Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Jianye has always had people from Mr. Zhang, and Zhang Cheng's news is useful." Gan Ning didn't know the specific arrangement of Lantian, but he knew that he let him do this, it must have a deep meaning for occupying Jiangdong.

"There has always been..." Ding Feng was speechless.

Lan Yuan and Gan Ning met briefly, and the next morning he took a warship to Xingan. He wanted to join the garrison in Gaoling, and then went to occupy Yichun, Lu Fan's logistics stronghold.

At the same time as the army that fell into the formation, there was also a fast boat sailing towards Jianye. Zhang Cheng's autographed letter was carried on board, and he briefly described his situation as required. Gan Ning thought that Gan Ning would reject the revision, but the other party confronted him in front of him. Sealed with wax.

The clipper sailed smoothly, and arrived at Jianye Wharf in less than a day, and was soon delivered to Hu Ke.

Hu Ke had been preparing for this day for many years. He mediated Fan Wei to control the four gates of Jianye that night, and knocked on the door of Zhang Zhao's house late at night.

Zhang Zhao, who had already fallen asleep, was awakened by his servants. When he came to the main hall of his house, he found that there were all soldiers from Jiefanwei. He suppressed the anger in his heart and stepped forward to ask, "General Yu led the troops here at night. Could it be that there is something important to do? This old man?" You get along well with the general, so you shouldn't have caused Zecheng any trouble, right?"

Zhang Zhao’s words reminded Hu Ke that Sun Quan left and handed Jianye over to the two. Zhang Zhao was in charge of Jianye’s government affairs and he was in charge of Jianye’s military affairs. Courtesy?

8 Chapter Fifty

"The situation is urgent. Please forgive me for the offense. Please read this letter first." Yu Xiu clasped his fists and said solemnly, and handed over Zhang Cheng's family letter.

Zhang Zhao accepted the letter with some doubts. When he unfolded the letter paper, he seemed to see his son Zhang Cheng's face, because he taught the letter himself.

"This...how is this possible?" Zhang Zhao was dripping with sweat, and his right hand holding the letter was trembling.

Hu Ke stroked his beard and replied: "Sir, can you understand now? If such a major event hadn't happened, the general wouldn't have come to Zhang's residence late at night to bother him."

Zhang Zhao was so anxious that he turned around and said to himself: "Chai Sang was captured by Gan Ning's heavy army, how can the grain ships raised by Jianye get in? I'm afraid Ziheng's grain storage won't last for a few days..."

Hu Ke stood where he was and did not speak, Zhang Zhao suddenly asked excitedly, "Does Your Majesty know?"

"I probably don't know." Hu Ke nodded slightly.

Zhang Zhao frowned and said, "Chai Sang is my lifeblood in Eastern Wu, so I can only rely on the navy of the Great Commander."

Hu Ke shook his head lightly: "Zhong Si (Zhang Cheng) made it very clear in his letter that Gan Ning's navy has tens of thousands of people, and the governor now has only [-]. It may not be possible to take back in a hurry. Ruxu's soldiers went to Chai Sang, and the general thought that Jiang Ji would not be indifferent..."

"The truth is true. If Gan Ning is allowed to occupy Chaisang, Ziheng will lose if he has no food. When Lantian swallows our Jiangdong main force, he will counterattack Jianye sooner or later. It's really a dilemma..." Zhang Zhao was in a hurry The ant on the pot suddenly thought of something, and then tentatively asked: "It may not be that bad. Dai Liang and Lu Dai have already entered Jiaozhou and occupied Guangzhou. Lantian may go south to recover. We still have a chance to breathe." , I can only ask the lord to recruit soldiers."

"Ahem, sir's righteousness is admirable, but the fate of your son Zhongsi is..." Hu Ke looked at Zhang Zhao meaningfully.

After all, Zhang Zhao is an old ghost among people. Now he recalled that Yu Xiu's behavior was very strange, so he asked the other side: "What exactly is Zecheng trying to say?"

"Sir, think about it carefully, how did Gan Ning capture Chaisang and capture Zhongsi, how did he send out his letter?" Hu Ke was completely unfazed by Zhang Zhao's interrogating eyes.

Zhang Zhao rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Gan Ning deliberately sent the letter to recruit us to surrender?"

"It's also a way out." Hu Ke smiled mysteriously.

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "Zecheng really opened my eyes. Your Majesty has always treated you kindly. Before leaving, he entrusted Jianye with you. Is this how you repay him?"

"People don't do it for themselves. What's more, I'm not alone now. Behind me is the intricate Zhang family. Now the main force of Soochow has wiped out the entire army. It's only a matter of time before the country of Wu perishes. Excessive resistance will only hurt the family."

Hu Ke spoke so righteously that even Zhang Zhao felt ashamed of himself.

"If you don't mention it, the general, I almost forgot that you were able to marry the daughter of the Zhang family because the king and I were the matchmakers. Yu Zecheng's 'loyalty' seems worthless." Zhang Zhao sarcastically.

Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, Hu Ke changed his humble attitude and replied coldly: "I have made up my mind, sir, give me a hearty word, if I hadn't thought of you as a matchmaker, I wouldn't have come to see you late at night."

"What does Zecheng want me to do?" Zhang Zhao frowned.

Hu Ke said solemnly: "Mr. Zibu, do you still remember the Battle of Chibi? The current situation is more dangerous than that time, and your choice was actually very correct. I hope you will call a group of ministers tomorrow to discuss the matter of surrendering to the King of Hanzhong. Rumor has it that the King of Hanzhong We are about to become emperor, isn't it better for everyone to be a Han minister than a Wei minister?"

Because Chibi took the lead in surrendering, Zhang Zhao had heard a lot of gossip over the years. At this time, Hu Ke pushed him out again, and Zhang Zhao felt a little unwilling.

"Zecheng now has a lot of soldiers in his hands. If you want to surrender, who would dare to stop you? Why do you need to bring along the old man? This is really unnecessary..." Zhang Zhao politely refused.

Hu Ke stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Yu is nothing more than a trafficker or a martial artist. This matter needs someone with high morals to take the lead. I think it must be Mr. Zibu. Even for Zhong Si (Zhang Cheng), he should be more active."

"Uh...Although the general controls Jie Fanwei, there are many nobles in the city of Jianye, and many of them have domestic slaves. What if someone objects?" Zhang Zhao's tone softened instantly when he thought of his son Zhang Cheng , followed by asking your own questions.

"Sir, don't worry, you will handle the things you talk about, and I will handle the things with your hands. The general is already making arrangements tonight, and I believe there will be no problems." Hu Ke is full of confidence.

Zhang Zhao nodded slightly, thinking that Yu Xiu was born in a businessman, and he was never leaky in his life and work. It seemed that he came to discuss with him when he was ready. It was really a good trick.

"It's okay for Zecheng to let the old man come forward, but according to the strategic layout of the King of Hanzhong, Soochow will eventually face Lantian. This person ran a school in Jiaozhou, and abandoned the procuratorial system to select officials. This move has long been criticized by the majority of the gentry. The old man is worried that the local gentry will resist..." Zhang Zhao stroked his beard with a worried look on his face.

Hu Ke still had a smile on his face, and said calmly: "Mr. Zibu, there is no need to worry too much. In the end, Lord Lan has already found out the tone of Lord Lanfu. Yangzhou can still use the current system, and Huishu (Zhang Wen) will fully support it tomorrow."

"Exploring the tone? Could it be that you are sincere..." Zhang Zhao looked surprised and asked, when did you get rebellious?

"Did Mr. Zibu forget that there will be a small business in the future? Merchant ships have been coming and going in Jianye and Guangzhou for a long time, and they can always get to know people from Lord Lanfu. Isn't it reasonable to find out?" Hu Ke didn't fully reveal his identity. , some things only need to be known by a few people in secret, and it is enough for Zhang Zhao to carry the scapegoat to the end.

Zhang Zhao suddenly realized, and couldn't help lamenting that merchants pursue profits, and the imperial court's restrictions on merchants are too correct. These guys only recognize their own interests, and have no so-called loyalty at all. He believes that although Hu Ke's identity has changed, the things engraved in his bones will not change.

"Well, we can only get through it smoothly, even if Lantian doesn't recognize him in the future..." Zhang Zhao sighed helplessly.

Hu Ke laughed and said: "Mr. Zibu thinks too much. Even if Lantian refuses to recognize him in the future, he is only a state shepherd. If he really thinks that the system is unreasonable, can he just write a memorial and go to the court?"

Zhang Zhao was startled when he heard that, and nodded his head in praise: "Zecheng is a Linglong person, and his future achievements will be limitless."

"We still have important things to do tomorrow, so I won't bother you to rest. I will leave a team of soldiers for you to guard the courtyard and send you to the court tomorrow morning." Hu Ke was ready to leave after finishing speaking.

Zhang Zhao was already mentally prepared for this, he suddenly remembered that except for a small number of Sun Quan's family members in Wu County, most of the rest lived in the palace, so he stopped Hu Ke and asked, "What does Zecheng plan to do with those clan children in the palace? "

"How do we have the right to deal with it? We can only control it first and wait for Lord Lanfu to deal with it..." Hu Ke turned and left with a slight smile.

Although Zhang Zhao despises Hu Ke's defection, he still admires his little act of protecting Sun Quan's family, thinking that this is also a disguised form of loyalty, right?

Chapter 851 Ordinary people show that you are alone?

Zhang Zhao stayed up all night, walked out of the mansion after breakfast, and got into the carriage prepared by Hu Ke.

Lifting the curtains of the car, the peace on the streets of Jianye is still the same, but there are a few more teams of patrolling soldiers, as if it is no different from the past.

At this time, King Wu's hall was full of Jiangdong's important ministers. Early in the morning, armored warriors invited them to discuss matters in the name of Zhang Zhao. Everyone was forced to come here early to wait, including the old and sick Prime Minister Sun Shao who was evacuated.

Because Zhang Zhao was ordered by Sun Quan before his departure, no one knew what kind of medicine he sold in his gourd, so everyone gathered around and whispered.

Hu Ke made a thunderous attack last night, and he had completely controlled Jianye before that. He is now standing outside the hall in full armor. Seeing him, Zhang Zhao nodded slightly in response, thinking that with this person in charge, today's matter should be completed.

As soon as Zhang Zhao stepped through the threshold, he was noticed by Yan Yan, and he quickly leaned over and asked, "Mr. Zibu, you are here, why are you in such a hurry? And the palace guards were replaced by understanding guards..."

"We'll find out later." Zhang Zhao walked in with a serious face.

At this time, more people have noticed him, Gu Yong cupped his hands and greeted: "Zibu is here?"

"It's good that you are all here." Zhang Zhao hurriedly nodded in return.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Prime Minister Sun Shao took the lead and asked, "Ahem, Zibu sent soldiers to invite me to come here. What is there to say?"

There was displeasure in Sun Shao's words, which meant that Sun Quan was not so arrogant, and you have gone too far today.

Zhang Zhao looked around at the crowd, first closed his eyes to sort out his thoughts, then opened his eyes and said solemnly: "The purpose of inviting you here today is to plan the fate of the princes' families, and the fate of millions of Li Shu in Jiangdong."

"Zi Bu said it so seriously? Could it be that the world has changed?" Shang Shu Ling Gu Yong asked with a frown.

Zhang Zhao nodded slightly, "It is rumored that Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, succeeded the emperor in Chang'an a few days ago, and continued the Han family's Guozuo. There are two emperors in three parts of the world. If Jiangdong does not actively respond, I am afraid there will be no future."

At first they thought Zhang Zhao had something high-minded, but ended up amusing them with market gossip, everyone's faces were sullen, but because Zhang Zhao was old and entrusted by Sun Quan, no one dared to stand up and criticize.

There was another old man standing in front of the hall. He was Shang Shupu She Tang Gu, who was about the same age as Zhang Zhao, and he was a highly respected Danyang Confucian. The news of proclaiming the emperor did not circulate in Jianye for a day or two, how to deal with it is the king's business, no matter how urgent it is, we have to wait for the king to return."

"Zizheng (Tang Gu), we can't wait for the king to return. Chaisang was captured by Gan Ning's troops the day before yesterday, completely cutting off the food road for the Marquis of Nanchang (Lu Fan). The next step should be to attack Jianye. Soochow is now It's at stake." Zhang Zhao directly threw out the information.

"What?" Tang Gu and the officials in the palace were shocked.

Gu Yong anxiously asked: "What did you say? Chaisang fell? How is it possible?"

"Gou'er wrote the letter personally, you all should read it." Zhang Zhao then handed the family letter to Tang Gu.

All the ministers in the hall immediately crowded around to read it. Tang Gu felt short of breath and sweaty, and then handed the letter to Kan Ze to read.

After a while, everyone knew what had happened.

"Since Chaisang has fallen, why did Zhong Si's letter..." Prime Minister Sun Shao questioned.

Zhang Zhaoping said flatly, "The reason is actually not difficult to guess. It should be that Gan Ning wanted to surrender, or deliberately made us mess up."

"Gan Ning is a mighty general under Liu Bei's command. You have to go to Ruxu immediately to ask for the governor, otherwise Jianye will be in danger." Gu Yong quickly made a suggestion.

"There are only [-] sailors left in the governor's place. Can they really fight against Gan Ning's more people? Besides, if there are no troops stationed in Ruxu, Jiang Ji will not be indifferent. Losing Ruxu Shuikou, Jianye is just as dangerous." Zhang Zhang Zhao brought out Hu Ke's analysis, and Gu Yong was speechless after listening to it.

Prime Minister Sun Shao swallowed his saliva, and then said something to comfort himself: "Didn't our army win a big victory before? Lantian's old nest, Guangzhou, has already been captured. I expect Gan Ning to just attack east and west. Jiangdong should not be in that situation."

Tang Gu sorted out his excited emotions, and then found Wu Fan in the crowd and asked: "Wen Ze, through the celestial phenomena and solar terms, you have calculated that disasters and auspiciousness have come true. Is there any abnormal celestial phenomena recently?"

"Recently, the western sky is full of stars, and there seems to be a sign of the great prosperity of the hero. I am afraid that this world..." Wu Fan dared not continue in the middle of the sentence.

"Go on, ahem..." Sun Shao took out the prime minister's aura and shouted excitedly.

Wu Fan bowed and bowed, bowed his head and replied: "I am afraid of the world, I want to unify for Liu Bei..."

"This..." Sun Shao was suddenly at a loss for words again.

Zhang Zhao was full of gratitude, and said in his heart that with Wu Fan's celestial support, the old man just took advantage of God's will to say yes, you really showed up in time.

"Zibu, you asked us to discuss matters today, shouldn't you just report the military situation? Maybe you have thought of a solution?" Gu Yong frowned.

Zhang Zhaoshu looked at the earnest eyes of the ministers, nodded and said solemnly: "This old man has a plan, which can save the people in Jiangdong from being burned, and also make the houses of the princes peaceful."

"What kind of trick is it?" Gu Yong faintly felt that the old Zhang Zhao had returned.

"Ahem." Zhang Zhao cleared his throat, and said earnestly, "It turns out that the king of Hanzhong is destined to return, why don't I just submit to him? In this way, everyone is still a Han subject, and you don't have to feel ashamed of your ancestors."

"This..." Gu Yongxin said that it was so, and the rest of the people were silent, after all Zhang Zhao did give the best solution.

At this time Zhang Wen stood up and echoed: "Mr. Zibu's words are not bad. Since ancient times, there have been no two days in the sky, and there have been no two monarchs in the country. The king of Hanzhong Yan Han is orthodox. Instead of surrendering to Cao Pi who usurped the Han, it is better to let Soochow return to the Han Dynasty. I agree. "

"Uh... I also second the proposal." Yan Jian was stunned and Zhang Wen took the lead in an instant, but he followed closely to express his support to Zhang Zhao.

"If you surrender, you can protect yourself. Mr. Zibu is right."

"That's right, Cao Pi and Liu Bei both proclaimed themselves emperors, but we don't know why, so what? Surrender is too correct."

"The king of Hanzhong took it back to Guanzhong, which means that Wei Guo is strong and middle-ranked, and we will not be humiliated by surrendering Han."

"The subordinates seconded the proposal."

……

All of a sudden, the crowd in the hall was excited, Zhang Zhao nodded in satisfaction when he saw everyone expressing their attitudes, and said in his heart that it was almost the same as before, and everyone was tired after fighting for so many years.

"It must not be done. Your Majesty is still in his beard, and you are about to surrender to the enemy. Aren't you a generation of traitors seeking glory? I firmly oppose it."

The disharmonious voice came from Shi Zhong, Shi Yi. After Sun Quan was granted the title of King of Wu, he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Thinking that he has no talent for commanding troops, he voluntarily gave up his military power and became a civil servant.

Shiyi was not outstanding in Jiangdong, so Zhang Zhao didn't pay attention to it. He said coldly: "All the ministers agree, I'm afraid it's not Ziyu's turn to object. Didn't you hear what Wu Wenze said just now? Sooner or later If we want to return to Yanhan, we must listen to the destiny and know the current affairs. Didn’t the king also surrender Wei? What’s wrong with us surrendering to the king of Hanzhong?”

"This is absurd. King Wu surrendered to Wei in name. I think all the princes of Gungun are willing to surrender to Liu Bei. How are you different from rebellious officials and thieves?" Shi Yi sternly scolded.

Zhang Zhao snorted coldly: "Ordinary Zhaozhao, you are alone in the dark, and you are not good enough to plan. If you want to follow the King of Wu, you can go to Ruxu. Don't disturb our mood here."

"Has your kneecap been broken before Liu Bei called? I'll kill you, old dog." Shi Yi had no weapons on her body, so she rushed forward with her bare hands.

Chapter 852 Blood Splattered Royal Palace Stands

When Zhang Zhao was young, he was also leading soldiers outside, and he had no fear in the face of Shiyi's aggressiveness, but at this time Zhang Zhao was old and frail after all, so he had the idea that a good man would not suffer immediate losses.

The moment Shiyi rushed over, Zhang Zhao grabbed the hem of his robe with both hands and ran away. Although the officials in the hall did not say anything, they looked down on Zhang Zhao very much in their hearts. Almost no one stopped the farce, only Yan Yan was chasing after him. Shouted: "Ziyu, don't be reckless."

It was Yizheng who was so angry that she couldn't listen to Yan Jian's persuasion at all. When she was about to catch up with Zhang Zhao, the other party detoured behind the pillar and played hide and seek with him.

"Old man, today I will kill you." Shi Yi circled around and failed to catch up, and suddenly found a bronze lamp holder in the corner. He was suffering from not having a weapon, so he strode to take it in his hand.

Zhang Zhao saw that it was all right, and this guy clearly had murderous intentions, so he took the opportunity to go around the gate of the palace, and shouted outside: "Zecheng, General Yu, come and help me..."

"No one can save you." Seeing that Zhang Zhao was panting from running, Shi Yi picked up the lamp holder and threw it at Zhang Zhao's vest.

Zhang Zhaonian was exhausted in his old age, and after running a few times, he was so tired that he rested on the spot. When the lamp holder was thrown over him, he instinctively felt that he couldn't dodge it.

In the blink of an eye, a big hand appeared in front of Zhang Zhao, and Hu Ke caught the flying lamp holder with one hand.

When Shi Yi saw that Zhang Zhao had come to help, she completely ignored Hu Ke's military uniform, and then cursed: "Yu Xiu, are you going to conspire with this man to rebel?"

Hu Ke stretched out his hand with a serious face, and several confidant soldiers outside the hall rushed in. Hu Ke pointed at Shi Yi and gave an order coldly: "Drag him out."

"You dare." Shi Yi's eyes were round.

Hu Ke didn't continue talking, and the soldier was not stopped by Shi Yi, he rushed forward and controlled Shi Yi, and then escorted him to the outside of the hall.

Shi Yi continued to yell and curse, but Hu Ke acted as if he didn't hear him, and calmly clasped his fists at Zhang Zhao: "Mr. Zibu, you continue to discuss the matter. If there are such rebellious people, they will come to the palace to deal with them."

"Thank you." Zhang Zhao bowed his hand in return.