Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2954: Marriage between Chu and Wei, Xu Bei fights Qi (Part 2)

Chapter 2950: Marriage between Chu and Wei, Xu Bei fights Qi (Part 2)

After Zhu Di learned the news that Zhang Liang was going to Qingnan, he felt that the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse. After all, he knew very well what kind of status Zhang Liang, who had the status of "Ren Gong General", had in the hearts of Mingjiao believers. It is not an exaggeration to be inferior to him as the 'Ming Zun'.

Regarding this, Zhu Di regretted it in his heart. He should not have tried to easily build a country through religion in the first place. Although using the banner of Mingjiao can gather people's hearts, such shortcuts will definitely leave hidden dangers, and Zhang Liang's boomerang is About to hit Zhu Di's throat.

Given Zhang Liang's status in the Ming Cult, if the ignorant people in Qingnan learn that the person sent by Da Qin is Zhang Liang, many people will definitely kneel down and make a pilgrimage in joy, and these people will affect other believers, thus Forming a vicious cycle, how could the people of Qingnan still dare to resist the rule of Qin?

If Zhang Liang really solves the problem in Qingnan and allows the Qin army in Qingzhou to move south with all its strength, then the Ming army, which has just withdrawn to Xubei and whose morale has not yet recovered, may not be able to stop it. Even if it can, it will definitely suffer heavy casualties. This is obviously what Zhu Di doesn't want to see.

Therefore, Zhu Di summoned Fan Zeng and other counselors overnight to discuss ways to deal with Zhang Liang, but Fan Zeng was not omnipotent.

Zhang Liang's high status in the Mingjiao is largely due to Zhu Di. After all, if he hadn't over-promoted Zhang Jiao, the Tiangong general, how could Zhang Liang, the human general, be in the position he is today?

However, although Fan Zeng could not come up with a solution, he did have a way to restore morale as soon as possible. At the same time, he could make arrangements before Zhang Liang arrived and create as much trouble for Zhang Liang as possible to delay the Qin army's full march south.

But even so, Zhu Di still felt that it was not safe, so he revised the doctrine overnight and declared that General Renggong had been completely brainwashed by evil spirits. He only made it clear that Zhang Liang was also an evil spirit, hoping to reduce his reputation in the hearts of Mingjiao believers. of prestige.

Zhu Di had tried his best to overestimate Zhang Liang's threat, but unexpectedly he still underestimated it far because Zhang Liang did not take office alone. He was also followed by Feng Yunshan, Zhang Baiqi and Zhang Niujiao.

Zhang Baiqi and Zhang Niujiao are not only the veteran Yellow Turban Qushuai, but also the direct disciples of Zhang Jiao, and Feng Yunshan is the right-hand man of Emperor Ming. The three of them are also reincarnations of gods in the teachings of Mingjiao, and they also have a lot of influence in the hearts of believers. Influence.

With Zhu Di's prestige among the Ming Cult, many people would naturally believe him when he said that Zhang Liang was brainwashed. After all, Zhang Liang himself might have had problems, but saying that so many reincarnations of gods were bewitched by evil spirits would obviously cause some confusion. people's doubts.

Although most Mingjiao believers are ignorant, they are not all fools. If the reincarnation of gods can be brainwashed so easily, it would be too bad. What is the difference between this and mortals?

Therefore, when Zhang Liang appeared in front of the people of Qingnan with Feng Yunshan, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Niujiao and other yellow scarf elders, Zhu Di's smear campaign not only did not have much effect, but also made many Mingjiao believers shaken.

As for Zhang Liang himself, he was actually frightened by the pilgrimage behavior of Mingjiao believers. If it were not for the great master guarding him, he would not dare to show up in person to contact these believers, because there is a high probability that these crazy believers will be trampled to death.

Although Zhang Liang knew that his prestige in the Ming Sect was very high, he actually had no idea how high it was. After all, he was only a counselor during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and there were actually many people with higher status than him in the Taiping Sect. It was not until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty that he He became the core of the leadership, but then hid in the Taihang Mountains, so he did not intuitively experience the feeling of being worshiped by believers.

Zhang Liang felt that no matter how high his status in the Ming Cult was now, he could never surpass his eldest brother Zhang Jiao. But what he didn't expect was that his status was not as good as the original Zhang Jiao, but the Ming Cult believers were crazier than the Taiping believers. Much.

Zhang Liangcai entered Qingnan territory, and some believers spontaneously came to make a pilgrimage. After seeing him, some people laughed, but most of them were crying. Some people knelt down and kept kowtowing, and they would not stop until their heads were broken and bleeding, unless He personally intervened to stop it.

The closer you get to a big city with a large population, the more people come to pilgrimage. Some of them are clearly dressed in rags, have food on their faces, and look like they don't have enough to eat, but they turn a deaf ear to bringing chicken, duck, and fish, and instead ask for it. Go up and supply Zhang Liang, the **** in your heart.

I don’t know how they could resist eating even when they were hungry.

Not only Zhang Liang was dumbfounded by the believers' spontaneous behavior, but even the three yellow scarf old men Feng Yunshan, Zhang Baiqi and Zhang Niujiao were dumbfounded.

They had seen believers pilgrimage to Zhang Jiao. Although they were equally crazy, they were far from this level. At the same time, they also understood why His Majesty the Emperor was determined to crack down on the cult.

It's really a bit crazy.

This is just Qingnan, but among the many cults in the Central Plains, the teachings of the Ming Sect are already considered normal, while demonic sects such as the White Lotus Sect and the Shura Sect are more terrifying.

If the problem of the cult is not solved, even if Great Qin occupies the Central Plains, it will only be dragged into the quagmire, with resources constantly invested and consumed. If it is not completely solved, there will be no hope of going south to complete the great cause of unification.

In order to solve the problem in Qingnan, after Zhang Liang arrived, he first met with Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang, and then immediately issued a public speech.

Zhang Liang did not throw dirty water on Zhu Di just like Zhu Di threw dirty water on himself. Instead, he played the emotional card with the Mingjiao believers. He first recalled the difficulty of the uprising against the Han Dynasty, and tens of thousands of people on the scene howled. The burst of tears also aroused the memory of Zhang Jiao among the believers.

Then Zhang Liang said that Ying Hao was Zhang Jiao's son-in-law, a person recognized by General Tiangong and Emperor Ming, and he was definitely not the evil monster Zhu Di said.

Zhang Liang did not vilify Zhu Di, he just sought truth from facts, but it had already shaken many steadfast believers. Then he even introduced Da Qin's policies as if the iron was hot, and what preferential policies he had brought to You Qingxu this time. .

In a word, as long as everyone does not resist the rule of Qin, the future will definitely be better and better. If you are determined to oppose Qin, not only will you be sorry for your parents and family, but the spirit of General Tiangong will also be disappointed in him, and he will not be able to ascend to the gods after his death. The reincarnation of the country.

In just half a month, Zhang Liang led Feng Yunshan and others to various cities in the three counties of Qingnan, delivering nine speeches with more than 30,000 participants, which also greatly reduced the resistance of the people of Qingnan against the rule of Qin.

Of course, no matter how nice Zhang Liang's words are, he is still a demon in the eyes of some die-hard believers, and the demon's words naturally cannot be believed, so there are still many people who are resisting the Qin Dynasty.

Although the resistance of the Ming Dynasty believers has not stopped, the intensity is much smaller than before. It can trigger a small uprising of dozens of people at most, which basically poses no threat to the rule of Qin Dynasty. Seeing that Zhang Liang solved Qingnan's problem so easily, Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang couldn't help but sigh with joy. Your Majesty did the right thing to ask Zhang Liang to come to Qingnan this time. After all, Zhang Liang could do more with just a few words than they could. Ten thousand people are ten times better.

Letting the right people do the right things will get twice the result with half the effort.

At the same time, Qi County, Linzi City, and the Governor's Mansion.

Qingxu Governor Zhang Liang, Qingzhou Governor Fan Zhongyan, Qingzhou Governor Su Dingfang, and Jizhou Governor Zhuge Liang, the four most powerful people representing Qin in Qingxu, were gathering together to discuss the next action.

"Although the three counties of Qingnan are still unstable, they are generally stable."

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Liang in the middle, shook his feather fan and said, "Your Majesty Governor, since there is no need to worry about the rear, our army should start a war with the Ming army as soon as possible while the Ming army has lost troops and lost ground and its morale has not yet recovered."

"Yes, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come again." Su Dingfang agreed with a smile.

Fan Zhongyan, the governor of Qingzhou, objected: "The situation in Qingnan is now very good. It is a good time to work hard to eliminate all the evil spirits. If the army leaves at this time, I am afraid that the previous efforts will be in vain."

The morale of the Ming army did not recover so quickly. It was better to solve the problems in Qingnan first before starting a war with the Ming army. "

Zhuge Liang retorted after hearing this: "Master Fan's words are wrong. Zhu Di is not a man without plans. Fan Zeng has great wisdom. The opportunity to fight is fleeting, so how can we wait and wait?"

As the commanders of the army, Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang were both determined to fight quickly. On the contrary, Fan Zhongyan, who was the governor of the internal affairs, wanted to slow down for a while.

Although Su Dingfang supported Zhuge Liang, he also felt that what Fan Zhongyan said was reasonable. In addition, he was not good at speaking and knew that he could not defeat Fan Zhongyan, so he did not participate in the debate. Instead, Zhuge Liang and Fan Zhongyan argued about whether to send troops immediately.

Although Zhuge Liang had many outstanding achievements such as verbally quarreling with Confucian scholars and scolding Wang Lang to death, he could be said to have iron teeth and unparalleled eloquence. However, Fan Zhongyan, who was both civil and military and had a reputation for quick wit, was not bad at eloquence either.

Zhuge Liang started from the military point of view, and Fan Zhongyan refuted from the point of view of people's livelihood and future. The two of them went back and forth, and neither could convince the other. The debate was wonderful.

The opinions of the civil and military officials were not unified, so Zhang Liang, the governor of Qingxu, his opinion was crucial at this time.

Although Zhang Liang is the governor of Qingxu, above the governor and the governor, and can theoretically directly lead the three people, he came by air after all and currently has no foundation in Qingxu.

If Zhang Liang harmed the interests of the three of them and caused the governor and the governor to disapprove of him, then he would be ignored by Fan Zhongyan and the others and become a governor in name only.

Although Zhang Liang didn't care about power, he did want face. As the first governor of the Qin Dynasty, if he was ignored by his subordinates, it would be a big loss.

Therefore, in order to avoid losing face, Zhang Liang obviously could hold the military and political power with one hand, but he voluntarily chose to give up military power and handed over full power to Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang, while he and Fan Zhongyan divided the north and south of Qingzhou.

Of course, this is only temporary. After Xuzhou is captured, Zhang Liang will also hand over the power of Qingnan to Fan Zhongyan, and when he presides over the Xuzhou regime, it is the best time to get involved in military power.

"Fan Governor, I know you care about the people, but compared to defeating the Ming army in Xu Bei, it is worth abandoning the entire Qingzhou, let alone conquering Qingnan."

Hearing Zhang Liang's words, Fan Zhongyan was stunned. He originally thought that Zhang Liang would fight with himself. After all, if Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang led their troops away, if Qingnan got into chaos, they would be the two of them with a headache in the end. However, he did not expect that Zhang Liang would not do anything. Zhuge Liang hesitated and took sides.

After Zhang Liang's words, Fan Zhongyan knew that he could not stop the army from leaving. He could only sigh and nodded in agreement with a forced smile.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang smiled and said: "That's right. I have reported the situation in Qingnan to Your Majesty through flying pigeons. I believe that your Majesty's order to urge the war will be sent here soon."

Zhang Liang's words were actually meant to give Fan Zhongyan a leg up. After all, it didn't matter whether they led the army to fight or not, whether or not they had the emperor's order. However, the three of them opposing Fan Zhongyan together were suspected of being politically isolated. However, if Ying Hao was moved out, it would naturally not be the case. I would overthink it.

After hearing Zhang Liang's words, Fan Zhongyan understood it, looked at Zhuge Liang and Su Dingfang and said: "Master Zhuge, General Su, I have no objection to sending troops, but Qingnan still has enough troops left."

Su Dingfang and Zhuge Liang looked at each other. Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "That's natural. Qingnan is related to the rear of the army. If we don't leave enough troops, how can we concentrate on fighting the enemy."

(End of chapter)