Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 167
"Ming Gong, look." Peng Yi's face was excited and his eyes were shining. He put down his aloof celebrity airs and raised his fingers in the direction of Bodao County as if dancing, gesturing for Liu Zhang to look over.

Without Peng Yi's signal, Liu Zhang also saw a place two or three miles in front of the Bodao County city. A group of young, old and strong gathered on the roadside. The number of people seemed to be no less than a thousand. I am afraid that every household in the entire Bodao County was out. They gathered people and came to greet the southern expedition army returning from the north.

"This is the people's heart!" Peng Yi sighed meaningfully. Since Liu Zhang's army returned to the north, the people of the counties and counties they passed along the way have gathered on the roadside where the army passed to pay their respects to the army marching south. Greetings, although Peng Yi estimates that more or less some of the people are just watching the fun, most of the people should be out of support for Liu Zhang, the Yizhou Shepherd.

"The soldiers and the people are enamored of each other, and virtue is admired everywhere." Peng Yi started a sentence, but he stopped talking at this point and did not continue. It would be taboo to say any more.

Peng Yi felt that it would be better to keep it a secret until the major events Liu Zhang sought became clear. After all, the imperial court was still alive and the emperor Liu Xie was still alive.As a scholar, one should not speak too directly, otherwise it would easily arouse Liu Zhang's jealousy.

'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. ’ Or ‘The position of emperor is occupied by those who are virtuous. Liu Zhang's expression did not change. He completed the unfinished words for Peng Yi in his mind.

Liu Zhang half-squinted his eyes and kept an indifferent expression as he continued to ride his horse forward towards the group of people who greeted him in Bodao County.

'Popular sentiment. Liu Zhang didn't care about what Peng Yi said about the support of scholars and people for him. He had 5000 years of Chinese history hidden in his mind. He knew that people's hearts and minds were important, but they couldn't be shown in detail. Important, you may say that popular support is not important, but popular support seems to be somewhat useful.

Take the Three Kingdoms in front of us as an example. If the people's hearts are important, then Liu Bei, who loves the people like a son and the people's hearts are like water, should win the world.But what is the truth? Cao Cao, who likes to massacre cities and force people to migrate, defeated Liu Bei from beginning to end, and then lost in the battle for Hanzhong. Cao Cao was old and decayed, and there were loyal Han officials in the Yecheng base camp who were causing trouble. Liu Bei was defeated for a while, but generally speaking, Liu Bei won Hanzhong, but not the people of Hanzhong. The people of Hanzhong had already been moved to Guanzhong by Cao Cao, so the outcome of the battle in Hanzhong between the two sides could only be considered a [-]-[-] split.

This is what is happening in front of us, not to mention the history behind China. What kind of virtue are the Mongols? When they conquered the world, they massacred cities all the way and almost turned Sichuan into a wasteland. Such things would not win the hearts of the people, but they established the Mongolian and Yuan Empire. Enjoyed 100 years of national destiny.Later, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were nothing but rubbish. They were worse than the Mongols. They not only engaged in massacres, but also engaged in ideological confinement and suppression. The Manchu Qing rulers did not care about such things as the people's support, but they actually enjoyed the national destiny for more than 200 years.

Therefore, Liu Zhang believed from the bottom of his heart that the icing on the cake is very nice, but providing help in times of need is of little use.

When Liu Zhang and his party were approaching Bodao County, a crowd of people from Bodao County saw the army. As the leader, Bodao County Magistrate Wang Guo immediately led his officials , greeted him on foot.

Not long after, the two parties collided, and Wang Guo took the lead in taking action. He first led his Bodao County officials to bend down and salute Liu Zhang. After the ceremony, Wang Guo held his hands and said, "If it weren't for Ming Gong, then I would We all live in fear all day long, fearing that the barbarians will intrude on Bodao. Fortunately today, Duke Ming has been appointed as the shepherd of Yizhou to stand up for our people in Yizhou and put down the troubled barbarians in the south, so that our generation is safe, can enjoy peace, and the country can lead Bodao. The people of the county thank you very much for your kindness."

After saying this, Wang Guo led his soldiers and people, and once again bent down to give Liu Zhang a great gift. Then Wang Guo smiled and complimented Liu Zhang: "Now that Nanzhong has been pacified, it should be congratulated by Duke Ming. In Bodao City A banquet was prepared, and clean water was sprinkled on the streets along the way to welcome Ming Gong."

Continuing with the above words, Wang Guo said half-defensively and half-flattering: "Today, the country had no intention of working with the people to welcome him. But when the people heard that Duke Ming had returned to the north, people were happy, and the soldiers and people jumped up. They voluntarily left the city to welcome Duke Ming here. The country saw the public opinion. It’s hard to disobey, so let’s leave it to them.”

When Guo Guo, the magistrate of Bodao County, led a group of people to salute him, Liu Zhang did not sit on his horse and accepted it arrogantly. He got off the horse early. At this time, he stepped forward and said to Guo Guo: "Bo Dao The Taoist priests and people are so kind, I feel ashamed. I just did some things that I should do as a shepherd of Yizhou, so why do I need to welcome them in a grand way?"

Liu Zhang's words were half modesty and half true. Just as he said, as a Yizhou shepherd, whatever rights he had, he had to shoulder equal responsibilities and obligations. He only enjoyed the happiness and joy brought by his rights, but did not He would not be able to do such an ugly thing without paying anything for this right.

It’s just Liu Zhang’s simple and natural words that touched several old men with white hair and dove sticks standing behind the kingdom. These people are all over the age of seventy. They have lived a long time, have seen many people, and their eyes are naturally broad. of.Over the years, the officials who served as county governors and governors in Yizhou were all focused on amassing big things and became greedy. For example, Liu Yan's predecessor, Quejian, the governor of Yizhou, few of them thought about the people, helped them overcome troubles and create peace. The people of Shu.

The elders who had spent many years under the rule of a group of insects in the past could not help but feel their heartstrings twitching when they saw Liu Zhang, a somewhat normal Yizhou herder, their eyes sparkling with tears.

Regardless of their age and weakened waist, these elders in Bodao County forced themselves to bend down to Liu Zhang, gave him a great gift, and murmured: "May the Ming Dynasty live forever."

Under the leadership of these elders of Bodao County, the people of Bodao County, who had a good impression of Liu Zhang's actions of leading the army south to pacify Nanzhong, bowed their hands and gave great gifts, and sincerely praised Liu Zhang: " May Duke Ming live a long life."

'Longevity. Liu Zhang, who had not cared much about the people's hearts at first, felt a little touched in his heart when he heard the people's sincere words.He believed that, as Bodao County Magistrate Wang Guo said, the people of Bodao County voluntarily went out of the city to meet him, the Yizhou Shepherd. It is the hardest thing to fake one's intentions, not to mention the sincerity and integrity of so many people. meaning.

Liu Zhang stepped forward, helped up several elders who were bowing to salute, and accepted the hospitality one by one, winning the hearts and minds of the people of Bodao County.

Peng Yi, who was dismounting with Liu Zhang in front, looked at the scene in front of him with a smile. He murmured in his heart: "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." '
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Chengdu Prefecture Mufu.Chief blogger Huang Quan, together with De Zhonglang General Zhao Wei, Shu County Governor Chen Shi, Chengdu Ling Dong He and others gathered in the conference hall of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion. Under the auspices of Wang Shang, Wang Shang held a debate. Meeting.

At the top of the list, Wang Shang, who was staying in Chengdu, looked a little haggard. These days, every day when he opened his eyes, a lot of things came to his eyes. The most important thing was naturally the Southern Expedition, the food, grass and baggage of the Southern Expedition army. , everything needed needs to be taken care of by him, who is responsible for Xiao He.

In addition, except for the affairs of Nanzhong, he basically needs to handle the local affairs of various counties in Yizhou. Of course, if it is a big matter, he will send an official document to the south to ask for Liu Zhang's opinion. It is just a trivial matter, and he cannot avoid it. He'll take care of it.Therefore, after working hard for a period of time, his complexion did not look very good.

However, although Wang Shang looked unhappy, his lightning-like eyes showed that he was in good spirits.After seeing that almost everyone present at the meeting had arrived, Wang Shang opened the meeting with a slight cough and digested and sorted out the news he had received in the past few days: "Ming Gong has now pacified Nanzhong, the chief of the Yong clan of Yizhou County. Yong Mian conferred the title, Gaoyuan, the king of Yi in Yuexi County, was beheaded by the formation, and Zhu Bao, the county magistrate of Xianxu County, was also rectified. Duke Ming is now in Dian Lake, taking care of some affairs, and will return north."

Everyone present looked happy when they heard the words, but there were also some unsatisfactory things. For example, Wang Shang, who was at the top and could clearly see the faces of everyone below him, saw Zhao Wei, the general of De Zhonglang, and heard this. When receiving the news, he frowned slightly at first, and then quickly smiled alertly.

'Eh. Wang Shang sighed silently in his heart when he saw such a change in the expression of General Zhao Wei.He and Zhao Wei are both important ministers of Yizhou. Although they are not very familiar with each other, they have known each other for a long time. What is Zhao Wei thinking in his mind and what he may be planning to do. Based on his understanding of Zhao Wei, although he cannot He had a conclusive conclusion, but he could also make an accurate guess. He understood that Zhao Wei was a stable person on the surface, but he was restless and unpredictable at heart.

Wang Shang brought up some more details about the war in Nanzhong and dispersed the meeting. This was his original intention of hosting the meeting today, just to announce that the war in Nanzhong was decided and Liu Zhang returned to the north, and other important matters. It won't be said at the conference that it is true. It will be discussed in a small meeting.For example, he now left the chief blogger Huang Quan and Chengdu Ling Dong He to discuss the war in Brazil County.

"An Dong Zhonglang general Gao Pei and the governor of Brazil County Meng Biao jointly sent a document, which stated that Zhang Lu, the rice thief, sent Banzhen Manqu Commander Pu Hu and Yuan Yue to invade Brazil from Micang Road... Gao Pei said that he was an enemy of Kou Guang. Although the number of people who set up a flag and show their power seemed to be large, in fact, based on his guess and the information obtained by the scouts sent out, it was confirmed that the enemy invaders only numbered about [-] people."

"The senior high school commander and the governor of Brazil County, Meng Biao, plan to respond as follows. The senior high commander will sit in Langzhong and the high school commander will guard Hanchang. In this way, the enemy's route to Chengdu through Langzhong will be blocked. Secondly, the high school commander will be in the center. Sit and guard Hanchang, there is a beacon fire there, if the high school general sends troops to rescue, it will be easy to deal with it."

"Because the number of enemy bandits is small and their force is huge, the document jointly signed by General Lang and Meng Taishou only explained the situation of the bandits and did not ask Chengdu to send troops to assist. I don't know what you think."

"If there are more than three thousand thieves, I think the troops under the command of General Gao Pei will be enough to prove it." Huang Quan expressed his trust in Gao Pei. Gao Pei was a veteran general with rich military experience. If Gao Pei If there are only 3000 enemy invaders, then the number is basically about the same. With such a small number of people, he thought that the troops commanded by Gao Pei would be enough to cope with it.

"In addition, I thought about the way to deal with the high school general. I thought there are no hidden dangers. It just needs the prince to send a document to warn the high school general to be careful. At this time, Ming Gong is still in Nanzhong. , has not returned, everything in Bashu puts stability first." As a native of Brazil, Huang Quan gave his opinions on Gao Pei's response to the bandits' layout.

"What Gong Heng said is true." Dong He agreed. Although he was from Nanjun, during the period since he took office as the Chengdu Order, he learned a lot about the mountains and rivers of Bashu from the documents collected by the State Mufu. In addition, The whole family migrated from Nanjun to Shu. He had to live in the open and wind all the way, so he valued food and grass very much.

"The enemy invaders are transporting grain from Micang Road. Micang Road is rugged and difficult to navigate. Ten minutes of grain can be transported from Hanzhong to Basi County in one minute. It is considered very good if the supplies are in the hands of Pu Hu and Yuan Yue. With the grain in Hanzhong If the war continues for a long time, Hanzhong's food and grass supply may be at its lowest, and it will be difficult to supply Pu Hu and Yuan Yue. In addition, Zhang Lu built the Guancheng on Zoumaling in front of Yangping Pass, which is another waste of food and grass. So many actions.”

"Hanzhong is a place that supplies two large households with food and grass consumption. How can they eat here? Pu Hu and Yuan Yue who marched from Micang Road to Brazil County must have just invaded the place and could not do anything to siege the city. Even if they move, their troops are not enough to besiege the city, so it would be good if they could capture a few Xiaowu forts.”

Wang Shang nodded. He had a question: "The rice thief Zhang Lu sent Pu Hu and Yuan Yue to march into Brazil was very perverse. If we talk about convenience, the Golden Bull Road is dozens of times easier than the Rice Cang Road." . Secondly, Zhang Lu had hoarded a lot of grain and grass at Yangping Pass. If he marched from Yangping Pass to attack Baishui Pass, the road would be accessible and supplies would be convenient. But for some reason, Zhang Lu actually marched from Micang Road, which would be easy to give up but difficult to take."

"Perhaps Zhang Lu wanted to take the enemy by surprise and capture Brazil County from Micang Road. We may not have thought that he would win a small victory." Huang Quan gave a seemingly reasonable answer. s reason.

"Unfortunately, Zhang Lu thought of something that surprised us, and we thought of it early. Before Ming Gong's southern expedition, General Gao Lang led his troops to Brazil County to guard." Wang Shang smiled, his figure was a little relaxed, but Then his face changed, and with some worry, he thought of Zhao Wei: "Now that Duke Ming is about to return to Chengdu, now is the most relaxing time, but also the time when we need to be most vigilant."

"Gong Heng, in the next few days, you will be guarding the Dongzhou soldiers stationed outside the city. The city will be patrolled by You Zai, the commander of the troops. In addition, the county captain Yan Yan is very loyal, so let him contact the inside and outside of the city."

Huang Quan was convinced, he nodded and accepted.Dong He on the side also responded with his hands.

(End of this chapter)