Back to the Three Kingdoms - Chapter 568

Guo Jia continued: “It is imperative to dispatch troops, but there is no need to go to Bangshuiguan.”

Cao Cao asked with a smile, “What is Fengxiao’s strategy?”

Guo Jia smiled and said, “In fact, the lord has made a decision long ago, so why not subordinate?”

He turned his gaze back to Nanzhong.

The Dadu River, as the natural boundary between the Sichuan Basin and the South Central, lies between the two places. To the south of the Dadu River, there is an official road built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that leads directly to the Xichang Plain in the south, called Lingguan Road. Lingguan Road is the only way to go to the south and its strategic position is very important. Therefore, Zhu Rong, who controlled the Xichang Plain during the previous dong chaos, set up a triple pass on Lingguan Road and deployed 10,000 soldiers. At the same time Let Quilong, one of the most powerful generals under his command, be responsible for the defense.

As night fell, the Lingguan Road was as calm as before. The sentries were handing over. Smoke was in the camp. The caravans on the road were speeding up. The horses hooves were rushing and the bells jingled. They obviously wanted to rush before the customs was closed at night. Rush in.

The caravan rushed to close the door. The guarding soldiers stopped them, and the leading officer raised his voice and asked: “Where are you from the caravan? Do you have clearance permission?” Although the southern Chinese barbarian fought with Chen Lang, they did not cut off the trade between the two sides. After all, the people of Nanzhong, especially the nobles of the tribes, have a huge demand for goods from the Central Plains. Without the various necessities of life in the Central Plains, the people of Nanzhong would simply be unable to imagine such a scenario. However, in order to prevent the Qin army from taking the opportunity to mix in, the South and China issued a certificate to the caravans that they often trade in and believed to be trustworthy. Only those who have this certificate can enter South China and conduct trade at this extraordinary time. But only God knows how effective this measure can be. Most of the caravans that trade between Nanzhong and Han are Han Chinese under the rule of the Qin Jun, but there are also a few local barbarians in Nanzhong who are flexible and daring to take risks.

The shopkeeper of the caravan rushed to the officer, bowed his hands and presented a brass sign. The officer looked at the bronze medal and confirmed that it was correct. He returned the bronze medal to the other party. He pointed to an official on one side and said: “Go over there and pay the tariff.” Tariff is now the main income of the barbarians in southern China, especially the Zhu Rong clan. one.

The shopkeeper waited and thanked him again and again, and then rushed to the official, took out a silver ingot and placed it in front of the other party. The official took a small scale to weigh the silver ingots and nodded. The secretary picked up a brush and wrote a few words on a bamboo stick, stamped it, and then handed the bamboo stick to the treasurer, saying: “You can enter.” The shopkeeper took the bamboo stick and thanked him repeatedly. The official said again: “After you pass the customs, go directly to Qiongdu, and then to Yongchang. Don’t go to Dianchi Lake. The situation there is very chaotic.”

The shopkeeper thanked him, and then greeted his entourage and buddy to enter the pass.

The current situation in South China is tense, so Zhu Rong has stayed in the Cangshan Palace to pay attention to the development of the situation in the east, while trying to mediate the contradiction between Wu Tu Gu and Meng Huo.

The white moon is in the sky, reflecting the peaks of the Cangshan Mountains. Not far away, the blue waves of the Erhai Sea are shimmering. The lake and the mountains and the stars of the moon are shining, seeming to be true, just like the sky and the earth. Perhaps it is precisely because of this kind of fantasy that does not seem to be a superb view of the world, so the Nanzhong barbarians regard this place as a place favored by the gods. The so-called sacred mountain among the various ethnic groups in South Central is Cangshan, and Erhai is also called Fairy Pond.

Zhu Rong, dressed in a southern military uniform, stood on the heights of the palace and looked at the lakes and mountains in the distance, with a thoughtful expression on his face. The mountain breeze blows, the shirt flutters with the wind, and the moonlight shines on her face. The whole person is like a **** of war in the heavens. Underneath her beautiful face, she is full of heroic spirit, which makes people want to crawl involuntarily. At her feet.

A female guard rushed behind Zhu Rong and bowed and said, “Majesty, Lord Ebony is here.”

Zhu Rong took back his thoughts and said, “Call him in.” The female guard retreated with a promise. After a while, she saw the middle-aged man who thought she was wearing a southern fur fur came in. As soon as the big man saw Zhu Rong’s back, he hurriedly pressed his right hand on his chest and bowed and said, “Ebony has seen the king!”

Zhu Rong turned around and asked, “Master Ebony came here so late, is there something urgent?”

Wu Mu said: “My lord, just received the news from the Dianchi Lake that Liu Bei went to the camps of Menghuo and Wutugu. Presumably he wanted to persuade the two parties to stop and reconcile by himself.”

Zhu Rong gave a hum, and said indifferently: “If he can do it, it would be a good thing.”

Wu Mu hurriedly said: “My lord, if Liu Bei is allowed to successfully persuade Meng Huo and Wu Tu Gu, he will surely gain momentum, and Nan Zhong will definitely fall into his hands. Now that the king is the strongest, he will have complete control of Nan. How can that Liu Bei be cheaper.”

Zhu Rong frowned and said unhappily, “You should know what I hate the most?”

Wu Mu was taken aback, and hurriedly said, “I know that what the king dislikes most is the kind of intrigue among the Han people. But the king does not use conspiracy and tricks, others would not be like this, especially Liu Bei that Han. This person is a Han Dynasty royal family. The descendants are known for benevolence, but I think this person’s smile is extremely deep and ambitious. If we don’t plan early, I’m afraid that we will be killed by him in the future and we still don’t know what happened!”

Zhu Rong frowned and did not speak for a while, looked at Ebony, and asked, “What do you think I should do?”

Wu Mu immediately said: “The battle between Meng Huo and Wu Tu Gu was caused by the king. If the king is to be the master of Nanzhong, he must resolve their conflict. I have a plan, and it should be possible for them to stop and reconcile. .”

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Zhu Rong was overjoyed, and then he said in an angry manner: “Since you have such a strategy, why didn’t you say it long ago?”

Ebony smiled bitterly: “I’m afraid the king is not happy!”

“Say it quickly! If their dispute can be resolved, what would I not be happy about!”

Wu Mu glanced at Zhu Rong and said, “Majesty, it is not difficult to resolve this matter. The king only needs to send someone to tell Meng Huo and Wu Tugu, who will be the first to attack in the future war against the Qin army. In Yizhou, the king called him to be his husband!…”

Zhu Rong couldn’t help frowning. Ebony glanced at Zhu Rong and said, “Majesty, in this way, both of them will inevitably disarm, and they will work harder to attack Xichuan as the forerunner of the king. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!”

Zhu Rong was silent for a moment, then even said firmly and firmly: “Okay! Just do what you said!”

Ebony was overjoyed and wanted to leave.

Zhu Rong exclaimed: “Wait a minute.”

Ebony stopped, bowed and asked, “What else does the king have to order?”

Zhu Rong walked up to Wu Mu and asked, “Did the Qin Army in Xichuan take any action?”

Wu Mu smiled and said: “Then Qin Wang Chen Lang is battling with Cao Cao Sun Jian, Xichuan has only 30,000 horses, how dare you do anything?” Then he said, “Now we should solve the internal problems as soon as possible, so that we can march north to capture Xichuan! Zhu Rong nodded and said: “You go.” Ebony promised and hurried away.

It is said that Liu Bei rushed to the Menghuo and Wutugu camps to lobby the two sides. This is really not easy for Liu Bei. The two families who had fought so happily to each other actually stopped fighting after his round of lobbying. That night, Liu Bei hosted a banquet for the two parties, first to reconcile the two, and secondly, he wanted to take this opportunity to gather the two barbarians.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Bei’s words were the subject, and he said to the two of them: “The two great kings, such as the chaos and traitors today, are a good time for my men to make contributions! Now Chen Lang is the main force by Cao Cao and Sun Jian. It is difficult for Jilu to leave in the Central Plains. If the two can lead the army to follow me into Xichuan and then into the Han Dynasty in Luoyang Kuangfu, it will be a masterpiece! At that time, I will be able to recommend the two cracked soil to the emperor to sit on the rich side of Xichuan. Land!”

Meng Huo and Wu Tu Gu are both ambitious people, and they couldn’t help but become excited when they heard what Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said.

Liu Bei saw the expressions of the two men in his eyes, and drove the train while it was hot: “The great opportunity is right in front of you, and it depends on whether the two great kings are willing or not! Now is the great time, if you don’t take advantage of the time when the main force of the Qin army cannot look west Once the opportunity is lost, it will be too late to regret!”

Wu Tugu immediately pressed his right hand on his chest and said: “The emperor said so, I am willing to lead the various ministries in Wuxi to follow the emperor, for the emperor’s advice!”

When Meng Huo saw that the people fell, he immediately said loudly: “Our ministry is willing to go into Luoyang to eradicate the traitors for the front of the uncle!”

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said with excitement: “The two are really great Han loyal ministers! There are two helping each other, so why don’t you worry about them! Once successful, I will ask the emperor to entrust the entire Xichuan to the two!” Then he raised his glass, “Come on. , We drink this wine together today, and we will kill the enemy side by side in the future, and make contributions to the big man!” Meng Huo and Wu Tu Gu also raised up and were slapped, shouting: “Contribute to the big man!” Then the three of them raised their heads and went to work. Glass of wine.

Putting down the wine, Liu Bei said to the two of them: “Now is a good time to go north. It should not be too late, so please go back and mobilize the people to gather in Xichang immediately.”

The two agreed in unison. Immediately Meng Huo remembered something and said, “Uncle Emperor, Zhu Rong should also be told about this matter!” Wu Tugu nodded involuntarily.

Liu Bei smiled and said, “Don’t worry, you two, I’ve already sent someone to the mountain. The two are just mobilizing soldiers and horses. I believe it won’t be long before Zhu Rong’s army will rush to Xichang to assemble!” Both of them considered Liu Bei when they saw Liu Bei. When it arrived, the doubts in my heart were immediately eliminated, and one after another got up and said goodbye to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei personally sent the two out of the door and bid farewell to each other. Looking at their leaving back, Liu Bei couldn’t help but smile.

Mi Zhu rushed to the palace of Zhu Rong’s family on the sacred mountain overnight. At this time, when Zhu Rong was about to go to bed, he heard that Mi Zhu had arrived, and Zhu Rong received him immediately.