On the city wall, Zhang Lu looked at Wang Ding's leaving figure and became increasingly silent.
Zhang Wei held Mrs. Zhang's hand and cried: "Mother, my child is unfilial and I have made you suffer."
Zhang said: "Go back."
There are some things that should not be said too much at this moment.
Zhang Lu took another look at Wang Ding who was leaving, then turned and left the city wall.
After taking his mother to the mansion, Zhang Lu asked: "Mother, how did Wang Ding find you and bring you to Hanzhong?"
Mrs. Zhang said: "A few days ago, my mother was resting in Liu Yan's mansion. Suddenly someone broke into the room, took her out of Liu Yan's mansion, and then came to Hanzhong with them."
Zhang Ludao: "Are they trying to embarrass their mother?"
Zhang's body seemed to be in good health and she was not hurt, but Zhang Lu was worried that Wang Ding's people threatened or forced Zhang.
Some injuries are not necessarily visible on the surface of the body.
Ms. Zhang shook her head and said, "They are all very polite to my mother."
Zhang changed the subject and added: "On the contrary, it was Liu Zhang who put my mother under house arrest in his courtyard after Liu Yan's death."
Zhang Wei said angrily: "This little guy, I will definitely kill him if I have the chance."
Zhang Lu didn't get angry, he said: "Liu Yan is really dead?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded and said: "When he dies, my mother will be right in front of him, so there will be no mistakes."
If it weren't for Mrs. Zhang, who has been specially conditioning Liu Yan's body in recent years, Liu Yan would have died long ago.
Because he was old and frail, his body had long been hollowed out. Zhang only used medicinal herbs to help Liu Yan breathe.
However, too many things happened this year. First, the mansion in Mianzhu was burned, and then the eldest son and second son who stayed in Chang'an were both killed by Wang Ding.
Liu Yan, a white-haired man, sent a black-haired man away, feeling sad and depressed. Even with Zhang's herbal remedies, his body was getting worse day by day.
After learning that Gao Pei and Yang Huai were defeated and killed, and that the entire 50,000-strong army was annihilated, they finally failed to hold on.
Zhang Lu heard this from his mother and finally believed that Liu Yan was indeed dead.
Wang Ding did not bluff him.
But Zhang Lu couldn't understand more and more why Wang Ding was so kind.
If he were allowed to capture Wang Ding's father, Wang Yun, Zhang Lu would never let Wang Yun go so easily.
Even if I don’t kill Wang Yun, I still want to get some benefits.
No matter what, Wang Ding needs to get hundreds of thousands of grain and grass to replace him.
In the end, Wang Ding actually didn’t ask for anything.
He didn't know how many people Wang Ding had lost this time when he sent people to Chengdu.
But in his opinion, there should be a lot of casualties. If you sneak into Liu's house, you will not be able to escape unscathed.
That's too scary.
The dignitaries of the state and pastoral offices can come and go as they please, so they can kill whoever they want.
Zhang Lu's impression of the Liu Mansion was still the same as before when he left, when Liu Yan was still alive and the Prefectural Mufu Mansion was heavily guarded.
But after Liu Yan died, Liu Zhang failed to take over everything immediately, and many things and people were in chaos.
The patrolling guards are not that dedicated.
This gave Xu Huang an opportunity to take advantage of.
Mrs. Zhang talked for a while and then went to rest.
Zhang Lu came to Yang Song and asked: "Sir, what is Wang Ding's intention?"
Zhang Lu felt that he could not understand Wang Ding more and more. Even though the city gate was closed and the Han army outside the city only numbered 20,000, Zhang Lu found it hard to feel at ease.
If it were another person, if he only brought 20,000 people to attack, Zhang Lu would not even close the city gate, but would dare to lead the ghost soldiers out directly.
Yang Song was also surprised.
There is no one in the world who does good deeds and does not seek benefits.
And he’s a warlord like Wang Ding.
When he came back from the city wall, he had been thinking about Wang Ding's purpose. He immediately said: "My lord, in my opinion, this matter should be Wang Ding's show of goodwill to your lord.
He has only one purpose, and that is to hope that the lord will surrender."
Zhang Ludao: "If he wants me to surrender, he is just threatening my mother's life. I have already opened the city and surrendered."
This war has been fought until now, and Zhang Lu is also very tired.
He doesn’t necessarily have to occupy Hanzhong.
Wang Ding wants Zhang Lu to surrender, and the people in the city now know it with their toes.
The notes that appeared in the city before, and the Han troops shouting outside the city every day.
It's just that Wang Ding has already grasped the most important piece of chess. It's clear that as long as this piece falls, Zhang Lu will surrender.
But Wang Ding gave up and gave the chess piece to Zhang Lu.
This made Zhang Lu and Yang Song confused.
The smarter people are, they always think in a complicated direction when thinking about problems.
Ordinary people would never think about the purpose behind Wang Ding. This is because Wang Ding is kind and does not bother to use his mother to threaten him.
But in Zhang Lu Yangsong's opinion, there is an ulterior motive behind Wang Ding.
Letting Zhang Lu's mother return today is probably to confuse the public and make Zhang Lu relax his vigilance.
Outside the city, Wang Ding and the others were on their way back.
Fan Chong smiled and said: "Did you see Zhang Lu's expression just now? It's so funny."
"Also, the Zhang family you mentioned is not the same as Liu Yan." Fan Chong said with a lewd smile on his face, towards Cheng Yin beside him.
It had been several months since they had touched a woman. Fan Chou and the others were feeling uncomfortable. Even a sow in front of them would trigger all kinds of fantasies in their minds.
Not to mention Mrs. Zhang, who has a graceful figure and is charming in every move she makes.
Cheng Yin said: "How could this person know? Why didn't you ask yourself just now?"
Fan Chou chuckled and said, "I think so."
He looked at Mrs. Zhang with fantasies in his heart. Fan Chou didn't believe that old Liu Yan would turn a blind eye to Mrs. Zhang's beauty.
Fan Chou said: "Tell me, did Liu Yan die in bed?"
Gao Shun: "Cough, cough!"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Gao Shun couldn't listen anymore.
Fan Chou chuckled and said nothing.
But along the way, the obscene smile on his face never disappeared.
It has been going on for four months, and not only Zhang Lu doesn’t want to continue.
On the Han army's side, the situation is not much different.
Soldiers long for home, and generals miss home.
In other words, the Han army has strict military discipline. Even if the soldiers are eager to return home, they are still under control for the time being.
Wang Ding does not want to gossip about the relationship between Zhang and Liu Yan.
Liu Yan is an old man, and even if he wanted to, he would be unable to do so.
Even if there really is that kind of relationship, it’s not shameful.
The love between men and women, the adjustment of yin and yang, is the way of human relations.
One has a dead wife and the other has a dead husband.
I didn’t do anything to feel sorry for others.
Wang Ding is more concerned about when Zhang Lu will surrender.
The weather is getting colder and colder. Just standing on the city wall, facing the sun, they didn't sweat. Instead, they felt warm and comfortable.
In Hanzhong City, Zhang Lu and Yang Song sat opposite each other, and the servants had changed the tea three times.
Yang Song said: "My lord, no matter what Wang Ding's purpose is, it can be confirmed now that Liu Yizhou is dead. I think his son Liu Yan will achieve great things or submit to the imperial court."
"Let me think about it some more."
Wang Ding's shadow seems to be imprinted in Zhang Lu's mind, lingering.