Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 133 Fazheng and Mengda

Hanzhong, Yangping Pass.

After the two captains Pang Le and Li Yi sent by Liu Zhang to defend Zhang Lu were attacked and killed by Zhang Lu's tribe led by Du Yi, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue and others, the two families were actually at odds. .

However, Liu Zhang considered the idea of ​​pacifying Nanzhong first and then turning around to kill Zhang Lu, so he did not point out Zhang Lu's guilt for the time being and attacked Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu wanted to delay time and improve Hanzhong's combat preparations to deal with Liu Zhang. In the future conquests, Liu Zhang was treated arrogantly and submissively.

So the two families that were supposed to be fighting each other are still maintaining harmony on the surface, but secretly the two families are already in trouble.

Now Zhang Lu followed the advice of the meritorious Cao Yan Pu and cut off the road from Hanzhong to Chengdu, leaving a group of refugees who moved south to Shu due to the riots in Guanzhong and Liangzhou to stay in Hanzhong to prevent these refugees from becoming Liu Zhang's soldiers , and at the same time, Zhang Lu attracted these refugees as his own help, one by one, one by one, and then one by one, by increasing the power of Hanzhong.

It's just that many of these refugees are not willing to stay in Hanzhong, but prefer the prosperous Chengdu. Meng Da and Meng Zijing are one of them.

After Meng Da inquired about some news at Yangping Pass, he rode towards the clan camp behind Yangping Pass.

As soon as Pu arrived at the gate of the camp, Meng Da saw that the camp site, which was still desolate with only green grass in the morning, was now taking shape.

There is a flush fence in the camp, and a ditch is dug in front of the fence. Although it is not very deep, it naturally blocks the invasion of snakes, insects, rats, ants, and wild animals. There is no problem. In the camp, many tents have been erected, one after another. A building with extremely strict planning.

Mengda knew that this must be the work of his close friend, and he was the only one who could build such a well-organized camp. It was inconvenient for horses to gallop in the camp. Mengda dismounted his horse and walked into the camp holding the reins of the horse.

People in the camp naturally noticed Meng Da's return. A young man greeted Meng Da. The young man smiled and shouted in a somewhat excited tone: "Uncle, you are back."

When the young man arrived in front of Mengda, he stretched out his hand and took Mengda's mount as a matter of course.

Meng Da nodded and told the young man who had led the horse: "Axian, wash and feed the horse. Remember to mix some corn into the forage. It has been a long journey, so the horse should eat something good." "

Mengda's nephew, Deng Xian, was impeccable and agreed to Mengda's requests one by one. He took the horses aside to wash and feed them. He also followed Mengda's request and mixed some corn into the horse feed.

After giving instructions to Deng Xian, Meng Da walked towards the big meeting tent in the middle of the camp. When he opened the curtain, he saw the young man who was sitting in the tent and studying An Ran, his best friend.

The young man is not very old, and his face is between a young man and a teenager. His expression is calm and elegant, his eyebrows are as sharp as knives, and his eyes are even more exquisite. "Xiaozhi, you are leisurely, elegant and calm, and you can still read at this time." Upon seeing this, Meng Da teased his friend in front of him: "You are not worried at all about whether we can pass Yangping Pass. Heading to Chengdu?”

The young man named Xiaozhi and surnamed Zheng raised his head and looked at the dusty Mengda. He did not get up to greet him, but continued to sit and responded: "It doesn't matter whether you worry or not, it won't help. "

"Whether you can go to Chengdu through Yangping Pass is not something that I can control. It depends on the rice thief who is entrenched in Hanzhong. Oh...it is only right to call Zhang Lu Zhang Shijun. It depends on Zhang Shijun's thoughts. Whether he allows it or not Allow us to wait through Yangping Pass."

"Speaking of which, brother Zijing, did you find any information when you went to Yangping Pass? Can we pass the pass?"

Meng Da, who heard Fazheng's inquiry, spread his hands and looked a little depressed. He shook his head and said, "I spent some money with a person named Jijiu. I learned that Zhang Lu, the rice thief, and Yizhou are now There seems to be some discord between Mu and Liu Zhang, so Zhang Lu plans to keep us in Hanzhong and not allow us to go south to Chengdu, so that we can help him in his great cause of Tianshi Dao."

Speaking of this, Meng Da sighed with some displeasure in his tone: "I originally wanted to bribe the city gatekeepers at Yangping Pass, but these people took my money but did not do anything for me. They said that Yangping Pass was created by Zhang Lu's brother. Zhang Wei was stationed at the station, and the interrogation was extremely strict during this period. It was hard to turn a blind eye and let us pass the customs. We need to stay for a little longer. When the interrogation is relaxed, we will be sent to wait for clearance, but they have to pay for it. Keep it first."

"What a bunch of idiots. Fortunately, I heard that Zhang Lu inherited the teachings of his ancestors, taught the people to be honest and not cheat, and made the patients surrender themselves. Those who believed in the Tao of Heavenly Masters under his rule were a group of people who paid attention to integrity. Now it seems that and Corrupt officials are just the same breed, there is no difference."

Hearing this, Fazheng frowned and said helplessly: "A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Besides, we are not strong dragons. We are just a bereaved dog passing by Hanzhong. I guess we cannot defeat Zhang Lu, a local snake. It seems that we can only temporarily I have stopped in Hanzhong and am spending my days in Hanzhong."

"How can this work?" Meng Da shook his head like a shaking fan. He didn't want to stay in Hanzhong: "Zhang Lu, that rice thief, believed in the ghost way. He was no different from the yellow turban thief in the past. He promoted the way of the Heavenly Master in Hanzhong. Most of the people under his rule need to join the Celestial Master Dao, but I, Meng, have no such interest in joining the Celestial Master Dao or believing in any ghost Dao."

Fazheng, on the other hand, teased: "The situation is not up to anyone, but I have found out clearly. Zhang Lu did not appoint any senior officials, but managed local government affairs with wine sacrifices. Those who came to learn Taoism were called 'ghost soldiers' at first. After accepting this Taoism and believing in it, they will Known as the 'Sacrificial Wine', each leader will lead his tribe; those who lead many people will be called the 'Zhitou Dajiu Sacrifice'. I would like to pay tribute to you. If you join Zhang Lu and believe in ghosts, you may not be able to get the position of 'Zhitou Dajijiu' in the future. Wouldn’t it be great to be below one person and above ten thousand people?”

Meng Da was not displeased by Fazheng's words. He still shook his head and said, "Following a person like Zhang Lu, what kind of future can I have? I don't know what kind of trouble I will get into in the future. It would be a shame to harm my own family. If If you implicate the clan, then the sin will be huge."

Then he teased Fazheng: "Xiaozhi, your grandfather is famous in Guanzhong and is famous for his purity. You, Fa, are a family inheritor of Confucian classics and have read all the classics of hundreds of schools of thought. How come you are right now?" The ghost has taken hold of you."

Fazheng laughed. Speaking of the heirloom of Confucian classics, he did not have much temperament as a scholar. Instead, he had more of a knight-errant demeanor, and his speech with others was very immodest.

"No kidding, we have come all the way from Fufeng, and it's time to take a rest. Let's take advantage of this rest time and take another look."

(End of this chapter)