When he heard the last words spoken by Yang Fu, the look on Cao Zhen's face instantly became solemn.
Liangzhou is barren and its economic significance is not important.
However, Liangzhou was Wei's strategic barrier to prevent Liu Bei's regime from attacking Guanzhong. Once Liangzhou was captured by Mi Yang, Cao Zhen had to worry about the consequences.
Of course, the most important thing is that what Yang Fu said is not alarmist.
As for the weather in Guanzhong, Cao Zhenchu was in Guanzhong, so he doesn't know much about it yet.
But Cao Zhen had personal experience with the terrain of Hanzhong when he followed Cao Cao.
If we don’t conquer the Battle of Zhang and Lu earlier, let’s talk about the Battle of Hanzhong.
When Cao Cao was defeated by Liu Bei in Hanzhong, a very important reason was that the terrain in Hanzhong was steep and the Wei army could not fully deploy.
After learning this painful lesson, Cao Zhen, who knew his soldiers well, had to think more about Yang Fu's words.
Although he really wanted to defeat Mi Yang and avenge the humiliation of the Wei Dynasty.
After much thought, Cao Zhen finally made a decision regardless of the generals present who were eager to fight.
"Since our army is not in a favorable location at the moment, let's shelve the idea of attacking Liangzhou for the time being."
With Cao Zhen's current status and prestige, when he said these words, no matter how much Wang Shuang, Fei Yao and other Wei generals present wanted to fight, they could only honestly obey Cao Zhen's decision.
What was different from other Wei generals was that Yang Fu had a smile on his face after hearing that Cao Zhen had adopted his suggestion.
The reason why he was able to voluntarily accept Cao Zhen's recommendation and become his confidant was because of Cao Zhen's qualities of wisdom and courage.
Only such generals can make full use of Cao Wei's national power and guard the Wei Kingdom's Guanzhong territory.
But what Yang Fu didn't know was that the reason why Cao Zhen gave up the idea of attacking Liangzhou was not only because of his reminder, but also because Cao Zhen had a deep fear of Mi Yang in his heart.
He wanted to eliminate Mi Yang, but he knew that facing an enemy like Mi Yang, he must not take it lightly and act impulsively.
Otherwise, he might have the same fate as Cao Ren.
In Cao Zhen's view, fully paying attention to and recognizing an opponent's abilities is the biggest key to defeating him in the future.
After Yang Fu saw that Cao Zhen had given up the idea of attacking Hanzhong, his face showed undisguised disappointment. He understood in his heart why Cao Zhen was like this.
At present, everyone in Cao Wei's court and public regards Mi Yang as Cao Wei's life and death enemy.
And because Cao Ren and even Mi Yang were the initiators of Cao Cao's death, Cao Zhen, who is a clan member of the Cao family, has a kind of hatred for Mi Yang in his heart.
Hostility and hatred made Cao Zhen think about how to eliminate Mi Yang every day.
But now when the opportunity came, Cao Zhen was unable to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate Mi Yang. He must be full of disappointment.
As Cao Zhen's closest adviser, Yang Fu naturally couldn't just sit back and watch Cao Zhen's loss without offering any good advice.
Thinking of this, Yang Fu then paid his respects to Cao Zhenyi and said: "General, I have a plan that may be able to divert the tiger away from the mountain."
When he heard that Yang Fu had a good idea to offer, the disappointment on Cao Zhen's face disappeared in an instant. He immediately looked at Yang Fu and asked with bright eyes: "If you have any good ideas, please feel free to tell me."
Under Cao Zhen's inquiry, Yang Fu said to Cao Zhen confidently: "Thieves are just like human beings."
"Peter and Liu Bei had great faith and were able to become the shepherds of a state. However, Liangzhou is the gateway to Yizhou, which is of great significance.
It has not been half a year since the bandit came to the state, and the ministers have not yet attached themselves to it. All the great clansmen of Liang Mingzong have their own tribes, and they can block the army and strengthen their power, which is enough to establish a destiny.
Yang Xin adheres to the government of a country and does not care about providing support to the superiors and subordinates to lay the foundation. He competes in military affairs and abuses his people. The whole country's soldiers slaughter everywhere and the dead are tens of thousands. This is the way to bring disaster.
In the past, Wu Zixu, Wu Qi, and Shang Yang were all heroes for a time, but they all failed to end well. This was because they abused power and disrupted government.
Today's talents may be comparable to those of the three sages, but their virtues are still inferior. Will the chaos in Liangzhou last forever?
It is better for a general to spread his tactics widely and sneak into the enemy's territory. On the one hand, he can connect with the disobedient ministers in the enemy's territory and rely on his own prestige to make them continue to act righteously. In this way, Liangzhou will never have peace.
Second, many agents can spread rumors widely in the enemy's territory to warn against the evil of thieves who take advantage of power and disrupt government.
People's words are scary. Even if Liu Bei favors thieves, he will inevitably worry about the stability of Liangzhou because of rumors.
With this concern, Liu Bei may not depose or punish the corrupt traitor, but he will definitely call him back to Chengdu Xiangwen.
The only people our army worries about are thieves.
If the bandits return to Chengdu, opportunities for our army will come one after another."
Cao Zhen listened carefully to Yang Fu's suggestions, and after listening, he seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of Yang Fu's suggestions.
After carefully weighing it in his mind and realizing that Yang Fu's strategy was very promising, Cao Zhen couldn't help laughing.
"Yishan is the son of Zhenwu!"
"How can this plan be called luring the tiger away from the mountain? It should be called killing someone with a borrowed knife."
Cao Zhen's words were full of appreciation for Yang Fu.
Cao Zhen, who grew up next to Cao Cao, was not only proficient in the art of war, but also had a good understanding of human nature.
Although Yang Fu's strategy is not particularly amazing in nature, it has a high success rate just because it is ordinary.
Because Yang Fu's strategy is based on the eight words of the emperor and his ministers' righteousness and human common sense.
No matter how outstanding Mi Yang is, he is still a minister.
Just like those ancient sages mentioned by Yang Fu, were they defeated at the hands of their enemies?
They were defeated at the hands of their own people, or to put it more directly, they were defeated by these four words: the justice of the monarch and his ministers.
Everyone knows that Liu Bei dotes on Mi Yang, but no matter how much he dotes on him, Liu Bei is still the king and Mi Yang is just a minister.
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Even Liu Bei's love for Mi Yang was largely based on Mi Yang's ability to solve problems for him and make contributions.
Liu Bei also valued this aspect of Mi Yang as the shepherd of Liangzhou.
However, Mi Yang has only been serving as the pastor of Liangzhou for half a year, but he has made Liangzhou a mess. As a monarch, Liu Bei cannot just sit back and ignore this.
The most important thing is that there are some things that Yang Fu did not explain clearly.
The spies he spoke of actually mostly refer to Yizhou nobles who were friendly and admired Cao Wei in Yizhou.
As soon as Liu Bei had doubts in his mind, many nobles in Yizhou who were friendly to Cao Wei added fuel to the fire.
No matter how benevolent a monarch Liu Bei was, he would at least recall Mi Yang from Liangzhou to Chengdu to ask for details.
As for whether those nobles who are friendly to Cao Wei will do their best to handle this matter, there is no doubt about it.
After all, Mi Yang's butcher knife has been set up. The Yizhou nobles will definitely take action against Mi Yang.
These two points are human nature.
Cao Zhen is not a pedantic person. Although he really wants to kill Mi Yang himself, he is not so pedantic that he will not use the strategy of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
After praising Yang Fu, Cao Zhen looked at Yang Fu with even more joy.
Cao Zhen said to Yang Fu: "Since this policy was proposed by you, I will leave everything to you.
As long as your plan succeeds, I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and reward you generously.
And if I can rely on your strategy to successfully capture Liangzhou, I will control Liangzhou myself in the future, and you will be in charge of all military affairs in Liangzhou."
Cao Zhen drew a big cake for Yang Fu in his words.
But the important thing is that with Cao Zhen's current position in Cao Wei, it is entirely possible for the pie he painted to be realized.
In charge of all military affairs, he was essentially the Liangzhou Mu.
Faced with the huge temptation of returning home in fine clothes and holding an ax in hand, how could Yang Fu not be tempted?
Yang Fu's face showed excitement, and he immediately bowed deeply to Cao Zhen: "Don't you dare to try your best!"
After hearing Yang Fu's words, the smile on Cao Zhen's face grew bigger and bigger.
Feeling that the opportunity was too close to miss, he immediately asked Yang Fu to retreat and went to implement the strategy as soon as possible.
After Yang Fu received Cao Zhen's order to retreat, many Wei generals present also resigned.
After all the generals left, Cao Zhen temporarily suppressed his inner joy and began to deal with the government affairs on the table in front of him.
Although Cao Zhen's specific power and responsibility was to be the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Guanzhong, Cao Wei's commander-in-chief was originally a military-political integration.
Therefore, even if all three states in Guanzhong have governors, the final government decisions still have to be submitted to Cao Zhen for preview.
Guanzhong is a vast territory, and many trivial matters can be handled by the governors of each state on their own. However, after excluding a large number of trivial matters, Cao Zhen also had a lot of government affairs to deal with.
What he is currently focusing on is the specific appointment of chiefs of counties and counties in various states.
Although it has been a year since Cao Pi became emperor, the nine-grade Zhongzheng system has gradually become the most important method for selecting officials in Cao Wei.
But Cao Pi was not too stupid, and he did not completely abolish the imperial examination system.
Moreover, he also issued strict orders that all personnel appointments to important positions, in addition to the approval of the local Zhongzheng officials, must also be submitted to the local highest military and political officer for final confirmation.
Because he valued Yang Fu, Cao Zhen first previewed the specific appointments of Liangzhou personnel.
But after he read most of the contents, a name in the bamboo slip caught his attention.
Jiang Wei.
The reason why this name attracted Cao Zhen's attention was not because Jiang Wei was a famous celebrity in Guanzhong.
It was because he, who had just reached his prime age, actually appeared in the personnel appointment and dismissal report submitted by Yang Fu to Cao Zhen.
You must know that those who can be sent to Cao Zhen for review must be appointed by at least one county magistrate, and with Jiang Wei's current age and fame, he is simply not up to this level.
But as Cao Zhen continued to look at Jiang Wei's life history, he understood why Yang Fu put Jiang Wei on this list.
Because Yang Fu wanted Cao Zhen to grant an official to Jiang Wei.
It is obvious that Yang Fu, a mere Liangzhou governor, cannot possess the power of directly conferring an official position.
In this report, Yang Fu also explained why he suggested that Cao Zhen give Jiang Wei an official.
The reason is that Jiang Wei's father Jiang Juan died in a royal affair.
Giving Jiang Wei an official position will help encourage ministers to serve the country.
Of course, Cao Zhen also knew that the reason why Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou, could specifically advise him and grant him an official position was definitely not that simple.
Cao Zhen looked at Jiang Wei's background and understood everything instantly.
Jiang Wei was born in a large family in Tianshui County, and Yang Fu was also born in a large family in Tianshui County. It seems that there must be an irreversible friendship between these two powerful families.
Without such a background, Jiang Wei would not have been able to hold a state official position at a young age.
After thinking about this, Cao Zhen didn't feel strange at all.
Yang Fu's behavior is very normal for him who comes from a wealthy family.
Network has always been the most valued resource for wealthy families.
Moreover, now that Yang Fu is deeply loved by Cao Zhen, Cao Zhen will not be dissatisfied with Yang Fu because of this matter.
Cao Zhen raised the ink pen on the eucalyptus and quickly wrote the word "quasi" behind Jiang Wei's name.
Moreover, he also stated in detail that the official position given to Jiang Wei was Zhonglang, and he joined the army in Tianshui County.
For a young man who had just reached the imperial examination, Cao Zhen's promotion to Jiang Wei was already considered an extraordinary promotion.
The reason why Cao Zhen treats Jiang Wei like this is not to say how much he values Jiang Wei.
Even in Jiang Wei's life introduction, Yang Fu specifically pointed out that Jiang Wei had the reputation of "Youlin" in Tianshui County.
But Cao Zhen knew that in this era when criticizing people was becoming a common practice, which family member did not have some good reputation.
But in the end, how many people can truly live up to their reputation?
Cao Zhen gave Jiang Wei such a heavy reward just because of Yang Fu's face.
After deciding Jiang Wei's reward, Cao Zhen subconsciously closed the bamboo slip in his hand.
There is absolutely no intention to understand Jiang Wei in depth.
In his opinion, Jiang Wei is now just a bargaining chip for him to show favor to Yang Fu.
No need to pay too much attention to it.
As for whether Jiang Wei is "Youlin", everything depends on Jiang Wei's specific performance in the future.
Anyway, if they are in Tianshui, can they still run away?
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After Yang Fu left the meeting hall, he immediately summoned a group of officials.
Yang Fu's personal ability is very strong, otherwise he would not be valued by Cao Cao and Cao Zhen one after another.
With his outstanding personal ability, Yang Fu quickly arranged all the matters in the plan he just presented.
Under Yang Fu's arrangement, dozens of subordinates left his house in an orderly manner one by one, and then left Chencang without stopping and headed south.
These dozens of subordinate officials each have their own missions.
After dozens of subordinates had left, Yang Fu, who had just finished his work, stretched and stood up and walked outside the courtyard. He climbed onto a high platform outside the courtyard and looked towards the south.
The direction he was looking was exactly Liangzhou.
When he just saw the message from Liangzhou, his face showed a solemn look.
Perhaps others thought he was thinking about whether this was the right time to attack Liangzhou.
But in fact, the reason why he looked solemn was because Mi Yang's behavior made him feel a little scared.
Those who fell under Mi Yang's butcher's knife were the patriarchs of major aristocratic families, and so did he, Yang Fu.
Precisely because of this identity, Yang Fu could more empathetically realize how much impact Mi Yang's behavior had on the privileges of the wealthy family.
If he really succeeds without any constraints, will it be a good thing for his family?
With Mi Yang's ability, no one can guarantee that he will not capture Liangzhou.
Therefore, Yang Fu must not sit back and watch Mi Yang succeed.
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