"Zhongda, let's talk about it in detail." Zhang Xiu pinched his chin gently and said to Sima Yi with a smile.

Sima Yi nodded, put down his arched hand, raised his head and said to Zhang Xiu: "Ming Gong. Liu Yan is the lord of Yizhou, but he can only control the four counties of Bashu, Hanzhong and Nanzhong, either in the hands of those Han clans or in the hands of the Southern Barbarians. Not only did Liu Yan's government orders not reach Nanzhong, but even the officials appointed by Liu Yan are likely to be killed."

"Liu Yan wanted to send troops to conquer the country before, but the mountains were high and the road was far away. He was worried that the court would go south, so he set up defenses in the north and let it go to the south central area."

"Now, Ming Duke went south to Bashu, and was domineering and pacifying Bashu, and his power was unstoppable. Nanzhong was shocked, so he was afraid of Ming Duke. Liu Yan fled in the south and naturally joined them. But if the lord retreated to Hanzhong, they would suspicion and plot against each other. Most of the time, Liu Yan was killed or captured alive. Their power would weaken. At that time, Ming Duke could slow down and hurry."

"Slowly, you can enfeoff these Han people's surnames and the Southern Barbarians' surnames as county magistrates, which can be temporarily stable. If you are in a hurry, you can use strong medicine to defeat the army and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Sima Yi did not finish speaking in one breath, but paused several times in the middle.

Everyone's faces, including Zhang Xiu, paused slightly. Fa Zheng pinched his chin and thought for a while, and was very convinced.

After Zhang Xiu was surprised, he laughed. This is exactly the same as Guo Jia's plan to kill the two Yuans.

But then I think about it. The current situation in Nanzhong is similar to that in Liaodong in history.

Liu Yan, the big surnames in the South Central Committee, are not easy to deal with, but it is much easier to deal with if one of them is destroyed.

As for whether they were slow or urgent after they killed each other, they were of course a fierce medicine. Zhang Xiu had a package of plans for the Nanzhong region.

"Zhongda is indeed very good at seeing. He promoted Zhongda to join the army and acted according to the plan." Zhang Xiu did not hesitate and immediately ordered.

"promise."

The followers all agreed.

On that day, Zhang Xiu rested in Dujiangyan, but sent special officials to send orders to the various army, Gao Shun, Fan Chou, Hu Zhen and other troops who did not stay in Yizhou went north in turn.

If you really want to leave, your destination is Hanzhong. Nanzhong is far away from Bashu. It is difficult for spies in the south to find out the situation in Hanzhong. Just withdraw your troops there.

After Zhang Xiu left Dujiangyan and returned to Chengdu, he led more than 10,000 personal soldiers including Dian Wei and others to Hanzhong along the road.

For a time, a lot of troops in the Bashu land were drawn away, leaving only all the troops killed and sent to the north.

............

Hanzhong, Nanzheng City.

Zhang Xiu led the army here and refused to leave. He quietly took the news. There were many beautiful concubines around him, nor were he bored.

In the temporary Grand Sima Mansion, in the study, Zhang Xiu looked up at Xun You who had just come in and asked, "Where is Zhang Ren? Will he still not surrender?"

Zhang Ren is a very interesting person and has never surrendered.

But he didn't want to commit suicide.

According to Xun You's inquiry during this period, there was still an old mother in Zhang Ren's family. Zhang Ren was filial and was afraid that after his death, his mother would not be taken care of.

However, Zhang Ren was loyal and righteous, and he did not intend to betray Liu Yan and defect to him.

This matter ended in a stalemate.

"No. He still looks like he wants to kill him." Xun You shook his head and said.

"It seems that only when Liu Yan comes can he submit to me." Zhang Xiu sighed and shook his head.

Liu Yanren hasn't arrived yet, but he has already received the news.

Three days later.

In the morning, it was still the temporary Grand Sima Mansion.

In the hall.

Zhang Xiu was wearing a black formal suit and knelt on the main seat. Both sides of the lower side were filled with people, all of whom were great counselors.

Not long after, Dian Wei brought one person in. This man was dressed in a Han Chinese, with fair and delicate skin and a majestic appearance.

"The villain, Princess Gao Yuan, is the princess of Yueli. He is a visit to the Grand Sima Minggong. This is my letter from General Gao and the letter from the emperor. Please read it."

Gao Yuan stepped forward respectfully, raised the two bamboo slips above his head, and said respectfully.

The chief clerk Cai Mao stood up, reached out and took two rolls of bamboo slips, and then submitted them to Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu opened it and waited for a while.

The attitude of expressing and letters is quite respectful. But the words are filled with the taste of asking for merit.

I have done such a big thing for you, you have to give me a reward.

That's what it means.

Zhang Xiu smiled and shook his head, the barbarians were greedy and despicable.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Xiu looked up and ordered Dian Wei: "Put this man out and kill him, and the army will return to Chengdu."

"No." Dian Wei calmly responded to Nou and grabbed Gao Yuan's hands at an extremely fast speed. He twisted Gao Yuan's hands gently and twisted Gao Yuan's hands to his back. He pushed Gao Yuan out of the hall.

Gao Yuan was caught off guard, he was not very strong, Dian Wei seemed to be as strong as a cow. In the blink of an eye, Gao Yuan was withdrawn far away. He realized after leaving the hall, his face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Why is the Grand Sima like this, why is it like this? Gao's contribution, I, Gao, have the contribution."

Not long after, the screams stopped. Dian Wei knew that Zhang Xiu didn't like the heads very much, so he didn't send them in.

With Zhang Xiu's order, Hu Zhen, Gao Shun, Fan Chou and other troops immediately set about preparations to return to Chengdu tomorrow.

Zhang Xiu himself did not see Liu Yan and Zheng Du, but he did not kill the two of them.

After the staff in the hall scattered, Xun You came to a room.

Zheng Du sat on the soft cushion in the middle of the room in white, his face was not visible. But when he saw Xun You coming in, his face changed slightly. He bowed and asked, "Do you dare to ask sir, yes?"

"It's the military advisor to offer wine, Xun You." Xun You said nothing and returned the salute to the other party. Then he took a small step to the other party and knelt down on the ground.

Zheng Du took a deep breath, and he was well-known for Xun You's reputation. This person was a famous scholar in the country for a long time. Since he joined Zhang Xiu, he has been a military advisor and a great hero for Zhang Xiu to pacify the Western princes.

Xun You is very important, and his purpose may be related to their life and death.

Zheng Du knew that he wanted to live without death, which was actually very simple. Zhang Xiu has always been soft-hearted about talents, but he thought he had some talents.

But he didn't care about his life and death, but he cared about Liu Yan's life and death very much.

He recalled the last time he met Liu Yan, when they were placed in two prison vans in front and behind.

"Sir. Please try to protect my descendants' lives." At that time, Liu Yan sincerely asked him.

Liu Yan didn't care about his own life, but he was particularly concerned about the lives of his children and grandchildren.

Full of heartfelt love.

Zheng Du wanted to speak, but before he could speak, Xun You knew what Zheng Du was going to say. Xun You looked at Zheng Du with a expressionless face and said, "Ming Gong plans to divide Nanzhong into Yunzhou and set up a governor."

"I am willing to be the governor of Yunzhou." Zheng Du was stunned and then said without hesitation.

Xun You nodded and then said, "Zhang Ren has refused to surrender until now."

"I would like to say that Zhang Ren was surrendered." Zheng Du said with a serious look on his face.

"In this way, Liu Yan doesn't have to die." Xun You nodded, then bowed to Zheng Du and left the room neatly. Before leaving, he explained to the guards' personal soldiers.
Chapter completed!