Just when Cao Wei was concentrating its forces to attack Yecheng, Zhang Xiu brought his senior brothers Zhang Ren, Lu Xun, Liu Zhang and others to Chang'an. When passing by Xiwu, they rested here.
Xiwu was built by Dong Zhuo. It is 250 miles west of Chang'an. Xiwu is seven feet tall and thick. It is similar to Chang'an City. It is known as "Long Live Wu" and is known as Xiwu in the world.
According to the records of later generations, treasures were gathered in Xiwu and the grain was accumulated for thirty years. But when Zhang Xiu invaded Xiwu, not to mention the treasures gathered there, there was not much food and grass. Obviously history was exaggerated, or these treasures were all robbed after Dong Zhuo was killed.
"Dong Zhuo dreamed of being in heaven while drunk, but he did not listen to good advice and committed many evil deeds. He died without a body intact." Zhang Xiu had not had a good look at Xiwu since he got it. He happened to be passing by today, so he took Lu Xun, Zhang Ren and Liu Zhang watched. Standing on the top of Xiwu and looking at the whole city, I can't help but sigh.
"Although Dong Zhuo was ambitious, he was greedy for pleasure, addicted to women and did not know how to make progress. This will lead to his failure." Lu Xun said standing next to him.
Zhang Ren and Liu Zhang didn't dare to talk nonsense, they just nodded along.
Zhang Xiu turned around and glanced at Lu Xun. Lu Xun was a politician and military strategist of the Wu Kingdom in later records, and was called the 'Minister of the State'. He asked: "Bo Yan, what do you think of the situation in the world today?"
Lu Xun was shocked.
Being able to ask him about state affairs is enough to show how much Zhang Xiu values him. If you don't answer this question well, you will be mediocre for the rest of your life.
Lu Xun calmed down and stood there thinking sharply for a moment: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of this foolish minister, the world will be divided into four parts."
Zhang Xiu asked: "How can you see it?"
Lu Xun said: "Your Majesty, looking at the world today, the Jin Kingdom is at the end of the war. In less than a year, it will be divided by Dajing and Cao Wei. In this way, two countries can be established in the north, that is, Dajing and Cao Wei, and the south will be divided by Dajing and Cao Wei. The residence of Liu Chu and Sun Wu may be difficult to capture in a short period of time, so within a period of time, the world will be divided into four parts."
Zhang Xiu nodded.
It was originally a situation of three kingdoms, but as a result of my time travel, it became a situation of four kingdoms. Moreover, Dajing occupied the largest land area and was the strongest. As long as it was given a few years of development time, it would be no problem to annex the other three kingdoms.
It is unrealistic to win it in a short time.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are not mediocre and incompetent people, and they have many counselors and generals. It will be very difficult to fight, so they must be prepared for a protracted war.
"What Boyan said is true," Zhang Xiu walked down the city wall of Xiwu, "Both Cao Wei and Liu Chu are my strong enemies in Dajing. They cannot be taken by force in a short time, senior brother!" Zhang Xiu suddenly called Zhang Xiu. appoint.
Originally, Zhang Ren was just walking with his head down, thinking about the conversation between Zhang Xiu and Lu Xun.
In his opinion, the biggest enemy of Dajing is Cao Cao. As long as Cao Wei is defeated, Liu Chu and Sun Wu will not be a problem. After all, the two places are mostly hilly and mountainous, and there is not much room for development. If Cao Wei is allowed to develop , the strength must not be weaker than Dajing.
Just as I was thinking about it, I was unexpectedly called by Zhang Xiu. I was stunned for a moment and said: "The general is here!"
Zhang Xiu saw him in a panic and smiled: "What are you thinking, senior brother?"
Zhang Rendao: "Your Majesty, the general is thinking that if Cao Cao gets the land of Jizhou, his strength will skyrocket. We must be on guard. If the delay is longer, Cao Wei will develop and become more difficult to capture!"
Zhang Xiu laughed: "Senior brother's words are so true!"
Zhang Ren immediately lowered his head and bowed his waist.
Then he asked Liu Zhang: "Dong Shu, what do you think?"
Liu Zhang's face was immediately filled with a smile: "I think the same as you all."
Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "Come on, let's go down, senior brother. When we get to Chang'an, you will follow Zhuge Liang to Shuzhong. I heard that Liu Chu has made moves in Nanzhong. You and Kong Ming will go down and have a look, and arrange for Gan Ning to deploy defenses on the eastern front." , guard against Chu."
Zhang Ren was stunned for a moment and immediately said: "Here!"
"Stop! Stop!" As soon as everyone walked down the city wall, they heard a roar from the side. Zhang Qian next to him immediately prepared to draw his knife to protect him, but he saw a thin man in tattered clothes hiding something in his arms. He was running, followed by seven or eight people chasing after him.
At first glance, it seems that the person in front is stealing something, and the real person behind is chasing him.
Zhang Xiu frowned, "Stop him!"
Zhang Qian quickly took action, took one step across and blocked the man in front of him. He picked up the man with one hand and swung him to the side. He fell to Zhang Xiu's feet. The man screamed and his gender was revealed.
It turned out to be a woman.
The woman held her arms and slowly raised her head to look at Zhang Xiu. There was infinite pity in her autumn-like eyes. Even though she was dressed in tatters and dirty, she could not hide her beauty.
"How beautiful a woman is there?"
Zhang Xiu was surprised. He knew all the famous beauties in the late Han Dynasty, and almost all of them were in his arms. Could it be that they were women of the people?
"Ouch! Thank you so much for your help!"
The group of people chased her, and the man at the head panted and waved his hand to Zhang Qian, "This woman can really run. If you hadn't taken action, I would have lost a lot of money."
Zhang Xiu asked: "What did this woman commit that led you to chase her?"
The man pointed at the woman below and said, "Sir, I spent thirty taels of silver to buy this woman as my concubine. I didn't expect that she ran away before I even took advantage of her!"
The woman immediately cried and cried: "Please see clearly that this little girl has no relatives and no reason. This man used his power to rob the little girl. Please make the decision for the little girl!"
"Fart!" The man yelled at her, and then looked at Zhang Qian and others coldly: "Thank you for your help. I think all non-locals should not meddle in other people's business. If you want a thank you fee, please go to Yuntai Pavilion , please have a meal."
With that said, his men were ready to grab the person and take him away.
Having followed Zhang Xiu for many years, Zhang Qian was well aware of Zhang Xiu's temper. Seeing that he was sullen and silent, he immediately stepped forward to stop him.
Zhang Xiu said with a cold face: "Since I bought it, do you have any proof?"
The man's face turned cold: "I'm giving you shame, aren't I? I told you clearly that I snatched this woman away from you. What can you do to me? If you dare to do something here, you are seeking death?"
Zhang Xiu sneered: "Let's see how capable you are!"
Seeing Zhang Xiu's tough attitude, with an invisible coercion, the man's momentum was instantly reduced by half, but in a blink of an eye, he thought that this was his own territory, so he became tough again: "How capable! Humph! You guys, Come on! Don't hold back, I'll be responsible if you kill him!"
"Here!"
Seven big men carrying long sticks rushed over fiercely.
In broad daylight, such a shameful incident happened in Xiwu under the jurisdiction of the capital. Zhang Xiu's face was as cold as ice: "Don't hold back!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Gan drew his knife decisively.
At the same time, Zhang Ren drew his knife and stood in front of Zhang Xiu, looking at the gangsters with a cold eyebrow.
Zhang Ren's actions actually made Zhang Xiu smile. After all, he is also skilled in martial arts. How can just these few people get close to him?
But after all, it was someone's good intention, so Zhang Xiu didn't stop him.
