As soon as this statement came out, everyone in Hanzhong was stunned.
They had seen shameless ones, but never such shameless ones.
Liu Bei was obviously greedy and coveted the territory of Hanzhong, but he was confused and said to be Zhang Lu's consideration.
Such a shameless spirit is truly breathtaking!
"Come here, drag these clever talkers down and chop them down!"
Zhang Lu laughed angrily, not intending to talk nonsense to Jian Yong, and directly ordered him to be killed.
However, before the guards could rush in, Yan Pu stopped him first.
"Master, please calm down. I have a few words that I would like to tell you privately."
Zhang Lu looked a little unhappy, but seeing Yan Pu's sincere words, he had no choice but to stand up and walk towards the side hall.
Yan Pu hurriedly followed him. When he entered the side hall, he said seriously,
"Master Shi, you have the right to say that when two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed."
"If we kill Jian Yong, wouldn't we make the world laugh at us?"
"This is one of them."
"Secondly, once Jian Yong is killed, we will fight Liu Bei until death!"
Zhang Lu's face darkened and he was dissatisfied.
"Now that Liu Bei has captured Yangping Pass, aren't we fighting to the death?"
"Although Liu Bei has taken Yangping Pass, the fact that he sent Jian Yong as a lobbyist shows that he does not want to break up with us at this time."
Jian Yong advised,
"After all, if we are defeated, Cao Wei's army will enter Hanzhong!"
After being reminded like this, Zhang Lu's expression softened and he fell into deep thought.
Indeed, as Yan Pu said, the reason why Liu Bei acted today was simply to hope that Hanzhong would resist Cao Wei so that he could reap the benefits.
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Lu looked at Yan Pu.
"Master, although Liu Bei is extremely hypocritical, he also cherishes his reputation."
"Now that he has made a promise, and the Cao Wei army is approaching, he will not stab us at this juncture."
"If you ask me, let's agree first and resist the Wei army with all our strength."
"After the Wei army is driven away, we will turn around and attack Liu Bei!"
Yan Pu's suggestion is undoubtedly to drink poison to quench thirst, but it is also the most sensible method at the moment.
After all, with the strength of Hanzhong, it is really impossible to deal with Liu Bei and Cao Wei at the same time.
Therefore, after Zhang Lu pondered for a long time, he nodded and said,
"Forget it, I just listen to you!"
The two immediately stood up and left the side hall, then returned to the lobby.
"I wonder how Master is thinking about it?"
Jian Yong said with a smile.
"Go back and tell Liu Bei to let him dance for a while longer!"
Zhang Lu snorted coldly,
"Before Cao Wei retreats, if he dares to attack Hanzhong, even if I directly defect to Cao Wei, I will not take advantage of him!"
Hearing what he said, Jian Yong felt relieved and said with a smile,
"Master, please rest assured, my lord is a man of his word!"
After Jian Yong left with satisfaction, Zhang Lu beat the table hatefully.
"Damn big-eared thief, you are so shameless!"
…
Nanzheng was not far from Chenggu. In less than two days, two brothers, Yang Song and Yang Bai, led 3,000 troops and arrived at Chenggu.
Upon learning that Zhang Lu's military advisors and generals were arriving, the city's Zhitou Grand Priest did not dare to neglect them and led a group of believers out of the city to greet them in person.
The group entered Chenggu, sat down in the lobby of the county government office, and chatted while drinking and dining.
"After dinner, do you want to continue on the road, military advisor?"
Zhitou Dajiu asked.
"What kind of road are you going on? I've been tired for a day and I want to rest here."
Yang Song drank while enjoying the dance of the singers in front of him.
"This...master didn't have an order..."
Zhitou Dajiu was about to say something, but Yang Song's eyes widened.
"Am I your military advisor, or are you the military advisor?"
"Please forgive me, military advisor!"
Zhitou Da Jijiu was shocked and quickly apologized to Yang Song.
After Zhang Lu captured Hanzhong, he did not set up officials, but managed local government affairs with wine sacrifices.
All the people who came to learn Taoism from him were initially called "ghost soldiers".
Those who have learned Taoism profoundly are called sacrificial wines and lead their respective tribes.
Among them, the person who leads the largest number of people is called the "Jitou Dajiujiu".
However, even if it was a wine sacrifice for treating one's head, it would be shameless in front of Yang Song, who was Zhang Lu's confidant.
"Okay, you go down first."
Yang Bai waved his hand and asked Zhitou Dajiujiu and others to go down first.
When there were only two people left in the hall, Yang Bai opened his mouth and said,
"Brother, Master ordered us to go to Ziwu Pass. If we stay here, if we delay things, I'm afraid Master will be displeased."
"Chenggu is only half a day's journey from Ziwu Valley, so what can we do to delay it?"
Yang Song smiled nonchalantly.
In his opinion, Ziwu Road was rugged and difficult to pass, and it was impossible for Cao Wei to march from there.
It was Yan Pu's talkativeness that made his trip in vain, and he was naturally unhappy.
So Yang Song made up his mind to rest in Chenggu for a few days before heading to Ziwu Valley.
"Forget it, just listen to my brother."
Yang Bai always listened to Yang Song's words. Since Yang Song said so, he naturally had no objection.
When night fell, Yang Song returned to his room with the beautiful woman who had arranged for him to have his hair cured.
After the clouds and rain passed, he fell into a deep sleep.
However, not long after, there was a rapid knock on the door!
"Military advisor, no, something happened!"
Yang Song was awakened from his sleep. He was startled at first, and then became furious.
"What can be more important than me sleeping?"
He stood up with a curse and opened the door, only to see the head-dressing priest, Jiujiu and others standing outside the door.
Seeing their solemn expressions, Yang Song's heart sank.
"What happened?"
"Reporting to the military advisor, there is news from Ziwu Valley saying that Cao Wei's army has appeared in the valley and is fighting with the local defenders!"
Zhitou Dajiu said nervously.
"What?"
Yang Song was stunned.
He never expected that the guy from Yan Pu would be right, and the Wei army would actually send troops from Ziwu Valley!
"Brother, what should we do?"
Yang Bai heard the movement and rushed over.
After knowing what happened, he looked at Yang Song nervously.
"Don't panic, everyone!"
Yang Song took a deep breath and calmed down.
"The road in Ziwu Valley is steep and difficult to pass. Even if the Wei State sends troops from there, it is impossible for too many troops to come!"
"We just need to guard the entrance of the valley and prevent them from coming out!"
As expected of Zhang Lu's counselor, Yang Song still has two skills.
While comforting the panicked people, he said to Yang Bai,
"You lead your troops to Ziwu Valley immediately, and you must not let the Wei soldiers out!"
"Please rest assured, brother, even if I risk my life, I will not let Wei Bing leave the valley!"
Yang Bai agreed, immediately ordered his troops and horses, and hurried out of Chenggu City.
