This kind of spring snow has undoubtedly disrupted many people's original plans.
It's like the "surrender" of the Shanshan Kingdom from the Western Regions, like the flying snow coming all over the sky, no matter whether anyone is prepared or not mentally prepared at all.
As for why it is "lowering the list" and not "treaty", it is because many people in Shandong cannot understand what a "treaty" is, so they can only replace it with an old word that they are accustomed to and can understand.
For many ordinary people, Shanshan is a far away country, even so far away that they can hardly imagine it. Do the people of Shanshan have two mouths? Or do they have extra eyeballs? Or maybe they are buck-toothed, red-haired, naked and pointing.
?
Because originally in Shandong, the description of the outside world was always barbaric and uncivilized, and it was like "a land of southern barbarians, with smoke and water blurred, miasma dense, and scum in it. The climate is hot and humid, and droughts and floods are irregular. The mountains
There are many dangerous gorges and dangerous roads, making it difficult and inconvenient to travel."
Then the people in those places are "the nature of the Eastern Yi, with few gifts and few righteousness, capable of defending and fighting, being able to stand up against mountains and seas, relying on danger to stand firm". Otherwise, they are like wild beasts. When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming,
Men and women will go to the river to bathe, and then breed freely and so on...
So the Han people in Shandong looked down on each other with disdain and envy at the same time, wondering why they hadn't encountered such a good thing that confused themselves?
But what is very interesting is that when someone proposes to attack these barbarians, someone else will jump out and say that these barbarians "are in harmony with each other and the people are happy."
Um?
Didn't the government say before that these barbarians outside China were living in dire straits?
So when we go to rescue these barbarians, shouldn’t these barbarians be greeted with food?
The official coughed and said that I have never told lies. I have never told a lie in my life. As for the dire straits, that is for sure, but it is not yet time to fight the barbarians. As for when to wait for the opportunity, "If the top is in chaos and the bottom is separated,
Then you can move between lines. When gaps arise, gaps will appear. When gaps arise, cultivate virtue and come to them. If you solidify your armor and attack them, they will definitely defeat them."
The people in Shandong groaned, probably realizing that they had been deceived.
In fact, the people of Shandong also know that the barbarians outside China may not really be in dire straits, and they are not necessarily better than those in China. It's just the same old rhetoric every day and every year...
Interesting?
The official also grunted twice, then muttered something like, "The people can follow it, but not know it," and left.
Therefore, in Shandong, the connections between the upper and lower levels of the court, government, officials, and people are disconnected, and the root cause of this disconnect is deception.
Deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors.
Just like this time when Shanshan State delivered a treaty to Xu County, it declared to the people of Shandong that it was to "lower its status", and then said in an understatement that this was just a hussar... Oh, it was just an act of compromise by the traitor Fei Qian, and it was not worthy of anything.
Pay attention, come, come, let me show you another melon, the newly elected oiran of Anpingfang. Is this melon big, round and white?
As for the people in the upper echelons of the court, they were all shocked and distraught.
Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there has been no record of destroying other countries, but those were basically done by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, including South Vietnam, Dayuan, Wei's Korea, and the North Desert Xiongnu...
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the short-sighted small-scale peasant economy only focused on the land and tenants under its noses, and gradually lost its desire for external affairs.
Of course, the Eastern Han Dynasty did not have no foreign wars.
Such as the Huns.
If the Eastern Han Dynasty's fight for the Western Regions can be considered a foreign war, then that's OK. But the more accurate term should be "Futong". As for the Western Qiang, or other wars against foreign tribes, sometimes they are more of a response.
, rather than taking the initiative to conquer.
On the whole, the outward steps were stagnant until Fei Qian appeared.
Many people have never thought that Fei Qian would directly divide Shanshan Kingdom into two, and then sign this Shanshan Treaty...
Historically, in the later period of history, Cao Cao arranged for the Southern Xiongnu to gain some access to the borders of the enemy country, and then attack the Wuhuan people, which was considered a foreign war. Liu Bei and Sun Quan also had conflicts due to geographical connections with foreign nations, but these things had nothing to do with the Eastern Han Dynasty.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court was weak.
So looking at Fei Qian's attack on the Western Regions alone, marching his army forward, and instantly quelling the chaos in the Western Regions, he also split the Shanshan Kingdom into two and asked its king to sign a treaty. No matter from which point of view, Fei Qian's method
It was simply fast and ruthless. It was truly worthy of a hussar. It seemed as if as soon as it passed by, it stretched out its giant hand to the sky and knocked the entire Western Region to the ground in an instant.
Logically speaking, the Shanshan Treaty is a good thing and a happy event, but for some people, they cannot feel any joy.
For example, Liu Xie.
The Han Dynasty opened up new territories and overthrew foreign countries like a flip of the palm. As the emperor, he should be happy, but Liu Xie woke up in the night.
When he suddenly sat up from the bed, Liu Xie's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
The light was dim, the sky outside the window was chaotic, there was a soft popping sound on the roof, and snowflakes were flying down.
He got off the bed, put on his clothes, gritted his teeth, and experienced everything that day again.
At that time, Dong Zhuo used force to force Liu Xie to move the capital, and then tens of millions of Heluo people staggered forward like zombies on the road to Chang'an.
That year, there was a heavy snowfall in Chang'an.
Chaotic fighting, bright red blood.
Even hot blood cannot melt the ice.
Before Dong Zhuo, no one in the Han Dynasty had ever thought about how much harm a border general could cause to the Han Dynasty.
Of course, in Liu Xie's heart, Dong Zhuo represented the cause of trouble for the imperial court. As for the scars of Dong Zhuo's bloody battle in Xiliang, Liu Xie had long forgotten.
After Dong Zhuo, the careerists among the Han Dynasty realized that the Han Dynasty was already so weak...
Under such circumstances, the order that the Han Dynasty had barely maintained completely collapsed.
The alliance of Suanzao is not so much "anti-Dong" as it is "anti-Han". The princes gathering said they were for the emperor, but they knew exactly what they were actually for.
So the annexation and killing of each other began.
Liu Xie got up slowly, without disturbing the little eunuch who was curled up sleeping in a corner. He put on his brocade boots and fur, walked a few steps outside, pushed open the heating cabinet, and stood in front of the window.
The window covered with fine silk shone through the chaotic light, shining on Liu Xie's face, like a meager hope.
When the news about Shanshan Kingdom came, Liu Xie was not happy, but frightened.
Liu Xie thought about it more than once. If Wang Yun had just killed Dong Zhuo, the big man would still be alive. As long as he could bring order to the chaos, even if he gave up some power, the big man would still be able to control the situation.
As a result, Wang Yun failed again, and this time the dignity of the entire Han Dynasty completely collapsed.
Before, it could be said that it was the powerful ministers who harmed the country. It was caused by people with overwhelming power. Many emperors of the Han Dynasty could not compete with them. Therefore, the humiliation Liu Xie suffered was nothing. But what did Li Guo and Li Guo count? They were just rebels. The result
With just a few thousand rebels, the Han Dynasty was destroyed.
That year, there was a lot of snow.
The blood is very red.
For some reason, Liu Xie always felt that Chang'an was like a ferocious beast, tearing the flesh and blood of big men.
No matter who the owner of Chang'an is.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." The eunuch who was sleeping curled up at the foot of the bed woke up and found that Liu Xie had walked outside and stood in front of the window. He was so frightened that he even rolled out and couldn't speak clearly.
Liu Xie stopped the young eunuch's overly panic words and deeds, but did not refuse the brocade robe that the young eunuch sent him.
He stood in front of the window, feeling a little cold indeed.
After putting on the brocade robe, Liu Xie immediately felt warm.
However, Liu Xie was immediately stunned again, because the brocade robe he was wearing was an excellent product produced in Guanzhong to keep out the cold...
After hesitating for a while, Liu Xie turned to the young eunuch and asked, "If you serve me faithfully, I...I will reward you with a hundred gold..."
Gold is not gold, but red gold, which is copper coins.
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then he kowtowed with joy and thanked her with a smile on his face.
When Liu Xie saw this, he also smiled, but his smile quickly faded and he turned around and continued to look out the window.
Foggy outside the window.
Let alone one hundred gold, Liu Xie can afford even one hundred kilograms of gold now.
However, after all, there are some rewards that he cannot afford.
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Snowflakes are flying.
Usually at this hour, the sky should be bright, but now it is still chaotic.
A carriage came swaying in the snow, and the lantern raised on the side seemed to be wet by the wind and snow, even if it was covered with oil paper, it flickered, and seemed to be extinguished at any time.
The carriage stopped.
The servants quickly stepped forward and placed wooden steps under the carriage.
Zhong Yao got off the carriage, stepped on the wooden steps, and then walked up the steps covered with snowflakes.
His originally clean brocade boots were inadvertently stained with snow water. The snow water quickly spread on the brocade, like blood stains...
Zhong Yao entered the house.
There was no one in the room, but soon, people came one after another, sitting among each other in silence.
Servants came and went, bringing some hot tea.
Yuan Kan, who was under Zhong Yao, frowned and looked at the hot tea, "Let's change it to some wine... This tea gets colder the more you drink it..."
The servant turned to look at Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yaowen remained motionless and closed his eyes slightly.
The servants removed the hot tea, warmed up the wine, and then placed the braziers in the four corners of the hall.
When everything was arranged, the servants retreated, and silence fell all around.
A branch outside the window seemed to be overwhelmed by the snowflakes. It shook a little, shaking off a little of the snowflakes. It seemed to lift its head and chest again very briskly, but soon, the snowflakes attached to it again, bit by bit.
Lower your head.
"Fuck..." As soon as Yuan Kan uttered a syllable, he saw the warning look from Zhong Yao. He coughed and swallowed up the prime minister or old thief behind the syllable. "What is the Shanshan Treaty?"
What means?"
Zhong Yao was silent, thinking, and did not speak immediately.
Normally, shouldn't Cao Cao withhold this treaty and keep it secret?
This behavior is like...
It's like King Zhou was crusading against King Zhou, but in the end he said that King Zhou was crusading against Dongyi and expanding his territory?
For this kind of thing, historical records can say that "Emperor Zhou was gifted with quick skills, keen hearing and vision, extraordinary physical strength, and powerful hands against ferocious beasts." However, the King of Zhou could say that King Zhou cut off the shamans and gods from the secular world, and completely separated the divine power from the royal power.
Is it a wonderful thing? The king of Zhou could only say that King Zhou drank too much, dismissed the nobles, replaced them with villains, listened to women, believed in orders, and avoided sacrifices...
Cannon-burning?
Digging?
Caesarean section?
Sorry, Ji Fa cried loudly, why didn't I think of this at the time?
So now it's like Ji Fa is preparing for the Battle of Makino, and then suddenly he says that Di Xin is still a good comrade, which makes everyone feel puzzled and weird at the same time.
Could Cao Cao be stupid?
They don't believe it.
Since Cao Cao is not stupid, then Cao Cao must have an agenda.
So what is Lao Cao’s plan?
Cui Lin narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Are you looking for a way out?"
Cui Lin, just by looking at this surname, you can tell where the relationship is. The Cui family in Qinghe represents the Jizhou people.
Cui Lin used Yuan Kan to establish a relationship with Zhong Yao.
So in a sense, today's small room is an important meeting place for the three parties.
Yingchuan faction, Jizhou lao, opposition parties.
Cui Lin said this, of course there is some basis for it.
The complete failure of Youzhou Cao Chun has become a must-have appetizer for Jizhou people. Talking about Cao Chun's unlucky things, you can eat an extra bowl of corn rice without adding sauce.
This is because Jizhou guys don’t know the news about Le Jin and others’ failure in Huguan yet. Otherwise, Jizhou guys wouldn’t even be able to drink a little wine...
Should!
Who made Cao Cao not believe in the strength of Jizhou people? He was unwilling to reuse Jizhou people?
Look, this is the result of nepotism!
It seems that if Cao Cao had let the people of Jizhou take charge of the military and then let the people of Jizhou do everything, he would surely have won.
Of course, they selectively forgot the fact that most of Yuan Shao's generals were from Jizhou.
Yuan Kan glanced at Zhong Yao and saw that Zhong Yao was motionless, so he asked Cui Lin in a low voice, "Youbei...is it really so corrupt?"
Cui Lin nodded slightly.
It is a fine Chinese tradition that good things never go out and bad things spread thousands of miles.
But this matter about Youzhou is not really exaggerated by Cui Lin intentionally, but it is really that bad.
Although Cao Chun finally fought hard, it was too late. It was snowing again, and even healthy people may not be able to withstand the freezing conditions in the ice and snow, let alone the injured soldiers and civilians?
In addition to the previous killings and destruction by the Hu people in Youzhou, the entire Youzhou can be said to have gone back decades. It is even worse than when Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought. The population is missing, the land is desolate, and the facilities are destroyed.
If Youzhou wants to recover its vitality, it will be impossible without one or two generations.
It was supposed to be a tragic thing, but in Cui Lin's description, there was no sense of sadness, and even some vague happiness. If it was matched with Cui Lin's fingers tapping gently on his knee, he didn't listen to the content.
The words seemed to be chanting some lyrics...
That's right, Youzhou fell down, and although Jizhou was not full, it still had a bite of fat.
Although those Youzhou people who fled to Jizhou did survive, most of them lost their personal freedom and became slave tenants of the Jizhou manor owners. They will live and die under the small peasant economic system for generations to come.
The owner of the manor voluntarily gave everything.
Therefore, Cui Lin felt that from this perspective, Cao Cao's attack on Hussar was frustrated, so the Shanshan Kingdom Treaty might be the first step for Cao Cao to get off the high platform.
Yuan Kan nodded, "Brother Cui is right..."
Zhong Yao had a different opinion, "Perhaps... the Fei family is a problem for Yihuo..."
If the hussar makes new achievements again, if the normal promotion process is followed, I am afraid that only the position of general can be used for rewards.
Anyway, Lao Cao will definitely not let go of his position as prime minister.
But is it really beneficial for a big man to be a general who does not follow the route of relatives in the inner palace and relies solely on military merit to be promoted step by step? No matter what the emperor Liu Xie thinks, let’s talk about the general after he took charge of the chancellery.
Huo Guang, how many wealthy families have been killed by the run?
And if Fei Qian is really allowed to become the core figure who controls the world like Huo Guang, then the new land policy in Guanzhong will inevitably be implemented to the entire Han Dynasty. By then, these gentry, country gentlemen and land guys in Shandong who are resting on their laurels will still be able to
An An An happily lies on the bodies of farmers and tenants to suck blood?
Therefore, Zhong Yao believed that Cao Cao's move was more like a warning.
Classmate Lao Cao tried so hard but couldn't suppress Fei Qian's jumping. If Jizhou and Yuzhou still stand by and watch, who can resist Fei Qian then?
After listening to Zhong Yao's words, Yuan Kan frowned and nodded, "What Mr. Zhong said is very reasonable."
As soon as Yuan Kan said this, both Cui Lin and Zhong Yao were a little dissatisfied.
In terms of love, are you Monk Sha? The master is right, the senior brother is right, do you need another second senior brother?
Yuan Kan saw the faces of Zhong Yao and Cui Lin. As a political intermediary, he naturally understood that his muddled attitude was not popular, so he started thinking and suddenly thought of a question...
"Mr. Zhong, Brother Cui..." Yuan Kan said with a serious look, "I don't care about Prime Minister Cao's intention for the moment... Don't be anxious, don't be anxious... Someone said, why did this hussar send his envoy here?"
Zhong Yao and Cui Lin were both stunned.
Yes, just now they were both speculating on what Cao Cao wanted to express through such behavior, but they forgot that this messenger did not come from Cao Cao, but was sent by Fei Qian, so Fei Qian did this
, what does it mean?
"This..." Zhong Yao frowned and asked, "What do you have to say? I am all ears."
Yuan Kan didn't have any great ideas, but he showed the flexibility of a political donor. He chuckled and seemed confident, "I thought...it would be safer to wait until I visit the Duan family before making a decision..."
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Don’t political donors just mix things up between various parties and then profit from it?
Now that there is such a great opportunity in front of him, how can Yuan Kan miss it?
Cui Lin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Zhong Yao stared at Yuan Kan, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "You might as well ask the Xun family to investigate..."
Yuan Kan was startled, "Xun Lingjun?!"
Zhong Yao shook his head and smiled, "No, no... among the Xun family, is Xun Lingjun the only one?"
"Oh..." Yuan Kan suddenly understood, and soon he understood what Zhong Yao meant.
