Shuhan

Chapter 329: The one who controls the hero is the wise master and the heroic master!
Peng Yi, who was drunk and sleeping, had been dressed as a prisoner before he knew it and was thrown into Chengdu Prison.

Winters are brutally cold.

In Chengdu Prison, it was even colder.

The prisoner's uniform was thin, and the thatch on the ground couldn't drive away much of the cold.

Coupled with the infestation of cockroaches, rats and insects on the ground, the excrement of previous prisoners can be seen everywhere, and there are few places to set foot.

"Ah sneeze!"

Peng Yi was woken up by the cold.

"Where is it so cold?"

He opened his hazy eyes and looked at the dim prison. I didn't react for a moment.

"Which servant with no eyesight dares to put you, Grandpa Peng, in the room of this low-class person?"

He snorted angrily, and his brows suddenly furrowed.

Gein, the smell in this prison is very unpleasant.

"Come here! Come!"

Peng Yi's drunkenness has obviously not passed away.

The intensity of drunkenness in that one glass of wine, even after drinking dozens of glasses of wine, is by no means enough to fully wake up in one day.

"Noisy, noisy, noisy? Peng Yi, you have committed the crime of treason and will be executed soon, so you should save your energy!"

"what?"

The jailer's words were like a basin of cold water, suddenly waking up Peng Yi's chaotic head.

"What did you say? I committed the crime of treason?"

The jailer spat and said, "The cells next to you are all your family members and people who colluded with you."

"what?"

Peng Yi's complexion completely changed.

He turned around and looked, and sure enough, he found his family in the cell next door.

His wife, his concubines, his son who is half a man tall, and his infant grandson.

As well as the officials he incited, there were several Nanzhong barbarians.

He was originally very panicked, but when he found that there was one person missing inside, and thought about why he was drunk, he felt filled with hatred and said, "Why isn't General Pingxi in the cell? I was treasonous, but that Ma Chao It’s also a treason, why am I here alone and he is not?”

My jailer laughed coldly and said, "Peng Wei, Peng Wei, do you know why you are here?"

Why is it here?

Peng Yi was stunned for a moment.

"I was drunk last night and don't remember."

The jailer sneered and said, "You were captured by General Pingxi."

"what?"

Peng Yi's eyes widened, and he suddenly thought of something, and said: "This person must be afraid that I will expose him and plot against him, so he wants to kill me and then be quick. It must be like this."

His eyes were moving rapidly and his face was crazy.

"I have made great contributions to Han China, and I have shed blood for the country. You can't treat me like this. I want to see the king, I want to see the king!"

As long as he meets the king, he will surely drag Ma Chao into the water.

How can I die alone?
It was too lonely on the road to Huangquan.

The jailer looked at Peng Yi pitifully and said, "Save your strength, General Pingxi already met with His Highness last night. It's a good time to stay here, and you can eat and drink well. Otherwise, you will suffer a lot of pain."

With that said, the jailer left directly.

Peng Yi seemed to have lost his soul and murmured to himself: "How could this happen? How could this happen? Isn't it just that I went to the Prince's Mansion to eat and drink? How did things become like this?"

Immediately, he yelled wildly and said: "Your Highness was deceived by Ma Chao. He is the one who conspired against me. I was wronged. I, Peng Yi, was wronged. I want to see the king, and I want to see Your Highness!"

at last
After a quarter of an hour of roaring, only a creak was heard, and the cell door opened.

A smile finally appeared on Peng Yi's face.

At this moment, my voice was about to become hoarse, but fortunately Huangtian paid off.

However.
The smile on his face suddenly froze after he saw the person coming.

Because there are hundreds of millions of people coming.

And they all do things with guys in their hands.

"Peng Yi, if you don't drink the toast, you will be fined with wine. This prison will have to make you suffer. It will make you remember."

As he spoke, the jailer waved his hands, and the guards immediately stepped forward and greeted them with a wave of sticks.

And they played very measuredly.

Don't hit the face or hands, just hit places that can't be seen.

bang bang bang~
After a quarter of an hour of beating, when Peng Yi could no longer even scream, the jailer also said: "Stop, don't really beat the person to death."

As he said that, he stepped forward and looked at Peng Yi and said, "If you stay here for a few days, I might be able to leave some blood for you. Even if the female relatives in the family are brought into the Jiaofang Division, someone will redeem them, but If you don't understand, you will not only suffer, but your family's bloodline will be cut off, and you will also know the fate of your female relatives."

Although this is the feudal era, the slave trade in Yizhou is not prohibited.

Yizhou has had a large number of slaves since the Qin Dynasty, but these slaves were all barbarians from South China. Chengdu was the largest slave trading center in East Asia at that time. The prosperity of Shu was largely due to the existence of slaves.

As for becoming a slave, the end would be much worse than joining the Jiaofangsi.

"Did Ma Chao instigate you to do this?"

The jailer just laughed and said nothing.

"No matter how much you ask, it won't do you any good."

As he spoke, the jailer whistled and headed out of the prison.

He naturally received Ma Chao's benefits, but it was not just Ma Chao's benefits.

Ma Chao is not the only one who wants Peng Yi to die.

Hanzhong Palace.

in the library.

Liu Bei and Liu Chan sat opposite each other.

After Liu Chan returned to Chengdu, this was the first time he came to Liu Bei's study.

This study has not changed much from when Liu Chan arrived two years ago.

But it's not that there are no changes at all.

For example, in the study room, the books on the bookshelves were covered with a layer of dust. At least recently, Liu Bei had not read for three or four months.

In addition to the changes in the study, the person sitting in the study has also undergone great changes.

Liu Chan is as tall as a bamboo shoot, growing very fast. Compared to two years ago, he is already as tall as a human head.

His body shape is no longer like the thin bamboo pole like before, but has become much stronger.

of course
Liu Chan's changes were great, and Liu Bei's changes were even greater.

He has a skinny figure. Two years ago, although he was thin, his complexion was still rosy. Although his hair was growing, there were still more black hairs than white hairs.

But now, his face is pale, without much blood color, and his skin is full of wrinkles, which is caused by sudden weight loss.

From time to time, I had to cover my coughs with a handkerchief, which seemed to be accompanied by coughing up blood.

"Father, your body"

When they were in Runan, Zhuge Liang told Liu Chan that Liu Bei had some health problems.

At that time, Liu Chan thought it was just a minor problem.But now it seems that this is no small problem.

When I came to this era, I changed the fate of many people.

Just like Pang Tong and Fazheng, they were all going to die, but they survived because of Liu Chan's arrival.

As for Liu Bei, he was supposed to have died of fear after the Battle of Yiling, but now he was already dying.

He is like a butterfly, the wind fanned by its wings has turned into a shocking hurricane in this era.

He has changed too much.

This world has deviated too much from the era in his impression.

"I'm alone."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan with a look of relief on his face.

Being sick was naturally very uncomfortable, but as soon as Liu Bei saw Liu Chan, no matter how uncomfortable his body was, he felt very happy in his heart.

"The prince held a banquet at the prince's residence. The prince really exceeded my expectations."

Liu Bei said softly: "I thought you would meet Yide first and then meet the others. After all, there are differences between closeness and distance. As the lord, there are actually many things that need ideas. It seems that we have great power, but if we do not exercise restraint, , defeat is close at hand.”

When you are a leader, you have great power.

But corresponding to power, there is also responsibility.

Once it fails, there is only a dead end and there is no second way to go.

"It is natural to distinguish between closeness and distance, but if we want to realize the great cause of helping the Han Dynasty, it is not enough to just distinguish between closeness and distance."

Liu Chan had a smile on his face.

"Reviving the Han Dynasty requires the advice of advisers and the sacrifice of generals, but those who are close to us are far from enough, so we need to make use of those who are not close to us."

Liu Bei nodded slightly.

"The prince governs the country and his subordinates have no problem."

Liu Bei sighed with emotion and said: "You are showing everyone the map of all nations in the prince's palace. Are you really planning to use troops against foreign countries? During the Han Dynasty, it was not easy to plan the Western Regions. The so-called Guishang, Anxi, and Rome were thousands of miles away. , or even tens of thousands of miles away, I am afraid that the big man is beyond my reach. Moreover, the nine states are not unified now, is it too early to think about this? "

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty gradually gave up the Western Regions.

Why?

No money.

Only by making money can the Han Empire continue to export troops.

If the business is a loss-making business, even if the Central Plains Dynasty is rich, it will not be able to sustain it.

Not to mention, there were actually ups and downs within the Han Empire.

"It's just a precautionary measure. If we don't find something for those people to do, we will only be thinking about internal fighting."

If there are no external enemies, they will think of fighting within themselves.

China has been like this for 5000 years.

Besides
It is different from the previous ones who ran the Western Region and only wanted to maintain stability.

What Liu Chan wants to do is not only to export the influence of the powerful men, but also to continuously obtain benefits from them.

I want face, I also want lizi.

Liu Chan would never do anything like pretending to shout at future generations at a loss.

"These are all things that will happen in the long run. I just want to see the prince revive the Han Dynasty in my lifetime, but I am afraid that I will not have this opportunity."

Liu Chan hurriedly said: "Father, what are you talking about? When the Han Dynasty is revived, father will definitely see it."

Liu Bei shook his head.

"I know Gu's body well, that's all, I won't talk about these disappointing things."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan and said, "Is the evidence for Peng Yi's rebellion conclusive?"

Liu Chan nodded.

"My minister has ordered all the rebels to be arrested and interrogated overnight. The evidence is conclusive. Peng Yi was dissatisfied with the king's appointment as the governor of Jiangyang, so he wanted to cause trouble."

Liu Bei remained expressionless and asked again: "I heard that this matter is related to General Pingxi?"

Although Liu Bei's expression was calm, Liu Chan knew that his father would show no mercy when killing people.

Even if that person is Jin Ma Chao!

"General Ping Xi reported this matter, and that's all the relationship is."

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked: "I wonder what the prince thinks of General Pingxi?"

How to look?
Liu Chan thought for a moment and said: "General Pingxi was once a great hero who could challenge Cao Cao; Yuan Shao's general Guo Yuan, governor of Hedong County, and Cao Cao's Liangzhou governor Wei Kang died in his hands, and even Cao Cao almost died If you die in his hands, you can be called a hero."

Even Cao Cao, his opponent, once said: "As long as the horse does not die, I will have no place to bury him."

Liangzhou Biejia Yang Fu even compared Ma Chao to Han Xin, a god general of Yingbu's level.

Although Ma Chao was defeated by Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan, there were not many people in the world who could push Cao Cao in his heyday to this level.

This is called glory despite defeat.

"Besides, General Pingxi has made great contributions to Han China. He abandoned his wife to follow his father. If he implicates the hero because of some shady things, wouldn't it be chilling?"

Ma Chao fell into Zhuge Liang's counterintuitive plan. In order to survive under Zhang Lu, he left Pang De and other capable subordinates, and even his own wife and children, and fled to Shu with his cousin Ma Dai alone. .

At the critical moment when Liu Bei besieged Chengdu.

Liu Bei gave Ma Chao a thousand horses and pretended to be Xiliang cavalry, and rushed to the gates of Chengdu.

Ma Chao said loudly: "I am the general who conquered the west, led the Bingzhou shepherds, and supervised the military of Liangzhou. Ma Chao has now raised his army to serve under General Zuo. Your Majesty, you are now guarding the isolated city alone. Danger is so close. Why bother to hold on? General Zuo will come from his hometown." I hold on to my old heart, and there is nothing wrong with it. I foolishly thought that I could change in order to protect my sect!"

The power of the Liangzhou cavalry is known all over the world; and Ma Chao's bravery and fame are no joke!
What everyone is more afraid of is whether Liu Bei has the support of Zhang Lu of Hanzhong.

Because Li Hui recruited Zhang Lu in secret, everyone still didn't know that Ma Chao rebelled against Lu and surrendered. Maybe he was sent by Zhang Lu.

Moreover, Liu Zhang had previously sent two generals, Fu Jin and Xiang Cun, to lead more than 1 people to attack Liu Bei's rear base at Jiameng Pass. The guard of Jiameng Pass, Huo Jun, only had a few hundred men, but he was able to hold on to the city for more than a year and even killed people. He defeated General Xiang Cun of Liu Zhang and created an impossible miracle. Could it be that Zhang Lu secretly supported Liu Bei behind his back?
You must know that Cao Cao is already preparing to attack Zhang Lu. It is not impossible for Zhang Lu to choose to form an alliance with Liu Bei at this time.

In short, the appearance of Ma Chao made Liu Zhang completely give up resistance and open the city to surrender.

His contribution is not insignificant.

"Jin Machao is indeed a hero, but precisely because he is a hero, we cannot reuse him, so we have to exclude him."

Ability is sometimes not the first thing that superiors observe.

Loyalty is.

Obviously, as someone who later surrendered, Ma Chao's loyalty to Liu Bei was limited.

After all, everyone was once a hero, so how could they be truly loyal?
"My son thought it was just the opposite."

Liu Chan's eyes sparkled.

"Oh?"

Liu Bei had a look of surprise on his face.

"He who controls ordinary ministers is a master! But he who can control heroes and make heroes work for me can be called a wise king and a heroic lord. If he sees a talented person or a threat, he will let him go. Guess he is jealous of him, haven't all the heroes in the world gone to the enemy's side? Can they still be used by us?"

Liu Chan held his head high, looked at Liu Bei, and said, "My sons are not talented, but I am still somewhat confident in controlling these heroes."

Looking at Liu Chan's confident look, Liu Bei looked pleased.

However, while feeling relieved, Liu Bei looked at the energetic and confident Liu Chan and sighed slightly.

perhaps
He is really old.

Perhaps this heavy burden can be placed on the shoulders of the prince.

(End of this chapter)