Ji Han Liu Zhang

Nanzheng.

After a night of heavy snow, if you look down from the top of Nanzheng Temple, you will see that the temple is covered with a layer of snow as thick as white catkins, whether it is the towering eaves or just the branches. The big trees were all covered with a layer of pure white snow, without any trace of their original color.

The goose-feather heavy snow fell all night, and it did not stop during the day. It was still falling from time to time. Liu Zhang stood on the corridor, watching the crystal clear snowflakes falling from the sky, admiring the snow scene with a calm expression.

"Ming Gong, it's cold outside, it's better to stay warm inside." The scribe Meng Jie saw Liu Zhang staying in the corridor for too long, and he expressed concern.

Liu Zhang nodded when he heard this. He had almost finished admiring the snowy scenery. He was not very interested in taking another look, so he moved his body and walked inside, and happened to see the arrival of Bing Cao Peng Yi.

"How is the battle in Hechi going?" The first time he saw Peng Yi, Liu Zhang asked about the ongoing battle in Hechi. Wu Yi sent him military information, saying that most of Wudu County had been secured, and only Dou Mao, the Di king in Hechi, was not convinced and insisted on confronting the officers and soldiers, and was very arrogant.

Peng Yi shook his head and replied solemnly: "There is no new military information from General Wu Zhonglang. The latest is that General Wu Zhonglang said that he led troops to attack Hechi. As for whether Hechi was captured, we can only wait for Wudu. We won’t know until new military information comes from the side.”

Speaking of this, Peng Yi looked at the thickness of the snow outside and the snowflakes that continued to fall, and said in a worried tone: "With this heavy snow, not to mention attacking the city, it will be inconvenient to face the enemy in battle. If Wu Zhonglang won’t be able to capture Hechi before this heavy snow falls, and I’m afraid he will have to wait until next year.”

While talking, Liu Zhang and Peng Yi walked into the inner room and took their seats according to the host and guest. At the same time, the servant brought the stove and placed it in the house, making the house warm as spring and isolated from the heavy snow outside.

"Peng Bingcao is right. Our troops are all brave and have sophisticated equipment. If we fight on the battlefield, the Di people in Hechi will naturally not be our opponents. But if the Di King Dou Mao takes advantage of the cold winter and it is inconvenient to fight, Hechi City will not be able to succeed." If you take advantage of the right time and place to compete with our army, the outcome will be hard to say." The scribe Meng Jie was also a man who knew the military. He talked eloquently. After saying this, he glanced at Liu Zhang, wanting to know what Liu Zhang was thinking.

But seeing that Liu Zhang did not answer immediately, but stretched out his hands toward the stove, his eyes blinked, as if he was thoughtful. After a long time, Liu Zhang finally said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, gentlemen. How is the war in Wudu? How is the war in Wudu? Between the two options, if you wait a little longer, you will naturally know the outcome of the war..."

"Wu Ziyuan is a high-spirited man and has good generals at his side. He will not delay the war in Hechi until next year. He will surely conquer Dinghechi this year and capture all the military capital for me." Liu Zhang praised Wu Yi and told Peng Yi and Meng Jie showed his trust in Wu Yi.

Hearing this, Peng Yi raised his head and glanced at Liu Zhang, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. Although the gains and losses in the war in Wudu were small, and Hechi was a small county town, if he wanted to advance northward to Guanzhong next year, Wudu must be captured, and Hechi even more so. It is in your hands, otherwise the road to Chencang Road will be blocked and there will be trouble in the future. Wudu County here is extremely important.

According to Peng Yi's idea, in order to lay the foundation for the conquest of Guanzhong next year, Liu Zhang should personally lead the army to conquer Wudu. With Liu Zhang's banner in the army, whether it is the generals in the army or the soldiers below, it should be With the constant excitement and excitement, the morale of the army can overwhelm Xiaohan, and Wudu can be captured in an instant, without delaying the heavy snowfall in the middle of winter, and the victory or defeat is still unknown.

Peng Yi was confused, but he didn't say it out loud. However, Meng Jie, a scribe on one side, asked Liu Zhang, and asked Peng Yi's doubts: "Ming Gong, regarding the gains and losses of Wudu County. , related to the war against Guanzhong in the coming year... If Ming Gong can come to Wudu in person, the soldiers will naturally fight passionately, one as ten, and move forward vigorously, and the war in Wudu will probably not drag on as long as it does now."

Although Meng Jie's tone was just a flat statement and he was elaborating an idea, he was not careful enough in his choice of words, and it seemed that he was blaming Liu Zhang. After hearing this, Peng Yi couldn't help but frown, and he used the corner of his eyes to He glanced at Liu Zhang, fearing that Meng Jie's words would offend Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang didn't take it seriously. He chuckled, retracted his hands that were absorbing the heat from the stove, and looked at Peng Yi and Meng Jie. He knew that except for Meng Jie, he was afraid that Peng Yi, who had never asked, would also be interested in him. Zheng, who sent Wu Yi as the governor to lead troops to attack Wudu, was puzzled.

As the emperor, Liu Zhang seemed to be expected to attend every battle in person. His banner was more capable of motivating the morale of the army than Wu Yi's banner. However, Liu Zhang did not do this. For what he wanted in his heart, he wanted to To bring peace to the world, the military ability of the ruler is very important, but cultivating a general who can take on the responsibilities is equally important.

Among the founding monarchs throughout the twenty-four histories, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, had Han Xin, Li Shimin, the emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, and Xu Da, the emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, like Cao Cao, he lacked generals who could take charge of his own affairs. He had to go to the front line in every battle. For example, at the age of more than sixty, he traveled over mountains and rivers to arrive in Hanzhong to confront Liu Bei. Then he lost the Seventh Army due to the ban and had to run away. Go to Xiangyang and fight Guan Yu.

It’s true that Cao Cao was very good at fighting, but due to the lack of a general with specific responsibilities, Cao Cao had to rush around. Today he went to Hefei, and the next day he went to Hanzhong. He was like a captain of a fire-fighting brigade, wherever there was smoke rising in the sky. As he flew away, it was hard to say that he was not exhausted to death.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao had the advantage, he was unable to conquer the world and return to the unified world. Liu Zhang guessed that it was partly because Cao Cao did not train a general with a responsible general. In terms of military, Cao Cao was constantly mobilized by Shu Wu, and there was no People helped Cao Cao solve his problems.

Speaking of which, Cao Cao has made some attempts to train some generals who can take on the responsibilities in this area, but Cao Cao's vision is a bit poor here. For example, Xia Houyuan is sitting in Guanzhong, and he is on the right side of the pass. When facing the dangerous mountains of Shu, Huang Zhong lost his life in vain, turning Huang Zhong from a miscellaneous general to a rear general.

Another example is Cao Cao's Heavenly Man Cao Ren, the first general with a foreign surname, Jin. However, although Cao Ren was brave enough to fight against Guan Yu, he was not good enough when facing Guan Yu. He was besieged by Guan Yu and was almost in danger. Yu Jin was best known as Yi Zhong, but he didn't know the time. , ruined Cao Wei's seven powerful armies, and scared Cao Cao to the point of almost moving his capital.

Therefore, Liu Zhang did not want to end up in the same predicament as Cao Cao, so he did not visit Wudu in person during the attack. Instead, he sent Wu Yi to train Wu Yi's military capabilities, intending to train Wu Yi to become a general who could stand alone. In addition, he accompanied Wu Yi As for Yi's sister Wu Ran, Wu Yi is like a relative, and with Wu Yi's character, he couldn't be more at ease with Wu Yi. "Meng Qing doesn't seem to trust Wu Ziyuan very much?" Liu Zhang asked instead, without directly answering Meng Jie's words.

Meng Jie laughed naively when he heard this. He considered the words and said: "General Wu Zhonglang is brave, high-pitched and strong. He is a rare good general. Jie admires General Wu Zhonglang's ability... But no matter how powerful General Wu Zhonglang is, he is still far behind." Ming Gong, the difference between having Ming Gong in the army and Ming Gong not being in the army is the blessing of the morale of the army."

After Liu Zhang laughed a few times, he shook his head and said: "Meng Qing, you are from Nanzhong. I used to think that you were somewhat simple and untainted by officialdom. Why are you so flattering now?"

"Ming Gong, Jie is speaking from his heart, not flattery." Meng Jie pushed forward with both hands and quickly expressed his loyalty.

Liu Zhang put away his smile and stopped teasing Meng Jie. He answered Meng Jie's question seriously: "If it is to conquer a state or face any powerful enemy, I will come in person. But the land of Wudu is nothing more than... There are some Qiang and Di disturbances, and Wu Zi has gone out to deal with them..."

"If Zhang personally led the army away for all the trivial thieves and bandits, wouldn't it be that there would be no time to rest?" Liu Zhang saw Meng Jie's lips opening and closing as if he had something to say, so he quickly added, Meng Jie's mouth was blocked.

While a few people were talking, the military advisor's lieutenant pushed Xun You in. After he bowed his hands in greeting, he casually came to the stove and lit up the fire, warming his body. At the same time, he said something he had just received. The news came: "Ming Gong, news came from Guanzhong that the emperor drove east to Luoyang. He arrived at Xinfeng on the sixth day of August and Huayin on the fifth day of October. He was about to leave Tongguan and leave Guanzhong. "

"Hiss." Hearing this, Peng Yi suddenly started to think. If the emperor's chariot was returning to Luoyang from the east, if it was obtained by a certain prince from Guandong, it would not be a good thing for Liu Zhang to hold the emperor in order to order the princes. After all, the Han family had been in power for four hundred years. In the world, accumulated prestige is very high. Everyone recognizes the Liu family and is somewhat in awe of the Emperor Liu Xie. When the time comes, the Emperor has his destiny. If he does not obey it, it will be rebellion. If he obeys it, his hands and feet will be tied up and he will not be able to relax. .

Peng Yi frowned and asked, "Didn't Li Que, Guo Si and others stop the Emperor from returning to Luoyang? Didn't he just let the Emperor return to the east?"

Meng Jie looked puzzled. He was confused by Peng Yi's words. Isn't it a good thing for the emperor Liu Xiedong to return to Luoyang and escape from the control of Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou thieves? Peng Yi's tone seemed to express his disdain for the emperor. I feel uncomfortable about returning to Luoyang.

Xun You replied without comment: "The situation is chaotic and the news is scattered. It is difficult to guess the thoughts of the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si. However, the two thieves probably do not want your majesty to return eastward. I only heard that your majesty has Yang Ding, Yang Feng, and Dong Cheng." I waited for others to protect me, and competed with Li Jue and Guo Si. I stopped and walked all the way back east, and now I have just arrived at Huayin. What will happen next is difficult to predict."

"Perhaps His Majesty was blocked by Li Jue and Guo Si and was taken hostage back to Chang'an, or maybe His Majesty was blessed by the gods and always returned to Luoyang." Xun You said the two possibilities and expressed his opinion to Liu Zhang: "Ming Gong, if you look at it, if the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si cannot work together, they will be defeated by Yang Ding, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others. It is very likely that Your Majesty will return east to Luoyang."

"Commander Xun, I heard that Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an and burned the city of Luoyang. The emperor returned to Luoyang in the east, but he was nothing more than duckweed... But the heroes in Guandong are prosperous. I am worried. The emperor has just escaped from the wolf's mouth and entered again. The tiger's mouth." Peng Yi expressed his worries.

Meng Jie nodded. What Peng Yi said was the way to be a minister. Just now, he thought that Peng Yi was a rebellious minister, so he was not happy that the emperor escaped from the clutches of the Liangzhou thieves. Now it sounds like Peng Yi was worried that the emperor would be captured. The bad people among the princes of Guandong were held hostage, but there was one thing Meng Jie couldn't figure out. The bad people in Guandong were better than the people like Li Jue and Guo Si.

As a witness to Dong Zhuo's burning of Luoyang and moving the capital to Chang'an, Xun You replied with a sinking face: "Luoyang was burned by Dong's thieves. The palaces, palaces, and private alleys were all burned to a white ground... Just as Peng Bingcao said He said, even if your Majesty returns to Luoyang, he will probably have to live in a thorny fence with no door and no household, just like a duckweed. Under such circumstances, if someone from the Guandong princes has ulterior motives, your Majesty may be easily taken advantage of. .”

"Eh." Peng Yi let out a long sigh, and a look of worry appeared on his face: "Yuan Shao is in Hebei, and Gongsun Zan is destined to be defeated. If the emperor returning from the east is taken hostage by Yuan Shao, then Yuan Shao will use the emperor's order to control him. It’s difficult to fight enemies from all directions.”

Peng Yi looked downcast. In his speculation, except for Yuan Shao, none of the princes of Guandong were Liu Zhang's opponents. Only Yuan Shao was Liu Zhang's great enemy. When the emperor returned eastward, Yuan Shao would have the means to hold the emperor hostage. Opportunity, Yuan Shao will not let go of this opportunity. When the time comes, Yuan Shao will use the authority of the emperor to command all directions, and the momentum will be so great that it may be difficult to compete.

"Does Peng Bingcao think that the emperor will be held hostage by Yuan Shao?" Facing Peng Yi who was a little anxious and angry, Xun You's expression was calm and tense.

"Who else could it be but Yuan Shao?" Peng Yi replied. Yuan Shao's reputation was also spread in Shu. With Yuan Shao's shrewdness, how could he miss the opportunity to kidnap the emperor.

Xun You chuckled when he heard this and shook his head slightly. Liu Zhang, who was listening to the discussion between Xun You and Peng Wei, also silently denied Peng Wei's inference in his heart. With the so-called Three Kingdoms in hand, he would hold Yuan Shao hostage. The probability of becoming emperor is very low, and Yuan Shao, who is too manipulative, is far less able to seize opportunities than Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao.

Xun You considered the words and analyzed them: "You's uncle Xun Wenruo once served in Yuan Shao's office. He once sent a letter and talked about Yuan Shao's character. Yuan Benchu ​​was a hero of the common people. He could gather people but could not use them. He saw opportunities and did not act. There are many delays... Therefore, if you save them, your majesty may not fall into Yuan Shao's hands, and Peng Bingcao need not be so worried."

After saying this, Xun You observed Liu Zhang's face and saw that Liu Zhang was as calm as ever. He seemed not to care about the emperor's whereabouts and was not worried about Yuan Shao possibly holding the emperor hostage. He couldn't help but secretly admire him. He was so happy and angry. Sex is an essential quality for being a master. Liu Zhang can achieve this level and his ability to nourish Qi is amazing. (End of chapter)