Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 119 Take what you need
"Why is uncle so interested in Zhou Cang?" Zhang Xiu asked strangely.

"Chang'an is so chaotic, maybe one day we will be involved again. Li Jue and Guo Si are unreliable. We need help."

"Then why did uncle come to Chang'an?"

"Hey, you. Hongnong's small land, how can we support so many people, it will be difficult for us to protect ourselves in the long run. Here in Chang'an, the key is to persuade Li Jue and Guo Si to fight, gather contacts, and seek Guanzhong. "Zhang Ji sighed, his nephew is more than brave, and knows nothing about tactics. "You continue to communicate with Zhou Cang, and you have more time to ask Jia Wenhe for advice, and to be a nephew, as long as you treat him sincerely, he will not harm you."

Zhang Jiyou said to himself: "With Zhou Cang's visit, there are many more variables in Chang'an. This muddy water cannot be disturbed."

Zhang Xiu was at a loss.

In the next few days, whenever Li Jue had a banquet, he would invite Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang went as soon as he was called.Ten days later, the renovation of the Zhou Mansion was completed, Zhou Cang moved to a new residence, and invited Li Jue and Zhang Ji back to the mansion, and they parted happily.Xu Huang and Chen Dao were still leading troops stationed outside the city, and Zhou Cang would return to the barracks from time to time.

For more than ten days, Li Jue and others gradually relaxed their attention to Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang did not dare to delay any longer, and went to see Liu Xie under the pretext of entering the palace to pay his respects.

"Your Majesty, after several days of consideration, I plan to take this matter step by step. In the first step, I see that the generals in Xiliang are not in harmony, so I can separate them and return to the east during the gap; in the second step, I will escort you all the way to ensure that your majesty Return the capital to Luoyang in peace; the third step is to spread the message to King Qin of Luoyang, Mu of Guandong Prefecture, and His Majesty will take charge of the universe and revive the court."

Liu Xie nodded slightly.Zhou Cang said again: "The key to the three steps is confidentiality. You can't leak any rumors, and you have to choose the right person. The first step is to find a way, but you have to choose the right person to lobby Li Jue, Guo Si and others; the second step, Escorts need to be proper to avoid further incidents; the third step is to choose people who are sincere in the Han Dynasty and serve the court wholeheartedly, so as not to drive away tigers and come back wolves."

Liu Xie nodded frequently, "I'm really worried, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Uh, Zhou Cang slandered for a while. "I have few soldiers under my command. I'm afraid I can't do it alone. I don't know the princes in the court?"

Liu Xie sneered and said, "Don't worry about them, just tell us what you think."

"I heard that Jia Xu is eloquent and is very trusted by Li Jue. I wonder if he can give it a try?" Zhou Cang asked tentatively.

Liu Xie nodded.

Seeing Liu Xie's affirmation, Zhou Cang continued: "The guards are the emperor's relatives and His Majesty's confidantes."

Liu Xie nodded again.

"Is it inside the state herd? It needs to be close to Luoyang." Zhou Cang looked at Liu Xie's face. "The closest places to Luoyang are Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou. By the way, I heard that General Lu is now in Hanoi after leaving the customs..."

Liu Xie nodded and said, "I will issue an edict to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Lu Bu. You send someone to send it. Lu Bu is not a state shepherd yet, so he can be promoted to General Pingdong."

Zhou Cang came out with three imperial edicts in his arms, as if he had received amnesty, he breathed a sigh of relief, and was assigned such an errand, Chang'an couldn't leave for a while, and there wouldn't be any changes in Xuzhou. .

In order to avoid Li Jue's suspicion, Zhou Cang stayed in Chang'an all the time, circling among Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji every day, and went to various houses for banquets from time to time, but these three people would never be together at the same time.Originally, Li Jue was the most powerful in Chang'an City, but after Yang Ding and Yang Feng fought against each other, their strength was greatly reduced. The result of the fight with Guo Bang made them inferior to Zhang Ji.In contrast, Zhang Ji was more peaceful. Under his mediation, Li Jue and Guo Si temporarily suspended their troops, and they were all replenishing their troops and food, waiting for another fight. Zhou Cang really didn't understand why the two of them were competing.

Except for the banquet, Zhou Cang was not idle, and took Zhou Gui and Zhou Chong to take out the two buried treasures from the mountain by means of shooting and hunting. This time he did not transport them back to Xuzhou, but hid them in the camp.Zhou Cang calculated that the combination of the two treasures would not be much less than what was hidden in Lu Bu's mansion, and that would be hundreds of thousands of shi of military rations.Zhou Cang estimated that all the income accounted for only two or three tenths of Mei Wu's collection, and the rest were either sent to the palace or divided up.Zhou Cang is already very satisfied to get so much windfall.

Zhou Cang has always wanted to get acquainted with Jia Xu. Zhou Cang loves and is afraid of Jia Xu, but Jia Xu shuts himself up in the mansion every day except for going to court, and does not make friends with ministers. decline.

One day, Zhou Cang went to look for Zhang Xiu again, but Zhang Xiu happened to be away.Zhang Ji wanted to feel Zhou Cang's bottom, so he called Zhou Cang to talk. "Weiguo has been in Beijing for more than a month, do you have the habit of living?"

"Going back to the general, it's okay. It's just that the family members are all in Xuzhou, and I'm worried about it."

"Why don't you come over? Weiguo has already bought a mansion in Chang'an City, why don't you come and live with us?"

"It's a long way, and the road is not peaceful. Besides, the capital is not stable..."

"Oh, that's right. Li Jue and Guo Si are determined to compete. There cannot be two tigers on the same mountain. There will inevitably be another battle." Zhang Ji sighed. "When Dong Xiangguo is here, everyone can live in harmony. Without Xiangguo, it's like a mess. I really can't bear to see Xiliang men killing each other."

"The general knows this, why is he staying in Beijing?" Zhou Cang asked boldly.

"I'm here, the two of them can restrain themselves a bit, and the city of Chang'an can be more stable. If I'm not here, wouldn't they be turned upside down again?"

"The two of them want to fight, no one will listen to what they say. If the two of them don't fight for a result, how can they give up." Zhou Cang applauded secretly. It seems that if he wants to relocate, he must find a breakthrough from Zhang Ji.

"Huh? What does Weiguo mean?"

"Why don't you stay out of the matter and let them fight. When the two of them are tired and have enough fighting, they will stop."

"Hahaha, it's easy to say, don't forget, this is the capital." Zhang Ji said calmly.

Seeing that Zhang Ji was getting more and more on the road, Zhou Cang concealed his joy and said, "The general is also worried about the safety of the emperor and ministers. Why doesn't the general ask the emperor and officials to leave Chang'an temporarily?"

"Leave Chang'an? Go there?"

"The general may wish to tell Li Jue and Guo Si clearly that in order to prevent the soldiers from getting out of control and causing chaos to the palace and ministers, it is suggested that the emperor be temporarily placed in Hongnong, which is very close to Chang'an, so there will be no suspicion. Wait for Li Jue and Guo Si to reconcile. After returning to Chang'an, the two of them should agree. Once Your Majesty and the ministers leave Chang'an City, they will all fall under your control." Zhou Cang looked at the smiling Zhang Ji and said his own words in one breath. idea.

All of a sudden, Zhou Cang cried out inwardly!He was fooled, Zhang Ji was playing tricks on himself.I was a little carried away, and I was still at a loss when I was caught.

(End of this chapter)