I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 455: Follow-up to Nanzhong
Many times, a conflict seems to break out because of a trivial matter, but in fact it is a conflict that has been accumulating for a long time and has just reached a critical point.

The rebellion of the Wa people in Yizhou County had a ripple effect, leading to instability among the Wa people in the four counties of Nanzhong.

When the news of the Wa rebellion in South Central China reached Zhao Jin, who was still leading his troops stationed in Guanghan County, he was somewhat confused.

He was still there, so how dare Nanzhong launch a rebellion so directly?

However, when he was about to draw troops from the county to quell the rebellion, he discovered something was wrong.

In order to quell the rebellion of Ma Qin and Gao Sheng a few months ago, Huan Dian and Zhong Fu jointly mobilized a large number of additional county soldiers, and the grain reserves in Guanghan County were almost consumed.

In Ba County, Xun You also had no surplus food because he had to hire the Bantun Barbarians and support the military farming.

Although Shu County did not hire barbarian soldiers, its investment in farming was no less than that of Ba County, and the initial rebellion of Ma and Gao originated from Shu County. As for Qianwei County, the last of the Three Shus, it was the most seriously affected by the rebellion.

Therefore, when Zhao Jin looked around, he found that now was actually a good time to start an uprising in Nanzhong.

Among the nine counties of Yizhou, except for the four unstable counties of Nanzhong, the only one with spare strength was Hanzhong County in the north.

Nanzhong has a special terrain. Zhao Jin, who has rich combat experience in Yizhou, knows very well that it will take a long time to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong. Hanzhong County alone cannot support a large army entering Nanzhong.

But Yizhou is unreliable, and he still has his backers!
Zhao Jin immediately wrote a letter to the court - it was not that he did not want to quell the rebellion, but Yizhou had just experienced war and it was difficult to organize a large army!

Of course, Zhao Jin did not do nothing besides writing to express his suffering.

With the help of money and food withheld by prefects such as Xun You and Shen Pei, Zhao Jin led some Bandun barbarians to send troops first. He did not seek to quell the rebellion immediately, but at least to show the court's firm attitude to quell the rebellion and prevent the rebels from invading the wealthy Bashu.

The Wa people in southern central China are causing chaos...

In Luoyang, Liu Bian looked at the memorial in his hand, and then looked at Zhuge Liang, who was only fourteen years old, in front of him.

He suddenly remembered that Meng Huo, who was captured and released seven times by Zhuge Liang according to historical records, wondered if he was still a little kid at that time, or whether he participated in this rebellion.

But now no one is trying to capture and release him.

However, Zhuge Liang's method of governing Nanzhong is still worth learning from.

"Have you ever heard of the Wa people in Nanzhong?"

"Your Majesty, I am not very knowledgeable and have never heard of it."

"You've heard of the barbarians in the south, haven't you?"

Zhuge Liang replied, "I have heard my uncle mention it before, and I have also heard my brother mention it in his letters in the past month or two."

"So what are your thoughts on how to govern these barbarians?"

Seeing that Zhuge Liang wanted to say something but was afraid of saying something wrong, Liu Bian encouraged him, "Kong Ming, just speak freely. Even if you say something wrong, no one will blame you."

Zhuge Liang then said, "I have heard about the barbarians before. I know that many of them still use slash-and-burn farming methods in the mountains and forests. I am very confused. I don't know why they are not taught better farming methods."

"My brother also wrote to me that although the barbarians who came down from the mountains to participate in the military farming gradually learned how to cultivate the land, the barbarians in the mountains did not have this opportunity."

"I think that the reason why the barbarians have repeatedly rebelled is not necessarily because they are unwilling to be educated, but because they have not yet been educated."

Liu Bian listened and couldn't help laughing.

The prime minister, now fourteen years old, has already shown some of his future potential.

The right way is to teach the barbarians the latest farming techniques so that they don't have to go hungry, and then give them real education so that they can understand right from wrong, and then supplement it with fair laws after education.

But over the long term, although there were officials who could do this, they were often rare and their policies would cease when they left. Liu Bian laughed and said, "It's a pity that none of the many provincial governors in the past could see as clearly as Kong Ming."

Are there really so many people who don't understand the principle of putting oneself in others' shoes? It's not that they can't, but they really don't want to.

After all, if you want to teach and educate, the energy you need to invest is measured in years, and the time it takes to see results is also measured in years.

For most officials who pursue short-term political achievements, what they are most willing to do is what can produce immediate results.

Otherwise, if you serve one or two terms as an official, you will be transferred away, and the achievements you have worked so hard to accomplish will either be abolished by your successor or taken away by someone else...

After hearing Liu Bian's praise, Zhuge Liang blushed a little and declined, saying, "It's just my humble opinion. Your Majesty is overpraising me."

"Others may just say this, but I know that if Kong Ming has the opportunity in the future, he will definitely put it into practice." Liu Bian turned into a boaster and continued to praise.

Zhuge Liang's face turned even redder.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was really embarrassed, Liu Bian stopped his bad taste.

However, if the Nanzhong issue is to be resolved completely, it is not enough to simply send troops to suppress it. Someone like Zhuge Liang must go to Nanzhong.

Liu Bian thought of Zhuge Xuan. Although his ability was not comparable to Zhuge Liang's, he was trustworthy and an honest man. In this year's immigration work, the evaluation of Zhuge uncle and nephew has always been the highest, so Zhuge Xuan can indeed be promoted.

But Liu Bian still had some doubts about Zhuge Xuan's ability.

He wanted to assign a capable deputy to Zhuge Xuan.

Zhuge Liang would certainly be reluctant to let her go, and at the latest the next year or two, when Zhuge Liang would be fifteen or sixteen years old, it would be time for Princess Wannian, who was two years older than Zhuge Liang, to get married.

At this time, the emperor's advantage had to be reflected - if you can't think of it, don't think about it. Liu Bian immediately wrote a small note and handed it to the Secretariat.

He has his own external brain to think for him.

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And when Zhao Jin led his army and was pinned down by the Wa people between Nanzhong and Bashu, Shen Pei of Shu County was so angry!
He hated the Wa people for rebelling at the wrong time.

Originally, he planned to send Yan Xing to Qiangzhong to explore the way and try to operate it, but Zhao Jin's departure with his troops once again disrupted his plan.

Without Zhao Jin leading his troops to deter others, he could easily guess that someone in Shu County would be ready to make a move.

Especially the family members and followers of the powerful people who were killed by him.

There was no other way, he could only postpone the time of conquering Qiangzhong and put all his energy into the interior again.

In fact, as early as when he decided to kill them, Shen Pei had given them many chances to survive, but they did not know how to cherish them.

After releasing the two tyrants, Shen Pei also specially sent Zhao Ning to appease the families of these people.

At least when Zhao Jin was still in Luo County, these people behaved reasonably and said that their "brother, uncle, cousin..." deserved the punishment.

But at the moment, Shen Pei no longer had the confidence to allow them to continue to be reasonable.

Shen Pei summoned Yan Xing and Zhao Ning.

At the moment, other county officials of local origin may have colluded with the powerful, but Yan Xing and Zhao Ning, who participated in the killing, are absolutely innocent.

(End of this chapter)