Chapter 50: The Past in Hanzhong
Xu Huang's appearance made Meng Da never expect that the happiness of the whole day would disappear instantly. He turned his head to look at Fa Zheng behind him, and he really looked up at the sky silently.
With a sigh, Meng Da's eyes were extremely resentful. However, when Liu Fan saw him looking at him, he nodded and responded.
At this time, Xu Huang had already held a big axe and killed the enemy around him. In the end, the garrison soldiers in Hanzhong had not experienced war for a long time. Under the attack of generals like Xu Huang, they retreated one after another. Seeing that their companions were easily killed, they dared not continue to move forward, but they just retreated one after another.
Once the garrison retreated, there was basically no combat power on the city tower. Soon, Yang Bai, the commander of Baozhong City, was pushed to the front by everyone. Holding the sword in his hand, Yang Bai looked at Xu Huang with a serious expression. He also saw Xu Huang's bravery just now.
After rolling his Adam's apple, Yang Bai stared at Xu Huang, "Under the guidance of Zhang Shijun, the people of Hanzhong live and work in peace and contentment, have a righteous house, eat and live, while the governor of Liuzhou built a large-scale palace in Yizhou and carried out a traitor. If you are a Han minister, you should resist the rebel ministers with us!"
After swinging the blood on the axe, Xu Huang looked at Yang Bai and raised his lips slightly, "Your words sound very faithful, but unfortunately I met the General of the Central Army first, otherwise I might become the Chief Commander who will protect the country and the people like you."
Looking at Yang Bai, Xu Huang had a expressionless face and a cold tone, "Surrender now, I may be able to plead with my lord to avoid you from the death penalty. My lord returned to Yizhou under the emperor's order, and he did not intend to kill you Hanzhong people!"
"I." Looking at Xu Huang with a serious look, Yang Bai hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth, "Sorry, I'm tired of my family, maybe..."
"Swish!" Yang Bai said as if he was just a gust of wind. Then a big axe with a strong smell of blood appeared under his neck. The cold and iron blood of the axe blade made him feel cold in an instant.
"Maybe I need to adapt for a while, I wonder if General Liu Zhonglang can accept it?" At that moment, Yang Bo said the problems he might have encountered without hesitation. However, there was no feat of despair or heroic death.
Silently put away the axe in his hand, Xu Huang looked at the entourage beside him. Seeing this, the entourage quickly led the people down to open the city gate. Then, Xu Huang looked at Yang Bai again and said lightly: "Before the General of the Central Army decides, please let you and all brothers put down the weapons in your hands."
Without saying a word, Yang Bai quickly put down the sword in his hand, spread his hands and looked at Xu Huang with a smile on his face, "I don't know that the hero's surname is the one who is in Yang Bai, and the Yang family of Hanzhong, if you have free time, you can communicate more!"
Xu Huang's thunder and axe just now made Yang Bai realize the situation. He was not the kind of person who was willing to listen to his nonsense. So Yang Bai could only quickly reveal his identity, hoping that Xu Huang would not attack him for the sake of the family.
He glanced at him coldly, "Xu Huang, Hanoi!" After saying that, Xu Huang turned around and left directly. He had no interest in understanding people like Yang Bai.
Outside the city gate, when the shouts of killing on the Baozhong City Tower stopped, Liu Fan looked at Fa Zheng, activated the war horse under his crotch, and slowly walked down the city gate.
"Lord!" Seeing Liu Fan coming, Meng Da didn't dare to complain. After bowing, he looked up and didn't look right.
Beside him, Fa Zheng looked at Meng Da's actions and smiled helplessly. As a friend for many years, Fa Zheng knew that it was impossible for Meng Da to really break up with him. He could only say that he had resentment in his heart and would definitely not be willing to pay attention to him for a while.
At this moment, Fa Zheng didn't say much, but followed Liu Fan's side and discussed in a low voice about what happened after entering Hanzhong. "Lord, after conquering Baozhong, even if we really enter Hanzhong! I wonder if the lord plans to go back to Yizhou directly or pacify Hanzhong first?"
Looking up at the Baozhong City Gate above, Liu Fan sighed a little, "I didn't expect that Baozhong is the gateway to Hanzhong to enter Guanzhong, Zhang Lu actually asked such a person to come and garrison, and even tried to let him block me from Hanzhong. It can be seen that he is not the lord of the city!"
"Does your lord want to take the opportunity to seize Hanzhong?" Hearing this, Fa Zheng's eyes were slightly bright and he was a little moved.
"Let's take a look." Liu Fan did not directly die, but hesitated: "Let's see how Zhang Gongqi is. If he takes it as the Hanzhong people said, and as the people say, Taoism commands Hanzhong and is deeply loved by the people, then I will not kill him and take him away. If I am just greedy for power and have no real talent and knowledge, I will chop him up directly. How can the rich land of Hanzhong be abandoned in his hands?"
"Lord, see you clearly." After hearing Liu Fan's words, Fa Zheng hesitated for a moment, "I'm boldly guessing that if Zhang Gongqi is just focused on the Tao, the facts in Hanzhong will be controlled by others, what should we do?"
Without a response, Liu Fan turned his head and looked at Fa Zheng with a quiet look. After a while, he said slowly: "If you involve Yizhou, you will directly occupy Hanzhong and find out the matter clearly. After returning to Yizhou, I will definitely settle some things with them. If it is just a small fight between Hanzhong, you can just behead the head of sin."
"Just understand!" Nodded and responded. After receiving Liu Fan's instructions, Fa Zheng could only be more relaxed and relaxed in the future.
At this time, Liu Fan had already led everyone to the city gate slowly. Xu Huang also walked down from the city gate and stood by the side of the city gate waiting for him. Sitting upright, Liu Fan stopped and looked at Xu Huang with a smile and praised: "Gongming was brave and forced to surrender without fighting. He was a sure winner of Gongming, just like Emperor Gao got Fan Kuai! In this battle, Gongming was awarded a thousand gold medals and added five hundred troops!"
"Thank you lord!" At that moment, Xu Huang clasped his fists and thanked him!
Liu Fan's public reward directly made Pang De, Meng Da and other generals jealous. In the first battle in Yizhou, Xu Huang made his first contribution and received the reward, which made them not envious. The more they saw this scene, Meng Da became more angry. Fa Zheng's arrangement was like an angry young wife at this time. Whether Fa Zheng was looking at him or not, he turned his back to him.
Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Meng Da's small movements, but Liu Fan didn't care, but rode his horse to the county temple in the city again.
After Xu Huang captured Baozhong City, he immediately arranged people to take over the county temple. At this time, Liu Fan also led the garrison soldiers and headed straight to the county temple.
After arriving at the county temple, Liu Fanyou was soaked that he sat upright on the main seat of the hall, while Liu Dan ran around and sorted out various things in the city. Fortunately, Sun Zhao helped him, he discovered a clever boy in the stroke not long ago, the name of Fufeng was Suning.
With the help of Suning, it was much easier for Liu Dan to handle the matter in Baozhong City.
When Liu Dan was handling the government affairs in the city, Liu Fan also waited for the person he was waiting for in the county temple hall. Looking at Yang Bo kneeling respectfully in the hall, Liu Fan asked lightly: "Are you Yang Bo?"
"It's just below!" He quickly looked up at Liu Fan, and Yang Bai quickly revealed his family, "I am a child of the Yang family in Hanzhong. I was surrounded by the family and was escorted by the family. Originally, General Zuo Zhonglang returned to Yizhou, and I wanted to open the city gate and lead the crowd to greet him. But I didn't want to receive the order from the Nanzheng army and not let the General Zhonglang enter the pass, so I closed the city gate!"
"So, someone ordered you to be locked up?"
"That's right!" Before Liu Fan could ask again, Yang Bai quickly explained it in detail, "It's Zhang Shijun's younger brother, Zhang Wei, the General of the Central Army! Zhang Wei relied on his brother as Hanzhong Shijun, and held military power, and randomly gave orders to us. I had long been displeased with him!"
Seeing that Liu Fan was not disgusted, Yang Bai immediately continued, "Zhang Wei himself has little ability, and he has played a lot with his power and power. My Yang family is a Hanzhong clan. How can he bear such anger? Even if the Zuo Zhonglang general does not return to Yizhou today, I will lead the soldiers to fight him in the future!"
Looking at Yang Bo's indignation silently, Liu Fan had to sigh in his heart that he was worthy of being the younger brother of Yang Song, a famous Hanzhong scholar. This ability to turn black and white and change with the wind is really amazing.
He raised his hand to Yang Bai, "Empress Yang, let's get up. I feel a lot when I hear your words. There are not many people who dare to speak up when encountering unfair things like you! Don't worry, as long as you are willing, no matter whether you are a child of the Yang family or not, I will support you!"
"Thank you, General Zhonglang! The last general will be exhausted!"
Nodding in agreement, Liu Fan continued, "I first arrived in Hanzhong. I wonder if Yang Duwei can tell me what happened in Hanzhong this year?"
After hearing Liu Fan ask him about Hanzhong, Yang Bo suddenly became energetic. After all, he grew up in Hanzhong and was still familiar with Hanzhong.
"In fact, when it comes to Hanzhong, we have to start with the Yellow Turbans' chaos back then. General Zuo Zhonglang may not know that when the Central Plains states were in chaos, an amazing person was born in our Yizhou."
"Who?" After hearing this, Liu Fan became interested. If there was anything great about Yizhou, it was that Ma Xiang rebelled and claimed to be the emperor and killed Yizhou governor Xi Jian. Later, his father asked for an order to enter Yizhou.
Is there actually other unknown anecdotes among the people?
Seeing that Liu Fan was interested, Yang Bai said even more vigorously. He immediately said with a slight slight resonance: "It's not someone else, it's the Five Dogs of Rice Masters who are scattered by the Bahan, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Shijun!"
"Zhang Xiu?" At that moment, Liu Fan was also a little confused. Could it be that the Five Doks of Rice Dao was not passed down by Zhang Lu's family?
"Yes, it's Zhang Xiu! When the Yellow Turban Thiefs were causing chaos, this person also caused a sensation in the Bahan land. Zhang Xiu started from Ba County and was proficient in the witchcraft of Badi. Later, after he took advantage of the chaos to Hanzhong, he actually took advantage of the chaos in the world and wanted to occupy Hanzhong! At that time, he had a great influence in Hanzhong!"
"Zhang Xiu once occupied Hanzhong?" Liu Fan was even more surprised when he heard this. He didn't know about this.
"Yes, with Zhang Xiu's influence in Hanzhong at that time, if he was really prepared, he would definitely be able to take Hanzhong in one fell swoop! Unfortunately, before he could even raise an uprising, he was expelled by the then Hanzhong prefect Su Gu!" As he said that, Yang Bai seemed to feel sorry for him.
"Later, Zhang Xiu returned to Ba County, and should have continued to preach. It was not until Liuzhou Mu commanded Yizhou that he was pacified by the court and became the Sima of other departments of Ba County!" He glanced at Liu Fan quietly, and Yang Bai said carefully: "I believe that the General of the Central Army had heard of what happened later. Liuzhou Mu came to attack the prefect of Hanzhong with Sima Zhang Xiu and the governor of Yi Sima Zhang Lu together!"
He glanced at Liu Fan secretly and saw that he still had no reaction. At that moment, Yang Bai continued to say, "Who?" After hearing this, Liu Fan was really interested. If there was anything great about Yizhou, it was that Ma Xiang rebelled and claimed to be the emperor, killed the governor of Yizhou, Quejian, and later his father asked for an order to enter Yizhou. Is there actually other unknown anecdotes among the people?
Seeing that Liu Fan was interested, Yang Bai said even more vigorously. He immediately said with a slight slight resonance: "It's not someone else, it's the Five Dogs of Rice Masters who are scattered by the Bahan, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Shijun!"
"Zhang Xiu?" At that moment, Liu Fan was also a little confused. Could it be that the Five Doks of Rice Dao was not passed down by Zhang Lu's family?
"Yes, it's Zhang Xiu! When the Yellow Turban Thiefs were causing chaos, this person also caused a sensation in the Bahan land. Zhang Xiu started from Ba County and was proficient in the witchcraft of Badi. Later, after he took advantage of the chaos to Hanzhong, he actually took advantage of the chaos in the world and wanted to occupy Hanzhong! At that time, he had a great influence in Hanzhong!"
"Zhang Xiu once occupied Hanzhong?" Liu Fan was even more surprised when he heard this. He didn't know about this.
"Yes, with Zhang Xiu's influence in Hanzhong at that time, if he was really prepared, he would definitely be able to take Hanzhong in one fell swoop! Unfortunately, before he could even raise an uprising, he was expelled by the then Hanzhong prefect Su Gu!" As he said that, Yang Bai seemed to feel sorry for him.
"Later, Zhang Xiu returned to Ba County, and should have continued to preach. It was not until Liuzhou Mu commanded Yizhou that he was pacified by the court and became the Sima of other departments of Ba County!" He glanced at Liu Fan quietly, and Yang Bai said carefully: "I believe that the General of the Central Army had heard of what happened later. Liuzhou Mu came to attack the prefect of Hanzhong with Sima Zhang Xiu and the governor of Yi Sima Zhang Lu together!"
He glanced at Liu Fan secretly and saw that he still had no reaction. At that moment, Yang Bai continued to say. "Later, Zhang Xiu returned to Ba County, and should have continued to preach. It was not until Liuzhou Mu commanded Yizhou that he was polite by the court and became the Sima of other departments of Ba County!" He glanced at Liu Fan quietly, and Yang Bai said carefully: "I believe that the General of the Central Army had heard of what happened later. Liu Zhou Mu came to attack Hanzhong Prefect Su Gu with Sima Zhang Xiu and Sima of Yi, the governor of Yi, together!" He glanced at Liu Fan secretly and saw that he still had no reaction. At that moment, Yang Bai continued to say.
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In the seventh autumn of the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), Zhang Xiu, the witch of Ba County, rebelled and attacked the county.--"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Chronicle of Emperor Ling"
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