Liu Bei once again hugged Cheng Yu and clasped his fists, leaving all the work to Cheng Yu.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Cheng Yu hugged Liu Bei's fist, then left directly, heading towards the Zhang family.
"Sir, Liu Bei's subordinate Cheng Yu is asking for an audience outside the mansion."
Zhang Song's servants came directly to report.
"Cheng Yu wants to see you?
Invite him in."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Zhang Song was stunned. He didn't understand why Liu Bei's subordinate Cheng Yu came to see him.
"promise."
Soon Cheng Yu was brought into Zhang Song's mansion.
"Cheng Yu pays homage to Mr. Zi Qiao."
Cheng Yu walked in and took a look at Zhang Song. He was stunned for a moment. He had long heard that Zhang Song's appearance was a bit indescribable, but this sharp look still made him a little defensive, but he still immediately clasped his fists and saluted him.
"Mr. Zhongde, I have heard his name for a long time but have never seen him in person. But I met him today. His reputation is indeed well-deserved."
Who is Zhang Song? He also noticed Cheng Yu's slight confusion, but it didn't matter, he had long been used to it.
"Sir, you are joking."
Hearing Zhang Song's compliment, Cheng Yu was also a little embarrassed.
"I don't know why sir, why do you come to my place?"
After both parties had finished complimenting each other, Zhang Song was curious as to why Cheng Yu came here.
"Sir, I wonder what you think of Liu Yizhou?"
Cheng Yu glanced at Zhang Song and directly asked a particularly profound question.
"I don't know what you mean by this, sir?"
Hearing Cheng Yu's question, Zhang Song was also stunned. You suddenly asked this question for him, which really confused him.
"Haha, let me change the question. What do the Yizhou nobles think of Liu Yizhou?"
Since Zhang Song was a little stunned, Cheng Yu directly made his matters clear.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
Now Zhang Song completely understood what Cheng Yu meant. He really wanted to cause trouble. However, although he understood, he couldn't clarify it and could only pretend to be confused.
"Everyone in the world says that Mr. Ziqiao is extremely intelligent and a man of great wisdom. It's impossible that he can't hear the meaning behind Cheng Yu's words."
Faced with Zhang Song's act of pretending to be stupid, Cheng Yu smiled slightly, which directly touched his mind.
"Haha, Zhang Song really doesn't know how to interpret Mr.'s question. Yizhou is now peaceful. The local nobles in Yizhou are still very grateful to Mr. Zhou Mu, so they naturally have a good opinion of him."
Glancing at Cheng Yu, Zhang Song's eyes flashed with light. He was now more and more sure of his guess. Cheng Yu and Liu Bei behind him might be about to cause something big.
"Since sir said so, just pretend that Cheng Yu has never been here and leave."
Hearing Zhang Song's official answer, Cheng Yu shook his head slightly, with a disappointed look in his eyes. He clasped his fists at him and turned around to leave.
"Mr. Zhongde, please stay."
Seeing that Cheng Yu was leaving, Zhang Song was indeed a little panicked. He already knew what Liu Bei wanted to do, and since he had this idea, he must have made corresponding arrangements.
If Cheng Yu leaves now, then once Liu Bei succeeds, the local nobles in Yizhou will definitely be suppressed again.
"Mr. Zi Qiao, is there anything else?"
Cheng Yu raised the corners of his mouth, "You're a little too young to do this with me."
"Mr. Zhongde, please speak clearly before leaving. Otherwise, if you miss something, it will be bad for everyone. What do you think?"
Zhang Song organized his language and answered Cheng Yu very vaguely.
"Haha, since Mr. Ziqiao said so, I won't hide it anymore. Although Liu Yan is the shepherd of Yizhou, he still uses the people who followed him into Shu and the people from Dongzhou who came from Jingxiang.
The local gentry in Yizhou have always been in a state of oppression. This has resulted in the local gentry in Yizhou having the ability and revenge, but they have no way to serve the country and have nowhere to bring peace to the people. I don’t know if I am right or not?”
Now that Zhang Song has relented, Cheng Yu can no longer hold back.
"What you are saying is that the local gentry in Yizhou are indeed having a somewhat unsatisfactory life, and the local gentry are indeed being suppressed. They have no way to serve the country, and no way to bring peace to the people."
After hearing Cheng Yu's words, Zhang Song hesitated for a while, but then nodded to him and confirmed what he said.
"Liu Yanzhou Mu's move is wrong. How can outsiders govern Shu with their heart?
My father-in-law believes that if we want to stabilize the people, we need Shu people to govern Shu. The local gentry have their roots in Yizhou, so they will naturally be more suitable to govern Yizhou than others."
Both sides relented, and Cheng Yu took the next step directly, throwing an olive branch to the Shu people. Liu Bei was no better than Liu Yan. He came to Yizhou with a large number of followers, and also selected many from the Jingxiang land that marched westward to Yizhou.
talent,
Therefore, he did not need to rely on the local gentry in Yizhou at all, and for the sake of his own ruling foundation, he also suppressed the local gentry in Yizhou.
Liu Bei can only enter Yizhou with two generals and cannot defeat him. If Liu Yan is driven out by then, his ministers will definitely not agree. This will require the full support of the local nobles in Yizhou so that he can pacify it as quickly as possible.
The situation in Yizhou,
After all, if Yuan Shu, a powerful enemy, is careless on the side, everything will be lost.
"What Mr. Zhongde said is true. The people of Shu govern Shu. However, Liu Yan went too far. He thought that if the Yizhou nobles were reused, the nobles would become stronger and he, the shepherd of the state, would be sidelined.
But he doesn’t know that our roots are here, so how could the principals and ministers disagree for the sake of small temporary gains? In the end, it is Yizhou’s strength that is wasted, hey.”
Hearing what Cheng Yu said about Shu people ruling Shu, Zhang Song's eyes immediately lit up, although he already understood that Liu Bei was going to take action against Liu Yan.
But Cheng Yu can say such words now, which means that as long as he and Liu Bei reach an alliance, once Liu Yan can be captured, the Yizhou nobles will inevitably jump to the top and occupy the high position of Yizhou rule. This is
What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"And there is another more important thing. I don't know if Mr. Zi Qiao knows about it."
Cheng Yu glanced at Zhang Song and saw his ambition in his eyes, so he decided to release more exciting news.
"Sir, please speak clearly."
Zhang Song was stunned again. It seemed that nothing unusual had happened in Chengdu recently.
"Sir, do you know where Dong Fu and Dong Mao'an went when they left Chengdu?"
Looking at the confused Zhang Song, Cheng Yu smiled slightly and directly pointed out that the problem was Dong Fu.
"Dong Fu left Chengdu before, saying that he was going to transfer General Liu Bei back to the north, and at the same time discuss the armistice with the southern barbarians. Is there something fishy in this?"
Hearing Cheng Yu call Dong Fu's name, Zhang Song's mind immediately flashed into Dong Fu's excuse for leaving Chengdu this time.
"It is true that my lord will lead his army to the north, and it is also true that he will discuss the truce with the Southern Barbarians. But how can we make the Southern Barbarians stop looting? I dare to ask Ziqiao if he has a plan?"
