At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Not only that, but all the surviving teaching sticks who were literate and understood the teachings were moved to the Qinling Mountains to repair the Shu Road, and let them die of exhaustion in the mountains.

Without literate teaching sticks who understand the teachings, the Five Dou Rice Religion will gradually disappear, and it will not spread for a long time anyway.

After experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a religious rebellion involving Taoism, the warlord governments and scholars in power in various places have at least a unified understanding of restricting religion.

They hunted down the remnants at all costs, killed the religious sticks, and completely eliminated the possibility of the resurgence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Guo is a representative figure among them. He is too aware of the traces left by religious rebellions in history, and he also knows the consequences of indulging in them.

Fortunately, most of the people in power in the past have a clear understanding of this. Chinese politics matured very early, and a relatively mature national system was established early. The politicians of the past dynasties made unremitting efforts, and finally extinguished the possibility of burning on the land of China in advance. terrible flames.

These sects are by no means naturally gentle and have no rebellious genes, whether they are fasting or practicing.

Of course, it can be regarded as a kind of culture, and other things can be avoided.

Someone Guo naturally wanted to add a lot of color to this.

Therefore, in Xinhanzhong County, Wei Guo's consistent farming policy was implemented very smoothly without any obstacles, but in Shangyong County, the situation was not so simple.

Where Zhang Lu didn't have time to infiltrate, Guo Peng naturally had difficulty getting in.

The army is stationed, and the appointment of the prefect is the appointment. It is easy for these people to surrender without resistance at all, but the population and land they have are beyond the reach of Guo.

They wanted to do something, but these people were really well-behaved. Not to mention their cooperation, they also gave a lot of money, food and cloth, which made it really inconvenient for Guo to start.

When the general trend of the world is fixed, as long as these people are not stupid, they will naturally not do anything to betray Guo Peng, but they are afraid that some people will be out of their minds and be stupid.

Shangyong County is too close to Xiangyang, so it's okay for people and animals to be harmless and unattended, so Liu Biao is too lazy to bother.

But now that Guo Peng occupies Hanzhong, he directly ordered Zhu Ling to lead an army of [-] troops to station in Shangyong, threatening Xiangyang directly. When the army raids day and night for several days, it will reach the city of Xiangyang. Will Liu Biao sleep?

Someone in Guo could almost imagine that Liu Biao would gather his army in Xiangyang, looking nervous, and might launch an attack on Shangyong at any time.

At that time, if there is some leading party here, it is still unknown whether Zhu Ling can handle it.

After thinking about it, Guo Peng threw a hundred tiger guards to Zhu Ling, and asked Zhu Ling to use it as a pro-army.

When necessary, these 100 people can be used as sharp knife troops, and may be able to play a role that surpasses all other means.

"The tiger guards are capable, and they can outnumber ten. They are proficient in riding, archery, swordsmanship, and swimming. If we are in danger, we can rely on the tiger guards. The tiger guards will certainly live up to Wenbo's expectations."

Guo Peng held Zhu Ling's hand and told Zhu Ling that. Zhu Ling was very pleasantly surprised and immediately nodded to show that he knew.

Of course, farming in Shangyong also had to be done. Although the land and population controlled by the local tyrants were not available, they could still be scaled up to a certain extent.

Having said that, without the approval and cooperation of these local wealthy families, it would be really not easy to do it.

So Guo Peng arrived in Shangyong County in person, met these local snakes in his capacity as Duke Wei, had a chat with them, and talked about the past and the present.

Then he had a joke with Shen Dan and Shen Yi, two important figures of the local powerful leader Shen family, introduced Zhu Ling to them, appointed Shen Dan as Shangyong county magistrate, and Shen Yi as Xicheng county magistrate. As the cooperator of Guo Wei regime in Shangyong County.

It also used this to appease the hearts of the tyrants in Shangyong County, reassure them, and cooperate with the ruling of the Guo Wei regime.

It was the political norm in the Eastern Han Dynasty to share power between the central government and the local government in exchange for cooperation from the local government. Everyone used this as a practice, and no one felt bad about it. However, after discussing with these people, Guo Peng called Zhu Ling again. Be around, ask more.

"In my opinion, Shen Dan is a loyal person. He understands righteousness, understands the general situation, and can see righteousness in his speech and behavior. He must be a good person. If you have something you don't understand, you can discuss it with Shen Dan. But Shen Yi, You must be careful."

Afterwards, Guo Peng said in a low voice: "Shen Yi is definitely not a kind person. In my opinion, he has bad eyesight. He is not a decent person, but a selfish person who values ​​small profits in front of him. So you can use Shen Yi, but you must limit it." Shen Yi."

Zhu Ling carefully kept Guo Peng's instructions in mind.

Guo Peng was still worried, and increased the number of spies deployed in Shangyong County. If necessary, he would contact Zhu Ling directly so that he would be fully prepared.

Guo Peng is here, Hanzhong and Shangyong are stable, no one dares to move, but Guo Peng can't set the capital here, he must return to Yecheng.

So after much deliberation, Guo Peng still felt that Zhu Ling should leave some pawns that could play a role at critical times.

The two counties of Hanzhong and Shangyong are crucial frontier positions in the future, and they are important bridgeheads for the Wei army to go south to crusade against Yizhou, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

After staying in Hanzhong and Shangyong for a month and a half, Guo Peng did everything he could do. Next, it was up to Zhang He and Zhu Ling.

Chapter 622-Liu Zhang can only look south (edit)

In mid-May of the sixth year of Xingping, Guo Peng officially set off, returning to Chang'an from Hanzhong, and then returning to Yecheng from Chang'an, ending the more than one-year Western Expedition.

Pang Xi was taken away by Guo Peng.

Guo Peng lightly removed Pang Xi's military power and the position of general under Liu Zhang, and appointed Pang Xi as the prefect of Hanoi to replace Han Hao's post.

Pang Xi accepted Guo Peng's appointment without any objection.

He is more practical, knowing that Guo Peng will not use himself as an official in Hanzhong again, because Guo Peng is not ready to attack Yizhou for the time being.

Unless Guo Peng intends to crusade against Yizhou, there is room for him to use his skills. Otherwise, with his embarrassing identity, it is better to be cautious in his words and deeds. Guo Peng and Liu Zhang are completely different. What can be done under Liu Zhang's command is still Don't do better.

Pang Xi's decision this time was right.

And Fazheng and Deng Zhi were valued by Guo Peng.

So Guo Peng used his own power to go through the entire process from Ju Xiaolian to Wei Gong's conquest for the two of them, giving them the title of "Guo's old official" in their identities.

Guo Peng has always done this way. When he meets a newcomer he values, as long as he is not already born, or the host is still alive, he will give the other party a wave of operations such as Xiaolian and Duke Wei's conquest, so that the other party Possessing the title of an old official of the Guo family can be regarded as establishing a distinction between monarch and minister.

It can be regarded as constantly exploiting loopholes, exploiting a big loophole in the social system.

Deng Zhi didn't know the tricks when she was just a fledgling, but Fazheng did. He immediately knew that he was spotted and was about to make a fortune, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to say.

Both of them are excellent officials, and they are also very young. Fazheng is 23 years old and Deng Zhi is only 21 years old. Guo Peng intends to train them and leave them for Guo Jin to use in the future.

In this way, Guo Peng embarked on his way home, returned to Chang'an in early June, set off in mid-June, led the mighty army to patrol all the way, and embarked on the road back to Yecheng.

Guo Peng, the Duke of Wei, avenged the emperor and crusaded against the rebellious ministers and thieves. It took a year to conquer the Sanfu land in Kansai, and then went to Hanzhong to expand the land for thousands of miles. He almost wiped out the north and shocked the world.

As a result, in addition to Liangzhou, there is also Liaodong, where the roads are extremely difficult. The entire north has been wiped out by Guo Peng, and Guo Wei's regime has grown wings and is overwhelming the world.

So when Liu Zhang learned that Guo Peng came to Hanzhong himself to defeat Wu Yi and seize Hanzhong, his feeling of despair was beyond words.

There is a map in his palace, which is the whole map of the Han Empire. Liu Zhang marked the territory occupied by Guo Peng, watched the comparison of the strength of the two sides, and was immediately full of despair.

"Kansai, Central Plains, Hebei... Guo Zifeng has almost occupied all the essence of the world, even Hanzhong is gone! What should I do? What should I do? Ziyuan, Yuanxiong, tell Gu, what should Gu do? What should I do alone?"

Liu Zhang looked at Wu Yi and Wu Ban, who had lost their troops and were about to be defeated, with a desperate expression and tone.

They have almost defeated all the things Liu Zhang has accumulated. Liu Zhang is really white and clean now.

There are only [-] soldiers left in the Chengdu Garrison, and the rest of the strong men from the surrounding counties were drawn to go to the Northern Expedition, but they have not been able to come back now. The loss of the population is heavy. Not only is there no army, but every family is crying and mourning Cry for your loved ones.

He didn't get much from Hanzhong, and Guo Peng snatched all of them, and now even his own capital is about to be wiped out.

I don't know when I will be able to recover.

If it wasn't for Guo Peng not being ready to enter Yizhou so he left, Yizhou would be gone, and Liu Zhang would be a bereaved dog, and he would even be caught by Guo Peng and taken to Chang'an.

Of course, it is not to be an emperor, but to be a prisoner.

Liu Zhang himself knew it clearly. Right now, he couldn't even support a complete line of defense. If Guo Peng didn't go south, he wouldn't even dare to stay in Chengdu.

This is the basin, and it is Yimapingchuan. As long as Wei Jun crosses the difficult road in Hanzhong and enters the Sichuan Basin, he can walk smoothly.

Yangping Pass can't stop Wei Jun, Baishui Pass can't be said, and Jiange can't be said.

What should we do now?

Liu Zhang had no choice but to look at the two Wu Yi brothers foolishly. For the few generals around him who could be relied on, Liu Zhang sought solutions to the problem.

But how could they not know that this is impossible?

The news of Sun Ce's disastrous defeat and even his death has spread to Yizhou. The most hopeful person occupying Jiangdong to fight against Guo Peng is dead. ?

Jiangdong is over, and now it seems that Liu Biao of Jingzhou is the one with the least loss.

Liu Biao is the only one who still has the strength to compete with Guo Peng. The territory has not been lost, and the main force of the army has not been lost. The overall strength is already the strongest.

It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous, but in a year's time, the three major Jiangnan lords who were aggressive and proactive have fallen into such a situation.

If things go on like this, it might not be very difficult for Guo Peng to enter Jiangnan.

Liu Zhang knew very well that Guo Peng's temporary class was because he was not ready yet. Give him time to prepare. Once he is ready, everyone will be finished. He can even go to war on three fronts and swallow Jiangnan.

Now he doesn't have that savings, he is accumulating, and for the three major powers in the south of the Yangtze River, if they don't take the initiative to destroy Guo Peng's reserves and hinder the progress of his reserves, everyone will be ruined.

However, do they still have the power to harass Guo Peng?

Anyway, Liu Zhang is gone. After occupying Hanzhong, he also became a big warlord with [-] armors. Then he sent [-] troops to the Northern Expedition to Liangzhou, lost thousands of troops, and ended the Northern Expedition. His strength is still there, and Hanzhong still has tens of thousands. As a result, Pang Xi rebelled.

Pang Xi's wave of rebellion tossed the Hanzhong army into chaos, and he took away less than 1 people.

Nearly half of the mobile force was lost.

In order to take back Hanzhong and kill Pang Xi, Liu Zhang had a brainstorm and gathered [-] troops for Wu Yi to take to destroy Pang Xi and take back Hanzhong. Who would have thought that Pang Xili would call Guo Peng from abroad.

The Qinling defense line was purely fake and did not play any role at all. Pang Xi and Guo Peng defeated the last mobile force in Liu Zhang's hands. This mobile force of more than 3 people only returned a little more than one-third, and suffered heavy losses.

It can be said that although Liu Zhang still has tens of thousands of troops, most of them are local garrisons that cannot be mobilized. The mobile troops that can be mobilized have been exhausted. If Guo Peng comes again, he can only mobilize all the men in Sichuan. Fight to the death with Guo Peng.

There was nothing else he could do.

Fortunately, Liu Yan left him a relatively rich Yizhou treasury, and the food and taxes brought to him by the Land of Abundance were also considered generous. He just didn't have an army, not money and food.

Bite the bullet and learn from Liu Bei, come to a wave of super mobilization, pull all the men up, maybe there is still a battle.

There is only one battle power, the power to protect one's own regime, other than that, it can no longer make progress.

If you want to make progress, unless you use money to bribe foreigners, use Qiang people or people from the Nanman tribe.

Wu Yi thought of the end, just like Liu Zhang put forward such an idea.

He said that the strong men of the Han people in central Shu had lost too much. If this continues, no one will even plant the fields. This is not acceptable.

The only plan for now is not to develop northward, but to open up living land southward, and ask the barbarian tribes in the south for supplies, people, and money.

This is the only way.

Chapter 623. 630 Two Jingzhou must be completely handed over to Guo Peng

After thinking about it, Liu Zhang felt that what Wu Yi said made sense.

Now that Guo Peng has not gone south immediately, he may need a year or two of accumulation before he can launch the next wave of general attack.

Before he launched a general offensive, he would open up to the south and seize population resources from the barbarian tribes. Perhaps, he could survive for a while.

The barbarians in Nanzhong have always been an existence that Liu Zhang looked down upon but had a headache.

Crack it down, it feels like you can't get anything, don't crusade, they always come to the door looking for smoke.

This is great, I can't go north, so I can just go south.

Hanzhong is gone, Wu Yi can't be the prefect of Hanzhong, it doesn't matter.

In order to facilitate their expansion to the south, Liu Zhang broke out his desire to survive. He immediately appointed Wu Yi as the prefect of Yuexi County and Wu Ban as the prefect of Cang County. The middle barbarians obtain population and supplies.

This is the only thing Liu Zhang can do right now.

Yizhou is similar to Jingzhou and Yangzhou. The main Han population is concentrated in the Sichuan Basin, near Chengdu. The farther away from Chengdu, the fewer or even no Han people.

The Yuexi County, Cangcai County, Yongchang County, etc. set in the south feel like they are set up to play.

Basically all of them are local aborigines, known as the existence of Nanman, there is no Han population, and they do not pay taxes or tribute.

Nominally belonging to Yizhou belongs to the Han, but in fact it is a wild and uncivilized land, all of which are primitive jungle tribes.

Liu Yan didn't think about developing it, and Liu Zhang didn't want to develop it if he hadn't been forced by Guo Peng.

Isn't there no way?

Wu Yi and Wu Ban led some troops to the south and came to Yuexi County and Cangcai County, where they began their difficult journey to the south and continued their life-saving actions for Liu Zhang.

After the people of Wu, the people of Shu did not dare to look north.

But should I say it or not, although the Nanzhong tribe is wild, it is rich in products and resources.

Trees, rocks, minerals, wildlife, the list goes on and on.

The population is also quite large. The population of the major tribes does not seem to be large, but it is really large when they are assembled. At least for Liu Zhang, who is in short supply of manpower, it is of great significance.

If Wu Yi and Wu Ban did well, they would be able to get a lot of resources in Nanzhong that could be used to start a war to a considerable extent.