Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 168 Liu Qi is second
Bodao County.

The sky in the east had just turned white and the rising sun had not yet revealed its features. Liu Zhang had already dressed up. His expression was as normal as usual, without any fluctuations. Yizhou Mu had been sitting for a long time, so people called him "Jun" or "Ming Gong" for a long time. Now, he feels that he seems to have the temperament of a superior person, and his emotions and anger will not be shown on his face, as if he has put a traditional mask on his face to prevent others from guessing his thoughts.

"Ming Gong, everything is ready." Peng Yi stepped forward and announced with cupped hands.

This sound awakened Liu Zhang from his thoughts about the change in his own mentality. His face was as calm as water, and he did not respond to Peng Yi's words, but just nodded.

Later, Liu Zhang led Peng Yi, Wu Ban, and about a hundred personal guards, and the group left Bodao County and headed north toward Chengdu.

'Shen Sheng died inside, and Chong'er was safe outside. Liu Zhang, who abandoned the army, did not march with the army, but led more than a hundred people to return north quickly. He felt inexplicably sad in his heart.

After the hearty victory in Nanzhong, Liu Zhang still maintained a clear mind. He received a letter from Pang Jing, the head of the mansion. The letter stated that his good brother Liu Hao had been on a hunting trip recently. It happened more often, it was a very common little thing, but Liu Zhang smelled something different.

Liu Hao's increased frequency of hunting can perhaps be explained by the fact that Liu Hao lost his position as a herdsman in Yizhou and was suppressed by Liu Zhang, which caused him to feel depressed, so he went hunting around to release his inner pressure.

But Liu Zhang didn't think so. Liu Mao's actions reminded him of Liu Qi. Since Liu Biao loved his youngest son Liu Cong, Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang for advice and took refuge in Zhenjiangxia.

'It seems that my good brother wants to be Liu Qi's second best. I'm afraid safari is not just a safari. Liu Zhang thought about the worst. Liu Mao had been in Shu for a long time, assisting Liu Yan in governing the country. There might be a few loyal dogs among the civil and military officials in Shu. When these loyal dogs saw Liu Mao lose power, they would do something. Unfortunately, he had the intention of rescuing Liu Mao. When Liu Mao was hunting, he attacked and killed the warriors he sent to monitor Liu Mao's actions, and rescued Liu Mao from his clutches.

Liu Zhang thought this way based on the ideas given by the times. People in the Han Dynasty despised death and valued righteousness. The words loyalty and filial piety were much more important to the people in the Han Dynasty than life and death.

Liu Zhang was very impressed with how the little overlord of Jiangdong died in history. Sun Ce killed Xu Gong, the prefect of Wu County, but several of Xu Gong's retainers felt Xu Gong's kindness and seriously injured Sun Ce in an ambush and sniper attack. Sun Ce died early as a result. Pass away.There is a key point here, that is, Xu Gong was killed in the second year of Jian'an, and Sun Ce was attacked by Xu Gong's disciples in the fifth year of Jian'an.

"I have been hiding for three years, just to avenge myself. What kind of revenge and resentment is this?" 'Liu Zhang sighed in his heart, the scholars of the Han Dynasty were a bit crazy. There were many people who spent several years to avenge their masters. It was hard to guarantee that there were such a few fools under Liu Hao's account who were bent on planning for Liu Hao.

Therefore, Liu Zhang planned to return to Chengdu as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation and suppress those with ulterior motives.Although he feels that he has everything under control with his current layout in Chengdu, it would be better to have an extra layer of insurance.

Liu Zhang raised his gaze from his meditation and looked north: "Chengdu, here I am." '
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In Brazil County, in the mountain forest near Micang Road, a group of soldiers who looked like a broken army were resting and recuperating in the forest. This group of people did not care about the image and leaned around in no queue, either leaning on big rocks, or They were half-sitting and leaning against the big tree, half-closing their eyes, and fell asleep half asleep, intending to relieve themselves of the fatigue after a big battle.

"Bah." Qu Shuai and Pu Hu, the soldiers among the group of soldiers, spat and spat out a thick line of blood-streaked phlegm on the ground. Then he spoke to Yuan Yue in front of him, his words full of resentment: "Gao Pei is worthy of being a famous general in Shu. I thought he would be difficult to deal with, but I didn’t expect him to be so difficult to deal with. It’s okay if we don’t take advantage of any loopholes. If our subordinates hadn’t fought to the death yesterday, I’m afraid you and I would have The soul is broken in Brazil and cannot return to Hanzhong."

"Who says it's not the case? This Gao Pei is really like a ghost. Wherever we appear, his steps will definitely stick to us, hanging far and near, making people uneasy." Yuan Yue, with a dark complexion, shook his head. He shook his head and sighed, and echoed Pu Hu: "This time we were even more caught off guard. You and I almost didn't tell each other here. I think we might as well..."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Pu Hu felt uncomfortable. He felt something churning from his stomach to his mouth. He coughed violently for a while, thinking about spitting out the object stuck in his mouth.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Yue immediately stepped forward and patted Pu Hu's back gently, intending to help Pu Hu spit out the contents in his throat. At the same time, he comforted him: "Brother Pu, you have been severely injured in the chest and abdomen. Don't say anything. You should practice more so that you can recover as soon as possible."

Pu Hu, who had been coughing for a long time, never coughed up the contents of his throat, but his complexion looked a little better, but he could not help but still feel bitter. After hearing Yuan Yue's words of advice, he pushed Yuan Yue away from him. About, he stretched out his hand and patted the bright mysterious armor on his chest: "A little injury doesn't matter, it's just a collision with a spear. I have this mysterious armor given by Master, and that spear can't break my defense." , most of my strength has been removed by this mysterious armor. I just feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, but my body is actually fine... It will be a piece of cake to fight the Shu army for another [-] rounds."

"I know, I know." Yuan Yue responded to Pu Hu's words, walked forward and patted Pu Hu on the back. He frowned and said, "Having said that, we will need to call in a doctor to take a look later. , so as not to leave any hidden dangers and affect my ability to serve Master in the future."

Faced with Yuan Yue's suggestion, Pu Hu was noncommittal and agreed tacitly. Although he seemed not to care about the injuries to his chest and abdomen on the surface, you must know that the spear that the Shu army aimed at his abdomen was not an ordinary situation. The blow from the pawn was actually a blow from the cavalryman on a galloping horse. It was so powerful that it knocked him away and rolled him several times. After he got up, he felt like he was in a state of confusion in his stomach, and his whole body was a little unsatisfactory, so Yuan Yue He silently agreed to the suggestion of recruiting a medical craftsman to diagnose and treat him.

After being interrupted by Pu Hu, Yuan Yue continued: "Brother Pu, why don't you and I go back to Hanzhong? Master Jun said before setting off that if it's beneficial, then advance, if not, then retreat. There's no need to fight to the death in order to preserve the troops." The strength of Qu soldiers is the best strategy... Moreover, in your current situation, if you want to charge into battle as usual, you probably won't be able to recover for three to five months without recuperation... If you are led by Gao Pei to Shu again like yesterday, The army caught us off guard, and your current situation may be difficult to withstand."

Speaking of this, Yuan Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This time he and Pu Hu were entrusted by Zhang Lu and went south from Micang Road to Brazil County. They thought that while Liu Zhang led the army to conquer Nanzhong, Brazil County's troops were weak. For a while, there was no support from Brazil County. Something happened in Brazil County, which made Badi restless.Therefore, at the beginning, Yuan Yue was thinking that even if he could not make a big splash in Brazil County, he would break down a few forts, capture a few small cities, loot and kill, and grow the arrogance of Hanzhong. Suppress the morale of Bashu.

But things often go unsatisfactory. Gao Pei, the general of Andong Zhonglang who guards Brazil County, is a difficult master to deal with. He and Pu Hu did not gain much benefit from Gao Pei. Instead, Gao Pei knocked out several teeth. , many of his subordinates were killed in the battle.

When Yuan Yue thought about this, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken. The sons and sons under him were all from his tribe, and there were few who were not related to him. They were basically his brothers, nephews, and now there were many dead and injured, which made him heartbroken. extremely.

Therefore, Yuan Yue's current idea is to huddle back to Nanzheng, Hanzhong, with his son, and recuperate. Whether it is to nurse his injuries or to re-encourage his son's declining morale, Nanzheng is naturally better.

Because there are fine wines, delicacies, and beauties in Nanzheng, Yuan Yue licked his lips thinking of this. He was so hungry that he hadn't tasted meat for a long time. He wanted to return to the gentle hometown of Nanzheng. Relax and let go of the hardships of the difficult march on Micang Road and the sadness of defeating Gao Pei, the general of Andong Zhonglang.

However, Yuan Yue's idea was rejected by Pu Hu who was feeling unwell and shook his head. Pu Hu's eyes were full of murderous intentions towards Anton Zhonglang General Gao Pei. As a vengeful man, he Gao Pei slapped him straight in the face. If he didn't get something, or robbed some military supplies from Brazil County, relying on these things to save some face, Pu Hu would not be willing to return to Nan like this. Zheng’s.

"Brother Yuan, if you and I return to Nanzheng just like this, Shijun is kind and loving, so he won't say anything to blame, but other people under Shijun's account, such as Army Sima Li Xiu, have other votes. General Han'er, I'm afraid they will laugh at you and me... I guess they will say, 'They all say that people are brave, but it seems that they are not worthy of their reputation. The most capable fighter in the world is Han'er. When Liu Zhang's infantry invades Hanzhong, It’s up to Shijun’s Han’er to resist.’.”

"They dare...if they dare to say that, I will kill them on the spot." Yuan Yue raised his eyebrows, and his eyes seemed to protrude from their sockets.

Pu Hu sneered: "Of course these guys don't dare to say that to us in person, but in private, secretly and secretly, they spread some rumors. Can you control what shit they spray in their mouths?"

There was a hesitant look on Yuan Yue's eyebrows. Now he was tired and just wanted to go back to Nanzheng to live and die. But after hearing what Pu Hu said, he was a little worried. Just like what Pu Hu said, he would be The general Han'er under Zhang Lu's tent looked down upon him.His face is a trivial matter. If the only martial arts that the people can rely on are trampled under the feet of Han'er, then how can the people like them get preferential treatment from their master Zhang Lu again.

Yuan Yue gritted his teeth unconsciously, thinking of the good wine and meat that Zhang Lu treated him, and the beautiful singers and concubines, and also thought of the hard life he had lived with Erlang in the mountains. After finally getting out of the mountains, how could he go back to the mountains? : "Brother Park, you know, I am stupid, my brain is like a stone. I am not as smart as you. Just tell me what to do. I will listen to you in everything. I will go with you, as long as I can save some things." We are cheating on people’s faces.”

"Good brother." After seeing Yuan Yue being persuaded, Pu Hu praised him.
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Chengdu, Zhao Mansion.

"Father." Zhao Xi, the son of Zhao Wei, the general of Mingde Zhonglang, solemnly called Zhao Wei, and then he said: "How about we stay peacefully under Liu Shijun's tent and treat Liu as a father? Although Liu Shijun has some dissatisfaction with his father because of his support, he will not do anything disrespectful to his father... In the future, my father will ask Liu Shijun again. If you show your loyalty, do one or two good political deeds, and win the favor of Ambassador Liu, our Zhao family will naturally be very wealthy and envied by others."

Zhao Xi's words revealed that he wanted to stop. He knew that his father Zhao Wei had always been rebellious, and he, too, did not like the idea of ​​a non-Shu native being the shepherd of Yizhou.

However, Liu Zhang was different. Zhao Xi felt that Liu Zhang, as the shepherd of Yizhou, could quell the chaos and make the people enjoy peace. The several county governors he appointed were all good shepherds who were upright, not corrupt, and not extravagant.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Xi, who has a simple brain, thinks that it is good now. He and his father do not have to think about keeping the power of Yizhou in the hands of the Shu people as in the past, so as to prevent Yizhou from falling into such a situation. In the hands of people like Que Jian, the greedy governor who gathered great things, or in the hands of people like Liu Yan, the state pastor who appeased the people of Dongzhou, slaughtered the powerful people of Shu, and consolidated his power through torture.

Facing the advice of his only son Zhao Xi, Zhao Wei turned a deaf ear. He licked his chin beard and sneered: "To win the favor of Liu Zhang's son?"

"Ha, ha, ha." Zhao Yu lost his demeanor and laughed wildly for a while. He half-squinted his eyes, like an owl in the dark night. His eyes were sharp and sharp: "Xier, you are still young and don't know how to behave. My dear minister, do you know the pain of relying on someone else's breath... When Liu Yan was alive in the past, although he was highly valued by him as a father, he even served as the head of the four army commanders under Liu Yan's account, which seemed extremely glorious."

"But what's the reality?" There was a trace of sadness in Zhao Wei's tone: "My father needs to stare at Liu Yan's old face all the time and watch his expression. When Liu Yan smiles, my father laughs with him. When Yan frowned, his father also frowned, fearing that he might accidentally offend Liu Yan and bring disaster to our Zhao family in Anhan... Wang Xian and Li Quan of Ba County, Ren Qi, the governor of Qianwei, People like Chen Chao and Jia Long, the school captain, and these wealthy families were all reduced to ashes at the hands of Liu Yan, leaving no trace behind."

Zhao Wei's tone was firm and could not be refuted: "As a father, I don't want to live through such days anymore. As a father, I want to be the master of my own family. I don't need to be criticized by others. I don't have to look at other people's eyes to act. As a father, I want to do Dou Rong and run the land of Bashu. The warehouses will be stocked, the people will be prosperous, and I, the Zhao family of Anhan, will be supported by all the people of Bashu. If I can go one step further, why can't my father be a White Emperor?"

"As for success or failure, if a man can't eat with five cauldrons, he should cook with five cauldrons."

(End of this chapter)