Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 146: Father and son talk at night, caressing Yiyue in the south (seeking pursuit)

Zhuge Qiao looked up when he heard the sound, and what he saw was Liu Chan's plump, round face.

In Chengdu, Liu Chan is the only one who calls Zhuge Qiao "brother Aqiao".

Zhuge Qiao laughed: "Adou, long time no see!"

The city gate guards dare not neglect.

Zhuge Qiao, the former general in chief, was a big shot to the city gate guards!

It was said that they wanted to verify their identity, but the city gate guards only came to go through the process.

Even the prince Liu Chan came with him, could Zhuge Qiao still be fake?
  "The identity is correct, please enter the city!"

The city gate guard carefully handed back the jade symbol that proved Zhuge Qiao's identity.

As soon as he entered the city, Liu Chan trotted down the tower and stopped in the city to greet him.

Zhuge Qiao turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to Wang Ping, took out a small bamboo tube from his arms and threw it at Liu Chan: "Be sure to hide it, this is the best among crickets, the Jiangling General who is known as the one who defeated all the rats in the east of the Yangtze River."

"Brother Aqiao!" Liu Chan cheered.

The next moment, Liu Chan was hit hard on the forehead: "Speak plainly!"

Liu Chan covered his head: "Brother, if you knock again, you will be stupid!"

Zhuge Qiao laughed.

Huo Yi on the side looked at Liu Chan with envy.

Zhuge Qiao looked at Huo Yi and looked at him slightly: "I heard from your Majesty that Adou has a companion who is honest and filial. He is the son of Huo Zhongmiao, the former governor of Zitong."

Huo Yi quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Junior Huo Yi, I have seen the chief register."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "There is no need to be so formal. Governor Huo is loyal to the country and is a rare hero in this world."

"Your Majesty once said that if it had not been for Governor Huo to guard Jiameng City in the past, there would be no great achievements across Jingyi today."

"Although Governor Huo unfortunately died young, he still has his son Huo Yi to inherit his legacy. It is also a blessing from heaven and the Han Dynasty is lucky."

"If you don't mind, just call me brother like Adou from now on."

Huo Yi had admired Huo Jun since he was a child. Hearing Zhuge Qiao's praise of Huo Jun made him feel more favorable towards Zhuge Qiao.

Just now, I was envious of Zhuge Qiao for doting on Liu Chan, so he immediately bowed and said, "Foolish brother Huo Yi, meet my brother!"

Zhuge Qiao took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Huo Yi: "Since you recognize me as your brother, we will be a family from now on."

"This sword is called the Virtue Sword. It was a gift from my father in the past."

"My father once said: A husband and a gentleman should cultivate their moral character through tranquility and be thrifty to cultivate their virtues."

"I'm giving it to you today. I hope you can carry out the last wishes of Grand Administrator Huo, help people in danger and help the Han Dynasty, and live up to Grand Administrator Huo's reputation."

Huo Yi was surprised and happy, and raised his hands respectfully: "Thank you, brother, for the sword!"

Zhuge Qiao admired Huo Yi even more when he saw that Huo Yi behaved in a measured manner without losing his heroic spirit.

Everyone was chatting and laughing all the way to the military advisor's house.

Liu Chan seemed to want to tell Zhuge Qiao all about his experiences in the past half year or so, and kept talking all the way.

Zhuge Qiao was not impatient at all. He not only listened carefully, but also gave comments from time to time, which made Liu Chan extremely excited.

Huo Yi didn't talk much, but occasionally he would chime in, adding a bit of interest.

The residence of the military advisor general.

Huang Yueying sat next to the fire pot, embroidering the insoles stitch by stitch.

The maid Qing Yi on the side couldn't bear it: "Madam, just let me do this rough work. It's too cold, don't get frostbite on your hands."

Huang Yueying smiled calmly: "You haven't married yet and have children. I don't know that as a mother, embroidering insoles for your children is not a menial job."

"Ah Qiao's feet are very strong. Ordinary insoles will break after being worn for a long time. Only the insoles I embroidered can last longer."

The maid Qing Yi is young and cannot understand Huang Yueying's words.

Menial work is menial work, what difference can it make?
  After looking at the sky, the maid Qing Yi said again: "Madam, the city gate is also closed at this time. Mr. Qiao should not be able to enter the city tonight. You might as well go and have a meal first."

Huang Yueying shook her head gently, with a smile on her lips: "Don't worry! Qiao Er said he would enter the city today, so he will definitely enter the city today."

The voice just fell.

The maid in yellow clothes came in a hurry, panting slightly: "Madam, there is news from the gate of the city. Mr. Qiao has entered the city and is walking with the prince."

Huang Yueying was furious: "How long until we arrive?"

The maid Huang Yi said without thinking, "About two quarters."

Huang Yueying stood up, and her temperament instantly changed from an ordinary woman embroidering shoes to a vigorous and resolute housewife.

"Quickly prepare hot water and clothes for Qiaoer to catch the wind and wash away the dust; Qingyi, follow me to the kitchen."

All the maids and guards in the General's Mansion knew that as long as it was related to Zhuge Qiao, there should be no slightest care.

Returning to the familiar courtyard, Zhuge Qiao also had mixed feelings in his heart.

"Where is my mother?" Zhuge Qiao asked Huang Yi, the maid at the door.

The maid in yellow clothes said: "Madam, please ask Mr. Qiao to take a bath and change clothes first; madam is preparing meals in the kitchen."

Zhuge Qiao nodded slightly: "Tell my mother to prepare food for three more people."

The maid Huang Yi nodded: "Madam had known that the prince and others were coming with Mr. Qiao. She had already given instructions and prepared hot water clothes for General Wang."

Zhuge Qiao laughed: "My mother knows my heart!"

Wang Ping quickly declined: "I'm just a rough man, how dare I bother you? I'll go find a place to change first and then come back."

Zhuge Qiao stopped him and said, "It's getting late now and it's winter again. Where can I find a place for you to wash and change?"

"What are you doing with me? Huang Yi, take General Wang to take a shower and change clothes. Don't be negligent."

Wang Ping was moved and stopped refusing.

The night banquet ended happily.

Zhuge Qiao asked Wang Ping to escort Liu Chan and Huo Yi back to the Prince's Mansion, and then accompanied Huang Yueying to chat in front of the brazier, waiting for Zhuge Liang's return.

Liu Bei avoided the officials and privately mobilized troops to Jingzhou, which aroused dissatisfaction among many people in Chengdu.

Especially Xu Jing, the king of Hanzhong, was so angry that he couldn't excuse himself, so the pressure naturally fell on the military strategist general Zhuge Liang.

During the period of Liu Bei's absence, Zhuge Liang had to deal with military and political affairs as well as appease people's hearts. He ate and slept almost all the time in the office.

If the news of the Lukou Treaty and the demarcation of the Han River had not been reported back to Xichuan and stabilized some people's hearts, Zhuge Liang would have been even more tired!

"Qiao'er, have you seen the prince and tiger girl in Jiangling City?" Huang Yueying gently flicked the charcoal fire, like most parents who urge marriage at the end of the year, they are quite concerned about their children's marriage.

Zhuge Qiao's words were concise and to the point: "Feng Ji has a virtuous character and is a good match."

Huang Yueying said happily: "If Qiaoer likes her, I can choose an auspicious day to get married after the new year."

Zhuge Qiao said: "I intend to choose it in the first month, and I will ask my mother to make a decision."

Huang Yueying nodded: "I will go to test the luck tomorrow."

It was midnight.

Zhuge Liang dragged his tired body back. Huang Yueying was heartbroken and hurriedly went to prepare supper with Zhuge Liang.

Seeing Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Liang perked up and said, "Qiaoer, come and play a game of chess with your father."

It's called a game of chess, but it's actually asking about Zhuge Qiao's affairs in Jingzhou.

Zhuge Qiao answered all questions.

Although this trip to Jingzhou finally achieved remarkable results and realized the strategy of completely occupying the Han River, Zhuge Qiao made many mistakes.

The most dangerous one was the Battle of Jiangling.

In this battle, although Zhuge Qiao's deployment was thorough, he relied too much on the coordinated operations of various troops.

If Zhao Yun hadn't defeated Li Yi and Xie Jing, giving Liu Bei the opportunity to surprise Lu Xun, it would have been almost impossible for Lu Meng to retreat.

Luck played a big part in winning this time.

Zhuge Liang asked, while listing Zhuge Qiao's mistakes in his trip to Jingzhou one by one.

Listing these mistakes is not to blame Zhuge Qiao, but to allow Zhuge Qiao to use this as a warning in the future.

After reading Zhuge Liang's summary of the war, Zhuge Qiao also broke into a cold sweat.

Even with foresight, Zhuge Qiao still had a high probability of losing Jiangling City; one can imagine how much pressure Guan Yu would have faced if Zhuge Qiao had not intervened!
  Sun Tzu's Art of War. The chapter on planning begins with this: Soldiers are a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must observe them.

It is difficult for people who have never been to the battlefield to truly understand this sentence.

the end.

Zhuge Liang put down the summary of the war and asked: "What are Qiao'er's plans in the future? Should he study as a teacher or go to a place to gain experience?"

Although Zhuge Qiao has made a lot of achievements in Jingzhou, he has not yet reached the crown, and his qualifications and reputation are not enough, so he cannot be directly promoted to an official.

Zhuge Qiao's former general chief clerk was only a temporary appointment by Guan Yu and was not a formal appointment by Liu Bei.

Zhuge Qiao pondered for a moment: "My mother will choose an auspicious day in the first lunar month for her child to marry Feng Ji. I will decide whether to stay or leave after I get married."

Zhuge Liang tapped his forehead: "Hey, I forgot about this."

Zhuge Qiao didn't take it seriously: "My father is busy with official duties, so it is normal for him to forget from time to time."

"I see that my father has a sad look on his face today. I don't know what is worrying him. Maybe the child can learn more about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang sighed: "The people of Yuexi County are powerful and domineering. They do not obey the king's orders."

"The Yi people from Yue Xi are generally fierce and fierce, so they don't respect the powerful people of Yue Xi."

"The barbarians in Yuechu and the powerful powerful people of the great surname often have conflicts, and it is extremely difficult to reconcile them."

"You Chang was the governor of Yue Xi. Recently, I received a letter saying that the powerful people of Yue Xi were fighting with the barbarians of Yue Xi."

"Nearly a thousand people were mobilized from both sides, and the county soldiers could not stop them."

"You Chang hopes that I can transfer him away from Yue Wei and select another talented person to be the governor of Yue Wei."

"I have been thinking about it for many days, but I have no good solution, so I am worried."

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court built the "Nanyi Road" and established Yizhou County. It also recruited a large number of "rich people", "treacherous people" and a large number of people who broke the law from the mainland to open up wasteland in Nanzhong.

These "rich people" and "treacherous people" were originally powerful people in the mainland. After arriving in Nanzhong, they developed rapidly and became the local wealthy families.

For example, the surname "Lu Jia" in Yongchang is the descendant of Lu Buwei; the surname "Yong Jia" in Yizhou County is the descendant of Yongchi, the Marquis of Shifang whom Liu Bang most hated. They migrated to Yizhou County because of their bad reputation.

The wealthy people with the big surname despised the Yi people and called them barbarians. The Yi people felt that the powerful people with the big surname had seized the land and foreigners were bullying their masters, and they also hated these powerful people with the big surname.

Even though hundreds of years have passed, the conflict between Han and Yi has not been effectively resolved.

Ma Su wanted to leave Yueqi because he felt that the contradiction between Han and Yi in Yuexi was too great. Not only would it be difficult to achieve political achievements in Yueqi, but it would also be easy for the conflict between Han and Yi to affect him. If not handled well, it may lead to rebellion.

As the prefect of Yuexi, Ma Su would either die in Yuexi or, like Liao Li, run away when the situation was bad.

No matter what it is, it's not what Ma Su wants.

So Ma Su wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang, describing the serious conflict between Han and Yi in Yuexi, and saying that he was not good at handling Han-Yi relations, hoping that Zhuge Liang could help him by remembering the old friendship.

Zhuge Qiao secretly despised him.

Ma Su's behavior of not thinking of a solution but just running away when faced with a difficult situation is exactly the same as Liao Li who abandoned the city and fled in the past.

Cherish your life when doing big things, forget your righteousness when you see small gains.

Since Yuan Shao, this has been a common problem among these famous officials.

As soon as Ma Su abandoned his business, Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of the military affairs of Yizhou, had to worry about this.

Seeing the sadness and fatigue on Zhuge Liang's eyebrows, Zhuge Qiao felt sorry for him, and became even more dissatisfied with Ma Su who was getting more and more frail.

After pondering for a long time, Zhuge Qiao said, "Father, I have a plan that may work."

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Qiao'er has ideas, so he might as well speak up."

Zhuge Qiao said slowly: "The reason for the conflict between Han and Yi in Yueqi is that the wealthy families in Yueqi wantonly occupied land and bullied others, making the Yi people of Yueqi become poorer and poorer."

"In order to survive, the Yi people in Yue Yi will naturally conflict with the wealthy families in Yue Yi."

"The wealthy family of Yue Kai acted in a shady manner and ignored the king's benevolent policies towards the Yi people in Yue Kai, which intensified the conflict between the two sides."

"The conflicts between Han and barbarians in Yuexi are so deep that ordinary methods cannot alleviate them, so we can only use strong medicine."

Zhuge Liang saw that Zhuge Qiao had accurately understood the root cause of the conflict between Yue, Han and Yi. He couldn't help but secretly marveled and asked, "How can Ah Qiao give strong medicine?"

Zhuge Qiao held his chin with his left hand and raised the corner of his mouth: "There is a saying in the art of war: if you push, you will counterattack; if you move, you will reduce your power."

"My father can tell the wealthy families in Yuexi to provide money, food, and silk to recruit foreigners into the tribe. Those who have more can be hereditary officials."

"The wealthy families in Yuexi are not monolithic. If we hear this news, there will definitely be a wealthy family recruiting a large number of barbarians in order to seek Luan's hereditary official position."

"As long as one big family recruits barbarians, the rest of the wealthy families will rush to grab them."

"The rich and powerful people in Yuexi rely on their remoteness and are not afraid of the governor of Yuexi appointed by the king. But if a Yuexi person comes to be the governor, it will be very urgent and they have to be afraid."

"The Yi people in Yuexi are also not monolithic. If you hear that a wealthy family with a big surname is using money, food, and silk to recruit troops, there will definitely be a response from the Yi people."

"As the saying goes: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

"The Yue Yi people who have received great benefits in terms of money, food, and silk will be reluctant to leave the tribe of Yue Yi's wealthy family."

"But the wealthy people with the surname Yue are not good people. If they recruit the Yi people from Yue Yi for Luan's hereditary official position, they will inevitably expel the Yi people from the tribe after they get the official position."

"It's easy to ride a tiger, but it's hard to get off the tiger. If a wealthy family wants to tear down the bridge, how can the Yi people agree?"

"As conflicts intensify, the more barbarians will rebel!"

"If the Yue Yi people rebel, the wealthy families in Yue Yi will not be able to suppress them. They will have no choice but to ask the king for help."

"Your Majesty already hates the rich and powerful people in Yueqi who work against the will, so he just took this opportunity to promote the benevolence of the Han Dynasty to the barbarians in Yueqi."

"When the time is right, we can ask the wealthy people with the surname Yuexi to provide money, food, gold and silk to help the king migrate the Yi people from Yuexi to Shu."

"When the barbarians from Yueqi enter Shu, the king will send special personnel to teach the barbarians to cultivate fields, raise livestock, weave brocade, and learn laws and prose, etc."

"The Yi people of Yue Xi have enjoyed the prosperity and strength in Shu, and they hate the oppression of the wealthy families in Yue Xi in the past, so they will cherish their life in Shu even more."

"The Yueyi people who have not migrated will feel envious if they hear that the lives of the Yueyi people who have migrated to Shu are getting better and better."

“Once there are new migration quotas, Yuesi people who don’t want to be poor all their lives and don’t want to endure oppression will rush to respond to the migration.”

"With this plan, we can not only reduce the power of Yue's powerful family, but also make the Yi people become kings."

"The Han and Yi people are all Han people regardless of their families."

Zhuge Qiao's plan was actually Zhuge Liang's plan to appease the barbarians after he conquered the Nanzhong rebellion.

the difference is.

Zhuge Liang ordered the powerful people with the big surname in Nanzhong to cooperate with him after he had them beaten up.

Zhuge Qiao deliberately aggravated the conflict between the Yue Yi noble family and the Yue Yi Yi people, and prompted the Yue Yi Yi people to rebel.

If you want to cause people to perish, first make them crazy.

To hit a snake, hit it seven inches.

Although the specific details of the plan to pacify the barbarians were different, both approaches reached the same goal: first, they would defeat the powerful families with big surnames, and then discuss how to pacify the barbarians.

Zhuge Liang carefully considered Zhuge Qiao's plan to pacify the barbarians, and was amazed by Zhuge Qiao's whimsical thinking: "Ah Qiao's strategy can be implemented in parallel in the southern counties."

"If this strategy is successful, it can also fill the gap in Hanzhong's population."

Liu Bei did not lack land, nor did he lack farming skills and handicrafts. What he lacked was people!

Allowing the Nanzhong Yi people to enter Shu will not only allow the Nanzhong Yi people to become kings and get benefits, ease the conflict between Han and Yi, but also allow Liu Bei to recruit more powerful soldiers.

Zhuge Qiao remembered clearly that the Wudang Feijun was Zhuge Liang's move to Nanzhong, and more than ten thousand Qingqiang families settled in Shu.

Divided into five divisions, they are all in charge of their duties and are called Feijun.

Because the center of Shu is prosperous and the center of the south is barren, the Yi people in the south have always respected warriors.

Therefore, whenever there is a vacancy in the Wudang Feijun, the Nanzhong Yi people will rush to tell each other, and they will be proud to join the Wudang Feijun.

As for the household registration in Nanzhong, there are about 20,000 households in Zanggao County, about 20,000 households in Jianning County, about 8,000 households in Zhuti County, and about 40,000 households in Xinggu County.

Ten thousand households of Yi people who were able to conquer and fight were transferred away at once. With fewer Yi people, the conflicts between Han and Yi caused by this land would naturally be reduced.

Coupled with Zhuge Liang's high regard for Wudang Feijun, the wealthy families in Nanzhong did not dare to oppress the barbarians arbitrarily.

The people of Nanzhong Yi can remember Zhuge Liang from generation to generation because Zhuge Liang sincerely worked for the benefit of the people of Nanzhong Yi.

With the plan to resolve the conflict between Han and Yi in the south, Zhuge Liang also relaxed a lot: "Qiaoer just returned to Chengdu, and he gave me such a big gift. I am very relieved."

"It's a pity that Qiaoer is too young after all. If you were a few years older, I would recommend you to the king and let Qiaoer supervise all affairs in Nanzhong."

"This credit cannot fall to you now."

Zhuge Qiao said with a smile: "It is enough that I have the merit of offering suggestions. I have no practical experience in managing politics. If you really ask me to supervise it, it will be self-defeating."

"The Nanzhong policy can only be managed by you, Father, in person, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Zhuge Liang laughed: "Qiaoer, don't belittle yourself. Although you can't supervise this matter personally, you can't slack off because of this."

"Tomorrow you will follow me to the office to help me handle the military and political affairs in Yizhou."

Zhuge Qiao shrugged and said, "Father, I just returned to Chengdu! At least let me rest for a few days!"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile on his face: "When your auspicious day is chosen, I will consider it as appropriate and grant you a few days of vacation to get married."

Zhuge Qiao looked up and sighed: "If I had known this, I should have returned with the king! The king would not let me work so hard."

Zhuge Liang stood up laughing, ignored Zhuge Qiao's sigh, and walked away.

"No wonder Zhuge Qiao in history was also exhausted."

"Having a workaholic father is really stressful!"

Zhuge Qiao stood up and stretched.

Although he complained, Zhuge Qiao didn't really think there was anything wrong with Zhuge Liang's arrangement.

If Zhuge Qiao doesn't help Zhuge Liang share the burden, then Zhuge Liang will have to work even harder.

If Zhuge Liang dies from exhaustion due to overwork again, then Zhuge Qiao will really be blamed.

"The current time is just right to resolve the South-China issue."

"Otherwise, in the future Northern Expedition, who knows whether these wealthy families with big surnames in the south will collude with Sun Quan and stab him in the back again."

Guan Yu is not dead, Liu Bei is not dead, and the great cause of the Northern Expedition will definitely not wait until Cao Pi dies.

So before the Northern Expedition, the 2.0 version of Longzhong's strategy of "conquering the Rong in the west and pacifying the Yiyue in the south" had to be accelerated.

Especially "Nanfu Yiyue", follow-up is the top priority.

The Zhurong can only coexist in harmony at present, but Yiyue has predecessors who planted trees. After being appeased, Yiyue can be directly integrated into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Baidi City.

Fa Zheng's condition is getting worse and worse.

Zhang Zhongjing's disciples are not bad at medical skills. The problem is that Fa Zheng is mentally ill now.

If the heart disease is not cured, medicine and stones are difficult to cure.

And what caused Fa Zheng's heartache to be incurable was Meng Da's rebellion!

News had been sent back from the north that Wei Xi was plotting to kill Cao, but because Changle guard Chen Yi reported to Cao Pi, Cao Pi ordered Meng Da and Pan Jun to lead troops to put down the rebellion.

Wei Xi was beheaded, and dozens of people died sitting there.

Among them are Wang Can's two sons, Liu Wei, Liu Wei's brother, Zhang Quan, Zhang Xiu's son, and Song Zhong's son, etc.

Almost all the people who died were Jingzhou scholars!
  One of the people who assisted Cao Pi in the suppression was Fazheng's good friend Meng Da!

This makes Fazheng's situation extremely dangerous.

Although the Jingzhou scholars in the north had defected to Cao Cao, they were still loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty who had secretly surrendered and openly wanted to kill Cao Cao.

As a result, these loyal officials of the Han Dynasty were suppressed and killed by Meng Da and Pan Jun. How did the Jingzhou scholars under Liu Bei view Fazheng?

At the beginning, you, Fazheng, had sworn to recommend Meng Da. As a result, Meng Da not only allowed Liu Bei to almost lose the three Shangyong counties, but also betrayed Liu Bei and killed loyal officials of the Han Dynasty.

Now that Meng Da is favored by Cao Pi and holds a high position, will you, Fazheng, also have any objections?

If Fa Zheng had the magnanimity of Jia Xu, he would not be affected by rumors; but Fa Zheng is a man who will retaliate for his anger.

When he first gained power, he had offended many people by complaining and retaliating, but now Meng Da, who had strongly recommended him, has rebelled.

Fazheng can almost guess what kind of abuse and accusation he will receive in the future.

"Xiaozhi still refuses to see me?" Liu Bei sighed in the courtyard.

After learning that Liu Bei had come to Baidi City, Fazheng felt ashamed to see Liu Bei and kept avoiding Liu Bei.

Even when Liu Bei came to Fazheng's bed, Fazheng still faced Liu Bei with his back turned.

Seeing Fazheng getting thinner and thinner, Liu Bei's heart was bleeding, and his hatred for Meng Da became even stronger.

"Mengda thief!"

"I swear to kill you!"

　Because I haven’t saved the manuscript, I’m writing the second chapter now. I’ll post it when it’s finished.

　　
  　
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