Shu Chen

Chapter 104 Let's Talk
People are knives, I am fish.

However, some "fish and meat" often cannot see their own situation clearly.

Mengda is such a fish.

Or in other words, he lacks the heart and is reluctant to give up the power in his hands, thus slowly losing the space for self-help.

Since he turned his back on Han to Wei, the people who strongly recommended him were Wei Shangshu Ling Huanjie and Wei Zhengnan General Xia Houshang, and Cao Pi was different, so he was able to take charge of the military administration of the three eastern counties only with the merit of voting for the county.

However, now Huan Jie and Xia Houshang have died of illness.

Cao Pi also died, and Chen Qun, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Sima Yi, who were left to assist the government, had no friendship with him.

And within the elbow and armpit, there is still Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing, who is eyeing him and wants to replace him.

Under such circumstances, if Meng Da, as a second minister, wants to protect his own safety and endanger the wealth of his descendants, he should take the initiative to ask for orders and be transferred to Luoyang.

Or, come to the west to cast a big man!
In fact, he chose the second path.

However, he overlooked one point: to the big man, the East Three Counties are like chicken ribs!

The three eastern counties are hilly and mountainous areas with few people and few lands. It is difficult for the Han Dynasty to use this as an outpost to advance into Nanyang County.

Moreover, the terrain of Nanyang County is flat and open, which is especially conducive to the long drive of cavalry.

For example, Cao Cao, Wu of the Wei Dynasty, personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry to chase the late emperor Liu Bei, galloping for hundreds of miles day and night.

If the big Han sent troops from the East Three Counties to attack Nanyang, and went against Wei to go to Wuguan from Guanzhong, they would be able to cut off the back of the Han army!

Unless, Sun Wu occupied Xiangyang and marched with the big Han.

However, it is absolutely impossible for Bashu to leave his back to Sun Wu with confidence.

Therefore, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang has been communicating with him in letters, and the intention of persuading him to surrender is to let him move the soldiers and population of the three eastern counties back to Hanzhong County.

He was even allowed to continue to lead, with more than ten thousand soldiers under his command.

Naturally, there is no need to think about the power of the arbitrary party.

Therefore, Meng Da has been hesitant about it.

In recent days, even letters are rarely communicated with the prime minister.

Perhaps it was because Xu Huang, General Wei You who was stationed in Xiangyang, had just died of illness, which made him feel that Niwei Temple would not make any unfavorable decisions for him in order to maintain the stability of Jingzhou.

Wei Yan, who had been stationed in Hanzhong for a long time, always sneered at Meng Da.

I never believed that Meng Da would fall in love with righteousness.

Therefore, he proposed another route to the Northern Expedition to the Prime Minister while Meng Da was at both ends of the battle.

Go to Meridian Valley and attack Chang'an!
The reason is that the governor of Guanzhong who is now rebelling against Wei is Xia Houmao.

It is the neutron of Xiahou Dun.

A son of Jiaoliang who gained his throne by relying on the merits of his father's generation and his friendship with Cao Pi when he was young.

A talentless dude who has never experienced World War I.

However, Cao Zhen, the anti-Wei general Cao Zhen who originally supervised Guanzhong and controlled Yongliang, has been sitting in Luoyang to assist Cao Rui in the transition of power.

Even when war broke out again in Xiping County of Liangzhou, they did not leave Luoyang.

Well, in the first lunar month of this year, Quying (Huangshui River Valley), a large family in Xiping County, coerced the Qianghu tribe to rebel against Wei Linqiangling and the head of the Western Capital, and rebelled again.

Qu's surname is from a noble family in Liangzhou, with a high reputation.

As early as seven years ago, Qu Yan, his clan, colluded with Zhang Jin of Zhangye County, Huang Hua of Jiuquan County, and the three major Qiang and Hu tribes, both of whom were wealthy clans in Liangzhou.

However, it was destroyed by Su Ze, the prefect of Jincheng and the captain of Qiang school, and Hao Zhao and Wei Ping, the generals stationed in Liangzhou.

Now that Qu Ying is rebelling, it is still General Hao Zhao who leads Lieutenant General Lu Pan to fight against the rebellion.

The ending is no exception.

The Qu surname is no longer a wealthy Liangzhou family.

Therefore, there are three reasons why Wei Yan claimed that he could win Chang'an in one fell swoop by taking Ziwu Valley.

First, it was Qu Ying's rebellion, and the troops against Wei would naturally rush to Liangzhou, leaving Guanzhong empty.

Secondly, Meng Da, who was in charge of the three eastern counties, would not lead an army to Ziwu Valley to stop the Han army.

Again, Xia Houmao and Cao Zhen, who is well versed in military affairs, are like clouds and mud.If he saw the Han army suddenly approaching the city of Chang'an, he would definitely abandon the city and leave.

When this policy was submitted to the prime minister, Zheng Pu was recruited to accompany him on a tour of various places.

Although in the heart of the prime minister, Wei Yan's plan had long been rejected.

However, he also wanted to hear whether Zheng Pu had other different opinions.

After all, in the eyes of the prime minister, although Zheng Pu was a little more stubborn and ruthless, he would be rewarded and not be called a virtue.

"Prime Minister, Pu secretly thinks that although Xia Houmao is unbearable, there is absolutely no possibility of abandoning the city."

Zheng Pu, who was riding on the side of the carriage, saw Wei Yan's suggestion, and said without hesitation, "Pu also felt that Meng Da would not lead his army to our big man. Moreover, if it should be stopped, it would surely be defeated in the future. But However, Pu felt that when Meng Da was defeated, if we, a big man, sent troops, we might be able to send some money and food and the return of Li Shu."

"Um"

Perhaps, the prime minister has gotten used to it, and Zheng Pu often has unexpected schemes.

When he heard the words, he just nodded slightly, and said in a calm voice, "Zijin said, why is it so conclusive that Xia Houmao will not abandon the city and leave?"

"Back to the prime minister, there are three thoughts of Pu."

Zheng Pude asked, clasped his hands and said in a soft voice, "Firstly, Chang'an is the old capital of our great Han Dynasty, and the city is impenetrable. After it was occupied by the Ni Wei Dynasty, it became an important town guarding Guanzhong, a place where food, fodder and supplies were hoarded. Three thousand. Even if our army is ten times closer to the city, it will be difficult to break through in a short time."

"Secondly, it's amazing to go to the Ziwu Valley! In order to catch people by surprise, our army must drive away. However, when we are rushing, we cannot carry siege equipment. But unable to attack the city, An Neng was afraid to abandon the city and leave?"

"Again, although Xia Houmao is the son of Xiahou Dun, he won the position of governor of Guanzhong because he and Cao Pi were young and friendly. Cao Rui is now in power against Wei. If he dares to abandon the city without fighting, he will return without dying. Why do crimes travel thousands of miles and implicate descendants!"

"Heh~~~~"

With a chuckle, the prime minister glanced sideways, and praised, "I don't want Zijin to plan a plan, but I already have a plan for people's hearts."

After praise, without waiting for Zheng Pu to speak modestly, he asked again, "Zi Jin said again, if Meng Da is defeated, how can our army benefit from evil?"

"Returning to the prime minister is not a simple thought, but a strategy of filial piety."

Hearing this, Zheng Pu smiled sheepishly.

"Ju Xiaoxing's plan?"

Immediately, the prime minister's eyes revealed surprise, and his stroking hands also paused slightly.

This is not surprising.

Ju Fu is brave and generous, and his forte is leading his troops to charge into battle.

Although he is also familiar with various schools of thought, most of them are on the spur of the moment.No one has ever heard that he actually has an overall view of planning and planning.

"Of course."

Zheng Pu had a gurgling smile on his face, and he didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly explained the reason.

It turned out that when Jufu returned to his hometown on leave, he was ordered by the prime minister to recruit some soldiers in Badi.

At that time, relying on his family's prestige in Hanchang, Ju Fu sent people to the Daba Mountains to recruit those who had not been registered for naturalization and lived in deep mountains and old forests as soldiers.

Therefore, Yiran learned from those new recruits that from Xuanhan County against the Bucao River and into the Daba Mountains, there is a trail that livestock cannot walk, which can go straight to the Han River winding in Weixing County! 【Note 1】

However, this trail is extremely rugged.

There are often large stones more than one foot high that are abruptly partitioned, or enter the crevices of the rocks, and require hands and feet to crawl through.

It was mentioned when Zheng Pu was invited to a banquet when the recruiting soldiers returned in the sentence.

At that time, Zheng Pu was very surprised when he heard it.

Because in his heart, there was an eternal adage, "Yiqi Juechen concubine smiled, no one knew it was Lychee".

It happened that the prime minister asked me today, so I explained it in detail.

After speaking, his face beamed with joy, and he said softly, "Prime Minister, Xiaoxing said that day that if he marched into the three counties in the east in the future, he could take this trail as a surprise soldier. Today Meng Da At both ends of the first mouse, the plot cannot be concealed for a long time. After Ni Wei learns about it, he will definitely add it with soldiers. Therefore, Pu thought that if our army sent three to five thousand soldiers and horses to go east along the Han River to make a big impact, Ni Wei would see it. When our army comes, we will definitely send troops to block it. At that time, we can use this trail to make a surprise attack, and we can attack back and forth, and we can bring back all the Li Shu and grain mow in Weixing County in one battle!"

"good!"

After listening, the prime minister clapped his palms and smiled, "I don't want Xiaoxing to get this news!"

After thinking for a while, he looked at Zheng Pu again and said, "The three to five thousand soldiers that Zijin said, are you trying to get Wei Wenchang to lead them?"

Well, let Wei Yan take the lead, in order to avoid surprise against Wei Wei, the big man is showing weakness and dormant, accumulating strength for the Northern Expedition.

Because Wei Yan is the prefect of Hanzhong, and he has been stationed in Chenggu County all year round, if he sees a military incident in the three eastern counties, he will take the opportunity to lead the army out, seeing that there will be no gain.

No one doubts otherwise.

Therefore, as soon as the Prime Minister finished speaking, Zheng Pu praised, "The Prime Minister knows the elegant meaning of the strings, and Pu admires it."

"Don't make such flattering remarks."

After waving his hand, the Prime Minister's eyes were slightly beaming.

However, leaning forward, he acted solemnly, and told Zheng Pu, "Zijin should not tell others about the Berkshire trail. He often discusses with you, so don't let it out. Well, Ju Xiaoxing, wait to go back." After Mianyang, Zijin will go and ask him."

Well, the headquarters of Jufu is also included in Hanzhong, and the current garrison is in Mianyang County.

"promise!"

Zheng Pu heard the words, and quickly responded, "Pu, remember it."

But the prime minister closed his eyes and raised his head, sighing in a long voice, "Oh, the people and soldiers of the three counties are my fellow citizens! It would be great if Meng Damo was greedy for power."

Uh.
It turned out that the prime minister still had thoughts about persuading Meng Da to surrender.

Even if Meng Da was sent by the late emperor Liu Bei, he led an army across the Daba Mountains to raid Fangling County, and killed the prime minister's brother-in-law, the prefect Kuai Qi.

However, with Meng Da's mind, how can he be as evil as the prime minister's mind?

Ugh.
Zheng Pu also quietly sighed in his heart.

The frame and the horseshoe slowly came to Nanzheng County in silence.

This is the place where the prime minister inspected for the last time. It is also the place where the families of the soldiers who were moved to Hanzhong were resettled. It is also a military settlement.

Houses and fields, as well as cattle and grain, etc., are all granted free of charge by the government.The price is that within five years, the grain and fodder produced will be owned by the government, and after five years, it will be given to the people.

And because there are soldiers in the family to serve the country, the taxes levied are much lower than other households.

It can be regarded as a means of both motivation and appeasement.

After all, almost all of these relocated households came from various counties in the south and central regions, and most of them were not voluntary.

Ma Di is no longer in Nanzheng County.

Before Zhao Yun, the general who conquered the South, entered Hanzhong, he went to Mianyang County.

Together with Yang Yi, who was sent by the prime minister to join the army, he co-arranged the places where the generals of the various ministries settled down, and divided the fields and acres of soldiers and soldiers.

It can be said that the prime minister intended to let Ma Di begin to practice his ability to coordinate the entire army.

Now the people in charge here are Wang Ping and Xi Zhong, as well as Zheng Pu's former supervisor Liu Min.

After the battle of Jinggu Road, the prime minister transferred Liu Min to be the lieutenant of Diannong.

Perhaps, it was because he felt that Zheng Pu's ability to make decisions before the battle no longer needed the prudent Liu Min to monitor him.

Wang Ping and Xi Zhong, however, escorted the rebellious tribe from Nanzhong, and came to Hanzhong to station all the way.When these Nanzhong tribes settle down in Hanzhong, Liu Min will be allowed to supervise the farming alone.

Spring and March are the farming season.

The fields in Hanzhong County have always been famous for their fertility. When Zhang Lu took over Hanzhong County in the past, he had supported more than [-] households.

Moreover, the government painted a large field for each household, and sent many old farmers to teach them to farm and grow valleys in the way of Han farming, so that these barbarians who grew up in the mountains in the south were all happy.

Although there is the pain of being away from home, it can keep food and clothing, but there is no complaint!

At this point, the prime minister abandoned the carriage and rode a horse instead.

The horseshoes slowly walked along the rice paddies, witnessing the scene of spring plowing in full swing, and often stroked their heads with a smile.

The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.

During the Northern Expedition against Wei, one bucket of grain harvested from Hanzhong County was equivalent to five buckets transported from the middle of Shu!
Because people along the way ate horse chews, there were also manpower and material resources consumed by the collection of corvees.

There are still many acres of fields in Hanzhong that are abandoned.

If not, Xing Zijin's remonstrance in the past was to find out the illegal activities of the sons and nephews of the Bashu wealthy family in accordance with the law, so that they would be forced to divide their households and come to Hanzhong?
The prime minister, who was jolting on the horseback, was also feeling ups and downs.

Alas, that's all.

The Department of Craftsmanship has already made the cableway, let's see how efficient it is in transporting grain.

If the speed of transportation of grain and hay can be improved, ten to three, there will be no worries about grain and hay being unsustainable during the Northern Expedition.

Thinking of this, the prime minister raised his eyebrows slightly, then waved his hand sideways, signaling Zheng Pu, who was half a horse behind, to come forward. "Zijin, tell me, if the troops leave Longyou during the Northern Expedition, how should we plan?"

"Back to the prime minister, there is no need to make any more plans."

Zheng Pu, who drove his horse forward, grinned, "Ni Wei originally thought that I was in decline, so he didn't think much of it. Today, Ni Wei's troops in Guanzhong are only enough for defense. And Yong Liang's troops have been transferred to Liangzhou. Suppress and intimidate the Qiang and Hu tribes. From this we can see that the prime minister has already planned to shut down the people and show weakness against the Wei Dynasty! He is so stupid that there is nothing to say!"

"Heh~~~~"

Hearing this, the Prime Minister's eyebrows stretched, and he joked, "It's strange! Zijin has always been sharp in his words, and will find out things when nothing happens. Now he claims that there is nothing to say, which is very surprising!"

uh~~
Am I so messed up?
However, with the Prime Minister's mention, I have something to say.

"Cough cough."

Zheng Pu, who coughed lightly and meditated slightly, said, "Prime Minister, Longyou has no defense against my big man now, and the Lucheng and Licheng on Qishan Road were destroyed when the Hou of the Township took Long, our army can drive to Longyou for a long time. The counties of Tianshui County. Therefore, Pu secretly thought that when the troops marched out of Longyou, the difficulty was not to capture the city, but how to curb the rebellion against Wei and rush to help!"
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[Note 1: This trail was not developed in the Han Dynasty.It was developed as a post road in the Tang Dynasty, and it was one of the sections where lychees were transported from Berkshire flying to Concubine Yang. 】

(End of this chapter)