If nothing unexpected happens, the two Shen brothers are likely to become the biggest winners of this chaos - if, if, Liu Zhang of Yizhou does not send the letter to Jingnan.
The wheel of history keeps turning, even if it changes direction, it cannot affect some deep-rooted branches of time that are destined to develop.
Just when the Battle of Chang'an ended and the news of Zhang Lu's murder reached Chengdu across Zitong, Liu Zhang realized that he could not wait any longer.
What is the relationship between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang?
In a word, it is revenge for killing one's relatives.
At that time, Zhang Lu relied on Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan, and he was quite honest and did not show too many flaws. However, after Liu Yan died and Liu Zhang inherited his father's throne and served as the shepherd of Yizhou, Zhang Lu no longer listened to Liu Zhang's call.
The arrogant and domineering Zhang Lu angered Liu Zhang. Although Liu Zhang was quite cowardly, he inherited his father's legacy and wanted to achieve the same achievements as his father. Zhang Lu became the target of his surgery.
After Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and younger brother, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang turned against each other. However, in many subsequent wars, Liu Zhang was defeated one after another because of the unfavorable united front. After gradually realizing that his skills were inferior to others, Liu Zhang
Then he changed his rare radical attitude and became the shrunken appearance he has now.
Not long ago, when Cao Cao came to Jingzhou with great force, Liu Zhang wrote a letter to Cao Cao to show his sincerity, saying that he had no intention of resisting and asking Cao Cao not to attack him. Of course, this matter was
At that time, Cao Cao had nothing to do.
Cao Cao didn't even have to think about it. How could someone like Liu Zhang dare to attack him when he was at the height of his power?
However, facts show that even if Cao Cao was defeated, the cowardly Liu Zhang did not send troops out of Yichuan to join forces with Liu Bei and Sun Quan to fight Cao Cao.
But now that Zhang Lu is dead...Liu Zhang can realize that something is wrong even though he retains his basic thinking ability.
Needless to say, the relationship between Hanzhong and Yichuan is known to everyone in the world. Without Zhang Lu, once Cao Cao captured Hanzhong, the first to bear the brunt were Zitong in the north of Yizhou and Chengdu-Bajun in the east.
, after being divided into Badong, Bajun, and Brazil, this Sanba land, as the eastern gateway of Yizhou, is now the top priority.
Why?
Because Jiangling, east of Yong'an, is now occupied by a member of the Liu family who was looked down upon by Liu Zhang in the past, but has now risen to prominence.
Not only that, their performance in the previous battle at Chibi was not weak, and after the border with Xiangyang in the next few months, they were not forced into a disadvantage by the oppression of Cao Jun.
Therefore, after learning that Zhang Lu was killed and Hanzhong was leaderless, Liu Zhang's first thought was to ask Liu Bei for help.
But asking for help is asking for help. After Zhou Yu and Sun Quan gave Jiangling away before, the embarrassing situation now is vivid in our minds.
Liu Zhang was still a little undecided about his distant relative——
At this time, several people under Liu Zhang's account provided advice to Liu Zhang when he was wavering, and finally Liu Zhang sent the letter that in a sense determined the situation in Jingzhou, Bashu.
The first person to mention this matter was Zhang Song.
In court that day, Liu Zhang received the news that Zhang Lu had been killed outside Chang'an City by Ma Chao. When he was shocked, it was Zhang Song who took the lead and asked Liu Bei for help in Jingnan:
"My lord... Zhang Lu is defeated, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the situation. When Hanzhong falls, the Yizhou people will be the first to bear the brunt - Cao Cao is a traitor to the Han Dynasty, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. He must not be credulous, my lord."
You must not conspire with this person, otherwise your reputation will be ruined and your reputation will be ruined forever——"
"Ziqiao... Before you went to Xiangyang and sent me a letter of flattery to the Prime Minister, could it be that... after Prime Minister Cao learned that I was unwilling to fight to the death, would he still try to kill me in Yizhou?"
Coincidentally, Zhang Song has a close relationship with Cao Cao. The reason is that when Liu Zhang went south to Cao Cao, the person he sent to deliver the message was Zhang Song.
However... Zhang Song, who was supposed to be on this side, changed his attitude towards Cao Cao after returning from delivering the letter, and suddenly became extremely disgusted.
This is natural. At that time, Cao Cao had many powerful generals, and all his advisers were talented in governing the country. This little letter from Zhang Song was like a grain of sand in the sea of smoke. It was normal for Cao Cao to ignore him - but
Zhang Song was arrogant, and after being looked down upon by Cao Cao and everyone under Cao Cao, he became jealous of Cao Cao - he was a man who was determined to retaliate. Before, he only felt that his talent was not appreciated, and thought that he could take advantage of the opportunity to deliver the letter to build a good relationship with Cao Cao. However, he found that he
Without even seeing Cao Cao's face, Zhang Song would certainly feel unhappy.
Zhang Song, who had never given up his ambition to climb up, accidentally met Liu Bei who was trapped in Xiakou at the time when he returned. On the contrary, he had a lot of thoughts about Liu Bei's thirst for talents.
What happened next was also very simple. Cao Cao was defeated and Liu Bei took advantage of the situation. Zhang Song, who had a lot of free time, took the opportunity to exchange letters with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang - Zhang Lu was defeated. At such an appropriate time, Zhang Song certainly would not
Will let it go.
therefore--
"I haven't mentioned it to my lord before because I took my lord's mood into consideration. Since my lord said this today, I will not hide it from you. I will tell my lord the truth about how many cold looks I received from Cao Cao's army at that time..."
Zhang Song was so angry when he scolded Cao Cao. He was such a petty person, and just because he was not looked upon by others, he pulled out eighteen generations of Cao Cao's ancestors and scolded him.
Liu Zhang was also stunned for a while.
Seeing that no one had any intention to refute, Liu Zhang asked hesitantly:
"Then...that son Qiao, besides surrendering to Cao Cao, do you have a better solution?"
"have!"
Zhang Song shouted loudly, pointing his finger to the sky, he was so confident and anxious.
"Liu Bei in Jingnan is your distant relative. The people gathered in Jingnan have just eaten the elite soldiers from Changsha, Guiyang and other places. In addition, Cao Cao has not really invaded now. If Cao Cao recovers, Liu Bei will
It will definitely be able to develop even more powerful than it is now - and Liu Bei's men are like a cloud of fierce generals, each one worth a thousand, with the help of Zhuge Wolong from Jingzhou, looking at the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande are undoubtedly the best!"
Zhang Song really didn't hesitate to spit, and kept praising Liu Bei, which made Liu Zhang start to resist Cao Cao, and he became more accepting of the idea of asking Liu Bei for help.
Liu Zhang may not know at all - because of Zhang Song's existence, how many of the silent civil servants and generals in the court have already interacted with Liu Bei, but one thing is certain - if Liu Zhang didn't ask for help from Liu Bei,
Be on guard, he will definitely be attacked by these young men who turn against him.
