Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 193 Yongliang Strategy: On Protracted War (Pursuit)

"Do you still want to be a prefect?"

Ma Liang looked at Ma Di, who was crying but still unrepentant, and was furious.

True.

Liao Li abandoned the city and fled, but Liu Bei did not punish Liao Li and even made Liao Li the governor of Ba County.

But this does not mean that Liu Bei will always condone this behavior.

Even if Liu Bei really couldn't bear to be harsh to the Jingzhou scholars, the people around Liu Bei would definitely advise him.

Especially Zhuge Liang!

Ma Liang knew Zhuge Liang's temper very well.

Zhuge Liang focused on virtue and prestige, taught rules and regulations, and encouraged good and deposed evil.

"I was wrong. I thought you were no longer a child after being crowned, and you didn't need me as an elder brother to restrain your words and deeds."

"Brother, are you really going to fight?" Ma Su gestured to get up.

Ma Liang shook his head: "I don't know."

How could Zhuge Liang tolerate the laws of the country being trampled and destroyed?
If the people of Jingzhou are exempt from the law, how can they convince the people of Yizhou and Dongzhou?
Facing Ma Liang's shouts, Ma Di still didn't realize the seriousness of the matter: "Can Liao Li be the one? Why can't I be the one? How can your Majesty treat one person favorably over another?"

But now Shu Ke has been implemented for several years, Jing Yi and Liu Bei became emperor again, and Shu Ke has become the national law of the emerging Han Dynasty.

in the letter.

Liao Li was not punished at first because Shuke had not yet been officially implemented.

The soldiers who were abandoned by Ma Su in the street pavilion, and Zhuge Liang's eldest son Zhuge Qiao!

Ma Liang made a deep self-examination to Liu Bei, told the truth about whipping Ma Su eighty times, and asked Liu Bei to send someone to take Ma Su into prison.

This sudden beating made Ma Su unable to breathe due to the pain.

"Do you know what will happen next?" Guan Yu suppressed his anger.

As soon as he was beaten, Ma Liang scolded: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Even if you lose the battle, the prime minister will at most demote you to an official position and punish you for your merits."

Although it is based on Shang Yang's method, it does not abuse Shang Yang's method. Instead, it combines Confucian teachings and combines practice and teaching into one.

Ma Liang raised the thorn stick again and pulled it down bitterly.

Eighty lashes?
Ma Su's expression changed drastically. He got acquainted with him after eighty lashes. How could he get out of bed?

"Today's eighty lashes are your punishment!"

Liu Bei was concerned about Liao Li's reputation among Jingzhou scholars, so he chose to deal with him leniently.

"I didn't expect you to be so ignorant even after your thirties!"

In order to admonish and train officials and soldiers, the eight duties, seven precepts, six fears, five fears and other executive regulations were formulated.

"The Prime Minister is busy with military affairs and worried about the war. He can't take care of you. It doesn't mean that you can be exempted from the crime."

good good!
Now you know how to favor one over the other!

Taking the law as the body, emphasizing the fairness and objectivity of the law; taking virtue as the application, focusing on the education of the law.

The pain is in the horse's body, and the pain is in the horse's conscience.

But this fight is different.

Ma Liang found Guan Yu who was inspecting Jiangling City again and apologized to Guan Yu.

Then he wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang. Halfway through, Ma Liang threw the letter away and wrote to Liu Bei instead.

After writing the letter.

"Shut up!"

"Your Majesty!"

Ma Liang shouted angrily, raised the thorn stick and pulled it down again.

Guan Yu's tiger eyes almost popped out when he learned that Ma Di fled in front of the battle in the street pavilion, leaving Zhuge Qiao and others behind.

"Brother!"

Although the thorns are not thick, they can be extremely painful when whipped!

After eighty lashes fell, Ma Su's back was already torn apart, and he fainted from the pain.

Ma Liang treated Zhuge Liang as an elder brother, but his younger brother missed Zhuge Liang's important events.

Ma Liang pulled out the thorn stick from Ma Su's back and slapped Ma Su hard on the back.

Ma Liang gritted his teeth and asked people to carry Ma Su for treatment.

Every whip is Ma Liang's guilt for Zhuge Liang.

"But you dare to run away from the battle and abandon the soldiers. This is a capital crime, and you actually want to be exempted from it and become a prefect?"

"Who asked you to get up?"

In Ma Su's eyes, asking for forgiveness while standing on a thorn bush was just a formality to express his sincere repentance.

Guan Xingli stood beside Guan Yu. Seeing Guan Yu's anger, he comforted him and said: "Father, Bo Song is the most astute. There is no news of defeat now. I guess it's nothing serious."

Guan Yu took a deep breath and said: "Anguo, go to Nanzheng immediately to find out the outcome of the Northern Expedition. Take Ma Zhizhong's letter with you. If Bosong is fine, give the letter to your brother." "

Guan Xing took the order and left.

Ma Liang bowed his head and bowed again: "Thank you, Lord!"

Guan Yu looked at Ma Liang and said solemnly: "Ji Chang, there is no need to thank me."

"Regardless of the national laws, if Bosong makes a mistake, I will not spare Ma Su; if Bosong is fine, let my brother handle it."

"Everything in Jingzhou is busy. You can't ruin everything in Jingzhou just because of Ma Di."

If it weren't for Ma Liang's appearance, Guan Yu would have directly ordered Ma Su to be chopped off. However, Ma Liang had always been diligent in Jingzhou, which made Guan Yu more relaxed than when Pan Jun was in charge.

If Ma Liang becomes decadent from now on because of Ma Su, it will be like losing a hand to Guan Yu.

Ma Liang was good at dancing and managed to harmonize the wealthy families in Jingzhou counties. Not only did Guan Yu not have to return the ships that he had originally recruited from the wealthy families in Jingzhou, but the wealthy families also took the initiative to donate ships to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu's navy also became stronger and stronger.

The Wuxi people and other Yi people in the south also became stable because of Ma Liang's reconciliation.

Ma Liang made great achievements in governing Jingzhou.

Guan Xing traveled all the way to Nanzheng.

Seeing Guan Xing's arrival, Liu Bei was slightly surprised: "Anguo, why did you come to Nanzheng? But Yunchang encountered difficulties in Jingzhou?"

Guan Xing said bluntly: "Your Majesty, everything is fine in Jingzhou. I came to Nanzheng this time to ask about Bo Song's current situation."

Liu Bei waved his hand and asked the people around him to retreat. He briefly mentioned the war in Longyou and said: "Bosong has made great achievements in Longyou. I have appointed Bosong as the governor of Liangzhou."

Guan Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief and handed over Ma Liang's letter: "Your Majesty, here is Ma Zhizhong's letter."

When Liu Bei heard that it was Ma Liang's letter, he immediately understood Guan Xing's true purpose of coming to Nanzheng, and his eyes shuddered.

After glancing at Ma Liang's letter, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "Ji Chang has a brother like this. His family is unfortunate."

"Go back and tell Ji Chang that Ma Su will be demoted to a commoner and moved to Zitong County as a citizen. The imperial edict will be issued after I return to Chengdu."

"For ten years, they are not allowed to wear brocade, study, and no one is allowed to help them to make a living by farming and weaving mats."

"If someone commits adultery and commits a crime, the crime will be increased to one level."

"Ten years later, he is allowed to return to his ancestral home and study for three years, and then decide whether to hire him based on his talent, learning and character."

After all, Liu Bei couldn't bear to let Ma Liang feel sad and decadent because of Ma Di.

After ten years of labor reform, he changed from a high-ranking scholar to a commoner at the lowest level. Liu Bei wanted Ma Su to suffer the hardships of the lowest level people.

This level of punishment is Liu Bei's greatest mercy.

Guan Xing took the order and left.

Liu Bei informed Zhuge Liang and Fazheng of this decision.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and the people of Jingyi will definitely respect your Majesty's virtue and power." Zhuge Liang praised with raised hands.

Fazheng said: "Your Majesty's punishment of Ma Su should be informed to the officials and scholars in each county, and Ma Su should be used as an example, so that the officials and scholars in each county should respect the law."

Liu Bei nodded.

In recent years, his power has expanded too fast, and many internal conflicts have arisen within Liu Bei.

In particular, some Jingzhou scholars believe that Liu Bei's success is all due to Jingzhou scholars, and Jingzhou scholars deserve the highest level of courtesy.

The scholars in Jingzhou were arrogant, and the scholars in Yizhou and Dongzhou were naturally unhappy.

They all respect Liu Bei, who is nobler than whom?

Putting Ma Di's matter aside, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang about his response to Guanzhong.

"Cao Pi will not give up after losing the four counties of Longyou. He will definitely wait for an opportunity to seize the four counties of Longyou again. How will the prime minister respond next?"

Fazheng also looked at Zhuge Liang, waiting for Zhuge Liang's answer.

In this regard.

Zhuge Liang was well prepared and said carefully: "Before leaving Longyou, Bo Song and I had a detailed discussion in private."

"Bo Song believes that although Cao Wei was defeated in Longyou, his power is still strong and he should not compete with him head-on."

"Therefore, in order to fight for the core of Yongliang, we should take the soldiers and the people as the basis for victory and fight a protracted war with Cao Wei."

“Accumulate small wins into big wins, trade space for time.”

"Bosong's intention is similar to my strategy of cannibalizing Yongliang, and I deeply agree."

Liu Bei stared at the map and keenly grasped the core: "Bosong wants to trade space for time, where is he going to seize a foothold?"

Zhuge Liang pointed to the Wei River: "To the east of Chencang, there is Wuzhangyuan."

"This place is bordered by the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Weishui River to the north. There are deep ravines to the east and west, and the situation is dangerous."

"You can wait for the opportunity to take the Baoxie Road and go north along the Wugong River, and set up a stronghold at Wuzhangyuan."

"If the Wei soldiers come to attack, they can use the Wuzhang Plains to resist. If the Wei soldiers don't come, they can gather grain in the Wuzhang Plains."

"There is also a small valley in Suiyang. The cliffs are extremely dangerous and the rivers are crisscrossed, making it difficult to march. If the front army can cut this road and march towards Chencang, the bandit forces can be divided and Chencang is isolated."

"Bosong then walked to Linwei and entered Chencang. Both directions went down together. From Linwei to Wuzhangyuan, they were all under control."

"In this way, although we can't force Anding County to cut off the Long Road, we can still make Cao Wei dare not go to Longyou anymore."

"With me at Wuzhangyuan, Bo Song can safely encroach on Liangzhou."

"When Bosong has trained cavalry and forged ordnance in Longyou, and I have accumulated enough food in the field, I can attack Chang'an in one fell swoop."

"This is, exchanging space for time!"

Both Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Qiao understand the current contrast between Han and Wei.

Whether it is materials, resources, troops, weapons, population, talents, the current Han Dynasty cannot compare with Cao Wei.

The Han Dynasty did not have the conditions to launch a decisive battle with Cao Wei. If you want to defeat Cao Wei, you can only use delaying tactics, that is: accumulate small victories into big victories, and trade space for time.

If Cao Wei is attacked by a large army, he will defend according to the geographical advantage; if Cao Wei is attacked by a small group, he will send out troops to devour them.

The main attack is one: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue.

Zhuge Liang is in the east and Zhuge Qiao is in the west.

One person withstood Cao Wei's pressure, and the other built weapons and trained cavalry in the rear to deal with Cao Wei's small forces such as Jincheng Zhang Ji and Anding Zhang He.

Win the hearts of the people of Liangzhou to the Han Dynasty!

Zhuge Liang described Yongliang, Cao and Wei strategies in detail to Liu Bei and Fazheng.

Liu Bei clapped his hands and praised: "What a wonderful strategy. Soldiers and people are the foundation of victory. Bo Song is well versed in the art of a benevolent army."

Fazheng also said: "If we use martial arts to move eastward along the mountains and draw strong troops to compete with Cao Wei, we can gain more advantages in battle, but it will be restricted by food transportation."

"If something happens to the food route, even if the frontline achieves a temporary military victory, they will have to retreat."

"The Prime Minister has established a stronghold in Wuzhangyuan. If the Wei soldiers come to attack rashly, they can be lured to come from afar to cut off their food routes, and the outcome will be in favor of the Prime Minister."

"If Wei soldiers don't come, we can only watch Bosong encroaching on the counties. With Bosong's ability, Zhang Ji in Jincheng won't have to worry about it. At most, Zhang He, who is stable, will cause some trouble."

"One thing is going down, the other is going up. When the hearts of the people of Liangzhou return to the Han Dynasty, even Zhang He is brave and there is nothing he can do."

Zhuge Liang said: "To ensure the success of this strategy, your Majesty may have to stay in Nanzheng in the future. Only by staying in Nanzheng can you respond to all directions in a timely manner."

If Liu Bei is in Chengdu, then when the war in the north requires Liu Bei to take care of it, Liu Bei will have to travel all day and night to Nanzheng, and he will not be able to respond to the changes in Jingzhou in time.

Liu Bei nodded: "That's what I have in mind. Adou is almost fifteen. I am going to crown Adou in advance and make him supervise state affairs in Chengdu and supervise Xichuan and Nanzhong."

"In this way, even if something unexpected happens to me one day, Adou will not be panicked."

Fazheng said quickly: "Your Majesty, please do not say such unlucky words."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Be filial and upright, I have to obey my old age. I can't stay in this position forever and let Adou get no experience."

"I have been fighting for half my life in order to help the Han Dynasty. However, now that Cao Wei is strong, I may not be able to kill Cao's thieves even if I exhaust my life's efforts."

"Although Adou is young, as a member of an imperial family, he must bear heavier responsibilities than ordinary people."

Zhuge Liang muttered: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible for the prince to supervise the country. It's just that supervising the country is a big matter and requires capable ministers to assist him in the court."

"Bosong is in Longyou, Your Majesty and Xiaozhi are in Hanzhong, Yun Chang is in Jingzhou, and Yide, Meng Qi, Zilong and others all want to go to Wuzhangyuan with me."

"Although Nanzhong is temporarily stable, there will inevitably be new rebellions, so we must be cautious."

Liu Bei said: "Li Yan, the governor of Qianwei, has considerable political achievements and can succeed Xiaozhi as minister."

"Feng'er and Adou are now very close, and he can be ordered to supervise the army in Chengdu."

"One piece of literature and one piece of military power is enough to help Adou supervise all affairs of the country."

"As for the rest of the civil and military appointments, let Adou figure it out on his own."

Zhuge Liang frowned: "Your Majesty, is this too harsh on the prince? Why don't I draw up a list for the prince, and your Majesty and Xiaozhi will make a decision based on the details. This will make it easier for the prince to choose."

Liu Bei laughed: "Prime Minister, I know you dote on Adou, but you dote on him too much."

"If everything is arranged by the prime minister, it will be difficult for Adou to know who is a virtuous man and who is a treacherous minister."

"What's more, with me watching from Nanzheng, even if Adou really uses traitors, I can correct him in time."

"Only when Adou experiences the lesson himself can he remember it deeply; only when he makes a mistake can Adou know how to correct it."

"If you pamper him too much, it will be difficult for Adou to be bloody when he encounters setbacks in the future."

Liu Bei achieved his current great cause through repeated battles and defeats. He knew that if he could not become more courageous with more setbacks, he would eventually do something wrong that would dishonor the reputation of his ancestors because of his broken mentality.

Zhuge Liang hesitated to speak, but finally resisted the idea of ​​continuing to persuade.

But in Zhuge Liang's heart, he was thinking about whether to secretly transfer a few talented officials to give Adou a chance to discover talented officials.

After confirming the new strategic deployment of Yongliang, Zhuge Liang ordered Jiang Wei and others to return to Hebei County with orders.

During this time in Nanzheng, Jiang Wei also met the legendary "Benevolent Liu Bei".

Liu Bei also expressed his deep love for Jiang Wei, the sworn brother Zhuge Qiao met in Longyou and a talented man known as Qilin'er.

After discussing Jiang Wei's military exploits, Liu Bei awarded Jiang Wei the title of General Zuohan.

Liu Bei likes to create his own generals with special meanings, just like Zhao Yun's General Yijun.

Although Liu Bei did not create Zhuge Qiao's title of "General of Fu Han", he did not place it regularly. Liu Bei awarded this general title to Zhuge Qiao.

Now we create General Zuohan because Zhuge Qiao and Jiang Wei are sworn brothers.

A general who assists the Han Dynasty and a general who assists the Han Dynasty, together they mean assisting the Han Dynasty.

Jiang Wei was also very moved by this specially awarded general title.

In addition to Jiang Wei, Wang Lian, Lu Yi, Du Qi, Liu Qian, Li Zhuan, Pu Yuan and Huo Yi who were wanted by Zhuge Qiao are also in Nanzheng now and happen to be traveling with Jiang Wei.

When Liu Bei saw the transfer order of these six people, he put it aside for two days before signing it.

Thinking that all the talented people had gone to Longyou, Liu Bei regretted that he had asked Zhuge Qiao to review the official documents.

It wasn't that Liu Bei felt that something was wrong with Xiancai going to Longyou, but Liu Bei thought of Zhuge Qiao's pride in asking for people, and his heart ached even more.

To get rid of a talented person, Liu Bei had to find another talented person.

But how can such talented people be discovered so easily?

Thinking of talented people, Liu Bei asked Jiang Wei to send a message to Zhuge Qiao: "Bo Yue, when you go to Ji County, ask Bo Song for me."

"Just say that I intend to improve the current talent assessment and promotion, and ask him if he has any fantastic ideas."

Liu Bei has always discussed the assessment and promotion of talents with Zhuge Liang and Fazheng.

It's just that the way Zhuge Liang and Fazheng proposed it is not too conspicuous. They just improved it on the original basis. In the end, they still failed to break away from the original limitations of talent selection.

Zhuge Qiao was good at thinking, and Liu Bei knew it very well.

Although you may not necessarily hear any fantastic ideas from Zhuge Qiao, it is still right to ask.

Jiang Wei accepted the order and returned to Hebei County with Huo Yi, Wang Lian and other civil and military officials and soldiers at night.

It was back and forth.

It's October season.

Zhuge Qiao also initially established a firm foothold in the four counties of Longyou.

Although the temporary policy of robbing the rich and giving to the poor caused dissatisfaction among some Longyou wealthy families, it did not cause much trouble under the shock of Zhuge Qiao's force.

The people of Tianshui County and Guangwei County who had been plundered by Zhang He and became refugees also returned to their homes one after another.

Upon hearing that Jiang Wei and others had returned, Zhuge Qiao led Wang Ping and others out of the city to greet them.

"Brother, are you so late in coming back?" Zhuge Qiao laughed, dismounted and reminisced with Jiang Wei.

Huo Yi looked around but didn't see Huang Zhong, and felt a little anxious.

Seeing Huo Yi's appearance, Zhuge Qiao couldn't help but shake his head: "Xiao Yi, the old general doesn't know you are coming and is patrolling the city. If you are in a hurry, you can enter the city first."

Huo Yi suddenly lost his composure and said with a red face, "My brother and I will enter the city together."

Zhuge Qiao knocked on Huo Yi's forehead: "You can go if you want. Why are you pretending to be polite here?"

Huo Yi covered his forehead, grinned and ran towards the city.

Zhuge Qiao looked at Wang Lian and others, saluted and said: "Longyou is full of waste and is in urgent need of help from talented people."

"I have taken the liberty of transferring you all to Longyou and enduring the freezing weather. I deeply apologize."

Wang Lian is a middle-aged Confucian scholar with a square face and a square face.

"If it weren't for the envoy's recruitment, we would have been wasting our time in Xichuan. Now it is my honor to come to Longyou to serve in your Majesty's Northern Expedition."

Lu Yi, Du Qi, Liu Qian, Li Zhuan, Pu Yuan and others also expressed their opinions one after another.

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "Your Majesty, do you have any appointments?"

Wang Lian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty only told me to wait for you to come to Longyou, and everything will be done at your command."

Liu Bei did not directly appoint Wang Lian and others, which was giving Zhuge Qiao the greatest authority to mobilize.

"In that case, let Wang Lian govern the center of Liangzhou and help me manage the political affairs of the four counties."

"Lü Yi is the prefect of Tianshui County, Du Qi is the prefect of Nan'an County, and Liu Qian is the prefect of Guangwei County, and they are stationed in Shanggui, Jiandao and Linwei."

"Feng Xi, Zhang Yi and Zhang Zhu, who are acting as temporary governors, will help them take charge of the military affairs of the three counties."

"Li Zhuan and Pu Yuan will stay in Ji County. I have prepared a workshop for them, and the craftsmen in the four counties will also be dispatched by you."

"I will send the relevant appointment documents to Nanzheng for His Majesty's approval."

Zhuge Qiao quickly appointed the six members of Wang Lian.

Taking advantage of this short truce, Zhuge Qiao wanted to mobilize the manpower and material resources of the four counties of Longyou as much as possible.

Whether it is raising horses, training cavalry, or developing people's livelihood and economy, it takes time.

That night.

Zhuge Qiao held a banquet in the city to welcome everyone to Longyou to take office.

Lu Yi, Du Qi and Liu Qian did not stay in Ji County for long, and went to the three cities of Shanggui on the second day.

Zhuge Qiao handed over some of the official affairs of the governor's office to Wang Lian.

Wang Lian's administrative ability is not bad, and he no longer needs Zhuge Qiao's assistance in just half a day.

Seeing that Wang Lian had a basic understanding of Longyou's government affairs, Zhuge Qiao no longer wasted time and found Jiang Wei.

"Brother."

"The Prime Minister taught you the Eight Formations, right?"

Zhuge Qiao looked at Jiang Wei with a smile.

Seeing Zhuge Qiao's appearance, Jiang Wei guessed that Zhuge Qiao must be playing dirty tricks in his heart: "Bosong, you might as well speak up if you have something to say."

Zhuge Qiao then refused to give up: "Wudang Feijun originally had five troops, but he lost more than a thousand people in the battle at Longyou."

"I recruited more than a thousand people from the Di people in Tianshui County to make up for the shortcomings of the Wudang Fei Army."

"Brother, if you are interested, you might as well use Wudang Feijun to practice these eight formations."

"In this way, I can also free up time to build cavalry and prepare better weapons."

Jiang Wei's heart moved: "There is no problem in using Wudang Feijun to practice the eight formations."

"But I'm also very interested in the weapons that Bo Song wants to build. Li Zhuan and Pu Yuan have always been hiding their secrets along the way, as if they were afraid that I would see them."

Zhuge Qiao ordered his personal guards to get the Liannu: "These weapons were originally intended to be equipped to the Wudang Feijun. Naturally, I will let my eldest brother know."

"This crossbow was designed by the Prime Minister, perfected by Li Zhuan, and built by Pu Yuan. I tested its performance on the battlefield. One crossbow has ten rounds, and it is an armor-breaking weapon."

"I named it: Zhuge Liannu!"

(End of this chapter)