Zhang Song has been guarding the gate of Yi Mansion for eight days.
Today is the ninth day.
Arriving at the door of Yi Mansion early, he knocked on the door, but no one answered for a while. Zhang Song sighed habitually, turned around and walked down the steps, ready to continue. At this moment, there was a "creep" behind him, and the door opened wide.
Zhang Song didn't react yet, he just turned his head.
I saw Yi Ji wearing official uniform, with a shameful smile on his face, hurriedly walking out, shouting: "It's a sin! It's a sin! Unfortunately, Yi Ji was infected with wind and cold and couldn't afford to be ill for a long time. It's really Ji Ji's fault that he kept brother Zi Qiao waiting for a long time. It’s a sin!”
Surprised, Zhang Song stood up like a catapult and walked up the steps quickly: "Oh! My dear brother finally recovered! As long as my dear brother recovers as before, it doesn't matter how many days Song waits. I'm afraid my lord will have to wait a lot." Heartbroken."
"oh?"
Yi Ji showed a puzzled expression, "We have signed a contract clearly, so why does the King of Shu worry so much?"
"My dear brother, I don't know something!" Zhang Song looked embarrassed, "After we signed the contract, my lord immediately ordered people to go to Longxi to hand over the handover. Unexpectedly, the prefect of Longxi refused to hand over the handover, saying that a warrant from King Jing was necessary. My lord ordered me to Come to ask for the warrant from King Jing, and ask my dear brother for my convenience."
"oops!"
Yi Ji showed a guilty look, "This is Ji's negligence. The illness came at the wrong time, which almost delayed the cooperation between the two countries and made King Shu suspicious. We will go to the Jing Palace to ask for a warrant."
Zhang Song was extremely grateful: "I admire your virtuous brother's loyalty!"
The two of them hurriedly arrived at Prince Jing's palace.
After paying homage, Zhang Song burst into tears and burst into tears.
Zhang Xiu was stunned and looked at Zhang Song in surprise, who looked even uglier when he cried. Then he looked at Yi Ji with questioning eyes, only to see that Yi Ji also had a surprised look on his face.
Then, Yiji asked: "Brother has something to do but it's okay to say it. Why is this so?"
Zhang Song said with great grief: "My family and I are at risk of death!"
Yi Ji asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Song: "Because I facilitated the signing of an official contract between the two countries and entered Sichuan, it was originally a good thing. However, when the handover of Longxi was made, something unexpected happened. My Lord was furious and imprisoned Song's family and young ones, and ordered me to come. , If we don’t know Longxi, my whole family will be dead, please take pity on Prince Jing!" After saying this, he burst into tears.
Yi Ji didn't expect the matter to be so serious, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, Zi Qiao has done a lot of credit for being able to sign the contract for the official road to Sichuan. But now his family has been implicated in this matter, please show mercy to your Majesty!"
Zhang Song was very grateful.
Zhang Xiu sneered in his heart.
Zhang Song's acting skills were too clumsy, not even as good as the little fresh meat of later generations. He just howled without any tears. According to the words of later generations, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light.
But he still had to do things to save face, so he said: "The handover of Longxi County is a condition of the signing between our two countries. Naturally, I will not delay it. I have already written the order. Once I get the letter, I can complete the handover." Something." He said, passing on the secret message on the desk in front of him.
After receiving the warrant, Zhang Song breathed a sigh of relief and thanked: "Thank you to King Jing for your kindness!"
Zhang Xiu warned: "A few days ago, the governor of Longxi, Gu Ming, allowed his subordinates to drink and cause trouble. He has been dismissed from his post. Now the governor of Longxi is Lu Xun. His human nature is like fire and he often disobeys orders. When you go to Longxi, you must use kind words to ask for help." In other words, if you are timid, you should be careful."
Zhang Song was overjoyed when he got the warrant. Zhang Xiu's words fell on deaf ears and he praised him again and again.
After resigning from Yi, Zhang Song went south and headed straight to Longxi.
Five days later, we arrived at Longxi County.
The meeting went very well. Lu Xun was not sick. He was invited to sit in the central hall and talked in detail for a while.
Zhang Song took out Zhang Xiu's warrant: "Brother Boyan, when Jing and Shu signed an official road agreement to enter Sichuan, they divided our country on the condition of Longxi County. During the last handover, Governor Gu said that I will not execute King Jing's warrant. I have obtained the warrant here, and I would also like to ask my dear brother to make it convenient for me so that I can return to my lord."
Lu Xun calmly took the order, put it aside without looking at it, and said calmly: "Longxi was Ma Teng's old place. After Ma Teng passed away, the place was naturally taken over by his son Ma Chao. Ma Chao is now a subordinate of King Jing, and Longxi County is also Therefore, it has become the territory of our Kingdom of Jing. If we want to divide this place into the Kingdom of Shu, we need not only the consent of our Lord, but also the consent of General Ma. If General Ma resents King Jing because of this matter, it will be a big sin on my part, so please forgive me."
"this……"
Zhang Song's face was full of expectations, like lard on cold hands, solidified on his face.
Lu Xun said: "Brother, don't worry. I don't mean to make things difficult. I only need to make another trip to this matter. As long as General Ma is willing, I will take over immediately."
Zhang Song pleaded: "Although Longxi is the old land of the Ma family, it is already the territory of Jingguo. It will naturally be allocated by King Jing. I have the order of King Jing here. I also ask my dear brother to make it convenient. The Song family and young ones have been imprisoned. If we don't get to Longxi, we will be killed. I hope the general will take pity on him."
Lu Xun said embarrassedly: "I don't want to be with you. I'm really worried about General Ma. I bother you to go to Chang'an again."
Zhang Song had no choice but to go to Chang'an to visit Ma Chao, but Ma Chao had already gone on patrol in Xiliang and was not there. He asked to see Zhang Xiu again.
Zhang Xiu smiled secretly in his heart.
How could I give Longxi County to Shu? Poor Shu kings and ministers are still having sweet dreams.
He said, "What Boyan said doesn't make sense. You can go back temporarily. When General Ma returns, I will arrange the handover."
Zhang Song had no choice but to return to Sichuan to meet Liu Zhang and tell him what he had experienced. Liu Zhang said angrily: "Zi Qiao went here and ran around again and again. Could it be Zhang Xiu's plan?"
Zhang Song said: "No, I have already read the warrant. It does say about the handover. It's just that Lu Xun refused and Ma Chao had to agree."
Liu Zhang said angrily: "Is that because Lu Xun is stubborn and refuses? What do you mean, if Ma Chao agrees, he is just a general of Prince Jing, how dare he not respect the king's order?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan to get Longxi County safely."
Liu Zhang asked happily: "What's the plan?"
Zhang Yu said: "We can station troops in Mian County and invite Lu Boyan to the meeting. If Lu Xun is willing to come, we should first persuade him with good words. If he dares not to obey, we will lay down our swords and axes to capture him. Then we will march forward to seize Longxi County. We have Jing." The king has given the order, so I guess they have nothing to say. If Lu Xun is sent back unharmed at that time, it will not destroy the good relationship between the two countries."
Liu Zhang was overjoyed: "What a brilliant idea."
Zhang Song quickly stopped: "Your Majesty, you can't. Although Lu Xun is a civil servant, he is protected by the military general Wei Yan. Wei Yan is the tiger general of Jingguo, and he is not an idle person. I'm afraid that if he doesn't succeed, he will be harmed instead."
Zhang Yu said angrily: "If this is the case, do Longxi County still want to come? If you have another clever plan, tell it as soon as possible."
Zhang Song was speechless.
Liu Zhang ordered Changyu to carry out this plan.
So Chang Yu summoned Deng Xian, Leng Bao, Wu Lan, and Lei Tong to discuss, held a banquet at a pavilion at the ferry of the Han River outside Mian County, compiled a letter of invitation, and selected someone who could speak well as an envoy to go to Longxi City.
Lu Xun didn't expect that the other party would have a Hongmen banquet for him. When he saw the invitation, he considered it carefully for a moment and said to the visitor: "Since it's Nanhe's invitation, I will come to the banquet the day after tomorrow. You can report back first."
The messenger resigned.
