Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 304 Chu Army Enters the Pass (6)

"Talk about it! How should we control Berkshire and Shu County?" Zhao Kang asked He Que and the other three.

"The general can send someone to recruit the Baima, Di, and Ranlong clans, and order them to obey the general's orders!" Sheriff He Que said immediately. "Afterwards, send envoys to Chengdu and Jiangzhou respectively, and once again explain the interests and interests to Huang Yu, the prefect of Shu County, and Qiao Ting, the prefect of Ba County!"

"If the governors of these two counties still disagree with the general's account, what should we do?" Zhao Kang sneered at He Que's words, but he inevitably lost He Que's support and asked.

He Qin laughed and said nothing when he heard the words, and the county lieutenant He Qi on the side saw this and said: "General, don't worry! Jiameng and Langzhong are guarded by our friends. Our army can dispatch troops to both places at the same time." It is bound to be possible to win the two places without any effort, and open the gates of the two counties of Bashu! If Huang Yu and Qiao Ting do not agree to submit to the general, then let the army of the Baima, Di, and Ranlong tribes and a part of the general's army The horses attacked Shu County together. Then, the general personally commanded the army to station in Langzhong to deter the army of Ba County in Jiangzhou! When Shu County can be taken, presumably the governor of Ba County, Qiao Ting, will definitely submit to the general!"

"Why is Lieutenant He so sure that Qiao Ting will submit to the lord? Instead of being saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox, he rose up to resist?" Zhao Shi, who had just been promoted to the captaincy, suddenly asked aloud.

"The general doesn't know, but the last general and that Qiao Ting are from the same town! Qiao Ting is very good at avoiding disadvantages. He once served the eldest son Fusu when he was the first emperor, but after Fusu lost power, he switched to the son and general. When the second emperor succeeded Prime Minister Zhao to power, this friend sent someone to express his intention to join him. At that time, Qiao Ting was still the censor of Bajun County, and after taking refuge in Prime Minister Zhao, he was named the governor of Bajun County!" Congratulations When Qi heard Zhao Shizhi's words, he immediately introduced Qiao Ting's past to Zhao Kang with a smile on his lips, and then made an inference: "As long as the general takes Shu County and garrisons in Langzhong, Qiao Ting will definitely lead the army to vote in person!"

"If it's as the county captain said, it will be a great reward!" Hearing Zhao Kang's words, a burst of pride suddenly overflowed his chest.

"Thank you General!" He Qi immediately cupped his hands in thanks.

After He Qi thanked him, He Que proposed again: "General, there are so many barbarians and Liao people in the two counties of Bashu! Among the armies of the two counties, there are at least six or seven thousand Qin people who were born in Guanzhong, and the remaining nearly [-] soldiers and horses are all barbarians. , Liao Zhong.”

"The general can send people who understand the barbarians to the place where they live, and form an alliance with them to express their interests. In this way, our army can attack the land of Bashu with half the effort!"

Hearing what He Que said, Zhao Kang nodded in satisfaction, but not long after he came to Hanzhong, he couldn't find anyone who knew the barbarians that He Que said.

Seeing this, He Que cupped his hands and recommended to Zhao Kang: "General, I know that there is a person in Nanzheng City who knows the barbarians very well!"

"Who is it?" Zhao Kang, who was worried that there was no one to send, asked He Qun as if grasping at a straw.

"It's Wu Ziyou, the former prefect of Jiangzhou County in Berkshire!" He Que clasped his hands and replied, and then told Wu Ziyou's origin.

"This person has successively served as the chief secretary and county magistrate of several counties in Bashu and Shu counties. According to the court regulations, he is now the magistrate of at least one county. But because of this, he is very upright. At that time, the barbarians spoke out against him, causing Qiao Ting to label him as colluding with other races, and he was deposed as a civilian!"

"After being dismissed, Wu Ziyou was inevitably assassinated by Qiao Ting and fled to live in Nanzheng. Now he runs a private school in the east of Nanzheng, and makes a living by teaching and educating people!"

After He Que finished speaking, Zhao Kang immediately asked: "Since this person is being persecuted by the superior, if I were to invite him to be an official, wouldn't he be rejected by him?"

"No! No!" He Que immediately shook his head when he heard the words, and then said: "Although Wu Ziyou was persecuted by the Qiao court and lost his official position, he is still obsessed with officialdom and proposed to his ministers many times. If you are invited for a job, you will come to vote!"

"What talent does this person have, that he wants to be invited as a prefect of a county?" Zhao Shi immediately questioned when he heard that he was going to recruit a literati who had never heard of the name as a prefect of a county.

"Wu Zhiyou is not very talented, but he has a deep relationship with the barbarians and Liao people in Bashu and Shu counties. During his successive tenure as the county masters and county magistrates under the jurisdiction of Bashu and Shu counties, he entered the places where barbarians and Liao lived together many times and his leaders. Negotiation. When dealing with the relationship between the barbarians and the Qin people, they did not favor the Qin people but based on the facts; when collecting taxes, Wu Ziyou also persuaded his superiors to let the Qin people pay the same taxes as the barbarians. These measures made the barbarians The people are grateful to him. Afterwards, whenever he goes to any place, the local barbarians never cause trouble!" Although Zhao Shi spoke out, He Que knew that Zhao Kang meant the same thing, so he should say Wu Zi Especially important to one's own side.

"If the general can get the services of Wu Ziyou, not to mention that all the barbarians in Bashu defect to the general. At least half of the barbarians can defect to the general. At that time, the general will have tens of thousands of soldiers who are good at fighting the land of Bashu. Even with a large army There is nothing wrong with attacking the land of Bashu!"

"Since this is the case, He Junshou will replace the general and invite Wu Ziyou to join the shogunate. For the time being, he will be the master. When the land of Bashu is taken over, he will be named the county governor!" Zhao Kang is not a person who does not know what is good or bad. Hearing Wu Ziyou's commitment to the importance of taking Bashu down immediately.

"The general is wise!" Upon hearing this, He Qun immediately bowed his hands in praise.

After talking about some military affairs, He Que and He Qi left one after another.

"My lord! Why did He Que put so much effort into recommending Wu Ziyou?" Zhao Shi couldn't understand why He Que had put so much effort in recommending Wu Ziyou to join Zhao Kang's command.

"This He Que wants to find an ally for himself first!" Zhao Kang followed Zhao Gao for a long time, so of course he knew what He Que was thinking. "The land of Bashu is bound to be taken. The only way is to take the two counties of Bashu and Hanzhong. Even if my uncle does not agree to make me the Marquis of Hanzhong, I will be in charge of the three counties of Ba, Shu, and Hanzhong, and I will actually control the three counties. in hand."

"And this He Que was afraid that the war between Bashu and Sichuan would not be able to start. Huang Yu and Qiao Ting would take refuge in me after I sent people to persuade them to surrender again. So he elected Wu Ziyou and asked him to go to Bashu to act as a barbarian At that time, I will definitely have to start the battle of Bashu, so as to get the position of governor of a county for Wu Ziyou. At the same time, he can also get the ally of Wu Ziyou, so he is not afraid that I will take away his county. Keep your position!"

"Then my lord understands, why do you still agree?" Zhao Shi was very puzzled.

"Both Huang Kui and Qiao Ting became sheriffs because of my uncle. Logically speaking, I want them to join us, and they should come here quickly. But look at the present, these two people are not following orders, right I don’t care about it! Although there is nothing else to do, this general will not be able to swallow this breath! Just kill one to vent your anger!” Zhao Kang said with sharp eyes, looking towards the land of Bashu in the south.

Hearing these words from the side, Zhao Shi began to be a little afraid of the current Zhao Kang. In his opinion, Zhao Kang's ambitions have greatly increased since he fled to Hanzhong. The hero of interests.

(End of this chapter)