Chapter 57: Establishing Power

Wuwei Yan Jun, Zhangye Heluan, Jiuquan Huang Hua, Xiping Ju Yan and others were all under Ma Chao and Han Sui. After Ma and Han were defeated, the four of them occupied the counties of Liangzhou and called themselves generals, and attacked each other. Heluan killed Yan Jun, and Wang Mi killed Heluan again. Liangzhou made them kill in chaos.

Ju Yan was originally a subordinate of Han Sui. When Cao Cao attacked Jincheng, Yan Yan surrendered to Cao and counterattacked his father-in-law Han Sui. Han Sui could not resist Cao's army and fled to Xiping. He cut off his head for this subordinate and presented it to Cao Cao. But Ju Yan had a strange ambition and wanted to proclaim himself king, but he rebelled within a few years. As soon as the official army arrived, he surrendered and fled. As soon as the official army retreated, he immediately rebelled again. Before Cao Cao could make a move to deal with him, his father captured Chang'an and was out of reach since then.

Ma Chao stood up and said, "Young master, why do you have to see such a villain in person? Leave it to Ma Chao to deal with it."

I thought about it and nodded, "Okay, let him understand who is the real master of Liangzhou."

Ma Chao swept away his drowsiness just now, shook his armor, and the familiar snow-capped ice and coldness penetrated his body. It seemed that the temperature in the tent dropped immediately.

I asked You Chu to send Su Ze back to the camp and hid it in the back tent to watch Ma Chao perform. Thinking of the five Liangzhou plans that had just been decided, I had a thought and then quietly told Ma Chao.

As soon as Ju Yan entered the camp, he was a little scared. Although he had dominated Liangzhou for several years since Han Sui, he had never seen the camp tents arranged by Mr. Kong Ming. This camp tent was not to mention Qiang people like him, even Han generals who were well-versed in military tactics. Without anyone to guide him, he would be dizzy when he came in the first time. I was deliberately trying to make him feel scared. Each camp and his whistle entered the battle position, with bows on his bow and swords unsheathed, and the white-eared elite soldiers lined up in a row, all of them staring with bloodthirsty eyes like bloodthirsty tigers.

Guan Ping led the way, but first showed him the giant crossbow with two thousand stones and ten pieces of the same attack. The Qiang and Hu tribes were most afraid of crossbows. The range of such things was too long, and they did not have solid armor, so they had to wait for death in front of it.

Next was the chariot and horse drill conducted by Wei Yan. The horses were all northern horses. Although they were small, they had long strength and did not choose to eat. They were not as good horses as Xiliang. When these horses formed a chariot formation, external caltrops, soldiers hid among them, attacked the enemy with crossbows, flattened on the ground, and established a castle that could be attacked and defended when retreating. The Xiliang troops who lacked the ability to attack the city were naturally difficult to resist.

Finally, when he entered the tent, he saw the former master Ma Chaoshi, Ju Yan's face was as beautiful as earth.

Ma Chao was just Ju Yan, and without saying a word, he suddenly pulled out his sword, and the cold light flashed and a loud sound. I didn't even see Ma Chao's movements clearly, but I saw Ju Yan still standing still like a wooden chicken, but his helmet fell underground and was divided into two pieces.

Ju Yan threw herself on the ground, tears streaming down her face: "Major General, do you want to kill me? I killed Han Sui, but he is not the same as you. I will help you kill him."

Ma Chao looked disgusted and walked around Ju Yan back and forth, looking at him coldly.

Ju Yan was so scared that his whole body was trembling, but he just begged for mercy.

Ma Chao said, "Get up and talk. Others don't know you, Ju Yan, can I, Ma Mengqi? Are you timid? Joke, timid people dare to murder Han Sui? Dare to claim to be the prefect to occupy Xiping? Ma Chao is now under the order of His Highness Liu, the Crown Prince of Hanzhong, to give you a life. However, if you want to be foolish, you are planning to become king and dominate the country. Don't say that Ma Mengqi knows you, Ma Mengqi's silver spear doesn't know you!"

Ju Yan said in a trembling voice: "Major General, even if I have the courage to make trouble under your nose. I was the first to raise an army to respond when I heard that you launched an army to fight against the Northern Expedition. I was a little cautious and dreamed of some prefect. But I don't dare anymore. I know how much I have. From now on, I will follow you, and let you dispatch it."

Ma Chao said: "Don't talk about following me, I followed my prince. He looked like he was incredible. I got up! Write a letter to Huang Hua and the others, asking them to arrive at Jincheng before August 15th. If they come late, they will not be used to come. I will lead the army to see them myself!" Ma Chao bit the word "see" very hard, and Ju Yan's whole body shook again, "You know my reputation and have also seen my skills. Ma Mengqi has left Liangzhou for a while, but Liangzhou cannot tolerate you to be king!"

Ju Yan said repeatedly, and the sweat flowed down his loose hair, but he didn't dare to wipe it.

Ma Chao shouted, "Get out, Your Highness is busy with official business today and I don't have time to see you. Next 15th, Your Highness will meet in the prefect of Jincheng Prefect's Mansion. At that time, you may not be absent!"

Ju Yan responded repeatedly and went there.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Young Master, how about it?"

I came out from behind the tent and raised my fingers: "Uncle Meng Qi, how can the general's power be like a tiger?"

Ma Chao smiled and turned his face back to his solemn expression: "Young Master, Ju Yan and four others are full of cunning tricks, lack of greed, they are human beings in person, and turn into ghosts. Although he fears me for a moment, he will return to the nest in the future, and there will be many conversations. I am afraid that I will forget my feelings today. Once our army leaves, it is unknown whether the person will rise up and fight back. Do you want to make a mistake..."

I knew what he was talking about. After thinking about it, I shook my head: "No need, if you kill one Ju Yan, Huang Hua, you will have a second and third one. I treat the Qiang people with sincerity, so that everyone will be disappointed. On the fifteenth of August, in the prefect's palace, I will join all the troops, so that the Qiang and Hu all know that our army is mighty, benevolent and righteous, and from then on, I will not dare to rebel, and I will not rebel, and I will not rebel!"

Ma Chao promised.

During the Three Kingdoms period, there was no Mid-Autumn Festival. I took the Qiang and Hu tribes at this time, because the weather was getting cooler, the autumn was clear and the weather was cooler, and the grass grew and the horses were fat. This was a good time to use military force.

It was autumn in a blink of an eye. After a year of development, Yongzhou ushered in the first harvest year in the difficult times of the war. The sowing of spring brought about the harvest of autumn. Kong Ming's letter to me did not contain a word, but only a large and plump ear of grain was placed.

I know the meaning of this. With the harvest of this year, our army will be much more abundant next year, and refugees from all over the country have settled down again, with fields to plant and food to eat.

Leave the ear of grain to Zhao Zheng and ask him to give it to You Chu and Su Ze separately, so that they can plant it in Jincheng and Longxi next year. This is just a symbolic meaning, but this symbol will drive many people. Thinking of it, I seem to see the joyful faces everywhere in Yongliang and the two states.

At the same time as Kong Ming's letter, there were also a large number of civil and military officials. Huang Quan and Yan Pu were both civil and military. Huang Quan was the first-class talent in Shu, second only to Ma Chao and other generals, and Xiang had prestige. Yan Pu had the talent to regulate the people, and was originally followed by Zhang Lu and Hanzhong, and he had many of his contributions. Moreover, Yan Pu had been familiar with me since Hanzhong and was always regarded as my direct line. If I leave in the future and have them guarded Liangzhou, I would be much more at ease - naturally, Ma Chao could not stay in Liangzhou, and his prestige was too high. Before I knew it, I also had the kind of worry of my father.

When I saw them, I was very happy and asked about the situation in Chang'an. It was said that Cao Wei had been frequently mobilizing troops recently. Xu Huang and others led their troops from Jingzhou to attack Shangyong. Kong Ming ordered Zhang Fei to support him and defeated Xu Gongming. Now that the two armies have stopped fighting, Cao's army retreated to Xiangyang.

There is another good news, that is, the father who was recuperating in Chang'an has improved and has improved greatly!

"This is really good news!" In front of Huang and Yan, I sighed with a smile, "Now I can put down a thousand pounds of burden on my shoulders."

For me, this is actually not good news. My father is sick and he can rule, so the situation where I take power on behalf of my father will change. However, at this point, I am very clear. Whether my father is sick or not has a great impact on me, but whether he is there or not has a greater impact on me. His health may affect my power. But if he is gone, it will directly shake the foundation of Shu Han. It is difficult for those old ministers to be dispatched and straightened out with the power of Kong Ming alone. Mengda of Shangyong and Li Yan of Ba County are all not easy-to-efficient lamps, not to mention that there are more than a dozen famous ministers and generals above Kong Ming - Kong Ming is only a military advisor.

My father was in good health, but he fought all his life, worked hard day and night, and took Chang'an to a great effort. He lost Jingzhou and Zheguanyu and suffered a lot of pain. He fell ill. The medicine I gave him was originally a calming agent, but it only made him unable to lift his spirits. In fact, it was a great tonic for his body, so no doctor could see that it was inappropriate. Otherwise, even if I was the prince and controlled the guard, if I wanted the medicine to harm the King of Hanzhong, it would definitely be exposed. These were just a temporary solution for me to seize power temporarily. Moreover, after using this medicine for a long time, his body would develop self-resistance. The effect of those drugs became smaller and smaller, and his body would naturally recover.

However, the purpose of my initial use of medicine was to win in chaos. When he had no choice but to use me, he established achievements, consolidate my status, and enhance my prestige; the second was to be afraid that he would lead his army to attack Wu. Now both goals have been achieved. I went on a war on behalf of my father and fought against Yongliang. Even if he was there, he might not have done better than me. As the position of prince, no one could compete with me. Now the situation in the world has changed drastically. Even if he regained power, he would not give up easily in the face of the newly established two states of Yongliang. He would not give up and go south to Jingzhou.

"Did the father have the will to pass it down?" I asked Huang and Yan.

"No, the king's health is cured every day, but he did not pass on the Western Front. He only met with the military advisor and talked with the military advisor for a few days, and then sent us here. The king said that the prince would not change the generals at the time of the battle, and the prince's seal and ribbon could mobilize the troops of Anding, Tianshui, Jincheng, Guangwei, and Longyou counties as usual. The king was quite satisfied with the prince's achievements. The prince led a single army and used his body as bait to defeat the strong enemy. It was a good talk in Chang'an City. All the ministers congratulated the king with a son, and ordered his uncle Mi Fang to burn a book to comfort the second wife of Gan Mi and his deceased brother Mi Zhu."

I nodded and felt a little calm.
Chapter completed!