the bag was divided.

If Ma Teng is a wolf's ambition, but after he occupied Chang'an, he sent envoys to bring grain and grass and gold and bronze ornaments from the Western Regions, and the clan artifacts left in Chang'an to the east out of Longguan to send envoys to Yedu to pay tribute and greet the emperor.