After hearing what the servant said, the bodyguard took a long step forward and looked at the unruly servant with a ferocious smile on his lips.
"I know it is the Zhang family. On the orders of the lord, Zhang Lu surrendered to the enemy and rebelled against the lord, and everyone in the family was beheaded in public."
"promise."
Thousands of personal guards roared together, then unsheathed their swords and charged directly towards the Zhang Mansion.
"What's the fuss about?"
Zhang Lu's mother, who was meditating in the house, woke up from her trance when she heard the noise outside and asked outside the house.
"Madam, what's wrong, a group of officers and soldiers came outside. They said that Mr. Zhang Lu had defected to the enemy and rebelled against the master. He was ordered by Mr. Zhou Mu to kill the entire Zhang family."
Soon a servant rushed in and spoke to Zhang Lu's mother in a panic.
"What?
This is impossible."
Hearing what the servant said, Zhang Lu's mother was completely stunned and shouted that it was impossible.
"Madam, please go and talk to Mr. Zhou Mu quickly and save the whole Zhang family."
The servant knelt directly on the ground and asked Zhang Lu's mother for help.
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"Don't panic, wait for me to communicate with them."
Zhang Lu's mother left the house directly, and Liu Yan's personal guards had already arrived.
"Who is the leader? Where is Liu Qing? I want to see you, sir."
Zhang Lu's mother directly called Liu Yan's personal guard commander, knowing that this guy must be here now.
"My lord will not see you. The Zhang family is finished. Kill them."
Liu Qing glanced at Zhang Lu's mother, who still had her charm, and directly ordered her subordinates to kill her.
"No, this is impossible. Your Excellency will not kill me."
Hearing Liu Qing's words, Zhang Lu's mother seemed to have lost all her strength and knelt down directly on the ground, her eyes full of despair.
"kill."
Seeing that the bodyguard was hesitant, Liu Qing's eyes flashed with a trace of cruelty. He suddenly pulled out the steel knife from his waist and chopped off Zhang Lu's mother's head.
"kill,"
"kill."
"kill."
Under the absolute advantage of Liu Yan's personal guards, not a single one of the more than 200 members of Zhang's family could escape. Those who deserved to die, but those who did not die were forced to the direction of the square, and then they were all beheaded.
For a time, the city of Chengdu was filled with the stench of blood. When Dong Fu got the complete book of Zhang's family and was massacred, he came directly to see Liu Yan.
"Sir, why do you want to massacre the entire Zhang family?
This will cause panic among the nobles."
After hearing Dong Fu's words, Liu Yan opened his eyes directly, his eyes filled with violent killing intent.
"Zhang Lu surrendered to Yuan Shu. Jiameng Pass was lost due to internal and external cooperation, and Zhao Wei died. If I don't kill his whole family, how can I be worthy of the dead hero."
Dong Fu looked at Liu Yan in front of him and couldn't help but feel dazed for a while. In his impression, Liu Yan had always been a humble gentleman. He had never shown such a violent behavior. It can be seen that Zhao Wei's death and the fall of Jiameng Pass had a serious impact on him.
"Dong Fu understands."
After thinking about it for a while, Dong Fu had nothing to say and could only clasp his fist at him.
"Now that Yuan Shu has captured Jiameng Pass, his next step will definitely be to send his troops south to Fucheng. Moreover, his navy is also patrolling the Yangtze River and heading west, forming a flanking attack. How should we deal with it?"
Liu Yan glanced at Dong Fu, with a trace of doubt in his eyes. Now he was killing Zhang Lu's family just to vent his anger. What really worried him was how to resist Yuan Shu's next offensive.
"My Lord, I can no longer take care of the Southern Barbarian tribes. I suggest that Liu Bei's army be turned away immediately and return. At the same time, he should talk to the Southern Barbarian King He and acknowledge his existence. At the same time, he should admit that they are in Yuejun County, Yongchang County, Jianning County, and Zoke County.
In exchange for our dominance, the Southern Barbarian tribes sent troops to support us and help us fight against Yuan Shu."
Dong Fu thought for a while, it was now impossible for the local soldiers and horses in Jianning County to resist Yuan Shu. Instead of doing this, it would be better to talk to the Southern Barbarian tribes and recognize their right to rule some places.
They sent troops to support and resist Yuan Shu.
"It's okay to send Liu Bei back, but if you want to unite with the Southern Barbarian tribe, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death by my ancestors."
Hearing Dong Fu's words, Liu Yan immediately stared. It's just that he failed to fulfill his duty to protect the land. If he really wants to recruit the Southern Barbarian tribes into Yizhou, then he will probably be killed by the ancestors of the Han family in a hundred years.
Beat him to death.
"My lord, the only troops we have in the south now are Liu Bei. If we send them away now, the Nanman tribes will definitely take advantage of the situation to invade the territory of Yizhou. Moreover, the four southern counties are not under our rule in the first place. We will give him another
Why not,
Instead of being harassed by them for years, and we have to deploy a large number of troops to defend, it is better for us to negotiate directly, lure them into Yizhou, and recognize their right to rule. This way they will not wreak havoc and can send troops to support us against Yuan Shu.
,
When their soldiers and horses arrive, we will let the Southern Barbarian tribes and Yuan Shu's army consume each other. After defeating Yuan Shu, we will raise troops to deal with the Southern Barbarians.
This will not only take back the counties occupied by them, but also take advantage of their weakness to capture Huanglong and pacify the Southern Barbarians in one fell swoop. Please think twice, my lord."
After looking at Liu Yan, Dong Fu directly cupped his fists and saluted him, and at the same time expressed his thoughts.
"I need to think about it."
There was a trace of hesitation in Liu Yan's eyes. He admitted that what Dong Fu said made sense. All his troops were near Chengdu, and Liu Bei was the only one in the south. If Liu Bei was transferred north now, the south would have no defense capabilities.
,
At that time, the Southern Barbarian tribes will definitely take advantage of the situation to invade, and the southern counties will definitely fall. However, if you take the initiative to cede counties to the Southern Barbarians, this will be an act of betrayal and you will definitely be despised.
"My lord, please make a decision as soon as possible. After all, it will take a long time to go back to Nanman. If it takes too long, even if they agree to send troops, it will be too late."
Dong Fu was also helpless. Now recruiting the Southern Barbarians into Yizhou seemed to be a traitorous move, but in fact it was retreat in order to advance. In this way, he could rely on the Southern Barbarians to resist Yuan Shu, and secondly, it could also consume the strength of the Southern Barbarians.
After defeating Yuan Shu, we can take advantage of the Southern Barbarians' weakness to defeat them directly. Why not do it.
"Well, I understand, you go down first."
Liu Yan was speechless after listening to Dong Fu's words. The only one who should take the blame for inviting the Southern Barbarians to invade is himself, the Yizhou Shepherd. Even if he is notorious for thousands of years, it is still him. It has nothing to do with you. You must have no objection, but you have to think carefully.
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"promise."
After Dong Fu left, Liu Yan fell into deep thought. He wanted to think carefully about the pros and cons.
Liu Yan thought about it all day but didn't think it through clearly. At night, he went straight to the ancestral hall behind the Zhou Mu Mansion.
"My ancestors are on high, and my descendant Liu Yan sincerely prays that the Han Dynasty will be overthrown, and only my Yizhou is still holding on. Now the national traitor Yuan Shu is leading his troops to attack Yizhou, and his minister Dong Fu proposes to lure the southern barbarian tribes into
Yizhou, join me in resisting Yuan Shu, but Liu Yan is frightened and doesn't know whether he should adopt it. I hope my ancestors will give me clear instructions."
After Liu Yan finished thinking about his doubts, he placed three pillars of incense on his ancestor's memorial tablet, hoping to get his ancestor's explicit advice on whether he should adopt Dong Fu's suggestion and lead the Southern Barbarians against Yuan Shu.
Watching the green smoke of sandalwood rising slowly, Liu Yan also fell into a calm state, waiting for his ancestor's instructions.
After a while, Liu Yan seemed to have had a big dream. In the dream, he was wearing an imperial robe, ascending to the highest position in the Golden Palace step by step. He looked around at the Nanman armored soldiers outside the city, waiting for him to wave his arms.
, he will be driven by him and destroy enemies from all directions for him.
"Oh oh oh."
Just when Liu Yan was having a sweet dream, a rooster crowed, which brought him out of his dream.
"Liu Yan understands what his ancestors meant. This indicates that the Southern Barbarian tribe will definitely be driven by me. I know what to do."
Liu Yan raised his eyes and saw that it was already dark outside. He had actually spent the night in the ancestral hall, but this big dream also made him understand the meaning.
"Here comes someone."
Liu Yan touched his legs, stood up insistently, and then shouted out the door.
"grown ups."
The guards who were staying outside the door heard Liu Yan shouting and immediately came in and clasped their fists at him.
"Immediately recruit the directors to come over and discuss matters."
"promise."
The guards clasped their fists and left, and went directly to Dong Fu to come to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion to discuss matters.
"My lord, I have made a decision."
Dong Fu looked at Liu Yan who was a little tired and directly clasped his fists in salute.
"I have decided to act according to your ideas, but this matter must be carried out secretly. After the invasion of the Southern Barbarians, we must also let them defect to us under the banner of surrender. Who can do it?"
Liu Yan glanced at Dong Fu. Although he agreed with Dong Fu's plan, it was not easy to implement it, and the matter should be as secretive as possible, otherwise he was really afraid that the local nobles in Yizhou would object.
"Don't worry, my lord. Since I brought up this matter, I will naturally go to Nanman to communicate in person. I will definitely not make it difficult for my lord."
Dong Fu glanced at Liu Yan and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Okay, then I'll leave these to you. Whether Yizhou can be defended or not depends entirely on you."
Liu Yan came directly to Dong Fu's side. This mission to the Southern Barbarians was of great importance. If the Southern Barbarians could really be attracted to support, then Yizhou would have the possibility to persist.
"I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations, so I will prepare gifts and go as an envoy to Nanman immediately."
Dong Fu saluted Liu Yan again, and then left directly. He prepared two carriages of gold, silver, pearls and jade. Shu Jinlingluo, escorted by a thousand cavalry, ran directly towards Guangchang County.
