Strictly speaking, the rift between Huang Yuan and Zhuge Liang is not a personal grudge at all.
Hanjia County produces gold, but it is not rich at all. As Zhuge Liang said, "Hanjia gold and Zhu Ti silver are not enough to feed oneself."
This place is not far from Shu County, the economic and political center of Yizhou, but this distance not only did not bring any benefits to Huang Yuan, but also made the central inspection of the imperial court particularly convenient.
Isn't it that you have worked so hard to become the governor of a county just to be able to dominate, take bribes and pervert the law?
Unexpectedly, from when Liu Bei became king to his ascension to the throne, the laws enacted and implemented at the beginning showed no signs of being relaxed, but the law enforcement became more stringent.
Especially when it comes to timing in each county, people are sent to review the accounts early. Regarding the use of local money and food, people come more and more frequently to check the accounts.
Because of this incident, Huang Yuan has been punished several times by Prime Minister Zhuge, who is in charge of legal affairs.
He hates Zhuge Liang not because the other party enforces the law unfairly. On the contrary, under Zhuge Liang's leadership, all counties across the country strive to strictly enforce the law and treat everyone equally.
Treating everyone equally was what Huang Yuan couldn't accept the most. He was the magistrate of a county, but he was treated the same as merchants and untouchables. This was simply an insult.
Regarding this "unreasonable" approach, he once expressed his opinions to Zhuge Liang tactfully.
On the surface, everyone should abide by the law, but who would actually do so? Naturally, non-commissioned officers and officers should have their own dignity!
Zhuge Liang refuted this statement mercilessly, explaining it with reason and emotion, which left Huang Yuan speechless.
It's a pity that Zhuge Liang's painstaking efforts did not make him repent. Instead, he resented Zhuge Liang himself and felt that the other party was humiliating him.
And this incident also caused him to be targeted by Cao Wei's lurking people. Since then, they have deliberately made friends with each other, and now they have finally come to use him.
"Your Majesty, the agreed time is approaching, Chengdu is about to launch an attack. If you hesitate any longer, you will lose the opportunity to fight!" Cao Wei Xizuo, who offered advice, was about to die from Huang Yuan's anger.
It's like you have taken off the opponent's pants and put the white cloth on them, but why are you still hesitant to attack? !
"This..." Huang Yuan paced back and forth, his eyes wandering, and suddenly he raised his head and asked, "Chengdu is difficult to attack. If we fail... wouldn't it be a disaster?"
Before, he only thought about his rapid rise to the top and soared into the sky. Now when he was really about to send troops, Huang Yuancai seemed to have woken up from a big dream and remembered the horror of failure.
If Huang Yuan hadn't been of great use, Xizuo would have really wanted to kill this waste with one blow.
What did you do earlier? Now that the agreed date is approaching, if you don't send troops here, you are cheating, isn't this? !
"Your Majesty..." At this point, he no longer pretended to be meticulous. He put his hand behind his back and said coldly, "Huang Yuan! If you don't send troops again, someone will submit your letter to Liu Bei.
"Hmph, based on the wealth you received and the disrespectful words in the letter, do you think Liu Bei can let you go without sending troops?"
"You!" Huang Yuan stared in disbelief at the man who had always been respectful before, but the man was looking at him arrogantly, as if he was looking at an ant.
The anger and murderous intention that he had just mentioned suddenly became deflated again, and he was about to cry without tears: "You, you are hurting me..."
Na Xizuo's expression softened and he said: "Reassuring you, Liu Bei and a group of advisers and generals are leading the army outside, and Shu County is empty. Send troops at this time, and respond internally and externally, and everything will be foolproof!"
Huang Yuan was silent for a moment and sighed. He had no other choice.
Upon seeing this, Hosaku knew that the other party had made up his mind and immediately took out the prepared map from his sleeve.
"Look, we have already prepared a good plan for today..."
On the map, where the checkpoints are and how many defenders there are are clearly marked.
The planned march route to Chengdu was also drawn with a red pen on the map.
Between Hanjia and Chengdu, there is a place where a striking red triangle is specially painted.
Huang Yuan asked in confusion: "This is...Linqiong?"
Na Xizuo nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly, Linqiong is located on the only way for our army to go to Chengdu, so you should attack this county first to protect the food road."
Huang Yuan nodded, not noticing anything was wrong.
But in reality, every second counts when performing this kind of mission. How could we hit Linqiong on the way?
In matters like mutiny, success is a matter of success, failure is death, and we strive to win in a short time. There is no such thing as a lack of food.
Do you still want to turn the mutiny into a protracted siege?
When Lao Liu first entered Sichuan and marched to Chengdu, if it weren't for Ma Chao's intimidation and Liu Zhang's ability to stretch his hips, he would have paid a heavy price.
Are you, Huang Yuan, more powerful than Liu Guanzhang, Zhao Mahuang, and Zhuge Fazheng put together?
Unfortunately, Huang Shijun, who only wants to be domineering, does not have this kind of analytical ability.
Sima Yi had also seen this plan before, but he actually did not expect to win Chengdu and subvert Yizhou at that time.
This was just a back-up preparation to prepare for Liu Bei's Northern Expedition.
Of course it would be best if we could do it. If we couldn't do it... we would burn Linqiong down!
The confidentiality work in Linqiong was very good, and Cao Wei did not know about the new equipment of the Han army.
But the fact that Linqiong kept it strictly confidential was important enough information.
Linqiong has always been the smelting base of Yizhou. They know this. Combining these two things, they can naturally deduce the importance of Linqiong.
If it is destroyed, Shu Han will definitely suffer heavy losses!
Even if he fails to capture Chengdu and causes enough chaos at his base, and if there is a fire in his backyard, even if Liu Bei does not withdraw to Yizhou, he will be anxious and rush forward on the front line.
There was a fire in Liu Bei's backyard, and there were majestic passes and dangerous peaks in Guanzhong. How easy was it for Liu Bei to make the Northern Expedition?
It was precisely because of his subordinates that Cao Pi gained some confidence to attack Wu.
Huang Yuan had no idea that he was cannon fodder ready to be sacrificed at any time, so he finally gritted his teeth and launched his troops!
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Within a few days, the Liu family and Ren family among the four major families in Shu County, and the He family in Zitong County.
The original master was eating from a copper pot and singing songs, but suddenly he was arrested by soldiers who broke into his house...
Among the county soldiers who arrested people, there were even children from their own families.
But the younger the family members are, the more ruthless they are when arresting people, because they all know how serious this matter is.
I just hope that the imperial court can continue its benevolent style in the past and never kill them together... As for resisting, that is absolutely not something that I dare to do.
Liu Han has used victory after victory and changes in people's lives to consolidate the foundation of his rule.
For the people of Bashu, they had neither the courage nor the will to rebel.
At first, these families were crying and complaining, but when they arrived in Chengdu, they saw that all the people arrested were familiar faces, and their main family members immediately gave up.
He has been lurking for many years, and once he is caught, what will he say?
Southwest of Chengdu, Wu Yi, who led his army to attack Hanjia, had already marched hastily to Jiangyuan County, which is adjacent to the tributary of the Yangtze River.
This is one of several important county towns that defend Chengdu. As long as this city is occupied, the troops coming from the west can be blocked.
"General, Jiangyuan is ahead." Yang Hong, who temporarily served as Wu Yi's deputy general, pointed to the county road ahead.
Wu Yi didn't squint his eyes, his serious expression was a bit strange, he just said: "Give me the order, the army will not enter the city and continue marching. If anyone leaves the army without authorization and delays, he will be killed!"
Yang Hong has always been upright. Although Wu Yi seemed to be irrefutable at this time, he still wanted to express his opinion: "General, Jiangyuan is adjacent to the water and is where important roads converge. Why not stop the enemy here?"
Isn't it good to wait for work? Why do we have to lead a large army to attack a long distance, or do we run this way without sacrificing physical strength?
"Ji Xiu (Yang Hong's cousin) doesn't know how important Linqiong is. If Linqiong is lost, the prince may disown me as his uncle."
Speaking of this, Wu Yi smiled when he remembered the way Liu Chan tried to find him for equipment.
Yang Hong was not a stupid person, and he realized at this time that although he felt that since it was a mutiny, the enemy would not take the time to attack Linqiong, but the matter was important and must be taken precautions against.
"yes."
The two led their army to Linqiong on a starry and night journey.
Although the two thousand Hanjia rebels led by Huang Yuan did not move in a hurry, they were closer to Linqiong.
The two forces were moving towards each other, and now they were heading towards Linqiong, the industrial "breeding" place planned by Liu Chan.
(End of chapter)
