By the way, Yi Ji came to Xiangyang and received the task of Liu Biao sending him to Yizhou. He was extremely excited deep in his heart.

The matter of the clan alliance is just an idea, and there are many interests involved. Whether it can be accomplished is still between the two. Only a few people including Liu Biao, Liu Qi know, and the rest of them don’t know the inside story.

Now that Liu Biao informed Yi Ji of this key matter, he asked him to join Shu and join Liu Yan to promote this matter, wouldn’t this be an opportunity for Yi Ji?

An opportunity to be valued! How could he not cry out for Liu Biao?

Yi Ji was full of confidence and secretly decided to go to Mianzhu to make contributions, but he never thought that before leaving, Liu Qi poured this basin of cold water on his head.

If the matter was indeed as Liu Qi said, Liu Yan himself was simply ill-intentioned! Since he had the ambition to be the emperor, then the matter of sending troops to protect the king would not make sense in front of him. If Liu Yan really became the emperor in the future, his actions of sending troops to protect the king would be in vain.

I sent troops to protect the king in the previous period, and turned around and called myself emperor. Isn’t this a slaughter by myself? It has no meaning at all.

Like this, how do you say that he is in alliance? The result may be a failure.

Yi Ji frowned and pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of Yi again.

"Young Master, Liu Fujun had ordered Yu Zaixia in the previous period. He said that if Liu Yan did not agree to send troops to Sichuan this time, he could tempt him with benefits. After all, once the clans joined forces, the world would be in the opposite direction. Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao must be competing to win over. Both Liu Yan could propose conditions to the court to let his three sons who were entrusted in Beijing return to Yizhou. Even if he had the intention to be independent, if his descendants were in Luoyang, he might not be able to move lightly, right?"

Of course Liu Qi knew about this.

He naturally knew what he thought of using Liu Yan's three sons to lure Liu Yan into the alliance.

"Although Liu Yan has three sons in Luoyang, this matter alone may not make him determined. Just in case, Qi still has two suggestions for him. If the teacher cannot accomplish anything in Shu, he might as well try these two methods."

After Yiji came to Xiangyang, he heard about Liu Qi killing the clan thieves and eliminating Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. He knew in his heart that this young master was a capable person.

Therefore, Yiji still attaches great importance to Liu Qi's opinions.

He said respectfully: "Please give me some advice."

Liu Qi's two opinions cannot be directly told to Liu Biao. With Liu Biao's clear temper, if he listens to Liu Qi's advice, he must slap him out.

Liu Qi pulled Yiji to the side of the horse farm and whispered: "After sir, if you persuade Liu Yan to join forces without a successful alliance, you might as well try to secretly reveal to him...the intention of supporting him."

"The meaning of support?" Yi Ji was stunned for a moment and immediately realized.

He is good at lips and tongue skills, and is well aware of Qin Yi's skills. His brain is very active, and he instantly understands Liu Qi's meaning.

"The method is feasible, but if you say so, wouldn't it be... a crime of disobedience?"

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Sir, right, but this is just a temporary solution... My Shanyang Liu family is a relative of the Han Dynasty and is only loyal to Your Majesty. How can you obey Liu Yan and commit rebellious acts? But the soldiers are not tired of deceit. Promising such a promise to him is just to protect Your Majesty's power, which is understandable."

Yiji narrowed his eyes and thought about the risks of this matter over and over again.

Liu Qi said again: "Sir, I understand Qin Yi's way. I think you should understand that some things need not be said so directly. You just need to show them to Liu Yan Yinhui. Then Liu Yan is not a fool. Just give a little tip and you will understand."

Speaking of this, Liu Qi paused and said, "Besides, sir, you can do the method of leaving your mouth and entering your ears! In this way, no third person will know about it. Even if there is something wrong in the future, it has nothing to do with our Jingzhou. It is all false words. How can he seize the handle?"

Yi Ji bowed and said, "Young Master's method, Ji understands... But this method can only be said to Liu Yan alone, and cannot be too arrogant. I am afraid that Liu Yan may not believe it if he acts like this."

Liu Qi nodded and said, "That's true, so a second method is needed to assist."

"Please give me advice?"

Liu Qi whispered: "I have a hidden private life of a hundred kilograms of Lintoe Gold. Before I go to Shuzhong, I will send someone to send it to my husband for a secret place."

Yi Ji was shocked when he heard this. The first thought in his mind was that the eldest son wanted to bribe me?

But soon, the idea was dispelled.

If you want to bribe, Yiji bribed Liu Qi. Where is it Liu Qi's turn to bribe him?

"Who is the one who wants to ask the prince to bribe the Shu?"

Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction. Yi Ji reacted quickly and was able to take on this important task.

"Does Mr. Ji Bo know that there are two sects in Shu?"

Although Yi Ji, who advocates Confucianism, who is not very clear about the two religions mentioned by Liu Qi, did not bother to know about them, he had heard some rumors.

"I heard a little about it. I heard that there are Shu, Tianshi, and Mizizi, but I don't know much about the details."

Liu Qi used some things he knew in later generations, and combined with the rumors after he came to this era, he informed Yiji.

There are two sects in Shu. One is the Tianshi Sect. It was the Taoism created by Zhang Daoling during the period of Emperor Xiaoshu. It respected Laozi as the ancestor of the religion and took "Tao" as the highest belief. It governed the people with ghost ways, used talismans and water, and cured the people's diseases, and taught the people the method of getting salt. The people benefited and regarded them as the Tianshi Sect.

After Zhang Daoling, the Tianshi Sect has been passed down for three generations. Now the third generation of Tianshi is his grandson Zhang Lu, who is the teacher of the Tianshi Sect.

Another sect is the Five Dogs of Rice Sect, which was called the Mi Thief Sect by the late Han Dynasty. The leader was Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was not at ease. There is a comment in the Book of Wei: In Xiping, monsters and thieves rose up, and the three auxiliary servants had Luo Wei. In Guanghe, there was Zhang Jiao in the east and Zhang Xiu in the Hanzhong. Luo Wei taught the people to conceal the Dharma, and the Jiao was Taiping Road, and the cultivation of the Five Dogs of Rice Way.

In other words, from the perspective of Wei Shi, Zhang Xiu was a demon of the same level as Zhang Jiao, and the Five Dogs of Rice Sect under his command was also called the "Rice Thieves" because Zhang Xiu rebelled during the Zhongping period.

In later generations, Liu Qi thought that the Five Dogs of Rice Sect was an alias for the Tianshi Sect. Although this was not wrong, before the Five Dogs of Rice Sect and the Tianshi Sect were actually two sects. Although the Tianshi Sect did have the rules of "taking Five Dogs of Rice" before that, it was a teaching rule, not a sect name.

It was not until the fifth year of Jian'an that Zhang Lu, a teacher of the Tianshi Sect, killed Zhang Xiu, the Wudou Rice Master of the Wudou Rice Sect, and merged the two sects, and the two sects in Shuzhong were truly combined into one.

After Liu Yan came to Yizhou, in order to expand his power and deal with the rebellious Yellow Turban Thief Ma Xiang, he grabbed Zhang Lu while surrendering Zhang Xiu, and conquered the two religions under his command as his right-hand man.

Judging from Liu Yan's move to Yizhou on his way to Jiaozhou, his superstition is far higher than Liu Biao, who claimed to be a clear stream and Liu Yu, who was loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Based on this, the advice of the Five Doks of Rice Sect and the Tianshi Sect will have a considerable proportion of Liu Yan.

After listening to Liu Qi's explanation, Yi Ji thought to himself, no wonder the eldest son secretly told me these things, but did not inform Liu Jingzhou... It seems that he was a person who bribed the Tianshi Sect and the Wudou Rice Sect.

Bribery of missionaries is extremely harmful to Qingliu's image, so Liu Qi cannot tell Liu Biao.

"Young Master, should I ask if I am going to Sichuan this time, I should bribe the Tianshi Sect leader Zhang Lu, or make friends with Zhang Xiu, the Five Dogs of Rice Master?"

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "Don't pay attention to these two people. They are not worth enough in Liu Yan's heart."

Yijiqi said: "What should we do next?"

Liu Qi whispered: "The hundred kilograms of Lintoe gold I gave you. After you go to Mianzhu... you will give it to Zhang Lu's mother, Lu, and make friends with him?"

Yi Ji was stunned when he heard this: "Young Master asked me to... make friends with Zhang Lu's mother?"
Chapter completed!