It is said that love and affection flow together. From the great ancestor to the great-great-grandson, one family has good luck, and hundreds of families gather together to become relatives. They love each other in life and mourn each other in death. There is a way to gather together, so it is called a clan.
——"Baihutong·Clan".
The world's principle of interdependence between clans forced the four major surnames to make the first choice.
The ancestors had to work hard for hundreds of years to achieve the name of a county with a great surname. They would never allow the lintel to wither for the sake of a prefect who had been loyal to him for several years.
Especially since the governor has died.
However, the military strength in Zhu Xie's hands was almost the same as theirs.
In order to make things happen, they also secretly contacted the elders of the Huren tribe.
He promised to divide the family property and land after the completion of the matter as a profit, and invited the people to conspire.
The chief of the Zongren clan responded immediately.
Moreover, the two sides also carefully considered the details. For example, when the four major surnames led their troops to attack Zhu Xie, the Huren tribe would lead their troops to rush in on the pretext of supporting Zhu Xie and kill Zhu Xie with one blow!
However, both sides made a plan, and the elder clan leader of the Huren tribe quietly sent people to find Zhu Xie.
It's not that these tribesmen are loyal to Zhu Xie, but after weighing the pros and cons, they feel that it is more in their interests to kill the four major surnames together with Zhu Xie.
First, Zhu Bao's support to the Huren tribe in the past can still remind people of his kindness.
On the other hand, Zhu Xie can also give them the benefits promised by the four major surnames.
And there is no need to worry, Zhu Xie will regret it after the matter is over. Zhu Bao has been appointed as the governor of Zanggan, but it has only been a few years since the Zhu family has its foundation in Zanggan and does not dare to make enemies of the other tribes.
However, the four major surnames that have been passed down for hundreds of years can do it!
After the matter is completed, if the four major surnames blame each other and fail to fulfill their commitments, the tribesmen will have nothing to do with them.
Therefore, the four major surnames who rebelled faced the disaster of annihilation.
When they led their private troops to attack Zhu Xie's camp, the Hu tribe, who were originally allies, suddenly took action and attacked from behind, forming a pincer attack with Zhu Xie.
Being suddenly attacked and outnumbered, the morale of the private soldiers of the four major surnames collapsed and they were completely defeated.
When Zhu Xie won the victory, he hated him for his unjust pursuit of himself, so he executed all the men with the four major surnames!
The women and children were all tied with ropes and imprisoned in the camp.
Immediately, he ordered his soldiers to abandon their swords and lead them all out of the city to lie on the ground.
With his body exposed in front of him, he led all the elders of the tribe to the Han army's camp, where they fell on the ground and surrendered.
Ma Zhongde was overjoyed when he heard the news.
When he came out of the military camp, he stepped forward, took his knife and cut off the ropes on Zhu Xie's body, and held his hands to help him up.
After paying tribute to the emperor from a distance in the north, Fang claimed that the imperial court "did not want to kill more of the people" and was kind and benevolent. He replaced the imperial court with the post of prefect, pardoned all the generals, and led the army into the city.
At this point, all the swordsmen and soldiers of Zangqi County were wiped out.
Post-war pacification also began to be implemented in an orderly manner.
In the past, when Ma Zhong came from Chengdu to take up a post in Zanggan, he was authorized to independently decide on the affairs of appeasing the rebels and Li people in the county.
Therefore, he also took advantage of the great victory as a prestige and implemented all Zheng Pu's previous advice and policies.
First, Zhu Xie was appointed as an assistant in the prefecture to reassure all those who surrendered, and he stayed by his side to monitor him. Then he asked Chen Shi to lead an expedition and move north with a part of the Xue tribe.
Secondly, use the assets and acres of land of the four major surnames that have been destroyed to recruit local poor people to work as barbarians to prevent them from being without food due to the war. When displaced, they will become attached to other wealthy families in the county, killing the factors that allow the wealthy families to become powerful.
Furthermore, it is “relief with work”.
Taking Pingyi County as an example, it vigorously promoted new laws for terraced fields, and government-leasing pigs to the people and other benevolent policies, hoping to improve the situation of people's livelihood in Zangdao.
If you want to win the hearts and minds of the people, make them well clothed and well fed!
Ma Zhong hoped to establish prestige with military force and show kindness with food, so that the local barbarians would fear and love the imperial court, so that they would no longer have any rebellion in their hearts in the future.
Naturally, despite his busy schedule, he did not forget to write a handwritten report of his work to the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's army is now in Dianchi County.
As Meng Huo surrendered, the prime minister also led his army to meet with Li Hui, the governor of Gaijiang.
Because no matter in Yuexi County or Yizhou County, there are still many barbarian tribes who have escaped into the mountains and badlands and resisted stubbornly.
For example, the tribes and direct descendants of the deceased Yi King Gaoding, such as the Dove Tribe in the mountains and swamps in the southern part of Yizhou County, who for many years refused to accept the king's rule and organized and migrated with their livestock, etc.
Although Meng Huo had always been subdued by the Han barbarians, when he surrendered, he was only followed by the rebellious southerners.
However, these barbarian tribes were weak in strength, and the places they fled to hide in were densely populated, and they had no common leader to give orders and work together to achieve success. As far as the imperial court was concerned, they were nothing more than a scabies disease.
It only takes the surrender of the governor Li Hui and the governors of various places to suppress or bring peace.
Therefore, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was also planning for post-war appeasement and the return of the army to Chengdu.
Grace is nothing more than the coexistence of grace and power.
They rebelled against a large southern clan, and after surrendering, almost all of them were recruited into the court by the prime minister in the name of the imperial court. They were given a noble but powerless position so that they could not stay in the south and cause more trouble.
Li Hui, who had made great achievements in this battle, was awarded the title of Marquis of Xingting of Han Dynasty and the title of General of Anhan.
The other distinguished southerners who were conquered by the imperial court, such as Li Hui's uncle Jianning Cuanxi, Zhu Ti Mengyan, etc., were granted military power and went to serve in Chengdu.
Yuexi County, which had always been experiencing constant rebellions, moved more than ten thousand Qingqiang families to Shu.
The strong ones were chosen as soldiers, and the weak ones were stationed in the fields. They were made military households for generations, and they used their ruthless customs to conquer the country.
Ma Su's "attacking the heart first" is also used to comfort people again.
The custom of the barbarians in the counties south of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was to "conquer witches and ghosts, like to curse alliances, throw stones and weeds, and officials often use curses to make alliances to get them." Therefore, he made a map for the barbarians. He first painted the Great Wall Mansion of the Lord of Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon, and then painted the divine dragon.
, dragons and barbarians, cows, horses, camels and sheep. Later, he painted the chief officials of the tribe, riding horse flags and coverings, patrolling to provide relief. He also painted the image of barbarian morning cows carrying wine and gold to give gifts to barbarians, who were very heavy.
The Han Dynasty was destined to belong to heaven, and was integrated into the customs of barbarians who loved witches and ghosts, hoping that they would be able to obey the king, recognize the authority of the court, and no longer want to cause chaos.
As for Zheng Pu's advice and strategies in the past to resolve the prestige of the southern clans, the prime minister used it at his discretion.
The five counties in Nanzhong were reorganized into seven counties, namely "Zangke, Yueqi, Zhuti, Jianning, Yongchang, Yunnan, and Xinggu". In the form of dividing the land, the power of the southerners was separated silently.
The other is to send a letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chengdu to select the nephews of the Bashu wealthy families as appropriate, grant them official positions, and recruit subordinates with their own money. Some of them will be retained in Nanzhong, so that the wealthy families of the South and the wealthy families of Shu can form a mutual check and balance.
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It was under such circumstances that Ma Zhong's statement was presented to Zhuge Liang's case.
He also asked the Prime Minister to pause his pen, frown into the river, stroke his beard and think.
It’s not that I felt there was anything inappropriate about Ma Zhong’s efforts to appease Zangqi County.
However, Ma Zhong's statement is very long, and every detail is recorded in the book and presented in full.
Therefore, the prime minister also learned that Zheng Pu planned and led the army in the war to kill Zhu Bao in Zangda County and appease the native Li Shuzhong.
Moreover, in the table of contents, when Ma Zhong recorded the military exploits of his various generals, he actually jointly named Zheng Pu as the first meritorious deeds with Chen Shi!
When describing the post-war affairs, Ma Zhongshang was full of praise, saying that Zheng Pu's plan of "killing three soldiers with two peaches" allowed Xangqi County to implement the policy of appeasement. The local Li Shu people hardly resisted, and the government orders went smoothly without any delay.
This son will achieve success in the future, not under the law, filial piety and uprightness!
This was the Prime Minister's emotion towards Zheng Pu after reading the statement.
Immediately, he quietly added in his heart: However, the rigidity of his nature and the cruelty of his plans may be worse than the filial piety and uprightness of the law!
Putting his pen down on the case, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and gently rubbed the root of his nose to relieve his tired eyes.
However, the thoughts in my heart are like the tide crashing on the shore, coming one after another and unwilling to stop.
My husband, Zheng Zijin, has thorough planning and good judgment!
Today, Yizhou is exhausted and the Han Dynasty is in decline. It is a blessing for the country to have such a talent!
However, although this boy was young, he was able to learn with his talent. In less than a year, the governor of the county, Ma Zhong, and the veteran general Chen Shi were all impressed! There were many things in his calendar, his achievements were exhausted, and his talents were revealed.
It will take twenty years to accumulate prestige, and no one in the court or outside will dare to speak out!
If you succeed at a young age, you will surely develop a violent temper!
Moreover, this son has a strong nature and already has a unique style of acting. Is this a blessing for the country in the future?
Record his merits, grant him prominent positions, and not hesitate to promote evil?
Or should he first be transferred to local administration and herdsman, and use trivial matters to temper his ambition?
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The prime minister, who had always been decisive in promoting talented people, rarely felt hesitant and hesitant.
Not only because of his cautious temperament, but also because the great Han Dynasty, succeeded by the late Emperor Liu Bei, had gathered many talented people for decades, and there were very few people with ruthless minds!
Such as the story of Jingzhou in the past.
At that time, the late Emperor Liu Bei had not yet entered Shu, and Pang Tong persuaded Shu to be the base for the royal family. The late Emperor said: "Today, the person with whom I am a fire and water is called Cao Cao. Cao Cao uses urgency, but I use lenience; Cao Cao uses violence, but I use benevolence; Cao Cao uses violence, but I use benevolence;
By being cunning, I am loyal; every time I go against Cao, things will work out. Now I will not accept anyone who loses faith and justice in the world because of a small reason."
Of course!
The late Emperor Liu Bei was a young man living alone and poor, selling shoes and weaving mats to make a living. He realized the hardship of the common people's life, so he acted with benevolence and righteousness.
The talented people gathered together are like birds of a feather, and they can all be said to have excellent virtues and conduct.
However, the character of Zheng Jiazi's heart is quite different.
The strategy of "exerting favor" to cut off the foundation of the Bashu tycoon has already shown signs of ruthlessness and cunning; now the move of conquering Zangda and using force to force the rebels into internal strife is full of hostility!
It can be said that the only thing that matters is utilitarianism, no matter the means or even one's own feathers!
As a minister of the Han Dynasty, he does not have the benevolence of the late emperors; on the contrary, he is similar to the tyrannical cruelty of Ni Wei!
well............
An inaudible sigh.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang opened his eyes, stood up from his case, and slowly walked out of the Chinese army's tent.
In the military tent, Zhaozhong Colonel Huo Yi and Zhaoyi Colonel Zhao Guang, who were waiting on the left and right, saw them. They quickly put down the papers in their hands and followed behind.
Well, both of them have recently held temporary official positions.
He joined the army in the Prime Minister's Office and took charge of the army's Chinese writing slips.
Huo Yi was recruiting troops in Hanjia County, and Zhao Guang was in Zhuti County. The prime minister led his army to march south, and along the way, he also recruited the two of them into the army to accompany them.
Needless to say, his intention is to nurture the talents of the country's future generations.
I want them to be more exposed to military affairs, and I hope they will grow up quickly and become talented people in the country as soon as possible.
