If one of Jia Xu or Xun You objected, Liu Zhang might be able to think about whether the other party was wrong.
Now that both of them were so firmly opposed, Liu Zhang knew in his heart that this matter must not be left to his own devices.
"Wenhe, Gongda, and Guqian entrusted the entire defense of Jingzhao Yin to their hands in order to promote the Yizhou family."
"Isn't this arrangement a bit... inappropriate?"
Liu Huang, Wu Lan, and Wang Shi from Pujindu, Zhang Song, Gao Pei, and Yang Huai from Beidi County, Zheng Du from Tongguan, and Yan Yan from Wuguan.
Looking at these people individually, there is no problem with their loyalty, but what if the Yizhou family makes trouble?
Liu Zhang suddenly felt unsure.
"Although Mr. Qin can rest assured, Yang Hong can represent most of the families in Yizhou, but he cannot represent all the families."
"Especially the Zhang family, where Zhang Song is, and the Yan family, headed by Yan Yan, they will make their own judgments."
"As for Liu Huang, Wu Lan, Yang Huai, Gao Pei and others, they have followed the lord for many years, so they naturally understand the pros and cons!"
After receiving Jia Xu's assurance, Liu Zhang felt a little relieved.
There must be no further adjustments at this time, otherwise it will arouse the resentment of Yang Hong and others.
"Wen He, in your opinion, what should we do now?"
"Yang Hong is an enlightened man. As long as the Lord comforts him with kind words, he will naturally be able to eliminate the worries in the hearts of the Yizhou family."
Liu Zhang shook his head slightly, and for the rare moment he rejected Jia Xu's solution without even thinking about it.
"Wen He, let's not talk about Yang Hong for now. Do you remember that Gu once said that you want a pure business family to be responsible for business?"
Jia Xu and Xun You looked at each other, with a hint of understanding flashing in their eyes.
"Could it be that Duke Qin is talking about the Wuji Zhen family?"
Liu Zhang put on a thoughtful look, and then nodded brazenly.
"That's right! The families that really thrive in business today are the Wuji Zhen family, the Donghai Mi family, and the Chenliu Wei family."
"The latter two surrendered to Cao Cao and Liu Bei respectively, and it was difficult to plot in a short time."
"Only the Wuji Zhen clan who submits to Yuan Shao can plan something!"
At this point, Liu Zhang could only take everything on himself.
Although Liu Zhang was coveting Zhen Mi's beauty from beginning to end.
It can be said that Guo Tu moved the Zhen family to Guanzhong this time, which not only helped him a big favor, but also caused him a big trouble.
If Zhen Mi came alone, Yang Hong and other Yizhou families would definitely not be so nervous.
"Qin Gong is planning the strategy, and the ministers admire him greatly!"
Due to the shame in his heart, Liu Zhang turned slightly red and quickly turned his back.
"Haha, it's nothing!"
Gao Shun, who had been silent at this time, also showed a look of realization.
"It turns out that Duke Qin hugged Zhen Jiang in public to pave the way for promotion of the Zhen family..."
"The general is so impressed that he fell to the ground with admiration!"
Liu Zhang nodded with satisfaction. He didn't expect Gao Shun to be so 'smart' today!
"Wenhe, Gongda, you two just came here, what's the matter?"
Not only Liu Yun and the other three came to look for him before, but Jia Xu and Xun You also came. However, seeing that it was inconvenient for Liu Zhang, they left voluntarily.
Jia Xu and Xun You were reminded by Liu Zhang, and then they remembered.
Both of them wanted to see Liu Zhang for something, which was not the same thing.
After some humility, Jia Xu took the lead in explaining.
"Mr. Qin, Guo Tu asked an old minister about the preparations for Qin Gong's 100,000 troops."
A few months ago, Jia Xu didn't understand why Liu Zhang and Guo Tu had such a happy conversation.
In the end, he even agreed to allow Yuan Shao to occupy Cao Cao's territory, while Qin only occupied Sizhou.
But Liu Zhang didn't say much. He just told Jia Xu that Xun You didn't need to worry too much, so neither of them asked any more questions.
Now we know Liu Zhang's intention, which must be to ask for the Zhen family as the price for cooperating with Yuan Shao in attacking Cao Cao.
In fact, Jia Xu felt that it was still not cost-effective. After all, Qin did not have the conditions to attack at all.
After the Eastern Army left, the troops in Guanzhong were even more stretched thin. Not to mention the 100,000 troops, they could not even gather 50,000.
The few mobile troops also sent 10,000 cavalry to the Western Regions.
If we really want to attack Cao Cao, we can probably raise up to 20,000.
"Did Duke Qin really intend to join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao?"
Xun You also looked at Liu Zhang worriedly.
Now Yuan Shao has sent the reward. If he doesn't march as promised, he may break the trust of the people in the world!
However, attacking Cao Cao would violate the previous alliance agreement with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao just gave Liu Zhang a population of more than 500,000 people in two counties, and then Liu Zhang turned his back on him?
Then who can trust a villain like Liu Zhang in the future?
Liu Zhang chuckled a few times, looking indifferent.
"Attack? How can we attack? If Cao Cao doesn't attack, we will burn incense!"
Jia Xu touched his beard and asked tentatively,
"Duke Qin plans to...ignore Yuan Shao?"
"of course not!"
The daughter-in-law who had just occupied Yuan Shao turned around and tried to trick Yuan Shao. One can imagine the anger in Yuan Shao's heart.
With Yuan Shao's influence in the family, he might be able to promote Liu Zhang!
When the time comes, the world will hear that Liu Zhang is a deceiver and an untrustworthy villain!
Regarding how to deal with the previous promise after asking for Zhen Mi, Liu Zhang already had a countermeasure.
"I just agreed to send troops together with Yuan Shao, but I didn't agree to help him conquer the provinces and counties!"
"Everyone knows that Cao Cao has a heavy army in Guchengtun in Yin, Henan. Can't he just send his army to Xin'an?"
As long as Liu Zhang sends troops, Yuan Shao can be silenced.
Who asked Yuan Shao to ask for Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou?
Gao Shun frowned, his heart full of doubts.
"Mr. Qin, didn't you promise Yuan Shao a hundred thousand troops?"
"We don't have these troops in Guanzhong..."
Liu Zhang waved his hand gently, he had already thought of a way to do this.
"Hahaha, where did the 100,000-strong army come from?"
"Let Xu Huang lead an army of 10,000 to station in Xin'an!"
"Then he went in and out at night, going back and forth repeatedly, planting flags all over the city of Xin'an to create the illusion of a hundred thousand troops!"
"Cao Cao will definitely divide his troops to fight when he sees Gu stationing a large number of troops in Xin'an Tun!"
"In this case, Cao Cao's troops in Hebei to fight against his enemy Yuan Shao will naturally be reduced."
As he spoke, Liu Zhang showed a sinister smile.
"I have already helped Yuan Shao share the pressure. If we still can't defeat Cao Cao, we can only blame Yuan Shao for being useless!"
Liu Zhang knew that Yuan Shao's defeat was inevitable, and he couldn't let Cao Cao win too smoothly!
Involve part of Cao Cao's military strength, so that he can win as slowly as possible. It is best to delay it for four or five years, waiting for Qin's military strength to completely recover!
As for sending troops to Xin'an to offend Cao Cao, Liu Zhang didn't care at all.
In the end, we still have to confront Cao Cao, and it doesn't matter whether we offend him or not.
If Cao Cao said that Liu Zhang was treacherous, then Liu Zhang could also refute that Xin'an belonged to Hongnong County, and the garrison of troops was completely reasonable!
All in all, Liu Zhang will not suffer any losses, whether in name or reputation!
"Qin Gong has a wonderful plan, and I will obey you!"
