Xu Shu and Liu Bei had a small exchange of hands, and the news of each other's victory and defeat spread to Hanzhong and Fei Qian. Some of it was unexpected, and some of it was expected.
Liu Bei's reputation was not in vain. This move not only threatened the smooth flow of food routes, but was also a double blow. It also threatened the relationship between Xu Shu and the surrendered generals in Sichuan and Shu.
Although Xu Shu also knew that there was probably a problem in Nanchong, and he may not be able to clear up the relationship with Lei Tong. After all, Xu Shu's mode of escorting grain and grass over short distances with irregular timing and irregular quantities would be more cumbersome overall, and would also
It increases the workload a lot, but it is also very difficult for the other party to seize the fleeting opportunity.
This time, Liu Beijun not only went around and sneaked in, but he also managed to get stuck at the right spot. If there was no insider to provide accurate information, how could he have done it so easily?
He knew that he knew, but Xu Shu was still Xu Shu after all, so he pretended not to know. He just rearranged the manpower, conducted a screening of the grain road, and then re-assigned the transportation, as if he had no idea what was wrong with Lei Tong.
When did Liu Bei start to deal with these Sichuan and Shu factions in history? Did he launch a large-scale crusade as soon as he entered Sichuan? Or did he turn his back and disown them as soon as he entered Chengdu?
neither.
Historically, Liu Bei spent three or four years slowly dispatching, deporting, and even intentionally or unintentionally letting these Sichuan and Shu gentry native local snakes die on the battlefield...
Of course, Zhuge was probably behind some of this, so when Zhuge came to power, all the Sichuan and Shu nobles were obedient and didn't dare to say anything loudly. Then after Zhuge's death, everything changed immediately.
The gentry is like this. If you can't beat the current generation, just keep accounts, and then corrupt the next generation. If you can't beat tigers and wolves, you can always beat pigs and dogs, right? Most of them are compliments, but in real life, the most common
It's because the parents are too strong, and the children are suppressed and become very weak.
Fei Qian expressed his approval and understanding for Xu Shu's approach of turning a blind eye. After all, Sichuan and Shu are now in chaos and turmoil. Try not to let yourself fall into passiveness and danger, and at the same time, he reminded
Xu Shu, you can't be too relaxed about these Sichuan and Shu generals who have surrendered. If you happen to encounter them, you won't be tempted to capture one or two and have an attack. Of course, it only needs to be done by someone who is not involved in Zhengxi.
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Fei Qian went all the way from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, not walking very fast, because he also had to wait for Xu Huang and Zhang Liao to arrive before heading towards Sichuan and Shu together.
At this stage, Fei Qian's strategy of elite soldiers has gradually achieved results. The relationship between generals and their soldiers is not as close as that of other princes. Within the Zhengxi system, elite soldiers are an important armed force supporting various places.
, but this force does not belong to a certain general, but is deployed according to the situation. Just like Huang Cheng was originally in charge of Hanzhong, but when Huang Cheng entered Sichuan, he did not take away all the Hanzhong soldiers, but only took them with him.
Went to mountain camp.
The same is true for Xu Huang and Zhang Liao. Only the guard battalions directly under them can be regarded as Xu Huang and Zhang Liao's headquarters. Although this will bring some other problems, as long as the above-mentioned management is in place, it can still be reduced.
Or it can be avoided, after all, the military law is there.
Of course, many times these military laws are only for certain people to see, and for other people, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to know how to get around them. It's like Liu Bei didn't give sacrifices to the ten permanent servants at first, and then continued to do so.
He couldn't even become a county captain, but Dong Zhuo, who lost his troops and lost generals, could rely on giving money to the ten permanent servants, and then he could be promoted to a noble rank without any trouble...
Any system has its drawbacks and benefits. It is just a question of trade-offs, measurement and specific implementation. There is nothing else. At least, for this period of time, this approach is pretty good. It not only maintains the elite nature of the soldiers, but also maintains the morale of the soldiers.
Stability and a certain degree of local dependence will not lead to excessive military power that threatens local people's livelihood.
Fei lurked in Hanzhong, but he also had no time to relax.
Most of the time, trouble is self-inflicted, or self-created, and there is nothing wrong with it.
So Fei Qian saw the yellow flags hanging high in front of him, cigarette smoke lingering, and more than twenty boys and girls wearing uniform Taoist robes.
Jiao, it feels like a stone has been thrown at my own feet...
Liu Dan is quite skinny now, and with the loose Taoist robes on his body, at first glance, he seems to have a somewhat immortal air, but if you look carefully at his eyebrows, his eye sockets are sunken, his eye circles are dark, and there are red threads all over.
You can know that this so-called immortal spirit is just an appearance. In fact, Liu Dan's body is already decayed and crumbling.
Liu Dan seemed to be completely immersed in his own world, and did not pay attention to Fei Qian's arrival. Even after being reminded, he looked calm and calm, slapped his head, and claimed to be Taoist Guangxu...
Guangxu, Nima.
Fei Qian resisted the urge to slap Liu Dan, then said a few words casually, and left Liu Dan's office where the green smoke was everywhere, making Fei Qian's breathing difficult.
"Mr. Crouching Tiger..." Fei Qian glanced at Zhang Ze who was standing aside, "Did you get what you wanted?"
There was a thin glimmer of water on Zhang Ze's forehead. Although he had been having a good time during this period, he was naturally a little nervous now that he had been caught. He quickly raised his hands and said: "My lord Mingjian, all these things are...
It was not my fault... I also tried to persuade Liu Yizhou, but Liu Yizhou not only refused to listen, he was also quite angry..."
"Haha..." Fei Qian said expressionlessly... Fei Qian could guess how Zhang Ze operated without asking anyone specifically. Did Zhang Ze have any advice? There must have been, and he must have been there.
In public, the kind of persuasion that prevents Liu Dan from stepping down can not only achieve the opposite effect, but also establish his own upright image in front of the public.
Isn’t this how aristocratic families raise pigs?
Food and drink were brought to me, and I pointed at the red and soft pit and shouted loudly, don't look here, don't look here, you can't jump, you can't jump here!
Hey, if you don’t call out, maybe the other party won’t pay attention...
Liu Dan is nominally the governor of Yizhou, and Zhang is the chief governor of Yizhou. If Liu Dan is addicted to the smoke of Taoism, and only knows how to make rituals all day long, and has no interest in government affairs, who will benefit the most?
?
So Zhang Ze said that he didn't take any action, didn't instigate, or even tried to persuade, so it can only be said...
But having said that, if Liu Dan himself had not had any flaws, Zhang Ze would not have been so upset.
One is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer. Even if the country's laws are strict, sometimes they can't control some dirty things, let alone the Han Dynasty where the laws are not yet complete, and in Hanzhong where Fei Qian himself vigorously promotes Taoism.
So even though the stone hit his instep, Fei Qian could only endure it, just like he knew that Zhang Ze must be making some small moves, but he still had to turn a blind eye. The same was true for Zhang Ze.
Having calculated such a result, although he looks a little scared on the surface, he is not timid.
Let’s keep accounts first.
Fei Qian said: "Let's not mention this for now...where is Zhen Zhen?" If Zhang Ze is partly responsible for Liu Dan's current situation, then Zuo Ci is also inseparable.
"Zuo Xian...Zuo Zhenren, I gave a lecture in Anfu before..." Zhang Ze bowed his hands respectfully and said, "When I heard that Zheng Xi was coming, I immediately turned back. I think it will be here in the next two days..."
Fei Qian waved his hand, and Zhang Ze understood and quickly resigned.
Liu Dan himself was not a good material, and Fei Qian naturally knew that, but he did not expect that it was such a useless material. It had already rotted away in a short time, and many colorful mushrooms grew on it.
It can only be said that the previous environment was too good, or too bad, and did not give Liu Dan a chance to grow mushrooms? Now after being exposed to wind and rain, the spores in Liu Dan's heart can no longer restrain their impulses?
Of course, Fei Qian also hopes that Liu Dan is a waste, which is naturally easier to control. After all, he was just using Liu Dan's name to find an excuse to attack Sichuan and Shu. Everyone knows how this kind of excuse works.
It's one thing, but it doesn't make much sense if you put it bluntly. It's like the life of most people. Earn some money to find a spouse, have a child, and eat three meals a day with pots, pans, sauce, vinegar, and tea. It can't be more vulgar.
But at least it talks about career, love and family...
hypocritical?
No, this is reality.
Reality is never hypocritical, only the human heart is hypocritical.
Just like now, Fei Qian didn't think about what would happen to Liu Dan at all. Instead, he was thinking that if Liu Dan continued like this, what if something went wrong with the cough medicine and he died, which would be somewhat troublesome.
As for Liu Dan's own life and death, he doesn't care. Who else cares?
Fei Qian could more or less guess what Liu Dan was like now. Not everyone is a salted fish with a dream. Of course, when a salted fish with a dream works hard, he suddenly realizes that he is not ready for the golden glory.
When the carp jumping over the dragon's gate was actually a salted fish, the psychological impact it suffered was far greater than those of live fish...
After all, there are very few people like Liu Bei who fight and lose again and again, and finally stand up. Most of them lie down after dripping with blood.
It is definitely wrong to say that Liu Dan does not have any high spirits, desire and impulse to guide the country. If it is true that Liu Dan does not have it, Liu Dan will not be willing to cooperate with Fei Qian, but it seems that the troubles in Sichuan and Shu have made Liu Dan
Dan saw the salt in his body, or the heavy psychological pressure caused him to seek comfort in the direction of nothingness...
What kind of psychological journey Liu Dan has gone through, Fei Qian can no longer study at the moment, and he does not want to spend more time studying it. He only thinks about how to solve this problem, and untying the bell often still requires the person who tied the bell to let Liu Dan recover.
, or to extend Liu Dan's life as much as possible, it is naturally easier to start with Taoism.
It was also easier for Liu Dan to accept it.
Therefore, after Fei Qian saw Zuo Ci, he immediately said: "You and Zhang Yuanxiu have done a good job!"
Zuo Ci shivered with fright. He completely lost the aloof and celestial immortal appearance he had in other places. He kept saying with a sad face: "General! General! This, you can't blame me for this! How could I have known that Liu Shijun would believe so and say what?
Everyone believes this... This, you really can’t blame the little old man!"
Others don't know the ingredients of the elixir. As an operator, how can Zuo Ci not know what the raw materials are? Zuo Ci wouldn't dare to let Zuo Ci eat the elixir he refined. The toxicity of the experimental elixir is all
He secretly found some kind of wild dog and mixed it with the steamed bun meat and threw it in. After seeing that the dog could not be poisoned, he took it out and gave it to others to eat. Just like those people who made gutter oil in later generations, he himself would rather eat instant noodles.
I definitely won’t eat fast food either…
Fei Qian stretched out two fingers and said to Zuo Ci: "Two years! No matter what method you use, I need at least two years! I have to live, you know?"
"Two years?" Zuo Ci said with a bitter look on his face, a look of despair, "General Mingjian, this... is not an old man or something like that. Liu Shijun's body is weak both internally and externally, and his erysipelas is already deep. Not to mention two years, I'm afraid...
...This...Liu Shijun will probably log into the Immortal Class in...at most half a year..." Zuo Ci himself attaches great importance to health preservation, so he naturally has a lot of research on physical health. When he met Liu Dan, he immediately coughed
Dan seemed to be eating three meals a day, but he was also frightened and did not dare to take on the task given by Fei Qian.
"Still logging into the Immortal Class?" Fei Qian sneered, "If all immortals come here like this, wouldn't the Immortal Realm become a ghost realm?"
Zuo Ci stroked his beard awkwardly.
"If there is erysipelas, detoxify it; if there is yin deficiency and yang deficiency, give it a tonic," Fei Qian said, "You are the best at this health regimen, can't you extend it for a while?"
Zuo Ci still laughed awkwardly: "Reporting to General, as an ordinary person, if the body is occasionally deficient, just eat some supplements. It is not that difficult to prolong life... But Liu Shijun's situation... Now
Liu Shijun relied entirely on the fire of his own samadhi in his body, like a candle in the wind. If he made a slight move, it would be... that's it... so it was irreparable. It wasn't that the old Taoist didn't want to, but that he couldn't...
"
Fei Qian frowned.
Fei Qian can probably understand what Zuo Ci means. Just like many warriors who look very strong with muscles all over their bodies, the muscles in their bodies are supported by their young body functions. Once they get old, or their potential is used up,
, then the accumulated illnesses and injuries will erupt together like a volcanic eruption. This is why many athletes in later generations generally have to work harder than the average person when they get old.
"Can't save?" Fei Qian asked.
Zuo Ci nodded silently.
"Huh!" Fei Qian snorted and said, "Xianren Zuo, you have thought about it, you really can't save me?"
Zuo Cihan rolled down. This was different from ordinary people shouting at each other. When the person in power gave an order, it was not just a matter of a few spitballs, "...This, this, Xiaodao will try his best...it will only take two years."
, but there is no guarantee... maybe it will be possible in one year..."
Fei Qian looked at Zuo Ci and confirmed that this was indeed Zuo Ci's truth. He nodded and asked Zuo Ci to retreat.
Perhaps, it’s time to make plans to not have this fig leaf...
