At the end of the party, Liu Chen asked Zhang Zun about Ma Miao's situation.

Zhang Zun thought Liu Chen looked down on Ma Miao and wanted to change it, so he explained

"Jiang Youxu is crucial, and the people used by the court are still loyal and diligent!"

"Ma Miao is from Yicheng, Xiangyang!"

"Yicheng Ma family?"

Isn’t that Ma Liang or Ma Su’s tribe member?

"Yes, he is the grandson of the Majichang clan"

Liu Chen seriously suspected that he was Ma Su's grandson in this boastful appearance.

Liu Chen remembered that although Ma Miao was not a person who was looking for the wind, he was not a big shot.

Before Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping, Zhong Hui, who attacked Jiange, sent Tian Zhang to assist Deng Ai. When Ma Miao found out, he actually arranged an ambush.

It is hard to judge how this move is done, but it is extremely important for Jiangyouxu to guard the tributaries of the upstream of the Fu River.

Ma Miao still had some idea of ​​setting up an ambush according to the place, but the three thousand ambush soldiers were broken by Tian Zhang, resulting in no soldiers to defend. When Deng Ai arrived, he surrendered the city.

Liu Chen suspected that Ma Miao's soldiers were not trained enough, and they were quite different from the Wei army's strength.

Ma Miao is probably the kind of person who has a high opinion of himself, so Liu Chen is not easy to say anything about this. Jiang Youxu must take over!

After talking about Ma Miao's affairs, Liu Chen asked several questions he was most concerned about.

"Where are the hidden households and fields offered by the Zitong clan?"

"Everything is near Deyang Pavilion!"

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Zitong County was divided into Deyang County, and during the reign of Emperor An, it was abolished as Deyang Pavilion. From Deyang Pavilion, it follows Zuodan Road, and can reach Fu County directly. Upwards is Jiangyou.

‘Good location!’

"How good are the other Guanwei?"

"Baishui Pass, Jiange, Jiameng Pass, and Guancheng are all appointed by the general. The soldiers are not as bad as the front line, but they are not too bad."

It is not an elite soldier, and the enemy army may not be able to defend it when it comes. What Hu Ji said should be the truth.

"How is the garrison in each county?"

"The garrisons in all counties are normal, and it is still acceptable to catch thieves and thieves, but they cannot resist the army!"

"How many soldiers are there in the county?"

"Jiangyouxu has three thousand soldiers, Jiameng Pass has one thousand soldiers, Jiange has three thousand soldiers, Baishui Pass has three thousand soldiers, and Guancheng has one thousand soldiers."

"Three soldiers and horses under the command of Hanzhongdu"

"Zitong guards one thousand soldiers, and the remaining counties have a total of two thousand guards."

In other words, there are 11,000 soldiers in the county, with a total of 3,000 soldiers in each county, and Hu Ji, the governor of Hanzhong, stationed 3,000 soldiers. A total of 17,000 soldiers!

This army has great potential, but Wei State should have been in autumn in attacking Shu. With the current time, Liu Chen does not have so much time to train all of them. He can only radiate to Jiangyou and Jiange front line.

Guancheng has to hand over the upward Baishui to Zhang Zun for handling.

No, there is another Hu Ji!

"How about the troops led by the Hanzhong Governor?"

"They are all powerful soldiers who have participated in the Northern Expedition!"

If you look at it this way, Hu Ji can also use it!

Several key questions were answered, and Liu Chen remembered the thief mentioned by Wang Yun.

"Cousin, can you tell me about the leader of Wufu Mountain?"

When Zhang Zun heard this, he seemed to be quite impressed.

"This matter is an internal matter of the Zitong clan!"

"Hmm? How did you involve the Zitong clan?"

Seeing this, Zhang Zun had to tell all the causes and consequences.

The cause is exactly the same as what Wang Yun said. The rich man Lu Chen could not bear the oppression of the big clan. He led his troops to the mountains and met a group of thieves.

"After the instigation of Lu Chen and the thieves, most civilians fled to the mountains and became refugees!"

What a good guy, it turned out that he had dug up the corner of the court!

"In the years, more than a thousand households were in exile!"

"The Zitong clan knew that this was their fault. He was afraid that the court would pursue it, so he took out the hidden households in the clan to fill it!"

So that's the case. Lu Chen's escape should be really oppressed by the great clan, but they didn't expect Lu Chen to be so fierce.

Logically speaking, Lu Chen's father and brother in the army were in the army, and it was understandable that the big clan did this to anger the court, and it was understandable that they would fill the holes privately.

"The great clan originally wanted to reconcile with Lu Chen, but after Lu Chen established a village in the mountain, he didn't want to come back. All clans could only turn a blind eye!"

So that's it. Without the taxes from the court, it's really comfortable, and it's normal not to want to go back.

"Then the thieves began to plunder the caravans of the clan, causing the clans to have a headache!"

Don’t these big clans have divisions? Can’t they defeat the thieves?

"I can't beat the clan of Lu Chen's family after all, they participated in the Northern Expedition. Although there were only a dozen people, they were also elite!"

"With Lü Chen's training, the people come back, and the thieves will get a thousand soldiers!"

"And the thieves set up many checkpoints in the mountains, and it is difficult to guide the great tribe!"

"But as the strength of the group of thieves increased sharply, they gradually became disagreeable with Lu Chen!"

"At this time, there was a thief named Chen Rui, who was a Taoist disciple of Tianshi, who was quite popular!"

"He also has believers in the Zitong clan, so he suggested making peace with some clans!"

"Under his instigation, the thieves became the guards of some major clans and turned to rob other major clans!"

Wow, these Tianshi Taoist disciples have something to do, but they even use the means to divide the clan.

From the perspective of the court, it is indeed necessary to suppress the large clans with disorderly development, and it is also important to maintain local stability at present.

No wonder Zhang Zun didn't immediately talk about the removal of theft, perhaps because he wanted to use the hands of the thieves to suppress the strength of the local clan.

The great surnames of Zitong, Wen, Jing, Yong, and Deng, basically occupied a high position in the county, and Zhang Zun did feel like he was constrained when doing things.

Liu Chen was also thinking carefully about the gains and losses of this matter, and finally made a decision.

"I would like to recommend all the clans to me!"

This matter cannot be judged based on one-sided words, and you also need to understand the situation clearly with the parties involved.

The next day, Zhang Zun secretly called the patriarchs of Wen and Jing families over, and the Yong and Deng families were believers of Chen Rui.

When Liu Chen asked about the thieves, the heads of the two families couldn't help but feel bitter.

"King, Chen Rui, a disciple of Tianshi, has a great harm to the people in the ghost realm, and must be eliminated!"

"Now there are many believers among the people who serve the Heavenly Master on weekdays and abandon farming!"

This is a question. Seeing that Liu Chen was thinking, the two of them struck while the iron was hot

"Please let the king decide for us and get rid of the bandits!"

"Our divisions are composed of hundreds of people for the king to dispatch!"

"Food and grass equipment!"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Chen doesn’t like their equipment. The equipment given by Liu Chan is currently the top-notch, but the supply of food and grass is needed.

Liu Chen, who received support from both tribes, dealt with it first on the surface, but secretly asked Zhang Zun to take Fan Changsheng to another secret party.

The participants were Yong and Deng.

The two of them have also heard of Fan Changsheng's name for a long time. They greeted him respectfully and expressed their hardships.

"It's not that I'm not waiting to accept the imperial court's orders, but that the other two families are too forced to the people!"

"The people have become refugees and have to bear the consequences. Isn't this bullying honest people?"

It turns out that the Wen and Jing families oppress the ordinary people, but the Yong and Deng families can make up the holes in the refugees!

"I would also like to ask the Heavenly Master to tell the king, please make the decision for us!"

Fan Changsheng said without rushing

"But colluding with thieves is a serious crime after all!"

"I'm unfair. We just met the believers of Tianshidao under Chen Rui's command, but we didn't collude with the thieves!"

"Zitong and other places provide more gold, silver, elixir, lacquer, medicine, honey, and we are willing to give away fertile land and wealth!"

Fan Changsheng, who learned about the situation of the two tribes, informed Liu Chen about this.

Liu Chen was very troubled when he heard this. These guys were afraid that there was no truth in their mouths!

Note 1. Ma Miao was born and did not record it in historical materials. Here, based on the key positions, Ma Miao was positioned as the Ma family of Yicheng based on the ideas of Jingzhou people.

Note 2. Chen Rui comes from "Huayang Guozhi·Datong Comrade": In the spring of the third year of Xianning, the governor Jun killed the people of Jian. Rui initially used the ghost path to deceive the people, and his way of the way first used a bucket of wine and fish, and did not worship other gods, and was precious and clean. Those who died and had breast milk were not allowed to be treated for the Tao for more than a hundred days. The teacher was called "sacrificial wine". The parents and wives were not allowed to be buried in the funeral and hanged or asked about breast diseases. Later, he became extravagant, made red clothes, plain belts, and red silk, and promoted the virtuous crown. Rui called himself "Tianshi", and his disciples were thousands of people. When Jun heard this, he thought he was unfilial, so he killed Rui and sacrificed wine, Yuan Jing and others, and burned his house.
Chapter completed!