Shu Chen

Chapter 127
Midsummer May.

Zouma Valley in Mianyang County, Hanzhong County.

This is the valley slope separating Dingjun Mountain and Xingshi Mountain, and it is also the place where Zheng Pu fell into the military camp.

It is surrounded by mountains in the south and Mianshui River in the north, facing Mianyang City, the administrative center of Hanzhong County, and the Ordnance Department across the bank.

During the Battle of Xicheng at the end of last year, the captured Wei soldiers were all sent to the Mianyang Iron Mine and became coolies in the Ordnance Department; while Shen Yi's family members and Li Shu in Xicheng repaired houses in Zouma Valley and settled down to farm and farm.

After Zheng Pu's return, he recruited soldiers from him to combine thousands of soldiers from Shen Yi's trilogy before, and all of them were given to Zhang Ni to command and practice.

He himself rushed to Mianyang City to find Zhao Yun, the former general who is now in charge of Hanzhong.

He wanted to select some soldiers from among the captives of the Wei army.

As a result, nearly 20,000 people were killed and wounded by the Han army in the Battle of Longyou, and as the winner, they cleaned up the battlefield and collected a lot of armor, so the Ordnance Department did not need so many coolies for the time being.

The other is that he recruited soldiers from Nanzheng County, and he got only more than [-] soldiers.

Guishou, where Nanzheng is now registered and settled, is mostly barbarians who migrated from Nanzhong counties and Fuling County in the past. Almost every household has Ding as a soldier in the army.

No matter how aggressive Zheng Pu was, he would never do something like "one family gets two men".

With the shortage of soldiers, they had no choice but to set their sights on the prisoners.

Zhao Yun had nothing to do with his intentions.

I just told him not to be greedy, just pick two or three hundred captives, so as not to have to rebel against Wei when he attacked Wei.

For this, Zheng Pu thanked him.

However, since he set his mind on the captives, he had already thought about avoiding defection.

The key is Zhoutai and Zhou Anyue.

At that time, after the battle of Xicheng, the soldiers sent out to Longyou.

When Zheng Pu returned with the captives, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had no time to pay attention to the captured Zhoutai, so he put it aside and made a decision after the war ended.

Therefore, Zheng Pu found Zhuge Qiao who stayed in Hanzhong with Yang Yi to manage food, grass and supplies, and asked him to help persuade Zhoutai to surrender.

He also added a special sentence, "This person is a great talent in the world! If he can be used by my big man, it will be a blessing! I hope Brother Bosong will take more care."

Highly rated.

It also greatly increased Zhuge Qiao's interest.

With the heart of benefiting the country, he has no shortage of courtesy to Zhoutai.

Although several times to persuade him to surrender to no avail, Zhou Tai felt his sincerity and explained the reason for his reluctance to surrender.

"Wei's law is severe, but Tai's family is very serious. I was first trusted by Zhong Dagong and entrusted with a heavy responsibility. The defeat of the army is inevitable. If I surrender again, I fear that Nanyang will not have a state in the future."

Zhuge Qiao, who has always been a gentleman, knew the reason, and he couldn't force it anymore.

But some are not reconciled.

After thinking about it, he sent someone to Yong'an to look for Chen Dao, and entrusted his subordinates to inquire about the news of Zhoutai's family, to see if there was a chance to persuade Zhoutai's immediate family members to come to Shu.

However, the turning point was not found, but brought back very bad news.

When Zhoutai attacked Shangyong Mengda, his father was already ill. After hearing that there was no news of Zhoutai's defeat, his condition became serious due to grief, and he died at the beginning of this year.

Even his elder father and elder mother suffered sudden loss of children and grandchildren due to old age, and passed away shortly thereafter.

The great Han ruled the world with filial piety.

In such a situation, Chen Dao's detailed work could not persuade them to migrate.

It is to tell his wife and children the news that Zhou Taishang is alive, and to ask for a set of old clothes from each of the three deceased.

He also asked Zhoutai to set up a tomb by the Mianshui River, and to mourn in a hut.

And the prisoner that Zheng Pu intends to choose is Zhoutai's former part.

As far as the world is concerned, these parts only need a handwritten letter from Zhou Tai, and they will have no intention of fighting for the great Han.

As for whether Zhou Tai is willing or not.
He was quite grateful for Zhuge Qiao's courtesy.

In particular, the secret work of the Han army also brought back the handwriting of his wife and children, claiming that after the mourning in Nanyang, they would flee to Shu to meet him.

Whether it is out of the scholarly demeanor of "throwing me a peach and repaying it with a plum", or because he wants to be treated kindly by the big man for his family to live in Shu in the future, he will never refuse.

Furthermore, the trilogy is the sergeant's ear!
Instead of serving as coolies repairing bridges and digging mines, it is better to let them join the army to find a future.

In fact, when Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao came to search and asked about this matter, he responded after a little thought.

In other words, most of the people who were born in Nanyang County, Jingzhou, would have sworn allegiance to the death of Wei Wei.

In the past, when Liu Cong surrendered to Wei Wu Cao Cao, countless scholars from Jingxiang gave up their official positions and followed the late emperor Liu Bei to the south, becoming the important ministers of the great Han Dynasty today.The most typical one is Yang Yi.He was originally the head book of Fu Qun, the governor of Jingzhou, but he still gave up his official position and returned to the Han Dynasty.

It can be seen that the scholars of Jingzhou's native place do not recognize Cao Wei.

After all, Nanyang County is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu, and the hearts of the people are all toward the Han.

And in the past, when Wei Wu Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, the killings were quite heavy.

However, after Zhou Taiying got off, he still looked at Zheng Pu, clasped his hands in salute, and asked softly, "Zheng Canjun, do you have time, can you explain some doubts for me?"

Naturally, Zheng Pu has no reason to refuse when he has just received favors from others.

Hearing the words, he returned a salute, and smiled coyly, "Brother An Yue, if you have any doubts, you can ask them, I will do my best, and I will not hide anything."

"Thank you Zheng Canjun."

Zhou Tai, who was in mourning, nodded his head in greeting and asked, "In the old days of the Xunkou siege, I led the army to rescue General Shen. There were many scouts along the way to explore the way, but they were still attacked. Could it be that General Wei had already Sending troops to ambush? However, if the ambush is early, how can we bypass the siege guarded by General Shen?"

After finishing the sentence, he quickly added, "If this matter involves military secrets, Zheng Canjun will not answer."

It turns out that he is still brooding over his past defeats!
However, it is also normal.

If he hadn't been flanked by front and back, he would have retreated to Shangyong County even if he was defeated, and there was absolutely no possibility of him being captured.

After Zheng Pu heard it, he knew it in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that Longyou had been captured today, and that Liangzhou and Guanzhong should be conquered in the future, and he would not go to Caoshui to cross the Daba Mountains and attack the three eastern counties, which are tasteless, so he told the truth one by one.

After talking, he also said with relief, "If our army has the opportunity to know the trails of the Daba Mountains, with Brother An Yue's stern military appearance, the victory of the West City is still in doubt."

Regarding this, Zhou Tai bowed his head in silence.

"Well, for a general, he should know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom."

After a while, Fang Chang sighed and said, "If I am defeated, I am defeated. Zheng Canjun doesn't have to forgive me. Besides, if Zheng Canjun didn't know this path, how could it be possible to march into Xunkou to defend the siege? Perhaps, the prime minister of your army had already Let's take this opportunity to send troops out of Longyou, right?"

Alas!
This person is deeply impressed by Sima Yi, and he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Zheng Pu smiled even more, and praised, "Brother An Yue's words are right, it can be seen that he has a strategy in his chest and is a good talent in this world!"

"A defeated general dare not speak bravely."

Shaking his head and speaking humbly, Zhou Tai thanked him, "Thank you Zheng Canjun for your explanation."

Turning around to look at Zhuge Qiao again, he cupped his hands in a salute, "The wife and children at home will move to Hanzhong in the future, so I will bother Bosong with the audacity. Although I am not known for my virtues, I will definitely remember the kindness of your army not to kill and the courtesy. Repay it with your body."

As soon as the words fell, Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao were overjoyed and hurriedly returned the gift.

Yinzhoutai was relieved, and after the funeral and when his wife and children arrived in Hanzhong, he would serve the big man.

After the three of them had some more gossip, they went their separate ways.

Zhuge Qiao, who recruited the general of the Wei army, naturally went back to write a letter to the prime minister, asking the court to go to the state to prepare for the house, and to send more secretaries to bring news of his wife and children back from Nanyang, etc.

And Zheng Pu, who had won more than [-] trilogy from Zhoutai, finally reached [-] troops, so he returned to Zouma Valley to practice soldiers, and waited for Yang Ji to recruit [-] Diqi from Wudu and [-] new troops from Chengdu.

The person leading the new army is Hu Zhong from Langzhong, Brazil County.

Ma Zhong, the prefect of Zangcang once named Hu Du, was his family.

The difference is that Ma Zhong was appointed by the prime minister as the subordinate supervisor, while Hu Zhong was the general of Li Yan, the hussar general.

Of course also.

After the news of the victory in the battle of Longyou spread throughout Bashu, Li Yan took the initiative to ask for orders and sent many soldiers under his command to Hanzhong and Longyou.

In other words, he finally let go of the "irrational thoughts" in his heart.

Li Yan is a man with extraordinary talents, he is capable of commanding troops and governing localities, but his shortcomings are also very obvious.

One is that he thinks highly of himself and cannot be tolerated by others.

For example, Wang Chong of Qixian County in Guanghan, his elder brother Wang Fu died in the battle of Yiling, and Wang Shi died in Zhengnanzhong.When he was under the command of Li Yan as Yamen General, he was forced by Li Yan to go to Beitou to rebel against Wei and die.

The second is that they are greedy for power and have a lot of selfishness.

As one of the former emperor Liu Bei's entrusted orphans, he transferred the position of Shang Shuling to Chen Zhen; he also regarded himself as the central guard of the internal and external military, but was far away from the center of power and acted as the country's fence.

Day after day, a desire to fight for power and self-respect was born in his heart.

For example, he once wrote a letter requesting that the five eastern counties of Yizhou be divided into "Bazhou".

Based on the fact that Ba and Shu were divided into two countries in ancient times, it was analyzed that Ba County, Brazil, Badong and Fuling counties, and Jiangyang County separated from the eastern part of Qianwei County were established as Xinzhou.

Its intention, self-evident, is to serve as the "Bazhou Inspector" ear!
After being vetoed by the prime minister Zhuge Liang, when the prime minister returned from discussing Pingnanzhong, he actually persuaded the prime minister to become the king of Jue and add Jiuxi.

Naturally, this kind of inhumane behavior was once again severely rejected by the prime minister.

And in the reply letter, I vaguely realized him that the most important thing is to fight against Wei Ke in the Northern Expedition and restore the Central Plains, so that there should be no more incidents that disturb people's hearts.

However, he is still stubborn.

In the fourth year of Jianxing, the prime minister prepared for the Northern Expedition and dispatched troops from various ministries to station in Hanzhong County.

Because of the alliance with Sun Wu, there is no military incident in the east, and I want Li Yan to lead the army north to guard Hanzhong County, leaving Wei Yan, who is good at attacking and determined to make contributions, as the front of the Northern Expedition.

But Li Yan repeatedly sought reasons to make remarks and refused to go.

The prime minister had no choice but to let Zhao Yun, who was guarding inside and outside the capital, go to Hanzhong.

Later, Cao Pi died against the Wei Dynasty, Cao Rui ascended the throne, and granted Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Chen Qun and Sima Yi the right to open the mansion.

When Li Yan learned about it, he wrote to the prime minister again, implying that he wanted to open a mansion with his fellow Tuogu ministers (self-built government offices to appoint officials).

Let the prime minister feel annoyed, read the book but not read it.

He also ordered him to move his troops back to Jiangzhou, and let Chen Dao take full power to supervise Yong'an.

Now, with the great victory in Longyou, in order to appease the internal conflicts, the prime minister went to the emperor Liu Chan and claimed to divide Hanzhong, Wudu, Yinping, Tianshui, Hanyang and Longxi counties into Liangzhou.

Liangzhou was originally one of the ancient Kyushu in "Yu Gong". In ancient times, it not only covered the prefectures above, but also included the land of Yizhou today.

For the position of governor, Li Yan is invited to lead him as a general of hussars.

However, there is no state affairs, only Rong Enzhi, and the right is to set off Li Yantuo's status as a lonely minister.

However, as compensation, the prime minister transferred Li Yan back to Chengdu to guard inside and outside of Gyeonggi and participate in Yizhou government affairs.

And his son Li Feng was appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou.

The Prime Minister used the advantage of defeating the Wei army and regaining the prestige of Longyou in the Northern Expedition, which has already made Li Yan silent.

Coupled with such generous treatment, Li Yan felt ashamed and grateful.

Finally let go of the desire for power in his heart, he took the initiative to show up to the emperor, claiming to send his soldiers and horses for the prime minister to dispatch to the Northern Expedition.

Moreover, it is also obligatory to act as a "wicked person".

Among Zheng Pu's remonstrances in the past, the "separation of households" in which the sons, nephews and descendants of the Bashu wealthy families were found guilty and punished for their crimes and moved to Hanzhong County, finally began to be implemented.

Because after seizing Longyou, the transportation of grain, fodder and luggage from Bashu was too long, and the loss of manpower and material resources was too much.

Not a long-term solution.

Therefore, it is urgent to treat Hanzhong County as a land of grain and fodder.

But if you want to produce grain and fodder continuously, you must first enrich the population of Hanzhong County.

Li Yan, who participated in the affairs of the government, heard about this, and took over without hesitation. As a minister of Tuogu and the prestige of the various counties in the old calendar, no Bashu wealthy family dared to rebel.

The ones with high efficiency divided the family's nephews and servants into households, and sent them to Hanzhong County.

And because of the migration of criminals, after these people arrived in Hanzhong County, they still needed to pay for the purchase of land from the government.

It also asked the government to register their acres of land as evidence for tax collection.

While the prime minister was in Longyou, he also carried out the policy of relocating to the right.

On the grounds that Longyou was the place where he would fight against Wei Wei in the future, he claimed that he couldn't bear to see these Haoyous suffer from the flames of war, so he "persuaded" them to move to Hanzhong County, where the soil is more fertile.

The compensation for the inability to leave the homeland is given by the painting field.

The actual reason is self-evident.

After all, when the Han army attacked Linwei City last year, no one has forgotten how they entered the city.

The deeper reason is that the land of Yongliang has been in turmoil for a long time!
The intermittent more than 100 years of the Qiang Rebellion made the common people of Li and common people get used to looking for the powerful and the right to be attached to them in order to get asylum.

Therefore, some powerful rightists can be passed down in the turmoil because they have interests entangled with the rebellious Qianghu tribe.For example, at the beginning of the rebellion, they hid behind their backs to provide armaments, food and fodder, and divided up the spoils afterwards.

By moving them out of Longyou, the prestige of the Han army can be displayed and the peace of Li Shu can be restored.

In particular, when the prime minister was in urgent need of the fields in Longyou, he recruited the poor to rent them, and recruited the weak Qianghu Xiaozhong to attach them.

The military and civilian villages were used to accumulate food and fodder for the army to conquer Liangzhou in the future.

As for, are these tyrants willing to migrate?
The prime minister sent Wei Nan'an prefect who had surrendered earlier, and Wei Tianshui prefect Ma Zun who had been captured after breaking Shangyu City, to come forward as the chief "Yin Yin" to understand them and let them migrate "willingly".

And don't send the general Chen Shi, who has always been ordered to do what he must, to lead the army to "guard" them to Hanzhong.

Naturally, just splitting the households of the powerful families in Bashu and relocating the wealthy families in Longyou still cannot enrich Hanzhong County, which had more than [-] households during the Zhanglu separatist regime.

Therefore, Zheng Pu, who waited until Hu Zhong led the army to arrive in Hanzhong County, found out what Li Yan had done in Shu, so he approached Yang Ji, who also rushed to recruit troops, and discussed how his elder father Yang Teng recruited the Baima Qiang from abroad to join the army. About the capital, I inquired carefully.

Immediately afterwards, the rest of the people were busy teaching martial arts and training soldiers, and they themselves did not leave the military tent for three days.

On the fourth day, I wrote a letter and sent it to Longyou and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

On the fifth day, the prime minister sent someone to order him to leave immediately for Ji County.

(End of this chapter)