Shu Chen

Chapter 88
Now that you know it all, do you still have words to remonstrate?

It seems to be contradictory to Zheng Pu, the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and there was a little bit of understanding in his heart.

There are doubts, but there is no thought to send troops, so there is no thought!
"I know what Zijin means!"

Therefore, the Prime Minister also stretched his brows and smiled, and said, "Where the soldiers go out, the king of Pingdi is more powerful than Yin!"

"Of course!"

Hearing the words, Zheng Pu praised the festival and sighed, "You can only get something if you think about it for more than ten days; the prime minister will be hit with a single arrow in an instant. Therefore, it can be said that Pu's words are tantamount to making an axe in a class. The brilliant ear of the firefly burning bright moon!"

"Hehe~~~~"

Laughing softly, the Prime Minister waved his hand, signaling Zheng Pu not to make flattery words.

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Fei Wenwei has been back for a few days, but Zijin has been thinking about it for more than ten days. Could it be that Zijin had expected that Sun Wu would invite me to send troops to counter the evil?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, although Pu has a small conceit, he does not dare to claim that he has the ability to predict the future."

Zheng Pu smiled and explained quickly, saying, "When Pu returned from Jintang Gorge, he learned that the Prime Minister was out to dispatch the army to govern the army, and he thought about it for himself, such as the way to send troops to the Northern Expedition, Guanzhong and Longyou forces. Now that the Prime Minister has shown Sun Wu's book, so I feel it, not because I have foresight!"

"good!"

In a sudden state of mind, the Prime Minister smiled and said lightly, "Fu Qiu painter, be prepared for rainy days, and Zijin can be called this."

After saying that, he got up with the case and turned to the tools on both sides.

After searching for a while, I took out a cowhide map, walked over to the couch, spread it out, sat on the side and carefully weighed it, thinking about it.

Zheng Pu, who happened to be sitting on his knees a few times, looked around and found that this was a map of the Yongzhou area.

The drawing is not precise, but roughly divides the counties and counties in Longyou, and marks the mountains, rivers and rivers, passes and garrison walls, as well as the direction of the road and the location where the Qiangdi tribes were resettled in Longyou against the Wei Dynasty.This picture should be drawn by Ma Dai, who was stationed in Yang'ankou, to lure the Qiangdi tribe to trade war horses, and then secretly sent meticulous works to investigate the military situation, right?

It turned out that the Prime Minister had planned so much for the Northern Expedition!
Zheng Pu, who was very surprised in his heart, couldn't help but be amazed, and his sense of caution and carefulness in the Prime Minister's plans took him to a new level.

And the prime minister, who was examining the map carefully, was unaware of this.

He was thinking in his heart whether it would be feasible to send troops to respond to Sun Wu and attack Yinping Di Wang Qiangduan according to Zheng Pu's advice.

Yinping County, formerly known as Guanghan vassal state, is subordinate to Yizhou.

The land is small and the people are few, and it only governs three counties of "Yinping Road, Diandi Road and Gangdi Road".Since Andi established his vassal state, he has only sent Han officials to Yinping City to proclaim the prosperity of Han culture and education. 【Note 1】

The first lord Liu Bei decided to establish Shu and wanted to plan Hanzhong County.

They sent Zhang Fei's governor Wu Lan and Lei Tong to advance into Wudu County and besieged Bian County under the rule; don't send Ma Chao into Wudu, because of his prestige in the Qiangdi tribe, he called Wudu and the Di people from the Yinping tribes to join them. event.

And the First Sovereign himself led the main force and followed him.

The plan was to lure Xiahou Yuan of Hanzhong, abandon Yang Ankou and send troops to save Wudu County, and take advantage of the emptiness to seize its county!

However, Xiahou Yuan missed the plan and could not hold on.

When Cao Cao of Wei Wu heard that the First Sovereign had dispatched troops, he sent Cao Hong and Cao Xiu troops out of the customs and took Chencang Road to rescue.

At that time, Ma Chao had recruited more than [-] people from all ministries of Yinping in Wudu, who were walking on the road, but had not yet arrived.Zhang Fei ordered Wu Lan to supervise the army to trap the city, and moved his headquarters to Gushan in the northwest of Xiabian County.

The intention was to delay the battle until all the Di people of Ma Chao joined forces.

However, Cao Xiu saw through this plan, and immediately led tigers and leopards to drive down Bianxian County, under the supervision of Wu Lan.

After breaking it, Wu Lan's general Ren Kui was cut down in an array, and the siege of the next defense was resolved.

Zhang Fei was poor, so he led his troops to join forces with Ma Chao, and together they went east to meet the First Lord Liu Bei, who was attacking Yang'ankou.On the other hand, Wu Lan led the remnants of the army, and at the suggestion of his deputy Lei Tong, took the Yinping route and the Jinggu route to Baishui Pass.

The Thunder Bronze man was originally from Yinping Di.

However, the Yinping Di Wang Qiangduan saw that Ma Chao was defeated in Longyou in the past, and Zhang Fei was defeated in Wudu. He attacked and killed Wu Lan along the way, and Lei Tong passed his head to the Wei Wei, and also executed the assistants appointed by the First Lord. , cite Guanghan as a vassal state and surrender to Wei.Wei Wu, Cao Cao, changed the vassal state of Guanghan to Yinping County, and gave Qiangduan the command of King Di to lead his people to defend against Shu.

Later, Xiahou Yuan died in battle, and Cao Cao personally led his army to fight for Hanzhong.

Don't send the commander of Xu Huang, lead the way with the Qiangduan clan, take the road of Yinping and take the Jinggu Road, and long drive the Baishui Pass, which is guarded by more than ten troops such as Chen Shi.

Chen Shi and more than a dozen troops all collapsed, and they fell to the bottom of the cliff and valley in the Ma Ming Pavilion Road and killed countless people.

After Wei Wu and Cao Cao fought against Hanzhong to no avail, they withdrew their troops and returned.

After the first lord Liu Bei took possession of Hanzhong, he frequently marched into the lower tribes and looted their wealth.

Because Wudu County was so far away, it was difficult to help, so Yang Fu, the prefect of Wudu, was ordered to relocate more than [-] households from Wudu to Jingzhaoyin and Youfufeng;

Di Wang of Yinping was strong and did not move, and he led the county to be safe.

After the collapse of Wei and Wu, the rebellion of the Qiang Hu in Yongliang and Liangzhou was frequent.

Reverse Wei was too tired to deal with it, and the strong side gradually became domineering and domineering.

Against Wei, because Yinping is remote and remote, he is not responsible and has no kindness.

That's why Zheng Pu advised him to send three or five thousand troops to seek peace, even if Wei Wei learned about it, it wouldn't be a big deal.

As far as Ni Wei is concerned, what concerns the safety of Long is whether Bashu sends troops to Wudu County.

In Wudu, Chencang Road can enter Guanzhong, and Qishan Road can reach Longyou.

Once it is occupied by Bashu, the war cloud will be densely spread to urge the sky, and the iron horse in the northwest frontier of Wei will have no peace!
As for attacking Yin and Pingdi Wang Qiangduan, whether Niwei thought that Bashu's vitality had recovered, and he was afraid, there was no need to worry too much.

The first is that the late emperor Liu Bei had gnashing teeth at the strong side during his lifetime.

Said: "The loss of Yinping and the loss of soldiers are the reasons why the thieves and chieftains are strong!"

It's just that the battle of Hanzhong ended, the battle of Xiangfan resumed, and then there was the battle of Yiling. Therefore, Bashu never used troops against the strong side, and the territory of Yizhou was always missing.

Today, it is reasonable for Bashu to pacify the rebellion of the counties in Nanzhong, and to avenge the hatred of the late emperor.

On the other hand, putting oneself in the shoes of Bashu and attacking Yinping was also a consideration for its own defense.

In the past, Xu Huang drove in and took the Jinggu Road in Yinping County to attack Baishui Pass, breaking the connection between Shu and Hanzhong County.

Also, will want to make amends.

If you don't send a partial teacher, take advantage of the unexpected, take advantage of the unexpected, and defeat the Yinping Di Wang Qiangduan, shouldn't it be difficult?
Moreover, if you defeat him and do not rely on his territory, he only captures his horses, cattle, sheep, grain and wealth and returns, and then builds a pass and garrison according to the Jinggu Road, and acts as a defensive force. Shouldn’t he fight against the Wei Wei and startle the snake?
The prime minister, who lowered his eyebrows and thought about it, quietly asked himself in his heart.

Um.
Today, Fu Yuanbi and Wang Zijun and others are still fighting the rebellion in Nanzhong, and the Northern Expedition still needs two or three years of planning.

Even if attacking Yinping made Ni Wei feel a little bit alert, the time I spent in dormancy for another two or three years should have been exhausted.

The prime minister, who had made up his mind, opened his eyes and stood up, carefully putting away the map.

"What Zijin said today has merit."

After sitting down again, Fang looked at Zheng Pu and smiled, "However, it will be a few months before Sun Wuruo sends troops to attack Wei. Whether my big man will send troops, it's time to see what the situation is and then make a conclusion."

And looking at the situation, it is natural to see whether the Wei Wei will attack Sun Wu again, or whether Sun Wu wants to attack Jingbei or Shouchun Hefei.

After all, Xiahou Shang, the commander-in-chief of the southern line against Wei and the military affairs governor of Jingzhou, returned to Luoyang to recover from illness, and it seemed that the military situation was imminent.

And if Xiahou Shang died of illness, it must be related to the decision-making of the temple against Wei.

And wait and see, and then make a conclusion.

Sure enough, prudence is like a prime minister, advocating decision-making and moving, everything is as stable as a mountain.

When Zheng Pu heard this, he couldn't help but complimented him, and quickly nodded his head.

Immediately, he bowed again and asked for orders, "Prime Minister, if what he said today, to send a side division to attack Yinping thieves, even if Pu is not talented, he dares to ask for orders and lead the army!"

"Hehe, Zijin is not, you have a crush on that Maosui?"

Not surprisingly, when Zheng Pufu said something, the prime minister laughed and joked.

Perhaps, the Prime Minister himself did not find it, because Zheng Pu's repeated remarks were beneficial, and the talent he showed, so that his attitude towards Zheng Pu was already vaguely similar to that of Ma Su.

After the joke, the Prime Minister calmed his face, "For other things, Zijin doesn't have to fight for the first time. Well, Hu Weidu has roughly set up households and granted the land to the tribe of people who migrated before, and Shaoxian and Yihong will lead the army soon. After returning to Chengdu, Zijin should pay more attention to military affairs in the future."

Huh?
this is to say
If I can train my troops properly, will I have the opportunity to lead the army to attack Yinping?

He didn't immediately respond to the Prime Minister, but he gave a hint of encouragement, which made Zheng Pu think about it.

Not daring to argue any more, he hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

"No. Pu leads the order."

At this time, the prime minister seemed to be no longer tired, and was supporting the table with his elbows, rubbing the root of his nose with his eyes closed.

Hearing that, he just waved his hand to signal him to retire.

Seeing this, Zheng Pu didn't dare to disturb any more, got up gently, and walked back slowly.

When he retreated to the door and was about to turn around and leave, he couldn't help but whispered, "Prime Minister, the Northern Expedition is not a day's work, please also ask the Prime Minister to cherish your body for the country and try to add meals."

After saying that, without waiting for the Prime Minister's reply, he pushed the door and walked out.

He also let the Prime Minister hear the words and moved his hands.

He opened his eyes slightly, watching him gently closing the door, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

It seems that similar words have been said by You Chang, right?

Thinking of this, the prime minister suddenly restrained his expression, found two statements from the table behind the table, and spread them one by one on the table table.

Immediately, there was a trace of worry lingering between his eyebrows, which could not be erased for a long time.

Two statements were submitted by Ma Su and Wei Yan respectively.

The things described are basically the same, and they are all about painting fields in Hanzhong County, soldiers performing martial arts exercises, and dispatching various materials in recent months.

However, the rhetoric is quite different.

Ma Su's statement made a faint complaint, claiming that he was constrained, and many affairs could not be handled as well.Wei Yan's statement was much more straightforward, and it was often inappropriate to directly accuse Ma Su of not being familiar with military affairs.

In fact, in the Prime Minister's mind, what is still unclear after seeing it?
It's just that the two of them have different temperaments!

Ma Su rarely has a different name, and he is quite conceited and talented, and his temperament and actions are all sharp.

When he was in Chengdu, there were some people who secretly slandered him.

And Wei Yan was born in the trilogy of the late emperor Liu Bei, and he worked hard.

At the beginning of every war, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his life, and he made countless contributions after he was afraid of being for others.

After the Battle of Hanzhong, he was dismissed by the former Dili and worshipped as the general of Zhenyuan and the prefect of Hanzhong, relying on the fence of the country.However, he is arrogant and arrogant, and can treat his soldiers kindly, but he disdains Confucian scholars, which is quite similar to the former Guanhou.

Two people with such temperaments, working together, conflicts are inevitable.

In this regard, the Prime Minister had expected it in his heart, but he was still a little disappointed.

Not to Wei Yan, but to Ma Su.

Yes, it is Ma Su!

Ge Yincheng was different from Ma Su's deep vessel, and his expectations were extremely high.

He is often regarded as someone who can follow himself and carry the banner of the liberation of the Han Dynasty!
Those who run the country should have an open mind and an open mind.

However, Ma Su had only been working with Wei Yan for a few months, but he had already made a vague accusation in his statement at the end of the year.

Wei Wenchang is a general in the city, and was relied on by the late emperor as the arm of the country's fence!
Why can't the young often respect their talents and live in harmony with them?
Could it be that, with the wisdom of a young man, he didn't know the meaning of being sent to Hanzhong by me?
There is still Zijin, who has a plan and a good decision at a young age, and is quite able to win the hearts of his soldiers.

Given time, it seems that he will be able to continue the ability of Fa Xiaozhi to plan paintings, and perhaps he will be able to continue the talent of Guan Houdu and lead a party.

However, this son's temperament is also stubborn and ruthless, and he has the shortcoming of Fa Xiaozhi and Guan Hou!
It seems to have its length, but it has its shortness at the same time, why can't it be both evil!

Anguo's temperament is quite good, and he has the ability of his father but not the shortcomings of his father.

Could it be that the geniuses who are favored by God have not forgotten to give them shackles!

hateful~~~
Sad too!

You long heaven, why is it inferior to me, a big man!

In the past, I was a great Han Juncai, like a crucian carp crossing the river, all together, but all of them died early!
Today, there are only a few people left, and they all have shortcomings!
Ugh.
A deep sigh in my heart.

The prime minister, whose eyes were tired and faintly haggard, slowly put away the two statements.

Shaking his head slightly again, Fang Bu came to a few couch, rolled up his clothes and lay down.

In the past month, he traveled to the military camps in various counties and counties. He watched soldiers perform martial arts during the day, and arranged government affairs at night. He only had two hours of sleep a day.

And there are often times of reduction, but never before.

It's just that today I finally got a break for a while, and I was obviously sleepy, but I couldn't sleep for a long time.

That ray of worry was too entangled, so he lowered his brows and turned to his heart again.

When tossing and turning, let the wooden couch creak from time to time, which can be heard endlessly.

Perhaps, only this wooden couch, which has witnessed the Prime Minister's countless night battles with lights and sighs in the night, can understand the helplessness in his heart, so he feels pity and tries his best to make a sound to resonate with one or two?

Twilight.

Zheng Pu, who had finished today's affairs, stepped out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and returned home in peace.

In the past few days, there has been a continuous snowstorm, and everything you can see is covered in silver.

It seems that, in the severe cold of winter in recent years, the game is played every year.

Although I have never heard of the saying that the common people in Li Shu were frozen to death, it is quite common for the heavy snow to collapse the houses and thatched cottages.

The land of Bashu is not bad.

I heard that the two states of Yong and Liang, which were occupied by the Wei Wei, have frequently revolted by the Qiang and Hu tribes in recent years. It is because of the severe winter cold that countless cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and they were unable to pay taxes.

I just don't know, when my big Han leads the army to the north, will these Qiang Hus gather together?

Thinking of this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but think of the discussion with the Prime Minister today.

He had been chatting in the office before, but now, being blown by the cold wind and snow, Fang felt that it was a bit too rash to ask for orders to lead the army to attack Yinping.

If you think about the good, it is a sincere heart of serving the country.

But to go into the filth, but it is a person who is greedy for power and power, and works hard!
Fortunately, the Prime Minister is not to blame.

I just don't know, what will my mind think of me?

He stopped abruptly, spread out his palm, caught a snowflake, and watched it slowly melt in the palm of his hand.

Zheng Pu, who has always acted decisively, actually gave birth to a ray of worry about gain and loss.

However, it didn't last long.

A gust of wind, wrapped in snowflakes and whistling, smeared his body.

Countless small snow grains penetrated from the collar, jumping wildly on the skin with excitement and joy, making the hairs all over the body stand upright.

That's it!

It's already done, why bother thinking about it!
Zheng Pu cursed angrily in his heart, and hurried back to the small house in the west of the city.

When he was home, Zheng Yi, the squire who also served as the concierge, hurriedly opened the door to welcome him in. He picked up a broom for cleaning his clothes and helped Zheng Pu sweep away the snowflakes all over his body. "The master has finally returned."

His hands were quick, his mouth was not slow, and his voice was quite happy, "Just after the time, Julu Shi brought his wife over to the house to visit. Seeing that the owner of the house had not returned, he said goodbye and left. However, he left a message saying that he held a banquet at home. , let the head of the family go after he returns."

Xiaoxing actually returned to Chengdu? !
As soon as he heard this, Zheng Pu was overjoyed.

Immediately, he was amazed again: When did Xiaoxing set up a house in Chengdu?
He also hurriedly asked, "Where is the address left by Xiaoxing?"

The squire Zheng Yi grinned, "Going home to the master, it's in the house next to the wall, which used to be Liu Sima's house."
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[Note 1: "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Hundred Officials Five" has a cloud: the barbarian barbarians of Fan County said. 】

(End of this chapter)