Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 322 Volunteering
Liangshan, Changting.The sun was setting, and the whole world was dyed blood red.

Liu Chan put his hands behind his waist, with a dignified expression, and said slowly: "Xiang Zhongling hasn't fought in battle for many years. Worried. Moreover, Chengdu is the capital of the country, and the stability of the people's hearts is the top priority, and the leadership of Xiangzhong in Chengdu should not be moved lightly."

After a pause, Liu Chan said thoughtfully: "The Wenshan, Yinping and Qiang chaos this time is a bit too coincidental."

Hearing this, Liao Li looked at Liu Chan's back, stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable. It is just at the time of our army's Northern Expedition and is about to win, but the Qiang rebellion happened very justly. Suspect."

Dong Yun lowered his head and thought for a while, thought of something, and said aloud: "Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou, was born in Tianshui, served as the prefect of Wudu, and won the hearts of the local Qiang people. Maybe it's because of him?"

Liu Chan nodded slightly. Yang Fu was very likely. The current Wudu and Yinping counties of the Great Han Dynasty were separated from the former Wudu County, and Wenshan County was on the edge of Yinping County.

When Cao Cao moved the people of Hanzhong, he also moved more than [-] people from more than [-] households in Wudu County to Jingzhao, Fufeng, and Tianshui, and Yang Fu was responsible for the relocation, and the process was very smooth.

It has to be admitted that Yang Fu's ability to govern and appease the hearts of the people is strong.

Liu Chan restrained his thoughts, and said lightly: "Whether it is Yang Fu's or not, this Qiang rebellion must not affect the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty. Try not to transfer a single soldier from the Northern Expedition Army, and control its influence within Wenshan County."

Liao Li stroked his beard and pondered, and said: "If this is the case, I don't know who your Majesty will choose as the general. Almost all of my big Han generals are in the Northern Expedition Army."

Liu Chan looked at the setting sun on the setting mountain, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "This general, because he is resourceful, courageous, and knows about barbarians, has experience in leading large armies against rebellion. I don't know what Dexin (Ma Zhong) thinks, who can do it?" Lead the army to quell the rebellion."

Ma Zhong seemed to understand Liu Chan's implication. He took a step forward, showing confidence, bowed his hands and replied, "People have their own strengths and weaknesses, so Confucius said: 'It makes people also use it'. Now that the Lord is here, The subordinates were as loyal as they could. When Zhao Chongguo attacked Xianling Qiang in the former Han Dynasty, Zhao Chongguo said: "There is no one like an old minister". Therefore, the minister overestimated his own strength and took the initiative to invite Ying. He is willing to lead the army to quell the Qiang chaos in Wenshan County, and I hope His Majesty will observe clearly."

Liu Chan turned around, helped Ma Zhong up, laughed loudly, and said, "My original intention is also based on virtue and trust!"

Ma Zhong's face was serious, and he cupped his hands and said: "Chen Zhong will live up to His Majesty's entrustment!"

Liu Chan patted the back of Ma Zhong's hand to show his closeness, and said to everyone, "Sit down for now. I wonder how many soldiers Dexin thinks he should use?"

Ma Zhong mused for a long time, then cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the number of rebels was not mentioned in detail in the battle report. I think seeing is better than seeing a hundred times. The military situation is unpredictable. I would like to go to Mianju County to formulate a strategy to Only by dedicating it to His Majesty can we know the number of soldiers. The Qiang Rong tribe in Wenshan County is a weak and small barbarian tribe. Today, they have violated the will of God and betrayed the great Han. They will perish soon. May Your Majesty entrust this matter to His Majesty so that you don’t worry about it.”

Liu Chan couldn't help clapping his hands and smiled, and said: "If you have a word of virtue and trustworthiness, I can rest easy!"

After a pause, Liu Chan frowned slightly and said: "Although Dexin said this, but today the big man has generals but no soldiers. I don't know where the ministers think the soldiers come from?"

Liao Li sat on Liu Chan's right hand side, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's better to send a thousand people from the Chengdu Central Army to fight."

Liu Chan shook his head and said, "Nowadays the Qiang people have broken through two counties, and an army of a thousand men is not enough to defend them."

Dong Yun thought for a long time, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think you can send Guanghan, Dongguanghan, and Shu counties and counties to help him bravely, and you can raise another two or three thousand people."

Liu Chan thought for a while, looked at Ma Zhong and asked, "What do you think of the heroic soldiers of the country, can you use them?"

After pondering for a moment, Ma Zhong said: "I don't know if the number of soldiers from the village is enough, but the soldiers from the village can only be supplementary, not the main one."

Liu Chan tapped on the table and made a slight sound. After a while, he said, "There are Yak Qiang in the south of Hanjia County. Last year, the Yak Qiang belonged to the Han. I canonized the Yak Qiang King as Pi Wang. Now I can help you. Yan used profit to lure King Pi to send a few troops to make up for the shortage of soldiers, so that there would be no danger. I wonder what you think?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone clapped their hands in response.

"Yes!" Liu Chan looked at Dong Yun, and ordered in a deep voice: "Xiu Zhao drafted an edict to enlist Jiang Wan in the army, to act as the acting head of the house, and to serve as the general of the Fujun, and temporarily manage the government for the long history Zhang Yi. At the same time, order Jiang Wan Let the Niuqiang send troops to help."

"promise!"

After Dong Yun rubbed the ink, he picked up the brush and wrote down the book.

"Decree to join the army Ma Zhong, fake festival, supervising the military of Wenshan, Shujun, Guanghan, Dongguanghan, and Yinping five counties, in order to quell the rebellion of the Qiang people in Wenshan and Yinping counties."

"No. Minister Ma Zhong takes orders!"

Ma Zhong knelt down to listen to the seal, and replied respectfully.

"I ordered Zhang Yi, the prefect of Shu County, to coordinate the political affairs of the three counties of Shu County, Guanghan, and Dongguanghan.

"I order Fei Yi, the prefect of Guanghan County, to assist Zhang Yi, the prefect of Shu County, in handling the affairs of the three counties."

Liu Chan talked eloquently, and arranged the counter-insurgency war in an orderly manner.

"Zhaoyinping Taishou Liu Yong, stick to the city, stabilize the Qiang tribe who have not yet rebelled in the territory, don't affect the battle at Maling Pass in Wudu County."

"promise!"

Dong Yun drafted edicts one by one according to the content, and finally handed them over to Liu Chan for sealing.

Liu Chan took the jade seals from the personal guards, stamped the edicts one by one, and handed them to Dong Yun.

When Dong Yun took the imperial edict, he hesitated for a while and said, "Your Majesty, have you notified the prime minister of these imperial edict appointments?"

Liu Chan waved his hand and said, "No need, block this matter, don't let the frontline soldiers know about it, peace of mind is the most important thing."

After all, the army is going on an expedition abroad. If the frontline soldiers know that there is a rebellion in the country, the morale of the army will be shaken. It is the best policy to block the news at this time.

"promise!"

Liu Chan's eyes fell on Ma Zhong, and he said in a deep voice: "Dexin, this battle is very important. Even if we can't win, we must control the situation. Don't expand the scale until the return of the Northern Expeditionary Army, or send reinforcements to help."

"I still just said that the barbarians in Wenshan County rebelled. Please don't worry about it. It will not affect the Northern Expedition." Ma Zhong said.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Yes, Qing is going to travel far away to seek thieves. I will transfer 500 people from Yulinwei to help Qing fight the bandits, and send a general and Qing."

As he spoke, Liu Chan shouted loudly, "Where is Zhao Ming, Habayashi?"

Zhao Ming, the guard outside the pavilion, heard the sound and entered the pavilion, he cupped his hands and responded, "My minister, Zhao Ming, listen to the order."

"I'm hereby ordering you to lead two hundred Yu Lin to follow Ma Canjun to hunt for thieves." Liu Chan ordered.

"No!" Zhao Ming replied.

Ma Zhong showed gratitude, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Liu Chan chuckled and said: "You don't need to be like this. As for the general, he should be appointed as the captain of Guanghan County at present. After seeing Dexin, he can entrust him with an important task. This person's surname is Zhang Mingyi, and his style name is Boqi. He is a brave man. He also has the talent of general strategy. He was seriously ill a few years ago and just recovered from his illness this year. If I have time to reuse him in the future, I will let him help you put down the rebellion!"

Ma Zhong cupped his hands suspiciously and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. When I come to Guanghan County, I will definitely invite Zhang Yi to see him."

Seeing that Ma Zhong was a little suspicious, Liu Chan did not continue to introduce.If I remember correctly, Zhang Yi should be Ma Zhong's subordinate, and he fought with Ma Zhong in Nanzhong. He has a remarkable record and can be called a good general.

Liu Chan looked at the getting darker sky outside the pavilion, and asked, "It's getting late today, and you're leaving tomorrow?"

"Soldiers are fast, I will set off immediately tonight!" Ma Zhong said solemnly.

"Shan, you should be more careful along the way."

(End of this chapter)