Ji Han Liu Zhang

At a banquet to entertain envoys from Hedong and Henei.

Liu Zhang calmed down the two envoys from Hedong with a few sweet words, and made them feel at ease, not having to worry about the Shu army advancing eastward. This also helped Hedong Prefect Wang Yi and Henei Prefect Zhang Yang, who were behind them, to feel at ease.

However, after Liu Zhang sent the envoys from Hedong and Henei back to report to Wang Yi and Zhang Yang, he doubted whether the prefect of Hedong, Wang Yi and Zhang Yang, would truly believe the news that the Shu army would not advance eastward. After all, it concerned the safety of Wang Yi and Zhang Yang's power. It was thought that Wang Yi and Zhang Yang would not believe it easily and would still take some precautions against the Shu army to avoid being caught off guard.

People’s hearts are hidden behind their stomachs, especially in troubled times, honesty and trust are truly precious and rare.

With Liu Zhang's kind words of consolation, the banquet to entertain the two envoys from Hedong and Henei ended in a pleasant atmosphere.

Both the host and the guests were delighted, and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Noon.

After taking a short nap, Liu Zhang took the wet wipes handed to him by the maid and wiped his face vigorously to wake himself up from his afternoon sleep. His face looked excited.

After handing the wet wipes back to the maid, Liu Zhang sat down in front of the desk. He took a letter from the clerk Cheng Yu. The letter was handed over from Hanzhong and was written by Huang Quan, the prefect of Hanzhong.

Spreading out the silk cloth made of the letter in his hands, Liu Zhang carefully read the contents of the letter.

But the letter said that first of all, everything was peaceful in Hanzhong and there was no unrest. Although there were still many believers of the Tianshi Sect in Hanzhong, after Zhang Lu fled to Shangyong, there was no government to rely on, and the Tianshi Sect in Hanzhong had already declined.

In addition, Liu Zhang set up the City God Temple as a substitute for the Tianshi Dao. Combined with the persuasion of the government and the advice of the three local elders, the common people in Hanzhong began to change their beliefs and believed in the gods in the City God Temple. The belief in the Tianshi Dao gradually declined.

After the letter reported the safety of Hanzhong, it was passed to Zhang Lu, the master of Tianshi Dao who controlled Xicheng, Shangyong and Fangling. Hanzhong prefect Huang Quan said in the letter that according to the information obtained by spies and scouts, the war between Jingzhou and Zhang Lu was in an unresolved stage.

Although Jingzhou had a large number of soldiers and its strength was twice that of Zhang Lu's side, Jingzhou's General Cai Mao and Captain Zhang Yun were not very good at land warfare. Moreover, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were not brave and strategic generals. As a result, even though Jingzhou had more troops than Zhang Lu, the two sides were in a stalemate.

"What a loser!" Liu Zhang sighed as he read this. The generals of Jingzhou, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, were really incompetent. They were no different from the Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in history. They were both losers. They were equal opponents to Zhang Lu, the rice thief who was defeated by him and fled to Shangyong.

To put it simply, it's just a bunch of noobs fighting each other.

However, there are different levels of losers. Even though Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had the land of Jingzhou behind them and their land, population and wealth were several times that of Zhang Lu of Shangyong, they were unable to defeat Zhang Lu. They were truly losers among losers, the ultimate losers.

With this thought, Liu Zhang began to think about the famous generals in Jingzhou. Apart from Wen Pin, who was recruited by him, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun and others seemed to be still in the crowd, with their names unknown. 'Should I send an envoy to find and recruit these people?'

After thinking for a moment, Liu Zhang put away his greed. On the one hand, it was difficult to find a few famous generals in history in such a vast sea of ​​people. On the other hand, he did not have the habit of collecting famous generals. He just let things take their course, but there was no need to force it.

At the end of the document handed over by Huang Quan, the prefect of Hanzhong, he said in the document that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, who had been unable to capture Shangyong for a long time, had already intended to withdraw their troops. Their troops were old and tired, and they were trapped under a strong city. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun no longer had the ambition to capture Shangyong, and only wanted to lead their troops to retreat.

In addition, there was another reason that prompted Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to withdraw their troops. That was that Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, who was sent by Yuan Shu of Huainan to Jiangdong to capture cities and territories, had now occupied Jiangdong with only one brigade in less than ten days. Moreover, Sun Ce had raised troops in Yuzhang and intended to eye Jiangxia. Therefore, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had to withdraw their troops.

'The Little Tyrant Sun Ce, Cao Cao often called him: "A fierce boy, it is hard to compete with him."

Liu Zhang was deeply moved. Just like in history, Sun Ce followed Zhang Hong's suggestion and asked Yuan Shu for a brigade of troops to wipe out the clan bandits and powerful people in Jiangdong, thus laying the foundation for Sun Wu.

When talking about the strategic planning of Sun Wu's founding, people who are not familiar with it may think that it was Sun Ce's original plan, but it was actually the work of Zhang Hong, a famous scholar in Guangling, Xuzhou. When Sun Ce stayed in Jiangdu, he repeatedly visited Zhang Hong, who was mourning for his mother, and sincerely asked for advice on worldly affairs.

Zhang Hong said to Sun Ce: "In the past, Zhou was in decline, Qi and Jin rose together; the royal family was at peace, and the princes paid tribute. Now you follow the example of the previous princes, and have a reputation for bravery and bravery. If you go to Danyang and gather troops in Wuhui, you can unite Jing and Yang, and take revenge on the enemy. You control the Yangtze River, exert your power and virtue, punish all evildoers, and support the Han Dynasty. Your achievements are comparable to those of Huan and Wen. How can you be just a vassal? The world is in chaos and many difficulties. If you succeed, you should go south with your friends."

Whether it is on pointing out the issues of the current chaotic world or on how Sun Ce should plan for the future, or telling Sun Ce clearly that he should go to Danyang in the name of his father to recruit soldiers, gather troops in Wuhui, and plot to take over Yangzhou and Jingzhou, Zhang Hong can be said to be extremely wise and insightful.

With just a few words, Zhang Hong laid out a blueprint for Sun Ce to dominate the world, and Sun Ce's path to dominate the world was almost exactly the same as what Zhang Hong said. Based on Zhang Hong's words alone, it can be regarded as the Jiangdu Plan that can be compared with the Longzhong Plan.

Now it seems that Sun Ce asked Yuan Shu for permission to attack Jiangdong according to the plan given by Zhang Hong, and it has been very effective now. Most of the territory of Jiangdong belongs to Sun Ce. Now, Sun Ce even has the intention of coveting Jingzhou.

However, Sun Ce is still under the name of Yuan Shu, a fierce ghost on the road. He is regarded as Yuan Shu's lackey by the heroes in the universe, and is not regarded as an independent prince. He still needs to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity that can allow Sun Ce to become independent from Yuan Shu. Only then, Sun Ce can truly participate in the struggle for hegemony in the universe.

"From Zhang Hong, we can see how many wise and resourceful people there are in the world."

Now Liu Zhang truly felt the charm of the Three Kingdoms. Those heroes and heroes who were as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, in this chaotic world at the end of the Han Dynasty, rolled up their sleeves, straightened their clothes, and began to step onto the stage given to them by history.

And he will compete with this group of outstanding people at the end of the Han Dynasty for supremacy in the world. At this moment, Liu Zhang is not afraid of difficulties, nor is he worried about the future. Instead, he feels a sense of heroism in his bones and looks straight ahead with a firm gaze.

In the age of great contention, he will attend the meeting. (End of this chapter)