Section 16 Fazheng

Liu Ba smiled and said, "But since the general is back, I'm not worried. Liu Jiyu is a fence-headed man, and the wind is strong and the general's mighty power is comparable to Liu Xuande. I'm afraid that Yongnian and Ziyi have already said Liu Jiyu all day long. The envoys from Yizhou will soon arrive in Xiangyang."

Cao Chong smiled. When he received Liu Ba's letter, he immediately asked Zhang Song and Jiang Gan to return to Xiangyang quickly with the special tiger soldiers. Now they have not come out to greet him. It is obvious that Liu Ba has arranged for them to go to Yizhou. Zhang Song is a large clan of Shu County, and his brother Zhang Su is also the prefect of Guanghan. Zhang Song will definitely pass through his jurisdiction. With their brothers here, at least there is no problem in keeping Jiang Gan and Zhang Song's safety.

"Zi Chu, since you are so sure, let's prepare to enter Sichuan." Cao Chong smiled and looked at the Nanjun Prefect's seal that put Liu Ba on the table: "This time this seal is really mine. The emperor has appointed me as the general of Zhennan and the prefect of Nanjun. You are the county magistrate. After changing the name, the matter will be done like this. I will do all the government affairs."

Liu Ba didn't say anything, but just smiled and nodded reservedly. Cao Chong thought for a while and said, "The battle in Guanzhong is about to be imminent, and you may have to transport grain from Jingzhou. Zichu must prepare in advance. You are in charge of command, and the detailed matters will be handled by Ziping (Cao Tai). General Anxi is in Guanzhong. I think he will be attentive."

Liu Ba did not respond immediately, but looked at Cao Chong's face and asked with a smile: "How does the general plan to support the war in Guanzhong?"

Cao Chong raised a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Liu Ba with a smile and said nothing: "Mr. Zichu thought what should he do?"

Liu Ba smiled and said, "My subordinates think that the general not only needs to support food and grass, but also send troops to Hanzhong to support the war in Guanzhong from the side, and also prevent defeated soldiers from flowing into Yizhou and then harassing Jingxiang."

Cao Chong raised his brows, thought for a while and said, "Xu Hengye and Zhu Henghai have been transferred to Guanzhong to fight. Le Zhe Chong moved to Fancheng again. We only have two thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry in Xiangyang. How can we still draw out our hands to attack Hanzhong at this time?"

Liu Ba glanced at Pang Tong who smiled and said nothing: "The general has a thousand Jingshan troops and someone as smart as Pang Changshi. What's the difficulty in Hanzhong? Zhang Gongqi (Zhang Lu) is dedicated to the Tao, and his mind is all about his Five Dogs of Rice. Except for his old mother, he rarely clashes with the nearby counties. The general crossed the border to relieve Fangling's danger the last time, he did not express any of it. It can be seen that the war in Guanzhong is about to begin. The general should first surrender his heart while he is waiting and watching. After Hanzhong, he can go straight to Chengdu from Guanghan in the south. The north can threaten the rear of Mahan, and the first opportunity is within the control of the general. If he does not take it at this time, then when will it be."

Cao Chong pondered and said nothing. He still felt that he had used a thousand Jingshan troops to attack Hanzhong. It was a bit risky. Besides, the Jingshan troops were transferred away. Xiangyang's safety was really a problem. But now it is indeed a good time to attack Hanzhong. With Zhang Lu's character, I am afraid that there may not be a guardian mentality at this time. At this time, he may not have the chance to attack Hanzhong. More importantly, after taking Hanzhong, he blocked the route to Yizhou. No matter whether Cao Pi could win or not, he would not think about Yizhou.

"General, Zichu's words are reasonable. If you don't take Hanzhong at this time, you are afraid that the Guanzhong war will end in the future and Zhang Gongqi will be prepared. He may shake hands with Liu Jiyu and make peace to resist the court army. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take Hanzhong again at that time." Pang Tong saw Cao Chong looking at him with inquiring eyes, and nodded and said, "If you take Hanzhong, you will join forces with Zhang Yuanfang (Zhang Su), the prefect of Guanghan, the army can be approached by Chengdu. The two sides will be surrounded, and Ba County can be brought down. It will be useless if Liu Jiyu wants to resist at that time."

"What should I do if there is insufficient troops?" Cao Chong raised the most critical question.

"Use Yizhou soldiers!" Pang Tong and Liu Ba said in unison.

"Use Yizhou soldiers?" Cao Chong frowned in confusion. I want to attack Yizhou, can I still use Yizhou soldiers? These two people are joking, right?

"Yes, use the Yizhou soldiers." Pang Tong and Liu Ba looked at each other, their eyes full of mutual appreciation. He turned to Cao Chong and said, "Liu Jiyu and Zhang Gongqi have a grudge against killing their mother. The two families have been using troops. Brazilian prefect Pang Xi is the relative of Liu Jiyu. He stationed in Brazil because most of Zhang Gongqi's troops were Brazilians. However, because Pang Xi and Liu Jiyu turned against each other and held their own troops, they were unable to achieve success in the battle. Now that Xi Su was captured, his more than a thousand people are already iron proof of Liu Jiyu's resistance to the court. At this time, with Yongnian's wisdom and Ziyi's eloquence, if Liu Jiyu could not be said to bend down, wouldn't Ziyi jump into the river and wander back?"

Cao Chong smiled when he heard this. After seeing the Haikou that Jiang Gan praised, Pang Tong knew about it. He thought carefully and felt that if there were more than a thousand Yizhou surrendered troops, the force could be barely drawn. Moreover, there were no enemy troops within 300 miles of Xiangyang. There were Wenpin in the east and Wei Yan in the west, and Huang Zhong in the middle. It was probably that Liu Bei and Sun Quan would not be able to seize any opportunity.

"Since that's the case, go find Xi Su tomorrow to see if you can use the surrendered soldiers. If possible, let him take his men to guard Xiangyang. If you can watch, you will not be able to do anything." Cao Chong clapped his hands and said with a little yearning: "Of course, if there is an order from Liu Jiyu, it will be safer."

Fa Zheng was thin and his thin silk clothes were worn on him, as if they were hanging from a bamboo pole. He drooped his eyelids, his two slender eyes were half-squinted, looking at the steaming fragrant tea on the table, silent.

"Xiaozhi, why are you hesitating?" Zhang Song straightened up and looked at Fa Zheng with some dissatisfaction: "Look, young men like me value so much. With Xiaozhi's knowledge in his heart, he must have become the confidant of the young master. I am both in the young master's account and to make achievements. Wouldn't it be a pleasure for life? If there is a good opportunity, why would Xiaozhi lose his usual decisions and instead become a mother-in-law and mother-in-law."

Fa Zheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhang Song who was a little unhappy. A complicated look appeared in his eyes: "Yongnian, I am different from you. You were sent by Liu Yizhou to join the prime minister's account. My name is correct. I am different. Although I am not valued by Liu Yizhou in Yizhou, I have no worries about food and clothing. As an official of Liu Yizhou, I can't help but I can't help but invest in Cao Zhennan's account. This is a matter of being in charge of the master, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

When Zhang Song saw him talking, he breathed a sigh of relief. He heard the voice laughing and pointed at the surroundings and said, "Xiaozhi, you are the one who is a person who is a lieutenant in food and clothing. With your ability, you are willing to be such a military lieutenant. Besides, I did not let you run away privately, but persuaded Liu Yizhou to cut off contact with Liu Bei and reunite with the prince. What's wrong with the idea of ​​working together to achieve great things? Isn't Liu Yizhou still the governor of Yizhou in the Han Dynasty? His General Zhenwei was also the Prime Minister's fief, and asked him to support the prince, the general Zhennan, who personally spoke of the fief of the emperor, is a manifestation of loyalty to the king. This is clearly a good thing in both worlds, so how can he blame the master?"

Zhang Song looked at Fa Zheng with some displeasure and continued, "I have been with him for several years, and you still say these strange things to me. Wouldn't you treat me as a friend? Or should you regard the young master as a commoner who talks about the reputation of the Qing Dynasty? Cao Zhennan has a unique vision. You see, he can use people like Xu Wenxiu (Xu Jing). Liu Zichu learned to enter the Gongzi's shogunate through calculations. The young master placed the seal of the Nanjun Prefecture from the beginning, and now he has even raised it.

He was recommended as the county magistrate. He was fully responsible for the new policy of Nanjun. How much does this mean? In the future, the prince was ranked third, and he was at least one of the nine ministers. Pang Shiyuan was unknown. The prince fell in love with him and immediately became the chief minister. He followed his advice. Jiang Ziyi lobbyist, Xie Yigong's talent in agricultural studies, and Liu Zhongyu was skillful in carpenters. Who was not ridiculed by the world? Who else was not showing off his talents by the prince? What are you still worried about?"

Fa Zheng thought about it and grinned: "Since Yongnian invited me like this, I will be disrespectful. I will go to see Liu Yizhou tomorrow and advise him to join forces with Cao Zhennan. But I don't know that Yongnian is in Yizhou, do you know what Cao Zhennan wants?"

Zhang Song laughed: "With a filial and honest view, how should my young master deal with himself?"

Fa Zheng burst out laughing. He glanced at Zhang Song, shook his head with a smile: "Yongnian. You are dedicated to Cao Zhennan. You don't even call him his official position, but do you think you are his slave? My son is from my son. I'm so cold."

Zhang Song ignored him, knowing that he was half a joke and half a little envious of his own experience. He didn't take it seriously, but just looked at Fazheng with a smile. Fazheng smiled for a while, blinked his slender eyes and said slowly: "Cao Zihuan wants to compete for merit and regain his position. Cao Zhennan takes retreat as an advance, but cannot retreat too far. Guanzhong cannot compete for a while, and Yizhou cannot give in any way. If you want to protect Yizhou, the best way is to take Hanzhong first. Hanzhong is in hand, and he will block the road from Guanzhong to Yizhou. Advance can attack and retreat and defend. This is a place that military strategists must fight for. I think Cao Zhennan should go to Hanzhong."

"Well, with the view of filial piety and righteousness, if you want to compete for Hanzhong, how should you compete for the law?" Zhang Song took a sip of the incense easily and asked casually.

"If you want to fight for Hanzhong, you will naturally have to take advantage of the power of Yizhou. Cao Zhennan goes east to the Han River and Yizhou blocks Zhang Gongqi's retreat from south to north. Hanzhong is at your fingertips." Fa Zheng spoke very slowly, his tone was extremely stable, and there was no trace of emotion in his voice: "His biggest problem now is the problem of military strength. If Guanzhong wants to fight, Cao Zihuan will definitely not miss this great opportunity to transfer people and land from him. The generals in Xiangyang must transfer at least 10,000 to 15,000 people. Xiangyang is empty. If you want to attack Hanzhong, the military gap is too large. I guess even if you draw personnel from the subordinates of Manfenwei of Dangyang, Xiangyang can draw no more than 2,000 people. If you use two thousand people to fight Hanzhong, Cao Zhennan will be in a good way and will not be enough to use it."

Zhang Song smiled: "Isn't that a great opportunity for Xiaozhi?"

Fa Zheng smiled without saying a word, raised his head and looked at Zhang Song, and the two of them laughed.

Liu Zhang was round, round, round face, and his two faint eyebrows were shaking. He kept licking his thick lips with his tongue, looking at Fa Zheng in front of him.

"Liu Xuande is a relative of the Han Dynasty. If he is not trustworthy, how can he be trustworthy if a baby in Cao Zhennan?" Liu Zhang said with a slight mouth and thought about it.

"Eunuch, do you think the relationship between Liu Jingzhou and Liu Xuande is close, or do you have the relationship between Liu Xuande?" Fa Zheng smiled slightly, bowed his hand, and asked slowly.

"Well... it should be almost the same, they are all distant relatives." Liu Zhang scratched his chin and blinked his eyes and said, "But Liu Xuande lived in Jingzhou for seven or eight years, but he only met me in Luoyang back then. I think he should be closer to Liu Jingzhou."

"Make the wise." Fa Zheng praised Liu Zhang without any chance. Liu Zhang's round face immediately smiled and his eyes looked thinner.

"However, with Liu Jingzhou's kindness to Liu Xuande, he would poison Liu Boyu, the eldest son of Liu Jingzhou because of a small Jiangxia County, which made Liu Boyu follow Liu Jingzhou at a young age. The country of Yizhou Tianfu, under the rule of the envoy, the people live and work in peace and prosperity, and have a wealth of people. I don't know how many times better than Jiangxia. Will Liu Xuande not be jealous?"

When Liu Zhang heard this, his smile froze immediately. Of course he knew that Liu Qi was almost poisoned to death by Liu Bei. Now Liu Qi is in Xiangyang. Although there is a miracle doctor Zhang Ji personally treats the doctor, it is afraid that it will be difficult to recover. Of course, he does not want to be poisoned to death like Liu Qi.

"Then...what should we do?" Liu Zhang was a little anxious: "Now, it is impossible to shake hands with Cao Zhennan again. Xi Su, a fool, has been fooled by others. I asked him to help Liu Xuande defend, but he was encouraged to fight Yiling. Now even if I want to talk to Cao Zhennan, he won't believe me?"

Fa Zheng smiled: "Why should the envoy be so nervous? Xi Su did not listen to the envoy's orders and acted privately. This was the reason for this great defeat. The envoy only needed to send someone to Xiangyang to blame Xi Su, and then handed him over to Cao Zhennan to deal with it. Cao Zhennan would naturally know the envoy's intentions. Even if you want to blame, you would only blame Xi Su. How could it be said that it was the envoy's instructor? Zhang Yongnian, the confidant under Cao Zhennan's tent, was still the old minister of the envoy. With him, he would naturally explain to the envoy."

"Oh... Zhang Yongnian." Liu Zhang laughed, and the nervousness on his face disappeared. "If you hadn't said that I forgot him, I would have sent him to the Prime Minister's account to listen to it. I heard that he is very trusted by Cao Zhennan. With him here, I really have nothing to worry about." He thought about it and asked with some concern: "Will Zhang Yongnian forget my former master?"

"The envoy is kind and virtue. Who is my subject in Yizhou who is not grateful and prays to God to bless the envoy, but how could he forget the envoy?" Fa Zheng said seriously: "I will not hide it from the envoy. When Zhang Yongnian heard that Xi Su did not obey the envoy and attacked Yiling without authorization. He was afraid that his confusing actions would implicate the envoy, so he immediately asked Cao Zhennan to come and contact the envoy. He went day and night, and he had just arrived in Chengdu last night. He had not had time to rest and went to my mansion to persuade the envoy."

"This is great, this is great." Liu Zhang smiled, "Where is he? Let him in."

"He is outside the mansion and is always waiting for the envoy to be called."

Liu Zhang was overjoyed and immediately called Zhang Song in. The elegant and handsome person was accompanied by Jiang Gan. Zhang Song smiled directly when he saw the Dharma and knew that the task was completed, so he quickly gave a big gift to Liu Zhang and then introduced Jiang Gan. When Jiang Gan heard this, his arrogant look disappeared without a trace. He bent down and pretended to be admired and bowed: "I have heard that the envoy is kind and kind. When I see him today, he is indeed well-known. I just said that the envoy is a real Han family relative and cares about the royal family. How could he come with the fake Liu Bei? It must be because his subordinates saw that the envoy is kind and disobedient, so they did such a stupid thing to confront the court."

Liu Zhang heard Jiang Gan respectfully praise him for his good looks, and then he pushed all the blame on Xi Su. He was so happy that he couldn't stop talking, and he kept saying that. He was surrounded by these three people and soon he didn't know what his surname was. He nodded to what they said, and did everything.

"Encourt, my general was very angry when he heard that Zhang Gongqi did not obey the order of the envoy. This Zhang Gongqi was just a prefect of Hanning and a subordinate of the envoy. How could he do such a ruthless thing? It must be that he saw that the envoy was kind and brave. My general used troops like a god. After half a year of storm, he was now reorganizing the army. He was willing to teach the envoy a lesson to the envoy who did not know the superiors and inferiors, and advance with the envoy to help the envoy wipe out Hanzhong, so that Zhang Gongqi knew that the envoy would not make things difficult for him, but was disdainful, not that it was impossible." Jiang Gan patted his chest and said, saying this, he changed his tone and said with some regret: "It's a pity that Ma Chao and Han Sui of Guanzhong rebelled. I want to mobilize troops to fight in Jingzhou. This force is not very good at it for the time being."

"Yes, yes, I have to teach him a lesson." Liu Zhang patted the case with great emotion, "Cao Zhennan uses troops like a god, and he will definitely make such contributions. Although I can't use troops, I can help thousands of people. Yizhou is also Yizhou of the Han Dynasty. Cao Zhennan is the commander of the military of Jingzhou, but he came to help me solve the rebellion of Yizhou. Although my Yizhou is not under his jurisdiction, I cannot sit by and watch. Xiaozhi, who should I send to help Cao Zhennan?"

Fa Zheng thought for a while and bowed and replied, "I envoy, although there are many famous generals in Yizhou, each has its own defense zone. It is not advisable to mobilize to avoid people's hearts. I think it is better to take thousands of Wudang barbarian troops from Mencius (Mengda) to go there. Wudang barbarian troops walk like flying in the mountains, which is suitable for the mountainous terrain of Hanzhong."

Liu Zhang looked up and laughed: "Xiaozhi said it well, Xiaozhi said it well, let me do this, let Zidu lead 4,000 Wudang Army to help Cao Zhennan. Xiaozhi, you are our special envoy, and explain the misunderstanding between us with Cao Zhennan. Is it okay?"

Fa Zheng calmed down and replied: "I have an order, but Zheng dared not obey the order."
Chapter completed!