Ji Han Liu Zhang

Above the river, several long and narrow Mengchong boats were cutting through the wind and waves, heading up the river.There are no obvious features on these Mengchong, except for a few red flags on the boat, indicating that these Mengchong are official ships belonging to the government, not privately owned ships.

'Quick, too fast, it feels like it's urging people to run away. Liu Zhang, who was sitting in the cabin, felt the speed of the rush beneath him and saw the rapidly retreating mountains on both sides of the strait from the window. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He returned to Chengdu from Bodao County. If he took the land route, the mountain road was rugged and the daily distance traveled was not much. It was estimated that it would take more than ten days to reach Chengdu.

In this case, Liu Zhang, who believed that time is life, naturally abandoned his horse and drove Mengchong up the river in order to return to Chengdu earlier and control the situation in Chengdu.

Of course, this is not because Liu Zhang distrusted Wang Shang, who stayed in Chengdu, and believed that Wang Shang could not handle possible changes in Chengdu.Regardless of Wang Shang's ability, Liu Zhang recognized it. He believed that Wang Shang was comparable to Xun Yu of Wei and Zhang Zhao of Wu in history. They both had the ability to stay at the center and pacify the rear. .

But some things, such as involving Liu Zhang's elder brother Liu Mao, Liu Zhang was worried that Wang Shang would not be easy to handle. After all, Liu Zhang only had one brother left, Liu Mao. His father Liu Yan, his eldest brother Liu Fan, and his second brother Liu were born at the beginning of Went one after another.

Just as in history, Emperor Jianwen said to the general Li Jinglong who went to quell the rebellion when Zhu Laosi was revolting: "Don't let me be blamed for killing my uncle." 'It is certain that Zhu Di rebelled and rebelled. Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen even thought about the relationship between uncle and nephew and could not let go, let alone the relationship between Liu Hao and Liu Zhang as brothers.

Therefore, Liu Zhang was worried that if Liu Mao made any changes, the King's Chamber of Commerce could not and would not dare to completely let go of the situation, taking into account the difference between closeness and distance, resulting in a loss of ground and leaving hidden dangers.

"Ming Gong, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to arrive in Chengdu tomorrow." Peng Yi calculated the itinerary and gave an estimate.

Liu Zhang nodded silently, approved the estimate given by Peng Yi, and sighed with emotion: "The waterway is faster after all. This is still going upstream. If you go downstream, you can travel a thousand miles in a day."

"Ming Gong, a thousand miles is a bit exaggerated, but a journey of hundreds of miles in one day is normal." Peng Yi smiled and shook his head. Facing a tolerant Ming Lord like Liu Zhang, there was no problem in talking and retorting with a few words.

"Yes." Liu Zhang agreed noncommittally, and he remembered one thing: "Unfortunately, not all the world is connected by water. Sometimes, we can only travel over mountains and ridges, and work hard, but in the end it is still difficult to achieve success."

There was something in Liu Zhang's words. Peng Yi frowned and thought about it. Based on Shu, there is no need to consider going south or west. If you go east, you can go down the river to Chu. There is no need to climb mountains and ridges here. OK.

If you go north from Shu to Guanzhong... Peng Yi felt that he had guessed what Liu Zhang was thinking. When his Ming Gong lamented that Emperor Gao, he could go directly from Hanzhong to Tianshui County along the Han River. The waterway was convenient and there was no need to work hard. Plank roads in the mountains carry food and troops.It is a pity that this waterway was severed by an earthquake in Wudu County and is no longer passable. The road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong has been difficult and difficult since then.

Peng Yi's eyes lit up. His Ming Gong probably wanted to imitate the Emperor Gao's journey. After taking Hanzhong, he went north to seize Guanzhong, took all the old land of Qin, and went east to fight for the world.

Just as Peng Yi guessed, Liu Zhang was lamenting the cutoff of the Han River in his heart. When conducting military operations in the classical era, waterways were the most convenient and the most cost-effective way to transport food on the road.

If the Han River from Hanzhong to Guanzhong had not been cut off, Zhuge Wuhou would not have been so difficult in the Northern Expedition. Every time he went to the Northern Expedition, he was worried about the problem of food and grass. He retreated many times because of the lack of food and grass. In the end, the star fell on Wuzhangyuan and lamented, "The sky is long and long. How inferior to me'.

Now this problem has been inherited by Liu Zhang. He is thinking that in the future, taking Hanzhong and leaving Sichuan will be a big problem. Dangerous mountains and rivers are the advantage of Shu's separatist rule, but it is also a difficulty to eliminate Shu's ambition of leaving Sichuan to compete for the world.
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Outside Chengdu.

Hede Zhonglang General Zhao Wei, as usual, spends half of each month at the headquarters of his Zhao clan, supervising the soldiers to conduct military training, and taking care of all matters in the army, either to reward the soldiers or to reduce the culpability of their crimes. All are due to his will.

At nightfall, Zhao Wei, who had been taking care of military affairs for a day, had not rested yet. He was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand and reading a book.

"Dad, why are you still reading the book? Liu Shijun will be back soon." After inspecting a circle of military camps, Zhao Xi stepped into the Chinese army tent and looked at Zhao Wei who was calm and composed. , I couldn’t help but make a complaint.

Zhao Xi knew that Zhao Wei was determined and wanted to do something rebellious. As a son, he naturally followed Zhao Wei's lead. Although the son had different opinions on what his father would do, he still had to follow his father's ideas in the end.

Zhao Wei put down the bamboo slips in his hand, his eyelids never drooping, and his tone was calm and without any disturbance: "It can't be that fast. The army only marches twenty or thirty miles a day. Although there is a waterway from Bodao to Chengdu, it is feasible. When there are more people, there are more things to do, and the speed naturally slows down... According to my father's estimate, even if Liu Zhang is among the first batch of troops to return, it would take at least four or five days, or as many as ten, to reach the capital. Time to come."

"Dad, if we wait for Liu Shijun to come back, we're afraid we won't have any chance." Zhao Xi's words were serious. If he waited for Liu Zhang to come back with the great success of pacifying Nanzhong, he believed that Liu Zhang's position as Yizhou Mu would not be occupied by anyone. He could be shaken. Although his father Zhao Wei was from a wealthy family in Anhan and had been an important minister for a long time, these were not enough for Liu Zhang who came back.

At that time, his father and his son could only kneel down in front of Liu Zhang, working hard without complaint, pointing east to east, pointing west to west, not daring to reveal a single thought of rebelliousness.

Therefore, if his father, Zhao Wei, wanted to cause trouble, he could only do something before Liu Zhang returned, when Chengdu had no backbone, and Wang Shang might not be able to suppress Zhao Wei, who was also an important minister.

"I know." Zhao Wei expressed his approval of what Zhao Xi said. At the same time, he felt a little relieved that Zhao Xi could see that this was a rare opportunity and the last chance for his father and son.

"Dad, what are you going to do?" Zhao Xi stepped forward and asked Zhao Wei. He wanted to know the plan in Zhao Wei's heart. Although he knew that his father Zhao Wei had always been disobedient, what did he think about Zhao Wei's heart? However, Zhao Xi didn't quite know how to plan it. Zhao Wei rarely revealed relevant information to him, thinking that his son was not stable enough and needed further training before he could participate in major events.

Facing Zhao Xi's question, Zhao Wei felt a little sad in his heart. Liu Yan passed away. He recommended Liu Zhang as the shepherd of Yizhou, thinking that Liu Zhang was weak and easy to control. He thought that Liu Zhang could not hold office, so he could slowly take control of the state. Zhong Daquan finally waited for the opportunity to take over the power of Yizhou Mu in one fell swoop.But the development of things was not as expected. Liu Zhang, who took office as the shepherd of Yizhou, turned away from the cowardice and incompetence of the past. He acted decisively and wisely, and he took the power of Yizhou into his hands.As for Zhao Wei, he seemed to have a very high position, and Liu Zhang treated him with great respect, but he had lost most of his authority and was slowly marginalized.

If things go on like this, Zhao Wei thinks that the Anhan Zhao family where he belongs will have no chance to get ahead. Now that the world is in chaos, it is time for heroes to rise up and make great achievements. Zhao Wei is unwilling to accept it and sinks like this. Anhan The Zhao family declined like this.

It's just that for such a big thing as rebellion, Zhao Wei couldn't help but hesitate and put it off again and again, but now he couldn't put it off any longer. This might be his last chance.

"Tomorrow, you and I, father and son, will go hunting. In addition, tomorrow we will gather the soldiers and march out of the camp to train the soldiers and practice the marching ability of my Zhao family. Without being in battle for a long time, the martial arts of my subordinates will probably be wasted. .”

"Ah?" There was a big question mark on Zhao Xi's face. At such a critical moment, his father actually wanted to go on a safari.

Zhao Xi was confused and wanted to ask, but Zhao Wei picked up the bamboo slips again and started reading. He opened and closed his mouth without any intention of explaining.
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At the gate of the Chengdu Prefectural Mufu, Liu Hao was riding on a tall horse from Liangzhou, wearing a riding uniform. Surrounded by a group of knights carefully selected for him by his brother Liu Zhang, he was preparing to set off for today's battle outside the city. Safari.

But now that he was fully prepared, he did not set off, but was waiting for someone, a woman with a noble appearance, his wife Wu Ran.

Soon, Liu Hao saw Wu Ran, who was being led by the maid, stepping out of the gate of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion. When he saw Wu Ran, Liu Hao looked at Wu Ran with a smile on his face and tender eyes. , to express a man's endless love for his wife.

When Wu Ran stepped out of the house, she saw Liu Hao in front of her and the affection on Liu Hao's face. However, she knew at a glance that Liu Hao was full of false feelings and there was nothing real. The affection is there, but it's just a show.

Wu Ran had no intention of flattering her. She had agreed to travel with Liu Hao today. She just wanted to put an end to the rumors circulating in Chengdu recently that Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, was suspected of being a 'sister-stealer'. If she hadn't considered For Liu Zhang's sake, she would never travel with Liu Hao.

At this thought, Wu Ran slightly leaned towards Liu Hao, a smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she responded to Liu Hao with the same false sentiment.

Wu Ran, who only smiled for a moment, immediately retracted the smile on her face, her face returned to cold and indifferent, and she moved her eyes away from Liu Hao and looked at the carriage in front of her. Then, under the service of her maid, she boarded We boarded a carriage that looked like a hut.

'Bitch. ' Liu Hao couldn't help but get angry when he saw Wu Ran's behavior and how perfunctory he even responded to him. The tenderness on his face suddenly disappeared. Live with murderous intent.

If he really had a change of heart, no wonder Wu Yi was favored by Ji Yu, and Wu Ban was even introduced as Ji Yu's personal guard. Liu Hao, whose expression returned to normal after only a moment, reasoned in his heart.

Originally, Liu Hao thought that with Wu Ran as his wife, the Wu family would naturally be abandoned by his younger brother Liu Zhang as the center of power in Yizhou. However, abnormally, Wu Ran's elder brother Wu Yi was reused by Liu Zhang, first as a military officer. Zheng and Xiaowei, Wu Yi led the army alone in this southern expedition and was favored by Liu Zhang. Wu Ran's younger brother Wu Ban was even more impressive and was taken by Liu Zhang as a personal guard.

At first, Liu Mao was puzzled by Liu Zhang's abnormal behavior. He suspected that his brother Liu Zhang had a brain problem. Otherwise, why would he appoint Wu Yi and Wu Ban, people close to him in the Wu family.Now, all of Liu Zhang's abnormal behavior can finally be explained. It turned out that it was Wu Ran who was his bed partner, who almost climbed into Liu Zhang's bed. This way the Wu family was not abandoned by Liu Zhang because of their close relationship with him. .

He really has the appearance of a great nobleman. Liu Hao sneered in his heart. If he could be appointed as the pastor of Yizhou, Wu Ran would be called the Prime Minister of the great nobles. But when his younger brother Liu Zhang was appointed as the pastor of Yizhou, his wife was still the same. Now that he has become rich, no matter which one of him or the Liu Zhang brothers becomes Yizhou Shepherd, Wu Ran will still become rich, which is a bit extraordinary.

It seemed that the old man Dong Fu had some skills, and his fortune-telling predictions were quite accurate. Liu Hao suddenly thought of Dong Fu, who had given Wu Ran a fortune-telling and given her the most noble appraisal of him.

Liu Mao's heart suddenly became hot. He thought of what Dong Fu once said to his father Liu Yan, that Yizhou has the spirit of an emperor.

This Emperor's Qi belongs to me and no one can take it away. Liu Hao affirmed in his heart that he will never allow the Emperor's Qi that belongs to him to be usurped and taken away by his younger brother Liu Zhang. He is going to do something big today. Get back the emperor's spirit that belongs to him.

'Um? After Wu Ran got on the carriage, Liu Hao, who was about to give the order to set off, saw a group of soldiers stepping out from the gate of the mansion and surrounding Wu Ran's carriage.

Liu Mao was not surprised by the appearance of this group of soldiers. It was an ordinary thing for soldiers to guard the carriage of the female family members. What made him puzzled was that the leader of this group of soldiers was actually Zhangba.

Zhangba is a Qingqiang. He is called Zhangba because he is ten feet tall and eight inches wide in waist. In the past, Zhangba won the favor of his father Liu Yan because of his burly figure, loyalty and bravery, and was included in the army. As a personal guard in the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Liu Mao gritted his teeth slightly, with a kind of gnashing of hatred. He had taken a fancy to Zhangba's martial prowess in the past, and asked his father Liu Yan to give Zhangba as his personal guard. However, Liu Yan liked Zhangba's actions too much. Qingqiang was simple-minded and loyal, so he shied away from giving Zhangba as his personal guard in the future, but he didn't expect that Zhangba would now become the bodyguard of the stealing bitch in front of him.

Yizhou Mu should be mine, Zhangba should be my personal guard, and Wu Ran should be his exclusive wife. Liu Mao resented in his heart that everything he had was taken away by his younger brother. Now he and Liu Zhang are all together. Without brotherhood, he vowed to take back everything that was rightfully his.

"Let's go." Liu Hao waved his hand, signaling the knight beside him to get up. (End of chapter)