Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 359 Can Shu be conquered without me?

In the palace, in the backyard.

But they saw Liu Chan, Huo Yi and three or four other children standing with wooden swords. Chen Dao, dressed in powerful clothes and with a serious face, stood in front of the children and taught the essence of swordsmanship.

"The sword is divided into four techniques: striking, stabbing, blocking, and washing, so it is called the Four Mother Sword Techniques. The four techniques combined have sixteen techniques, five of which are striking, five of thrusting, three of which are blocking, and three of which are washing. However, all the disciples are new to learning the sword. The method needs to start from the practice of eye skills, which are divided into six methods: looking at the sword, looking at the movement, looking at the hands, looking straight, looking sideways, and looking at the mind."

Chen Dao paced among the four sons, patted Guan Xing's head, and told him to concentrate.

"Does anyone know why you practice eye skills?"

"Master Chen!"

Among the children, Liu Chan raised his hand to answer and said excitedly: "My father once said that the swiftness of swordsmanship lies not in the hand, but in the eye. When the eye reaches it, the hand can reach it."

"Correct!"

Chen Dao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Swordsmanship does not consist of random jabs, but moves to be found. The eyes are like two lamps, observing four directions, observing the moves, and then you can kill the enemy under the sword."

As Chen Dao's explanation deepened, the children also turned their attention to Chen Dao and stopped playing with the wooden sword in their hands.

"hehe!"

Liu Bei smiled while sipping the tea and said to the people around him: "I learned swordsmanship when I was ten years old, and I still think I have the essence of swordsmanship. But I wonder what my swordsmanship will be like when I learn swordsmanship when I am eight years old?"

Liu Bei, Jian Yong, Huo Jun and others were sitting and talking and laughing in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Chen Dao was teaching children swordsmanship by the lakeside more than a hundred steps away.

Jian Yong sat cross-legged and said: "My lord is talented and intelligent. He became a knight at a young age. After many fights, his sword skills have become transcendent. The young master was born in a world of rich clothes and fine food. Even if he learns swordsmanship, few people can fight, so he is unlikely to be able to master the skills of swordsmanship." "

Liu Bei stroked his beard and sighed slightly, and said: "Heaven has entrusted people with great responsibilities. Only by suffering their minds, straining their muscles and bones, starving their skin, and depleting their bodies can they achieve what they can't achieve. Most of the younger generations today are born in peace and happiness, and this solitary man Worry about it!"

Jian Yong saw it clearly and said with a smile: "My son is not rich, but if he can inherit my wealth and continue the family business, it is enough for Yong Bian!"

After a pause, Jian Yong said with a smile: "Young Master is talented and smart, loves martial arts and is good at literature. He will definitely be able to continue his lord's great cause."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan's figure and said: "I am a young man who doesn't like reading and is not familiar with worldly affairs. Now I am sending you a slave who is good at reading, can enlighten his mind, and can argue about the loyal and the virtuous. It is enough for him to be alone!"

One thing Liu Bei often regretted was that he was not enthusiastic about studying when he was young, so he wasted so long in his early years.

With the experience of mistakes he had made before, Liu Bei was very concerned about Liu Chan's cultural education. For example, he invited great Confucians to teach him knowledge, and asked Liu Chan to learn ancient classics and the theories of various scholars under the guidance of sages such as Yi Ji, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Zhao.

I also found a group of children of the same age to study with Liu Chan, hoping that Liu Chan would succeed in his studies and have a reliable team from an early age.

As he said that, Liu Bei looked at Huo Jun and said with a smile: "Among the ministers, Zhong Miao taught his sons well, so that I got a good son-in-law. Huo Fan opened up fields in Jianghuai and dredged rivers. He made many achievements, which I have heard about." "

After Huo Jun came to Hefei, he appointed Huo Fan as the captain of the field camp, moved people from Jiangzuo, and led troops to open up wasteland in Jianghuai. During this period, Huo Fan assisted Sima Zhi in dredging fertilizer and water, connecting Chaohu Lake and Shaopei, and diverting water to irrigate the fields. The military villages produced a lot of grain and grass, which could be supplied to the Jianghuai garrison and reduce the logistical pressure.

Huo Jun looked modest and said: "This kid has made great achievements by chance. Your Majesty, please don't show too much favor to me, lest I become arrogant and forget about myself."

"Words of love for my son!" Liu Bei commented.

While everyone was talking and laughing, Zhuge Liang came to meet Liu Bei under the guidance of his attendants.

"Meet the king!"

Liu Bei pointed to the seat and said, "There are no outsiders here. Kong Ming will get up and take his seat immediately."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Does Kong Ming have something important?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang held his fan and pondered, and asked: "Does Your Highness know about the recent surrender of people in Rizhou?"

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said: "I treat Liu Zhang kindly, but also use the Yizhou scholars. If you think about it, there should be no evildoers."

Zhuge Liang said truthfully: "It's not that Yizhou surrendered people to cause chaos, but that Zhang Pushe considered himself to be highly successful, and in order to win important officials from Shu, he also introduced Bashu scholars to the lord. Since entering Wuhan, he has always been proud of his lord's favor. Above the crowd, the words are ignored. Just like the household registration in Hanchang..."

"Liang thinks that although Zhang Pushe has great achievements, he is proud of himself and has great ambitions. If he is ignored, he may damage the order of the palace."

Liu Bei frowned slightly and said, "Zi Qiao is a talented person with an arrogant temperament, which may be understandable. However, he speaks arrogantly and thinks highly of himself. He must not ignore his bad military and political affairs."

After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Since Kong Ming is in charge of the palace affairs, does he have any wise ideas?"

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands with the fan and said: "Zhang Song has won the favor of His Highness because he has chosen Shu's internal support, so he is in a high position. In Liang's opinion, His Highness can look for an opportunity to warn him, or he can be a little distant and move away from the center."

Zhang Song is not Xu You, and Liu Bei is not Cao Cao, so he cannot kill heroes. Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei keep a distance from Zhang Song in order to discourage Zhang Song from being too arrogant.

"good!"

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "I already know this, so Kong Ming doesn't need to worry about it."

"promise!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Since His Highness promulgated the ban on alcohol, state and county officials have strictly enforced this law. Officials have obtained many brewing utensils from people's homes. Those who want to make wine will be punished with the same punishment. I wonder if Your Highness has any instructions!"

"I'm afraid this method is harsh!"

Jian Yong spoke up and said: "People who hide brewing utensils privately are not wine-makers, so how can they be punished with the same punishment as those who make wine? This punishment is quite harsh, and those who hide brewing utensils should be exempted from the crime."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "Pan Liangzhou and Fa Hanchang thought that since His Highness had banned alcohol, he should strictly enforce the ban. Hiding brewing tools privately shows that he has the intention of brewing and is planning to do so. Now he should be restrained from brewing. The idea is to make the people fearful and not dare to make wine."

"What do Kong Ming think?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang stroked the feather fan gently and said: "Private brewing utensils are not the key to conviction. It depends on whether the person who secretly hid the brewing utensils had the intention of brewing wine. If he had the intention of brewing wine, he must not be punished; if he did not have the intention of brewing wine, he would be punished. It cannot be punished.”

Zhuge Liang's words revealed the key to secretly hiding the brewing equipment.

In the process of committing a crime, there are often three situations: crime preparation, crime attempt, and crime completion. Possessing brewing utensils privately does not fall into the category of completed crime, but lies between crime preparation and attempted crime. If there is an intention to make wine, it is an attempted crime.

Logically speaking, attempted crimes require punishment. And if at a specific period, for a certain purpose, it is not impossible to commit the same crime as someone who has already done so.

"My lord, the desire to make wine comes from the heart. How can an ordinary person observe the heart and emotions and know whether the people have the intention to make wine." Jian Yong defended.

"I dare to ask Xianhe, if there is no intention of brewing wine, why do you hide the brewing tools privately?" Sun Qian asked in return.

"This~" Jian Yong couldn't help but frowned.

Seeing that his subordinates had different opinions, Liu Bei frowned and said, "Rong Gu will think about whether it is a crime to hide brewing equipment privately."

"No!" Zhuge Liang stood up with a fan and said goodbye: "I still have official business, Rong Liang will leave."

"good!"

Looking at Zhuge Liang's back, Liu Bei ordered: "See if there is any fruit in the house and bring it to the military advisor."

"promise!"

Sun Qian and Jian Yong were still arguing about whether brewing wine should be criminalized, while Huo Jun was the only one who was silent.

Seeing this, Liu Bei's eyes fell on Huo Jun and asked: "Why is Zhong Miao thinking about it?"

Huo Jun thought for a long time and said: "Jun was thinking about Zhang Pushe. As the minister of Yizhou, Zhang Pushe wanted to defect to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao took it lightly, so he surrendered to the king. Looking at the past events, Zhang Pushe was not a gentleman. , treat yourself as a villain!"

"Confucius said: 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise. Those who are close will not be inferior, and those who are far away will be resentful.' Today, I hope the king will treat Zhang Pushe with caution."

Different angles allow us to see Zhang Song’s different faces. For the Bashu scholars, Zhang Song's pursuit of glory was the same behavior as Cai Mao and Kuai Yue under Liu Biao's account.

If we look at it from Liu Bei's point of view, since Zhang Song sold out to him, Zhang Song was loyal to him, so he treated him favorably.

This kind of person's comment that he is loyal and morally noble is a complete joke!

Liu Bei stroked his beard and remained silent.

Seeing that it was time to get off work, Huo Jun cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Jun still has military matters to attend to, please excuse me."

Seeing Huo Jun's resignation, Sun Qian and Jian Yong also resigned one after another.

Everyone left, and the pavilion became deserted.

Liu Bei looked at the setting sun and said, "Invite Zhang Pushe to discuss important matters with me."

"promise!"

After a while, Zhang Song held his head high and walked from the corridor by the lake to the pavilion.

"Chen Song pays homage to the king!" Zhang Song saluted.

"Ziqiao, please get up!"

Liu Bei stood up, helped Zhang Song up, and said with a smile: "Wuhan's climate and customs, I wonder what Zi Qiao thinks?"

Zhang Song sat down on his own without Liu Bei's instructions and said: "For us Shu people, Wuhan's customs are not as suitable as Chengdu's. However, Wuhan has many rivers and lakes, and it has its own unique flavor."

After saying that, Zhang Song spread his sleeves and said with a smile: "Fortunately, there are no big things in the Chang Kingdom of Han Dynasty. Even the kid can deal with trivial matters. So Song often browses the scenery of the rivers and lakes in his spare time."

Zhang Song's words seemed normal, but in the second half of his words he complained that the trivial things he was responsible for made it difficult for him to show off his talents.

There were only three counties in the Hanchang Kingdom, and each county had a prefect. There was also a minister named Pang Tong in the Shangshutai. There really weren't many big things for his deputy Zhang Song to do.

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "Things can be big or small. In today's country, recuperation and recuperation are the top priority. The ministers are working hard on the documents, and the soldiers are diligent in training, just truthfully."

After a pause, Liu Bei asked: "I wonder what the relationship between Zi Qiao and the ministers in Yizhou is like?"

Zhang Song peeked at Liu Bei's expression, but saw that his mood remained unchanged, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Song said: "Song has a good relationship with the people in Yizhou. Because he is an official in a foreign land, we have many contacts. I dare to ask your Majesty, are there any villains who come into Song to slander?"

As he spoke, Zhang Song became increasingly angry, already suspecting that someone was slandering Liu Bei and slandering him.

Seeing Zhang Song like this, Liu Bei was quite disappointed.

Just as Zhuge Liang said, Zhang Song was already floating. Not only are they dissatisfied with the work content, but they are also unaware of their own problems.

Now it seems that the only way is to temporarily leave Zhang Song from the center and let him reflect on himself locally, maybe he can wake up.

"Is this the case?"

Liu Bei poured tea for Zhang Song himself and said with a smile: "When Bashu first came down, there was a shortage of county governors. I wanted to settle down in Bashu, so I asked you about your relationship with the people of Shu. Now there is a shortage of prefects in Guanghan. I wonder if Zi Qiao would like to be the prefect of Guanghan. To govern Shu on behalf of an orphan is also the saying of returning to one's homeland with one's clothes and brocade."

"Prefect of Guanghan?"

Zhang Song's face instantly turned ugly.

Don't look at the minister's servant shooting 600 shi, but the Guanghan prefect shot 2,000 shi. Liu Bei appointed Zhang Song as the local governor, which is of great significance. It cannot be said that the official is simply demoted, nor can it be simply promoted.

Local officials are not as good as officials in the capital, and the minister's servant is not an ordinary official, but the second-in-command of the minister's desk, a close minister of the monarch. Being released can be said to be a demotion in a certain sense.

But from six hundred shi to two thousand shi as prefect, from assisting others to taking charge of the government, it cannot be said that he has not been promoted.

However, for Zhang Song, he had considered serving as an official outside the country. The minimum guarantee was the level of state governor. How could he be allowed to serve as a prefect?

After all, Wang Shang, who had even surrendered, could serve as the governor of Shu County. Wouldn't it be a joke to let him serve as the governor of Guanghan now?

Liu Bei saw Zhang Song's bad expression and said: "Not long after Guanghan County was first conquered, the officials were not uniform. Please reform the administration of officials and appease the people. It won't take long for him to be put to good use."

"promise!"

Zhang Song was in a daze, feeling dissatisfied. Liu Bei's words of advice were dismissed as mere talk.

"I resign!"

Looking at Zhang Song's back as he stood up and left, Liu Bei rubbed his temples.

Liu Bei is not Cao Cao. He is mostly kind to those who have meritorious service under him. The reason why Zhang Song was appointed as the prefect of Guanghan today was simply to sharpen his skills and prepare for his reuse in the future.

As for Zhang Song's desire to serve as governor of the state, is it that simple?

Among Xu Shu, Pan Jun, and Bu Zhi, in terms of qualifications, abilities, and backgrounds, who can Zhang Song surpass?

Even Fazheng and Mengda were only prefects, so how could Zhang Song exceed his standards and rise above them all?

Zhang Song walked out of the pavilion in a daze, feeling increasingly depressed.

"If I surrender to Cao Cao, can Liu Xuande'an take Shu?"

Zhang Song said angrily: "Is it unreasonable to seize my family property and hold an official position in another country?"

(End of this chapter)