Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 44 The Beginning of Nanzhong
(Book group 740753945)

After Liu Bei adopted Zhao Yun and Liu Chan's suggestion, the whole army withdrew from Sun Huan's camp. Zhao Yun led the troops behind and set fire to prevent the Wu army from pursuing.

When Lu Xun heard the scouts report that Sun Huan's camp had been destroyed, Sun Huan's life and death were unknown, his face was gloomy, and he sighed slowly: "Liu Bei has the appearance of a hero, and the Eastern Wu is also a deep enemy." Then he ordered people to report the war to Sun Quan.

The generals under his command asked for pursuit, but Lu Xun thought that although Liu Bei was defeated, he still had more than [-] backbone soldiers. Zhao Yun set fire to block the enemy and gave up the pursuit. He left some soldiers and horses to stay in Yiling, so he led most of them to go. See Sun Quan in Wuchang to defend Cao Wei.
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Liu Bei led the Han army to walk slowly along the path, joined Huang Quan and others, and withdrew to Zigui at starry night on the grounds that the army was expensive and fast. He also ordered Xiang Chong and Wang Ping to go upstream along the Yangtze River upstream to Zigui.

Liu Bei and Liu Chan walked along the path, surrounded by guards holding up torches to illuminate the path. Liu Bei, who had withdrawn from the army, was no longer dignified before, and relaxed a little.

Liu Bei looked at the road ahead and asked as he walked, "Gongsi, what do you mean by the good opportunity you mentioned in the camp just now?"

Seeing the rugged path ahead, Liu Chan stepped forward to help Liu Bei. Instead of answering what the opportunity was, Liu Chan asked slowly, "Father, why did our troops leave Yiling, other than to avenge my second uncle?"

Liu Bei walked slowly on the path, feeling the summer night breeze and replied: "For Jingzhou's ears, one is that Jingzhou is rich and prosperous, and the other is to attract troops with partial divisions to attack Wei from the north, and to support the division from Hanzhong's northern expedition."

After listening to the words, Liu Chan sorted out his words a bit and said: "Jingzhou has advantages but also disadvantages. As the emperor said, there are two advantages and disadvantages."

"Jingzhou is the upper reaches of Soochow. Our army lives in Jingzhou, like a knife hanging on its head. One day, it will be easy to go down the river from Jingzhou to destroy Wu. So Soochow has no doubts. Soochow can't lose Jingzhou, just like me. Hanzhong cannot be lost."

"The second is just this. Soochow will not be against us. The important thing is that Soochow can't attack Hefei, so it can't capture Xuzhou. Naturally, it can't open up the connection between Huai River and Dajiang, and plot the world. Therefore, under this , Soochow had no choice but to go west, so Soochow was ready to make a move against me in Jingzhou, and was lured by the traitor Cao Wei, so he naturally reneged on the covenant and took our three counties."

Liu Chan paused and looked at Liu Bei, Liu Bei signaled Liu Chan to continue, Liu Chan cleared his throat and continued: "According to what my father said, although Jingzhou is rich, my big man only has two and a half counties in Jingzhou, and we are at the border and facing war, so we need to defend them with heavy troops. , it is difficult to supply Chengdu with taxes, and besides, I have a land, which can make up for the loss of Jingzhou." Liu Bei listened to Liu Chan's words and concentrated his attention.

"This place is Nanzhong." Liu Chan said loudly.

Liu Bei frowned and heard that Nanzhong's governance measure was Juji, but he also tried hard to transform its inner county. For example, he changed Qianwei's vassal state to Zhuti County during his rule of Shu, but he didn't know why Nanzhong was comparable to Jingzhou.

Liu Chan seemed to see Liu Bei's doubts, cupped his hands and said, "Father, Nanzhong is far from what we think."

Liu Chan is not surprised. When Zhuge Liang made an expedition to Nanzhong, Wang Lian, the captain of Siyan, who was a big Han, came forward to stop Zhuge Liang's expedition to Nanzhong: "Nanzhong has been a barren land since ancient times, and a place where plagues prevail." '

Liu Chan also knows that Nanzhong has not been considered rich since ancient times, but Nanzhong in the agricultural era still had great profits to make, and Zhuge Liang also relied on Nanzhong for his Northern Expedition.

Liu Chan said in the direction of the guide with his hand: "Nanzhong began when Emperor Wu opened the frontier. In the past, Zhang Qian traveled to the Western Regions. He saw Qiongzhu and bamboo sticks in Shubu and Qiongdi in the Great Xia Kingdom. Zhang Qian later remonstrated with Emperor Wu: 'The Han army can pass through.' Southwestern Yi", and later used the Tao to poison the country, bypass the Western Regions, and attack the Xiongnu.' Emperor Wu adopted Zhang Qian's words and opened up Nanzhong, so he got four counties in Nanzhong, Yuexi County, Qianwei County, Cang County, and Yizhou County .”

"In the period of Emperor Ming, Ailao Wang Liumao and the 77 eunuchs ruled by Muwo Dahan Wang turned the whole country to Han, so Yongchang County was established, and it has been passed down to the present to have Nanzhong five counties."

"During the period of Emperor Wu, there were a large number of household registration populations in the four counties of Nanzhong. Qianwei County (Zhuti County) had 48 households and a population of 86; Yuexi County had 400,000 households. One thousand two hundred and eight, population 46, eight thousand four hundred and five; Yizhou County, household 58, population 63; Canke County, household 150,000, 60, [-] people."

"During the Ming Dynasty, Yongchang County had more than [-] households and a population of more than [-]."

"Based on the population counted at the beginning of the establishment of the five counties of Nanzhong, there are nearly 34 households with a population of nearly 68 million. After a hundred years of Shu, the population of Nanzhong has not increased."

Liu Chan sternly said: "Father, why is there no one in Nanzhong? He mobilized scholars from Shu Han (Shu Han here refers to Hanzhong in Shuzhong) and Jingzhou to govern Nanzhong. , cattle and war horses are used by the military and the country. This is a treasure mountain, and we should have to work hard for many years and send officials to cultivate and manage it."

Liu Bei Fuxu sighed after hearing the words: "Although there are millions of people in Nanzhong, it is difficult to govern. The road from Chengdu to Nanzhong is difficult. There are many barbarians in Nanzhong. I have heard that Nanzhong is cultivated by slash and burn, without plows. "

Liu Chan advised: "When Qin Huiwen was king, people debated whether to attack Han or go south to take Bashu. Yizi (Zhang Yi) said: "The one who fights for fame is in the court, and the one who fights for profit is in the city. Today, Sanchuan and the Zhou Dynasty are the cities of the world. The dynasty also, but the king does not fight for it, Gu fights with Rongdi, and the king's business is far away.'”

"Yizi said this to coerce the emperor to order the princes. If Qin followed Yizi's policy, Qin could only rule the world, but not rule the world. Because Qin entered the Central Plains, he would have constant disputes with other countries. This is the case in Jingzhou today. The forces of the three kingdoms are intertwined and disputes. Constantly."

"But General Sima Cuo said: 'Those who want to enrich the country should expand their land; those who want to strengthen their soldiers should enrich their people; those who want to be a king should enrich their virtues. Those who want to have three capitals prepare their capital, and the king will follow them. Today is the land of kings. The small people are poor, so the ministers are willing to work in Yi. The Husband Shu, the country that opened to the west, and the rulers of Rong and Di, but there is chaos between Jie and Zhou. Attacking Qin is like driving wolves to chase a flock of sheep.'”

"According to the words of Qin Huiwen King Na Sima Cuo, Sima Cuo destroyed Shu, and the later Qin sent Li Bing to rule it. The middle of Shu was the kingdom of heaven, and the later Qin had no worries, and the east went out to destroy the world. Today, Bashu is to Daqin, just like Nanzhong is to me. If the great man takes his land, he will be able to expand the country; if he gets his wealth, he will be able to enrich the people and build up his army. If he does not harm the people, he will be subdued. Therefore, if you uproot a country, the world will not think it violent; if you make the most of the Western Sea, the princes will not think it greedy."

Liu Bei listened to the words and stroked his beard to think, and Liu Chan helped Liu Bei move forward without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)