Ji Han Liu Zhang

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Then under Peng Yi's expectant eyes, Liu Zhang slowly explained his thoughts: "The land of Shangyong is only a few dozen miles away from Xiangyang, the current capital of Jingzhou, and you can float down the Han River by boat, so the army can move very quickly. , if it is for me... Hehe, Zhang heard a folk saying, how can I allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? If Shangyong is in my hands, even if Yizhou and Jingzhou have an alliance, I will only be afraid of Liu Jingsheng who lives in Xiangyang. I dare not sleep peacefully at night.”

'How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? Xun You carefully studied the saying that Liu Zhang said, and he couldn't help but nodded. This sentence was really vivid. In one sentence, it explained the situation that Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou faced after Liu Zhang captured Shangyong Land.

"So Ming Gong has no intention of Shangyong, lest after taking Shangyong, Jingzhou will send out heavy troops to confront us and contain our military strength... This army will march north to Guanzhong next year to conquer the bandits in Liangzhou. At this time, Shu should try to stimulate Jingzhou as little as possible to avoid conflicts with Jingzhou and not affect the Guanzhong War in the coming year." Xun You opened his mouth to complete Liu Zhang's thoughts.

"Of course." Liu Zhang smiled and nodded. Xun You was indeed a counselor favored by Cao Cao and had a first-rate strategy.

At this moment, Bing Cao Pengyi finally understood. He felt as if a cloud of fog had been lifted from his eyes. He carefully interjected: "Ming Gong first did not pursue Zhang Lu, and secondly did not stop Hanzhong from being confused by the sky." The ghost soldiers of Shidao defected to Zhang Lu, originally to give Zhang Lu the strength to compete with Cai Hao and Zhang Yun... It is inconvenient for us to take advantage of the land of Shangyong, but it should not fall into the hands of Jingzhou, and if it falls into the hands of Zhang Lu On the one hand, Zhang Lu is weak and cannot threaten Hanzhong, and on the other hand, Liu Jingzhou has done some things, so he will not be free to make small moves against our Shu territory in the coming year, and we can conquer Guanzhong with peace of mind."

"There are many birds in this stone, but now they all hit the target. There is no such thing as a strange strategy." Peng Yi sighed in admiration.

Liu Zhang waved his hand, but Peng Yi's flattery was a little too much: "Zhang Lu fled to Shangyong and joined forces with the Shangyong Shen clan, but their strength was still inferior to the army commanded by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Who would have expected that they could defeat them at that time? Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's army could not be said to be a great victory for Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and Shangyong was gained by Jingzhou... The situation has reached this point. It was not something I could have foreseen. It's just that the change of situation happened to suit my wishes. There’s no magic involved.”

Hearing this, Xun You proved his thoughts 100%, and he felt physically and mentally comfortable. Like Peng Yi, he raised his hands and admired Liu Zhang: "Ming Gong can make the best use of the situation and adapt to the development of the situation, making the situation satisfactory." Your own heart, like your own will, even if it is not a cunning plan, it is because you have a clear understanding of the situation and can express it freely, which is why you have achieved the results you have today."

Liu Zhang's ears were pricked when he heard the same words of praise, but the praise from Xun You was somewhat helpful to him. After all, Xun You was not an ordinary person, but a first-class counselor in Cao's camp, but it was only slightly useful to him. The immunity of kind words is already very strong.

"Speaking of which, Zhang Lu's performance exceeded my judgment. Zhang Lu was able to defeat Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, then capture Fangling, and place Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling under his command. In this way, he could achieve the victory of the Four Fortresses. We can compete with Jingzhou in the future, and within one or two years, we can no longer worry about Jingzhou."

Liu Zhang looked happy. Zhang Lu, who was in a mediocre position, was a small threat to him, but a great threat to Xiangyang. After all, one was sailing against the current and the other was swimming down the river.

Liu Zhang thought of an interesting thing here. He took out a copy of the documents on the desk, and then asked in a riddle: "Cai Hao and Zhang Yun returned to Xiangyang in defeat. Do you know what Liu Jingsheng did to Cai Hao and Zhang Yun?"

Peng Yi snorted and said disdainfully: "Although Cai Hao is the younger brother of Mrs. Liu Jingzhou, and Zhang Yun is Liu Jingzhou's nephew, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun have been defeated again and again in the army, and they have been defeated once by the Shangyong Shen family. He was ambushed, defeated twice by Zhang Lu and Shen's coalition forces, and lost the land of Fangling. It is unjustifiable not to punish him... If Liu Jingzhou is exempted from Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's fault, it will be really shameless."

Xun You listened to Peng Yi's words, which seemed to make sense. He shook his head slightly. He had stayed in Jingzhou for a period of time and had contact with Liu Biao. He had a little understanding of Liu Biao's character.

Following Peng Yi's words, Xun You expressed his own conclusion: "Having said that, it seems unjustifiable not to punish Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, but based on You's understanding of Liu Jingzhou, I think Cai Hao and Zhang Yun will not be punished. The two men should be ordered to atone for their crimes." "It is like the generals Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, Bai Yibing and other generals during the reign of Qin Mugong. Although they were defeated again and again, Qin Mugong did not punish him, but treated Meng Ming more politely. Shi Xiqishu and others made Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu and others realize their shame and become brave, and finally helped Duke Mu of Qin dominate Xirong."

Peng Yi showed a puzzled expression, an incredulous expression. If the story about Meng Ming's vision of Western begging was followed, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun could indeed escape the blame. However, Liu Biao had such a great reputation, how could he commit such an unfair reward and punishment? things to come.

After thinking this, Peng Yi turned to look at Liu Zhang, trying to get the answer from Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang laughed a few times at first, and then he praised Xun You: "Mr. It’s passed... As for the reason for uncovering the guilt, it is exactly the story Mr. Meng told about Meng Ming’s vision of Western begging.”

"Shameless, shameless."

Hearing this, Peng Yi said angrily, with an expression of disbelief on his face: "Fortunately, Liu Jingzhou is one of the 'Eight Heroes' and has such a great reputation, but he behaves so unfairly, judging the depth of his crime based on closeness... Peng Yi is actually Remember, when Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were defeated for the first time, it was said that the captain, Wenpin, was greedy for power and rushed into the army, and his family was blamed by Yousi of Jingzhou."

"Ha." Peng Yi sneered at the end.

Compared to Peng Yi's cynicism, Xun You's performance was much calmer. He was a man who had seen the world. He once served as the Huangmen Minister in the imperial court and had seen many more outrageous things than this. Just like he had seen a summoner. Bo Lang, named Meng Tuo, got the position of governor of Liangzhou from the powerful eunuch Zhang Rang with the help of a bottle of peach wine.

As the saying goes, a general can fight a hundred battles but still have no lord. Bo Lang conquered Liangzhou in one fight. Having seen such outrageous things, Xun You was now very calm.

At this time, a clerk announced outside the door and handed a letter to Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang saw the seal with fire paint and knew that it was a letter from his private residence. After opening it, he took out the silk cloth and read it. Looking at him, a smile appeared on his face, a jade-like smile.

After reading the letter, Liu Zhang shared with Xun You and Peng Yi: "The letter came from home, and my concubine Caiwei gave birth to a daughter for me."

"Congratulations, Duke Ming." Peng Yi immediately congratulated upon hearing this. Like Liu Zhang, he had a smile on his face and was happy for Liu Zhang.

"Congratulations, Duke Ming." Xun You also congratulated you at the right time. (End of chapter)