Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 74 Nanzhong Yongkai
At the meeting place of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, the crowd had dispersed, leaving only Wang Shang and Huang Quan, the chief blogger.

Liu Zhang had some ideas in his mind and needed Wang Shang's help and Huang Quan's counselor.

He first asked Wang Shang: "Wang Qing, how many soldiers and horses can we use now with the money and food?"

As a monarch, you don’t have to do everything personally. If you want to know something, you can just consult the corresponding subordinates.

"About 8000, any more would be a bit difficult." Wang Shang, as a charioteer, calculated and gave the figure of [-] people.

"Rebellions occur all the time in Nanzhong. As soon as the army arrives, the rebellious mob will naturally disperse. To put it down, 8000 people will be enough."

"Not enough." After hearing this, Liu Zhang said that the number did not meet his expectations.

Nowadays, there are rebellions everywhere in Nanzhong, and it is necessary to divide the troops to quell them. 8000 people are divided into three groups. Each group has only about 2000 people, so it cannot help any big things.

What he wanted to do was not to convince the barbarians in Nanzhong to take it orally when there was a large army, but to convince the barbarians so that they would not dare to rebel after the army left.

"How much does Ming Gong want?" Wang Shang asked Liu Zhang how much he needed. He had a bad feeling. Ming Gong in front of him might make big moves.

"At least eighteen thousand." Liu Zhang smiled and gave a number that far exceeded Wang Shang's expectations.

"Ming Gong..." Wang Shang was about to say more.

Liu Zhang raised his hand to stop him and talked about an unrelated matter: "The rebellion in Bajun was put down, but the Xie, Bai, and Yang families found a lot of letters from their homes."

"There are many letters to and from Shu County's wealthy families."

"Ming Gong, Ba County has been calmed down, and it is not appropriate to cause trouble again." Wang Shang immediately advised.

"Besides, it is a common thing for aristocratic families to exchange letters. If we use this as an excuse to blame the rich families in the county, I'm afraid something will happen."

"I know. I didn't read these letters. They were all burned." Liu Zhang looked at Wang Shang with squinted eyes, and then said meaningfully.

"The Chen Jun I mentioned last time can certainly serve as the governor of Shu County. The position of governor of Shu County should not be vacant for too long."

He talked about the candidate for the prefect of Shu County recommended to him by Wang Shang last time, the famous Bashu scholar Chen Shi and Chen Shengxian.

Wang Shang had a delicate heart and immediately understood Liu Zhang's thoughts from Liu Zhang's words. He raised his hands and praised him: "You are wise and benevolent. In this way, the money and food needed for 8000 people can be provided."

"This matter can be left to the merchants." He recommended that he collect the food and grass needed for the southern expedition.

Seeing that Wang Shang looked like he understood, the two successfully connected online. Liu Zhang nodded and agreed to Wang Shang's self-recommendation: "Wang Qing, I'll trouble you to handle this matter."

Huang Quan, who was listening quietly on the side, probably guessed what Liu Zhang meant. He said bluntly: "Ming Gong, it's possible that he wants to marry Nanzhong."

"Of course." Faced with his brother-in-law's inquiry, Liu Zhang responded without any concealment.

"Nanzhong has not been subdued for a long time, and the barbarians are always causing trouble. When the army is there, it can be peaceful for a while. When the army withdraws, there will be war everywhere."

"It can be seen that they are not convinced."

"Ming Gong seems to have made a decision." Huang Quan continued to ask. It seemed that Liu Zhang wanted to completely solve the problem of Nanzhong once and for all.

After hearing this, Liu Zhang read out his decision on the Nanzhong issue word by word: "The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city below; the heart war is the top, and the military war is the bottom."

After saying this, he felt a little emotional in his heart. Although Ma Su's battlefield operations were not very reliable, as a soldier, the instructions he gave to pacify Nanzhong were very good, otherwise he would not have won Zhuge Liang's favor. .
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Yong Kai watched his father frown as he read the letter in his hand, with an incredible look on his face.

He couldn't help but ask: "Dad, what do you think of the news from Bajun?"

As a descendant of Yong Chi, Marquis of Shifang in the Western Han Dynasty, the Yong family was very powerful in Yizhou County, and the government was usually polite to them.

Not long ago, when Yong Kai heard that the newly appointed Yizhou Mu was Liu Zhang, the fourth son of the old Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, Yong Kai's thoughts became vivid.Rumor has it that this Liu Yan's junior son was weak and unable to do anything. For such a person to serve as the shepherd of Yizhou, Yong Kai felt that his opportunity had come.

Being a powerful person in Yizhou County is somewhat uncomfortable, although powerful people from aristocratic families are now becoming more powerful, and it has reached the point where "it is better to lose two thousand stones than to lose everyone."

But the secretly powerful position is not as good as that of the justifiable Yizhou Prefect.

Therefore, he persuaded his father that while a younger generation like Liu Zhang was now in power, it was time for the Yong family to make progress and embark on a prosperous road.

His father Yong Mian agreed with him. Now that Yunei is in chaos, it is a good time to fish in troubled waters.

However, the power of the Yong family was not enough to disturb the entire Nanzhong, so they contacted the Gao family, the king of Yi in Yueqi County, and the county magistrate Zhu Bao of Zangda County.

If the three counties conspire to start an uprising, the chance of success will be greatly increased.

As for this county, they contacted the Meng family, a wealthy family in this county.

At the beginning of the uprising, everything went smoothly, especially in the middle of the uprising, a rebellion instigated by Jingzhou Biejia Liu He broke out in Bajun, and Chengdu had no time to take care of them.

As a result, they achieved brilliant results. Zhu Bao, the magistrate of Zangqi County, directly imprisoned the prefect and took control of the entire Zangqi County. The Yong family also besieged Gao Yi, the prefect of Yizhou County, in Yizhou County, which governs Dianchi County. The Gao family of Yi County contacted Soyi and turned the entire Yue County upside down.

Nowadays, the entire Nanzhong is in a state of uproar and rebellion, and is in a state of war.

But now a letter from Berkshire made his normally cheerful father frown, which was a little unusual.

"Hiss." Yong Mian hissed, with an exclamation in his voice.

He handed the letter from Bajun to Yong Kai, and at the same time explained the content of the letter to Yongkai: "The rebellion in Bajun has been put down."

"So fast." When Yong Kai heard this, he had the same incredible expression on his face as his father. How could this be possible? The rebellion in Bajun was huge, but it was put down in ten days.

He took the letter Yong Mian handed him and read it at a glance.

While looking at Yong Kai's face, he was surprised. The person who went to Bajun to quell the rebellion was not the Sima Zhao Wei who had a far-reaching reputation as expected, but Liu Zhang Xiao'er personally led the troops, defeated the enemy in the battle of Liang Ping, and won the victory. A decisive victory.

After reading the letter, Yong Kai and his father Yong Mian looked at each other. This was not good news. Bajun was pacified, which meant that Chengdu could free up its hands to deal with them.

Therefore, when Yizhou Mu Liu Yan was here, he sent Dongzhou soldiers to Nanzhong to quell the rebellion of the Soyi people. As a wealthy family in Yizhou County, they were invited to participate in the counter-rebellion process, and they were deeply impressed by the powerful Dongzhou soldiers.

Yong Kai was thinking rapidly in his mind, thinking about the next direction of the situation. After a while, he said to his father Yong Mian: "Dad, from what I can see, the Dongzhou soldiers will not come too soon. Bajun has just been pacified. It’s about cultivating yourself.”

"In addition, there is a commotion in Ba County. Even if the rebellion is suppressed so quickly now, it will definitely cost a lot of money and food."

"We still have some time to prepare for the incoming troops from Chengdu."

Yong Mian showed a happy smile. His son Yong Kai was a thousand-mile horse of the Yong family, and he had little idea of ​​the direction of the current situation.

If you have a son like this, what else can you ask for?

He nodded, agreed with Yong Kai's idea, and asked Yong Kai: "What are you going to do?"

Without thinking, Yong Kai immediately gave two suggestions: "First, Dianchi County must be captured, otherwise we will be stuck in our throats."

"Secondly, the current military strength needs to be greatly expanded to cope with the large number of troops coming from Chengdu. This requires the Meng family to come forward. Their prestige among the Soyi people is higher than that of our Yong family."

"Okay, let's do it like this." Yong Mian agreed without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)