Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang stared at each other with big eyes.
I thought he would lose his head, but Guan Ping rushed into the enemy formation and had the chance to behead him directly, but he let him go.
"You two, Liu Mang shouldn't kill us!"
Zhang Wei sighed and said: "Hanzhong is a battleground for military strategists! My brother has been in business for more than 20 years, and now the country is rich and the people are strong, but it is a pity that we will eventually become the prey of others!"
Yang Ren nodded, "General, of course we understand! Yan Pu suggested that Master Jiaozu cooperate with Cao Cao!"
"This man is a traitor, occupying half of the country, and has strong soldiers and horses. It is a pity that Chibi was defeated and was burned to death by Zhou Yu!"
Yang Ang whispered: "But I heard Master Jiaozu say that Cao Cao hates religion the most... He will never let Master Jiaozu continue to preach!"
While the three of them were muttering in low voices, Liu Mang had already opened the door.
"You three, you've been waiting for a long time, come on, let's serve wine!"
Fazheng served the wine and then stood guard outside the door with Guan Ping and Xing Daorong.
"Are you Liu Changqing of Erqi Cao Cao?"
Zhang Wei smiled bitterly and said: "You risked your life and survived! You used the back water formation to break my square formation, I admire you!"
Liu Mang poured a glass of wine and motioned for the three of them to taste it.
The bitter wine entered the throat and made the heart hurt, especially the high-strength liquor, which made the three of them feel dizzy.
"Actually, my father sent me here not to attack Master Zhang."
Zhang Tianshi said these three words, which made Zhang and Wei have a good impression of Liu Mang.
Liu Zhang's people all called Zhang Lu "the rice thief".
At least Liu Mang has the most basic respect for Zhang Lu.
"Oh? That young master is here for... Irukawa!"
Zhang Wei's eyes widened and he quickly understood Liu Bei's true purpose.
"Young master wants to carry out a false plan to destroy Guo!"
"No!"
"That young master vowed to annex Liu Zhang and then attack Hanzhong!"
"No!"
Liu Mang played with the wine bottle, and then said with a smile: "My father believes that both the Taiping Tao and the Five Pecks of Rice Tao are just religions that lead people to do good and should be recognized by the court!"
"It's just that Zhang Jiao is greedy for profit and wants to change the dynasty with the Tao of Peace! In the end, he became an abandoned son of a wealthy family, and instead harmed the followers who were loyal to him!"
Zhang Wei, Yang Ang, and Yang Ren looked at each other, and then whispered: "Master, don't you despise our Five Dou Rice Road? Don't you think we are a cult?"
Liu Mang smiled and shook his head, "To perform an act of righteousness, you need to have the heart to follow the Tao! Master Zhang's practice of charity has led to the way of heaven. In these troubled times, I admire you even more!"
"I heard that Zhang Tianshi managed Hanzhong into a paradise, and I really admire him!"
"What a pity... According to what the three generals said, you have a deep misunderstanding of my father and son!"
"You also know that the land of Jiaozhou has not yet been civilized, and there are still many people who have no faith..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Wei stretched his neck and said anxiously: "Sir! I, the Five Dou Rice Dao, absolutely love the big man, I can go to Jiaozhou to preach!"
Yang Ang and Yang Ren nodded repeatedly, obviously the three of them had taken the bait.
"My father thought that in the new Han Dynasty, the Five Dou Rice Road could become the state religion!"
State religion!
Zhang Wei took a deep breath, wouldn't his eldest brother Zhang Lu become a national master?
Of course, the premise is that Liu Bei can defeat Cao Cao and be able to revive the Han Dynasty!
As a magic stick, the temptation to become a national master was simply hard to resist!
Zhang Lu is also a layman!
How can an ancestor be as majestic as a national teacher?
"It's a pity that Cao Cao has been coveting the land of Hanzhong for a long time!"
"Ma Chao is brave and foolhardy, while Han Sui is scheming but only interested in profit. This kind of alliance is no match for Cao Cao after all!"
"When Cao Cao pacifies Liangzhou, his target will be Hanzhong."
Liu Mang analyzed it carefully. He first expressed Liu Bei's goodwill and then told Zhang Wei that Cao Cao's goal was Hanzhong.
"Cao Mengde intended to use the poor family to suppress the nobles, but it was a pity that the Yingchuan faction had talents like Xun Yu, and later there were talents like Sima Yi."
"Looking at Cao Cao, how many of his descendants have great talents and strategies? Cao Cao's descendants will eventually cooperate with the nobles."
"The most despised thing among nobles is religion!"
Liu Mang saw Zhang Wei worried and said with a smile: "If Zhang Tianshi takes refuge with Cao Cao, I guarantee that your five buckets of rice will disappear in the future!"
For the holy stick, religious belief is even more important than life.
Zhang Wei was naturally unwilling to do this, and quickly asked: "Master, what should we do?"
Fazheng outside the door was stunned. He finally saw why Liu Mang wanted to save the lives of three people!
He was clearly using Cao Cao's threat theory to induce Zhang Lu to get closer to Liu Bei step by step!
"Alas! This matter is difficult to handle!"
Liu Mang sighed and said, "My father has recently acquired Jiaozhou, and the governor of Jiaozhou is Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi! This man has never betrayed my dignity!"
"If my father goes to Hanzhong, won't he have to face off against Cao Cao?"
"To be honest with you three, you also know that Cao Cao is my father's nemesis!"
Seeing Liu Mang talking like this, Zhang Wei grabbed Liu Mang's hand and begged: "Master, how can you not save me even if you die?"
"That's good! I'll wait for the three of us to go back and persuade the elder brother to give up the land of Hanzhong to the emperor's uncle. All we need is the emperor's permission for us to go to Jiaozhou to preach, okay?"
Good, very good!
Xing Daorong outside the door whispered: "Mr. Xiaozhi, don't bear any grudge against Xu Shu! Mr. Xu has a good relationship with the young master!"
"I would rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than believe the young master's words!"
"Look at those three, they're almost lame after being fooled!"
Fazheng nodded, and even dared to propose the idea of exchanging missionaries to the state in exchange for Hanzhong. Zhang Wei was indeed deceived into being a very smart person!
“The land of Jiaozhou has simple folk customs and fertile fields thousands of miles away!”
"Especially in Rinan County, those Yue people are eager to get a spiritual mentor like Zhang Tianshi!"
"Alas! Seeing that you and I are in love, even if we break up with Xu Yuanzhi, I will still let Five Dou Rice Dao preach in Jiaozhou!"
Zhang and Wei were so moved that they had runny noses and tears. They didn't know whether they were too drunk or too drunk.
Anyway, in their eyes, Liu Mang is a good person second only to Master Daozu!
"I will stay in Jiameng Pass for the time being. After the three of you return, please contact Zhang Tianshi as soon as possible."
"Don't attack Jiameng Pass for the time being. Finally, retreat to Yangping Pass and stay put."
"If Cao Cao comes to invade, leave it to us, father and son!"
"Tell Tianshi Zhang, don't be polite to me, we are all brothers!"
After that, Liu Mang raised his glass and Zhang and Wei drank it down in one gulp.
"Don't worry, sir...I...will definitely convince my elder brother!"
"How many brothers!"
Yang Ang and Yang Ren: "It's done! What a bunch of buddies!"
The next day.
Liu Mang dispatched twenty Feiyu elites to escort Zhang and Wei back to Yangping Pass.
"Young Master is righteous, we will keep it in mind!"
Zhang Wei cupped his fists and said, "Wei, I will definitely convince my brother!"
Zhang Wei knows better than anyone what his brother Zhang Lu wants.
The great master of the Han Dynasty, his teachings will last forever!
"Eldest brother, young master, we are of the same kind!"
"It helps the world and relieves the worries of the people! Finally, a wise master appreciates our Five Pecks of Rice!"
