After laying the groundwork, Zhang Song finally said the true intention of Zhang Lu's envoy's trip: "Zhang Lu sent an envoy to ask the lord for help, and implored the lord to send troops to help Hanzhong and join forces with him to fight against Li Li's army!" ”

"Send troops to help Hanzhong? Hahaha! ”

Liu Zhang groaned, and then laughed loudly: "Zhang Lupifu is really a fool's dream, whimsical!" ”

After a pause in his tone, Liu Zhanghuo Ran got up, paced slowly on the steps, and sneered: "Last year, Zhang Lu took advantage of the civil turmoil in Yizhou to send troops to seize the four counties of Ba County, seize Jiameng Pass in one fell swoop, and also asked me for a large amount of money and food as compensation for retreating. Unexpectedly, how long has it been, and he Zhang Lu is also in trouble. He also has today! This is retribution, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, he deserves it, and he suffers for himself! ”

"Ugh!" All the civil and military forces in the hall were in an uproar, looking up at Liu Zhang's figure pacing back and forth in a daze, all with very different expressions, which was wonderful.

It is true that what Liu Zhang said is the truth. When Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne of the state pastor last year, Zhang Lu did take advantage of the fire to rob, sent troops to Ba County, looted money and grain, seized the four counties of Ba County, and still did not return it, and also captured Jiameng Pass, directly occupying the entrance of Shu Road, posing a great threat to the security of Yizhou. However, at this time and at that time, now Zhang Lu's army was defeated by the Xiliang army, lost his troops, retreated to Hanzhong, and defended it to the death. If Zhang Lu was really wiped out by the Xiliang army, then Yizhou would be in danger. Previously, Zhang Lu could threaten Yizhou with only one county, but if Hanzhong was occupied by the Xiliang army, the result would be truly unimaginable.

In the eyes of a group of officials in Yizhou, Hanzhong Zhang Lu is at best a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with Hanzhong, and he is self-reliant. It's just a threat to Yizhou. However, once the Xiliang army captured Hanzhong, it was no longer as simple as a threat to Yizhou. In their opinion. If Zhang Lu is a white-eyed wolf, then Xiliang Li Li is a real downhill tiger, who may annex Yizhou at any time, take away the glory and wealth of Yizhou's subordinates, and even endanger his life. This is a mortal threat, and one wrong step is a broken bone.

Because of this, everyone in the hall thought about Zhang Lu's request for help, and their thoughts were flying. Most people have a negative attitude towards Liu Zhang's remarks, because it is directly related to their prosperity and future destiny.

Hanzhong Zhang Lu is indeed strong, but when it comes to the roots. He is just an ambitious thief in Yizhou, but who is Xiliang Li Li? It was the mighty Xiliang Tiger, the commander of the soldiers, invincible. In just a few years, it occupied the land of four states. He has 500,000 troops, 1,000 generals, and a large number of ministers. If Li Li is allowed to attack Yizhou, then how can the people standing in the lobby at this moment have a foothold, and the fame and fortune that they have worked hard for half their lives will be lost, won't this force them to a dead end?

Therefore, when the subordinates heard that the lord Liu Zhang did not want to send troops to help Zhang Lu, they were like being struck by lightning. The heart is in turmoil, and the hearts of the people are scattered.

This moment. They no longer have the overall situation of Yizhou in their hearts, and they don't have the lord Liu Zhang, all they think about is how they will deal with themselves once the Xiliang army invades Yizhou, and how they can keep their existing fame, fortune, glory and wealth. Therefore, whether Zhang Lu is dead or alive, they don't care, how the lord Liu Zhang hates Zhang Lu has nothing to do with them, what is really closely related to them is that Hanzhong cannot be lost, and the Xiliang army cannot be allowed to get close to Yizhou, otherwise Yizhou is in danger, and their glory and wealth cannot be saved.

Everyone has selfishness, and the more they have, the heavier their selfishness. These selfish people don't usually see it, but they are often the kindest, most benevolent and most selfless people, because only in this way can they get more. However, when the catastrophe comes, these people will completely tear off their disguises and reveal their true colors. At this time, they only care about whether their own interests can be preserved, and how to obtain more and greater benefits under the premise of protecting their own interests.

Interests drive people's hearts, and people's hearts move closely with interests, like shadows, with the same breath and branches, after thousands of years of historical changes and unchanged. Among them, there are many people with noble sentiments and loyal aspirations, but they are a minority after all, so they will be remembered by future generations and will forever be recorded in history. (The plot needs to be understood correctly, in fact, there are still many good people in the world, just like ordinary people on the earth account for ninety percent of the total population.) ）

Seeing that the expressions of the officials around him were different, and they seemed to have a lot of subtleties towards the lord, Zhang Song saw that the opportunity was not good, and immediately said loudly: "My lord, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is willing to serve the lord's subordinates as ministers, obey the lord's orders, and are willing to return the four counties of Ba County." This is Zhang Lu's own letter, please take a look at it. ”

After speaking, Zhang Song escaped from his sleeve and walked quickly to the bottom of the steps, handed over the brocade letter to the eunuch's chamberlain, and then returned to his original position, saying no more. Obviously, he had already seen that the situation was not right, and the atmosphere in the hall was very strange, so he told the matter and the situation early, threw out this burden, and retreated with his whole body, so as not to incur the anger of the public.

It is not difficult to see from this that Zhang Song himself is also inclined to send troops to help Zhang Lu fight against the Xiliang army. It's a pity that he is soft-spoken at the moment, just don't do it, but now there are other people who are really in charge of things in the lobby, and it is not his turn to talk more. What's more, the Zhang family in Chengdu is a big family in Yizhou, once the Xiliang army seizes Hanzhong and threatens Yizhou, his Zhang family will bear the brunt and will inevitably be among the victims.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Zhang family in Chengdu and the Zhang family in Hanzhong are not the same family, but only have the same surname. And because the Yizhou deliberative system imitated the early dynasty of the imperial court, Zhang Lu's envoy could not enter the lobby to ask for help directly without Liu Zhang's permission, so Zhang Song could only convey it on his behalf. Of course, Zhang Lu's envoy must have given him a lot of benefits, otherwise he would not have revealed such an obvious tendency in his words, and seemed to intend to guide his colleagues to support the dispatch of troops.

Liu Zhang casually took Zhang Lu's handwritten handwriting, glanced at it hastily, and then threw it to the waiter next to him, and said with a disdainful expression: "The front is contemplative, and the thought makes people laugh." In the past, my father had ordered him to seize Hanzhong, and then Zhang Xiu served as the Taishou to guard the throat of Hanzhong, but as a result, this thief plotted to kill Zhang Xiu, supported the army and stood on his own, and refused to obey the order. Now that Hanzhong is in danger, he came to beg me to send troops again, and said that he was willing to worship under my command and obey orders. In that case, why didn't he come in person? How can such a villain who seeks advantage and avoids harm be convincing with a mere letter, and if he regrets it afterwards, what can I do? ”

There was a person in the hall who immediately came out of the ranks, and it was Huang Quan, the chief bookkeeper: "What the lord said is extremely true." However, Hanzhong is the throat of my Yizhou, and once it falls, my Yizhou will directly face the Xiliang soldiers, and Yizhou will be in danger at that time. Therefore, no matter what Zhang Lu's character is, this time we should send troops to Hanzhong and join forces with the Hanzhong Army to fight against the Xiliang Army. I implore the lord to think twice before acting. ”

Liu Zhang's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he glanced at Huang Quan with displeasure, and said disapprerovingly: "I have no suspicion between Yizhou and Xiliangsu, and I have not committed any crimes in autumn. All along, the two sides have lived in harmony with the water of the well, not the river water, and the general has never been sorry for the officials of Yizhou, but all the requests made in the above table will be complied with. In such a situation, how can we send troops to fight against the imperial army? As soon as the war began, we made enemies against the Xiliang army and conspired with the rebellion. I don't know if you have ever thought about the stakes? ”

"This ??????" Huang Quan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer. Then he looked at the group of colleagues around him, but saw that they also looked embarrassed, their eyes wandered, hesitant, and hesitated.

Indeed, as Liu Zhang said, once Yizhou took the initiative to send troops to fight against the Xiliang army, it would be an open confrontation with the imperial army, which would be equivalent to committing rebellion. However, this crime is not a matter for Yizhou officials, after all, Yizhou has long been self-reliant, self-contained, has the danger of Shu Road, and is not afraid of foreign enemies. What really embarrassed them was that once the war started, Yizhou would make enemies with the Xiliang army, even if they blocked the Xiliang army this time and kept Hanzhong from losing; But in the future, it left a solid foundation for the Xiliang army, and it was famous, and it could make a comeback at any time, fight Hanzhong again, and even attack Yizhou directly.

This consequence is extremely severe, and it must not be ignored. Fang is under today, no one knows that the Xiliang Army is the division of tigers and wolves, no matter who provokes the Xiliang Army, it will not end well, and sooner or later it will be exterminated by the Xiliang Army. Xiliang Ma Teng, Jincheng Han Sui, the Southern Xiongnu Yufu Luo and the Yellow Turbans were raging, the Baibo thieves were plagued by the annexed states, the Central Plains Princes Alliance, and the current Hanzhong Zhang Lu, etc.; All of them were defeated at the hands of the Xiliang army, and all of them were lost soldiers, or destroyed or defeated, and the survivors were also greatly damaged in strength and vitality.

The facts are in front of us, compared with Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, the Xiliang Army under Li Li is a powerful existence that cannot be provoked. Once the enemy is made to the Xiliang army, the consequences are unimaginable.

However, if you sit back and watch the Xiliang army capture Hanzhong, who can guarantee that Li Li will not lead a large army to attack Yizhou? Even if Li Li will not attack Yizhou for the time being, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not send troops to raid in the future, because if Hanzhong is lost, the door of Yizhou will be wide open, and the Xiliang army may attack Shudao at any time. Don't you hear that there are only a thousand days to be a thief in the world, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves?

"Couldn't the lord have forgotten how Liu Fan and Liu Dan died?"

Suddenly, just when everyone in the hall was in a dilemma, a voice suddenly sounded in the lobby, like thunder: "The two sons have been hostages in Chang'an for many years, so that I can enjoy peace in Yizhou, but Li Thief was beheaded in front of the palace and hung for three days on charges of spreading rumors and plotting misdeeds. This scene happened two months ago, and it has only been more than a month since it arrived in Yizhou, and these two sons are the elder brothers of the lord and the same mother! Isn't the lord unwilling to avenge his brother's death? ”

There is only one person who dares to speak to Liu Zhang in such a tough tone, and this is Shi Zhaoyi, the governor of the state pastor. In addition to the post of Changshi, he also led the Chengdu Order, and was the first minister to follow Liu Yan to Yizhou, and he was also the biggest contributor to Liu Zhang's succession.

The only person in the hall who can be compared with Zhao Wei is Wu Yi, the general of Zhengnan Zhonglang. When Liu Yan entered Shu, he was accompanied by two henchmen, one Wen and one Wu, the scribe was Zhao Wei, and the military general was Wu Yi, who was standing at the top of the generals at the moment.

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