"My lord, Military Advisor, at first, Mr. Jian Yong and Liu Zhang had a good talk, but later, later, Liu Zhang said that it was our army that attacked their city! They said that Mr. Jian Yong was a liar who went back on his word, so they cut off Mr. Jian Yong's tongue. They also said that Mr. Jian Yong was blind and dared to deceive their Prefecture Overseer, so they dug out Mr. Jian Yong's eyes. "
"Puff!" Liu Bei couldn't help but spit out blood when he heard this.
"My lord, my lord!" Pang Shiyuan and the others hurried forward to support Liu Bei, who was on the verge of collapsing.
"Liu Zhang, you little brat, you are too much of a bully, too much of a bully!" Liu Bei roared and then fainted.
When Liu Bei opened his eyes again, it was already noon.
"My lord, you are awake!" Pang Shiyuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Bei up.
"Shiyuan!?" Liu Bei saw Pang Shiyuan and his heart calmed down a little. "Xianhe, where is Xianhe?" Liu Bei looked around but didn't see Jian Yong.
"Mr. Xianhe has left!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
"Left?" Liu Bei's eyes widened.
"Well, my lord, look!" Pang Shiyuan said and handed a letter to Liu Bei. This letter was written by Jian Yong.
It said that he, Jian Yong, felt guilty for not being able to complete Liu Bei's task. In addition, he was blind and had lost his tongue, so he could no longer serve the lord. In order not to drag the lord down, Jian Yong left with his attendant.
"You, did you send him off?" Liu Bei asked while holding the letter in his hand.
He looked at Liu Bei's eyes, hoping to get an affirmative answer. Even though Jian Yong left quietly and no one sent him off, Pang Shiyuan still nodded and said, "I sent him off!"
"That's good, that's good!" Liu Bei seemed to be relieved and nodded.
Liu Bei suddenly felt very uncomfortable in his heart. His strategist Sun Qian had dug out his own eyes, and now his strategist Jian Yong had his eyes dug out as well. Could it be that he, Liu Bei, was really a good-for-nothing who couldn't accomplish anything?
"Oh no, oh no, the Yangzhou army is here, the Yangzhou army is here!" A panicked voice came from the Wu County.
"Don't panic, don't panic. I'm here. What's there to be afraid of?" Zhang Fei pacified everyone in the city.
Had Liu Mang's army arrived?! Liu Bei's heart was really disheartened. He, Liu Bei, was really tired of hiding. Perhaps this Yangzhou Liu Mang was really Liu Bei's nemesis.
"Shiyuan, you should go too!" Liu Bei suddenly said to Pang Shiyuan.
"Milord?" Pang Shiyuan looked at Liu Bei with a puzzled expression.
Liu Bei stared at this familiar face. Although in the eyes of others, this face was very ugly, and not only was it ugly, but this person was also very narrow-minded. However, for Liu Bei, it was this face that made Liu Bei glorious. It was this face that pulled Liu Bei out of the abyss again and again.
For Liu Bei, this face was very close to him.
"Shiyuan, it's not too late to leave now. Let me stay here. Liu Mang wants my head!" Liu Bei said to Pang Shiyuan who was beside him.
"Milord, what are you saying?" Pang Shiyuan was also angry. "I, Pang Shiyuan, said that I only have one Lord in this life, and that is you, Liu Bei. Do you want me, Pang Shiyuan, to go back on my words?"
"But if you stay, only death awaits you!" Liu Bei looked at Pang Shiyuan. He didn't know why the self-centered Liu Bei's heart softened.
Sun Qian was blind, Jian Yong was blind, and he didn't want Pang Shiyuan to be blind as well. Now, Liu Bei wanted to let Pang Shiyuan go.
"Shiyuan, go, go. I will help you block Liu Mang here. You go to Yanzhou, you go to Hebei. Although Cao Cao is a treacherous person, he is also a person who loves talents. After you go there, you will definitely achieve something!"
"Cao Cao? Milord, if I really liked Cao Cao, why would I be with you? "Pang Shiyuan said with a sneer.
Like repels. Cao Cao was a dark fatty, and Pang Shiyuan was also a dark fatty. Cao Cao was ugly, and Pang Shiyuan was ugly. Logically speaking, the two of them should be in the same boat, but Cao Cao was rich.
Therefore, Pang Shiyuan's heart suddenly felt unbalanced. Why? They were both dark fatty, and they were both ugly people. Why? Why was Cao Cao richer than him?
"Do you really want to stay?" It would be a lie if he said that he wasn't moved. This time, Liu Bei really didn't put on an act, because there was no need for it. Leaving Pang Shiyuan was just another one to die with him.
"Milord, we haven't lost yet!" Pang Shiyuan said unconvinced.
"En?" Liu Bei's heart subconsciously emerged with joy. After all, no one wanted to die, right? However, it was immediately extinguished because if the current situation could really be resolved, then it would really be the reincarnation of the God of War.
"Milord, since Liu Zhang doesn't want to ally with us, we will find other people!" Pang Shiyuan was still doing his job as a strategist.
"Other people?" Liu Bei thought for a moment. The only other people left were Zhao Wei and Zhang Lu, but what was the use of these two people?
"Milord, although Zhao Wei and Zhang Lu's strength is not as good as Liu Mang of Yangzhou, Liu Zhang can't resist them!" Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
"What do you mean?"
"The reason why Liu Zhang wants to ally with Liu Mang of Yangzhou is that he is already surrounded on three sides. He is afraid that we will besiege him together with Zhao Wei and Zhang Lu!" Pang Shiyuan said and paused for a moment. "Since he is so afraid, then we will do as he says!"
Before Liu Bei had time to speak, Pang Shiyuan had already blocked Liu Bei's way of retreat. "Milord, if we succeed, we can rely on the mountains of Yizhou to hold on!" There were many mountains in Yizhou, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were lying in ambush in those dense forests. It was possible that they couldn't even find a shadow. Therefore, if they broke into the Yizhou Mansion, Liu Bei could still escape. If they really couldn't, then they could go to the Southern Barbarian Land in Yunnan.
"If we lose, hehe, is there a worse situation than now? Also, milord, don't you want to avenge Mr. Jian Yong? "
"Avenge Jian Yong!?" Liu Bei's eyes glowed red.
"Kill Liu Zhang and avenge Jian Yong!"
Liu Bei thought for a while and then gritted his teeth. Yes, Pang Shiyuan was right. How could it be worse than now? At worst, all of them would be wiped out. He, Liu Bei, wanted to avenge Jian Yong. Liu Zhang! Liu Mang!
"What should I do?"
Pang Shiyuan knew that he had convinced Liu Bei.
"Milord, let the Third General give up all the city defenses and leave behind the military supplies. We will only keep ten days, no, five days of rations. We will abandon everything else! Attack Jiangzhou! "Pang Shiyuan said to Liu Bei.
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"Milord, His Highness King of Han has agreed to send troops. As long as Milord is willing to go to Shouchun, the Commandery Prince of Chengdu will become Milord and your hereditary title will be inherited!" Fa Zheng told the letter sent by Liu Mang to Liu Zhang on the other side.
Liu Zhang nodded. Although the Commandery Prince of Chengdu had no real power, Liu Mang had also agreed to let Liu Zhang take away all the property in Chengdu Mansion.
The total wealth of the Governor of Yizhou might be much poorer than Cao Cao, Liu Mang, and even Liu Biao. After all, the roads in the Land of Abundance were difficult to travel and it was not convenient to exchange food for money.
However, such a poor Prefecture Overseer was definitely one of the wealthiest people among the landowning households.
In the Chengdu Mansion, there were 100,000 gold taels. The other treasures and the title deeds of the Governor's Mansion could be sold for more than 100,000 gold taels. When the time came, Liu Mang would definitely reward Liu Zhang.
Because it was worth a lot of money to buy bones. Only by setting an example would the other vassals surrender.
All in all, 250,000 gold taels was not a problem.
250,000 gold taels was not a small amount. In Yangzhou, there was no one who could compare with Liu Zhang. Even Mi Zhu, the Minister of Revenue, only had one-third of Liu Zhang's wealth.
"Fazheng, don't you think I agreed too quickly? Isn't it a little too little to have one Duke of Chengdu?" Liu Zhang was a bit dissatisfied. Although the title of Prince of Chengdu was hereditary, it was also impossible for Liu Mang to let such a person continue to exist. Therefore, this title could only be passed down to one son. If this son did not have another son,
If there was no son, then the title of Commandery Prince would end.
Now that Liu Zhang had several sons, he wanted to ask for the title of Commandery Prince for each of his sons.
Fa Zheng frowned. He did not expect Liu Zhang to be so greedy.
"My Lord, His Highness King of Han is preparing to send out his troops!" Fa Zheng reminded Liu Zhang. It was difficult to change the situation now.
"I know, I know! Even if we delay a little longer, we will not die! " Liu Zhang waved his hand. Since he could not get the title of Commandery Prince, he wanted to delay a little longer. He was still the Prefecture Overseer of Yizhou and was ready to make a lot of money.
"That letter of request for reinforcements, wait until the time is up and I tell you to send it out!" Liu Zhang said to Fa Zheng. "Don't worry, Fa Zheng, I will not treat you unfairly!" Liu Zhang did not forget to bring Fa Zheng along.
Liu Zhang could not give Fa Zheng the title of an official but he could still give him money.
"Prefecture Overseer, if you go too far, His Highness King of Han will be angry!" Fa Zheng reminded Liu Zhang.
"Hmph, I have already given him the whole of Yizhou, what can he be angry about!" Liu Zhang was very dissatisfied.
"Please forgive me, Fa Zheng solemnly obeys!" Fa Zheng was Liu Mang's subordinate. How could he help Liu Zhang cheat his lord?
"Fa Zheng, you should know that Yizhou does not belong to His Highness King of Han. It belongs to me, Liu Zhang!" Liu Zhang looked at Fa Zheng angrily.
Fa Zheng said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "It does not belong to you, Prefecture Overseer. It belongs to the Great Han Dynasty!"
"You!" Fa Zheng did not give him any face.
"You are not afraid that I will kill you?" Liu Zhang's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"I am!" Fa Zheng said bluntly.
"Then you dare to stand in front of me?"
"I am more afraid that His Highness King of Han will kill you!" Fa Zheng continued.
"What do you mean?" Liu Zhang had never been as angry as he was today.
"Lord Prefecture Overseer, I forgot to tell you that I am now an official under His Highness the King of Han, not under Lord Prefecture Overseer!" Fa Zheng had long been a part of the Ministry of Justice, not Liu Zhang's subordinate.
Even if Liu Zhang was still the Prefecture Overseer of Yizhou, he could not control the Ministry of Justice.
"You are Liu Mang's subordinate?" Although Liu Zhang was not ambitious, he was not a good-for-nothing. Otherwise, he would have been plotted against by Zhao Wei and the others. He would not have persisted until now.
"You have been with Liu Mang for a long time?!" Liu Zhang understood why Fa Zheng had been fighting for benefits in Yangzhou. It turned out that he had been with Liu Mang for a long time, and he had been like a fool to give Fa Zheng a position.
Fa Zheng was not at all grateful for Liu Zhang's bestowal of an official position. To Liu Zhang, an official position was like a game to him. First, he removed Zhang Song's official position. Then, he removed his official position.
In Liu Zhang's view, this position was for the obedient people around Liu Zhang. If they were obedient, he would give them a position. If they were obedient, they would end up like Zhang Su.
What was the difference between such a person and a dog?
"You, you, you!" Liu Zhang was now in a difficult position. He had already crippled Jian Yong. It could be said that he had completely fallen out with Liu Bei. Liu Bei's army was also attacking Yizhou. If he fell out with the Yangzhou army at this moment, Liu Zhang would really die.
Liu Zhang was furious that he couldn't kill them and he couldn't fight them in the jungle.
"Good, good, good! Since I, Liu Zhang, can't kill you, I can at least remove you from your position! " In the end, Liu Zhang still chose to compromise. That was to remove Fa Zheng's official position and replace him with someone else. When Liu Zhang had earned enough money, he would give up his authority.
"As you wish, this is your right. However, I want to remind you that going too far is as bad as falling short!" Fa Zheng faced Liu Zhang.
"Hmph, I don't need you to teach me!" Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Men, please ask Fa Zheng to leave!" Liu Zhang did not want to see Fa Zheng again.
Fa Zheng also nodded. He had already said what he wanted to say. Whether Liu Zhang listened or not had nothing to do with him. Fa Zheng knew clearly what Liu Zhang wanted to do. He wanted to earn a lot of money. However, he did not know that if he did not have the strength to guard it, it would become a crime to have a treasure.
Now that he had the title of Chengdu County Prince given by His Highness King of Han, what would happen in the future? His Highness King of Han had already left.
In the end, this Chengdu County Prince would become a big fat sheep.
In other words, he was a powerless County Prince who was richer than some military governors. What would people think?
This was a case of an innocent man getting into trouble because of his wealth.
If Liu Biao did not have any ambition and was only a person who kept his achievements, then Liu Zhang would not even be able to protect Chengdu.
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