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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 404: Repay debts without default

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    Li Yan left Chengdu with Liu Zhang's temporary appointment. Because there was a war in Guanghan, the road was impassable. He had to take a detour to Zitong and then head southeast. It took seven days to reach the Zhenjia camp.  First hair

    Hearing that the envoys from Shu had arrived, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang and others quickly gathered in the Chinese army's tent. After seeing Li Yan, Zhang Fei bullied the young man and said viciously: "Your lord has sent you a yellow-mouthed son.  What is the purpose of coming here?"

    "My lord ordered Yan to come here to persuade the generals to retreat." Li Yan just entered the account and looked at Zhang Fei's fierce look, but he was not afraid at all and said calmly: "My lord is very grateful that the generals can help Yizhou.  I am grateful. Now that Zhang Lu has been defeated, Zhang Xiu is only suffering from ringworm. He can just leave it to me in Yizhou, but I dare not make the generals work any more."

    Li Yan¡¯s words were to ask Xu Huang to withdraw his troops, which was obviously impossible. Therefore, when he heard what Li Yan said, not only Zhang Fei but also his jaw dropped in disgrace.  Using so many soldiers and horses and gathering them all was not just for the little Hanzhong.

    "I know what Yizhou Mu means." Xu Huang secretly stretched out his hand to tell Zhang Fei and others to stop talking. He sat at the head and said in a deep voice: "But in the land of Yizhou Tianfu, there has been almost no war for more than ten years. Zhang Xiu is the most powerful person in the world.  Even though the mighty general is in trouble now, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to deal with. Go back and tell Yizhou Mu, then I will thank him for his kindness."

    Li Yan was not discouraged when he encountered a nail that was neither soft nor hard. He looked around, frowned slightly, and clasped his fists and said: "My Lord has said that Hanzhong has not allowed Yizhou to govern for a long time. If it is taken back, the people will be uncomfortable. If Jizhou shepherds  If you are interested, you can go to the Emperor to arrange it properly. Are the generals still dissatisfied?"

    Zhang Fei jumped out when he heard this: "Bullshit, we fought hard to defeat Hanzhong, how can we give it to your lord!"

    "Is this General Zhang Fei?" Li Yan turned to Zhang Fei who spoke, and said solemnly: "General Zhang is a brave general who has fought in hundreds of battles. Li Yan has heard about his deeds in battles since he was a child. I thought that a general should  He is well versed in affairs, but from today's perspective, Yan is greatly disappointed. Your lord is now surrounded by dangers. Does the general still have the intention to fight for my Yizhou?"

    Li Yan has never been intimidated by the battles set up by Xu Huang and others, and now he dares to directly criticize Zhang Fei. With his courage and conversation alone, he is indeed an envoy to all parties, the most rare temperament.  .

    Zhang Fei has never been a good-tempered person, not to mention that the other party dared to say that his lord was in danger. His eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent, and he turned to Li Yan, who was still standing straight and looking at him: "What did you just say?  I didn¡¯t hear you clearly, can you say it again?¡±

    Zhang Fei is not bluffing, but you can tell by looking at his right hand holding the handle of the knife at his waist and pulling out the sword half an inch.

    Perhaps he was completely sure, or perhaps newborn calves were not afraid of tigers. Li Yan just rolled his eyes but was not afraid at all. He said coldly: "The herdsman of Jizhou holds the five states of the Han Dynasty and is not satisfied.  It once suppressed Liangzhou, and now it has penetrated Yizhou. Where do you think the disaster is coming from?"

    "Have you generals forgotten Dong Zhongying in the past? Have you forgotten that when the Lords allied themselves with each other, Dong Zhuo took the emperor, abandoned all the officials, and fled Luoyang Hu? Jizhou is now the target of public criticism. You, the savior, may be able to temporarily resolve the crisis if you return to the army now. If it is too late,  Well, even if Wuji has a copper wall and an iron wall, it will be difficult to protect it! That¡¯s it for now, generals, please make your own decisions!¡±

    After saying this, Li Yan turned around, flicked his sleeves and walked out of the tent.  Although his movements were cool and unrestrained, Li Yan also knew that if no one asked him to stay when he walked out of the tent, it would mean that his first appointment by the lord would end in failure.  And if he was stopped before he walked out, he might be able to get these generals to withdraw their troops.

    Of course, Li Yan didn't have much hope for the latter possibility, so he walked very simply, taking two breaths with long strides, and he was already under the curtain of the big tent.

    And things are often like this, sometimes the more unlikely things happen, they will happen.  Seeing that Li Yan was about to leave, Fazheng, who had been watching quietly in the tent, whispered: "Sir, stop. Yide is quarreling with you. I hope you won't be surprised."

    With Fazheng's words, Xu Huang, the leader, also spoke urgently and left Li Yan in the tent.  First As a general on the expedition, Xu Huang only thought about conquering Hanzhong and Bashu for his lord, but he never thought about the issues mentioned by Li Yan.  And Li Yan left very simply after saying that, which made Xu Huang feel uneasy in his heart.

    Fortunately, these generals were not the only ones in the tent, at least Fazheng was watching from the side.  Seeing that Li Yan made Zhang Fei lose his temper with just a few words, Xu Huang lost his composure and secretly shouted hello for him.  But applause is applause, Fazheng didn't want to have problems with several military generals at this critical moment of the war, so he had no choice but to leave Li Yan behind.

    He gave Xu Huang a reassuring look. After Li Yan turned around, he looked at Fa Zhan.With a faint smile, he said: "What you said may be true, but I don't know, how can the traitor Dong Zhuo compare with my lord? How can my lord, serving the emperor, conquer the disobedient princes from all sides, and act on the same level as Dong Zhuo?"  This statement is ridiculous!"

    Fa Zheng was wearing a scholar's robe, and he looked like he was a military advisor. However, he was not well-known. How did Li Yan recognize him? When he saw the other party smiling and refuting what he said, Li Yan just asked hesitantly: "This  Sir?"

    "I am a filial piety and upright person. I am the military advisor of the soldiers who are going out for this expedition." Fa Zheng announced his family name, which immediately made Li Yan frown in his heart.

    He is sure to achieve his goals through various words, stimulation, or reprimands.  But when faced with a scribe who is good at strategy, I know in my heart that I may not be able to frighten him.

    With surprise in his heart, but still calm on his face, Li Yan bowed slightly, clasped his fists and said, "It's Mr. Xiaozhi, Yan. I'm glad to see you today. I'm so glad to meet him!" It can be seen that this kid has mastered the art of cultivating his energy.

    "Easy to say, easy to say." Fazheng waved his right hand lightly and continued: "Zhengfang already knows what Zhengfang said, not to mention my Lord's call? Cao Mengde wanted to plot rebellion. This time it was just a sneak attack. It's not surprising. We are here.  In Shu, there is no time for him to care. But the purpose of Zhengfang's coming here can be discussed by sitting down."

    "Sir, what do you mean by this?" A strange look flashed across Li Yan's face when he heard this. If Wuji Zhenyao had already known about what he just said and made arrangements, it would have been a foregone conclusion for the Zhen family's troops to enter Shu.  But Fazheng also talked about sitting down to discuss, which confused Li Yan.

    Fazheng stroked his short beard with his right hand, nodded and said, "My lord was ordered by the emperor to conquer the princes of the Han Dynasty. Yizhou Mu originally belongs to the royal family. If he is loyal to the emperor, he should not be included in this list. Does Zhengfang think so?"

    "Sir, what you said is true." Li Yan didn't know what Xu You was planning, so he could only follow the other person's words: "My lord is favored by the emperor, so he is loyal to the royal ministers. This matter cannot be false."  of."

    Fazheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "In that case, that's what you said. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, your lord's father said that to avoid disaster, please move to a remote place. In this way, Liu Yan was named Yizhou Shepherd. But  Also from that year on, Liu Yan did not pay a penny of tax to the emperor for ten years on the grounds that the way from Bashu to Sili was blocked by bandits."

    "Liu Yan passed away and your lord inherited the throne, but he also never paid taxes to the emperor. Calculated in this way, it should have been fifteen or six years. Based on the land of Yizhou Tianfu, how much money and food should be paid every year? Zheng Lai Dao Ming  . Dare I ask Zhengfang, how should we deal with this tax? Are you thinking that it will be owed for a hundred years, but it will not be paid for a thousand years? "

    "In this expedition, the emperor once had an oral message passed down to my lord to capture Hanzhong and open up the communication between Bashu and Sili. We must let Yizhou Shepherd make up for the tax arrears in the past one by one. We must not default on it anymore. You  The Lord is a loyal minister, and I assume that he will not disobey the Emperor's wishes. I hope that the Lord will inform the state pastor about this matter."

    Li Yan was stunned by Fazheng's righteous words, but after being stunned, a wry smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.  The man in front of me seems to be as old as myself, but he is a wise man and can trick himself with words. No wonder he can stand out among the many counselors in Wuji and make plans for the army.

    The emperor¡¯s taxation has actually been in name only for a long time. Not to mention Yizhou, even the Qingxu land under Zhen Yao¡¯s rule may not pay money and grain to the emperor¡¯s treasury.  These are all unwritten theorems, but they do not want to be revealed by Fa Zheng, which becomes an excellent opportunity to threaten Yizhou.  But who allowed the emperor to be in Wuji now? This is the benefit of having the emperor at hand.

    Li Yan wanted to say to Xu You angrily, "Your master doesn't pay taxes, so why should my master pay taxes?"  But even if he had a hundred courages, he would not dare to say this.  Now Li Yan could only swallow the consequences of what he had just done, regretting that he should not have answered Fa Zheng so quickly.

    When it comes to tax issues that have lasted for more than ten years, not to mention Li Yan, even his boss Dong He did not dare to speak lightly. He immediately bowed his head and said: "I will definitely tell my master about this matter, so as not to disappoint the emperor."

    "That's very good." Fazheng nodded with a smile, and Xu Huang and others couldn't help but show their faces when they saw Li Yan, who had been so powerful and did not put himself and others in his eyes before, and was now being subdued by Xu You.  smile.

    At this time, Li Yan had no intention of staying any longer. He immediately left the tent and summoned the soldiers who were traveling with him. He did not rest in the camp for a day or so, mounted his horse and roared out of the camp.

    After Li Yan left, Zhang Fei spat outside the tent and laughed and said: "It's better to be Xiaozhi. You are such a talkative guy that you can't even keep him in a daze. I don't think I need to send troops anymore, so I'll let Xiaozhi."  Go straight to Chengdu, open your mouth, and keep Liu Zhang from hearing the words and begging for surrender."

    Zhang Fei laughed because Xu You vented his anger on them, but Xu Huang asked in a low voice: "Sir, did my lord tell you about this tax matter in private? Why didn't Huang know about it at all?"

    "Alas~~" Just now in the tent, Fa Xiaozhi spoke passionately, exuding confidence, as if he had everything under control. But now, he is not so good-looking. When Xu Huang asked, he could only shake his head and sigh: "How can my lord be with Zheng?  Say this?  When we conquer Yizhou, it is not up to the lord to decide whether to collect taxes or not.  "

    "What?" Zhang Jia and Zhao Yun looked at each other. If Fazheng really said that, Li Yan's words just now would most likely lead to something bad.

    "If you don't say so, how can you control him?" Fazheng looked directly at the northeast with deep eyes.  He's not a god, so he can't say he has a perfect plan. To put it bluntly, he forced himself to laugh just now, but he was really trying to make a fool of himself.  If Cao Cao and others in the Central Plains really take this opportunity to cause chaos, it will be a big test for themselves and their lord.

    "Sir, you guys," Zhang Fei was still cheerful at first, but when he saw that the faces of Fazheng, Zhao Yun and others darkened, he suddenly realized: "No, we can't go south anymore. Tomorrow, no, tonight,  I will go back to Shili tonight."

    "Yide!" At the critical moment, Xu Huang was the most stable. He shouted quietly to calm down Zhang Fei.  Then he pulled back the curtains of the big tent and said in a deep voice: "Sir, we set out for the expedition with one focus and did not take everything into consideration. Could it be that the lord is also unprepared? Ziyuan, Fengxiao, Wenhe and several other gentlemen are all in Wuji."  of."

    Fazheng was not completely sure whether Guo Jia and Jia Xu had taken precautions in advance. After all, he had never considered that Cao Cao, who had been defeated by his lord several times, would dare to fight again.

    If there is no one to defend Jizhou, Cao Cao only needs to cut off Luoyang to make himself and others homeless.  Then go north to Jizhou, or lure the lord to go south. Due to the old and new grudges between Cao Cao and the lord, this is an excellent opportunity to defeat the enemy that he will not let go easily.

    "And if Guo Jia and Jia Xu had made arrangements in advance, they might be able to fight Cao Cao for a while, but with the army out on an expedition, there were not many available troops in Jizhou, and there were also variables.  What's more, just hoping that Guo Jia and others can predict the enemy first is unreliable.

    These thoughts appeared in Fazheng¡¯s mind as early as when Li Yan mentioned them.  It was precisely because of this that Fazheng suddenly spoke out about tax matters. He hoped that he could use this to divert the attention of Yizhou.

    Fazheng did not know at this moment, although Guo Jia and Jia Xu did not take precautions against possible changes in their home base when the army was out on an expedition.  But Li Li, who was stationed in Yecheng and was equally resourceful, bought time for Jizhou and Sili to deal with the upcoming war.

    "Yun knows what the military advisor wants!" Among the generals Wuji, who has the highest intelligence and vision, it is naturally Zhao Yun.  Before Xu You could speak, he said: "Sir, when he mentioned Yizhou taxation, he wanted to confuse Li Yan's mind and make him unable to find out the truth about us."

    "Secondly, this matter can be used as a reason to divert the attention of Yizhou, which can buy us a certain amount of time."

    "As for the three, Liu Zhang is determined not to do it, and he will not be able to produce more than ten years of Yizhou tax revenue. If we have a reputation for conquering Yizhou, Liu Zhang will have to bear the reputation of being disloyal to the Liu family and betraying the divine grace."

    "That's right." Fazheng nodded slowly: "If the prediction is correct, there will be wars in Luoyang and Wei County. And we and other soldiers who set off for the expedition, I am afraid that there will never be supplies again. We must fight in Shu.  To win, we can¡¯t fight for a long time.¡±

    Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Jia listened carefully. Now the three of them finally understood why during the march, no matter how powerful the leading general was, he still had to be accompanied by a military advisor.  If they can't be here this time, how can they stand firm?  One by one, they have become ants on the hot pot.

    After looking at several generals, Xu Huang was responsible and brave enough to be the commander-in-chief of an army.  But the current war is not a simple battlefield battle, so Yifazheng smiled and asked: "Zilong, if you think about it again, what should I do next?"

    When asked a question by name, Zhao Yun couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression. Thinking back to what he had just summarized and what Fazheng had said, Zhao Yun felt like he had some realization in his heart. Thinking about the current war in Guanghan, he suddenly opened his eyes and focused: "Sir, could it be that Yun Qian is here?"  Go and convince Second Senior Brother to surrender?"

    "Okay, this is a wonderful statement!" Fazheng was overjoyed when he heard the words. He didn't expect that Zhao Yun could really follow his thoughts, and said with his hands: "Zhang Xiu has lost his support now, and he is like a rootless duck. And he has no intention of fighting for hegemony.  Ambition, this is the time to convince him to surrender to my lord. It is said that Zilong and he are from the same sect. When Zhang Xiu is in this dilemma, go and talk to him, and he will definitely be able to surrender!"

    "It's not enough to convince him alone, Zilong comes here." Fazheng gave Zhao Yun'er some advice before he stopped with satisfaction.  This is not to be left alone for Xu Huang and others to listen to, but to Zhao Yun to remember what he said without making any mistakes.

    Although Zhang Xiu and his lord are also having a big holiday, Zhao Yun is still sure that it will happen, and after listening to what Fazheng said, he has nine thoughts.He grasped it, and immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order: "Yun will go to Yanting tonight, and I said that the second senior brother will come to surrender!"

    "The matter is urgent, success or failure depends on this." Fazheng nodded heavily, his words full of confidence in Zhao Yun.

    Zhao Yun left the military camp at night, and a soldier and horse were greeted by Sili Luoyang, a hundred miles away.  Although it was dark night, under the light of thousands of torches outside the city, a majestic banner with the surname "Cao" was fluttering in the evening breeze.

    The leader was none other than the general of the Cao family, Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao. Because he effortlessly captured the counties in Henan and led his troops to the outside of the former capital, his confidence grew: "People on top of the city, listen, hurry up.  If you surrender to Kaicheng, your life will be safe."

    "You are just a general of Cao Aman, and I will not tolerate you being arrogant in front of me!" Although Tian Feng is old, he is standing at the top of the city with a sharp sword in his hand, but his momentum is not weak at all.

    Seeing that an old man came forward, and he was also a scribe, Cao Ren couldn't help but raise his whip and smile at Liu Ye and others beside him: "I think Zhen Yao has no one under his command, so he actually sent such an old man to defend the city."

    "The general said that if we don't attack this city tonight, Luoyang won't be able to stop us!" The speaker was Le Jin. Although many years had passed, he still remembered Li Dian's death in the battle in his heart.  thing.  Now that he saw the opportunity to take the city, he immediately agreed.  The implication is that don't play with illusions and reality, just kill them.

    "Wen Qian, don't be anxious. This Tian Yuanhao is one of the most resourceful people in Jizhou and should not be underestimated." Liu Ye looked at Tian Feng on the top of the city and said in a serious voice: "General, why don't you send soldiers to surround this city first?  Let¡¯s wait until tomorrow morning to make plans!¡±

    "Just follow what Ziyang said, and don't argue with this old man." Cao Ren still respected his brother's order. If he asked you to be a suspect, don't think about anything else. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Cao Cao values ??Cao Ren so much.  .

    Seeing tens of thousands of Cao family troops surrounding the city, Tian Feng didn't make the slightest move. It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but that he didn't have the strength.  At present, there are only eight thousand soldiers in Luoyang City. Although they are all elite, they are really not enough compared to the troops outside the city.
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