Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 360 It’s your own fault

After learning that he was named the Grand Administrator of Guanghan, Zhang Song became angrier as he thought about it and felt that he was at a disadvantage.

After wandering around the city of Wuhan for a while, Zhang Song decided to pay a visit to General Shence Huang Quan.

General Shence, the sergeant of the Shence Camp of the Southern Army. After learning about Huang Quan's deeds, Liu Bei appreciated Huang Quan's abilities and appointed him as General Shence, commanding the five thousand troops of Shence Camp.

Huang Quan was promoted by Liu Bei, and he was only the chief clerk under Liu Zhang. After returning to Liu Bei, he was first promoted to a partial general, and then promoted to a general of divine strategy.

Huang Quan was good at both civil and military affairs, and he was outspoken and outspoken. Since joining the Forbidden Army, he has been highly praised by everyone. Huo Jun fishes at work, and Huang Quan mostly helps him with his work.

The two talked freely today, and Huang Quan invited Huo Jun to return to his mansion to ask for military advice.

"If Sanba fails, it will cut off the arms of Shu. Now Liang and Yizhou are separated. Although Shu is rich, it will be difficult for it to rebel."

Huang Quan pointed to the map and said with admiration: "However, Hanzhong is a barrier for Bashu, and it is guaranteed that Bashu will be in Hanzhong. Huo Du's words about dividing the prefectures based on the steep mountains and rivers amazed Quan."

The establishment of state-level administrative jurisdictions in Han Dynasty was really conducive to the separatist rule among the heroes. Jianghuai + Jiangdong are classified as Yangzhou, Hanzhong + Bashu are Yizhou, and Nanyang + Jianghan are Jingzhou. It can be said that the heroes of the late Han Dynasty were almost divided into state-level jurisdictions based on the two Han Dynasties.

Huo Jun's suggestion of splitting Liang and Yizhou is refreshing. In the past few days, Huang Quan took Huo Jun to discuss it non-stop.

However, just when Huang Quan was about to ask, the servant came to report and said: "Master of the house, the servant of the minister is here to pay Zhang Ziqiao a visit."

"Zhang Song?"

Huang Quan was slightly dazed and said, "What's the important thing for him to come to visit?"

The attendant shook his head and said, "Puguan Zhang Pushe looks angry, as if there is something unfair."

"Tell him that I am discussing with Huo Du about the Chinese army." Huang Quan dismissed.

"Wait a minute!"

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Zhang Pushe may have something important to do with you. Jun, please go back to your home first, and we can continue to discuss it later."

Seeing that Huo Jun wanted to leave, Huang Quan couldn't stop him and said with a smile: "In this case, Quan Duo is being presumptuous."

"Gongheng stays, there is no need to see him off."

Looking at Huo Jun's back, Huang Quan said with emotion: "Huo Du, he is so skilled in the art of war that few people can match him. Talking to him is of great benefit. Only now in Wuhan do we know how many heroes Wu Chu is!"

From Liu Zhang to Liu Bei's account, Huang Quan really saw too many capable people. Not only did the military have a keen eye for recognizing people, and they were able to select talented people, but there were also numerous civil servants and officials in the army. Working in such a team gives people an indescribable energy.

After a while, Huang Quan sat in the hall and saw the angry Zhang Song, and he suppressed the smile on his face.

The former Huang Quan was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Song. The seller sought glory and lured Liu Bei to Shu.

Nowadays, Huang Quan's feelings are complicated. Zhang Song leads Liu Bei to Shu so that he can be appreciated and promoted. Without Liu Bei entering Shu, his thousand-mile horse would have a hard time meeting Bole. However, Zhang Song was proud of his achievements and spoke harshly, which disgusted him.

Huang Quan greeted him with a smile and asked, "I wonder what important matter Zhang Pushe has to pay me a visit?"

Zhang Song drank tea and said angrily: "I am no longer a minister, and the king wants to send a certain foreigner to Shu to serve as the prefect of Guanghan."

Huang Quan's heart moved slightly, but his expression was as usual, and he said: "Although Guanghan County is located in Shu, it is far away from the center. Is this a joke?"

"It's not just a joke, the king's decree has been issued!" Zhang Song sighed.

As he spoke, Zhang Song emphatically slapped the table and said, "I have endured the matter of the Shujin official camp. It is really an insult to me to be appointed to another place now."

Huang Quan was silent for a while and then said: "Pu She is extremely talented and the king treats you kindly. He once regarded you as more important than Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, Yuan Tan and other important people. How can you let Pu She go to Guanghan now? Kuang Xiaozhi is now the governor of Hanchang. Pu She’s merit is higher than his filial piety, and if the king treats him like this, I’m afraid he will disappoint Pu She.”

Being provoked by Huang Quan, Zhang Song became even more angry and shouted: "How could Lao Ge enter Shu without me? If I surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would win Bashu, and the world would now be named Cao Xie! Now Lao Ge can still be king." ?”

Obviously Huang Quan is fishing for law enforcement. He is not a person without political intelligence. He had been dissatisfied with Zhang Song for a long time. First, he sought glory for the seller, and secondly, he was arrogant and bullied.

He also knew Zhang Song's character quite well. He often felt inferior because of his height. When humiliated, he will fight back. When he was humiliated by Cao Cao, Zhang Song angrily broke the alliance between Cao Cao and Liu Zhang and asked Fa Zheng to hook up with Liu Bei.

Now Zhang Song was dissatisfied with Liu Bei's appointment, so Huang Quan deliberately told Zhang Song what he was thinking to stimulate his mind. Sure enough, Zhang Song said something he shouldn't have said in anger.

When Huang Quan saw Zhang Song insulting Liu Bei, he was both annoyed and happy. He told the king that these words were enough to make Zhang Song drink a pot.

Huang Quan remained calm and said, "Now that the matter is over, what can happen to Zhang Jun and me?"

"You have the military power, and I am at the center. The world will never be safe!"

Zhang Song was in anger, so he followed Huang Quan's words and took them without thinking.

Hearing this, Huang Quan couldn't help clenching his fists. Zhang Songju dared to have such an intention. It was really daring!

Seeing that Huang Quan didn't speak, Zhang Song gradually came to his senses and felt regretful for what he had just said.

You need to think carefully when speaking. Zhang Song, who was obviously angry, was instigated by Huang Quan, spoke unabashedly, and committed serious political mistakes.

Huang Quan had a countermeasure in mind and said, "It's late tonight. Please go back home and rest as soon as possible."

After scolding Liu Bei, he finished his angry words.

Zhang Song was also afraid, but he still maintained a fearless expression and said, "Gong Heng, sleep well as soon as possible."

"good!"

After Zhang Song left, Huang Quan was filled with fear. Zhang Song was highly regarded by Liu Bei. Now Liu Bei was here to test him and see if he, a descendant, could serve as a general of divine strategy.

"Ready your horse!"

Huang Quan did not dare to delay, so he took a pen and transcribed all the conversations between him and Zhang Song, not daring to omit anything.

After writing vigorously, Huang Quan put his pen on the case, took his outer robe, and left the house to mount his horse. He planned to go to find Huo Jun first, and then go to meet the monarch Liu Bei.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in the night and stopped outside Zhijiang Hou Mansion.

"Shut up!"

Huang Quan reined in the reins and shouted to the guard: "I am Huang Quan, the general of divine strategy. I quickly reported to Huo Du that there were thieves deliberately plotting rebellion."

"No!" The attendant did not dare to delay and reported to the palace.

At this time, Huo Jun was preparing to wash up. Hearing the words of the attendant, he hurriedly let Huang Quan into the hall.

"Hodo!"

"What happened to Gong Heng?"

Huang Quan held the scarf in his hand and said, "Huo Du, do you remember that Zhang Song came to visit me when you and I were chatting?"

Huo Jun looked confused, nodded and said, "Remember, maybe something happened to Zhang Pushe!"

Huang Quan handed the scarf to Huo Jun and said anxiously: "It's not Zhang Song who is in trouble, but Zhang Song's bad intentions. The king appointed Zhang Song as the prefect of Guanghan, but Zhang Song was dissatisfied because he was far away from the central government. He not only insulted the king with words, but also There is also deliberate rebellion.”

"Quan has copied all Zhang Song's words on the silk. Please invite Huo Du to visit the king with Quan and explain this matter."

Huo Jun quickly scanned the conversation on the silk, and his expression became serious.

This is not a child's playful talk. Zhang Song is a high minister. It is a serious crime to insult the emperor and have evil intentions.

This is not because Liu Bei is sorry for Zhang Song, but because Zhang Song is talking unobtrusively and seeking his own death.

"Hodo?"

"Zhang Song, the villain, will resent you if you stay away from him. It's true!"

Closing the scarf, Huo Jun said: "Gongheng will follow me to meet the king and present Zhang Song's words to the king."

"promise!"

Zhang Song uttered evil words and was deliberately mischievous. It can only be said that Zhang Song is very consistent with the saying of "Those who are close are not inferior, and those who are far are resentful".

Liu Bei treated him kindly, but Zhang Song was domineering and did not know how to be humble before retreating; Liu Bei alienated him, and Zhang Song complained and felt resentment in his heart.

Zhang Song's reputation can be blamed on Huang Quan's fishing and law enforcement, but the core lies in Zhang Song's own problems, which are purely his own fault.

Looking at Li Yan in history, he ruined the Northern Expedition for his own selfish desires. Can you say that Zhuge Liang deliberately framed him? It can only be said that Li Yan took the blame on himself and reaped the consequences.

Not long after, Huo Jun and Huang Quan arrived at the palace, and Liu Bei came out wearing his outer robe to receive them.

Liu Bei looked at the words on the scarf and slapped the table angrily, saying: "Although Gu is not a virtuous king, he is not a king of Shang and Zhou. Since Gu pacified Shu, I have been kind to Zhang Song. How can I dare to speak like this now?"

"Come here, put Zhang Song in jail, and order Fa Zheng, Kong Ming and others to discuss the matter!"

Throwing the scarf to the ground, Liu Bei said angrily: "If you stay away, you will be resentful. You are indeed a villain!"

"promise!"

To be honest, Zhang Song only insulted Liu Bei as an old man, and Liu Bei could accept it even if he pinched his nose. After all, since he entered the world to fight, countless people have called him Lao Ge. One more of him is not too much, one less of him is not a lot. For the sake of Zhang Song's meritorious service in winning Shu, he can be scolded and tolerated.

But what Zhang Song said about surrendering to Cao was colluding with Huang Quan to plot rebellion. This is something that no monarch can tolerate. After all, no matter how benevolent a monarch is, he has a bottom line.

Of course, there are many monarchs who can endure the rebellion of their subordinates, such as Zhang Yang, a leader in the late Han Dynasty and early Han Dynasty. When his subordinates rebelled, Zhang Yang found out that he actually cried while hugging the rebel, and chose to forgive him regardless of the reason.

As a result of Zhang Yang's indulgence in rebellion, his general Yang Chou assassinated Zhang Yang, and he was ultimately defeated and killed.

Liu Bei was very angry at Zhang Song. He pointed at Huang Quan and said, "Fortunately Gongheng is loyal and is not deceived by Zhang Song."

Huang Quan bent down and cupped his hands, saying, "I have received the favor of your Majesty for your promotion, how dare you forget your gratitude and cause trouble!"

Liu Bei looked at Huang Quan and nodded secretly. Huang Quan, who was promoted beyond his own level, did not live up to his expectations.

Han Sheng is getting older, Zilong and Shuzhi are getting older. Sooner or later, the Forbidden Army will have to consider the issue of succession. Zhang Song's incident can prove that Huang Quan is reliable. As for talents, you can do more inspections.

It seems that I should pay more attention to those who have worked diligently for Liu Zhang before, and those who have entered Shu repeatedly, I should pay more attention to them.

After a long time, Liu Bei's anger gradually dissipated, and the core officials such as Fazheng, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others also rushed to the palace to listen to Liu Bei's orders.

Liu Bei pulled the robe on his shoulders and said, "Zhang Song has evil intentions and insults your Majesty. How do you think we should deal with this?"

Zhuge Liang came out with a fan, raised his hands and said: "Zhang Song has acted treason and will be put to death in prison to rectify the majesty of the king."

"Zhang Song's crime is unpardonable and he should be executed." Pang Tong responded.

"He can be punished for treason and beheaded Zhang Song and his three clans." Wang Can said with cupped hands.

"filial piety?"

Liu Bei thought about it, looked at Fazheng, and asked, "What do you think?"

Fazheng sighed slightly and said: "Ziqiao is a very understanding person. He has great ambitions, but he has an arrogant temperament and often speaks in extreme ways. He has committed a capital crime and it is difficult to forgive him. I am begging the king to think more about Ziqiao's achievements in Shu." , spare the lives of his family."

Liu Bei sat on the couch and said with emotion: "How can I easily enter Shu if I don't have a son? Qiao offers a picture. Although there are rumors of treason, there is no fact of treason. Besides, his family members are so innocent, how can they be harmed?" "

"Does Zi Qiao have children on his knees?" Liu Bei asked.

"I have two sons!" Fazheng replied.

Liu Bei pondered for a few moments and then said: "Zhang Song's crime is not as bad as his wife and children. Now that he has made a contribution to conquering Shu, he can be kind to his wife and children. From now on, he should be looked after by filial piety."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Fazheng knelt on the ground and said, "Zhang Song is responsible for his own fault. Your Majesty is so kind, and he must be grateful."

"On Zijing's side, Xiaozhi can write a letter to avoid making Zijing think too much." Liu Bei warned.

"promise!"

The trio of Fa, Meng, and Zhang, Zhang Song is dead now, and Meng Da is working in a distant place. In order to prevent Meng Da from thinking too much, it is better to let Fa Zheng write a letter to comfort him and explain what happened.

"Kong Ming will be responsible for this case and handle it well!" Liu Bei ordered.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)