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As soon as Zhao Wei spoke, everyone in the hall immediately stood upright, holding their breath and listening attentively, for fear of missing a word.

It's so rare, it's too expensive!

In the past, Zhao Wei rarely spoke, standing at the head of the civil officials like a wooden stake, without saying a word.

The scene of saying so many words in one breath today has to be traced back to a year ago when Liu Yan was seriously ill when he chose an heir, and that time it was Zhao Wei who took the lead in proposing that the fourth son Liu Zhang succeed him.

At that time, Liu Yan was hesitant because he knew his four sons well. The eldest son Liu Fan and the second son Liu Dan were loyal to the royal family, although they were talented, it was difficult to achieve great things after all, and the third son Liu Mao was expected to succeed, but died young; The youngest son, Liu Zhang, has been pampered since childhood, has a cowardly personality, but is suspicious by nature, does not have the mind of a king, and is not the best candidate to succeed the state pastor. Therefore, the position of the successor of the state pastor has been undecided, but the only person nominated is Liu Zhang, and it was Zhao Wei who first proposed it.

Unexpectedly, after less than half a month, Liu Zhang returned to the Chengdu Prefecture Pastoral Mansion from Chang'an in the name of the edict, but his two brothers were detained in Chang'an and could not get out. It happened that Liu Yan was critically ill at this time and had no children around him, so Liu Zhang became the only heir, and there was no other choice. A few days later, Liu Yan died of illness, and Zhao Wei, Wu Yi, the Zhang brothers, the Dong family father and son and others supported Liu Zhang as the Yizhou pastor, and killed the Lu mother and son in the inner courtyard of the state pastor's mansion. Since succeeding to the state pastor for more than a year, Liu Zhang has not driven otherwise. There are only the governors of the state governors, and there are a lot of other drivers, as many as six.

More than a month ago. Liu Yan's old friend Pang Xi absconded back from Chang'an, brought back the news that Liu Fan and Liu Dan were beheaded by Li Lidian in front of the public, and brought Liu Zhang's two children back to Chengdu. And Liu Zhang did not pay attention to the tragic death of his two brothers, but was deeply relieved, because his three brothers died one after another, and no one fought for him for the throne of the state pastor. At the same time, he was very grateful to Pang Xi. When he was in Chang'an, he had a close relationship with Pang Xi, and now Pang Xi escaped from Chang'an and did not forget to bring his children back, which is definitely an unexpected joy. Yes. Pang Xi was immediately appointed as the governor of the prefecture, in charge of the Yizhou ordnance baggage, and was responsible for the defense and security of the prefecture governor's office, as if he was Liu Zhang's confidant.

It's been more than a month. Liu Zhang had forgotten about the beheading of his two brothers. Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei actually brought it up in public in the lobby, which caught him off guard, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Usually, when the state pastoral government is deliberating, Zhao Yun is indeed not easy to speak, but once he speaks, it is often the final word, and then Liu Zhang can directly order, and there is no need to discuss it again. In addition, Liu Zhang is lazy by nature. I don't like military and political affairs, and I am content with pleasure. He is fond of singing and dancing and painting, and is especially good at painting ladies. As a result, most of Yizhou's military and political affairs were handled by Zhao Wei, and even Wu Yi, the general of Zhengnan Zhonglang, had to give him three points everywhere.

For more than a year, Zhao Wei has established great prestige among the subordinates in Yizhou, as if he is the head of the civil and military classes, one person is above 10,000 people, and the right to speak is extremely heavy, and he can even make decisions for Liu Zhang many times. However, Zhao Wei is cautious, very particular about doing things, very measured in everything, and never telling the truth, lest others say that he has transgressed and has bad intentions. Therefore, Liu Zhang relied on him a lot, trusted him very much, and confidently and boldly handed over the military and political affairs in the state to him to deal with, and stayed out of the matter and was at ease.

However, at this moment, Liu Zhang was quite annoyed by Zhao Wei when he mentioned the tragic deaths of Liu Fan and Liu Dan. He has already expressed his attitude, but unexpectedly, Zhao Wei not only echoed it, but brought up the old things again, what did he want to do?

"How can Honshu forget the murder of his two brothers?"

After thinking about it secretly, Liu Zhang looked at Zhao Wei with angry eyes, and said loudly: "My brother was killed, I am very sad and grief-stricken. However, according to the detailed investigation, the rumors in Chang'an were indeed planned by the two brothers, and the evidence is conclusive. Therefore, I hate the general very much, but this is just a personal vendetta, how can it be confused with the safety of my Yizhou? ”

"What the lord said is very true." Liu Zhang's voice fell, and Zhao Wei continued: "It is indeed a personal vendetta before the death of the two sons in Changle Palace, and Weichen agrees with the words of the lord and deeply admires the clear distinction between the lord and the private affairs. But?????? With all due respect, we all know that the lord has a very good personal relationship with General Li Li, and we have always remembered that the general sent guards to escort the lord back to Yizhou in the past. However, Weichen thinks that such personal relations are also private matters, and it is not suitable to be compared with the safety of Yizhou, let alone affect the accurate judgment of the lord on the current situation. ”

After a slight pause in his tone, without waiting for Liu Zhang to speak, Zhao Wei strode out of the ranks, walked to the bottom of the jade steps, bowed to Liu Zhang, and then turned to face everyone and said loudly: "Since the end of the battle of Sili, the situation has become clear today. Among the states in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao's strength in Jizhou plummeted, and he suffered heavy losses in soldiers, horses, money, and food, and had lost his previous hegemony in the Central Plains, and was always facing the threat of Youzhou Gongsun Zhan's troops. Yanzhou Cao Cao and Lü Bu are currently fighting for Yanzhou, and the outcome has been decided, and Cao Cao will retake Yanzhou. However, the most powerful princes in the Central Plains states are not Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, nor Gongsun Zhan, but Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou. But Liu Biao is over sixty years old, and he is no longer the courage of the year, and he has long lost his ambition to compete for the world. What's more, Jingzhou and my Yizhou have always had a dislike and have deep grievances, so although Liu Biao and the lord are both relatives of the Han family, they are different from the same clan and go against each other. As for the forces of Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and Sun Ce, who had recently risen in Jiangdong, they were far from us, and there was no conflict in the short term.

Therefore, under Fang today, there are only two princely forces that are really adjacent to Yizhou, one is Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the other is Xiliang Li Li, and among these two princes, Xiliang Li Li is the most powerful. Li Liqiren, although from a humble background, is a young talent, many years of fighting horses, from the Western Regions frontier all the way to the Central Plains, strong and persistent, strong soldiers, over the years to attack all the battles invincible. In just a few years, this person has risen from a small school, successively served as Captain Long Xiang, Wuwei Taishou, Xiaocai General, Wei General, Yongliang Erzhou Prefecture Pastor, Hussar General, until the current general, the prime minister of the dynasty.

Throughout the more than 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Those who have been promoted so quickly, who have been so brilliant in battle, and who are so powerful. That's it. But he is only twenty-two years old, and I don't need to say what that means, you already know it. This person is so young, but he is already a supreme minister, with the title of Heavenly Constitution, and he holds the authority of the world. If he does more in the future. What else can the Son of Heaven reward him, the title of king of the earth, or the Zen throne of him? ”

Speaking of which. Zhao Wei suddenly stopped speaking, turned to look up at Liu Zhang on the steps, glanced at him, and then closed his eyes. Say no more.

"The long history is to say that Li Lizhi is in the world. Attempting to rebel against usurpation? Liu Zhang asked in disbelief.

Although Liu Zhang was already familiar with Li Li's past achievements and was envious of them, listening to Zhao Wei repeat it again at this moment, it was a different feeling. At this moment, his expression changed greatly, he was shocked, and many thoughts involuntarily came to his heart: "Yes, it is indeed as Zhao Wei said." Li Li is now a supreme minister, and the Son of Heaven can reward him with everything. What reward should he give him in the future? Gaozu Liu Bang has long been customized, and a different surname cannot be crowned king. In this way, there is no reward, there is no seal, and the Son of Heaven can only abdicate and make way for the virtuous. But once the Son of Heaven is in the Zen position, won't my Liu clan perish? The country has been given to others, how should I, the Yizhou pastor, deal with myself? ”

In the midst of the flurry of thoughts, Liu Zhang's suspicious and fickle nature was naturally revealed, looking forward and backward, suffering from gains and losses.

Zhao Wei didn't answer for a while, but at this moment he said quietly: "It is no exaggeration to say that Li Li is already a great minister at such a young age, and the future is limitless, and it is not an exaggeration to call it 'eloquent'." Such a man of great talent, if he is in peacetime, will not die well; But now it is a time when the world is in turmoil, and its people must be determined to be in the world, intending to get involved in the country, and the supreme position. ”

“?????? Therefore, it is meaningless for us to discuss here whether to send troops to help Zhang Lu, and it is inevitable to send troops, otherwise Hanzhong will be lost. The Xiliang Army has just won the victory in the Sili War, and the victorious division is strong, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is the opponent of the Xiliang Army, and it will be defeated. Hanzhong was lost, followed by the three subject countries of the nine counties of Yizhou, and even the Nanban could not be spared. Yizhou enjoys the reputation of 'the land of abundance', the people are abundant, the money and grain are abundant, and the treasury is abundant, and many princes have coveted it for a long time. And the Xiliang army that occupies Hanzhong stares at Yizhou all day long, how can Xiliang Li Li turn a blind eye and sit back and watch other princes plot against Yizhou? ”

After adding a fire again, Zhao Wei finally said his true intentions: "Weichen implores that the lord does not hesitate, and he will continue to suffer from it." The war in Hanzhong is imminent, and the danger is imminent, if you hesitate again, I am afraid that Yangping Pass will be captured by the Xiliang army. As soon as Yangping Pass was lost, how could Zhang Lu in Hanzhong resist the brave and warlike Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the result was inevitably a thousand miles, and the nine counties of Hanzhong were completely lost. At that time, it will be too late to say anything, even if we are pouring out, I am afraid that we are not the enemy of the Xiliang Army, and it is absolutely impossible to recapture Hanzhong County from the hands of the Xiliang Army. ”

"Ahh This ??????" Liu Zhang was shocked when he heard this, his face changed sharply, red and white, and he seemed to be struggling violently in his heart.

After a long while, the expression on his face finally stabilized, his expression was solemn, as if he had made a lot of determination, and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, send troops to Hanzhong, and gallop to help Zhang Lu!" ”

After Zhao Wei heard this, he bowed his head with excitement and said: "The lord is wise, this is the luck of Yizhou!" ”

"The lord is wise!" Following Zhao Wei, everyone in the hall bowed in unison.

In the face of the bowing and bowing of all the civil and military officers in the hall, Liu Zhang did not have a trace of joy, but was uneasy, and his heart hung in the air, helpless and empty. This was the first major decision he had made since he took over the throne for more than a year, and it was the last thing he wanted to see, but it forced him to face it. Although he does not have the lofty ambition to dominate the world, nor does he have this ability, he is also unwilling to lose Yizhou. Forced into desperation, he finally chose to go to war with Li Li, because his father Liu Yan kept chanting a sentence when he was dying: "My son must keep in mind, always be wary of Li Li, and never slack off, in the future, my Liu family's world is likely to be destroyed in the hands of this person." Remember, remember, remember ??????".

The words of the deceased father's entrustment are still in my ears, Liu Zhang once tried to forget the words jì, but the more he wanted to forget jì, the clearer he remembered, and he lingered in his mind almost every moment, and he couldn't get rid of it. What bothered him the most was that on the wall of the inner hall in the backyard where he lived was still hung a calligraphy and painting given to him by Li Li when he left Chang'an, with the book: "Confidant in the sea, if the end of the world is next to each other", ten big characters. It was Li Li's handwritten letter, and he personally watched Li Li write these ten big characters on the brocade silk as a farewell souvenir to him. Li Li regarded him as his confidant, and he also regarded Li Li as his only confidant in life. But?????? Creation makes people, and former confidants and friends are now going to meet each other.

With Liu Zhang's order to transfer troops and send generals, the deliberations of the state pastoral office ended.

"Changshi took the initiative to ask the lord to personally lead the troops to Hanzhong, I don't know what the intention is? If Brother Zhao still thinks that Wu is a good brother who shares weal and woe, please be sure to tell him bluntly. After leaving the state capital, Wu Yi and Zhao Wei walked side by side, and when he was leaving, he suddenly pulled Zhao Wei to the side of the carriage, looked around, and asked in a low voice.

"Since the virtuous brother inquires, the foolish brother should tell each other. It is said that Xiliang Li Li is talented, but we have no chance to see it. This time the foolish brother will go and see for himself if he is as invincible as the rumors say. After speaking, Zhao Wei smiled, and then strode onto the carriage and walked away.

Seeing Zhao Wei's car drive away, Wu Yi muttered softly: "This old fox is really cunning, and he actually played Liu Jiyu around. It seems that he is still a thief, and Yizhou has no peace since then??????"

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