Text] Chapter 228: The ¡°good guy¡± full of complaints
Chapter 228: The ¡°good guy¡± full of complaints
Huang Quan's strategy is in line with Liu Feng's wishes. The advantage of capturing Yizhou lies in speed, and the key lies in Chengdu.
This time when Jiangzhou was captured, nearly 7,000 of the more than 10,000 Jiangzhou troops surrendered, bringing the total strength of Liu Feng's army to 40,000.
Moreover, Liu Feng also received almost half of the money and food from the Chengdu Treasury. His military strength and money and food had surpassed Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, becoming the strongest force in Yizhou.
The second day after capturing Jiangzhou, Liu Feng made new arrangements:
With Yan Yan leading an army of five thousand, he marched north along the Fushui River to Fucheng, threatening Liu Bei's rear.
Ma Su led an army of 5,000 men and stationed them in Jiangzhou, leaving behind Bajun as a back-up.
Liu Feng himself, together with Huang Quan and Meng Da, led an army of 30,000 people. The army marched westward against the river and took Chengdu directly.
Before the army set off, Liu Feng also made a series of personnel arrangements.
In the name of General Zhennan, Liu Feng recruited a large number of Bajun native scholars to enrich his shogunate, including Zhou Qun, Huang Zheng, Ma Zhong, Gou Fu, Zhang Yi, Ma Xun and many other local celebrities.
¡°Most of these indigenous scholars were promoted beyond their ranks and served as county guards, county magistrates, and officials at all levels in the three counties of Bajun, Badong, and Fuling. Among them, Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong and others will be named Zhonglang General, Partial General, etc. by Liu Feng, and will become available generals under Liu Feng.
Liu Feng vigorously used Yizhou's indigenous scholars precisely to win people's hearts as quickly as possible, and his approach was very different from that of Liu Bei and Liu Zhang.
When Liu Yan entered Shu, he was accompanied by a large number of northern scholars. These people were called Dongzhou scholars.
In order to ensure his rule in Yizhou, Liu Yan relied on Dongzhou scholars and used coercion to kill indigenous scholars to establish his power. Throughout Liu Yan's era, Yizhou scholars were severely suppressed.
After Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, he was known for his "lenient". On the one hand, he allowed the Dongzhou scholars to continue their rampage, and on the other hand, he did not attack the native Yizhou scholars as harshly as his father. In this way, he offended This led to some unsuccessful Dongzhou scholars such as Fazheng.
Liu Bei's entry into Shu won the support of many Dongzhou scholars. Under such circumstances, if Liu Feng wanted to obtain Yizhou, the most effective method was to engage in tit-for-tat and vigorously promote Yizhou's indigenous scholars.
Once these scholars, who were suppressed during the era of Liu Yan and his son, gained unprecedented trust and promotion, and saw the hope of getting ahead, they would inevitably turn to Liu Feng without hesitation.
As an outsider who is not as famous as Liu Bei, Liu Feng is also Liu Feng's only option if he wants to get rid of Liu Bei and Liu Zhang at the same time, lift the suppression of the indigenous scholars, and use the power of the Yizhou native faction to seize control of Yizhou. choose.
Liu Feng's approach, as he expected, had an excellent effect.
News that General Liu Zhennan was supporting a large number of Yizhou scholars quickly spread throughout the neighboring counties of Ba County. With the advance of Liu Feng's army, local powerful men in Jiangyang and Qianwei counties rose up one after another and led their tribes to attack and kill. The county magistrate responded to welcome Liu Feng's entry.
Moving west from Jiangzhou, Liu Feng's army had an unimpeded journey. Five days later, 20,000 troops successfully entered Shu County and occupied Guangdu County south of Chengdu.
This place is less than fifty miles away from Chengdu.
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Chengdu, Prefecture Mufu.
In the magnificent hall, the dim lights are swaying, and on the walls covered with portraits of ladies, black shadows, like strange ghosts, dance ghostly on the walls.
On the tiger-skin couch, the haggard Liu Zhang sat blankly, holding the urgent report in his hand, twisting his fragile figure feebly under the caress of the draft.
He was like a weak and dying patient, with a look of despair appearing and disappearing on his dumb face.
I just want to hold on to the inheritance left by my father and live out the rest of my life with peace of mind.
I don¡¯t dare to offend anyone, and I deal with every prince around me cautiously.
I am extremely tolerant to my subordinates. Even if they commit capital crimes, I am willing to forgive them.
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I am a good person through and through, but why does God want to punish me so unfairly?
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Suddenly, Liu Zhang roared towards the empty hall and responded to his words.But there was only the dull, gradually fading echo.
The ferocious face only lasted for a moment, and the pale face was immediately occupied by grievance and despair. After holding on for a moment, he could no longer bear the pain in his heart, and actually fell on the table and cried loudly.
"Look, Zhou Mu is crying like a child."
"Yes, he is still a prince after all, why is he so useless?"
"I heard that General Xiao Liu is about to attack Chengdu. Our lord will definitely not be able to resist it. When the Jingzhou Army enters the city, what should we do?"
"What are you worried about? I heard that General Xiao Liu is a wise master and treats us Yizhou people very well. When the time comes, we will change the new master."
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Outside the main hall, a group of men, women, and maids were talking about each other.
¡°Ahem¡ª¡ª¡±
A soft cough woke them up, and a group of people dispersed like birds and beasts. Looking for the sound, they saw a young Confucian scholar slowly walking towards them.
"Master Qiao."
After seeing this person, the maids all breathed a sigh of relief and just called him casually.
The person who came here was named Qiao Zhou. He was a mentor under Liu Zhang and was responsible for education in the state.
Qiaozhou has been obsessed with reading and learning since he was a child. He has read all the classics and has the reputation of "Confucius in Sichuan".
However, this person was a little selfless in reading, behaved strangely, and often smiled happily alone. Therefore, he was often laughed at by his colleagues. Even these maids dared to treat him with contempt and did not have much respect for him.
"Can the state pastor be in the palace?"
Qiao Zhou didn't mind the slight treatment of him by his subordinates, he looked into the palace and asked.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"The State Shepherd is in the palace, but he is waiting and cannot be disturbed by outsiders. If Master Qiao wants to see him, he'd better come another day."
Qiao Zhou shook his head repeatedly, his expression was extremely exaggerated, "A disaster is imminent, how can we change the day? I will go in to see the lord now."
Everyone wanted to stop him, but he wanted to see this nerd make a fool of himself, so no one stopped him.
Qiao Zhou crossed the high threshold with his clothes in hand, as if he didn't see Liu Zhang crying bitterly, strode into the palace, and said loudly: "My lord, a disaster is coming, a disaster is coming."
Liu Zhang was startled when he didn't expect someone to come in suddenly. He hurriedly wiped away his tears. When he raised his head, Qiao Zhou had already arrived at the foot of the stairs.
Seeing that it was Qiao Zhou, Liu Zhang was not only displeased but also curious.
When Liu Zhang first conquered Qiaozhou, it was because the Qiao family had a common surname in Ba County and he was famous for his knowledge in Shu, so he forcibly summoned him to the imperial court, which could be considered as a way to win people's hearts.
It¡¯s just that this person was stupid at reading, and his behavior was eccentric and ridiculous. He often made a fool of himself in front of the officials, which made Liu Zhang feel embarrassed, so he was rarely summoned when discussing matters.
Qiao Zhou seems to be very happy. He usually has to deal with political affairs. He has a lot of free time to study knowledge. He almost never takes the initiative to participate in discussions unless Liu Zhang summons him.
What surprised Liu Zhang was why this nerdy subordinate he had not seen for several years came to see him late at night at such a special moment.
"Qiao Yunnan, you came uninvited late at night and talked nonsense. Are you confused about your studies?" Liu Zhang accused displeasedly.
Qiao Zhou took a step forward and said with worry on his face: "My lord, Liu Zhennan's army has arrived in Guangdu, and the army will soon reach the city of Chengdu. Now inside the city of Chengdu, the morale of the army is scattered, and the people are panicked. My lord, there are powerful enemy troops outside the city, but the hearts of the soldiers and people are inside." Separation, what is it if it¡¯s not a catastrophe?¡±
Qiao Zhou was originally known as a clumsy speaker, but what he said now was fluent and smooth, without any hesitation. He said it in one breath, which made Liu Zhang frightened.
Liu Zhang was frightened in his heart, but he forced himself to calm down and said sternly: "There are still nearly ten thousand people in Chengdu, and they have enough money and food for several years. Even if Liu Feng's troops arrive, there is nothing to fear. Qiao Yunnan, don't listen to me."
Qiao Zhou sighed: "Liu Feng came all the way from Bajun. Most of the officials in the counties and counties he passed looked down upon the wind. There were even powerful men in the state who killed the county magistrates and generals and opened the door to welcome Liu Feng. This shows that the people of Yizhou are very popular." Everyone has turned to Liu Feng. Even if there are soldiers and food in the city, how can we defend it?"
Liu Zhang heard his heart beat faster, and Qiao Zhou continued: "When Liu Bei went south, there were countless surrenders along the way. If General Zhang and others hadn't been guarding Luocheng, Liu Bei's army would have already reached Chengdu. Now Liu Bei has not retreated, and Liu Feng has It only takes a blink of an eye for people's hearts to collapse. My lord, now is the time to make a decision. If Liu Feng's army breaks the city, my lord will really be in catastrophe."
Liu Zhang was already despairing, but he was "intimidated" by Qiao Zhou and forced to pretend to be?? His composure was immediately shattered, and his expression suddenly became horrified.
"Now that the matter has come to this, Yun Nan, do you have any good ideas to solve this internal and external crisis?" Liu Zhang's attitude immediately became sincere.
Qiao Zhou swallowed his saliva and said loudly: "I watched the Qianxiang at night and saw stars gathering in Shu County. The big stars were as bright as the bright moon. This is the image of a king. Now that things have happened, how can my lord go against the sky again? Seeing Zhou, why don't you open your door to welcome the surrender and surrender to Liu Zhennan."
Surrender to Liu Feng
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? You deceived Zhou to deprive me of the fortune of the Liu family and my son, the father and son of the Liu family, and now that I am in great calamity, instead of taking care of my troubles, persuaded me to surrender to the enemy, and hand over the great rivers and mountains of Yizhou to that boy named Liu.
In an instant, Liu Zhang felt an unprecedented anger, as if the anger stored in his heart was ignited by Qiao Zhou's flame, and erupted unstoppably.
"Come on, you thief who is selling out, drag this guy down and kill him."
At any rate, Chengdu has not yet been broken, and no one dares not to listen to Liu Zhang's words. As soon as the order was given, a group of warriors rushed in, dragged Qiao Zhou and left the palace.
At this moment, a guard hurried in and shouted to the ground: "My lord, something bad has happened. Liu Feng's army has already appeared outside the city.".