When the group arrived at the police, it was already noon the next day.

Because it was spring plowing, the county magistrates from all over the country did not return to participate in the meeting. The only officials from General Zuo and the prefectures, as well as several famous generals. Although Pang Tong and Gan Ning were urgently ordered by General Zuo to come back, they did not have any special permission and could not attend such a meeting. Therefore, they were waiting outside the wing room. The one with them was the Yizhou official.

Duke Xuande wore a dark crimson brocade robe and sat in the main seat early, looking more energetic than before.

He saw Lei Yuan coming in and asked with a smile: "How has Yidu County been recently? I heard that the continuous governance is quite legal, and are the progress of all related affairs still going smoothly? Especially for spring plowing, is the amount of land opened up enough?"

Lei Yuandao: "Mengzhu's public care, all matters have been progressing smoothly recently. The construction of roads, museums and cities has begun to show scale. Because of gradually recruiting the barbarians and incorporating them into household registration, the newly reclaimed fields in each county have increased. Especially in Lexiang and Yidao, an additional 40,000 mu of land has been reclaimed. When the autumn harvest is reached, it will not only allow the people to have enough food, but also allow the cities along the river to retain a certain amount of savings."

"Xuzhi did a good job." Liu Bei nodded: "I don't need to say much about the importance of Yidu County. This place not only affects the security of the western frontier of Jingzhou, but also affects our future development... Xuzhi must take it to heart."

"Please don't worry, lord, I will do my best." Lei Yuan said.

At this time, there were several members of Jingzhou in the main hall. They were all sitting upright, with a solemn manner. Occasionally, they talked a few words in a low voice, without making a loud noise. Lei Yuan not only glanced at Zhuge Liang, who was sitting upright in the head of the civil minister, but he heard that when Zhuge Liang went to Linyin to take charge, Xuande Duke summoned his subordinates to discuss matters, which was often noisy and noisy. Now that Zhuge Liang returned, everyone suddenly became ruled again.

Duke Xuande exchanged a few greetings with the civil and military officials who came one after another, and everyone arrived.

Zhuge Liang took out a document and handed it over to everyone to circulate.

What is written in this document is still about Zhang Lu's movements, but it is much more detailed and clearer than what Lei Yuan saw yesterday.

Although Cao and Liu were hostile, after decades of separation and reunion, there were various connections between the two subordinates. After Xuande Duke occupied Jingzhou, many people from the Xuchang court to the local tyrants in the north maintained subtle connections with Xuande Duke; in the south, there were inevitably people in secretly chatting with Cao Duke, with the two ends of the rat.

In this way, there is no secret of the military and political affairs of both families. Sooner or later, they will always be passed on to each other's eyes and ears through some means.

For example, Duke Xuande obtained a rumor from several channels at the same time. After confirming this rumor and the subsequent news compiled by various parties one by one, it was no longer a rumor, but a fact:

Zhang Lu, a thief from Hanzhong, had reached an agreement with Cao Gong. As long as Cao Gong led his army to Guanzhong, Zhang Lu would immediately surrender and present it to Hanzhong.

It is said that in order to prompt Zhang Lu to reach his decision, Cao Gong even sent a letter in person, promising that his family would not have to move to Yecheng except Zhang Lu himself in the future. Zhang Lu himself was granted the title of Wanhu Hou, and all his sons were the Marquis of Legal Marquis. The original title of "Shijun" in the ghost path was still unchanged, and he could even be passed on to later generations, and he and others were allowed to spread the Five Doks of Rice Road in Yexia.

In return, Zhang Lu promised to send all the great priests to drink wine, and to promote Cao Gong as the true king of Taiping wherever Hedao people in Hanzhong, he would definitely be able to conquer the world and rebuild peace.

"Absurd...this is too ridiculous..."

When more detailed information was summarized into complete documents and circulated one by one in the hall, almost everyone of the civil and military officials under the Zuo General's Mansion found it absurd and could not be evaluated.

Cao Gong's vision and talent have always been one of the few people in the world, and no one here can deny it. So at this moment, when Xuande Gong sent envoys to Yizhou, Guanzhong and other places, Cao Gong immediately found the key to breaking the deadlock, that is, Hanzhong.

Once Zhang Lu of Hanzhong surrendered to Cao Gong, the generals of Guanzhong faced pressure from both sides, and it was difficult to advance and retreat as they had in the past years; while Liu Zhang of Yizhou had to wait for the door to open. If he wanted to have some connection with Xuande Gong, he would probably have to face the army of Cao Gong going south at any time.

From another perspective, since Duke Xuande was holding high the banner of fighting Cao to destroy the thieves and restoring the order of the Han family, Liu Zhang, as a royal family, had the possibility of moving closer to Duke Xuande. Then, considering the deep hatred between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang, it was almost inevitable that Hanzhong would surrender to Duke Cao.

The problem is that Zhang Lu, who had dominated Hanzhong for decades, made up his mind so quickly, was indeed beyond everyone's expectations. Before, Duke Xuande had sent a verbal debater to Nanzheng, but now it seems that it has not achieved any effect.

This is not the messenger's fault, but because Cao Gong issued the conditions too outrageous.

Who is Zhang Lu? He is a rice thief! His skills and ways are similar to the Yellow Turban thieves who are in trouble. Such people should be strictly restricted and prohibited from spreading evil words. As a result, Cao Gong actually promised that they could hereditate the title of Shijun and allow them to preach in Hebei?

Is this afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and that the people will not find the next great wise and good teacher?

Someone laughed dryly and said, "I heard that Cao Gong has believed in the sayings of gods recently and has had a lot of contact with the alchemist Zuo Ci. Maybe he was on a whim and really wanted to get some methods of immortality from Zhang Gongqi and get a Taiping Zhenjun."

Everyone shook their heads together.

The laws of gods and immortals are just nonsense that confuses the ignorant people. Zhang Lu's father and ancestors are all preaching, but they have not seen them live until now. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although some people in the world have secretly taught Taoism, most of them have only sought guidance in the room, and no one believes in the illusory magic of gods and immortals.

In the final analysis, it can only be said that Cao Mengde is really brave and does everything he can do. Of course, with Cao Mengde's current power in the north, there is nothing to worry about.

"Maybe it is planned to use this to intimidate the Xuchang court, but it is unknown." Zhuge Liang suddenly whispered.

Liu Bei laughed and said, "Military advisor, why did he get involved in the Xuchang court again?"

Zhuge Liang thought about it and shook his head: "Just guess, lord, let's talk about the response in front of us first."

"good."
Chapter completed!