Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 124 Great Unification

Yueqi County, outside Qiongdu County, in the camp established by Liu Zhang.

Previously, Gao Yuan, the king of Yi in Yuexi County, wanted to better hold on to Qiongdu City.

On the one hand, Gao Yuan widened the moat of Qiongdu City from two feet to about four or five feet, and at the same time greatly deepened the depth of the moat.

On the other hand, Gao Yuan cleared and burned the houses of Han people who lived in the city, so that these houses in front of the city wall would not block the view from the top of the city and would be detrimental to the defense of Qiongdu.

Finally, as a Yi, Gao Yuan was not of the same type as the Han people. He doubted the aspirations of the Han people in Qiongdu City. He was worried that after Liu Zhang's army arrived, something would happen to the Han people in Qiongdu, and he conspired with Liu Zhang to seize Qiongdu City. Considering this, Gao Yuan expelled the Han people in Qiongdu and stayed away from Qiongdu city.

Therefore, when Liu Zhang arrived at Qiongdu, he did not immediately launch any decent attack on the city of Qiongdu. Instead, he sent Zhang Yi to lead people to gather the Han people in Qiongdu who had lost their homes and were displaced everywhere.

At this moment, Liu Zhang, who had inspected the situation in Qiongdu, was visiting the Han people in Qiongdu who had been gathered up by Zhang Yi.

He looked at the faces of these people, and they all looked good. Some looked dull, some looked a little sad, and some had already broken away from their grief, with expressions of anger towards the barbarians' behavior.

The homes that these Han people in Qiongdu had worked so hard to build were burned down by the barbarians without explanation. In the late autumn, they were forcibly expelled from their homes and dispersed in all directions.

During the process of the Yi people expelling them, many people were casually killed by the fierce Yi people to force them who were nostalgic for their homeland to stay away from Qiongdu.

Liu Zhang coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and then he spoke out the manuscript he had polished in his mind and declared to the Qiongdu Han people.

"Dear elders, we are now forced by the barbarian bandit Gao Yuan. We have lost the land of our ancestors and the houses where we have lived for generations have been burned down. Although these are all crimes committed by the barbarian bandit Gao Yuan."

"But I, Liu Zhang, as the shepherd of Yizhou, am the head of a state. According to common sense, I should protect you, prevent you from being harmed, and not be oppressed by barbarians, so that you can live and work in peace and contentment without any trouble. "

"Under my rule, something like this happened to you. I was also at fault. For this, Zhang apologizes to all of you."

After saying that, Liu Zhang raised his hands to the Qiongdu Han people in front of him and gestured from left to right. Finally, he bent slightly as if to apologize.

A group of Han people in Qiongdu were stunned. Each of them looked a little surprised. Some of them had round eyes, and some had their mouths wide enough to hold several eggs. They did not expect that Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou who came to comfort them, would Say something like this.

Is Liu Zhang apologizing to them?

As a shepherd in Yizhou, Liu Zhang was actually apologizing to them at this moment?
The figure who was so high above them, like white clouds in the sky to them, was actually bending down to apologize to them at this moment.

This group of knowledgeable and knowledgeable Han people in Qiongdu recalled Liu Zhang's humble gesture and reminded them of the behavior of one of Liu Zhang's ancestors.

Liu Che, the talented and ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, regretted his life in his later years, such as going to war, extorting excessive taxes for military expenses, pursuing immortality, listening to alchemists, and appointing treacherous ministers such as Jiang Chong, which eventually led to the disaster of witchcraft and the death of the prince who had worked so hard to cultivate him.

So in March of the fourth year of Zhenghe, when Mount Tai was enshrined in Zen, Liu Che lowered his arrogant imperial head to the people of Guizhou and issued the "Edict of Luntai Sinner".

This edict was unexpectedly sincere, without any cover-up, and very straightforward. It explained the inner regret of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Since I came to the throne, I have acted wildly and rebelliously, making the world miserable, and I must not regret it."From now on, anyone who harms the people or wastes the world will be punished. '

But compared with Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang in front of him actually had no fault. Liu Zhang only served as Yizhou Mu for a few months.

The people present were not only the Han people in Qiongdu, but also Peng Yi, Zhang Yi, Li Hui and others who followed Liu Zhang.These people were also very surprised by Liu Zhang's wording. Logically speaking, Liu Zhang, as the shepherd of Yizhou, had nothing to do with what happened to the Han people in Qiongdu. If there was any fault, it was the Yi Wang Gaoyuan, the Yi Di beast, who was at fault.

But Liu Zhang actually took over everything, involved his own family, and apologized to the Han people in Qiongdu City so frankly and frankly, saying that he, the Yizhou shepherd and the highest official in the state, failed to take care of everyone.

Several people were surprised and shocked in their hearts. The Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang in front of them seemed to regard the well-being of the Yizhou elders as his own responsibility. If the Yizhou elders were uneasy, it was him, the Yizhou Shepherd. fault.

Peng Yi, Zhang Yi, and Li Hui looked at each other one after another. After getting along for a while, they knew that Liu Zhang's ambition was more than that. Yizhou was too small for Liu Zhang. If he went further, he would take the world as his own responsibility. .

And the one who holds the responsibilities of the world is the Nine-Five Supreme, the True Dragon Emperor.

After a moment of surprised silence, an elder among the Qiongdu Han people came forward with a moved look on his face. He was not the only one. All the Qiongdu Han people present were shaken by Liu Zhang's words just now and showed moved looks.

This elder from Qiongdu bowed deeply to Liu Zhang and then said, "Ming Gong, you must not say that."

"Over the years, although Yue Xi County has been called a county, it is no different from a vassal state. What's more, it is a vassal state without a vassal captain. The scepter of Yue Xi County was obtained by King Gaoyuan of Yi."

"Under Gao Yuan's rule, we people are like ants. If something goes wrong, we will be in danger of life and death. But these are Gao Yuan's sins and have nothing to do with Duke Ming."

"What's more, in the past few years, who has led troops deep into Nanzhong to conquer the Soyi, no one can compare with Ming Gong, and no one has ever crossed the Lu River and came to Qiongdu to take a look at the Yueqi Han people who have fallen under the feet of the Soyi."

The elderly man couldn't help but whimper when he mentioned the pain point. The Han people from Qiongdu beside him all felt the same and lowered their heads one after another. Their eyes were red and crystal-colored tears appeared on their eyes.

The elder solemnly bowed down to Liu Zhang, gave him a great gift, and said loudly: "Ming Gong has never done anything wrong. Ming Gong has been very kind to us."

As he prostrated himself, the Han people in Qiongdu City prostrated themselves in front of Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang's expression became solemn. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the courts in the inland counties and counties could not take care of them, let alone these border counties. The group of people in front of them were mixed between the foreigners and the foreigners. They faced the bullying and oppression of the foreigners and the foreigners every day. Over the years, I have accumulated countless pains and endless hatreds.

He stepped forward to help the elderly man who had given birth and vowed.

"Elders, your vengeance is the vengeance of me, Liu Zhang. Your grievances are the grievances of me, Liu Zhang. I am here to avenge my grievances and to seek justice for you."

After carefully appeasing everyone in Qiongdu County, Liu Zhang did not leave until late at night in order not to disturb their rest.

Liu Zhang, who returned to his tent, was not sleepy at all. The lamp in front of him was like a bean, stimulating his thoughts.

His current goal is very clear, which is to put down the troubled times in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and establish a unified empire.

But if you want to build a unified empire with long-term peace and stability, you must think about a question: What is the cornerstone of a unified empire?

Liu Zhang did not have any doubts. He knew that this cornerstone was a military force that no one in the world could contend with, an unparalleled contribution to eliminating disasters within the universe, an ambition to nourish the world, and a desire to save the sufferings of all living beings. tenderness.

And now he is building this cornerstone.

(End of this chapter)