Xuande

Chapter 385: Putting Down Shuzhong

Gao Xuan was shocked by Liu Bei's lofty ideals and noble integrity.

Then his eyes were red, tears welled up, and he burst into tears in front of Liu Bei.

"If you have such amazing skills, you don't seek profit for yourself, but you have the world in your heart. If you can do this, even the great sages of the ancient times will admire your virtue. Those who have been favored by the world will thank you for this. The ambition of the Marquis will never be violated, and I will devote my whole life to the ambition of the Marquis!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Xuan saluted Liu Bei again.

This time, Liu Bei waited for him to salute, then helped him up, and talked with him about his dream that everyone could read and "Confucianism" filled everyone's head.

He said that if he could realize his dream of "teaching without discrimination", he would have the face to meet the sages of the past after his death, and he would not disappoint everything that his ancestors passed on to him.

Gao Xuan was moved to tears, and saluted Liu Bei again, saying that if he could work together with Liu Bei to realize his dream, even if he died, he would not feel sorry.

It didn't take much effort for Liu Bei to figure out the source of the bamboo, and also finalized a papermaking workshop.

This is a good start, and Liu Bei has great expectations for it. He looks forward to the fact that cheap and easy-to-use bamboo paper will soon be popular across the country.

Would anyone want to stop it?

Maybe there is.

But there will be more people supporting him, and Liu Bei is already fearless.

Afterwards, Liu Bei ordered the army to station outside the city, and he followed Gao Xuan into Chengdu. He took a look at Jinguan City, the most prosperous and prosperous place in Sichuan, and then had a drink with Gao Xuan to experience it. Sichuan style.

The current state of Chengdu should not be as good as the state of Chengdu during Zhuge Liang's rule of Shu. Even so, Liu Bei can also see a very beautiful scene in this first city in Sichuan and Shu.

And taking a little free time, Liu Bei and Gao Xuan rode out of the city to watch the famous Dujiangyan.

In the next few days, Liu Bei and Gao Xuan rode out together to observe the bamboo forest outside Chengdu. They were very satisfied with the density and quantity of the bamboo forest, and made a decision to exploit a large amount of bamboo.

Then Liu Bei returned to Chengdu City, led the troops to Qianwei County, and agreed to come to Chengdu after the war to discuss the specific details.

Finish the things to be done first, and after the war is resolved, other things can be discussed slowly.

On the third day after arriving in Chengdu, Liu Bei led his troops and set off to Wuyang County, Qianwei County, where he faced off against the initiator of the uprising.

Ma Xiang seems to be very confident in his ability. He heard that Liu Bei led an army, and he also led an army to fight against Liu Bei, as if he wanted to fight Liu Bei to the death. His ambition is the same ability.

The same mess, the same lack of any power, no unified clothing or weapons, and even the command is a mess.

To deal with such an enemy, Liu Bei really felt that using his army was overkill. His army could not always fight against this kind of enemy. If he became addicted to abuse, he would not be able to continue to achieve great achievements.

An elite army also needs strong enemies to succeed.

"I don't think it will last long for the army under my command to fight against such enemies. It's okay for new recruits to train their hands, but elite veterans must not be used to deal with such enemies, otherwise they will be lazy and lose their motivation. It will be difficult for them to fight against a powerful enemy."

Liu Bei told Jia Xu, Xun You and others what was in his heart.

Jia Xu and Xun You agreed.

So Liu Bei ordered an attack.

Brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun led the cavalry to charge into the formation, and defeated the Ma Xiang's troops easily. Then Liu Bei attacked with his army and recovered Wuyang.

The battle process is very simple, and it is clear at a glance, just one charge, the opponent is defeated, and they can't even last longer than a stick of incense, and they are no better than other Yellow Turbans.

In this battle, Liu Bei not only captured Ma Xiang, who claimed to be the emperor, but also captured all his followers, and collected all his artifacts that violated the rules, and packed them together with him to Luoyang to ask for merit.

Apart from other things, this guy at least claims to be the Son of Heaven, and if he is sent to Luoyang, he can get a good reward. To be called the Emperor on this one-third of an acre of land can be regarded as his pursuit, but this pursuit is really not place.

As for his followers, according to Liu Bei's calculations, there are about [-] men, women, young and old, a lot of people, and they come from many places.

For this group of captives, Liu Bei planned to spend some effort and cost to bring them all to Liangzhou.

Anyway, Liangzhou is short of people, and those who have a history of rioting in Yizhou will not end well if they stay in Yizhou.

Simply let them carry a few bundles of bamboo and return to Liangzhou with their own army, and they can make the best use of them.

After Liu Bei got rid of Ma Xiang's subordinates, Ren Qi, the prefect of Qianwei County, and Jia Longcai, the governor of Yizhou, came late. Seeing that Liu Bei had quelled the rebellion, they were greatly impressed, and then hurriedly brought gifts to visit this world-famous celebrity .

After talking with them, Liu Bei learned that Ren Qi and Jia Long were caught off guard by Ma Xiang, so they lost Wuyang, but they were not reconciled. They were recruiting soldiers and horses in other places, preparing food and grass, and were about to launch a counterattack.

As a result, Ma Xiang was defeated by Liu Bei.

"I have heard for a long time that the general is good at fighting. I saw it today. As expected, the general is brave. We worship you!"

Ren Qi and Jia Long paid tribute to Liu Bei together, and expressed their desire to make friends with Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not reject them, and had a drink and a meal with them.

During the banquet, Liu Bei learned that both Ren Qi and Jia Long were from Shu County, each of whom was born in a wealthy family in Shu, and had certain prestige and influence in both Shu County and Shu. They tentatively asked Liu Bei about their new appointments. The matter of the governor of the state.

"If there is no accident, the new governor of Yizhou will be the current minister of the imperial court, Liang Hu. He was born in Hongdu school, and he is a close minister of the emperor and has a good relationship with the eunuch."

Liu Bei told them Liang Hu's political background.

Sure enough, when Ren Qi and Jia Long heard that Liang Hu had a good relationship with the eunuch, their complexions immediately changed.

The former governor, Xi Jian, also had a good relationship with the eunuch, but in the end he came to Yizhou to make money, extorting money, and torturing the big Yizhou family. Everyone hated him very much. This time he died, and he secretly applauded him. There are many.

After a bastard died, if another bastard came, wouldn't the Yizhou people be tossed for nothing?
Ren Qi and Jia Long were anxious in their hearts.

Looking at their anxious appearance, Liu Bei still had some ideas.

Because Qin State obtained Bashu and occupied the land in Guanzhong, it was able to use the two kingdoms of abundance to accumulate strength, and finally went east to Hangu Pass to aspire to the world, realizing the first great unification.

It can be said that Bashu and Guanzhong were the basics of China’s first great unification, and it was from this that the Guanzhong standard policy was established for a long time until the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

If you only rely on Guanzhong and Liangzhou, Liu Bei does have the confidence to deter the world, but if you also control the land of Sichuan and Shu, then it is not just a simple matter of deterring the world.

Using the cooperative relationship with the emperor and eunuchs, Liu Bei is building the economic community of Liangzhou, Sanfu, and Sanhe, linking the three places together with major economic connections, and gradually forming a political community from the economic community.

In addition to this plan, it is not impossible to count Sichuan and Shu.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is also known as the Land of Abundance, with fertile soil and rich products. Although there are some problems with transportation, the benefits are definitely more.

If these plans are to be realized, the first thing to face is the local wealthy families who originally occupied a large amount of interests in these places.

(End of this chapter)