Since Kou Feng led his troops to open up the three eastern counties, Zhang Xi did not need to start from Jiangling when traveling from Xiangyang to Hanzhong. He first entered Yizhou by boat and then went north.
Now Zhang Xi can directly take a boat in Xiangyang, go up the Han River, and directly arrive in Hanzhong.
In April, Zhang Xi met Xu Shu, who had come to Xiangyang from Wuling. The two set out from Xiangyang by boat, and their first stop was Dongsan County.
In fact, there was no need to stop in Dongsan County, but Zhang Xi was a little uneasy about whether Kou Erha could manage such an important place well.
Dongsan County is the link between Hanzhong and Xiangyang. This place cannot be broken. Once broken, Jingzhou and Yizhou will still be connected only by the Yangtze River, which will be much less efficient.
Because Xu Shu severely accused Meng Da in the battle report sent to Liu Bei, Liu Bei had a grudge against Meng Da. In such an important Dongsan County, Liu Bei did not let Meng Da lead his troops north to participate in the attack, but directly Leave it to Kou Feng to conquer. Therefore, the current situation in Dongsan County is that Kou Feng, the governor of the military and political affairs, cooperates with the Shen brothers, a local wealthy family in Dongsan County, to govern the place.
The Shen brothers... Well, they are a standard family of wallflowers, whoever is more powerful will listen to whoever they say.
But don't be too careless with this kind of people, otherwise you won't even know when you are sold by them.
Zhang Xi was 120,000 worried about Kou Feng.
This guy is quite brave in combat, and he is not completely brainless, but his brain is indeed limited.
In addition, I haven't seen him for many years, and I don't know if this kid has made any progress. Although Meng Da is no longer in Shangyong, God knows whether he will continue to do things like bullying local aristocratic families and snatching other people's honor guards.
Therefore, when Zhang Xi passed by Dongsan County, he stopped for a moment and planned to meet Kou Feng and talk to this boy.
Kou Feng was very happy about Zhang Xi's arrival. He quickly held a banquet in honor of Zhang Xi and Xu Shu. At the same time, he also told Zhang Xi about his process of conquering the three eastern counties as if he were offering a treasure.
In fact, there really isn't much to say. Basically, the enemy captured the city and then opened the city and surrendered, and so on.
But after all, this is the first time that Kou Feng has led alone. Kou Erha's character has achieved results, so he must report it to his elder brother.
Zhang Xi knew Kou Feng's intention. While praising this guy, he also asked about government affairs.
In terms of military affairs, Kou Feng's ability is not bad. For someone who can command an army, it should not be a problem to arrange the defense of a county.
But in terms of government affairs, Zhang Xi was afraid that Kou Feng was inexperienced and would be deceived by the subordinate officials, or that he might be sidelined by the Shen family, a local aristocratic family.
But Kou Feng said carelessly that this was not a big problem.
With that said, Kou Feng introduced to Zhang Xi his newly recruited county magistrate - Dong Yun.
Oh, that's okay.
Now Zhang Xi is somewhat immune to this kind of celebrity that suddenly appears.
Anyway, Jiang Wan can become the county magistrate under him, and it is not a big deal for Dong He's son Dong Yun to become the county magistrate on Kou Feng's side.
Liu Bei is famous for his accuracy in judging people. How could he not know that Kou Feng can be used as a general to guard a side but still needs some experience? !
In history, Liu Bei asked Meng Da to lead his troops north from Yidu and occupy the three eastern counties. Meng Da was responsible for governing the place.
Although Meng Da was a very small person in history and jumped around repeatedly, his ability was really undemanding and he had absolutely no problem guarding one place.
But at the same time, Liu Bei also knew that Meng Da was capable, but had too many small thoughts. Someone must check and balance him.
That's why Liu Bei sent Kou Feng to lead the troops again, making Kou Feng the nominal governor of the three eastern counties. It was equivalent to putting a tight spell on Meng Da.
But the situation is different now. Because Meng Da was unwilling to send troops to rescue Nanjun, Xu Shu severely sued Meng Da in front of Liu Bei. Liu Bei was now very disappointed with Meng Da and could no longer treat such an important Dongsan. The county was handed over to Meng Da to manage, but he was not even transferred and was allowed to continue to be the governor of Yidu.
But if Kou Feng leads his troops into Dongsan County alone, it will be easy to pacify them, but it will be troublesome to govern them.
Therefore, Liu Bei picked and picked among his talents and sent several good internal affairs experts to Kou Feng, such as Hu Ji, Fan Jian, etc., all of them were stuffed over.
And Dong Yun is the most outstanding one among them.
Before leaving, Liu Bei had already told Kou Feng to focus on army building and leave government affairs to Dong Yun and others.
Kou Feng really didn't want to deal with the Shen brothers. After all, he had always been a military commander, and he never felt comfortable dealing with these aristocratic families or literati, so he simply left this matter to Dong Yun to handle.
That's fine, each can divide the work and save trouble.
After Zhang Xi heard the causes and consequences, he immediately understood everything.
To put it bluntly, Kou Feng's position as governor of Dongsan County is just a temporary transitional position.
Liu Bei couldn't find anyone he could trust with both civil and military skills at the moment, so he had to bite the bullet and let Kou seal it.
After Liu Bei has completely digested the results of the Battle of Hanzhong and has his hands free, he will naturally make adjustments to the three eastern counties.
Therefore, the current division of labor between Kou Feng in charge of the army and Dong Yun in charge of the people is nothing more than a temporary arrangement.
Since this is the case, Zhang Xi has nothing to say. He tells Kou Feng not to be meddlesome and to make his own decisions in military affairs. If he encounters government affairs, he should just listen to Dong Yun's words.
In fact, this is fine. Kou Feng does not have to deal with government affairs and does not need to deal with the Shen brothers. Naturally, there is no possibility of offending or bullying the Shen brothers.
And even if they were accidentally offended, Kou Feng still controlled the military power, and the Shen brothers also had Dong Yun to help wipe their butts, so the problem would not be too big.
Just one thing. As long as this Erha doesn't offend Dong Yun as well.
This is what Zhang Xi mainly told Kou Feng, and he didn't feel relieved even after the instructions. Zhang Xi also visited Dong Yun in person and talked with Dong Yun for a long time. The core idea was one - my brother has no evil intentions. If he is not careful, If I offend you, tell me and I will deal with him! ! !
Dong Yun was dumbfounded by Zhang Xi's visit.
At this time, Dong Yun was completely a young man, a junior, and had not even entered Zhuge Liang's "talent reserve plan". In terms of identity, status, and merit, whether it was Zhang Xi or Kou Feng, he was There is no one who is better than him.
Zhang Xi, in particular, is obviously the core figure of Liu Bei's group, and Dong Yun's father, Dong He, is only working as a secretary under Zhuge Liang until now.
It happened that such a person came to visit him personally and said a lot of words to himself as if he wanted to entrust Kou Feng to him. Dong Yun felt that he was a little flattered.
It’s not about anything else, it’s just about Zhang Xi’s request to me today. If Kou Feng really offends me in the future, I won’t argue with Kou Feng.
After doing these things, Zhang Xi continued to set off with a little peace of mind. In mid-May, he and Xu Shu arrived in Nanzheng, Hanzhong.
After paying homage to Liu Bei, the King of Hanzhong, Xu Shu and Zhang Xi temporarily stayed at Guanyi, waiting to attend the military meeting.
Xu Shu and Zhang Xi were really not the last to arrive. When they arrived, Zhuge Liang had just set off from Chengdu.
There was no way, although Liu Bei benefited the most from winning the battle in Hanzhong, but in Chengdu, there were also a lot of entangled interests to deal with, and Zhuge Liang really couldn't get away for a while.
After finally arranging everything, Zhuge Liang got up and headed to Hanzhong.
Without Zhuge Liang's arrival, the military meeting could not be held in advance. Therefore, Xu Shu and Zhang Xi stayed in the hotel. While waiting for the military meeting to be held, they also took the opportunity to appreciate the elegance of Hanzhong.
The result is that he returned disappointed.
The confrontation had just ended in February, and Liu Bei still sent troops to take over the counties. It was only in late March that Hanzhong was truly controlled, and it has only been more than a month now.
The war lasted for more than a year, and many places were quite dilapidated, and the fields were completely abandoned. Liu Bei did not have enough time to rest and recuperate. Even because Hanzhong was seriously underpopulated, the people in Hanzhong were unable to organize spring farming. Where could there be any What kind of style can you see.
Just stay in the hotel and wait for Zhuge Liang to arrive in Hanzhong with peace of mind.
But it's not boring. Xu Shu and Zhang Xi already chatted very well, and Pang Tong would come over to visit from time to time, complaining and chatting, so the days went by quite quickly.
Sometimes Zhang Xi is in a daze. The two people in front of him, one was originally supposed to be an official with Cao Wei, and the grass on the other's grave is almost one meter high, but now they are gathering together, drinking and chatting with him.
Quite magical.
Anyway, after staying like this for more than half a month, Zhuge Liang finally arrived in Hanzhong from Chengdu.
Now, the military discussion can officially begin.
(End of chapter)
