Late at night, Huang Quan rushed to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion after a long journey. As soon as he arrived in Chengdu, Liu Zhang had not appointed him, so there was no place for officials to live. Because the news of offending Zhao Sui spread, no inn dared to take them in. It was not until very late that Huang Quan found a place to do business.
Settled down with relatives.
"Huang Quan pays homage to my lord." Huang Quan bowed his hand to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang waved his hand, stood up and said: "No need to be too polite, Gongheng, I know you are loyal and loyal, and Xiao Xiao is in power around me, so I transferred you to Chengdu and entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. If you are in trouble or are afraid, I will send you to Chengdu."
The official won't force you, he will let you go back to Langzhong."
Huang Quan was slightly surprised by Liu Zhang's frankness. In fact, he had already guessed some clues when he arrived this time. Liu Zhang's public detention of Zhao Sui today was tantamount to breaking up with Zhao Wei. At this time, he was recruited into the government, and he naturally had to deal with it.
Zhao Wei, as one of the two great Tuogu ministers, Zhao Wei has a large number of troops. It is of course full of danger to deal with him. If he is not careful, he will be killed.
But Huang Quan did not flinch after listening to Liu Zhang's words. Instead, his heart became hot. He was only in his early twenties, but he was highly regarded by Master Zhou Mu and was transferred from Langzhong to Chengdu. Today, he turned against Zhao Wei because of his sister.
If there was any reason to back down, Huang Quan took a step forward and said: "Huang Quan is willing to serve the lord, through fire and water, no matter what."
"Okay." Liu Zhang said loudly: "With the help of Gong Heng, major events can be decided. I will inform Gong Heng of the plan. Now that Zhao Wei has cultivated private parties, is dictatorial and has evil intentions, the evidence is conclusive. The only thing I am worried about is
Zhao Wei holds a large number of troops. After many years of management by his late father, Zhao Wei's tentacles cannot reach Chengdu for the time being.
However, Zhao Wei controlled most of the southern part of Yizhou, with more than 50,000 troops and countless party members. Recently, Zhao Wei began to install his cronies in Fucheng. It seems that he wanted to use Fucheng as a springboard to slowly
Slowly penetrate into Chengdu.
Pang Xi, the prefect of Brazil in the north, was an auxiliary minister appointed by his father together with Zhao Wei, but he could not trust him. Zhao Wei had the power, and Pang Xi turned a blind eye. He clearly wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, but he was just sitting on the wall.
Fall with the wind, so the most important thing now is to control the military.
I have already imagined the worst outcome, which is that Zhao Wei gathers his party members and leads an army to openly rebel. By then, the 10,000 soldiers in Chengdu will be unable to resist, so I want you to go to Guanghan and integrate the Dongzhou soldiers there. The Dongzhou soldiers are
The three auxiliary refugees taken in by my late father are elite, brave and strong, but rebellious. You are still inexperienced, so you must be kind and powerful. You can use the money and food in the treasury at your disposal, and you can live and die at the command of the captain. Do you have confidence?"
Huang Quan was shocked. People said that Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, was weak and incompetent. But today he saw him in person, but he was so decisive in his killing. Since the lord has such courage, how can a minister cherish his life? Huang Quan said with emotion: "Please don't worry, lord.
Huang Quan will live up to his trust."
"Okay, you set off overnight. The sooner the Dongzhou soldiers can be integrated, the better."
"yes."
After Huang Quan left, Wang Lei said worriedly to Liu Zhang: "My lord, I still think our plan is too risky. Let's not talk about whether Huang Gongheng can integrate the Dongzhou soldiers. My lord went to Fucheng in person, wouldn't he put himself in danger?
"
Liu Zhang said coldly: "Wang Lei, you have warned me many times. You are a civil servant, and being cautious is your strength, but it cannot be used in the military. Zhao Wei is getting bigger day by day, and I am like a winter pool.
The fish in the water are like fish, and the water is getting shallower and shallower. Sooner or later, Zhao Wei will squeeze out any living space, so the sooner Zhao Wei rebels, the better.
But now is not the best time for Zhao Wei to rebel. I still control more than 20,000 troops and firmly control the Chengdu area. Zhao Wei must still want to hide his power and bide his time and accumulate strength. If he doesn't rebel, we will force him to rebel.
Didn't he extend his tentacles to Fucheng? I'll go and pull out his nails. If he doesn't resist, I'll cut off his food and grass."
Liu Yan was right about at least one thing. The food and grass for all armies were uniformly supplied by Chengdu, so the lifeblood of Zhao Wei's 50,000-strong army was in Liu Zhang's hands. This was also the reason why Zhao Wei never dared to rebel.
In Jiangzhou, Zhao Wei slapped a parchment on the table and became furious, "It's unreasonable. I'm fighting at the front, but Liu Zhang is detaining my brother from behind and wants me to return to Chengdu to recover. He obviously has no good intentions."
General Pang Le said: "Yes, general, you must not go to Chengdu. Liu Zhang is afraid of the general and wants to attack him."
Zhao Wei said angrily: "But since the day before yesterday, Liu Zhang's son has cut off our army's food and grass. Now our army's food and grass are not enough for half a month. If I don't return to Chengdu, will tens of thousands of troops starve to death? I am surprised, Liu Zhang
You have always been cowardly, why would you suddenly attack me?"
Another general, Li Yidao, said: "Liu Zhang has gone too far to bully others. General, why don't we just rebel."
Zhao Wei waved his hand and said: "We are unprepared and have no food and grass. How can we fight back? The Brazilian governor Pang Xi's attitude is unclear. He has 20,000 troops under his command. If he sides with Liu Zhang, our victory or defeat will be uncertain."
"Can't we sit still and wait for death?" Pang Le asked anxiously.
Li Yi suddenly smiled evilly and said: "General, I have an idea. A multi-pronged approach can ensure safety."
"Oh, tell me." Zhao Wei and Pang Le both listened.
"General, if we rebel against Liu Zhang now, we have the upper hand in the army. Chengdu will definitely not be able to resist our army. The only three people to worry about are the Brazilian governor Pang Xi. This person has the same status as the general. He has 20,000 troops under his command, which is very important.
, but Pang Xi is accustomed to speculation. If we rebel, he will definitely want to help the victors and obtain maximum benefits, so as long as we persuade him, we will surely make him stand still."
Zhao Wei nodded, convinced by his familiarity with Pang Xi, and motioned for Li Yi to continue. Li Yi continued: "The second consideration is the issue of food and grass. Food and grass are the foundation of the army. Liu Zhang controls Chengdu's food and grass."
The lifeline of our army has become the lifeblood of our army. In fact, this is not the case. Officials attached to the general are all over the southern part of Yizhou. There are many landlords and gentry here. As long as the general gives an order, there will be countless money and food, at least to support the defeat of Liu Zhang.
The third consideration is external issues. If we send troops to Chengdu, we are likely to be interfered by Jingzhou. There are also Wuxi barbarians who are also eyeing the southern part of Yizhou. It is very worrying if these two forces besiege our rear when our army is out.
, but Liu Zhang had an enmity with Jingzhou at the beginning. As long as the general wrote a letter, Liu Biao would know how powerful he was. Compared with Liu Zhang, Liu Biao might have hoped that the general would take over Yizhou, while the Wuxi barbarians were even more short-sighted. As long as the general promised money and silk, it would be impossible.
Keep Jiangzhou worry-free.
Once these three concerns are resolved, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the general will take control of Yizhou."
Li Yi was talking eloquently, and Zhao Wei nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "Zhenghe is really my Zhang Liang. When I capture Yizhou, you and Pang Le will both be Zhonglang generals."
"Thank you, Lord." Li Yi and Pang Le bowed down together. Victory seemed to be in sight, and the two of them had already changed their titles.
In the Chengdu Prefectural Mufu, Liu Zhang gathered for civil and military affairs. Looking around, Liu Zhang said calmly: "I recruited Zhao Wei to join Chengdu, but Zhao Wei has not arrived. Tell me, what is his intention?"
There was a lot of discussion among the civil and military officials in the palace. Yu An, the county magistrate of Chengdu, stepped forward and said: "My lord, the so-called general Zhao has not accepted the order of the emperor. General Zhao did not enter the city to return his order. It is probably because of the emergency of the war or because he is ill. It is unknown.
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Liu Zhang sneered in his heart, Zhao Wei was indeed claiming to be ill but you knew it even though I didn't tell him. He secretly wrote down Yu An's name in his heart and said: "I also feel that General Zhao has done a great job with his hard work. Since General Zhao is ill, it is inconvenient."
If he travels far, I will personally go to Fucheng to meet him, what do you think?"