Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 59 Undercurrent
"stop!"

"Stop it all!"

Just when the situation was extremely tense, Liu Zhang's shout instantly cooled the atmosphere a little.

His honest face was filled with anger, his brows knitted tightly together, and he stood up and yelled, "Who! Who has deployed so many swordsmen here without my order?"

Huang Quan immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Provincial Governor, I am the one who made the decision on my own, so please avoid any accidents."

Liu Zhang was furious when he heard this. He slammed the table and angrily shouted, "Huang Quan, you mobilized the troops without my orders. Do you think I am the governor of Yizhou anymore?"

No wonder Liu Zhang was so angry. To put it bluntly, Huang Quan's act of mobilizing troops without authorization touched Liu Zhang's bottom line.

After all, Liu Zhang was an outsider.

Although he and his father had ruled Yizhou for decades, he was still an outsider.

In fact, his control over Yizhou itself was not strong, and his most taboo thing was that his subordinates did not obey his orders.

Now, Huang Quan slapped Liu Zhang in the face right in front of Liu Bei. How could Liu Zhang tolerate it any longer?
But he shouted: "Come here, take Huang Quan away, and no one is allowed to see him without my order!"

Immediately, the personal soldiers came forward, tied up Huang Quan, and took him away to be imprisoned.

Seeing this, Li Hui hurried forward and shouted, "No, no!"

"Zhubu Huang is dedicated to the public and has no second thoughts!"

Unfortunately, Liu Zhang wouldn't listen to anything at this moment.

He just said with a cold face: "Anyone who dares to ask for mercy will be locked up together with me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was afraid to speak any more.

Xing Daorong looked at Huang Quan's pale face as he was dragged away, and a thought suddenly came to his mind.

"During the chaotic times of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was indeed important to find a wise leader."

"If you meet someone like Liu Zhang, your death would be in vain."

Just thinking about this, I suddenly felt that I seemed to have made a mistake at that time.

If he had gone directly to Yizhou to join Liu Zhang, he would probably be experiencing the life of a rich second-generation now.

After this incident, the rest of the banquet naturally ended hastily.

Liu Zhang and Liu Bei talked to each other for a while before saying goodbye.

But Liu Bei took his hand and said, "We are brothers of the same blood. We are discussing important matters together and have no second thoughts. Don't doubt me."

Liu Zhang on the other side also shook his hand and said earnestly: "I will never forget your kindness, brother!"

At first glance, it seems that the brothers are very affectionate and harmonious.

However, after they separated, their respective situations became turbulent and quite unstable.

Let’s talk about Liu Zhang first. After the banquet, he returned to the camp and the general Liu Gui came forward.

He looked nervous, as if he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Liu Zhang was impatient when he saw this, but he waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Liu Qi stepped forward cautiously and said, "Didn't the governor see what happened at the banquet today? Xing Daorong, one of Liu Bei's men, drew his sword during the banquet. We must be on guard."

Liu Zhang seemed to be a little drunk.

Half leaning on the couch, he shook his head and breathed in alcohol: "My brother Liu Xuande is different from others."

Compared with Huang Quan, Liu Gui is obviously much smarter. Instead of mentioning Liu Bei, he only talks about Xing Daorong.

"Although Xuande has no such intention, his subordinates all want to annex Xichuan in order to gain wealth and glory!"

"The governor can see that guy is acting so recklessly, isn't he just coveting our Yizhou?" These words hit the nail on the head for Liu Zhang.

Xing Daorong's brandishing of the sword during the banquet did make Liu Zhang a little concerned.

However, this concern has not yet penetrated into Liu Zhang's heart.

Liu Zhang thought for a while, and finally said: "You must not interfere with our brotherhood, and do not mention this matter again."

Seeing that he could not persuade him, Liu Qi left in anger, but secretly thought to himself: "With such a mediocre ruler, Yizhou will soon be handed over to others."

Liu Zhang thought that Liu Bei was his "good brother", but Liu Bei did not think so.

At this moment, Xing Daorong and Pang Tong were beside Liu Bei, and Xi Zhen, Bao Long, Sun Qian and Huang Zhong were standing on his left and right.

If someone entered the tent at this moment, he would see expectations on each of these people's faces.

The source of this expectation was obviously the weakness and incompetence shown by Liu Zhang at the banquet.

Bao Long was standing among the crowd, his face full of joy as he said, "Didn't you see Liu Zhang? He was so scared when he saw the general taking action that he didn't care about anything else!"

"He only knows how to tell people to stop. He is really an incompetent person."

"How can such a mediocre person own a state?"

"I think we should charge in now and take over as soon as possible, okay?"

Xing Daorong thought Bao Long’s suggestion was very good.

If they were to kill Liu Zhang with just this small number of people, they would definitely be wiped out.

No matter how weak the people of Yizhou were, they would not be killed with just such a small number of people. If Liu Bei had really nodded, Xing Daorong would have been reborn today.

However, although Bao Long's words were rough, he was also the target in everyone's mind.

Liu Zhang is incompetent, so you can replace him!
Pang Tong laughed and said, "Captain Bao's drawing of his sword today really scared us. If Liu Zhang loses his temper and suddenly attacks, you will kill us all!"

Bao Long felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and touched his head, "No way, I just drew my sword when I saw General Xing draw his sword, why are you blaming me?"

"Oh? From what you said, do you want to blame Zi Yu for drawing his sword first?" Pang Tong seemed to be in a good mood, and he started to tease in front of everyone.

Bao Long was shocked.

He waved his hands at the crowd and said, "Hey, military advisor, please stop talking nonsense. How can I blame our General Xing?"

Xing Daorong increasingly felt that Bao Long was a funny guy. Looking at his silly look, he always felt that he would be tricked by him one day.

He immediately slapped Bao Long on the shoulder and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The military advisor wants you to be less impulsive and behave yourself in the future."

Bao Long felt the strength on his shoulders, as if Xing Daorong had given him some important task.

He didn't argue with the statement "It was the general who took action first", but just nodded deeply to show that he had kept it in mind.

After some frolicking, Liu Bei said, "I have considered what you all said, but for now I must first respond to Liu Zhang's request and head to Jiameng Pass."

Jiameng Pass is an important transportation route between Qin and Shu. It is where the Jialing River and Bailong River meet. It connects to Hanzhong by land and goes down to Chengdu. Going down the Jialing River, you can reach Langzhong, an important town in Bashu. Its geographical location is very important.

People describe Jiameng Pass as "peaks connected to Yulei, land connected to Jincheng, flanked by Jiange and Jiameng, perched on Jialing River and resting on Baishui River, truly a majestic place created by heaven."

As long as Jiameng Pass is defended, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong will basically be difficult to move, and Liu Bei can even take the initiative to attack Zhang Lu.

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If Xichuan is not stable, it will be useless even if Hanzhong is captured.

At that time, Hanzhong would be sandwiched between Xichuan and Cao Cao's territory. Moreover, Hanzhong was far away from Jingzhou, and the front and rear could not help each other. It would be easy for it to be treated as a sandwich and be eaten without leaving anything.

However, if Hanzhong was captured before Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao, the situation would be unpredictable.

However, no matter what, since Liu Zhang was providing both food and people, Liu Bei had to lead his men to Jiameng Pass first.

(End of this chapter)