The stars all over the sky were twinkling and blurred in the night sky.
Zheng Pu, surrounded by his retinue, slowly returned to General Pingbei's residence under the pale moonlight.
After being promoted to the title of general, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang divided a small house in the city for him to serve as a temporary office.
Just because so many new soldiers were recruited this time, Zheng Pu almost always slept in the military camp at night, so the department room naturally became a place to accommodate his family members.
However, this department house will be returned soon.
Regarding the strategy of attacking Liangzhou, the prime minister still adopted what Zheng Pu had in mind.
The only difference was that Zheng Pu, who was going to guard Pingxiang City, and Guan Xing, who was going to guard Ayang City, had both been reinforced.
The prime minister separated the Miwei tribe from his own troops.
Mi Wei now leads the Prime Minister's Office to join the army. General Fenwu will lead two thousand soldiers into Zheng Pu's army as an army guard; while his deputy general, Zhaoyi School Captain Pang Hong, will lead another thousand and five soldiers to supervise the army.
The soldiers will temporarily listen to Guan Xing's dispatch.
This is also easy to understand.
With the Prime Minister's prudence, it is natural to eliminate the dangers faced by Zheng Pu and Guan Xing in advance.
Anyway, the prime minister's headquarters is staying in Hanzhong County to wait for the time, so it does not hurt to allocate four thousand soldiers to the Miwei Department.
And because General Zhao Yun sent troops to praise Xiegu after the autumn harvest in August, Zheng Pu needed the military governor to transport the grain and supplies to the north in three days. In order to ensure that before Zhao Yun sent out his troops, he rushed to Pingxiang City in Longyou to hand over, and let Wei Yan
The troops were able to march to Xiaoguan on time and formed a north-south echo with Zhao Yun.
It is a matter of joy that the plan is recognized and the troops are increased.
But Zheng Pu, who was bumping on the horse, was feeling like his body was constantly ups and downs.
After the strategy was finalized, when he said goodbye and left, the prime minister gave him a meaningful warning.
say:
"General Zijin will lead the army to the north to defend Xiangping City. I won't say anything more. Your disciple Fu Gongyuan is now old and can take up the task. Just in time, my office will join the army and go to Wen Gao, and he will be transferred soon.
Let him succeed him wherever he is appointed. Well, I have already asked the emperor to transfer Liu Weishuo to return to Chengdu. Zijin must remember that this will not happen next time."
After saying this, Zheng Pu turned around and left without saying a word to defend himself.
Liu Weishuo is the chariot general Liu Yan.
He was sent back to Chengdu, but it was Fu Qian who succeeded as his master in avenging his hatred.
Well, this matter has to start with Fu Qian's farewell visit to Hanzhong County last year.
At that time, after he arrived in Hanzhong County, he went to visit Ma Di, who was serving as the Prime Minister of Hanzhong Prefecture, as expected.
Ma Su, whose temperament has become much more restrained and who has a tendency to be unfazed by honor or disgrace, has long known that Liu Yan despised himself as "not useful" and called Zheng Pu "Scar Pu".
He would have laughed it off.
Because he has never looked at Liu Yan in a positive way.
He is just a chatter!
If the late Emperor Liu Bei hadn't been alone when he started his business and had no support from the clan, so he treated him as a guest because of his clan name. How could Liu Yan, who had no great achievements, be a general of chariots and cavalry?
No county can use his talents!
Ma Su, who was born into a wealthy family, was already very high-spirited. Even after Xiao Guandao's defeat, he restrained his temper and worked diligently, but he still disdained to argue with Liu Yan.
After all, if you are injured by a vicious dog, you can’t bite the dog back, right?
Especially now that he is adjusting his character and wants to reverse his previous "arrogant" image with practical actions.
But Fu Qian came to him for advice, but he couldn't refuse.
Zheng Pu was extremely kind and righteous to him.
Now Zheng Pu's disciples came to ask for advice on the grounds of "revenge for being a teacher", how could he refuse?
Therefore, after he pondered for a while, he gave Fu Qian a trick: things happen because of people.
The general idea is similar to Zheng Pu's original instructions.
It just makes it a lot clearer.
Who can deal with Liu Yan if he is a big man today?
For example, at the time of the Northern Expedition against the Wei Dynasty, what is the most unacceptable thing for the imperial court?
Two simple questions made Fu Qian clear up the clouds.
He is not stupid to begin with.
It's just that he is limited by his age and has not experienced the ups and downs of an official career, so his thoughts are not that dirty.
Therefore, Fu Qian also roughly made up his mind.
The only person who can deal with Liu Yan now is the Prime Minister.
And if you want the prime minister, who is clear about rewards and punishments, to deal with Liu Yan, there are only two reasons.
Liu Yan broke the law, or he was not conducive to the Northern Expedition!
The first reason is not to think about it anymore.
Although Liu Yan was unruly and domineering, he would not be so stupid as to commit crimes knowing that "Shu Branch" was in a serious situation.
The second reason is that it is somewhat difficult to do.
Liu Yan only commanded more than a thousand soldiers and remained in Hanzhong County to serve as the face of the court. There was nothing to criticize in the grand plan related to the Northern Expedition.
Moreover, since he was a guest of the late emperor, many court officials rarely had conflicts with him because of the kindness of the late emperor.
If you want to slander him, you can only lure him to find a gap with others.
Moreover, he had a very high official position and was indispensable in the Northern Expedition.
However, in Hanzhong County at that time, the only person who met this condition was Zhao Yun.
Fu Qian was also in awe of Zhao Yun, who was famous for his seniority and virtue, and would not involve such an old general. Not to mention, it was impossible for Liu Yan to provoke Zhao Yun.
The most suitable candidate is Wei Yan.
Due to Wei Yan's low background and unruly character that was not liked by the courtiers, Liu Yan, who claimed to be a famous scholar, would never be stingy with his words if he found an opportunity to speak out.
However, Wei Yan had always been guarding Longyou, and the two had no intersection.
With no chance to take advantage of him, Fu Qian had no choice but to lie dormant.
With the help of his childhood friend Li Qiu, he stayed in the home of Li Jianning who had moved to Hanzhong County, and collected information about Liu Yan and his cronies, waiting like a poisonous snake for the opportunity to hunt.
Later, Cao Zhen, who was against the Wei Dynasty, launched a large-scale attack, and all the troops and horses of all tribes were killed.
Fu Qian also temporarily put aside his thoughts and joined the army of Huo Yi, the governor of the Golden Garrison in white, to do his best to defend the Han Dynasty.
Huo Yi and his young brother grew up in palace confinement and had always been good to each other, so he sent more than a hundred plays to his control, intending to give him some experience.
It also made him stand out in the war.
Not only did his performance in the persistence battle be remarkable; he also took advantage of the objective factors of heavy rain that limited the visibility of the two armies, deliberately lit a fire to reveal his whereabouts, and tempted a small group of Wei army scouts to come to visit, and won more than ten levels in the ambush battle.
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Huo Yi was overjoyed and praised him highly.
And because he is a loyal and loyal queen, he has now made great achievements in battle, and word of mouth spreads among the army.
It actually reached the ears of the commander-in-chief Zhao Yun.
At that time, Zhao Yun took advantage of his father's achievements and sent someone to ask him if he was willing to pretend to be a Sima and join the army.
Being able to serve under the veteran Zhao Yun is a rare opportunity for many meritorious second generations.
But Fu Qian politely refused.
He claimed that his husband, Zheng Pu, felt that his current talents and learning were not enough for him.
Zhao Yun did not force this, but only told Huo Yi to remember to give Fu Qian the reward he received during the battle when discussing his merits after the war.
However, this excuse could not be concealed from Huo Yi.
Huo Yi had served under Zheng Pu for a long time and knew Zheng Pu very well.
Naturally, he also knew that if Zheng Pu learned that Zhao Yun wanted to appoint Fu Qian, he would definitely not refuse.
Fu Qian refused Zheng Pu without reporting it. There must be a reason for this.
Therefore, he secretly searched for Fu Qian.
After learning that Zheng Pu would take revenge on Liu Yan as a test stone for Fu Qian's ability to become an official, he chuckled and said, "A leaf in Gongyuan obscures your eyesight! What's the difference between not seeing the prime minister and the cavalry general?"
At that time, Fu Qian was confused after hearing this.
Of course he knew the difference between the Prime Minister and Liu Yan.
In other words, in terms of talent, learning and character, a hundred Liu Yans combined are not worthy of carrying the Prime Minister's shoes.
But what does this have to do with his desire to take revenge on Liu Yan?
However, when Fu Qian, who didn't know what was going on, raised doubts, Huo Yi stopped answering.
Perhaps he was worried that it would ruin Zheng Pu's intention to practice.
Although he was confused, Fu Qian still kept Huo Yi's words in his heart.
While looking for an opportunity to slander Liu Yan, he considered what Huo Yi meant.
Therefore, he also waited for the opportunity.
When Li Yan and Jiang Wei returned from the expedition against the Shenlang-seed Qiang, he saw that the prime minister spared no effort, did not despise barbarians, and personally went into various counties to appease the Qiang and Hu tribes who had settled down.
But Liu Yan is different.
In the late spring of this year, he took his confidants and servants for an outing. They happened to pass by the house of Liao Zuo, who migrated from the Nanzhong tribe and settled in Hanzhong. The Liao Zuo saluted him very respectfully and enthusiastically served him homemade bacon.
Give it as a gift.
But Liu Yan's attitude was very surprising.
Not only did he ignore the overtures of the barbarian officer, but he also asked his servants to burn the seats that had been touched by the bacon in front of the barbarian officer. He also scolded the surrounding guards, saying: "Barbarians, Zuo Jin despises them."
Disciple, you are extremely ignorant, and your customs are like those of animals. A man should have the ambition to travel across the world, and it is safe to get close to barbarians! You actually let them get close to me, and you will be punished when you return!"
The assistant was humiliated on the spot and was naturally very angry.
So he found the Li family of Jianning, the most powerful among the wealthy families in the south, to seek justice for him.
Fu Qian, who learned about this through Li Qiu, also understood what Huo Yi meant.
Hanzhong County, in addition to the Han Li people, also settled the barbarian tribes from Nanzhong County, the people of Fuling County, the Qiang Yi people from Wenshan County, the Di people from Yinping County, and the Qianghu people from Longxi County.
Most of them were military households and were an indispensable part of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition against the Wei Dynasty.
In the future, it will even be responsible for half of the military resources and grain production of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty!
It also means that if they join together to denounce Liu Yan, the consequences will be more serious than if Liu Yan seeks a gap with other generals!
Because the Prime Minister will never allow them to have any turmoil.
Therefore, Fu Qian relied on his connections with the Li family in Jianning to secretly instruct some barbarian officials in southern China to "encounter" or visit Liu Yan one by one. When they were humiliated by Liu Yan one by one and returned, he encouraged them again.
They went to Zhao Yun, who was in charge of Hanzhong County, and cried, claiming that the Han Dynasty had always despised them and did not regard them as subjects.
For example, Liu Yan's attitude is the best proof.
After Zhao Yun got the report, he knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly wrote a report to the prime minister.
Because if these barbarian-born lieutenants cannot be appeased, they may incite the tribesmen to rebel!
When the prime minister heard this, he was naturally very angry.
He was angry at Liu Yan for not knowing the basics, Zheng Pu for his lax discipline and Fu Qian's bold behavior.
Fu Qian was too young after all.
When planning things and taking actions, I left too many traces.
With the Prime Minister's wisdom, a few rough and gray lines can be used to calculate roughly.
Not to mention, the Prime Minister had been waiting to see how Zheng Pu would deal with Liu Yan's slander.
Therefore, he summoned Fu Qian for detailed questioning. After learning that this was a test given by Zheng Pu, he made a decision.
Liu Yan was fined one year's salary for his unjust words and was sent back to Chengdu.
Although Liu Yan's official position and title remained unchanged, he was already frustrated.
Because the one-year salary penalty was imposed by Emperor Liu Chan personally when the Prime Minister went to court.
Liu Chan still remembered that when he and Zheng Pu were on a spring outing, he promised to punish him severely.
As a guest of the late emperor, he was not favored by the emperor of the day, and was expelled by the prime minister who was in charge of state affairs. After Liu Yan returned to Chengdu, it was no surprise that his family was destitute. And with his flamboyant personality, he was suddenly frustrated, and he was afraid that he would still be in trouble in the future.
There will be more troubles.
The punishment Zheng Pu received was today's beating with words from the Prime Minister.
And Fu Qian was transferred to serve in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The prime minister planned to take him with him and teach him by words and deeds, so that he, who was about to turn seventeen, would not be as ruthless and unscrupulous as Zheng Pu in the future.
All in all, revenge is avenged.
But it was inevitable that Zheng Pu would feel unhappy.
His image of "retribution must be retaliated" that the world has finally forgotten has been revealed again
If I had known this, it would be better to personally plot revenge and make Liu Yan lose his official position and become a rich man, which would completely make him feel better! Fu Qian would not be involved and the prime minister would not have to work more.
That’s all.
The matter has come to this, and it is useless to think too much.
After Zheng Pu put the matter aside, it was already late at night when he returned to the office.
Zhang Yan also took a break long ago.
After casually asking his servants to fetch some well water for bathing, Zheng Pu stepped aside, walked to the study at the back, lit sandalwood, and sat upright with his eyes closed, thinking.
In recent years, his official career has gone so smoothly that he has not been able to "examine himself" for a long time.
Moreover, his thoughts along the way also made him vaguely realize why the Prime Minister would ask him who should return to Zuoliu Prefecture, Shi Jiang Wan, and who should help Ma Zhongzhen Nanzhong.
If nothing else, the prime minister, who is already in his fifties, not only expects him to lead the army to conquer the country.
It's just that it's a bit untimely.
Just when the prime minister had this idea, Zheng Pu ordered Fu Qian to take revenge on Liu Yan.
Alas~~
Misstep.
Zheng Pu laughed at himself in his heart.
At this time, a faint sound of footsteps approached slowly.
Zheng Pu knew who he was without opening his eyes.
No matter where he lived, he was the only one who could enter the study.
But after getting married, Zhang Yan can also enter. Because his followers dare not stop him, he himself cannot stop him.
When he was young, with the faint fragrance of fragrance entering his nose, a pair of hands fell on Zheng Pu's head and kneaded it gently.
"What happened?"
The sound is still as clear as an oriole emerging from the valley.
Gently tilting his head back, Zheng Pu said vaguely, "If there's nothing else, Gongyuan will be admitted to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Oh, that's good."
Zhang Yan's voice was filled with laughter.
Zheng Pu did not hide his revenge on Liu Yan from her.
Therefore, with her intelligence, it is not difficult to guess why the prime minister transferred Fu Qian away.
