"Lord, could it be that I guessed wrong?"
Jia Xu looked surprised. He had guessed based on the situation in Liangzhou and Liu Zhang's performance. After repeated deliberation, there was no problem.
"No, no, your analysis is completely correct, but you overestimated our Majesty!"
Seeing Liu Zhang's proud look, Jia Xu pretended to ask for advice.
"Please give me some advice, my lord!"
Liu Zhang felt a little proud, he never expected that an old fox like Jia Xu could ask him for advice!
"His Majesty was indeed prepared to let me lead an expedition to Liangzhou at first, completely wipe out Bianzhang and others, and recover Liangzhou. But when I asked for an army of 200,000 and a year and a half of food and grass expenditure, His Majesty hesitated, and then did not look back. The request was rejected!”
"If you rely on the treasury for support, that is simply wishful thinking! Why was Zhang Wen defeated so completely last time? Zhang Wen was stupid and gave random orders. The most important thing was the lack of food and grass. Zhang Wen sought a quick war, so he gave Bian Zhang Waiting for someone to take advantage of this opportunity!”
"So if this is a Western Expedition, the national treasury will definitely not be able to support it. Your Majesty must pay for it yourself. Our Majesty is very money-hungry, how can he take out this money from his own pocket? He directly rejected my proposal! Can you guys What are you thinking about when you know His Majesty hesitates?"
What are you thinking about? Liu Zhang's question puzzled everyone. Do you even need to ask this? He must be considering whether to take out this money!
Everyone shook their heads slightly, knowing that this was definitely not the answer, otherwise Liu Zhang would not have asked, only Dian Wei muttered in a low voice.
"What else can you think about? Just think about money!"
"Yeah! Correct answer!"
Liu Zhang exclaimed and gave a thumbs up to Dian Wei.
Dian Wei suddenly beamed with joy and began to get carried away.
"Hahaha, it has to be my brain!"
Liu Zhang ignored Dian Wei's triumphant look and looked directly at the crowd to explain.
"Our Majesty made an estimate in his mind as to how much these official positions in Liangzhou could be sold for. He probably felt that he could not pay for the Western Expedition, so he decisively refused!"
"I'm not making this up, His Majesty definitely thinks so!"
After listening to Liu Zhang's explanation, everyone had only two words in their minds, outrageous!
That's outrageous! A great departure from the world! Funny, the most ridiculous thing in the world!
The king of a country actually gave up his land because he was unwilling to part with money! Sit back and watch the enemy grow!
"My lord, doesn't your Majesty understand the principle of raising tigers to create trouble? Wouldn't this mean just sitting back and watching Liangzhou fall? When the rebels integrate Liangzhou, what will happen to Guanzhong? Will we have to give it up again and again?"
Xu Huang was very angry. He didn't understand Luoyang, let alone Liu Hong. Although I knew from ear to ear that His Majesty is fatuous and buys and sells official titles, I never expected that he loves money to such an extent!
"We cannot influence His Majesty's thoughts. What we have to do is to turn disadvantages into advantages and passivity into initiative!"
Liu Zhang somewhat understood the reason for Xu Huang's anger. He was still a loyal and patriotic young man, so he did not speak too openly.
"I have proposed to Your Majesty that Polu General Dong Zhuo be stationed at Meiyang City, and Huangfu Song be promoted to garrison Chencang City. I will serve as the prefect of Hanzhong. If the Xiliang army suddenly invades, it will be difficult to break in even if Meiyang City and Chencang City are stationed there. The land of Sanfu. Our army can also threaten Tianshui from Qishan Avenue to achieve the purpose of surprising troops!"
This is so simple?
Jia Xu was very surprised. The governor of Hanzhong got it so easily?
"My Lord, Your Majesty has already agreed?"
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded, answering Jia Xu affirmatively.
"Yes, in just a few days, this matter will definitely be settled!"
Hearing Liu Zhang's confirmation, even the wily Jia Xu couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, and his face was full of excitement.
What does it mean to walk through iron shoes and find nowhere without any effort? What is the chosen one? What is unstoppable rise?
I'm afraid this is it?
I thought of countless ways and planned countless strategies just for the sake of becoming the governor of Hanzhong, but I didn't expect that Liu Hong would forcefully put it into his mouth!
The governor of Hanzhong! Only when you get this position is you truly taking the first step! The most important and solid step.
Why Jia Xu never dared to take it lightly was because Liu Zhang did not have a piece of territory that truly belonged to him! No matter how powerful Liu Zhang was, as long as he was in Luoyang, he would always be dependent on others! Even if you become a general of guard, a general of chariots and cavalry, or a general, so what? Liu Hong can still determine his life or death with one word!
But it's different with Hanzhong. If Liu Zhang is pushed back ten thousand steps, he can join forces with the Xiliang army and directly choose to rebel!
Except for Xu Huang, everyone in the room was overjoyed. They were no longer simply excited!
"I called you here today to inform you that we are about to rush to Hanzhong! You must pack everything, whether it is soldiers or equipment. If nothing happens, we will not be back in a short time!"
Why did Liu Zhang notify his generals as soon as possible? It was to let them prepare as early as possible. Once the Hanzhong prefect was appointed, they would set off immediately to avoid any accidents.
"No! We will obey your lord's instructions."
Everyone accepted the order and without Liu Zhang saying anything else, they would seize all the time.
"Gongda, Wei Qiang, please communicate with him again. The five thousand gold must be sent over immediately."
"Five thousand gold? My lord asked Wei Qian for money?"
Xun You was very surprised. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to find Xu Huang this time and find a lot of wealth!
"Haha, I didn't ask for it, I borrowed it! I borrowed it from Wei Jian!"
"After we arrive in Hanzhong, all the expenses will be transferred from the treasury to the Yizhou Governor's Office. I don't know if you have heard of Yizhou Governor Quejian. This man bought the governor's position with money. We want to start from his It’s probably quite difficult to get money out of your pocket!”
Xun You understood what Liu Zhang meant and directly took over this important task.
"Don't worry, my lord, within three days, I will definitely ask Wei Qian to hand over five thousand gold! At that time, the lord will need to send someone to receive it to prevent the money from being lost!"
Liu Zhang nodded directly and agreed that sending troops was necessary. Once Wei Jian gave the money to Liu Zhang and had it intercepted in the middle, Liu Zhang would have no place to cry!
"Zilong, Ziyi, you two follow the military advisor's orders. Remember, you must bring the money back to me safely!"
Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun stood up directly and swore to Liu Zhang.
"Don't worry, Lord, there will never be any mistakes!"
Liu Zhang nodded, feeling 100% reassured about the two of them.
"Okay, Huang Zhong will stay here while the others prepare first!"
Everyone stood up one after another, bowed their hands and left. Only Liu Zhang and Huang Zhong were left in the room.
"My lord, do you have something to give me to the general?"
Liu Zhang shook his head and walked to Huang Zhong.
"Han Sheng, how is Huang Xu's illness? Is it getting better?"
Since marrying Liu Yun, Liu Zhang has obtained the fallen leaves and excess roots of ginseng, and gave them to Huang Xu as soon as possible.
Huang Zhong's eyes flashed with emotion. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang was still thinking about his son at this time.
"Thank you, my lord, for caring about my son! Huang Xu's illness has improved significantly. Doctor Zhang has also seen it and said that it has improved significantly. It's just..."
Seeing that Huang Zhong looked troubled, Liu Zhang directly asked him to talk about his difficulties.
"Just what? It doesn't matter if you just say it."
"It's just that the medicine can't stop it..."
Huang Zhong had a look of helplessness on his face. He knew he shouldn't mention this, but he couldn't bear to watch his son die of illness.
Liu Zhang was relieved when he heard Huang Zhong's words. He thought Huang Zhong was going to eat ginseng!
"Hi! It's okay, don't worry! If you send someone to the Hou General's Mansion every month, I will give you ten thousand years."
Huang Zhong really didn't know how to express his gratitude to Liu Zhang, so he knelt down directly.
"My lord's great kindness will never be repaid in the end!"
"Get up, Han Sheng. We can't take our family with us when we go to Hanzhong this time. We must arrange our family affairs well!"
"Don't worry, my lord, the general will definitely make arrangements!"
Liu Zhang nodded, he was quite helpless. The family members must stay in Luoyang. This is an unchangeable rule.
Liu Zhang, who had just married two beautiful wives, had no choice but to reluctantly separate!
