Chapter 342: Zhang Mao's Decision
The news that Liu Tai ascended the throne as emperor and officially re-established Yanhan began to sweep around like the wind.
The first person to receive the news was Liangzhou Zhang Mao, and at this moment Zhang Mao couldn't help but ponder in the lobby how he should respond.
After all, it is not easy for me to grow step by step into the current lord of Liangzhou.
Because Zhang Mao killed and killed hundreds of Yan Sha and his henchmen, he implemented amnesty in the territory and successfully avenged his brother.
Internally, because his wife and brother Jia Pan was a famous family in Xiliang, when the folk began to sing the folk song of "Hand Motou, Tu Liangzhou", Zhang Mao decisively judged that this person was Jia Pan, and directly booby-trapped him, making the wealthy families of Liangzhou tremble, and also letting his majesty be implemented smoothly in Liangzhou.
That's all, it can only be said that Zhang Mao is a hero of troubled times who is good at making decisions, and what really shows his character is that after doing these things, let the Zhang family stabilize in Liangzhou, and then appoint his brother Zhang Yu's son Zhang Jun as the general of the Fu army, Wuwei Taishou, and the prince of Xiping County, so that he can cultivate his own power and prepare for his replacement in the future.
Compared with a certain Sun 100,000 who was mixed in Jiangdong, after the forces left by his brother who also took over from his brother were stabilized, he suppressed the factions and women left by his brother as much as possible, which shows the level of character.
Just as Zhang Mao was pacing back and forth, not long after that, Captain Han Pu, Wang Ying, who joined the army, Shi Yanyi, the left chief, Shi Ma Mo, the right chief, and Liu Qing, who was a housekeeper, all came to this hall one by one, and Zhang Jun, who was only fifteen years old, also listened on the side.
Zhang Mao saluted everyone, and then said: "I invite you to come over today, to discuss the matter of Liu Tai re-establishing Yanhan and ascending the throne as emperor. ”
Hearing Zhang Mao's words, everyone present couldn't help but glance at each other, and it took time for everyone present to digest this news.
After all, the appeal of the banner of the Han Dynasty, even if it is a foreign race, it is eager to hold it high, let alone for them Han people, this is the Yan Han established by the orthodox descendants of the Han family recognized by Liu Kun, and the appeal brought by this is not comparable to others.
Especially this Yan Han not only has a reputation, but also strength.
It was built in the ruins of the Jin court after the fall, kicked Xianbei, killed the Qian, and subdued the Xiongnu, representing Liu Tai's absolute combat effectiveness, and it even more appeared that Liu Tai was a very meritorious Han nationality who won the country, so that the Jin court that conspiracy to seize power could not be compared with it.
It is necessary to know that the family represented by the Jin was defeated by the Xiongnu Han State, and the family crossed to the south in good clothes, which is how incredible it is for the Han nation since the Zhou.
Because even in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the Han nation was completely divided, there were all kinds of circle kicks against the alien races in the north.
Although the Xiongnu, the lifelong enemy of the Han people, also appeared in the later period, after all, the Xiongnu Han Kingdom is also a kind of Xiongnu in the eyes of a large part of the Jin people, after all, although Liu Yuan has been completely Sinicized, but in the end it is a Xiongnu noble.
But before Liu Yuan, the Xiongnu were kicked by the Han people represented by the Yan Han in various circles, what was the wolf Juxu, what Yan Ran Shile, basically the highest martial arts of the Han people, all of them were the proof of the circle kicking the Huns.
As for the Southern Xiongnu who fought the Jin Dynasty and moved south, they were only captive by the Han Dynasty and almost lost their spinal cords, and even their heirs were completely Sinicized.
But the Jin Dynasty is so bad, in the face of such an opponent, the emperor was captured, the queen became a slave, as for those wealthy families who are full of benevolence and righteousness all over the world, they can only move south and flee for their lives, is there a more shameful dynasty in the world than this!?
If at this moment, it is Liu Yao and Shi Le, these emperors who are not Han people, then Zhang Mao is naturally the most staunch opponent.
In order to defend the right of the Han people to survive in Liangzhou, Zhang Mao can do it, whether he compromises or fights to the end.
But in the case of the Yan Han who stood again in the land of China, Zhang Mao really didn't have much resistance.
"If there are three points today, there are the Yan Han in the north, the Cheng Han in Shu, and the Jin court in Jiangdong, just like the story of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Qing opened his mouth and said, "It's just that now those who occupy the time are Yan Han, and those who have the advantage of land are Cheng Han and Jin Ting. ”
When Zhang Mao heard Liu Qing's words, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Qing fiercely, if he was not careful, then how could he call you over.
However, after hearing the words "taking history as a mirror", although Liu Qing didn't say anything, Zhang Mao also understood what Liu Qing meant.
At this time, Han Pu said: "Although our people in Liangzhou are fierce and not afraid of war, Liu Tai destroyed Wang Jun, defeated Shile, captured Liu Yao, killed Gou Xi, and shocked the world, like the reincarnation of an overlord."
So far, except for Zu Ti who died of illness before Liu Tai, the two sides have not really competed, and other famous generals in the world have not fought against Liu Tai with more or less soldiers, but who won in the end.
No!
Who can be like Gou Xi at the beginning, who can make a comeback after defeat, although I am not self-deprecating, but I am indeed a little worse than Liu Tai. ”
Han Pu took out the fingers of his thumb and gestured slightly, indicating that he was really only a little bit behind.
When the other people heard Han Pu's words, they immediately understood that being able to admit from Han Pu's mouth that Liu Tai was better than him, instead of hitting him first, showed that Han Pu was already afraid, but he didn't admit it in his mouth.
Zhang Mao couldn't help sighing, but his eyes were looking at the others again, and Ma Mo was the first to speak:
"Lord, if it is Yan Han who accounts for three and two of the accounts for today, even if it is a pseudo-Han who has never thought of surrendering to Liu Yao, when he hears Yan Han's resurgence at this moment, his heart will be unconsciously shaken by this banner.
So now that there is war, how many people who are eager for stability have rebelonged to the banner of the Han Dynasty, and reproduced the heroic scene of the Han Dynasty arriving at Wuhu! ”
Zhang Mao knew very well that what Ma Mo said was not wrong, before the Jin Dynasty, everyone thought that no matter how bad a unified court was, it would either be as fierce as the Qin Dynasty, or as if it was as nervous as the New Dynasty.
But the appearance of the Jin court directly refreshed the lower limit of the dynasty in the eyes of everyone, after all, how could a great unified dynasty be so bad.
The millennium family since the end of the Han Dynasty originally thought that they had mixed from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty for thousands of years, and they had never seen any scenes, but when faced with the various messes that came out of the Jin Dynasty, they said that they had never seen this situation.
The country is not right, the rulers are corrupt and incompetent, the army can't even beat the aliens, and more importantly, the emperors of the Sima clan are counted, and the one who is most likely to leave a good reputation is actually a stupid emperor like Sima Zhen.
Therefore, at this moment, Liu Taiyanhan re-cleaned up the mountains and rivers in the north and played the Han banner, which made Zhang Mao and other orthodox Han people really have a very strong sense of belonging, and emotionally speaking, everyone present wanted to surrender.
The most important thing is that Xiliang has always been a representative of barren land, which makes people here especially like to fight, and not like farming.
After all, it's not that no one farms in Xiliang, but you just know how to farm, but if you can't fight in particular, you won't be able to survive here.
This leads to the fact that even if it is a family and nobleman here, the most important thing is to see whether your fists are hard or not, and whether you are ruthless or not.
Because if you want to survive in Xiliang, the Han people must be in a group, and if you don't hold a group, all kinds of foreign races will come to invade your territory.
So on the contrary, it is the local people of Xiliang, even if the Xiliang family does not resist the tax policy implemented by Liu Tai.
After all, if the Xiliang region wants to start to get rich, it needs to wait until the Northern Zhou Dynasty, of course, it will have to wait until the Tang Dynasty to really reach the peak, and the Silk Road is not opened, so the Xiliang place has nothing to do with wealth, and some problems are just how to survive.
Whoever can let the people of Xiliang survive under the land of Xiliang, then Xiliang is who will support, as for the land in a place like Xiliang, it is important and important, but compared with survival, it is too bad.
In contrast, the question of how to get along with the aliens in the Xiliang region is more about the land issue.
"What about you!" Zhang Mao couldn't help but set his eyes on Fan Yi, "What do you think?" ”
"Your Majesty, if it gradually becomes the trend of the Three Kingdoms today, we in Xiliang have also reached the time when we have to choose." Fan Yi couldn't help sighing,
"It is difficult for Li Xiong of the Han Dynasty to be under the throne, the king of the Jin court in Jiangdong is on the side, if the king has the heart to fight for hegemony, we are also willing to sacrifice our lives to accompany each other, if the king wants to abide by the way of being a minister, then let Gongzijun go to Chang'an for Yulinwei."
Zhang Jun, who was on the side, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Fan Yuan's words, but he didn't expect that he actually had his own business.
At this time, Zhang Mao couldn't help but ponder when he heard Fan Yuan's words, and soon set his eyes on Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun was about to stand up and answer at this moment, but at this time, a guard came to report and said:
"Qiyu Prefecture Mu, there is a Han envoy Cui Yue who came to send an envoy, and now he has gone to the city gate to ask for a meeting."
"Great Han Messenger?!" Zhang Mao heard the guard's words, but he said, "Please, please!" ”
Zhang Mao looked at the people around him and said, "I'll go and meet the Han envoy for a while, Jun'er, you go too!" ”
Zhang Jun nodded, but he also wanted to meet the messenger of this big man.
Soon Cui Yue saw Zhang Mao all the way unimpeded, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Generally speaking, the attitude of a place towards envoys shows the attitude towards a country, and he came to Guzang in Liangzhou, that is, he was able to meet Zhang Mao smoothly, which in itself shows that Zhang Mao attaches great importance to himself.
Otherwise, it is also very possible to grind yourself first, and as for killing yourself, it is unlikely.
The two sides came to the main hall, and after saluting, Zhang Mao said to Cui Yue: "The envoy came here this time, what is the matter?" ”
Cui Yue said to Zhang Mao and Yan Yuese: "On the orders of His Majesty, I will seek a long-term plan for the state pastor."
After His Majesty Yanzhou Mu was the king of Changshan, the Zhang family and Gaozu fought against the tyrannical Qin and Chu together, and now their descendants are the same as shepherding one side and protecting the Han people from foreign bullying.
Therefore, Your Majesty hopes that Zhang Zhoumu can enter Chang'an, and wants to see you, a Han hero, with his own eyes! ”
When everyone heard Cui Yue's words, they understood that Liu Tai wanted to recruit Zhang Mao, which was also a matter of course in everyone's eyes.
After all, Zhang Mao is one of the remaining princes, and he has no enmity with Liu Tai, and he does not want to be a prince himself.
In such a situation, Liu Tai naturally had the idea of having dates and not hitting three poles, and came to surrender to take a look.
If Zhang Mao can be brought down at this time, it is naturally the best, as for the impact on Shudi, to be honest, Xiliang has all got it, even if Shu is on guard, but under the flying of powerful bricks, it is difficult to do it in Shudi!
And the real purpose of Cui Yue's coming over this time was not to make Zhang Mao surrender.
After all, this kind of thing is not realistic in Cui Yue's opinion, after all, no one is willing to give up their rights in the chaos of the world, can Zhang Mao be an exception?
Therefore, Cui Yue's real purpose this time was to come over and let Zhang Mao and Liu Tai trade.
After all, Xiliang is really a poor place, food, weapons, salt, anyway, there are things that can be traded, as long as trade can be smooth, then Liu Tai will be able to subdue by force in the future, and it will become easier.
So Cui Yue was ready, Zhang Mao refused him, and then he took advantage of the situation to make a request for trade.
At this moment, Cui Yue's eyes were like torches, but Zhang Mao's mind was a little hairy.
Zhang Mao naturally knew that Cui Yue proposed to let him meet Liu Tai, which naturally hoped that he would surrender to Liu Tai.
But what are you doing with such excitement about this kind of thing, you shouldn't wait for yourself to refuse and justifiably raise an army to fight!
Zhang Mao muttered in his heart, if he said that he was not afraid of Liu Tai's soldiers, it would naturally be false, after all, Xiliang has no terrain advantages, and the only advantage in the local area is that the locals can fight, and the most famous Liangzhou horse.
But in the face of Liu Tai...... Well, Liu Tai's family history is the history of fighting against the cavalry, starting from fighting cavalry with infantry, all the way from Qingzhou to Chang'an, what cavalry has not seen, what cavalry has not been killed.
Especially the heavy cavalry under Liu Tai's own command is rumored to be like a ghost, it is undeniable that this army is on the scene, and it is absolutely invincible on the battlefield!
Zhang Mao was really afraid of fighting with Liu Tai at this moment, and said to Cui Yue: "Yongjia is in turmoil, Shenzhou was robbed, Mao is grateful to his ancestor Yu De, his brother is kind, and he temporarily manages all things on behalf of Liangzhou Pastor, and what he asks for is nothing more than living up to the Jin Dynasty and the food of the people."
But Mao is a Jin minister in the end, and now the Jin court is still the same, without the permission of the monarch, how can there be a courtier to enter the court. ”
Cui Yue nodded when he heard Zhang Mao's words, and he didn't have any surprises about this.
After all, although Zhang Mao didn't want to be a prince, he surrendered because of a few words, which was too incredible.
But Zhang Mao then pulled Zhang Jun on the side, and continued: "This is the son of the brother's banquet, since I can eat the Jin Dynasty, I can't change my will, but this son has never entered the office, I hope that the messenger can bring it back to Chang'an, see the demeanor of the Yan Han Dynasty, and build the heroic martial arts of the Han family, so that my Zhang family can re-enter the Han family and regain the glory of the ancestors!" ”
"This ......" Cui Yue found that it seemed that there was really a big pie about to smash on his head!
(End of chapter)