Chapter Eighty-Four: Dispatching Troops
With Li Hui's promise, Liu Bei was naturally relieved. */.//* Even if Li Hui does not send troops to help, at least it will not help. So, under the influence of Ma Ming and others, Liu Bei began to gather his generals, gather troops, and prepare to attack Wu.
This time, Liu Bei personally went out, first appointing Li Yan as the Taishou of Jiangzhou to prepare grain and grass, and everything was needed. Guan Xing and Zhang Bao were the pioneers and arrived in Jiangzhou to start preparations. Everything in the army is stopped, and the New Year is approaching, taking advantage of this time, Liu Bei still has one more thing to do.
As the so-called thousands of troops are easy to get, one general is hard to find, and now in Shu Han, the fierce generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are dead, and the rest of the capable generals are connected to Hanzhong and follow Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei's side, there are only Liu Feng, Meng Da, Wu Ban and other inactive people, this time the army of 200,000, if there is no one who can control the scene, he will be defeated without fighting.
According to Liu Bei's original intention, he wanted Zhuge Liang to return to Chengdu, and he was fighting outside, and Zhuge Liang was in Chengdu, so he was very relieved. However, Ma Ming told Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang had secret dealings with Cao Pi in Hanzhong, and the two sides had reached some kind of agreement, waiting for something to happen in Yizhou, Zhuge Liang would return to take over Yizhou, and then form an alliance with Cao Pi.
Liu Bei didn't believe it, but he was a little suspicious in his heart. Zhuge Liang followed him from Jingzhou, and after coming to Yizhou, he went to Hanzhong, not only left, but also took Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Yan Yan and other generals. Since then, Hanzhong has been Liu Bei's territory in name, but Liu Bei has been unable to 'plug in'. From the Taishou of Hanzhong to the pavilion chief, they were all appointed by Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei complained about this.
Liu Bei said to Ma Ming: Mr. Ma, now that the second and third brothers are gone, and the generals who can command the army are all in Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang will not be allowed to return to the division, how will this battle be fought?
Ma Ming: Your Majesty is the king of a country, a holy decree sent to Hanzhong, a few people will be sent back to Zuo is nothing, if Zhuge Liang does not respect the holy decree, it is a rebellion, Your Majesty can send troops to eliminate it first, and then attack Wu is not too late!
Liu Bei shook his head: Prime Minister helped P to take Yizhou, and he made a lot of contributions, for the sake of trivial things, isn't it a bit ungrateful to do this!
Ma Ming shook his head: The prime minister was guarding against Cao Pi in Hanzhong, but Cao Pi did not attack in a big way, not to mention that there were many generals in Han, such as Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Yan Yan, etc., and it didn't hurt to transfer one or two!
Liu Bei thought for a while: Who does Mr. think is more suitable?
Ma Ming: Ma Chao is too arrogant, and he still has a grudge against His Majesty and is unavailable; Yan Yan is old, and this year he is even more sick, and he is not available, only Huang Zhong, who has excellent archery skills and excellent martial arts, is enough to be a big task!
On Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhuge Liang set up wine in Hanzhong and invited all the generals to drink and feast together. At the banquet, someone talked about Liu Bei's attack on Eastern Wu. Ma Chao sneered: Although the Jiangdong Navy is defeated by Li Hui, it is also much stronger than the P, and Sun Quan has been even more 'fine' in his efforts to govern and 'drill' the soldiers.
Zhuge Liang frowned: \u201bp has been presented to His Majesty, the enemy of the p is Li Hui of Hebei, and the three families should share the same hatred and hatred, and they should not attack each other, I hope Your Majesty can understand the painstaking efforts!
Difficult! P is hard to see! Ma Chao sneered again.
Ma Liang: Prime Minister, do you want to return to the army to help Your Majesty?
Zhuge Liang shook his head: There are too many 'traitors' around Your Majesty, and there is no edict to return to the army, but you are suspicious of Your Majesty, and there is an army of p, and there will be one to go out when Your Majesty returns!
Everyone was melancholy, they didn't drink much, and the food didn't move. Suddenly, someone shouted outside the 'door': The Holy Decree has arrived! Zhuge Liang takes the order!
The big door opened, and a eunuch stepped out of the carriage supported by two men. Although there is no snow in Hanzhong, it is still colder than Chengdu. The eunuch sneezed twice in succession, passed through the crowd, and went into the house.
Hold it! Huang Zhongnu: You eunuch, why don't you salute when you see the prime minister?
Yes! Salute! Salute! Everyone was gossiping, and the eunuch was helpless, glared at Huang Zhong fiercely, and knelt down to salute Zhuge Liang: The villain Huang Hao has seen the prime minister.
Zhuge Liang waved his hand: My father-in-law has something to do, go into the house to talk!
When everyone entered the house, no one paid attention to Huang Hao, and the two soldiers hurriedly helped Huang Hao up and followed everyone into the house. The room was still like a banquet, everyone was in their own seats, talking their own words, and no one paid attention to Huang Hao.
Huang Hao coughed vigorously and took a yellow 'colored' bamboo tube from his subordinate. While walking inside, he shouted loudly: Your Majesty has a will, Zhuge Liang takes it!
Everyone didn't move, looking up at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang thought about it for a long time, and waited for Huang Hao to shout three times, then he slowly got up, walked down, and knelt down in front of Huang Hao. When the rest of the people saw Zhuge Liang kneeling, they also hurriedly got up and knelt behind Zhuge Liang. Huang Hao snorted coldly, glanced at it, and on the left hand side, there was another person who was drinking and competing with a 'chicken' and 'leg', drinking: Who is so bold and dares to defy Your Majesty?
A soldier behind Huang Hao climbed into Huang Hao's ear and whispered: Father-in-law, that is Ma Chao, Your Majesty has to give him three points, you better forget it! If we anger him, we won't be able to go back!
Huang Hao glanced at Ma Chao again, coughed a few times, opened the yellow 'colored' bamboo tube, and took out a yellow 'colored' silk cloth. Read it as you unfold it. The people knelt on the ground and listened quietly, and the decree was not long. It means that Huang Zhong will be transferred to Chengdu.
After reading the two words, everyone thanked them. Huang Hao rolled up the holy decree again and lifted it to the top of Zhuge Liang's head, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty has a decree to let General Huang and the villain return to Chengdu together, I don't know when I can set off?"
Zhuge Liang didn't go to receive the holy decree, and stood up straight. Ma Liang was shocked, stepped forward and grabbed Zhuge Liang to leave, and whispered: Prime Minister, if you don't accept the holy decree, you are rebelling, this is a great crime to destroy the nine clans!
Zhuge Liang sighed: \u201bp is most worried that something has happened! Now there are few generals in Yizhou, and this attack on Wu is more auspicious, and General Huang is afraid! Since then, how can P Yizhou support?
Ma Liang: This is what Your Majesty meant, the prime minister really wants to \\ Ma Liang didn't say anything later.
Ay! Zhuge Liang sighed: Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Why don't you understand p Zhuge Liangxin! snatched the holy decree in Huang Hao's hand: You go down to rest first, and when you leave, P will notify you! After Huang Hao walked out of the 'door' of the room, the smile on his face immediately disappeared, replaced by a look of anger and 'insidiousness'.
Huang Zhong understood why Zhuge Liang left him alone. Hearing Liu Bei's holy decree, everyone had no intention of continuing to drink and feast, and they all said goodbye. Zhuge Liang deliberately brought Huang Zhong and Ma Liang into his study. Zhuge Liang sighed a few times and looked at Huang Zhong: Han Sheng is here, you must be cautious, you must not trust anyone, even Your Majesty must be more careful!