Ji Han Liu Zhang

"Wu Zhonglang will be the governor of Wudu?" Xun You, the general of the military strategist, considered Liu Zhang's decision for a moment, and then he affirmed: "This appointment by Duke Ming is just right... Wu Zhonglang will be the governor of Wudu County. General Wu Zhonglang is the one who knows the situation in the county best, and given General Wu Zhonglang's current military might, the Qiang and Di in Wudu County will definitely not dare to offend the government as they did in the past, act unscrupulously, and even seize Hechi like King Dou Mao of Di. ”

"It's just that the Qiang and Di barbarians will surrender if they are weak, and invade if they are strong. Although they will be peaceful for a while, they will eventually become a disaster... For example, Dou Mao, the Di king of Hechi, took advantage of the previous chaotic situation in Wudu County to declare himself King, if you seize one side and do not obey the orders of the government, it is better to destroy the clan to eliminate future troubles." Bing Cao Pengyi expressed his worries. He has always been very afraid of the barbarians, believing that the barbarians will stay in peace when the country is strong. , but once the country declines, the barbarians will breed dissent, so the best way is to destroy their nests, destroy their species, and eliminate the root of the disaster once and for all.

Liu Zhang, the leader, knew what Peng Yi meant, but he shook his head. According to historical experience, barbarians would always emerge on the empire's frontiers, such as the three generations of Wen, Jing, and Wu in the Western Han Dynasty who worked together to defeat the Xiongnu in the north. , the north was stable for a period of time, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xianbei emerged in the north. Today, a group of barbarians were killed, and another group of barbarians will jump out in the future. The barbarians will be killed endlessly.

"Ming Gong, the reason why the Qiang and Di are troublesome is that firstly, the powerful commanders in the clan often look down upon the Qiang and the Di. He is a bitch, extorting and threatening, and asking for excessive amounts of property from the Qiang and Di, but the Qiang and Di cannot provide it, so he is in trouble." Xun You was not very optimistic about Peng Yi's proposal, so he put forward his own opinion.

"Therefore, the way to deal with this is to, firstly, strictly monitor the cunning people of the Qiang and Di species and call their descendants as hostages; secondly, to select honest and upright officials and treat the Qiang and Di fairly. In this way , if there is any disobedience, whoever jumps out will destroy his clan, so that other people will not dare to have any dissent, and can safely become my Han people. "

At this point, Xun You euphemistically analyzed Peng Yi's proposal: "If all the Qiang and Di are killed, as Peng Bingcao said, the Yi people will be shocked when they hear it, and they will either flee in all directions, or gather their forces to fight. The government, the Yi people fleeing in all directions will not be conducive to the tranquility of Wudu County. If they join forces to fight against the government, it will cause a great disaster... and destroying the Qiang and Di tribes without any reason may harm the reputation of public benevolence. This plan is not feasible.”

When Peng Yi heard that Xun You had vetoed his proposal, he frowned at first, showing the subconscious displeasure that ordinary people have when faced with opposition. But when he heard that Xun You said that his proposal would hurt Liu Zhang's reputation for benevolence, Peng Yi's face was filled with anger. The unhappiness suddenly disappeared, and some regrets arose in his heart. According to Xun You's intention, he did not consider it fully enough and did not take into account his beloved father Liu Zhang.

“Mr. Zheng Zuozhi, please tell them that this new military capital needs to be comforted. "

Meng Jie, who was in charge of writing documents for the shogunate, immediately agreed upon hearing this, and then he resigned and went to another room to start thinking about writing the documents to be delivered to Wudu.

In the room where Liu Zhang was, Liu Zhang continued and discussed another matter: "Fa Zheng sent people to explore Chencang Road. He said that the road on Chencang Road has not been repaired for a long time, but it is inconvenient to pass. It's just that it's the cold winter at the end of the year. , it is impossible to build the road. We still need to wait until next spring when the flowers bloom to repair Chencang Road. "

"In the past, the First Emperor built Chi Road, which reached all directions, and the Han family followed suit, making the road convenient... But now, with the world in turmoil and the world restless, even the road is inaccessible." Xun You couldn't help sighing. The grand and prosperous Han family world has now become like this, how can it not make him heartbroken.

Peng Yi looked a little lonely. He studied history books and saw the glorious past of the Han family in the history books, and he was very uncomfortable with the current situation in the world.

"Gentlemen, the ups and downs have been common sense since ancient times. It is precisely because of the current decline that we should be more excited now to make the Han great again." Liu Zhang said with a gentle expression on his face.

At the same time, Liu Zhang felt a little emotional in his heart. Most of the scholars in the Han Dynasty had the world in mind and did not look at their own land. They were much better than the great scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties who lived in a cowardly manner. For example, when he was free, he and Xun You, When Peng Yi and others discussed the situation in the world, they often talked about the gains and losses of Huan and Ling's governance. He had some understanding of Xun You and Peng Yi's ambitions.

"What Duke Ming said is that now is not the time to be depressed." Xun You responded seriously.

At this time, a scribe stepped into the house after announcing and handed a letter to Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang took it and unsealed it, took out the book inside and read it. After a while, he smiled and looked at Xun You and Peng. Wei and others announced: "Cheng Yu from Shangyong sent news that Zhang Lu agreed to exchange prisoners, including the redemption of the defeated soldiers of Jingzhou." "Zhang Lu knew what was going on and would not lose his mind because Ming Gong captured Hanzhong. Ming Gong's envoy resisted." Peng Yi said with a slightly disdainful expression.

"It's no wonder that Zhang Lu didn't understand the situation. Now he goes up to Yong to meet Hanzhong in the west, and reaches Xiangyang in the east. He's attacking from both sides. Under such circumstances, Zhang Lu has to show off clearly, but Zhang Lu can't continue quickly... Now Zhang Lu can safely fight against Liu Jingzhou in Xiangyang. Yes." Xun You chuckled.

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Above average.

Zhang Lu raised his eyes on the city tower and saw more than a thousand Jingzhou prisoners leaving the city in a mess, heading towards the ferry of Han River. He learned about Cheng Yu from Yan Pu who had talked with Liu Zhang's envoy Cheng Yu earlier. Yu's mission was to come for prisoner exchange.

Regarding the exchange of Fengling County magistrate Kuai Qi for Yang Ren's wine sacrifice, Zhang Lu was incompetent and even a little impatient. Yang Ren was loyal to him, so he naturally could not abandon Yang Ren and ignore it. The king and his ministers knew each other and stayed together, which is a beautiful thing. thing.

As for the redemption of Jingzhou prisoners mentioned by Cheng Yu, Zhang Lu was a little reluctant at first. Although the Jingzhou prisoners were unwilling to surrender, he was also unwilling to release them, making these people help Liu Zhang, even though Liu Zhang planned to use money and silk to He came to redeem the prisoners, but under the guidance of the meritorious Cao Yan Pu, Zhang Lu finally nodded and agreed to Cheng Yu's redemption of the Jingzhou prisoners.

Yan Pu, who was standing next to Zhang Lu, pointed to the Jingzhou prisoners below the city and said: "Master, these people have lost their courage. They cannot march in a line and are in a mess like scattered chickens and ducks. It is useless for Liu Zhang to get these people...and These people are all Chu people. If Liu Zhang retains these people, they will miss their hometown and have many flaws in their work, so they will be of no use. "

Zhang Lu nodded. Yan Pu's words were precisely why he agreed to Cheng Yu's redemption of Jingzhou prisoners. However, Yan Pu's words of persuasion were not as good as seeing the ugliness of Jingzhou prisoners with his own eyes.

At this time, Zhang Lu, who seemed to have thought of something, sighed: "Speaking of which, Liu Zhang is kind-hearted and is willing to pay for the redemption of Jingzhou prisoners. And because of his friendship with the Kuai family in Xiangyang, he sent an envoy to exchange prisoners and replaced Kuai with Yang Ren. Qi...if Liu Zhang hadn't taken away my Hanzhong, I would have been a friend like him."

Yan Pu listened to Zhang Lu's words of praise for Liu Zhang, but remained silent. Zhang Lu's words spoke directly from his heart. He also somewhat agreed, but it was not easy to say it out loud. As a close minister of Zhang Lu, some things still mattered to him. Something to be wary of.

"Now we are waiting for the return of Yang Jijiu. Yang Jijiu is unyielding and does not interfere with the two masters. He is a role model for ministers." Yan Pu changed the subject. According to the agreement between him and Cheng Yu, they first released the prisoners in Jingzhou. , then Liu Zhang released Yang Ren, and they released Kuai Qi, and they went back and forth to complete the prisoner exchange.

"Yes." Zhang Lu had a happy look on his face. What a monarch likes most is loyal ministers. Seeing that Yang Ren could return, he was very happy. (End of chapter)