Chapter 25 Entering Chengdu
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Gan Ning and Taishi Ci were both a little confused. Gan Ning looked at Lu Meng and said, "Zi Ming, do you understand? What are they talking about?"
Lu Meng nodded and said, "I don't understand this. Brother Xingba, thanks to His Majesty, you are a wise general with both wisdom and courage, both water and land!"
Gan Ning looked at Taishi Ci and asked, "Ziyi, do you understand?"
Taishi Ci coughed and said, "Of course I understand. Mr. Fengxiao is saying that Kong Ming is smart and a good disciple. His Majesty said that Kong Ming is Mr. Hu Zhao's disciple... It's that simple, do you need to think more? I really can't figure it out. They said so clearly, why can't you understand it! Ziming, how about that?"
"That's right!" Lu Meng nodded, then looked at Gan Ning with contempt.
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It was very inappropriate. Brother Zhu burst into laughter. Seeing Taishi Ci and Lu Meng, two self-righteous guys, she couldn't help it.
Seeing Zhuge Ling laughing in her arms, Liu Xie also chuckled and shook his head, turned around and glared at Taishi Ci and Lu Meng, and finally cursed: "If you have the chance, read more books. Don't always be smart, which will make people laugh! When you worship Xiao, you are just trying to persuade Kong Ming not to be anxious. As a wise man, or as a military advisor or a commander of the army, impatience is the biggest weakness! You guys will have the opportunity to conquer the side alone in the future. At that time, you must remember that no matter what the situation is, even if the sky falls, you must keep a calm mind. Only in this way can you see the enemy's weakness!"
"Your Majesty has taught you, I will remember it!" The three of them responded one after another, and finally looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.
"Okay, let's go! Ce!"
Liu Xie gently clamped the horse's belly and took Zhuge Ling to lead.
Although everyone speeded up their trip, they did not have to wait until they were injured and Chen Dao was injured, so they still couldn't get to Chengdu in the dark. So they stayed in a village outside Chengdu City.
That night, Zhuge "watches the star signs at night" in the courtyard.
OK! Actually, he was bored and worried, so he looked at the stars in a daze. At this time, Brother Zhu did not have the ability to watch the stars at night and observe the weather.
Guo Jia sat next to him with a wine gourd and asked with a smile: "Is he still worried?"
Brother Zhu glanced at the wine gourd in Guo Jia's hand and said, "Didn't both the young master and the miraculous doctor ask Brother Fengxiao to drink less alcohol? Why is Brother Fengxiao still not listening?"
Guo Jia's lips raised slightly, and the wine gourd in his hand swept, saying, "This is not a wine! It is the honey water prepared by the miracle doctor for Brother Yu, which has the effect of strengthening the body!"
Brother Zhu exhaled, reached out and rubbed his cheeks, and said, "I haven't entered the city today, so Chengdu will definitely strengthen its defense tomorrow..."
Guo Jia looked at Brother Zhu with a smile until he saw Brother Zhu so much that he reached out to touch his face and asked, "Does there be rice grains on my face?"
Guo Jia laughed and said, "Kong Ming, think about it, if you want to take us down and you can't let the world know, what is the best way?"
Brother Zhu began to draw circles secretly. He knew that Guo Jia wanted to get better than him, and as a smart person, Brother Zhu would definitely not show weakness, especially Liu Xie said that Guo Jia was a genius, which made Brother Zhu even more unwilling to admit defeat, although Guo Jia was more than ten years older than him.
After a long time, Brother Zhu nodded and said, "If I were Liu Zhang, I would definitely let us enter the city, and then secretly send someone to monitor the father-in-law and other ministers. In this way, it would be difficult to take us secretly." After pausing, Brother Zhu bowed to Guo Jia and said, "Thank you for your advice from Brother Fengxiao! You understand! I believe that Liu Zhang had long been full of spies inside and outside the houses of the father-in-law and other ministers. As long as the young master enters Chengdu and comes to the door, his whereabouts will be exposed, and there is no need to worry about it!"
Guo Jia raised his lips slightly, took a sip of honey water, and nodded, "The son is teachable! Therefore, Kong Ming should think about what can he do to appear next to the ministers such as the father-in-law without knowing it, without letting Liu Zhang know."
When Brother Zhu heard this, his eyes lit up and said, "I understand! No wonder the young master treated the Wuji Chamber of Commerce so politely before. I think that the young master wanted to contact the father-in-law and others secretly through the Wuji Chamber of Commerce for cover... But think that the possibility is still extremely low, and the Wuji Chamber of Commerce's goal is too great."
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Kongming, don't think too much. Didn't you see that the young master still looks so arrogant now? I guess the young master has made arrangements! Although you and I don't know what the young master's arrangement is..."
The next morning, Liu Xie divided the crowd into two groups. He and Zhuge Ling, Zhuge Ling and Hua Tuo, while Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, and Guo Jia went to Chengdu one after another. Of course, because Liu Xie's Bu Jing was too majestic, he could only stay in the farmer's house. The subordinates who were secretly recruited by Gan Ning were secretly guarding Liu Xie's Shenwu Guard.
Chengdu is the county seat of Shu County and the capital of the entire Yizhou.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, Chengdu was well-off. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu established the thirteen prefectures in the country and established the Yizhou prefectures in Chengdu, which was in charge of the four divisions of Ba, Shu, Guanghan and Jian. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chengdu replaced the Central Plains at the beginning of the Han Dynasty and was called "Tianfu". At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Gongsun Shu became emperor and decided to be the "Hongjia".
During the Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu's brocade industry was very developed and had "Jinguan", so it was known as "Jinguan City"; Chengdu was developed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and Chengdu had become a metropolis in the country during the Qin Dynasty. During the Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu's population reached more than 70,000 households and nearly 400,000 people, making it one of the six major metropolis in the country (Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan, Lintao, Wan, Chengdu).
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Yan was the governor of Yizhou, and the Yellow Turban Thief Horse was called emperor. As a result, he was killed by Jia Long, an employee of Yizhou. Jia Long welcomed Liu Yan to Dingzhi in Mianzhou. After Liu Yan was ruled in Mianzhu, he sent Zhang Lu, the leader of the folk "Five Dou Rice Road" and Zhang Xiu, another Sima of the Ministry, to Hanzhong to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong.
After Zhang Lu gained power in Hanzhong, he killed Zhang Xiu, cut off traffic, and killed Han envoys. The Liu and Zhang families became enemies.
Liu Yan interrupted his contact with the central court from then on the grounds that the rice thieves were chaotic and blocked traffic. In Yizhou, he further attacked local tyrants and consolidated his own power, and Yizhou was therefore in a semi-superior state. When the princes attacked Dong, Liu Yan refused to send troops and Baozhou defended himself.
Jianwei Prefect Ren Qi and Jia Long, who had made contributions to quelling the rebellion, rose up to oppose Liu Yan, but were defeated and killed by Liu Yan.
During the chaos in the Central Plains, tens of thousands of refugees in Nanyang and Sanfu area entered Yizhou. Liu Yan was all incorporated, called the "Dongzhou Army".
In the second year of Chuping (191), Liu Yan made a carriage and weighed more than a thousand people, hoping to become emperor. After that, Liu Yan was sick and asked the court to send his son Liu Zhang from the capital to Yizhou to leave him.
In the first year of Xingping (194), his eldest son Liu Fan and his second son Liu Dan were killed by Li Jue because they failed to plan an attack on Chang'an with Ma Teng in Xiliang. Pang Xi sent Liu Yan's grandchildren to Sichuan to avoid being implicated. At that time, a fire broke out in Mianzhu and suffered heavy losses. Liu Yan had no choice but to move the prefecture to Chengdu.
When they arrived at the Chengdu gate, Liu Xie and others breathed a sigh of relief. Things were as Guo Jia expected. Even if Liu Zhang received the news that he came to Chengdu, he would have done nothing. However, all the soldiers under the gate and the city walls were hung with white banners, as if some big shots were dead.
But everything else was very normal, and Liu Xie and others entered Chengdu without any difficulties.
When encountering this situation, Liu Xie not only did not relax, but also became vigilant. He and Brother Zhuge Ling and Hua Tuo found a guesthouse to stay. Not long after, Gan Ning and others came to the door. It turned out that this guesthouse was originally one of the contact points that Gan Ning told them and set.
Several people discussed in the guest hall, and Gan Ning said: "There is someone in the provincial capital who died, and more than one of them. Liu Zhang's mother, his son, and his brother Liu Mao, all passed away one after another within a few days... Moreover, Liu Zhoumu seems to be ill, and the whole of Chengdu is not very stable now!"
"It seems? Can't be sure?" Liu Xie frowned slightly. As for Liu Zhang's life and death, Liu Xie didn't care about it.
Gan Ning shook his head and said, "It is impossible to be sure that Liu Zhang is the governor of the state after all, and even if he is ill in bed, it is impossible for outsiders to know about it."
Chapter completed!