The little yellow doormen were bent over and huddled on both sides of the palace door, as if they wanted to shrink their torso directly into the shadow of the doorpost.
This is not the first time that these little Huangmen have seen the conflict between Emperor Liu Xie and Cao Cao, and it was not until now that they knew about it. Although Cao Cao has ascended to the position of prime minister this time, the actual conflict between him and Emperor Liu Xie is not
Deepening.
Facing the airs put on by Emperor Liu Xie, Cao Cao felt both disdainful and pathetic.
Emperor, maybe he still doesn’t know what he is facing?
Sometimes Cao Cao even felt that in some aspects the emperor was still the same as when he first saw him, a half-grown child.
For example, a celebration like this.
In fact, Cao Cao could understand why Emperor Liu Xie insisted on holding such a celebration. After all, what Emperor Liu Xie wanted was to show that he was still the master of this big man. The so-called position of prime minister could be given or taken back...
…
But what?
Emperor Liu Xie really thought that anyone would care about this?
The current situation in Shandong is really ugly.
However, no one from the emperor to the nobles and nobles cared about the difficulties they were about to face.
Cao Cao took a breath and then exhaled it slowly.
It's time to take action...
These silverfish.
What makes this group of silverfish think that they can use economic income to blackmail a country?
Um?
Sometimes it was difficult for Cao Cao to understand the thinking of these people. Has the economy of the Han Dynasty never experienced a trough? Or is it that the people at the bottom of the Han Dynasty cannot bear the life of poverty? Or is it that if these bugs are not dealt with, the ordinary people of the Han Dynasty can live a life of poverty.
Very happy, everyone is very happy to live and work in peace and contentment?
If this is the case, then why do these silverfish talk about taxes all day long and use the income of the court as a shield?
Do you really think that these taxes and these revenues are created by the silverfish themselves?
Don't think that Cao Cao doesn't know that these guys are secretly doing business with Fei Qian in Guanzhong, running caravans, and doing little things under Cao Cao's nose...
In order to make money and seek profit, you just don’t care about anything?
It is said that someone actually cut down the original Zhuanghe to plant some fennel and some fennel! Just because Guanzhong bought it in large quantities and paid a very high price!
Money is indeed a good thing...
So you can just ignore it and throw aside the country’s taxes and people’s stability?
hehe.
Xun Wenruo actually wanted to cover up for these people...
Of course, there is some truth in what Wen Ruo said.
After all, if these silverfish are dealt with, there will inevitably be some chaos in the scene. After all, these silverfish are already deeply ingrained, and it is easy to pull out all kinds of stickiness. If it cannot be dealt with in a short time...
Maybe some guys will simply turn to Guanzhong because of this!
However, Cao Cao felt that he had endured it for a long time, and he had endured it three times!
He's almost turning into a jounin with the Sharingan!
General Hussar, well, now he is General Hussar, and his momentum has become stronger and stronger. Before, Cao Cao dared to say that he had the strength to fight, but now, he can only say that young people do not respect martial ethics, they are like rats.
Drain the juice from the tail, then step aside to rest and catch your breath.
In the battle between Qingxu and Qingxu, Cao Cao showed the power of powerful military equipment and beat the soldiers of the Jiangdong warships to a pulp. It seemed that Cao Cao had the upper hand, but in fact the reflected problems were like a mirror in Cao Cao's mind.
It’s not about victory, and it’s not about Jiangdong.
In history, most of Cao Wei's forces were in confrontation with Jiangdong, leaving only a small number of soldiers. About one-third to one-quarter were fighting with Shu Han, but now it is the other way around. Cao Cao mainly
All the attention is focused on Guanzhong. As for Jiangdong...
Well, what about having a baby...
The reason why Cao Cao must use the momentum of the Qingxu Battle to climb up again is not...well, maybe a little bit, but more importantly, Cao Cao needs to use such behavior to appease, or to scare those under his rule.
Guys with different intentions unite the power of Shandong.
Cao Cao also understood that he could not be defeated. Once he failed, the undercurrents in Shandong that seemed to be stable for a while would burst out. Those local heroes who seemed to be submissive on the surface would most likely change their ways immediately, so as not to add insult to injury to Cao Cao.
, which is already excellent.
Nowadays, Shandong has no advantage.
Feiqian in Guanzhong carried out large-scale military research. After scientific and technological progress, whether it was trebuchets or kerosene and gunpowder, they greatly threatened traditional military strategies and changed the battlefield pattern.
However, if we can obtain those important military technologies under Fei Qian, or let the emperor come forward and recruit some great craftsmen to strengthen Cao Cao's military and technical strength, he may not be able to continue to compete with Fei Qian.
.
technological change.
Cao Cao deeply realized the importance of this for the first time.
Compared with technology, those scriptures that the Shandong gentry are proud of are nothing.
Only through industry can a country be rejuvenated.
A group of guys with just one mouth often have this opinion or that idea, but none of them are based on reality. What benefit do such so-called inheritors of classics and knowledgeable people have to the country? They are all in vain.
It's just a title, just to get money, no different from those wandering libertines in the market who make a living by cheating.
Cao Cao looked up at the main hall.
The main hall is very majestic and solid.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei also came here together back then. At that time, this place was still an empty factory.
Liu Bei finally chose to escape and did not stay. Did Liu Bei realize at that time that these guys in Shandong were just talking big? They were empty of scriptures but empty of facts?
"Prime Minister..." A little Huangmen hurriedly came out of the palace, "Your Majesty, please..."
Prime Minister Cao stepped forward.
When the two small yellow gates outside the main hall saw Cao Cao's figure completely entering the main hall, they seemed to have been relieved of the invisible burden that was pressing on them, and they seemed to have come to life again and took a breath.
"I greet you, Your Majesty!" Cao Cao slightly arched his hands.
To be honest, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty does not need to meet when he goes to the palace, and he has quite a lot of privileges. However, Cao Cao feels that talking about these is not the focus now, nor is it the key issue in Shandong at the moment. Could it be that Cao Cao obtained
The so-called "seeing but not worshiping" can change the unfavorable situation in Shandong?
"Stay flat, give me a seat." Liu Xie's voice seemed to be still steady.
Cao Cao thanked him, then sat down and adjusted his red and black court clothes.
Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao. In fact, the distance between the two people was not very far, but for some reason, Liu Xie felt that he and Cao Cao seemed to be constantly moving away, as if there were countless spaces filling in between him and Cao Cao.
Pushing the two of them further and further apart.
Liu Xie was silent for a while and then asked, "What can I do for you, Ai Qing?"
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, do you know... what gunpowder is?"
"Gunpowder?" Liu Xie was stunned.
Although Liu Xie is mostly closed, he occasionally learns and inquires about some information through the talks of some ministers and sending eunuchs from Huangmen to the market. In this information, "gunpowder" appears very rarely...
…
Therefore, Liu Xie waited for a while before he nodded slightly hesitantly and said, "I heard a little bit...Why did Aiqing talk about this?"
"Gunpowder is made from saltpeter mixed with sulfur charcoal..." Cao Cao said slowly, "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Shaobo used it to defeat the Wu soldiers, and it was later passed down secretly... In the early Han Dynasty, an immortal passed down the method and said, "
On the summer solstice, when the yellow swamp flows and the stone spirit emerges, "this is what it is..."
Liu Xie nodded as if he understood. After a moment, he asked again, "Is there something important about this thing?"
Cao Cao nodded slightly, "Your Majesty is talented and intelligent, and must know the art of military formation. If you want to capture a city, but don't want to lose too many soldiers, what should you do if you cling to it and attack it?"
Although Liu Xie was not sure why Cao Cao asked such a question, he thought for a moment and replied: "If you have more soldiers, you can surround them; if you have fewer soldiers, you can lure them."
"Exactly." Cao Cao nodded, but sighed again, "But with "gunpowder", this strategy... The power of gunpowder can break up mountains and rocks, shake the earth, destroy city gates, and destroy hinges... With the benefit of this thing,
There is no strong city in the world that cannot be destroyed! Your Majesty, do you know what the consequences will be if this thing is used widely in the world?"
Liu Xie became somewhat unhappy and frowned slightly. Cao Cao didn't say anything serious at first, but just asked questions one after another. Did he really regard himself as the father of the country or the emperor's master?
Therefore, Liu Xie said: "Then what should I do about it if I love you?"
As for you, beep less.
Cao Cao's eyebrows moved, "According to detailed investigation by Wei Chen, the Hussars used gunpowder to open up the Qinling Mountains and reach the mountain road in Hanzhong and Guanzhong... It is said that there is a stone in the mountain that spans the road, weighing ten thousand kilograms, and no one can shake it."
However, if you introduce gunpowder to break it, it can be broken like powder... I hope that several roads in the Qinling Mountains, which were rugged and rocky and extremely difficult to pass, are now almost smooth, all because of the gunpowder."
Smooth road is, of course, an exaggeration, but at least it is no longer a dangerous path.
"Ah? What?" Liu Xie couldn't believe it.
Cao Cao ignored Liu Xie's surprise and continued in silence for a moment: "Today's Jizhou and Yuzhou are all flat. There are neither dangerous passes nor strong rivers. The only thing that can be relied upon is that the city is high and the ditch is deep... In the past, if
When encountering bandit soldiers, it is enough to stay behind closed doors and clear the country. It is difficult for bandit soldiers to cross the ravine, and it is even more difficult to climb the city wall. The siege lasts for a long time, and the city will collapse without food... But now, as soon as this "gunpowder" comes out, the situation in the world will immediately change.
, all the techniques of war used in the past were harmful..."
Cao Cao was a master of the art of war. Before many people noticed any problems, he had already seen the approaching danger from Fei Qian's technical updates and improvements.
When some Shandong scholars heard that Fei Qian used gunpowder to open mountains, or that gunpowder was used to break down the gates of Junzhai City, most of them focused on the victory or defeat of the battle, or on the generals.
, especially the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, criticized and accused them, believing that the "gunpowder" and other reasons promoted by Cao Cao or others were shirking responsibility, changing the topic, and trying to cover up the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
inability……
Not many of these Shandong students would really pay attention to what gunpowder is and what changes it will bring to the military!
After that guy Sun Tzu took the lead in using vaginal legs during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the originally polite battlefield became full of intrigues. Then military methods became more and more despicable, deception became the norm, and deception became meritorious service.
, clearing the country and plundering each other, etc. have also become a conventional way of fighting. Those countries that cannot keep up with the changes of the times, or the princes who insist on abiding by the gentleman's war, eventually become the underworld of the loess.
Bones.
Cao Cao believed that gunpowder was the grandson's second penis...
Cao Cao slowly explained to Liu Xie.
If the emperor can understand, it is best. If he does not understand, he has fulfilled his duties as a minister.
The existence of the original city often requires the attacker to make more preparations. Otherwise, if a surprise attack cannot reach the city, they will have to face the risk of long-term combat. However, the improvement of city defense weapons has made it easier for the attacker to attack by force, attack by ants, etc.
The attacking side needs to pay a greater price. In many cases, the attacking side is unwilling to bear such a price and often chooses to besiege.
But a siege will cause fatigue and laziness among the soldiers, which is extremely difficult to avoid.
Once the fatigue and slackness of the attacker's soldiers affects the overall combat morale, the defender will gain a greater advantage. On the other hand, the delay caused by the siege of a certain city will also give the defender time to assemble.
reinforcements, then the attacking side will have to withstand greater pressure.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition, there is a potential impact. When the attacker besieges a city, it often besieges it twice as many times, which means low efficiency and increased expenses.
, will put the attacking side under greater economic pressure. After all, having so many laborers to transport grain and grass means that so much manpower must be deployed domestically. Over time, it will inevitably affect subsequent production.
These factors will affect the entire battle, and even the victory or defeat of the battle.
But the emergence of gunpowder overturned everything again.
The military attackers and defenders are actually like spears and shields. Attacking the city is like a spear, and defending the city is like a shield. Now those who attack the city have extremely powerful technological advancements, but those who defend the city are just standing still. This naturally makes Cao Cao
He couldn't help but feel panic in his heart, especially after he defeated Jiang Dongbing with the semi-finished product he got from Fei Qian, this feeling was like a nightmare haunting him.
"...I have heard from you," Cao Cao said slowly, "The generals under the traitor Yuan clan have the courage of thousands of men. They can enter and exit the military formation three times without any damage. They are no different from the former Youbei Gongsun."
During the battle, there was no point in breaking the formation and beheading them... Such brave men also died under the gunpowder... They died without their whole bodies..."
Liu Xie's eyes widened. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Moreover, Liu Xie was still unable to grasp the key points. He didn't know why Cao Cao wanted to tell him these things. After all, Liu Xie didn't know how to go into battle, and it was impossible for him to go into battle to kill the enemy.
, let alone face the dangers of "gunpowder".
Cao Cao glanced at Liu Xie and sighed inwardly. The emperor Liu Xie thought that he had grown up and could take on the responsibilities of the so-called emperor of the Han Dynasty, but in fact he did not meet the standards. Because Liu Xie would still only stand in his own perspective.
When thinking about problems, all you think about is yourself. From this perspective, there is no essential difference between Liu Xie and those powerful and powerful Shandong gentry.
"Your Majesty..." Cao Cao emphasized again, "You know, Jizhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Youzhou..."
Cao Cao looked at Liu Xie and spoke slowly, counting them one by one, "These states and counties are rarely in danger! What they rely on are the powerful cities of the counties and counties! Now if there is the help of gunpowder
, it originally took many days to besieged before it could be captured, but now it only takes one day, or several days... How many days can the hundreds of thousands of cities in the hinterland of the Central Plains be blocked?"
Only then did Liu Xie realize it, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back!
There was a moment of silence in the main hall.
The green gauze and window lintels divide the hall into areas of varying light and darkness.
Xiliang...
Cavalry...
Some not-so-good memories appeared in Liu Xie's mind, like dust flying in the light in the hall, which could not be cleared away no matter what.
After a while, Liu Xie heard his own voice, which seemed like a dry moan, "Prime Minister... where is the plan coming from?"
Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict to order the hussars to offer gunpowder!"
Liu Xie couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and then he said with a click: "Qingqi...are you willing?"
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, smiled, and said, "If you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, why don't you want to do it?"
Liu Xie took a long breath.
This time, he understood.
Cao Cao didn't care whether the Emperor Liu Xie could really get the gunpowder formula from Fei Qian through an edict. He just wanted to let him know that the only one he could rely on was Cao Cao, and other people, even if they kept trying,
Fei Qian, who wears the banner of "loyal minister of the great Han Dynasty", is nothing more than that.
If the hussar is unwilling to donate the gunpowder, or is stalling or stalling, it can prove that the hussar has different intentions. The meaning of Cao Cao's suggestion is to let Liu Xie understand all the "loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty", and then
Is the prime minister in front of me the only one left?
Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao deeply and nodded slowly, "I understand."
Cao Cao bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will retire."
After speaking, Cao Cao didn't stay much longer. After completing the etiquette, he slowly withdrew.
Liu Xie watched Cao Cao's figure disappear at the entrance of the hall. He felt as if something had been stuffed into his chest by Cao Cao, making his breathing difficult and stuffy.
Is Cao Cao a loyal minister?
hehe.
So is Fei Qian a loyal minister?
hehe……
Who else in the world is loyal to the great man? Loyal to himself?!
Liu Xie suddenly felt very lonely. He gripped the armrests of the throne tightly, his fingers so hard that his joints turned white and trembled.
The sun gradually sets in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines in.
Liu Xie stared at the oval orange-red setting sun outside the window of the main hall. He didn't know whether it was stimulated by the setting sun or for some other reason, but suddenly his face burst into tears...
