Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang stared at each other with big eyes.
I thought he would lose his head, but Guan Ping rushed into the enemy formation and had the chance to behead him directly, but he let him go.
"You two, Liu Mang shouldn't kill us!"
Zhang Wei sighed and said: "Hanzhong is a battleground for military strategists! My brother has been running it for more than 20 years, and now the country is rich and the people are strong, but it is a pity that it will eventually become the prey of others!"
Yang Ren nodded, "General, of course we understand! Yan Pu suggested that Master Jiaozu cooperate with Cao Cao!"
"This man is a traitor. He occupies half of the country and has strong soldiers and horses. Unfortunately, Chibi was defeated and burned to death by Zhou Yu!"
Yang Ang whispered: "But I heard Master Jiaozu say that Cao Cao hates religion the most... He will never let Master Jiaozu continue to preach!"
While the three of them were muttering in low voices, Liu Mang had already opened the door.
"You three, you've been waiting for a long time, come on, let's serve wine!"
Fazheng served the wine and then stood guard outside the door with Guan Ping and Xing Daorong.
"Are you Liu Changqing of Erqi Cao Cao?"
Zhang Wei smiled bitterly and said: "You will die and live again! You used the water formation to break my square formation. I admire you!"
Liu Mang poured a glass of wine and motioned for the three of them to taste it.
Bitter wine made the throat hurt, especially high-strength liquor, which made the three of them feel dizzy.
"Actually, my father sent me here not to attack Zhang Tianshi."
The words "Zhang Tianshi" made Zhang and Wei have a good impression of Liu Mang.
Liu Zhang's people all called Zhang Lu "the rice thief".
At least, Liu Mang has the most basic respect for Zhang Lu.
"Oh? That young master is here for... Iri Sichuan!"
Zhang Wei's eyes widened and he quickly understood Liu Bei's true purpose.
"Young master wants to carry out a false plan to destroy Guo!"
"No!"
"That young master vowed to annex Liu Zhang and then attack Hanzhong!"
"No!"
Liu Mang played with the wine bottle, and then said with a smile: "My father believes that both the Taiping Tao and the Five Pecks of Rice Tao are just religions that lead people to do good and should be recognized by the court!"
"It's just that Zhang Jiao is greedy for profit and wants to change the dynasty with the Tao of Peace! In the end, he became an abandoned son of a wealthy family, which in turn harmed the followers who were loyal to him!"
Zhang Wei, Yang Ang, and Yang Ren looked at each other, and then whispered: "Master, don't you despise our Five Dou Rice Road? Don't you think we are a cult?"
Liu Mang smiled and shook his head, "To perform righteous deeds, you need to have the heart to follow the Tao! Master Zhang's practice of charity has achieved the way of heaven. In these troubled times, I admire you even more!"
"I heard that Zhang Tianshi managed Hanzhong into a paradise, and I really admire him!"
"What a pity... From what the three generals said, you have a deep misunderstanding of my father and son!"
"You also know that the land of Jiaozhou has not yet been civilized, and there are still many people who have no faith..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Wei stretched his neck and said anxiously: "Sir! I, the Five Dou Rice Dao, absolutely love the man, so I can go to Jiaozhou to preach!"
Yang Ang and Yang Ren nodded repeatedly, obviously the three of them had taken the bait.
"My father thought that in the new Han Dynasty, the Five Dou Rice Road could become the state religion!"
State religion!
Zhang Wei took a deep breath, wouldn't his elder brother Zhang Lu become a national master?
Of course, the premise is that Liu Bei can defeat Cao Cao and be able to revive the Han Dynasty!
As a magician, the temptation to become a national master was simply too hard to resist!
Zhang Lu is also a layman!
How can the patriarch be as majestic as the national teacher?
"It's a pity that Cao Cao has been coveting the land of Hanzhong for a long time!"
"Ma Chao is brave and foolhardy, while Han Sui is scheming but only interested in profit. This kind of alliance is no match for Cao Cao after all!"
"When Cao Cao pacifies Liangzhou, his target will be Hanzhong."
Liu Mang analyzed it carefully. He first expressed Liu Bei's goodwill and then told Zhang Wei that Cao Cao's goal was Hanzhong.
"Cao Mengde had the intention to use the poor family to suppress the nobles, but it was a pity that the Yingchuan faction had great talents like Xun Yu, and later there were talents like Sima Yi."
"Looking at Cao Cao, how many of his descendants have great talents and strategies? Cao Cao's descendants will eventually cooperate with the nobles."
"The most despised thing among nobles is religion!"
Liu Mang saw Zhang Wei worried and said with a smile: "If Zhang Tianshi takes refuge with Cao Cao, I guarantee that your five buckets of rice will disappear in the future!"
For a magician, religious belief is even more important than life.
Zhang Wei was naturally unwilling to do this, and quickly asked: "Master, what should we do?"
Fazheng outside the door was stunned. He finally saw why Liu Mang wanted to save the lives of three people!
He was clearly using Cao Cao's threat theory to induce Zhang Lu to get closer to Liu Bei step by step!
"Alas! This matter is difficult to handle!"
Liu Mang sighed and said, "My father has recently acquired Jiaozhou, and the governor of Jiaozhou is Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi! This man has never betrayed my dignity!"
"If my father goes to Hanzhong, won't he have to face off against Cao Cao?"
"To be honest with you three, you also know that Cao Cao is my father's nemesis!"
Seeing Liu Mang talking like this, Zhang Wei grabbed Liu Mang's hand and begged: "Young master, how can you not save me until you die?"
"That's good! I'll wait for the three of us to go back and persuade my elder brother to give up the land of Hanzhong to the emperor. I just need the emperor's permission for us to go to Jiaozhou to preach."
Good, very good!
Xing Daorong outside the door whispered: "Mr. Xiaozhi, don't bear any grudge against Xu Shu! Mr. Xu has a good relationship with the young master!"
"I would rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than believe the young master's words!"
"Look at those three, they're almost crippled by being fooled!"
Fazheng nodded, and even dared to propose the idea of exchanging missionaries to the state in exchange for Hanzhong. Zhang Wei was indeed deceived into being a very smart person!
“The land of Jiaozhou has simple folk customs and fertile fields thousands of miles away!”
"Especially in Rinan County, those Yue people are eager to get a spiritual mentor like Zhang Tianshi!"
"Alas! Seeing that you and I are so in love, even if we break up with Xu Yuanzhi, I will let Five Pecks of Rice preach in Jiaozhou!"
Zhang and Wei were so moved that they had runny noses and tears. They didn't know whether they were too drunk or too drunk.
Anyway, in their eyes, Liu Mang is a good person second only to Master Daozu!
"I will stay in Jiameng Pass for the time being. After the three of you return, please contact Zhang Tianshi as soon as possible."
"Don't attack Jiameng Pass for the time being, and finally retreat to Yangping Pass and stay put."
"If Cao Cao comes to invade, leave it to us, father and son!"
"Tell Tianshi Zhang, don't be polite to me, I'm a good friend!"
After that, Liu Mang raised his glass, and Zhang and Wei drank it all in one gulp.
"Don't worry, sir...I...will definitely convince my elder brother!"
"How many brothers!"
Yang Ang, Yang Ren: "It's done! How many buddies!"
The next day.
Liu Mang sent twenty Feiyu elites to escort Zhang and Wei back to Yangping Pass.
"Young Master is righteous, we will keep it in mind!"
Zhang Wei cupped his fists and said, "Wei, I will definitely convince my brother!"
Zhang Wei knows better than anyone what his brother Zhang Lu wants.
The great master of the Han Dynasty, his teachings will last forever!
"Eldest brother, young master, we are of the same kind!"
"Also help the world and relieve the worries of the people! Finally, a wise master appreciates our five buckets of rice!"