In Chengdu, within the palace confinement, as soon as he heard that Fu Qian had been taken to Nanzhong by Zheng Pu, Emperor Liu Chan became furious and furious, "How dare the Zheng family allow a child to follow the army?"
The attendant Guan Xing who came to inform him was speechless.
After a slight hesitation, he lowered his head and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, Fu Qian is quite stubborn."
It also made Emperor Liu Chan's face full of anger, which turned into embarrassment.
But he had forgotten for a moment that Fu Qian had been told to follow Zheng Pu around.
After a short silence, Guan Xing raised his head and said softly, "Your Majesty, we are marching with all the baggage, and the journey will be smooth. How about I send a horse to pursue Fu Qian back to Chengdu?"
However, Emperor Liu Chan did not reply. He thought for a moment before lowering his voice and answering the question, "Anguo, does your father know about this?"
"It should be unknown, sir..."
After thinking for a moment, Guan Xing just answered, but unexpectedly, an eunuch came quickly and interrupted his words.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has come to pay homage."
"Ah~~~~"
With a sound of surprise and a hint of panic, Emperor Liu Chan hurriedly said, "Please come quickly!"
"only!"
As they watched, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang arrived slowly. Before he could salute, Emperor Liu Chan stepped forward to greet him, holding his hand and leading him to the throne. "I didn't expect that my father would have free time to enter the palace now. I'm so happy!"
The Prime Minister naturally bowed and thanked him.
After a few casual conversations, he asked the emperor what he had learned recently.
During this period, there were encouragements, admonitions, and corrections. The monarch and his ministers sat and talked warmly, just like a father and son teaching their lessons.
After some narration, Emperor Liu Chan finally couldn't bear it and told him about sending Fu Qian to apprentice with Zheng Pu.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang also raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Your Majesty lives in the palace, how do you know that the Zheng family's disciples are practicing evil?"
"It's because of my father-in-law."
The emperor smiled brightly and said with excitement, "The son of the Zheng family is not as good as the weak crown, but he can write a new calligraphy book and be appointed to the prime minister's office. It can be seen that he must have extraordinary learning. Therefore, what I think is not
If you send Fu Qian there, you may be able to get a good teacher to teach you."
"That's a very good thing to say!"
After hearing this, the Prime Minister immediately relaxed his eyebrows, stroked his beard repeatedly, and said in a very pleased tone, "Your Majesty, it can be said that you know the smallest things! If the late emperor knew, he would be relieved!"
Naturally, Emperor Liu Chan spoke humbly several times.
That's all, and then I informed him that Fu Qian had accompanied him to Nanzhong.
He also took advantage of the situation and asked, his voice was quite urgent, "My dear father, is it dangerous for the Zheng family son to go to Nanzhong? If not, I will send a Yulin general to chase Fu Qian back?"
When asked, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang did not answer for a while.
Nai frowned slightly and thought, and after taking a few breaths, Fang said with a smile, "Since the loyal and loyal queen has joined the army, there is no need to pursue him back. Well, there is turmoil in the south, and Zheng Zijin supervises the army and leaves, so there is certainly a war coming;
But if it is said to be extremely dangerous, it is not necessarily so.”
A group of soldiers, all wearing armor and carrying shields and swords, gathered around their respective commanders in a small formation, winding like a long snake, walking slowly.
Sometimes they stopped for a moment either because the chariot could not keep up, or because the scouts in front came back to report.
This army is naturally Zheng Pu and his party.
Well, Zhu Baosui coerced the officials and people in the county to rebel, but he did not occupy Pingyi County in the northwest corner of Xangda County.
It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.
In the past, when Li Hui was appointed the governor of Xijiang by his late lord, he still pretended to be on bad terms with Soochow, so he sent Chijie Lingjiaozhou to assassinate Shi Shi.
The intention was to take the water route of Zangkou County and invade Jiaozhou, which was affiliated to Sun Wu. Therefore, Li Hui transferred the governor's office of Xijiang from Nanchang County in Zhuti to the adjacent Pingyi County, and prepared for the offensive.
However, before the army was launched, the former lord Liu Bei was defeated at Yiling.
Therefore, it is impossible to do it with an isolated army and a weak force.
Later, Shu, Han, and Sun Wu hired each other, and the two families were harmonious, and they made an alliance to fight against Cao Wei.
Li Hui then transferred the Nijiang Governor's Mansion back to Nanchang County, concentrating on maintaining the smooth flow of Wuchi Road and supervising all counties.
But after all, Pingyi County had been managed by him with all his strength. There were many troops stationed in the city and the city's fortifications were well repaired and strong. He used Zhu Bao to coerce the power of the officials and people, but he did not want to come to attack the fortress and increase casualties.
When Zheng Pu and his three men led their troops out of Pingyi County, it was under the orders of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
Ten days ago, after they marched to the Governor's Mansion of Nijiang, Li Hui informed them that their responsibilities for this trip were to leave Pingyi County for nearly a hundred miles east and build a garrison where the Yanjiang River (Liuchong River) turns north.
, for his southern expedition to Zhu Bao's outpost.
From a geographical point of view, if we build a garrison here, we can look south across the water to Guangtan County, follow the water west to Yelang County, go north along the water to Fan County, the northernmost part of Xangda County, and go straight east to see
Arrive at the administrative office of Zangqi: Qielan County.
It can be said that a son has settled down, and all the counties in the northern part of Xianggao County are like a fish in the throat.
Naturally, there is a great possibility that Zhu Bao, with Ru Mang on his back, will send a large army to fight, kill Zheng Pu and other defenders, and level the siege.
Therefore, Li Hui sent his son Li Yi to Pingyi County to garrison.
He made a firm oath to Zheng Pu and the others, saying: "If the traitor Zhu Bao sends his troops to attack, and if you can't hold on, you can save your salary at a high place and burn it to deliver the message. Within two days, my son will rescue the soldiers!"
Moreover, he was very considerate and took over the monthly transportation of grain and fodder.
Such generosity and meticulousness can be regarded as a model of serving the country regardless of personal gains and losses, and working together to kill thieves.
It also made Zheng Pu and the other two people deeply remember it in their hearts, and they kept saluting and thanking each other for a long time.
Well, the reason why Li Hui was so concerned was because Prime Minister Zhuge Liang asked him to give the three men a message: "If you can defend the siege, defend it; if you cannot defend it, abandon it and return it to the plains. The people in the land can be caressed; if
If you are stubborn and cannot be cured, you will have to deal with it within your own power."
With these words, the power of conquest and determination is given to you!
The meaning of promotion and cultivation is clearly revealed!
As the commander-in-chief of the five counties in Nanzhong, Li Huiruo couldn't even appreciate the prime minister's obvious meaning, so he simply went to the court to beg for his bones and resigned from his post to go home to retire.
Therefore, Fu Qian also had a young man as his companion.
He was Li Hui's disciple, Li Qiu, who was only twelve years old.
At that time, Li Hui couldn't help being surprised when he saw the childish Fu Qian, who was only ten years old, accompanying the army.
After asking about Fu Qian's life experience and why he joined the army, he was generous with the reward.
Immediately, he summoned Li Qiu, his brother's son, from home, claiming that the Li family in Jianning had always admired loyalty and righteousness. Seeing that Fu Wei was diligent in learning and doing, he decided to send Li Qiu to Zheng Pu's army to accompany Fu Qian, in the hope that he could be with Fu Qian.
Those who are close to vermilion are red.
Zheng Pu and the others could not refuse such a request.
Only the three of them would need to replenish their supplies and ask for help in the future, all of which were in Li Hui's hands, so they did not dare to make mistakes.
Moreover, Li Hui, as the governor of the surrender, would not be unaware of the safety of Li Qiu joining the army.
Since he opened his mouth, he must have had his own thoughts. Why should Zheng Pu and the other three talk too much?
Military sentiment is like fire.
Zheng Pu and his three men only rested for one day in Nanchang County, then rushed to Pingyi County, picked up a month's worth of grain and baggage, and rushed to the place where the garrison fell: Yingshanhuo. [Note 1]
