Shu Chen

Chapter 177
The night falls, and the insects roar.

The stars all over the sky, twinkling and blurring in the night sky.

Surrounded by his retinue, Zheng Pu, under the faint moonlight, slowly returned to General Pingbei's house.

Since he was promoted to General Heavy, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang allocated a small house in the city to serve as a temporary office for him.

It was just because of recruiting too many recruits this time, Zheng Pu almost always stayed in the barracks at night, and the office house naturally became a place to house his family.

However, the house will soon be returned.

As for the strategy of attacking Liangzhou, the Prime Minister adopted what Zheng Pu thought.

The only difference is that Zheng Pu, who was going to defend Pingxiang City, and Guan Xing, who was going to guard Ayang City, had both received additional troops.

The prime minister separated the Mi Wei Department from the soldiers and horses in his own department.

Mi Wei is currently serving as the leader of the Xiangfu to join the army and General Fenwu. As a guard, he will lead two thousand soldiers into Zheng Pu's army; The soldiers temporarily listened to Guan Xing's dispatch.

This is also easy to understand.

With the prime minister's prudence, it is only natural to erase the danger that Zheng Pu and Guan Xing faced in advance.

Anyway, the prime minister's headquarters is staying in Hanzhong County to wait for the time to move, and it doesn't hurt to dispatch nearly [-] soldiers from the Miwei Department.

And because General Wei Zhao Yun sent troops to Baoxie Valley after the autumn harvest in August, Zheng Pu needed three days for the warlord to transport grain and supplies to the north.In order to ensure that before Zhao Yun's troops left, they rushed to Pingxiang City, Longyou to hand over, so that Wei Yan's troops could advance to Xiaoguan on time to form a north-south echo with Zhao Yun.

It is a matter of joy that the plan is recognized and the number of troops is increased.

But Zheng Pu, who was bouncing on the horse's back, was constantly fluctuating in his mood just like his body.

After the strategy was finalized, when he said goodbye, the prime minister gave him a meaningful advice.

Said:
"General Zijin will lead the army north to defend Xiangping City, so I won't say much. Your disciple Fu Gongyuan is old now, and he can handle the job. It just so happens that I will join the army Xiang Wengao, and I will transfer there soon. Where he works, let him take over. Well, I have already made my appearance as the emperor, and I have been transferred to Liu Weishuo to return to Chengdu. Zijin must remember that this is not an example."

After saying that, Zheng Pu turned around and left without making any excuses.

Liu Weishuo is Liu Yan, the Chariot and Cavalry General.

He was repatriated to Chengdu because Fu Qian succeeded in avenging his hatred as a teacher.

Well, this matter has to start with Fu Qian's departure to Hanzhong County last year.

At that time, after he arrived in Hanzhong County, he went to visit Ma Di, who was serving as the prime minister of Hanzhong Fu, without any accident.

Ma Di, whose temper has been restrained a lot, and who has a faint sense of honor and disgrace in his affairs, has long known Liu Yan's words of contempt for being "unusable" and calling Zheng Pu "Scar Pu".

He had laughed it off.

Because he has never looked at Liu Yan straightly.

He is just a chatter!
If it wasn't for the fact that the first emperor Liu Bei was alone and had no clan support when he started his business, he would treat him favorably as a guest on the grounds that he was a clan surname. How could Liu Yan, who has no meritorious service, be able to be a chariot general?
His talents are useless in any county!
Ma Di, who was born in a wealthy family, was already very high-spirited. Even after Xiao Guandao's defeat, he restrained his mind and worked diligently, but he also disdained to care about Liu Yan.

After all, if you are slandered by a vicious dog, you can't bite the dog back, right?

Especially when he is now adjusting his xinxing and wants to reverse his previous "defiant" image with practical actions.

But Fu Qian came to ask him for advice, but he couldn't refuse.

Zheng Pu treated him with utmost benevolence and righteousness.

Now that Zheng Pu's disciple came to ask for advice on the grounds of "resentment for his teacher", how could he refuse?
Therefore, after pondering for a while, he gave Fu Qian a trick: people make things happen.

The general idea is similar to Zheng Pu's instruction at the beginning.

It's just a lot clearer.

Like today's big man, who can deal with Liu Yan?
For example, at the time of the Northern Expedition against Wei, what is the most unacceptable thing for the court?
With just two simple questions, Fu Qian was able to see the light of day.

He wasn't stupid in the first place.

It's just limited by his age and his lack of experience in official careers, so his thoughts are not so dirty.

Therefore, Fu Qian also roughly made up his mind.

The only person who can deal with Liu Yan today is the prime minister.

And if you want the prime minister who is clear about rewards and punishments to deal with Liu Yan, there are only two reasons.

Liu Yan broke the law, or he was not conducive to the Northern Expedition!

The first reason is not to think about it.

Although Liu Yan is a domineering person, he will not be so stupid as to commit crimes when he knows the serious situation of "Shu Ke".

The second reason is that it is somewhat difficult to do so.

Liu Yan only commanded more than a thousand soldiers, and stayed in Hanzhong County to act as the face of the court. There was nothing to criticize in the grand plan related to the Northern Expedition.

Moreover, as the late emperor's guest, many court officials rarely clashed with him because of the kindness of the late emperor.

If you want to slander him, you can only lure him to find a gap with others.

Moreover, he was a very high official and indispensable in the Northern Expedition.

It's just that Zhao Yun was the only person who met this requirement in Hanzhong County at that time.

Fu Qian was in awe of Zhao Yun, who was famous for his profound experience and virtue, and would not involve this kind of thing on this old general.Not to mention, it is impossible for Liu Yan to provoke Zhao Yun.

The most suitable candidate is Wei Yan.

With Wei Yan's low background and unruly personality that courtiers don't like, Liu Yan, who claims to be a celebrity, will never be stingy with his words if he finds an opportunity to show his tongue.

However, Wei Yan has been guarding Longyou, and the two did not meet each other.

With nothing to take advantage of, Fu Qian had no choice but to lie dormant.

With the help of his childhood companion Li Qiu, he borrowed and lived in the home of Li Jianning, who had migrated to Hanzhong County and settled down. He collected information about Liu Yan and his trusted servants, and waited for the opportunity to hunt like a poisonous snake.

Later, Cao Zhen attacked Wei Wei on a large scale, and all the soldiers and horses used their lives.

Fu Qian also put down his mind for the time being, and joined Huo Yi's army surrounded by gold with his white body, and did his part to defend the big man.

Huo Yi grew up with him in the palace confinement, and they have always been kind to each other, so they sent more than a hundred pieces of music to him, intending to let him experience it.

It also allowed him to stand out in battle.

Not only did he perform well in the battle of holding on, but he also used the objective factors of the continuous heavy rain that caused the two armies to have a narrow view, deliberately lit a fire to reveal his whereabouts, and lured a small team of Wei army scouts to come to visit, and won more than ten ranks in the ambush battle. .

Huo Yi was overjoyed and praised it without hesitation.

And because he is a loyal queen, now he has made achievements in battle, which is also passed on in the army by word of mouth.

It actually reached the ears of Superintendent Zhao Yun.

At that time, Zhao Yun sent someone to ask him if he was willing to take the post of Sima because of his father's meritorious service, so he stepped into the army.

Being able to serve under the command of the veteran Zhao Yun is a rare opportunity for many second generations of meritorious service.

But Fu Qian politely refused.

Claiming that his husband, Zheng Pu, felt that his current talent and learning were not up to the task.

For this, Zhao Yun did not insist, but only told Huo Yi to remember to give Fu Qian the rewards he won in the battle when discussing his merits after the war.

However, this excuse did not fool Huo Yi.

Huo Yi had worked under Zheng Pu for quite a while, and knew Zheng Pu very well.

Naturally, he also knew that if Zheng Pu knew that Zhao Yun wanted to serve Fu Qian, he would definitely not object to it.

There must be a reason for Fu Qian's refusal if he didn't report to Zheng Pu.

Therefore, he sought out Fu Qian in private.

After knowing that Zheng Pu took revenge on Liu Yan as a test of whether Fu Qian could become an official, he chuckled and said, "Gongyuan is blind! I don't see the difference between the prime minister and the chariot general?"

At that time, Fu Qian was in a fog after hearing it.

Of course he knew the difference between the prime minister and Liu Yan.

In other words, in terms of talent, learning and character, a hundred Liu Yans are not worthy to carry shoes for the prime minister.

But what does this have to do with his desire to take revenge on Liu Yan?
However, when Fu Qian, who didn't understand, raised doubts, Huo Yi stopped answering.

Perhaps it was because he was worried that it would spoil Zheng Pu's intention of training.

Although he was puzzled, Fu Qian still remembered Huo Yi's words in his heart.

While looking for an opportunity to slander Liu Yan, he thought about what Huo Yi meant.

Therefore, he also waited for the opportunity.

When Li Yan and Jiang Wei came back from the conquest of the Shenlang Qiang, he saw that the prime minister went to the counties to appease the Qianghu tribe who had moved and settled down.

But Liu Yan is different.

In the late spring of this year, he took his trusted servants for an outing, and happened to pass by the house of Liaozuo who had migrated from the Nanzhong tribe and settled in Hanzhong.Naliao Zuo saluted him respectfully, and also enthusiastically presented him with homemade bacon.

But Liu Yan's attitude was quite surprising.

Not only did he ignore the Liaozuo's overtures, but he also ordered his servants to burn the seat touched by the bacon in front of the barbarian Liaozuo.He also scolded the followers of the surrounding guards, saying: "The barbarians, the left-handed scumbags, are extremely ignorant, and their vulgarity is like a beast. A man should have the ambition to cross the world, so that he can get close to the barbarians! You actually let him get close to me, Go back and be the leader!"

Na Liao Zuo was humiliated on the spot, so he was naturally very angry.

So he found the Li family in Jianning, the most powerful among the wealthy southerners, to uphold justice for him.

Fu Qian, who learned about this through Li Qiu, also understood what Huo Yi meant.

In Hanzhong County, in addition to the Han family and Li Shu, the barbarian tribes from the Nanzhong counties, the people from Fuling County, the Qiang Yi from Wenshan County, the Di people from Yinping County, and the Qiang Hu from Longxi County were also resettled.

Most of them are military households, and they were an indispensable part of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty against the Wei Dynasty.

In the future, it will even undertake half of the soldiers and grain production of the Great Han Northern Expedition!

It also means that if they condemn Liu Yan together, the consequences will be more serious than Liu Yan's search for other generals!

Because the prime minister would never allow it, they were in a little bit of turmoil.

Therefore, Fu Qian relied on the relationship of the Li family in Jianning, and secretly instructed some Nanzhong barbarians to "encounter" or visit Liu Yan constantly.When they were humiliated by Liu Yan and returned one by one, he encouraged them to go to Zhao Yun, who was in charge of Hanzhong County, and cry, claiming that the Han court had always despised them and did not treat them as citizens.

For example, Liu Yan's attitude is the best proof.

After Zhao Yun got the report, he knew the seriousness of the matter, so he hurriedly wrote a report to the prime minister.

Because if these barbarian-born Liao Zuo cannot be appeased, I am afraid they will encourage the tribe to rebel!

When the prime minister heard about it, he was naturally very angry.

He was not only angry at Liu Yan's ignorance, but also angry at Zheng Pu's lax discipline and Fu Qian's audacity.

After all, Fu Qian was too young.

When planning and acting, too many traces were left behind.

With the wisdom of the prime minister, a few grass snake gray lines can be roughly calculated.

Not to mention, the prime minister had been waiting long ago to see how Zheng Pu would deal with Liu Yan's slander.

Therefore, he ordered Fu Qian to be summoned to inquire carefully, and after learning that this was a test given by Zheng Pu, he also made a decision.

Liu Yan was fined for one year's salary for improper speech and sent back to Chengdu.

Although Liu Yan's official position and title have not changed, he is already frustrated.

Because the one-year salary penalty was added by the emperor Liu Chan himself when the prime minister presented to the court.

Liu Chan still remembers that when he went out with Zheng Pu in the spring, he promised to punish him severely.

As the late emperor's guest, he was not pleased by the current emperor, and was expelled by the prime minister who was in charge of state affairs. After Liu Yan returned to Chengdu, it was no accident that the door was empty.And with his flamboyant personality, he was suddenly frustrated, fearing that there would be more troubles in the future.

The punishment Zheng Pu received was the beating with words by the Prime Minister today.

And Fu Qian was transferred to the prime minister's office.

The prime minister intends to bring him by his side to teach by example, so that he, who is about to turn 17 years old, will not be as ruthless and unscrupulous as Zheng Pu in the future.

In general, the revenge is avenged.

But it is inevitable that Zheng Pu will feel unhappy.

He finally let the world forget the image of "revenge" is revealed again
If I had known this before, I might as well have set up a plan to get revenge myself, and let Liu Yan lose his official position and become a rich man, which completely made him feel more comfortable!And it will not involve Fu Qian and make the prime minister work harder.

That's it.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to think about it.

Zheng Pu put aside this matter, and when he returned to the office, it was already dead of night.

Zhang Yan had already rested too.

After casually letting his servants fetch some well water to take a bath, Zheng Pu stepped back to the study behind him, lit sandalwood, and sat upright with his eyes closed, thinking.

In recent years, his official career has gone so smoothly that he hasn't "examined himself three times" for a long time.

And the thoughts along the way also made him faintly understand why the prime minister would ask him who he should let go back to Zuoliu Prefecture, Shi Jiangwan, and who can Zuo Mazhong Zhen Nanzhong.

If nothing else, the prime minister, who is over fifty years old, not only expects him to lead the army to fight for the country.

However, some are out of time.

Just when the prime minister had this thought, it happened that Zheng Pu ordered Fu Qian to take revenge on Liu Yan.
oh~~
Failed.

Zheng Pu laughed at himself in his heart.

At this time, there was a sound of small footsteps approaching slowly.

Zheng Pu knew who it was without opening his eyes.

No matter where he lives, only he can enter the study.

But after getting married, Zhang Yan can also enter.Because the followers did not dare to stop him, neither could he himself.

When I was young, accompanied by the fragrant wind, my nose faintly entered, and a pair of hands landed on Zheng Pu's head, gently kneading it.

"What happened?"

The voice is still as crisp as an oriole coming out of the valley.

Gently tilting his head back, Zheng Pu mumbled, "Nothing else, Gongyuan will be assigned to the prime minister's residence."

"Oh, very good."

Zhang Yan's voice was full of smiles.

Zheng Pu did not hide the matter of revenge against Liu Yan from her.

Therefore, with her intelligence, it is not difficult to guess why the prime minister transferred Fu Qian away.

(End of this chapter)