"My lord, do you want to conquer the barbarians in Nanzhong?"
Liu Cong nodded and said, "Yes, there are more barbarians than Han people in Nanzhong. When dealing with barbarians, it is better to attack the heart. Han and barbarians have lived together for a long time, and this place will naturally become Han soil."
"The general understands."
Not only the barbarians in Nanzhong, but also in Jiaozhou. The scholars have always attacked those who are disobedient in these years. The barbarians fear power but not virtue. If you hit them with a stick and give them a sweet date, the effect will be even better.
Although the Han Dynasty had already included the land of Baiyue and the southern border areas into its territory, its control over these areas could not even be considered as autonomy.
Wuxi barbarians and Shanyue barbarians were extremely vicious. They burned, killed and looted everywhere. Liu Cong had to take strong measures to deal with this type of barbarians.
But no matter which nation it is, there are always more good and honest people than bad people. The reason why barbarians rebel and rebel is because they have an ambitious leader.
Let's just talk about Jiaozhou. There are millions of barbarians. Liu Cong can't kill them all. If you obey, I won't touch you. If you don't obey, just die.
Originally, Liu Cong wanted to send troops to capture Shanyue after conquering Huainan, and clean up the Baiyue barbarians in Jiaozhou. At the very least, he had to register them first so that they could be easily searched in the future.
Now, all we can do is wait for Lu Meng to come back.
"My lord, I still have a question. To support Liu Xun this time, will our army... occupy the magpie's nest?"
Liu Cong waved his hand, "No need to do so. Firstly, doing this is no different from Liu Bei. Secondly, Nanzhong is remote and beyond the reach of Jingchu. We need to invest too much to control Nanzhong, and I don't have the leisure to do so."
"promise."
"In addition, Gu not only gives you Fu Tong, this year's top martial arts champion, but also Wen Quxing. Deng Fang, come in."
A middle-aged scribe came in, "Deng Fang, the Councilor of the Ministry of Rites, pays homage to the lord."
"Kong Shan (Deng Fang's courtesy name) doesn't need to be polite, just sit down."
Deng Fang, a native of Nanjun, was the first governor-general of the Shu Han Dynasty. He was a man of great courage and was deeply respected by the southern barbarians.
In history, after Liu Bei took control of Xichuan, the various forces in the south only surrendered on the surface. In order to stabilize the south, Liu Bei divided the key that penetrated deeply into the south into counties, established Zhuti County, and governed Nanchang County. Use? surrender
The governor came to take charge of the affairs of Nanzhong.
"Kong Shan, Gu intends to send you to Nanzhong to help Liu Xun and Ziming stabilize the Yi people. Are you willing to help them?"
Jiaozhou and Nanzhong in this era were definitely barbaric lands. Otherwise, why do you think the exiled prisoners would be here in the south and the border in the north?
Although Deng Fang was the governor-general in history, due to these considerations, Liu Cong still asked him about his wishes first.
"I will never give up even if I die!" Deng Fang said with cupped hands.
Liu Cong raised his palm and said happily, "Okay, I will accept you as a soldier and join the army and go south with Lu Meng."
"Thank you, my lord!"
Joining the army, as the name suggests, has the right to participate in military affairs. Just like Lu Su served as Zhou Yu's joining the army, Zhuge Liang used Ma Su as his joining the army in history. Joining the army can be said to be a staff officer in an army.
After Jingchu established the staff department, Liu Cong did not eliminate the function of joining the army. Again, the transmission of information in this era was too slow, and it was impossible for the rear to participate in frontline affairs.
However, he only has the power to advise on military affairs. How to actually fight the war must be obeyed by the commander-in-chief of the first army.
Just like later generations of literati, who could supervise an army or decide the direction of a war with the emperor's edict, Liu Cong definitely didn't want this to happen to him.
Ministry of Etiquette, just do a good job in etiquette, sacrifice and diplomacy. If you want to intervene in military affairs, the Ministry of War is not dead. The reason why the literati in later generations are rampant is because they not only control the direction of public opinion, but also some of the military
power of command.
As for why, ask the officials of Zhao and Song Dynasties how relieved they were to let civilians control the army.
The next day, Liu Cong summoned Huang Quan again.
"Gongheng, Gu deeply appreciates Brother Dao Chu's integrity. Even if Jingchu is in dire straits, Gu is determined to support Brother Dao Chu."
"Thank you so much, Lord Chu!" Huang Quan thanked him gratefully.
Liu Cong continued, "I sent Lu Meng alone to lead 10,000 troops into Jiaozhou, and then mobilized 10,000 horses from the scholars to form a total of 20,000 troops to support you. After arriving in Nanzhong, I hope you will not hesitate to provide food and grass."
Just kidding, even if we support you, we can't really allow Jingchu to transport grain, grass and baggage all the way there, right? Are you embarrassed?
"Please rest assured, Marquis of Chu. The foreign ministers will definitely tell my lord that he will never treat the Marquis of Chu's army poorly."
Liu Cong nodded with satisfaction, "Besides, Brother Dao Chu should not use his position as Yizhou Shepherd for now."
Huang Quan's expression changed, "What do the Marquis of Chu mean by these words?"
"As far as I know, Liu Bei has asked the emperor to be the pastor of Yizhou and the general of Zhenxi. The emperor's appointment edict has also been sent from Xuchang. Brother Dao Qi claims to be the pastor of Yizhou again, which is inconsistent with the law."
"What does Chu Hou mean?"
"I will go to the emperor's meeting and ask Brother Dao Qi to be the Marquis of Shu!"
"Ah!" Huang Quan was overjoyed and bowed to Liu Cong again, "For my lord, I would like to thank the Marquis of Chu again!"
Marquis of Shu, that title is more noble than Liu Bei's title of Marquis of Yicheng Ting, and he has more legal authority to occupy Yizhou than Yizhou Mu!
Liu Xun is no better than Liu Cong in intelligence gathering, let alone Liu Bei. But the emperor’s appointment of Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yizhou must have inspired the world. By then, Liu Xun will no longer have the legal basis to counterattack Yizhou. The emperor
Liu Bei has been appointed as the pastor of Yizhou. Do you want to oppose the imperial court by doing this?
Legal principles are nothing when you are strong, but when you are weak, you have to follow them.
If Liu Xun was asked to apply for the title of Marquis of Shu, let alone whether the imperial court would agree to it, would he even want to have that qualification?
But Liu Cong is different. He is the second largest prince in the world today and the only prince who defeated Cao Cao. He spoke much more forcefully than Liu Xun.
"Gongheng doesn't need to be too polite. Brother Gu and Dao Chu are both Han clan clan members and brothers of the same generation. This is the right thing to do."
"It will take a few days to mobilize the food, grass and baggage of the army. At that time, Gongheng and Lu Meng can return from Jiaozhou to resume their duties. In addition, Gu will set up an altar outside the city tomorrow. Gongheng and Gu will share the altar and bleed blood to show that you and I have formed an alliance.
Sincerity!”
Huang Quan excitedly cupped his hands and said, "Foreign officials are at the mercy of the Marquis of Chu."
The strategic policy of making distant friends and attacking close friends was clearly understood by our ancestors as early as the Warring States Period.
Liu Cong is now supporting Liu Xun. This return is unlikely to be seen in the short term, but when dealing with Liu Bei in the future, Liu Xun's role will definitely be much better than that of the Southern Rebellion in history.
The overall situation in the world is still divided into three parts, but Liu Bei has Liu Xun behind him. Cao Cao also has Gongsun Kang from Liaodong and the barbarians on the grassland.
Although Liu Cong will not unite with the Hu people, he can always hold back part of Cao's energy, right? And under his rule, except for Shanyue who occasionally causes trouble in the territory, there is nothing else. The geographical environment of Jingchu is compared to
Cao Liulai is so superior!
On January 17, the 16th year of Jian'an, Chu Hou Liu Cong made a blood alliance with Huang Quan, the envoy of Nanzhong, in Xiangyang. On the 20th, Lu Meng led his army south to Jiaozhou and officially embarked on a journey to support Liu Xun.
But there is one more person in the team, Zhou Buyi! In order to polish this kid's temperament, Liu Cong simply sent him to the wild land to experience military life and endure some hardships!