Three Kingdoms

There was a small exchange between Xu Shu and Liu Bei, and the news of each other's victory and defeat spread to Hanzhong and Fei Qian. Some of it was unexpected, but some of it was expected.

Liu Bei's reputation was not in vain. This move not only threatened the smooth flow of food routes, but was also a double blow. It also threatened the relationship between Xu Shu and the surrendered generals in Sichuan and Shu.

Although Xu Shu also knew that there was probably a problem in Nanchong, and the relationship with Lei Tong was not necessarily clear. After all, Xu Shu's mode of escorting grain and grass over short distances with irregular times and irregular quantities would be more cumbersome overall, and would also It increases the workload a lot, but it is also very difficult for the other party to seize the fleeting opportunity.

This time Liu Beijun not only went around and sneaked in, but also got stuck in the spot so well. If there was no insider to provide accurate information, how could he do it so easily and freely?

He knew that he knew, but Xu Shu was still Xu Shu after all, so he pretended not to know. He just rearranged the manpower, conducted a screening of the grain road, and then re-assigned transportation, as if he had no idea what was wrong with Lei Tong.

When in history did Liu Bei start to deal with these Sichuan and Shu factions? Did they launch a large-scale crusade as soon as they entered Sichuan? Or will you turn your back upon entering Chengdu and not recognize anyone?

neither.

Historically, Liu Bei spent three or four years slowly dispatching, deporting, and even intentionally or unintentionally letting these Sichuan and Shu gentry native local snakes die on the battlefield...

Of course, Zhuge was probably behind this to some extent, so that when Zhuge came to power, these Sichuan and Shu nobles were all obedient and did not dare to let out a loud fart. Then after Zhuge's death, everything changed immediately. The gentry is like this. If you can't defeat the current generation, just keep accounts, and then corrupt the next generation. If you can't defeat tigers and wolves, you can always defeat pigs and dogs, right? The saying that a tiger father has no dog sons is mostly a compliment. In real life, the most common thing is that the parents are too strong, and then the children are suppressed and become very weak.

Fei Qian expressed his approval and understanding for Xu Shu's approach of turning a blind eye. After all, Sichuan and Shu are now in chaos and turmoil. Try not to let yourself fall into passiveness and danger, and also remind you that Xu Shu, you can't be too relaxed about these Sichuan and Shu generals who have surrendered. If you happen to encounter them, you won't be tempted to capture one or two and have them stabbed. Of course, it's fine as long as the executor is not someone from Zhengxi. .

Fei Qian went all the way from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, not walking very fast, because he also had to wait for Xu Huang and Zhang Liao to arrive before heading towards Sichuan together.

At this stage, Fei Qian's strategy of elite troops has gradually achieved results. The relationship between generals and their soldiers is not as close as that of other princes. Within the Zhengxi system, elite troops are an important armed force supporting various places. , but this force does not belong to a certain general, but is deployed according to the situation. Just like Huang Cheng was originally in charge of Hanzhong, but when Huang Cheng entered Sichuan, he did not take away all the Hanzhong soldiers, but only brought them with him. Went to mountain camp.

The same is true for Xu Huang and Zhang Liao. Only the guard battalions directly under them can be regarded as the headquarters of Xu Huang and Zhang Liao. Although this will bring some other problems, as long as the above-mentioned management is in place, it can still be reduced. Or it can be avoided, after all, the military law is there.

Of course, many times these military laws are only for certain people to see, and for other people, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to know how to get around them. It's like Liu Bei didn't give sacrifices to the ten permanent servants, and then continued to do so. He couldn't even become a county captain, but Dong Zhuo, who lost his troops and lost generals, could rely on giving money to the ten permanent servants, and then he could be promoted to a noble rank without any trouble...

Any system has its drawbacks and benefits. It is just a matter of choice, measurement and specific implementation. There is nothing else. At least, for this period of time, this approach is pretty good. It not only maintains the elite nature and military morale of the soldiers, Stability and a certain degree of local dependence will not lead to excessive military power that threatens local people's livelihood.

Fei lurked in Hanzhong, but he also had no time to relax.

Most of the time, troubles are self-inflicted, or self-created, and there is nothing wrong with that.

So Fei Qian saw the yellow flags hanging high in front of him, cigarette smoke lingering, and more than twenty boys and girls wearing uniform Taoist robes. Jiao, it feels like a stone has been thrown at my own feet...

Liu Dan is quite skinny now, and with the large Taoist robes on his body, at first glance, he seems to have a somewhat immortal air, but if you look carefully at his eyebrows, his eye sockets are sunken, his eye circles are dark, and there are red threads all over him. In fact, You can know that this so-called immortal spirit is just an appearance. In fact, Liu Dan's body is already decayed and crumbling.

Liu Dan seemed to be completely immersed in his own world, and did not pay attention to Fei Qian's arrival. Even after being reminded, he looked calm and calm, slapped his head, and claimed to be Taoist Guangxu...

Guangxu, Nima.

Fei Qian resisted the urge to slap Liu Dan, then said a few words casually, and left Liu Dan's office where the green smoke was everywhere, making Fei Qian's breathing difficult.

"Mr. Crouching Tiger..." Fei Qian glanced at Zhang Ze who was standing aside, "Did you get what you wanted?"

There was some thin water on Zhang Ze's forehead. Although he had been having a good time during this period, he was naturally a little nervous now that he had been caught. He quickly raised his hands and said: "Lord Mingjian, all these things are... It was not my fault... I also tried to persuade Liu Yizhou, but Liu Yizhou not only refused to listen, he was also quite angry..."

"Haha..." Fei Qian heheed twice with an expressionless face... Fei Qian could guess how Zhang Ze operated without asking anyone specifically. Did Zhang Ze give any advice? He definitely did, and it must have been in public, the kind of advice that prevented Liu Dan from stepping down. Not only could it have the opposite effect, but it could also establish his own upright image in front of the public.

Do aristocratic families raise pigs? Isn’t that how they are raised?

Food and drink were brought to me, and I pointed at the red and soft pit and shouted, don't look here, don't look here, you can't jump, you can't jump here!

Hey, if you don’t call out, maybe the other party won’t notice...

Liu Dan is nominally the governor of Yizhou, and Zhang is the chief governor of Yizhou. If Liu Dan is addicted to the smoke of Taoism, and only knows how to perform rituals all day long, and has no interest in government affairs, who will benefit the most? ?

So Zhang Ze said that he didn't take any action, didn't instigate, or even tried to persuade, so it can only be said...

But having said that, if it weren't for Liu Dan's own flaws, Zhang Ze wouldn't be so upset.

One is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer. Even if the country's laws are strict, sometimes they can't control some dirty things, let alone the Han Dynasty where the laws are not yet complete, and in Hanzhong where Fei Qian himself vigorously promotes Taoism.

Therefore, even though the stone hit his instep, Fei Qian could only endure it, as if he knew that Zhang Ze must have made some small moves, but he still had to turn a blind eye. Zhang Ze also calculated this result, so although he was a little scared on the surface, he was not timid.

Let’s keep accounts first.

Fei Qian said: "Let's not mention this for now... Where is Zhen Zhen?" If Zhang Ze is partly responsible for Liu Dan's current situation, then Zuo Ci is also inseparable.

"Zuo Xian...Zuo Zhenren, I gave a lecture in Anfu before..." Zhang Ze bowed his hands respectfully and said, "When I heard that Zheng Xi was coming, I immediately turned back. I think it will be here in the next two days..."

Fei Qian waved his hand, Zhang Ze understood and quickly resigned.

Liu Dan himself was not a good material, and Fei Qian naturally knew that, but he did not expect that he was such a useless material. It had already rotted away in a short time, and many colorful mushrooms grew on it.

It can only be said that the previous environment was too good, or too bad, and did not give Liu Dan a chance to grow mushrooms? Now that he has been exposed to the wind and rain, the spores in Liu Dan's heart can no longer restrain his impulse?

Of course, Fei Qian also hoped that Liu Dan was a waste, which would naturally be easier to control. After all, he was just using Liu Dan's reputation to find an excuse to attack Sichuan and Shu. Everyone knows what this kind of excuse is, but it doesn’t make much sense once you explain it. Just like the life of most people, earn some money to find a spouse, have a child, and have three meals a day with pots, pans, sauce, vinegar, and tea. It can’t be more vulgar, but at least it talks about career, love, and family... …

hypocritical?

No, this is reality.

Reality is never hypocritical, only the human heart is hypocritical.

Just like now, Fei Qian didn't think about what would happen to Liu Dan at all. Instead, he was thinking that if Liu Dan continued like this, what if something went wrong with the cough medicine and died one day, which would be somewhat troublesome.

As for Liu Dan's own life and death, he doesn't care. Who else cares?

Fei Qian could more or less guess what Liu Dan was like now. Not everyone is a salted fish with a dream. Of course, when a salted fish with a dream works hard and suddenly realizes that he is not a golden carp ready to jump over the dragon gate, but a salted fish, the psychological pressure he has to bear is The blow is far greater than those of live fish...

And like Liu Bei, there are very few people who finally stand up after repeated defeats and repeated defeats. Most of them lie down after dripping with blood.

It is certainly wrong to say that Liu Dan does not have any high spirits, desire and impulse to guide the country. If it is true that Liu Dan does not have any, Liu Dan will not be willing to cooperate with Fei Qian, but it seems that the troubles in Sichuan and Shu have made Liu Dan Dan saw the salt in his body, or the heavy psychological pressure caused him to seek comfort in the direction of nothingness...

What kind of psychological journey Liu Dan has gone through, Fei Qian can no longer study at the moment, and he does not want to spend more time studying it. He only thinks about how to solve this problem, and untying the bell often still requires the person who tied the bell to let Liu Dan recover. , or to extend Liu Dan's life as much as possible, it is naturally easier to start with Taoism.

It was also easier for Liu Dan to accept it.

Therefore, after Fei Qian saw Zuo Ci, he immediately said: "You and Zhang Yuanxiu have done a good job!"

Zuo Ci shivered with fright. He completely lost the aloof and celestial appearance he had in other places. He kept saying with a sad face: "General! General! This, you can't blame me for this! How could I have known that Liu Shijun would believe so and say something?" Everyone believes it... This, you really can’t blame the little veteran!"

Others still don't know the ingredients of the elixir. As an operator, how can Zuo Ci not know what the raw materials are? Zuo Ci didn't even dare to let Zuo Ci eat the elixir he refined. He experimented with the toxicity of the elixir by secretly finding some wild dogs and the like and mixing them into the steamed buns and throwing them in. Seeing that he couldn't poison the dog. Just like those people who made gutter oil in later generations, he would rather eat instant noodles than fast food...

Fei Qian stretched out two fingers and said to Zuo Ci: "Two years! No matter what method you use, I need at least two years! I have to live, you know?"

"Two years?" Zuo Ci said with a bitter look on his face, a look of despair, "General Mingjian, this... is not an old man or something like that. Liu Shijun's body is weak both internally and externally, and his erysipelas is already deep. Not to mention two years, I'm afraid... ...This...Liu Shijun will probably log into the Immortal Class in...at most half a year..." Zuo Ci himself attaches great importance to health preservation, so he naturally has a lot of research on physical health. When he met Liu Dan, he immediately coughed Dan seemed to be eating three meals a day, but he was also frightened and did not dare to take on the task given by Fei Qian.

"Still logging into the Immortal Class?" Fei Qian sneered, "If all immortals come here like this, wouldn't the Immortal Realm become a ghost realm?"

Zuo Ci stroked his beard awkwardly.

"If there is erysipelas, detoxify it; if there is yin deficiency and yang deficiency, just replenish it," Fei Qian said, "You are the best at this health regimen, can't you extend it for a while?"

Zuo Ci still laughed awkwardly: "Report to General, this is an ordinary person. If the body is occasionally weak, just take some supplements. It is not that difficult to prolong life... But Liu Shijun's situation... Now Liu Shijun relied on the little bit of his own Samadhi fire in his body to survive, like a candle in the wind. If he made a slight move, it would be... just... so it was irreparable. It wasn't that the old Taoist didn't want to, but that he couldn't... "

Fei Qian frowned.

Fei Qian can probably understand what Zuo Ci means. Just like many warriors who look very strong with muscles all over their bodies, all the muscles in their bodies are supported by their young body functions. Once they get old, or their potential is used up, the accumulated illnesses and injuries will It will erupt together like a volcanic eruption. This is why many athletes in later generations generally have to work harder than ordinary people when they are old.

"Can't be saved?" Fei Qian asked.

Zuo Ci nodded silently.

"Hmph!" Fei Qian snorted and said, "Xianren Zuo, have you thought about it, are you really unable to save me?"

Zuo Cihan rolled down. This was different from ordinary people shouting at each other. When the person in power gave an order, it was not just a matter of a few spitballs, "...this, this, Xiaodao will try his best...it will only take two years." , but there is no guarantee... maybe it will be possible in one year..."

Fei Qian looked at Zuo Ci and confirmed that this was indeed Zuo Ci's truth. He nodded and asked Zuo Ci to retreat.

Perhaps, it’s time to make plans to not have this fig leaf...