hang Wei; to raise an army。
'e' Liu Yan had been the Imperial Protector of Youzhou; where Liu Bei and his brother first fought the Yellow Scarves。
Stories of the movement reached Yizhou; whose Imperial Protector was Liu Zhang。 A son of Liu Yan*; a descendant from Prince Gong of the Imperial House。 Prince Gong had been moved out to Jingling several generations ago; and the family had settled there。 Later; Liu Yan became Imperial Protector of Yizhou; and when he died in due course in the first year of Prosperous Stability (AD 194); his son was remended for the vacant Protectorship。
There was enmity between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu; for Liu Zhang had put to death Zhang Lu's mother and brother。 After that Liu Zhang dispatched Pang Xi as Governor of Baxi to ward off Zhang Lu。
But Liu Zhang had always been feeble; and when he received news from his mander of Zhang Lu's movements; his heart sank within him for fear; and he hastily called in his advisers。
At the council one haughtily said; 〃My Master; be not alarmed。 I am no genius; but I have a bit of a healthy tongue; and with that I will make Zhang Lu afraid even to look this way。〃
When plots did grow about the west;
It suited Jingzhou's plans the best。
The speaker's name and lineage will be told in the next chapter。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Zhang Song Turns The Tables On Yang Xiu;
Pang Tong Proposes The Occupation Of Shu。
The man who proposed the plan spoken of in the last chapter was Zhang Song; who belonged to Yizhou and held the small office of Supernumerary Charioteer。 He had a broad forehead; protuberant at the temples like a countryman's hoe; and a point