Zhang Song happily sent Fa Zheng off.
He was all smiles, as though he had already succeeded. He didn't force Fa Zheng to do anything. After all, Fa Zheng needed time to digest everything. After all, Zhang Song had helped Fa Zheng rise in rank and become rich.
Military Advisor Pang Shiyuan had already said that as long as he took Yi Province for Liu Bei, he would guarantee Zhang Song's position as one of the Three Dukes. Zhang Song immediately smiled when he thought about how he could help the Zhang family produce a Third Dukes.
Zhang Song had always thought that he was a genius who didn't appreciate his talents. He thought that if Liu Zhang had listened to him, he would have taken Jingzhou by now. Since Liu Zhang didn't listen to him, then he shouldn't blame Zhang Song.
Now that there was such a wise lord in front of him, Zhang Song was even more determined to rely on him.
As for how Zhang Song and Pang Shiyuan got to know each other? Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Fei had been able to escape the pursuit of Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, and the others because Zhang Song had saved their lives.
Zhang Fei and Pang Shiyuan, who had been pursued by Guan Hai and the others, had no chance of survival. They had only managed to survive by sneaking into Zhang Song's convoy.
Zhang Song and Pang Shiyuan were both fat and short. One of them was ugly, while the other wasn't much better. Thus, they had immediately become close friends.
Furthermore, Pang Shiyuan and Zhang Song had a discussion. They regretted not having met earlier.
When Zhang Fei had been seriously injured, Zhang Song had found a famous doctor from Yi Province to treat him. He had even paid a high price to hire a student from Yangzhou Medical College.
In the end, he had saved Zhang Fei's life. After that, the two of them had a discussion. At that time, Zhang Song had already developed a good impression of Liu Bei.
Based on Zhang Song's character, he wouldn't have taken risks easily. However, everything that Pang Shiyuan had discussed with him had happened according to the schedule. It had even been brought forward after Pang Shiyuan had received Yi Ji's recommendation. After receiving Huang She's heavy responsibility, Huang She had led hundreds of thousands of troops into Yi Province.
Everything had gone smoothly. In fact, it had even been brought forward.
Naturally, Zhang Song had seen everything that Pang Shiyuan had done.
That day, when Zhang Ren sent a scout to report that Huang She's army was coming to attack, the entire Yi Province's meeting hall was in a state of panic. Only our Mr. Zhang Song was overjoyed.
If Huang She's army attacked, then his great cause would be accomplished.
Zhang Song was all smiles as he escorted Fa Zheng to the carriage.
"Master, where are we going? Are we going to the barracks? "Fa Zheng's driver asked. Fa Zheng was under the supervision of a commandant. Normally, he would go to the barracks. Although Fa Zheng wasn't placed in an important position by Liu Zhang, he didn't complain and continued to do things honestly.
Every day, he would go to the military camp.
But today, it was obvious that our Mr Fa Zheng did not have such thoughts. Fa Zheng's expression was cold. “
"Go back? The coachman froze for a moment before he realized that they were heading back to the mansion.
Although the coachman was puzzled, he still sent Fa Zheng back to his own mansion.
After Fa Zheng returned to his mansion, he closed the door of his study room and ordered that no one was allowed to enter his study room without his permission.
After observing for a long time and making sure that no one would stick to the door of his study room, Fa Zheng took out a bag from behind his bookshelf. He took out a few pieces of white paper and a seal.
Those who had stayed in Yangzhou for a long time would know that this kind of paper would only appear in Yangzhou's government. Only some of the six ministries would use this kind of paper. In other words, this kind of paper could only be found in Yangzhou.
However, it appeared on Fa Zheng's desk.
Fa Zheng quickly ground the ink and wrote on the fine Xuan paper produced in Yangzhou. "His Highness the Sage Monarch, Fa Zheng's words!" "The entire page below was filled with notes of Zhang Song's words and his own words for him in this edition. After he finished writing, he took out a seal from the bag.
He directly imprinted the seal on the Xuan paper. The words on the paper were: "Manager of the Ministry of War, Fa Zheng!" “
Fa Zheng had already joined the Yangzhou army long before Zhang Song tried to recruit Fa Zheng.
At that time, Liu Mang had just escaped from Jingzhou and returned to Yangzhou. He had not even conquered Jiangdong yet, so he asked Yang Hong to send someone to contact Fa Zheng.
Although Liu Mang's history was taught by his mathematics teacher, at least he knew some famous people in Jingzhou, such as Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Fa Zheng, and Zhang Song.
Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, and Liu Mang also wanted to contact Fa Zheng, but after a long time, he gave up because these generals were more likely to work for their masters. Those generals who betrayed their masters were rare.
If they really wanted to surrender, it would be because they had no other choice. They had done their best and that was why they surrendered. Otherwise, they would have refused to obey even if they were dead. Therefore, as the saying goes, loyalty and righteousness are always the butcher of dogs, while ruthlessness is the scholar.
Storytellers were more rational than emotional. They mostly thought about benefits.
These generals were more likely to be hot-headed.
Liu Mang knew that before Liu Zhang joined him, or before Liu Zhan died, Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, and the others would not have changed sides.
That was why Liu Mang did not ask Yang Hong to send someone to contact them. Not only did they fail to recruit Fa Zheng, they would also alert the enemy.
Fa Zheng was different.
Liu Mang knew that this person was talented but unrecognized. At that time, when Liu Mang went to recruit Fa Zheng, Fa Zheng was still a small county magistrate.
Yangzhou sent someone who was arrogant and respectful. He even brought a letter written by Liu Mang to Fa Zheng. At that time, Liu Mang was still the Sage King.
Liu Mang's official position and title did not move Fa Zheng, because in Fa Zheng's view, some things could be taken, but some things could not be taken. Fa Zheng also wanted high positions, but he could not betray his master. This was a matter of principle.
What really moved Fa Zheng was Liu Mang's letter to Fa Zheng.
All of the comments were full of approval for Fa Zheng. Even Fa Zheng himself felt a little ashamed of himself.
If this was written by someone else, Fa Zheng would naturally disdain it because it was a form of flattery. However, when this person's identity was that of the Great Han Dynasty's Saint King, the ruler of Yangzhou, it was different.
He was a relative of the Han dynasty, the Sage King of Great Han. What did he want from you? Fa Zheng was just a small county magistrate at that time, the size of a small official. There were more than 140 counties in Yi Province.
One Doni was not a lot, and one Doni was not a lot.
However, it was at that time that he received a letter from His Highness, the Sage King, expressing his approval of Fa Zheng.
For Fa Zheng at that time, it was an exciting time.
He had been a county magistrate for decades, and he was already disheartened. How could he be excited when he heard this?
If not for Fa Zheng's good temperament, he would have directly packed his luggage and left for Yangzhou.
Yangzhou did not attack Yi Province, so Fa Zheng leaving Yi Province was at most a job-hopping, and not a betrayal.
It was Zhuge Liang's idea for Fa Zheng to stay in Yangzhou. No matter what, they had to take Yi Province. There were many mountains in Yi Province, and if there was no one familiar with the terrain, then it would be really bad. Those mountains could make you cry.
There were also those cliffs, and if you were not careful, you could fall into a bottomless abyss and die without a corpse.
Therefore, Fa Zheng's existence was very important.
Over the years, Fa Zheng had compiled a lot of information about Yi Province. However, she didn't pass this information to Yangzhou. This was because she always had a knot in her heart. If Yangzhou conquered Yi Province, would she be considered a traitor?
It was because of this knot that Fa Zheng had not contacted Yangzhou for a long time.
This time, Fa Zheng once again took out the seal that Liu Mang had given him, and the papers that were used to pass through letters.
These papers were really the papers that Yangzhou used to send messages.
Zhang Song and Liu Bei's plan was to conquer Yi Province, and Fa Zheng wanted to pass this information out. Firstly, it was not a betrayal, and secondly, it was a kind of reward for Liu Mang's appreciation of him, so that Yangzhou could be prepared.
Yang Hong's messenger also gave Fa Zheng a special way to contact him, and this kind of information was quickly passed out of Yi Province.
Not long after, it appeared in front of Liu Mang's desk.
"This Fa Xiaozhi is finally enlightened?" Liu Mang looked at Fa Zheng's handwritten letter and could not help but shake his head.
Ever since Liu Mang recruited Fa Zheng, it was as if Fa Zheng was dead. Liu Mang couldn't get any information about the matters of Yi Province. This made Liu Mang wonder if he really recruited Fa Zheng. If Fa Zheng didn't accept the seal of the head of the Ministry of War, Liu Mang would have doubted himself.
Not long after, Fa Zheng finally sent out the news.
Liu Mang opened the letter and read it. The more he read, the wider the smile on his face became.
"My lord, is there any good news?" Xu Shu asked doubtfully.
"Haha, Yuanzhi, our Imperial Uncle Liu Bei really gave us face!" Liu Mang laughed.
In the letter, Fa Zheng told Liu Mang about the whereabouts of Liu Bei's Army that Zhang Song had told him. The reason why Liu Mang was small was because the inertia of the wheel of history was really big. He had not fully understood it, but there was not much difference between Yi Province and the original trajectory.
"Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, Liu Bei entered Shuchuan! There is also Pang Shiyuan's conspiracy! "
Xu Shu also looked at it. After looking at it, he smiled indifferently and said, "Milord, it's time for the Yangtze River Barracks to take action!" "Xu Shu is the internal minister of Yangzhou and can be said to be under one person and above tens of thousands of people. Liu Mang's plans could not be hidden from Xu Shu.
Now that he had received the news from Yi Province, he naturally had to act according to the plan.
"Go!" Liu Mang nodded and was about to let Xu Shu leave. However, he seemed to have thought of something and stopped Xu Shu.
"My lord?" Xu Shu asked doubtfully. "Is there anything else?"
"Nothing! Yuanzhi, help me bring a letter to Nanyang! "Liu Mang said to Xu Shu.
"A letter?" Xu Shu took the letter from Liu Mang. It was written "To My Younger Brother, Kuai Ran". It was signed by his elder brother, Liu Mang.
It was a letter for Kuai Ran.
"I understand!" Xu Shu left the main hall and went to his cabinet.
Liu Mang looked at the direction where Xu Shu left. "Kuai Ran, ah, Kuai Ran, you and I will be reunited soon!"
Orders were issued in Yangzhou, and the entire Yangzhou began to move. This plan had already been decided long ago, and the Dark Unit only needed to take action.
While Yangzhou was moving, Cao Cao was also not idle in Yan Province. Part of his army was in Chang 'an and was led by Xiahou Yuan. He was fighting against Ma Chao.
He did not expect that Ma Chao would be so valiant. He also did not expect Ma Chao to be so rebellious.
He actually betrayed Cao Cao.
Cao Cao paid a lot of attention to the Ma Family. He gave Ma Teng one of the Nine Ministers, Wei Wei.
He gave Wei Wei's sons titles. However, in the end, Wei Wei only gave eggs and nitrogen fertilizer. He even gave Ma Chao a lot of provisions.
Ma Chao was also valiant. He had hundreds of thousands of troops in Chang 'an and was evenly matched with Xiahou Yuan.
In fact, Xiahou Yuan was still retreating.
This was because Xiahou Yuan was not dealing with one person. He also had to deal with Han Sui and the others.
Cao Cao looked at the battle report with a gloomy expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
Over there, the servants and maids were indeed trembling with fear. That was because our classmate Cao Cao had just killed Ma Chao's father, Ma Teng's entire family.
Cao Cao did not need a reason to kill.
Since Ma Chao betrayed him, he killed Ma Teng. Who asked him to be your son?
Even if he knew that Ma Teng was loyal, there was nothing he could do. When Cao Cao was unhappy, he naturally had to kill.
Of course, he would feel good after killing someone.
"My Lord, this Yangzhou Liu Mang is too arrogant. He actually interfered in Western Liang's affairs!" An old man who was about the same age as Cao Cao said angrily.
This person was none other than one of Cao Cao's top strategists, Cheng Yu.
He used to be Cao Cao's subordinate. Before Guo Jia came, Cheng Yu was considered the chief strategist. Later, Guo Jia came, and Cheng Yu gave up his position. Now that Guo Jia went to Yangzhou to see a doctor, he became the chief strategist.
He gave advice to Cao Cao in front of Cao Cao.
Cheng Yu's ability could not be compared to Guo Jia's, but he could not be underestimated.
Yangzhou sent Zhuge Liang to Western Liang to instigate Ma Chao's betrayal. At first, Cao Cao and the others did not react.
But soon, Cheng Yu found out that it was Yangzhou's doing.
That was why Cheng Yu was furious.
"My Lord, this Liu Mang can do it. Don't blame us for doing the same! What he knows, we also know. Milord, let's take action. With that chess piece, we will definitely be able to catch Yangzhou unprepared! "Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao.
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