To be honest, Liu Zhang was actually very tempted by Lu Meng's proposal.
After all, Liu Bei's method of seizing Yizhou was not glorious, and it was Liu Zhang himself who led the wolf into the house. Liu Zhang always felt that he had lost unjustly.
Now there is an opportunity for a comeback in front of him, wouldn't Liu Zhang want to seize it? !
From the time Lu Meng privately sent a spy to contact Liu Zhang, saying that Sun Quan still recognized that he was the shepherd of Yizhou, Liu Zhang knew that Sun Quan of Jiangdong must have some conspiracy.
Liu Zhang is really not stupid. No one who can secure Yizhou is a fool, let alone Sun Quan so blatantly wooing him, a person who has lost his power. If this is not for something, it cannot be justified at all.
Therefore, when Lu Meng sent the so-called envoy to find him again and told him the specific conditions, Liu Zhang began to wonder whether this thing could be done.
In Liu Zhang's opinion, it is not impossible.
First of all, Liu Zhang and his son have ruled Yizhou for decades. Although they have killed many people and offended many people, there are always some people who have benefited from it and miss their old master.
Liu Bei had only been in Yizhou for a few years. How could he win over the hearts of Yizhou so easily? !
Secondly, now Jiangdong is asking for help from himself. Without his own help, it will be difficult for Jiangdong to quickly break through the police and then attack Jiangling. Therefore, Jiangdong will most likely agree to all the requests he makes to Jiangdong at this time, let alone Jiangdong now. He offered to lend him troops to fight back to Yizhou.
At least on this point, Jiangdong should not be perfunctory with him.
Third, once Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou, he completely fell out with Liu Bei. Jiangdong obviously needed a banner figure like himself to distract the hearts of the Yizhou nobles and weaken Liu Bei's strength. Both sides got what they needed and cooperated with each other. .
To sum up, Liu Zhang felt that if he really started an uprising and cooperated with Jiangdong to capture Jingzhou, it would not be impossible to retake Yizhou with troops.
But, Liu Zhang felt vaguely uneasy.
First of all, this Jiangdong Sun family has been in alliance with Liu Bei for ten years, but now he easily breaks the alliance without any reason. It is simply more shameless than Liu Bei.
At any rate, before Liu Bei found a reason, he obediently went north to help him deal with Zhang Lu. Although he worked hard and bought people's hearts, at least he didn't betray on the spot.
But the people of Jiangdong's Sun family always fall out with each other, and they also like to play sneak attacks.
Can I really get what I want by forming an alliance with such a person? !
Another one, this Lü Meng, sent an envoy to ask him to send troops. It sounded like an alliance. However, when Liu Zhang asked the envoy how many troops and horses he could borrow after the event was completed, and whether Lü Meng could represent Sun Cheqi, the envoy just laughed and never faced him directly. Answer your own question.
It always gives people a very petty feeling.
To be honest, at this time you said you were willing to lend me 10,000 troops, but in the end you only lent me 1,000. Things are already like that, what else can I say? !
It just happens that you refuse to promise any real benefits, but ask others to work for you.
These two points were the reasons why Liu Zhang hesitated and was unwilling to reply to the envoy immediately.
But there is one thing to say: Liu Zhang now has only two choices.
One is to sit back and watch Sun Quan attack the public security city. He will become a rich man. If the public security city is destroyed, he will become a prisoner again.
The other is to give it a try and cooperate with Sun Quan to defeat the Public Security Bureau. Even if Sun Quan only lends him a thousand soldiers and horses in the end, with his reputation and Jiangdong's support, it may not be impossible to take control of Yizhou again.
Liu Zhang thought about it for a long time and wanted to give it a try, but he was afraid that if he failed, he would die without a burial place.
Liu Zhang is such a person. As long as he can make correct decisions in a timely and effective manner, he will not be reduced to this point. Although he is not stupid or stupid, and his abilities are acceptable, compared to the three lords of this era, he is ultimately It's a little worse.
But at this time, Liu Zhang finally knew who was best to him and who was truly loyal to him. He ordered someone to quietly invite Zhang Ren over, wanting to hear Zhang Ren's opinion.
First of all, there is no doubt about Zhang Ren's loyalty to him, even if he loses his life, let alone helping him keep a secret.
Secondly, Zhang Ren was the deputy general of the police guarding the city. Even if he had to fight, he couldn't get around Zhang Ren's help. He had to know this sooner or later.
In this way, Zhang Ren, who had been guarding the city for a tiring day, was secretly invited to the mansion by Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang told Zhang Ren everything about Lu Meng's contact with him.
Zhang Ren's eyes widened after hearing this.
Liu Zhang didn't say anything, hoping to hear Zhang Ren's opinion.
Zhang Ren thought for a long time, finally raised his head and said to Liu Zhang, "My lord, I don't know where the envoy is. Ren is a little unclear and would like to ask the envoy for advice."
When Liu Zhang heard this, he agreed that for such a big matter, he should ask more questions and listen more. So he sent someone to invite the envoy.
When Zhang Ren saw the envoy, he looked up and down, then bowed and saluted.
Then, the envoy who was originally complacent and ready to continue convincing Zhang Ren saw Zhang Ren pull out his sword.
Well, there is no more.
The envoy's head fell to the ground, and Liu Zhang was shocked.
"Justice, you." Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Ren with an earthy face.
Liu Zhang really didn't understand why Zhang Ren wanted to kill the envoy without saying anything. Could it be that Zhang Ren had betrayed him? !
After Zhang Ren killed the man, he turned around without changing his expression, threw away his sword, and then knelt down in front of Liu Zhang.
"My lord, this person wants to harm my lord to death. If I have to get rid of him, please punish me!"
After Zhang Ren finished speaking, he knelt down with his head on the ground, unable to kneel down.
When Liu Zhang saw Zhang Ren like this, he immediately knew that Zhang Ren was not betraying him, and he felt relieved.
After feeling relieved, he saw that Zhang Ren was still kneeling and couldn't get up. He hurried over, helped Zhang Ren up and said, "Justice is coming soon. You are not guilty of any crime. It's just that when the two countries are fighting, if you don't kill the envoy, Even if we don’t listen to what he says, why should we kill him?!”
Zhang Ren stood up, first helped Liu Zhang to sit down behind the desk, then looked up and looked around, and found that no one was around, and then whispered, "My lord, please say no more. My lord is now in a place of suspicion, so think twice." But then, how did you know that all the people in the house are loyal and brave people?!"
When Liu Zhang heard this, he was horrified and his pupils shrank in fear. He grabbed Zhang Ren's wrist and refused to let go.
Yes, why didn't you think of this? !
How could Liu Bei, that insidious villain, be so confident that he could live a stable life here without arranging some ears, eyes and detailed operations? !
Although the matter of summoning the messenger is relatively private, who knows how many people can this matter be hidden from? !
Doesn't this give Liu Bei an excuse to kill himself? ! !
Plus.
"Lü Meng's tactics are really sinister. If he really wanted to help him, how could he be so vague?!" Zhang Ren continued in a low voice, "This person just took advantage of my lord being in a suspicious place and sent only one envoy. Come on, no matter whether the lord agrees or not, the lord has to go back on his word."
Zhang Ren was telling Liu Zhang that if Liu Bei had placed a spy in Liu Zhang's house, then Liu Zhang's meeting with the envoy today might be spread to Wenpin's ears in the evening, and Liu Zhang would have no choice but to rebel even if he didn't want to. .
Unless Liu Zhang is willing to wait for death.
Liu Zhang also came to his senses, and he had already come to his senses when Zhang Ren reminded himself that there might be a spy arranged by Liu Bei in this house.
As a former leader of one party, who is not more familiar with this kind of dirty tricks? !
Liu Zhang reacted and was suddenly full of resentment towards Lu Meng.
This Lu Meng actually never thought about whether he could get out of the Public Security City alive. All he needed was the chaos and internal strife in the Public Security City.
After all, once Liu Zhang was forced to rebel, Zhang Ren would definitely follow him.
If the rebellion succeeds, Lu Meng will take down the police without any blood. After all, Liu Zhang has nowhere to go and must cooperate with Jiang Dong.
If the rebellion fails, Liu Zhang will die, but it can also significantly weaken the public security guard force and cause panic, which will help him, Lu Meng, continue to attack the city.
Anyway, Lu Meng has nothing to lose.
But Liu Zhang suffered heavy losses.
Anyway, Liu Zhang felt that relying on the thousands of tenants in his hands, even with Zhang Ren's help, he would not be able to cause much trouble. After all, Liu Zhang was convinced that Liu Bei had arranged for Xizuo to live in his house. Regarding today's matter, Wenpin I probably already knew that.
It was even possible that Wenpin was waiting for him to rebel, and then he could have an excuse to kill him to avoid future troubles. He would definitely be dead.
Now Liu Zhang thought about the conditions Lu Meng gave him, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that these Jiangdong people were so disgusting that they wanted him to die, and they actually refused to coax me with a clearly stated price? !
It's obvious that you know you don't have to fulfill your promise, so you don't even do anything perfunctory, right? !
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"I'm afraid that Wenpin already knows what's happening now. Even if we kill the envoy, it will be of no use?!" Liu Zhang asked Zhang Ren with some trembling.
Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "Wen Zhongye is not a murderous person, and although Liu Bei is sinister, he still has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. My lord has now killed the envoy and severed the agreement with Jiangdong. If Liu Bei comes back again, Killing the master is unjust in the world, and I will never do it."
Listening to Zhang Ren's evaluation of Liu Bei, Liu Zhang felt strange in his heart. What does it mean to be sinister but still benevolent? !
But looking back, Liu Zhang thought about it, and it seemed that this evaluation was really right.
From his own standpoint, Liu Bei is an insidious and treacherous villain.
But this man, after all, saved the lives of his whole family, and provided himself with good food and drink, so that he could not lose the treatment of a rich man. Even his eldest son was serving as an official under Liu Bei. Live up to the name of benevolence and righteousness.
For such a person, as long as he does not seek death, Liu Bei will not kill him easily for the sake of his reputation.
But since then, I'm afraid there will be no possibility of returning to Xichuan.
When Liu Zhang thought of this, he immediately sighed and said nothing.
When Zhang Ren saw Liu Zhang like this, he lamented in his heart. His lord, really, had no idea what was going on outside.
Even if the lord is really given a chance, he can't go back to Xichuan.
Fa Zheng is Liu Bei's mastermind, Huang Quan is Liu Bei's general who protects the army, Wu Yi is Liu Bei's uncle, Yang Hong is the prefect of Shu County, Qin Mi is engaged in offering wine, and Yan Yan has died of illness. These people, whether they are Those who supported the lord or betrayed the lord at the beginning have now been reused by Liu Bei. Who would welcome the lord back?
And after all, if these people really supported the lord with all their strength, how could the lord be defeated by Liu Bei's guest army.
That is to say, my lord is still dreaming and thinking about returning to Chengdu.
There were some things that Zhang Ren couldn't say directly to Liu Zhang, so he could only hide them in his heart.
After Liu Zhang's initial panic, he slowly stabilized his mood, and then, his mind began to spin rapidly.
Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, and then thinking about the current situation, Liu Zhang suddenly said, "Although I killed this person today to prove his innocence, he also turned against Jiangdong. If Jiangdong breaks the city, how will we deal with it?!"
Zhang Ren smiled, raised his hands and said to Liu Zhang, "This person was killed by Ren. What does it have to do with the lord?! The lord can just say that he didn't know. All the blame will be borne by Ren."
Liu Zhang choked for a moment, feeling as if something was blocking his heart.
Liu Zhang suddenly felt that his life was not in vain if he could meet such a subordinate in his life.
However, there are some things that can be done, and there are some things that even Liu Zhang will not do.
Liu Zhang suddenly let go of Liu Zhang's support, sat upright, and said to Zhang Ren, "Justice, obey the order!"
Zhang Ren was stunned. It had been a long time since he heard Liu Zhang give such an order.
But after reacting, Zhang Ren immediately stood down, clasped his fists and handed over his hands, and promised, "The end will be here."
Liu Zhang looked at the corpse and head on the ground with disdain, and said, "If you give this man's head to General Wenpin, you will say that this man is Jiangdong Xizao, who wants to alienate my brother Xuande, and I behead him." killed."
"This Lord"
"This is a military order, you don't have to say anything."
".I will obey your orders!"
Zhang Ren stood up, picked up his sword, raised his head, turned around and prepared to leave.
But he heard a faint sound coming from behind him.
"Justice, it's a good time to defend the city. Don't come back again in the future!"
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(End of chapter)
