Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 171 Emergence
On the streets of Chengdu, passers-by looked at a team that was leaving the city for hunting. They recognized the origin of this team. The leader was Liu Hao, the third son of the Zhou Mufu. Liu Hao had been going out of the city for hunting a lot recently. , so the identity is quite easy to recognize.

However, in addition to the Third Young Master Liu Hao, there was an extra carriage at the rear of today's team. There was a group of soldiers on both sides of the carriage to protect them. What surprised the people of Chengdu was the size of the leader of this team of soldiers. The leader was nearly one foot tall. That waist is as thick as a water tank, like a giant.

What's even more amazing is that even though this leader is wearing a helmet, a sword on his waist, a spear in his hand, and carrying such a heavy pendant, his actions are not affected at all, and his steps are even smooth. It's light and doesn't feel strenuous.

The common people whispered among themselves, and with the explanation from knowledgeable people, everyone soon learned the identity of this giant, who was Zhangba, the personal guard of the Prefecture Mufu.

Putting aside their doubts about the identity of the giant, the people of Chengdu began to want to know the identity of the people riding the carriages. The carriages were mostly used by aristocratic women and ladies from famous families. Naturally, the common people wanted to have a glimpse of the faces of the ladies, and use them as gifts in the future. Tell a story and promote your own knowledge.

It was a pity that the carriage was like a hut, with curtains blocking the view of the people, but the people inside the carriage could not be seen. But soon, the people got the opportunity, and the people in the carriage opened the curtains, and seemed to be planning to After browsing the flavor of the Chengdu city, the appearance of the people in the carriage was revealed to the people. After seeing the appearance of the people in the carriage, the people all showed stunned expressions.

Without him, the person in the carriage was so stunningly beautiful that he looked like an immortal, so that several prodigals chased the carriage and wanted to catch a few more glimpses of the immortals, but they were disappointed. Yes, the curtains of the carriage were closed not long after, blocking their brother pig's sight.

Because the curtains of the carriage were closed, the prodigal son was in a daze and asked the people around him about the identity of the people in the carriage.

"You don't even know this. That fairy-like woman was judged by the great scholar Dong Fu to be of great aristocratic status, and she married Wu Ran, the younger brother of the current ambassador Liu, the daughter of the Wu family." A person who knew Wu Ran The man of this status spoke to the prodigal son with a contemptuous and arrogant tone.

The prodigal son was even more confused when he heard this: "I don't have a chance."

"Come on, come on, don't say that the Wu family's daughter is already married. Even if she is not married, you, a toad, probably can't even jump through the Wu family's threshold. I tell you, don't even think about eating swan meat." A butcher-like figure bluntly attacked the prodigal son, and then he stroked the messy beard on his chin, with some confusion on his face, and said to himself: "It is said in the market that the relationship between the third young master and his wife is extremely bad, and some people even slander us. Now it seems that the benevolent Liu Shijun who stole his wife is just a rumor, otherwise why would the Third Young Master and his wife travel together? They obviously have a good relationship, and the story of stealing his wife cannot be false anymore."

Then the butcher seemed to be talking to himself, and an old man with white hair stroked his beard and said: "In my opinion, they are just some young people who don't see Liu Shijun being good, so they spread rumors and slander Liu Shijun... You say Liu Shijun is such a good person. For us Shu people to go south to a plague-ridden place like Nanzhong to pacify those rebellious barbarian dogs. Just like this, there are still people spreading rumors and slandering Liu Shijun. It is really unscrupulous. oh."

Liu Hao, who was in the cavalry and went hunting outside the city, did not look directly at the road ahead, but kept scanning both sides of the road as if looking for something.

Not long after, Liu Hao found the target he wanted to see. There was a man in Tsing Yi dressed as a boy beside the road. His head was half lowered, as if he didn't want to be seen clearly, but his eyes were looking upward. Looking over, he looked at Liu Hao.

Just looking at each other, Liu Hao's mood suddenly soared. His hand holding the horse's reins tightened, the pupils in his eyes dilated slightly, and his body trembled involuntarily for a moment.

But soon, Liu Mao stopped these seemingly abnormal reactions. He and the boy's eyes intertwined. His eyes no longer glanced left and right to both sides of the road, but looked directly at the direction. He walked down the road ahead, showing a dignified and steady appearance.

'Everything seems to be going well so far. Liu Hao let go of his hanging thoughts. Today he will do a big thing and regain the position of Yizhou Shepherd that should belong to him.

It stands to reason that with the imperial edict, his younger brother is already a veritable envoy to supervise the army and lead Yizhou Mu, not some fake Yizhou Mu. His behavior is a real treason, is it not? Occupy moral.

But Liu Mao didn't think so. He didn't think that his family's move to regain the position of Yizhou Shepherd was a usurpation. He believed that his family was bringing order out of chaos and had grown up in order since ancient times. His father Liu Yanyi died before, and after his eldest brother Liu Fan and second brother Liu When he died in the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, he, the third eldest son, should inherit the position of Yizhou Mu, and it was not Liu Zhang's turn, the fourth eldest son, to inherit the position of Yizhou Mu.

'There is no situation in the world where the eldest brother is abandoned and the youngest son is established. Liu Hao sneered in his heart, abolishing the elders and establishing the young is a way to bring disaster.

In addition to the reason of abolishing the elders and establishing young ones, what happened between him and Liu Zhang since Liu Zhang took office as Yizhou Mu also made Liu Hao determined to usurp.

Regardless of the fact that Liu Zhang ignored his brother's face and ordered Gan Ning to kill Li Da, the deputy director of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, in front of him for the sake of a cheap maid, Aunt Wang, which was disrespectful to his brother.Secondly, Liu Zhang interfered in the affairs between him and his wife Wu Ran. A husband is the wife's guide. No matter how he treats Wu Ran, whether he treats her rudely or beats or scolds him, it is all a matter between them. How can it be the turn of his younger brother Liu Zhang? He came to discipline him and made him and Wu Ran live in two separate houses, and the couple were not allowed to live in the same house.

More importantly, Liu Zhang didn't take his brother seriously at all, and there were rumors that he had brought Wu Ran into his room to steal his wife. Now, in his opinion, based on what he observed, "stealing his wife" The evidence is conclusive.

Insulting your brother is against human ethics.

'We have severed all ties, Ji Yu. There was a hint of imperceptible hatred on Liu Mao's face. If Liu Zhang, his younger brother, did not treat him as an elder brother, there would be no need for him, the elder brother, to love and protect Liu Zhang. If a younger brother is disrespectful, how can a younger brother make friends?

What's more, he has had enough these past few days. As the dignified third son of his family, the most valued son of his father Liu Yan, some lowly servants glanced at him with despicable eyes. , as if he was examining a prisoner, which made him nauseous and made him feel uncomfortable all over.

In order to obtain the position of Yizhou Mu, to wash away the shame of being a cuckold, and to possibly become the emperor in the future, Liu Hao made [-]% determination. He did not need to abandon his younger brother, he could kill him or imprison him, but he must maintain his authority. In the hands of his own family, a real man cannot be without power for a day.

The days when you lose your authority are extremely painful days. Only when you regain your authority can you live a good life.
-
"Dad, the soldiers are all ready. Everyone has brought five days of rations as planned to carry heavy loads." Zhao Xi reported to his father, Zhao Wei.

"The action is quite fast." Zhao Wei praised.

Zhao Xi smiled and said with a proud tone: "After all, they are all the children of our Zhao family. They have been diligent in training over the years. They are naturally much better than ordinary soldiers. There is no such thing as ordering generals to gather troops." How much time does it take.”

Zhao Wei nodded. There was no need for Zhao Xi to explain it so clearly. He, the commander-in-chief, knew best about the combat power of his subordinates.As Hede Zhonglang General, he has 3000 troops and horses in his headquarters. The most elite are 2000 from his Zhao family in Anhan. The remaining 1000 are soldiers assigned to him. They are related to each other and are from the Zhao family. The two thousand soldiers of the Zhao family naturally received preferential treatment, both in terms of military pay and food treatment. The treatment of the more than a thousand soldiers who were not from the Zhao family was not as good on weekdays. They did not train as frequently as the children of the Zhao family. They mostly did some camp guarding and Hard work like repairing the camp.

This is also what most generals do. Those who are close to the general and relatively loyal will naturally be more favored by the general in terms of official promotion and daily treatment. Those who are promoted faster will have better daily treatment.

Of course, this will lead to some rumors that he, Zhao Wei, has married people, but in Zhao Wei's view, these are one-sided and stupid words made by corrupt Confucians.If he doesn't treat people as relatives, why should he treat others as strangers?

If he goes to the battlefield and others see that the situation is not good, they may betray him and kowtow to the powerful enemy and beg for mercy, but his descendants of the Anhan Zhao family will surround him no matter what, and will never leave him, even if the situation is critical. He will not abandon his clan leader.

Secondly, Zhao Wei believed that he could be valued by Liu Yan and occupy the position of an important minister. On the one hand, he gave up his post as Taicang Order in the imperial court and followed Liu Yan to Shu, so he could be called a personal follower.The more important aspect is that he was born in the Zhao family of Anhan, Ba County. The Zhao family was the county magistrate for generations. There were thousands of servants in the family, and they could produce more than a thousand armored warriors.These powerful soldiers are the foundation of his career under Liu Yan.

"Dad, where did the soldiers go when they left the camp to exercise their leg strength? And when are we going to go hunting." Zhao Xi asked one question after another, wanting to know Zhao Wei's layout and relieve the doubts in his mind.

Zhao Wei gently stroked his beard, looking like he was sure of winning, and said calmly: "The soldiers will set off now and march towards the Tuojiang River to exercise their leg strength."

"That means heading east?" Zhao Xi said with a doubtful tone. He still had one sentence left unsaid, that is, Chengdu is to the west. If Zhao Wei had other ideas, he should not send his soldiers to the west. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the city, he captured Chengdu.

Zhao Wei nodded and affirmed: "It is heading east, heading east towards the Tuojiang River."

"Dad, are you confused? Chengdu is in the west." Zhao Xi stepped forward, expressed his doubts, and asked.

"Isn't your father still old and confused? Just go east." Zhao Wei, who has always been arbitrary and arbitrary, saw that he was questioned by his own son, and asked back with a discordant look, and once again affirmed the direction of Zhao's tribe to train his feet.

Seeing that Zhao Wei was about to get angry, Zhao Xi shrank back and stopped worrying about the direction of the training. He brought up other topics: "Dad, when will we go on a safari?"

"No rush, just wait." Zhao Wei picked up a bamboo slip and read the book with a calm expression. Today is the time to do a big thing. Although he has been cultivating his energy for many years, it is related to the survival of his family. , his family's great cause, his mood was a little agitated after all. If he didn't do something at this time, he would probably have random thoughts, so he might as well turn his mind to books.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Xi suppressed the doubts in his heart, turned around and left the Chinese army's tent, ordered his troops to leave the camp, and headed east towards the Tuojiang River. Then he returned to the Chinese army's tent and stared blankly. Zhao Wei, who was paying attention to the bamboo slips, was waiting for his father's movement.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Xi heard the noise coming from outside the door, and then he saw a familiar figure appearing behind the door of the Chinese army tent. It was the chief of the mansion. Zhao Xi recognized the person. .

The head of the Zhao Mansion was about to salute, but Zhao Wei, who was above him, waved to him. So the head of the Zhao Mansion put down his raised hand and walked forward while saluting Zhao Xi who was sitting beside him. The head of the palace walked to the side of the superior Zhao Wei, leaned down, and whispered a few words into Zhao Wei's ear, then bowed and stepped back, standing below.

"Let's go, the wind is high and refreshing today, it's a good time for hunting." Zhao Wei said to Zhao Xi, who looked puzzled. Without waiting for Zhao Xi to ask questions, he took the lead and walked out to the outside of the Chinese army's tent.

Zhao Xi put aside the doubts in his heart and gave up on inquiring about the news that the head of the mansion had whispered to his father. He stood up and followed Zhao Wei hurriedly.

Not long after, a team of more than a hundred riders rushed out of Zhao Wei's headquarters barracks.
-
"How is the situation in General Zhao Zhonglang's camp?" Huang Quanfa asked. He was currently staying at the Central Military Office of the Dongzhou Soldier and Shu Soldier's garrison camp outside Chengdu. As the Central Commander, he was regulating all affairs in each camp. .

The scout cupped his hands and said to Huang Quan: "To report to Huang Zhubo, Zhao Zhonglang will go to the Tuojiang River with all his troops. In addition, Zhao Zhonglang will not be with this group, but will stay in the camp."

Huang Quan nodded. There was no surprise on his face. Zhao Wei had informed him last night about Zhao Wei's training. If Liu Zhang was here, he could reject Zhao Wei's request, but with his However, it is not easy for him to reject Zhao Wei, and even if he refuses, depending on the status of Zhao Wei and De Zhonglang General, Zhao Wei may go his own way and disobey his orders, but still send troops out of the camp to train and train the soldiers. Leg strength.

"General Zhao Zhonglang asked his sons to march and work hard, but he hid in the camp and enjoyed himself." Colonel Yin Pu complained, expressing his disdain for Zhao Wei's behavior of not sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

Huang Quan smiled when he heard Yin Pu's words, and actually explained for Zhao Wei: "General Zhao Zhonglang has a distinguished status. He is the first general under Ming Gong's account and the head of the military attache. He will not march with the soldiers." , which is also a reasonable thing.”

When the straight-tempered Yin Pu heard this, he looked unconcerned with Huang Quan's explanation, but he did not open his mouth to refute Huang Quan's words.In front of him, Huang Quan's sister Huang Wan had made an appointment to get married to his immediate boss Liu Zhang. He saw that Huang Quan's power and position became more and more powerful day by day. Although he was straight-tempered, he also knew the importance of it. It would be a waste to argue with Huang Quan. ask for contempt.

"Captain Lao Yin is inspecting the camps today. If anything happens, please report it." According to the plan, Huang Quan said to Yin Pu and sent Yin Pu to carry out today's inspection mission.

"No." Yin Pu said with cupped hands. As a general, he likes to run around, but he doesn't like to sit in the camp. After receiving the order, he immediately got up and left the Chinese army camp.

After Yin Pu left the camp, Huang Quan frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face. Zhao Wei's move to train Bu Qu made him uneasy. Although Zhao Wei only sent soldiers Bu Qu to train, Zhao Wei himself stayed behind. In the camp, it seemed like it was just a simple practice session.

(End of this chapter)