Chapter 634

"Since the foundation of the Taiping Dao is in Jizhou, I intend to end this turmoil as soon as possible, go straight into the thief's den, and head to Jizhou to suppress the main force of Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao."

"As long as Zhang Jiao dies, the Taiping Dao will inevitably be a dragon without a head, and then we can break them one by one without any effort."

"I wonder... what does Regular Attendant Zhang think?" Duan Yu looked at Zhang Rang and asked.

Quelling the Taiping Dao and beheading the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang was undoubtedly the greatest merit.

Therefore, Duan Yu saying this was naturally beyond reproach.

But he knew Zhang Rang's intention, and he said this deliberately.

This is called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy.

Knowing Zhang Rang's intention, but deliberately revealing this information to Zhang Rang.

As for Zhang Rang's plan...

Duan Yu watched Zhang Rang's expression and chuckled in his heart.

Sure enough, when he said this, Zhang Rang's complexion showed a slight, imperceptible change.

"General Duan... I want to give you a reminder." Zhang Rang said.

"Please speak, Regular Attendant Zhang."

Duan Yu reached out and made a gesture of invitation.

"It's like this, General Duan. Currently, your father-in-law, Colonel Dong, is quelling the rebellion in Jizhou. If you go to Jizhou, General Duan, wouldn't that be the same as competing for merit with Colonel Dong?"

"And there is no news from the Jizhou war yet; I don't know if it's a victory or a defeat."

"What if the Jizhou war goes smoothly?"

"Then General Duan going to Jizhou wouldn't that be like adding flowers to brocade?"

Old fox.

This old fox Zhang Rang really knew how to find reasons.

"Please continue, Regular Attendant Zhang."

Zhang Rang saw that there seemed to be a chance, so he continued: "Currently, in the Yingchuan area, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have fallen into a passive position, besieged and defeated by the Huang Jin rebel troops, and the war situation is unfavorable."

"If General Duan can turn the tide at this time and win a great victory in the first battle."

"Naturally, you can greatly increase your prestige in front of His Majesty."

"I wonder if General Duan thinks what I said makes some sense?"

Actually, even if Zhang Rang didn't say it, Duan Yu's plan was to dispatch troops to Yingchuan.

The reason naturally coincided with what Zhang Rang said.

Although the situation of the war in Jizhou had not been sent back yet.

But according to the historical trend, Lu Zhi would definitely win.

And knowing the truth behind Zhang Jiao's rebellion, as well as from the intelligence sent back from Jizhou during this period, Zhang Jiao never advocated a real rebellion.

He was just forced to fight.

History recorded that after Lu Zhi surrounded Zhang Jiao in Guangzong, he did not launch a strong attack.

Duan Yu didn't know if Lu Zhi had also discovered that the main force of the Taiping Dao followers led by Zhang Jiao actually had no intention of rebelling.

And now, Jizhou not only had Lu Zhi, but also the Liangzhou elite led by his father-in-law Dong Zhuo.

Basically, it could be said that the victory was already locked in.

If he went to Jizhou at this time, I'm afraid it wouldn't have much significance.

Start blooming from Yingchuan first.

Fight a beautiful battle.

This was the most correct choice.

However, he couldn't say that right now.

Set a trap for this old fox Zhang Rang first.

"General Duan should know that last year, after General Duan's victory against the Qiang, there were differences in the court regarding the rewards for General Duan."

"Among them, the pure-stream led by Grand Tutor Yang Ci advocated appeasing the Qiang tribes and wanted to recall General Duan to Luoyang; General Duan is clear about this."

"Later, Yang Ci recommended Huangfu Song to take up a post in Liangzhou, which was clearly trying to trip General Duan up."

"I also spoke up a lot for General Duan in front of His Majesty at that time." Zhang Rang said, claiming credit.

Duan Yu nodded with a smile: "Yes, I must thank Regular Attendant Zhang and... and Lord Yuan for this."

"Lord Yuan..."

Speaking of Yuan Kui, Zhang Rang's complexion immediately turned ugly again.

Little did he know, this was Duan Yu deliberately mentioning Yuan Kui.

Sure enough, Zhang Rang immediately followed Duan Yu's meaning and talked about Yuan Kui: "General Duan, I have two heartfelt words; I don't know if I should say them or not."

"Please speak, Regular Attendant Zhang." Duan Yu said with a serious expression: "I have never considered Regular Attendant Zhang an outsider; our relationship... naturally needs no more words."

"Good!" Zhang Rang leaned forward and lowered his voice: "General Duan, this person Yuan Kui is really even more hateful than Yang Ci. General Duan must not be deceived by this person."

"Doesn't General Duan know? This time when I and others recommended General Duan to quell the rebellion, Yuan Kui even tried to stop it."

"Does General Duan know why Yuan Kui wanted to stop it?"

Duan Yu shook his head and asked, pretending not to know: "Please enlighten me, Regular Attendant Zhang..."

"That is because Yuan Kui is currying favor with Yang Ci. Yuan Kui knows that Yang Ci does not like General Duan, and he is uniting with Yang Ci and others by abandoning General Duan."

"General Duan, every word I say is true. If you don't believe me, General Duan can ask Regular Attendant Zhao. That day in the Jiade Hall discussing politics, that is exactly what Yuan Kui said."

Duan Yu naturally knew these things.

So he was not surprised.

Even the key reason for Yuan Kui and Yang Ci joining forces was something he knew better than Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang said so much, but he was always deliberately avoiding the point.

This was nothing more than the party strife of the three factions.

Yuan Kui belonged to the turbid-stream, Yang Ci represented the pure-stream, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were of the eunuch faction.

Now the turbid-stream represented by Yuan Kui and the pure-stream represented by Yang Ci were joining forces to get rid of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong and their ilk.

"General Duan, every word I say is from the heart."

"Jizhou is not like Yingchuan. As long as General Duan wins a battle in Yingchuan, then it will be easier to speak for General Duan in front of His Majesty."

"We will naturally strive for some benefits for General Duan."

"What does General Duan think?" Zhang Rang looked at Duan Yu with an expectant expression.

Duan Yu rubbed his chin.

This Zhang Rang talked for a long time, but only gave a blank check.

This wouldn't do.

Duan Yu tapped the table lightly and said with some difficulty: "Since Lord Zhang has already said it, Lord Yang and Lord Yuan do not welcome me."

"Then if I go to Yingchuan, wouldn't I be unable to move a single step?"

"That Yingchuan land is the center of the world's clans."

"The Chen clan and Zhong clan of Yingchuan are all pure-stream party members, and the Guo clan and Xun clan of Yingchuan are all of the clan faction."

"If I go, wouldn't they make things difficult for me everywhere?"

"Lord Zhang... don't you think that's the logic?"

"And those places like Runan, needless to say, what if they do something to my grain, weapons, and my marching route and intelligence, and don't let Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song cooperate with me, then wouldn't I be even more passive?"

"In this way, I might as well go to Jizhou; at least my father-in-law wouldn't harm me."

Old fox.

Duan Yu laughed in his heart.

I said it like this; I want to see how you respond.

Want to get a white wolf with empty hands?

Don't even think about it.

Giving so many blank checks, painting so many big cakes, isn't it all to protect your own family property?

If I don't make Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong pay a price, they will really treat me like a silly boy and fool me in the future.

Sure enough, as soon as Duan Yu said these words, Zhang Rang was stunned on the spot.

"This..." Zhang Rang was speechless for a moment: "What General Duan said is not without reason."

Duan Yu smiled.

Bring the benefits.