After Guan Yu and his son committed suicide and Maicheng was captured by the Jing army, the entire Jingzhou, Yiling and other places on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were controlled by Zhang Fei. Except for the two counties of Guiyang and Lingling, which were still in the hands of the Chu army, the rest were all controlled by Dajing. Captured.
The reason why Gan Ning did not take Guiyang and Lingling counties was that the prefects of the two counties were Xi Zhicai.
At that time, Xi Zhicai went deep into the Jing region, preparing to attack Zhang Xiu from the rear. Unexpectedly, after the plan failed, he was forced to enter the Chu state and was forcibly taken in by Liu Bei. Later, the Wei state was conquered by Dajing. Xi Zhicai was disheartened and had no intention of returning north. In the State of Wei, Liu Bei knew that Zhicai was a great talent. During the Eastern Expedition, he appointed him as the governor of the two counties to cooperate with Guan Yu in defending Jingzhou.
Xi Zhicai did not expect that Zhang Xiu would be so courageous. Before the Central Plains was calm, he personally led 10,000 elite cavalry into the hinterland of Jingzhou and captured most of Jingzhou. By the time he learned the news, Gan Ning had already taken the After arriving at Changsha County, Xi Zhicai could not go north to aid Guan Yu even if he wanted to.
But with him around, it would be difficult for Gan Ning to go south and seize the two counties.
Zhang Xiu couldn't spare any time to take care of Guiyang and Lingling counties at this time, because the impact of Guan Yu's death was huge. In the world news alone, many people wrote and criticized the submissions from all over the country. Guan Yu's death was forced to death by Zhang Liao, and someone even anonymously wrote that Guan Yu's death was forced to death by Emperor Dajing.
Someone had discovered the newspaper business opportunity before, and after the approval of the Jingguo State, every state in the country had a state newspaper.
Due to Guan Yu's death, state newspapers in various states became very popular in a short period of time. Many state newspapers in various places began to discuss this matter, but most people were facing Dajing, believing that Dajing would unify the world because of the fierce war and danger. , it is Guan Yu who does not understand current affairs; some people think that Guan Yu is righteous and Bo Yuntian should not die, etc.
Zhang Xiu never imagined that one day he would pick up a stone and drop it on his own foot.
"These literati and rogues! They don't know anything about the affairs of the country, they only know how to stir up trouble!" Tulichen has an upright and forthright personality. When he saw these hateful words, he became furious and said, "Guan Yu is my enemy of Dajing. They are really abominable, Your Majesty." ! I will ask for orders to arrest these ignorant literati..."
"What can happen if you catch him?"
Zhang Xiu glared at Tu Lichen, who was hanging his eyebrows, "You can still kill them one by one? There are many of these people with literati character, and they killed batch after batch. Punishment is of course necessary. Yes, but this is not the way. You can conquer the world immediately, but you cannot rule the world immediately."
Ma Chao said: "You can kill the chicken first to scare the monkeys and suppress this trend."
Zhang Liao felt deeply guilty because of Guan Yu's death. After learning about the public opinion in the country, he felt even more guilty and uneasy. At this time, he knelt down in front of Zhang Xiu and said: "Your Majesty, the general has not done things well and has led to such consequences. Liao is willing to bear all the consequences." The consequences will be death!"
Ma Chao, Wei Yan and other generals were shocked by Zhang Liao's words and hurriedly begged for mercy.
Zhang Xiu didn't expect that Zhang Liao would blame himself so much. He looked at Jia Xu and saw that Jia Xu looked confident. He knew that this old fox had already figured out a solution, so he said to Zhang Liao: "This matter is not your fault." , although you did not persuade Guan Yu to surrender when you entered the city, you still enabled our army to capture Jingzhou without spending a single soldier, which is a great achievement. How can you blame yourself for this? Quickly get over it."
Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and stood up.
"The world is long and it is difficult for everyone to speak." Zhang Xiu glanced at Jia Xu, "General Guan's friendship is known to all the world. No matter how you say it, he died because of our army, and we need to discuss a remedial measure."
"emperor!"
Jia Xu stood up unhurriedly: "Guan Yu committed suicide and died. This matter is known to the whole world. It was not our intention. We sent Wen Yuan into the city to persuade him to surrender. This shows our sincerity. However, General Guan's righteousness is Bo Yuntian." , we are also filled with grief as we die to apologize for the painful loss of Chu Di; since General Guan is dead, we have no choice but to mourn him and bury him generously."
Zhang Xiu suddenly remembered two scenes in later records: Cao Cao mourned Yuan Shao, and Kong Ming cried for Zhou Yu.
My heart suddenly became enlightened.
He ordered the entire army to wear filial piety, summoned the soul to pay homage to Guan Yu, and ordered him to be buried outside the south gate of Nanjun. Zhang Xiu personally paid homage to Guan Yu, sent officials to guard his tomb, and notified the world that he posthumously named Guan Yu the Marquis of Zhongyi.
In this way, he not only blocked the mouths of the world, but also won the hearts of the people of Jingzhou.
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At this time, Zhang Fei also learned the news that Guan Yu was defeated and committed suicide. When he first heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, and then said disapprovingly: "This is a fallacy! My second brother is unparalleled in martial arts, wise and brave, and is the best in the world. There are few opponents, and the news came just a few days ago that my second brother is about to conquer Nanyang and march north to defeat Jing. How can we be defeated after only a few days?"
So he ordered people to go to Nanjun to check. As a result, before the detective horse arrived in Nanjun, he got the exact information and reported back.
After Zhang Fei got the exact news, his eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.
Especially when he learned that Zhang Xiu personally led the elite cavalry to raid Jiuli Pass and enter Jingzhou, and after attacking Nanjun, he became even more furious, with blood soaking his clothes and crying day and night. His leopard eyes widened and he gritted his teeth: "In the past, my brothers and I were sworn brothers in Taoyuan, and we swore to live and die together. Unfortunately, my second brother passed away halfway, so I can enjoy the wealth alone?"
So he ordered the army to make white flags and white armor within three days, and the three armies would pay tribute to the Jing army.
Xi Zhicai, who was far away in Guiyang County, expected that Zhang Fei would be angry and send troops, so he sent an urgent letter from 800 miles away to Zhang Fei's camp:
"The lower officials and others used the Jing thief to carry out his treacherous plan, which led to the downfall of Jingzhou; the star fell from the bullfight, and the sky pillar was broken from Maicheng. This is a sad and unforgettable feeling. However, the Jing thief in Western Shu looked at the tiger. , the land of the country was stolen by the leader of thieves; now the general is responsible for the foundation of the country and the destiny of the state of Chu. He must guard the important place and not move lightly. When the emperor returns in triumph, it will be the day of the general's revenge. I hope the general will accept the official gold and stone. If you use your strength to support your soldiers and wait for the right time, the country will be blessed! The world will be blessed!"
Zhang Fei was furious after reading this: "You are a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death! When the Jing thieves attacked Nanjun, if he hadn't been unable to send troops in time, my second brother would have been defeated and killed? Now, how can I preach here?" It’s really unreasonable, after I defeat the thief Jing, I will cause trouble for him again!”
Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao worriedly said: "Father, Lu Xun's army of the Jing Army of Western Shu is stationed in Poxia Village, ready to go. I'm afraid they have a plan. Due to the strategic terrain and the danger of the pass, our army has never been broken by the Jing Army. , if the army pours out, it will be defeated by the Jing army!"
Zhang Fei sneered: "What is this kid Lu Xun capable of? Since he sent out troops, he has fought with me many times and has never won. From my perspective, this person has mediocre intelligence and poor martial arts. He is insignificant. He can send a general to hold on. This will keep Yiling safe."
Zhang Bao said: "We can order Zhang Nan and Wu Xi to guard it."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Subsequently, Zhang Fei ordered Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, two generals, to supervise the production of White Flag and White Armor, and three days later they would pay tribute to Jing.
