Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 173
"Bo Yan?" Seeing that it was Lu Xun who came to read out the edict, Zhao Feng, Zhang Zhao and others were a little surprised. "General Zhao, generals, it's been a long time since Master Pang!" Lu Xun smiled and bowed his hands to the crowd.He was just over twenty, and his manners became more and more decent.

After a ceremony, Lu Xun began to read out Liu Bei's long imperial edict.The reason why it is long is that this edict includes not only rewards for meritorious generals, but also the disposal of prisoners such as Sun Quan.Unsurprisingly, because Huang Zhong beheaded Tai Shici, Lu Meng and Ding Feng this time, and captured Sun Quan brothers alive, he made the most contribution in terms of merit and deeds, so he was specially promoted from General Huyi to General Pingnan, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Hanxiang; It was Gan Ning who captured Sun Jing and his son alive in Pingding Jiaozhou, and was specially promoted from General Hengbo to General Yangwei;The rest of Zhao Feng's people also have their own rewards.Considering that the New Year is approaching, Liu Bei specially treated everyone to Shouchun to celebrate the New Year.

However, Sun Quan was not so lucky. The edict also ordered that ten major rebels, including Sun Quan, Sun Lang, Sun Jiao, Pan Zhang, and Lu Fan, be taken to Shouchun with the army today for disposal.The male members of his family were assigned to farm in Jingnan. Since Zhao Feng was in charge of the affairs of Jingnan before, this matter was handed over to him.The women's family members were not registered as slaves, which was exactly what Zhao Feng imagined.In addition, Zhao Yu, the former governor of Kuaiji, and Gong Zhi, the governor of Nanhai, both died in their posts. These two positions were taken over by Liao Li and Cui Zhouping, respectively, who were from Jingxiang.The eloquent edict with more than a thousand words finally clarified the matter.Zhao Feng and the others were dizzy after hearing it, but after Lu Xun finished reading, he drank water quickly.

"My lord treats the Sun family very well!" Zhang Zhao sighed after hearing the edict, and everyone agreed.In all fairness, Sun Quan surrendered and rebelled again, causing such a big commotion, it is not an exaggeration to punish the Nine Clans, but Liu Bei only pursued the responsibilities of the main personnel in the end.Considering that it was also a rebellion that day, when Liu Biao exterminated the Cai and Kuai clans, Liu Bei was quite restrained this time.

After sighing, Yangzhou Mu Zhang Zhao, as the host, quickly set up a banquet to entertain the envoy Lu Xun.During the meeting, Lu Xun told everyone two other things. One was that after Yang Feng and Gao Ding from Nanzhong returned to the tribe, they first fought against Yan Yan's army, and then Meng Huo's younger brother Meng You and his wife Zhu Rong wanted to avenge their elder brother and husband. , but also to meet them in battle.The tribes of the Nanzhong barbarians have been fighting since July.Gao Ding and Yang Feng were unable to resist the enemy, half a month ago, they had written to Liu Bei requesting the family to move to Jingnan.However, this melee between South and Central China lasted for several months, more than 60% of the tribes were involved, a large number of young and strong died in battle, and farming, fishing and hunting were completely stagnated. The population is less than [-].Of course, Meng You and Zhu Rong didn't get any benefits. After internal friction, their vitality was seriously injured, and they were completely defeated and retreated to the south of Lushui in the face of Yan Yan's strong offensive.

The second is that after Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was defeated and returned to Nanzheng, Zhang Ren took the opportunity to lead his army to kill him. Dangqu and Badong counties were lost, leaving only Hanzhong and Xicheng to be defended desperately by Zhang Lu brothers.In this way, Sima Yi's vigorous strategy of advancing the six-way army at the same time, in the end, really took advantage of it. Except for Cao Cao who established Hebei in one fell swoop, he was originally supposed to be his spearman and was recognized as the most cowardly and incompetent Liu Zhang, Duke of Shu.On the occasion of this great war, he took the opportunity to pacify five counties.When people talked about this matter during the banquet, they all felt that the world is wonderful, nothing more than this.

It was already the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, and in the afternoon of that day, Zhao Feng and others went back to Shouchun with their teachers.The armies from all walks of life retreated to their original places, and the 4 or 28 captives were escorted to Chaisang by Chen Dao for reorganization and transformation.Since this was not a war, Zhao Feng and others marched slowly, and finally arrived at Shouchun on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month.

That night, Liu Bei, Duke of Qi, who was freshly baked, personally held a banquet in Shouchun for the meritorious soldiers. If you say that Liu Bei is really rich now, this celebration banquet was held in Duke Qi’s mansion. It was rebuilt on the basis of the palace of the Zhong family's court. During the banquet, everyone drank old wine and danced with stunning kabuki from the south of the Yangtze River. It looked like a peaceful and prosperous age.

After the banquet was over, Liu Bei specially met Zhao Feng alone. "Bo Tao, you conquered Jiangdong again this time, and you put down Sun Quan in only three months. It's really hard work for you!" When Liu Bei said this, he patted Zhao Feng on the shoulder in private.With Zhao Feng's knowledge, he can tell that Liu Bei is telling the truth.

"My lord, I've won the prize. If Xingba hadn't pacified Jiaozhou, how could we have defeated Sun Quan so quickly? This is the work of everyone!" Zhao Feng's words were not considered humble, and he understood the reason why everyone carried the sedan chair.Liu Bei also nodded and smiled when he heard the words, and asked him some questions during the battle.Zhao Feng also told the truth, even if Sun Quan wanted to use his sister to win him over, he also told the whole story.

"Sun Zhongmou really went to the doctor in a hurry!" Liu Bei also said a little funny when he heard the words.Looking at Liu Bei in front of him, Zhao Feng suddenly felt very strange: he almost robbed Liu Bei's wife in history, and now he is still talking about it in front of Liu Bei, this feeling is too wicked.

Liu Bei naturally didn't know how to organize himself in his mind. After he stopped smiling, Liu Bei also sighed: "This Sun Zhongmou is still a character, but it's a pity that he is my enemy and has to be eliminated!"

"My lord, you are serious. If this guy surrenders and turns back again, he won't be wronged if he kills him!" Zhao Feng explained.Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and the two chatted about other topics. Zhao Feng took the opportunity to tell Liu Bei about the carrier pigeon, and told the whole story of Sun Quan's rebellion, which only surprised Liu Bei.

"Since this carrier pigeon transmits messages so quickly, our army will have to equip it in the future!" Liu Bei thought for a while, and understood the strategic significance of raising carrier pigeons.After a pause, Liu Bei said to Zhao Feng again: "In the past, I studied alone in the capital, and my teacher Lu Zhi had a deep friendship with Caigong, Wang Situ, Qiao Xuangong and other Qingliu scholars. Since this carrier pigeon was raised by Qiao Gong's daughter, Bo Tao can Treat it kindly, think of it as my own use."

"Feng understands!" Zhao Feng knew that Liu Bei entrusted this matter to him.At this time Liu Bei asked again: "Cao Cao's expedition to Mobei has been going on for several months. It is said that he has fought against the three tribes of Xianbei. He has won more and lost less. Bo Tao, what do you think he intends to enter this time?"

"I think he basically has three intentions: one is to pacify the northern border and eliminate worries, so as to prevent the defense from being unstable in the future when he and the Lord openly fight. This point is not difficult to achieve with his current strength; other The second is to coerce the lord with the righteousness of the nation, and let the lord stop attacking the land of Yanzhou, so that he can take the opportunity to restore the people's livelihood in Hebei; the third is to gather grass and beat rabbits, and take the opportunity to eliminate the forces of Yuan Tan who are entrenched in Youzhou." Zhao Feng thought for a while and said. .

"Surely so!" Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and then changed the topic and asked again: "What does Bo Tao think, what should we do now?"

Zhao Feng didn't answer right away this time. He lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "My lord, Feng thinks that we should do four things well before going to war with Cao Cao."

"Which four?" Liu Bei asked.

"First, let Gan Xingba wipe out Zhuya County and Yizhou, and completely smash Sun Quan's remaining party; second, after Sun Quan's rebellion in Jiangdong and Jiaozhou, the people's livelihood has declined, and they should take advantage of this opportunity to recover as soon as possible; third, Yuan Tan and we are allies. If we sit back and watch him be defeated by Cao Cao, we will have no worries when Cao Cao and us fight in the future. The current plan is to send a navy to open a waterway, connect Yuan Tan by sea, and use Liaodong Lane Got a war horse; Fourth, Feng secretly thought that it would be best to take the opportunity to take down Xichuan, and if it doesn't work, take down Hanzhong and Xicheng counties." Zhao Feng summarized as briefly as possible.

Liu Bei thought for a while after hearing the words, and finally asked: "The first three things are as they should be, but why use troops against the land of Liangchuan?"

"My lord, the general situation of the world is now clear. One of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, the lord occupies the five prefectures of Xuyu, Jingyangjiao, Cao Cao occupies one part of Yongsi, Yanji and four prefectures, and the two prefectures of Qingzhou each occupy half. If there is a war in the future, we must It is a trend of confrontation between the north and the south. However, if we march northward at the moment, we can only attack Yanzhou from the land of Xuyu, or attack Sizhou from Nanyang. The former is the place where Cao Cao made his fortune, and the foundation is not easy to attack; the latter is even more There is Hulao Pass, which is the most powerful pass in the world, and Sizhou is located between Hebei and Yongzhou. Even if Luoyang is captured, it will be flanked by Cao Cao. In this situation, if troops can be dispatched from Hanzhong or Xichuan to take Yongzhou Firstly, it will make Cao Cao’s food more scarce, and secondly, he can attack Cao Cao from the southwestern sides, so it will be easy. Besides, even if we don’t take the land of Xichuan and Hanzhong, Cao Cao will take it, and then we will be attacked on both sides , even more passive!" Zhao Feng finished speaking in one breath, feeling quite emotional in his heart.In history, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong battle was to emphasize that several armies marched together during the Northern Expedition, so that Cao Cao could not resist it.It's a pity that because Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, he could only go in alone from the Xichuan side.Now it's just the other way around. Without Xichuan, I would go deep alone if I wanted to enter the army, and it was difficult to get my hands on the Guanzhong land, which is not good.

Liu Bei was not too surprised when he heard Zhao Feng's words, he just took out a playlist from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Feng with a smile.Zhao Feng opened it and saw that it was written by Zhuge Liang who was in Jingzhou to Liu Bei. In the memorandum, Zhuge Liang explained in detail the importance of taking Sichuan, and at the same time suggested that it is best to take Hanzhong first, and then draw Xichuan.Because Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is Liu Zhang's deadly enemy, and this time he followed Cao Cao to invade Jingzhou as a pawn, so if he is dealt with, he will not be too irritating to the people of Yizhou.And once Hanzhong falls into Liu Bei's hands, a large encirclement from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou and then to Hanzhong can be formed, with Xichuan firmly wrapped in the core, and Xichuan will be taken again.In addition, Hanzhong is connected to Xiliang, and Liu Bei can use food to exchange high-quality war horses from Xiliang.Zhao Feng secretly admired this letter. He has always been good at seeing the big picture. This Zhuge Liang thinks farther and more comprehensively than himself. He really is the embodiment of ancient wisdom.

"I've talked with Zijing, and he also feels that if he wants to start a full-scale war with Cao Cao, he must first take the land in central Sichuan in order to seize Yongsi." Liu Bei's words interrupted Zhao Feng's thoughts, but Liu Bei continued: "The time is now Soon, our army has just conquered Jiangdong, we should wait for a period of recuperation after the Chinese New Year, and then make plans."

"That's right!" Zhao Feng nodded in agreement.The two chatted for a while, and Liu Bei told Zhao Feng that although he is the shepherd of Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou is now in the rear area and there is no fighting, so Zhao Feng was asked to stay in Shouchun for the time being.And once the new year is over, Zhao Feng will return to Jingnan first, and first settle the migration of the Nanzhong barbarians.Hearing the words, Zhao Feng felt that there was nothing wrong with him, and he really didn't want to go to the southern Jiaozhou to hide so early.

"By the way, my lord, Sun Quan is here with us, and he is being held in the camp, when will my lord plan to deal with it?" Before Liu Bei left, Zhao Feng suddenly remembered this matter and asked hastily.

"Let him celebrate the new year!" Liu Bei sighed.Zhao Feng nodded, he really didn't have the interest in killing people during the New Year's Eve.Anyway, now that he has been imprisoned, he is not afraid of flying to the sky, so let him live for a few more days.

However, the next day, the guard in charge of guarding Sun Quan came to tell him that Sun Quan had been on a hunger strike for many days and asked to see him.Zhao Feng was very surprised and helpless, and after getting Liu Bei's permission, he still went to meet Sun Quan.Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, he took along Lu Xun, a lieutenant of the Zan Military Academy who happened to be free, to go with him.

(End of this chapter)