Three Kingdoms Eschatology

At this time, Liu Qubei, who had been silent all the time, said: "Da Shanyu, since we are going to move to Monan, why didn't we surrender Liang? Feng Yu's condition is nothing more than that part of us move to Monan. Some guard the Hetao area outside the Great Wall..."

Hu Chuquan cast a fierce look at Liu Qubei, interrupted him and said, "What? Liu Qubei, you are collaborating with the enemy without permission! Otherwise, how would you know this?"

There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and everyone remained silent, waiting for the development of the situation.

No, Liu Qubei didn't panic, and admitted with a big face: "Da Shanyu, my subordinates did have contact with Feng Yu's Han envoys. But it's all for the future of my [-] Huns."

Hu Chuquan sneered and said: "I expected that you would cooperate with the enemy privately, because you are not our Huns at all! Come here, take this person down and behead him for public display!"

The dozen or so personal guards behind Hu Chuquan agreed in unison, and they were going to come up to arrest him.On Liu Qubei's side, more than a dozen Tiefu warriors have also unsheathed their swords and came up to guard them.The two sides actually stalemate on the spot for a moment.

Outside, more Huchuquan people are coming.Only to hear Liu Qu humbly shout: "Kill!"

A fresh branch leader on the left of Huchuquan suddenly drew a knife and pierced it into Huchuquan's chest.Hu Chuquan vomited blood, said "You..." and fell to the ground.

The soldiers of seven or eight tribal leaders also pulled out their weapons one after another, pointing at the soldiers of Huchuquan who were confronting Liu Qubei.

Some of the tribes where these leaders belonged were the Xiongnu tribes in the Yanmen area that were still in Yunzhong.They have surrendered to Xu Rong and Hua Xiong.Some of them were contacted by Liu Qubei privately.

In the blink of an eye, the situation changed suddenly.These Huchuquan soldiers were at a loss, there were hundreds of people on the other side, and Huchuquan was dead.All the Huchuquan people who were rushing over also stopped in their tracks.A large number of heavy armored cavalry appeared behind them, and they would never be the war cavalry of the Huns!

The other half of the remaining tribe leaders were dumbfounded and also shocked by the mutation.But then, the vast majority of people are indifferent.Only one person stood up against the case and shouted: "Liu Qubei, you dare to commit a crime..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his head was chopped off with a knife.The soldiers behind him also did not dare to move.

At this time, those Huchuquan's personal guards and subordinates had put down their weapons under the threat of heavy soldiers.

Then Liu Qubei said loudly: "Everyone, it's not that someone is greedy for the position of Shanyu, so he wants to replace Huchuquan. The truth is that if we continue to make trouble like Huchuquan, I'm afraid that I, the Huns, will perish. The disaster of genocide!

But as long as we surrender Liang Wang Feng Yu, we can still live steadily in the Hetao area and on both sides of the Yellow River.If any department is unwilling to do this, I, Liu Qubei, will not keep him, but I can take my people out of Hetao and Monan area by myself.From then on, I have nothing to do with the Huns. "

The seven or eight tribal leaders who did not participate in the coup d'état, the patriarchs, whispered to each other for a while.Then he kowtowed to Liu Qubei and said, "We are willing to respect you as the great Chanyu and obey your orders."

Then everyone in the camp knelt down and bowed to Liu Qubei, calling him Shanyu.Those members of Huchuquan were still a little unwilling, but seeing that everyone was like this, they had no choice but to kneel down and bow down to him.

Before Feige passed the news to Zhuyang, Feng Yu knew the news.Because his system mission [Pacify the Xiongnu] was completed, he got the reward of [100-mile Chidao Building Card x20, General Chen Orange Card x1]

Feng Yu divided the Xiongnu into two parts, and arranged the farming tribes outside the Great Wall and inside the Hetao.Nomadic tribes are placed in Monan.And in the two military towns of Shuofang and Zhenbeicheng, military settlements were established to consolidate the defense of the northern border of their territory.

Chapter 186 Gan Ning's Navy

The winter of the third year of Jian'an.Although the common people in the entire territory of the Han Dynasty were still short of food and clothing, they were displaced.But the vast majority of them are no longer victimized by military disasters, and the whole world has basically settled down.

Before the Spring Festival, Yuan Shang, who had retreated to Shangdang Dingxiang in Bingzhou, was attacked by Cao Cao.Only Yuan Tan, who was retreating to the corner of Youzhou, was still struggling to support him, but under the pincer attack of Gongsun Du and Cao Cao from the north to the south, his time was running out.

After the people of Liang State had a relatively food and clothing Spring Festival, they ushered in the spring of the fourth year of Jian'an.It was still the chilly spring season, and Feng Yu met a person who came to join him from Jingzhou.

Since the beginning of the war against Yuan, there are so many heroes and warriors who have defected to Feng Yu in the world, it is impossible for Feng Yu to meet everyone in person.But this one is very special, because his name Feng Yu is familiar to everyone -- Jinfan thief Gan Ning Gan Xingba.

Feng Yu deliberately pretended to be unfamiliar and asked: "This strong man, there are so many heroes in the world, why do you want to join Gu's command?"

Gan Ning replied: "Just because Your Majesty can meet someone in person, it proves that someone is right. To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, since the year before last when Your Majesty and Yuan Shu fought against Jiujiang, a certain person intends to vote. It's just that the old mother in the family passed away, so I can't keep my filial piety first. After the filial piety period expires, I will come here to join the King."

Feng Yu laughed and said, "Jinfan bandit Gan Ning Gan Xingba actually knows your past deeds alone."

Hearing this, Gan Ning blushed and said, "I'm ashamed, for being a thief in the past, I still invite King Haihan."

"It's okay, heroes don't ask where they come from. Now that you vote for Liang Guo, there is an important matter that can be entrusted to you. We Liang Guo intends to organize a special navy army, and you will be the commander."

Gan Ning was a little flattered, and asked a little bit puzzled: "A special naval army? I know that there is a special naval army in Liang State, which uses a wide-bottomed boat without a deck to sail in any mountains, rivers and rivers. Your Majesty It can be said that they are?"

Feng Yu shook his head and said, "No. That's not a real navy. They use ships as vehicles for raids, and battles usually take place on the shore. The specialized navy I'm talking about is mainly used for surface combat. The troops. Of course, this specialized navy also needs to have the capability of amphibious operations..."

Gan Ning was at a loss again after hearing this: "Amphibious operations???"

Feng Yu had no choice but to patiently explain the common sense concepts of the modern navy to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your enlightenment. Gan Ning understands that this special navy army is a force based on ships, mainly used for surface ship battles, and can launch attacks on land based on the fleet's waterways. "

The navy of this era is very different from the navy of later generations.The navy is only an auxiliary for infantry, usually there are only boatmen, and there are no water combat soldiers.During the war, it mainly provided transportation for infantry.Combat on the surface is also mainly carried out by the infantry loaded on the ship to undertake combat tasks.

In a sense, the navy is just a temporary force.In the configuration of the fleet, the soldiers are the navy, and after the soldiers land and leave, they become a fleet that is not much different from the civilian fleet.

Gan Ning was able to clarify these concepts with Feng Yu's simple words, which made Feng Yu very pleased, nodded and praised: "Yes!"

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In the fourth year of Jian'an, it was another March of Yangchun.Liu Xie, the great Han emperor in Wandu, took over the government.The first thing he did after taking office was to gather the nine princes of the world to gather in Nanyang.

Yecheng, Wei Palace.

Cao Cao took the imperial edict and asked his highness and ministers: "Masters, the Son of Heaven personally governs and summons Gu to Beijing. Do you think Gu should go or not?"

Someone responded immediately: "Your Majesty, why do you put yourself in danger? We don't care about the Han Dynasty." When Cao Cao saw it, it turned out to be Hua Xin.

Xun Yu immediately retorted, "How can we not go with the edict of the Son of Heaven. Wouldn't that give the rest of the vassals the truth." Cheng Yu also agreed, "I seconded the proposal!"

Cao Cao looked up at Guo Jia and asked, "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia coughed and said, "If the emperor orders, the king can only go. The strength of the king is not enough to defy the emperor's order. Although the king's strength is second to none among the princes, if the king does not obey If the rest of the princes are willing to obey the edict, then the emperor of the Han Dynasty will have an excuse to gather the rest of the princes to attack the king. Even if the emperor does not do this, we will cause public anger among the princes. At least the surrounding princes will step up their preparations and beware of Wei country."

Cao Cao nodded silently after listening to Guo Jia's words.Guo Jia continued: "But just in case, the king still has to be prepared. The most important thing is to register a son and determine the crown prince. After such people with ulterior motives know about it, they will give up meaningless plots Action. And the subject is determined, and other princes will certainly do the same."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said, "It's reasonable to follow Xiao Xiao's words, but it's really hard to make a decision to establish the position of the son. Let Gu think about it for a while."

At this time, the ministers of Wei State in the hall were already discussing a lot, and the small whispers turned into a clamor.There are endless debates surrounding Cao Cao's sons and who should be the heir.

Cao Cao waved his sleeves impatiently and said, "Scatter the court!"

……

The Yamen of Shouchun City is the old palace of Yuan Shu.Liu Bei is also plotting with a group of staff and generals.

Zhang Fei stared at a pair of big copper bell eyes and said: "Brother, don't hesitate any longer, take the opportunity of Lu Bu to attend the emperor's court meeting, and take back our Xuzhou. This opportunity is not to be missed, and the time will never come again. Second brother, do you think so?" ?”

Guan Yu, on the other hand, closed his eyes slightly, stroked his long beard with his hands, and remained silent.

Liu Bei immediately retorted: "The third brother is confused, and he regards benevolence and righteousness as his foundation. How can he take advantage of Lv Bu's opportunity to go to the meeting and alliance to seize his Xuzhou?"

Jian Yong also echoed: "The lord is wise. Moreover, Jian Yong believes that this is not only a matter of benevolence and righteousness. It is related to our life and death."

Guan Yu nodded slightly with some approval, but remained silent.

But Zhang Fei shouted: "Mr. Jian's words are wrong. Can we still be afraid that his three-surname servant Lu Bu will fail? He is brave and good at fighting, but we are not vegetarians."

Jian Yong smiled wryly: "This Lu Bu is the Marquis of Pengcheng who was conferred by the emperor himself, and the emperor ordered him to be in charge of Xuzhou. Now he is going to Nanyang to meet with the alliance according to the emperor's order. If we take his Xuzhou at this time, it will be a waste of time. The crime of treason has been confirmed. At that time, the emperor will issue an edict, and Sun Ce from the south, Feng Yu from the west, and Cao Cao from the north will all come to us immediately..."

At this time, Liu Bei suddenly shouted: "That's right, my Liu Bei's defeat is a trivial matter. If this is the case, I will become a traitor! The third brother must not say this again." Then, he slowed down and said: "Xuzhou, after all, I will It is taken, but not at this time. We have to wait for the opportunity."

Chapter 187

In the early summer of the fourth year of Jian'an, the nine princes arrived in Wancheng one after another, surrounded by guards of honor, with their respective tributes to the court.

Before Sun Ce came to Wancheng, he sent people to Zhuyang to pick up his family members.Feng Yu sent soldiers and horses to escort them all the way to Sun Ce's Danyang County, for which Sun Ce was very grateful.

Sun Ce picked up his family at this time, except for the reason that Jiangdong had been completely pacified.It also has the same intention as Cao Cao's establishment of a son-to keep a crown prince in the family, and then come to the court meeting to be prepared.

At this time, Cao Cao had established Cao Zhi as his son.In fact, Cao Cao loved his youngest son Cao Chong more and wanted to make Cao Chong his son, but Cao Chong was too young to make him his son.

Surprisingly, even Gongsun Du, Duke of Northern Yan, and Duke Xie of Yue, who were thousands of miles away, came, but King Liu Yan of Shu did not come in person.Instead, he sent his son Liu Zhang to come as the eldest son.The reason was that Liu Yan was seriously ill and could not travel far.

However, no one doubted Liu Yan's words, and no one would doubt that Liu Yan was wary of the imperial court.Because now Liu Yan has only one son, Liu Zhang.

Before the court meeting, the nine princes and court officials had visited each other for a long time.Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Zhang, Sun Ce, and Liu Biao are all old friends of Feng Yu. They visited Feng Yu at the posthouse as soon as they came to Wancheng.

Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Feng Yu had some grievances in their hearts, and their words were somewhat cautious.The other three talked to Feng Yu about everything.

When Feng Yu asked Lu Bu, "When Fengxian left Yuan Shao, why didn't he come to Zhuyang alone, instead of joining Tao Qian?"

Lu Bu replied heartily: "Because if you recognize you as the lord, I will lose face, and I am afraid that you will laugh at me secretly. Therefore, I can only invest in Tao Qian, who is much older and more senior than I."

Feng Yu laughed loudly and said, "So that's the case, what if it's today?"

"If it is changed today, if someone is not the lord of Xuzhou, you should vote for the king of Liang, because you are already a prince and king, and you are a thousand-year-old body. If someone votes for the king of Liang, it is not considered a loss of value, hahaha"

The two talked happily and drank for a long time before saying goodbye to each other.

When Feng Yu and Liu Zhang got together, it was another scene.Liu Zhang always remembers Feng Yu's life-saving grace.During the conversation, Feng Yu confirmed that Liu Yan was really ill, and it was the kind of illness that would not last long.

Feng Yu looked at Liu Zhang's frowning expression, and said, "People are born, old, sick, and die, and fate has its own destiny. Brother Ji Yu doesn't have to worry too much about the health of the King of Shu."

Liu Zhang replied: "King Liang doesn't know something. It's not all because of the illness of a certain father. It's just that since his father became seriously ill, the burden of the Shu Kingdom has been carried on the shoulders of a certain person. I feel exhausted physically and mentally."

Feng Yu immediately asked, "Oh? But the local aristocratic family in Yizhou refuses to be controlled?"

"No. The forces in Yizhou's counties and counties were indeed complicated before, but under my father's integration, they all returned to calm. Especially after the challenge of Yuan Fengwang, there were no noble families in Yizhou who showed their betrayal."

"Then why, could it be..." Feng Yu immediately thought, did Zhang Lu use the five buckets of rice to make trouble again?But Zhang Lu once made it clear to himself that he has no ambitions for power.

Liu Zhang has rushed to explain: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Zhongping Disaster, the population of Yizhou, which once had a population of 200 million, has dropped to more than [-]. The population in the territory is thin, so since my father managed Yizhou, So they implemented the strategy of gathering villages, and gathered the people in more than [-] important cities on the Bashu Plain for reclamation and garrison.”

"But these days, a large number of refugees suddenly appeared in Nanzhong. And these refugees are not Han people, but Nanzhong barbarians. They originally lived in the barren mountains of Nanzhong. For some reason, they suddenly flooded into the Bashu Plain. They gathered Chengluo, self-contained, naturally will not obey the government of our Shu Kingdom. And it is getting stronger day by day, and I am worried that one day, they will eventually cause great trouble to my Bashu."

Feng Yu thought for a while and asked, "Is it because the population of the Han people has plummeted and their garrisons have shrunk, so they took the opportunity to move to the plains?"

Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "No. The population of Yizhou was like this a few years ago. If they had this motive, they should have done so long ago, and they wouldn't wait until recently. Moreover, the King of Liang didn't know that these barbarians like to live in the mountains. Previously, various Yizhou officials tried to move them to live in the plains outside the mountains, but they were all rejected."

Feng Yu couldn't think of a reason, so he could only comfort Liu Zhang and said, "Oh, this matter is indeed strange. But Ji Yu doesn't need to worry. You are not alone, and there is a whole big man behind you. At least I can help you."

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The day of the court meeting finally came.Nine trains rushed into the Wancheng Palace one after another.On the main hall, Cao Cao and Feng Yu were at the front, and they all saluted Liu Xiexing, the monarch and his ministers, and shouted long live.After completing all the pilgrimage ceremonies, everyone entered their seats and waited for the banquet to begin.

Only now did Liu Xie open his mouth to talk about the business: "Mentors, this time I summoned you to Wandu, apart from the fact that I want to share with you the feelings of the monarch and ministers. There is another matter I want to discuss with you."

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Cao Cao took the lead in prostration and said, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? We are all subjects of the great Han Dynasty. We have received the grace of heaven and been named princes. This kind of favor is hard to repay even if we are smashed to pieces. Your Majesty has How dare we disobey the edict, why do we need to discuss it?"

The other eight people could only follow suit and say yes.Liu Xie quickly calmed everyone down, and said in a calm tone: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu had a white horse oath..."

When Cao Cao heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: "Do you want to take back the real power of us and other princes, and just keep our name?" He didn't feel relieved until he heard what Liu Xie said later.

"Today, I also want to follow the example of the great ancestors, and make an oath with the princes to cut off the white horse. There are four chapters in the agreement. Those who seek to rebel and usurper, the world will attack without the emperor's edict, and those who attack others, the world will attack together. There is rebellion within the feudal kingdom. For those who betray the lord, the princes and princes will ask for it, and the whole world will help it. If there are foreign invaders, the whole world will reject it."

After the nine people listened, they shouted in unison: "We are willing to obey the emperor's decree and make this oath, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The Han court had already prepared the white horse and other sacrificial items, and immediately held the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven outside the hall.Only then did he re-enter the hall and take his seat.The emperor and his ministers drank until midnight, and this night banquet ended with Liu Xie's retreat.

The white horse oath of Jian'an for four years means that the world has entered a relatively peaceful world.It is difficult for the various princes to conquer each other. In addition to the constraints of the White Horse Oath itself, there are also constraints of objective reasons.

Because of the sparse population, each prince implemented a policy of concentrating the population in a few important places in their respective feudal states for the convenience of their own management.

Even from a populated place in one country to another populated place in a neighboring country, there are at least hundreds of miles of no-man's land.This leads to going to attack others, which is an extremely costly thing.

Chapter 188 The King of Shu

In the middle of Sichuan Plain in autumn, it is rainy continuously, and it is difficult to see the sun.A large group of servants, guards and family members stood outside a dormitory of the Prince of Shu's Mansion in Taicheng, Chengdu.In the bedroom, there are only Liu Yan and Liu Zhang.

Liu Yan was lying on the couch, already very angry, and intermittently made the last entreaties to Liu Zhang: "...Zhang'er, I have counted sons, but now you are the only one left. This is probably God's will...Ru Father is leaving soon, and I have to protect this piece of foundation that I have accumulated through untold hardships. Although your aptitude is not good, but judging by the situation in this world, it is not a big problem..."

Liu Zhang's face was gloomy, his eyes were red, and he said some comforting words for Liu Yan.

Liu Yan, who was waiting to die, suddenly thought of something again, his eyes suddenly opened wide, as if they were returning to the light: "Zhang'er, you still have to promise one thing... After your father leaves, the Huang family of Qingcheng Mountain, you must treat him kindly." To her, treat her like you treat your mother..."

Liu Zhang's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Father, you still think about that woman at this moment. What's so special about that demon girl? She can fascinate you. Even if she has the ability to keep her face , how can it be compared with Cardamom Nianhua's concubine..."

Liu Yan suddenly stretched out a pair of claws like dead branches, grabbed Liu Zhang's lapel and said, "You!...You must promise me!" Seeing him like this, Liu Zhang nodded and perfunctory.Only then did Liu Yan let go of his hands, and swallowed his last breath with peace of mind.

At the back door of the Shu Palace, the Huang family with two maidservants was stopped again.The doorman was still the same doorman they were familiar with, but since Liu Yan's condition worsened, Huang could no longer enter the palace of the king of Shu casually as usual.

At this time, Huang heard earth-shattering crying and howling from the Shu Palace.She sighed, and left Shu Palace with two maidservants feeling lost.

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The entire Shu Palace was immersed in a world of black flags and white banners.In a side hall, Liu Zhang, dressed in hemp and filial piety, is greeting his biological mother, the Tai Tai of Shu.

The two talked about family affairs and state affairs, and the Matriarch of Shu State changed the subject and said, "Zhang'er, your father has gone now. It's time to get rid of an elbow and armpit problem in our Shu Kingdom."

Liu Zhang asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, do you mean...?"

"Of course it's to get rid of that bitch in Mount Qingcheng, as well as the rice thief entrenched in Bazhong Brazil, that bitch's son Zhang Lu!"

Liu Zhang's face showed embarrassment, and it was hard for him to say what he had promised Liu Yan before.I can only perfunctorily say: "Now, my father has just passed away, and I have not formally assumed the throne of Shu King, and even my father's filial piety period has not passed. It is not appropriate to do this at this time!"

Shu Guotai glanced at him.He said in a cold voice: "My son, do you think that being a mother is just jealous of that bitch? No, Zhang Lu led the rice thieves to entrenched in Brazil, like a country within a country. When your father and king were around, they Because of your father, you dare not make trouble. But after you take over the throne of the king of Shu, it is hard to guarantee that they will not be ready to move."

Seeing that Liu Zhang was still hesitant, she immediately said, "If you don't believe me, you can write a letter and summon Zhang Lu to come to Chengdu. See if he dares to come. If he doesn't come, he must have a ghost in his heart!"

Liu Zhang bowed his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Then do what mother says."

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The foot of Qingcheng Mountain, dozens of miles outside Chengdu, is now full of soldiers.Zhang Ren, the general of the Shu Kingdom, rushed here with thousands of horsemen and blocked all the main roads out of the mountain.