Chapter 70 Shouchun Night Talk

"Ber Yan?" Seeing that it was Lu Xun who came to read the edict, Zhao Feng, Zhang Zhao and others were a little surprised. General Zhao, generals, Pang Junshi has been gone for a long time!" Lu Xun saluted the crowd with a smile. He, who was just over 20 years old, behaved more and more appropriately.

After a salute, Lu Xun began to read Liu Bei's long edict. The reason why it is long is that this edict includes not only the reward for meritorious generals, but also the treatment of prisoners such as Sun Quan. Unsurprisingly, Huang Zhong captured the Sun Quan brothers alive because of the continuous beheading of Tai Shici, Lv Meng and Ding Feng. In terms of meritorious deeds, Huang Zhong was specially promoted from General Hu Yi to General Pingnan and the title of Marquis of Hanxiang. Next, Gan Ning, Pingding Jiaozhou captured Sun Jing and his son, and was specially promoted from General Hengbo to General Yangwei; Pang was promoted from Zuo. The general of the military division was promoted to the general of the Southern Army and also served as the prime minister of Qi. The rest of Zhao Feng also have their own rewards. Considering that the end of the year is approaching, Liu Bei specially treated everyone to celebrate the Spring Festival.

However, Sun Quan was not so lucky. At the same time, the edict ordered ten major rebels, including Sun Quan, Sun Lang, Sun Gao, Pan Zhang and Lv Fan, that is, to be escorted to Shouchun with the army. The man's family was assigned to Jingnan Tuntian. Since Zhao Feng was responsible for Jingnan's affairs before, he was given full authority to deal with this matter. The female family was not officially registered as a slave, which was the same as Zhao Feng imagined. In addition, Zhao Yu, the former governor of Huiji, and Gong Zhi, the governor of the South China Sea, both died in their jobs. These two positions were taken over by Liao Li and Cui Zhouping, a scholar of Jingxiang, respectively. A thousand words of imperial edict finally made the matter clear. Although Zhao Feng and others were dizzy when they heard this, Lu Xun drank water quickly after reading it.

"The lord has treated the Sun family very well!" Zhang Zhao sighed after listening to the edict, and everyone agreed. To be fair, Sun Quan turned back again and again. It was not an exaggeration to kill the nine ethnic groups, but Liu Bei only investigated the responsibilities of the main personnel in the end. Thinking that it was also a conspiracy, Liu Biao killed all the Cai and Kuai clans. Liu Bei was quite restrained this time.

After sighing, Yangzhou Mu Zhang Zhao, as the host, hurriedly set up a banquet to entertain the messenger Lu Xun. During the banquet, Lu Xun told everyone two other things. First, after Yang Feng and Gao Ding in Nanzhong returned to the tribe, they first fought with Yan Yan's expeditionary army, and then Meng Huo's younger brother Meng You and his wife Zhu Rong also met them in order to avenge their brother's husband. The barbarians in Nanzhong have been fighting since July. Gao Ding and Yang Feng couldn't resist the enemy. Half a month ago, they wrote to Liu Bei to ask the family to relocate to Jingnan. The melee in southern China lasted for several months, and more than 70% of the large and small tribes were involved in it. A large number of young and strong people died in the battle, and farming, fishing and hunting were completely stagnant. Now Gao Ding and Yang Feng are combined, and there are less than 600,000 people left. Of course, Meng You and Zhu Rong did not get any benefits. After internal exhaustion, their vitality was greatly damaged. In the face of Yan Yan's powerful attack, they were also completely defeated and retreated to the south of Lushui.

The second is that after Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was defeated and returned to Nanzheng, he was killed by Zhang Ren, who led the army and lost the second counties of Dangqu and Badong. Only Hanzhong and Xicheng were desperately guarded by the Zhang Lu brothers. In this way, Sima Yi's vigorous six-way army marching strategy really took a big advantage in the end. In addition to Cao Jian, who laid down Hebei in one fell swoop, he was Liu Zhang, the most cowardly and incompetent Duke of Shu, who was originally going to be used as a gunman and was recognized by him. On the occasion of the war, he took the opportunity to calm down five counties. When everyone talked about this matter at the banquet, they all felt that the world was more wonderful than this.

At this time, it was the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. In the afternoon, Zhao Feng and others returned to Shouchun. All armies returned to their original places, and the 30,000 to 40,000 prisoners were escorted to Chen, who was escorted to Chai Sang, and he carried out the reorganization and transformation. Because this was not a war, Zhao Feng and others slowly marched and finally arrived in Shouchun on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

That night, Liu Bei, the newly baked Duke of Qi, personally held a banquet for meritorious soldiers in Shouchun. It can be said that Liu Bei is really rich now. This celebration banquet is located in the Duke of Qi. This mansion was rebuilt on the basis of the palace of the pseudo-Zhong court of Yuan Shu in the past. Everyone drank old wine. The dancing is also a stunning Kabuki in the south of the Yangtze River, with a look of peace and prosperity.

After the banquet, Liu Bei specially met with Zhao Feng alone. Bo Tao, you conquered Jiangdong again this time, and you pacified Sun Quan in only three months. Thank you for your hard work!" When Liu Bei said this, he patted Zhao Feng on the shoulder in private. With Zhao Feng's knowledge, it is natural to tell that Liu Bei is the truth.

"The lord has flattered. If it hadn't been for Xingba to pace Jiaozhou, how could we have defeated Sun Quan so quickly? This is everyone's achievement!" Zhao Feng's words can't be regarded as humility. Everyone still understands the truth of the flower sedan chair. Liu Bei also nodded and smiled when he heard the words, and asked him some questions during the war. Zhao Feng also told the truth. Even Sun Quan wanted to use his sister to attract himself.

"Sun Zhongmou is really in a hurry to see a doctor!" Liu Bei was also a little funny when he heard the words. Zhao Feng looked at Liu Bei in front of him and suddenly felt very strange: he almost robbed Liu Bei's wife in history. Now he is still talking about this in front of Liu Bei, which is too disgusting.

Liu Bei naturally didn't know how to arrange himself in his heart. After stopping laughing, Liu Bei also sighed, "This Sun Zhong is still a personal object, but it's a pity that he is the enemy of me and has to get rid of it!"

"The master's words are heavy. If this man surrenders and reverses again, it will not be wronged to kill!" Zhao Feng is an explanation. Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and the two talked about some other topics. Zhao Feng took the opportunity to tell Liu Bei about the carrier pigeon, and told the original story of Sun Quan's rebellion. Liu Bei was surprised.

"Since this carrier pigeon is so fast, our army will also be equipped in the future!" Liu Bei thought for a little, and also understood the strategic significance of raising carrier pigeons. After a pause, Liu Bei said to Zhao Feng, "In the past, it was said that he was alone to study in the capital, and his teacher Lu Zhi had a deep friendship with Cai Gong, Wang Situ, Qiao Xuangong and other Qingliu scholars. Since this carrier is raised by the daughter of Mr. Qiao, Bo Tao can treat it well and think it's what I use.

"I understand!" Zhao Feng knew that Liu Bei had entrusted the full power of this matter to him. At this time, Liu Bei asked again, "Cao Jian's expedition to Mobei has been several months. It is said that he has fought with the three departments of Xianbei. He wins more and loses less. Bo Tao, what do you think is his intention to march this time?"

"I think he basically has three intentions: First, to calm down the northern frontier and eliminate the worries of the future, so as to avoid unstable defense during the open war with the Lord, which is not difficult to achieve in his current strength; the second is to coerce the Lord with national justice and let the Lord stop attacking the land of Yanzhou. He can take the opportunity to restore the people of Hebei. The third is to hug the grass and beat the rabbits, and take the opportunity to destroy the power of Yuan Tan, who is engulfed in Youzhou. Zhao Feng thought for a thought.

"When that's the case!" Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and then turned around and asked, "Then Bo Tao thought, what should I do now?"

Zhao Feng did not answer immediately this time. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Master, Feng thinks that we'd better do four things well before we go to war with Cao Qian."

"Which four pieces?" Liu Bei asked.

"First, let Gan Xingba wipe out Zhuya County and Yizhou, and completely smash Sun Quanyu's party. Second, Jiangdong and Jiaozhou have withered people's livelihood after Sun Quan's rebellion. We should take this opportunity to recover as soon as possible. Third, Yuan Tan and we, as allies, if we sit back and watch their people broken by Cao Yan, we will say that when Cao Yan is at war with us, No more worries. Now, we can send sailors to open up waterways, connect Yuan Tan from the sea, and get war horses from Liaodong. Fourth, Feng secretly thinks that it is best to take the opportunity to take Xichuan. If it really doesn't work, you have to take Hanzhong and Xicheng's two counties. Zhao Feng tried to summarize it as briefly as possible.

Liu Bei thought for a little when he heard the words, and finally asked, "The first three things are like this, but why do you still use troops on the land of the two rivers?"

"Master, now the general trend of the world is clear. In the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the lord occupies the five states of Xu Yu and Jingyang, Cao Qian occupies one of the four prefectures of Yongsi and Yanji, and the two families in Qingzhou each account for half. If there is a war in the future, it must be a confrontation between the north and the south. But at present, if we march to the north, we can only attack Yanzhou from Xuyu, or take Nanyang to attack Sizhou. The former is the place where Cao Jian made a family, and the foundation is stable and can not be easily lowered; the latter is the powerful gate of the world, and Sizhou is located between Hebei and Yongzhou. Even if it takes Luoyang, it will be attacked by Cao Cao. In this situation, if we can send troops from Hanzhong or Xichuan to Guanzhong and take Yongzhou, on the one hand, it can make Cao's grain more scarce, and on the other hand, it can attack Cao's from both sides of the southwest, which is easy. What's more, even if I can't take the land of Xichuan and Hanzhong, Cao will also take it. At that time, we will be more passive when we are attacked by the enemy on both sides!" After Zhao Feng finished speaking in one breath, he also sighed with emotion in his heart. In history, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong was to pay attention to the parallel progress of several troops during the Northern Expedition, so that Cao Can't resist. Unfortunately, because Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, he could only go deep from the side of Xichuan alone. Now it's just the other way around. If you don't have Xichuan, you can go deep alone if you want to join the army, and the land in Guanzhong is also difficult to touch, which is not good.

Liu Bei was not surprised to hear Zhao Feng's words. He just took out a play table from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Feng with a smile. Zhao Feng opened it, but it was written to Liu Bei by Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou. In the table, Zhuge Liang elaborated on the important surname of Chuan in detail. At the same time, he proposed that it was best to take Hanzhong first and then picture Xichuan. Because Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is Liu Zhang's sworn enemy, this time he once followed Cao Shen to invade Jingzhou. If he dealt with him, he would not stimulate the people of Yizhou too much. Once Hanzhong falls into the hands of Liu Bei, it can form a large encirclement from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou and then to Hanzhong, firmly wrapping Xichuan in the core, and then taking Xichuan is the trend of ripening. In addition, Hanzhong connects Xiliang, and Liu Bei can use grain to exchange for high-quality war horses from Xiliang. Zhao Feng also secretly admires this sealing table. He has always been good at the overall situation. Zhuge Liang thinks more far-reaching and comprehensive than himself. He is really worthy of being the embodiment of wisdom through the ages.

"I have talked to Zi Jing, and he also feels that if he wants to go to war with Cao Wei in an all-round way, he must first take the land in Sichuan to seize Yongsi." Liu Bei's words interrupted Zhao Feng's thoughts, but Liu Bei continued, "The year is approaching. Our army has just conquered Jiangdong. Let's wait for a period of rest after the Spring Festival before making plans."

"It should be like this!" Zhao Feng nodded and agreed. The two chatted for a while. Liu Bei told Zhao Feng that although he was now a pastor of Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou was now in the rear and there was no war, so he let Zhao Feng stay in Shouchun for the time being. Once the Spring Festival is over, Zhao Feng will return to Jingnan first to deal with the migration of the southern middle barbarians first. Zhao Feng heard what he said, and he really didn't want to run to Jiaozhou in the south so early.

"Yes, the lord, Sun Quan also came with us. He is now in the camp. When is the lord going to deal with it?" Before Liu Bei left, Zhao Feng suddenly remembered this and asked quickly.

"Let him finish the New Year!" Liu Bei sighed. Zhao Feng nodded. He was really not interested in killing people during the Spring Festival. Anyway, he has been imprisoned now, and he is not afraid that he will fly to the sky. Just let him live a few more days.

However, on the next day, the guard in charge of Sun Quan came to tell himself that Sun Quan had gone on a hunger strike and asked to see him. Zhao Feng was very surprised and helpless. After getting Liu Bei's permission, he still went to see Sun Quan. Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, he took Lu Xun, a military lieutenant who had just enough time, to go with him.

(to be continued)