Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 199 Faithful Fazheng

"Fairness, righteousness, what do you mean by that?" Liu Zhang said in a somewhat hostile tone.To say that Zhang Ren and Huang Quan are really not funny, the New Year's Eve actually knelt here and tried their best to remonstrate, which really made Liu Zhang extremely unhappy.

"My lord! My Yizhou is in danger now, but my lord is still at a loss. Don't you know that you are born in trouble and die in peace?" Huang Quan did not get up, but instead remonstrated anxiously.

"Yes, my lord, if my lord doesn't strike first, I'm afraid I will have to pay others for my foundation in Xichuan 41 State!" Zhang Ren also remonstrated bitterly.

"Enough!" Liu Zhang was really angry this time, he slapped his wine glass heavily on the table in front of him, and said with a downcast face, "You guys are not finished, General Zhao has been in Hanzhong for several months , I didn’t offend Xi Chuanqiu at all. On the contrary, you have repeatedly said that you should take precautions before they happen, or strike first. Do you want me to be that villain?”

"That's right, General Zhang, Huang is engaged. General Zhao has never done anything wrong to me and Qiu since he took over Hanzhong. Why is General Zhang so concerned about him?" Fei Guan, who was on the side, also asked a little puzzled.

"My lord, General Fei, you have a kind heart, you don't know how insidious and cunning this little Zhao Feng is! Although this man didn't invade Xichuan, he cultivated fields in Hanzhong to raise troops, accumulated food and grass, and bought war horses from Xiliang a while ago. When he accumulates enough strength, how can we, Xichuan, be at peace? Only by striking first and destroying him can we keep Xichuan safe!" Zhang Ren remonstrated bitterly despite Liu Zhang's anger.

"General Zhang, Uncle Liu Huangzhi is on the Northern Expedition, and General Zhao's military reorganization in Hanzhong is also a common thing. General Zhang attaches so much importance to this, is it a bit unreasonable to worry about it?" Yang Hong, the prefect of Shu County, frowned.

"Ah!" Zhang Ren sighed, and then said shyly: "I thought I was worrying unnecessarily, but after listening to Gongheng's words a few days ago, I realized that I actually underestimated Zhao Feng. This person is insidious and cunning. The traces will make my Xichuan foundation unstable!"

"Gongheng, what's going on here?" Liu Zhang realized that something was wrong when Zhang Ren said it so seriously, and quickly asked Huang Quan for details.

"Ah!" Huang Quan also sighed, and then he said: "Master, do you still remember that the people in Badong and Dangqu were bewitched by Zhang Lu, and most of them moved to Hanzhong?"

"It's true. Wasn't Gongheng admonishing him to move the people from Shu County and other places to Badong and Dangqu? Now that Zhang Lu has been executed, wouldn't he be able to sit back and relax? What's wrong?" Liu Zhang asked strangely. road.

"My lord doesn't know. Although Zhang Lu has been killed, Zhao Feng recruited refugees in Hanzhong and opened up fields to raise soldiers. Most of the people in Shuzhong went to Hanzhong with their families. What's more, this person didn't ask where he came from. Anyone who came to join him Everyone is taken in. Now many servants and tenants of rich families in central Sichuan have also fled to Hanzhong! Zhao Feng has been in Hanzhong for less than four months, and no less than [-] people have moved from Xichuan to Hanzhong! In this way, within two years, half of our people in Xichuan will belong to Hanzhong!" Huang Quan explained the whole story.

"There is such a thing?" Liu Zhang was also shocked when he heard this.No matter how insane he is, he should know what it means for people to be displaced. It means that his troops are getting smaller and smaller, his population is getting smaller, his competitiveness is getting smaller and smaller, and it is getting easier for others to deal with him.But Liu Zhang thought of another question immediately, and asked a little strangely at the moment: "Why do I, the people of Xichuan, move to Hanzhong?"

"Alas!" Huang Quan was really helpless this time, and it took him a long time to say with some difficulty: "Zhao Feng paid light taxes in Hanzhong, opened canals to divert water from the Han River to irrigate the farmland, and in addition to the fertile land in Hanzhong, the people are chasing profit. , All their families moved to Hanzhong!" At this point, the basic meaning is already very clear, that is, Hanzhong is doing better than your Xichuan, so the people moved there.In fact, what Zhao Feng did was nothing, just copied the old practice in Kuaiji and Jingnan, divided the fields, attracted people to serve as soldiers, and then cultivated intensively to collect more food.Don't underestimate these little tricks. In this way, the lives of the people in Hanzhong will naturally be much better than those in Xishu, and they will naturally be more attractive.

"What?" Liu Zhang was speechless when he heard the words. With his IQ, he couldn't find a solution to these problems, and finally asked, "According to the opinion of justice, what should we do?"

"The only plan for now is to take advantage of Zhao Feng's unpreparedness, and directly send elite soldiers and strong generals to kill Hanzhong, wipe them out in one fell swoop, so as to prevent future troubles! Then send reliable generals to guard the various passes to prevent Liu Bei from attacking!" Huang Quan thought about it.

"My lord, don't do it!" Fazheng, who got up abruptly, objected, ignoring Huang Quan and Zhang Ren's ugly faces, Fazheng said anxiously: "My lord, General Zhao is only governing Hanzhong now, and has never raised troops to attack me in Xichuan. What's more, he once helped the lord to destroy Zhang Lu. Now we are going to fight without declaring it, and rushing to attack each other. Isn't it ungrateful? How will the people of the world treat us and the people of Xichuan? What face do you have? To teach the children and grandchildren, to rule the land?"

Ingratitude is easy to do and hard to say, especially for these scholar-bureaucrats who cherish their reputation the most in their lives. If they are asked to openly show their gratitude and repay their hatred to attack others, there are really few people who can say it without blushing.

"Then what about Xiaozhi's opinion?" Liu Zhang has completely lost his mind now, just as his opinion is so righteous, he suddenly doesn't know what to do.Fazheng lowered his head and thought for a while before he said: "My lord, according to Zheng's opinion, although General Zhao opened up fields in Hanzhong to raise troops, although it was detrimental to Xichuan, it may not be intentional. Besides, General Zhao is also a famous general in the world. Another general under Uncle Liu's command. If we use our swords recklessly, I'm afraid that our Xichuan common people will be in trouble again, and there will be no peace from now on!"

"Then according to Xiaozhi's intention, we should stop sending troops?" Liu Zhang was inclined not to fight again after hearing Fazheng's words.In fact, Liu Zhang himself is not a person who likes to fight, and it is the best choice for him not to fight.

Fazheng thought for a long time, and then said: "Master, you think it's better to be like this: I will send a person to Nanjiang City, and I will accept the order of the Lord. In order to thank him for destroying Zhang Lu, I will hold a special banquet for General Zhao. Ambushed soldiers and horses, and when he arrived, he was captured in one fell swoop and forced to withdraw from Hanzhong! In this way, Hanzhong can be captured without hurting people's lives."

The meaning in Fazheng's words is very clear, that is, do things later, and don't easily fall out with the Liu Bei Group, otherwise Xichuan will not have a peaceful life in the future.I have to say that this proposal suits Liu Zhang's taste very much. He is relatively cowardly by nature and has never been interested in war.Hearing Fazheng's words, he also nodded hurriedly and said, "Exactly, what Xiaozhi said is indeed safe, I don't know who is willing to go to Nanjiang to act?"

As soon as Liu Zhang said this, everyone turned their attention to Fei Guan.There is no other reason, this kind of thing pays attention to surprise, it is best to be an acquaintance.Among the people in Xichuan, in terms of friendship with Zhao Feng, you, Fei Guan, are the one who is the most familiar with him.If you don't go now, who will?
Rarely in his life has he become the focus of everyone's attention, but Fei Guan has no sense of accomplishment at all.After all, everyone didn't ask him to do good deeds, but to engage in conspiracy. Except for those natural conspirators, few people like to do this kind of thing.What's more, Fei Guan also knows that with Zhao Feng's ability, let him do the plot, the chance of success will definitely not be too high.Therefore, in the face of everyone's expectant eyes, Fei Guan's choice is to turn a blind eye.He turned a blind eye, and the atmosphere became a little cold.

"Huh?" Seeing that Fei Guan, whom everyone expected, did not come forward, Liu Zhang was about to take the initiative to roll his name, but he heard someone say: "My lord, Meng Da is not talented. I would like to go to Jiamengguan to share my worries!" It's Mengda.

"Okay! At the critical moment, Zidu will do his part!" Liu Zhang was also relieved to see Meng Da take the initiative to invite Ying.Huang Quan looked at the excited Meng Da and Fazheng who was making suggestions, and felt a little bit drummed in his heart.

"When Fazheng and Mengda became so loyal, one offered advice and the other took the initiative to ask for help?" Huang Quan always knew the characters of the two of them, and it was quite strange to see them fighting for the lead this time. "Could it be that they are cooperating with Zhao Feng?" This thought suddenly flashed in Huang Quan's mind, and once this thought flashed, Huang Quan couldn't help shivering.Looking back on the past, Huang Quan seemed to understand something: it was Fazheng and Liu Bei who made a plan to make Liu Zhang turn his troops to Nanzhong and Hanzhong when the six-way army was attacking Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei's pressure was greatly reduced and he escaped disaster; Meng Da, when Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, he did everything he could to accomplish this; now let them deal with Zhao Feng, the result is self-evident.

Thinking of all this, Huang Quan also broke out in a cold sweat.But then, he discovered something even more terrifying: these things were all his own speculations, without any evidence at all.Besides, Meng Da and Fazheng are acting so loyal at the moment, if I object, not to mention that Liu Zhang will definitely not believe it, it will make me look very embarrassed.

But Huang Quan is not an idiot after all, he soon thought of a not too bad countermeasure. "My lord, Zhao Botao is very wise and brave, and he still needs to act cautiously. In case of failure, Liu Bei will definitely send troops to attack. My lord, you must guard against it!" Huang Quan remonstrated after calming down his mood.

"Well, Gongheng's words are not unreasonable. How about this, Binbo, you go to guard Mianzhu; in addition, order Yang Huai and Gao Pei to guard Fushui Pass and Jiangyou; Gongyi, you lead the army to guard Bajun." After Liu Zhang thought about it, he arranged it.

From Hanzhong to Chengdu, there are two main roads. One is to enter Brazil through Jianmen Pass, and then enter Shu County. On this road, Wu Yi, a relative of Liu Zhang, led the army to guard Jianmen Pass, and the other is through Jiajia. Mengguan took the mountain road of Wenshan Mountain to Chengdu. There are a series of cities such as Jiamengguan, Jiangyou, Fushuiguan, Luocheng, Mianzhu, etc. on this road. In history, Liu Bei took this route to take Sichuan.As for Berkshire, it was the only way to enter Xichuan from Jingzhou.Liu Zhang also knew that in case of falling out with Liu Bei, Zhao Fengfeng would not be the only one who would have trouble with him. Liu Bei would send troops to attack Jingzhou or even Jiaozhou, so he had better be careful.

"Yes!" Zhang Ren and the others agreed abruptly, and then split up according to plan.Before leaving, Zhang Song and Fazheng gave Meng Da a wink, the latter understood, and the three of them hurried to Zhang Song's house one after another.

"Zidu, Xiaozhi, what do you plan to do next after you have decided on this plan?" In his study, Zhang Song closed the doors and windows tightly, and then asked Fazheng and Mengda.

"Ah!" Fazheng sighed suddenly, ignoring Zhang Song and Meng Da's stunned eyes, and said to himself: "Yongnian, Zidu. I'm waiting for a meeting, and I won't say anything false to you today. I Fazheng was originally from Guanlong, and he came to this land of Xichuan only to escape the chaos of war. Lord Shu treats me well, now that I do such things, won't I be called a traitor for glory in the future?"

"This?" Zhang Song didn't expect Fa Zheng to say such dejected words, at this time Meng Da half explained, half smoothed the field and said: "Xiao Zhi, I, Meng Da, just like you, came here to avoid disaster To this land of Xichuan. In all fairness, the Duke of Shu has treated me well, so I really shouldn’t have two minds. But although the Duke of Shu has a generous temperament, he is not a hero. The world is in chaos today, and his intelligence is not enough to keep one side safe Didn't you see that Liu Jingsheng from Xiangyang knew that he was not capable enough, so he entrusted the nine prefectures of Jingxiang to the Duke of Qi? He was living in Jingnan for the elderly, and his son Liu Qi became the prefect of Jiangxia, which was very suitable. For them, such a result Isn’t it much better than before? The same is true for Duke Jing Sheng, and the same for Duke Shu! If you let him continue to rule Xichuan reluctantly, I’m afraid there will be disasters in the future! Instead, why not let him be free and become a rich man?”

"That's true!" Zhang Song and Fazheng nodded after hearing Meng Da's words.To say that this Meng Da is really capable, at least he can explain this fallacy more smoothly.At that moment, Fazheng completely threw away the scruples in his mind, and then said: "Zidu, it is as you said. Before you arrive at Nanjiang City, you send someone to tell General Zhao about the matter, and then talk to Zhao The general should cooperate internally and externally to control Nanjiang City. Then, the Duke of Shu's conspiracy will be announced to the world."

"In this way, everyone in the world will know that it was the Duke of Shu who betrayed his promise first, and wanted to harm General Zhao and seek the land of Hanzhong. Uncle Liu Huang can justifiably attack the Duke of Shu. As for us, we can rely on the contribution of Xichuan , I have made great achievements under Uncle Liu Huang's tent!" Zhang Song said with a smile.

"That's great! After General Zhao and I control Nanjiang City, it's best to send troops to Jiameng Pass immediately, control Wu Lan and Lei Tong, and then fight all the way to Chengdu." Meng Da smiled and clapped his hands.

"General Zhao has few soldiers and horses, so I'm afraid he won't be able to advance lightly. I'm afraid that Uncle Liu Huang will send troops from Jingzhou. Zhang Gongyi is the No. 1 general in Sichuan. With him guarding Bajun, Uncle Liu Huang may not be able to easily march into Xichuan." After pondering, he sighed.

"But I guess Wu Ziyu will not be able to stop General Zhao!" Zhang Song laughed, and the three of them were also relieved, and began to plan in detail, who would send the letter to inform Zhao Feng, and how to take Jiameng Pass.

What Fazheng and the other three never knew was that there were also three people conspiring together in Huang Quan's home at this time.Apart from the owner Huang Quan, the other three people were Zhang Ren and Wang Lei.

(End of this chapter)