"Report!"
Just as Liu Zhang and the others were discussing in the manor, a soldier suddenly rushed in.
After the person entered the residence, he immediately knelt down and cupped his fists."Reporting to my lord, 800 li is urgent!”
"Speak!"
Liu Zhang's eyes darkened slightly. Clearly, everything was within his expectations.
"My lord, because of the abnormal phenomenon last night, the river bandits in Badong County began to invade the people of our county. They threatened to ask my lord to give up all the rewards in order to return peace to the border of Yizhou!”
"Good! I understand, you can leave now!"
"Here!"
After the soldier left, Liu Zhang turned to look at the crowd and pretended to be anxious."Everyone heard it, right? As I said last night, having a treasure is a crime!”
"I obtained such a huge windfall for no reason, so I'm bound to be targeted by people with ill intentions. Now, these mountain bandits are the first to start making trouble. Tell me, how should we deal with them?”
The generals and advisors below started to think.
A moment later, Zhao Wei said," My lord, these people are just some unpresentable bandits. How dare they shamelessly say that they want my lord to hand over all the rewards? This is really laughable!"”
"In this humble subject's opinion, this mob is nothing to be afraid of. My lord only needs to casually send a general to pacify them!”
Good fellow!
I was waiting for you to take the bait, but you're pretty self-aware.
Badong Prefecture was right next to Jing Prefecture, the border between Yi Prefecture and Jing Prefecture.
There was a group of pirates stationed here all year round, and Liu Zhang was familiar with the leader.
It was Gan Ning, who was known as the Jinfan Thief.
Of course, Gan Ning was strong, but he was just a bandit at the moment.
According to Zhao Wei, if they sent a regular army over, they could chase them away in minutes.
However, with such a good opportunity, Liu Zhang naturally wanted to make a big fuss about it.
Thus, Liu Zhang shook his head gently and said,""General Zhao, you are wrong. Although the pirates in Badong County are a motley crew, it is difficult to eradicate them completely.”
"Moreover, we have repelled them every time, but we have not been able to completely eliminate them. This has instead brought huge trouble to the local people!”
" What's more," Liu Zhang said," they actually dared to boast so shamelessly this time. There must be someone backing them up!" And this person was most likely the Lord of Jing State, Liu Biao!”
"Therefore, this expedition against the pirates in Badong County will not be an easy task, especially if Liu Biao is involved. Badong County will be in an abnormal danger!”
"Just in case, I've decided to send my most trusted general to Badong County to wipe out the pirates. At the same time, I'll station a large number of troops here to prevent Liu Biao from sending troops to attack!”
Zhao Wei's heart thumped when he heard this.
If he wanted to say that he was Liu Zhang's number one confidant, then it was definitely him.
After all, he was the one who planned Liu Zhang's rise to the position of Prefecture Overseer!
"General Zhao, you're the only one who can guard Badong County!”
Below, Wu Yi echoed with interest.
Seeing this situation, Liu Zhang sneered in his heart.
However, he said," Indeed, Badong Prefecture is the gateway to Yizhou. We can't afford to lose it. Therefore, we need General Zhao to personally go and station here. Only then will we be safe!"”
"My lord, this doesn't seem right! I, I…"
Seeing Zhao Wei speechless, Liu Zhang found it funny.
"General Zhao, you can't refuse! Right now, the person I trust the most in Yizhou is you. If you don't help, my Yizhou will be in danger!”
"Moreover, General Zhao is a native of Yizhou and is very familiar with Badong County. The locals also respect you. Therefore, I can only look up to you this time!”
"Ah, this, this, my lord, this..."
The corner of Zhao Wei's mouth twitched. He did not know how to answer for a moment.
He really wanted to give himself two tight slaps right now. He shouldn't have stepped forward and said so much in the first place.
The Eastern State Faction and the neutral faction were delighted to see the current situation.
"General Zhao, the lord is right! You are the lord's most trusted person, you should share the lord's worries!”
Zhang Song stroked his goatee and was the first to stand up to express his support.
Behind him, Fa Zheng also hurriedly echoed,"That's right, General Zhao. The important task of guarding the gates of Yizhou must be given to you! You must not let down the lord's trust!”
"That's right, General Zhao. Please don't decline!”
Wu Yi, Pang Xi, and the others persuaded him righteously.
Of course, they were all laughing in their hearts.
After sending Zhao Wei, Wang Shang, and the others away, wouldn't the entire Chengdu belong to the Eastern State?
With this in mind, they worked even harder to persuade him.
At this moment, Liu Zhang glanced at Zhu Rong Jie.
Zhu Rong Jie pondered for a moment, then said resolutely,""General Zhao, this general usually doesn't participate in court debates, but this trip to Ba County truly requires you!”
Seeing Zhu Rong Jie, who had always been silent, all of them stepped out and interfered.
Zhao Wei's expression turned uglier.
He naturally knew that this time, he was a cooked duck. There was no escape.
After pondering for a moment, he cupped his fists and said,"Thank you for your trust, Lord. I will not disappoint you!”
"Good! General Zhao, listen to me. I appoint you as the general of the Eastern Expedition. You will lead 50,000 troops to guard Badong Prefecture. Firstly, you will completely destroy the local pirates. Secondly, you will guard the gates of Yizhou and not let Liu Biao of Jingzhou have an opportunity to take advantage of you!”
"I accept your orders!"
Reluctantly, Zhao Wei borrowed the talisman and gave it to Wang Shang. Then, he led Wang Shang and his personal guards out.
At this moment, Wu Yi, Pang Xi, and the others hurriedly cupped their hands and said,"My lord is wise!"
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