Chapter 12 Make people listen to this withering face (continued)
The fire in the Prefecture Mufu was like a signal, immediately stimulating the vitality of the entire Mianzhu City.
As Wu Ban invaded the Prefectural Mufu, captured Liu's father and son alive, and then found Liu Mao who was confused, the Dongzhou Military Camp, which had maintained a chaotic neutral attitude just because its officers were kidnapped, immediately stood firm...
After some officers were released, they immediately exposed their left arms and joined the so-called "anyway" sequence. The so-called "Mao Gongzi Faction" who were loyal to Yan Gong instantly had a fully equipped armed force of about 2,000 people.
strength.
The same was true in the city. Seeing the fire in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, the Mianzhu civil servants and subordinates who were hesitant at first did not dare to hesitate any longer. But when the soldiers on horseback galloped over, shouting to convey the affairs of Yizhou on their behalf.
After Liu Mao's order, these people became even more proactive.
In this way, by the time it was midnight, Xu Shu had already accomplished a series of achievements such as capturing Liu Yan, supporting Liu Mao, controlling the Dongzhou military camp, taking over the city wall, and controlling the civil and military affairs of Mianzhu.
Things went smoothly, just like in a dream.
"It's not a fluke!"
Zhang Song stood on the steps in front of the governor's mansion, with his head held high and his face flushed under the light of the torch. However, before Xu Shu and others came from the governor's mansion, he was hurriedly gathering with the people in front of him.
The civil and military officials of Shu made great remarks. "I tell you, this matter is not a fluke! You must know that Xu Hou's move is actually an act of stabbing the country! And stabbing the country is like stabbing a person...Have you ever stabbed a person?!"
Under the steps, among the firelight and shadows stood countless Shuzhong civil servants. Some were smiling, some were silent, some were bending over, and some were standing silently. But when Zhang Ziqiao, who had just changed his title to Xu Shu, looked at it,
Come on, all these people are actually looking at him with a mixture of envy, jealousy, resentment and injustice!
Come and see this short, ugly man!
Look at him, who comes from a famous family and is ten times more intelligent than his brother, but in the past he could only be a low-level official here!
Because it was just such a person who seized the last earth-shaking opportunity in Shu and achieved such great success!
"The so-called stabbing is nothing more than three things!" Zhang Song faced these gazes, but felt that his heart was getting more intense. "The first is to seize the key point... After Xu Hou arrived in Shu, within a few days, he concluded that the key point was Liu Yan.
Not in Liu Fan, this is the vision! Unlike some of you who were born and raised in Shu, there are still people who think that all the power has been given to Liu Fan. It is simply stupid!"
"The second is not to do unnecessary things... Xu Hou found me to do literary work and Wu Ziyuan to do military work. Knowing that we two are rare and useful people in Shu, he stopped paying attention to unnecessary things.
This is also a matter of vision, and even more so, prudence!”
"Third, it's just a stab with all your strength... This matter is simple to say, but it requires a lot of courage and courage. Let me ask you, how is Xu Hou's behavior today similar to Ban Ding's expedition to the Western Regions?! You guys may be Lu Lu
Inaction, or opportunism, how is it different from Guo Xun who is at Ban Dingyuan's side?"
Zhang Ziqiao must have been holding it back all the time, but when he burst out with all his strength, he let out all the grievances he had accumulated for countless years in one breath. He felt that his life was never as glorious as it is today.
Thinking that after the overall situation of Shu was about to be decided, I took credit for this, no matter how hard I said it, I had to overcome the chasm-like distinction between officials and officials, and my feet were empty, my head was dizzy, and then my tongue was full of lotus flowers and my mouth was fragrant.
It can only be said that fortunately Xu Shu only asked him to do this job of guarding and monitoring the civil and military affairs of Shuzhong at the beginning, and did not assign him any unnecessary military tasks.
When dawn came, the city gradually calmed down, and the Dongzhou scholars almost turned against each other en masse, taking over all of Mianzhu City. Liu Mao, who came back to his senses, also under Wu Yi's sincere persuasion, and Xu Shu guaranteed the captives Liu Yan and Liu Dan.
After the father and son were safe, he officially came forward to clean up the situation... He called himself Zhonglang General, took charge of Yizhou affairs in the name of his father's illness, and publicly raised the banner of welcoming the Yan army to Shu.
There is a political program that represents the wishes of a considerable number of people, nothing happened to Liu Yan, and there is also the legal principle of father and son succession. In addition, Liu Hao was the first son to come to his father before Liu Fan entered Shu, and he has always been half.
The heir also has his own team and appeal. More importantly, the powerful Yan army has arrived at Jiange. The local 'forbidden army', that is, the Mianzhu garrison composed of Dongzhou scholars, has collectively defected, and Mianzhu City will naturally recover instantly.
order.
In fact, the civil and military officials in the city are now discussing Liu Fan's issues.
Liu Fan is only twenty miles away from Mianzhu City. If he had seen movement last night and came at a light gallop, he might have arrived already. He followed the usual cautious approach and sent sentries to investigate at night and then went back to report. At this time, something should have been done.
Action was taken...but no action was seen for a long time.
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the city. Some people suggested taking the initiative to attack Liu Fan in the north of the city. Some people suggested that Liu Yan should be persuaded to surrender in the name of Liu Yan to avoid brothers fighting. Some people pretended to be profound and said that since Liu Fan did not come at this time, he must have survived.
Fleeing to Chengdu, Qianwei or Fushui Pass means that at this time, troops should be sent to the important place behind Luoxian County, firstly to block Liu Fan's attempt to escape to the south, and secondly to expand Liu Hao's influence.
Everyone was talking a lot and couldn't agree on what to do. Even Zhang Song, who was presiding over the meeting, couldn't make up his mind. He didn't sleep all night and came to the military camp again with his opinions to ask Xu Shu, which meant that he would let the other party make up his mind.
In this regard, Xu Yuanzhi, who had also not slept a wink all night, had already taken a shower and went to the couch. After hearing this, he turned over on the couch and faced each other openly: "Ziqiao, don't think too much. We are not strong enough and our military morale is unstable. We can already capture Mianzhu City."
It's a fluke. If you send troops at this time, no matter where you go, it will cause turmoil. If you don't do it right, there will be danger of recurrence. It is better to guard the city."
"What about the future?" Zhang Song seemed to want to make more contributions, so he couldn't help but ask again.
"In the future..." Xu Yuanzhi couldn't help but chuckle. "Ziqiao, what is the ultimate purpose of our move?"
Zhang Song is a smart man after all, and he sobered up almost instantly: "Whether it is to assassinate people or to assassinate the country, the ultimate purpose is to save millions of people in the thousands of miles of Shu from military disasters, and to facilitate the invasion of Yan Gong's army into Shu as early as possible."
"Then I dare to ask Zi Qiao. Now that Mianzhu is in hand, if you want to facilitate the army to enter Shu, what is left?" Xu Yuanzhi continued to ask easily.
Zhang Song also felt funny for a moment: "It's just Fushui and Jiange... I'm confused too. Just as Xu Hou said before, don't do anything unnecessary if it's not necessary. If Mianzhu is stable, it can actually help the overall situation!
"
Xu Shu also laughed.
In other words, what Xu Shu and Zhang Song mean is very simple.
It should be noted that although the city of Mianzhu is also a famous city, it has always been developed because it is the north entrance to the Chengdu Plain. In fact, since ancient times, the core cities of Shu were first in Chengdu and secondly in Guanghan County and Zhiluo County.
, these two places are the traditional ruling centers of Shu.
However, because Liu Yan's entry into Shu coincided with the turmoil in Shu, and because he needed to rely on the Dongzhoushi group, he moved the center of rule to Mianzhu City.
In fact, further north of Mianzhu City is Fushui, the north bank of Fushui is Fushui Pass or where Fushui County is located, and further north of Fushui Pass is Jiange, Jiameng and Baishui Pass.
In other words, Mianzhu is the end of the passage to Shu. Judging from the current military situation of Yan Yan in Fulishui and Zhang Ren in Jiange, as long as Xu Yuanzhi holds Mianzhu steady, even if he sits still, then regardless of the existence of Yan Yan and Zhang Ren
No matter what kind of thoughts they have, they can't last long...it's impossible to sustain the military rations and military morale.
Unless Yan Yan made a decisive decision and immediately led the army to turn around and attack Mianzhu, then given his prestige among the Shu army, he was still very likely to succeed.
The only problem is that Yan Yan is a soldier after all. If he has no political basis, what reason does he have to attack Mianzhu City, which includes Liu Yan, his father and his son?
"So..." Xu Shu said a little more seriously. "Ziqiao said that Liu Fan's whereabouts actually made me think about it. From my point of view, the worst case scenario is that Liu Fan makes a quick decision and flees directly to Fushui to find Yan.
Yan, and then used his political appeal to persuade Yan Yan to come here immediately!"
"If so," Zhang Song thought. "We should rectify people's hearts and strengthen the city defense. As long as Mianzhu is defended, judging from the situation that many generals and their families are in the city, his army will collapse at that time, and Yan Gong's army in the north will also be defeated.
It will come naturally."
"Yes." Xu Shu answered frankly. "And this is the worst case scenario. I have asked Wu Ziyuan (Wu Yi) to write to Yan Yan to explain the situation and persuade him to surrender. I also asked him to find the whereabouts of the family members of the frontline sergeants.
...Ziqiao, you have been working hard these days. On the one hand, you have to rectify the order in the city, and on the other hand, you have to open the treasury and appease the families of the soldiers and generals on the front line. You must be fair to both Dongzhou soldiers and Shu natives.
Show mercy.”
"I understand." Zhang Song admired the other party even more.
"As for the next worst case scenario, Liu Fan goes to Chengdu." Xu Yuan said bluntly, and couldn't help but laugh. "But this move depends on his ability. If he can bring out a large army from Chengdu in time,
In turn, if we surround Mianzhu, we can still save him, but I'm afraid it won't be in time."
Zhang Song also sneered: "He has no such prestige."
"There is another possibility." Xu Shu continued to speak on the couch, but raised his eyebrows slightly. "That is that he went directly to find Zhao Wei..."
"Zhao Wei does have a large army in his hands." Zhang Song's heart moved slightly. "And it's not as difficult as Yan Yan on the front line..."
"But if Liu Fan goes, we will have no worries at all!" Xu Yuanzhi said, and then lay down directly, but he wanted to catch up on his sleep.
Zhang Song came to his senses and suddenly realized, he completely ignored Liu Fan's whereabouts and did not bother him. He turned around and went out, only to bump into Wu Yi head-on.
When the two met again, there was no grinning like the Dongzhou scholar and the Yizhou dog. Instead, they were extra affectionate... To put it bluntly, before, the place was small and two groups would compete for a bowl of noodles, but now that the road is ahead
, the world is open to each other, in the future the two of them will go out to Shu, and after having this experience together, they will become friends.
Of course, Zhang Song did not let Wu Yi disturb Xu Yuanzhi's sleep, but just re-explained Xu Yuanzhi's analysis just now. At the end, naturally, there was some emotion:
"Hou Xu is really a fairy-like figure! He can see all kinds of clues even though he is thousands of miles away from Sichuan!"
"It's just that I'm more courageous, and then I just copy other people's wisdom!" Xu Yuanzhi in the room didn't know if he was tired of hearing it, so he couldn't help but said to her from a distance. "Don't you need to sleep after staying up all night?"
The two people outside the house were immediately speechless.
"Father, you stayed up all night, why don't you take a nap?" In the attic of Yizhou Mufu, which was blocked by Wu Ban himself with troops, Liu Dan, the second son of Liu Yan, was carefully comforting his haggard-looking son.
Father. "The third child has just received a guarantee from Xu Yuanzhi that he will never harm the lives of you, my father and my son... Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless for me to think too much about it."
"I'm not worried about myself." Liu Yan, whose eyes were almost red, had gray and disheveled hair, as if he was crazy. In addition, he cried for half the night last night, which was really worrying. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he still showed great concern.
Reason and Wisdom. "Since the Dongzhou scholars have rebelled, the Yan army is at the Jiange. Now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing more for you and me to think about. I am worried about your brother..."
Liu Dan felt sour in his heart immediately... This father of his was really partial. He threw the fourth child to Hebei and ignored him. The third child was put under house arrest by him. He had accompanied him to this point, but at this time he was still thinking about it.
Looking at his older brother.
It is said that father and son have a deep love, but why do they only prefer the eldest brother so much?
Liu Yan seemed to have read through his second son's thoughts, but he had no choice but to explain: "You don't understand... You three and I have no power this time, so our lives are safe. Only your brother is outside, and there are still
I'm afraid that he accidentally misjudged the situation and died alone without a burial place. At this old age, will I suffer the pain of losing my son first?!"
At the end of his speech, Liu Junlang couldn't help but show his old age and burst into tears again.
Liu Dan became increasingly helpless, thinking that his father had gone crazy again last night, so he turned around and asked the guard beside him, who was obviously from the North, to bring him a pot of hot water, and that was all.
Not to mention the Liu family and his son, that night, since Xu Yuanzhi succeeded in assassinating the country, he lay down on his own. He only asked Wu Yi to organize the defense of Mianzhu; at the same time, he asked Zhang Song to open the treasury to appease the families of Shu soldiers and officers on the front line; in the end, he did not
I forgot to let people distribute documents widely in Liu Mao's name to persuade Yan Yan at Fushui Pass on the front line and surrounding counties to surrender.
What is somewhat unexpected is that Liu Fan almost disappeared... He did not fight back, did not cross Fushui to the north to find Yan Yan, and did not appear in Chengdu to the west, but simply disappeared.
After a full seven or eight days, when Yan Yan was completely exhausted and Xu Shu was completely at ease in Mianzhu, news finally came from Liu Fan... It was a group of Pang Xibu soldiers who took the initiative to return to Mianzhu.
News is coming.
These people were also Dongzhou scholars, their families grew up near Mianzhu, and they were unwilling to follow Liu Fan and Pang Xi to Qianwei to look for Zhao Wei.
Liu Fan went to look for Zhao Wei, which did not surprise many people, because the location of Mianzhu was too important and had to be recaptured as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the Yan army entered the hinterland of Shu, everything would stop. So when Liu Fan discovered that Dongzhou Shi
After the rebellion and Mianzhu changed hands, they had no choice but to mobilize troops in Chengdu, Fushui Pass and Qianwei. It was just a matter of choosing one of the three.
Among them, although Chengdu has a large population, it has always been the foundation of Shu's local power. Liu Fan has no foundation there. If he really went there, by the time he gathered his troops, the day lily would be cold... In fact,
The only ones who really had ready-made armies at this time were the Yan Yan tribe in Fushui and the Zhao Yu tribe in Jianwei who were besieging Yang Hong.
There are differences between the two:
First, compared to Yan Yan, Zhao Wei faced much less pressure. The Fushui Pass where Yan Yan was located was an area of one county, which could not be turned around at all, and he was faced with the main force of the Yan army, which had an absolute advantage of tens of thousands.
, once the troops are mobilized to turn back, if it fails, then the defense of Shu Road will naturally collapse, and everything will be at a standstill. Zhao Wei is attacking and surrounding the Yanghong district city, and the surrounding Jianwei and Shu counties.
The vassal state of Shu County, Ba County, and even several counties in Nanzhong have huge strategic space and strategic initiative;
Secondly, when the Dongzhoushi rebelled, Zhao Wei, as the largest leader of the Dongzhoushi, had greater appeal and influence on the rebels than Yan Yan;
Thirdly, Zhao Wei also had more troops than Yan Yan, because before the war started, Zhao Wei was the prefect of Shu County, and Yan Yan was the prefect of Ba County. Zhao Wei himself was the original general of the Shu army on the front line, but he was absent.
Because of Yang Hong's troubles, he led the army of Shu County to go south first, and Yan Yan was forced to go up here as a last resort;
Fourth, Zhao Wei has a closer relationship with Liu Yan and has a higher political status in Shu. He was the Taicang Order of the Han Dynasty long before Liu Yan entered Shu, and has basically always been Liu Yan's trusted second-in-command.
In fact, Pang Xi also used these principles to persuade Liu Fan.
Calculating the time, Liu Fan and his party, who bypassed Mianzhu on the mountain road and then took the small road along the Jianshui River, quickly headed south to Han'an (the site of Yang Hong's rebellion, later known as Neijiang), were about to arrive at Zhao Wei's military camp at this time.
After the news was confirmed, all the civil and military officials in Mianzhu City were panicked, but Xu Shu was completely relieved and even went to visit Liu Yan.
On this day, in the afternoon, thirty miles north of Han'an City, in a canyon, a group of three to five hundred people had just emerged from the jungle, and then they were suddenly dizzy by the scorching sun here.
It was swollen, but it was Liu Fan and his party who were in such a state of embarrassment.
"Liu Fujun." A primary school leader with a local accent was panting. He couldn't help wiping the sweat on his face, and then he said. "The weather is hot, and it is impossible to go to the military camp today. Why don't you camp here for a while?"
, I’ll contact the military camp again, it’s best to send more carriages and horses to pick you up tomorrow.”
Liu Fan Benn went to see Pang Xi, but the latter understood, so he gritted his teeth and stood up: "I will go with you to see Duke Zhao!"
The principal didn't take it seriously, and immediately the two of them rode south together regardless of the heat.
There was nothing going on in the middle of the night, with frogs croaking and cicadas constantly chirping. Liu Fan, the governor of Guanghan, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, not because of the noise in his ears, but because he was extremely depressed... He regretted for a moment that he had been so stupid that he fell into the trap and left the city.
I regret that I didn’t grit my teeth and rush back to the city to take charge of the situation that night, and I also regret that I didn’t raise troops to attack the city the next morning... In short, as a filial son, when his father’s life and death are unknown at the moment, he does not live with his father.
Death, there are always ten thousand reasons to criticize myself for being cowardly these days.
Of course, Liu Fan also has some kind of rationality. He knows the truth behind Pang Xi's words. Since the rebels can control the entire city in one night, it must be that all the people in Dongzhou are rebelling. In this case, no one except Zhao Wei can
Calmly deal with this situation. Compared with Zhao Hao's side, Yan Yan's side is actually somewhat different in all aspects.
It was under such intense thoughts that Liu Fan finally managed to fall asleep, and then he immediately dreamed of the days when he followed his father to live in seclusion in Yangcheng Mountain when he was young... Although life was poor at that time, although the father and son did not live together.
I don’t have any title, but I can still live an open life. How did I get to this point?
Is it because my father had the urge to cross the border that he shouldn't have? The more than a thousand cars are proof of that.
However, as a filial son, even in a dream, he would instinctively object to this behavior of throwing responsibility to his biological father... It must be that his son is too incompetent! If he had the ability of Yan Gong, he would only be in Shu.
The business has been running like an iron bucket a year ago, and it is unlikely that I will be able to fulfill my father's wish during his lifetime!
At dawn the next day, before Pang Xi came to greet him, Liu Fan, who was anxious, urged his entourage to leave as soon as possible before the summer heat came... Although everyone was tired, they knew that this was the right time to go, so they had no complaints.
What's more, after walking only a few miles, when we were about to emerge from the canyon, we saw a large army of horses and flags standing at the mouth of the canyon.
Liu Fan was overjoyed when he saw this. He steeled himself and reined up his horse and stepped forward. When he was dozens of steps away, he saw that the other party was motionless. However, he felt strange for a moment and couldn't help but ask as he walked:
"Where is General Pang Zhonglang? Why don't you come to see me? Where is Lord Zhao? Why don't you come to see me?"
The officers on the opposite side looked at each other without saying anything, but as one of them pouted slightly, a horse rushed out from behind. It turned out to be the primary school leader who led the way yesterday. When he came to the front of the formation, he immediately answered:
"Pang Xi is here!"
After saying this, the man took out an object from behind his horse, threw it with all his strength, and then hurried back to the formation.
Liu Fan lowered his head and looked down, almost feeling cold all over. It turned out that this thing was actually Pang Xi's head!
In the blink of an eye, the eldest son of Yizhou Mu, who had experienced the capital move, suddenly became clear-headed. The reason why Zhao Wei was used was because of his own father Liu Yan. Now that Liu Yan's life and death were unknown, why should he come?
Summon Zhao Wei?
If things don't work out, there will be a dead end; even if things work out, sooner or later I will have to replace Zhao Wei with Pang Xi... Zhao Wei wouldn't want to serve a mere prefect of Guanghan who has lost Guanghan, right?
It turns out that without my father, I am nothing!
Although the thought was complicated, it flashed through his mind in just a moment. At the same time, Liu Fan had already instinctively turned around and tried to escape.
However, how could Zhao Weijun, who was well prepared, let him go?
Following the order from behind, thousands of arrows were fired, and the dignified heir to Yizhou died under the random arrows of the soldiers and horses of Shu County.
I don’t know if he will ever be able to think of the time on Yangcheng Mountain again in his life and death.
I am the dividing line where only one son died
"Xu Yuanzhi decided to set up Mianzhu, and searched everywhere for Liu Fan, but he did not come. He was worried that his general would lead his troops back, so he focused on the defense of the city. He did not dare to be slow for a moment. When Fan's soldiers died and returned to Mianzhu, he told General Fan to go to Qianwei and Zhao Wei's army, because Wei's soldiers were many.
, the whole city was shocked, but Xu Yuanzhi was relieved, and went to pay homage to Liu Yan, offering humble words to express his condolences. Unexpectedly, his son was looking for Zhao Wei.
Zhao Weiguo killed Liu Fan and took control of Jianwei, so that Shu County could become independent." Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Chapter on Sadness and Death.
ps: I tried to watch the ceremony during the day, but of course it wasn’t a real one and I definitely couldn’t get in. In the end, I was frustrated at the north end of Wangfujing and watched the live broadcast on my mobile phone in a store... I should have known I would have stayed home.
