At this moment, Yan Pu came out to pay homage and said: "Reporting to my lord, this is all due to the rebellious minister Yang Song who is good at making opinions and sending people to kill Master Zhang Xiu. It has nothing to do with Master Zhang Lu. Yang Song is from a powerful family in Hanzhong. Master Zhang Lu cannot bear the thought of Hanzhong."
Because of the turmoil, I didn’t tell the truth, so please be more careful, my lord.”
Yan Pu's words caused the people in the congregation to whisper and show anger. They originally didn't want to believe that Zhang Lu, whom they respected, had killed Zhang Xiu. At this time, there was a scapegoat, and they were all filled with righteous indignation. Some members of the congregation had already shouted
: "Kill Yang Song, kill Yang Song..."
The crowd was excited. Liu Zhang looked at Fazheng. Fazheng smiled tacitly. Liu Zhang coughed and his face instantly turned into pain: "I am heartbroken. Yang Song is the hero who surrendered. Originally, I planned to appoint Yang Song as the leader.
The prefect of Hanzhong did not expect that this son would be so crazy that he actually killed his predecessor Zhang Tianshi and kidnapped Master Zhang Lu to separate Hanzhong. His crime was unpardonable and terrible. He immediately took Yang Song out and killed him on the spot. His head was hung in the city for three days."
"Yes." Haoshuo twisted the sledgehammer and followed the order.
By this time, the people of Nanzheng had initially recognized the Sichuan army. Liu Zhang looked at the barbarian troops who were eager for rewards and said: "The Wuxi barbarian army made a surprise attack on the east city and was the first to break the city. They drank three thousand altars.
After a three-day banquet, the rest of the food, cloth, ironware, and salt were transported to Wuxi from Chengdu. Shamoke was granted the title of General Wuxi, and the young lord Xiao Furong..."
Liu Zhang was a little embarrassed about Xiao Furong being his daughter, but Xiao Furong was already excited and looked at Liu Zhang expectantly. She just wanted Liu Zhang to make him a general. At this moment, a soldier came to report.
"Report to my lord, the Wuxi barbarian army entered the city to disturb the people and stole people's belongings. The people hope they return them."
Liu Zhang looked around and saw a bit of red here and a bit of green in the tattered clothes of the barbarian soldiers. Shamoko was wearing a brand new iron ring for a cooking pot on his wrist, and he was very proud of it. I'm afraid he thought he had picked it up.
The bracelet.
The people all looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang really felt a lot of pressure at this time. He also knew that this was the last test for the people of Hanzhong. He cleared his throat and said: "The Wuxi barbarian army has chaotic military discipline and is causing trouble to the people. Press the items they carry."
If five times the value is returned, those who do not return it within one day will be beheaded. The leader, Xiao Furong, has no way of commanding the army and will not be rewarded for his merits. An additional fine of 50,000 will be used to fund the Hanzhong porridge shed. If he does not pay for three days, he will be beheaded in public.
."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar. The people of Hanzhong never expected that Liu Zhang would be so harsh in governing the army. They originally thought that as long as these barbarian soldiers were willing to return their belongings, Liu Zhang could only scold him a few times, but they did not expect that he would be sentenced to beheading.
, some generals came out to plead for mercy. Liu Zhang waved his hand and said coldly: "Whoever dares to plead for mercy will be guilty of the same crime."
The people were inexplicably moved and knelt down: "Long live Lord Zhou Mu, long live long live."
Xiao Furong stayed in the snow, while the other barbarian soldiers looked at each other. They took out the gadgets in their waistbands and were at a loss. She could barely do it if they asked them to return it. Five times? Where did they come from?
money?
Xiao Furong murmured: "I'm dead now. Where can I get these five million dollars?"
Shamoko looked puzzled: "Isn't it fifty thousand? Why did it become five million?"
"Does it make a difference to me?"
Fa Zheng walked towards Xiao Furong, who was in a daze, and said with a smile: "Miss Xiao, there is no need to worry, the lord is caring for you. Except for those things that the people will definitely ask to return, you can keep them if you like, but remember to strictly observe military discipline in the future. We Han people
Those who don’t like to fight and plunder.”
"What should I do if I lose money?"
"The Lord will pay for it for you."
"Really?" Shamoko looked at the "bracelet" on his hand with love. To be honest, it was really painful to ask him to hand over this beloved thing. At this time, he was really grateful to Liu Zhang and said to Xiao Furong with emotion.
: "Master Zhou Mu is really good. If I had known about it, I would have taken part in the Four Civil Service Examinations."
"Yeah, it's pretty... not bad." Xiao Furong suddenly woke up, looking at Liu Zhang who was still giving a speech happily above, her teeth itched with anger: "This guy actually erased all my achievements like this."
Zhang Lu requested that the unfinished sacrifices be completed today. Liu Zhang agreed. Maoxue and a group of civil and military officials and Nanzheng people watched Zhang Lu perform the great dance in the audience.
While watching, Fazheng said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, the Yang family is deeply rooted in Hanzhong. I'm afraid that killing one Yang Song is not enough, but will instead cause a confrontation between the Yang family."
Liu Zhang looked at the high platform and said calmly: "The Yang family tree has deep roots. If the melons are copied, there will be no less than ten thousand people. If we want to implement the Four Imperial Examinations and the Land Order, it is impossible without killing. I killed Yang Song just to see."
Let’s wait until we test the Yang family’s leaders first about the Yang family’s reaction.”
"yes."
At this time, Yan Pu, who was sitting next to Liu Zhang, suddenly said: "My lord, I remembered something. We have invited Shen Dan's Shangyong Army to come for reinforcements. I'm afraid we are about to reach Hanzhong. Please make preparations in advance."
Liu Zhang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yan. I have ordered the real Wei Yan to build a dam on the Han River and wait for them. Xiaozhi, please go back and write a letter to Shen Dan to persuade him to surrender."
"yes."
Yan Pu was so surprised that he asked for help from Dan, which was secretly carried out in order to catch Liu Zhang off guard. Liu Zhang had already built the dam. How did the Sichuan army know about it?
At the same time, we also mourned for the thousands of troops in Nashendan.
The Battle of Hanzhong ended, which lasted only half a month. After Zhang Lu announced his surrender, Dingjun Mountain and all counties in Hanzhong announced their surrender. The money, food and equipment were intact. Yang Ren and other Hanzhong generals, Yan Pu and other Hanzhong civil servants declared their allegiance to Zhang Lu.
He and his younger brother Zhang Wei led tens of thousands of believers to Mount Emei.
Liu Zhang appointed Wei Yan as the prefect of Hanzhong, the general of Jiayzhou, the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong's military affairs, and Yan Pu as the Hucao of Hanzhong, and the prime minister of Hanzhong's civil affairs. The people supported him, and the people surrendered. He recruited nearly 50,000 troops and surrendered. Liu Zhang finally completed the unification of Yizhou.
, the news spread, and the princes of the world were in an uproar.
The small courtyard of Guo Jia's residence in Xuchang is quiet and quiet. Guo Jia is lying on the stone table, drinking and writing something with a pen.
Cheng Yufeng came in from the outside and said, "Feng Xiao, why are you still drinking here? Liu Bei asked for orders to intercept the false emperor Yuan Shu. I advised the lord not to let Liu Bei go, but the lord just refused to listen. Please go and persuade me."
Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said, "I already tried to persuade him last night. My lord has his own ideas. It's useless to persuade him again."
"But Liu Bei is someone to be worried about."
"There is someone more worrying than Liu Bei."
"who?"
Guo Jia didn't reply. Cheng Yu stepped forward and saw Guo Jia writing something on the bamboo slips while thinking. There were many blank spaces on the bamboo slips. Guo Jia was filling in the blank spaces as if he was doing a question.
Cheng Yu said in confusion: "Fengxiao, what are you doing?"
Guo Jia handed a bamboo slip to Cheng Yu, "Let's take a look. These topics are very interesting. Classics of poems and books only account for a quarter, but most of them are specific examinations of governance, and some common sense about people's livelihood.