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Volume 1 Separation of Xuzhou 812 Ma Chao under house arrest

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    Yizhou, Chengdu.  In the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, Pang Tong was at his desk processing recent official documents. These were official documents sent by the new county magistrates from various places, many of which mentioned the obstacles encountered in governance.  When Yizhou was initially settled, the situation was not yet stable. After all, Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son had deep roots in Yizhou. It would be impossible to clear them out in a short time.  In the past year, Yizhou has experienced ups and downs. It has experienced two turmoils in succession. First, Zhang Fei rebelled against Shu, and then Pang Tong and others pacified it. The war brought great panic to the people of Yizhou, so that the society was not stable.  , some lawless people also took the opportunity to get a share of the pie, robbing homes and houses, and bandits were everywhere.  However, fortunately, the wars took place in the dangerous places of Yizhou. At those important passes, although the people were panicked, they were not displaced. However, the appearance of thieves brought great disasters to the people. Those  Thieves don't respect any moral principles. They kill people and steal things when they see them, which has brought great harm to the entire society. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ And some local tycoons also took the opportunity to rise up, joining forces with thieves and becoming extremely rampant.  For this reason, the first thing Pang Tong did when he took over Yizhou was to send troops to attack the thieves.  After more than two months of siege and suppression, the bandits in Yizhou have been reduced a lot, but the remaining forces have gathered together and began to mobilize to fight against the government. They went deep into the barren mountains and ridges to fight guerrilla warfare with the government. Finally, many small forces gathered into one force.  Big forces were circulating in Bajun and Hanzhong, occupying Daba Mountain, and interacting with the government.  Daba Mountain is located at the junction of Bajun and Hanzhong, and it happens to be at the junction of Jingzhou, Yizhou and Yongzhou. It is a zone where there are no three things.  Thieves come here.  If pushed too hard.  Pang Tong was also afraid of the danger of his dog jumping over the wall and escaping into Jingzhou and Yongzhou. If that time came, he might become a hidden danger in the three states.  But if it is ignored, the people nearby will suffer a lot, which will really make Pang Tong very embarrassed.  Pang Tong glanced at the official document sent yesterday, and the people he sent to blockade Daba Mountain returned the message because Daba Mountain was too huge.  It is simply impossible to block all roads in and out of the mountains.  Moreover, Daba Mountain, Micang Mountain, Shennong Mountain, Wudang Mountain, and Jingshan Mountain are connected together to form the Daba Mountain Range. This mountain range runs northwest and southeast, bordering the Han River to the north, the Yangtze River to the south, and the Han River and Dahong Mountain to the east.  Facing each other, the Jialing River faces Motian Ridge in the west, and the Nanyang Basin, Jianghan Plain and Chengdu Plain in the northeast, southeast and southwest are connected respectively. It is really difficult to control.  This is the most troublesome thing for Pang Tong. It is much more difficult to deal with than those powerful families in Yizhou.  In order to destroy this group of thieves, Pang Tong really worked hard.  But he just couldn't get what he wanted, as if someone was deliberately going against him, and the person who was going against him had very good methods.  During the Chinese New Year, Pang Tong left his troops to guard Daba Mountain, while he returned to Chengdu first to deal with the official documents that were crowded in Chengdu, and then approved them bit by bit, day and night, and finally completed the approval today.  Pang Tong yawned and stretched. He finally approved all the official documents today, but there was no feeling of relaxation on his shoulders at all. The incident of the thieves in Daba Mountain has been lingering in his mind.  If this matter is resolved, he will probably only have trouble sleeping and eating.  "Sir!" A guard came in from outside, holding a letter in his hand. He bowed respectfully to Pang Tong and then said, "Nanzhong urgent report." "Bring it to me!" Pang Tong  He is also very concerned about the situation in Nanzhong. However, in the past month, he has been busy encircling and suppressing thieves, but he has ignored the problems in Nanzhong.  Pang Tong tore open the envelope, took out the letter and looked at it hastily. He frowned even more and said slowly: "The counter-rebellion army in Nanzhong has run out of food. This is a food loan letter written by General Zhang to me. I hope it can be dispatched from Chengdu."  Some food and grass for emergencies." The guard said: "The counter-rebellion army has been in Nanzhong for almost two months. With the reputation and ability of the Chariot General, why has it been so difficult to pacify Nanzhong?  There is no food supply." Pang Tong said: "The miasma is rampant in the wilderness in the south, and the road is difficult. I'm afraid General Zhang is not used to it. Go and call the chief secretary. I have something to ask him." "Here.  " After a while, the chief clerk Wang Lei came in from outside. As soon as he entered the hall, he greeted Pang Tong: "No need to be polite, please take a seat, Sir Wang!" Pang De said politely!  .  Wang Lei was a famous scholar in Yizhou and a counselor around Liu Zhang. After surrendering to the Han army, Pang Tong entrusted him with important tasks and gave him the position of chief secretary.  Although the position of Chief Secretary of the Prefectural Mufu is slightly lower, it is an important official position that holds money and food. Pang Tong handed over this position toWang Lei did it, which shows his trust in Wang Lei.  Wang Lei also lived up to Pang Tong's recommendation. He showed off his talents as soon as he took office. He also dug out some old accounts of the chief bookkeeper, checked for any omissions, and filled in the notes one by one. He worked very seriously.  "I wonder why you asked me to come here?" Wang Leigang asked as soon as he sat down.  Pang Tong asked: "How much grain is left in the treasury?" "Less than 200,000 shi!" After hearing this, Pang Tong couldn't help but frowned. When he first settled in Yizhou, he had calculated the treasury and found that there were at least 200,000 dan in the treasury.  There were five hundred thousand dan of grain in stock, but in less than two months, the stock of grain in the treasury had decreased so much.  Wang Lei seemed to have noticed Pang Tong's thoughts and hurriedly explained: "When your Excellency first settled in Yizhou, there were still 500,000 shi of grain in the treasury. However, in the past two months, there has been famine everywhere. Your Excellency has opened warehouses to stock up on grain."  One hundred thousand stones, nearly one hundred thousand stones were consumed in the process of defeating the thieves. In addition, when Ma Chao led the army to Nanzhong, he was asked to transport 80,000 stones of grain and grass. After all, the government  There are two hundred and twenty thousand shi of grain and grass left in the treasury, and the city has consumed tens of thousands of shi in the past two months. There are currently less than 200,000 shi of grain and grass left in the treasury. If you don't believe it, you can appoint someone to investigate. " "You.  You are so considerate, why should I not believe it? If you go back today, you will allocate 100,000 stones of grain and grass and deliver it to me. I will naturally send troops to escort this batch of grain and grass." Wang Lei asked, "I dare to ask, my lord, this batch of grain and grass.  "Where will it be sent?" "Nanzhong!" Pang Tong said, "The army led by Zhang Liao is on the verge of running out of food. If we don't send food, I am afraid that the counter-rebellion army will be in danger."  Is one hundred thousand stones too much?" Wang Lei asked.  "The food consumed in the war is several times the usual amount. One hundred thousand dan of food is only enough for them to last for one or two months. If Nanzhong cannot be pacified within two months, then there is nothing I can do to help. Okay, go and prepare.  !" Wang Lei said "hey" and retreated.  At this time, Pang Tong's personal guards came in from outside, clasped their fists towards Pang Tong and said, "Sir, Ma Chao wants to see you!" "Let him in!" Not long after, Ma Chao walked from outside the hall to the hall.  , as soon as he entered the hall, he said to Pang Tong: "Supervisor, when are you going to attack those bandits?" Ma Chao pretended to be ill and successfully left Nanzhong, but he arrived in Yizhou. In Pang Tong's wise eyes, he was not at all advantageous.  He didn't take advantage of it, and Pang Tong saw the mystery of his feigning illness. On the surface, Pang Tong allowed Ma Chao to continue to recover from his injuries, but in fact, he put Ma Chao under house arrest.  The mess in Ma Chao's belly was not enough for Pang Tong to see. He tried his best several times to leave Chengdu, but was suppressed by Pang Tong. He stayed in Chengdu to "recuperate" without giving Ma Chao any help.  Opportunities to go out alone.  Ma Chao also thought that he could not defeat Pang Tong, so he simply stopped pretending to be sick. Bandits happened to be everywhere in Yizhou, so he came to ask for orders many times, wanting to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and then find an opportunity to escape, but he was always beaten.  Pang Tong saw through this, and instead of relaxing his vigilance towards him, he monitored him more and more closely. He was even followed when he went to the toilet.  Pang Tong glanced at Ma Chao and asked, "Is General Ma's injury healed?" Ma Chao nodded heavily and said, "It's already healed, just like before." Pang Tong said, "It's fine. General Ma  , you asked me when I went to fight the thieves? " Ma Chao said: "I know that the people tortured by these bandits have trouble sleeping and eating. It just so happens that my injury has recovered. If you go to fight those bandits again, remember to bring it with you.  Come on, I can take the head of a general among thousands of troops. How can he, a little thief, compete with me? Maybe he can catch all the robbers this time!" After hearing this, Pang Tong said,  There was no expression on his face, and he just said to Ma Chao: "I understand what General Ma means. If I go to attack the bandits, I will definitely take you with me." Ma Chao saw that Pang Tong treated him lukewarm, and he knew he was boring.  , hugged a fist, turned around and left.  Pang Tong looked at Ma Chao's retreating back, sighed heavily, and said slowly: "It's a pity that such a good general will end up alone from now on" Regarding Ma Chao,  Pang Tong had never dared to make the decision privately, so he asked Zhang Yan to make the decision. Zhang Yan gave him a secret order to monitor Ma Chao and not allow him to return to Xiliang, let alone go to the battlefield again, and even not allow him to have contact with outsiders.  These days, Ma Chao has felt extremely lonely, but he has nothing to do. He thought he had made a clever move and wanted to return to Xiliang and regain control of the army. Then with his reputation in Liangzhou, he would be able to  Recruiting countless bigThe army came to serve him, separatized Liangzhou, and aspired to the world.  But now that he is under house arrest in Chengdu, everything will be in vain.  Ma Chao was unwilling, but he had no choice. Even if he could fight out with his own strength, it would be extremely difficult to reach Liangzhou alone.  At this moment, Ma Chao felt very complicated. The troops he brought had been dismantled. After his brother Ma Dai sent him to Chengdu, he was transferred again. There was no one around him. If this continues, he  This can only be the case in this life.  Ma Chao thought a lot about this, and after much deliberation, he decided to give it a go. Even if he died, it would be more tragic than spending his days here.  What's more, he may not die!  (To be continued) Ma Chao under house arrest in 812:
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