After deciding on the affairs of Youzhou, Liu Bei realized that if he stayed in Chang'an no longer, there would be no major matters to deal with, so he came to say goodbye to Chen Chong. In the following time, he would return to Bingzhou to preside over the horse affairs, while inquiring about the situation of Xianbei in the north.
Prepare for war in July this year.
But as soon as he met Chen Chong, Liu Bei felt his face swell with heat, and his words were stuck in his throat.
After all, the affairs in Youzhou were carried out according to his will, but the turmoil caused was really ugly. As the leader of the clan, Liu Yu abandoned his post and lived in seclusion, and most of the Youzhou Prefecture also abandoned their posts. After hearing the news, together with the other kings, they issued an order within one month.
The forty-seventh letter was sealed to the imperial court, asking what the imperial court would do next.
If this is the case, even Wuhuan Chan Yu Tadun and Xianbei Chan Yu Kebi Neng learned about it, and submitted the letters to the court, and asked Yan Xiu, the captain of the Wuhuan School, to deliver them on their behalf. The content of the letters was extremely benevolent to Liu Yu.
In order to gain the prestige of virtue, Liu Yu was asked to reinstate him, otherwise the story of the Xiongnu Uzhu Liu Shanyu's rebellion would be repeated.
Throughout February, all the pressure was focused on Chen Chong. Chen Chong responded to the letters one by one, explaining to them the court's painstaking efforts, and promised to send people to the mountains to search for Liu Yu, and to set up a large Zaizhong Mansion in Chang'an to show the court.
It was definitely not malicious, and Liu Yu would be reused, so he could barely suppress the dissent in the DPRK.
But when things got so bad, Chen Chong's reputation was greatly damaged. There was a lot of ridicule in the market, saying that Chen Longshou claimed to be selfless, but in the end he could only eradicate dissidents. His words and actions were like Wang Mang's
.But after these days, Chen Chong took all the blame on himself and did not mention that this was Liu Bei's intention. Even when Liu Bei came to say goodbye, he felt a little hard to say it.
Chen Chong noticed Liu Bei's embarrassment and smiled at him. He ignored the matter and gave Liu Bei an early spring peach. The two peeled the peach and walked by the lake in Xiaozhu. They felt the spring breeze and talked about Ma Zheng in detail.
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The most important thing for grazing is water and grass, so Chen Chong first asked Liu Bei where he had chosen a grazing site. Liu Bei relaxed a little and replied that he planned to set up six new grazing sites, namely at Longshan, Hequ, Wanshui, and Yanshui.
Zhaoyuze and Huze are under the charge of six Huqi captains. If everything goes well, he hopes to have an annual output of 8,000 war horses by next year.
Chen Chong laughed when he heard this and said: "You are a little too eager for quick success." He suddenly had a suggestion and asked Liu Bei: "Why not graze cattle in Mayi and Pingcheng? Mayi has the Tuo River, Pingcheng has water control, the water and grass on both sides are lush, and there are
There are many abandoned fields for cultivation, which is a good place for grazing!"
Liu Bei naturally thought about it, and he gave the reason for his denial: "It is too close to Xianbei. If there is a war on the border, Mudian will be abandoned."
"Horses are not dead animals. How difficult will it be to drive them south at that time? And now that you are returning to Bingzhou, your army is there, and there is also the army of Youzhou. The Xianbei people don't have such courage."
Chen Chong persuaded Liu Bei in this way, and the two talked and laughed some ordinary words, as if the previous barrier had disappeared.
After talking about Ma Zheng, Liu Bei asked Chen Chong: "Are there any major events in the DPRK this year?"
Chen Chong glanced at Liu Bei and said slowly: "After appeasing the queens, Your Majesty will be serving Yuan Dynasty in April this year."
When Liu Bei heard this, his heartstrings suddenly tightened. He looked at Chen Chong and asked, "Will the emperor take charge of the government personally this year?"
Chen Chong shook his head and said: "I have discussed with him that your majesty will not be in charge until twenty years ago."
Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "That's fine."
Chen Chong suddenly said: "But after Yuanfu, Your Majesty will be considered married."
Liu Bei stopped and asked: "Has it been decided? Whose daughter is it?"
Chen Chong replied: "We are still deciding, but I think she is Shaofu Fuwan's daughter, or Jianping's daughter. They are both similar in age, well-informed and courteous, and both are stunningly beautiful." Shaofu Fuwan was the former eldest son.
The seventh generation grandson of Situ Fuzhan, who was not a marquis in the title, had no great merits himself, but he married the eldest daughter of Emperor Huan, Princess Yang'an, and could be said to be a nobleman for generations. Not to mention Dong Cheng, who had made great achievements in rescuing the emperor before him, and he was Dong.
The Queen Mother is a distant relative of the Emperor. Now that they can marry their daughters to the Emperor, their political reputation will become even more prominent.
Liu Bei sighed for a long time after hearing this, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. Influenced by his youthful experience, he cursed bitterly: "You and I are what we are today, thanks to many days of hard work, but these two mediocre people, because of a woman
Because of this, you can reach the sky in one step, how absurd the world is!"
Seeing his indignant look, Chen Chong didn't have much emotion in his heart. If it wasn't a matter related to life and death, but just intrigues in the court, he would have been a little numb.
Liu Bei knew Chen Chong's temper, so he stopped complaining and asked him instead: "I remember you said many times that you plan to retake law studies. When will you plan to implement it?"
Chen Chong shrugged, sat down in the grass on the lake table, looked at the ripples of the lake and said: "Now that the world is undecided, if we want to establish laws and regulations, we don't have enough prestige. We can at least wait until Qingxu is eliminated before we can start this matter."<
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"So what are your plans for this year?"
"Promote new coins, appease the refugees, cut off the land and farmland, test the officials, repair the Eastern Capital, build Tongguan..." Chen Chong said a long list in his mouth. When Liu Bei found it difficult to listen, Chen Chong stopped.
He smiled and said: "But the most urgent thing is to go to Chencang. Last year, the campaign in Liangzhou was in vain. Lu Fengxian asked me for reinforcements for a long time."
"Where did you get the reinforcements?"
"I don't have reinforcements. I just want to give him a rough plan. Lu Bu thinks that his force is too much, but from ancient times to the present, how can he fight with the Liang people for bravery? When Guangwu pacified Guandong and Guanzhong, he couldn't conquer Longban quickly, let alone Lu Bu?" What Chen Chong said happened in the sixth year of Jianwu.
At that time, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu sent Yuntai Seven Generals to conquer Longyou Kaixiao, and Weixiao resisted the Han army at Longdi. Even though Kaixiao had few major generals, with the help of the high mountains of Longban, Yuntai Generals were unable to move, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
For more than a year, it was not until Laishe found another dangerous route and crossed Longban with more than 2,000 men to surprise Lueyang that the deadlock was broken. After the fall of Lueyang, Weixiao felt like a thorn in his back and had to mobilize the main force to return to Lueyang. Even though
Kaixiao cut down the mountains to build embankments and diverted water to flood the city, but Laishe held on for four months. When Guangwu led an army of more than 100,000 people to march in person, he joined forces with Mu Dou Rong of Liangzhou, and the Han army totaled nearly 200,000 people.
They fought against Wei Xiao at Longyou, and then defeated Wei Xiao in one fell swoop and broke through Longban.
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But now Lu Bu's army is about eleven times as strong as Guangwu, and the Xiliang generals are far stronger than Wei Xiao. The strength of the two sides is reversed. It is understandable that Lu Bu's efforts are in vain. But Liangzhou cannot be defeated, and the three assistants are
There is no peace, so a large number of soldiers and horses have to be stationed here. For the sake of the overall situation, Chen Chong must find a way to solve this matter.
In late February, Liu Bei said goodbye to the emperor and led his army back to Bingzhou. Chen Chong then told the emperor to leave Zhong Yao and others to stay in Xijing, and led some courtiers to Chencang in person to comfort the soldiers of the Western Expedition.
We drove west along the Weishui River for more than three hundred miles, passing through Huaili, Wugong, and Yixian counties successively. Most of the courtiers did not like running around and complained about traveling, so they walked very slowly, covering thirty miles a day.
It was not until the tenth day that he arrived at Chencang. Along the way, Chen Chong was not too slow. In this way, every time he arrived at a county, he still had time to go to the county government to check the civil affairs injustice. Although there were some mistakes and omissions, the overall result was satisfactory.
, and the spring plowing is basically over, the fields along the road are full of green wheat seedlings, and farmers can be seen carrying water poles and splashing muddy water on the wheat fields. These scenes make Chen Chong feel happy.
Lu Bu heard that the emperor had arrived, and led his soldiers out of the city twenty miles away to greet him. He and his men were dressed in military uniforms, their boots covered with dirt, and they came forward dusty to pay homage. Seeing that Lu Bu had lost a lot of weight, the emperor remembered that he was here
I was very moved by the sight of Chang'an fighting hard. I quickly helped him up and said: "The war in Western Xinjiang is really hard work, General."
Lu Bu's war was not going well this year, and he was so angry that he looked up at the emperor and said: "I only hope that I can gain something this year and comfort your majesty!"
Then the emperor led a group of courtiers directly into the army. While holding a banquet in the army, he also distributed military supplies to the officers and soldiers. At the banquet, Lu Bu took a glass of wine, walked straight to Chen Chong and sat down, and asked Chen Chong directly: "Chen Chong."
Sir, when will the troops I requested earlier be available?"
Lu Bu asked a straightforward question, and Chen Chong also answered straightforwardly. He replied: "I know that the general wants men and horses, but now after the great chaos, all kinds of wastes have emerged. Within two years, there will be no one in Guanzhong to conquer. And the war in Guandong
It's tight, all the men and horses from Bingzhou have been mobilized for the general. This year I can allocate up to 7,000 men, 5,000 war horses, and 8,000 pack horses to the general."
Lu Bu was extremely excited when he heard this. He grabbed Chen Chong's shoulder and said loudly: "How can seven thousand people be enough? Liang Gou is cunning, so he has to add at least twenty thousand troops!" His hand was very strong, and with one grab,
He just happened to catch Chen Chong's shoulder injury, causing Chen Chong to break out in a cold sweat.
Lu Bu realized something was wrong, so he took back his hand and said solemnly to Chen Chong: "If Mr. Chen gives me fifty thousand troops, Liangzhou will not be able to secure it."
Seeing Lu Bu's resolute face at this time, Chen Chong finally smiled slowly and said: "It's good that the general has this idea, but I really can't bring out more people." Seeing that Lu Bu wanted to speak again, Chen Chong stretched out his hand to signal for silence, and continued:
"But I'm here just to talk to the general about how to break the situation."
Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this, his expression gradually calmed down, and he asked: "May I ask Chen Jun, what is your plan?"
Chen Chong stretched out two fingers and smiled at Lu Bu: "Now, although the general has few soldiers and the Liang people have many troops, the general has two commanders, which the Liang people cannot match."
Lu Bu drank the wine in his hand, put down the wine cup, and said slowly: "Please give me Chen Jun's advice."
"The general is the shepherd of Liangzhou and the third division of Yibi, and he has the authority to open the government and maintain integrity. As the rebels of Liang, the situation is precarious. They have fought for many years to survive, but there are constant internal battles. There is Beigong Boyu in the front, and Beigong Boyu in the back.
There are kingdoms, but they all die due to internal fighting. If the generals can recruit one or two, why worry about not having enough troops?"
Lu Bu hesitated a little, and he questioned: "But when I attacked Shanggui, all the tribes in Xiliang came together. They are obviously united. If they want to appease them, it may not be as easy as Chen Jun said!"
Chen Chong shook his head and said with a smile: "That's because the general is attacking Ma Teng, even though he is here! Now Han Sui and Ma Teng are the leaders of the Xiliang tribes, and have the power to give orders to each tribe. If the general kills them first and recruits the remaining tribes, he will
No more worries."
"So that's it." Lu Bu suddenly realized it, and he suddenly had some concerns in his heart, and asked Chen Chong: "So what if it's still a long time?"
Chen Chong retracted his finger and said with a smile, "Although I can't provide the general with men and horses, I can provide him with food, grass and baggage. However, it is cold in Longban, and he has been fighting for years, and his income is poor. This is the second commander of the general. The general can take advantage of this."
Open warehouses to provide disaster relief in order to win over the hearts of Liangzhou. With this battle of wits and not strength, we can regain Liangzhou in just a few years."
After that, Chen Chong called the two men forward and said to Lu Bu: "I specially use these two people to assist the general and communicate with the Qiang and Hu. They must be of benefit."
These two men are the brothers Zhang Chang and Zhang Meng, sons of the former general Zhang Huan of the Liao Dynasty.