Li Ru followed Fei Qian's gaze, nodded with a smile and said: "The general is indeed smart, indeed, this is the best strategy... However, although the road to capture Hanzhong is difficult, it is not difficult in fact, and it is difficult for people's hearts..."
Fei Qian frowned and said, "People's hearts?"
Of course, the people’s hearts here do not refer to ordinary people.
In the minds of most gentry children, ordinary farmers and ordinary people at the grassroots level do not have a "heart". They are like the memory time of a fish in the legend of later generations, which is only three seconds long, and like weeds growing in the ground.
If you cut it this year, you can still cut it next year. You will pay taxes once and pay taxes every year. There is no need to worry about it.
The human heart naturally refers to the nobles in Hanzhong or Shu.
Li Ru pointed to the south and said with a deep look: "It's just a rice thief, it's easy to get it... However, the number of nobles in Sichuan is so complicated that it is almost comparable to that in Guanzhong... Is the general ready?"
"This..." Fei Qian was stunned and speechless.
This...
Indeed, as Li Ru said, in terms of the suddenness of the battle, both the nobles in Guanzhong and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, based on common sense, felt that Fei Qian should basically focus on stabilizing the achievements in Guanzhong at the moment.
, will definitely not directly send troops south to attack Hanzhong without stopping.
The key to military success is to be surprised, so when most people didn't think Fei Qian would go to war, he raised his troops. From this point of view, Fei Qian had undoubtedly taken a certain initiative.
Not to mention anything else, in terms of soldiers alone, although it is inconvenient for cavalry to enter Sichuan, when it comes to infantry, Fei Qian's men are much higher than Hanzhong and Sichuan in terms of bravery and equipment.
However, the military initiative does not mean that Fei Qian will definitely evolve into an overall advantage in Hanzhong or even Sichuan...
Hanzhong, in fact, is like a smaller version of Guanzhong. To the south there are Jinniu Road and Micang Road leading to Bashu, and to the east you can go up the road to Jingxiang. It can be said to be a very important transfer station, that is, central Sichuan.
After taking over Hanzhong, it was inevitable to start dealing with these people in Sichuan.
"There are scholars Yuan, Wenhe, and Zilong in Guanzhong to guard Wuguan. Yuanzhi guards Zuo Fengyi and Tongguan. The place in Guanzhong has been initially decided... The rest of the matters can be done slowly..." Li Ru did not wait for Fei Qian.
He answered and continued, "But during the general's trip to Hanzhong, one can get food and grass, and the other..."
Li Ru glanced at Fei Qian with a deep look.
From what Li Ru said, it seems that he wants Fei Qian to use Hanzhong as a training ground?
Let’s practice with the nobles of Hanzhong first?
Duan has a profound calculation!
This is indeed the case. Pang Tong, Jia Xu, and Zhao Yun, plus Zuo Fengyi's Xu Shu and Ma Yan, are enough to build a relatively stable Guanzhong defense system in advance.
Zhao Yun was already leading his troops to Wuguan to take over the defense, seal and defend the gateways of Jingzhou and Yuzhou to the southeast from Guanzhong. Although there were not many troops, Jingxiang and Yuzhou also did not have much desire to follow Liu Bang's old ways.
When fighting for Guanzhong, both Liu Biao and Yuan Shu have more important and attractive goals for them, so there is basically not much pressure on Zhao Yun's defense in this direction.
Pang Tong and Jia Xu stationed in Chang'an with some of their soldiers and some of Li Ru's original Flying Bear Army cavalry. They mainly used their words to spit at each other with the Guanzhong nobles, which was relatively stable.
There won't be much of a problem. After all, these guys in Guanzhong have experienced several turmoils now, and they just hope to spend a period of time smoothly. So as long as there is no serious conflict of interests, these people will not have any problems.
Too much resistance.
As for Han Sui, Ma Chao, and the Longxi Qiang people, these scattered legions with basically nomadic habits, just like the Xianbei north of the Yinshan Mountains, are also facing the problem of entering the breeding period of livestock. And these Qiang people this time
A lot of losses were suffered during the battle. Han Sui, who was in Jincheng, needed to be appeased to some extent. Therefore, at this point in time, it was impossible for a large number of Hu cavalry to follow Han Sui or Ma Chao and launch another invasion.
Regarding the battle, Guanzhong Longyou can also leave a paragraph for the time being.
Turning to the south, taking money and grain from Hanzhong to feed back Guanzhong, it became a top priority to support the refugees gathered by Fei Qian to prepare for famine, grab seeds, and survive the lean year.
After all, the refugees are just settling down temporarily. Without sufficient food and grass support, it is impossible for these refugees to settle down again.
Although there are some grain and grass reserves in Pingyang, they are not much. At the same time, the people of Yinshan still mainly rely on grain and grass from Pingyang and Xihe for support at this stage. It will not be until this year's autumn harvest that the output of Yinshan will basically exceed consumption and there will be a surplus.
, so basically speaking, it is unlikely that much grain and grass will be transferred from Pingyang to Guanzhong at this stage.
Although a batch of grain and grass was mobilized and purchased from Wangyi in Hedong for emergency use, it could not last long. After all, the price of grain and grass now has increased nearly ten times compared to previous years. The price is already very touching.
, if Wang Yi from Hedong had not worked very hard to coordinate in order to maintain cross-strait relations, otherwise, both in terms of quantity and price, it would probably be a heavy value for Fei Qian.
Food and grass...
Why did those people who traveled through the past not need to consider the issue of food and grass? When they marched south and north through mountains and forests, across grasslands and across rivers, it was like flat land. They didn’t need supplies and didn’t need to worry about morale. Even the newly joined natives would be willing to stay even if they didn’t have a bite to eat.
Will you fight to the end without giving up?
As a result, when it came to my place, this food and grass became a major and extremely difficult problem that required me to travel back and forth every day?
Fei Qian couldn't help but sigh.
There are naturally two ways to take grain and grass from Hanzhong. One is to plunder with force without hesitation and abandon the so-called "people's hearts." The second is to integrate the "people's hearts" and let the people of Hanzhong voluntarily and spontaneously participate in the great revolution.
Coming from career...
Li Ru didn't say anything, Fei Qian had really only considered this battle from a military perspective before, and didn't think much about this issue. But since Li Ru specifically pointed it out, could there be any mystery in it?
It is easy to use force, but difficult to win people's hearts!
Fei Qian thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything for a while, so he smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "I haven't made a decision on this matter yet... I wonder what Wen You has to say?"
"The general has always planned everything beforehand..." Li Ru laughed and said with a hint of ridicule, "...how can we have no plan for Hanzhong?"
"Plan it in advance? Wen Youmiao praised it..." Fei Qian said, "As things change, we can only make the best of the situation..."
Li Ru, who was in his leather robe, raised his head, glanced at it, clapped his hands and praised: "The general is too humble, and the four words 'make the best use of the situation' are enough... If the general follows this method, it will be possible..."
Regarding Zhang Lu, the current controller of Hanzhong, whether it is Xun Chen or Li Ru, their evaluations are almost the same, "a conservative and short-sighted", and he has no advantages anyway.
Zhang Lu's mother was a so-called witch with five buckets of rice. It was said that she was very beautiful and fragrant. So as soon as Liu Yan came to Sichuan, he invited her to stay in the mansion so that he could ask questions about his cultivation day and night. She should still be in Chengdu now, right?
Liu Yan, who was behind Zhang Lu, still had some reputation, so the noble nobles in Hanzhong just pinched their noses and recognized him. As for loyalty, then hehe...
Not only Zhang Lu, but now most of the local princes are like this.
"The principle of being a guest and a host" was not only said by Fazheng and Liu Bei, but also by almost everyone. Even in later generations, the love and killing of strong dragons and local snakes was still repeated repeatedly.
The situation in Hanzhong, and even Shuzhong, as Li Ru said, there are indeed contradictions in the distribution of interests, and such contradictions are opportunities for Fei Qian to take advantage of.
In fact, interests seem to always be unevenly distributed.
When Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, war broke out in the Central Plains, and many nobles went south to avoid trouble. Yizhou was one of the major resorts. Sili, Feng Yi, and Fufeng Sanfu "tens of thousands of families" fled the chaos and went to Shu, known as "Dongzhou Scholars". These people
It brought a large amount of population wealth, and at the same time created cultural and economic changes in Sichuan and Shu. For a time, "Sichuan was rich and prosperous, the customs were luxurious, the goods were raised in the house, the marquis was given jade and food, marriages were ruined, and the family was depleted...
"
Although Central Sichuan is known as a fertile land thousands of miles away, it is still limited after all. Therefore, these foreign "Dongzhou scholars" are inherently opposed to the native Yizhou nobles. Can the conflicts and various disputes over the distribution of interests be reduced?
"Liu Yizhou is respectful in front but arrogant in the back. Many people in Yizhou are dissatisfied..." Although Li Ru huddled in his leather robe, he seemed to have insight into the situation in the surrounding area and said slowly and carefully, "Liu Yizhou
He was ordered by the king to go, but because of the blocked road, he was stranded in Jingdong... Actually it was not the road, but the military chaos in Sichuan... At that time, the Yizhou rebels Ma, Zhao and others gathered in Mianzhu, calling themselves Yellow Turbans, and they gathered together.
He first killed the Mianzhu Order, then killed more than 10,000 officials and civilians in Sichuan, then destroyed Luo County, then Shu County, Qianwei, claiming to be the emperor, with tens of thousands of people... But Liu Yizhou was helpless, and was in a dilemma..."
"...Yizhou engaged in business, gathered the officials and people, and got more than a thousand people. They raided Ma Zhao and broke through it in a few days to clear the state boundary...Liu Yizhou was able to get in...Haha, but Liu Yizhou just stopped the horse carriage, so he
He moved to Mianzhu, supported the rebels, performed small favors, and plotted different schemes. He asked others to kill the powerful king of the state, Li and more than ten people, in order to establish a powerful punishment..."
Having said this, Li Ru stopped and looked at Fei Qian with complicated eyes.
Fei Qian pondered for a moment and nodded silently to Li Ru. He now somewhat understood what Li Ru meant.
Li Ru smiled inside his leather robe and nodded slightly. Since Fei Qian understood, there was no need to elaborate further...
Moreover, for this problem, there really won’t be any clear plan for a while. We can only stick to the four words of “making the best use of the situation”, but the balance and strength of guidance will depend on Fei.
When the time comes to dive, you have the patience.
Well, now, let’s break Hanzhong first!
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The sky gradually darkened, and the rain that had completely covered the sky and the earth also gradually decreased, and it was sprinkled every bit, which was very unpleasant.
Lying on a bed made of hay, Er Mazi, the commander of the Shenling Military Village in Tangluo Road, was mistaken, it was Master Qingxu. He had just finished eating his breasts, stretched out his waist, and let out a contented groan.
For those who seek immortality and seek Taoism, the air here on Tangluo Road is simply like the legend, full of spiritual energy. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the grass is deep and the forests are dense. Taking a breath of the fresh air full of oxygen and negative ions will instantly make you feel refreshed.
A feeling of coolness and comfort from outside to inside...
Refreshing the soul, nothing more than that.
But similarly, it refreshes not only the lungs, but also the hands, feet, and joints of the body...
Why do many Taoist priests in later generations practice martial arts in deep mountains and rivers? In fact, part of the reason is not that they like martial arts, but because they can't do it without practicing!
There is a lot of moisture and dew in the mountains, and the place where you sleep may not be very dry. Maybe it accumulates year after year, and you will suffer from arthritis. If you don't practice Qigong to strengthen your body and remove moisture, how can you do it?
Therefore, these "refreshing" breaths in Tangluo Dao are a burden rather than enjoyment for people like Er Mazi, um, Master Qingxu, who are not accustomed to martial arts.
Even if he serves as the leader of the military camp, Taoist Priest Qingxu still doesn't want to practice martial arts.
No matter what kind of martial arts you practice, the most important thing is to cultivate immortality...
Wrong, the most important thing is not to practice martial arts or to become an immortal, but to find a way as soon as possible to get out of this "wonderland" place with "beautiful mountains and clear waters"!
Damn it, whoever wants to stay in this shitty place can come. Anyway, I, well, I don’t want to stay here anymore...
Infinite Heavenly Lord!
Taishang Laojun is here, so I will comply with Xiaodao's request. Xiaodao will definitely worship it every year, and the gift of three animals will definitely not be lacking...
Taoist Master Qingxu muttered silently in his heart.
At the wooden and stone house where Taoist Master Qingxu rests, two younger Taoist boys are on duty at the door.
It was raining heavily, and sometimes the rain and mist would drift into the eaves and hit the little Taoist boys' robes, but the two little Taoist boys remained motionless, looking at their noses and mouths, with solemn expressions.
How can we say that Taoist Master Qingxu is also a Taoist, and he also has to look like a cultivator. Naturally, he has to be clean and decent. How can he live with those poor ghosts, soldiers, and gangsters every day? How can he reflect the style of a cultivator?
instrument?
Therefore, Taoist Master Qingxu found such a beautiful place outside the original military village and built a wooden house elsewhere. The wooden house was built on a small stone platform on the mountainside, and along the stone platform, there is a winding stone
Thousands of steps away on the mud path is the Shenling Military Village that was originally located on the Tangluo Road.
As for why a Taoist priest became the leader of the military camp, this has to do with the policies currently implemented by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.
Speaking of which, Zhang Lu is actually a grandson...
Really a grandson.
Let’s start from Zhang Daoling’s side.
Zhang Lu’s Five Pecks of Rice religion is actually called the Way of Zhengyimengwei, also known as the Way of the Heavenly Master, which was created by Zhang Ling. Zhang Daoling’s original name was Zhang Ling. He probably felt that he had gained the Tao, so he added a
The word "Dao" is almost like adding "Feng" in the middle of the name of a German military officer during World War II, which makes it three points more noble.
Zhang Ling was from Peiguofeng, and he was originally a college student. Later, he probably read a lot of little yellow books in the National Library of the Han Dynasty. Well, it was Huang Lao's book, so he gave up his position as a court official and went to
Looking for traces of the gods...
Later, during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Ling went to Shu. He felt that this was the most spiritual place in the world, so he went to Heming Mountain and claimed that he had received orders from the Supreme Lord and was named a Heavenly Master by the Supreme Lord.
Founded the Tao of Heavenly Masters.
Because you need to pay five buckets of rice before joining the religion, and there is no seven-day unconditional return system, nor does it participate in any national three-guarantee regulations, so customers who have had a bad experience criticized it as a five bucket of rice thief, or rice thief for short.
Of course, people in Tianshi Dao don’t think so.
Since ancient times, people from all walks of life have to meet their disciples with greetings. This is the minimum rule and etiquette. When Confucius accepted disciples, he also accepted disciples, that is, ten strips of bacon, but why not call Confucianism "the religion of bacon"?
This is obviously the slander of Tianshi Taoism by these disciples of Confucian classics...
When Zhang Ling first established Tianshi Tao, he was practicing medicine and preaching in the Bashu generation, and the poor people had many believers. After Zhang Ling's death, his son Zhang Heng succeeded him; after Zhang Heng's death, his son Zhang Lu still taught his Tao, collectively known as
They are the "Three Masters", namely the "Heavenly Master" Zhang Ling, the "Successor Master" Zhang Heng, and the "Xie Master" Zhang Lu.
Now Zhang Lu calls himself "Master Master" and promotes a political system of independence in Hanzhong. As the supreme leader of Tianshi Dao, he also serves as the prefect of Hanzhong. He has established a complete Taoist class structure. Newcomers to Taoism call him "
"Tao people"; those who have been in Taoism for a long time, have profound faith in Taoism, and have certain strength are called "offering wine"; those who have many leaders are called "jitou big offering wine".
Unlike the Han Dynasty court, Zhang Lu's army, or the unit under the jurisdiction of the civil affairs, was not a village, but a "governance". He established "Twenty-Four Governances" in Hanzhong, and used sacrificial wine as the leader, with full power to manage the administration and military affairs.
, religion and other matters...
Therefore, it is not surprising that Taoist Priest Qingxu in Tangluo Road became the supervisor of Shenling Military Village.
Moreover, because Tianshi Dao implemented such a policy, various conflicts arose in Hanzhong, and the name "rice thieves" spread throughout the world. Who can blame them?
Of course, Taoist Priest Qingxu in the small military camp on Tangluo Road can't pay much attention to it. He can eat a full meal and then sleep comfortably on a dry bed.
The greatest enjoyment at the moment.
As for the future, let’s have some sleep first and then talk about it!
However, such a meager enjoyment of purity was quickly broken...
During the continuous rain, a soldier in tattered clothes walked from the mountain road to the military camp, stepped on the muddy water, rolled and rolled along the stone steps, and ran to the front of the wooden house. He said out of breath:
"Report...Report...True, real person, there is...someone...climbing up..."
