Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 350 The King Enters Chengdu

The next day, Liu Zhang led the Chengdu civil and military forces out of the city and surrendered.

"drive!"

The driver whipped his whip to drive the horses, and the chariot moved slowly.

Liu Zhang sat in the car, looking to the left and right of the street, sighing for a long time, looking downcast.

After surrendering today, Chengdu no longer belongs to him. From now on, he will be a subject of others, living under others' fences and being manipulated by others.

That's it!

Driving slowly, the civil and military forces of Chengdu lag behind.

"Report!"

The attendant came running quickly and said: "Your Majesty, the king did not drive in the palace and committed suicide!"

"what!"

Liu Zhang looked shocked and said sadly: "Why are you so strong!"

"The king said goodbye. When he saw your superior surrendering the enemy, he had no face to see you. He could only repay your kindness with death." The attendant said.

Zhang Song's official position as Yizhou Biejia was taken away by Liu Zhang, who promoted Wang Lei to Yizhou Biejia.

"Hey!"

Liu Zhang felt increasingly sad and said, "I am inferior to him!"

"Come here, take money from my house and give it to Wang Qing's wife and children. It's a pity that I can't carry out the funeral for them."

"Your Majesty is kind!" Wang Shang, a member of the same clan, choked with sobs.

The Wang family of Guanghan is a powerful family in Shu. Although they are a large clan in Shu, not everyone is as strong as Wang Lei. Wang Shang and Wang Lei are also individuals. Just like Zhang Song and Zhang Su, Zhang Song turned to Liu Bei, while Zhang Su left because of the situation.

"Let's go!"

Liu Zhang felt depressed, waved his hand, and sighed: "From now on, I am no longer the king, and you and others are no longer my subjects. You should not be the king and let the king call me."

The civil and military officials in Chengdu were dejected and no one answered, they just followed Liu Zhang silently.

Only Zhang Song was proud and walked among the crowd with his head held high. After all, Zhang Song is different from everyone else. Everyone surrendered to Liu Bei, and he returned to Liu Bei's tent.

Outside the city, Liu Bei led the civil and military forces to stand in front of the formation, waiting for Liu Zhang to leave the city.

Liu Bei stood on the chariot, wearing a black brocade robe with cloud patterns, and touching the wooden railing with his hand.

Huo Jun is wearing a suit of armor, holding a long sword in his hand; Zhuge Liang is caressing his feather fan and turban and smiling; Guan Yu is wearing a green robe and stroking his long beard; Zhao Yun is holding a spear upright, looking at the four directions.

While Liu Bei was alone in the car, Huo Jun winked at Zhuge Liang and reminded Zhuge Liang not to forget. Zhuge Liang pointed at Guan Yu with his feather fan, signaling Huo Jun to ask Guan Yu's opinion.

"General Guan!"

Guan Yu saw Huo Jun calling in a low voice and nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with Huo Jun's suggestion.

"Zi Long!"

Seeing that Guan Yu agreed, Zhuge Liang called Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun smiled and nodded, saying that he had not forgotten. Of course, not only Zhao Yun was reminded, but also Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Pang Tong and other civil and military officials were reminded one after another.

Liu Bei heard muttering behind him, looked back and saw everyone whispering, and asked: "What are you discussing?"

Zhuge Liang lied without blushing and said, "I'm afraid there will be changes if Liu Zhang doesn't show up for a long time."

Liu Bei thought that everyone was impatient and said, "It's almost time! Liu Zhang's defeat has been determined. There is no other way but to surrender."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhang appeared in a car at the gate of Chengdu. He looked lonely, with only a jade hairpin in his hair and simple clothes.

"Shut up!"

The carriage stopped, Liu Zhang supported the wooden railing and slowly got out of the car.

Liu Bei stepped on the pedal, stroked his sword and walked down to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang felt Liu Bei's gaze. He lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Liu Bei. He raised his hands and said, "Liu Zhang does not understand the general situation and is stubbornly resisting. I hope the general will forgive me."

Liu Bei helped Liu Zhang up and said, "It's not too late for Ji Yu to surrender now!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Zhang cupped his hands, took the seal from his side, held it up with both hands, and said: "Zhang led his troops to surrender. Today, Yizhou still has Chengdu and three county walls, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and about 50 grain and grass in the government treasury." Ten thousand stones, more than seven thousand pieces of Sichuan brocade... Please check it."

After a pause, Liu Zhang begged and said: "I hope that your Majesty will take care of the feelings of the same surname, understand the hardships of the people, and be kind to the officials and people of Chengdu."

Liu Bei stretched out his hand to take the seal and said seriously: "Ji Yu, please be at ease. I dare not forget you and the people of Bashu. I will treat you kindly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Zhang retreated to a corner and asked Liu Bei to take over his tent as a civil servant.

"Meet Da Sima!"

The civil and military officials from Chengdu saluted and worshiped him.

Liu Bei nodded slightly, supported him in the air, and said with a smile: "Everyone has a good name, and many know them. Now they will be promoted and important, and they will not be left out. Fighting and fighting are mostly hard work. From now on, there will be peace in Bashu and there will be no war!"

"Thank you Da Sima!"

Liu Bei appeased everyone and wanted to invite the civil servants to enter the city. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden change in our own side. Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang, and Guan Yu took the lead, followed closely by Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Pang Tong and other civil and military forces, all of whom knelt down.

"At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow bandits were in chaos. In order to save the Han Dynasty, the lord raised troops in Weimo to challenge the Yellow Turbans, pacify Zhang Chun, and save Xuzhou. At that time, Cao Cao, a traitor in the country, was in chaos. He carried out the imperial edict of Yidai, raised troops to eliminate the chaos, and defeated Cao Cao in the Jin Dynasty. Mouth, weijia rivers and lakes are difficult and far away."

"The thieves in the West took advantage of the danger and caused chaos. My lord drove the thieves to quell the chaos and spread the law to Bashu. He should have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. Now we are to eliminate the national thieves, provide peace to heaven, and revive the Han Dynasty. I have the courage to speak out for the sake of the Annan people. I wish you the honor of being admitted to the throne, and I will reward you for your great service."

"Please give me the honor to join the king and reward you for your great service."

Huo Jun, Guan Yu, and Zhuge Liang took the lead in urging them to advance, and Zhao, Huang, Gan and others responded and shouted.

"This~"

Liu Bei's face was dull. It was too sudden for everyone to persuade him to come in. He was not prepared at all. “Why are you doing this?”

Liu Bei wanted to help Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang and others up, but Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang and others knelt down and couldn't stand up.

Seeing everyone like this, Liu Bei was overjoyed, but he refused, saying: "You and others will harm me!"

The soldiers who surrendered from Bashu were stunned for a while, but Zhang Song was the first to react and knelt down to persuade Liu Bei to proclaim himself king. With Zhang Song proofing, everyone in Bashu quickly switched roles and decided to persuade Liu Bei to join.

Liu Zhang became increasingly depressed when he saw that the scholars under his command had adapted to their roles so quickly. As expected, neither the Dongzhou people nor the Yizhou people were reliable and could adapt to the wind.

That’s it! People are on the eaves and have to bow their heads. It is better to sell well and let Liu Bei treat him well.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Zhang knelt down and persuaded Jin: "Your Majesty, please come in."

With Liu Zhang's assist, Liu Bei could not shirk, and finally relented, saying: "Let's return to Wuhan and discuss the king's affairs later. Now let's enter the city and appease the people in the city."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Huo Jun shouted.

"No!"

Liu Bei pretended to be displeased and said: "Don't talk nonsense, it is against etiquette and law!"

"promise!"

Huo Jun looked like he was nodding and accepting criticism.

"Enter the city!"

Liu Bei boarded the carriage, his eyes lingered on Huo Jun for a while, and he said: "The carriage is spacious, Zhong Miao will get on board to protect him."

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Huo Jun with envy and respect.

Huo Jun hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "The emperor and his ministers are different, so Jun dare not go together!"

Zhang Song came forward without realizing it, raised his hands and said, "Song pays homage to my lord. I am from Chengdu and would like to escort my lord into the city."

"That's fine!"

Liu Bei was stunned and said with a smile: "Zi Qiao gets in the car to protect Gu Gu!"

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Song angrily with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

What an honor it is to ride with Liu Bei, but it is actually occupied by a villain. Liu Bei invited Huo Jun to ride with him. Although Guan Yu was unhappy, he was only unhappy because he was jealous of Huo Jun's favor, not because he was dissatisfied with Huo Jun himself or because he questioned Huo Jun's achievements.

Now Zhang Song got on the bus rashly, which made Guan Yu dissatisfied with Zhang Song himself.

Zhuge Liang sensed Guan Yu's mood and comforted him by saying, "Zi Qiao has been in Chengdu for a long time, planning for my lord to enter Shu. It is not impossible for me to ride with my lord now."

"Ok!"

Guan Yu said calmly: "Thank you, military advisor, for reminding me. Yu Shen knows the pros and cons."

After saying this, Guan Yu rode his horse behind Liu Bei's chariot.

Fa Zheng was very apologetic and said: "Military advisor, Zijing and I both received heavy rewards. We have been fighting with the army for a long time and have made great achievements. But Zi Qiao is far away in Chengdu, traveling to Shu for my lord, and is in the enemy camp. Today Seeing that my lord is so majestic and majestic, I am afraid that my lord will forget him, so I urgently ask to accompany him."

What Fazheng said was exactly what Zhang Songzhi thought. Zhang Song's identity is known to everyone. He no longer cares about the opinions of Liu Zhang and the Bashu scholars. He only cares about whether Liu Bei can remember him.

If Liu Bei didn't care about him, Zhang Song would be at a huge loss. Therefore, Zhang Song's request to sit with Liu Bei was purely out of his fear. Of course, Zhang Song also believed that he could help Liu Bei consolidate Bashu and satisfy Liu Bei.

"nothing!"

Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan gently and said with a smile: "How can I compare my lord and a virtuous man? Even though Zi Qiao was rude, but with his contribution to plotting Shu, how can we take advantage of it?"

"Filial piety, come into the city!"

With that said, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng entered the city hand in hand.

"Hodo!"

Pang Tong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Huo Jun.

Huo Jun held the reins and said with a smile: "My lord has been escorted and is entering Chengdu."

"promise!"

"drive!"

Chen Dao took over the Chengdu city defense in advance. The city towers were already guarded by Southern soldiers, with flags flying and soldiers standing there.

The carriages and horses were swaying, Zhang Song looked flattering, pointed to the streets of Chengdu, and said: "Chengdu has benefited from the Dujiangyan Irrigation. The water surrounds the city, irrigates the rice fields, and moisturizes the crops, and the people are rich because of it. My lord now wins Bashu, and sits on Wu Chu. , hegemony can be achieved.”

Stroking his beard, Liu Bei asked: "How many people are there in Chengdu?"

Zhang Song counted the family treasures and said: "Chengdu has twelve township pavilions, more than 40,000 households, and nearly 200,000 people. There are big surnames such as Liu, Du, Zhang, Zhao, Guo, and Yang. Song Bucai comes from the Zhang family in Chengdu. After that. As for Shu County, it has six counties under its jurisdiction, with more than 80,000 households and more than 300,000 people."

Liu Bei put his hand on the wooden railing and said with emotion: "Chengdu has fertile water and soil and is extremely rich. However, Bashu is far away from Wuhan. I am afraid that it will be easy to enter Shu but not easy to govern Shu."

The waters in Bashu are murky and the factions are complex. It may not be easy to govern Yizhou well.

Zhang Song laughed a few times and said: "My lord wants to settle down in Yizhou, so why not take a Yizhou woman as his wife, in order to win people's hearts."

"Mrs. Na?"

Liu Bei stroked his beard, thoughtfully.

He had five wives and concubines, but except for his wife Mi, few had political marriages. If there is a political marriage now, who would be the most suitable person to marry?

"My lord, there are many noble families in Bashu, and there are many young women. Now, if you accept a virtuous man as your wife, the people of Shu will be happy. This will bring peace to the people of Yizhou!" Zhang Song suggested.

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "This matter is not urgent, let me think deeply about it!"

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)