Wei Zi's words clearly gave Zhang Miao a lot of inspiration.
"Asking Meng De to give up Luoyang? Weiss, that's a good idea, but I think you're dreaming. Firstly, why would Meng De give up on a treasure land like Luoyang, the eastern capital? Secondly, if Meng De enters Chen Liu, then you and I will have one more person above our heads. Don't you feel uncomfortable?”
Wei Zi immediately laughed." I don't know if Meng De is willing to come, but my lord, we don't have anyone above us. If Liu Dai comes, we will have to take over. Think about it, isn't that right?”
Zhang Miao was stunned and smiled bitterly.”
Wei Zi continued to persuade him." Liu Dai and Yuan Shao are close, and Yuan Shao doesn't have a good relationship with you, my lord. If Liu Dai attacks, even if we don't get killed, we'll still have Liu Dai on our heads. I think it's better to have Meng De on our heads. After all, we have a friendship with Meng De.”
Zhang Miao agreed, but he didn't immediately welcome Cao Cao.""How about this? We will send people to Liu Dai and Meng De to inquire. If Liu Dai really comes and Meng De is willing to abandon Luoyang, then we will welcome Meng De?”
Weiss nodded.
After Wei Zi returned home, he went to see Zhao Yang.
"Sir, although Zhang Miao is afraid of Liu Dai, he still wants to stay in his position as the county governor and doesn't want to have more restrictions on his head. Now that I'm his man, I can't say much. If I want to convince him, I'm afraid you'll have to make a trip personally.”
Wei Zi repeated Zhang Miao's words.
Zhao Yang had a plan." Then, I'll go see him tomorrow and explain to him the power inside."”
The next day, Wei Zi met with Zhang Miao and said that Zhao Yang had come to see him. Zhang Miao was thinking of getting closer to Cao Cao, so he was naturally overjoyed when he heard that Zhao Yang had come.
"What brings Sir here? I was just about to send someone over to Meng De's side to take a look.”Zhang Miao was smiling from ear to ear as he warmly welcomed Zhao Yang in.
Zhao Yang knew what Zhang Miao was thinking. He knew that Zhang Miao wanted Cao Cao's help when he was in danger, but he didn't want to be swallowed up by Cao Cao and controlled by Cao Cao.
After Zhao Yang sat down, he pretended to be friendly with him and said,""Lord Prefect, when I came, I saw the commoners constantly leaving Chen Liu. Did something happen here?”
Zhang Miao smiled awkwardly." I don't know where the rumors came from. They say that Provincial Governor Liu Dai is coming to attack Chenliu. The people are fleeing to avoid disaster. Actually, Liu Dai might not really be coming."”
Zhao Yang smiled and took a sip of his wine. He did not say much and only glanced at Wei Zi.
Wei Zi understood and suddenly laughed."My lord, Zhao Yang is the chief strategist under Meng De. Rumor has it that he has great talent. Why don't you listen to what he has to say?”
Zhang Miao immediately thought of Zhao Yang's plan in the Wild Jujube Tiger Cage, and his heart heated up.""Teacher, on account of Meng De, why don't you tell me what will happen to Chen Liu in the future?”
Zhao Yang looked at Wei Zi with satisfaction, then lazily lay back.""Chen Liuwei? The future of Chen Liu depended on the future of the world. The world is peaceful, and so is Chenliu. If the world is in chaos, then this wealthy Chenliu County, hehe…"
Zhang Miao's heart tightened. He already knew what Zhao Yang meant.
Once the world was in chaos, Chen Liu would be fought over by all the heroes and would definitely fall into the flames of war!
Thus, Zhang Miao revealed a worried expression,""This world is clearly going to fall into chaos! It seems that my Chenliu County is destined to suffer a calamity!”
Zhao Yang saw that he was worried, so he took a sip of wine and said leisurely,""That might not be the case. Chen Liu still has a way out.”
Zhang Miao frowned, a hint of displeasure in his eyes.""Are you seeking refuge with Meng De?"
Zhao Yang didn't comment and said directly,""The county governor can choose to join Yuan Shao! The Yuan Family has four generations and three dukes. They have a prominent family background. Now, they are secretly making friends with the powerful people of Jizhou. They have the intention of squeezing Han Fu and swallowing Jizhou. If you join Yuan Shao, you can be the forerunner of Yuan Shao's attack on the Central Plains. Yuan Shao will be happy. With his breadth of mind, the Prefectural Governor will definitely be put in an important position by him! With Yuan Shao's wisdom, he would definitely be able to sweep away all the heroes and fight for the Central Plains. In the future, the county governor would be a subject of the dragon. Even my Lord Cao Cao would have to bow down to you!”
Zhang Miao looked at Zhao Yang unhappily.""Sir, are you insulting my intelligence? I have a feud with Yuan Shao, how can I join him? Moreover, with Yuan Shao's resourcefulness, he had been defeated repeatedly in battle. It was unknown whether he could sweep through the heroes or whether he could cross the river!”
Zhao Yang smiled." It seems that you don't want to join Yuan Shao. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. He has always been loyal and humble. Chen Liu was originally under his rule. If you are willing to give him all your money and food, Liu Dai will be happy."”
Zhang Miao frowned even more. He wasn't stupid and knew what Zhao Yang meant.
Liu Dai was indeed a descendant of the Han Dynasty, but it clearly had nothing to do with loyalty and modesty. Otherwise, he would not have killed Qiao Mao directly because he had failed to borrow grain.
As for money and grain…that was the foundation of the Chenliu officials and the major families. Other than taxes, no one was willing to donate a grain. Now that the court was in chaos and there was no more tax, who was willing to hand over money and grain to Liu Dai?
But if he didn't pay the money and food, Zhang Miao's ending wouldn't be any better than Qiao Mao's.
Seeing that Zhao Yang was actually mocking him, he said,
Zhang Miao was very dissatisfied." Sir, I sincerely want to seek advice. I want to find a way out. Why are you always so eccentric?" Meng De and I have a good relationship. Why won't you help me with this?”
Zhao Yang's expression turned serious." Sir, I'm talking about your future. This is all you can choose. What else do you want?" Han Fu, Kong Kong, and the others are not far from you, but do you think you can count on them to save you?”
Zhang Miao thought for a while and felt that these people could sit down and talk, but it was nonsense to say that they were here to help in the war.
"Hmph, perhaps Liu Dai never thought of coming to battle?”Zhang Miao suddenly revealed a look of longing.
"Back then, Qiao Mao probably thought the same.”Zhao Yang smiled.
Zhang Miao was immediately shocked.
"My lord also feels that you have a feud with Yuan Shao, and Liu Dai tried to kill Qiao Mao, so he's worried about this place. He asked me to come and take a look. Since it's safe here, I'll go back and report to him…My lord, remember to take some time to appease the people and tell them that Liu Dai won't come. Otherwise, when all the people run away, you'll be completely worthless. At that time, I'm afraid no one will pay attention to you.”
Zhao Yang stood up and was about to leave. Wei Zi quickly gave Zhang Miao a look. Zhang Miao had to admit that the person who could help him at this time was Cao Cao!
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