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Since Fazheng and Wang Lei returned from their envoys in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang further believed that Liu Jing would not easily march into Bashu, at least he had time to go west temporarily before dealing with Jiangdong's worries.

Although Liu Zhang believed that the Jingzhou Army was moving westward in time, the government and the opposition did not agree with him. Recently, discussions about the westward expansion of the Jingzhou Army have become increasingly popular, and various news have spread in Chengdu.

The strength of the Jingzhou army lies here. As long as the time is right, the Jingzhou army will definitely expand westward. On this point, both the Bashu native department and the Dongzhou scholars have reached a consensus.

The only debate is when will the westward expansion of the Jingzhou army begin. So far, the Bashu government and the public have two opinions. One is that after three years, when Jingzhou regains its vitality, Liu Jing will unify Jingnan and completely eliminate Cao Cao. "Fuck" and Sun Quan's pressure, it will take at least three years.

There is also a radical view that one year later, the reason is that it is impossible for Liu Jing to wait until Cao Cao recovers his strength before expanding westward. As long as the internal situation in Jingzhou is slightly stable, the Jingzhou army will immediately advance westward.

But for Liu Zhang, whether it is one year or three years, it will not affect his thoughts. He only has one idea, that is, the Jingzhou army will never go west to Bashu, so that Bashu will always be the kingdom of him and his descendants.

For this purpose, Liu Zhang did not hesitate to please Cao Cao when Cao Cao went south in a big way, and he did not hesitate to offer to recognize Liu Jing as his younger brother when Jingzhou became stronger again. Own possession of Bashu.

Liu Zhang is like a person living in a bottle, he just looks at the top of the bottle, and doesn't care whether the bottle is surrounded by powerful enemies, and the bottle mouth that brings him a glimmer of hope is Liu Jing. A plan was put forward, asking Liu Zhang to support Jingzhou to take Guanzhong from the north.

Liu Zhang took a chance because of this, Liu Jing's goal was Guanzhong, and his opponent was Cao Cao, and he would not seize Bashu. At the same time, Liu Zhang also got the news that Liu Jing and Ma Chao secretly formed an alliance. It made him breathe a long sigh of relief. [

In the corridor of the back house of the State Shepherd's Mansion, Liu Xun, the eldest son of Liu Zhang, is pleading with his father for Pang Xi. Liu Xun is the son-in-law of Pang Xi. Zhi left a letter, only to know that his father-in-law was in trouble.

"Father, the existence of Dongzhou scholars enables us to balance the Bashu native faction. Once the power of Dongzhou scholars weakens and the Bashu native factions gain the upper hand, I am afraid that the "chaos" of Zhao Wei will repeat itself."

Liu Zhang was standing in front of the parrot stand feeding his beloved parrot, and after a while he asked calmly, "Did Pang Xi ask you to come?"

"It's not that the father-in-law asked the boy to come. The boy just heard some rumors, so he was a little worried."

"What rumors did you hear?" Liu Zhang asked unhurriedly.

Liu Xun hesitated and said, "I heard that some people are dissatisfied with Zhang Song's case, and they want to use the westward expansion of the Jingzhou army to attack Dongzhou soldiers."

"Could it be that the Jingzhou army has already attacked Bashu?" Liu Zhang looked back at his son coldly.

Liu Xun lowered his head. He was very conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted to keep his father-in-law Pang Xi, but on the other hand, he also believed that Jingzhou would expand westward, and wanted to persuade his father to give up his luck and mobilize for war.

"My boy is just worried that the Jingzhou army will do this."

"Humph!" Liu Zhang snorted heavily, and said in great dissatisfaction, "Why did Liu Jing attack Bashu? Did he receive the emperor's order, or was he appointed as the shepherd of Yizhou? You are the eldest son, and you don't even understand this. Do you have a brain if you repeat what people say all day long?"

Liu Xun was so frightened that he lowered his head and dared not speak, and said for a while, "But we should also actively prepare for the battle and be prepared to deal with the westward advance of the Jingzhou army."

"fart!"

Liu Zhang was furious, pointed at his son and cursed: "You idiot, get out of here! Get out!"

Liu Xun was so frightened that he quickly backed away, and after walking a few steps, Liu Zhang restrained his anger and shouted, "Come back!"

Liu Xun came to his father again, with his head bowed deeply, not daring to say a word. Liu Zhang said after a while, "Even Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by Liu Jing. Even if I recruit more troops, will I be Liu Jing's opponent?" If I want to prepare for war and dispatch troops and generals, Liu Jing just happens to send heavy troops to confront me when I say I want to attack Jingzhou. What if he plots that my army will attack Jingzhou, kill his people, and burn his Fang, how do you want me to explain?" [

Only then did Liu Xun understand his father's intentions. It wasn't that his father wasn't worried about the Jingzhou army's westward expansion, but that he bet that Liu Jing couldn't find an excuse to go west, and then shrank his head like a turtle and let Liu Jing start from there. Too passive, Liu Xun's lips moved, but he still didn't dare to refute his father.

Liu Zhang continued: "Liu Jing and Ma Chao have colluded. He obviously wants to go north to Guanzhong. If he can't find an excuse to march into Bashu, will he wait forever? Cao Cao doesn't have that much time for him. Wait, he will definitely spare Bashu temporarily and continue to go north, but once he captures Guanzhong, do you think he still has the opportunity and energy to attack my Bashu?"

Liu Xun secretly sighed, his father took it for granted, the fact is not so simple, but he didn't dare to object any more, so he could only lower his head and say, "My child understands!"

Seeing his son's awakening, Liu Zhang turned his anger into joy. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you are not strong enough, you have to learn to show weakness. It's okay to lower your posture a bit. You have to learn from your father."

Liu Zhang's tone slowed down, and after a pause, he continued: "I have my own sense of proportion with Pang Xizhi. Although I won't treat him like Zhang Song, he has stayed in Badong County for too long. I will let him Get another seat."

"Yes! The boy will leave."

Just as Liu Xun was about to leave, Liu Zhang suddenly remembered something and told him, "I heard that Sima Yi is coming again, and he will be in Chengdu soon. You go to meet him for me. Remember, keep your posture low."

"My child remembers."

In the afternoon, Sima Yi arrived in Chengdu again under the escort of a hundred sergeants. He came to negotiate with Liu Zhang as Liu Jing's envoy. Returning the capital to Yizhou. Of course, these things are not easy to do. They need to be negotiated by both parties and many details need to be implemented.

Sima Yi entered Chengdu under Liu Xun's warm welcome, and Liu Xun had a preliminary conversation with Sima Yi on behalf of his father.

"My father is very grateful to the Jingzhou Army for expelling Liu Bei, so that we no longer worry about the danger of being invaded by Liu Bei's army. Please allow me to express my most sincere thanks to the Jingzhou Army once again."

Although Liu Xun didn't really agree with his father's tortoise strategy, he didn't need his father to worry about diplomatic etiquette and beautiful words, and he very skillfully demonstrated the cultivation that an heir to a state shepherd should have.

Sima Yi chuckled, "Young Master Xun, you are being polite. The expulsion of Liu Bei's army is not only related to the interests of Yizhou, but also the vital interests of Jingzhou. This is the plan we discussed last time, and it is also my lord's promise to Yizhou."

The smile on Sima Yi's face gradually disappeared, he pondered for a while and said: "I am here this time, mainly because I need to discuss three things with Yizhou, which is related to whether Jingzhou's northward strategy can be realized, and also related to Yizhou I hope Yizhou can cooperate with Jingzhou's actions."

Liu Xun nodded, "I would like to hear the details!"

In another room, Liu Zhang was listening to his eldest son Liu Xun's report on the three things Sima Yi proposed.

"Sima Yi said that in the spring of the following year, the Jingzhou army will formally use troops against Hanzhong. He hopes that the Yizhou army can cooperate on the other side. In return, Jingzhou will return Jianping County and Yidu County to Yizhou."

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Zhang heard the question in the words, and he asked anxiously: "Is it because Jingzhou will return Jianping County and Yidu County to us after we send troops to Hanzhong?"

Liu Xun nodded, "I also asked Sima Yi specifically, and he answered me very clearly. This is what Liu Jing meant. It is impossible for Jingzhou to return Jianping County and Yidu County to Yizhou for nothing. Sima Yi also said that once Jingzhou If the army captures Hanzhong, Liu Jing will also make a written promise that within five years, Jingzhou will never attack Bashu."

Liu Zhang was a little stunned. It turned out that the matter was not as simple as he thought. Liu Jing returned the two counties to himself with conditions, and asked him to send troops to help capture Hanzhong. Although this was more reasonable, Liu Zhang felt a little irritated. It was a mess, completely different from what he had imagined.

At this time, Liu Xun continued: "There is also the arrangement for the meeting between my father and Liu Jing. The Jingzhou side suggested putting it in Wucheng."

Liu Zhang waved his hand, sighed and said, "I'm very confused now, let me think about it again!"

Liu Xun retreated, and Liu Zhang paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was in a state of confusion. The reason why he felt more at ease with the Jingzhou Army was because Wucheng, Zigui and other fortified cities would be in his hands. It was very difficult for the Jingzhou army to invade Bashu, but now it is different. Jingzhou proposed the condition of returning Jianping County and Yidu County, that is, to assist them in capturing Hanzhong.

"Could it be that Liu Jing is hiding some ulterior motive?" Liu Zhang said to himself.

. . . . . . . . .

Early the next morning, Liu Zhang met Sima Yi again in the state government office, including the eldest son Liu Xun, and Zhang Ren, Wu Yi, Dong He, Huang Quan, Wang Lei and other important officials were also sitting with him.

Liu Zhang didn't sleep well all night, his expression looked haggard, and his voice was not loud. He forced a smile and asked Sima Yi, "I wonder if Marquis Chu has any plans for the first half of next year? I'm considering meeting him next spring."

Sima Yi leaned forward and said: "Next year Jingzhou will mainly recover its vitality. After two years of war, the people are suffering and the soldiers are also very tired. Next year we plan to cultivate for a year. In addition, in the second half of next year, Jingzhou plans to take back Jingnan. , if it’s just a meeting, I don’t think there will be a problem next spring.”

At this time, Wu Yi next to him interjected and asked, "What does Military Division Sima mean, Jingzhou is planning to attack Liu Beibing next fall?"

Sima Yi nodded, "It's inevitable. If we don't solve Liu Bei's worries, we can't go north. Moreover, Jingnan itself is also a part of Jingzhou, and we will take it back sooner or later."

"It's unbelievable that the Sima military division would leak such an important matter as the attack on Liu Bei, and the Jingzhou Northern Expedition plan told us without reservation!" Zhang Ren laughed in a sarcastic tone.

Sima Yi sneered slightly, "The struggle between the two armies is based on conspiracy, and the struggle between the two countries is based on power. As the saying goes, there are permanence in the course of heaven. It does not exist for Yao and does not perish for Jie. Cao Cao wants to destroy Yuan Shao, and everyone in the world knows it. But can Yuan Shao resist it? The Marquis of Chu wants to recover Jingnan and unify Jingzhou, which is also the general trend, what do Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have to do to stop it?"

After a pause, Sima looked at Zhang Ren coldly, and said again: "Today I told Yizhou about Jingzhou's deployment, and it is my master who wants to treat each other with sincerity. If Yizhou thinks there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, I want to tell Zhang Lu , Liu Bei, whatever! Just think that my lord misjudged someone."

Liu Zhang quickly explained: "Military adviser, please rest assured that Yizhou will never leak Jingzhou's strategic plan."

He said to everyone with a straight face and sternness: "I have something to say first today, whoever dares to leak the secret that Military Division Sima told us, I will definitely kill."

Everyone was silent. At this time, Liu Zhang smiled at Sima Yi again: "If I clearly agree to send troops to help Jingzhou take Hanzhong, can Jingzhou return Jianping County and Yidu County to Bashu first?"

Sima Yi thought for a while and said: "If that's the case, we can consider handing over Jianping County to Bashu first, but we must appoint the Bashu garrison."

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