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The Yun family's mansion in Chengdu is located in the south of the city. It is a large mansion covering an area of ​​ten acres. Liu Zhang rewarded Yun Shao last year to express Liu Zhang's favor for the Yun family and favor for the Yun family. Yun Shao and his two children lived in the mansion.

The Yun family was originally just a businessman, but since their daughter became Liu Zhang's favored concubine, the Yun family's life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

They no longer do business, and the rent of the five hectares of fertile land outside the city alone is enough for their family to live a life of luxury, not to mention the large amount of money Liu Zhang rewarded.

However, Yun Shao was also worried. He knew very well that Liu Zhang might not be able to last long. How can he protect the interests of his family for a long time? It was a big problem that made Yun Shao unable to sleep. It was not until recently that he finally found hope to solve this problem.

Yun Shao came out of the state yamen and hurried back home. He seemed to be worried and came to a courtyard in the back house. A man over teenager was cleaning the yard. Yun Shao asked quickly: "Mr. Sima can be there."

"I'm waiting for Yungong"

Sima Yi turned out from behind a big tree, holding a book in his hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yun is back."

Sima Yi has been active in Shu for several months. He mainly relied on his relationship with Fa Zheng. Dong He, the father of Dong Yun, was appointed as the governor of Shu County and was also the leader of Dongzhou scholars. With his recommendation, Sima Yi frequently met with officials of the Dongzhou faction and successfully obtained their support.

However, Sima Yi encountered setbacks in the local faction of Bashu. The local faction of Bashu was very wary of Liu Jing and was unwilling to cooperate with Jingzhou. He sent someone to pretend to be a messenger to send them a letter from Liu Jing. The local leaders including Wu Yi and Zhang Song were unwilling to accept Liu Jing's letter and kept the messenger out.

But through Deng Zhi's introduction, Sima Yi met Yun Shao, the most favored powerful and noble relative in Bashu. Similarly, Sima Yi's arrival also brought a glimmer of hope to Yun Shao. Yun Shao did not belong to the local Bashu system, nor did he belong to the Dongzhou system. He was a businessman in his bones, and he cared about his own interests.

Obviously, Liu Jing's capital is much greater than Liu Bei's. In terms of safety and interests, Yun Shao resolutely chose to cooperate with Liu Jing. He not only hid Sima Yi in his mansion, but also influenced Liu Zhang step by step according to Sima Yi's deployment.

Yun Shao bowed and said, "I have important things to discuss with Mr. Sima."

"Please talk in the house"

The two went into the inner room to sit down. Soon, Deng Zhi hurried over and took the seat. Sima Yi's close follower Yang Shun brought a cup of tea and gave it to him, and retreated.

Yun Shao took a sip of tea and smiled at Sima Yi and Deng Zhi, "It turns out that as the sir expected, Zhang Song persuaded Liu Yizhou again today and pointed at Badong Pang Shou, which aroused Liu Yizhou's disgust. In the afternoon, Liu Yizhou summoned me."

"What is Liu Zhang's attitude now?" Sima Yi asked without saying a word.

Yun Shao sighed helplessly: "Although I pointed out that Liu Bei was the mastermind who wanted to seize Yizhou according to my husband's intention, and Liu Zhang seemed to believe it, but he had never had any opinion. Today I persuaded him, and tomorrow Wu Yi would persuade him again, and he would probably doubt Liu Jingzhou again, so I think the final result is that both of him doubted and refused to trust him."

After pausing, he said again: "If you want him to believe that Liu Bei is planning to Bashu, the key is to have conclusive evidence."

Sima Yi nodded. This was what Dong He told him. Liu Zhang was suspicious and indecisive in nature. Many things would not move until the end of his life.

Yun Shao said again: "For so many years, Liu Zhang has been leaning towards the Dongzhou scholars and the Bashu local faction, which has made both sides dissatisfied with him. I think Zhang Song also wants to secretly communicate with Liu Bei. If Mr. Sima does not object, I can send someone to stare at Zhang Song's mansion. I believe he will secretly interact with Liu Bei."

A sentence reminded Sima Yi that what he needed to do now was to delay Liu Bei's infiltration into Bashu and buy time for Jingzhou. If he could intercept Zhang Song and Liu Bei's letter exchanges, it would be a good way to block Zhang Song.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi immediately said: "It will be a blessing for Mr. Yun. I will definitely report to my lord for the achievements of Mr. Yun in full and will never treat Mr. Yun unfairly in the future."

Yun Shao smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, "Don't worry, Mr. Sima, I will arrange for people to monitor Zhang Song's mansion immediately. Once you find out, I will inform you immediately."

Deng Zhi next to him also said: "In order to be sure, I immediately rushed back to Badong County and arranged for interception with Pang Shou to intercept the personnel. If the interception cannot be done here, I can inform me immediately that we will intercept it in Badong County."

Sima Yi nodded, "If there is any news, I will let my followers rush to Badong County."

Zhang Song ran into a nausea like Liu Zhang in the morning, and was really annoyed. When he returned to the mansion in the evening, he immediately ordered someone to invite the General Wu Yi of the Central Army.

Soon, Wu Yi hurried to Zhang Song's mansion. Wu Yi was about forty years old, eight feet tall, powerful in appearance, and excellent martial arts skills. He, together with Zhang Ren from Mianzhu and Yan Yan from Ba County, was called Shu's general. In fact, he was also an important official with military power.

Strictly speaking, Wu Yi is not a local faction in Bashu. He is from Chenliu. His sister married Liu Zhang's younger brother Liu Mao as his wife. At the same time, he himself married the daughter of the Fei family as his wife.

The Fei family is known as the largest relative of Bashu and is the mother's family of Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang married his only daughter to Fei Guan, making the Fei family powerful in Bashu, while the upstart Yun family is far different from the Fei family.

It was this in-law relationship that made Wu Yi and Liu Zhang extraordinary and deeply trusted Liu Zhang. He regarded him as his military advisor and allowed him to take charge of the ten thousand defenders in Chengdu. He was one of the most powerful ministers in Bashu.

In order to gain a foothold in Bashu, Wu Yi also classified himself as a local faction in Bashu. He had a deep relationship with Zhang Song. He did not support Liu Bei's entry into Shu, nor did he support Liu Jing's entry into Shu. For his own interests, he was more inclined to protect Liu Zhang's status in Bashu.

"Don't be so anxious to find me. Is there anything wrong?" Wu Yi asked as soon as he entered the study door.

Zhang Song said angrily: "This morning, I advised my lord to transfer Pang Xi and not to let Pang Xi collude with Liu Jing. Unexpectedly, my lord suspected that I had selfish intentions, which was really annoying."

Zhang Song is short and thin. From the back, he looks like a child. Standing with the tall Wu Yi, it looks even more disparate in height and is quite funny, so Zhang Song usually sits to meet guests. He vents his anger and waves his hand and says, "Please sit, General."

Wu Yi knew his heart disease, so he didn't be polite to him. He sat down with a smile. He didn't take Zhang Song's anger to heart. He knew that Zhang Song was a person who belonged to others if he had any mistakes and always had a great magnificent person. Wu Yi pondered for a moment and asked, "What I mean is that the lord doesn't believe that Liu Jing wants to attack Bashu."

"The lord's mind changes rapidly. Who can understand it clearly? But you and I should know that after solving the worries of Jiangdong, Liu Jing will turn around and go west. I just got a piece of news that Liu Jing is ready to move the prefecture back to Xiangyang. This proves that he will definitely go west to Bashu. I want to ask the general and I to act together to stop Liu Jing from going west."

"But the Jiangxia army did not have the Western Expedition and could not provide evidence. How can you persuade your lord? You know that your lord is the kind of person who doesn't cry without seeing the coffin. I can't persuade him."

"But you can persuade the lord to transfer Pang Xi from Badong County to prevent collusion between Pang Xi and Liu Jing."

Wu Yi then understood what Zhang Song meant. He actually wanted to deal with Pang Xi. He couldn't convince Liu Zhang, so he brought himself to help him. This was not easy to deal with. Although Wu Yi claimed to be a local faction in Bashu, he was not a local person after all, and he did not have deep personal grudges towards the Dongzhou scholars. He knew that impeachment of Pang Xi was equivalent to offending the Dongzhou scholars, and he didn't want to do such a thing.

Thinking of this, Wu Yi smiled and said, "The key is that there is no evidence. It is probably difficult to convince people that Pang Xi colluded with Liu Jing out of thin air. It is better to wait a moment. I send someone to collect evidence of Pang Xi colluding with Liu Jing. If there is evidence in hand, I will definitely be the first to impeach him."

Seeing that Wu Yi was not enthusiastic, Zhang Song felt a little bitter in his heart, so he laughed dryly: "Since that's the case, please ask the general to send someone to collect Pang Xi's evidence."

Wu Yi said goodbye and left, but Zhang Song was in a worse mood. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. In fact, he wanted to kill Pang Xi to let Liu Bei's army enter Badong County. Now Zigui is cut off by the Jiangxia army, which prevents Liu Bei's army from gathering in Wucheng and can only rely on the seven thousand troops of Wucheng.

Badong County has 4,000 local troops. If he could replace Badong County with his own people, Liu Bei's army would be increased to 11,000.

This force can compete with Yan Yan of Ba County, and take the Ba County and march into Brazil. If you can take the Ba Di County, it will be much more likely to seize Ba Shu.

The fundamental reason why Zhang Song was eager to let Liu Bei enter Sichuan was that he no longer looked down on Liu Zhang who had been mediocre for decades, and was also more afraid that Liu Jing, who represented the interests of Dongzhou Shishi, would seriously damage the interests of the local Bashu system.

Zhang Song took out a letter from the drawer. This was a letter Liu Bei gave him five days ago. He hoped that he could persuade Liu Zhang to replace Pang Xi from Badong County and open up the Shu Road. Zhang Song pondered for a long time and wrote a reply.

Putting down his pen, he took out a picture album from the drawer. This was his carefully prepared map of the Xichuan marching, including the troops, food and grass from various passes in Shu, who led the troops, and dozens of small official roads. It can be said that if you get this picture album, it is easy to get Bashu.

Zhang Song found another of his confidant family members, named Zhang Yi, who was Zhang Song's Ma Gong. He has been following Zhang Song since he was a child and is loyal to Zhang Song.

Zhang Song handed him the oil-paper bag containing the letter and picture album, and then reminded him: "Be careful when passing Badong County, when you arrive in Wucheng, you will hand this item over to General Liu Feng or Military Advisor Pang, and you must not lose it."

"Don't worry, Master, I will never miss it."

Zhang Song told him a few more words and gave him money, which made him get on overnight.
Chapter completed!