Liu Zhang never cared about Xun You handling these trivial matters. Everything was done out of trust in Xun You!
He was about to travel far away, and if any more soldiers were willing to follow him, they would definitely bring their families with them, so Liu Zhang had to be aware of this!
"Don't worry, my lord, we still have nearly 200,000 dan of food and grass, which can definitely support us to Hanzhong! Even if there are soldiers and their families following us, there will be no problem."
Liu Zhang nodded and did not ask any further questions. Xun You's assurance was so steadfast that there must be no problem.
"Okay! Send someone to Hanzhong immediately to deliver a message to tell Wen He that we are about to return! By the way, the people of Dongsan County asked Wen He to move to the vicinity of Nanzheng immediately. Those aristocratic and wealthy families who are unwilling to leave should not force it, but they cannot be allowed to do so.
They hide the people!"
"By the way, let Wen He inquire about the situation in Shu County. His Majesty's edict should have arrived long ago."
"promise!"
For some reason, Liu Zhang always felt uneasy. Logically speaking, Liu Yan would not ignore His Majesty's will, but there was no guarantee that he would refuse because of his power.
Xun You seemed to see through Liu Zhang's thoughts and couldn't help but frown and asked,
"My lord, if Mr. Liu is unwilling to hand over his position as state pastor, what are your plans?"
what to do?
Liu Zhang had thought about this question for a long time, but he never had a definite answer.
It was because of the problem of Yizhou Mu that he was willing to stay in Luoyang for half a year and help Dong Zhuo in exchange for the position of Yizhou Mu!
From the bottom of his heart, Liu Zhang was absolutely unwilling to have a head-on conflict with his father Liu Yan, so he tried every means to properly handle the matter.
But as Xun You said, what should we do if Liu Yan disobeys the decree and is unwilling to hand over the position of Yizhou Mu?
If history had not changed, Liu Yanhui would have died in 194 AD, that is, four years later.
Four years, it took Cao Cao eight years to pacify the four prefectures in Hebei. How could Liu Zhang sit in Hanzhong for four years?
Everything is because the changes are too fast. Liu Zhang's worst plan is to go to Hanzhong now. There is no problem in developing for four years. However, Hanzhong County has been developing for nearly four years. After four years of operation, although Hanzhong has not developed to its limit, it has
The room for improvement is already very limited!
Now there is only one voice in Hanzhong County, so waiting four more years is actually meaningless!
"Gongda, if my father is really unwilling to give up his rights, is there any other way we can go besides fighting each other?"
Liu Zhang did not answer, but asked the question to Xun You. He also wanted to hear Xun You's opinion.
Xun You didn't expect Liu Zhang to ask such a question, but he still tried to think about it.
"My lord, do you still remember? When Emperor Ling was here, Wen He and I once said that what His Majesty needs are lonely ministers, lonely ministers who dare to face everyone! Now that Emperor Ling is gone, it does not mean that lonely ministers are no longer useful.
Yes! On the contrary, if you want to revive the Han Dynasty, you probably need to be a person who is isolated from the common sense of the world!"
"My lord is familiar with the Spring and Autumn Period, so you naturally know what the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period called you, right?"
Liu Zhang trembled all over, these words touched him too much!
Lonely...lonely...
Maybe those who can reach that point must give up something.
"Gongda, I would rather be called unfilial than be indecisive!"
At this moment, Liu Zhang finally made up his mind, even if he was accused of being unfilial, he must take Yizhou into his hands as soon as possible!
Xun You slowly breathed a sigh of relief. As a counselor, he shouldn't have said such treacherous words! Now he just reminded Liu Zhang indirectly, so that he could wake up. This is really the best!
"My lord, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Maybe Mr. Liu has no intention of having power at all, and wants to hand it over to the lord earlier so that he can take care of his old age!"
"I hope so..."
Liu Zhang had no hope that Liu Yan could easily relinquish power. On the contrary, he felt that Liu Yan would not relinquish power easily!
Liu Yan had many transgressive behaviors in history, which all illustrate the ambition deep in his heart!
Fortunately, with Dong Zhuo's appointment edict as a righteous cause, if it really develops into a military confrontation, Liu Zhang will not cause too much criticism as long as he does not harm Liu Yan's life.
After a day, the whereabouts of the troops had been basically determined. In the end, there were more than 11,000 soldiers who decided to go to Hanzhong with Liu Zhang! This was far beyond Liu Zhang's expectations!
With such an army of 40,000, Liu Zhang took away more than 26,000, leaving more than 13,000 who were unwilling to leave Sili, so he threw them all to Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was naturally overjoyed. What he lacked most now was the issue of troops. He originally thought that Liu Zhang would leave him a few thousand men at most, but he didn't expect that the number actually was more than double that expected!
With Dong Zhuo reluctantly seeing him off, Liu Zhang led his troops to leave Hulao Pass and head towards Luoyang.
The soldiers followed Liu Zhang so loyally, and Liu Zhang would definitely reciprocate the favor! He had already issued an order, and after arriving in Luoyang, he allowed the soldiers two days to go home and pack their bags, and then went to Hanzhong with the army.
Most of the soldiers who followed Liu Zhang to Hanzhong were from the poor class. Having a thatched hut outside Luoyang City was already considered an upper class among these soldiers, and the others really had little wealth.
Soldiers with slightly better conditions, or soldiers who have a place to stay in Luoyang City, will definitely not be willing to part with these assets.
Based on these circumstances, Liu Zhang felt that there was absolutely no problem with two days. After all, it did not involve selling family assets.
Everything went very smoothly. Two days later, everyone returned to the army, and no one escaped privately. However, Liu Zhang's army also became chaotic. The soldiers were dragging their families, old, weak, sick and disabled. The entire army did not look like an elite army of the imperial court.
, Liu Zhang even laughed at himself that this was the configuration of the Yellow Turban Army!
After carrying the soldiers' families, not only the troops became disorganized, but the marching speed was also greatly reduced.
Liu Zhang could only arrange for the soldiers of Wufeng Camp to be divided into two groups, with Zhao Yun and Tai Shici leading 5,000 men to patrol the realm respectively.
Luoyang is very far away from Hanzhong, about fifteen or six hundred miles!
But Liu Zhang's troops could march at most fifty miles a day, and they still needed to walk for several days and rest for a day!
At this rate, it will take at least more than a month to reach Hanzhong!
During this period, Zhang Liao once suggested that he and Gao Shun lead the soldiers from the Han Xing camp and the fallen camp, together with the newly joined soldiers, to escort these family members to Hanzhong. Liu Zhang himself would lead the Wu Feng camp first to reach Hanzhong as soon as possible.
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Liu Zhang thought about it carefully, but finally rejected the proposal. The main reason was that he was worried about something unexpected happening.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun should have no problem dealing with sudden changes, but once they are attacked, it will inevitably cause panic among the soldiers. After all, the more than 10,000 new members only recognize Liu Zhang and no one else.
These soldiers and their families combined totaled more than 30,000 people, which was a considerable income for Hanzhong! Liu Zhang really did not want to lose these people in vain.
As for the time of arrival in Hanzhong, the difference is at most one month! One month, maybe Jia Xu is still busy migrating the population of the three eastern counties!
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Zhang decided to follow the large army and strive to reach Hanzhong as safely as possible!