Three Kingdoms

Today is the day when General Fei Qian gathers for discussion. Many officials came to the government office early, including Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou who had just taken office.

Liu Zhang stood alone at the end. Whether it was Zheng Xi's original subordinates, Fe Shi, Li Hui, Qin Mi, Peng Yi and other people who were promoted in this wave, or those who were temporarily idle like Liu Bei and Wu Yi, no one was there. What interest does Liu Zhang have?

Liu Zhang looked at the gate of the Chengdu government office, and all kinds of emotions surged into his heart. He actually felt a little choked up, his eyes were filled with tears, and the vermilion gate also felt a little blurry and distorted.

Liu Zhang arrived in Sichuan when he was a teenager, and he almost lived in this government office. Sometimes he passed this gate three or four times a day, but he never seemed to take a serious look at it. This was the first time he did so. After looking carefully, I realized that the original location of the flagpole was here. The colorful colors on the door seemed to be a little faded. There was a small chip in the corner of the stone steps...

However, all of this has nothing to do with Liu Zhang. This place no longer belongs to him, nor does it belong to the Liu family.

Just like the current Han Dynasty.

Today's surname is Liu, but can we say that the current big man belongs to the Liu family?

Compared to the emperor, what do I do?

Liu Zhang shed tears silently and chuckled nervously twice, which frightened other officials who were already some distance away from him and subconsciously stood further away...

A little ahead of the self-pitying Liu Zhang, who also seemed a bit isolated, were Liu Bei, Wu Yi and Zhang Fei. The three of them stood together in silence. Wu Yi's face was expressionless, while Liu Bei still had that gentle smile, as if he was ready to say hello at any time.

However, no one said hello to Liu Bei.

As for Zhang Fei on the side, he made eye contact with Wei Yan who was further ahead. Phew, they locked eyes. Although the two of them did not speak directly, there seemed to be a buzzing sound in the air.

Wei Yan and Zhang Liao stood at the front, with Huang Cheng and Xu Huang next to them. Many officials from central Sichuan surrounded them like stars holding the moon in their arms, and five hundred colorful rainbow farts were kept being offered to them. At first, Wei Yan responded with a few words. He gradually lost his patience, and after a few grunts, he and Xu Huang retreated a little further back, leaving all the handling matters to Zhang Liao and Huang Cheng, who were relatively gentle and sociable.

Then Wei Yan turned around and faced Zhang Fei. The two of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, black faces facing black faces.

Wei Yan slowly scanned Zhang Fei from top to bottom, then raised the corners of his mouth, bared his teeth at Zhang Fei, and whispered in a low voice: "Blackbeard..."

Although Zhang Fei couldn't hear what Wei Yan was saying, he guessed that there was nothing nice to say, so he bent his arms, bulged his muscles, curled his lips and cursed in a low voice: "This black man..."

However, everyone knows Zhang Fei's voice. Although Zhang Fei lowered his voice intentionally, Liu Bei, Wu Yi, and others on the side still heard it. They all couldn't help but look back, and the scene suddenly fell silent. !

Liu Bei only felt the veins on his forehead twitching twice, and he couldn't even keep the smile on his face. He stared at Zhang Fei's mouth, wishing he could go home and get a double sword to sew it on...

Wei Yan was also furious, and was about to find trouble with Zhang Fei, but Zhang Liao turned sideways and grabbed his arm, shouting in a low voice, "Wen Chang! This is in front of the Lord's Mansion!"

If others persuaded him, Wei Yan might not be convinced, but Zhang Liao was handsome, capable, and had a good record. Therefore, when Wei Yan saw that it was Zhang Liao who was coming forward, the discussion was indeed about to begin. During the expedition to the west, Wei Yan It didn't look very good in front of me, so I stopped and didn't step forward...

Just at this moment, Huang Xu walked out of it. He couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, and then said, "What's going on?"

Liu Bei quickly raised his hands and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm about to meet General Zhengxi..."

Wei Yan snorted, turned around, and did not continue to dwell on the matter.

Huang Xu looked around. Although he knew that there must be some changes, the time had come and it was inconvenient to delay, so he nodded and invited everyone to enter the house...

In fact, the government offices in the Han Dynasty were not very big. After entering the gate, there is the front yard, and after passing the front yard, there is the meeting hall. The structure is relatively simple and not complicated. In later generations, it will become larger and larger and more complex.

As soon as they entered the meeting hall, everyone's eyes were attracted by a huge sand table in the hall.

The sand table was square and huge, almost occupying the entire central area of ​​the hall. Even the tables and mats originally placed there had been removed, and everyone could only stand and gather around. On both sides of the sand table.

Overall, the terrain of the sand table is like a large irregular basin, surrounded by mountains. A river runs from the south along the mountain side to the east in the middle. In the middle is a flat land with crisscrossing ditches, and some like The city gate-like building model makes it obvious at a glance that this is actually a topographic map of Sichuan and Sichuan.

Although most people have seen the Sichuan-Sichuan map, it is the first time for many people to intuitively see the specific terrain representation sand table.

"What do you think it is?" Fei Qian didn't let the guards roll his name, and walked out from the back of the hall. Seeing everyone surrounding the sand table, he asked aloud.

"Greetings, my lord!"

"I've seen the general..."

Everyone quickly saluted Fei Qian.

"Today I am just convening you to discuss matters, not to discuss military affairs. You don't need to be restrained, just feel free..." Fei Qian waved his hand, then pointed to the sand table and said, "Looking at the terrain of Sichuan and Shu, what do you think it looks like?"

"It's like a giant basin..." Huang Cheng said from the side.

Fei Qian nodded, then pointed to a city model near Dujiangyan and said, "It's convenient for us here..."

"oh……"

"Uh-huh……"

"I see."

Everyone was talking in low voices.

"Sichuan and Sichuan are like treasure basins, with fish and rice in them..." Fei Qian pointed to the sand table and said, "Here is copper, here is salt, here is cinnabar, here is saltpetre, here is bamboo and wood. There are many, and mulberry houses are everywhere... Jinniu enters Longxi, rice warehouse enters Hanzhong, Jianning Tongjiaozhou, Badong is adjacent to Jingxiang, although there are mountains and rivers between them, commerce and trade has been continuous since ancient times, all because of the abundance of things here. Jia Yuwai also..."

"Therefore..." Fei Qian raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and then continued, "If Guanzhong is strong, it will take Sichuan, and if Jingxiang is strong, it will also take Shu. This is the way of military strategists, and it was the same in the Spring and Autumn Period and the pre-Qin Dynasty..."

As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Bei and Liu Zhang's expressions changed slightly, but even people from Sichuan and Shu like Fei Shi and Li Hui also felt somewhat sad.

Fa Zheng also glanced at it, thinking for a moment.

Dong He sighed slightly.

Fei Qian glanced around and took in everyone's expressions. Although there are still some people who have not arrived today, the surrounding officials are basically in place, and they are also relatively representative. There are all kinds of people, and they also represent various different groups to a certain extent.

Speaking of which, Fei Qian is also a small group of various kinds at the moment, not much less than other princes, but the main military power and important support points are still the earliest group of Fei Qian, so overall it is not There will be no difficult-to-balance situation like Yuan Shao's.

After all, Fei Qian does not need to adjust the balance. He only needs to continuously pull the people on the periphery into his central core to maintain the proportion of the core group.

What is the core body?

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is very simple, it is a community of interests.

This time in Sichuan and Shu, Fei Qian also wants to create such a community of interests. The key is that Sichuan and Shu do have such conditions.

"Sichuan and Sichuan are abundant, the mountains and forests are vast, the clouds are flying and the trees are dense, and the crops are prosperous. Books are written to achieve rationality, and water management is used to prosper the country. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, prefectures were established to teach farmers and mulberry trees. The Han Dynasty cultivated literature and was not inferior to Mingtang..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Everyone imagines that in such a place with beautiful mountains and rivers and abundant products, why is it not as good as the scholars from Shandong and weaker than the court?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone fell silent.

There were some Han Dynasty ministers in Sichuan and Shu, but on the whole, Shandong still controlled the entire court. These people in Sichuan and Shu were just like a flash in the pan. Those who occasionally ascended to the position of three princes could not last long. Many did not wait until the third year. The second generation had already been struck down during their own generation.

Liu Bei stood aside, staring at the sand table, thinking for a while.

Fei Qian glanced at him, and then said: "The reason is that there is so much comfort in the middle of Sichuan, and there are so many dangerous rivers all around. If you can get it in one day, why think about the difficulty of a hundred days? Sichuan and Sichuan are surrounded by mountains and rivers, so what you think about is what you see "

Dong He and Fazheng stood together and glanced at Liu Zhang in unison. Then they noticed each other's movements almost at the same time. They looked back at each other, then nodded slightly and looked at the sand table again.

Huang Cheng, Xu Huang, Wei Yan, and Zhang Liao also had their own thoughts. Naturally, they would not say anything about the words of General Fei Qian of Zhengxi. However, Peng Yi, a native of Sichuan and Sichuan, couldn't help it. He felt that Zhengxi was looking down on him. For the sake of face, the nobles in central Sichuan said, "I dare to ask the general, so Guanzhong is also blocked by four passes and surrounded by eight mountains. Could it be that the field of vision is limited and it is difficult to defeat Shandong?"

Yes, speaking of the terrain in Guanzhong, it is actually similar to Sichuan and Shu. It is surrounded by hills and highlands, and there is a fertile plain in the middle. Since Sichuan and Shu were said to have limited vision due to the conquest of the west, isn't it the same in Guanzhong?

Of course, when Peng Yi said this, he not only meant it on the surface, but also had a hidden meaning.

When Xu Huang heard what Peng Yi said, he suddenly became angry. He was about to step forward to question, but was blocked by Huang Cheng intentionally or unintentionally. He turned around and saw Huang Cheng's eyes focused on General Zhengxi. I couldn't help but follow him and saw the warm smile of General Zhengxi Fei Qian. Suddenly I understood something, so he lowered his eyelids, took a small and half step back, and stopped moving forward.

Wei Yan and Zhang Liao stood together and heard the hidden meaning in Peng Yi's words. However, Wei Yan saw that Zhang Liao did not move, and saw Huang Cheng stopping Xu Huang. He did not make any other move, just folded his hands on his chest. , stared at Peng Yi coldly.

Speaking of which, Peng Yi is actually a big mouth...

When he was still under Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang was offended by his nagging. Liu Zhang was so angry that he sentenced Peng Yi to a pincer, removed him from his official position and made him associate with slaves. However, Peng Yi's nature is hard to change. , and now he finally got an official position again under Qin Mi's recommendation, but he made sarcastic remarks, which is like a little expert in committing suicide.

Of course, in history, the same is true for Peng Yi. After joining Liu Bei, he was unhappy when he saw that he was going to be sent to serve in other places, so he complained a lot. When he met Ma Chao, he even said to Ma Chao, "Lao Ge is crazy." "But the evil minister is outside, I am inside, the world is not stable." As a result, the frightened Ma Chao immediately reported Peng Yi after he left, so Peng Yi was imprisoned and finally executed...

In terms of appearance alone, Peng Yi can be said to be an alternative among Sichuan and Sichuan. He is tall and tall, half a head taller than Dong He of Nanjun next to him. He was so rude.

Li Hui silently took two steps to the side, looking at his nose and mouth, pretending that he was not familiar with this person. Qin Mi, who was standing next to Peng Yi, had beads of sweat on his head. He wanted to step forward and pull Peng Yi, but he didn't dare...

Fei Qian looked left and right, seeing everyone's reactions, smiled, and said, "Peng Yongnian's words are reasonable, and I wonder if you all agree with them?"

Everyone was silent, no one answered, leaving Peng Yi alone in front.

Fei Qian patted the sand table gently and said: "Sichuan, Shu and Guanzhong are similar in appearance, but the people are different... Guanzhong has been like this since the Spring and Autumn Period. In the west, Duke Xiang of Qin came out of Longyou, destroyed twelve countries, and opened up the land. Thousands of miles away, in the north, Qin Shihuang entered Henan, took over Jiuyuan County, and built the Great Wall; in the east, he conquered Shandong, pacified the world, and unified the rivers and mountains. Is this to the south..."

Fei Qian smiled and did not continue, but everyone could understand the meaning.

To the south of Guanzhong is Sichuan and Shu.

The Guanzhong people at least attacked from all sides, took the initiative to attack, and achieved great results. But Sichuan and Shu, which have the same terrain, have nothing to offer?

Everyone's eyes were also focused on Peng Yi's face. Some contained ridicule, some showed contempt, and some looked like they were watching a good show...

Peng Yi's face suddenly turned red, and he was about to say something, but in his eagerness, he couldn't say anything. He could only hold back and stand there, and Qin Mi secretly poked him behind him before saying in a hoarse voice. : "What the general said is true. I am not good at academics. If I have offended you, I hope you will forgive me, general..."

Fei Qian chuckled and did not answer the topic of forgiveness. Instead, he said: "I have convened you for a discussion today to let you know that the land of Sichuan and Sichuan is not only beautiful inside, but also has gold and jade outside..."

"Is there gold and jade outside?" Liu Bei was also a little curious and couldn't help but ask.

Fei Qian nodded, knocked on the edge of the huge Sichuan-Sichuan sand table, then pointed in one direction and said: "It's convenient here..."