Chapter XXXVII

Finally settled Zhang Fei, I couldn't help but thank Mr. Kong Ming from the bottom of my heart. Some people often say that Kong Ming can't read people, but he is extremely accurate when he sees Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, even more accurate than his father.

However, although Zhang Fei was asked to guard Yizhou, I still accepted the lesson of Guan Yu's loss of Jingzhou, and did not hand over power to Zhang Fei alone. In the Han Dynasty, officials above the Taishou level had too much power, and they could even choose their own subordinates, which formed factions large and small. I have long been determined to change this situation, and although it is not very effective at the moment, I have separated the military from the government. At this time, the highest military administrator of Yizhou was Yizhou Mu, which was still held by his father, and was held by Kong Ming after his death in history. Therefore, I can justifiably deny Zhang Fei access to political affairs, only let him be the governor of Yizhou Military Horse, and not give him a real job in politics. Political affairs are in charge of Ma Liang, Wang Fu and others, the two of them are all old departments of Jingzhou, Guan Yu's subordinates, Zhang Fei naturally wants to give them face, and there will be no misunderstanding that the two of them delay military affairs, do not attack Eastern Wu, and do not avenge Guan Yu. And these two people are honest and serious, plus Taifu Xu Jing, Shang Shuling Fazheng, bachelor Qin Mi and others, they will never let Zhang Fei do anything.

From another point of view, Zhang Fei's command of Yizhou has a greater role in making Zhang Fei cheer up again, thinking that the morality of revenge for his second uncle is pressing him and making him not indulge himself. I said to Zhang Fei that most of the dangers are false, I understand, he also understands - Liangchuan is dangerous, as long as Sun Quan is not stupid, he will not take the initiative to enter Sichuan, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Cao Jun nearly 200,000 elites, are staring at him, not to mention Jingzhou Chuding, how can he be so careful how can he easily move troops? As for his Northern Expedition, it's not impossible, after all, I can see the opportunity of Cao Cao's death, and it's even more impossible for him not to see it, but Lu Mengxin is mourning, will he have this determination?

Zhuge Qiao and Xiao Wang Jun also stayed in Yizhou, and specially sent Wang Jun to Zhang Fei's mansion. He met Zhang Bao there, and the two of them had a good time. Zhang Bao is one year younger than me, his martial arts are already excellent, and Wang Jun is not his opponent. But Wang Jun has a lot of eyes, if the two fight, Zhang Bao can't take advantage. Of course, I asked Wang Jun to go to Zhang Fei's mansion not to play with Zhang Bao, but mainly to give him two responsibilities, one is to supervise Zhang Fei's drinking and beating with Zhang Bao, this kind of thing is supervised by others, Zhang Fei must have been annoyed a long time ago, but now it is two children, he is angry at most, and there should be no problems on the side. Another task is to protect Zhang Fei, for this reason I specially selected a group of palace guards to be led by Wang Jun, and I secretly instructed Wang Jun to be especially careful of Fan Jiang and Zhang Da. Guan Yu is dead, I don't want Zhang Fei to die in the hands of a villain as inexplicably as in history.

As for Zhuge Qiao, he has to deal with the aftermath of Liu Shengzhi and others, try to appease their family, and don't make any big trouble. I was actually very reluctant to part with Zhuge Qiao, and in the Northern Expedition, I had hoped that he would play an important role. But at this moment, out of wariness of Liu Shengzhi and his wife, I still left him. Another of his tasks is to serve as eyes and ears, and I will help deliver the news of Yizhou at any time.

In terms of diplomacy, it is also actively unfolding at this time. Due to the loss of Jingzhou, many of the generals' families were lost, and I sent Deng Zhi to Soochow to negotiate how to get these people back. On the one hand, it reassures the generals, and on the other hand, it reassures Soochow that we will not attack, and will focus our military forces on the north. Deng Zhiguo is a great talent, this matter is handled very well, and I have to get back the news, I thought that Zhao Lei, who died in Maicheng, was still alive, he exchanged his life for his own life, but I wanted to redeem him, the asking price of Dongwu was higher, and I didn't plan to sort out the relationship with Dongwu so early, in my plan, the Eastern Crusade is a must, otherwise I can't explain my conscience, but I definitely won't fight with Dongwu and let the Northern Wei take advantage. The Eastern Crusade was an introduction to my reunion with Sun Quan, who was a smart man, and when the time came for me to come to the door, he would know what to do. Therefore, I let Deng Zhi grind mushrooms back and forth, which made Deng Bomiao, who is known for his ability, miserable.

The spies arranged by Kong Ming set off early, and they went to various places in the Northern Wei Dynasty to spread rumors that Eastern Wu was going to attack at the funeral. The same news is spreading throughout Soochow. In this way, the two countries will defend each other, and the pressure on our side will be relieved.

The other part of the spies went to various parts of Yongliang, and they brought nursery rhymes that had been made up long ago, and sang them everywhere to shake and disintegrate the enemy's heart. In this era when superstition was still prevalent, nursery rhymes were often regarded as the issuance of the mandate of heaven, and their power could not be underestimated. One of them was made up by Zhuge Qiao: Beidou light, bright and clean, shining on the four fields, all stable.

After careful deployment, the troops quietly set off. Until the day of departure, I didn't let Zhang Fei see his father. I said that my father was in a trance all day long because of the death of his second uncle, and if he saw his third uncle, it would definitely aggravate his condition. For me, a stubborn and filial child, the third uncle is helpless.

On April 1, we arrived in Hanzhong. Returning to this city, I feel infinite emotion in my heart, Zhang Lu is no longer there, but fortunately, the prosperity of Hanzhong is still better than before. Although his father is a bit hypocritical, he is sincere to the people, and among the kings of the Three Kingdoms period, he is the only one who has not killed the people indiscriminately and has not punished the three clans of others. and the people under his rule have never failed to support him.

Walking down the street, Kong Ming and I talked as we walked. Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and getting Hanzhong is crucial to the development of Yizhou. Hanzhong, named because it is located in the middle of the Han River, is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, Pingba Mountain in the south, and the Han River traverses the east and west. Rich in resources, Wuhua Tianbao, in the first month of the first year of the Han Dynasty, the overlord Xiang Yu sealed Gaozu Liu Bang as the king of Han, and governed the land of Ba, Shu and Hanzhong, and the capital was Nanzheng, known as "the king of Hanzhong". In April, Gaozu Nanda Hanzhong, recruited talents, and set up an altar to worship Han Xin as a general; Then, according to Han Xin's plan, Ming repaired the plank road, secretly crossed Chencang, pacified Sanqin in one fell swoop, and dominated the Central Plains. Xiao He stayed in Hanzhong, developed agriculture, collected grain from Hanzhong and Bashu, and provided Liu Bang's army with it, ensuring the victory of fighting for the Xiongxiong with Chu, and Hanzhong became the original birthplace of the Han Dynasty.

Hundreds of years later, in April, I was here, is it a coincidence?

After Zhang Lu's many years of recuperation, coupled with the fact that he had never been harmed by the war and was not destroyed by Cao Cao's large-scale immigration, Hanzhong at this time was a hundred times stronger than the Hanzhong that fell in time and space during Kong Ming's northern expedition in history. It can be seen that Kong Ming was also extremely satisfied with Hanzhong at this time. Passing by the altar, I smiled and joked to Kong Ming: "Sir, please go to the altar." Mr. Kong Ming shook his head and said, "Liang doesn't dare to be Han Xin." I was stunned for a moment, thinking that Han Xin's consequences were not very good, so I hurriedly laughed and said: "Of course, Mr. will not be Han Xin, Mr. must be Taigong." Kong Ming said: "What about the young master?" Is it the Warrior King? I shook my head seriously: "My father can compare to King Wen, but I don't dare to compare with King Wu." I am young and weak, my talents are limited, I command hundreds of officials, and I have relatives in my heart. Kong Ming said: "Don't say that, young master. Everyone wishes that the Lord will be wise and outstanding, and the young master must not be arrogant and unjust. I heard this familiar to me, and after thinking about it, I realized that this was another time and space, and the sentence he persuaded me in the teacher's table was funny, and I don't know what I said in that time and space to cause him to feel like this. At the moment, he said: "Sir, don't worry, although Zen is not talented, I dare not practice myself, I give up on myself, and I will save the world in the future." Glancing at Kong Ming, he found that Kong Ming's eyes clearly wrote the words "Ruzi can be taught".

When I returned to the house, I saw a man lying on the ground wearing a white scarf. Kong Ming sighed: "Fa Xiaozhi is gone. "I was taken aback, although I knew that Fazheng was not in good health, I didn't expect him to go so suddenly. Sure enough, the man on the ground was the son of Fazheng, and he bowed up again, but he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to me.

I opened it with trembling hands, and it was covered with fine and dense handwriting, starting with eight big characters: "Attack the heart for the top, and attack the city for the bottom." "This is clearly a strategy to take Yongliang Erzhou. The handwriting on the fold is vague, crooked, not like the usual rigor of Fazheng, and the words are mixed with speckled dark colors, which are clearly blood stains on cough splashes. What kind of pain did Fa Zheng sort out in his hospital bed?

My eyes were hot, my nose was sore, and my folds looked blurry.

Because of being by Kong Ming's side, although Fa Zheng has peerless talent, he is not eye-catching. Even I didn't pay enough attention to him, and when I think back at this moment, his way of doing things, his strategic thinking, all shimmering with light, such a mentor and friend passed away, it is really lamentable. And his loyalty to the Han Dynasty will always be missed.

I handed over the testament to Kong Ming. After Kong Ming saw it, he sighed: "Fa Xiaozhi is really a loyal minister!" After saying that, he bowed down and bowed four times in the direction of Yizhou in the south, and I followed behind. The son of Fa Zheng hurriedly returned the salute.

After getting up, I took the hand of the son of Fazheng: "The will of filial piety, I will never dare to forget, I will rise up the three armies, pacify Yongliang, and comfort the soul of Shangshu in the sky!" ”