Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 211 Yinping Liaohua
After Liu Chan led the Habayashi guards out of Hanzhong, they did not go directly to Hanzhong along the Shu Road, but detoured Jiangyou to inspect the Baishui Road.

The Baishui Road passes through Baishui County, Zitong County, so it is named after Gu, and it is an important passage connecting the middle of Shu and Longyou.

Baishui Road may not be well-known, but its other name is deafening, Yinping Ancient Road (Note ①).

Zitong County, Baishui County.

Baishui County is located in the valley between Qiangshui and Longmen Mountain. Qiangshui flows around the city, the sky is blue, and white clouds float in the sky.

A tooth flag with "Fu" on it was hunting in the mountain road, and three thousand Yulin riders were all dressed in cotton clothes, braving the mountain wind, leading their horses and walking in the mountains.

Liu Chan carried Fu Xun's banner all the way out, and did not disturb the county guards and county magistrates everywhere.

Although the Baishui Road is difficult to navigate, it has been repaired a lot this year, and all the grain and grass transferred from Central Shu to Longyou pass here.

After all, if you go to Hanzhong first, then take the Qishan Road, and then reach Longyou, you don’t know how much grain and grain you will waste, and save as much as you can; moreover, transporting troops through the Yinping Road is more confusing than Qishan Road.

"Your Majesty, Liao Hua, the prefect of Yinping, is waiting in front of you." Habayashi Lang Zhao Ming reported.

Liu Chan did not go directly to Hanzhong, but detoured the Baishui Road to come for Liao Hua.

Liu Chan reined in the reins, looked up at Fu Xun, and said, "Zi Ji (Fu Xun's character), order the whole army to rest here."

Fu Xun raised his right arm to his chest, and said, "No!"

The resting bugle resounded through the valley, and the three thousand forest guards were well-trained to guard and feed the war horses in batches.

Liao Hua, dressed in armor, stepped forward quickly, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Your Majesty, Liao Hua, greet you!"

Liu Chan stepped forward to help Liao Hua up, and said with a smile, "It's cold, Lao Yuanjian is waiting here."

Liu Chan looked Liao Hua up and down again, and seeing that his body was getting bigger and bigger, he jokingly said: "Yuan Jian is really good at literature and martial arts. He mounts a horse to fight, and dismounts to comfort the people. The Prime Minister and I have not misunderstood him!"

Liao Huahan laughed a few times and followed Liu Chan's footsteps.

There is a big difference between the image of Liao Hua and the impression of later generations. Liao Hua was not born as a general, but as a civil servant.

Liao Hua was born in Xiangyang, and his surname was Miannanguan, which is a common surname in Xiangyang.

Liao Hua had a wealthy family when he was young, and the culture of Jingzhou under Liu Biao’s rule was prosperous. Ma Liang, Ma Di, Xiang Chong, Dong Hui and others who were similar to Liao Hua’s age were praised together and became the backbone of the great man.

When Liao Hua became an official, he first served as Guan Yu's chief bookkeeper (Guan Yu's secretary-general).When he abandoned Wu and returned to Han, it coincided with the old Liu Dongzheng, and Liao Hua changed from a civil official to a military general, which can also be said to be a miniature general and prime minister.

In the year of Lao Liu's death, Zhuge Liang wanted to recommend Jiang Wan as a talented person, but Jiang Wan insisted on granting the spot to Liao Hua and others, which also shows Liao Hua's ability and prestige.

After the Northern Expedition to Longyou, Zhuge Liang did not promote Liao Hua to the junction of the Han and Wei dynasties, but promoted him from the governor of Guangwu to the prefect of Yinping.

Yinping County is located in the southwest corner of Longyou. It is indeed very inconspicuous on the map. Moreover, from an economic point of view, Yinping County is vast and sparsely populated. There are many Qiang and Di tribes. It is difficult to govern. It is really tasteless and tasteless. It's a pity to abandon it.

But from the perspective of military and transportation, Yinping County is an important communication point between Yizhou and Longyou, so safety must be ensured.

Under this situation, a good talent is really needed to serve as the prefect of Yinping, Wu Neng can pacify the Qiang and Di tribes, Wen Neng can govern the people and government, and ensure that the Baishui Road is unimpeded.

"Yuan Jian doesn't know how your mother is doing?" Liu Chan said to Liao Hua who was behind him.

Liao Hua was a step behind, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, my mother is in good health, but I thank you for your majesty to arrange officials to escort my mother to Yinping."

"What's the point! Qingyuan is in Yinping, serving the country, and my mother misses me, how can I turn a blind eye." Liu Chan waved his hand and smiled.

When Liao Hua returned to Shu, he came thousands of miles with his mother on his back. His filial piety was simple and his mother and child loved each other deeply.

When Liao Hua was an official in Yinping, his mother was far away in Chengdu, and she often missed Liao Hua.However, Liao Hua could not leave his post easily, and Liao Hua's mother was in poor health, making it difficult for him to travel far.For a time, the mother and son were thousands of miles apart.

After Liu Chan heard about it, he personally dispatched soldiers to guard him, and asked the county guards from all over the country to help provide food, clothing and accommodation, so that his mother could travel thousands of miles to Yinping. Liao Hua was very grateful for this.

After the warm-up, Liu Chan returned to the topic and asked curiously: "Liao Qing said in a few words that there is a military and national event in Liangzhou. I don't know what it is?"

"One month ago, when I led [-] soldiers to farm in Tazhong, I fought against the Qiang people in Taoshui and Baishui, and captured the leader of the Qiang people. It sounds like Guo Huai, the governor of Liangzhou against the Wei Dynasty, sent people to buy them with a lot of money to persuade them They raised troops to harass Dido, and there seem to be more tribes."

Liao Hua sorted out his thoughts and slowly told the story of the incident.

"The captain of Qiang guard (Wei Yan) also noticed something, and his chief Shi Jiang Boyue also put down the rioting Qiang people in the Dahe River Basin many times."

Hearing this, Liu Chan frowned slightly and asked, "I don't know how to view this matter from Liao Qing's point of view?"

Liao Hua pondered for a while, and said seriously: "I think that Cao Wei invaded our border within a few months, otherwise he would not encourage the Qiang and Di tribes to rebel in the near future, and test the reality of our big man."

Liu Chan glanced at the unknown Li Gui, and asked, "Wen Yi, according to your opinion, how is this matter?"

As soon as these words came out, Liao Hua looked curiously at Habayashiro who was leading the horse for His Majesty.

"This is the son of the Li family in Longxi, and he knows the affairs of the Qiang people well." Liu Chan didn't care, and smiled.

Hearing this, Liao Hua knew that this person was a relative, a hero that the emperor wanted to cultivate.

The last relative to be treated like this by Liu Chan was Xiang Yu, who is currently serving as the commander of the Qingjia Guards, stationed in Wudu.

Li Gui glanced at Liu Chan, and said slowly: "Gu thinks what Liao Taishou said is true. At present, the Qiang and Di tribes in Longyou are afraid of Cao Wei, but not the Han. It should be used for it.”

"Why?" Liu Chan asked puzzled.

"Guo Huai, governor of Liangzhou in Cao Wei, and Cao Zhen, the great general, are well-known in Hexi and Longyou. Cao Wei put down rebellions in Liang and Long many times. The Qiang and Di people were afraid of him. Guo Huai was good at helping the Qiang and Yi, and the Qiang and Yi mostly used them Also!" Li Gui said cautiously.

"My big man bought horses from the Qiang people, can't he be moved?" Liu Chan asked.

Liao Hua took over the conversation and said respectfully: "I have not settled down in Longyou for a long time, most of them are wooing the Qiang tribes in Longyou, and there is no time to appease the outside world."

Liu Chan walked to the mountain road, sat on the boulder, pondered for a long time and asked, "I don't know when Liao Qing thinks Cao Wei will invade our border?"

Liao Hua hesitated for a while, and said: "I dare not be sure when Cao Wei will violate the border, but judging from the climate in Longyou, April to June is the most likely."

"I thought that if Cao Wei attacked, it would be in March or April." Li Gui said surprisingly.

"Why did Wen Yi say that?" Liu Chan asked curiously.

Li Gui was a little nervous and said with a blushing face, "I don't know when Cao Wei will attack, but I know when the Qiang will attack. If Cao Wei joins forces with the Qiang people, they will definitely cooperate when the Qiang people raise troops at their convenience."

"Prefect Liao may have just arrived in Qiang land not long ago, so he didn't know the customs of the Qiang people. From the first month to February, the Qiang people planted crops at the foot of the mountains and in the valleys, and let the livestock mate. In March and April, when the livestock grows, the Qiang people will go out. Attack and plunder other tribes to replenish themselves."

"In May and June, the Qiang people are busy harvesting grain, carrying livestock into the mountains to prepare for the winter, and defending themselves from outside looting at any time. As for March or April, I don't know." Li Gui replied.

Hearing this, Liao Hua happily bowed his hands to Liu Chan and said, "I thought it would be in April!"

Liu Chan nodded in agreement and said, "Your opinion is the same as mine, Cao Wei should invade Qinzhou in April."

Li Gui was a little confused, for some reason they were sure that Cao Wei Siyue committed Qinzhou.

"In March, Guanzhong and Kanto need to plant jīng (jīng) rice and zhi (zhī) grains. At the end of March, farming is still idle (②), and corvee labor at this time will not hurt the people's strength the most." Zhao Tong explained in a whisper.

Li Gui bowed his hands to Zhao Tong to thank him.

Liu Chan smiled and said, "I learned a lot from seeing Liao Qing today. Liao Qing immediately wrote a letter to the governor of Qinzhou, and I also wrote a letter to Chengdu, so that the prime minister can make preparations early."

"No!" Liao Hua replied.

Liu Chan looked up at the sky, and seeing that it was still early, he stood up and said, "You can arrange matters freely, I won't stay too long, and I'm leaving for Hanzhong immediately."

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan took the reins, got on the horse, reined in the horse's head tightly, and said condescendingly, "Liao Qing has worked hard. The meeting between you and me today must not be leaked for the time being. Remember!"

"Promise!" Liao Hua swallowed the words to retain the emperor, and responded.
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①Yinping Road is divided into the main road and the small road. The small road is called Zuo Dan Road. The path is extremely steep and narrow. Pedestrians from north to south can only carry the burden on their left shoulders, so it is called Zuo Dan Road.Deng Ai attacked Shu from this way.

②From "Si Min Yue Ling", ancient wars were divided into seasons. Because of spring plowing, there were relatively few wars in spring.

(In the next few days, try to compensate as much as possible!)
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