In fact, there is no need to be dissuaded by Liuming, Liu Cong has long wanted to make a detour to the south, and now Shangyong and Fangling are already in their own hands, and they can form Shangyong County by taking one or two surrounding counties, and Liuming's special identity and talent are also competent.

However, Shangyong and Fangling used to belong to Yizhou, and Liu Cong wanted to establish a good reputation, which was a good opportunity. Then Liu Cong sent Wei Yan and Yu Ban to continue to lead the troops. Soon Wei Yanlai reported that Wuling County (Zhuxi) was ungarrisoned and had been successfully occupied, thinking that Yang Ren did not stay here, and the Wuling County Commander seemed to be more afraid that Liu Cong's army would run away early.

The conditions are finally ripe, Liu Cong did not hesitate any longer, and announced in Shangyong that Shangyong County would be placed, with jurisdiction over Shangyong, Fangling, and Wuling counties, and the seat of governance would be in Shangyong. The main task of Shangyong County was to actively organize the defense and ensure the smooth flow of this road after Liu Cong entered Shu.

Then the army turned to Xicheng County (now Zhenping County) in the south, perhaps because of the blockage of news, no one in Xicheng County ran and there was no defense.

This Xicheng County is located at the northern foot of Daba Mountain, with high mountains and dense forests, dangerous terrain and blocked traffic. However, when it comes to steepness, it is still not as good as mediocre.

In the 11th century B.C., the area of present-day Zhenping was owned by the Yong people. King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang and built the Yongguo, and Zhenping was the jurisdiction of the Yongguo

In the seventeenth year of Duke Lu Wen (610 BC), the king of Chu Zhuang united with Qin Ba to destroy Yong, and the Yongdi belonged to Chu.

In the thirteenth year of Queen Qin Huiwen (312 BC), Qin seized Chu and Hanzhong County and set up Xicheng County.

In 221 BC, Qin unified the six kingdoms, and Xicheng County was governed by Hanzhong County. But now hundreds of years have passed, and Xicheng has long been less prosperous than it used to be. It's a typical isolated hill town. In the face of the menacing 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers, the county commander did not hesitate too much and immediately announced his surrender.

Subsequently, Xicheng was merged into Shangyong.

To the west of Xicheng is Xuanhan County (now Chengkou County), which is the junction of Hanzhong County and Ba County, and belongs to Ba County. That is, Liu Zhang's sphere of influence.

In the first year of Xingping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (194), Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang divided Ba County into three: north of Dianjiang River is Ba County, Jiangzhou to Linjiang (now Zhong County) is Yongning County, and Quren (now Yunyang County) to Yufu (now Fengjie County) is Guling County. In the sixth year of Jian'an (201), Yongning County was renamed Ba County, and the county governed Jiangzhou County.

It is now the fifteenth year of Jian'an, and to be precise, the current Xuanhan County belongs to Guling County. Whether it is Ba County or Guling County, this is Liu Zhang's sphere of influence, and naturally he has also received Liu Zhang's orders and is ready to make various preparations to welcome Liu Cong into Sichuan. Liu Cong was also not polite, and after the county order explained the preparations of Xuanhan, Liu Cong asked Huang Jie to return to Shangyong with thousands of people and the previous grain and grass.

At the same time, Huang Jian was appointed as the captain of Shangyong and began to strengthen Shangyong's defenses. Only the medical officer and a small number of craftsmen followed the large army under the leadership of Han Yi.

The next marching routes were Danqu County (present-day Wanyuan City), Nanjiang (Nanjiang), and Jiameng County (present-day Wangcang County), and finally successfully reached Guanghan County. During the Qin Dynasty, it was Ru County. The county is named because the water flows through the county, so the city is in the Wuli Lane of the countryside outside the north today.

In the sixth year of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty (201 BC), Guanghan County was placed under the jurisdiction of 13 counties. Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty Yuanfeng five years (106 B.C.) placed the history of the thirteen states, which is Yizhou, and the history of the thorn is governed. During the Xinmang period (9 to 23 years), Yizhou was changed to Yongbu, and the ministry was stationed in Luo County.

In the twelfth year (38 years) of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yizhou and Guanghan County were replaced, and Ruo County was governed by Guanghan County and Yizhou Prefecture at the same time. It was not until 185 that when Liu Yan became the pastor of Yizhou, he settled the state in nearby Mianzhu, and then moved to Chengdu due to the fire. Therefore, this county is still very prosperous, not inferior to Jiangling in Jingzhou.

Along the way, although there was no more war, Liu Cong was busier than when he was fighting, and he had to entertain local officials and wealthy families as royal relatives when he didn't go anywhere. Those in the know know that Liu Cong was invited by Liu Zhang to help, and those who don't know think that Liu Cong is Qincha.

Liu Congzhi did this to take this opportunity to contact the officials and wealthy families in Yizhou, and if he could find one or two more buried talents, he would make a lot of money.

Along the way, it took nearly two months for Liu Cong to arrive as he wished. Of course, this road was not all smooth sailing, and some county orders were very resistant to Liu Cong's entry into Shu, or even avoided it. Liu Cong didn't think much about it. There is no loss in being able to arrive smoothly, and Liu Cong is already relieved. As for those who resist their own control, Liu Cong doesn't care at all.

As a prince, if he aspires to dominate the world, he will definitely not be accepted by everyone, and now Liu Cong only needs Liu Zhang's approval and acceptance.

When he saw Liu Cong for the first time, Liu Zhang was overjoyed, he had already heard that his titular clan was making a good name in Jingzhou, and it was better to see it than to hear it!

And Liu Cong was also quite surprised to see Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang was more than ten years older than himself, and he was not as cowardly as he imagined, no wonder, Liu Zhang is also a famous family.

Liu Zhang is Liu Yan's youngest son. In 188 A.D. (the fifth year of Zhongping), Liu Yan proposed to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to set up a state pastor to manage the military and political power of various places, and he served as the Yizhou pastor, while Liu Zhang and his brother Liu Fan and Liu Dan all stayed in the capital, and only Liu Mao followed Liu Yan into Shu. Liu Zhang later became the lieutenant of Fengche, and was sent by the imperial court to edict Liu Yan, and Liu Yan left him behind and did not return to the court.

In 194 A.D. (the first year of Xingping), Liu Fan conspired with Ma Teng to attack the powerful minister Li Dao in Chang'an, and was killed along with Liu Dan after the leak, while Liu Zhang was spared. Liu Yan's world friend Lang Pang Xi protected several of Liu Yan's grandsons and sent them to Yizhou. Liu Yan had to move to Chengdu because of the pain of the death of his son and the fire in Mianzhu City, and died of a backlash.

After Liu Yan's death, Yizhou officials Zhao Wei and others hoped to use Liu Zhang's Wenren, so they wrote to recommend him to succeed the Yizhou Assassin History, and get the imperial court edict as the Yizhou pastor. In 200 A.D. (the fifth year of Jian'an), Liu Zhang sent troops to defend against Liu Biao's reactionary rebellion of Zhao Wei, Shu responded in many places, fortunately Liu Yan had previously contained Jingzhou, Sanfu and the "Dongzhou soldiers" established by the people fought desperately to the death, only to quell the rebellion, kill Zhao Wei in Jiangzhou.

Liu Zhang's cowardice was relative to the arrogant Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Lu, the sweeping Jiangdong Sun Ce, the pacifying northern Cao Cao, and the newly rising Liu Cong. Compared with ordinary people, Liu Zhang still has a *** characteristic!

The two appreciate each other, the atmosphere of such a meeting could not be better, and Zhang Song was also very excited to see Liu Cong arrive in Luo County with Fazheng, in his opinion, Liu Cong can successfully win Yizhou when he enters Shu this time, and he can assist Liu Cong in the world in the future.

And Liu Cong did not forget the purpose of his trip, and after meeting Liu Zhang, he mentioned the previous battle in Shangyong. Although Liu Zhang had already gotten the news, now that he heard Liu Cong personally say that he had eliminated nearly 10,000 people in Zhang Lu and captured four counties, Liu Zhang was quite relieved.

Seeing that Liu Zhang was happy, Liu Cong did not get carried away, but said modestly: "Brother Ji Yu, now that the four counties have been taken, please send someone to take over the ...... quickly" Liu Cong was a hundred reluctant in his heart, but in front of the full Yizhou civil and military forces, this matter had to be mentioned.

Liu Cong once heard the story of Wang Lei from Fa Zheng's mouth, although Zhang Song, Xu Jing, and Fa Zheng who were present today were all inclined to themselves, and Wu Yi and Wu Ban brothers did not have obvious likes and dislikes, but Yan Yan, who was far away in Ba County, and Dong and Yang Huai, who were already on the scene today, strongly opposed Liu Cong's entry into Shu.

Although Liu Cong has captured the four counties of Shangyong, these four counties used to belong to Hanzhong County, and Hanzhong County belonged to Yizhou. If Liu Cong didn't say a word, he would be embarrassed to be questioned by these people in person.

Sure enough, after Liu Cong finished speaking, someone stood up and expressed his willingness to take over Shangyong and other four counties, but was finally suppressed by Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang said to Liu Cong with a smile: "Brother Xian, there is no need to rush this matter, let's discuss how to attack Hanzhong and resist Cao Cao first." ”

Although he was in Hanzhong at the time of Shangyong, Liu Zhang was not stupid, he was not really under his control before he came to Hanzhong, and he came all the way to ask Liu Cong to help, Liu Cong's achievements in Shangyong and other places have shown Liu Cong's strength and sincerity. Even if it is time to divide the spoils, Liu Cong proposes that these four counties belong to him, and Liu Zhang will not have any opinion.