When he received this news, Lei Yuan was in a wine shop between Liuchi and Chongzhiqiao. Wu Ban was accompanying him.

Yesterday, Lei Yuan had officially mentioned to Wu Ban and Lei Tong that Xuande Gong's intention to transfer Yizhou's troops to defend Jingzhou to balance the forces of the two states.

Lei Tong agreed immediately. His headquarters killed a lot during the battle in Chengdu, and his personality was too rough and fierce. He was a little worried that if he stayed in Yizhou, he would not get along with his colleagues in Jingzhou, so he simply stole the Lei family from Lujiang, which seemed to be safer.

Wu Ban said that he had to discuss with his brother first.

Wu Ban's cousin Wu Yi and Wu Ziyuan were one of the important generals that Liu Zhang relied on, and his status was about the same as Pang Xi. His sister married Liu Mao, the son of Liu Zhang. Now that Duke Xuande has entered Shu, the Wu family intends to show their determination to be loyal to the new master, but they cannot enter. Lei Yuan's proposal has created a good opportunity for them.

So today Wu Ban also agreed.

Unless Duke Xuande himself has any new ideas, these two will become colleagues for a considerable period of time, so today they become more and more intimate and drink more and more happily.

There are many water, bridges, lakes and lakes around Chengdu, and the flow of water is connected to the rivers and is endless in winter and summer, especially the scenery around Liuchi. This place is also close to the commercial area in the south of Shaocheng. It goes to the south, passes through the Neijiang River, and you can directly reach the prosperous Nanshi. Therefore, around Liuchi, there are rich merchants gathering, all the streets are prosperous, with pearls and jade, and thousands of reds are made of makeup.

This situation is not similar to the cities in the Central Plains or Jingzhou. The cities in the Central Plains are very dense, and even if they are densely populated, they lack a sense of life. Most cities in Jingzhou are more like territorial surrounds. We have to find a similar place, the chaos but full of vitality, which is a bit like the market outside the Lexiang City and Yidao City, but the scale is far greater than that.

When Lei Yuan passed by this place two days ago, there were very few people on the street. Occasionally, there were a few pedestrians. When they saw Lei Yuan and his team, they immediately avoided them. Lei Yuan could even feel their malicious eyes. But since yesterday, the situation has improved significantly.

On the one hand, the military discipline of the Jingzhou army was relatively good. Although it was inevitable that it would be violent in the first few days after the city was broken, it quickly restrained under the order of Duke Xuande. In addition, the soldiers quickly retreated from the occupied houses, and many famous figures familiar to the residents of Chengdu returned to their homes one after another.

Of course, there is another very important thing, that is, the Yizhou Governor Liu Zhang returned from Mianzhu. Although he did not relocate to the Yizhou Governor's Mansion, he was also in a villa at the foot of Wudan Mountain. He was surrounded by him with great ceremonies and many entourages. Previously, the people were speculating when this Yizhou Governor who had lost his authority would be killed by General Zuo, but since he was back... Maybe the rumor was true?

There have been rumors in recent days that the person who actually represents General Zuo to handle government affairs was replaced by Zhuge Liang, another military advisor who arrived in Chengdu. This military advisor Zhuge is the one who strives to promote the Jingyi Alliance. His methods are very different from those of Pang Shiyuan, who has a sharp personality. It can even be said that he is a bit too generous. Therefore, the entire Chengdu city can restore stability so quickly.

That's great. For most people, they can't figure out how the big guys who are above change, but they still have to live their lives.

So Lei Yuan and his friends got their wish and saw the prosperous scene. According to Wu Ban, this number of people who interacted were much worse than when they were in their prime, but the future was indeed promising.

In any case, Liu Jiyu is still there, his unfilial son Liu Xun was imprisoned, and all the conflicts between Jingyi's armies were considered misunderstandings; and Zhang Lu, a thief who was regarded as a thorn in his eyes by Liu Jiyu, was also surrendered. Not to mention, General Zuo, who was wise and powerful, personally presided over the overall situation in Yizhou, so what else should I worry about?

It's really good, everything has to be back to normal.

It was perfect for Duke Xuande to choose to gather his ministers at this time.

"It seems that Duke Xuande is very confident?" Wu Ban asked drunkenly.

"Yuanxiong thought, shouldn't you have confidence?" Lei Yuan was not easy to drink. After feeling a little bit better, he didn't drink too much, but drank jujube in small sips. He looked at Wu Ban's expression and didn't know whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk.

"With the Jingzhou army's good fighting, it seems that it is really easy to seize Yizhou. However, it is difficult to govern Yizhou and make it use by General Zuo. They are from Dongzhou and natives of Yizhou. They have fought each other to the death for so many years. Now, with you Jingzhou people... Hehe, some of them intend to resist stubbornly, and some want to unite to deal with the upstarts in Jingzhou. The complexity of this is probably beyond General Zuo's imagination. What might happen to the gathering tomorrow."

Lei Yuan's answer was only two short words: "Haha!"

Wu Ban burped and looked at Lei Yuan: "Xu Zhi has nothing to worry about?"

A mere defeated general, such an attitude is quite rude. As a young man in Luoyang, he had visited Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's second-generation official, Wu Ban was inevitably a little arrogant, but his indulgent personality not only did not make people hate it, but instead had a unique charm.

Lei Yuan frowned and looked at Wu Ban, and continued to laugh and said, "Haha!"

"Yuanxiong, you don't understand. What kind of person do you think Liu Jiyu is? What kind of person is Duke Xuande? Duke Xuande is kind and elegant, majestic, and has a tyranny. Nothing can stump the lord!" Lei Yuan patted Wu Ban's shoulder and stood up: "Really, since Duke Xuande has arrived in Shu, you have to learn to believe him!"

Lei Yuan stepped out and called his entourage to lead the horse.

"Do you have to learn to believe in Xuande Gong?" Wu Ban was stunned.

Such a warrior like Yizhou, he has not tried to believe in the lord without reservation for a long time. Over the past decades of intrigue, each with his own ulterior motives and changing with the wind, constantly destroying the spirit of the soldiers, making them forget their ambitions to make achievements and only seek to protect their own family in the turbulent times. Over time, they have become accustomed to this worrying state.

When Wu Ban saw Lei Yuan's confident look, he couldn't help but envy him and vaguely doubted him.

Today's party has been around for a long time. Lei Yuan also told Wu Ban and others that he was staying at his father-in-law's house, so he should return early every day, so he should not violate the curfew and cause any trouble to his father-in-law. So the group bypassed Liuchi and rode slowly along the gate of Shaocheng, intending to enter the city from Xianyang Gate to the north, first send Lei Yuan to the lower place, and then Wu Ban went to his own house in the south of the city. This way of walking is farther than going directly through Shiniu Gate and then scattering, but it is enough to reflect Wu Ban's respect for Lei Yuan.

When we arrived at Xianyang Gate, because the city gate was about to close, there were many people going out of the city to the city, and the group got off the horse and slowly moved forward with the crowd.

Seeing that the city gate was approaching, I suddenly heard the sound of hooves behind the road. Several knights beat horses one after another, and hundreds of thousands came in a hurry. The people on the road were at a loss and fled one after another. For a moment, smoke and dust rolled and messed up.

Lei Yuan frowned, hesitating whether to come forward to stop him, a lieutenant had already flashed from the city gate and shouted: "Who dares to bump into the city gate?"

The knight immediately raised his whip and shouted: "Let these people scatter, I have an emergency military report! Cao Cao personally led a large army of 200,000 to the south and has captured Jiameng!"

"What?" The city gate captain was shocked and hurriedly dispersed the people, allowing the cavalry team to rush into the city.

Seeing the cavalry leaving, the people heard this question and answer and immediately panicked and exploded like flying bees.

Wu Ban was also surprised: "Cao Cao went south? So fast? Such a large scale?"

He subconsciously went to see Lei Yuan, but saw that he was calm and calm and did not panic at all.

The two entered the city silently until Zhao Yun's mansion. At this time, the military newspapers of Cao's army's large-scale southward movement had obviously spread. Zhao Yun's unit was busy packing up armor and equipment, ready to set out to suppress the turmoil in the city at any time. Wang Hu ran straight out of the border gate and called the followers, probably to contact the garrison outside the city, because the speed of the followers was slower and he was too anxious, so he scolded repeatedly.

Wu Ban did not dare to delay too much and bowed to Lei Yuan. With such an emergency, Chenliu Wu family, as one of the few great families among Dongzhou people, must have to deal with it. He and his cousin Wu Yi are probably going to be busy tonight.

Just after riding a horse and walking a few steps, Lei Yuan called him behind him: "Yuan Xiong!"

Wu Banlema came back: "What are the instructions for Xu Zhi?"

Lei Yuan thought for a while and said, "Remember, believe in Xuande Gong!"
Chapter completed!