After the Battle of Xinye, Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong joined forces in Xinye. Afterwards, the army moved forward and garrisoned in Chaoyang County. It formally formed a confrontation with the Han army in Deng County, and in accordance with Gao Fei's order, deliberately released two months later.
News of leading an army of 700,000 men across the country to destroy the Han Dynasty.
In addition, Lu Heng was dismissed from his post by Gao Fei, and Huang Zhong was also implicated. One month's salary was deducted, but Lu Heng was left in Huang Zhong's army to serve him. The entire vanguard army was given full power to Huang Zhong, with Zhang Liao as his deputy.
Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang retreated the army to the Deng County area. Hundreds of thousands of people who had dragged their families from the front line were all sent to the Xiangyang area for resettlement by the Han army. When they heard the news released by the Huaxia Army, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu decided to temporarily
Don't report it to avoid causing panic among the people in Jingzhou.
However, without an airtight wall, it is extremely difficult to defend the people. Therefore, soon, the news of the Chinese army's attack reached Xiangyang, and the court was in an uproar. All the officials were shocked, and some ministers even took the initiative.
Begged to move the capital to Nanjun.
Liu Bei was sitting in the main hall, hearing the trivial words of the ministers in his ears, which made him feel extremely impatient.
Suddenly, he stood up, glanced at the ministers with sharp eyes, and said angrily: "Our Han army has 300,000 water and land troops, and it is also in danger of the Han River. As long as we guard the Han River, we will never suffer any losses.
You are all the founding heroes of our Han Dynasty. The Huaxia Kingdom has not yet sent out a single soldier.
, why are you clamoring here to move the capital? Now we have only lost the ten counties of Xinye County. You are all so afraid. Once the Chinese army rolls in, are you ready to move me?
Kill him and the whole country surrenders?"
After saying this, Liu Bei walked away, extremely angry.
"Retreat!" the palace lady beside Liu Bei shouted.
After giving the order, all the ministers respectfully sent Liu Bei off. After Liu Bei left, all the ministers talked about it and slowly left the court.
Prime Minister Xu Shao did not move. He stood there, looking at the frustrated faces of the civil and military officials in the court, and sighed. At this moment, he noticed a face with delicate features, white face and green beard, and light ink-colored hair.
The long gown covered his strong body, making him look extremely elegant.
Xu Shao saw that the man was still standing in the hall. When all the ministers retreated, and he and the man were the only ones left in the hall, Xu Shao walked straight towards the man and asked with a smile: "All the ministers have retreated, sir."
Why doesn’t Yan leave?”
"In the face of a powerful enemy, the ministers did not think about how to evacuate the enemy, but they first proposed to move the capital. Gongyan did not agree. He planned to go to see your majesty later and tell your majesty what Gongyan was thinking one by one. I hope I can contribute to the country.
Li." The person who spoke, whose surname is Jiang, whose given name is Wan, and whose courtesy name is Gongyan, is from Xiangxiang, Lingling, and is currently an admonishment official of the Han Dynasty.
After hearing this, Xu Shao nodded with satisfaction and said: "If all the ministers are like Gong Yan, and the monarch and ministers are of one mind and hate the same enemy, there is nothing to be afraid of even if the Chinese army has millions of people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shao reached out and patted Jiang Wan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Young man, work hard, the future belongs to you..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Shao coughed violently. He then took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth. Then he turned sideways, glanced at the handkerchief, frowned slightly, and hurriedly held the handkerchief in his hand.
Then he turned to Jiang Wan and said: "When the emperor is unhappy, he always likes to sit in the pavilion in the imperial garden. You just go to the emperor. He needs someone to give advice the most now."
When he said this, Xu Shao's voice was obviously much weaker. After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the palace. Every step he took was very difficult, but he knew that he could not fall down just like that.
You must hold on and see with your own eyes how the Han army retreated from the enemy.
Jiang Wan had already witnessed everything. He saw Xu Shao coughing up blood, and saw Xu Shao slowly walking out of the hall step by step, and then getting into the carriage with the help of the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He was thoughtful, so naturally he would not fail to do so.
It is clear that Xu Shao went to court while ill.
With a sigh, Jiang Wan went straight towards the Imperial Garden.
In the pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Liu Bei was furious at the actions of his ministers just now. The Huaxia Kingdom had just announced that it would send troops, and these useless ministers were about to move their capital. The battle had not even started yet, but they had already lost in terms of momentum. Youdao
It's better to lose people but not the formation. Liu Bei loses both the people and the formation.
Liu Bei was angry when he saw a palace servant coming over and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, please advise the doctor Jiang Wan to see you."
"Jiang Wan? Which Jiang Wan?" Liu Bei hadn't thought of this person for a while, which was not his fault, because Jiang Wan had just been transferred to the capital, and it had only been three days.
The palace servant reminded: "It's the Jiang Wan recommended by Da Sima."
Liu Bei thought for a while and then suddenly realized that Zhang Fei had indeed recommended a man named Jiang Wan, but he had been paying attention to the war for a while. Today, he was angered by the ministers, so he didn't think of it for a while.
Er remembered this person and asked, "What's the matter with him?"
The palace official replied: "To report to the emperor, Mr. Jiang said that he is here to offer advice to repel the enemy."
When Liu Bei was at a loss what to do, he suddenly heard the palace servant's words and hurriedly said: "Let him in quickly."
"promise!"
Let’s start from the beginning: Jiang Wan was a talent discovered by Zhang Fei in Lingling. At first, he recommended Jiang Wan to serve as the magistrate of a county. Later, the county captain reported that Jiang Wan indulged in wine vats all day long and ignored all official duties.
In a rage, Zhang Fei personally rode his horse to Lingling and forced Jiang Wan to handle official duties. As a result, Jiang Wan tried hundreds of cases in one day and tried all the cases accumulated in more than a hundred days. Zhang Fei saw it with his own eyes.
Afterwards, he was shocked and realized that Jiang Wan was not a talented person, so he transferred Jiang Wan to his side as the chief clerk.
Zhang Fei was a typical petty person who was close to the scholar-bureaucrats, so he was very concerned about Jiang Wan. Later, Zhang Fei felt that Jiang Wan was too unqualified to stay by his side, so he recommended Jiang Wan to the court.
Back to the subject: Jiang Wan followed the palace servants to the Imperial Garden. When he saw Liu Bei sitting in the pavilion, he immediately went to worship him.
After the ceremony, Liu Bei first looked at Jiang Wan. Seeing that Jiang Wan showed talent and elegance, he said, "My dear, do you have any good advice for me?"
Jiang Wan said: "I don't have any good strategies. I just came to recommend a few people to your majesty. They may be able to help your majesty retreat from the enemy. That's all."
Liu Bei's face was originally full of smiles and expectations. After hearing Jiang Wan's words, his smile faded and he said with a straight face: "Who are you recommending?"
"I heard that there was a hermit in Jingzhou who revived Sima. His name was a single Hui character, which was De Cao. The famous scholar Pang Degong called him Mr. Shuijing. Mr. Shuijing is just outside Xiangyang City. Why don't you go and ask for advice?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei said: "I have heard of this man, but I have never seen him. I sent people to recruit him several times before, but they failed. I don't know why."
Jiang Wan said: "Your Majesty should put down your dignity, treat the virtuous corporal, and go see him in person. Maybe you can invite such a hermit."
Liu Bei had been the emperor for several years, and he had long forgotten the things he had suffered from cold and hunger before. He pretended to be an emperor and sneered and said, "You want me to personally invite a mountain villager?"
Jiang Wan enlightened: "The national crisis is facing us. Your Majesty should spare no effort to use whatever is available. As long as you can survive this crisis, you are your Majesty's sage. Jingzhou has outstanding people and countless learned people. As long as your Majesty is willing to treat the virtuous corporal,
It will definitely capture the hearts of more Jingzhou scholars. In this case,
Those people are naturally willing to be driven by Your Majesty. Among the celebrities in Jingzhou, Pang Degong is the most famous, but Mr. Shui Jing has the highest reputation. If Your Majesty can invite Mr. Shui Jing, as long as Mr. Shui Jing sends a letter, Pang Degong will definitely join him.
Come, then the rest of Jingzhou's famous people will naturally flock to you."
After hearing this, Liu Bei felt enlightened and immediately said: "That makes sense. Then I will leave now, and you will go with me."
"promise!"
After saying this, Liu Bei and Jiang Wan immediately dressed up and left the palace. Later, Liu Bei felt something was wrong, so he ordered someone to carry a load of gold and go with them.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan hurriedly stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shui Jing is not someone who can be moved by Jin Shiruo. Such hermits are generally aloof. I have already asked clearly. Mr. Shui Jing lives in Zhangxi, southwest of the city. Your Majesty."
You just need to go there in person, you don’t need to bring any gifts, as long as you show your sincerity, you will definitely be able to impress Mr. Shui Jing.”
When Liu Bei heard this, he felt that it made sense, and he gradually understood why Zhang Fei recommended Jiang Wan to him. At this moment, he felt that Jiang Wan was indeed a talented person.
The two people disguised themselves as ordinary people, each rode a horse, and left Xiangyang City without any guards, heading towards Nanzhang.
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"Ah Chou, have you heard? The Chinese army has mobilized the whole country, a total of 700,000 soldiers, marching by land and water, ready to destroy the Han Dynasty. Xiangyang will soon become a battlefield. I heard that Liu Zhang of Western Shu is recruiting talents.
I'm planning to move my family, will you go?" On the mountain trail, a tall scribe with fine features and beautiful eyes said to an ugly-looking man next to him while walking.
The rough-looking man was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was very short in height. He was only one and a half meters tall. Compared with the fine-looking scribe next to him, he was simply dwarfed. After hearing what the scribe said,
, then shook it
He took the head and said resolutely: "Liu Zhang is an incompetent person who has no place to support himself. The Shu Han is weak and will be replaced by others sooner or later. I won't go, and I advise you not to go either. Otherwise, next time we meet, you and I will
It's probably on the battlefield."
"Ah Chou, you and I are friends, and I kindly remind you that if you don't go, forget it. Why are you saying that you want to be my enemy?" The scribe was extremely unhappy.
"Brother Zhouping, I'm just reminding you that if you really don't want to stay in Jingzhou, it's not a bad idea to go to Yangzhou. Soochow is getting stronger and stronger and has more prospects than Shu Han."
The person named Zhou Ping was named Cui, and he was the son of Cui Lie, the Taiwei of the Han Dynasty. After Cui Lie died, he lived in Jingzhou. Because Cui Lie and Liu Biao had an old relationship, Liu Biao also treated Cui Zhouping very kindly. Later, Liu Biao passed away.
Jingzhou was in turmoil, so Cui Zhouping lived in seclusion with several friends and studied with Pang De and Sima Hui.
The person called A Chou was a good friend of Cui Zhouping, whose surname was Pang Mingtong and whose courtesy name was Shiyuan. After Cui Zhouping heard Pang Tong's words, he immediately asked: "Thank you. But, where do you plan to go?"
Pang Tong smiled but did not answer. Cui Zhouping wanted to ask something else, but he saw two people riding two horses towards each other. They were Liu Bei and Jiang Wan.
After Jiang Wan saw Pang Tong and Cui Zhouping, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How can I get to the thatched cottage?"