Ji Han Liu Zhang

Wuzhangyuan.

After nightfall in Wuzhangyuan, strong winds roared across the plains. The strong wind blew the flags outside the tent, the sound of the bonfire rolling, the sound of the curtains being blown, and the sound of Wu Ban Tong's voice outside the tent. It reached Liu Zhang's ears.

Although many voices were mixed with each other, Liu Zhang could still clearly hear the words coming from Wu Ban's mouth.

Someone from the Liangzhou generals sent an envoy!
That is to say, there was a general in Liangzhou who planned to abandon Li Jue and Guo Si, abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side, and submit to him.

This is a good thing, a big good thing, for Liu Zhang.

Of course, the premise is that this incident is true, and there is really a Liangzhou general who abandoned his secrets and surrendered to Liu Zhang. Otherwise, if it was just a fake surrender, it would be a joy in vain, and it is impossible to fall into Li Jue and Guo Si's fake surrender plan.

Liu Zhang got up from the bed. Naturally, he didn't need to pack anything since he was sleeping in his clothes. He walked to the tent, opened the curtain, and walked towards the Chinese army's tent. He asked Wu Ban: "Yuanxiong, are you?" Which family’s messenger?”

"This is General Zhang Ji, and the envoy is Hu Che'er." Wu Ban replied.

'Zhang Ji, Hu Che'er. Liu Zhang murmured these two names. There is no need to consider the messenger Hu Che'er. After all, Hu Che'er is just a messenger. What needs to be considered is Zhang Ji as the coach. He may be able to judge this from Zhang Ji's conduct in history. The authenticity of the pile return incident.

It’s just that there are not many deeds of Zhang Ji handed down in history. In the early period, Zhang Ji only served with Li Jue and Guo Si and did some things to intimidate the emperor and harm the ministers. Later, Zhang Ji stationed troops in Shaanxi County to promote agriculture. In the early years of Jian'an, there was a shortage of food and grass, and he was killed while attacking Rangcheng. After his death, his nephew Zhang Xiu took over the army, and he has done nothing else since then.

Speaking of which, Zhang Ji's reputation in the Three Kingdoms is not as good as that of his wife Zou. It is not even as famous as the current envoy Hu Che'er, the little leader who stole the two halberds and killed Dian Wei. .

Liu Zhang could not help but be in trouble. In Zhang Ji's situation, it was difficult for him to judge what kind of person Zhang Ji was. It was also difficult to tell whether this surrender, which seemed like a happy event, was true or false.

'Let's meet Hu Che'er first. Liu Zhang made up his mind. He planned to meet Hu Che'er before making a decision. Whether Zhang Ji sincerely surrendered to him or pretended to surrender to him would have little impact on the overall situation, but he did not have to be so entangled.

Liu Zhang thought for a moment and then ordered: "Yuanxiong, go and call Mr. Xun and the law school lieutenant." He planned to ask Xun You and Fazheng to serve as staff. Since there are counselors, it is natural to call them.

Wu Ban took the order and left, striding to convey Liu Zhang's order.

Liu Zhang's camp was not far from the Chinese army's tent. He arrived at the Chinese army's tent not long after. After arriving at the Chinese army's tent, he did not summon Hu Che'er immediately. Instead, he waited until Xun You and Fazheng arrived hand in hand. He just gave an order to let Hu Che'er, the envoy sent by Zhang Ji, come to see him.

As soon as the order was given, heavy footsteps came from outside the tent, and then a burly man with a tall nose and an unnatural appearance opened the curtain and stepped into the Chinese army's tent. From a distance, he knelt down to Liu Zhang with a loud voice.

"Under Zhang Piaoqi's command, Captain Hu Che'er has met Liu Yizhou."

'It's Hu'er. By the bright candlelight in the Chinese army's tent, Liu Zhang judged Hu Che'er's bloodline when he saw Hu Che'er for the first time.

Hu Che'er is definitely not a Han'er, but a Liangzhou Zahu, or a Huangzhong Yicong. He is a complete foreigner.

However, although Hu Che'er is a Hu, his behavior and speech are basically the same as those of a Han. Apart from his appearance, others would only think that Hu Che'er is a Han.

Liu Zhang spoke in a friendly tone. He politely asked Hu Che'er to stand up without being too polite, and then asked Hu Che'er about his purpose, knowingly asking.

"Captain is here. Is there anything wrong with Zhang Qiaoqi?"

Hussars General, an important position like the Three Lords, was thrown out by Emperor Liu Xie when he returned to Luoyang. He was used to win people's hearts, and the person who was given it was Zhang Ji. Emperor Liu Xie paid homage to him. Zhang Ji was a hussar general and a Marquis of Pingyang. On holidays, he opened a palace and summoned his subordinates just like the three princes.

To be honest, in terms of seniority in the imperial court, Liu Zhang would have to be ranked behind Zhang Ji, but now Zhang Ji sent an envoy to express his submission to Liu Zhang.

This is troubled times, and the truth is the big fist, the unbreakable truth.

Hu Che'er followed Zhang Ji's words and responded respectfully: "To Liu Yizhou, I believe that although the Hussar is openly helping the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si, in fact he is loyal to the Han Dynasty. Today Seeing Duke Ming coming, I am willing to be an internal response and help Duke Ming to eliminate the two national thieves Li Jue and Guo Si... By sending me here, I sincerely surrender to Duke Ming, and I hope that Duke Ming will accept it. "

At this point, Hu Che'er took out a letter from his arms and said that Zhang Ji's sincerity was all based on the letter.

Liu Zhang nodded and glanced at Wu Ban. Wu Ban walked up to Hu Che'er knowingly, took the letter from Hu Che'er's hand, opened the seal, and after checking it carefully, he handed it over. Liu Zhang's hand.

Liu Zhang took the letter from Wu Ban and read it carefully.

'The writing style is very good, the words are also very particular, and there are several allusions. '

Judging from the letters alone, Zhang Ji did come and surrender sincerely, as Hu Cheer said. '

Liu Zhang read the document and commented on it. When he reached the end of the reading, he handed the document to Xun You, who was next to him, and asked Xun You and Fazheng to read it to each other.

"I don't think Zhang Xiuqi is in the army, but his writing skills are very impressive. Just looking at this document, you can see that Zhang Xiuqi is very knowledgeable." Liu Zhang never hesitated to praise him. Anyway, the sedan chair was carried by everyone, and one or two A kind word is nothing.

Hu Che'er was a kind-hearted man, and he answered unabashedly: "The meaning of the document is the intention of my family Zhang Xiuqi. It is just a word, but it was written by Mr. Jia."

'Jia Xu? Liu Zhang took a breath of cold air and asked, "Could it be Mr. Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, the famous people in Liangzhou?"

"Exactly, except for Mr. Jia Wenhe, few people in Liangzhou have such writing style." Hu Cheer answered the question immediately, and he answered immediately.

Liu Zhang nodded, indicating that he understood, and then he said: "I already know Zhang Xiuqi's intention. If Zhang Xiuqi sincerely accepts surrender, I will accept it without any hesitation."

"Thank you Liu Yizhou." Hu Che'er thanked him in response. He came here just for the purpose of surrendering. But now it seems that there is no difficulty in surrendering. Liu Yizhou in front of him will not refuse anyone who comes. After a few words of comfort to Hu Che'er, Liu Zhang waved and asked people to take Hu Che'er down to eat and rest.

"What do you think?" Liu Zhang asked Xun You and Fazheng for their opinions. As for what it was, it was naturally Zhang Ji's surrender.

Xun You stroked his beard gently. He was deep in thought. He didn't speak for a while. Fazheng was eager to show off and spoke first: "Ming Gong, the generals in Liangzhou are not loyal and righteous people. Most of them are tainted with Qiang and Hu customs." , the words spoken and the oaths made are often not taken seriously. This time Zhang Ji surrenders, we need to be careful of others who pretend to surrender. "

Based on the behavior and habits of the generals in Liangzhou, Fazheng gave a cautious response. He was not very optimistic about Zhang Ji's return and believed that there was probably some conspiracy in it.

At this time, Xun You seemed to have finished thinking, and he said: "If Zhang Ji sincerely surrenders, and with Zhang Ji as an internal support, it will be easy to take Chang'an Jiancheng... and if it is done well, it is impossible to win without blood." City, defeated the bandits in Chang'an with a single blow."

"Of course, what the law officer said is true. The generals in Liangzhou are not loyal and righteous. Their reputation is probably the same as toilet chips in their eyes. Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether Zhang Ji's surrender is true or false at the moment. We need to take a closer look. What Zhang Ji did is great.”

Like Fazheng, Xun You maintained a cautious attitude. He picked up the document presented by Hu Che'er and shook the document.

"Besides, I have also heard about Jia Xu. Yan Zhong, a famous scholar in the past, once said that Jia Xu has the wisdom of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping and should not be taken lightly... Maybe the return of Zhang Ji this time came from Jia Xu. Xu’s intention was to pretend to surrender, and he set up a big trap waiting for us. "

Liu Zhang lowered his eyebrows and began to think after hearing this. He didn't care much about Zhang Ji's thoughts. What he cared about was Jia Xu, the poisonous warrior Jia Xu, the first-class counselor in the Three Kingdoms. Now Jia Xu was in Zhang Ji's camp, and at the same time Zhang Ji The document of Ji's surrender was written by Jia Xu, which inevitably makes people doubt Zhang Ji's sincerity.

Here Liu Zhang half-squinted his eyes and thought, while Xun You continued: "But Jia Xu's personality is different from that of Li Jue, Guo Si and others. Although Jia Xu is among the generals in Liangzhou, he was He helped the country many times and made many contributions in personnel matters when he was the minister. Commentators praised him for this. "

"Now that Li Jue and Guo Si are in decline, Jia Xu, as a wise man, will never follow the same path as Li Jue, Guo Si and others... So you speculate that Zhang Ji was born under Jia Xu's persuasion. The intention to surrender, as for Zhang Ji’s surrender, it is six to seven points credible.”

Liu Zhang was touched by Xun You's words. He seemed to understand something. He suddenly smiled and said, "That's what you said."

Yes, Xun You is right. Jia Xu is a wise man and the person who knows how to protect himself best in the Three Kingdoms. Such a person is unlikely to be tied up with Li Jue and Guo Si and rely on Li Jue and Guo Si. Being around a national traitor like Si.

With Jia Xu's personality, he would choose the best way to protect himself among all the choices, and now, Liu Zhang believed that Jia Xu would make the most correct choice at the moment.

He thought so, but Liu Zhang did not blurt it out. He only said: "No matter whether Zhang Ji's surrender is true or false, we will just wait and see what happens. If it is true, it is a good thing. If it is false, it is a good thing." It doesn’t affect the overall situation.”

"This is what Ming Gong said when he matured." Xun You nodded.

After the conclusion was reached, Liu Zhang asked Xun You to write a reply letter and asked Hu Che'er to take it back to Zhang Ji.

……

The outer suburbs of Chang'an.

Li Jue, one of the two heroes of Liangzhou, was patrolling a place ten miles away from Chang'an City, surrounded by a team of troops.

This is Li Jue's habit. As a general who has been fighting for a long time, he attaches great importance to the enemy's situation. Unless he sees it with his own eyes, he can't rest assured.

So today Li Jue asked Guo Si to take charge of Chang'an City, and he led a team of troops to patrol the outer suburbs of Chang'an.

"Brother, I heard that Shu soldiers have stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan." Li Huan, Li Jue's younger brother, asked.

The movements of the Shu soldiers were a secret in Chang'an City. In order to prevent their subordinates from being frightened by the Shu soldiers, Li Jue and Guo Bang did not disclose some military information and only conveyed the notice to the top of the army, that is, to a few people from Liangzhou. The general leaders, plus several leaders of the generals in Guanzhong.

However, no matter how hard the officials tried to cover it up, the news could not be concealed. After all, tens of thousands of Shu troops marched towards Chang'an, and the momentum was too great. Li Jue and Guo Si's cover-up behavior was like wrapping fire in paper, and it was not a big deal. usefulness.

Therefore, although Li Huan did not get first-hand military information, he still heard some rumors.

Li Jue glanced sideways at Li Huan, and then said casually: "Where did you hear this? How do you know it?"

"It has spread throughout the army, so my little brother naturally knows about it." Li Huan noticed Li Jue's displeasure, and he said calmly: "It just started spreading from somewhere, but it is difficult to find a source."

Li Jue had a straight face. He knew that things had come to a head. Although he and Guo Bang were working together to cover up the news, they might not be able to cover it up. But he didn't expect that the news about the Shu soldiers marching to Wuzhangyuan would be so... It spread quickly, it was really beyond his imagination.

He tried to speak calmly: "Shu soldiers have indeed stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan. This is the news delivered last night, but I haven't had time to tell you yet... I led you here today, and I also planned to go further and investigate. Let’s learn about the movements of the Shu army so that we can make some preparations.”

After confirming the authenticity of the news from Li Jue, Li Huan sighed in his heart. The Shu soldiers moved so fast. From Chencang to Wuzhangyuan, it seemed that there was no obstacle. I'm afraid that in a few days, they can Arrive at Chang'an City and get off.

However, this was what Li Huan had expected. His elder brother Li Jue led the army back to Chang'an and showed timidity for a moment. The wealthy people in Guanzhong naturally followed the wind and waved their tails towards Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou.

"Brother, the Shu soldiers are coming fiercely. How should we deal with the enemy?" Li Huan asked worriedly.

Li Jue snorted softly: "Of course the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth. We will respond to Liu Zhang's attacks as he does. Is it possible that we, the warriors of Liangzhou, can still be defeated by the Shu soldiers?"

"What my brother said is that our elite soldiers in Liangzhou are far better than those in Shu." Faced with Li Jue's metaphysical answer, which was not mixed with the actual situation, Li Huan did not dare to ask any more questions. He only echoed one sentence.

"Let's walk up the path and take a look." Li Jue issued his order. He planned to walk up the path to see if he could get some decent military information. It would not be a waste to go out today. . (End of chapter)