Liu Zhang hosted a banquet for the labor force here and personally received Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei was able to send this pair to help, which can be said to be full of sincerity.
"General Guan, he passed five passes and killed six generals. He is truly a hero of righteousness and justice!"
Liu Zhang poured a glass of wine and personally greeted Guan Yu, who drank the wine in return.
"Mr. Zhuge, I heard that my brother Xuande visited the thatched cottage three times, so I asked for your assistance."
Liu Zhang was born fair and fat, and indulged in drinking and sex all the year round, so he almost had the word "Mediocre Lord" written on his face.
"Come on, come on, let me toast you sir!"
"please."
Zhuge Liang was as warm as jade, and he drank from this cup with Liu Zhang.
"Are you Liu Changqing of Erqi Cao Cao?"
Liu Zhang looked at Liu Mang, who was busy working, and said with a smile: "I heard that you captured Zhang Wei alive, where are he now?"
Liu Mang put down his chopsticks and said calmly: "Let it go!"
Let go?
Liu Zhang looked displeased. He and brother Zhang Lu had a very deep grudge.
Zhang Lu's mother was killed by Liu Zhang.
"Sir, you know clearly that my lord has a grudge against Zhang Lu, why did you let his younger brother go?"
Zhang Ren sneered: "In your heart, buying Zhang Lu's heart is far better than respecting our Lord!"
Whoosh!
Everyone looked at Liu Mang, and the eyes of Yizhou monarchs and ministers were full of anger.
Liu Feng was gloating about his misfortune, but he wanted to see how Liu Mang dealt with what happened today!
Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang were about to speak, but Liu Mang laughed and said: "Letting Zhang Wei go is for the good of uncle Liu Zhang. Since my uncle is blind, I don't want to explain!"
Blind or blind?
Fazheng and Mengda both agreed with what Liu Mang said.
"How...how do you say this?"
Liu Zhang hated others saying he was stupid and incompetent.
"Zhang Wei, an insignificant little character."
"It's just that Zhang Lu has been running Hanzhong for many years, and his two brothers have already won people's hearts."
"Killing Zhang Wei will only make the soldiers and people of Hanzhong hate the same enemy!"
Liu Mang said with a smile: "Are the people under my uncle all just people who eat nothing? The war is not to vent anger, but to compete for territory and obtain political benefits!"
"This time I let Zhang Wei go and use his mouth to promote the bravery of our army!"
"Send kindness and righteousness to Hanzhong for my uncle! In the future, if my uncle seizes Hanzhong, the people will not resist."
What a great Liu Changqing!
Huang Quan's eyes widened angrily, thinking that Zhang Song would be enough to fool Liu Zhang into nowhere.
Now Liu Mang said bluntly that he was clearly doing something to benefit Liu Bei, but once he said it, it turned out to be for Liu Zhang's benefit!
"My lord, Liu Changqing said it bluntly and from the bottom of his heart. He was thinking about Yizhou."
Fazheng said: "I was in the army that day, and Liu Changqing took the lead! Now when Hanzhong sees our Yizhou army, they are so frightened that they run away, and they only dare to defend Yangping Pass!"
With Fazheng's assist, Liu Zhang thought for a while and said with a smile: "What does my nephew mean by helping me win Hanzhong?"
Liu Mang remained silent, and Zhang Song said softly: "My lord, just now Zhang Ren and Huang Quan were so ignorant that they may have hurt people's hearts!"
"Liu Xuande and his son tried their best to help, but as a result, I cannot praise Yizhou's hospitality!"
"I hope my lord can express my sincerity!"
When Liu Zhang heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Come here, give me five hundred pieces of Shu brocade to my nephew! Consider it a meeting gift!"
Even if Sichuan brocade is sold to the Central Plains, it is still in short supply.
Liu Mang smiled instantly and said, "Uncle, I won't accept the gift, but my nephew is ignorant!"
"The land of Hanzhong is easy to capture, but..."
"It's just what? My nephew, why don't you tell me quickly?"
Liu Zhang said anxiously.
"Cao Cao is also eyeing Hanzhong! If my uncle takes Hanzhong, he will fight with Cao Cao."
"It's not that my nephew is rude. Uncle, look at the crooked melons and cracked jujubes under my command. How can they be Cao Cao's opponent?"
Liu Mang raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Ren, who only felt insulted.
"What...what should I do?"
"Cao Cao is so powerful that Yizhou cannot resist him!"
Seeing that Liu Zhang was a little anxious, Wang Lei, the leader, snorted coldly: "My lord, Mr. Wolong is here, why don't you ask him for advice?"
The officials in Yizhou laughed, waiting to see Zhuge Liang's joke.
Unexpectedly, Wolong got up and started talking.
"The Hanzhong Plain is thousands of miles of fertile wilderness."
"However, it is extremely difficult to leave Qishan from the north!"
"In Liang's opinion, we might as well let our army capture Hanzhong and build a barrier for Yizhou!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, Wang Lei's face turned ashen, and he felt as if he had picked up a stone to hit himself in the foot!
"In the past, my lord stationed troops in the new fields to raise barriers for Liu Jing, Bowang defeated the Xiahou, and burned Cao Ren in the new fields."
"Now my lord and the general share the same origin and are willing to accept Hanzhong and resist Cao Cao for the general."
"There is no one other than our lord, the merciful Lord! Even if we don't want to do this, we have no choice but to obey the Lord's command!"
Zhang Song secretly gave a thumbs up, Mr. Wolong was cheating on his skills, I don’t know how much better than him!
It was clear that Liu Bei wanted to paralyze Liu Zhang on the pretext of taking Hanzhong. In this way, even if the army was approaching, Liu Zhang would not have any doubts!
"absurd!"
Huang Quan said angrily: "My lord, the monarch and his ministers are clearly playing a double act!"
"One encouraged Cao Cao to threaten Yizhou, and the other led Liu Bei to take Hanzhong!"
"I see that your target is clearly Yizhou!"
Liu Zhang's elm head, with its CPU running at high speed, was on the verge of burning out.
After all, whatever you listen to makes sense!
Wouldn't it be great if Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, drove away Zhang Lu, and became his watchdog in Yizhou?
As Huang Quan said, if Liu Bei's goal is Yizhou, wouldn't he be inviting a wolf into the house?
"My lord, Duke Xuande is known throughout the world for his trustworthiness and will never seize your Yizhou!"
"My lord, Liu Bei still said he would not capture Jingzhou, so who is in the hands of the four counties in Jingnan now?"
"Huang Quan, this is wrong! Jingzhou Mu is the son of Liu Mang, and has nothing to do with Uncle Liu Huang!"
"Fa Xiaozhi, you have been speaking for Liu Mang, do you have the master in your heart?"
Seeing his family in chaos, Liu Zhang angrily slapped the table to make everyone quiet down.
"You people, please don't try to alienate our brothers again!"
"My dear nephew, come with me for a walk!"
Both sides had to send guards. Liu Mang smiled and said: "Everyone, our uncle and nephew have something to say, and there is no need for others to follow."
Walking to Guan Yu, Liu Mang said softly: "Second uncle, it's time to get sick!"
Guan Yu nodded. Liu Zhang was present just now, so it was not convenient for him to perform.
Now that Liu Zhang has left, the stage is finally his turn!
Liu Zhang walked in front and murmured: "They don't understand anything!"
"People from Yizhou and people from Dongzhou fight back and forth, it's really irritating!"
"My dear nephew, I made you laugh!"
Liu Mang smiled and said: "Since uncle doesn't want to wade into troubled waters, why not become a rich man?"
"Instead of shouldering this burden, it's better to throw it to someone else."
When Liu Zhang heard this, he chuckled and said: "Why don't I want to live in peace and quiet? It's just that there is no suitable candidate!"
"I once thought Zhang Lu was a suitable candidate, but this guy only wants to turn Yizhou people into his followers!"