"If all the spirits and monsters break their courage, how can we teach tigers not to surrender?" [Fu Hu Lin Ying Zhi]
Zhang Lu twitched his brows and said repeatedly: "Say it quickly!"
"Please step aside." Yan Pu glanced at Li Xiu, Jiang He and others without scruple, his meaning was simple and clear.
Not only was Li Xiu frightened, but even Jiang He and others, who had ulterior motives, had their eyes wandering. Yan Pu took in their expressions and silently waited for Zhang Lu's order.
Zhang Lu's brows furrowed and he seemed very upset. He waved his hand and said, "You all, get down!"
Then, he introduced Yan Pu into the inner room and said to the most trustworthy and wisest man among his subordinates, "Do you have a good plan for me, Mr. Yan?"
Yan Pu then said slowly and leisurely: "I dare to ask Master, at this time and place, is our army really going to fight to the death with the imperial court?"
This question stopped Zhang Lu. He hesitated and said ambiguously: "Who is willing to fight against the current imperial court unless it is absolutely necessary?"
Yan Pu looked up at Zhang Lu and said, "At this juncture, Master, do you still want to hide it from me?"
Zhang Lu was stunned, then gritted his teeth, calmed down, and said simply: "Yes, I am still lucky. To be honest with Yan Gong, I had already sent Luo Yao to Liu Junlang when the imperial court arrived in Yangping.
I ordered him and my mother to arrange the murder of Liu Yan. When Liu Yan died and Yizhou was in chaos, I would lead the soldiers of Han and Ba southward to help Liu Mao ascend the throne. Even if Hanzhong was lost at that time, as long as I guard Jiange
, white water and other places, they can only look at it and sigh!"
As he spoke, he sighed again, as if he didn't want to meet Yan Pu's bright eyes, lowered his eyelids, and said: "But who knew that before the strategy had any effect, the imperial army would advance so quickly. Not only did they conquer
Yang Ping even sent a surprise army to cut off my arm... Hey, I thought Zhang Lu would dominate Ba Han, but now I am in this situation, I know it is not my fate!"
Yan Pu listened quietly to Zhang Lu's words, nodded, and shook his head. The hesitant look on his face aroused Zhang Lu's curiosity, and asked, "What does Yan Gong mean?"
"Master." Yan Pu glanced at Zhang Lu. He was from a powerful family in Brazil. He had no connection with Zhang Lu, a five-peck-meter man who took the bottom line to develop his power. It was just that his mother became seriously ill one year, and it was all thanks to Zhang Lu that he could survive.
Treatment.
Later, the Yan family believed in the Five Pecks of Rice Dao and used their local power to protect them. The people of Yan Pu were also sketched by Zhang Lu at the beginning, such as "forgive the offenders", "yishe", and "little labor service"
Attracted by the generous blueprint for governing the people, Yan Pu was willing to work for him. Yan Pu followed Zhang Lu all the way to this day. From the beginning, he got along well with his monarchs and ministers, and jointly established a **** regime, to when Zhang Lu became Luo
Bewitched by Yao Hua's pie, the regime was in danger of collapse step by step.
Thinking of his initial passion and ambition, Yan Pu's emotions eventually turned into a long sigh, and he planned: "Since the army can seize Yangping, why can't they seize Jiange and Baishui? Even if they are temporarily blocked, the division will
How can you guarantee that you can single-handedly subdue the powerful Yizhou? This is no better than a mere county in Hanzhong, not to mention that we came here in the face of defeat. They will not be convinced, and will cause rebellions in various places. Take the teacher from you
heads to welcome Master Wang."
"Hmph, how dare they! I'll kill a group of dissenters first and see who will fight against me." Zhang Lulin was still very arrogant.
Yan Pu took a deep breath and said slowly: "If the sword is really useful, Master Shijun originally planned to kill Su Gu, the prefect, and Zhao Song who avenged Su Gu. After Chen Tiao and other Hanzhong tycoons, until today, Hanzhong
Why are there still people who disobey Master?"
Zhang Lu made the connection immediately: "What does Yan Gong mean... Li Fu?"
Li Fu had gone to Chenggu for an excuse many days ago, but there was no news after that. Zhang Lu thought he had died in the battle of the army's siege. Now after Yan Pu's prompting, he suddenly discovered something fishy.
He also became suspicious of Li Xiu: "Li Fu and Li Xiu have always been on good terms. Now Li Fu is suspected of surrendering to the enemy. It seems that Li Zilang also has second thoughts. He just advised me to stay in Nanzheng, but I'm afraid that's not the case."
With good intentions.”
Zhang Lu's face was extremely ugly. He did not show the anger at being betrayed by his subordinates at this time. Instead, he was very depressed, as if his backbone had been ripped out in an instant. He had governed Hanzhong for almost four years, and he had not yet conquered the county.
The local tycoons are in their hands. If we really follow Luo Yao's words and capture Yizhou in the future, how can we not be deceived by those tycoons? Do we really want to kill them all?
Even Zhang Lu himself knew that 'killing all the powerful' was just an impossible joke.
"I once said a long time ago that Luo Yao is a humble person, but he has a little wisdom, so you should not make big plans with him." Although he didn't want to use hindsight to irritate Zhang Lu at this time, Yan Pu still couldn't.
Not to mention how much effort he put into persuading Zhang Lu to stay sober, in the end he was instigated by Luo Yao: "Master, now that you have ended up like this, this person will probably not be able to escape his responsibility!"
"Ah?" Zhang Lu's eyes widened, he looked at Yan Pu and said, "But Yan Gong, you have also seen the situation in Hanzhong. Now if we don't follow Luo Yao's plan and occupy Yizhou for our own use, we will have no way out.
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Yan Pu smiled contemptuously and sneered at Luo Yao's childish idea. As early as when the imperial army came to Yangping, he had already planned a way out for Zhang Lu. Because of this, he treated Luo Yao, Li Fu and others.
Turn a blind eye to people's small actions in private.
"Now that Yangping has fallen, there is no news about Shijun's brother, but according to deserters, he has been recruited by the imperial court. It can be seen that even if Shijun is guilty of commanding counties and cutting off plank roads, the imperial court has no intention of killing him.
"Yan Pu suddenly stopped mid-sentence and raised his eyes to look at Zhang Lu.
"Su Gu was not killed by me. After all, I killed Zhang Xiu and avenged Su Gu. As for attacking Hanzhong and blocking the road, it was all Liu Yan's idea. I was just his subordinate at that time.
What can a Sima do if he doesn't obey orders?" Zhang Lu pondered, his frown slowly relaxed, with a smile in his eyes, he immediately patted his thigh and said to Yan Pu in surprise: "So, the imperial court is still
Maybe I will be pardoned?"
"Wei Wei." Yan Pu bowed his hand to Zhang Lu and said, "The imperial army is rushing down like a mountain torrent, and it is unstoppable. How can Yang Ang, Shen and others risk their lives to save them? Even more so if they retreat to Yizhou.
It's ridiculous. Master, do you still remember Lai Min who went south to look for his relatives last year? Thinking about it carefully, you know that they were not sent by the imperial court? The imperial court has been plotting against Yizhou for a long time. Now the only way to protect his family and even his family is to surrender.
It is to protect the five measures of rice, but I hope Master will think twice."
Zhang Lu's face suddenly changed, especially when Yan Pu mentioned Lai Min, the last trace of luck left in his heart disappeared. If the imperial court is really well-organized, then he will only die if he continues to resist. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to
If you surrender directly to the imperial court, at least the imperial court will think of it as a meritorious service and spare his life as it did to Zhang Wei.
However, Zhang Lu thought, had Yan Pu come up with all this analysis in the past few days, or had he known that he could not defeat the army when he came to Minnan, so he had already planned to surrender to the imperial court?
He hesitated and thought for a while, and finally decided to believe that Yan Pu's long-term friendship with him was definitely not comparable to that of Li Funa and others. Otherwise, with the other party's resourcefulness, why would he harm him at this time? But Zhang Lu changed his mind.
, still tried to say: "Yan Gong is still very talented. Now it seems that surrendering to the King's Master is indeed the best choice. I will make preparations..."
"Wait a minute." Yan Pu moved his lips slightly and said: "If we surrender today due to the situation, we will be taken lightly. It is better to temporarily gather troops at Du Yi and other places in Ba County to defend, and then send envoys to intercede with Wang Shi to surrender.
Then you will gain more merit."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Lu had no doubts anymore and said repeatedly: "Just follow Yan Gong's plan!"
So before the next day, Zhang Lu immediately summoned his men, ignored the protests of Li Xiu and others, and announced that he would lead the rest of his troops over the mountains and rush to Bajun. When he was leaving, Zhang Lu suddenly grabbed Yan Pu and asked: "Li Xiu offered a plan before
If they want to harm me, I want to get rid of them, how about that?"
"No." Yan Pu advised: "Since this person is on good terms with Li Fu, there is no guarantee that he will not have private dealings with Master Wang. If he is killed at this moment, it will be tantamount to offending Master Wang."
Zhang Lu said reluctantly: "Humph, it's an advantage for him."
Seeing that although Zhang Lu's face was not angry, he at least listened to what he said, which made Yan Pu relax a little. Then he mentioned another matter and said: "Jiang He and Li Shu have been acting strangely recently. I'm afraid they have a premeditated plan. Master, please tell me."