Three Kingdoms

In the early morning of spring and summer, the eastern weather has just revealed its light, and milky white mist floats in the ancient city of Chengdu. The light mist swims lazily under the eaves of the buildings, like a winding path. The river is like a jade belt, and the green and black eaves and corners exposed in the jade belt are like the Jade Palace floating in the sky.

The streets of Chengdu are undulating, and when people walk among them, they appear to be hidden or visible due to the terrain. There are more and more simple buildings with brick and wood structures on both sides of the road. Various trees and shrubs are interspersed among them, and small merchants and hawkers are among them. The sound of selling slowly floated out, unhurriedly.

Every day seems to start like this, every day seems to be the same. When the turmoil and prosperity of the night have dissipated, new vitality begins to flow again. The city gate outside has been opened, and the vegetable farmers who come in to catch up with the early morning , or hawkers, or woodcutters came in one after another, and dispersed to the street corners. Whenever they met someone they knew well, they would say hello with a smile, "Sichuan flavor" if they didn't want to buy or not buy. It has a very long ending, not only does it not feel lagging, but it is actually a bit green and energetic.

Of course, occasionally you can see tired faces, hurriedly walking along the roadside, and even some disheveled people. Most of these people spent the night in a restaurant or brothel and had something to do during the day, so they left early.

The shop has been open for a little while, but the beggars haven't gotten up yet. The moss on the stone slabs on the street seems to be lazily bathing in the first ray of sunshine in the morning.

Happiness often comes from contentment.

A person who never knows how to be content often has no sense of happiness.

Sichuan people seem to be born with a character. They will work hard, but they also know how to be satisfied. If you can have enough food and clothing, you will always be smiling.

"...Tang Di's beauty, E Bu Wei Wei..." Liu Zhang was sitting in the hall, and these two sentences suddenly came to his mind. Although he tried to pretend to be serious and serious, his eyes were a little blank. But betrayed his true heart.

Liu Zhang never expected that the old man would die so quickly, and then he would become the governor of Yizhou.

The old days were so good, so leisurely. When I got up in the morning, I would first spread the meat and wrap it in water. When I had enough, I would wrap the meat in water, and then continue to spread it. If it rained, I would sit on the eaves porch or play chess or It's reading, occasionally practicing calligraphy, otherwise I'll find a few people to watch the sunset, drink some wine, and fall asleep holding the delicate little girl in my arms at night.

Of course, there were so-called annoying things in the past, but most of them were trivial things that were not important, such as losing the cockfight, not having enough pocket money, or the little lady being angry with herself...

But now, although the official position is high and the power is great, it is all troubles.

Liu Zhang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"..." Pang Xi sat aside and said, "How do you feel about this matter?"

"Well..." Liu Zhang came to his senses and lowered his head to think, what did Pang Xi say just now?

Didn't pay attention at all. But it didn't matter, because Liu Zhang knew that if it was a very important matter, Pang Xi would habitually say a few more words, not to mention...

"Your Majesty, the traitors are recruiting more soldiers in Brazil now... The passage should be closed immediately, and strict orders are not allowed to go north..." Pang Xi repeated again, "Those who disobey the order should be considered as treason..."

Oh, I remembered, Pang Xi came here mainly to talk about Liu Dan's stay in Hanzhong during this period.

Because Huang Quan served as the prefect of Hanzhong, some people near Brazil were also recruited to Hanzhong by Liu Dan and Huang Quan one after another during this period, and formed a new army. Naturally, anyone with a discerning eye can understand the purpose of forming this army.

Therefore, Pang Xi came to find Liu Zhang and said that these people in Brazil were traitors to the country and the party and must be strictly prohibited. If they dare to continue to surrender to the enemy, they must be severely punished!

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "That's all, I'm bothering Uncle Pang."

"Wei. Make you wise." Pang Xi accepted the order.

Pang Xi can probably be regarded as a minister who cares about life, so even if Liu Zhang disagrees, he can still issue orders directly, but with Liu Zhang's nod, it will be more logical.

Liu Zhang glanced at Pang Xi and wondered in his heart, Pang Xi must have something else to do, otherwise he wouldn't be able to move his butt even now...

Sure enough, after Pang Xi took a sip of tea, he started spitting for the second time, but this time he was not spraying at the outsiders in Hanzhong in the north, but at another minister who cared about life, Zhao Wei.

"...The rebellion in central Sichuan has been suppressed for a long time. Even if there are remnants, it is harmless...Zhao Zhengdong has been stationing troops for a long time, so he should return and pay his military symbols...otherwise Zhao Zhengdong may have bad intentions..." Pang Xi rambled on, Scattered spitballs drew mysterious and mysterious arcs in the air.

Liu Zhang's head hurt.

The old man passed away, leaving behind two ministers who cared about life, one was Pang Xi and the other was Zhao Wei.

Pang Xi was more interested in civil affairs, and he was considered to be literary, while Zhao Wei's family passed down military law, which was considered to be martial. One was civil and the other military, which was just enough to build a team for Liu Zhang. Moreover, these two people both had common surnames in central Sichuan and had certain local influence. As long as these two people supported Liu Zhang , it’s not easy for the rest of the people to come.

Logically speaking, the old man did love Liu Zhang and had considered all aspects, but maybe it was the illness in his last days that prevented Liu Yan from thinking more carefully, or maybe this problem was originally left to Liu Zhang to solve in Liu Yan's heart. , anyway, now the two people are becoming more and more incompatible and attacking each other.

There had been no wars in central Sichuan before, and Liu Zhang didn't want to engage in any Nanman affairs anyway. He was not interested in those colorful barbarians at all. The two parties were in peace and there was no conflict. The Nanman people sometimes traded those things, which was considered It is stable and stable, so there are actually no major military activities in central Sichuan.

Therefore, Zhao Wei, who initially favored the military side, was suppressed by Pang Xi. He has no money, no food and grass, no military power, and he is not as good as Pang Xi in government affairs. Pang Xi can make round things if he wants to, and square things if he wants to make them square. After being criticized several times, he became silent.

Unfortunately, we didn't wait long. We don't know the reason or how it developed. Shen Mi, Lou Fa, and Gan Ning suddenly rebelled and once approached Chengdu. Zhao Wei was ordered to counter the rebellion in the face of danger.

Even so, Pang Xi was still unwilling to loosen the power in his hands, and only gave him part of the military power. The rest of the soldiers were asked to be recruited by Zhao Wei from the Sanfu and Yuzhou people who had fled that year. They were called "Eastern Army". State soldiers".

In the end, Zhao Wei really succeeded...

However, Zhao Wei, who had military power in his hands, naturally no longer returned to Chengdu, but was stationed in Quren. He looked like he was following orders and kept preaching, which made Pang Xi feel very unhappy.

"...Uncle Pang...this..." Liu Zhang said slowly, "Uncle Pang and Uncle Zhao are my late father's buttocks...this, that's fine, I'll just send someone to help..."

Pang Xi nodded with satisfaction, then left.

Liu Zhang watched Pang Xi go away and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had often heard that Pang Xi and Zhao Wei were inseparable and were like brothers, but now it seems...

Alas, how could I not be the same?

Big brother, second brother, it would be nice to sit down and drink tea and make water. Why are you calling back and forth...

Hearing that Liu Dan was in Hanzhong, he also served as the governor of Yizhou. Liu Zhang was not a fool, so he naturally understood what this meant. He immediately sent someone to find his elder brother Liu Fan in Jiaozhou, hoping that Liu Fan would mediate, so as not to Flesh and flesh cannibalism.

But what Liu Zhang never expected was that Liu Fan sent someone to reply, saying that the affairs in Jiaozhou were heavy, South Vietnam was brutal and arrogant, and they were unable to support Liu Zhang, and asked Liu Zhang to wait for a while...

Sounds good on the surface, right?

But actually?

hehe.

Liu Zhang raised his head, looked at the sky outside the door, and said faintly: "...Brothers are jealous of each other and guard their affairs outside. Every time they have good friends, they are not ruthless... Alas..."

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Shu is very mountainous.

In a valley, a group of soldiers were scattered among them. Some are cutting down branches to build straw sheds, some are searching for wild fruits and vegetables, and others are stacking stones aside, seemingly preparing to use them as stoves...

Halfway up the mountainside behind the valley, three general-looking people were sitting together, but their expressions didn't seem very harmonious.

"Are we brothers?!" Gan Ning shouted angrily, "At this point, what else is there to say? What is going on?!"

Shen Mi also said to Lou Fa: "Brother, just tell me what you have to say. Is there any point in hiding it from my brother like this?"

Lou Fa was silent for a while before sighing and saying: "That's right...actually...it's Zhao Zhengdong's intention..."

"What?!" Shen Mi was shocked.

Gan Ning slapped his thigh, "That's what I guessed!"

Lou Fa suddenly raised his head, looked at Gan Ning in disbelief, and said, "What? Did you guess it? When did you guess it?!"

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Gan Ning was a big talker, and he spat out the words without thinking. He didn't care that Shen Mi's face looked a little ugly at the side, "When Zhao Zhengdong came to attack before, he was dragging his feet, and then You went up and made a big noise, but ended up injuring three people, one of whom was crippled... Is this called fighting? Ah? Isn't this a ghost? A blind man can see it! "

Although Zhao Wei's name is Zhengdong, he is not the Zhengdong General awarded by the imperial court, but the Zhonglang General of Zhengdong worshiped by Liu Zhang. He does not even have the rank of general. He is a temporary Zhonglang General, higher than the captain and lower than the general. .

"Ahem..." Lou Fa was a little embarrassed by Gan Ning's words, "Well... as you know, Zhao Zhengdong was trapped in Chengdu... so he had such a strategy and found me... I don't know about this... It’s easy to refuse, after all Zhao Zhengdong was kind to me back then..."

The three people fell silent in unison.

Knowing and not knowing, guessing and confirming are indeed two completely different concepts, just like killing can be divided into intentional killing and unintentional killing. Gan Ning was willing to follow Lou Fa and take risks because Gan Ning himself was dissatisfied and would become rebellious when he drank too much. Shen Mi, on the other hand, had a good relationship with Lou Fa and Gan Ning. Seeing that Lou Fa and Gan Ning were both On the contrary, if you are loyal, you will follow.

I thought I was really going against it, trying to find a way out for myself, but I didn't expect that I was actually making pawns for others...

Shen Mi depressedly pulled the scabbard in his hand on the ground, lowered his head and frowned.

Pebbles and broken leaves were beating on the ground, and some were rustling down the hillside.

"Uh... let me tell you," Lou Fa looked around and felt a little sorry, so he whispered, "Zhao Zhengdong said... After a while, he will write a letter to Ambassador Liu and then surrender. We... will naturally be fine... When the time comes, we will follow Zhao Zhengdong and settle down in Brazil. At least there will be a county magistrate... Think about it, what's the point of dealing with those southern barbarians in Banan every day!"

"Besides, we're not really fighting..." Lou Fa continued, "We didn't lose anything... The food and grass for these two times were actually given by Zhao Zhengdong... Even if we put in some effort, we didn't lose anything... "

After finishing speaking, Lou Fa looked at Gan Ning and Shen Mi with some anxiety.

Shen Mi shook his head, sighed, and said, "Big brother, you have tricked me this time..."

Gan Ning was stunned, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Brother Lou, you don't know, Brother Shen just fell in love with..."

Shen Mi quickly reached out and pulled Gan Ning and said, "Don't say this, don't say this!"

Lou was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Isn't it easy? When I arrive in Brazil and become the county magistrate, I will propose marriage to you! It will definitely happen! You will have to drink a few more glasses of water by then. Wine is it!”

After joking and laughing, the atmosphere between the three of them has recovered somewhat, but in fact, the three of them know that they may never go back to the time when they drank sour wine and were open to each other.

Several soldiers climbed up from the mountain road in small steps, arrived in front of the three people, and reported: "Someone shot a letter at us from the top of the opposite mountain..."

The black arrow shaft, the white tail feathers, and the red scarf on the arrow shaft are very conspicuous.

Lou Fa took the arrow, took off his turban, glanced up and down, and couldn't help but look a little ugly.

"What's wrong?" Gan Ning asked.

Lou Fa handed the towel to Gan Ning and said: "Zhao Zhengdong... said that it is not convenient right now... the food and grass will have to wait for a few more days. Let us wait here... they will be delivered in three days..."

"Wait a little longer?" Shen Mi said, "Three more days? What does this mean?"

Gan Ning looked at the scarf, frowned, and said after thinking for a moment: "...Brothers, to be honest...I have a bad feeling..."

And this feeling soon became a reality. After all, in the face of power, brothers can no longer be used as weights...