Chapter 784: New Situation
Wang Can rested in Chengdu for more than two months, put on armor again, and led the army to leave Chengdu.
This action immediately attracted countless eyes, making people speculate about what purpose Wang Can led his troops to leave Chengdu?
Chengdu, as the capital of Yizhou, is mixed with dragons and snakes, even if the hero tower is always monitoring the movements of Chengdu, it is impossible to avoid the spies of other princes such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Chengdu, which cannot be eliminated. Therefore, when Wang Can led his troops to leave Chengdu, countless news spread.
However, Wang Can led the army south, and the spies of the princes were relieved and did not need to worry.
As long as Wang Can did not go out of the Central Plains, he would not have much impact on the other princes.
Wang Can led his troops south and headed for Qiqi County.
The army went out to fight, and Dian Wei and Wang Yue left with Wang Can. Because Dian Wei is Wang Can's personal guard, and Wang Yue is Wang Can's intelligence leader, the two are indispensable.
However, there were not many generals who followed Wang Can to the south.
Among the many generals, only Pang De and Yan Yan were two generals, and the young generals were Lu Meng, Dian Man and Huang Xu. LΓΌ Mengcheng Shangyongcheng has been recuperating from his injuries for a few months, and he has already recovered and returned to Chengdu. Chen Zhi and Zhang Ren had already been incorporated into the army and were training soldiers in the army, and did not go south with Wang Can.
When defending Shangyong City, Chen Zhi and Zhang Ren made great contributions and had already begun to train their own soldiers.
Wang Can led an army of 40,000 to the south, not by land, but by water.
The army moved south, and there were twenty large warships carrying tens of thousands of troops.
All the warships went down the Tuojiang River, and when the warships entered the main road of the Yangtze River, 40,000 troops landed on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and then all rushed to Qiqi County by land.
I have to say that because of the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, the speed of the army was not fast, and it was already July when the army arrived in Qiqi County. Starting from the dispatch of troops from Chengdu, the time consumed before and after was nearly a month, and such a slow speed made Wang Can quite helpless.
However, the road was impassable, and Wang Can had no choice but to endure it.
This also gave birth to the idea of building roads in Wang Can's heart, later generations often said that to get rich, build roads first, Wang Can wants convenient transportation, and building roads is the easiest way.
When the army arrived at Qiqi County, Wang Can immediately summoned the Taishou who was in charge of Qiqi County.
The name of the Taishou of Qiqi County is Liu Pet, the word Shixin, and he is a native of Mianzhu in Guanghan.
When Xu Shu served as the Taishou of Qiqi County, Liu Chong served as the county commander of Qiqi County. After Xu Shu arrived in Qiqi County with Wang Can's decree, Liu Chong assisted Xu Shu in stabilizing the government affairs of Qiqi County. After Xu Shu stepped down from Qiqi County, Liu Chong took over as the Taishou of Qiqi County and became the person in charge of Qiqi County.
In the hall of the county guard's mansion, Wang Can sat on the main seat.
Sitting below sat the civil and military officials of Qiqi County, as well as the civil and military generals brought by Wang Can.
Wang Can's eyes fell on Liu Pet, and saw that Liu Pet was eight feet long, with a crown and a broad belt, and he looked like a talent, which was amazing. Wang Can saw that Liu Pet was outstanding, and he also had a good impression in his heart, after all, everyone has likes and dislikes, and in the face of a good thing, his heart is always happier.
Wang Can asked with a smile: "Liu Taishou, tell me about the situation in Wuximan." β
The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, Liu Chong became the Taishou of Qiqi County, and he must have his governing methods.
However, Liu Chong's governing policy is quite different from Xu Shu's. Xu Shu advocated defeating Wuxi Man and completely subjugating Wuxi Man, but Liu Chong advocated treating Wuxi Man with a gentle policy and taking it for his own use.
Liu Pet smiled faintly, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Hui, I humbly sent someone to persuade the barbarian king of Wuxi, Shamoke, to make his heart go to Yizhou and become a part of Yizhou." As he spoke, Liu Chong glanced at Xu Shu, and then said: "War can only increase Wuximan's hatred of the Han people, and only by using Huairou means can we gradually make the Wuxi people who have lived in Wuling for generations recognize the Han people, and fundamentally solve the barbarians. β
These words overturned Xu Shu's previous governance policies.
After Wang Can heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
It seems that the Taishou recommended by Xu Shu does not agree with Xu Shu, or that Liu Pet hid his thoughts when he partnered with Xu Shu before, and only after Xu Shu left, did he do things according to his own ideas.
Xu Shu looked at his nose and nose, his nose looked at his heart, his expression was ancient, and there was no change.
It seems that he didn't hear Liu Chong's words.
Seeing that Xu Shu didn't say anything, Wang Can was amused in his heart, and immediately asked: "It is a great achievement that Liu Taishou can appease the barbarian king of Wuxi, so I have to celebrate." However, since you have convinced the Wuxi Barbarian King, the Honshu Mu will not send troops for the time being. The Honshu Pastor is staying here, and you have Shamoko come to meet the Honshu Pastor. β
After Liu Pet heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.
Wang Can asked: "Liu Taishou, could it be that you have something unspeakable?" β
Liu Pet wiped his forehead, waved his hand and said, "No, no problem!" Liu Pet bowed slightly, cold sweat had begun to break out on his back, and he secretly scolded himself in his heart.
In fact, Liu Chong did send someone to persuade Wuxi Man, and reached an agreement with the barbarian king Shamoke.
However, Liu Chong did not have the right to recruit the Wuxi Barbarian King.
He is a dumb eater of Coptis chinensis, and he can't say anything about his suffering, so he only hopes that after sending soldiers to inform Shamoke, Shamoke can cooperate a little and promise to come to see Wang Can, so that he doesn't have to be caught in the middle and embarrassed.
Liu Chong's methods of dealing with Wuxi Man are somewhat similar to Liu Yu, the former assassin of Youzhou, and they both like to use Huairou means to appease foreign races and achieve the ultimate goal. It's just that Liu Chong didn't take over Qiqi County for a long time, not even a year, and it was still a little difficult to recruit Shamoke, but Wang Can's order had already been issued, and he could only arrange it.
Wang Can waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go and arrange it early, I'll wait for news in Taishou Mansion." β
"No!"
Liu Pet replied, turned around and left the hall.
Wang Can led a large army to settle down in Qiqi County, and occupied the Taishou Mansion as a matter of course.
As for Liu Chong, who was originally guarding the mansion, he immediately moved his residence and was put aside, becoming Wang Can's foil. At the same time, Dian Wei, Wang Yue, Xu Shu, and LΓΌ Meng, who were with Wang Can, also lived in the Taishou Mansion, while Pang De, Yan Yan, Dian Man, and Huang Xu remained in the barracks and presided over the daily affairs of the army.
After Liu Pet left, Wang Can looked at Xu Shu, who had not spoken, and said, "Yuan Zhi, I think this new Taishou of Qiqi County has an opinion on you!" β
Xu Shu smiled and said: "Lord, we just have different political views, which is not surprising. β
He spoke plainly, without much emotional fluctuation.
In fact, it was Xu Shu who didn't see Liu Pet clearly. In the past, when Xu Shu and Liu Pet partnered, Liu Pet followed Xu Shu in everything and did not hold Xu Shu back, which made Xu Shu recommend Liu Pet to take over as Taishou. It was only when Liu Chong was in a hurry to implement his will that he completely denied Xu Shu's policy of governance.
Every official on the ruling side has its own philosophy of governance, and it is not surprising that Liu Chong and Xu Shu are at odds with each other.
Wang Can shook his head and did not continue to entangle Xu Shu and Liu Chong's questions.
He instructed: "Yuan Zhi, you are familiar with the situation in Qiqi County, hurry up and sort out the situation in Qiqi County, and also sort out all the situation in Wuxi Man, and hand it over to me as soon as possible." β
"No!"
Xu Shu replied and agreed.
Wang Can waved his hand to let Xu Shu retreat, and sent the civil and military forces under his command away.
He led the troops to come and had a certain understanding of Qiqi County through Xu Shu's description. However, nothing was known about the specific real situation, so Wang Can let Xu Shu know about the recent situation.
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