Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 147
When the rebellion in Nanzhong was mostly put down, Liu Zhang did not leave Nanzhong immediately and return to Chengdu. Instead, he stayed in Dianchi County. He needed to stay in Nanzhong for a while to deal with the situation in Nanzhong. At the same time, according to the plan in his mind, he will transform the land of Nanzhong.

'Nanzhao, Dali. '

Thinking silently about the emergence of these two powerful vassals in Yunnan and Guizhou in later generations, Liu Zhang did not hope from the bottom of his heart that a regional power that was not Han's would rise in the southwest in the future, causing the Sichuan and Shu lands to be unrest for hundreds of years and tens of thousands of Han people. The son of the family even shed blood and sacrificed his life and his bones were buried in the southwest.

Taking advantage of the fact that the civilization level of the Soyi people in Nanzhong is relatively low, and their weapons, armor, cities, handicrafts, and political systems are all lagging behind the Han people. Therefore, even though the Soyi people are dominant in number, they cannot compete with those who are far smaller than them. The Han people competed with each other, allowing the Han people to occupy the advantage of Nanzhong and control the current power of Nanzhong.

Liu Zhang wanted to take advantage of the current cultural generation gap between the Han people and the Soyi people in the south, use Xia to transform the barbarians, use the Xia culture to influence the Soyi people in the south, increase efforts to open up the southwest, and turn the southwest into the basic territory of the Han people.

It's just that this matter will take decades or even hundreds of years to be effective. Liu Zhang wanted to use the 2000-year-old experience in his mind to make a good start in Nanzhong and give future generations a model to follow.

"Ming Gong, the fish has bitten the hook." Wu Yi, who was beside Liu Zhang, saw Liu Zhang's eyes drifting into the distance, completely unaware that the fishing rod in his hand was trembling slightly, as if a fish was biting the hook, so he whispered A reminder.

Wu Yi's words made Liu Zhang break away from his plan to open up the southwest. He was too immersed in thinking about the strategy of managing Nanzhong. At this moment, he realized that the fishing rod in his hand was shaking more and more, and the hook was biting. The fish seems to know that the food it eats contains a poisonous hook with malicious intentions.

Liu Zhang raised his hand and lifted the fishing rod, and he transferred a big, fresh fish to the shore. Looking at the big fish hunched over and struggling in the grass on the shore of Dianchi Lake, he smiled slightly and said, He, a fisherman, had good luck today because he had no air force.

Liu Zhang, who had never had any fish take the bait, was still thinking that if not a single fish took the bait today, just take a sip of the Dianchi water in front of him that had not been polluted by industrialization more than a thousand years ago, and he would be considered to have gained something today. .

"As expected of Mr. Ming, he caught such a big fish. I was still thinking that Mr. Ming had never caught a fish before. It seems that he despises the small fish that bite the hook. He must have caught such a big fish." Zhang Yi, who had sensitive skin and was chatting quickly, opened his mouth to praise Liu Zhang when he saw the big fish he had caught.

Wu Yi on the side also imitated Zhang Yi's glib tone and echoed: "Today's fishing, Ming Gong should be the first. I'm afraid Zhang Jun and I won't be able to catch such a big fish."

"Don't laugh. Let's catch a few more fish and hold a fish feast tonight." Liu Zhang raised his eyebrows and said with a calm smile.

Although Liu Zhang looked calm and unsurprised, his heart was full of joy. In his previous life, he had fished for many air forces and returned. Unexpectedly, in the late Han Dynasty, his luck had improved.

For a fisherman, not being in the Air Force is the greatest happiness in life. Worse, it is the envy of fishing friends from the Air Force.

Zhang Yi immediately responded: "That's right. Lord Gaofu and Lieutenant Xi will have a good time tonight. It's a pity that Lieutenants Gan and Li are still mopping up the rebellious barbarians, but they don't have such good luck."

After saying this, a few people fell silent and continued to catch fish, looking forward to catching a few more big fish today to prepare for the evening banquet.

When a big fish took the bait, Liu Zhang stopped thinking about the situation in Nanzhong. While waiting for the fish to take the bait, he admired the beautiful scenery of Dianchi Lake more than a thousand years ago.

The sky in front of me is the pure autumn blue sky, the water is as smooth as a mirror and crystal emerald. A breeze blows by, and the reeds on the shore seem to spit out white snow. The reeds' bodies curl up in the wind and move leisurely.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Zhang felt the air of more than a thousand years ago. The oxygen in the air seemed to be thicker than in later generations. Combined with the beautiful scenery of Dianchi Lake, he was a little drunk. During this period, he was exhausted from the battle. My body and mind felt a little relieved.

"Appeal."

There was a sound of horsebacking behind Liu Zhang, followed by the sound of dismounting. Not long after, Peng Yi, who had rushed to the Dian Lake to deliver the news, came to them and saw several people fishing. Peng Yi stood aside and was interested. Didn't speak.

After waiting for a while, Wu Yi had a fish on the bait, and it was time to make some noise. Seizing this opportunity, Peng Yi opened his mouth to report to Liu Zhang: "Ming Gong, a messenger has come to report that Mr. Jingfu of Zangda County is here to report." Arrive at Dianchi Lake later today."

Liu Zhang nodded and asked, "Where is Lv Juncheng of Yongchang County?"

"Lü Juncheng delayed his departure for a while because of the rebellion of the barbarians in Yongchang County. He is expected to arrive at Dianchi Lake tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Peng Yi responded. During these days, he was the one who sorted the documents and distributed them for Liu Zhang. He had to select important information from many documents to report to Liu Zhang. After a period of experience, he had a lot of troubles in his mind.

"It's a coincidence that Jingfu Jun is here. He happens to be holding a fish banquet tonight. It can be seen that he is a man with a good taste. It's a pity that Lu Juncheng doesn't have such a good taste." Zhang Yi sighed with emotion. He originally thought that the road from Zangda County to Yizhou was The road was rugged and difficult, so Jing Yi had to wait until later to reach Dianchi County. He didn't expect that Jing Yi would arrive so quickly and would be able to reach Dianchi County tonight.

"That's all for today's fishing. Let's go back to Dianchi County to take care of things so that we can entertain Mr. Jingfu." Liu Zhang looked at the sun, then glanced at today's fish catch, and decided to call it a day and return to Dianchi County.

Liu Zhang spoke, and the others naturally obeyed. They got on their horses and headed towards Dianchi County. As for the fishing gear and catch, there were attendants taking care of them.

Peng Yi rode close to Liu Zhang and continued to report the document information he had received to Liu Zhang.

First of all, Liu Zhang paid the most attention to the war in the Central Plains. Peng Yi said: "Ming Gong, when Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou in Yanzhou, Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu and only three cities remained. Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought for a hundred days and could not decide the winner. Now Locusts have risen in Yanzhou, resulting in a severe shortage of food and grass. Cao Cao and Lu Bu have already stopped their troops and tortured the powerful people who plundered Yanzhou in order to obtain military supplies."

"Cao Cao is in such a tight situation, will Yuan Shao do anything?" Liu Zhang asked about Cao Cao's eldest brother Yuan Shao's handling of Cao Cao's current predicament.

Speaking of Yuan Shao, he felt a little emotional in his heart. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in a situation where two Yuans were fighting. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao were on one side, and Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, and Tao Qian were on the other side. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were the leaders of their respective camps. .If the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were in harmony and joined hands, there would be no problem for Cao Liusun in the world. That is to say, brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu criticized each other and were not in harmony with each other, which gave Cao Liusun a chance. Otherwise, the Han Dynasty would have perished long ago. Yes, the world belongs to the Zhong family of the Yuan family.

Peng Wei reported back based on the document information he received: "Yuan Shao had no intention of helping Cao Cao at first, and wanted Cao Cao to move his family to Yecheng, but Cao Cao was also tough and actually rejected Yuan Shao in the current hanging situation. "

"Later, Yuan Shao probably considered that he was at war with Gongsun Zan. If Lu Bu captured Yanzhou, the north and south of Jizhou would be uneasy, and he might end up in the same situation as Cao Cao, so Yuan Shao sent troops, horses, money and food to help. Cao Cao."

Liu Zhang was not surprised that Cao Cao refused Yuan Shao's request to move his family to Yecheng. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had played together since childhood and seemed to have a good relationship, but there had been a gap between the two. When Dong Zhuo first entered Luoyang, it was Yuan Shao who gave him the General He Jin's suggestion: "Recruit heroes from all over to lead troops to the capital to intimidate the Queen Mother and kill the ten permanent servants in the palace." '

With Yuan Shao's advice that would bring disaster to the world, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who still had some love for the big man, naturally became strangers. Even though Cao Cao didn't say anything in front of him, he probably hated Yuan Shao in his heart.

Speaking of which, Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan's plan to abolish Shili Mu was just to feed the big man a large bag of croton. Although the big man would collapse and become weak, it would not lead to death.

Yuan Shao's plan to recruit military leaders to the capital was to mix a bag of arsenic into the noodles for the big man, or the kind of noodles mixed with arsenic. The big man, who was already very weak, collapsed after eating this bowl of noodles. The Central Committee of the Han Dynasty completely lost its prestige, and the governors of the prefectures and counties had no reins to restrain them, and the world was completely in chaos.

Knowing Cao Cao's movements, Liu Zhang asked Han Zhaolie Emperor Liu Bei's movements: "Where is Liu Bei?"

"Liu Bei is the herdsman of Xuzhou and Tao Qian is the governor of Yuzhou. He also gave Danyang four thousand soldiers. Now Liu Bei is stationed in Xiaopei to defend Tao Qian from the enemy coming from the direction of Yanzhou." Peng Yi replied, and at the same time he had some doubts in his heart. Ming Gong didn't care about the two Yuan Dynasties who were now the most powerful in the world, but instead cared about the movements of two minor characters, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, but he didn't know why.

Hearing this, Liu Zhang sighed. Sure enough, just like in history, his fellow sect Liu Bei switched jobs from Gongsun Zan to Tao Qian. Liu Bei found every opportunity and had the ability to climb up poles unparalleled in the world. He could make a fool of himself no matter where he went. Very good.

Historically, Liu Bei first became a Pingyuan minister under his senior brother Gongsun Zan, and then became a Yuzhou governor under Tao Qian. He was captured by Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and went to Cao Cao. Cao Cao warmly received him, and he and Liu Bei were from the same family. Sitting at the same table, Liu Bei was given the official position of General Zuo and was granted the title of Tinghou of Yicheng.

Later, Liu Bei was recommended by his uncle Dong Cheng and received the imperial edict from Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. At this time, Liu Bei probably felt a little emotional. He was a knight-errant from Youzhou who was wanted by the imperial court for whipping the postal supervisor. In an instant, he became a wanted criminal. A loyal minister of the Han Dynasty is also a loyal minister favored by the emperor. The fate of life is really difficult to fathom.

Liu Bei, who had been ordered to wear clothes and belts, did not dare to stay in Xudu. In addition, Cao Cao praised Liu Bei: "The only heroes in the world are your envoy and Caoer." '

Liu Bei feared that he would be harmed by Cao Cao, so he took advantage of the campaign against Yuan Shu, who had taken refuge with Yuan Shao, and recaptured Xuzhou. He was then defeated by Cao Cao and ran to Yuan Shao.Logically speaking, Liu Bei was Gongsun Zan's younger brother, and Yuan Shao should have disliked Liu Bei. However, when Liu Bei served as the governor of Yuzhou under Cao Cao, he promoted Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan as a talented person, so he received Yuan Shao's favor.

When Liu Zhang was reading the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he saw something interesting about calling Liu Bei directly. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fighting against each other, Liu Bei, who was under Cao Cao, actually promoted Yuan Tan as a talented person. It can be seen that although Liu Bei was a knight-errant in Youzhou, he He is also a very scheming boy.

"Ming Gong, now in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are fighting. Why does Ming Gong not care about the movements of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but instead cares about Cao Cao's actions after the eunuch, and Liu Bei, if Ming Gong hadn't sent people to investigate, I have never heard of this person."

In his heart, Peng Yi felt that Liu Zhang cared about Cao Cao and Liu Bei, but did not care about Er Yuan. He was confused and asked about it. After getting along with Liu Zhang for a while, he knew Liu Zhang's character and was usually kind and kind. Angry, gentle to others, rarely gets angry.

In response to Peng Yi's question, Liu Zhang sneered, but the sneer was not at Peng Yi, but at the two Yuan whom Peng Yi mentioned.

"Today's disputes in the Central Plains are, in the final analysis, a fight between two Yuans. If the two Yuans had joined forces, the world would have been peaceful. Unfortunately, the brothers of the two Yuans did not get along and their attacks were futile, resulting in suffering for the common people."

"Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are two brothers who are incompatible with each other. How can we expect them to accommodate the world's elites and achieve anything big?"

Liu Zhang took out the words of the poisonous warrior Jia Xu who advised Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the North, to defect to Cao Cao to relieve Peng Yi's doubts.

Peng Yi had a different opinion: "Ming Gong, Yuan Shu has nothing to worry about. He was defeated in Nanyang first, and then rushed to Yangzhou in a hurry. Although he is the fourth generation of the Third Duke and the legitimate son of the Yuan family, he is just wearing brocade clothes. It’s rotten inside.”

"But Yuan Shao is different. In the past when he conquered Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance and was very powerful. Now he is entrenched in Jizhou and is fighting against Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan went militarily and was cruel. He even killed his clan relative Liu Yu. Liu Yu was in Youyou The state has always been kind and trustworthy, and Xianbei and Wuwan also fall in love with Liu Yu. According to my opinion, Gongsun Zan will be defeated sooner or later."

"At that time, Yuan Shaohu will occupy the four prefectures of Ji, You, Qing, and Bing. He will use the food from Ji Province to help You and strengthen the soldiers. Moreover, Ji Province is famous for its strong crossbows, and it also has the troops of Youzhou Tuqi, Xianbei, and Wuwan. , Go south to conquer the world, I am afraid no one can defeat it. If Yuan Shao takes over the Central Plains in the south and controls Guanzhong in the west, he will gain sixty-seven percent of the world. If Ming Gong wants to do anything again, it may be difficult. "

Wu Yi, Zhang Yi, Wu Ban and others who gathered around Liu Zhang heard Peng Yi's words and looked sideways at Liu Zhang, wanting to know Liu Zhang's thoughts and answers.

Liu Zhang, whose horse was half a horse faster than Peng Yi's, heard Peng Yi's worried words. He turned back to Peng Yi and said with a hint of sadness: "If it is true as Yongnian said, I will have no choice but to wait until the time comes. If I turn against Yuan Shao and surrender, I still won't lose my status as a marquis."

Hearing this, the worry on Peng Yi's brows disappeared and turned into a helpless expression. He shook his head, pointed at Zhang Yi and said: "Ming Gong, how can you be like Zhang Jun? You don't speak in a formal manner. If you don't learn well, you will learn bad things." .”

Liu Zhang laughed loudly when he heard this, and Wu Yi, Zhang Yi, Wu Ban and others gathered around also laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)