"Get up and speak!" Zhang Yanlang said.

"Your Highness!" Yan Pu slowly stood up from the ground, kept his head down, did not dare to look directly, and the hall was full of Chao Chinese martial arts, which made his heart have a trace of tension.

"Zhang Lu relied on the five buckets of rice to pretend to be a ghost, and he has been in Hanzhong for many years, and he has never interacted with the imperial court, why did he suddenly send you here this time?" Zhang Yan asked knowingly, just to let Yan Pu personally tell Zhang Fei about Zhang Fei to the ministers.

Yan Pu said in fear: "Your Highness knows that my lord is not separating Hanzhong, but because of the war in Guanzhong and the impassability of the road, he did not deliberately not communicate with the imperial court. And Xichuan Liu Zhang has always had the heart of arrogance, if it weren't for the fact that my lord recruited troops and horses in Hanzhong and guarded the pass, I am afraid that Liu Zhang would have led the army out of Hanzhong to force Chang'an early in the morning. Instead of separating Hanzhong, my lord guarded a piece of land for the imperial court, and the imperial court should reward him. ”

As soon as the words fell, many ministers present all looked sneered after hearing it. It is an indisputable fact that Zhang Lu seized Hanzhong, blocked the main transportation routes, and cut off contact with the imperial court.

Yang Biao, the secretary of the ministry, was the imperial court captain in the past, and he experienced the turmoil in Guanzhong, and finally followed Emperor Xiandong to return here, and he knew everything about Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. After listening to Yan Pu's words, he was suddenly angry, and he didn't care about the face of any important ministers of the court, so he stood up directly, pointed at Yan Pu and scolded loudly: "What nonsense! It is an indisputable fact that Zhang Lu seized Hanzhong, when the old man was a lieutenant in Chang'an. I once sent people to Hanzhong. As a result, he was driven out by Zhang Lu. If you don't accept the appointment of the imperial court, you can also block the road and cut off any contact with the imperial court, is this what a courtier should do? And Zhang Lu is more called 'King of Hanning', he and Liu Zhang attacked each other, completely out of personal grudges, why did it come to your mouth, Zhang Lu became more open-minded? You're so clever. Those who tell the truth and wrong dare to speak openly in front of the regent, and you are not afraid that the wind will flash your tongue......"

Yang Biao was really angry, when the imperial court was in crisis, Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Lu was the closest to Chang'an City, he once sent people to Hanzhong for help, hoping that Zhang Lu could send troops to rescue, who knew that Zhang Lu not only did not send troops, but also beat the people he sent out, and blocked the road. Since then, he has severed contact with the imperial court, and often refers to himself as the king of Hanning. It's like a traitor.

Yang Biao was still endlessly criticizing Yan Pu, Yan Pu's face also felt that there was no brilliance, and he was scolded by Yang Biao so scolding his head and covering his face, and he had already had no place to stand, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get in and never come out again.

When the ministers on the side saw it, they were all a happy scene, but they never expected that Yang Biao, who has always been good-tempered and very recuperated, would actually scold. Moreover, Yang Biao's scolding is also very distinctive, most of them are quoted from scriptures, and there is not a single dirty word in the scolding, which is worthy of being a Confucian master. At the same time, everyone was also able to understand Yang Biao's power, and in the future, I am afraid that if you want to offend him, you still need to weigh yourself and whether you can withstand Yang Biao's scolding.

"Okay, okay, Yang Shangshu, let's stop in moderation!" Zhang Yan saw that Yan Pu had been scolded by Yang Biao and had nothing to hide, and if he continued to scold, he was afraid that Yan Pu would have the intention of committing suicide, so he opened his mouth to stop him.

Yang Biao's pent-up anger in his heart was perfectly released today, although the release was not complete enough, but the regent Zhang Yan had spoken, and he didn't dare to say anything more, obediently closed his mouth and retreated to the original seat, but his chest was still lying together, and the amplitude was relatively large, and it could be seen that Yang Biao was too excited.

At this time, Zhang Yan asked again: "Let me ask you again, what did Zhang Lu send you for?" ”

Yan Pu's confidence was all gone at this time, and he was even more uneasy in his heart, and said slowly: "My lord sent me here to surrender to the regent......

"You're not honest, are you? All right! When your lord dared to expel the envoy of the court and cut off contact with the court, this king can do the same, if you don't tell the truth again, get out of here immediately, and go back to tell your lord to take a good bath, and when my army arrives, he can be killed! ”

Yan Pu knelt on the ground with a "poof", and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhang Yan: "I said, I said, Regent, I said it all." ”

"Say!"

"Zhang Lu sent me here to take this opportunity to let the regent send troops to Hanzhong to help him attack Yizhou and deal with Zhang Fei!"

"Who are you talking about? Zhang Fei? Zhang Fei in Yizhou? Zhang Yan asked deliberately.

Yan Pu nodded heavily, and then told the whole thing the ins and outs.

After hearing this, the ministers all felt incredible, and they never thought that Zhang Fei, who was wanted by the whole country and had become a lost dog, actually ran to Yizhou, and also captured Yizhou in a short period of time and became the lord of Yizhou, which is really incredible.

There was an uproar in the hall, and the ministers began to discuss, at this time, Yang Biao, the secretary of the ministry, said loudly: "Your Highness, Zhang Fei went against the thieves to Yizhou, and became the lord of Yizhou, no matter how he occupied Yizhou, if he let him gain a firm foothold in Yizhou, with the risk of Yizhou, or he can be in a corner of peace, which is extremely unfavorable to the unification of our Han country, and Guanzhong, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou must be on guard everywhere, and it will pose a huge threat to our Han in the future." Weichen thought that he should immediately take corresponding measures, dispatch troops, and strangle Zhang Fei in the cradle while his foothold in Yizhou was not stable, so as to ensure that my Han foundation will last for generations! ”

"If today's decision is about to be settled, only the southwest has not yet been pacified, and our army has just returned triumphantly, why not take advantage of this time to lead the victorious division and point the sword to the southwest. As long as Yizhou is pacified, the world will return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty, and the unification of the whole country is also the will of the people! Lang Tianfeng, the left attendant of the military department, said.

Then, the rest of the people also sent troops to fight against Zhang Fei and pacify the southwest.

Zhang Yan glanced at Chen Qun, the head of the household, but saw that Chen Qun's brows were furrowed and his face was worried, so he asked, "Chen Shangshu feels that he will send troops to attack Zhang Fei at this time. Is it feasible? ”

Chen Qun said: "Qiyu Regent." It is the so-called soldier who is fast. At this time, the victorious army pointed to the southwest, and it was appropriate to eliminate Zhang Fei while the thief was not gaining a stable foothold. But ......"

"Don't babble, just say whatever you want!" Zhang Yan saw that Chen Qun was stumbling and not happy enough, so he asked.

Chen Qun snorted. continued: "Weichen is the secretary of the household department, in charge of the household department, when His Royal Highness raised troops to crusade against Sun Quan, he spent a huge amount of money and grain, and the treasury was on the verge of emptiness. The national treasury has long been unable to make ends meet, and if it continues to blindly levy it. The treasury is empty, what does Weichen take to pay military salaries and rations to soldiers? ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yan gasped and hurriedly asked, "Why is the treasury empty again?" What about the money that this king used to sell his house, land, and title? ”

Chen Qun said: "Those have long been spent, and in order to build a new capital, a huge amount of money was spent, plus there was also a need to allocate funds to various localities for post-war recovery, as well as the military salaries and military rations for the southern expedition, and now they are spent on taxes three years later." ”

Zhang Yan was surprised, and suddenly sat on the seat like a deflated balloon, slumped like a mess of mud. The war really relied on national strength, and this southern expedition, although Sun Quan was destroyed, but did not get any benefits, the current Jiangnan, is not as developed and rich as the south after the Sui and Tang dynasties, the current Jiangnan, more is undeveloped wasteland, the population is less than a quarter of the north.

There is no money, it is difficult to move an inch, and the story of a penny stumbling down on a hero has once again reappeared in Zhang Yan's body.

There have been a few times before when the treasury was empty, but every time Zhang Yan could come up with a good way to raise funds, but this time, he really didn't have any tricks, he could think of all the tricks he could use, and now Jiang Lang was exhausted, and he couldn't think of a single idea.

"Although the treasury is empty, Zhang Fei can't help but get rid of it, if he misses this opportunity, it will be even more difficult to exterminate it in the future." The right attendant of the Ministry of War said, "I am willing to donate all my family property to raise military salaries for the country, support the crusade against Yizhou, and pacify the feat of the world!" ”

Tian Feng, the left attendant of the military department, also echoed: "I am also willing to donate all my family property as a military salary for the use of the army!" ”

Zhang Yan suddenly heard the words of Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, and immediately felt a little moved, because he knew very well that Tian Feng and Fu Zhu were people, Tian Feng and Fu Zhu were forced by him to be the left and right attendants of the military department, and the two of them have always been honest, even the residence in Pengcheng was rewarded by Zhang Yan, even if they donated all their family property, how much money could they have?

However, Tian Feng and Fu Zhi's generosity brought an opportunity, and Zhang Yan seemed to see a little hope that he could raise funds among the ministers!

That's right, it's fundraising!

So, Zhang Yan said: "The hearts of the two adults have been received by the king, but you only have so much family property in Pengcheng, and after you donate it all, where will you and your family live?" Even if you don't think about yourself, think about your family. If you really want to donate, do what you can and don't have to be too impulsive. However, the two adults gave the king an idea, the king wants to make a fundraiser in the city, and the ministers have a lot of annual salaries every year, if they can shrink their clothes and diet, reduce their expenditures a little, and donate it, maybe they can still make up the military salary for this western expedition. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other, and everyone's faces were embarrassed, and only a very small number of people openly expressed their willingness to donate money, and what these people donated was only a drop in the bucket.

When Zhang Yan saw this, he was quite disappointed. And Yan Pu, who was standing in the hall, was also worried, he didn't know until now that the Han court under Zhang Yan's rule had already been strong in the outside world, and he couldn't even get the military salary for the Western Expedition, and he had to rely on the ministers to raise donations, and he overestimated the regent.

The hall was silent, Zhang Yan was even more sad, he glanced at Yan Pu who was standing in the hall, and said: "You also saw it, it's not that this king doesn't help you, it's really that the treasury is empty, this king can't take out any money to help you, this king has an army, but there is no military salary and military food, if your lord is willing to fund this king with some military salary and military food, maybe this king can send a team to Yizhou to help you eliminate Zhang Fei." But now...... Alas, you better go back and tell your lord what is going on here! ”

Yan Pu nodded, saluted Zhang Yan, and then said, "Retire!" ”

After Yan Pu left, Zhang Yan was about to leave, but he saw Chen Qun, the head of the household department, suddenly speak: "Your Highness, please stay!" ”

Zhang Yan turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Qun said: "Please forgive Your Highness, I lied in front of Yan Pu just now, in fact, the treasury is very full, and Your Highness can gather a large army to launch a western expedition at any time!" ”

Zhang Yan and all the ministers looked at Chen Qun in surprise, and Zhang Yan asked, "You...... What do you mean? (To be continued......)