Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 196 Blessing?Convinced

After confirming the civil and military personnel to enter Sichuan, Liu Bei summoned the officials to arrange the left-behind personnel in Jingzhou, and the prefects of all counties gathered in Jiangling.

Appoint Guan Yu, the general of the bandits, as the governor of Jingzhou, who is fully responsible for the defense of Jingzhou, focusing on preventing the invasion of Cao Cao in the north;
Appoint Jingnan General Lan Tian as the deputy governor of Jingzhou, assist Guan Yu in supervising the military administration of the four counties in Jingnan, and handle Jiaozhou affairs at a low cost;
Appoint Zhang Fei, the general who conquered the captives, as the prefect of Nanjun;
Appoint General Zhao Yun as Sima staying in the camp;

After settling the affairs of Jingzhou, Liu Bei led his army to set out from Jiangling, go upstream through the Yangtze River by water, and after arriving in Jiangzhou, turn to Dianjiang to Fucheng.

After Liu Zhang got the news, he led more than [-] cavalry and wanted to go to Fucheng to meet Liu Bei. Along the way, the chariots and curtains were shining brightly. They were all gifts for Liu Bei, and the people stopped and watched.

Zhang Song sent Fazheng to Fucheng first, and Fazheng advised Liu Bei, saying: "Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent. He has no kindness in Yizhou and the common people. He must not be prepared for this meeting. It is better to capture him while meeting."

Liu Bei shook his head quickly when he heard this, "No, this is a Hongmen banquet, so don't rush this matter."

Pang Tong sighed: "If Liu Zhang can be held in Fucheng, my lord will decide Yizhou without a single soldier."

"When I first entered a foreign country, I didn't have any kindness and trust, so I can't do that." Liu Bei sternly refused.

When Liu Zhang arrived in Fucheng, Liu Bei sent his soldiers out of the city to greet him, and showed great courtesy.

Liu Bei was more than half a hundred years old and looked dignified, and Jingzhou soldiers and horses were solemn and orderly. Liu Zhang took Liu Bei into the city with a happy face. The two exchanged pleasantries and chatted like biological brothers on the way.

"Xuande is here, why is he wearing armor?" Liu Zhang asked as he walked.

Liu Bei replied with a smile: "There are [-] water and land infantry."

Liu Zhang stopped in his tracks and asked suspiciously, "There are millions of households in Jingzhou, why do you have only [-] soldiers? Could it be that it is dishonest to help me in Shu?"

Liu Bei sighed: "In the past, when Liu Jingsheng was here, he did have tens of thousands of armored soldiers. Unfortunately, Liu Cong obeyed the flattery and surrendered to Cao Cao. Most of them died in the Battle of Chibi. Jingzhou, which Bei Cang took over, was devastated. Riding ten thousand steps is not easy.”

Thinking of the mess in Yizhou, Liu Zhang felt a sense of sympathy with Liu Bei. He nodded and comforted him, and then asked, "It is rumored that General Guan Yunchang under my brother's command is brave and invincible. Did Xuande bring him to Yizhou?"

"Yun Chang is guarding against Cao Cao in Jingzhou, so he can't go to Shu at random." Liu Bei shook his head.

Liu Zhang was slightly disappointed, "I heard that General Guan's phoenix eyes and beautiful beard have the appearance of a heavenly man, and Zhang felt very sorry that he could not see this righteous man."

"Following me into Sichuan, there is Wei Yan, a heroic general, whose appearance is somewhat similar to Yun Chang. I will recommend it to Ji Yu later." Liu Bei comforted.

Liu Zhang was a little stunned when he heard that, did I go for Guan Yu's appearance?People admire Guan Yunchang's reputation.

"It's a pity that Yun Chang hasn't arrived yet. Brother has another powerful general under his command. Is Zhang Yide, who is known as the enemy of ten thousand people, coming?" Liu Zhang asked again.

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, Liu Zhang seemed to know Jingzhou very well.

"Yide recently caught a cold and couldn't make the trip." Liu Bei could only use Zhang Fei's illness as an excuse.

"It's such an unlucky coincidence that Zhao Zilong with the white robe and silver spear is always here?" Liu Zhang asked.

Liu Bei shook his head, "My wife, Mrs. Sun, is pregnant, and I will let Zilong stay in Jingzhou to protect her."

Although Guan, Zhang and Zhao didn't come, Liu Zhang expressed some disappointment, but he trusted Liu Bei more in his heart.

Before leaving Chengdu, many people advised him, saying that Liu Bei was a wolf with ambition to seek Yizhou, and Wang Lei hanged the city gate upside down to admonish him to death. Now that I think about it, it is really stupid.

"Is that Mrs. Sun who is 'excellent in martial arts'? It is rumored that she is so beautiful and beautiful that she is like her father. My brother is really lucky."

Liu Zhang deliberately changed the topic. Although he was praising Sun Shangxiang, he still admired Liu Bei's strength in his heart. How can ordinary people control such a woman with a strong background and powerful force?

Liu Bei nodded embarrassingly, "Uh, Fu Qi is convinced by Ji Yu's reputation."

Liu Bei has been around the world for many years and has extensive knowledge, and he is also a member of the Han Dynasty. Liu Zhang talked with him like drinking nectar, and the two entered the city talking and laughing happily.

The two had a feast in Fucheng for more than a hundred days, during which Zhang Ren, who worked in Yizhou, advised Liu Zhang: "Liu Xuande is brave and ambitious, Pang Shiyuan is talented and resourceful, Jingzhou's soldiers are well-trained, and my lord invites him to Shu. It is not well thought out." Why don't you use the excuse that Zhang Lu has surrendered, and send some money to General Zuo to go out of Sichuan?"

Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Ren blankly, then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Zhang Ren regards this as a joke? Liu Xuande is a hero in the afterlife, how can he come and go as soon as he is called? Besides, Zhang Lu's troubles are still unresolved. Lie Xuande back to Jingzhou, and he knows about Zhang Lu, why do the princes of the world look at me?"

"How about inferring Zhang Lu's rebellion?" Zhang Ren asked again.

"It's better not to talk about Zhang Zong. If Liu Bei's subordinates find out, they might be laughed at by others." Liu Zhang shook his head, you are so naive.

"But Liu Bei is indeed very human. He is now the shepherd of Jingzhou. My lord can't treat him as a subordinate. If you treat him like a superior guest, then the state can't accommodate two lords. Please think twice." Zhang Ren continued to advise.

Liu Zhang pointed at him and raised his voice unconsciously: "You treat the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. There was Huang Quan and Wang Lei in the past, and now you are you. Xuande and I are both clansmen of the Han family. Can't we treat him like that?" Brother? Besides, he only brought [-] soldiers and horses, and the generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all in Jingzhou. How can he take Yizhou from me with such actions? Don’t try to persuade me about this matter.”

Zhang Ren was momentarily at a loss for words after hearing this, Liu Zhang's analysis was not unreasonable, could it be that we people are overthinking?
Liu Zhang elected Liu Bei to be the great Sima and lead the Sili school lieutenant, while Liu Bei reciprocated and recommended Liu Zhang to be the general of Zhenxi and lead the Yizhou herdsman.

The two parties had a banquet for more than a hundred days and Liu Zhang was going back to Chengdu. Seeing that Liu Bei had few soldiers and feared that the attack on Zhang Lu would not go smoothly, he invested more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, countless vehicles, armor and equipment, and was rich in money, food and silk, and almost all the meeting gifts brought from Chengdu were sent out. , Let Liu Bei go north to attack Zhang Lu.

After Liu Bei got Liu Zhang to increase his troops, the total strength exceeded 3. He led his troops northward to garrison at Jiameng Pass. Instead of sending troops to attack Zhang Lu, he established kindness nearby and conquered people's hearts.

The reason why Liu Bei didn't listen to Pang Tong and Fazheng's words, and waited for an opportunity to capture Liu Zhang in Fucheng to settle in Yizhou, actually had his own considerations. The former Lantian told him to act cautiously, and this sentence impressed him deeply.

During his stay in Jingzhou, Liu Bei stayed with Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian, ​​two cautious people, for a long time, and he was influenced by them unconsciously.

According to Fazheng and Zhang Song, Liu Bei knew that Liu Zhang was not popular in Yizhou. Even if he controlled Liu Zhang in Fucheng, he might marry someone with ulterior motives. With the [-] soldiers brought from Jingzhou and the accompanying Pang Tong , Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other civil servants and generals, Liu Bei has no confidence to quickly pacify Yizhou.

Liu Bei learns how to farm steadily in Lantian, and slowly enter Yizhou through thick trees and kindness to accumulate people's hearts. This is the most stable and safest strategy.

(End of this chapter)