Chapter 17 Keeping the Rules

Liangzhou, as the name suggests, means desolate place, since the Jin Dynasty Zhao King Sima Lun usurped the throne, the Central Plains land wars continued, many people along the Yellow River westward, have settled in Liangzhou, making Liangzhou increasingly prosperous, its capital Guzang (now Wuwei, Gansu) has become the largest city in Hexi.

In 301 A.D., the Jin Dynasty appointed Liangzhou Han Zhang Rail as the Liangzhou Assassin History, which faced many displaced people to move to Liangzhou, and then persuaded the agricultural mulberry, established a school, appeased the displaced people, and made a lot of achievements.

In May 314, Zhang Liang fell ill and died. The ministry asked his son Zhang Yu to act as Zhang Liang's position, and the emperor Sima Yenian and his father were loyal and pure, and then allowed to play. Zhang Yu followed his father's governing philosophy, which made the military and political affairs of Liangzhou prosperous.

At the end of 317 A.D., Zhang Yu was often worried because the emperor's edict could not be issued, and the advisor Zhang Shu offered a plan: "The lord can send someone to send a heavy gift to Li Xiong, the lord of the Han Dynasty, and let him open the checkpoint, so that the messenger can carry the emperor's edict and the lord's persuasion into the letter, and go to Jianye along the east of the river, and the edict can be reached."

Zhang Yu listened to his wishes. Sent an envoy to Chengdu, the capital of the Cheng Han Dynasty, presented Li Xiong, the lord of the Cheng Han Dynasty, with a heavy gift, begging him to let the messenger cross, Li Xiong immediately sighed Zhang Yu's loyalty, and ordered the messenger to cross the border at the checkpoint along the way, and the messenger immediately went down the east of the river and rushed to Jianye.

In April 318, Sima Rui received an edict and learned that Sima Ye had been killed by Liu Cong, Emperor of Han Zhao in February of the same year, and immediately succeeded to the throne and gave Sima Ye the temple name, known as Emperor Jin and Jianye. At this point, the Eastern Jin Dynasty regime in the south of the Yangtze River kicked off.

In the first month of 319 AD, Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang stationed in Qinzhou, knew that Sima Rui was called the emperor, and he was not convinced, gathered his troops, proclaimed himself the king of Jin, appointed a hundred officials, and sent envoys to seal Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu knew that he was plotting rebellion and resolutely resigned. Soon, Sima Bao's general Chen An rebelled, colluded with Liu Yao, a general of Han Zhao, to crusade against Sima Bao, and the Di and Qiang tribes in Qinzhou all responded. Sima Bao was defeated, so he fled to Qishan, and sent someone to Zhang Yu for help, Zhang Yu heard it, and then asked Zhang Xu, Zhang Shu said: "Although Sima Bao is disobedient and does not serve Zhengshuo, but after all, he is a royal clan, not called the emperor, and there is still a foundation in Qinzhou, the lord can send troops to help, and he can win the hearts of the people of Qinzhou." ”

Zhang Yu then sent his general Han Pu to lead 5,000 cavalry to rescue him. Chen An was defeated, retreated to Mianzhu, and Sima Bao returned to Qinzhou. Not long after, Sima Bao was defeated by Chen An again, and sent a messenger to Zhang Yu to ask for help. Zhang Yu sent Han Pu again, and Chen An knew that he was invincible and surrendered to Liu Yao. At this time, Liu Yao, the general of Han Zhao, had led his troops to approach Qinzhou, and Sima Bao was unable to resist, so he was angry and sick, so he planned to defect to Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu listened to the advice of the strategist Zhang Xu and sent soldiers to meet him, but before the soldiers arrived, Sima Bao died of illness, and tens of thousands of his subordinates surrendered to Liangzhou. Zhang Wei's strength is gradually increasing, but his blessing is shallow.

In 320 A.D., the Taoist priest Liu Hong, living in the Tianti Mountain in Liangzhou, engaged in superstitious activities in the cave, and received more than 1,000 people, Zhang Yu's guard Yan Sha, Zhao Yang is also his believer, Liu Hong every time he preaches, he will deceive the believers and say: "God sends my divine seal, and I will be the king of Liangzhou."

Yan Sha and Zhao Yang were convinced of this, and secretly spread Liu Hong's fallacies among the guards around Zhang Yu, and bewitched more than a dozen guards around Zhang Yu to plot to kill Zhang Yu, preparing to support Liu Hong as the king of Liang.

After all, some people were suspicious of Liu Hong's letter, and immediately reported Liu Hong's matter to Zhang Mao, Zhang Yu's brother, and Zhang Mao asked Zhang Yu to kill Liu Hong. Zhang Yu sent Zhang Mao to lead his troops to Tianti Mountain to search for Liu Hong. Zhang Mao had just hit the road, Yan Sha, Zhao Yang and others saw that the matter was about to be revealed, so they acted in advance, and entered the Assassin's Mansion with the murder weapon in their arms, and Zhang Yu was stabbed to death.

Zhang Mao knew that there was a change in the house, so he led his troops to capture Liu Hong and killed hundreds of henchmen such as Yan Sha and Zhao Yang, and executed Liu Hongche in Guzang City. The officials of Liangzhou immediately recommended Zhang Mao to succeed him as the assassin Shi, at this time Liangzhou was unable to contact the imperial court, Zhang Mao called himself the Liangzhou Assassin Shi, and appointed Zhang Jun, the son of Zhang Yu, as the general.

In December 321, Zhang Mao saw the civil strife in Han and Zhao, and ordered the general Han Pu to lead his troops to attack the Longxi and Nan'an regions of Han and Zhao. At the beginning of the following year, Liu Yao was unwilling to fail and sent troops to attack Han Pu, and the nearby counties surrendered to Liu Yao, and Liangzhou was shaken. Everyone didn't know whether to fight or surrender, and the strategist Ma Qi offered a plan: "Now the thieves are traveling long distances, and the people of Qin and Long are all looking at this state. ”

Zhang Mao said firmly: "Mr. Ma's words are very reasonable."

So he personally led his troops and horses to meet the battle. Zhang Mao asked Chen Zhen, the general of the planning department, and said: "Liu Yao is huge, and the soldiers are brave, if he attacks Nan'an with elite cavalry and drives straight in, what can he do?"

Chen Zhen said: "Although Liu Yao has a large number of people, but he is tense with Shile in Kanto, he will definitely release the elite soldiers in Kanto, and many of his troops are old and weak, and the lord can increase his troops, hold on to them, and don't rush to fight." For example, within 20 days, Liu Yao's thieves did not retreat, and my relatives led thousands of weak soldiers to capture them for the lord. ”

Zhang Mao was happy, and then ordered Chen Zhen to lead troops to rescue Han Pu. As Chen Zhen said, Liu Yao secretly thought about retreating, but claimed to take Longxi first. Chen Zhen took the opportunity to enter the army, and Liu Yao had to retreat. Since then, Liangzhou has been stable.

In 325 AD, Zhang Mao was seriously ill, and when he was dying, he took the hand of his nephew Zhang Jun and said with tears: "In the past, the ancestors of my family were known for their filial piety. Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, generations have been loyal and filial. Now that the country is in turmoil, the emperor is in peace, you should also be cautious, abide by the courtesy of the people, and do not lose the inheritance of your father. At the time of this great turmoil, my family relied on the ancestor Yu De, temporarily replaced this state, and lived for his life, you must live up to the Jin family at the top, and do not harm the people at the bottom. Liangzhou has been isolated from the imperial court for many years, the officials are not appointed by the imperial court, the subordinates are elected by the people, and the favor of heaven allows my generation to succeed in this place, and there is no glory. ”

Zhang Jun cried: "Listen to the teachings and remember them in your heart!" ”

A few days later, Zhang Mao died of illness and was succeeded by Zhang Jun. At this time, Liangzhou under the rule of Zhang's father and son, struck down on the Liangzhou clan, appeased the scattered people in the Central Plains, made Liangzhou like a paradise, and had the capital to establish a country.

At the same time that Zhang Yu and Zhang Mao brothers were in charge of Liangzhou, Han Zhao broke out in turmoil, if you know where to go after Zhang Jun succeeded to the throne, and what happened to Han Zhao, please see the next chapter.