Liu Qi knew that Liu Biao should be able to understand what he meant.

Both relatives of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yu, the other two other ministers, including Liu Biao, and Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, have borrowed local ethnic minorities to stabilize the situation, and the two of them are now implementing it.

After Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he immediately began to suppress the local gentry in Yizhou. However, the power of the local gentry in Yizhou was strong, and the most important thing was that many of them were local officials and had armed forces in their hands.

Liu Yan was an airborne prefecture governor, with no soldiers or food. If he wanted to fight against the local gentry in Yizhou, he would have a military force that could fight against him.

Therefore, Liu Yan formed an alliance with the Qing Qiang tribe in Yizhou and absorbed the Qing Qiang people to expand his military strength. Later, when he was pacifying the Jialong Rebellion in Yizhou, this Qing Qiang army played a major role.

As for Liu Yu, in Liu Qi's opinion, he was more proficient in this art than Liu Yan. He joined forces with the Youzhou gentry and Wuhuan and repeatedly led the war-torn Youzhou into a strong state with a population of one million.

During the Zhongping period, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun rebelled in Youzhou. No matter who came to Youzhou, they became more and more turbulent. Only after Liu Yan took office did he defeat the enemy with one move.

The rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in Youzhou relied on the unscrupulous family in Youzhou, and Qiu Liju from Wuhuan, western Liaoning. However, after Liu Yu arrived in Youzhou, he directly dug up the corners of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, and pulled all the gentry and Wuhuan in Youzhou to his side.

After quelling the rebellion, Liu Yan resumed border trade and developed salt and iron resources. While conducting border trade with nomadic peoples, local wealthy families could gain a large amount of profit in border trade and trade.

Liu Yan, the Youzhou gentry, and the Wuhuan nomad... formed a strong economic bond and became the solid foundation for Liu Yan's rule over Youzhou.

Based on the precedents of these two masters of the same clan, Liu Qi believes that the current situation in Changsha can be learned from and imitated.

Wuxi Man, also known as Wuling Man, lives in the Wuxi area upstream of the Yuan River. There are many tribes scattered in the Lishui and Lishui. Changsha County is located in the east of Wuling County. It is not difficult to get in touch with these Wuling Man.

The current Wuling Man in Jingzhou is like Qing Qiang in Yizhou, Wuhuan in Youzhou, and those clans in Changsha County who are not convinced by Liu Pan's jurisdiction are like Jia Long in Yizhou, Youzhou secretly supports Ju, and the small and medium-sized gentry (the great gentry Su Dai has been killed by Liu Qi).

With Liu Yan and Liu Yu doing enlightenment, Liu Qi felt that Liu Biao should be able to teach Liu Pan how to do it.

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The road to Shu is difficult, as difficult as reaching the blue sky. This is the case in later generations, and it is also the case in the late Han Dynasty. There has always been no shortage of dangerous passes and dangerous mountains in Shu.

But what the people call Shu Road refers to is not all routes to enter Sichuan, but only the route to enter Guanlong.

It starts from Chengdu in the south, passes Luocheng, Zitong, and crosses Dajianshan, passes through Jiameng County and exits Sichuan, and takes the Nanzheng Que Road in Hanzhong. Then it follows the Baoshui River and passes through the Qinling Mountains, and exits the Xigu. It leads directly to the 800-mile Chunchuan Qinchuan - the total length is more than 2,000 miles.

No matter how many heroes and heroes go in and out of these two thousand miles, since ancient times.

However, Yi Ji, who entered Shu from Jingchu, did not need to take this dangerous road. He only needed to hold Liu Biao's talisman and take a boat and walk along the river along the water. If he was interrogated on the road, he would use the envoy who represented his identity and the talisman to signal to the other party.

In this way, Yi Ji was not blocked from entering Sichuan in the early stage. He entered Sichuan very quickly and could be said to be a smooth journey until he arrived near Kuimen. He was intercepted.

Kuimen is also called Jiangguan. The west is Baidi City, which is an important pass to enter Shu from the east.

The trough is known as the Tianmen because of the cliffs on both sides of the gorge, and the water below the gate is surging and roaring. Since ancient times, it has been known as the world's mighty hero of Kuimen.

Because of its importance, Jiangguan is specially established here, with a salary of 2,000 shi, which is the same level as the head of a county.

After Yi Ji was stopped here, he entered the pass and was introduced to Yan Yong, the current commander of Jiangguan County.

Yiji showed Yan Yong his talisman and envoy's weapon.

Yan Yong carefully checked it and after confirming it was correct, he asked him: "When the gentleman arrived in Jiangguan, he entered Yizhou with half his foot. As the commander of Jiangguan, I have the responsibility to investigate. I need to ask some questions carefully. Please do not blame me."

Yiji hurriedly said, "I dare not blame this general, I am responsible for the matter."

Yan Yong looked at Yi Ji and said carelessly: "May I ask, Mr. Liu, the envoy Liu, first arrived in Jingzhou, was in charge of the seven counties. I wonder what the situation in Jingzhou is now?"

Yi Ji smiled slightly and said, "Although Nanjun and Jiangxia were in trouble with thieves, they were all pacified by the envoys, which was peaceful."

Yan Yong said calmly: "I wonder if there will be any trouble in the counties in Jingnan?"

"The counties in Jingnan all wrote letters to the king's order, without any sign of chaos."

"Since the counties are peaceful and Jingzhou is fine, why did the envoy Liu not rest and recuperate, but instead rushed to let his husband enter Shu with integrity, but why?"

Yiji frowned when he heard this.

The Jiangguan Commander was very surprised. As an envoy, Yi entered Shu, and represented the governor Liu. He had to talk to Liu Yan in public if he had anything to do.

Who are you? How can you question usurply?

Yiji's tone was neither humble nor arrogant: "There is a big deal, and I need to pay a visit to Liu Yizhou."

"What's the point?"

"This...isn't the general should ask?"

Yan Yong stood up in military uniform. He was tall, almost a head taller than Yiji, and stood in front of him with a strong pressure.

"I am the commander of Jiangguan. I am under the order of the emperor to guard the Jiangguan rush. It is of great importance. Never let anyone with dissenting intentions enter Shu. If the gentleman refuses to reveal the truth, I am afraid that I will not let him go for the gentleman, so please go back."

Yi Ji couldn't help but feel pain when he heard this.

The Jiangguan Commander of the 2,000-stone stone is really a big shot. He was obviously the envoy of the governor of Jingzhou and came to Shu to discuss major matters with the Yizhou Pastoral. How could he stop him and ask?

But judging from his attitude, if he didn't say it, he was afraid that he might not be able to let him go.

Is there something hidden in this?

Well, a little bit clear...

Yiji said respectfully: "The Liu envoy of Xiangyang and Liu Yizhou are both relatives. Now the two lords are in charge of Jingyi respectively and supervise half of the country for the emperor. However, the current situation is different. It is the territory of Baozhou. Liu envoy Zhuowu enters Sichuan, which is...who intends to form a clan alliance with Liu Yizhou."

Yan Yong didn't say anything.

He was silent for three cups of tea, as if he was thinking about something.

When he was young, he saw him nodding with some understanding and said, "So that's the case. Since he was intending to form an alliance, I would like to ask the gentleman to rest in the pass for a night. Tomorrow, I will send another Sima under my command to Mianzhu personally, and there is a Sima of the military officer in the pass. The gentleman's journey to Mianzhu can be smooth."

Yi Ji was a little confused, and then expressed his gratitude to Yan Yong, and then went to rest.

After Yiji left, Yan Yong immediately ordered the attendants: "Chap Sima comes here."

The attendant immediately left, and when he was young, he saw a strong man in 400 armor coming to Yan Yong.

"Brother called me?" The strong man's voice was like a bell, very loud.

Yan Yong said to his brother: "Please prepare and bring one hundred elite soldiers from the pass to escort the envoy from Jingzhou to Mianzhu. We should take more attention on the road."

The visitor was Yan Yan, the brother of Jiangguan Duwei.

The Yan family is a local clan in Shu. Among several generations, they served as officials in Shu. Yan Yong and Yan Yan's generation. Yan Yong was appointed as the commander of Jiangguan due to his years of accumulation and his family's blind date with Dong Fu clan. He was recommended by him and was appointed as the commander of Jiangguan with a salary of 2,000 stones. He can be said to be a glorious family and a glorious family.

But when Yan Yong was appointed as the Jiangguan Duwei, who was entitled to these two thousand stones, he was already six in his fifties. Even if he received the rank of two thousand stones, he didn't know how many years he could still earn the rank of his salary.

For this reason, Yan Yong had a wish in his heart, that after his death, he would support another person in the family and lead the Yan clan to continue as a pillar of the clan.

But the problem is that Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, was very cunning. After he arrived in Yizhou, he started to quell the Ma Xiang Rebellion, while trying to establish his authority and punish himself with self-esteem. He killed more than ten leaders of the Yizhou wealthy clan. Yizhou was shocked, which made the local wealthy clans in Yizhou tremble and panic all day long.

The Yan family is also one of the panic.

In fact, when Liu Biao and Liu Qi and his son arrived in Jingzhou, they also killed 55 thieves from the Jingchu clan. The measures they took were the same as Liu Yan first arrived in the local area, but the difference was that after Liu Biao and Liu Qi established their authority, they adopted a policy of mercy, united the remaining clans, showed goodwill to them, stabilized the people of Nanjun, and shared the benefits with Cai, Kuai and other clans.

But Liu Yan continued to maintain his high-pressure policy, as if he was determined to crush the wealthy families in Sichuan and Shu.

In this situation of suppression, it would be difficult for Yan Yong to support Yan Yan to take office.

But what is in front of them is a good opportunity.

"Fourth brother, I heard what Yiji said today. He entered Sichuan this time to form an alliance with Liu Biao and Liu Yizhou. If this matter is done, it may be a turning point for our Yan family."

Yan Yan bowed and said, "I wish to hear from my elder brother's great views."

Yan Yong said: "Although I don't know what Liu Biao is planning, since he sent someone to form an alliance, I think there must be a war, and the war should be quite serious... Otherwise, if you deal with ordinary thieves and with the power of Jingzhou, why should you form an alliance with Yizhou? I think there must be a big change! The fourth brother, you arrive in Mianzhu, don't go back for the time being, and wait for the opportunity. If Yiji can succeed in the alliance, the fourth brother will volunteer to fight with Liu Yizhou. This may make Yizhou change his mind and use me strictly, so that he can reach a high position in the future and hope to win the Yan family."

Yan Yong is preparing for the future... With Liu Yan's current high-pressure policy towards the wealthy families in Yizhou, it is extremely difficult for the Yan family to take another step forward. If they can make great contributions in the foreign war, perhaps Liu Yan may be able to allow Yan Yan to continue to sit in the position of Jiangguan after Yan Yong's death in the future.

Yan Yan knew that Yan Yong was sincere and said, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely recommend myself when I go to Mianzhu this time."
Chapter completed!