In 214, Cao Cao once again crusaded against Sun Quan, and the battle was not recorded too much, only saying that the army was useless, and it seems that Sun Quan did not have Zhou Yu in his hands, and he could not win a big victory like Chibi, but it also made Cao Cao unable to take advantage.

Cao Cao saw that this bone still couldn't gnaw on it, so he had to move back to the court again.

On the other hand, when Liu Bei attacked Chengdu, there was an important person who came to vote, and that was Ma.

The horse is actually very tragic. Since the Yellow Turban Uprising in Liangzhou, Liangzhou Assassin Shi Geng was contemptuous and mediocre, leading to the rebellion of Di and Qiang, it has been a mess, and Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song were originally led by heavy troops to the west. However, the turmoil has not yet calmed down, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is dead, Dong Zhuo returns to the court to call for wind and rain, and the Kwantung volunteers are in groups, so there is no time to take care of Liangzhou.

Then Dong Zhuo died, and most of his generals were from Liangzhou, and there were dozens of large and small warlords in Liangzhou and Sanfu regions, each of which went his own way. Cao Cao and Xun Yu knew these things, so they sent Zhong Xuan, the captain of the school, and Mu Wei of Liangzhou to serve the banner of the imperial court, and played Taijiquan there, in the name of the imperial court, to divide and surrender.

Since Li Wei was destroyed and Guo Yan was killed by his subordinates, among the warlords in the west, Han Sui and Ma Teng were the largest. Han Sui and Ma Teng became brothers with different surnames and had a good relationship, but later they got into a stalemate, attacked and killed each other, and for many years, some of Ma Teng's wives and children also died at the hands of Han Sui.

Zhong Xuan and Wei Duan reconciled the two with the order of the imperial court, and Ma Teng responded to the order, and was immediately named the former general and the Marquis of Huaili, and returned to the court. Ma Teng was very happy to see that he was named a former general, this official can be on the same level as Liu Bei's General Zuo, tall and tall. And I want to be old, and I don't want to lead troops to fight outside for a lifetime, since the court has given me an official, then it's better to take refuge.

So Ma Teng came to Xudu and served as a guard lieutenant. Wei Wei is one of the nine qing, commanding the palace gate guards, responsible for the security of the palace, and can be treated well, after all, Cao Cao understands that there are still many warlords in Xiliang, and he needs to set an example. And Ma Teng's family. For example, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others. Cao Cao also received Yecheng and appointed them as the governors.

Ma Teng's soldiers in Xiliang, Cao Cao did not take them back, but sent Ma Teng's eldest son Ma to command. He wanted the other warlords to see. Defecting to me is not only harmless. There is also endless glory and wealth. I don't want even your soldiers, but they will be returned to you. Anyway, Ma Teng's family moved to Yecheng. He didn't think the horse would rebel.

Unfortunately, when Cao Cao gathered troops to prepare to march westward and see the attitude of the warlords in Liangzhou, he thought that the most reliable horse actually rebelled. Perhaps Ma listened to the words of others, thinking that if Cao Cao was threatened with heavy troops, Cao Cao would be frightened and would not dare to advance westward, and would make peace with them and continue to retain their military power.

It's a pity that as the peerless overlord, Cao Cao has pacified the Central Plains and the north, and he is still afraid of their group of Xiliang warlords? Let him sue for peace, it can only be delusional. Therefore, when Cao Cao saw Ma rebelling, he was not polite at all, and immediately beheaded Ma Teng, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others.

I don't know if he would have thought that he would fail and kill his parents, brothers and sisters, and make the whole clan die.

Later, when the horse soldiers were defeated and defected to Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu wanted to marry his daughter to him as a sign of his attention. But someone said to Zhang Lu: "He is not even afraid of his parents cutting off his head, is it useful for you to marry a daughter and give him a wife?" ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, he thought to himself that he was right, so he didn't marry his daughter to Ma. And the rest of Zhang Lu's subordinates also looked at the horse unpleasantly.

Ma is used to being a warlord, and his personality is similar to Lu Bu, how can he be angry with Zhang Lu. After being aggrieved for a long time, he switched to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he saw Ma Laitou, because Ma and his son had always been the biggest warlords in Liangzhou and were famous far and wide. He took advantage of Ma's prestige to successfully get Liu Zhang to surrender, and then occupied Chengdu.

Liu Bei called himself Yizhou Mu, with the military division Zhonglang general Zhuge Liang as the general of the military division, Yizhou Taishou Nanjun Dong He as the commander of the army, and placed the affairs of the left general's office, the partial general Ma was the general of Pingxi, the military council captain Fa Zheng was the Shu County Taishou, Yangwu general, the general of Nanyang Huang Zhong was the general of the captivity, engaged in Zhonglang Elzhu as the general of Anhan, Jian Yong was the general of Zhaode, Beihai Sun Qian was the general of Bingzhong, the Guanghan Changhuang Quan was the partial general, Runan Xu Jing was the left general Changshi, Pang Xi was Sima, Li Yan was the Qianqian for the Taishou, Fei Guan was the Bajun Taishou, Shanyang Yi is engaged in Zhonglang, Lingling Liu Ba is Xicao Peng, and Guanghan Peng Yi is engaged in Yizhou Zhizhong.

The fathers and generals were all made officials, and their official positions were also different. For example, everyone is a general, and Lu Zhu, the Anhan general, is older than Zhuge Liang, and he stood in front of Zhuge Liang when he went to court. But although he is a big official, he doesn't care about things at all, and he doesn't have a single soldier under him, it's just a decoration. Although Zhuge Liang's official is lower than him, he presides over the affairs of General Zuo's mansion, that is, Liu Bei's personal secretary, and he is in charge of all major and small matters.

Another powerful figure is Fa Zheng. What kind of official is Fa Zheng? Shu County is too guarded. The county where Chengdu is located is Shu County, so this Shu County is too guarded, and it is similar to Shen Feng's Henan Yin when placed in Sili, the county where the state is located.

Fa Zheng became the Taishou of Shu County, and he was deeply favored by Liu Bei, and immediately made a fuss in Shu County. The virtue of a meal, the resentment of the eyes, all revenge, those who have a grudge against him, all of them were directly killed by him.

Someone said to Zhuge Liang: "Fa Zheng is too hanging, if he kills someone, he will kill people, there is no royal law at all, you have to talk to the lord about this, don't let him make such a fuss." ”

Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and said: "The lord was in Jingzhou before, he was afraid of Cao Cao's strength in the north, Sun Quan's pressure in the east, and Mrs. Sun was afraid of her elbows and armpits. If it weren't for the direct assistance of Fa Xiaozhi, how could he get Yizhou, soaring in the blue sky like an eagle, without looking at other people's faces? Fa Xiao erects this great achievement, what is the matter of revenge against the former enemy, we don't care! ”

When everyone heard Zhuge Liang say this, they naturally didn't care about the Fa Zheng.

Seeing the above dialogue, everyone may feel that Zhuge Liang is a good man, and he doesn't care if Fa Zheng does anything wrong. But the fact is the opposite, Zhuge Liang ruled Shu, known for his severity, and when he helped Liu Bei manage state affairs, the entire Yizhou was complaining.

How strict is Zhuge Liang? is so strict that he can't even stand Fa Zheng, who likes to do evil, and comes to persuade him.

Fa Zheng said: "When Han Gaozu entered the customs, the three chapters of the law, the people of Qin State felt his kindness, but the lord just got Yizhou, and the trust is established, but you are so grim that people are panicked, so it can't be done, it's better to slow down!" ”

Zhuge shook his head and said, "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." Why did the Qin Dynasty fall? Because the law is harsh, the people are not able to make a living. It is precisely because there are too many and too strict Qin laws that Han Gaozu only has three chapters of the law, and does not ask about the rest. Everyone saw that Han Gaozu was so magnanimous, so they returned to their hearts. But the problem in Yizhou is not that the law is strict, but that Liu Zhang is weak, no matter what happens, there is a law and there is no law. So when we first arrived, we had to set up the rules so that everyone knew to be afraid! ”

Coincidentally, Cao Cao, who has achieved hegemony in the north, is also known for his severity. Guo Jia analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of Cao Yuan and Yuan in ten wins and ten defeats, and listed it as the third victory of Cao Cao's ten wins. Guo Jia believes that the reason why the late Han Dynasty was chaotic and lost government was because it was too lenient, and Yuan Shao's policy was also lenient, so it could not be a big deal. Cao Cao is known for his strictness, and he can just correct the mistakes of the Han government, so in governing the country, he has already won, that is, he has won.

In 215, Sun Quan had just defeated Cao Cao, and now Liu Bei had gotten to Yizhou, and he was immediately furious.

It turned out that when Liu Bei was in Jingzhou, Zhou Yu, Gan Ning and others persuaded Sun Quan to take Yizhou.

Sun Quan wrote to Liu Bei: "Liu Zhang's person is not good, he can't defend himself, if Cao Cao gets Shu, Jingzhou will be in danger." I'm going to capture Liu Zhang, and then take Zhang Lu, and unify the south, so that even if there are ten Cao Cao, there is no need to worry. ”

Liu Bei saw that Sun Quan was going to beat Liu Zhang, and hurriedly said: "I and Liu Zhang are both relatives of the Han family, so we should help the Han family together, and I can't let you beat him." And Xishu is so far away, it's not easy to fight, so forget it. ”

Sun Quan didn't listen to Liu Bei, and attacked Shu. But Yangzhou is in the east, and the soldiers will pass through Jingzhou to attack Yizhou, Liu Bei led the troops to die and did not let Sun Quan pass, and said to Sun Yu, who led the troops to come: "I am a relative of the Han family with Liu Zhang, and I am good friends, men should be faithful, as long as I live, I will not let others beat Liu Zhang, and I will not lose my trust in the world!" ”

Sun Quan was stopped by Liu Bei and could only lead his troops back to Yangzhou. I didn't expect him to fight Cao Cao here, and Liu Bei occupied Yizhou by himself.

"This old rascal, too cunning!" Sun Quan scolded secretly.

"Ziyu, didn't Liu Bei borrow Jingzhou from us at the beginning, he has got Yizhou now, he should return Jingzhou to us, you go and ask them!" Sun Quan said.

"Yes!" Zhuge Jin knew that Liu Bei would not give it, but since Sun Quan sent her, she had to go.

Sure enough, when Zhuge Jin sent an envoy to Xishu and asked Liu Bei for land, Liu Bei prevaricated: "I am preparing to attack Liangzhou, and when I defeat Liangzhou, I will immediately return Jingzhou to you!" ”

When Sun Quan heard Liu Bei's reply, he immediately said: "This is if you don't want to pay it back, you deliberately use polite words to delay time!" ”

So Sun Quan no longer had a quarrel with Liu Bei, and appointed the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang to take up his post. Guan Yu, who guarded Jingzhou for Liu Bei, was willing to let Sun Quan's Taishou take care of things, and they were all driven away.

Sun Quan was furious and sent Lü Meng to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to take these three counties. Lü Meng led the troops to come and wrote letters to Changsha and Guiyang, all of whom were subdued, and only Lingling Taishou Hao Pu defended the city and did not surrender.

When Liu Bei heard that Sun Quan was coming to fight Jingzhou, he immediately ran back to the public security from Yizhou (Liu Bei's base camp in Jingzhou was in the Nanjun Public Security), and sent Guan Yu to lead his troops to fight for the three counties. Sun Quan himself led troops to 6 mouths, the governor of the army, and sent Lu Su to lead 10,000 troops to meet Guan Yu, and at the same time flew a book to Lü Meng, so that Lü Meng came to help Lu Su and fight Guan Yu. (To be continued!)