The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

At that time, Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan, was still one of the imperial court's nine ministers, Zongzheng who was in charge of the affairs of the royal family. As Liu Yan's son, Liu Zhang was naturally a playboy in the Luoyang imperial capital.

At that time, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei met because of their similar age.

It's just that Liu Zhang is the son of Zongzheng, and Liu Bei was just a boy from a down-and-out clan at that time, and he couldn't play with a powerful son like Liu Zhang at all.

Liu Zhang naturally has no impression of Liu Bei.

"You? It's Liu Bei?"

Although Liu Zhang looked left and right, he didn't recognize the person in front of him as Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei opened his mouth and admitted his identity. These words have been made very clear. No matter how stupid Liu Zhang is, he still knows what Liu Bei said just now, which means that he is Liu Bei.

"Why, Brother Liu, I still don't believe it. Am I Liu Bei? If I wasn't Liu Bei, why would I go to the city to make peace with you, Brother Liu? My second brother, Guan Yu, has the upper hand, if I hadn't spoken , he will definitely not open his mouth to make peace with Brother Liu."

Liu Bei cleared his throat, and then confidently spoke to Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu and others.

When he said this, the expressions on the faces of Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu didn't change much, but they became a little more cautious.

But Yan Pu's expression changed, as if he had suddenly realized.

"You are really Liu Bei, you should be in Luoyang, why did you appear in Nanzheng City, no, it is impossible, Liu Bei, you and I are at war, and you are the lord, but you appear in the enemy camp. Is Zhang Lu considered a fool?"

Apparently, Zhang Lu looked at Liu Bei again, and he really didn't believe that the person in front of him was Liu Bei.

On the contrary, Liu Zhang, when Liu Bei spoke the first sentence, he had already started to think carefully in his heart.

Although he had a relationship with Liu Bei more than ten years ago.But for so many years, I have long forgotten what Liu Bei looks like.

But Liu Zhang still knew some rumors about Liu Bei, so when he saw Liu Bei's big drooping ears, in Liu Zhang's heart, he also believed in the person in front of him.

I guessed it, the person in front of me may really be Liu Bei, the great general who has been in the limelight recently!

Although Liu Yan had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor in Yizhou, after all, he had no actual actions. He just became his own emperor and did not officially declare that he was emperor.

So on the bright side, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang and others are still subject to Liu Bei.

After all, the current Liu Bei has an unusual status. Even Liu Yan, Liu Zhang's father, is just a Yizhou shepherd, and he is lower in front of Liu Bei.

"Liu Xuande? Why did you suddenly visit Nanzheng?"

Unlike Zhang Lu, since Liu Zhang believed that the person in front of him was Liu Bei, naturally Liu Zhang cared more about Liu Bei's identity than Liu Bei's intention.

As a general, Liu Bei was the most important person of the Han Dynasty, but he suddenly visited this small city of Nanzheng, which made Liu Zhang feel a little dignified.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Zhang. From Liu Zhang's words, Liu Bei already knew that Liu Zhang believed in his identity, so he simply didn't continue to make any excuses, but went straight to the point and directly stated his intention for coming.

"Brother Liu Zhang, in fact, I came here this time for no other reason than to turn hostility into jade silk. You and I are both descendants of the same lineage of our ancestors. Since we are a family, why bother to make troubles between two families. "

Only when the troops are suspended can we talk about cooperation.

A thoughtful peace talk came out of Liu Bei's mouth, but it was immediately agreed by Liu Zhang and Yan Pu behind Zhang Lu.

After Yan Pu learned that the person in front of him was really Liu Bei, he had a high opinion of Liu Bei. Originally, because of his position, Yan Pu still had some prejudice against Liu Bei, but when he saw Liu Bei himself , Yan Pu has already begun to have a great impression of Liu Bei in his heart.

Chapter 981 The Common Enemy

If Yan Pu was not Zhang Lu's adviser, but Liu Zhang's confidant at this time, at this moment, Yan Pu would urge Liu Zhang and Liu Bei to temporarily suspend their troops and make peace.

What is the situation of the soldiers and horses on both sides, whether Liu Zhang can still hold on here, and the strength of the enemy army, Yan Pu, who is a counselor, knows all about it.

However, as a counselor, Yan Pu could not speak ill of his own side before the two armies were at war.

Although he wanted Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu to make peace, he couldn't bring it up on his own initiative, but Liu Zhang or Zhang Lu had to bring it up, and then Yan Pu would analyze it and give his opinion.

Otherwise, if Yan Pu raised it on his own initiative, he would be suspected of surrendering to the enemy.

But at this moment, Liu Bei himself was present, and Yan Pu had the opportunity to express his opinion at this time.

It's just that he was not in a hurry to express his thoughts, but was waiting for Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu to speak first.

"Peace talk?"

"Hahaha, Liu Xuande, have you forgotten that your second brother Guan Yu sent troops not long ago to kill one of my generals, Deng Xian, and [-] elite soldiers under my command? This kind of enmity, how can it be said to make peace, not only do not make peace, but I will define you as mortal enemies, and I will never die in this life!"

After Liu Zhang heard Liu Bei's words, he was stunned for a moment, followed by a moment of silence. Instead of immediately agreeing to Liu Bei's proposal, he laughed out loud and said some words that would arouse the atmosphere of negotiation.

The originally peaceful negotiation atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Not only did Jian Yong's face change beside Liu Bei, but even Yan Yan's, Zhang Ren's and others' faces around Liu Zhang's face sank.

They were all worried that if Liu Zhang directly ordered Liu Bei to be killed, they, who are subordinates, should go straight up and kill Liu Bei.

However, their worries did not happen, and Liu Bei himself had a calm expression on his face.

"My dear brother, I apologize to you for my second younger brother's recklessness, but you have to understand that I sent a large army to Hanzhong not to trouble you, but to represent the imperial court. to help you."

"I heard that in the Xichuan area, there are rebels blocking the way, preventing the court envoys from delivering the news to Xichuan Liu Zhoumu's ears. As a general, I naturally have to share the court's worries, so I let my second brother stand in for the court. Clearing away all obstacles, I didn't expect this to be a collision with my brother, this can be regarded as an acquaintance."

Liu Bei opened his mouth, directly ignoring the matter of Ma Chao beheading Liu Zhang's subordinate Deng Xian.

It is an accident to define this matter as not knowing each other without fighting.

It was Liu Bei who shared the concerns of the court and wiped out the rebellious party occupying Xichuan.

In this way, Liu Zhang has to think carefully about whether he should continue to work hard on this matter.

If Liu Zhang continues to talk about this matter, Liu Bei will believe that Liu Zhang is a rebellious party occupying Xichuan.

Although Liu Bei also knew that Liu Yan wanted to become emperor, but Liu Yan hadn't yet become emperor, which showed that Liu Yan still had scruples in his heart. As long as Liu Yan still had scruples, then he would definitely not want to turn his face against the court.

If it was the previous imperial court, Liu Zhang would naturally not need to be afraid, after all, the imperial court was just a puppet emperor in name only.

However, since Liu Bei came to power, he has worked hard to govern, not only to get rid of the Yellow Turbans in Bingzhou, but also to incorporate the Xiliang Army.

Sweep away all these unstable factors in the northwest.

The Great Han Dynasty, which had sunk into the west, regained some vitality.

Such a big man aroused Liu Zhang's fear again. At this time, Liu Zhang was actually unwilling and turned his face against Liu Bei directly.

Therefore, Liu Zhang is not willing to admit that he is the rebellious party occupying Xichuan, at least on the surface, he cannot directly turn against Liu Bei.

"Since it was a misunderstanding, let's forget about this matter. It's just that Liu Xuande, my father has been in Xichuan for many years and is old. He wanted to go to Luoyang to report on his duties and meet the emperor, but recently my father I'm sick, and it's really inconvenient to travel long distances."

"I also understand this matter, so I didn't come here this time to talk about Liu Zhoumu's matter with my virtuous brother. I came to visit in person, and actually wanted to cooperate with my virtuous brother."

"Cooperation?"

Originally, Liu Zhang thought that Liu Bei came to visit in person, and he was here to inquire about his crimes. He asked Liu Yan for occupying Yizhou for so many years, not paying tribute to the imperial court, and neglecting the imperial court. It is cooperation.

On the contrary, Liu Zhang's already dignified expression became even more suspicious.

"What else can we cooperate with between you and me?"

Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei warily.

In Liu Zhang's view, this is more of a suspicion, a suspicion of Liu Bei's ulterior motives.

Of course, Liu Bei had thought about it a long time ago. Liu Zhang would definitely not believe that he came to the peace talks so easily, so he had prepared a set of arguments before coming.

"My dear brother, do you know why the imperial court tolerated Yizhou's self-reliance for so many years?"

Instead of directly answering Liu Zhang's words, Liu Bei asked a rhetorical question, which made Liu Zhang's already puzzled look even tighter.

"Why?"

Liu Zhang hastily asked a question.

"Because it's still what I said just now, Liu Zhoumu is always a family. If a family doesn't talk about two families, we still have a bigger enemy."

The bigger enemy, although Liu Bei didn't directly say who this person is, but a fool can guess that the person Liu Bei said was Liu Zheng.

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Liu Zhang, who was also very puzzled, thought of Liu Zheng.

All the doubts I had just now disappeared.

Yes.

There is also Liu Zheng.

Compared with Liu Zheng, who has already proclaimed himself emperor, and sits in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and the five states, a rebel who occupies most of the world.

Their old Liu family occupied Yizhou, so it was nothing at all.

Liu Zheng is the court's confidant, and Liu Yan's family can be regarded as clowns at best.

Liu Zhang, who wanted to understand, didn't look like an enemy to Liu Bei at the beginning.

Instead, he began to ask Liu Bei back.

"Brother Xuande, the cooperation you mentioned just now, do you want to unite with us to deal with Liu Zheng?"

After realizing that Liu Bei was not an enemy, Liu Zhang changed his name to Liu Bei.

Even Liu Zhang also hates Liu Zheng. After all, Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses are now staring at Hanzhong.

Liu Zheng had dispatched Shangyong before, and Shangyong was separated from Hanzhong County, which made Liu Zhang very upset.

In addition, Liu Zhang has always been jealous of Liu Zheng's shit luck, being able to occupy so many territories, he is a little jealous.

Chapter 982 Another Discussion

If there is an opportunity to deal with Liu Zheng with Liu Bei, Liu Zhang will not refuse at all.

"My virtuous brother is smart, and has already guessed what kind of cooperation this brother wants to talk to you about!"

At this moment, Liu Bei could hear Liu Zhang's attitude from Liu Zhang's tone.

For Liu Zheng, the common enemy, Liu Zhang will not refuse to cooperate, at least in the current situation, Liu Zhang has no choice.

Choosing to cooperate is a win-win situation.

Choosing not to cooperate is a lose-lose situation.

Liu Zhang has been besieged in Nanzheng City for many days. Not only are there no people and no horses, no food, grass and water, but the morale of soldiers and horses has gradually dropped a lot.

Continuing to spend with Liu Bei's troops here will only lead to a worse situation.

And if they can cooperate, the urgency of being besieged can be resolved immediately. On the contrary, Liu Zhang still has a chance to counterattack Liu Zheng and regain the lost Shangyong.

Although Liu Zhang had already thought of how much benefit this matter would bring to him, Liu Zhang did not rashly agree to Liu Bei.

After all, the matter is of great importance, and he still needs to have a good discussion with his civil servants and generals.

"Brother Xuande, this matter is of great importance. I still need to discuss it with my staff. Please wait here for a moment. Let's go down and discuss it before we come to have a long talk with you!"

After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he gave Zhang Lu a look, and then walked directly to the back of the hall.

Zhang Lu and his party, who saw Liu Zhang's eyes, followed immediately.

Liu Bei knew that they were going to have a discussion, so naturally he didn't follow up.

Instead, just wait here.

Then Liu Zhang led a group of people into the back hall.

His face suddenly became serious, and he opened his mouth and asked Zhang Lu who was beside him.

"What do you think of what Liu Bei said just now?"

In fact, Liu Zhang has already made a decision in his heart, but he still wants to ask the opinions of those around him.

I want to see what else they have to say. If there are other ideas, then Liu Zhang can refer to them.

Of course, Zhang Lu was the first to stand up and object.

"My lord, I think that Liu Bei is very strange. They have been spying on our Yizhou for a long time, and they are even more eyeing on Hanzhong. How could they have any good intentions and come to negotiate with us? They must want to take advantage of the opportunity to set some traps. Our fellow has been cheated."

"I don't quite believe that Liu Bei. It's better not to listen to his one-sided words, or it will be too late to regret."

For Zhang Lu, cooperating with Liu Bei does not have a good impression.

Although the cooperation between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang has been strengthened, Zhang Lu's territory will become smaller and smaller, and most of Hanzhong is now out of his control.

One part was occupied by Liu Zheng, and the other part was taken away by Liu Bei's men. If Liu Bei and Liu Zhang cooperate again, the territory left for Zhang Lu will only become less and less. ,

Zhang Lu invited Liu Zhang to come, but he came to help, so naturally he didn't want to see them cooperate.

When Liu Zhang heard Zhang Lu's words, his face remained unchanged, and he didn't take it seriously.

In his heart, he naturally knew why Zhang Lu said that.

Instead, he turned his gaze to several other people present.