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Chapter 293 Li Yan's mixed opinions on Liu Bei
Fa Zheng also smiled and said:
"I do have a plan, but it's not a good one."

"The Chengdu magistrate, Li Yan, was originally an official from Jingzhou."

"In the previous battle of Jingzhou, he neither surrendered to Cao Cao nor followed Liu Bei."

"This person's neutral stance should be trusted."

"My Lord, why don't you call him here to ask him clearly?"

"If he feels that Liu Bei is sincere and humble, he can get along with him."

"My lord, you can send an envoy to test the waters."

"If he thinks Liu Bei is cunning and untrustworthy, then let it go."

"We have nothing to lose."

Liu Zhang also slapped his head when he heard this!

"What Xiaozhi said makes sense!"

"How could I have forgotten about this person!"

Li Yan was from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and once served as the magistrate of Zigui County under Liu Biao.

When Cao Cao's army marched south, wealthy and powerful families flocked to join Cao Cao.

Ordinary officials fled to Liu Bei, while those who sought to escape from the world went south to Jiaozhou.

Only Li Yan traveled west to Shu to join Liu Zhang.

Yizhou and Jingzhou have always been at odds with each other, and neither has ever gained any advantage.

Li Yan's arrival was a rare event.

Plus, he's smart, clever and very capable.

Liu Zhang appointed him as the magistrate of Chengdu County, letting him manage the capital county of Yizhou.

Fa Zheng's words also reminded Liu Zhang at this time.

He immediately sent someone to invite Li Yan.

Not long after, Li Yan arrived.

At this time, Zhang Song and Qiao Zhou were still confronting each other in the hall.

Liu Zhang had no time to deal with the two men, so he quickly asked Li Yan:

"Zheng Fang, you have been an official in Jingzhou for many years."

"You must have heard of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

"What do you think of him as a person?"

Li Yan was just patrolling the city when he was suddenly called over.

He was already confused, and now Liu Zhang's sudden question made him even more confused.

He was hesitating when Qiao Zhou suddenly interrupted him:

"Li Fangzheng, you were appointed as the magistrate of Chengdu right after you arrived in Shuzhong."

"My lord has been very kind to you, you must tell the truth!"

Zhang Song was unwilling to lag behind and quickly reminded:

"Brother Fang Zheng, I heard that Liu Bei is very trustworthy and generous to others."

"As a gentleman, you cannot deceive your lord!"

After being threatened like this, Li Yan felt even more unsure.

It felt like everyone in the lobby was staring at him.

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fa Zheng beside him smiled and said:

"Everyone, please be patient. Brother Fang Zheng knows what is going on."

After saying that, he winked at Li Yan and said:
"Brother Fang Zheng, please express your views frankly!"

Li Yan glanced at Fa Zheng, who was smiling, and suddenly realized something.

At this moment, he gritted his teeth and hardened his heart, and suddenly clasped his fists and said to Liu Zhang:

"My Lord! It seems to me."

"Although Liu Bei had great ambitions, he was also courteous to the wise and humble."

"But this person is too soft-hearted. I'm afraid he won't be able to accomplish anything great!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned!
Although Liu Bei often lost battles, he was also a veteran of many battles.

Among his subordinates, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both capable of defeating ten thousand men.

So it is true that he has great ambitions.

Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times.

It also attracted famous people from the Jianghan area to join it.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is respectful to the wise and humble.

But such a person betrayed Lu Bu and Cao Cao, and abandoned Yuan Shao.

How can the person who stabbed Liu Biao in the back be related to womanly kindness?
Not to mention Huang Quan and Qiao Zhou, they didn't believe what Li Yan said.

Even Zhang Song, who had been speaking well of Liu Bei for a long time, was stunned after hearing this!
Li Yan knew that they didn't understand, so he continued to explain:

"Liu Bei was previously in Xinye, although he was tasked with resisting Cao Cao."

"But he never gained Liu Biao's trust." "I heard that his advisers Sima De and Zhuge Liang both advised him to seize Jingzhou."

"With Jingxiang as our foundation, we can accomplish great things."

"But Liu Bei couldn't bear to do so because he was concerned about the friendship between the Han Dynasty and his kinsmen."

"As a result, after Liu Biao's death, Liu Cong surrendered the state to Cao Cao."

"After the battle of Xinye, we are now carrying the people across the river."

"With more than 100,000 people from Xiangfan, we marched less than ten miles a day."

"Liu Bei couldn't bear to seize Liu Biao's foundation, but he also didn't want to abandon the common people."

"Such a person may have wise ministers and good generals to help him."

"But if you don't know how to adapt and are always hesitant, how can you achieve great things?"

On the surface, Li Yan's words were mixed in praise and criticism of Liu Bei.

But every word touched Liu Zhang's heart.

Liu Zhang was a kind but mediocre man.

A benevolent monarch loves ministers who care for the people the most.

A mediocre monarch is most afraid of a talented person taking his place.

Li Yan's words made Liu Zhang's worries disappear.

Especially I heard that Liu Bei took into account the friendship between the Han royal family and the common people.

This was exactly what he wanted!

Even after Liu Biao died, Liu Bei couldn't bear to seize his legacy.

If I were still alive, it would be even less likely that Liu Bei would take action against Yizhou.

Thinking of this, the Yizhou governor, who had never had a strong opinion.

He decided to take charge, looked around at the officials in the hall, and announced loudly:

"With Fang Zheng's words, all my doubts are gone."

"I have decided. I will invite Liu Bei to come to Shu to fight Zhang Lu!"

When these words were spoken, those with ulterior motives became elated, while those who were loyal became sad.

Zhang Song did not even wait for Huang Quan to speak, and stepped forward to salute and said:

"My Lord is wise! This move will ensure the safety of Shu!"

Seeing this, Qiao Zhou, Wang Lei and others continued to advise:

"This must not be done. I hope my lord will think twice..."

Fa Zheng bowed to Li Yan, then turned around and smiled at everyone:
"As the old saying goes, 'A wise ruler listens to all sides.'"

"The reason for their obscurity is their partial trust."

"If Fang Zheng's words still can't dispel everyone's concerns."

"Why don't you send someone to Jingnan to meet Liu Bei first?"

"On the surface, they are announcing friendship, but secretly observing their actions."

"It's not too late to make a decision when you come back!"

"That makes sense!" Liu Zhang felt that this compromise was feasible.

The current leader also asked, "Who is willing to go to Jingzhou?"

Zhang Song immediately responded upon seeing this:
"Since Fa Xiaozhi has made this suggestion, why don't you send him there, my lord?"

"No, no." Fa Zheng waved his hands quickly.

"I have limited talents and average moral character, and I am not up to such a heavy responsibility."

"Besides, since everyone disagrees, I'll go and come back."

"No matter whether you say good or bad, you will be blamed!"

Everyone was deflated when they heard this.

You came up with the idea yourself and don't want to be criticized.

What kind of thing is it to push this difficult task onto someone else?
The more he tried to refuse, the more Zhang Song urged him:
"Brother Xiaozhi, Yizhou is in imminent danger."

"How can you refuse at this time?"

"It is better for you to go than for others to go, because it is better for you to go with someone who has bad intentions."

"I'm afraid someone will interfere and ruin the Lord's plan!"

As he said this, he deliberately glanced at Qiao Zhou and the others.

Qiao Zhou got angry when he saw this: "Zhang Ziqiao! Stop making insinuations!"

"You're afraid that I'll go and cause trouble."

"I was worried that you might betray your master for fame and fortune!"

"Hmph!" Zhang Song sneered.

"Since we each have our own opinions and don't trust each other."

"Looks like I'll have to trouble Xiaozhi to make a trip!"

(End of this chapter)