Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 296
When Liu Bei arrived in Jiangzhou with Zhang Fei who was stationed in Yufubaidi City, Guan Yu hadn't actually set off yet.

According to Pang Tong's original plan, they didn't need to wait for Liu Bei to come over. They only needed to send suspicious soldiers northward in late April and early May to confuse Zhang Lu.

Then wait until Zhang Lu is unmoved, and then send Wu Yishun's sailors into Han'an and Zizhong, making Zhang Lu convinced that they were just playing a strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao to lower their defenses.

It will be able to let the main force raid Hanchang, take Hanzhong directly, and capture Hanzhong and Xichuan.

It's a pity that Fazheng clearly pointed out the loopholes in this plan, that is, Zhang Lu would not be so stupid as to leave only [-] defenders on the crucial Mi Cang Road.

The people living along the way became his best helpers. Once Guan Yu chose to implement Pang Tong's original plan, the surprise soldiers went north to raid Hanchang, and the people from Dangqu and Xuanhan attacked, and they would face enemies from both sides.

Therefore, Guan Yu was forced to temporarily suspend the plan, and immediately sent people to Langzhong to invite Zhou Lin to Jiangzhou to talk about the matter of attracting Xie Ren.

As a result, it took more than half a month to go back and forth.

It happened that Liu Bei set off in the middle of May and went upstream. Due to the recent rain in the Three Gorges area, the journey was delayed for more than ten days, and he arrived in Jiangzhou at the end of May, just in time to meet Zhou Lin.

Jiangzhou County Government Mansion, standing on the back mountain and looking far away, you can see the mighty river waves in the distance and the distinct diving and Yangtze River.

Zhou Qun wanted to say something more, but Zhou Lin stopped him, and said to Liu Bei, "General Zuo, this destiny is impermanent. Otherwise, the destiny is in Zhou, so why does it belong to Han? Therefore, even if there are some astrological signs, it is not surprising. I am willing to send envoys to convey General Zuo's wishes to them."

Zhou Lin said with a smile: "You see, General Guan has greeted us personally at the pier."

But he must be upset that he was forced to sell things to him at a low price because he had no sales channels.

If this battle goes well, Yizhou will also belong to him.

Zhang Fei also shouted.

Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "I have been in the north and south for many years, and I don't know how many battles, big and small. This time I went to Mengtou to meet the seven surnamed Yi kings. One is to let them meet my sincerity, and the other is to have a personal interview. Let them rest assured, if I dare not go, how can I let them know that I value them?"

Knowing that this matter still needs help from the Zhou family, they hurriedly came to greet him in person.

"Wait."

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Qun in surprise and said, "Sir, you just said that Zhang Lu might lose his land. Why is this trip so dangerous?"

Standing on tiptoe, Zhou Lin noticed the flag above the pier from a distance, and said in surprise, "Brother, it seems that it's not just General Guan."

In reality, Gongsun Shu only ruled the southwest, and was soon wiped out by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and did not establish an empire.

Guan Yu also said: "Brother is going, then I will go too."

Liu Guanzhang can't be scattered when doing big things.

Businessmen, this kind of operation is normal.

"This"

In this way, judging from the situation at the time, he would soon become the Lord of the South.

If the process goes well, it often lasts for several months or even a year. If it doesn't go well, it may take longer in the event of war or natural disasters.Therefore, the Zhou family went to and from Jiangdong twice a year at most when doing business.

"Ji Zhi."

"future?"

Zhou Qun shook his head and said, "I'm only inferring from the astrology display, because I didn't see the sun guard suddenly brighten outside, so I think the change is in Sangong rather than the sun guard."

Liu Bei had heard from Zhou Lin that Zhou Qun's prophecy was very accurate before, so when he saw Zhou Qun at this time, he also paid attention to him and invited him to the county government mansion.

Jingzhou now belongs to Liu Bei.

"Oh?"

Moreover, Cao Cao has not wiped out the Yuan family, and even Jizhou has not yet been fully acquired. If it develops smoothly according to Liu Biao's expected direction, it may not be possible to rule the world within five years.

Zhou Lin and Zhou Qun disembarked and hurriedly saluted in front of Liu Bei: "Lin (group) has seen General Zuo."

At that time, Gongsun Shu ruled Shu and cast a city in Yufu County.

Zhang Fei also yelled and said: "If you really want to go against the sky, tear up the sky. My elder brother was born in the clan, and he has fought in the South and the North for many years. If the destiny cannot be continued by the big man, how can the elder brother have the momentum today? This shows that the destiny It is changing, and it will definitely be on my elder brother in the end!"

After the ship docked, Liu Bei greeted him cordially.

At least Cao Cao has not yet claimed to be the prime minister. Before the north was recovered, he was still Sikong, so Zhou Qun felt that the astronomical phenomena might be due to Cao Cao.

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Lin and said, "Ji Zhi, I want to use troops against Hanzhong, can you persuade the people?"

Seeing that Zhou Lin agreed, Zhou Qun didn't refuse, but cupped his hands and said, "Qun is also willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

This made Liu Biao set very high expectations for Cai Mao and Huang Zu at that time, and the result was that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

This is enough to show Liu Bei's respect for the Zhou family.

"That's General Zuo."

Zhou Qun was surprised and said: "It's good for General Zuo to have such great ambitions, but the sky is like this, if you force the conquest, it's going against the sky, how can you force it?"

The headed person has a majestic face, graceful and luxurious, and has the air of a monarch.Zhou Qun looked at it, and said softly: "This person has the appearance of an emperor!"

Zhou Qun said: "I saw that the Ziweiyuan in the east was dark and the Sangong star was bright. I was afraid that there would be changes in the north."

But no matter in the stars or in reality, Bai Di is not a good title.

Because a well in the city often emits white gas, which looks like a white dragon, he called himself Baidi by this, and named the city Baidi City.

Zhou Qun said, "It's possible."

"I'll go as well."

"For this matter, please allow me to go to Dangqu to meet the Yi kings."

The two bowed their hands to thank each other.

Zhou Qun said with emotion: "General Zuo is so respectful to the corporal, it's touching."

The news of the defeat of the two came, and Liu Biao died of illness within two months.

Liu Bei looked around the crowd and said, "It's my ancestor's foundation that is on my shoulders, so I have to do it. This battle is my last chance to win Hanzhong and Yizhou. If Zhang Lu wins Xichuan, he has Hanzhong in the north and Yizhou in the south. In just a few years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers can be raised, and I will never let him gain power."

Reading "Spring and Autumn" every day is still effective. At least Guan Yu's remarks can be described as eloquent and very reasonable.

When Guan Yu sent people to go north along the river, Zhou Lin was buying medicinal materials, salt, Sichuan brocade and other special products in some village kiosks in the south of Chongguo County to prepare for his next business activity, so he was delayed for a few days and finally arrived today.

But Zhou Qun suddenly said: "Last month, I saw that there was a dim hall. I fear there may be dangers. If you go out to the side of the army, you will be disadvantaged. You should be careful."

In the 12th year of Jian'an, the news of Huang Zu's defeat first reached Liu Biao's ears at the end of September, which made him fall ill. When the news of Cai Mao's defeat came in October, he was so angry that he could not get out of bed. Calculating the time, it was indeed in October of the previous year that Liu Biao became seriously ill.

Liu Bei arrived in Jiangzhou this morning.

Liu Bei stood up and said loudly: "Since Ji Zhi is my subordinate, now I'm going to Dangqu to meet the king of Yi with seven surnames. How can I let you take risks alone? I will follow this trip and go to Mengtou myself."

Although he does business with the concubine, business is business, and friendship is friendship. It is not that he has never done things like buying low and selling high in the past.

All the officials in the city came here, except for Zhao Yun who went north to be a partial teacher, and the generals who were scattered in Jiangzhou and stationed in the barracks, the rest Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Sun Qian, and Mi Zhu also came.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Sir, you are truly a god-man. The King of Chu heard the bad news around October last year, so that he fell ill and died at the beginning of last year."

"It's okay."

During the Han Dynasty, there were three rivers converging in Dianjiang County, namely the Fu River, the West Han River and the Diving River.

"Oh?"

Zhou Lin didn’t go to Jiangdong this year, but only went to and from Jingzhou. He just came back last month and brought Jingzhou wine, fried tea, paper books, porcelain, ironware, rice, etc., and he just happened to be in Langzhong. .

Soon the ship docked.

Zhou Lin didn't dare to guarantee it.

Zhou Qun asked, "Anyone else?"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "Okay, Zhongzhi has read a lot of books and watched the celestial phenomena. You can be regarded as an example of scholars. I will appoint you as the captain of the Confucian scholars and take charge of celestial phenomena. Although Ji Zhi is a merchant, he is loyal to the country. You work as Zhonglang for General Zuo."

"Brother."

Liu Bei's face changed slightly: "You mean that in the future, Cao Cao will make the Western princes lose their land?"

Zhou Lin replied obediently.

The three rivers meet at the Dian River, and then form a river, which is the Jialing River in later generations. The river surges southward, joins the Yangtze River in Jiangzhou, that is, Chongqing, and finally flows to the east of the Yangtze River, and then turns into the East China Sea.

"General Zuo is here too."

"I wish to do the work of a dog and a horse."

"No gift, no gift."

But Liu Bei remembered that Zhou Qun had said about the Five Emperors' Seat hanging high, so he quickly asked, "What about the Five Emperors' Seat?"

The theory of ancient astrology has its corresponding. For example, Ziwei star corresponds to the emperor of heaven, and the five stars of the North Pole are the prince, emperor, concubine, harem, and Tianshu.Sangongxing refers to the three stars of Orion, referring to Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong.

The White Emperor of Xingxiu is only one of the five emperors, not the central emperor of heaven.

In the future, more than half of the Yangtze River will be under the rule of Liu Bei. As a family of merchants and businessmen who developed by relying on the Yangtze River, it must not be a bad thing for the Zhou family to become an official under Liu Bei.

Zhou Lin hurriedly said: "General Zuo can sit in Jiangzhou."

Zhou Lin said, "That's General Zuo's flag."

Soon the group arrived at the county government mansion, and after everyone sat down, Liu Bei took the lead and said to the two of them: "Ji Zhi, Mr. Zhong Zhi, I think you all know the purpose of inviting the two of you here today. Teach me if this trip can be done?"

Liu Bei nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, then the three of us will go together. Two military advisers, please sit in Jiangzhou. I will go to Mengtou myself and persuade King Yi of the Seven Surnames to get out of the way."

In history, he was the school lieutenant of Confucian scholars in the Shu Han Dynasty and an astronomer. Simply put, he was a metaphysician who predicted good or bad luck by watching the celestial phenomena.

Zhou Qun explained: "Astrology is not static, and it may indicate a long-term situation in the future. Zhang Lu lost his place, maybe not now, but in the future."

Liu Bei was very happy and asked, "Would the Zhou family in Langzhong be willing to become an official? I would like to recruit two officials?"

"Brother is right."

"It's not me."

In Zhou Qun's eyes, the emperor star representing the emperor Liu Xie is now dim, and the five princes' galaxy in the west has a comet passing by. The sun guard in the south is not bright, but the star representing Sangong is shining brightly.

So if Zhou Qun calculated this point before October of the previous year, even if it was a mistake, it was indeed a divine calculation.In the Han Dynasty, when prophecy was extremely popular, it would attract great attention.

Zhou Qun watched from a distance. As the ship got closer and closer to the pier, he saw that the pier was requisitioned by a group of soldiers. Among the crowd, there were a dozen or so people looking at the ship.

Xu Shu murmured: "At this time, the western lands are dominated by Liu Zhang in Yizhou, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Han Sui in Liangzhou, Ma Chao in Guanzhong, and Song Jian in Huahan. What you mean is that these people will lose their land?"

Zhou Qun said: "Before I saw Xingbo in the five princes, and the five princes were in charge of Yizhou in the southwest. The group thought that those who exclusively occupy the land in the west would lose their land."

At that time, he happily went up to hold Zhou Qun's hand and said: "It turns out that Mister is Ji Zhi's elder brother. Ji Zhi mentioned Mr. to me several times before, saying that Mister's prophecy is extremely accurate, and he can even predict the affairs of the king of Chu." arrive?"

Baidi recruits rejection star?
Gongsun Shu?
Liu Bei thought of the name in his mind.

Zhou Qun replied: "The seat of five emperors was hanging high at that time, and there was a star in it. But after that, it became dim because of the blooming of the three male stars. Only the Western White Emperor's recruiting and rejecting star was still shining. Maybe this White Emperor should be on the left general. It's just that the Rejecting Star is now silent."

"Thank you General!"

Liu Bei went up to help Zhou Lin up, then looked at Zhou Qun and asked, "Who is this?"

So Liu Bei just flashed this thought in his mind, and said in a deep voice: "I am not the White Emperor, nor the Sun Guard. I am the emperor's assistant minister, and I will conquer the thieves and bandits in the name of the emperor. One day, I will destroy Cao Cao and save The big man is in danger. If Zhang Lu stands in my way, I will destroy Zhang Lu, and if Cao Cao comes, I will also defeat him."

It just so happens that Langzhong is located along the West Han River. Zhou's business started from Langzhong and arrived in Jiangzhou. There, he did trade distribution in Jiangzhou, selling and buying Yizhou specialties. The fleet then departed from Jiangzhou and arrived in Jiangling, Jingzhou, where they traded. After the goods, continue to go south to Wujun and return.

The main reason is that Liu Biao was still dreaming of dominating the south at that time, thinking that Huang Zu could destroy Jiangdong and Cai Mao could win Yizhou.

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "Then my trip to the north to attack Hanzhong, does it mean that Zhang Lu will lose Hanzhong?"

Zhou Lin said.

Asked about Zhou Qun's major, he said proudly: "Yes, in October last year, I saw a star appearing between the Quail Tail stars.

Zhou Qun nodded and said, "Not bad."

Jiangzhou Wharf was already crowded with people. Zhou Lin was riding an ordinary merchant ship. He stood on the side of the ship overlooking the wharf, and beside him was a Confucian scholar who was about 40 years old and close to [-] years old.

Liu Bei loves to hear this.

That scholar is Zhou Lin's cousin Zhou Qun.

Liu Bei was puzzled and said, "In today's world, besides me, who else can make Zhang Lu lose his place?"

So people may not necessarily sell his face.

Zhou Lin introduced: "General Zuo, this is my elder brother Zhou Qun, named Zhongzhi. I told the general last time that my brother is good at prophecy. He once said that there are five thrones hanging high and stars floating in the period , indicating that there are wise men in the country thriving Yan Han."

Among them, the sun guard refers to the minister or general who assists the emperor.

What Zhang Fei said made Guan Yu look at him with admiration, and said: "The words of the third brother are very reasonable. The ancient "Spring and Autumn" is righteous, "The people follow the emperor, and the emperor follows the sky." However, today the emperor follows the people. God, my elder brother thinks that the world looks good, retreats from the princes, begs the doctor, and achieves the king's affairs!"

After all, whether they can win Yizhou and Hanzhong really needs their help.

Pang Tong and Xu Shu looked at each other, quite hesitant.

But Liu Bei had already made up his mind, so they had no choice but to say, "Wei."

At the moment, Liu Bei did not hesitate.

On the second day, he only brought Chen Dao with no more than a thousand personal guards, and marched to the north in a mighty manner.

Liu Guan and Zhang Sandao went to the meeting and went to Wakou Pass in person to say that he would surrender to the King of Renren!

(End of this chapter)