Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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The scale of battles in Wudu this year was not large, but the sum of these experiences is the sixteen words that Zhang Fei learned in the martial arts hall: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we fight; .

Chapter 516 Please enter Jue Kong Ming to send an imperial edict

The Yizhou army rested briefly at Yangping Pass, Liu Bei left Ma Chao to guard the pass, and personally led the army eastward to fully recover Hanzhong.

In the past, under the rule of Zhang Lu, Hanzhong was comparable to Yizhou. Because of the two major population migrations, the place was empty and desolate. Wild land in general.

A few days later, Yizhou's army entered Nanzheng, and the empty city gave people a sense of lifelessness.

In uninhabited places, vacant land and houses have no owners. Soldiers no longer have to sleep in the wilderness. Everyone can find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, but no one thinks that they are wealth, because there is no wealth without people.

Finally captured Hanzhong, Liu Bei always felt that there was something missing. He stood at the gate of the mansion for a long time, staring at the empty long street in a daze.

Fazheng walked over and said: "My lord, don't be sentimental. Most of the people in Hanzhong are in Zitong. When the time comes, some of them will move back. After a few years, they will be able to return to their former state."

"I'm not worried about Hanzhong. Yide is going to take Wudu non-stop. The situation there should be similar, right?" Liu Bei said sadly.

"Zhang Ji and Cao Xiu acted hastily. They should only remove the registered population. As for the mountain tribes such as the Shenlang Qiang and the Di, they may be able to retain a lot. The three generals just let them go down the mountain to live." Fazheng analyzed.

While the two were talking, news came back from the northern scouts that Zhao Yun led his troops into Baoxie Road to inquire about the news. The situation in the valley was the same as Pang Tong’s analysis. Among them, a 2000-man Cao army mutinied and surrendered to Zhao Yun.

Liu Bei was surprised at first, then shook his head and sighed: "Sure enough, as Shi Yuan expected, it's a pity that I can't take advantage of this great opportunity to pursue it."

Fazheng comforted him: "The ultimate competition in war is national power. It is not easy to achieve such a result with one state against the mighty Cao Cao. Now Hanzhong and Wudu are desolate and exhausted, and Yizhou's money and food have almost been spent. Kong, it has to be operated for a few years to take Yongliang to the north..."

"What the military adviser said, Bei already knew that even if Cao Cao trampled on each other in Baoxie Road, we would not have enough food for the Northern Expedition. We must let Deng Shizai move here as soon as possible." Liu Bei's expression was solemn.

"It takes time to settle the land and move the people. My lord can take advantage of Cao Cao's retreat and have no time to take care of it. Send troops to take the three counties of Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling in the east of Hanzhong. There are ready-made population and land there." Fazheng made a suggestion.

"Should we wait a little longer? The soldiers are too tired after fighting for a long time, and there is no extra food and grass to support the army..." Liu Bei seemed a little hesitant.

Fazheng smiled slightly: "The three eastern counties are attached to them in name, and their fighting power is far beyond that of Cao's army. My lord can choose soldiers who can fight from the west to attack, and then send another general to attack Fangling directly from the east. The last two groups of soldiers and horses You can learn from Shangyong."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Xiao Zhi's words are very kind, Bei can write a letter to Yun Chang, and let him send troops to Xiangfan to contain Cao Ren, so that the three east counties are in his pocket."

"My lord, if you win the three eastern counties and connect the entire Hanshui River, then you will be able to support General Guan to take Xiangfan." Fazheng nodded in agreement.

"Okay, okay, Bei is going to recruit troops now. Although there are many generals in Nanzheng, who will send troops from the east road?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Fazheng thought for a while, and finally replied firmly: "Zidu (Meng Da) is now the prefect of Yidu. It is suitable for him to go north to Fangling, and the lord can be listed as a candidate..."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Xiaozhi doesn't need to be so cautious, Zidu welcomed me into Sichuan with you, I know his skills very well."

Fazheng smiled awkwardly: "I was influenced by them..."

After making a plan to attack the three eastern counties, Liu Bei immediately sent someone to Jingzhou to deliver a message, asking Guan Yu to put pressure on Xiangfan, and at the same time ordering Meng Da to lead his troops north to attack Fangling.

At this time, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao returned to occupy Wudu, and Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Wei Yan, who were outstanding in the Battle of Hanzhong, were all in Nanzheng. The generals in the camp thought that Liu Bei would choose Xicheng and Shangyong among them, but Liu Bei did not Accidentally made Liu Feng handsome.

Liu Feng was arranged by Fazheng as a bait in Dingjun Mountain. Maybe Liu Bei felt ashamed to make up for this adopted son, or maybe he saw that Cao Cao used his adopted son Cao Zhen so easily, so he gave away the credit at his fingertips.

In May of the 24th year of Jian'an, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao recaptured Xiabian. They distributed houses and fields to the people of the Qiang and Di tribes, guided them down the mountain to live near towns, and sent people to Deng Ai to teach farming.

At this time, Deng Ai was organizing and calling on the people to return to Hanzhong. These people transferred grain, grass and supplies during the Battle of Hanzhong, and they were the main transportation capacity of Liu Bei's army's logistics line.

Although they were able to return to their hometowns, many people had already taken root in Zitong and were unwilling to go back to Hanzhong.

Deng Ai mobilized for a long time, and only half of the people were willing to return in the end. During this period, he wrote to Lantian to ask advice, and the answer he got was: the war is over, the army and the people are exhausted, follow the voluntary, and you can't force it.

Jinniu Road became lively again. On the busy road, the people walked very leisurely. One of the carriages appeared to be in a hurry, and there were soldiers guarding it at the front and back. Passers-by guessed who was the important person in the carriage.

A few days later, the carriage stopped in front of Nanzheng Taishou's Mansion.

Liu Bei took advantage of Liu Feng's attack on the East Three Counties, and often celebrated with his counselors and generals in Nanzheng. How to award meritorious officials has been pondering over and over again recently. After all, there are too many meritorious persons including Yang Song. .

Not suffering from poverty but suffering from inequality, with Pound's lessons learned, Liu Bei became much more cautious this time, and he studied with his credit book every day.

Because it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, Liu Bei still couldn't come up with a good plan.

"It's so lively here." Zhuge Liang walked across the threshold of the hall with a feather fan and a towel.

"military adviser?"

"Kong Ming?"

……

All the officials in the hall showed surprise, but Fei Shi had a strange expression, thinking that he came here for that matter?

Pang Tong and Fa Zheng are good at planning and commanding the army, but they are a little lacking in handling government affairs than Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei was overjoyed to see Zhuge Liang, and said to himself that he had an extra adviser for rewarding heroes.

Liu Bei got up to greet him, grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand and returned to the main seat, and asked someone to set up a seat next to him.

"Hanzhong is a foregone conclusion, the military division is not in Chengdu, why come all the way here?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Zhuge Liang smiled mysteriously: "Because there are major issues unresolved in Chengdu, so I came to see the lord in person."

"Chengdu has major issues to decide? The military adviser recommended Yang Jixiu (Yang Hong) to replace Xiaozhi as the prefect of Shu County. This person should be very capable. Is there something that the two of you can't decide?" Liu Bei was full of doubts.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, then stood respectfully in front of Liu Bei, then took out a scroll from his arms, and he raised his hands above his head and pushed it forward.

"Your servant Zhuge Liang, respectfully invite your lord to enter the throne of Hanzhong. This is the emperor's edict."

Chapter 517 Returning to the State Wild Monkey Stuck the Sky

Zhuge Liang's words were as powerful as spring thunder, and all the officials in the hall held their breath after hearing it, making the whole scene serious.

Liu Bei was startled when he saw this, and then he accepted the edict with a smile, and said to Zhuge Liang, "Military divisions have always been rigorous, and they will learn how to joke around..."

None of the officials in the palace said a word, and only Fei Shi knew the inside story.

Zhuge Liang looked at him and said to himself that you can really keep a secret, and you haven't revealed it to the lord for so long.

"Military division, you are..."

After reading the edict, Liu Bei's face changed drastically, and he didn't know which game Zhuge Liang would play. Although he now had some capital, he still remembered Lantian's sentence of "slowly claiming the king" before.

Zhuge Liang waved his hands and replied: "This edict was last year when Pang Sima (Pang Xi) was in Jiangzhou. ) and others have compared it for several months and confirmed that it is the same as the handwriting of the emperor's blood edict, so they came here immediately to present it to the lord."

"Gongju, what's going on?" Liu Bei raised the imperial edict and asked.

Fei Shi bowed out of the class and replied: "Last year, I went to Jingzhou to pick up Song Xiaowei and entered Sichuan. When I was in Jiangling, I was handed over by Xu Junshi. He said that the emperor sent an order to General Guan to go north to Qin Wang, and he added the title of Hanzhong...Hanzhong King, because I don't know Whether Wei Huang and others are correcting the order, so Junshi Xu asked me to take it back to Chengdu and give it to Junshi Zhuge to compare with the blood edict..."

"The imperial edict came from the emperor's close ministers, and after detailed comparison by Kong Ming and others, it should be true. The lord has acquired Hanchuan, and it is justified to follow the edict to enter the Hanzhong king." Pang Tong bowed his hands.

"My lord, please obey the imperial edict and be promoted to be the king of Hanzhong." Pang Tong took the lead in persuading him to advance, and the rest stood up to join him. When Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong, they would all go up with the tide, so almost no one would object.

Although Liu Bei was ecstatic in his heart, his expression remained unchanged. He waved his hand to signal the group of officials to return, and then said solemnly: "Although Bei is determined to wipe out evildoers and help the Han Dynasty, he has made little success in many years of fighting. The world is still undecided, and the source of this imperial edict... I really dare not act presumptuously."

"This is the emperor's edict. What is the master talking about overstepping? The Cao thief is the king who has overstepped. The master is the nobleman of the emperor's family and the orthodox clan. Only by obeying the edict can we obey the will of heaven." Zhuge Liang bowed again.

"My lord, please enter the King of Hanzhong." The ministers persuaded him to enter at the same time.

Seeing this, Liu Bei said loudly: "Everyone, don't worry. The emperor has appointed the King of Hanzhong, and the three counties of Eastern Han have not taken it yet. Let's make a long-term plan first."

"My lord..."

Zhuge Liang still wanted to persuade him, but Liu Bei interrupted him and said: "Several military advisers, please come with me to the apse."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he walked into the back hall first, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, and Fei Shi followed closely behind, and the big guys left, and the originally quiet hall seemed to explode in an instant.

"Kong Ming, do you still remember what Ziyu said? Could it be too urgent? Shi Yuan, Xiaozhi, what do you think?" In the relatively small room in the back hall, Liu Bei held a small meeting with several people. .

"This..." Pang Tong didn't know how to answer. His personality was more radical than Zhuge Liang's. Let alone persuading Liu Bei to become king, even if Liu Bei became emperor, he also agreed with both hands. Fazheng did not speak out for the same consideration.

Zhuge Liang replied: "At this time and at that time, now that the triumvirate is in full swing, even if the lord insists on not becoming the king, will Cao Cao let us go? Besides, when Yuan Zhi took out the edict, Ziyu was there at the time. If you really have any concerns, They will not be sent back to Chengdu for comparison.”

"Is that so?" Liu Bei looked at Fei Shi to confirm.

Fei Shi clasped his hands and replied: "General Lan was indeed on the scene, he was the one who asked the humble officer to bring him back to Chengdu, and asked the military adviser to compare the authenticity with reference to the blood edict..."

Liu Bei nodded after hearing this. Since Lantian is contributing to this matter, it means that there is no risk, and he said happily: "Since the military adviser and Wenxiu (Xu Jing) have been compared in detail, Bei can only act according to the emperor's order, and today's son Being under house arrest in Xudu, the etiquette related to canonization is..."

"My lord, don't worry, Liang will definitely get it done." Zhuge Liang smiled knowingly.

"Not good..." Liu Bei slammed his right fist into the palm of his left hand.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Zhuge Liang and the others showed concern.

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled wryly: "Bei has been thinking hard about how to award meritorious officials these days. He had already prepared a draft, but when this imperial edict came, it seemed that he had to reconsider, and the day of awarding the award had to be postponed."

"Haha, this is a good thing, and the soldiers are also happy." Zhuge Liang took the lead and laughed.

Liu Bei smiled and nodded, "Speaking of awarding meritorious officials, there is someone I really don't know how to reward..."

"My lord, you mean Yang Song, whose alias is Liuzhu?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Liu Bei shook his head, "Have you heard about his deeds? I already have a draft of this man's reward. What I want to talk about is Song Chen, the captain. He is by my side, but he still does not want to leave his military status in the Conqueror Army, preferring to continue to go deep into the north as a detailed work..."

"The soldiers who fell into the battle may be similar to the common people remembering their homeland." Pang Tong sighed.

"It is inappropriate for Captain Song to go to the north again. He has been lurking in Yangping Pass for a long time before, and he should have contacted many people in Cao Ying. It may be dangerous to go to Cao Cao's rear." Fazheng also expressed inappropriateness.

"That's what I mean too. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a creditor dies in a foreign land?" Liu Bei echoed.

Zhuge Liang responded with a smile, "Why should the lord bother about the matter of the trapped army? You can leave it to Ziyu to solve it. I believe he will not let the heroes take risks."

"Wonderful, let Song Chen take my letter back to Jiaozhou tomorrow. If there is any difficulty, find Ziyu." Liu Bei laughed heartily after speaking.

Knowing that Liu Bei is about to become king, the whole Hanzhong is immersed in joy. Pang Tong and Huang Quan cooperate with Deng Ai to move to Hanzhong and settle down.

Song Chen walked out of the ocean of joy, and set foot on the road back to Jiaozhou with his entourage. Jiameng passing by saw a busy Deng Ai.

Seeing that Deng Ai's complexion was not good, I thought it was because the relocation of the people was not going well. After asking, I found out that Huo Jun, who was fighting with Deng Ai, had suddenly contracted a serious illness recently. All the doctors and doctors were helpless. Huo Jun confessed that he could not report to Liu Bei. increase troubles.

Huo Jun was a great hero in the Battle of Hanzhong. Song Chen asked Deng Ai about the symptoms of his illness in detail, and said that he would ask the genius doctor Hua Tuo for advice after returning to Jiaozhou.

Spring water is born, and the river rises.

Song Chen took a fast boat down the river, and the road was smooth and the scenery was excellent. When he entered the Xiangshui Basin, he found that there were many warships going north from the south.

At the beginning of June in the 24th year of Jian'an, Song Chen arrived in Guangzhou, where he had been away for a long time. As soon as he stepped into the state pastoral mansion, he found that the atmosphere was not right. He had never encountered such an atmosphere before.

Met guard Commander Gao Yuan outside the apse, Song Chen greeted him and was very puzzled, "Is sir in there? Has something happened?"

Gao Yuan smiled wryly and said, "The wild monkeys have pierced the sky, and the generals are asking for a battle with the master. I'll let you in and listen."

Wild monkey?poke day?Song Chen scratched his head in confusion.

Song Chen and Gao Yuan walked into the back hall of the main hall, and saw the long-lost Lan Tian sitting in the main seat, Gao Shun, Sha Moke, Pang De, Li Yi and several other generals who could count were all there.

All the generals looked solemn, and Lan Tian's expression was not relaxed. Song Chen became more and more curious about what happened.

After Lan Tian found Song Chen, he got up and smiled: "Look, who has returned to Guangzhou?"

Chapter 518 Sleeping soundly on the side of the couch?

Song Chen's age was about the same as Hu Ke's. Although he was only in his thirties, his originally handsome and handsome face had become old due to running outside for a long time, and his dark face was similar to that of Sha Moke.

Gao Shun saw that Song Chen was still in the dust, nodded slightly and said: "We have heard about your deeds, General Zuo should reward you well."

"The last general will always be a soldier of the fallen army. This is a letter from General Zuo to Mr. Song Chen." While speaking, Song Chen took out the letter in his arms and handed it over.

Lan Tian took Gao Shun's face apart, and Liu Bei praised Song Chen in every line.

"My lord asked me to mention it. This is really embarrassing. It is not an exaggeration to be awarded the title of general for such a feat, but now except for Ling Ming (Pound), everyone else here is just a general of Zhonglang. This is really... "Lan Tian said it was too embarrassing.

"Sir, the last general has already stated his position when he was in Hanzhong. He just wants to stay in the falling army as a pawn. I can't be a general. You should send me to the north as a spy..." Song Chen quickly expressed his position.

Lan Tian smiled wryly and said: "It is because of your intention that the lord has left the trouble to me, but it is impossible to go to the north, the lord has strictly ordered you not to be a meticulous worker."

"Why?" Song Chen was puzzled.

"My lord, this is for your own good. You have made a lot of noise in Xudu and Hanzhong. It is very likely that your identity has been exposed. If you go to the north to work as a spy, you may not come back." Lan Tian shook his head.

"Ah? Then me?" Song Chen asked.

Lan Tian nodded lightly: "Stay in Guangzhou for the time being and wait for orders. If you really can't, go back to the army. It's time for you to learn from Hu Ke and start a family. But I don't have a daughter of a wealthy family to introduce you yet."

"It's great to be able to return to the army. As for starting a family, we are not in a hurry." Song Chen was overjoyed.

"Gao Yuan, take Song Chen down to rest first, and the rest of you should go back first. Tonight, I will hold a banquet at the State Shepherd's Mansion to cleanse the heroes." Lan Tian ordered.

"Wei." Gao Yuan cupped his fists.

"Sir, what happened to Rinan that day..." Sha Moke asked anxiously, and Pound and Li Yi were looking forward to it.

Lan Tian waved his hand, "I have to think about it, you go back and wait for the news."

"Wei." Everyone clasped their fists together and left.

Several people followed Song Chen to inquire about the Hanzhong battlefield, only Lan Tian and Gao Shun remained in the side hall.