In Jiangzhou, Zhao Wei and Li Yi were counting the grain and grass that had been collected from various clans in the past few days. Pang Le suddenly burst in and said with a smile: "My lord, it's a happy event, a great happy event."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhao Wei asked.
Pang Le said: "Chengdu just ordered Yu An to send someone to report. In three days, Liu Zhang will go to Fucheng in person to welcome the lord into Chengdu."
"How many soldiers and horses are accompanying you?" Zhao Wei said nervously.
Pang Le said with a smile: "There are only five thousand infantry of General Zhang Ren."
"God help me." Zhao Wei was overjoyed: "The time has come for Liu Zhang's son to die. When the time comes, I will lead three thousand cavalry to go first. General Pang, you will lead the army to follow. If Liu Zhang opens the city, I will take advantage of the opportunity to kill him. If he does not open the city, the army will besiege him."
, with my internal support in Fucheng, Liu Zhang will definitely die."
At this time, Li Yi frowned and said, "Liu Zhang usually ignores political affairs. Why did he make such a big move today and go to Fucheng to greet the lord?"
Zhao Wei said: "Liu Zhang thought that this would allow me to enter Chengdu. How can such a foolish person be worthy of being the lord of Xichuan? He should have been replaced long ago. General Pang and General Li, please follow me to count the troops and horses now."
At night, Liu Zhang summoned Zhang Ren to see him.
"Greetings, my lord." Zhang Ren bowed his hands and bowed.
"General Zhang, are the five thousand elite soldiers I asked you to choose appropriate?"
"All geared up and ready to go."
Liu Zhang nodded and said to Zhang Ren: "Remember, the soldiers you choose must be brave enough to fight to the death. They must be equipped with strong bows and crossbows. You can carry as many as you can. The weapons in the Chengdu treasury are at your disposal. Be sure to be fully equipped."
Zhang Ren said loudly: "Please rest assured, my lord, these five thousand soldiers are personally trained by the general. There are no people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. It's just..." Zhang Ren hesitated and said: "My lord, I will go to Fucheng this time.
Is there any war happening?"
Liu Zhang said: "Yes, when we go to Fucheng, Zhao Wei will rebel. General Zhang, this time you may have 5,000 soldiers fighting 50,000 rebels. Do you dare to follow me in Fucheng to kill the enemy?" Tomorrow is the time to go to Fucheng.
Zhang Ren is the accompanying general, there is no need to hide it from him.
Zhang Ren was shocked, grateful for Liu Zhang's trust in him, and said with emotion: "Zhang Ren swears loyalty to the lord to the death, and will live or die with the lord. However, since the lord knows that Zhao Wei will rebel, why does he only bring five thousand infantry? In this way, the general will not dare to
If you can guarantee that you can resist the rebels, you can only guarantee that you will die before the Lord."
Liu Zhang nodded. Zhang Ren was not like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who took care of everything under all circumstances. It seemed that as soon as he came out, thousands of troops were wiped out. Wanting to compare with these fierce generals, Zhang Ren was more rational. Liu Zhang nodded and said: "
You don’t have to worry about this, you just need to recommend me a cavalry commander."
"The last general will serve as the commander-in-chief, Lei Tong." Zhang Ren said without hesitation.
"Thunder Copper." Liu Zhang recited it silently, but he had no impression. In history, he had no decent cavalry commanders. After all, there were not many cavalrymen in Xichuan. He said to Zhang Ren: "Okay, go back and order troops. If the rebellion is successfully suppressed this time,
You are General Yizhou."
"Thank you, lord." Zhang Ren bowed and left the room.
Liu Zhang waved to Wang Lei, and the two of them walked to the prison. In the prison, Wang Fu sat alone, looking haggard. When he saw Liu Zhang arriving, he immediately seized the opportunity and stepped forward and shouted: "My lord, you must not go to Fucheng, otherwise
Xichuan is doomed." Wang Fu had already heard about Liu Zhang's decision to go to Fucheng, and he had been worried in prison for the past few days.
Liu Zhang put his hands behind his hands and said: "Wang Fu, don't you still know your mistake? If you admit your mistake, I will reinstate your position immediately. Otherwise, I will let you stay in this prison for the rest of your life."
Wang Fu listened to Liu Zhang's words, grabbed the wooden pillar with both hands, and said angrily to Liu Zhang: "My lord, even if Wang Fu has to spend his whole life in prison, he must be honest and outspoken. Zhao Wei is so ambitious that he must not go to Fucheng."
"Stubborn." Liu Zhang angrily shouted, ordered the jailer to open the cell, and then dismissed everyone.
Wang Fu watched Liu Zhang walk into the prison in surprise. Liu Zhang glanced at Wang Fu up and down, nodded and said: "As expected, you are a loyal and righteous man, Wang Fu, I made you spend three days in prison. Do you have any complaints against me?"
Wang Fu cupped his hands and said, "Wang Fu doesn't dare."
"I don't dare to do it, but it is reasonable. After three days in prison, I know that you are loyal and loyal. I am ready to give you an important task. You will be appointed as the Chengdu Order, responsible for all the government orders and defense of Chengdu. In my case,
Before returning to Chengdu, I have the right to mobilize all supplies and soldiers in Chengdu. Are you willing to take the order?"
Liu Zhang was promoted to Yu An to serve as a Zhizhong officer. The Zhizhong officer was the highest subordinate official in the state and was in charge of military affairs. However, Liu Zhang asked Yu An to accompany him, and Yu An had no power to use it. It was worse than a Chengdu order, which seemed to be promoted.
After becoming an official, he was actually being vacated, and Liu Zhang prepared the Chengdu Order for Wang Fu.
"This..." Liu Zhang's attitude changed so quickly that Wang Fu had not yet turned around.
"Just a word if you are willing." Liu Zhang said coldly.
"Wang Fu is grateful for your lord's great kindness and is willing to do his best." Wang Fu finally bowed loudly and bowed.
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "That's good. Wang Lei will give you the seal later. After I go to Fucheng tomorrow, you will take over the post. I want you to send troops to monitor the An'an family. If you hear about the war in Fucheng, you will immediately come to Fucheng."
An Manmen will be executed."
"What?" Wang Fu was shocked.
Liu Zhang sighed softly and said: "If I am not a murderer, there are too many officials in Yizhou. I must kill him as a warning. Otherwise, those who conspired with Zhao Wei will be massacred, and Chengdu will be in chaos. Do you understand?"
Wang Fu felt a chill in his heart. It turned out that his lord had noticed Zhao Wei a long time ago. He was just acting the day before yesterday. It was normal for him to collude with traitors and kill the whole family. It was just that the words came from the mouth of Liu Zhang, who had always been cowardly. Wang Fu was a little surprised.
He immediately bowed and said, "My lord, don't worry, Wang Fu will definitely stabilize your rear."
Liu Zhang walked out of the prison and breathed a sigh of relief. Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and the rest depends on God's will.
On the second day, Liu Zhang went to Fucheng in person. Zhang Song was not driving, and Fa Zheng, the commander of the military council, and Yu An, who was in charge of governance, accompanied him. Zhang Ren led five thousand soldiers to escort him, escorting hundreds of carriages with wheels pressing on the ground.
There was a crunching sound, and inside it was a gift prepared for Zhao Wei's army.
Yu An looked at these carts and couldn't help but feel happy. He thought that Liu Zhang was really stupid. Didn't he help count the money after being sold? When Zhao Hao's cavalry drove straight in, Liu Zhang didn't know why he was crying, but looking at
With five thousand soldiers, each carrying a full quiver of arrows, Yu An felt panicked again.
When the army arrived in Fucheng, Fucheng officials went out to greet them. Liu Zhang entered Fucheng under the welcome of the people on the road. Looking at the straight guards standing on the city wall and the bustling Fucheng Street, Liu Zhang said to Fucheng County Magistrate Gong Zhi: "Master Gong
, Fucheng is well managed, the city defenses are strong, and the people are well-off, go and get the list of civil and military officials in Fucheng, I want to reward you."
What Liu Zhang saw were the temporary preparations made by Fucheng officials when they learned that Liu Zhang was coming. Those soldiers were carefully selected Fucheng guards. The streets they walked through had also been whitewashed. The poor had long been isolated. Gong Zhi heard this.
Liu Zhang was satisfied and smiled broadly. He immediately took out the list of Fucheng officials and handed it to Liu Zhang.