So Gao Ding followed this suggestion and held a banquet in person. Yong Kai did not dare to come because he doubted the words discussed by the sergeants a few days ago. This made Gao Ding understand the truth of the matter, so he brought him with him that night. The soldiers and horses rushed into Yong Kai's camp. The soldiers who were released by Kong Ming, because they had received some benefits, thought it would be better to follow Gao Ding, so they took the opportunity to assist in the battle. Soon Yong Kai's troops were in chaos. . He had no choice but to mount his horse and escape along the mountain road. After walking less than two miles, the sound of drums sounded and a group of people came out to kill him. The general at the head was E Huan. He rushed over with a square halberd. Yong Kai was caught off guard and was killed. E Huan stabbed him to death and cut off his head on the spot. Seeing this situation, his subordinates surrendered to Gaoding.
Gao Ding took all his soldiers and horses to surrender to Kong Ming and dedicated Yong Kai's head to Kong Ming. Kong Ming sat in the camp and asked his left and right men to push Gao Ding down and behead him.
Gao Ding found it very strange and argued: "I am grateful for the Prime Minister's kindness. I came here to chop off Yong Kai's head and surrender. Why do you want to kill me?"
Kong Ming laughed and said: "You are pretending to surrender, but you actually deceived me!"
He replied: "Why does the Prime Minister think I am pretending to surrender?"
Kong Ming took out a letter from a box and said to Gao Ding: "Zhu Bao has sent someone to secretly present a letter to prepare for surrender. He also said that you and Yong Kai are close friends of life and death. How could you suddenly send him a letter?" Where's the beheading? So I think you're pretending to surrender."
Gao Ding exclaimed: "Zhu Bao is using a counter-insurgency strategy. Prime Minister, don't believe it."
Kong Ming said: "I can't believe you just based on your words. If you can capture Zhu Bao, I will believe in your sincerity in surrendering."
Gao Ding said: "Prime Minister, don't be suspicious, I will catch him right away, how about that?"
Replied: "If you can do it, I won't doubt it."
So Gao Ding did not think about the process of this matter, and actually led his troops into Zhu Baozhong. When he was still ten miles away from the camp, a group of troops suddenly came out from behind the mountain. It was Zhu Bao, Zhu Bao When Bao saw it was Gao Ding, he quickly wanted to talk to him. Gao Ding cursed: "Why did you write a letter of surrender to Kong Ming and use counterintuitive tactics to murder me?"
Zhu Bao was stunned after hearing this and did not immediately defend himself. At this time, E Huan came out from behind and stabbed him to death with a halberd. Gao Ding shouted: "I will kill anyone who disobeys me!"
So everyone came to surrender one after another. Gao Ding led two groups of people to go to Kong Ming and presented Zhu Bao's head to Kong Ming. Kong Ming laughed and said: "I sent you to kill these two thieves on purpose to show my loyalty. "So Gao Ding was appointed as the prefect of Yizhou to manage the three counties, and E Huan was appointed as Yajiang. The rebellion of the three routes was thus put down.
So Yongchang Prefect Wang and his wife went out of the city to greet Kong Ming. After Kong Ming entered the city, he asked: "Who do you think will guard this city with you to ensure safety?"
He replied: "The people who can make this place free of danger now are all from Yongchang Buwei. Their surname is Lu, their given name is Kai, and their given name is Jiping. They are all dependent on him."
Kong Ming invited Lu Kai to arrive. Kong Ming said: "I heard that you are a talented person in Yongchang. Thanks to you for protecting this city, now I am ready to pacify the barbarians. What good ideas do you have?"
Lu Kai took out a map and handed it to Kong Ming, saying: "Since I guarded Yongchang, I have known that the barbarians have been preparing to rebel for a long time, so I secretly sent people into the territory to inquire about the places where troops were stationed and where the battles were fought, and I drew a map. It's called "Pingman Zhizhangtu", and now it's just dedicated to Duke Ming. Duke Ming can take a closer look at it as a help in the crusade against the Southern Barbarians."
Kongming was very happy and appointed Lu Kai as a marching professor and guidance officer, and then led his troops deep into the southern barbarian territory.
In Chengdu, after Yu Yi returned to the palace, he began to think about the selection of martial arts talents. Suddenly, a servant came to report that it was Ma Su who wanted to see him.
Yu Yi asked his attendants to inform him. When Ma Su appeared in sight, he found that he was wearing a white robe and hemp. After seeing Yu Yi, he knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
Through dialogue, we learned that it was Ma Su’s brother Ma Liang who passed away. Yu Yi was very sad after hearing this. You must know that Ma Liang was a counselor during the Jingzhou period and a famous person in Jingzhou. The aristocratic families behind him are very important. He Ma Su comforted him and said: "Your brother's departure is a great loss to us in Xishu. You must learn from your brother's spirit and contribute to the development of Xishu."
After hearing this, Ma Su nodded, stood up, and said: "Now the prime minister is leading an expedition with troops and horses. The barbarians are in a barren land. If they are not conquered, they may rebel again."
Yu Yi fully agreed with this point of view and said: "In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty mobilized the whole country to conquer the Western Regions and fight against Shanyu, but he was unable to regain the entire Western Regions. As a result, the borders were often harassed in the later period. In the final analysis, it was due to cultural differences. Therefore, The effect of subduing people's hearts is greater than the effect of forcefully occupying it. Since you know this meaning, you can go to the front line and tell Kong Ming, and then go to the funeral. It also happens to be in my name that you can reward the sergeants with some drinks to boost their morale."
Ma Su bowed and took the order and left. Yu Yi looked at Ma Su's leaving figure and remembered the words that the late master said before his death in Baidi City. He thought that Ma Su was a boaster and could not be of much use, but he didn't see it for the time being. Thinking closer, my thoughts returned to the deaths of Xu Shu and Jia Xu, and I fell into sadness again.
It is said that when Kong Ming was marching deep into the southern barbarians, he suddenly reported the arrival of an envoy sent by the emperor. Kong Ming quickly invited him into the camp and saw only one man wearing plain robes and white clothes. It turned out that it was Ma Di who had paid filial piety because of Ma Liang's death.
Ma Di said: "I have been ordered by the new emperor to reward you with drinks."
Kongming accepted the edict, distributed the drinks to the soldiers according to the order, and left Ma Su alone to talk.
Kong Ming asked: "I have been ordered by the emperor to wipe out the barbarians. I heard that you are resourceful and I hope you can teach me!"
After hearing this, Ma Di was very happy and said: "I do have some ideas, and I reported them to His Majesty before coming here. I hope the Prime Minister can refer to it. The mountains in Nanman are high, the roads are far away, and the place is dangerous. It has been against our management for a long time, even if We are occupying it now with troops and horses, but we may still rebel tomorrow because our cultural concepts are different. When the prime minister's army arrives, the barbarians will definitely surrender, and once they return to the court, they will definitely attack Cao Pi in the north. At this time, If the barbarians know that we are empty inside, they will definitely speed up their rebellion and march into the city. The so-called way of using troops is to attack the heart first, attack the city next, fight with the heart first, and fight with soldiers next. I hope the prime minister can convince them."
After hearing this, Kong Ming sighed: "Your suggestion is exactly what I have been thinking about, but I don't know what your Majesty means?"
He replied: "Your Majesty also agrees very much, so let me tell you!"
Kong Ming nodded and asked Ma Su to join the army and lead the army forward.
