Sometimes, God was helping us. It could be said that someone would give us a pillow when we were napping. Zhang Lu sent a letter saying that Hanzhong was now under attack from both sides. They were resisting Cao Cao in the east and Liu Bei in the west. They did not have enough troops. Zhang Lu asked his uncle to bring people to support him. He also said that he was willing to pay Wudu County to ask his uncle to send troops. After Uncle read it, he sent the letter to us. We were very happy to read it. It seemed that we didn't have to find an excuse anymore. His uncle quickly wrote a letter to Zhang Lu and asked the messenger sent by Zhang Lu to bring it back, saying that he would attack immediately. After the messenger left, we quickly arranged the matters in Western Liang and prepared for our dispatch.
His uncle also knew that there was no chance of fighting in Yizhou. He was supposed to support Zhang Lu in name, but in reality, he was supporting Liu Bei. However, he could not let Liu Bei underestimate Xiliang. He needed to choose strong men for this trip, and he was afraid that the Cao army would take the opportunity to attack Xiliang. Uncle decided to build two more castles in the west of Chencang and station 2000 soldiers in each of them in case anything happened to Chencang. Although the mountains in many places west of Chencang were high, most of the mountains were flat and could be cultivated. The locals called them flat. We sent Liang Kuan and Zhao Ang to find two such mountains, especially those with spring water, in case they were trapped and lost due to lack of water. The two mountains that Liang Kuan and Zhao Ang had found were not far from each other. They were only three to four miles away from each other. They were just in time to guard the main road that passed through the foot of the mountain. There were catapults on the mountains, which could cover the main road below. If people walked from below and stones kept falling from their heads, it would definitely be uncomfortable. His uncle did not have high expectations for them. He did not expect them to annihilate the enemy, but only wanted them to delay the enemy from advancing smoothly. In order to be able to station here for a long time, they had even reclaimed the land and built a place for weapon repair and manufacturing to ensure self-sufficient. Chen Cang raised the walls even higher, but he still didn't emphasize the importance of defending to the death. He only asked for as much time as possible to give the rear more time to mobilize. Under my suggestion, Uncle used Hao Zhao, who had stronger defensive abilities, to exchange for Uncle Pang De and Guo Huai. Guo Huai and Ke Bi could continue to attack the other Xianbei tribes in the north, while Ya Dan and Yue Ji would go west to deter the countries in the Western Regions and ensure the safety of Yan Wen's westward transportation route. Zhao Qu was guarding Jieting. The newly recruited Thousand Wolves Tribe was located not far southwest of Jieting. They would arrive in just over two hours. Uncle arranged for the Thousand Wolves Tribe to be Zhao Qu's reinforcements. Once Jieting was alerted, the Thousand Wolves Tribe would quickly provide support. After all, there were still Qiang soldiers moving east of Jieting. If the Cao army wanted to attack, they would have to obtain the consent of the Qiang soldiers. The Qiang soldiers had a good relationship with us and would not easily allow the Cao army to pass through. Jiang Xu brought Jiang Wei to the south. Apart from guarding Li City, they were also preparing to take over Wudu County. Uncle Pang De was arranged by his uncle to guard Ji City as a military mobile force. Wherever there was police support, there would be. Yang Fu and Yan Rou were in charge of the day-to-day operations of the counties. Ma Jun and Yan Wen were also recruited. Besides being the technical manager of my workshop, Ma Jun was also the production officer of the entire Western Liang. For the sake of management, except for a few places, all the military supplies production offices of Western Liang were bought out by me and brought under Yan Wen's corporate management. After the reorganization, the efficiency was greatly improved compared to before. Uncle's expenditure on weapons and other military supplies was actually lower. Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and the people who came with me last time, I stayed in Western Liang. They are the leaders who protect the safety of all my workshops. Zhao Long and Zhao Hu are in charge of the confidentiality of my technology. They strictly prevent the leakage of my confidential technology.。
After arranging the personnel, Uncle selected another 10,000 troops. All of them were tall, strong, and awe-inspiring soldiers. They were equipped with tall horses. They did not change their clothes and armor, which would cost a lot of money. This time, they would not really be able to fight many battles, so it was enough. Other than the spear that his uncle brought along, most of them chose to use a spiked club. It was the kind of spiked club that made people dizzy when they saw it. These guys were scary but simple to make. They didn't cost much, so why not? Mother, I, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Wang Ping, and Xiahou Yuan will go with the army. However, we will conceal our identities in the army and set up a separate camp. No one is allowed to enter without uncle's permission. I've left the soldiers of the Tai Tiger Battalion in Ji City. Uncle Pang De will train them and command them. At the same time, they'll be Xi Liang's mobile force. This time, I only brought Hu Ju, Ju Tu, and 50 soldiers. These people are the core guards of our camp. The outer layers are some trusted aides sent by uncle to be responsible for our lives and general guard missions. Our battalion doesn't interact with the outside world, nor do we interact with the other battalions to prevent information from leaking out. We brought more than 100 horses with us. As military horses, although they are not the best, they are better than the horses of ordinary generals. I plan to bring them back and give a few to Adou. The rest will be given to Adou's father, Liu Bei. I haven't seen him since I was reborn, and I don't know him well. These things will be my gift to him on my trip to the northwest. No, it should be our gift to him. I've been in the limelight for too long in Western Liang. When I go back, I should restrain myself in front of Master, Father, and the others. I don't want people to say that I'm young, but being old might not be good.
After the troops were gathered, uncle led his second uncle Ma Dai to lead the army south. Uncle Ma Dai was the vanguard, leading the way. Uncle was in the middle, while my mother and I were in the rear. After crossing the main mountain range of Qishan, they arrived at the surface of Wudu County. The road was still a detour in the mountains. It was not very wide, and some of them were boardwalk. However, it was still possible for the army to be careful. As we walked, we also repaired some of the areas that were difficult to walk. We widened the areas that needed to be widened and reinforced the areas that needed to be reinforced. After all, this place would be Uncle's territory in the future. After the roads were repaired, it would be convenient to travel. As we were building roads and walking at the same time, the speed of our march was not fast. We generally followed the flow of the West Han River from northwest to southeast. After passing Wudu for more than a day, we came to a small basin. There were mountains in the north, west, and east of this small basin, but there were valleys in the northeast, northwest, and due south. The northwest direction was the road we came from. Wang Ping told me that the Hanzhong Basin was surrounded by mountains. If we go from Hanzhong to Chang 'an... They had to pass through hundreds of miles of high mountains and dangerous valleys. Since ancient times, there had been four passages in two directions. One direction was from Qinling Mountains to Guanzhong Pass. There were two passages in this direction: One was to leave the Ziwu Road of Qinling Mountains and enter Guanzhong. The second is to pass through the Qinling Mountain Baoxian Road, enter and exit the Xiegu, and enter the western part of Guanzhong. These two passages were long and dangerous, with boardwalks, making it difficult for the army to move. The other direction was to the west through Yangping Pass and into Long Mountain. There were two passages in this direction. One was to leave Yangping Pass, pass through the old road, San Pass, and enter Longdong; One was to leave Yangping Pass, pass through Wudu, and go to Qishan in Longyou to leave Tianshui. These two paths were longer, but they were slightly flatter. This time, we took the westernmost road. From where we are now, we can go northeast and reach the east side of Chencang through the old road. If they continued to go south, they would enter Liu Zhang's territory by following the Jialing River. If they turned east after walking for a while, they would reach the famous Yangping Pass. After passing Yangping Pass, they would reach Zhang Lu's Hanzhong.
After walking for such a long time, both sides were filled with mountains. The distance between the two mountains was not far, and the shouts seemed to be audible. However, it would take some time to get there. First, we had to go down the mountain, then up the mountain. It would take more than half a day. However, at least we had finally arrived at Yangping Pass. Because the road was not easy to walk, the line was quite long. Uncle Ma Dai's vanguard had already entered the pass, and our rear army would still need more than half a day. After we entered the pass, we brothers didn't show up. Everything was handled by our two uncles. Uncle specially sent a letter to us, saying that the general guarding the pass was Yang Ang. He was extremely enthusiastic about our reinforcements and provided us with a lot of military supplies. He also asked uncle about me. However, in order to avoid trouble, uncle said that I was still in Xiliang, which made Yang Ang feel quite regretful. After resting for a day, Yang Ang sent someone to lead us to Nanzheng, the prefecture of Hanzhong. After passing Yangping Pass, the mountain gradually became lower. The road was also easier to walk on, and there were no more dangerous passes. I can also see that once Yangping Pass is breached, Hanzhong will be defenseless. As the capital of Hanzhong, Nanzheng will be directly exposed to the enemy's attacks and will be difficult to defend. No wonder Zhang Lu placed so much importance on Yangping Pass in history and sent a large number of troops here to resist the Cao army.
After leaving Yangping Pass for half a day, the city walls of Nanzheng could already be seen. The city walls of Nanzheng were not very high, at most 30 feet high. Like other cities, there were watchtowers, city gates, moats, and other defensive structures. "We can see that the density and life of the people in Hanzhong are not bad, including this road. It should be said that it is still relatively prosperous. It can be seen that they are still more supportive of Zhang Lu's rule. In my previous life, I knew that Zhang Lu, also known as Gongqi, was from Feng County, Peiguo (Feng County, Jiangsu). His rule was based on the School of Rice, also known as the Five Buckets of Rice Path. Zhang Lu was not outstanding in politics or military, but he had a unique position in thought. Thousands of years later, he was honored as one of the ancestors of Taoism and was greatly worshipped. This was all thanks to his Five Buckets of Rice Sect. This sect was passed down from his ancestors. The most influential person in his family should be Zhang Ling (34 - 156), also known as Zhang Daoling. The reason why he was called Zhang Daoling was because the people of Jin liked to add the word "Dao" to the names of so-called enlightened people to show that they were different. His son, Zhang Heng, and his grandson, Zhang Lu. The three generations of grandfather and grandson were known as the "Three Zhang" by the world. In the Dao, they were called the Three Masters: Zhang Ling was called the Heavenly Master, Zhang Heng was called the Successor Master, and Zhang Lu was called the Department Master. Zhang Ling founded the Five Buckets of Rice Path during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty (126-144). Legend has it that Zhang Ling was the ninth grandson of Marquis Zhang Liang and was born in Tianmu Mountain, Wujun. When he was young, he was proficient in the Five Classics. He once entered the Imperial College and was elected as a virtuous and upright person. Later, he served as the order of Jiangzhou in Bajun. Soon after, he abandoned his official position and lived in seclusion in Beimang Mountain of Luoyang. Emperor Zhang and Emperor He were called up many times but did not take office. He and his disciple Wang Chang entered the Huaihe River on crutches and went upstream through Poyang to Yunjin Mountain to refine pills and cultivate the way of immortality. It took three years to refine pills. When he heard that Bashu was suffering from miasma, he went to Heming Mountain in Shu Prefecture with his disciples to preach. In the sixth year of Yonghe, he wrote twenty-four Taoist books, claiming to be Taiqing Xuanyuan. In the first year of Emperor Han 'an, Zhang Ling said that Taishang Laojun had personally descended and granted him the' Three Days of Dharma 'and named him the' Heavenly Master'. In the same year, he also taught the "Zhengyi School of Magic" and "Zhengyi League's Weimiao Sutra", and was re-named "Master Zhengyi of the Three Heavens". He also pretended to say that Taishang Laojun had twenty-four treatments in the second year of Emperor Han 'an. He ordered the heavenly teacher to carry out the enlightenment, so he used the talisman water and the curse method to cure people's diseases, and taught the people the method of boiling salt in salty well water, which was called 'Lingjing'. The common people benefited from it and worshipped it as a heavenly teacher. There were tens of thousands of disciples. At the beginning, Zhang Ling's teaching was to treat people with five buckets of rice as a reward. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism was popular and had many names. Therefore, Zhang Ling's actions gradually formed a sect-the Five Buckets of Rice Sect. The Ba Shu region was a place where witchcraft was prevalent, so it was easy for the Five Dipper of Rice Sect to develop. When Zhang Lu spread the Five Buckets of Rice Path, he added some new content. He called himself the master, and in order to make his organization more rigorous, he called those who had just come to learn the Dao ghost soldiers, and those who had entered the Dao for a long time were called the chancellor. The chancellor led his subordinates, and his power grew rapidly. At that time, Liu Yan, who had set up an independent regime in Yizhou, appointed Zhang Lu as the commander of justice in order to make use of the five buckets of rice road. He also sent Zhang Lu to Hanzhong to preach. At the same time, he left Zhang Lu's mother and brother in Bajun as hostages.
After Zhang Lu used Liu Yan's power to occupy Hanzhong, he did not listen to Liu Yan's orders. Instead, he followed the tradition of the Five Buckets of Rice and established an independent regime that combined politics and religion. This regime didn't have any other officials, but was governed by the libation of the Five Buckets of Rice Path. In other words, it was managed by the leaders of the Five Buckets of Rice Path. According to historical records, Zhang Lu had implemented public welfare facilities with mutual assistance in Hanzhong. For example, he would let the libation of various places set up a charity association for passers-by to use. There would also be charity rice and meat for passers-by to take according to their bellies without charging any fees. People who were dishonest and hid their small mistakes were punished to repair the road for a hundred steps. Those who broke the law should be persuaded and educated. They should be forgiven three times first, and no punishment should be given. If they still did not correct their mistakes and continued to break the law, then they would be executed. According to the monthly decree, it is forbidden to kill living things in spring and summer, and it is forbidden to make wine. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, under the cruel exploitation and oppression of the feudal rulers, the vast number of farmers went bankrupt in large numbers, became homeless, and suffered unbearable pain. In contrast, Zhang Lu's political and economic measures were deeply supported and welcomed by the vast number of people. Therefore, Fan Ye and Chen Shou's " Records of the Three Kingdoms " had to praise it in unison," If the people believe in him, or if the people like him, the court will not attack him. Zhang Lu's series of measures in Hanzhong aroused the resentment of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, who killed Zhang Lu's mother and brother. Thus, the deep hatred between the two families was formed. At this time, Zhang Lu's strength was already quite strong. After Liu Yan died, Zhang Lu sent troops to seize Bajun from Liu Zhang's hands, so that Hanzhong and Bajun were united. Zhang Lu had occupied Hanzhong and Bajun for nearly 30 years with five buckets of rice and managed them in an orderly manner. Zhang Lu also promoted Jia Ping in Hanzhong. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, the market was set up with a city council and subordinate officials. One of their duties was to level the market. However, it was abandoned at the end of the Han Dynasty, but Zhang Lu did it in Hanzhong, which was very valuable. In this way, Hanzhong became a paradise for refugees, and tens of thousands of people from Kansai came to take refuge. At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty was already on the verge of collapse and could not attack, so Zhang Lu was granted the title of Zhenyi Zhonglang General, concurrently serving as the prefect of Hanning. Zhang Lu occupied Ba and Han for 30 years. He established a regime that integrated politics and religion. The society was stable, and the Taoists lived and worked in peace and contentment. It almost became the "pure land" of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the West.
Later, Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong and Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao. However, the Five Buckets of Rice Path in the Ba and Shu region was not destroyed. Instead, as Zhang Lu and his troops moved north, the Five Buckets of Rice Path spread to the north of China. Wang Xizhi, a calligraphy master, was also a loyal believer of the Five Buckets of Rice Sect. From Ba and Shu to the north and south, it became a national sect. In the early years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Kou Qianzhi and Lu Xiujing, who were born into great clans, reformed the Five Dipper of Rice Sect in the north and south respectively, making it develop into two sects. After the unification of the Sui Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Sects became one again. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, Zhang Ling's descendants continued to pass on the Five Dipper Rice Sect in Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi Province, and gradually formed a communication center, known as the Longhu Sect or the Heavenly Master Sect. Later, Jiang Jieshi brought Zhang Tianshi to Taiwan. Haha, Zhang Lu probably didn't expect that his Five Buckets of Rice Sect could be passed down for thousands of years. Even in my previous life, there were still incense sticks. Now that we're going to meet the famous Zhang Lu, I'm also very eager.
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