Chapter 297 Subduing the Yi King with Seven Surnames
Danqu County was the capital of the ancient Si Kingdom. Its jurisdiction was very large, including large areas of Dazhou City and Bazhong City in later generations, with an area of about 50,000 square kilometers.
And in this vast land, there live the local Taoist people.
The Ti people and the Han people have lived together for many years, blended with each other, and become Chinese. For example, the surnames of the seven Yi kings are now all Han surnames.
Their living habits, food customs, and clothing are often no different from those of the Han people.
The only difference is that the past culture is still retained, such as the funeral culture of boat coffins, the national character of being brave and fierce, good at singing and dancing, and relatively backward production equipment.
Liu Bei took a boat and went north along the river. The mountains and cliffs on both sides of the river were steep and dense, and the Huaying Mountains extended all the way to the south, making people feel like they were deep in the mountains.
On the cliff wall on the right, you can still vaguely see the hanging ladders and hanging roads built on the mountain, which seem to have been ruined by the vicissitudes of life.
"Brother, look."
Zhang Fei had very good eyesight. He pointed to the forest on the right and said, "There is someone over there."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked intently, and sure enough they saw a dozen heads popping up in the forest and on the edge of the cliff, looking toward the river below.
But the momentum is quite huge.
In the same way, businessmen also know that the state suppresses them.
The most important thing is that Liu Bei is very sincere. He originally thought that if Zhou Lin and Zhao Yun came over, they would negotiate and negotiate good terms. Now that Liu Bei came in person, they were naturally flattered.
Liu Bei nodded and said: "Head to the military camp."
The seventh king of Yi was coerced and induced by Zhang Lu to help him defend the city. It was enough to defend the city. There was no need to take the initiative to provoke a powerful enemy.
Du Yi thought for a while and said: "We know General Zuo's sincerity, but since he wants to serve the imperial court, he should have a name."
After the ships of both sides met, Zhao Yun saluted Liu Bei.
However, according to Zhao Yun's investigation these days, he still found that the opponent had mobilized a lot of troops and deployed them in the Dangshi area to the north.
"good!"
"hehe."
This area is where Zhang Fei and Zhang He confronted each other.
Soon the appearance of the ship attracted Zhao Yunjun's nearby scouts to whistle, but the flag on the bow of the ship showed his identity. In a short time, Zhao Yun took a small boat and sailed south from Mengtou Pier to greet him.
"Greetings to my lord."
Because there are many plains in Brazil and Banan, the population is very large. It is the territory of the Han people, so Han officials must be appointed.
As we approached the canyon ahead, we saw a series of camps. There were hundreds of people waiting at the entrance of the camps.
This is Qu County in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province in later generations, and further north is Danqu. The historical Battle of Danqu against the Jaw Treasure Zhang Fei took place here.
The Zhi people have many soldiers and horses. The seven tribes of all sizes can have a combined population of six to seven million. Even if one-fifth of them fight, they can still have a hundred thousand soldiers.
"The rest stay behind Mengtou."
"only."
Zhao Yun had eight thousand soldiers, while Liu Bei simply brought more than a thousand personal guards.
"Lord, you can't go."
"Lord, don't worry."
Zhou Lin did not overhear the implication. He just thought that Liu Bei would not attack business, so he breathed a sigh of relief, looked to the north and said: "My lord, in front of you is Mengtou, General Zhao is stationed here now."
Zhou Lin took out a letter from his arms and placed it on the desk.
Everyone responded with a roar.
The Du family has the largest population, with more than 200,000 followers, and is the largest tribe of Yi kings in Bazhong.
A group of unarmored savages armed with bronze vessels fought against a regular army of men covered in armor and armed with steel weapons, and they were destined to die.
"I wonder how many troops you two are willing to send?"
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Of course I know that you have concerns in your hearts, but I believe you know better than anyone else that Zhang Lu will not be able to achieve great things. This time we send troops, there is a great chance of annihilating Zhang Lu. Are you just going to miss it? Don't you want to?
Do you want to contribute to the imperial court?"
In later generations, there was a theory of King Ji's Cave in this area.
Therefore, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, due to serious land annexation, Shi Dan, the minister of the DPRK, once proposed the idea of "limiting land and slaves" in order to alleviate the increasingly intensified class contradictions. However, due to the opposition of aristocrats and bureaucrats, it was not implemented.
It's just that the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business in the Han Dynasty has not changed, so Zhou Lin is still cautious.
He only brought five people with him, including Zhou Lin, a scholar.
When Liu Bei's army arrived in the mountainous area of Dangshi Township, they could hear the cries of birds one after another in the high mountains and dense forests, and there were constant rustling sounds from the mountains and forests on both sides.
Therefore, the Li family ranked low among the seven surnames and could not decide whether to form an alliance with Liu Bei because of their relationship with Zhou Lin.
A Zhong walked to the bow of the boat, put his right hand into his mouth, and immediately made a crisp bird call.
Liu Bei asked.
Fortunately, there is rectification of the law, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
The main reason is that the Li family is brave and fierce, has insufficient production capacity, and lacks weapons and equipment. Therefore, it relies heavily on the Zhou family for business, and must fully support Zhou Lin out of profit.
Liu Bei was ambitious and powerful, and he also controlled the Yangtze River, an important commercial waterway. If he suppressed merchants, the wealth accumulated by the Zhou family would be much less in the future, so he had to test and ask.
Everyone stood up and held their hands, imitating Zhou Lin's previous address to Liu Bei, saluting Liu Bei and calling him lord.
"Xiaoqing still has a very long-term vision."
This bird cry is a common way of communication among people.
"Lord!"
Everyone came to Liu Bei, bowed their hands and said, "Du Yi, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue, Yang Che, Wang Gui, Gong Sou, pay your respects to the emperor."
After Liu Bei arrived at Zhao Yun's station, he held a meeting.
Zhou Lin introduced: "From Mengtou all the way north to Danqu and Hanchang, there are hundreds of thousands of tribes living on both sides of the river. The seven surnamed Yi kings are just the seven larger ones, and there are countless other small tribes."
Du Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Zhang Lu has great power. Since he defeated Cai Hao two years ago, he is now attacking Chengdu. We don't want to be enemies with the emperor's uncle, but the emperor's uncle is in Jingzhou and Zhang Lu is too close to us. If we don't obey,
Because of him, I’m afraid it will be difficult for our tribe to survive.”
He did not mention the Governor of Brazil and the Governor of Banan.
"Tell them I'm coming."
The leader is named Du Yi (huo), and he is the leader of the Du family.
After a brief discussion, Zhou Lin went out to make arrangements.
These 100,000 soldiers and horses are actually empty frames.
Zhou Lin said: "The emperor has an order. If each tribe sends 5,000 troops, they will receive a reward of ten catties, fifty catties of silver, and five million yuan. If they send ten thousand troops, they will receive a reward of fifty catties and one hundred silver."
Jin, money worth tens of millions. Leaders like Du, Pu, Yuan, who send more than 20,000 troops, will not only be appointed as officials in the imperial court, but also be given a hundred catties of gold, two hundred catties of silver, and twenty million in money."
According to past experience, if Zhou Lin spread the news of his arrival, King Qi Yi would send people to Mengtou to discuss with him.
When the time comes, he will invite the seven Yi kings to come over.
When aristocratic families seek to seize people's land, do they know that they are harming the interests of the country?
Zhou Lin smiled and said, "Ah Zhong."
The problem is that the weapons and equipment of the people are very backward, most of them are bronze, and iron weapons have not yet become popular.
After all, when Liu Zhang was in charge of Xichuan, due to his serious lack of control, he even caused civil strife among the Yizhou family, and he hardly dared to suppress the Yizhou family.
It can be seen that if Zhao Yun continues to go north to attack Danqu, he will be attacked by them.
"The end will be here."
Zhou Lin added at the end: "Xiaoqing said that although the merchant industry buys low and sells high, which harms the people, it is also the foundation of the country. Guan Zhong used business to make Qi strong in his early years. As long as he can make small profits but quick sales, after deducting costs,
If you can earn more or less, it will be beneficial to the country."
Not only the Zhi people, but also the Ba people, like the Jinfan thieves of Ganning, often used this method, putting bird feathers on their heads, speaking bird language in their mouths, and communicating in code.
It was because Zhang Lu defeated Cai Hao and was about to destroy Liu Zhang that he surrendered to him. Now that someone is more ruthless, he naturally does not dare to make a mistake.
Liu Bei nodded.
Yuan Yue also said: "I am willing to send ten thousand troops."
Liu Bei waved his hand.
Liu Bei said: "You can just bring a thousand personal guards with me."
Du Yi stretched out his hand in the direction of the tent inside.
Mengtou is actually a township below Danqu. There are a large number of Tibetan people living on both sides of the river, with pastoral villages and many murals and reliefs.
Zhou Lin introduced again: "This is General Zuo, Jingzhou Mu, uncle of the Han Emperor."
"only."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I believe that the people are not so stupid as to be our enemies. I am here to dispel their worries. What's more, I have my second brother and third disciple, Uncle Long, by my side, so why should I be afraid of them?"
"What difficulties does Leader Gong have?"
So when it comes to the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of these people is not necessarily higher than Liu Bei's army of 20,000.
Zhou Lin explained to Liu Bei: "My lord, in the past, when merchant ships came to purchase goods, we did not go one by one. Instead, we sent people to notify them in advance and asked them to prepare the goods. The fleet would not arrive until the agreed time.
Qu or Mengtou Township collects the goods together."
Liu Bei has been traveling for many years now and is experienced in the world. He naturally heard this. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Since Xiaoqing said it, it is naturally right. Xiaoqing also told me many ways to strengthen a country.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all pillars of the people, and the country also needs to establish commerce to reassure the people."
"this"
"You two will lead our troops to respond."
Of course I know.
Yang Che said: "I also want to serve the emperor, but the tribe is poor and struggling to survive."
Liu Guanzhang, Zhao Yun, Zhou Lin, and the accompanying mid-level officers Wei Yan, Gao Xiang, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan and others gathered in the tent.
Soon after six days passed, the tribes communicated with each other and sent people to tell Zhou Lin that they would not go to Mengtou, but if they were sincere, they could go to Dangshi.
When the news came back, Liu Bei planned to come in person. Zhou Lin quickly dissuaded him and said: "How can a person with a body of thousands of years be in danger? Let me do this for you."
Moreover, Dangshi Township is still in the mountains and forests on the left bank. To cross the canyon, the terrain is extremely dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Zhang Fei also sent people to cross through other trails and defeated Zhang He. This shows the terrain here.
Gong Sou also raised his hand and said, "In that case, the Gong family is also willing to send 10,000 troops to attack Zhang Lu for the emperor's uncle."
Therefore, they could not defeat the Han people and could only submit to the strong Han people.
In a fierce battle in the wild, they were certainly no match for Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops, but they followed Zhang Lu's orders to garrison Danqu, Hanchang and other cities, and guard the Micang Pass. Liu Bei would have difficulty attacking Hanzhong, and would be in danger of being attacked from both sides.
Liu Bei looked from a distance and saw that the vast Qianjiang River gradually opened up on both sides of the river. Originally, the two sides were dense hills and undulating mountains, but now they have turned into a vast plain.
"Dahei!"
Therefore, both sides maintain a state of non-interference with each other.
He came to Zhou Lin and hugged Zhou Lin.
In this way, at least one has been divided internally in advance, which is good news.
"Wen Chang, where is Dexin?"
Zhao Yunjun did not conflict with these ethnic minorities, and the two sides did not interfere with each other.
Soon the group arrived at the camp.
The Zhi people are brave and good at fighting, and among them the Li family is the most powerful. They like to fight bravely and fiercely, worship the strong, take pleasure in fighting tigers and wolves, and are proud of the scars on their bodies.
Guan Yu immediately stood up and was about to stop Liu Bei from entering. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei stopped him, shook his head slightly, and then said: "The leader invites you kindly, how can you not go? You are waiting outside the camp. The second and third brothers, Ji Zhizi and Uncle Long, have arrived.
, you go with me."
Once they attack Danqu or Hanchang, the enemy troops will come from all directions, and their retreat will be cut off. Tens of thousands of troops will be wiped out in an instant.
It's just that although Shang Yang broke the land annexation of the big nobles, after the privatization of land, wealthy businessmen and the powerful bureaucratic class will also use various means to annex the private land of the lower class people, forming a situation of land annexation again.
"Get the table."
Zhao Yun waved his hand, and the ships turned around, taking several of Liu Bei's large ships to Mengtou.
The harm caused by land annexation has been expounded as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Their leaders were named Du Yi, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue, Yang Che, Li Hei, Wang Gui and Gong Sou.
The surrender of the seven Yi kings gave Liu Bei nearly 100,000 more troops.
Soon the sound of birdsong spread throughout the canyon.
This made the people less enthusiastic about farming. After Shang Yang's reform of land private ownership, the fields belonged to the people themselves, and their enthusiasm was naturally mobilized.
"only!"
At this time, there was still Zhang Lu garrison in Danqu County, so Zhao Yun did not attack Danqu County directly, but stationed himself at the Wakou Pass here.
Du Yi immediately said: "I am willing to send 30,000 troops."
In particular, Li Hei, the leader of the Li family, is extremely brave and is the strongest among the Li people.
"It's an order."
People are not stupid.
It's a pity that although the Li family is full of martial virtue, they lack the right to speak in the entire Jin tribe because of the smallest population.
There are high mountains on both sides of the bank, and the river in the upper reaches is getting narrower, making it difficult for large-scale ships to navigate. When Cai Mao went north to march, he could only use small and medium-sized ships.
Liu Bei said with a smile: "You don't need to worry. We from Jingzhou will mobilize all our troops to attack Zhang Lu in the west. At this time, Zhang Lu's main force is in Chengdu. If you let us go over, I will capture Hanzhong and then go south to destroy Zhang Lu's main army.
It’s safe and sound.”
Liu Bei said: "It doesn't matter, I decided to come temporarily."
In the Qin Dynasty, these seven surnames were "E, Luo, Pu, Zan, Du, Xi, and Gong". In the Han Dynasty, they gradually evolved into "Du, Pu, Yuan, Yang, Wang, Li, and Gong."
As expected, the opponent has gathered troops and prepared.
Because Zhao Yun had already issued a peace notice, and had sent people to greet the nearby Xi people and Ba people and Han people, saying that they would not attack the people.
"Chief Du, Chief Pu, Chief Yuan, Chief Yang, Chief Wang, and Chief Gong."
Zhou Lin said with a smile: "These imperial uncles have already thought about it for you. If you are willing to join the emperor and work for the emperor, the emperor will not only appoint you as officials, but also give you money, food, weapons, etc."
Help you get out of the mountains and fields and make great achievements."
After all, in addition to the less than 10,000 soldiers, there are also 20,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians, and the total number is quite large.
When everyone came closer, a strong man from a distance had already rushed out and ran towards Zhou Lin.
Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Where is uncle Zhi?"
Therefore, the Du family and the Pu family can send out two to thirty thousand soldiers, the Li family can send out at most one or two thousand soldiers, and other clans can send out at most ten thousand soldiers.
Pu Hu and Yuan Yue took a step slower and said hurriedly: "The villain is also willing."
"According to Xiaoqing's words, this is called a buyer's market."
They originally thought that Liu Bei sent Zhou Lin and Zhao Yun to negotiate, but they didn't expect Liu Bei to come in person. They were very surprised and hurriedly came out to greet them.
Liu Bei looked around and said: "If you and others send troops to help me capture Hanzhong, I will report to the court and declare him the governor of Bazhong."
Yang Che and Wang Gui were overjoyed and said, "We are willing to send 10,000 troops."
"alright."
After all, your tribe only has 10,000 people, while others’ tribes have hundreds of thousands. No matter how powerful you are in fighting, you will never be able to defeat four people with just two fists, and even a good tiger will not be able to fight against many wolves.
Therefore, when Liu Bei's fleet crossed the Qianjiang River, there were so many birds chirping in the mountains and forests on both sides, proving that there were many human sentries observing them.
Among the seven surnames, the Du family has the largest population, followed by the Pu family. The rest of the tribes are as small as the Li family, which has about 10,000 people, and the Yuan family, Yang family, Wang family, and Gong family have tens of thousands of people.
certainly.
"The end will be here."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Including the Guards and Wei Yan Gaoxiang's 3,000 people, the number is less than 5,000.
Zhou Lin told him before coming here.
"exist."
Zhao Yun's military camp was stationed in the wilderness southeast of Mengtou. He did not enter the village pavilion to harass the local people. The attitude of the people towards them was mainly to monitor and be vigilant, and did not attack.
The Jie people were too hidden in the mountains and forests. If he followed Pang Tong's plan and went straight north along the river, it would be impossible to discover the Jie people.
Du Yi, Pu Hu, and Yuan Yue can just use their power to win over them. Li Hei has long made it clear that he will support it, and now there are only three of them left.
A slave next to him stood up and said: "Master."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Excuse me, I am here to bother you."
This frightened the people and made them dare not act rashly.
On the other hand, the Bazhong and Badong areas are dominated by ethnic minorities such as the Zhi people and the Ba people. Using the Zhi people as leaders can be regarded as using barbarians to control barbarians.
But this time when Liu Bei went to Dangshi to meet with the Seven-surnamed Yi King, he did not bring so many troops.
When many people saw Liu Bei's courage, they admired him even more and did not dare to harm him.
He is getting vaccinated.
Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "I know that you all obeyed Zhang Lu's orders and helped him garrison Danqu and Hanchang. I came here this time to ask you why you serve Zhang Lu and not the imperial court.
?”
Liu Bei looked at Zhou Lin.
After entering the tent, Du Yi did not dare to sit on the main seat. Instead, he sat opposite Liu Bei and the others, with six people sitting on the right and seven on the left.
Gong Sou said: "The tribe lacks weapons and food."
Because of the distance, we couldn't see clearly. We could only vaguely hear the cries of birds in the mountains on the left and right, rippling back and forth in the canyon.
From this point, it can also be proved that Fa Zheng's inference is correct.
Liu Bei asked: "If they are ambushing in the mountains, will they be harmful to us?"
Liu Bei looked at Gong Sou again.
In fact, not many people came from Liu Bei this time.
However, Zhou Lin also took some time to breathe before coming, and Li Hei will fully support him.
"Forehead"
Zhou Lin hesitated.
"Uncle Emperor, please!"
The man was more than eight feet tall and had an extremely strong build. It was midsummer. He only wore a pair of brown linen trousers on his lower body, and his upper body was shirtless, revealing bronze-colored muscles and many hideous scars.
"Dahei."
Shang Yang's reform directly pushed the social status of merchants to the bottom, and the order of scholars, peasants, industry, and commerce was determined at that time. On the contrary, Guan Zhong affirmed the status of merchants in "Guanzi" and believed that scholars, peasants, industry, and commerce were indispensable and were the pillars of the country.
Du Yi praised: "Uncle Huang is so courageous that he only brought thousands of soldiers and horses to Dangshi Township. We originally thought it was Zhou Lin and General Zhao who came, but we were not prepared to welcome them. We ask Uncle Huang to forgive us."
"This is not difficult, Zhou Lin."
They all emptied their fortunes.
Pu Hu said: "I am willing to send 20,000 troops."
"good."
The main reason is that the places where the Ti people live are extremely remote. Mengtou Township, Dangshi Township and Danqu County are inhabited by Ti, Han and Ba people.
After finishing speaking, Liu Bei looked at Yang Che, Wang Gui, and Gong Sou.
Seeing this scene, Guan Yu first broke into a cold sweat.
Zhou Lin introduced them one by one.
After Zhou Lin hugged him, he introduced Liu Bei with a smile: "Master, this is my good friend Li Hei, the leader of the Li clan."
There are relatively few Mi people living on the plains, and most of them live in the hills and forests on both sides.
"No gifts, no gifts."
"My friend!"
In this way, they continued northward by boat. In the afternoon, they walked more than thirty miles and arrived at Dangshi Township.
Wei Yan and Gao Xiang, who had been promoted to intermediate generals due to their military exploits, stepped forward.
Pu Hu said: "To put it lightly, Zhang Lu has been operating in Hanzhong for many years, and there are so many troops stationed in his old nest. Once you fail to capture it and Zhang Lu returns, we will be the first to be eliminated."
They were indeed threatened and lured by Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lu only gave them some gold and silver. How could he have the power of being a prefect?
Du Yi didn't hesitate at that moment, he was the first to stand up and said: "I am willing to serve the emperor's uncle."
After everyone sat down, Du Yi asked: "I wonder why uncle Huang is here?"
Li Hei's eyes widened, and then he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Li Hei, a man from the mountains, pays homage to the emperor's uncle!"
"This is a local Yang family."
The main tribes of the Jin people live deep in the mountains on both sides of the strait, and as far north as Bazhong. After each tribe gets the news, they send people over, and it does take time to go back and forth.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and stood up and said: "Don't worry, everyone, I will treat all Han people equally, and they are all my Han people. If I can put down troubles in the future, I will not let the Han people help me."
Liu Bei laughed and said: "I have understood the three leaders' determination to serve the country with fists. If we can capture Hanzhong, I will designate Chief Du as the prefect of Bazhong, Chief Pu as the prefect of Badong, and Chief Yuan as the general."
Liu Bei's fame is heard all over Bashu.
But the main purpose of getting them to submit is to weaken Zhang Lu's power.
"yes."
Du Yi and Pu Huyuan suddenly began to breathe rapidly.
After all, Zhang Lu's status cannot be compared with Liu Bei's. Now Liu Bei has obtained the entire Jingzhou, and he is much better than Zhang Lu in terms of reputation, strength and status.
But the people still gathered their troops.
This process lasted six days.
From this point, we can see that there is no shortage of knowledgeable people in history who know the dangers of land annexation. Therefore, throughout the dynasties, there have been different reforms to restrict large landowners from annexing land.
For example, one of Shang Yang's reforms was to change the well-field system. This was because the well-field system seemed to be state-owned land, but in fact most of the land and the best fields were occupied by the nobility. The lower class people had to farm the land for the nobility before they could cultivate the rest of the land.
Chen Dao, who was standing guard outside the door, came in and handed over his hands.
"only."
The other Yi kings who were watching from behind couldn't sit still when they heard Liu Bei's name.
Fortunately, the people did not take the initiative to attack.
Therefore, after the seven surnamed Yi kings surrendered, Zhang Lu's Hanzhong no longer had an important force to defend, and Liu Bei could march straight in and attack Huanglong.
In addition, if Bashu is pacified in the future, the people will be able to fight well, and they can also be trained and reorganized.
Just like the useless flying army.
Once these brave ethnic minorities have the same sophisticated equipment as the Han people, the effects will be astonishing.
Therefore, conquering the people is of great value both now and in the future.