Yizhou has nine counties, a vast land and abundant resources, and a vast territory.
It has jurisdiction over Hanzhong County, Ba County, Guanghan County, Shu County, Qianwei County, Zangke County, Yuexun County, Yizhou County, and Yongchang County, among which Yizhou County is the county with the same name as Yizhou.
In the novel, when Zhang Song presented the map, there were more than a dozen counties in Yizhou. The reason was that Yizhou also included three vassal states of the southwest barbarians. These three vassal states and counties were almost at the same level. Therefore, when Zhang Song presented the map, the counties were
There are as many as a dozen in total.
Later, Liu Bei led troops into Sichuan and upgraded Zitong County under the jurisdiction of Yizhou County to a county. He also divided Bajun into three parts, namely Brazil County, Badong County and Bajun, making Yizhou have fifteen counties.
Liu Yan served as the shepherd of Yizhou. Although he only had nine counties under his jurisdiction, he still managed a large area of land.
It is a pity that Liu Yan occupied Yizhou. Although the territory was large, it did not live up to its name.
Not to mention that Wang Can occupied Hanzhong and refused to listen to Liu Yan's orders. The three barbarian vassal states in the southwest often harassed Yizhou, which made Liu Yan extremely annoyed. Although Liu Yan hated the barbarians, he was unable to wipe out the barbarians because they were perennial
Living in the mountains and forests, there are many mosquitoes and ferocious beasts in the deep mountains and old forests. Once the soldiers enter, they are no match for the barbarians.
Compared to Liu Yan, Wang Can controlled one county in Hanzhong. Although his territory was not as large as Liu Yan's, his overall strength was not weaker than Liu Yan's because Liu Yan controlled many counties, but not all counties obeyed Liu Yan's orders.
, only nominally following Liu Yan's orders. Furthermore, Liu Yan also had to consider local control and station a certain amount of troops in each county to deter the powerful clans with ulterior motives. Many fetters prevented Liu Yan from having all his troops.
Gather together.
Wang Can resisted Liu Yan with the power of a county. After killing Zhang Lu, Liu Yan could only remain silent and allowed Wang Can to separate Hanzhong and dominate Hanzhong.
However, Liu Yan still wanted to save face, and he published widely to denounce Wang Can to prop up his own face.
Liu Yan denounced Wang Can, saying that Wang Can had no regard for the court, ignored the national laws, and was a traitor to the country.
However, after Wang Can got the news, he was not to be outdone, and issued a proclamation to denounce Liu Yan, saying that Liu Yan used the name of the royal family to kill the imperial envoys, occupy Yizhou, and stand on his own without a court, and wanted his son to inherit Yizhou.
All the practices of the state pastor were to seek personal gain with power, regardless of national laws. In the letter, Liu Yan was also persuaded to resign as the pastor of Yizhou and select a talented person to take charge of Yizhou.
Neither Liu Yan nor Wang Can sent troops, choosing a painless way to start a war of words.
However, Wang Can ignored Liu Yan's scolding and didn't take it to heart at all.
Because the temporary suspension of war was a strategy set by Wang Can, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and Xun You, Hanzhong had a series of battles and needed a certain amount of time to recuperate. After hearing Wang Can's message, Liu Yan was depressed all day long, and often fainted from anger.
Sometimes he was so angry that he vomited blood. There was a verbal spat between the two sides. Wang Can ate well, slept soundly, and was accompanied by beautiful women. But Liu Yan's body was deteriorating, crumbling, and half of his body was already in the coffin.
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Chengdu, Jia Mansion.
In the inner hall, in the study.
Jia Long sat on the main seat, and below him sat two middle-aged men wearing black robes. Both of them wore large collars and fluttering skirts. They sat upright, showing off their aura.
"Jia Gong, Wang Can has wiped out Zhang Lu's army, and his morale is at its peak. He should immediately send troops to attack Chengdu. Youdao has failed again and again, and failed again and again. The longer it takes, the more unfavorable the situation will be for Wang Can.
, Liu Yan’s losses can be recovered quickly. Once Liu Yan’s strength recovers, it will be a little difficult to attack Chengdu.”
The speaker is sitting on the left. His name is Li Yuan, also named Boming. He is a direct descendant of the Li family in Yizhou.
This man had a face with a Chinese character, three short strands of beard under his chin, and a pair of bright eyes, exuding a shrewd demeanor. When Zhao Wei led troops to annihilate the Li family, Li Yuan escaped because he had something to do when he was out.
The Li family was exterminated, and Li Yuan hated Liu Yan deeply. He wished that Wang Can would immediately lead his troops to attack Chengdu and crush Liu Yan's bones into ashes to vent his hatred.
When Jia Long heard this, he sneered twice and said: "Bo Ming, Wang Can has the initiative and has made arrangements whether to attack Chengdu. Now we are asking Wang Can to attack Chengdu and kill Liu Yan, not us ordering Wang Can to attack Chengdu."
Chan attacked Chengdu."
Li Yuan snorted and said, "With our help, everything is safe. What is he afraid of?"
Jia Long sighed slightly and said: "Of course Wang Can is not afraid of Liu Yan, but he is afraid that we are too powerful and difficult to control, so he wants to rest his army and wait until the autumn harvest is over before taking action."
At this time, the middle-aged man sitting on the right spoke, he smoothed his short beard under his chin and said: "So, Wang Can also regards the Yizhou clan as a jackal, tiger and leopard, and wants to destroy us.
If Wang Can invades Yizhou, it will be like inviting a wolf into the house, and I am afraid he will be the second Liu Yan."
This man's name is Cui He, the head of the Cui family in Yizhou.
When Jia Long heard this, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and he said lightly: "Master Cui, Wang Can occupies Hanzhong and dominates the area. How can he be at the mercy of the Yizhou clan? As the saying goes, those who obey will prosper and those who rebel will perish. Wang Can enters Yizhou
In the state, if the big families are willing to submit, they will naturally get benefits. If they are not willing to submit, Wang Can will not pursue it; but if they do something that is contrary to Wang Can's interests, it will definitely be a sword-and-axe attack, and there will be no mercy."
"Wang Can's promise to me is that he will not do anything to burn bridges, but the premise is that Yizhou's wealthy people are not allowed to disturb the stability of Yizhou, drive up prices and other things that affect Yizhou. Once discovered, they will confiscate their homes and exterminate the clan. From my perspective, Wang Can has
The assets of a heroic leader are worth following. Our Jia family has been tied to Wang Can and we are willing to be used by him. As for you, what do you do? It is all your own decision."
After finishing speaking, Jia Long stopped talking.
Cui He sighed and said: "The situation is stronger than the person, so what!"
Li Yuan's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "If Wang Can rises, this may not be our opportunity." After saying that, Li Yuanhe looked at each other and both showed a smile.
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Yizhou, Zhao Mansion.
In the hall, many important officials under Liu Yan were sitting.
Captain Dong Fu, general Wu Yi, junior generals Gao Pei, Yang Huai, Deng Xian, and Yizhou Biejia Zhang Song. These people are all important ministers under Liu Yan. In addition to these people, there are other military officers.
Generals and Yizhou civil officials. Among them, the civil officials were headed by Zhao Wei, and the military generals were headed by Wu Yi.
Zhao Wei was only a subordinate of Liu Yan, but Wu Yi and Liu Yan were related by marriage.
Liu Yan had four sons. The eldest son, Liu Fan, served as Zuo Zhonglang General; the second son, Liu Dan, served as the censor; the third son, Liu Mao, served as the Sima of Yizhou Department and was left by Liu Yan; the youngest son, Liu Zhang,
He served as the captain of Fengche. Among Liu Yan's four sons, except for his third son Liu Mao, the other three sons all served in the court.
However, Liu Fan, Liu Dan and Liu Zhang were not so much officials in the court, but rather were held as hostages in the court.
This is also the prerequisite for Liu Yan to serve as the pastor of Yizhou.
As for the reason why Liu Yan entered Shu, it was because he heard from Dong Fu that Yizhou had the spirit of an emperor, so he chose to abandon his three sons and go to Sichuan to serve as the shepherd of Yizhou.
Liu Yan entered Shu, and Wu Yi, a man from Chenliu, accompanied him.
Liu Yan heard that the fortune teller said that Wu Yi's younger sister, the Wu family, was very rich and powerful, so he took the Wu family as his wife for his third son, Liu Mao, and they became married. From this point of view alone, Liu Yan was very doting on her.
Liu Hao, and Liu Yan left his other three sons as hostages in the court, leaving Liu Hao alone. It can be seen that Liu Yan's intention was to let Liu Hao succeed him.
Historically, after Liu Yan died of illness, Liu Zhang inherited Liu Yan's position as prefectural shepherd. The reason was that Liu Mao died early, so Liu Zhang had to find a way to get Liu Zhang back to Yizhou, and then Liu Zhang succeeded Yizhou as shepherd.
Zhao Wei had many thoughts on his mind, looked serious, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Recently, my lord's health has been deteriorating, and he often coughs up blood, and it is no longer possible to preside over major affairs. As his lord's ministers, we must not only share the lord's worries, but also help him."
Consideration of my lord’s inheritance. My lord has three sons, but Mr. Mao is the only one who is kind, virtuous, and tolerant of others. I think we should invite Mr. Gong Mao to be the heir apparent as soon as possible and establish an heir. What do you think?”
After the words fell, Wu Yi immediately stood up and said: "You all know the talent of Mr. Mao. I support the appointment of Mr. Mao as the heir apparent. I hope you will think twice before deciding."
The civil servants and military officers in the hall looked at Wu Yi with a look of disdain on their faces.
Your sister is Liu Hao's wife, and you are Liu Hao's brother-in-law. If you don't support Liu Hao, who else can you support?
However, everyone also knew that Liu Yan's other three sons were hostages in Chang'an and it was impossible to make him the crown prince. Only Liu Hao could make it possible. Therefore, they all agreed with Zhao Wei's words and were willing to support the establishment of Liu Hao as the crown prince.
The ultimate purpose of a gathering was to confirm support for Liu Hao as heir apparent.
The next day, Liu Yan summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters.
Zhao Wei had already agreed with everyone in private, and stood up to state the benefits of establishing the crown prince early, and asked Liu Yan to establish the crown prince early and determine the successor.
When he came in, Liu Yan felt exhausted mentally and physically and could no longer take charge of the overall situation.
After listening to Zhao Wei's words, I felt that I should establish the crown prince to avoid chaos after his death, so I directly adopted Zhao Wei's opinion and appointed Liu Hao as the crown prince.
Liu Yance established the heir apparent, which made Jia Long feel slightly cold.
Zhao Hao's approach is already paving the way for the future. Once something happens to Liu Yan, Liu Hao, as the crown prince, can immediately inherit Liu Yan's position without causing chaos. Wang Can wants to take charge of Chengdu, there are two reasons
There are two options, one is to attack Yizhou forcibly; the other is to be supported by the civil servants and military generals of Yizhou and welcome Wang Can to Yizhou. When Liu Yan made the crown prince, he decided on the successor, which directly cut off Wang Can's rightful access to the throne.
The possibility of Yizhou.
Jia Long looked at Zhao Wei and secretly lamented that Zhao Wei was so old-fashioned and it was a pity that he spent all his time fighting among himself.
No matter what, no one can stop Wang Can from taking control of Yizhou.
Liu Yan's body became weaker and weaker, and the internal struggle for power in Yizhou became more fierce.
At the same time, Hanzhong stepped up its efforts to train its troops and prepare for war.
Time flies like water, and it is already August in a blink of an eye. The fields are golden and joyful, and all the people are busy taking the rice from the rice fields into their homes.
Because Hanzhong issued a tax exemption order, a lot of fertile land was cultivated.
In addition, the weather was good, the harvest was very good, and the food grown by the people was all their own, and they were all very motivated. With the completion of the autumn harvest, Wang Can also began to prepare for the attack on Chengdu. For a time, Hanzhong cultivation
After four months of rest, the war machine started turning again.
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