Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 178 Father and Son Nature

Kuai Liang, the envoy from Jingzhou, felt that the atmosphere in Chengdu suddenly felt something was not right. In other words, there was a cold wind blowing through Chengdu. Of course, this was not talking about the weather changes after winter, but Kuai Liang On the way to visit Chengdu Ling Dong He, I felt the changes in the faces of the Chengdu scholars.

In the past, the faces of Chengdu's common people were relaxed and happy. Although the world was in chaos, Shu relied on the dangerous mountains and rivers to keep out the violent storms outside Shu.Therefore, the life of the common people in Chengdu is not like that of the people outside Shu. They are tense and anxious all day long, fearing that one careless move will lead to the destruction of their families and their lives.

But it was different now. Kuai Liang rarely saw the worried look on the faces of the Chengdu scholars, as if something big was happening. However, he who had always been peaceful in the post house and studying behind closed doors did not know what was going on at the moment. situation.

After finding Dong He and asking this fellow villager, Kuai Liang made up his mind. Even if he sent someone to ask among the scholars and common people in Chengdu, he could still get the answer. He knew what changes were happening in Chengdu now, but there was no difference between the scholars and common people. Rumors are nowhere as clear as Dong He, the Chengdu magistrate.

'Um. Kuai Liang frowned and glanced forward, feeling a little secretly surprised. He had concluded that a major change had occurred in Chengdu.

When Kuai Liang arrived here, a group of old soldiers appeared in front of him. Dong He, the commander of Chengdu, also held the position of the Central Guards. He could command two thousand old soldiers. Chengdu, as a prefecture, had always been safe and sound, so there was no need for them. These old soldiers.

Only today, there are old soldiers patrolling on the ground in Chengdu, which means that something happened in Chengdu, and it may not necessarily be in Chengdu, but it must be close to Chengdu, and this change is not small, which is why the old soldiers were provoked. Come and suppress the place to avoid any trouble.

With full of doubts, Kuai Liang came to the official temple in Chengdu where Dong He worked.

"County Magistrate Dong left the city and I don't know where he went." Kuai Liang asked the secretary who received him. With the idea of ​​visiting Dong He, he learned the news about Dong He leaving the city from his secretary, which made him He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He still wanted to know about the changes in Chengdu from Dong He.

Shu Zuo respected Kuai Liang very much. On the one hand, Kuai Liang was a famous scholar in Jingzhou, and on the other hand, Kuai Liang was the envoy of Jingzhou. His status was valuable and he could not tolerate his contempt.But even so, Shu Zuo still did not explain Dong He's whereabouts, but simply replied: "I don't know, I only know that Lord Dong He left the city last night."

Shu Zuo said he didn't know, and Kuai Liang naturally didn't believe it, but with Kuai Liang's status, he couldn't force Shu Zuo to reveal Dong He's whereabouts.

Do you want to ask Shu Zuo what happened in Chengdu? After thinking about it for a moment, Kuai Liang dismissed this idea. Chengdu is now abuzz with people whispering to each other. What happened seems to be very clear. Ask Shu Zuo. , I'm afraid that he will be looked down upon by others, Shu Zuo is not an honest gentleman like Dong He, he is probably a cunning person, and if it is spread later, he will lose his own face.

Seeing that he was not a good man, Kuai Liang gave up the idea of ​​staying in the official temple. Following the style of a gentleman, he politely and politely said goodbye to his junior secretary.

After leaving the official temple, Kuai Liang sent a well-mannered servant to inquire about the news among the common people in Chengdu, while he himself returned to the post house.

The current situation in Chengdu is unclear. As an envoy from Jingzhou, his status is very valuable, but he is also very suspicious. At this time, it is better to stay in the post house honestly to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Not long after, the servant who had returned from inquiring about the news came to Kuai Liang and reported back to Kuai Liang word for word: "It is said that yesterday, General Hede Zhonglang took Zhao Wei, the third young master, Liu Mao, and fled to Brazil County. Now Huang Quan, the leader of the army and chief blogger, is commanding all the generals to pursue and stop Zhao Wei."

"Zhao Wei, are you sure it's Zhao Wei?" Kuai Liang frowned and asked uncertainly.

The meticulous servant nodded affirmatively: "I'm sure, the villain has checked several places and they all said so... The people in Chengdu were talking a lot, saying that Liu Yizhou treated Zhao Wei very kindly, and only in Yizhou... Don't forget that Wang Shang can compete with one or two, but Zhao Wei is a wolf-hearted person. He has done such rebellious things, and his words are very disrespectful to Zhao Wei."

"Are there any other discussions?" Kuai Liang asked.

The servant continued to add: "Some people say that Liu Yizhou's fortune is not very good this year. First, his eldest brother and second brother were killed by Liangzhou thieves Li Que and Guo Si, and then the old Yizhou pastor Liu Yan passed away. Now only Liu Hao is left as a close relative. Brother, but he is being held hostage by Zhao Wei, and he does not know whether he will live or die. If Zhao Wei becomes crazy and crazy, the life of the third son Liu Mao will not be saved, and Liu Yizhou will be alone."

After asking some more questions, Kuai Liang waved his hand and asked the servant to go down and receive the reward.

'Zhao Wei. Kuai Liang murmured this name. He knew Zhao Wei. He was the number one general under Liu Zhang and the first Zhonglang general with the title. Not only during the period when Liu Zhang was in power, but also in the old Yizhou Mu. When Liu Yan came to power, Zhao Wei was already an important minister and general.

With such a person's sudden rebellion, it's no wonder that most of the scholars and common people on the streets of Chengdu today feel a little uneasy.

However, Zhao Wei rebelled and fled and did not come to seize the city of Chengdu. There was no problem in Chengdu at the moment. However, if Zhao Wei kidnapped the third son Liu Hao and fled to Brazil County, Liu Yizhou would be in greater trouble.

After Kuai Liang thought about this, he took out a piece of silk and wrote down what was happening in Chengdu. He called his servants and planned to pass it on to Jingzhou.

As an envoy from Jingzhou, Kuai Liang not only had the task of forming an alliance with Yizhou, but also had the task of spying on the news of Yizhou. He needed to pass all the details back to Jingzhou.
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Wu Yi led his guards on the road, but his current movement was not to Chengdu, but to Niuchang Ferry.

On the way from Jiangyuan County, Shu County to Chengdu, Wu Yi met an envoy sent by Liu Zhang. The envoy informed him that Zhao Wei and Liu Mao had conspired to rebel, and that Liu Mao had sent Wang Sheng and his party to kill Wu Ran.

Liu Zhang was careful here. Officially, what he said was that Zhao Wei was holding Liu Mao hostage, but the envoy sent to Wu Yi naturally told the truth, which was conducive to increasing Wu Yi's loyalty and following him wholeheartedly.

Wu Yi was extremely angry when he heard such shocking news. Wu Ran was his biological sister, the apple of his eye, and the one he had carefully protected in the past.But Liu Hao dared to do something to hurt his sister, which made him furious.

Therefore, Wu Yi immediately changed his plan to go to Chengdu, and instead went straight to Niuchang, crossed the Tuo River, and chased Zhao Wei, Liu Mao and his party who had fled to Bajun.

Wu Yi, whose face was gloomy, like heavy lead clouds before a summer rainstorm, softened slightly after seeing Niucheng City.He did not enter Niuchang City, but went directly to the Tuo River ferry where Niuchang was.

"General Wu Zhong, do you want to cross the river?" Liu Sui, Niu Chang's guard, was on duty at the ferry. He recognized Wu Yi who was coming on horseback and asked Wu Yi directly.

Wu Yi was also straightforward and did not exchange polite words with Liu Quan: "We are about to cross the river. I wonder what the current situation is and whether Captain Liu has received any news."

Liu Xu first waved a small official to prepare Wu Yi's boat to cross the river, and then explained the situation to Wu Yi. His tone was relaxed: "Yesterday, General Zhao Zhonglang was overtaken by Colonel Zhang. He panicked. General Zhao Zhonglang captured a dock and defended it. Now the soldier Cao Cao joined the army and led 3000 people on the ship, and the captain Yin Pu led [-] people, and there were more than a thousand cavalry under Zhang Lieutenant. The forts were surrounded... It was expected that General Zhao Zhonglang would be unable to fly, so he had no choice but to capture him." "That's very good." Wu Yi applauded, stroking his hands.

"Wu Zhonglang is not going to rest for a while at Niuchang, so I can host a banquet, and then it won't be too late to go." Liu Suan was polite, trying to show his friendship as a landlord to avoid being said to be mean and rude.

Wu Yi smiled and refused: "The military situation is urgent, so Yi should rush to the front of the battle first. If there is a chance in the future, I can have a drink with my fellow captain."

"Then let's talk about it later." Liu Quan was sensible and did not force Wu Yi to stay.

At this time, the boat to cross the river was ready. After Wu Yi said goodbye to Liu Quan, he boarded the boat and looked into the distance.

'hateful. 'After a long time, Wu Yi sighed in his heart. Even if Liu Hao really rebelled, now that Liu Zhang only has one older brother left, Liu Hao might still be able to escape punishment and be safely imprisoned in the Prefectural Mufu. Spend the rest of your life unable to kill.
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Standing on the top of Wubao City, Zhao Wei saw that the enemy soldiers below the city were busy erecting continuous fences around Wubao and digging wide and insurmountable trenches. He saw that he was about to be trapped to death. In this fort.

At this time, he should send his elite soldiers out of the city, take advantage of the enemy's busy building fences and digging trenches, kill and injure a group of enemy soldiers, and at the same time destroy the enemy's plan to trap him in the dock.

But Zhao Wei looked at Zhang Ren who was leading the cavalry on patrol and had to give up his plan to leave the city.Even if he could catch a glimpse of the opening of the cavalry outside the city and send a group of elite soldiers to fight out of the city, firstly, they might be entangled by the enemy troops outside the city. Secondly, the cavalry commanded by Zhang Ren would invade like fire, and there was a 100% chance that he would be able to take advantage of him. When his men retreated to the city, they came to cover him up and even took the opportunity to seize the city gate, so that his big trouble would be over.

Therefore, Zhao Wei could only watch helplessly as the enemy troops outside the city slowly built fences and dug trenches, trapping him in this dock.

'hiss. Zhao Wei only felt a toothache. Yesterday, he planned to occupy this fort to rest, and then today he sent people out of the city to check the number of cavalry under Zhang Ren's command. If Zhang Ren's cavalry command was small, then he would be greatly affected. Fangfang left the city and headed east.

But in just one night, more than a thousand cavalry appeared outside the city, plus five or six thousand infantry. They surrounded his small fort without leaving any space for him. Now even more fences were erected. , digging trenches and trapping him to death.

Zhao Wei patted the pheasant saucer gently with his hand. He knew that if the fence outside the city was erected and the trench was dug wider and deeper, he would not have the slightest chance to escape. He would be like a caged bird or a net. Fish is at Liu Zhang's disposal.

He could only take advantage of the fact that the fence had not yet been erected outside the city and fight his way out of the city. However, this was not a wise choice. The enemy was strong and we were weak. The enemy had more than a thousand cavalry and they could run faster than him.Zhao Wei didn't expect to be able to fight his way out. Going out of the city to survive would only result in the blood of his sons and sons being drained in vain.

If you can't leave the city, you can only defend the city. Thinking of this, Zhao Wei felt a little bitter in his mouth. Not to mention that this small fort is difficult to hold, and there are no reinforcements. Sooner or later, the food and grass in the city will be eaten up, and then it will fall. the result of.

'Zhang Lu. 'Zhao Wei was not very confident that the envoy sent to Zhang Lu would attract Zhang Lu's reinforcements.It is already winter, not a good time to use troops. Moreover, there is Anton Zhonglang general Gao Pei guarding Brazil County. It is almost impossible for Zhang Luneng to fight all the way to Guanghan County.

At this time, after a gust of cold wind passed by, Zhao Wei felt both physically and mentally cold, as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Dad, it's getting cold, put on this fur coat." When Zhao Wei's heart was as cold as ice, Zhao Xi's appearance gave Zhao Wei a touch of warmth, preventing Zhao Wei from being completely depressed.

Zhao Wei put on the fur coat that Zhao Xi handed over without hesitation. As soon as the fur coat made of fox fur was put on his back, he felt no chill and his whole body began to slowly warm up.

He did not look back and continued to observe the movements of the enemy troops below the city. At the same time, he started to ask: "What's happening there with Liu Mao?"

"Hmph." Zhao Xi snorted indifferently at first, expressing his disdain for Liu Hao, and then started talking about Liu Hao's activities: "Thankfully, I saw him as a smart and capable person in the past, and thought he was a capable person, but today Liu Hao When Mao heard that Wubao was besieged by a large army, he was so panicked that he couldn't move. He didn't even dare to invite him to the tower to observe the situation... The boy saw that he was frightened and was afraid of being killed for treason, so he was trembling and didn't dare to do anything. move."

"No, Liu Mao will never be killed." Zhao Wei shook his head, denying what Zhao Xi said that Liu Mao would be killed for treason.

There was doubt on Zhao Xi's face, and he asked: "Dad, this is a crime of treason and a major crime of the Yi clan. What's more, there has been a gap between Liu Shijun and Liu Maosheng for a long time, and they have long disliked each other. , Liu Shijun seized this opportunity, how could he let Liu Hao go, he must have killed him quickly."

"The Yi tribe, Liu Mao, rebelled and were annihilated together with Liu Shijun?" Zhao Wei started talking and laughing at this time.

Zhao Xi said nonchalantly: "How is this possible? There are three Yi tribes involved in the Lord."

Zhao Wei sighed and explained to Zhao Xi: "If Liu Hao is killed, Liu Shijun will be happy, but firstly he will be charged with killing his brother. Secondly, Liu Shijun's father is dead, and the second eldest brother My brother is dead, and he is the only brother like Liu Mao. Although Liu Shijun hates and hates Liu Mao, with Liu Shijun's wisdom, he will not take the action of killing Liu Mao... In the eyes of his father, it is unreasonable. At most, Liu Shijun only imprisoned Liu Hao, raising Liu Hao like an animal, until the day Liu Hao died without any illness."

Hearing this, Zhao Xi thought deeply for a moment. After thinking about it, he agreed with Zhao Wei's statement: "Dad, what you are saying is that it seems that our third son is really lucky."

"He has a good life, but you and my son are not so lucky." Zhao Wei's tone was a little desolate. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The sky was high and the clouds were pale. The forest was pale and yellow. It was the time when everything withered. After a gust of strong wind, endless fallen leaves drifted down, very much like the fate of his father and son.

Zhao Wei felt that he had just done the rebellion, and it didn't matter if he died. But when he looked back at Zhao Xi, his eyes were tender and gentle. He only had Zhao Xi as his only son, and he never thought about Zhao Xi and him. Died together.

Pulling Zhao Xi closer, Zhao Wei whispered in a low voice: "Tonight, my father will send cavalry to escort you out of the city. The fence outside the city has not been completely erected yet. If you have a chance to escape, remember to go straight to Heading north to Hanzhong. Most of the enemy forces outside the city are preventing us from heading east to Anhan, Ba County, so the blockade in the north should be somewhat neglected."

Zhao Xi's eyes lit up, but he suddenly thought of something: "Dad, what about you? Don't you want to be with me?"

"My father is old and can no longer run around." Zhao Wei shook his head and said that he would stay and stick with the Zhao family's children.

(End of this chapter)