Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 124 The matter of Jingxiang
Jingzhou borders Jiaozhou in the south, Yizhou in the west, Yongsi in the north, and Yan, Henan, and Yangzhou in the east. Its territory is the largest among the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, and its population is second only to Jizhou. It is known as the belly of the world. Also known as the furnace tripod of the world, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Jingzhou is rich in products and outstanding people.Literary scholars such as Wang Can and Han Song are all well-known contemporary Confucian scholars in the world, and military generals such as Huang Zhong and Wen Pin are also rare in the world.What's more, the Lumen Academy established by Pang Degong, who is known as the world's number one master, teaches scholars who are well-educated and talented.For example, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu are all outstanding scholars of his sect, and the rest, such as Shi Guangyuan, Cui Zhouping, and Meng Gongwei, although their talents and learning are slightly inferior to Zhuge Liang and others, but in Zhuge Liang's words, these people can at least take on a certain role. Sheriff.

On the second day after Liu Biao dropped the pick, Liu Bei, who was in Jiangxia, hurriedly called everyone to discuss Jingxiang matters. "After Liu Jingsheng returned to seclusion and Cai Mao and others were put to death, Jingxiang's forces can be divided into three factions. The first faction is a group of generals headed by Liu Pan. The lord Jingxiang is not very welcome; the second faction is scholars like Wang Can and Han Song. They were once forced to follow Cai and Kuai against the party. Even if Jing Xiang had objections, she did not dare to speak out. The rest are the other three of the five great families, and some other small and medium families such as the Xi family and the Yang family. They have long admired the name of the lord. Wait!" Zhuge Liang talked eloquently.

Chaos, chaos, this is the first thought in Zhao Feng's mind.The forces of all parties in Jingzhou are intricate, far more chaotic than Yangzhou and Xuzhou.Let’s talk about the second faction, some of them are close to Cao Cao, some are neutral, and some are close to Liu Bei.Thinking of this, Zhao Feng couldn't help but glance at Guan Yu. He really didn't know how he managed this mess in history.However, considering that there was Zhuge Liang first, and then Ma Liang, Guan Yu should only be responsible for military affairs.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's brief introduction, Liu Bei also carefully considered the stakes. "Liu Pan is nothing to be afraid of. He has no more than [-] soldiers, and his combat power is as high as ours." Guan Yu said first, it seems that Liu Pan made him very unhappy.

"Second brother, how about you being the shepherd of Jingzhou?" Liu Bei suddenly said.Guan Yu was taken aback when he heard the words, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Bei rushed ahead of him and said, "Jingzhou is an important place in the world. I don't think there is anyone else who can take on this important task except you."

"Younger brother should take care of elder brother, but I can't do it alone!" Guan Yu was not polite.Liu Bei nodded, then turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, you are from Jingxiang, so you will be the Jingzhou Diannong and assist your second brother in managing Jingzhou."

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang also understood that Liu Bei had put him in charge of civil affairs.Zhao Feng looked at Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect the inertia of history to play a role again, and it was these two elder brothers who took care of Jing Xiang.But now Soochow has been wiped out, although Lu Meng is still alive, but he is far away in Jiaozhou, it is very unlikely that he will cross the river in white clothes again.At present, Liu Bei dispatched Li Tong, Wen Pin, Huang Zhong, Ma Liang and others to assist Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang in temporarily governing Jingzhou.

"My lord, now that Cai Mao has been punished, and the position of Yangzhou Mu is vacant, what should I do?" Zhuge Liang raised another question that was intentionally or unintentionally ignored by everyone. Liu Bei patted his head and thought about it, then turned to look at everyone. , and finally fixed his eyes on Zhao Feng.

"Bo Tao, I declared you to be the shepherd of Yangzhou, but you were given to Cai Mao. Now that Cai Mao is dead, I will protect you again." Liu Bei looked at Zhao Feng and said. "My lord, this?" Zhao Feng didn't expect Liu Bei to bring up the old matter again. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Bei stopped him and said, "Bo Tao, you have been with me for ten years. In the battle of Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Jiangdong, you They have all contributed a lot, but the current official rank is only a county guard, and I really can't bear it. Now that Cai Mao is under execution, Yangzhou is my rear area where I raise troops and store food. Apart from you, who else can be in this position?"

"Thank you, my lord, Feng will do his best." Seeing that Liu Bei's words had reached this point, Zhao Feng could only accept the order.Now Liu Bei wrote the memorial and sent it to Xuchang together.

"It seems that Liu Bei has calmed down Jingxiang." After reading these three memorials, Cao Cao remained silent.He really couldn't figure out why Liu Biao would suddenly give up the position of Jingzhou Shepherd.Originally, I wanted to make use of the relationship between the two Lius to make a fuss, but now it seems impossible.

"My lord, Yuan Shao is stationed on the other side right now, and the attack is about to happen at any moment, please make a decision as soon as possible, my lord!" Seeing Cao Cao's silence for a long time, Xun Yu quickly reminded.

"Wen Ruo, is there enough food and grass for our army?" Cao Cao asked suddenly.Xun Yu was a little relieved to hear him ask about this matter, he knew that Cao Cao had adjusted his state and was ready to deal with Yuan Shao in front of him.

"Don't worry, my lord, we have already purchased grain from Liu Zhang in Yizhou and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and we can tide over the difficulties now. According to my estimate, as long as Yuan Shao loses this battle again, he will have no power to turn himself around." Xun Yu replied with a smile.

"Yuan Benchu ​​is so impatient. If he can work hard, he can make a comeback. If he is so impatient, even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory!" Cao Cao shook his head. "My lord, I don't know what kind of person he is. If he can work hard, then he won't be Yuan Benchu." Cheng Yu laughed.

"What Zhongde said is true, haha!" Cao Cao also laughed.Then he unfolded the map and looked at it and said: "Biaozuo Ma Teng is the general who conquered the west, and Han Sui was the governor of Liangzhou. He ordered them to lead the army from the territory of the Huns to attack Bingzhou. After the matter is completed, Tianshui, Wei Guang and Longxi three The county merged into Liangzhou!"

"Yes!" Xun Yu also drew up an order immediately.The three counties of Tianshui are not very important to Cao Cao, but they are extremely fatal to Liangzhou, which lacks food.Especially in Longxi, Ma Teng has long been salivating over the wheat there.Cao Cao has already mastered this tactic of provoking the masses to fight against the masses.

"My lord, what about Liu Bei's performance?" Xun Yu asked again.

"Guan Yu was ordered to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, to lead the southern general, and to be the Marquis of Tingcheng. As for Zhao Feng." Cao Cao said somewhat uncertainly.

"Zhao Feng's son is only thirty years old, how can he be the shepherd of a state? Meng De, do you hate this person?" A harsh voice like a drake's throat sounded, and all the counselors couldn't help but get goose bumps when they heard it .Cheng Yu looked at Xu You, who was a little complacent, and frowned unintentionally.Ever since this fellow defected to Cao Cao, he has always been arrogant, even addressing Cao Cao as a literal match, really unscrupulous.

"I don't like this person, Ziyuan, do you have a plan to get rid of him?" Although Cao Cao didn't like Xu You's arrogance, but Xu You's whimsy from time to time was also very useful, so Cao Cao also treated him Don't dare to take it too lightly.

"It's impossible to get rid of it all of a sudden, but there is a plan to keep it from being used by Liu Bei." Xu You said triumphantly, and then glanced at Cheng Yu and the others with his eyes.

"Tell me, Ziyuan!" Cao Cao asked eagerly, he really didn't like the person who copied his house at all.

"It is said that when Zhao Feng and Guan Yu conquered Jingxiang, they flooded Jiangling City with water and killed hundreds of thousands of people. The Jingxiang scholars all resented this. Wang Zhongxuan and Han Degao are all great Confucians today, and they have many similarities with the Lord. The harmony of poems and prose can make Liu Bei count Zhao Feng's crimes in a letter. Liu Bei is known for his benevolence, how can he ignore it?" Xu You's male duck voice combined with his ups and downs, it really makes people feel particularly uncomfortable.

"Did Ziyuan think that Liu Bei would kill Zhao Feng for this?" Xun You had long been disgusted with Xu You's arrogance, so he asked deliberately.

"Of course I won't kill Zhao Feng. However, in this situation, if Liu Bei wants to appease the hearts of everyone, he will have to punish Zhao Feng severely. How can Zhao Feng be resentful if he has been convicted for his meritorious service? As long as he turns against Liu Bei or It's a gap, so of course it won't be used by Liu Bei again! Even if this plan fails, we won't be hurt!" Xu You said with a smile.

"That makes sense!" Cao Cao nodded again and again after hearing Xu You's words, and then drew up an edict: Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu were appointed Yangzhou Shepherd and Marquis of Wu; Prefect. "My lord, this is a great plan!" Cheng Yu understood the mystery after a little thought: Zhang Zhao and the others were former ministers from Jiangdong, although they had changed their families to join Liu Bei, but now he enshrined them with the emperor's order.If Liu Bei obeys his will, then Zhang Zhao and others are high-ranking officials in Jiangdong, so there is no guarantee that they will not have a different heart;This is more effective than driving tigers and wolves away.

"Hmph, now that Yuan Benchu's crime is imminent, it's easier for Liu Bei to take down Jingxiang first. After I kill Yuan Shao, I'll fight him!" Cao Cao showed his murderous intent after saying the last sentence.

A few days later, the imperial decree was issued to Jiangxia. "What?" Zhang Zhao, who was in Yuzhou, was also very surprised when he learned that he was named Yangzhou Shepherd, and rushed to Jiangxia overnight to meet Liu Bei.Not only him, Bu Zhi and the others were also very surprised.

"Cao Mengde's skills are poor!" Liu Bei would not be able to see what Cao Cao was up to at this time. Looking at Zhang Zhao who was a little frightened in front of him, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Since he has a life, that Zibu still needs to fight." Take care of the government affairs of Yangzhou. There is no war in Yangzhou right now, Zibu only needs to take care of the civil affairs."

"Zhang Zhao understands! But General Zhao?" When Zhang Zhao said this, he also looked at Zhao Feng. Now that the imperial decree still canonized Bu Ying as the prefect of Lujiang, doesn't that mean that Zhao Feng, the prefect of Lujiang, has come to an end, and there is only one left. The official title of General Fenwei.

Liu Bei looked at Zhao Feng, and finally thought about it and said: "Bo Tao, you'd better go back to Shouchun with me first, and then make plans!" Diaochan, who has been there for almost a year, at the same time asked people to go back to her home in Lujiang to inform the sisters of Zhen's family.After arriving in Shouchun, Zhao Feng, Pang Tong and others discussed many times, and they all felt that Yuan Cao's battle was imminent, and it would be best if they could get some benefits.But Chen Qun told them that after the battle of Jingxiang this year, there was not much money left, and they had to wait until next year if they wanted to start another war.Zhao Feng was deeply regretful, but after thinking about it, he actually won Jingzhou this year, which is quite a good result.

However, what Zhao Feng didn't expect was that before Cao Cao and Yuan Shao started the war, a storm against him swept Jingzhou and even Yangzhou.Headed by Wang Can and Han Song, scholars of letters from the two prefectures and descendants of aristocratic families wrote to Liu Bei one after another, accusing Zhao Feng of breaking the embankment and releasing water when he attacked Jiangling, causing hundreds of thousands of lives to die.It would be difficult to appease the hearts of the people without killing such frenzied people.The words were fierce and murderous.

　Thank you to everyone who has been there, haha!
　　
　
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