Although it is scheduled to send troops at the beginning of next year.

But to be a lobbyist, you have to leave early.

In October, it was frozen.

There was a drizzle in the sky, and this winter rain was really strange. In autumn and summer, the weather is dry and rainless, but in winter, it is drizzle.

This god really said that if you change your face, you will change your face.

Outside the gate of Xu's mansion, there were many soldiers, retinues and a chariot. Xu Shu stood under the door of the mansion, and Mrs. Xu gently put a big coat on Xu Shu.

Mrs. Xu complained a little: "My husband often stays in the army, and I finally went back to live in the house for a few days, but Taishou sent my husband to Hanzhong to buy grain." Moreover, the New Year is approaching, and the way to Hanzhong is far away, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the husband to come back for the New Year. ”

A woman, with a chicken belly, and a husband in love.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "What do the women know. ”

Immediately, Xu Shu ignored his old wife, turned around and stepped on a small stool to get into the chariot. His retinue removed the small stool, and then gave the order to ride the horse, and the large group of men and horses went north.

"Hey." Mrs. Xu sighed and was reluctant to give up.

However, it was said that Xu Shu walked the mountain road for two days to reach the ferry, took the boat provided by Liaohua, and with a few soldiers, sailed against the current, and went to Hanzhong.

The water area of Hanshui can be sailed, but the water level in summer is very different from that in winter, there is a lot of rain in summer, so the water level soars, and some places are inevitably turbulent, but boating against the current is slow.

In winter, the water level is low and the current is relatively gentle.

Xu Shu and his entourage took a sailboat, if the wind was good, and the headwind was the boatman's lottery, so they went to Hanzhong little by little.

After entering Hanzhong against the water, Xu Shu and his entourage really landed at the ferry near Hucheng, Xu Shu got on the chariot and went to Nanzheng under the escort of more than 100 people.

Hucheng is on this side, guarding the Hanshui channel.

The city is tall and majestic, and it is very majestic.

Xu Shu had heard of the name of Hucheng a long time ago, but it was the first time he saw the real scene, but he couldn't help but take a few more looks. Shaking his head, he sighed: "Sure enough, this majestic city." It is completely impossible to break through with a surprise attack of 500 men. ”

You can't be defeated, you can only outwit you.

It takes a few days to get to Nanzheng from this place, and in the evening, Xu Shu and his entourage, under the guidance of the guide, came to a righteous house to rest.

The Yishe in Hanzhong is equivalent to a post station, a place for officials and travelers to rest. Xu Shu and his entourage had more than 100 people, of course, they couldn't stay.

Most of the people camped outside the righteous house, and Xu Shu only went to the righteous house with a few retinues. When Yishe heard the news, an elderly man walked out from inside and said to Xu Shu, "I am the king of wine here." Dare to ask Mr. name, origin, where are you going? ”

Zhang Lu ruled Hanzhong with the Five Doumi Sect, without county orders, and ruled with the congregation. Those who have just learned the Tao are called ghost pawns, and when they have completed their learning, they are called sacrificial wine.

The people of the collar department who govern the county seat are called the head of the great sacrifice wine.

Sacrificial wine is already a very high-status person in Hanzhong. And Zhang Lu set up a righteous house in Hanzhong to provide free rice and meat for travelers to eat.

But he claimed that eating too much would offend the spirits and gods, so he became ill.

Others, such as the faithfulness of the parishioners, do not deceive.

If you get sick, you must have done something wrong and made the patient turn himself in.

Offenses can be tolerated three times, and only punished for the fourth offense.

If it is a minor transgression, then build a road with 100 steps to atone for sins.

Hunting, slaughter, and alcohol are prohibited in spring and summer.

Wait a minute. Zhang Lu used the rules of Taoism, confused the people with ghosts and gods, and commanded Hanzhong, if there was no external force, his position was very stable.

"The king's sacrificial wine." Xu Shu did not dare to slack off, and bowed to show respect. Then he replied: "I am Xu Shu from Yingchuan, and I am currently living in Fangling, and this trip is going to Nanzheng." ”

"I see." Wang Guo nodded, wrote down Xu Shu's origin, and then led Xu Shu into the righteous house, first entered the lobby, the lobby enshrined the portrait of Lao Tzu, and there was an incense burner in front of the portrait.

Rice and meat were placed on the table, and Wang Guo said to Xu Shu that if you take more rice and meat, you will offend the ghosts and gods. Xu Shu led people to thank him, then took a small amount of rice and meat to eat, and then was arranged to enter the guest room to rest.

Soon after Xu Shu came to the guest room, he heard the sound of chanting all around.

Xu Shu took off his sword, took off his coat and shoes, and lay on the bed. Listening to the sound of chanting around me, I sighed in my heart.

"Zhang Lu lacks intelligence and is not from a famous family, but he can use ghosts and gods to confuse the people, so that he has been a hero for many years. The Five Bucket Rice Sect should not be underestimated. ”

The reason why the Wudou Rice Sect is called the Five Dou Rice Sect is because believers who have just joined the Church need to be provided with five buckets of rice as teaching assistants.

When Xu Shu was in Xiangyang and Fangling, he knew the situation in Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu was a person, but the first time he stepped into Hanzhong, he really felt the horror of the Five Dou Rice Sect.

Zhang Lu is not an idle person.

Otherwise, with a population of 560,000 and 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, how could they compete with Liu Zhang? Yizhou has a population of at least 1.5 million, with at least 150,000 armor.

The difference in strength between the two sides is not a point.

Early the next morning, Xu Shu bid farewell to the wine king and led the men and horses to continue to Nanzheng. Along the way, Xu Shu was eye-opening.

Along the way, they did not mention it for the time being, but said that there were many people who bowed to God on the roadside, and they were everywhere.

Asked. Why.

Answer. Worship the ghosts and ask for the blessings of the ghosts.

Along the way, Xu Shu changed from sighing to moving. Although Fang Ling Guan Ping has the talent to command, the subordinate officials and generals perform their duties.

It is thriving and morale is high.

But it is really not easy to enter Hanzhong against the tide and rule. Maybe it's easier militarily, just give advice.

Zhang Lu's important ministers, Yang Ang is greedy for merit, Yang Bai is greedy for money, just a Yan Pu has intelligence, it is not difficult to defeat these people, the difficult thing is to defeat the ghosts and gods in people's hearts.

As the saying goes, the enemy will be victorious.

Since Xu Shu came to Hanzhong and saw the scene of Zhang Lu ruling Hanzhong, he began to adjust his offensive strategy in order to win all battles.

This trip is not only to bribe Yang Bai, but also has far-reaching effects.

After a few more days, Xu Shu finally arrived in Nanzheng. Nanzheng is a large city with a population of more than 50,000, and Zhang Lu is stationed in the city, so the military and civilian population exceeds 70,000 or 80,000.

Yizhou is the premier big city.

What's even more remarkable is that Zhang Lu's repair of the Nanzheng City Wall has never stopped. The city wall of Nanzheng is high, thick and strong, and Weng City is covered with a moat.

If you want to break through Nanzheng City, you need to outwit it, not be able to defeat it.

Zhang Lu has weaknesses.

Although Nan Zhengcheng is strong, although Zhang Lu is popular, the generals under his command are hehe.

It must be known that in the same big city, there are 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Xinye, plus Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan. Guan Ping dared to pat his chest, even if Cao Cao's army of 120,000 came, it would be difficult to break through.

But who is under Zhang Lu?

Xinye relied on Mi's wine to make a fortune and hoarded a large amount of supplies. Because of the fertile fields of the Hanzhong Plain, Nanzheng must have enough money and grain, but how many crossbow arrows are there? How much armor? How many weapons?

This is the gap.

Of course, Guan Ping is not Cao Cao, and this time the troops need to defend Fangling, at most 20,000 or 30,000 horse infantry troops, and it is completely impossible to attack Nanzheng.

After Xu Shu entered the city, it was exactly the same as what he saw along the way, there were traces of the Five Doumi Sect everywhere, and there were people kneeling on the ground and praying for the blessing of ghosts and gods.

In the winter, many people have nothing to do, so they worship ghosts and gods.

As the saying goes, if you worship too many gods, you will naturally be protected by the gods.

Of course, Xu Shu doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but when he encounters such things, he is mostly respectful, and it is to follow the local customs, which cannot be reversed from the local customs.

After entering the city, Xu Shu and his entourage, under the guidance of the guide, arrived at the mansion of Yang Bai, a major minister under the command of Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Hanzhong.

From here, it is a miracle that Zhang Lu was able to stabilize the situation.

Although Zhang Lu did not set up a county order, he set up three major officials: Changshi, Gongcao, and the main book. Changshi is in charge of soldiers and horses, but Yang Bai is greedy for money.

Yan Pu is intelligent and can lead the troops, but he has done a good job and is in charge of the Cao officials.

This black and white is reversed, isn't it a miracle that Zhang Lu can stabilize Hanzhong?

It's all about the five buckets of rice to confuse the public.

Xu Shu took a chariot to the outside of Yang Bai's mansion and ordered him to go with the servant to call the door. Xu Shu is watching Yang Bai's mansion, and the information is the same as reality.

Yang Bai is greedy for money, greedy for money like life.

But after Yang Bai was greedy for money, he never used it. The mansion where I live is average, slightly dilapidated. I heard that the clothes I wear are all old things, and I won't change them if I don't wear them out.

Xu Shu looked at this dilapidated mansion and knew that the information was true.

Shaking his head, he thought to himself, there are really all kinds of people.

As the so-called upper beam is not right, the lower beam is crooked. The little official sent by Xu Shu to call the door first talked with the guard in front of the door for a while, and then took out a silver cake and stuffed it to the guard, who smiled happily and entered the mansion to report.

Xu Shu couldn't help but shake his head again.

Soon after, the guard came out again, bent down and invited Xu Shu in. Xu Shu got out of the carriage and entered Yang Bai's mansion, and was led by the guards all the way to a small hall.

The layout of the small hall is exactly the same as that of the mansion, which is ordinary and slightly shabby. On the throne sat a man, about forty years old, with very good skin, a very round face, and three beards.

"This is our Lord Yang." The guard introduced.

"Fangling Xu Shu has seen Yang Changshi." Xu Shu was very humble after entering, and respectfully bowed to the corrupt official.

is the so-called big husband can bend and stretch, which also proves that Xu Shu is really a black school.

If Xu Shu saw such a corrupt official when he was a ranger, let alone salute respectfully, it would be the luck of the other party not to kill him with a sword.

"Mr. Xu is polite." Yang Bai also said politely. Immediately, Yang Bai invited Xu Shu to sit down, and asked Xu Shu very politely: "Mr. is Guan Yangwu (Guan Ping) joined the army, why did he come to Hanzhong to see me?" ”

"It's hard to put into words." Xu Shu showed a sad expression on his face, sighed, and then bowed his hand deeply to Yang Bai, his big sleeves hung down, and he said the difficulties of Fang Ling in a loud voice.

It's really a handful of tears, a handful of snot, like crying and complaining, earth-shattering, miserable.

There hasn't been a drop of rain since May. Fangling produces only 40 catties of grain per mu, and although the government exempts the people from field tax, the people still can't eat.

The mountain people on the mountain were even more miserable, almost no harvest, and they poured into the bottom of the mountain. At present, the granary of the government has been exhausted, and I have come to ask for food.

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