The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 291 Zhang Song suggests letting the wolf in
At this time, these people all echoed.

In his heart, he admired Ma Chao's courage and determination.

Han Sui, however, looked serious at the moment.

I secretly wish I had a son like this.

He would never run to the imperial court to seek death like Ma Teng.

Instead, he integrated the troops of Xiliang, marched into Guanzhong and planned to conquer the world!
But he also knew in his heart that Ma Chao was too ambitious.

He is truly my own son.

I'm afraid I can't control it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say:

"What my dear nephew said is exactly what I want!"

"But this is not a small fight. This is about preparing food and fodder and mobilizing troops."

"It will take time for a 100,000-man army to enter Guanzhong."

"What are the specific arrangements? Do you have any ideas, nephew?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao drank a glass of wine readily and said:
"Don't worry, uncle. I have a plan."

"It's easy to capture Chang'an!"

At this time, he also changed his words and called Han Sui "uncle".

It seems that the two of them are not so unfamiliar.

Han Sui became interested when he heard this and couldn't help asking:
"What is the plan? Please tell me in detail, nephew."

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao glanced at everyone present.

"Only you and I know this."

Then he leaned over and whispered in Han Sui's ear:

"My father and I have two close friends, one in Taiyuan..."

The two of them were now discussing in low voices.

Others couldn't hear clearly, so they just started eating and drinking.

But Yang Qiu held the wine jar and filled it for the two of them from time to time.

And took the opportunity to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Just when Han Sui and Ma Chao were plotting to take over Guanzhong.

When he intended to fight against Cao Cao in Jiangdong.

Far away in the southwest of the Han Dynasty, there was also turmoil in Shu.

The news of Cao Cao's attack on Zhang Lu spread from Guanzhong to Liangzhou.

It could induce Han Sui and Ma Chao to rebel.

If the news spreads to Yizhou, it will be enough to make everyone feel insecure.

Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou, learned the news.

I was immediately frightened!

Liu Zhang, courtesy name Ji Yu, was the son of Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, who was appointed by Emperor Ling of Han.

As a descendant of King Gong of Lu, he is a legitimate member of the Han royal family.

When the world was not in chaos, he proposed the strategy of "abolishing the historian and establishing the prefect" to the imperial court.

The court adopted this suggestion.

The result was that it promoted the situation of warlord separatism and chaos in various places.

After Liu Yan took office in Yizhou, he also broke away from the control of the imperial court.

When Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he made friends with the local gentry and won their hearts.

After weighing the various parties in Yizhou, he promoted Zhang Lu, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

He ordered Zhang Lu to attack Hanzhong County and kill Hanzhong Prefect Su Gu.

After Zhang Lu gained power in Hanzhong, he lost control.

Cut off the traffic and kill the Han envoy.

Liu Yan used the excuse that rice thieves were causing chaos and blocking traffic.

From then on, all contact with the central court was severed.

He further cracked down on local tyrants and consolidated his own power.

As a result, Yizhou was basically independent from the imperial court.

Later, the princes of the world came to fight against Dong.

Liu Yan also refused to send troops and defended Baozhou on his own.

He even built a carriage for the emperor, usurping the throne as the supreme ruler in Yizhou.

After the chaos in the Central Plains, tens of thousands of refugees from the Sanfu area of ​​Nanyang entered Yizhou.

Liu Yan recruited all of them and his strength increased greatly from then on.

He put down the civil strife in Yizhou in one fell swoop and took control of all the counties in the province.

But he died soon after due to a sore on his back.

Liu Zhang was the fourth son of Liu Yan.

Originally, there was no hope of inheriting the position of governor.

But it was because of Liu Yan’s eldest son Liu Fan and second son Liu Dan.

During the Chang'an Rebellion, he joined forces with Ma Teng and conspired to kill Li Jue but failed.

In the end, he was defeated by Li Jue.

Later, Liu Yan's third son, Liu Mao, fell seriously ill and died.

So the position of Governor of Yizhou fell to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang was a gentle and kind person, but he was not as cunning and skillful as his father.

Since he came to power, he has mainly relied on Zhao Wei and Pang Xi to manage the overall situation in Yizhou.

Because of their backgrounds, these two people have always disliked each other.

Zhao Wei was originally the Taicang magistrate appointed by the imperial court. He followed Liu Yan to Yizhou and made great contributions.

Also because he was from Yizhou.

Therefore, many of the officials he promoted were also native to Yizhou.

However, Pang Xi was from Central China and served as a counselor in the imperial court.

During the war, he led the scholars from the Sanfu area to flee to Yizhou.

Therefore, he was highly valued by Liu Yan and his son and was considered a member of the Dongzhou faction.

And since Liu Zhang took over Yizhou.

There were constant conflicts between the Dongzhou faction and the local faction.

Later, Zhao Wei was forced to rebel and even tried to win over Liu Biao for external aid.

Finally, they were destroyed by Pang Xi's troops.

However, Pang Xi had difficulty in achieving victory in pacifying Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

This caused complaints from officials and people in Yizhou.

The local scholars were even more furious.

Liu Yan and his son ruled Yizhou for more than 20 years.

Wars of varying sizes have never ceased, sparing no effort on the people's part.

How can we convince the people of Yizhou?
Although Liu Zhang was a good man, he had no talent and was timid.

When he heard that Cao Cao was going to attack Zhang Lu, he was so scared that he was at a loss the whole day.

Zhang Lu was originally a subordinate of Liu Yan.

He is a famous Taoist and the grandson of Zhang Daoling.

The Five Pecks of Rice Sect he founded was very popular in Yizhou.

Originally, Zhang Lu cut off the Road to Shu, giving Liu Yan an excuse to sever ties with the imperial court.

In addition, Zhang Lu's mother had an affair with Liu Yan.

Later, Liu Yan turned a blind eye to it.

The two families condoned Zhang Lu's behavior, and lived in peace for many years.

But after Liu Zhang came to power, I don't know whose bad advice he listened to.

He actually killed Zhang Lu's mother.

Now the two families have completely fallen out and conflicts continue.

Originally, Liu and Zhang had some grudges against each other.

But after all, no one could do anything to anyone for many years.

However, Hanzhong is the throat of the Guanzhong entrance into Shu.

If Cao Cao later destroyed Zhang Lu.

After Hanzhong was captured, the door to Yizhou was opened.

And the next one to be unlucky was Liu Zhang.

In fact, Liu Zhang originally wanted to have a good relationship with Cao Cao.

But now the wind has changed. Cao Cao took Jingzhou and turned to Hanzhong.

Now that war was imminent, Liu Zhang had no choice but to summon his subordinates to discuss the matter.

And at the critical moment.

However, Deputy Driver Zhang Song stepped forward and offered an idea.

He just said confidently:

"Left General Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness."

"This man is a relative of the Han Dynasty like my lord, and is also Cao Cao's mortal enemy."

"And they are now preparing for war in the south of Jingzhou."

"If we form an alliance with him, we can bring him in as a helping hand."

"We can join forces to break through Cao Cao's gate to Jingzhou."

"The North can ask him to send troops to attack Zhang Lu."

"Then we can make Cao Cao afraid to act rashly and eliminate Zhang Lu in one fell swoop."

"After the lord takes Hanzhong."

"We can then take control of the entire Yizhou's strategic terrain."

"Yizhou is a dangerous place, and one man can hold the pass without the help of ten thousand men."

"Even though Cao Cao had millions of soldiers, he could only watch and sigh!"

When Liu Zhang heard this, he thought it was a good idea.

But at this time, the chief clerk Huang Quan stood up and objected!
"Absolutely not at this time!"

"Liu Xuande is ambitious, and most of his subordinates are capable and skilled fighters."

"And he has the assistance of Zhuge Liang, the Sleeping Dragon."

"If we form an alliance with him, we will definitely offend Cao Cao in one fell swoop."

"If we invite him to Xichuan as a help, it would be like inviting a wolf into the house!"

"Liu Bei is a great hero of the time, and he will not be willing to be inferior to others."

"I'm afraid that once Liu Bei arrives, there will be no place for you to stand in Yizhou!"

(End of this chapter)