Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 117
In addition to the land of Hebei and the land of the Central Plains, it is the Yizhou area and the Jingyang area.

Lu Bu's men and horses rushed to Hanzhong without stopping.Their purpose is naturally to win over Zhang Lu and encourage him to separate from Yizhou, no longer be loyal to Liu Yan, but form his own faction.

"Hmph! What a sharp tongue, do you think you can convince me? If you didn't see that you are Lu Bu's man, you would have been beaten out of you long ago! Come and see off!" Zhang Lu listened to Lu Bu's envoy. Intention, narrowing his eyes, sneered.

"Wait a minute! It is precisely because Marquis Wen treats the leader with sincerity that he sent his subordinates to speak out. Why doesn't the envoy listen to his next words? It is the envoy who makes the decision after all!" The envoy continued as expected.

Zhang Lu spread the Five Dou Rice Religion in Hanzhong, and the people and believers all called him the leader.It was precisely by virtue of this that Lu Bu confirmed Zhang Lu's unwillingness to let others down.If he really came to govern the region as a subordinate of Liu Yan, then he should be an official honestly. Why do he have to spread the Five Dou Rice Religion?

Don't say it so sweetly, this is for the sake of the people, to be the people's food and clothing parents and so on.That can only deceive simple people.As the prefect of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu is not that simple.This is obviously what Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army did, but any local officials who are somewhat enlightened will not do this kind of thing.

"Oh, let's talk, let's see what you can say!" Zhang Lu waved his hand, ordering the guard who came in to see the guests to back down.

"Then allow me to tell the truth. You know, Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan's life is not long! No matter which one of his sons is elected by Yizhou officials to succeed Yizhou Mu, this new Yizhou Mu I will not easily allow you to continue to exist! Hanzhong is a large county with ample population, abundant food and money, and the position of prefect. In the entire Yizhou, I don’t know how many people are watching!"

"At present, the state pastor trusts you, but his son doesn't think so. Besides, the envoy spread the Five Dou Rice Religion in Hanzhong, and a large number of believers and people have received the envoy's favor, and they respect and believe in you very much. Subordinate, this has already exceeded the bottom line that the lord can bear!"

The envoy smiled, and said in every detail, explaining the reason.

"This? Zhou Mu's life is not long? Is this serious? How could you know!" Zhang Lu's expression changed after hearing this, and he asked inquiringly.

"Liu Yan is old, and birth, old age, sickness and death are commonplace in the world. How strange! Our military spies have found out that Liu Yan's health is gradually getting worse, and he needs a large number of medicinal herbs. What does this mean, of course. It's a clear thing." The envoy replied, he was also very puzzled, Wen Hou is really so powerful, he knows all these things?However, as an envoy, I can say whatever the higher-ups explain.

As the saying goes, you know your own affairs.

Everything Zhang Lu did in Hanzhong was based on Liu Yan's trust. If Liu Yan really fell, it would be hard to say how the new lord would treat him.He couldn't help feeling a little hesitant.

"Liu Fan, Liu Dan, Liu Zhang and others, how can they be so deserving? They are either defeated under Marquis Wen, or just teenage yellow-haired children! What a gentleman, how can you obey their orders!" the envoy once again Encouragingly said, "Our army, Marquis Wen, is a unparalleled hero in the world. It would be best if you make an alliance with our army!"

Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"I see! After all, I want to seek refuge with Lu Bu! Hmph! Once Hanzhong and Yizhou are separated and become an isolated place, I am afraid that Marquis Wen's troops will come to the city immediately! Hmph! See off the guests!" Zhang Lu finished laughing , or ordered people to come to drive the messenger away.

"What! How unreasonable!" The envoy was furious, but he couldn't help it. He seemed to have moved Zhang Lu, but it seemed that he was not stupid, and he was full of vigilance towards Marquis Wen. Could it be that this matter was going to fail? ...He wasn't too excited, he looked carefully at Zhang Lu's expression, and his heart moved, but he was caressing.It seems that although Zhang Lu did not explicitly oppose Liu Yan, he was obviously moved.The messenger nodded secretly, and he still completed the errand!
"Then let's leave here! If you want to, you can send envoys here at any time. Marquis Wen said that you will be treated with generous gifts!" He said, turned and left.

"..." Zhang Lu was silent, not responding.

After hearing the messenger's report, Lu Bu was naturally a little disappointed. The well-prepared reasons failed to completely impress Zhang Lu!
However, after thinking about it, he was relieved again.

I am not a god, and I will never succeed in everything.

Besides, judging from Zhang Lu's performance, it's not that he was not persuaded, but he understood the mystery.It's just that Zhang Lu is too cunning, he wants to rely on Liu Yan to fight against him, and use his threat to urge Liu Yan to maintain trust and support for him!
For the grass on the wall, either ignore him, or uproot him!
"Order the espionage team to vigorously promote Zhang Lu's rebellious intentions in Yizhou, and at the same time spread rumors in Hanzhong that Liu Yan is coming to deal with Zhang Lu!" Lu Bu ordered.

There is always a law in the evolution of history, as long as Zhang Lu and Liu Yan are not completely consistent, it will be fine!

Liu Biao of Jingzhou, with [-] armors, suffered less wars, and he can be said to be a potential opponent.Don't say that Liu Biao is the master of success and has no enterprising spirit.The fact is that in history, Huang Zu of Jiangxia has been striving to expand eastward, and Zhou Yu led the troops in Chaisang, resisting Liu Biao's forces who wanted to go down the river.When Liu Zhang inherited Yizhou Mu, those Berkshire rebellions were instigated by Liu Biao behind the scenes.

It's just that Liu Biao's efforts failed, and the north was the mighty Cao Cao. Later, he gradually became unwilling to make progress and did not want to expand.What he was facing was the outstanding people in the world like Cao Cao and Zhou Yu, and what he was facing was the dangerous terrain of Shu!Although Liu Biao's army did not become bigger, at least the land of Jingzhou was kept.

The situation of the enemy and ourselves is constantly changing with the development of time. Liu Biao is a friendly ally when dealing with Yuan Shu and Cao Cao; he is a powerful enemy when he is restraining his expansion along the Yangtze River.

This is the troubled times, with a smile on the surface, but a poisonous snake behind the back!
Lu Bu's choice was Sun Ce who "lived in a snail's nest" in Jiangdong.

This little overlord is short of a piece of land right now, so he welcomes Lu Bu, who represents the imperial court, to win him over.However, for Lu Bu, supporting Sun Ce to contain Liu Biao, threatening Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who may rise in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, is an advantage, but raising tigers is a great disadvantage.

Therefore, Lu Bu appointed Sun Ce as the prefect of Chaisang County.Let him face Liu Biao's soldiers and delay his march to Jiangdong.

It can be said that Sun Ce was overjoyed, shocked by the previous decadent trend, he became full of fighting spirit, gathered the old troops, united with Zhou Yu, and worked hard.He was also assisted by Lu Su and Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao.It can be said that it was three days of farewell, which is impressive.

(End of this chapter)