The most arrogant in history

Chapter 264: Blocking the road and crying out for justice.

"Okay, let me see if Mr. Zhuge's guess is correct this time."

Ye Kun laughed and summoned the messenger.

After Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu occupied Yizhou, they fought a fierce battle with Hanzhong and recaptured Jiameng Pass.

In that battle, more than 2,000 enemies were killed.

From then on, Yizhou and Hanzhong had no further contact with each other, and only merchants conducted some private communication between them.

This was the first time that Zhang Mi sent an envoy to request a meeting.

The messenger was brought in and bowed: "I am Chu Xiu, my master Zhang Mi, the governor of Hanzhong, asked me to come and visit Lord Ye."

"Master Chu, you have come a long way, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Kun stood up and left the table, and shook the envoy Chu Xiu's hand cordially: "How is Lord Zhang?"

"Thank you for your concern. Mr. Zhang is doing well."

Chu Xiu sat down and bowed, saying, "Lord Ye has been improving the government internally and making alliances with Jingzhou externally. Now he has a strong army and is at the peak of his power. The princes of the world all say that Lord Ye intends to annex our Hanzhong. I wonder if that is true?"

"Master Chu is really a quick-witted person."

Ye Kun was somewhat surprised by Chu Xiu's directness and said with a smile, "Did your Lord Zhang ask you to ask me this?"

The other side is prepared, and it looks like the battle in Hanzhong next year will be a tough one.

Chu Xiu nodded: "Not bad."

Ye Kun asked in return: "If I really intend to annex Hanzhong, what do you plan to do, Lord Zhang? Do you want to fight me to the death?"

Zhuge Feng stood aside, fanning himself and saying:

"Hanzhong was originally the territory of Yizhou, but Gongsun Zhang was incompetent and failed to control it, allowing Zhang Mi to seize Hanzhong and threaten Yizhou. Now, it is only natural for our Lord Ye to take over Yizhou and take back Hanzhong."

Chu Xiu sneered, "Lord Ye also seized Gongsun Zhang's foundation, what is natural and right?"

"Master Chu, let's not talk about this. Since ancient times, the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits. The so-called kings, princes, generals and ministers are nothing more than bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings."

Ye Kun waved his hand to stop Zhuge Feng and Chu Xiu from talking nonsense, and said directly: "I do want to take Hanzhong, and then conquer the Central Plains in the north."

The other party has seen through him, and Ye Kun doesn't want to hide it.

Chu Xiu snorted: "Master Ye, do you think that we can definitely take Hanzhong?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "It's difficult, but we can take it down. Hanzhong is a small place after all, and it can't outlast Yizhou."

"Wrong, you can't beat it!"

Chu Xiu stood up and said, "Hanzhong is indeed a small place, but if Lord Ye pushes us to the limit, we will flee to Chang'an, or offer Hanzhong to Xiahou Chang. By then, your efforts will be in vain."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "You can surrender to Xiahou Chang, why don't you surrender to me?"

Chu Xiu grinned and said, "If Xiahou Chang comes to attack us and forces us into a corner, we will offer Hanzhong to Lord Ye. So Lord Ye can wait and let Xiahou Chang make the first move. If you make the first move, it will be an advantage for Xiahou Chang."

This guy is obviously a piece of shit with no moral integrity.

But this move was also very vicious, making Ye Kun and Xiahou Chang very embarrassed.

Ye Kun smiled slightly: "How about this, Master Chu, you go back and tell Zhang Mi that when I pacify the four seas, I will let Master Zhang be the Great Heavenly Master of the Nation, above all others, with power over the four seas, how do you think?"

Hanzhong is a separatist force that combines politics and religion.

The prefect Zhang Mi was the third generation Heavenly Master. He believed in Laozi, the Jade Emperor, and his family-inherited Five Pecks of Rice Sect, which had many followers.

Chu Xiu laughed loudly and shook his head repeatedly.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Master Chu, I am telling the truth. When the world is at peace, I will respect Taoism and Confucianism, and respect Master Zhang Mi as my teacher. At that time, Master Zhang will be the national teacher, and he can preach to all corners of the country, spread our Chinese Taoist culture, and unify the world."

The export of Chinese culture is also a big deal.

Ye Kun hopes that Taoism will become the vanguard of cultural exports, spread to the Western Regions and other continents in the future, and suppress other sects.

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Lord Ye's offer is very good, but everyone in the world knows that you are the last one to keep your word! You cheated Liu Dongliang of Dongba County, and you cheated Gongsun Zhang of Yizhou. I really can't believe you!"

"But I have already returned Dongba County to Liu Dongliang."

Ye Kun smiled bitterly and raised his hands to the sky: "I promise, this time I am telling the truth."

Chu Xiu still shook his head and clasped his fists, saying, "I have finished what I want to say. I will also report Lord Zhang's words to Lord Ye. Goodbye!"

"and many more!"

Ye Kun warmly invited him to stay, and said with a smile: "Master Chu, why don't you stay here for a day? I will write a letter to Master Zhang to get to know him better. You can go back the day after tomorrow and bring my handwritten letter to Master Zhang."

Chu Xiu nodded and agreed.

Ye Kun asked Zhuge Feng to entertain the guests and settle Chu Xiu.

Zhuge Feng understood and took Chu Xiu to the inn, and asked people to prepare gifts and beautiful women to test whether Chu Xiu loved money and beautiful women.

As long as he loves money, it will be easy to deal with. We can try to get him to be our insider.

Ye Kun took some time to write a long letter to Zhang Bi, expressing his deep feelings.

In the letter, Ye Kun envisioned his future plans, honoring Zhang Mi as the Great Heavenly Master and the Great Immortal, in charge of the affairs of all religious sects in the world, and promised to build a thousand Taoist temples across the country to promote Taoist thought and spirit.

Ye Kun even discussed the Taoist idea of ​​governing by doing nothing.

As for whether Zhang Mi believes it or not, it depends on God's will.

The next morning, Zhuge Feng came to see me and said with a smile:

"Master Ye, I gave Chu Xiu one thousand taels of gold, as well as a lot of porcelain and Shu brocade. This guy was very happy and accepted it reluctantly."

Ye Kun nodded:

"That's easy. You can tell him that when we take Hanzhong, he will be the most meritorious official and we will never treat him unfairly."

Zhuge Feng clasped his fists and said, "I will tell you."

The next day, Chu Xiu returned with Ye Kun's handwritten letter and several carts full of gifts.

Ye Kun reorganized the military while developing production and waiting for the opportunity.

In fact, Ye Kun has been trying to win over the merchants in Hanzhong to pave the way for future actions.

Most of the merchants in Dading State were members of wealthy families. They were big merchants and big landlords, just like Han Chun in Yizhou.

Moreover, merchants are greedy for money, value profit over morality, and are easy to win over.

Within two days, the Yingjiang Bridge outside the city was completed, and Ye Kun took the officials to inspect it.

There are a total of seven bridges inside and outside the city of Chengdu, which were built hundreds of years ago. Two of them have been scrapped.

Ye Kun rebuilt the Yingjiang Bridge, which was considered as a political achievement for himself.

The newly built bridge is a stone arch bridge with a single arch span of 20 meters and a double lane bridge deck. It looks very spectacular.

This is also the largest bridge in Chengdu at present, and it took three months to build.

Just after leaving the city gate, an old man rushed over on the road ahead, blocked Ye Kun's horse, knelt down and shouted:

"Master Ye, this is unfair, help me!"

Tan Bamao rushed forward, held the old man down, and shouted, "Who is that? Is he an assassin?"

Ye Kun frowned and shouted, "Tan Bamao, step back! He is old, what kind of assassin is he?"

Tan Bamao chuckled and brought the old man to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun got off the horse, looked at the old man and asked, "Don't worry, old man. If you have any grievances, tell me and I will redress them for you."