Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 183 White clothes seize the city
At this moment, Liu Zhang was on his way back to Chengdu. In the distance, he could already see the city of Chengdu, which looked like a crouching tiger, located on the plains of western Sichuan.

The first moment he saw the majestic Chengdu City, Liu Zhang felt a feeling of returning home as a wanderer, and at the same time he felt a sense that things were different and people were different.

The third son Liu Mao died, and the general Zhao Wei died. A civil strife in Shu quietly disappeared into nothingness without causing much damage or casualties.

This time to put down the rebellion, Liu Zhang got rid of two internal troubles, Zhao Wei and Liu Hao. Moreover, Liu Hao officially died in a fire, so he was not charged with killing his brother. Zhao Wei took the responsibility for the life of his son Zhao Xi. All guilt removed, everything looked perfect.

Now Bajun has been pacified, Nanzhong has been pacified, and internal worries have also been pacified. The first year of Xingping is coming to an end, and it is about to enter the second year of Xingping, followed by the famous Jian'an year in history.

Liu Zhang looked forward to the future. For him, who was safely sitting in Bashu, the timeline for the fight for world hegemony was neither tense nor loose, but from the bottom of his heart, he wanted to put an end to the chaos in the world as soon as possible and bring peace to China. Keep some energy.

"It's snowing." Liu Zhang stretched out his hand and caught the snowflakes falling from the gray-blue sky. The crystal clear snowflakes fell on his palm, bringing a cool temperature.

"Ming Gong, it's snowing." Wu Ban, who was beside Liu Zhang, was a little excited. Young people always have different feelings for romance. Like Liu Zhang, he stretched out his hand to catch the falling snowflakes to feel the changes brought by the season. .

"This snow seems to be quite heavy. The auspicious snow brings a good harvest. I think next year will be a good year for a good harvest. Congratulations to Mr. Ming."

Seeing this, Wu Ban took advantage of the snow scene to congratulate Liu Zhang. He said auspicious words to please Liu Zhang.He was a little worried because he didn't see Liu Zhang talking and laughing as usual along the way.Liu Zhang's face was cold, and his sharp brows were wrinkled from time to time. He guessed that Liu Zhang was depressed and couldn't be happy because of the death of his brother Liu Hao.

But how did the young Wu Ban know that Liu Zhang's sadness was not because of Liu Hao's death, but because of Zhao Wei, the German general.

Regarding Zhao Wei's rebellion, Liu Zhang did not have any anger. As a monarch, he could not be regarded as a qualified monarch unless he was stabbed in the back once or twice by his subordinates. Zhao Wei had ideas and ambitions, which is human nature, just like him They have the same great ambition to bring peace to the world. They are both on the same path, but their interests conflict with each other, so they become kings and losers.

It's just that although Zhao Wei is rebellious, he is still quite magnanimous, has the affection of licking a calf, and is not afraid of life and death. He can be regarded as a flesh-and-blood hero.Zhao Wei's death was what made Liu Zhang depressed. Heroes cherish heroes, and heroes cherish heroes.

Liu Zhang couldn't help but be sentimental. He was approaching the city gate of Chengdu. He saw a large number of people gathered at the city gate. This group of people included officials from the Prefectural Mufu, children of wealthy families, and people with hooded heads. There were many dirty-faced Guizhou people. This group of people with different statuses, both high and low, were waiting for their envoy to return at the gate of the city where snowflakes were falling and the cold wind was biting.

"Wang Qing, didn't I say in the document I sent you earlier that I don't need to make a scene when I come back? You can just go about your business... It's snowy and cold right now, how can I make everyone wait for me in this bitterly cold place?" Liu Zhang asked Wang Shang, the farewell driver who greeted him face to face.

Wang Shang had been standing under the wind and snow for a long time. There was a layer of white frost on his eyebrows, and his face was a little red and white due to the cold, but his expression was very cheerful. He bowed and led all the people from the Prefecture and Mufu. The officials saluted Liu Zhang and said, "Ming Gong."

Then Wang Shang explained: "Ming Gong, what happened here was not done by Shang, but because everyone felt that Ming Gong went south to fight, brought peace to the people of Shu, and spread his kindness to Shu. Therefore, the crowd was full of emotions and went out of the city to greet Ming Gong. This is not a scene, it is actually a matter of people’s hearts.”

Liu Zhang looked around, but when he saw the people who came to greet him, no matter their status, age, or age, they all had a grateful look in their eyes and a look of conviction on their faces. When these people saw Liu Zhang's gaze, they looked over. , they all held their hands and said "Ming Gong", praising Liu Zhang's kindness.

"He who rides on the heads of the people, the people will knock him down; whoever works as a ox and horse for the people, the people will always remember him!" Memories of past lives began to appear in Liu Zhang's mind, making him sigh deeply.

Liu Zhang circled his arms and said loudly: "Thank you for your kindness, I am really ashamed. It's bitterly cold here, so please go home early to avoid contracting typhoid fever."

After saying this, Liu Zhang expressed his condolences to the Shu scholars and common people present, then took the lead and rode away, setting an example.
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Chengdu Post Office.

Kuai Liang, the envoy from Jingzhou, stood in the corridor. He looked up at the falling snow and suddenly felt a chill. His servant Kuai San, who had served him for many years, was considerate. After a while, he took a big cloak and put it on Kuai Liang. He also tidied up Kuai Liang's cloak so that there would be no wrinkles in the cloak, which would lose the dignity of a noble young master.

"I didn't expect that when I went to Yizhou as an envoy, I would stay in Shu from the beginning of autumn to the end of the new year." Kuai Liang sighed to his servant Kuai San.

Kuai San took over the conversation and followed Kuai Liang's intention and said, "Who says it's not the case? It's really a coincidence that the young master is on an envoy. First, Liu Yizhou went to Nanzhong to pacify the Soyi people, which delayed a lot of time. Secondly, Liu Yizhou came to Nanzhong to pacify the Soyi people. After finally coming back, he encountered Zhao Zhonglang's rebellion again. Liu Yizhou's brother Liu Mao happened to die in this chaos. Liu Yizhou was so sad that he couldn't pay attention to the matter. It was estimated that it would take some time before he summoned the young master to make an alliance... ...In my opinion, the young master will only return to Jingzhou in early spring next year."

Kuai San said with emotion: "Liu Yizhou's fortune is really bad this year. First, the eldest and second brothers were killed by Liangzhou thieves, so Yizhou Mu passed away due to the pain of losing his son. Now the third brother has followed him, and the five fathers and five brothers have died." Within a year, Liu Yizhou was the only one left, so we must be so lonely and sad."

As a gentleman, Kuai Liang nodded and felt sympathy in his heart: "I hope Liu Yizhou can get over the pain of losing his brother as soon as possible. Now the people of Shu rely on Liu Yizhou's protection. Liu Yizhou cannot afford to lose easily... In addition, If Jingzhou and Yizhou can sign an alliance as soon as possible, we can return home as soon as possible."

Kuai San echoed: "Young Master's words are true. Liu Yizhou is indeed a rare enlightened master. He is able to control disasters and appoint talents and talents, which is rare in the world. The people of Chengdu sing about Liu Yizhou's kindness in the streets and alleys. The villains listen to it the most." One sentence goes like this: 'Yizhou pastoralist, Liu Shijun, since he pastoralizes here, the people will be prosperous and happy'."

Suddenly remembering something he heard in the morning, Kuai San shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that even such a good Mingzhu has some slanderers. I was listening to people talking in the market this morning. Some people said that the Third Young Master Liu Mao was not held hostage by Zhao Wei, but he conspired with Zhao Wei, saying it was because of the disharmony between Liu Mao and Liu Yizhou brothers."

"How could there be such a heartless person?" Kuai Liang said with righteous contempt.Kuai San continued to add: "This man has no heart, he is full of suspicion and suspicion, and he looks at others slyly, so after this man said these words, he was slapped by a soldier who heard what he said. I was so dizzy that I couldn’t even tell the difference between east, west, north and south when I was running away.”

"The good lessons are all due to these treacherous people who spread rumors and ruined the atmosphere, so that today's world is not as simple and honest as the ancient times." Kuai Liang praised. He has learned the classics and is very fond of the ancient times. They admire and hope to restore the customs and systems of ancient times, but they don't like today's customs very much. They feel that people's hearts are not ancient, which leads to unrest in the world.
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Brazil County.

A group of motorcades arrived at Baiqu Market. Although Baiqu Market is a market and a trade center, because it is located in a barbaric area, Baiqu Market is not the same as ordinary markets. There is no obstruction on all sides, but walls are erected on all sides to imitate the city.

It's just that the market is not a real city after all, so the city wall of Baiqu Market is only more than one foot high. However, the ten-foot-high city wall is always a big obstacle and can resist the barbarians when they riot in Brazil County. Violate.

The leader of the convoy, a man dressed in white, wearing a left-hand collar and dressed like a businessman, strode to the closed gate of Baiqu Market and shouted towards the top of the Baiqu Market: "Master, I'll be waiting for you." We are here to trade, so please do it a favor and open the city gate to let me in."

"No, no." came the echo from the city tower. A dark-skinned soldier stuck his head out from behind the city wall and expressed his disagreement.

At the same time, the soldier explained the reason: "Now the thieves from Hanzhong are wandering around in Ba County. I don't know where they are. The county has issued a document and the Baiqu Market is temporarily closed for a period of time. It will not receive foreign visitors to prevent Bandits are invading... By the way, where did you guys come from?"

"We are the people from Baihu Mountain. We bring silk cloth and fine sake with us. We want to exchange for some food to survive this cold winter. If they are not thieves from Hanzhong, don't worry, military master." The leader loudly informed the soldiers on top of the city, telling them the goods they had brought and their purpose.

"Sake." The military lord at the top of the city turned a deaf ear to the arrangement of the rice. Although the rice cloth is a specialty of the rice people, the quality has always been excellent and it is a top-quality product traded in the market. However, in the face of the sake brewed by the rice people, the rice cloth is useless. It's not enough to see, the wine-making skills of the people are very superb, the sake they brew has a mellow taste, and it has a lingering aroma when you drink it. It is a rare wine.

The soldier at the top of the city licked his tongue, as if he already had sake in his mouth, but in the end, his reason defeated his desire and waved his hand towards the top of the city: "No, this time the county issued a death order, it's really not good. I’ll let you in, but you’d better go elsewhere. It’s freezing cold right now. If you leave early, you can still find a place to stay. If you leave later, there won’t be any place to stay.”

Upon hearing this, the owner of the motorcade still had a smile on his face, and was not angry because of the soldier's repeated rejections. But behind him, a tall man with a tanned skin that was a few points darker than the soldier in the city, his face It became very unsightly, and the murderous look in his eyes couldn't stop leaking out. He even reached out his hand impatiently to the car that was said to be equipped with silk cloth, as if he wanted to pull something out of the car.

At this time, a hand stretched out and pressed down the hand of the strong man with black charcoal skin that was reaching for the cart. At the same time, the person shook his head towards the black charcoal man and motioned for him to wait for a while. Waiting for the owner of the team to negotiate again.

The owner of the motorcade then shouted: "Master, it's freezing cold, and it's hard to find a place to live. We came all the way here just to trade for some food. If we don't get food in exchange, I'm afraid that this winter the clan will be in trouble." I'm going to starve to death... The sake in this car is a fine wine that has been accumulated over the years. I would like to give a few jars to the military master as a gift, and let us exchange the remaining sake for some food."

The owner of the motorcade played the emotional card, and at the same time took out sake to seduce the military master at the top of the city, and said the killer move: "Don't worry, military master, we are all good people. We will go to Baiqu Market to trade at least ten times." Eight times, the military master can call an older man to come, he must know me... We won't go into the city, we will just trade at the city gate. After getting food in exchange, we will leave. The cubs in the clan are still crying for food. .”

The military man was moved, and he called an older officer who was on duty at the top of the city. Just as the owner of the convoy said, the older officer recognized him at a glance: "It's Pu An, we are so young this year." It came a little late, unlike previous years when it arrived at the end of autumn.”

"Li Zhang, the current situation is not good, and the road here was not peaceful, so we were a little late... It's freezing outside, please Li Zhang, for the sake of our friendship, let us go into the market to warm up. The best sake should be drunk with Li Zhang." Pu An, the owner of the motorcade, recognized the older soldier and called out his name.

With the familiar relationship, things will be easier to handle. Li Zhang ordered the soldier who summoned him to go down and open the city gate to let Pu An and his party into the city.

The dark-skinned military man could no longer suppress the greed in his stomach. He seemed to smell the fragrance of sake under the tower. He was so excited that he strode down the tower, took a few people to lift the door latch, and opened the door. The city gate.

"Quickly, give me the wine." Opening the city gate, the soldier eagerly asked for sake.

Unfortunately, what came in front of him was not the sake he longed for, but a bright ring-shou knife. The ring-shou knife flicked a cold light against his neck.

After neatly dealing with the few soldiers who opened the city gate, Yuan Yue, whose skin was as black as coal, cursed: "It's so long-winded, this won't work, and that won't work, so out of thin air, Naigong was blown by the cold wind outside the city for a long time. "

"Thank you so much, Brother An." Pu Hu ignored Yuan Yue, who was scolding and chattering, and instead thanked Pu An.

Pu An would not accept it carelessly. He had been dealing with Han people for a long time and was familiar with human relations. He politely said: "Brother, your business is my business. There is no need to say thank you or not... I will come to you later." Now that I have master, I would also like to trouble my brother to introduce me to you in front of my master and say a few nice words."

Pu Hu looked at the clan brother in front of him with satisfaction. Pu An was a native of Baihu Mountain in Brazil County, and he had some blood ties with him. Not long ago, he approached Pu An and planned to seize the Baiqu Market today. , now that the great success is achieved, he feels very happy.

Pu Hu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Brother An, I will guarantee the introduction. I will definitely use you as my teacher, and you will enjoy all the wealth in the future."

Without too much courtesy, Pu Hu and Yuan Yue, who occupied the gate of Baiqu Market, called to their troops hanging far behind, rushed into the market together, and began their atrocities.

(End of this chapter)