Chapter 244
Bribing Yang Song!
Chapter 244 Bribing Yang Song! (Thanks to 1叶扁舟 and 逆向的风 for their monthly ticket support~)
As for Yi Ji, Lu Bu, who was familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, still had some impression of him.
Although there are not many records about Yi Ji in history.
But his rather strange handwriting left a very deep impression on Lu Bu.
Of course, this guy not only has diplomatic talents, but can also work with Zhuge Liang and others to revise the "Shu Code" laws. He is not an ordinary person.
Lu Bu did not show too much enthusiasm, but just asked calmly:
"I wonder why you are here?"
Seeing that Lü Bu was not as polite as he had imagined, Yi Ji, who was good at speaking, deliberately said:
"I wanted to come and see the monarch who was eager to seek talents, but unfortunately I didn't see him."
Lu Bu immediately understood that the other party was seeking an official position, and hinted that he did not know talent.
Lu Bu replied indifferently:
"Your Excellency is indeed good at debate, as I have heard. But can you bring any practical benefit to our army with just your mouth?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Yi Ji's eyes. It turned out that the other party had heard of his name.
He showed this contempt deliberately, apparently trying to test his ability.
Yi Ji immediately said:
“I heard that Marquis Wen recently ordered Zhang Liao to attack Yizhou.
"Hanzhong County in Yizhou is a strategic location between Bashu and Guanzhong!
"Whoever takes Hanzhong will have the initiative to attack Bashu or Guanzhong.
“Although I am not talented, I am willing to use my eloquence to persuade Zhang Lu, the governor of Hanzhong, to come and join us on behalf of Marquis Wen!
"Then my lord will know whether my mouth is useful or not."
Hearing that the other party was confident in persuading Zhang Lu, Lu Bu's pupils suddenly gathered:
"If you can really do it, I am willing to serve you as my deputy!"
Beijia Congshi was an assistant official to the provincial governor and had a higher status.
For a newly joined Yi nationality, this is definitely a high position.
A hint of joy appeared in Yiji's eyes:
"I thank you for your kindness, Lord Wen. But before I go to Hanzhong, I would like to borrow someone from you."
"Borrowing someone?"
Lu Bu looked suspicious: "Who should I borrow it from?"
"Deng Zhi, Deng Bo Miao!"
Yi Ji smiled faintly and said:
"Zhang Lu had tens of thousands of soldiers in Hanzhong, and he inherited the Five Pecks of Rice Sect from his grandfather Zhang Daoling, and he had many followers.
"If I want to convince him, I alone am not enough.
“But if Deng Bo Miao can listen to my command, the chances of success can be doubled!
"In addition, please give me ten boxes of jewels and ten thousand stones of grain to use for my affairs."
Lu Bu nodded suddenly and agreed immediately:
"No problem! But Bo Miao is now in Nanjun, Jingzhou.
"You can take my letter with you and ask him to go with you to Hanzhong."
Having said that, Lu Bu went back to his study and wrote a letter, and when he came out he handed it directly to Yi Ji.
After receiving the letter, Yi Ji left Wancheng immediately.
Under the escort of Cai Mao and Huang Gai, he went straight to Nanjun and found Deng Zhi, who was also preparing to go on a diplomatic mission to Hanzhong.
After reading Lu Bu's letter, Deng Zhi immediately followed Yi Ji to Hanzhong.
Cai Mao and Huang Gai led a thousand naval forces to escort the two men to Hanzhong.
After Yi Ji arrived in the territory, he immediately sent someone to deliver ten boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to Yang Song, a counselor under Zhang Lu.
Yang Song was an extremely greedy person. When he saw that the envoy of Lu Bu’s army actually gave him so many jewels, he was immediately overjoyed!
He immediately invited Yi Ji and his men to Fangling County and personally hosted a banquet for them.
At the banquet, Yang Song, who was fat and big-eared, was playing with a huge night-shining pearl in his hand and smiled at Yi Ji:
"Mr. Yiji, you have come from afar, and it is really hard for you. I wonder what the purpose of this visit is?"
Yi Ji did not immediately state his purpose, but said with a heavy expression:
"Recently I heard that Liu Zhang had killed your mother and all your family members.
"I am here on the orders of Marquis Lü Wen to send you 10,000 dan of grain and grass as a token of sympathy." "Oh?"
Yang Song leaned forward slightly, looking quite surprised:
"I didn't expect Lord Wen to be so polite. If my master knew, he would be extremely grateful!"
Yi Ji took a sip of his drink, sighed and shook his head:
"This little bit of food and grass can never help Master Zhang to avenge his mother's death..."
Yang Song also sighed:
“Yes, although my lord has nearly 40,000 troops, the Hanzhong area is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
"But Liu Zhang now controls five counties and has no less than 80,000 soldiers.
"My master wants revenge, but it's very difficult to achieve..."
Seeing Yang Song say this, Deng Zhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly burst into laughter:
"You two are sighing here for so long, can you sigh Liu Zhang to death?"
Yang Song's face suddenly showed a hint of displeasure, but for Yi Ji's sake, he just asked in a cold voice:
"Why do you say that? Do you have a way to avenge my master?"
Deng Zhi and Yi Ji exchanged glances and sneered at Yang Song:
“If Zhang Tianshi is interested in revenge, why not join forces with my master?
“At that time, Zhang Tianshi will send troops to the northern part of Ba County, and our army will take over the southern part of Ba County.
"Then we can march to Guanghan together and capture Liu Zhang who is in Guanghan County. Wouldn't that avenge Zhang Tianshi?"
When Zhang Song heard this, he immediately felt that it made a lot of sense.
But at this time, Yi Ji played the good cop with Deng Zhi:
"This is absolutely unacceptable! Regardless of whether Zhang Tianshi has such intentions, even if he does, how can our army overstep its bounds and avenge others?"
Yang Song waved his hand indifferently:
“If Lord Wen is really willing to help, I can go back and persuade my master to take the initiative to seek Lord Wen’s help.
"In this way, there is no such thing as usurpation of power."
"This……"
Yi Ji still looked embarrassed:
“Even so, if Tianshi Zhang takes revenge, he will divide Ba County with my Wenhou.
"When two forces occupy one county, friction is inevitable..."
Upon hearing this, Yang Song fell silent.
Deng Zhi laughed again and said:
"What's the difficulty? If Master Zhang succeeds in his revenge, why not join our army and serve our master!
"By then, he will still be the lord of Hanzhong, and Ba County will also belong to our army. There will no longer be any distinction between you and me."
Hearing such straightforward words, Yi Ji's face changed drastically, and he quickly said to Yang Song who did not react:
"This is just a joke from Bo Miao! County Magistrate Yang, please don't take it seriously! Come on, come on, drink, drink..."
Yang Song slowly raised his wine glass, but a thoughtful look appeared on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Yi Ji and Deng Zhi looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
After the banquet, Yi Ji and Deng Zhi were about to say goodbye, but Yang Song kept them and took them straight to the study.
Yang Song closed the door tightly, and suddenly bowed to Yi Ji and the other two and said:
"I heard what Bo Miao said at the banquet today, and I think it makes a lot of sense!
“I think that although Zhang Lu is the grandson of Zhang Daoling, he has not inherited his true talents and knowledge.
"He also believed in unorthodox ways and only wanted to hold on to Hanzhong, without any ambition to make progress.
"If we can welcome Marquis Wen as the ruler of Guanzhong, we can take Guanzhong if we advance, and Bashu if we retreat. Why should we worry about not accomplishing our great cause?"
Hearing Yang Song actually taking the initiative to tell them this, Yi Ji was still worried that the other party was trying to trick them, but Deng Zhi just smiled and said:
"If this is true, you are the greatest contributor to our army.
"By then, you will enjoy endless wealth and splendor!"
Hearing what he wanted to hear, Yang Song grinned:
“I hope you two can say a few good words for me in front of Marquis Wen.
"I will go to Nanzheng tomorrow to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender!"
(End of this chapter)