In spring and April, the sand of the Chengdu Plain is warm and the mandarin ducks are sleeping, not to mention the Nanzhong counties in the extreme south, which is already full of grass and vibrant.

Yizhou County, the largest building complex in Jianning City - Yong's Mansion.

As the patriarch of the Yong clan, Yong Min is now leaning sideways on the couch in the study made of precious wood - bamboo is abundant in Nanzhong, and the local residents are mostly using local materials for convenience, using bamboo as the main material for making furniture.

However, for the powerful and powerful Han people, bamboo furniture is not solemn, and they are more willing to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to cut thousands of years of solid wood from the deep mountains and old forests to make furniture.

Jianning Yongshi is the leader of the large Han families in Nanzhong, with tens of thousands of slaves under his command, even the Yi people and foreign clans are also driven away, as the so-called wind and rain, and the wooden furniture and fancy mansions are just a drop in the bucket for them.

At this time, sitting under the couch, Yonghong's brother Yongren had a bitter face and bowed down to speak carefully.

"Brother, on Shi Kuang's side, the villain is following his orders, and the wine and beauty are entertained every day, and he can hold it a few days ago. It's just that he has been thinking about it for nearly a month, and his patience is gradually fading, and he was angry once this morning, if his brother doesn't see him again, I'm afraid that he will throw his sleeves and leave when he gets angry! ”

When Yonghong heard this, he laughed lightly, tasted the seasonal fresh fruits by himself, and did not speak.

Yongren waited for a while and didn't respond, moved his steps a few steps forward, and persuaded:

"After all, Na Shi Kuang is the envoy of Wu Hou, and he came with good intentions, if his brother is unwilling to accept Wu Hou's canonization, it will be just a good word to send away, but ...... just blindly hangs people in place, I'm afraid that I will hate Wu Hou, which will be bad for a long time! ”

"Huh." Seeing that Nai Di was so anxious, Yonghong finally sat up with a smile.

He waved his hand lightly and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's delay it for two days...... By the way, Shi Kuang is lustful, and the Han girl and the Yi girl are tired of playing, so they will change his taste. Well...... Didn't Zhu Bao send a few barbarian girls a few days ago? Send them to Shi Kuang's residence together to see if he still makes trouble! ”

Yonghong has just turned forty years old this year, with a short beard to cover his face, his appearance is quite majestic, and his gestures are full of the solemnity of the Han nobles.

"Liu Bei is close at hand, and Sun Quan is far away. Brother Ren, we and other Nanzhong surnames have been passed down from generation to generation, and we are the real masters of this land! Wait for the price to sell today, don't be in a hurry. ”

After saying this, Yonghong picked up another piece of seasonal fresh fruit and put it in his mouth, chewed it lightly, and seemed to taste extremely delicious, revealing a satisfied look.

"Count the days, Liu Bei's side should be soon."

"Alas, little brother understands."

Yongren nodded in response, and then turned to leave.

As the second head of the Yong family, he naturally knows what the head of the family, Yonghong, means by "waiting for the price and selling".

Yong's ancestor Yongya was originally the Marquis of Shifang, and then the descendants of Yong's family were assigned to the border of Nanzhong for some reason, and in a hundred years, Yong's took root in Jianning, spread branches, in-laws and surnames, and silently developed their power.

When it was passed on to the Yonghong generation, the armor under the command of the Yong clan exceeded 10,000, leaping above the surnames of Jiao, Meng, Li, Dong, Yong, Mao, Zhu and Lu, and was called one of the best Han surnames in the south.

Even when Liu Bei Qinfeng's governor Deng Fang governed Nanzhong, he also had to ask the Yong family respectfully.

A few months ago, Sun Wu's new Jiaozhou assassin Shi Lu Dai sent an envoy to contact the Yong clan, and after three or five rounds, the fight between them was hot, and Yonghong also learned that Wu Hou wanted to win him over and canonize him as the Taishou of Yongchang County.

Finally, Yonghong has governed the clan affairs for many years, and the city government is very deep, knowing that Sun Quan is thousands of miles away, and his canonization has no guarantee.

In fact, in his heart, he would prefer to be canonized by Liu Bei and become the emperor of Southern Middle-earth.

On closer examination, his thoughts were not wishful thinking.

A few years ago, when Liu Bei was in Shu, there were always two voices in the DPRK and China about the selection of the governor of Nanzhong.

One faction was sent by Liu Beiyuan and the old ministry brought from Jingzhou, believing that such an important position should be filled by the monarch's cronies; The other faction was sent by the local faction of Yizhou, who believed that Nanzhong was remote and did not need to spend too much national strength to defend it.

Just when the two factions were at odds and had a quarrel, Liu Bei Qiangang was arbitrary and appointed Deng Fang Deng Kongshan from the southern county of Jingzhou as the first governor of the capital.

This appointment represents Liu Bei's contempt for the local forces in Nanzhong and even Yizhou, as well as the asymmetry in strength between the two sides, and makes the long-awaited Nanzhong heroes feel embarrassed for a while.

But at that time, Liu Bei was sharp and sharp, and the big names were deeply afraid of him, and they did not dare to disobey lightly.

Deng Fang, who was also the governor of the capital, was not heavy on money, but also courageous and courageous, and had deep prestige, and the Han and Yi people under his rule were very respectful, and the antagonistic mood gradually subsided.

If Deng Fang is in good health, it will be okay to guard Nanzhong for a long time, and Nanzhong may not be able to maintain long-term stability. It's a pity that the sky does not fulfill people's wishes, the climate in Nanzhong is warm and humid, and the affairs are complicated.

He died exactly a year after the Battle of Sun Liu Yiling, when Liu Bei's vitality had not recovered and Cao Wei usurped Han and established himself as emperor the following year.

At this time, Liu Bei first had a bad relationship with Sun Quan, and then changed to Yuan Zhangwu, obviously having a heart that was incompatible with Cao Pi, and it was when he was suffering from the enemy and was anxious, and it was absolutely impossible to pay too much attention to Nanzhong.

The Han and Yi in the south are mixed, and the people's feelings are complicated, so they cannot be pacified without ministers for a day. The power of the government is not strong, and among the local villagers, there are very few people who can suppress this place in terms of fame and ability.

So, in the eyes of the big names in Nanzhong, in Yonghong's own opinion, Liu Bei will only rely more on local scholars in the future, if nothing else, the candidate for the new governor of the capital has already come out!

"Not to mention that my Yong's army is tens of thousands, Zhu Bao has been friends with me since I was a child, and Meng Yan of Zhuti County is also my old acquaintance, and Gao Ding, the king of Yuewang County, was bought by me a long time ago...... The family sent to Chengdu has already set off with heavy treasures, and it has been almost a month since the days are counted, and I think there should be news back in the near future......"

It is precisely because Yonghong has such a plan, so for the arrival of the envoy of Wuhou, he simply hung up the "war-free card" and made a "delaying strategy"-

As soon as the appointment of Chengdu arrived, he immediately captured Shi Kuang and dedicated it to the imperial court to express his heart.

Yonghong slowly got up, paced to the windowsill, looked at the crazy grass and trees growing outside the window, and felt that the desire in his heart was gradually becoming irrepressible.

"If Liu Bei is not old and confused, who will be the new governor of the city...... At worst, I should also be the Taishou of Yizhou County! ”

(Author's note: This Yizhou County is a county in the southern and central regions of Yizhou, not Yizhou of Kyushu in the world, so it must not be confused.) He is the largest and strongest county in the south, established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, belonging to the Yizhou Thorn History Department, and the county is governed in Dianchi County (near present-day Kunming). Historically, after Zhuge Liang pacified the Nanzhong Rebellion, he split Yizhou County into several counties. ）