Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 21 Qingqiang
Dong Fu has been a little depressed recently. As a disciple of the famous Confucian Yang Hou, his status in Yizhou is extremely respected and he is the top academic figure in Yizhou.

In terms of the government, he was a close friend of the former Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan. When Liu Yan was still in the court, he felt that the imperial court was in chaos and the royal family was in decline. He sensed that the world was about to be in chaos, so he wanted to ask himself to be the governor of Yizhou to avoid disaster.

At that time, he said to Liu Yan: "There will be chaos in the capital, and there is an emperor's spirit in Yizhou." He persuaded Liu Yan to ask for the appointment of Yizhou pastor, and he also followed Liu Yan to Yizhou and served as the captain of the vassal state of Shu County.

Liu Yan was indeed a talented man. He recruited the people of Dongzhou and instantly wiped out the disobedient forces in Yizhou. He also sent Zhang Lu, a rice thief, to Hanzhong to cut off the valley roads and kill the court envoys, so that Liu Yan could become the king of Shu. , unfettered.

Therefore, Dong Fu was also particularly favored by the Prefectural Mufu. Whether in public or private, his status was indescribable.

But recently Liu Yan passed away and Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, which made Dong Fu feel a little uncomfortable. He has been depressed during this period.

When Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, something went wrong. Wu Ran, whom he initially believed to be a noble man, married Liu Yan's third son Liu Hao. Later, Liu Yan and Ma Teng conspired with Chang'an, causing Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan to and his second son Liu Dan were killed by Li Que and Guo Si, and then Liu Yan died of illness.

According to the order of seniority and youth, the position of Yizhou Shepherd is suitable for Liu Hao. This also confirms his accuracy in physiognomy and his judgment of Wu Ran's noble appearance.

However, under the promotion of Yizhou's subordinate Sima Zhao Wei and Zhizhong's Wang Shang, the fourth son Liu Zhang took the position of Yizhou's pastor. This made others doubt his fortune-telling skills.

No, no one has come to Dong Fuwang to talk to him recently, which made him a little nervous for a while.

Scholars since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty have been inseparable from classics and prophecy. He learned prophecy from Yang Hou. In the past, he used to visit people's graves and look at their faces from time to time. Now that he is free, he feels a little uncomfortable.

He was wondering if he should find someone to meet him for free to confirm his authority, otherwise he would not be able to survive this day. He was already in his eighties, so he passed the rest of his time with this kind of chores.

Suddenly Dong Fu seemed to think of something. He recently heard about something. The newly appointed Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang protected a young lady at the market and gave her a piece of Sichuan brocade. He was probably interested in it. Got that little girl.

An idea suddenly dawned on him and he called a servant: "Go and find out which girl Liu Shijun was protecting at the market last time."

The servants took orders and left.

The wife of Liu Zhang, the new shepherd of Yizhou, passed away during childbirth. Now the position of the mistress of Yizhou is vacant. Dong Fu thinks that he can get involved. As he grows older, he likes the beauty of adults, and he can also promote his family's fortune-telling skills.
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As a warlord with a separatist regime, Liu Zhang came to his military camp outside Chengdu today. The most important thing for a warlord is the separatist land and soldiers who are good at conquering and fighting.

Liu Zhang had a total of 2 Dongzhou soldiers. These people could cross the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains from Guanzhong, or go upstream from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, travel thousands of miles across mountains and rivers, and finally reach Shu. Naturally, they are all physically strong. Strong, able to conquer those who are good at fighting.

The [-] Dongzhou soldiers were the foundation for Liu Zhang to gain a foothold in Yizhou, and they were also the capital for Liu Zhang to enter the world.

Currently, 5000 of the [-] Dongzhou soldiers are in Chengdu. The importance of Chengdu cannot be overstated. The seat of the state government of Yizhou is the economic, cultural, and political center of Yizhou.

Another [-] Dongzhou soldiers are in Niuchang County. Niuchang County is located in the golden triangle of Shu County, Guanghan County and Qianwei County. It is very convenient to the two economic centers of Chengdu and Guanghan. In addition, Niuchang guards the Tuojiang Waterway and undertakes these two major projects. The logistics and transportation of the economic center are particularly prominent due to the location advantage of Jianwei County, so it needs to be heavily guarded by trustworthy troops.

After his father Liu Yan secured the position of Yizhou Mu, he also recruited Shu people and obtained [-] Shu soldiers. However, Liu Yanping never valued Shu soldiers very much and felt that Shu soldiers were weak and not very effective in combat.

However, Liu Zhang had a different view on this. As long as they were trained properly, the combat effectiveness of the Shu soldiers was very good. This can be seen from Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, when he led the Shu soldiers to farm in front of the Qin Long soldiers and was extremely arrogant.

Therefore, there is no such thing as a strong army or a weak army. It is simply a matter of insufficient military training, improper rewards and punishments, and insufficient food and troops.

In addition to these soldiers, his father Liu Yan also recruited old soldiers and Qingqiang soldiers. When he conspired with Ma Teng to raid Chang'an, he sent his subordinate Colonel Sun Zhao to lead [-] old soldiers to Chang'an to rescue his eldest brother Liu Fan and his second brother Liu Dan were defeated by the elite Liangzhou soldiers of Li Que and Guo Si.

Liu Zhang took a careful look and found that he had lost the [-] old soldiers led by the captain Sun Zhao, and now he only had [-] old soldiers and [-] Qingqiang soldiers.The old people are a group of people who fled to the Nanzhong area after the Qin Dynasty destroyed Shu. King Kaiming of Shu led the remaining Shu people and their families.In fact, they are also Shu people. Historians in the Han Dynasty often call Shu "Sou". The two words "Shu" and "Sou" have the same sound and have the same meaning. Of course, in order to distinguish them, they are still called "Sou".

These old people are semi-civilized Shu people. Because they are simple-minded and not fully civilized, they usually like to fight bravely and are not afraid of death. They will obey whoever gives them money. As long as they give enough money, they can be said to be loyal. Not two.Therefore, Soubing was especially liked by his father Liu Yan.

Liu Zhang also said that he liked the old man very much, but what he liked more was Qingqiang. Sou and Qingqiang are often used side by side. Sou and Qingqiang are both similar but have some differences. Qingqiang also refers to Qingyi Qiang. Qingqiang advocates cyan because of their clothing. , hence the name Qingyi Qiang.

Before the Qin Dynasty, the Qingqiang lived with the Shu people in the Chengdu Plain. When the Qin Dynasty destroyed Shu, the Shu people fled to Nanzhong, and the Qingqiang also fled to Nanzhong, mainly living in the Qingyi River Basin.

Compared with the old people, the Qingqiang are more brave and good at fighting, and their custom is that of warriors. Therefore, whenever there is a vacancy, they will rush to report it, and they are eager to prick blood. They are proud of this and are as famous as the Bancheng barbarians living in Bajun.

Liu Zhang thought of the Wudang Feijun, an army composed of Qingqiang. In the late Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang spared no effort in manpower and material resources to move more than [-] Qingqiang families from the south to Shu. They formed five tribes. They were unparalleled and were named Fei. military.

This unworthy flying army contributed a lot during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. They were wearing iron armor, could cross mountains and ridges, were good at using crossbows and poisonous arrows, and were especially good at defensive operations.

In the future, Liu Zhang will have to form an unworthy flying army, and he must gather such capable soldiers under his command.

"Yang Sima, Gao Sima, it's been hard to restrain the soldiers these days." Liu Zhangwei asked.

In front of him stood two generals with helmets and armor, Yang Huai and Gao Pei, both of whom were subordinates of his father Liu Yan. Their loyalty was indistinguishable. After Liu Yan passed away, they transferred their loyalty to Liu Zhang. body.

Since the incident at the last market, he asked Yang Huai and Gao Pei to restrain the soldiers and not cause trouble. The two have always done a good job. Recently, they have not heard of any big troubles caused by the Dongzhou soldiers. Of course, It was limited to big troubles, but small troubles continued.

Liu Zhang's current prestige is still not enough. When he first came to Yizhou, he had no past achievements to speak of, especially military achievements. If he did not have enough outstanding military achievements, he would not be able to completely suppress the Dongzhou soldiers who had been indulged by his father Liu Yan.

"I dare not, this is a matter of humble duty." Yang Huai, who was lean and thin, said modestly.

Gao Pei had some ideas and took advantage of Liu Zhang's inspection of the military camp and said: "Your Majesty, if you want the Dongzhou soldiers to be completely orderly and disciplined, you should choose a person with fair law enforcement and high reputation to be the military commander to correct military discipline."

"The people of Dongzhou should be treated accordingly. If they are Shu people, even if they act justly and fairly, the soldiers of Dongzhou will be dissatisfied."

Liu Zhang nodded, he also had some thoughts in his mind, and replied: "I will keep Sima's words in mind, and a military commander will come to the army soon."

As a loyal subordinate, Yang Huai reported an incident: "Your Majesty, our camp is safe, but in Zhao Sima's camp, the Dongzhou soldiers are still as lenient as before. Zhao Sima's captains Pang Le and Li Yigeng are more It’s extremely indulgent and unrestrained.”

Zhao Sima, Zhao Wei, Liu Zhang's confidant, showed a smile, and said to Yang Huai and Gao Pei: "The new military commander will be responsible for the military discipline of the entire army, and Zhao Sima will also be responsible for the discipline of the camp, please two Sima, don't worry."

Dongzhou soldiers should be able to restrain themselves a little if there is someone who can serve as military commander. Liu Zhang thought of his ideal candidate for military commander, but he just wanted to talk about who he wanted to be military commander.

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