Shu Chen

Chapter 490
The reign name of Chiwu is very unfriendly to Jiangdong.

When the yuan was just changed last year, Zhu Huan, who was quite enterprising, died of illness.

If he hadn't died of illness, Jiangdong wouldn't have lost so badly in the battle of Shouchun this year.

Based on his ability to make soldiers willing to die, even if he is defeated, Jiangdong can still retain some strength.If you come back five or six thousand soldiers, or even ten thousand.

In the second year of the Yuan change, it was the inducement of Pan Jun's death and the defeat of Huainan, which caused the Jingnan aristocratic family to rebel.

Originally, it was only the rebellion of the barbarian tribes in Cangwu County, Jiaozhou.

In winter and October, Jiangdong sent general Jiang Mi to supervise the troops to go south to crusade, but when he reached Linhe County, Liao Shi, the governor under his command, from Wuling, together with various ministries under his command, mutinied and killed Jiang Mi and seized the military power. Killed Linhe prefect Yan Gang and other officials.

In winter and December, all of Linhe County was occupied, and tens of thousands of people gathered in a short period of time.

Liao Shi Nai claimed to be General Pingnan and rebelled against Wu Zili.

He sent his younger brother Liao Qian to attack Lingling and Guiyang counties, and the other dispatched troops went south to plunder the counties of Jiaozhou, shaking Jingnan and Jiaozhou.

Linhe County, after the Shixie family was destroyed by Jiangdong, Sun Quan divided the northern part of Cangwu County and established Linhe County (now Hezhou City, Guangxi) as the county government. , docking with Xiaoshui in the upper reaches of Xiangshui River.

Sun Quan transferred this place from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou, using the "canine-toothed" method as the hub of the two states, in order to better control Jiaozhou.On the contrary, now that Linhe County has rebelled, Jingnan and Jiaozhou counties will also be affected.Moreover, with Liao Shi's help, he killed Shangguan so easily and seized power so easily, and formed such a powerful force in a short period of time. If it was said that there was no support from the wealthy Jingnan family behind the scenes, no one would believe it.

Therefore, Lu Dai, the Zhennan general who stayed in Wuchang at that time, took the initiative to ask for orders to go to fight against the rebellion.

Although he was approaching the age of the Zhang Dynasty, the Zhuge Jin Department guarding the Public Security Bureau could not move without authorization, otherwise, if the troops were just sent to Linhe County, there might be new rebellions in Wuling and Lingling County in the rear.

Furthermore, Lu Dai has always used troops quickly and was familiar with Jiaozhou's topography and geography; while Zhuge Jin had a gentle temperament and used troops too slowly, Sun Quan would know who to use based on this alone.

Therefore, Sun Quan paid homage to Lu Dai as Jiaozhou Shepherd, and selected General Tang Zi and other troops from Jiangdong to quell the chaos.

I came to Wuchang to sit in the town, and left Lu Xun and others to assist the prince Sun Deng to build a business in the town.

This is impossible.

The battle of Shouchun had already wiped out the vigor of the generals in Wudi, and there was no possibility of rebellion. Instead of staying in Jianye and seeing each other, he might as well transfer to Wuchang to serve Lu Dai and Tang Zi. Ministry as backup.

Even after staying in Wuchang Palace, he often sat alone until dawn.

Sometimes, I would think of how all the officials gathered in the palace when Hefei New City had not yet been captured, and the strength that made Ni Wei dare not relax his defense.He would also recall whether it was right or wrong to follow Zheng Pu's plan to attack Hefei secretly.

Naturally, what he thought about the most was where Jiangdong would go in the future.

After all, today is not what it used to be.

In today's Three Kingdoms, Wu's national power has become the bottom
When the news of another rebellion broke out in Jiangdong, when it reached Luoyang in Wei State, Cao Rui was overjoyed.

It is not so difficult to accept the bad news reported by Youji and Jizhou that the heavy snow has collapsed the huts of Li Shu and the government is busy with relief.

In the same way, at the end of the year, all the heroes of the Shouchun Battle were conferred marquis and honors, rewarded with wealth, and feasted on the soldiers.

For example, Taiwei Manchong asked to return to Luoyang to take up the post, and he not only agreed, but also ordered the craftsmen to set up a high position for Manchong in Luoyang within a time limit to show his kindness.

This is not the first time that Man Chong begged Luoyang for his old age.

It's just that Cao Rui has been refusing to allow it out of the consideration of defending Jiangdong.

Now Jiangdong can be regarded as external troubles and internal troubles. In the next few years, there is no need to worry about him coming to invade the country.

In the above table of Ge Yinmanchong's request for return this time, a sentence was added at the end, "The old minister is getting old, and his time is numbered. Even if he stays in Huainan, he will not have the chance to return to the time of the thief Wu!"

Yes, with Man Chong's age and physical condition, I am afraid he will die before the next Jiangdong invasion.

In this way, Cao Rui felt that allowing Man Chong to return to Luoyang as he wished would at least allow him to have someone to consult on military affairs.

It is based on merits and benefits, and the total number of households is [-]. Then divide the Shiyi and let all the princes of Manchong, even the disciples.The rest, such as Wang Ling, Sun Li and others, all received promotion rewards.

And the most eye-catching one is Xia Houxuan.

As the first person who put forward the strategy of "Xu Jingxiang lures the thief Wu to attack Huainan with all his strength", his talent and learning were recognized by Cao Rui, and he was transferred to be the captain of the city gate and the regular servant of Jiasanqi in charge of guarding the city gate of the capital.

It was officially considered by Cao Rui as his confidant.

However, his regular attendant on horseback is an official after all, and he cannot always accompany him around and admonish his mistakes.

In terms of authority, he still can't stand shoulder to shoulder with the hated Master Sima.

In particular, Sima Shi's recent advice has won Cao Rui's heart, and his talent has been highly valued by Cao Rui.

After the Battle of Shouchun, he found the opportunity for Cao Rui to go out to observe the soldiers. Taking Wu Guofu's disastrous defeat as a threat, he advised Cao Rui to try to send some signals to Sun Quan to restore the friendship between the two countries, in order to better resist the invasion of the Han army. Guanzhong.

Cao Rui accepted it.

He ordered Wang Chang, the general who conquered the south, who was in Jingzhou, to privately ask the prefect of Jiangxia to send a merchant, Wu Guo, to buy salt.

Wei Guo is not short of salt.

Whether it is the salt pond in the east of the river, or the scale of boiling seawater into salt in Qingzhou since the Spring and Autumn Period, it can guarantee the sufficient supply of salt in the state of Wei.

In other words, Cao Rui was asking Sun Quan a question in a cryptic manner.

"Do you want the two countries to fight each other endlessly in the future? Or should the two countries cease military operations to peaceful border areas and conduct business for mutual benefit?"

At that time, Sun Quan just arrived in Wuchang.

After hearing the news, after several tossings and struggles in his mind, he finally instructed the garrisons in various places to let go of trade in private.

The big man didn't know about it.

At this time, the emperor Liu Chan and the princes in the court and the court were all moved by a letter transferred by Ma Zhong.

However, after Liao Shiju's rebellion in Linhe County, he sent many confidants to the counties and counties of Jiaozhou to invite officials or nobles who did not surrender or were forced to submit to Jiangdong to jointly raise important events.

Wu Dang, from Jieyang, Nanhai County, was also invited.

Wu Dang, courtesy name Shushan, was born in Xiaolian and served as the magistrate of Ancheng County in Changsha County. He was under the supervision of Guanhou who guarded Jingzhou at that time.

In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), a war broke out between Han and Wu over the ownership of Jingnan.

Wu Dang, together with officials from Ancheng, Youxian, Yongxin, and Chaling counties, entered Yinshan City to gather troops to resist.However, there was a huge disparity in the number of troops, and they were forced to surrender under the siege led by Lu Dai.But just as Lu Dai transferred his troops back to Changsha, Wu Dang once again joined forces with Zhonglang General Yuan Long who was stationed in Liling and returned to Han again, occupying You County to support Guan Hou who was about to go south.

However, it happened that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong surrendered to Wei Wu Cao Cao at that time.

Facing the threat of the Wei army in the land of Bashu, the first emperor Liu Bei had no choice but to draw a boundary on the Xiangshui River to negotiate peace with Sun Quan.

It also made Yuan Long and Wu Dang fall into a helpless death.Occupying Liling, Yuan Long was captured and killed by the governor of Lu Dai; Wu Dang was besieged by the governor of Lu Su.

Lu Su ordered Wu Dang's old officials to enter the city to surrender with letters.

Dang replied: "Dang was ordered by the emperor to be the head. He knew that there was Han, but he didn't know that there was Wu!"

If you don't surrender, you will defend to the death.

Soon after, the city was breached, and Wu Dang broke out under the guard of his followers.

Unable to go north, he returned to Jieyang County, Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, where he stayed in his hometown and lived in seclusion.

Later, when Sun Quan got Jiaozhou, Buzhi, the governor of Jiaozhou, believed that Wu Dang was a loyal man and did not attack him with old crimes. Wu Dang also did not rebel or go to Jiangdong.

On the bright side, it is a good story of loyalty and mutual exchange.

But in fact, it was a tacit understanding between the two parties.

Gein Jiaozhou is full of barbarian tribes, and the Han family and common people all live in clans. The relationship between the counties, villages and clans is intricate, and almost all of them are prosperous.Wu Dang, who was born in Xiaolian, was originally a big family in Jieyang, with great prestige, and was respected by many clans with other surnames and barbarian tribes. If Jiangdong sent troops to Suna, it would inevitably induce a new rebellion.

Bu Zhi knew that Jiangdong's rule in Jiaozhou was not stable, so he pushed the boat along with the current, with the heart of benevolence, Yi'an County officials and people who would not pursue Wu Dang's old crimes.

In this regard, Wu Dang also has a tacit understanding.

When many rebellions broke out in Jiaozhou or Jingnan, they did not raise troops to respond or participate.

Now, Liao Shi punished the prefect of Linhe for the rebellion, sent people to inform Jiangdong of his defeat in Shouchun, and invited them to participate in the great event. Wu Dang's reaction was no exception.

He claimed that he was willing to die in the countryside in this life, and refused because he didn't want to see the clan and the people in the village suffer from suffering.

He also sent Liao Shi's letter to Nanhai Taishou Mansion.

In order to show our ambition, when Jiangdong puts down the rebellion, don't accidentally hurt Li Shu in Jieyang, the hometown.

But everyone didn't know that he also sent a few confidantes to trek across mountains and rivers into Nanzhong with his own letters, looking for the great Han Dynasty's descendant governor Ma Zhong to pass it on to the temple in Chengdu.

The letter said:
"Dangben grew up in Changsha. In the past, he suffered hardships. It is a crime not to die. However, he was a Han minister for a day, and he would not change his death. He was wandering in the enemy's land and never regarded himself as a Wu. Today, I heard that the Wu army was defeated. There were rebellions in Shouchun and Jingnan, and Dang also had the ambition to serve the country. There are more than [-] clansmen in Dang, and more than [-] people from the village and Muhanen barbarian tribes. All of them can fight with swords and spears. Taking the meaning of Jiaozhou in the south, Dang is willing to take the lead in raising troops to build up power for the country. Although he will die a hundred times and his clan will be wiped out, he will not hesitate, but I hope that the hatred of Xiangfan and the enemy of Yiling will be restored! The book is full of fear and fear. The criminal minister Jieyang Wu Dang, weeping and worshiping the watch."

It is conceivable that when the temple in Chengdu got this letter, how many people covered their faces.

Anyway, Wu Dang didn't feel sorry for the big man back then.
It was the big man who failed him and Yuan Long and other loyal people to fight bravely.

But he regarded himself as a guilty minister, still did not cool down his heart to serve the country, and was still willing to sacrifice his family's life to be loyal to the great man.
This kind of loyalty is even more moving in today's world where benevolence and righteousness are late and the holy way is getting worse.

Perhaps, this is the glory of the 400 years of the Han Dynasty and the interpretation of the loyalty of the scholars.

Emperor Liu Chan personally wrote a letter to reply, praising his loyalty and entrusting him with the duties of General Jianzhong and Governor of Jiaozhou, so that he can continue to hide his strength and bide his time, and keep himself safe until the right time.

(End of this chapter)