Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

At that time, it will really come to the stage where the two will live and die, and they will never die.

Precisely because he already knew these things, Zhang Rang had already started to make preparations before Zhang Yan left Luoyang, or even before he left Luoyang.

Whether it is cultivating his cronies among the officials of the current dynasty, or appointing his relatives and clans in the local area, these are all his backhands in order to compete with He Jin.

In this letter, Zhang Rang hinted at his most important force five times and three times, that is, Zhang Yan hinted that before the autumn harvest next year, the contradiction between the two would return to a kind of It can't be adjusted, and by then, Liu Hong's remaining lifespan will probably reach its limit.

The faint sense of anxiety made Zhang Yan feel it clearly and clearly.

But so what?

Sighing slightly, Zhang Yan looked at the letters on the table and couldn't help but fell into a moment of deep thought.

……

As a big Han official, Zhang Yan is undoubtedly on the rise now.

The favor of the Holy Grace, coupled with the title of marquis on his head and the rank of general who leads the army, these things are the bargaining chips for Zhang Yan's future development, and at the same time let him have more important positions in the officialdom of the big man than ordinary prefects. The right to speak is also more valued by the central government than other prefects.

But even so, the actions or help he can make in the struggle between the two are still very few.

First of all, it must be the most effective to directly help Liu Xie determine the status of the prince.

According to Liu Hong's current prestige, as long as he can really be cruel enough to make Liu Xie a prostitute, even if the ministers of the current dynasty are 1 unwilling, they will definitely obey him. Entrusted, to assist Liu Xie wholeheartedly in the grand ceremony.

After the little prince born by Wang Rong came to power, Zhang Yan would not need to say more about how He Jin and Empress He, who had killed his biological mother, would be treated.

At that time, whether He Jin's position as a general can be kept is a question mark.

As a foreign minister with military power, Zhang Yan can naturally go to Beijing to protect the young Liu Xie under the order of the emperor, so as to protect the young Liu Xie from any harm that is not good for him.

It's just that although this method is very good, there is a key problem, that is, according to the resources Zhang Yan now possesses, there is no way to directly affect Liu Hong's judgment on the matter of establishing a royal family.

Chapter 68 Then bring some souvenirs

You know, even though Zhang Rang was so important to Liu Hong in the original world, until Liu Hong died of illness, he failed to make a will and establish Liu Xie as the prince.

This also resulted in a disguised form. The conflict between Shi Changshi and He Jin finally broke out in the form of ambush and assassination. Both of them died in the big conflict that shocked the inside and outside of the palace, and finally both died.

For such a situation, Zhang Yan naturally has no way to ensure that it will affect the current Liu Hong's judgment, and even if he does it deliberately, it will be self-defeating, which is too much.

And if Liu Hong cannot be directly affected, there is only one thing Zhang Yan can do——

That is to find a way to increase the odds of winning for the side of Shi Changshi as much as possible when Zhang Rang and He Jin conflict.

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As the saying goes, when you can bribe the referee, use it to win the game. If you can't bribe the referee, then consider cheating and other things to increase your chances of winning.

For Zhang Yan, since Liu Hong's way is difficult to get through, he naturally needs to consider how to directly kill the enemy when Zhang Rang and He Jin conflict after Liu Hong's death, and at the same time keep The "king" and "queen" on my own side: that is, the personal safety of the crown prince Liu Xie and Zhang Rang.

If we look at the development of the original plot, the conflict between the two undoubtedly started with the victory of Shi Changshi.

Because He Jin was too indecisive and self-willed, he was deceived by Shi Changshi's feigned submissive behavior, and was directly tricked into the palace by Shi Changshi in the name of the queen and queen mother at night. The cup was used as a sign, and the once unparalleled general was directly cut into saozi.

However, because the ten permanent servants did not have enough military power, or Jian Shuo, who was the only one in charge of military power among the ten permanent servants at that time, had been killed by He Jin's design, which led to the counterattack of He Jin's remnant forces. , Song Dian and others could not achieve effective resistance.

In just one night, Yuan Shao took the lead in killing 12 of the ten permanent servants, and Zhang Rang, who ran the farthest, just threw himself into the deep well with Liu Hong's most commonly used "Emperor's Treasure". Sun Jian and others attacked Luoyang.

It can be said that Zhang Rang didn't realize until the remnants of the opponent's forces counterattacked. Without the help of Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Forbidden Army, the hard power of himself and others has opened up a huge gap with He Jin. This gap is not the so-called at all. Being cruel, vicious and decisive can easily make up for it.

Military power can only be resisted with military power, and at that time, Zhang Rang had already had no chance.

It was also this change in the palace with no winner that revealed the situation in which Dong Zhuo entered the capital after the Great Han Dynasty, with one superpower, and then the rise of the Kwantung princes, and the diversified development of China as a whole.

"Hey, is it possible that I really want to imitate the time traveler in those novels and send troops to Luoyang to suppress it?"

In his heart, he secretly complained about this situation. Since Zhang Yan already knew the development of the follow-up matter, he naturally knew that in such a situation, the best solution is nothing more than watching the fire from the other side first, and waiting until Shi Changshi and others After the victory, send troops to stop the good brother Yuan Shao who is in trouble, and directly transfer the future of the big man to the if line of Liu Xie's power.

Such a future may look very good, but it has a fatal flaw like the previous decisions that directly affected Liu Hong.

That is, there is no way to determine the time of action.

If the action is late, then naturally there is no need to say more about the result.

Once Zhang Rang and other ten permanent attendants were all killed by Yuan Shao, the young Liu Xie would naturally have no way to ascend to the throne.

In addition, Liu Bian, who is cowardly, has no help from He Jin, and can't control the officials at all. There is a high probability that Dong Zhuo will go to Beijing to control the government, and he, Zhang Yan, can't do anything. Chance.

And if it's too early...

That's not going to Beijing to rescue him, but a rebellion.

That's right, unlike Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and other foreign ministers who were ordered to go to Beijing, Zhang Yan, as a local prefect, was absolutely not allowed to send troops to Luoyang, the imperial city of the Han Dynasty, without the direct order of the emperor.

Once Zhang Yan really mobilized his troops in advance, it is very likely that this army has not yet reached the foot of the imperial city, and one impeachment letter after another has been delivered to Liu Hong, and Zhang Yan is even directly pulled from his current position. Get off your horse.

what?

You said you came to rescue him, and Dong Zhuo wanted to disrupt the government?

I think you are more or less a assassin!

Judging the future cannot be used as any reason to send troops to Beijing. Once Zhang Yan does this, he will soon be punished by this kind of pressure, now that the authority of the Han Dynasty has not yet collapsed, and he has come to this point relying on imperial power and connections. Fuli's backlash, even ten times and a hundred times the previous effect on him.

Sending troops from Lujiang to Luoyang, this kind of behavior is different from that of Yuan Shao, who was the captain of Sili at that time, entering the palace. It is a serious crime that tied ten heads together, and Zhang Yan may not be able to toss it.

Subconsciously sighed, Zhang Yan, who didn't want to move his head because of this incident, could only give Zhang Rang some limited help within his ability.

"Oh, let's see..."

"This Huangmenlang, I don't know what to call you... After you go back this time, please do me a favor, just help me bring some of our Lujiang local products back to my father, it's considered a Let me express my concern for my father thousands of miles away as a child."

"Of course, you won't be doing this favor in vain. There will naturally be some gifts later, and I'll take them back with you. Treat them as your hard-earned money for this trip to Lujiang."

"The Lujiang River is far away, and there are many mountains and rivers along the way, so I can't let you make this trip in vain."

After Zhang Yan thought about it, he finally felt that it was not good for him to send troops to Luoyang directly, at least he could not easily send troops to Luoyang without a proper declaration.

This is not a question of position, but a question of principle.

Once he really did this without He Jin's transfer order, he would become the first person in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to disobey the dispatch of the Han Dynasty and openly despise the royal authority.

No matter what his starting point is, it is a stain that cannot be washed away. Because of this decision, he, Zhang Yan, is likely to be sprayed by some young people in later generations as the culprit who defeated the authority of the Han Dynasty, or led to the destruction of the Han Dynasty, or even Something like the scum that caused the crisis in Wuhuhuahua.

But if you want to help Zhang Rang, you can't just send troops directly.

Compared with sending troops, sending some "local products" from Lujiang to his old father is obviously less likely to arouse the vigilance of others.

As for whether this kind of local product will lead to the success of the "assassination" of He Jin by the ten servants who could only forcibly kill He Jin, that is beyond Zhang Yan's control.

Chapter 69 Take care of yourself so you can take care of others

Up to now, there are many kinds of local products in Lujiang.

In addition to the inventions of fertilizer and silk that are biased towards people's livelihood such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, the more distinctive ones are naturally gunpowder and artillery.

Compared with the former, the artillery may be more powerful, but it is also more cumbersome, and it is not convenient to use it anytime and anywhere, and it has no obvious effect on the conflict between Zhang Rang and others and He Jin.

As for the former, that is gunpowder...

Zhang Yan felt inexplicably that if he looked at the work style of Zhang Rang and the other ten servants, the other party might be very proficient in such dirty work as laying a thunderbolt and then detonating it.

In this way, in order to help Zhang Rang defeat He Jin more silently and make this person disappear inexplicably in the big man, Zhang Yan finally chose to pack a large amount of local products, and through the hands of the Huangmen named Zhang Rang to send letters sent into the palace.

When the Huangmen left Lujiang, they not only brought a large amount of money donated by Zhang Yan, but also inexplicably carried a large package on their back, which was filled with muck and scum that gave off a slight smell. What kind of local specialty.

It's just that since he has already received Zhang Yan's benefits, Huangmen has been working in the palace for a long time, so he is naturally very sensible, and didn't ask any more questions.

……

"Marquis Wan, there are no outsiders here now, so I have to ask you one more thing..."

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The Yellow Gate in the palace finally left.

Although Zhang Yan has repeatedly asked the other party to stay and let the other party rest for a few days before leaving, he still chose to set off on the same day with an important mission on his shoulders. After saying goodbye to everyone present, he left the Mansion of the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, and headed all the way to the north of the Lujiang River. It's over.

As for Zhang Yan, he naturally followed behind the man, escorting him out of Wancheng, and embarked on the road to the north.

At the gate of the city, before the two parted, the yellow gate was carrying a huge black package on its back, and a coil presented by Zhang Yan on its waist, looking a bit sad.

After he glanced back at Zhang Yan, he still couldn't help but get off the carriage and whispered instructions in the other's ear.

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"Marquis Wan, I have to ask you one more thing..."

"Before I left Luoyang, Zhang Changshi asked me to bring you a sentence, saying that your personality seems calm and indifferent, but for many things, such a personality can easily go to extremes."

"That is, once you have decided on something, no one can change your mind."

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It seemed that he was not quite sure whether what he said was appropriate, Huang Men said slowly while observing Zhang Yan's face.

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After seeing that Zhang Yan didn't show any displeasure, he went on to say:

"Zhang Changshi asked me to tell you that when you encounter something, you should be more prudent, don't get excited, and don't act like He... General He, and take your first impression as the truth of the matter."

"No matter what happens, the first priority on your side must be to protect yourself wisely, instead of making some impulsive decisions."

"Even if it's Zhang Changshi...even if Zhang Changshi is in crisis, you should think about yourself first."

"In the officialdom of a big man, only after you have preserved yourself can you be able to take care of others."

"That's what Zhang Changshi said."

Talking to Zhang Yan intermittently, Huangmen didn't know if Zhang Yan would feel unhappy after hearing this.After all, in such an era when filial piety is more important than heaven and earth, saying such words that make the other party look at Zhang Rang in a crisis and remain indifferent is really a bit of a suspicion of beating him.

But fortunately, it seems that Zhang Yan is not the type to vent his anger on others casually. After hearing these words, he just lowered his head and pondered, while subconsciously nodding his chin, and turned towards this Huang Men "hmm" for a moment.

"Well, okay, I see."

"It's really bothering you."

Nodding towards the figure of Huangmen, Zhang Yan didn't say much, and just sent the other party out of Wancheng.

Before the other party left, he even handed over a roll of brocade silk to him as if there was something serious about it, saying that it was Zhang Rang's intention to let him open it when he encountered difficulties, and it might have something to do with him. help.

Zhang Yan, who didn't know that Zhang Rangcong had learned such a clever trick, could only helplessly smile and shake his head, and put away the brocade silk.