In the north of Luoyang City, General Wei's troops and horses camped.
After more than half a year of preparation, today it finally welcomed its first guest, doctor Ling Li Ru!
Liu Zhang expected that Dong Zhuo would lose his temper sooner or later and would send Li Ru here, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"Brother Wenyou, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Li Ru looked flattered and trotted forward to salute.
"Li Ru pays homage to General Wei!"
"Brother Wenyou must not be too polite. Come and talk in the tent!"
Li Ru stood up and thanked him again before following Liu Zhang into the Chinese army commander's tent.
After sitting down, his subordinates quickly served food and wine, which were quite rich. Li Ruyin was shocked by the food in front of him.
"I didn't expect the food in General Wei's camp to be so rich!"
The corners of Liu Zhang's mouth turned up, revealing a smile.
"My camp is close to Mang Mountain, and soldiers will go hunting in the mountains in their free time, so there is a lot of meat. But Brother Li lives in Luoyang, isn't it much better than my camp?"
Li Ru smiled awkwardly and shook his head slightly.
"Where! There is a serious shortage of food in Luoyang City now! Except for the Jizhou Mu Han Fu who sent a batch of grain and grass, the other state Muds do not pay taxes at all! We are also frugal now!"
Seeing Li Ru sighing, Liu Zhang felt secretly happy! Taishi Cijie had sent all the food, so they must have nothing to eat!
"Haha, I wonder why Brother Li is here today?"
Li Ru straightened his body and changed his previous slump.
"Does General Wei know that the Han Dynasty is in great danger?"
"I don't know."
Liu Zhang answered quickly and looked very calm, which made Li Ru a little confused.
"Don't General Wei know that the Yuan brothers have rebelled?"
"Oh? The Yuan brothers are so bold that they dared to rebel in Luoyang?" Liu Zhang looked surprised, as if he had heard something shocking. This reaction left Li Ru no doubt.
"Hey! General Wei didn't know that the Yuan brothers had escaped from Luoyang a long time ago! In order to win over the Yuan family, Dong Xiangguo specially named Yuan Shu as the rear general and Yuan Shao as the governor of Bohai! Unexpectedly, the Yuan brothers did not feel any gratitude at all.
Dong Xiangguo's kindness is instead spreading propaganda against thieves, and is gathering rebels from all over the world to prepare to attack Luoyang!"
The more Li Ru talked, the angrier he became, and everyone started dancing! But Liu Zhang didn't seem to care.
"Why worry about some little thieves? Dong Xiangguo only needs to let Lu Bu take action, and he will naturally win a complete victory!"
Li Ru quickly waved his hand, disagreeing with Liu Zhang's remarks.
"General Wei's thinking is too simple! The Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and their disciples and old officials are all over the world! Otherwise, Dong Xiangguo would not think of reconciling with the Yuan family! If these Yuan brothers raise their arms, I am afraid there will be many people who respond!
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"What does Brother Li mean?"
Li Ru's eyes lit up. After waiting for so long, Liu Zhang finally got to the point of asking!
"Reporting to General Wei, Dong Xiangguo wants General Wei to come back to help support the country!"
Liu Zhang thought for a while and finally shook his head.
"Liu has already said in public that he will no longer interfere in political affairs. How can a man break his word?"
"General Wei's words are wrong! General Wei is the late emperor's son-in-law and the pillar of the country! Now that the court is in great calamity, how can we stand by and watch with cold eyes? The late emperor's spirit in heaven is afraid that he does not want General Wei to sit here in vain!"
Liu Zhang kept sneering in his heart. If Liu Hong knew that Dong Zhuo was sleeping with his queen, he would be so angry that he would turn over the coffin!
"Brother Li's words are reasonable, but Liu Zhang is no longer interested in the war, so I'm afraid he won't be able to provide much help to Dong Xiangguo..."
Li Ru knew what Liu Zhang meant as soon as he heard it. There is no benefit, who is willing to help you!
Fortunately, Liu Zhang was willing to side with Dong Zhuo, which was a blessing in misfortune!
"I have really wronged General Wei in the past six months! Dong Xiangguo said that if General Wei has any requests, just ask them!"
As soon as Li Ru finished speaking, the tent fell into silence.
After a long time, Liu Zhang finally thought about the result.
"Liu Zhang actually doesn't have any big ambitions! Brother Li must also know that my father Liu Yanzheng is the shepherd of Yizhou. Liu Zhang will be satisfied if he can inherit his father's position in the future!"
Hearing this request, Li Ru couldn't believe his ears!
So simple? I thought Liu Zhang would open his mouth like a lion and directly ask for the position of general!
"Of course there is no problem with this request, but for someone like General Wei, wouldn't it be a derogation of his talents just to be a Yizhou shepherd?"
Liu Zhang sighed and shook his head slightly.
"It's not that simple! Liu Zhang still has three brothers. How can Yizhou Mu get Liu Zhang's turn?"
Li Ru was shocked by Liu Zhang's words. What do you mean by having three brothers? Does Yizhou belong to your family? Shouldn't he inherit his father's inheritance? Shouldn't he be appointed by the imperial court?
"Li Ru is stupid, please tell General Wei clearly."
Judging from the current situation, Li Ru knew that Yizhou was no longer important. Didn't Liangzhou also be granted to Han Sui and Ma Teng before? As long as he can get Liu Zhang's help, Yizhou is nothing!
"If Dong Xiangguo can issue a decree immediately, when Liu Zhang arrives in Yizhou, he can automatically take over as the pastor of Yizhou!"
“It’s a deal!”
Li Ru didn't hesitate at all, he agreed immediately, and immediately gave Liu Zhang a generous offer!
"Not only that, I also raised the title of General Wei of Dong Xiangguo to the title of County Marquis! How about granting it to Luocheng, the seat of Yizhou?"
Liu Zhang was also very happy, and he didn't expect an unexpected surprise! But he wanted to change the fiefdom.
"Thank you, Brother Li, but I don't want Luoxian County for this fiefdom. Let's do this. I prefer Chengdu. If Brother Li thinks it's okay..."
"No problem, everything depends on General Wei. I just hope that General Wei and Dong Xiangguo can work together to defeat the traitors!"
Li Rusheng was afraid that Liu Zhang would regret it, so he quickly agreed to all his requests. It was really smooth to come to Liu Zhang this time!
Li Ru and Liu Zhang were both very happy, with big smiles on their faces!
Li Ru felt that Liu Zhang's request was too little, and kept secretly happy in his heart, but Liu Zhang felt that Li Ru promised too much! Although the two smiled at each other, they had their own thoughts!
The next thing was simple. Li Ru only asked Liu Zhang not to be late for the court meeting in three days, and he would discuss important matters in Yongle Palace by then!
Everything went very smoothly. Li Ru was already satisfied and eager to go back to resume his duties, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Zhang saw Li Ru off and returned to the main tent. Xun You was already waiting here.
"Lord, it seems that the harvest is not small!"
"Hahaha!"
Liu Zhang couldn't bear it any longer, and he looked up to the sky and laughed. After sitting there for half a year, he finally got what he wanted today!
"Not bad! The position of Yizhou Mu has been obtained, and it also comes with the title of Marquis of Chengdu!"
If Liu Zhang successfully accepted Yizhou according to his expectations, it would be equivalent to saving several years of fighting!
There is no need to wait for Liu Yan's death, no need to occupy one city and one pond, Liu Zhang can quickly integrate Yizhou!
If everything develops like this, Liu Zhang is at least confident that he can unify the world many years in advance and save the people of Li from a few years of war!
"My lord, will Pastor Liu Yanzhou give up his power easily?"
When Liu Yan proposed the state pastoral system, Xun You knew who he was! If Liu Yan had no intention of separatist rule, Xun You would never believe it!
"Many things are beyond our control. We can only take one step at a time! When necessary, we can only use some necessary means!"
There was a stern look in Liu Zhang's eyes. If we had to fight with each other, this was the trend of the times and there was no way around it!
There was a hint of worry in Xun You's eyes.
"If you meet Liu Yanzhou's army of soldiers, my lord's reputation will be..."
Liu Zhang raised his arms and showed a more determined look in his eyes.
"What does it matter if I compare myself to the people in the world? The Liu family is a small family, but the family, the country, and the world are the big ones!"