Chapter 292 Fa Zheng’s Good Idea
Liu Zhang frowned when he heard this. He was a man without any opinion of his own.

I was just thinking about Zhang Song's suggestion.

After listening to Huang Quan's words, I also felt that it made a lot of sense.

Being in a dilemma, he couldn't help but ask:
"But if we don't invite Liu Bei, how can we resist Cao Cao if he attacks us?"

Huang Quan had no choice but to answer with his hands folded:
"there is always a solution to a problem."

"We will dig deep trenches and build high walls."

"We'll make plans after the situation becomes clear!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh.

He was not sighing that the situation in Yizhou was bad.

But Liu Zhang, as the lord of a state, only relies on others.

I would rather ask others for help than try it myself.

But Zhang Song made this suggestion.

In fact, he had other intentions, so how could he allow Huang Quan to obstruct him?
He immediately retorted: "Cao Cao is coming with great force, which is an urgent matter!"

"When they take Hanzhong, my sister will be at the gates of the city, and it will be too late for us to regret!"

As soon as this was said, another person stood up and spoke out.

"Cao Cao hasn't arrived yet, so how can there be any urgent situation?"

When everyone heard this, they turned around and saw that it was Wang Lei.

He just talked freely:
"Besides, there are frequent wars in the northwest now."

"Han Sui and Ma Chao seized control of Xiliang."

"Cao Cao hasn't even pacified Guanzhong, let alone Hanzhong."

Zhang Song also argued with gritted teeth:
"The world is in chaos now, my lord, you should be prepared for danger in times of peace!"

"The people of Guanzhong are a motley crowd and will soon be defeated by Cao Cao."

"Once Guanzhong is pacified, Hanzhong will naturally be difficult to protect!"

As he said this, he bowed deeply to Liu Zhang again.

"I hope you will plan for the long term and make preparations early."

When Liu Zhang heard this, his brows furrowed, and he didn't know who to listen to.

Suddenly, a man stepped out of the line and shouted:
"Liu Bei is a great man, he will cause harm if he enters!"

"My lord, you must not listen to Zhang Ziqiao's advice!"

The person who spoke was Qiao Zhou, a famous local scholar in Bashu.

He was a Confucian scholar who had studied the Six Classics in depth, and his area of ​​expertise was reading and studying.

But a series of coincidences led him to the political career of Yizhou.

It has always had a crucial impact.

Historically, when Liu Bei led his troops to attack central Sichuan, Liu Zhang was defeated step by step.

In the later period, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang and others successively occupied various places in Yizhou.

Liu Zhang's blockade of Liu Bei was broken and he was helpless.

He could only wait for Zhang Lu's reinforcements in an attempt to have a chance of survival.

But this glimmer of hope was completely shattered after Ma Chao entered Shu and surrendered to Liu Bei.

At the critical moment when Ma Chao changed sides and approached the city of Chengdu.

This great scholar Qiao stepped forward and persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender on the grounds that it was destiny and the trend of the times.

Liu Zhang accepted the suggestion, and Qiao Zhou was also rewarded for persuading him to surrender.

He became a founding hero of Liu Bei and was highly valued.

But Qiao Zhou was a founding hero of Shu Han.

In the later period of Shu Han regime, it was also facing the crisis of national destruction.

Once again, he became the one who persuaded people to surrender.

At that time, Deng Ai sneaked across Yinping, and the city of Chengdu was in chaos.

Countless people abandoned the city and fled.

Faced with this situation, the officials of Shu Han discussed how to deal with it, but none of them had a good solution.

And Qiao Zhou was once again at the center of the storm.

This famous scholar with a flexible stance once again proposed the strategy of surrender.

And he successfully persuaded the ministers in Shu and Liu Chan.

In the end, Shu Han surrendered to Wei and was declared extinct.

However, as a native of Yizhou.

At this time, he still had a resistance to these outsiders.

Moreover, in Qiao Zhou's opinion, Yizhou is not yet in a life-and-death situation.

It remains to be seen whether Cao Cao can pacify Guanxi.

In this case, how could the Yizhou people lose their composure?
Therefore, Zhang Song now keeps saying that he wants to bring Liu Bei to Shu.

How could Qiao Zhou just sit there and do nothing?

Therefore, the contemporary advice is:
"Although I am a local, I have heard that Liu Xuande is fickle."

"In his early years, he wandered around the Central Plains and was taken in by Tao Qian, but he plotted to seize Xuzhou."

"Later, he entered the demolition tower, but defected from Cao Cao's army."

"Liu Biao had previously appointed him to guard Xinye, but he abandoned the city and fled." "He fled to Xiangyang with the people, causing the plague to spread to Jingzhou."

"How can we feel at ease with this person's intentions?"

Zhang Song glanced at Qiao Zhou after hearing this and sneered:
"Brother Yunan, you are a scholar who studies the classics."

"I have barely been out of Yizhou in my entire life."

"Nowadays, people dare to brag about what they hear from others."

"Aren't you afraid of causing trouble for the lord?!"

"You, you..." Qiao Zhou was shocked by his words.

He was so angry that his face turned red and he dared to refute or argue.

But Zhang Song refused to give in and continued to press him aggressively:
"What's wrong with me? I'm Zhang Song, from Shu County."

"My elder brother Zhang Su was appointed as the governor of Guanghan by the imperial court."

"All the family members are in the village, how can we not think about the lord?"

"I'm not like you who only knows how to abuse your power for personal gain!"

"You are the one who abuses your power for personal gain!" Qiao Zhou couldn't stand it anymore and raised his voice.

"My Lord! Zhang Song wants to sell out his master for fame!"

"I hope my lord will understand!"

At this point, the question is no longer as simple as whether to invite Liu Bei or not.

It's more like a debate about which power Shu should rely on in the future.

Some people agreed with Huang Quan's point of view, while others stood on Zhang Song's side.

But most officials chose to remain silent.

They were tired of the infighting and had had enough of Liu Zhang, their weak and incompetent lord.

In such a situation of internal and external troubles, what good outcome can Yizhou expect?
Just leave it to fate and go with the flow.

Liu Zhang wanted to come out and smooth things over at this time.

It's a pity that he usually doesn't have the courage to go against the majority opinion.

At this moment, I was hesitant and didn't know what to say.

Seeing everyone arguing with each other, he was also sweating profusely.

And just when the two sides were arguing fiercely.

In the southeast corner of the lobby, a loud laugh suddenly rang out:

"Hahahaha... For a novel like this, why are you all arguing like this?"

"I have a way to help you solve this problem!"

This proposal immediately attracted everyone's attention!
Everyone turned to look when they heard this.

Afterwards, many people showed disdainful expressions on their faces.

The person who was speaking was in his early thirties and not very tall.

He wore a Han-style military officer's hat with a feather inserted at an angle.

He was wearing an ordinary black court robe and had a sword at his waist.

He has a thin face, a hooked nose, high cheekbones and a pointed chin.

There were three strands of black beard under his fair face.

But the most special thing about him is that he has a pair of unicorn eyebrows.

The triangular eyes are bright and sharp.

The corners of his eyes are raised, and his face looks a little fierce.

Everyone present knew that this person was Fa Zheng, the military advisor of Yizhou.

This Fa Zheng, whose courtesy name was Xiaozhi, was born in Fufeng County in Guanzhong.

If we talk about his family background, it is quite famous!

His great-grandfather was Fa Xiong, a famous and wise minister during the reign of Emperor An.

His grandfather was the famous hermit Fazhen.

My father Fa Yan was also a talented man.

He once served as a counselor and the left supervisor of the Supreme Court in Luoyang.

However, this family background is full of legends.

It did not bring much good luck to Fa Zheng.

Now in Shu, he is just an insignificant little character.

He served as the magistrate of Xindu County, but his political achievements were mediocre.

Because of his stubborn character and carelessness, he attracted a lot of criticism.

Although he is now serving as the military advisory captain.

But in reality he was just a minor official in charge of guarding the governor's mansion and attending government discussions.

Essentially no real power.

Therefore, many people present looked down on him.

At that time, Liu Zhang was in a dilemma and didn't care about what kind of person Fa Zheng was.

He quickly asked, "Xiaozhi, what good plan do you have?"

(End of this chapter)

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