Chapter 8 But see the ancient wood of the sad bird
In the seventh year of Jian'an, the atmosphere in Shuzhong has been very frightening since the New Year. Especially in the Mianzhu-Chengdu area, which is the core of the rule, several political upsurges have erupted in succession.
The reason is self-evident. During the decisive battle in the Central Plains, the Sichuan side may have turned a blind eye to the possible war due to a paranoid attitude and a lucky mentality, so that when a catastrophe really came, they were in a panic.
In other words, the situation in Shuzhong at this time is really slightly different from other places.
From a basic point of view, it goes without saying that the local tycoons, with their manpower and material resources, are the main theme and the handle of trouble wherever they go; the so-called Dongzhou scholars from Jingzhou, Sanfu, and Luoyang who followed Liu Yan at that time are naturally also
Needless to say, as the foundation of foreign political leaders, the desire to plunder politics and wealth is also natural.
And the contradiction between the two has always been the main theme in Shu.
In addition, the Yizhou area also has a large number of hereditary and ethnic minority forces such as native Taoism, Banzhen Barbarians, Di people, and Nanman barbarians. Almost everyone has swords and guns, and they should not be underestimated.
However, a very interesting thing here is that the native tribe in the Bashu region with the surname You, which is the so-called aristocratic family that has been officials for generations, is actually absent from the current political arena in central Sichuan, or is aphasic...
This is very unusual!
However, the reason is quite simple.
First of all, in the Bashu region, culture and education were never developed during the Later Han Dynasty, and the Yizhou family was naturally weak.
Secondly, in Yizhou under the rule of Liu Yan, the leader of the local family has been absent. The highest-ranking Zhao family in Chengdu (Zhao Dian, Zhao Qian clan) happened to be isolated to the Sanfu area before Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
However, Jia Long, Ren Qi and other local scholar leaders who had reached peace with Liu Yan in the early stage were reduced to cannon fodder in the air battle between Liu Yizhou and Zhao Sikong, and were killed one after another by Liu Junlang.
In other words, the current political situation in Yizhou is actually Liu Yan leading the foreign Dongzhou scholars to unilaterally bully the local forces. The local forces have no strength, but they often have difficulty expressing their political opinions due to the lack of top-level scholar leaders.
Voice. In fact, Liu Yan and his son seemed to have already lost the trust of local scholars.
This bizarre political situation might be able to be maintained without external pressure, but once something major happens, it will inevitably lead to serious consequences due to the loss of buffers and dialogue channels.
Back to the present day, on this day, because Han'an guard general and Sima Yang Hong of another department openly rebelled and echoed the Yan army, Yizhou pastor Liu Yan, who had grown old and handed over most of his power to his eldest son, was
Being so worried, I rarely left Mianzhu City and went outside the city to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings in order to overcome this difficulty.
The place of prayer is in the mountains more than 20 miles north of the city. It is said that at this time last year, Liu Fan, the eldest son of Yizhou Shepherd and now the prefect of Guanghan, saw a brave animal here.
Others said that Liu Yan was virtuous in Shu, and his son also became a high official. He had no illness or disaster, and died at eighty.
Immediately, this place became the place where Liu and his son performed daily sacrifices.
Cars and horses were swaying. In the early summer, Liu Yan rarely went north in full ceremonial guard, but he dispatched hundreds of extremely gorgeous cars at once, attracting the people of Mianzhu to watch along the street.
However, Liu Junlang was worried and not at all excited. Moreover, as he got older and lacked strength, he became more and more tired.
Not to mention that, when the car was driving in front of the city gate, another accident suddenly happened... One of the cars had its axle broken midway, blocking Liu Yan and his party on the street.
This is actually very reasonable.
You must know that Liu Yan's cars were built when he killed Jia Long and Ren Qi, and after taking control of Yizhou for a while, he had ambitions to become emperor, so they were built for appearance and were illegal products. As a result, the front legs had just been built.
Gongsun Xun defeated Chang'an, and Liu Biao made it known to everyone in the world, so he invited Liu Yan's cousin Huang Wan to come here and asked him why he was so rebellious?
Therefore, this batch of over a thousand high-end cars has been stored in a military camp in Mianzhu City since they were built. They were well maintained throughout the process, but they were never used... except occasionally when Liu Junlang couldn't control his ambition.
, I would sneak over and sit in the barracks to admire it, so that I could dream about the emperor at night.
But now, Yan Gong and Sun Xun are angry and want to take Yizhou to death. Liu Yancai broke the pot and released the car to enjoy the treatment of the emperor.
However, there are hundreds of cars that have not been used for so many years. Once they are on the road, it would be strange if a few of them are not damaged!
Liu Yan probably understood this in his heart, but he had always been superstitious, so when he saw the soldiers cleaning up the broken cars, he could not help but feel gloomy on the surface... After all, he wanted to turn back at this time, but he was afraid of showing his timidity in front of the Mianzhu soldiers and people;
I continued to offer sacrifices to the north of the city, but I was afraid that there would indeed be an ominous omen today.
But before the matter was over, Liu Yan, who was dressed in Shu brocade and dazzling, was sitting on the street unable to move forward or retreat. Suddenly, while the motorcade was at a standstill, someone came to visit him on the street and held up a letter to ask for help.
Liu Yan saw that he was a somewhat familiar scholar with a high crown. When he asked, he found out that it was Qiao Qiao Rongshi, a local celebrity in Yizhou. He had no choice but to have someone submit the document in front of everyone. But when he opened it, he became furious!
It turned out that Qiao Qi actually advised Liu Yan not to resist the unification, but to let go of Baishui Pass and Jiameng City, and force Yizhou to surrender to the north. Only in this way could Yizhou be saved from the disaster of swordsmanship, and Liu Yan
The Yan father and son seized that glimmer of hope.
“No dogs are allowed in Yizhou!”
Liu Yan was furious, stood up from the car, and then uttered vulgar words in the street.
As soon as he said this, he knew he was speechless, because the soldiers around him turned around one after another, and even the driver of the carriage turned back to look at him in astonishment. It should be noted that the driver was also from Yizhou.
In fact, as soon as these words were spoken, the Yizhou people who were scolded were embarrassed for a while, as were the several Dongzhou scholars accompanying them... The dignified Yizhou pastor would not have lost his composure to this point in any case.
Bar?
Liu Yanqing realized that he had made a mistake and became even more embarrassed and angry. He could only cover his face with his sleeves in embarrassment and hurriedly ordered him to return home. Unfortunately, the motorcade was too long and it took him a lot of time to escape.
But when he returned to the government, he personally ordered Qiao Qi to be arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
Since the Zhao family was isolated, Ren Qi and Jia Long died one after another. Qiao Qi, a rare local scholar of Confucian classics, was imprisoned for persuading him to surrender. In addition, Liu Yan made a public mistake and said "no dogs in Yizhou are allowed to be used", but it caused a stir.
It is rare to see unanimous rescue from all over Yizhou.
Even the scholars in Dongzhou came forward one after another to advise Liu Yan not to kill indiscriminately because of the words of a corrupt Confucian. Even Liu Yan's close confidant Zhao Wei, the former Taicang Commander of the Han Dynasty, also sent a letter to Han'an on the way to conquer Han'an.
He advised Liu Yan to put the overall situation first and not to disturb the people of Yizhou at this time.
Logically speaking, Liu Yan is not a fool. In such a critical situation and facing such fierce public opinion, he should have let him go when his anger subsided. Or if he couldn't save his face, he could have just stepped in and asked his son Liu Fan to step in.
Let the person go.
However, unexpectedly, after the incident broke out, Liu Yan did not leave anyone alone at all. Instead, he claimed that he was ill and refused all advice. There were even rumors that even Liu Fan personally went to plead for mercy, but it was of no use. Instead, Liu Yan
Yan held the eldest son in one hand and the second son in the other and whispered:
"Everyone in Shu wants to kill you, my father and my son! Except for brothers, everyone hates me!"
After the news spread, even those close to him felt that Liu Yan was really old and confused.
"Gentlemen, Shu is currently facing internal and external troubles. As a son of a man, I should share the worries of my father. As ministers and friends, please be sure to think of countermeasures for me." In the early summer of April, Mianzhu City, Yizhou, became increasingly hostile.
Mu's eldest son, Liu Fan and Liu Bodao, the governor of Guangyuan, spoke sincerely, asking for help from his staff and guests.
"I thought it was better to let people go first."
There were no fewer than dozens of people present in the hall, and after looking at each other, it was natural that Pang Xi was the one who took the responsibility, and as Liu Fan's wife and brother, in front of Liu Fan, he had a vague feeling of Zhao Wei to Liu Yan, so he always
He spoke directly. "Bo Dao, when is this time? In the north, Yan is using the power of the world to approach Shu, just like Mount Tai pressing down on the top. Although the dangers of mountains and rivers are enough to fend off the enemy, the hearts of the people inside must not be scattered! In any case, this is
We should always release people as soon as possible to show our sincerity, let alone any indiscriminate killings."
Now that Pang Xi had spoken, other ministers and guests also spoke one after another, but most of them agreed with this idea, as if they had already made up their minds. However, for a while, the entire hall of the Guangyang Prefect was filled with people with accents from Jingzhou and the Central Plains area.
, a few local officials in central Shu did not dare to speak at all, which is also interesting.
Liu Fan, who was already in his thirties and had a neat beard, sighed when he heard these words: "In that case, in a few days, I will go and beg my father again. If he still doesn't agree, I will let him go secretly. It will save you money."
This matter caused another stir.”
Only then did the hall feel calm.
But at this moment, suddenly, someone at the table suddenly spoke, but it was with a Shu accent, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall: "I heard that the captain of southwestern Longxi, the old friend of the prince, Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi, recently wrote a book
In front of Lord Fu, I don’t know what to say?"
Liu Fan took a closer look and saw that it was a rare local scholar under his command, named Zhang Song. He was born in the Zhang family of Chengdu, but it was the Liu family who had no choice but to promote him after the death of Jia Long and others.
Representative of the local scholars... Of course, the representative of the Zhang family is not Zhang Song, but Zhang Su, who is the governor of Qianwei. Zhang Song is Zhang Su's younger brother. Because of his short appearance and ugly posture, he can only rely on his brother's face to follow Liu Fan
Be a guest in the county palace.
As soon as he saw this person, Liu Fan couldn't help but frown slightly, but he still responded patiently: "Zi Yi is magnanimous and generous. He only talks about old things and has no words to persuade him to surrender..."
"Jiang Ziyi is certainly magnanimous and noble, but why didn't the emperor take this opportunity to travel north in order to surrender early?" Zhang Song raised his eyebrows and faced him, his Sichuan accent making it even more harsh with his ugly face.
"How can we surrender?" Before Liu Fan could refute, Pang Xi's face darkened. "Yan Ni is good at killing people who surrender. If he surrenders, you and I can still live with it. How about Liu Yizhou and his son?"
"Why should Mr. Pang deceive himself?" Zhang Song sneered even more, twisting his beard. "Lü Bu is a villain, and his death is not a pity. Liu Yizhou surrendered himself, with no merit and no fault, why should he be afraid of others? Moreover, Liu Sima is also Liu Yizhou's father and son. This time he is on an envoy to Ye.
Is he also treated with courtesy? Why did he return to Mianzhu, but the villain said that he had secretly communicated with the north, so that he was banned from the house? Mr. Pang, I will not say that the villain fell asleep, only that Liu Yizhou and his son acted like a mere child.
The state is not enough to fight against the weight of Duke Yan, but he is still unaware of it, just like a blind man riding a blind horse, approaching a deep pool in the middle of the night. But you can see clearly from the side. Not only do you not stop, but you shout and encourage. With such a posture, I am afraid that if Liu Yizhou and his son once
If you surrender, you will lose the opportunity to become a powerful official and dominate Shu? According to me..."
"Yizhouzi!" Hearing this, Pang Xi couldn't bear it. He was so angry that he kicked several cases away. Then he stood up, pulled out a knife from the table, and pointed at each other from a distance.
However, Zhang Song was still not afraid, but laughed: "Just now, I advised Liu Fujun to put the overall situation first and rescue Qiao Rongshi. Now you want to kill me, a son of Yizhou, for a mere words? It is still under public discussion.
Could it be that I also feel in my heart, ‘No dogs in Yizhou are allowed to be used’?!”
At the end of the story, Zhang Song also directly overturned the previous cases, raised his head and neck, looked ferocious, and his provocative posture was clear and unmistakable.
Although Pang Xi held a high position and held a sharp knife, he could not go any further. Instead, under Liu Fan's gaze, he had no choice but to retreat angrily with the knife.
"Zhang Cao." Liu Fan helplessly watched his wife and brother leave, but he still had to explain to Zhang Song. "It's not that I don't want to surrender, but my father had a personal grudge with Duke Yan when he was in Hebei... If I surrender, I
My brother may survive, but my father is not certain. At this time, as a son of man, what else can I do except help him resist foreign enemies?"
Zhang Song laughed dumbly and didn't say much. He just bowed his head and walked away.
Liu Fan instantly had the intention to kill, but he was helpless.
In this way, the serious large-scale discussion, which was originally intended to discuss military strategies and other countermeasures, ended up being an unhappy one because the political correctness of rescuing Qiao Rongshi was reiterated.
Liu Fan left the scene in embarrassment to comfort Pang Xi, while the other ministers and guests left with their own thoughts.
Two of them, one handsome and one ugly, were given crowns for the handsome ones. The ugly one was about eighteen or nineteen years old and did not even wear the crown for being a virtuous person. They had been sitting side by side in the corner. They waited until everyone else had left before talking in low voices.
After saying a few words, he got up and went back to the backyard of the prefect's mansion, where he packed up and saluted in a guest room... It turned out that these two people were cousins, and the older brother among them, the handsome one, is now
He was Liu Fan's guest. Maybe he had not been taken seriously before. Now that he saw such a ridiculous thing, he wanted to leave.
Now that the two brothers had packed their bags, they went to find Liu Fan to say goodbye. However, they heard that Liu Fan was drinking with Pang Xi in the backyard, so they were too lazy to say anything. Instead, they went out on foot and left the city alone.
However, Liu Fan did not value these two people, but some people did. Liu Fan's cousin Fei Shang Fei Boren (Fei Yi's uncle) was the recommender of his brother, and he specifically looked for him after the meeting. Hearing this
He just packed up and left. He didn't even have time to report to Liu Fan, so he took a car to chase him.
However, Fei Boren obviously pursued the wrong direction. He first thought that the other party was going back to his hometown in Jingzhou, so he headed towards the southeast road. As a result, he could not find anyone after chasing him for twenty or thirty miles. However, he suddenly woke up and turned north.
, and finally caught up with the brothers at a pavilion in the north of the city in the evening.
"Mountain people, why did you leave without saying goodbye?" Fei Boren was so tired that he couldn't breathe, but as soon as he entered the hospital, he was overjoyed when he saw the brothers who were sighing in the pavilion.
"Brother Bo Ren, why is this happening?" The man named Shanmin was filled with emotion when he saw that the other party was chasing him regardless of the trouble. He stood up from under the tree in the pavilion to greet him and held his hands in front of him. "Ji Ben is young, so he should take care of himself.
I have traveled extensively and devoted myself to reading. I just saw that the situation in the world is gradually becoming more and more peaceful, and I have a little desire to take advantage of the situation to become famous, so I came to Sichuan for a trip. But now Liu Yizhou and his son are using people for nepotism and exploiting the country, and I don't care about it.
I mean, at most I can take my brother with me to Yexia to study for the imperial examination, what else?"
Fei Shang was extremely embarrassed, so he stepped forward and took his arm to sit down on the mat under the tree in the courtyard. He called the pavilion chief again to get some warm water. After quenching his thirst for a while, he had no choice but to say: "Brother Yu is overthinking. It's just that as a Liu brother, Brother Yu
The wife clan of the clan inevitably has the idea of doing their part for the Liu clan, and now they know that although you are young, you are the queen of Pang Degong and must be a talented person who will lead the world, so I want to retain you."
That handsome man was the son of Pang Degong, Pang Ji Pangshanmin. Hearing this, he was amused for a moment, so he pointed at the ugly boy beside him and said: "Unexpectedly, even Boren is a person who judges people by their appearance... Although my brother Pang Tong is young, he is talented.
He is the man who has inherited my Pang family. I only listened to his words when I went west. Today, it was he who advised me to go north, so I directly abandoned Shu and prepared to go north... Boren seeks talents, why do he only seek talents?
I come?"
Fei Shang was stunned for a moment.
And that ugly young man, who was Xiangyang Pang Tong, burst out laughing when he heard this: "What? If Han Xin had such an appearance, wouldn't Xiao He stop pursuing him?"
Fei Shang was even more embarrassed, so he avoided the table and bowed to Pang Tong seriously: "I am judging a person based on his appearance. Please forgive me."
When Pang Tong saw the other party being so polite, he didn't care. He just responded with a slightly serious look: "You are so sincere and sincere, but I have nothing in return. I can only give you a word and only a few gifts in return."
"Please step in and see me for advice."
"Everyone in Shu wants to kill the Liu family and his son, so it would be better to escape early." Pang Tong said sincerely.
Fei Shang was stunned for a moment, but as a close relative of the Liu family, he knew what Liu Yan said that day, so he couldn't help but inquire seriously: "I am stupid, please try to clear up my confusion."
"It's easy." Pang Tong answered calmly under the tree. "Do you know why I persuaded my brother to take me to Sichuan for a trip?"
"I don't know."
"Actually, when Tong was in Jingzhou, he felt that although Jingzhou didn't want to surrender, if Yizhou fell and Jiaozhou surrendered, Jingzhou would be surrounded on three sides, but they could only surrender to Yan Gong's sword, so they thought
Come to Yizhou to see... What I thought at that time was that Yizhou and Jingzhou were like each other. Neither the top nor the bottom wanted to surrender, but the mountains and rivers were dangerous, and they might be the front line of Hebei. But after I came here, I discovered that Yizhou
The hearts of the people have long since collapsed. Only the Liu family and his son are unwilling to surrender..."
Fei Boren suddenly interrupted: "Is it because of Lu Bu that my uncle and cousin don't want to surrender?"
"Lü Bu is just saying that his death was caused by Cao Cao. Everyone in the Central Plains knows this. Liu Jingzhou may have had this concern, but here in Liu Yizhou it is just an excuse for being old and afraid of death." Liu Biao didn't know.
Pang Tong, who was no longer Liu Jingzhou, smiled. "There is always a risk of surrender, but it is just like what Liu Fujun himself hinted today. His father has always been shameless, old and hard-working, superstitious, greedy and fearful."
That's why he didn't want to surrender... As for Liu Fujun himself, Zhang Caopu said it very clearly today. Liu Fujun is young and energetic, and he has just tasted power, so he doesn't want to let go from the bottom of his heart.
! This can be clearly seen from the incident about Pixiu. It was he who refuted superstition in the past, and he was the one who later claimed to be miraculous. But isn't it all for the son to inherit the father's legacy?"
Faber could not refute it.
"But this is exactly how these two people caused trouble." Pang Tong continued to speak slowly, but couldn't help but sigh. "I just learned today that Liu Yizhou was the earliest to separatist rule, but it was the least able to win over local people! Others!
There were also local and foreign disputes, and they were once fierce, but most of them were at the beginning of the founding of the country. For example, Liu Xuande, Cao Mengde, Yan Gong, and even Liu Jingzhou all had regional disputes at the beginning, but they could all stand aside.
A stable place, while trying to make rewards and punishments as clear as possible, so later on, no one will be bothered by this matter. Only here in Yizhou, it is so unbearable..."
Fei Shang became more and more silent.
"Do you know? The reason why Jingzhou is relied upon, and the reason why Duke Yan did not take Jingzhou first, is because in Jingzhou, not only Liu Jingzhou was unwilling to surrender, but the noble families there were also worried that they would not be able to get a good job in the north after surrendering.
Chu Haoqiang was even more worried that Duke Yan would not be able to protect his family property, so he reluctantly stayed together to face the north... Dare I ask what happened to Yizhou?" Pang Tong finally pointed out the key point. "The local scholars and people, the powerful ones were bullied by the Dongzhou scholars to this place.
Who would risk their lives for Liu Yizhou if they cannot serve as an official and are invaded without restraint? Yang Hong’s rebellion is a clear proof! Qiao Qi’s persuasion to surrender is also clear proof! Zhang Song’s ridicule today is even more clear proof!”
"There are also Dongzhoushi..." Fei Shang couldn't help but say more.
"Even the scholars from Dongzhou, most of whom have migrated from other places, have more monks and less food, right?" Pang Tong couldn't help but sneer at him. "In the middle of Shu, there are only four to five million people. From those official positions, only a few people will benefit, and most of them will benefit."
People can only make a living, right? Nowadays, most of their hometowns are under the rule of Duke Yan, so it is inevitable to have second thoughts? Even some loyal people gathered around Liu Yizhou because of profit. How could they gather because of profit?
Are you going to die for Liu Yizhou? The locals regard Liu Yizhou and his son as enemies. Dongzhou scholars dislike Liu Yizhou and cannot satisfy them, so what if they are father and son? Liu Fujun is young and may have accomplished something, but Yan Gong did not give him anything.
Time? The army is pressing down on the border, and the middle of Shu is in chaos. Even if there are dangerous passes along the way, if it lasts for a year or two, and chaos breaks out in the rear, what can we do?"
Pang Tongyan said no more about this.
Fei Shang was sweating profusely and was about to speak for a long time, but he suddenly stood up and saluted: "Please wait for me. My brother Fei Guan and my nephew Fei Yi are both in Mianzhu. I will bring them out and ask for help."
As an envoy, how about we go north together...?"
I am the dividing line for worshiping Pixiu
"Yang Hong was named Ji Xiu, and he was a native of Wuyang, Jianwei. Liu Yanshi was the Sima of another tribe... Taizu attacked Shu, but before the army was launched, Hong Yiyan and his son took the Dongzhou soldiers to oppress the middle of Shu, and together with the brothers Zhang Su, the governor of Jianwei
It was proposed to raise troops to call Taizu. Su was a little afraid and wanted to wait until Taizu's troops came to Baishui to block the flood for about three months. Hong said to him: "Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou. There is no chance of survival. If there is no Hanzhong, there will be no chance of Shu."
Now that Duke Yan has taken control of Hanzhong, Ba County seems to have lost an arm, Guanghan has lost its head, and Yan father and son have lost their hearts, as if they have lost their liver and gallbladder, and they may be dead in March, so why should they send troops? They raise their own troops to Hanan."
