Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 284 Intimidation

Yang Song waited for a long time, but couldn't bear it anymore, and asked, "What do you think, nephew?"

"My lord, I dare not agree with this statement."

Fazheng changed his address, but his expression remained neither humble nor overbearing.

Yang Song narrowed his eyes and said, "I would like to hear your opinion!"

Fazheng said: "The Yuan family has four generations and three princes, and Yuan Shao is indeed an outstanding person in the world, but he is not a hero. Even if Yuan Shao can really unify the four prefectures in Hebei, there is still Cao Cao in the Central Plains. Cao Cao is also a man of great talent, no better than Yuan Shao Poor, now we have even defeated Yuan Shu to lead Yan and Yu prefectures, even if Yuan Shao sent all the people from Hebei to the Central Plains, it is still unknown who will die!"

Yang Song said coldly: "What does this have to do with Luo Zheng?"

Fazheng said in a clear voice: "Of course it has a lot to do with it. My lord has already pacified Guanzhong. He can attack the Central Plains when he enters, and he can also defend against the natural dangers of Xiongguan Pass when he retreats. Whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, it is simply delusional to want to unify the Central Plains and Hebei. Whether it is Yuan Shao who unified the four prefectures of Hebei, or Cao Cao who unified the Central Plains, there will be a battle between the two sooner or later, do you think so?"

Yang Song thought for a long time before nodding.

This is indeed a fact, and there is nothing to be harsh about.

Once Yuan Shao unifies the four prefectures in Hebei, he will inevitably bring all the people from Hebei to the Central Plains.

Fazheng continued: "At that time, Yuan and Cao will fight and there will only be one injury. No matter whether Yuan Shao defeats Cao Cao or Cao Cao finally defeats Yuan Shao, there is no chance of unifying the Central Plains and Hebei. My lord will not allow this kind of thing occurring."

Yang Song said disapprovingly: "Although Luo Zheng has occupied Guanzhong, don't forget that Sili still has Li Jue!"

Fazheng showed his true colors, and said contemptuously: "My lord, you don't have to deceive yourself and others? To put it bluntly, Li Jue is at best the same as Guo Si, but it is just a pig raised by my lord. The reason why I don't kill it now is because I keep this pig." A pig is still useful, and when my lord doesn't want to raise any more, he can be slaughtered at any time, does your lord think that Li Jue can be compared with my lord?"

"This……"

Yang Song frowned and said nothing, not knowing how to refute.

If Luo Zheng is a cunning and ferocious wolf, then Li Jue is at most a wild boar.

No matter how ferocious a wild boar is, it cannot be a match for a wolf.

Although Fazheng is a bit arrogant, and what he said is extremely uncomfortable, but if Li Jue can block Luo Zheng, Yang Song doesn't have enough confidence to refute. Look at Ma Teng, Han Sui, Lu Bu, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Yang Feng and others will know.

For all the enemies who stand in the way of Luo Zheng, there are a few who have a good end.

Yang Feng and Zhang Ji chose to surrender, and the outcome was better. One led the prefect of Hanyang, and the other led the prefect of Wuwei.

Yang Song was silent for a while, and then asked coldly: "My nephew came to visit late at night, isn't it just to talk about these things?"

Fazheng cupped his hands and said, "It's not for this reason, it's just for my lord to give me some advice!"

Yang Song said displeasedly: "I'm not Luo Zheng's subordinate, so why should Luo Zheng show me the way out!"

Fazheng calmly said: "My lord's words are wrong. As the saying goes, the world must be divided for a long time, and the world must be united for a long time. Regardless of whether it is my lord Yuema Zhongyuan, or the princes of the Guandong who go west to Hangu, your lord thinks that Hanzhong may stay out of the matter?"

Yang Song was silent, there was no way to refute this.

Once the world is unified, how can Hanzhong continue to be independent.

At that time, Zhang Lu and the Hanzhong gentry had only two ways to go, either surrender or perish.

Fazheng pressed on step by step: "And this time will never be too long, no more than ten years at most, I am really worried about the nobles in Hanzhong, so I did not hesitate to come to visit you late at night, and please make a clear decision!"

Yang Song sneered: "Does my nephew still want to persuade me to rely on Luo Zheng? If that's the case, then there is no need to say it!"

Fazheng said solemnly: "My lord, why did you say this? Your lord is the head of famous scholars in Hanzhong. My lord has admired his name for a long time. I just wish I could have a meeting with you. Why did your lord misunderstand my lord?"

Yang Songdao: "Luo Zheng slaughtered the nobles wantonly, and the nobles in the world are all enemies, so why do you need to say more!"

Fazheng said: "This statement is wrong. Although my lord was not kind to the Kwantung gentry, he served Dong Zhuo at that time, and everything he did was ordered by Dong Zhuo. I really couldn't help myself. Why did my lord write this account on my lord's head?" ?”

Yang Song said: "How can you tell the difference? After Luo Zheng left Liangzhou, he also killed the nobles. Could it be that Dong Zhuo ordered it?"

Fazheng shook his head and sighed: "My lord has too much prejudice against my lord, I really have nothing to say!"

Yang Song said coldly: "You know you have nothing to say, so you have nothing to say!"

After all, Fazheng was young and energetic, and he spent the day talking patiently, but Yang Song, an old fox, was not up to the mark at all, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense, so he simply threatened: "My lord thinks that Hanzhong is only a county, and it can stop our army." Is the lord's army?"

Yang Song became furious, and said, "What a yellow-mouthed kid, how dare you threaten me?"

Fazheng looked at Yang Song coldly, and said, "If you are threatening Your Excellency, why do I come to visit late at night!"

Yang Song was right after thinking about it, and then he calmed down a bit, and said: "In that case, please go back!"

Fazheng didn't say anything anymore, and got up to leave immediately, but when he was going out, he turned around and said: "Just wait for Guanzhong to be stable, and within a few months at most, my family will definitely send all the troops to go south to Hanzhong. Presumably your lord knows that my lord is right. Those who can understand the general situation have always been very generous. Yang Feng and Zhang Ji are the best examples. They will not hesitate to deal with those who are stubborn. , Sir, please think twice!"

After that, without saying a word, I went out to show off.

Yang Song's face was livid with anger, threatening, this is simply a naked threat.

If it weren't for the consideration in his heart, how could he just let Fazheng leave so easily.

Yang Song's liver hurt for a while, and when he calmed down, his brows gradually frowned after thinking about it.

Although Fazheng's words were not pleasant to listen to, what he said were all the truth.

That guy Luo Zheng has a great reputation, he was able to walk from Lingju step by step to today, sitting in Liangzhou and Guanzhong, and becoming one of the most powerful princes in the world, he is indeed considered an outstanding person in the world, it is not due to luck .

If that guy really went south with all his troops to Hanzhong, I'm afraid it's really unlikely that Hanzhong will hold on.

Yang Song also has some understanding of Luo Zheng's methods. Those who follow me will definitely prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. If they resist to the end, once Hanzhong is taken down, there will indeed be no good end. This is what he has always taken into account.

If not, Fazheng would have been tied up and given to Zhang Lu long ago.

Yang Song thought about it for a while, and his face became cloudy and uncertain.

Personal honor and disgrace, loyalty and fame, the rise and fall of the clan, these things are constantly intertwined in the mind.

If you can choose, everyone in the world wants to take care of everything, not only to preserve the loyalty and integrity, but not to damage the prosperity of the clan, but it has never been possible to have both the fish and the bear's paw. If you want to get something, you must give up something.

Yang Song didn't think that Fazheng was trying to scare him. Luo Zheng was aggressive by nature. If someone said that Luo Zheng would march into Hanzhong, no one in the Hanzhong gentry would doubt that Fazheng came to Hanzhong in secret, just to reduce resistance.

In fact, now that Guanzhong is initially determined, Luo Zheng has no plans to attack Guanzhong on a large scale for the time being.

But Yang Song didn't know, and neither did the Hanzhong gentry.

In the eyes of the Hanzhong gentry, if Luo Zheng didn't invade others, it would be a rare thing.

It was precisely because of such concerns that Yang Song did not dare to leave Fa Zheng.

In fact, Yang Song didn't think too much about loyalty and honor. In his eyes, his own honor and disgrace and the rise and fall of his clan were far higher than loyalty to Zhang Lu, and he never thought that in order to be loyal to Zhang Lu, Lose your own wealth, life and clan.

But the problem is that Luo Zheng's reputation is too bad.

Whoever it is, will never take refuge in a murderer who dares to slaughter the gentry.

Throughout the night, Yang Song tossed and turned, unable to calm his nerves.

After finally waiting for dawn, they immediately sent someone to summon the second younger brother Yang Bai, wanting to discuss it.

Unexpectedly, before the second younger brother Yang Bai arrived, the housekeeper came to report that someone had brought a big box.

Yang Song was puzzled, and ordered someone to bring the box in and open it in the hall. Immediately, he was dazzled by a box full of glittering gold, silver and jewelry. Yang Song was always greedy for money, so such a big box , how can I bear it.

Although he tried his best to conceal it, the greed in his eyes was still unbearable.

It took a long while to come back to his senses, and he looked away reluctantly.

When I asked about the housekeeper, I found out that this box of gold and silver goods was sent by Fazheng.

Yang Song shouted that he had been duped, and carried all the boxes to his home. If the news leaked out, even if he had a thousand mouths, he would not be able to explain it clearly. Besides, there is absolutely no reason for such a large box of goods to be handed over.

When he hurriedly ordered someone to carry the box to the secret warehouse in the inner courtyard, the second brother Yang Bai had already arrived.

In the inner courtyard, in a wing room.

Yang Song said to his younger brother Yang Bai: "Second brother, last night Luo Zheng's counselor, Fazheng, visited late at night..."

"what?"

Before Yang Song finished speaking, Yang Bai exclaimed, "Has Fazheng visited brother?"

"Exactly!"

Yang Song wondered, "Why, that kid Fazheng has been to your house?"

Yang Bai nodded, and said: "Yes, in the middle of the night last night, that boy Fazheng came to visit and gave the younger brother a large sum of money, and said that Luo Zheng wanted to fight Hanzhong, and persuaded the younger brother to protect the clan. , Take refuge in Luo Zheng. The little brother dare not make up his mind, and he is planning to come today to discuss with the elder brother, and the elder brother sent someone to call me over, so it was also for this matter!"

As soon as Yang Song heard that Fazheng gave Yang Bai a large sum of money, his eyes moved slightly.

He knows better than anyone else what his brother is.

Speaking of which, the second brother, like himself, prefers gold and silver goods.

Yang Bai looked at Brother Nai and asked, "Brother, didn't Fazheng send you gold and silver?"

Yang Song frowned, and said, "Let's not talk about this, what do you think?"

Yang Bai sighed and said: "What else can I think about, Luo Zheng is a cunning wild wolf, if he really invades with troops, Hanzhong will definitely not be able to defend it, I don't think it's just relying on Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Yang Ang's incompetent guys can stop Luo Zheng's army. Look at the warlords and princes who have been wiped out by Luo Zheng in these years, but whoever resists to the end, how many can have a good end, Han Sui was killed After using it, he died. Ma Teng died in battle in Longxian County. His son Ma Chao was thinking about borrowing troops to take revenge all day long. Hundreds. This kind of fighting spirit is rare in ancient times. If you don’t take refuge and wait for Hanzhong to be breached, it is estimated that my Yang family’s hundreds of years of foundation will be destroyed.”

Yang Song's face changed, and he said: "In this case, it is even more impossible to rely on Luo Zheng."

Yang Bai said disapprovingly: "This may not be the case, Zhang Ji and Yang Feng will live well."

Yang Song remained silent, and said after a long while: "Let's see again, if Luo Zheng really raises his troops to attack, it's invincible to surrender again!"

Yang Bai's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

Yang Song saw it and asked, "Second brother, do you have something to say?"

Yang Bai couldn't help but said: "Brother, I thought that I should tell my teacher about this matter, use the strength of Hanzhong to fight to the death, and fight Luo Zheng to the death. If you are going to join Luo Zheng, you can't wait until Luo Zhengbing is in Nanzheng. If we Brothers relying on Luo Zheng now, most likely will get a lot of benefits, if you wait until you hit Nanzheng before surrendering, it will be hard to say!"

Yang Song's eyes froze immediately, and he nodded slowly.

Surrender is also a science. The timing of surrender is different, and the benefits obtained are naturally different.

Yang Bai is right, if you rely on Luo Zheng now, you can indeed get a lot of benefits.

But if you wait for Luo Zhengbing to come to Nanzheng City before surrendering, that may not be the case.

Chang'an, General Pingdi's Mansion.

"The last will see the lord!"

Gan Ning rushed to Chang'an, and came to see Luo Zheng before he could get rid of Jia Wei.

"Xingba is free!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand, signaled Gan Ning to take a seat, and ordered his soldiers to serve drinks, then said: "Since I dispatched troops last year, this general has been busy with military affairs, and I have never asked how the navy training is going. General, explain?"

Gan Ning pondered for a moment before saying, "Compared to the Jingzhou Navy, there is still a big gap!"

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "The navy is no better than infantry, and many men in the Northwest are not good at water. It is indeed very difficult to compete with the Jingzhou navy. But Xingba is good at water warfare, so there should be a way to solve it?"

Gan Ning thought for a while and said, "The last general has an idea, but I must allow the Lord to agree."

Luo Zheng said happily: "Xingba please say!"

Gan Ning said: "The last general used to traverse the waterways of Jing and Shu, and he had a good relationship with the water thieves Chen Hu and Zhang Bao in the river. The water thieves under the two men are no less than a thousand, and they are all young and strong who are proficient in water. If the lord allows it , the general can be recruited with a piece of paper, and serve the Lord!"

"Good, just bring Xingba!"

Luo Zheng didn't think about it and said: "People are not sages, and they can do nothing. As long as these river thieves have meritorious deeds on the battlefield and don't plunder the people for evil, this general will give them a chance, Xingba can quickly condemn people Come on!"

Gan Ning excitedly said: "The general obeys orders!"

Luo Zheng said again: "This time Xingba is called to Chang'an, there is one thing to discuss with Xingba!"

Gan Ning cupped his hands and said, "My lord please give me instructions!"

Luo Zheng looked at Jia Xu and said: "Wenhe, let's talk about it!"

(End of this chapter)