Chapter Forty-Seven: Seeking Benefit from the State (I)

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After Liu Bei stabilized in Jingzhou, he began to seek Yizhou.

Yizhou is located in the west of Jingzhou, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight. Yizhou is located in the southwest of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is now all of Sichuan and a large part of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Yizhou is not the hinterland of the Central Plains. Therefore, Yizhou's productivity is strong. Supplies are abundant. In the post-Chibi period, Yizhou also became the "big cake" in front of the Sun and Liu families. Everyone wants to take it. Moreover, Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang did not have any wisdom and courage.

And the ruler of Yizhou is Liu Zhang, who is also a member of the Han family. Liu Zhang's governance ability is not very good.

Liu Zhang's father was called Liu Yan.

Back in the time of the Spirit Emperor. When the world is in turmoil. Liu Yanwei, a descendant of the Han family, occupied a piece of land. Seek a place to live. And asked the Spirit Emperor.

Since then, Liu Yan heard from Dong Fu that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven. So Liu Yan wanted to occupy Yizhou.

At that time, Yizhou Thorn Shi Yin Jian (Yin Zheng's grandfather) was greedy, and he continued to extort and extort money. So Liu Yan asked Emperor Ling again. said that he was willing to serve as the pastor of Yizhou. and asked Emperor Ling for permission to go to Yizhou to rectify the rule of officials.

Zhang Lu's mother is a little beautiful and often corresponds with Liu Yan. Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu to Hanzhong. Cut down the Tonggu Bridge. Kill the messenger of Han. Later, Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu to kill the Han envoy. It is said that the apostolic road of the Five Doumi Road was interrupted and impassable.

Since then, Liu Yan's momentum has gradually flourished. Liu Yan's son, Liu Fan, Liu Dan assisted Ma Teng in attacking Chang'an, but was killed. In 194, Liu Yan fell ill and died.

After Liu Yan's death, Liu Zhang succeeded him in his position. Zhang Lu did not obey Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang killed his mother and brother. As a result, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu turned against each other. Liu Zhang sent Pang Yi and others to attack Zhang Lu, but they were defeated.

After Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, Liu Zhang once attached himself to Cao Cao. However, after the defeat of Cao Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi, he broke off contact with Cao Cao.

As early as before the Battle of Chibi, Liu Zhang had contact with Liu Bei.

Liu Zhang once sent Zhang Song and Fa Zheng to meet Liu Bei, and Liu Bei warmly received them and asked them a lot about Yizhou. Zhang Song, Fa Zheng has long been dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's mediocrity, and feels that there is nothing to do with him, so he often sighs secretly. Now that the two of them saw that Liu Bei was talented, good at employing people, and able to be polite and virtuous, they had the heart to join him. The two told Liu Bei all the military secrets of Yizhou, such as men, horses, weapons, treasury money, and grain, and presented Liu Bei with a map of Yizhou drawn by Zhang Song. After the two returned to Yizhou, they began to plot to welcome Liu Bei into Shu.

This is the allusion of the famous "Zhang Song's dedication to the picture".

There is also a description of "Zhang Song's Picture" in "Romance".

It was Cao Cao after defeating Ma Chao. Hanning guarded Zhang Lu too much, fearing that Cao Cao would invade Hanzhong. Zhang Lu wanted to proclaim himself the king of Hanning, and stationed troops to confront Cao Cao. His subordinates offered a plan to let Zhang Lu take Xichuan first, and then call him emperor, so Zhang Lu discussed with his younger brother Zhang Wei to raise troops in Xichuan.

Liu Zhang in the land of Xichuan knew that Zhang Lu wanted a large army to attack. His subordinate Zhang Song proposed to Liu Zhang: "As long as Cao Cao is allowed to attack Hanzhong and Zhang Lu is left to take care of himself, Xichuan will be safe." ”

Liu Zhang then sent Zhang Song to bring gold, silver and jewelry to Cao Cao. Zhang Song also secretly brought a map of Xichuan.

Will Cao Cao agree with Zhang Song?

The answer is no.

Cao Cao ignored Zhang Song. Because at this time, Cao Cao was planning to attack Sun Quan in Jiangnan.

So, Zhang Song ate a closed-door soup.

Zhang Song was at Cao Cao's, not only did he not talk about it. was also beaten by Cao Cao's people.

Zhang Song then left Cao Cao dejectedly overnight. But he knew it in his heart. If you go back, you will be ridiculed by the people of Shuzhong.

So, Zhang Song seemed to take advantage of Jingzhou to visit Liu Bei's situation.

Will Liu Bei receive Zhang Song?

The answer is yes.

After Zhang Song ran to Jingzhou, as soon as he arrived at the border, he was taken to the post house by Zhao Yun, and Guan Yu also came to set up a banquet to receive the wind. Zhang Song was moved.

It can be said that Liu Bei's group of people is still very enthusiastic.

The next day, Liu Bei received Zhang Song and held a banquet to entertain him. Seeing that Liu Bei was so benevolent and righteous, Zhang Song strongly persuaded him to seize Xichuan, and presented the map he brought, and recommended his friends Fa Zheng and Meng Da to him as internal responses, and then Zhang Song took his leave.

Although Zhang Song ate a closed door soup at Cao Cao's. But he still gained trust from Liu. and dedicated the map of Xichuan to Liu Bei.

In fact, this map of Xichuan was drawn by Zhang Song himself. At the time, it was still of strategic importance.

This also played a vital role in Liu Bei's later entry into Xichuan.

This is the description of "Zhang Song's dedication to the picture" in "Romance".

Back to the canonical history. After Liu Bei stabilized in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang also persuaded Liu Bei to capture Yizhou in the west. Because Jingzhou is desolate and dilapidated, and is at the junction of Cao Cao's and Sun Quan's regimes. It's a powder keg, and if you're not careful, you'll easily get burned. And Yizhou is rich and strong. It has a population of more than a million people. The products are abundant, as long as you occupy Yizhou, everything will be fine.

And at this time, Liu Bei was not the only one who wanted to seize Yizhou. There is also Sun Quan in the east.

According to the records of "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, and the Biography of the Ancestors". After the Battle of Chibi. Sun Quan once sent an envoy to invite Liu Bei to attack Shu together, and Liu Bei listened to the advice of Bo Yinguan, the lord of Jingzhou. verbally agreed to cut down Shu, and deduced that he had just occupied several states and counties, and he was not capable of rebuilding Shu in the short term.

In this way, soon Sun Quan really gave up the idea of attacking Shu.

Why did Sun Quan give up the idea of attacking Shu at this time?

I think there are two things.

First, Shu is located in the southwest, and the geographical location is separated by a Liu Bei's Jingzhou. Of course, Sun Quan did not dare to cross Jingzhou and attack Shu alone.

Second, Sun Quan knew that the most important thing now was to recover Jingzhou. And not far away Yizhou. Now it's not good to mobilize the people. Because he knew that there was a Cao Cao above him.

So Sun Quan temporarily gave up the idea of attacking Shu.

And Liu Bei has long taken a fancy to Liu Zhang's "big cake".

After Liu Bei gave himself a "reassurance" in Pang Tong, he began to prepare to seek Yizhou.

Just when Liu Bei officially began to seek Yizhou. Here's your chance.

Without further ado, 211 AD. Cao Cao sent troops to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Once Cao Cao occupies Hanzhong, he will definitely go south to seize Yizhou, so Liu Zhang learned about this. Very frightened, the advisor Zhang Song took the opportunity to persuade Liu Zhang to marry Liu Bei.

In December of the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Liu Zhang, under the suggestion of Zhang Song, sent the military lieutenant Fa Zheng (later the second great strategist of Shu Han) to Jingzhou with 4,000 people to welcome Liu Bei into Shu.

Liu Zhang's dream was for Liu Bei to enter Shu to fight against the powerful Cao Cao.

And Zhang Song, Fa Zheng is playing with Liu Bei's calculation to seek Yizhou.

So, after Fa Zheng came to Liu Bei. Fa Zheng immediately secretly offered advice to Liu Bei and presented a map of Xichuan.

Did Fa Zheng stay with Liu Bei? Why did Fa Zheng choose to take refuge in Liu Bei?

Fa Zheng stayed with Liu Bei this time.

I talked about it earlier. Fa Zheng used to work under Liu Zhang's account. Because of some trivial matters, I am very distressed. And Yizhou Don't drive Zhang Song and Fa is good friends. They feel that Liu Zhang is not a person who can achieve great things.

In fact, Fazheng has long had a "heart of changing masters."

Zhang Song was recommending Fa Zheng to envoy Liu Bei. Fa Zheng repeatedly refused, and then had no choice but to go.

Liu Bei after seeing Fa Zheng. "Accept with thought and do the best with its courtesy." After Fa Zheng saw Liu Bei, he also felt that Liu Bei was a "Ming Master".

He felt that Liu Bei was eloquent and strategic, and he was a master who could be assisted.

This was the first time Fa Zheng sent Liu Bei to envoy. Liu Bei's feelings for Fazheng.

When Fa Zheng sent Liu Bei for the second time. Before coming, I was ready to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light".

Fa Zheng went, but he voted for Liu Bei and never went back to Liu Zhang.

From the perspective of later generations, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song are called "defections".

At this point, the Fa is really by Liu Bei's side. But Zhang Song still has to make an "internal response" to Liu Zhang.

Because Zhang Song and Fa Zheng had a better relationship. Zhang Song's matter is the matter of Fazheng.

Liu Bei saw that Liu Zhang took the initiative to invite him, so he no longer hesitated. This is the initiative to send to the door.

For this time Liu Bei entered Shu. Under the advice of Fa Zheng and Pang Tong, Liu Bei planned the relevant arrangements for entering Shu.

First, leave Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to guard Jingzhou.

Second, Zhao Yun led the camp Sima and was in charge of the camp military.

Third, Liu Bei personally entered Yizhou with tens of thousands of foot soldiers such as Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

After the deployment was completed, Liu Bei personally led tens of thousands of foot soldiers into Yizhou.

As for Liu Bei's entry into Yizhou, Liu Zhang was still in the dark, he didn't expect Liu Bei to have the ambition to seize Yizhou. I thought Liu Bei was here to help him fight against Cao Cao.

For Liu Bei's first entry into Yizhou. This is completely unfamiliar.

So what will happen to Liu Bei's army after it enters Yizhou?

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