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The Yun family's mansion in Chengdu is located in the south of the city. It is a large house covering an area of ​​[-] acres. Liu Zhang rewarded Yun Shao last year to express Liu Zhang's love for the Yun family and his care for the Yun family. Yun Shao lived in the mansion. and his two sons.

The Yun family was originally just a businessman, but ever since their daughter became Liu Zhang's concubine, life in the Yun family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

They are no longer in business, and the rent of [-] hectares of fertile land outside Guangcheng is enough for their family to live in luxury, not to mention the large amount of money rewarded by Liu Zhang.

However, Yun Shao also had troubles. He knew very well that Liu Zhang might not last long. How to protect the interests of the family for a long time was a big problem that kept Yun Shao awake. It was not until recently that he finally found hope to solve this problem.

Yun Shao came out of the state office and hurried back home. He seemed very preoccupied. He came to a courtyard in the back house. A man in his thirties was cleaning the courtyard. Yun Shao asked quickly, "May I ask Sima?" Sir is there?"

"I'm waiting for Lord Yun!"

Sima Yi came out from behind a big tree, holding a book in his hand, and said with a smile on his face, "Duke Yun is back?"

Sima Yi has been active in Shu for several months. He mainly relies on the relationship between Dong He and Fazheng. Dong He is the father of Dong Yun. He frequently met with the officials of the Dongzhou faction and successfully obtained their support.

However, Sima Yi encountered setbacks in the Bashu local faction. The Bashu native faction was very wary of Liu Jing and was unwilling to cooperate with Jingzhou. He sent people to pretend to be messengers to deliver Liu Jing's letter to them, including Wu Yi and Zhang Song. The leaders of the local faction were unwilling to accept Liu Jing's letter and turned the messenger away. [

But through Deng Zhi's introduction, Sima Yi got to know Yun Shao, the most favored relative of the rich and powerful in Bashu. Similarly, Sima Yi's arrival also brought a glimmer of hope to Yun Shao. , he is a businessman at heart, and what he cares about is his own interests.

Obviously, Liu Jing's capital is much bigger than Liu Bei's. Out of safety and profit considerations, Yun Shao resolutely chose to cooperate with Liu Jing. He not only hid Sima Yi in his mansion, but also followed Sima Yi's deployment to gradually influence Liu Jing. Liu Zhang.

Yun Shao cupped his hands and said, "I have important matters to discuss with Mr. Sima."

"Please talk in the room!"

The two went into the back room and sat down. After a short while, Deng Zhi also rushed over, and the three of them sat down as guest and host. Sima Yi's personal attendant Yang Shun brought three cups of tea to offer, and then retreated.

Yun Shao took a sip of tea and smiled at Sima Yi and Deng Zhi: "As expected, Zhang Song persuaded Liu Yizhou again today, pointing his sword at Badong Pang prefect, which aroused Liu Yizhou's disgust, and Liu Yizhou summoned me this afternoon."

"What's Liu Zhang's attitude now?" Sima Yi asked quietly.

Yun Shaonai sighed and said: "Although I pointed out that Liu Bei was the mastermind who wanted to seize Yizhou according to my husband's intention, and Liu Zhang seemed to believe it, but he has never had any opinions, so I persuaded him to come here today If Wu Yi persuades him tomorrow, he will doubt Liu Jingzhou again, so I think the final result is that he doubts both of them and refuses to trust them."

After a pause, he continued: "If you want him to believe that Liu Bei is seeking Bashu, the key is to have solid evidence."

Sima Yi nodded. This was what Dong He told him. Liu Zhang was suspicious and indecisive by nature.

Yun Shao said again: "For so many years, Liu Zhang has favored Dongzhou scholars for a while, and the Bashu natives for a while, making people on both sides dissatisfied with him. I think Zhang Song also wants to inform Liu Bei secretly. If Mr. Sima does not object, I will You can send someone to watch Zhang Song's mansion, I believe he will contact Liu Bei secretly."

One sentence reminded Sima Yi that what he needs to do now is to hold Liu Bei to infiltrate Bashu and buy time for Jingzhou. If he can intercept the correspondence between Zhang Song and Liu Bei, it would be a good way to stop Zhang Song.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi immediately said: "Everything depends on Mr. Yun. I will definitely report to my lord the merits of Mr. Yun, and I will never treat Mr. Yun badly in the future."

Yun Shao smiled until his eyes narrowed, "Mr. Sima, don't worry, I will immediately arrange for people to monitor Zhang Song's mansion, and if I find anything, I will immediately report to sir."

Deng Zhi next to him also said: "In case of mistakes, I will rush back to Padang County immediately and arrange interception personnel with Prefect Pang. If the interception here fails, please notify me immediately, and we will intercept in Padang County."

Sima Yi nodded, "If there is news, I will send my followers to Padang County!"

Zhang Song was a bit annoyed when he met Liu Zhang in the morning, and when he returned to the mansion in the evening, he immediately ordered someone to invite Wu Yi, the general of Zhonglang.

Not long after, Wu Yi hurried to Zhang Song's mansion. Wu Yi was about 40 years old, eight feet two tall, mighty in appearance and strong in martial arts. That is, three important ministers who hold military power.

Strictly speaking, Wu Yi was not from the local faction of Bashu, but from Chenliu. His sister married Liu Mao, Liu Zhang's younger brother, and he himself married the daughter of the Fei family.

The Fei family is known as the largest foreign relative in Bashu, and it is Liu Zhang's mother's natal family. Liu Zhang married his only daughter to Fei Guan, making the Fei family very powerful in Bashu, while the upstart Yun family is far behind the Fei family. Far.

It was this in-law relationship that made the relationship between Wu Yi and Liu Zhang extraordinary, and also won Liu Zhang's trust. He regarded him as a military adviser and let him take charge of the [-] defenders in Chengdu. He was one of the most powerful ministers in Bashu.

In order to establish a firm foothold in Bashu, Wu Yi also classified himself as a local faction in Bashu. He had a close relationship with Zhang Song. He did not support Liu Bei's entry into Shu, let alone Liu Jing's entry into Shu. Liu Zhang's position in Bashu.

"Don't come to me in such a hurry, what's the matter?" Wu Yi asked as soon as he entered the study door.

Zhang Song said bitterly: "This morning, I advised my lord to transfer Pang Xi away, not to let Pang Xi collude with Liu Jing, but my lord suspects that I have selfish intentions, which is really annoying."

Zhang Song was short and thin, and looked like a child from behind. Standing next to the tall Wu Yi, the disparity in height was even more ridiculous, so Zhang Song usually sat down to meet guests. He vented his anger, and then He waved his hand and said, "General, please sit down!"

Wu Yi knew what was wrong with him, so he was not polite to him, and sat down with a smile. He didn't take Zhang Song's anger too seriously. A man of eternal glory, Wu Yi pondered and asked: "Do you mean that the Lord doesn't quite believe that Liu Jing is going to attack Bashu?"

"My lord's mind changes every three days. Who can "feel" it clearly, but you and I should know that Liu Jing will definitely turn around and head west after solving Jiangdong's worries. I just got the news that Liu Jing is ready to rule the state. He has moved back to Xiangyang, which proves that he will definitely march westward to Bashu, I would like to ask the general to act together with me to prevent Liu Jing from marching westward."

"But Jiang Xia's army didn't go west, and they can't produce evidence. How can I persuade the lord? You also know that the lord is the kind of person who doesn't cry when he sees the coffin, so I can't persuade him!"

"But you can persuade my lord to transfer Pang Xi away from Badong County to prevent Pang Xi from colluding with Liu Jing."

It was only then that Wu Yi understood what Zhang Song meant. He actually wanted to deal with Pang Xi. He couldn't convince Liu Zhang, so he pulled himself to help him. Isn't that difficult?Although Wu Yi claimed to be a native of Bashu, he was not a native after all, and he had no deep personal grudges against Dongzhou scholars. He knew that impeaching Pang Xi would be tantamount to offending Dongzhou scholars, and he didn't want to do such a thing.

Thinking of this, Wu Yi smiled and said: "The key is that there is no evidence. It is hard to convince people to say that Pang Xi colluded with Liu Jing out of thin air. Why don't you wait a little longer? I will send someone to collect evidence of Pang Xi's collusion with Liu Jing. With the evidence in hand, I will be the first to impeach him."

Seeing that Wu Yi was not enthusiastic, Zhang Song felt a little bitter in his heart, so he said with a dry smile, "In that case, please ask the general to send someone to collect Pang Xi's evidence."

Wu Yi said goodbye and left, but Zhang Song was in a worse mood, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. In fact, he wanted to kill Pang Xi so that Liu Bei's army from Wucheng could enter Badong County, and now Zigui was cut off by Jiang Xia's army. , so that the main force of Liu Bei's army cannot gather in Wucheng, and can only rely on the [-] troops in Wucheng.

And Badong County has 1000 local troops. If he can replace Badong County with his own people, then Liu Bei's army can increase to [-].

This force can compete with Yan Yan's [-] troops in Bajun, take Bajun and march into Baxi County. If you can take down the three counties of Badi, the possibility of capturing Bashu will be much greater.

The fundamental reason why Zhang Song was eager to let Liu Bei enter Sichuan was that he was no longer optimistic about Liu Zhang who had been in business for decades, and at the same time he was even more afraid of Liu Jing from Jingzhou, who represented the interests of Dongzhou scholars, entering Sichuan, which would seriously damage the interests of the Bashu local faction.

Zhang Song took out a letter from the drawer. It was a letter Liu Bei gave him five days ago, hoping that he could persuade Liu Zhang to replace Pang Xi in Badong County and open up the road to Shu. Zhang Song thought for a long time and wrote a letter. reply.

Putting down his pen, he took out another atlas from the drawer. This is his carefully prepared Xichuan marching map, including the military strength, food and grass, who led the troops, and dozens of official roads and trails at various passes in central Shu. With this atlas, taking Bashu is as easy as pie.

Zhang Song also found a confidant of his family, named Zhang Yi, who was Zhang Song's stable boy, who followed Zhang Song since he was a child, and was loyal to Zhang Song.

Zhang Song handed him the oiled paper bag containing the letter and album, and repeatedly urged: "Pass through Badong County carefully, and when you arrive in Wucheng, give this to General Liu Feng or Military Adviser Pang, and don't lose it."

"Master, don't worry, I will never make a mistake!"

Zhang Song asked him a few more words, gave him some money, and then let him go on the road overnight.

Zhang Yi pulled out a horse from the stable, got on the horse, and urged the horse to run towards the south city. Just as Zhang Yi was leaving, in the alley opposite the stable, several black shadows urged the horse to gallop away, chasing the horse towards the south.

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