Indeed, Cao Pi had reason to be angry about the current situation in Jizhou.
But anger cannot solve problems, it often only creates more problems.
Many things often cannot have the best of both worlds, and at some point you have to make a choice.
The result of wanting everything is often getting nothing.
Cao Pi now tasted the consequences of wanting everything.
If he hadn't wanted everything before, then Jizhou's money and food might not be so concentrated in the transit camp now, the soldiers in the counties would not be so weak, and the grievances of the local gentry would not be so great.
If he didn't want everything, but instead tried his best to reconcile the relationship between Cui Yan and Chen Qun, leaving the two in Yecheng to command, on the one hand, he could show the cooperative attitude of Jizhou and Yuzhou, and on the other hand, Wei Yan could also
It is unlikely that Cui Yan and Chen Qun will be able to take advantage of each other.
Wei Yan's intuition on the battlefield was both bold and keen.
He almost instinctively grasped the discord between Jizhou and Yuzhou, sensed the hidden resentment of the squires in Jizhou towards Cao Jun, and immediately began to seduce the squires in Jizhou to become Wei Yan's "friendly forces", actively or passively.
Cooperate to cover up Wei Yan's traces.
Chen Qun guessed some of the problems, but he couldn't say it explicitly. He could only express it implicitly, reminding Cao Pi that there was a drought in Jizhou, and he should do something, at least express an attitude and win over these Jizhou squires...
Just like many companies in later generations always give out some trivial welfare products during certain festivals.
Although it is not much, and it is very likely that the middleman has taken advantage of it, it at least proves that the company has this intention, and the employees may feel a little more at ease.
And Cao Pi was like slamming the table when he came up, shouting at the back of his neck, "There's not much else in China, it's just that there are a lot of people, if you like it, go ahead, if you don't, get out!"
Isn't this the same as a certain dairy factory taunting consumers, "You are not missing"?
As a result, Jizhou is now missing one person in the east and one in the west, and suddenly there are holes everywhere.
Cao Pi angrily expressed that he would loosen Chen Qun's chain and let him go out to bite...well, suppress the bandits, but in fact, even if Chen Qun killed all the officials in Jizhou who did not obey orders, the problem would be solved.
Already?
Obviously impossible.
It is very troublesome to actually solve the problem, so many people are willing to directly solve the problem. So Cao Pi is now adding mistakes to mistakes.
Cao Cao and Fei Qian are like two super large companies in Han Dynasty, with thousands or even tens of thousands of employees, directly involving millions of families, and indirectly radiating to tens of millions of people.
Then something goes wrong, kill kill kill?
Which company has a problem and solves it by killing its employees?
Layoffs?
At best, layoffs can only be regarded as dismissal, but murder can be directly physically erased.
What kind of solution can an idiot come up with?
Now it's like layoffs are cutting deep into the blood vessels.
There were many delicious and fun things on a table, but a bug was mixed in among them.
The correct approach is definitely not to cry and yell, then grab the tablecloth tightly, causing everything on the table to fall to the ground and shatter.
Chen Qun delivered those memorials because he wanted Cao Pi to understand where the root of Jizhou's problems lies and what the most critical starting point is...
The result was obvious. Cao Pi was like the crying and furious child. He didn't listen to what Chen Qun wanted to say or asked what Chen Qun wanted to do. Instead, he grabbed the tablecloth and pulled it down desperately.
In order to prevent everything on the table from falling to pieces, Chen Qun could only agree to lead the troops to encircle and suppress the "husband bandits".
Sending troops also requires some preparation.
Before setting off, Chen Qun called his children in front of him.
Chen Tai is not too old, but he is not too young either.
Originally, Chen Qun brought Chen Tai to Yecheng, on the one hand, to take better care of and teach Chen Tai, and on the other hand, he also hoped that Chen Tai could have more contact opportunities with Cao Pi...
How to build a closer relationship with the leader's relatives is obviously also a science.
It's a pity that now, Chen Qun suddenly felt that Chen Tai and Cao Pi were not suitable for getting too close.
"Father..."
Chen Tai stepped forward to greet him.
Chen Qun pointed to the seat beside him and said, "Sit."
Since we can't get too close to Cao Pi, we must choose another direction and open up another channel.
So what directions and channels are there in Yecheng, or Jizhou, that are worthy of Chen Qun's investment?
In the hall, father and son sat in silence.
In the courtyard, the summer sunshine entered, and it seemed a bit bright and hot, as if it was about to melt everything.
"The drought in Jizhou is serious..."
Chen Qun sighed softly.
The originally green leaves in the courtyard now lowered their heads.
Chen Tai did not answer the call.
There is no wind, so the air around is a bit dull.
Although the summer in Jizhou is not as humid and depressing as that in Jiangdong, this kind of windless weather can make people feel as if something is blocking their hearts, making it uncomfortable to breathe.
As Cao Pi grew up, some of his temperaments could be said to be "ignorant" or "childish" when he was young, but Cao Pi was not an ordinary child.
Moreover, the definition of children in the Han Dynasty was not as outrageous as that of later generations...
In later generations, many people are still in their thirties and forties, and there are not many who are still children. However, in the Han Dynasty, there are only a few people who become the head of the family at the age of twelve or thirteen and live independently.
Therefore, Cao Piguang lost his composure as a successor because of his temper and his attitude of fighting or not fighting, which made Chen Qun despise him more and more.
After another long silence, Chen Qun looked at Chen Tai.
Chen Tai quickly straightened his back slightly and treated him respectfully.
"What is a noble family?"
Chen Qun asked.
Chen Tai thought for a moment, "A family is a family that has been passed down from generation to generation. It has a prominent family name and has hairpins from generation to generation. The family tradition is honest and honest, the title is hereditary, and the descendants multiply and are passed down from generation to generation."
Chen Qun was noncommittal and asked again: "What is a gentry?"
Chen Tai was stunned for a moment, "Well... ah, a scholar family is a family whose profession is studying. Although their family background is not as prominent as that of aristocratic families, they have been scholarly for generations, and their descendants all attach great importance to learning. The family tradition is elegant and passed down from generation to generation."
"So, what are people?" Chen Qun asked next.
"The people are the foundation of the country." Chen Tai replied.
Chen Qun nodded and sighed, "That's it."
Chen Qun was knowledgeable, but he was also limited by his own limitations.
What is fundamental?
In fact, they are the sewers of the city, the roots of the forest, and the people who are often ignored inside...
But Chen Qun, like Chen Tai, kept talking about "people" but couldn't actually see those people.
Just like when Chen Tai talked about "noble families" and "gentry", he could talk eloquently, but when he talked about "people", he only had one short sentence.
Normally, their heads look upward.
What do you see when you look up?
High-rise buildings and lush foliage.
As for the roots and soil below?
And the sewers that are clogged with siltation...
How smelly and filthy it is. Would that "idiot" see it?
Chen Qun does not think he is a "fool", nor will he let his children become "fools".
"With the general trend of the world, what can you think about?" Chen Qun asked again.
"What is the general trend of the world?" Chen Tai was silent for a moment. This question was a bit big and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.
Chen Qun looked at Chen Tai and said, "The world is huge and chaotic, but it is nothing more than aristocratic families, noble families, and people..."
Chen Tai suddenly understood, "Father, are you saying that now that the aristocratic family has collapsed, the gentry will take over and rule the people?"
Chen Qun looked around and lowered his voice, "I don't understand this."
Before the fall of the Yuan family, the Han Dynasty was dominated by aristocratic families. It can even be said that dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only aristocratic families could rule the dynasty. Even in historical records, "noble families" are listed as the most important.
What? Chen Sheng and Wu Guang?
Yes, Chen Sheng was not from an aristocratic family, but he was eventually classified as a "noble family".
Chen Sheng was the first to attack under the strict rule of the Qin Dynasty, and he was very successful. Later Chen Sheng established himself as the King of Chu, which was more or less a "king", and the generals he appointed also played a key role in overthrowing the rule of the Qin Dynasty.
.So Sima Qian praised Chen Sheng, compared him to Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, affirmed his achievements in overthrowing the previous dynasty, and elevated Chen Sheng into the "Aristocratic Family".
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A normal "noble family" is the kind that Chen Tai answered, "a hairpin from generation to generation".
Chen Qun's meaning is very close to the path he took in history.
Because China is a large agricultural country, the formation of kingdoms before the Han Dynasty, including the Han Dynasty, is usually and can only be provided by the political elite group of a certain region as the core and the will to form a group. For example, Liu Bang and Liu Xiu
, there are political groups with their regions as the core, and the same is true for Cao Cao himself.
In the great turmoil of the entire world, the most ordinary people are at best followers of these political elites. In a sense, they can be considered to have participated in the changes in national politics, but their influence is really very limited.
In the manor system of Han Shandong, these ordinary people at the bottom, except for a few people who are lucky enough to float to the surface, most of the people at the bottom are settled below the surface and cannot influence politics in a participatory way.
Decision-making. They are just "people of the country", people under the rule of the emperor and officials, various "people" organized with various prefixes, such as subjects, subjects, common people, grassroots, untouchables, unruly people...
But China is the first country to realize the importance of its people.
If the sentence "the people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important" is only limited to Mencius' ideal, then "water can carry a boat, water can overturn a boat", as well as "public opinion", "people's heart", etc.
Words have become the focus of emperors and political elites of all dynasties, and are an important constraint on the political governance of any dynasty. Many institutional practices in Chinese history have also pursued, to varying degrees, the pursuit of conforming to the will of the people and winning the hearts and minds of the people.
So it is obvious that China has a preliminary awareness of "people" or "subjects", but this awareness also has certain limitations.
This limitation does not mean that there is any difference between "citizens" and "citizens" in the West, because "citizens" in the West and "subjects" in the East are concepts formed by completely different historical developments and cannot be simply compared and evaluated with each other.
Good or bad.
Chen Qun is the embodiment of this conceptual limitation.
He understood that the collapse of the Han Dynasty was the collapse of the aristocratic family. He understood that if the Han Dynasty wanted to return to order now, it could only rely on more nobles, rather than relying on a single aristocratic family. Therefore, Chen Qun submitted an examination to Cao Cao.
The "Zhengzheng System" was historically known as the "Nine-grade Zhongzheng System", but due to various reasons, Cao Cao did not effectively promote the "Kaozheng System".
Chen Qun had previously used the Wei Yan incident to deliver memorials from various places to Cao Pi. The original idea was to use this opportunity to promote the unity of the Jizhou gentry and consolidate the lower gentry in the "kaozheng system" so that they could
Automatically and spontaneously search for experience packs like "killing monsters" and upgrading, which are "bandits" and "droughts".
But it's a pity...
Cao Pi didn't appreciate it, or he didn't understand the key issues at all.
That would be a pity.
Chen Qun was not prepared to talk to Cao Pi a second time.
"The system of examination and examination is based on the quality of people. People are divided into high and low, equally divided into high and low. The examination is used as a system to correct people. Therefore, it is called examination and examination." Chen Qun said slowly, "This system is designed to select talented people.
, for the use of the imperial court. In today's troubled times, it is difficult to check the authenticity of the filial piety and integrity promoted by counties and counties, and the talents are withering. Therefore, the governors of the state and county are used as the test to examine the talents of the state, county and county, and evaluate their character, ability, family background, etc.
Things can be settled accordingly. Firstly, it can avoid tediousness, and secondly, it can also be fair."
Chen Tai looked at Chen Qun, "Father..."
"Nowadays, thieves and bandits are incessant in the prefectures and counties, and the drought is unsolved in the fields. They are all caused by local difficulties." Chen Qun said in a deep voice, "Now, under the order of the prince, I commanded the soldiers of Yecheng to attack the bandits. Jing Jing
Pingtang...do you know what to do?』
"This..." Chen Tai seemed to understand a little, but not completely.
"Cui Jigui is not in Jizhou now." Chen Qun added.
Chen Tai thought for a long time, and then suddenly said, "Ah, I understand, kid."
Chen Qun nodded, "Then go and do your work. Father... we will raise an army to defeat the thieves in three days!"
Chen Tai took a breath and said, "Follow the order. Please leave, kid."
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When Jizhou was disturbed beyond peace and everyone had their own thoughts, the Cao army camp at the foot of Emei Mountains received the most violent artillery baptism.
Are the city walls of the Han Dynasty, the city walls of the Tang Dynasty, or the city walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties the same?
Obviously not.
In ancient times, the earliest defense systems were fences and trenches, which were used to defend against wild animals. Later, city walls were added to defend against people. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the city walls were basically formed, with rammed earth lining and masonry covering.
, became the standard for city walls in later Chinese feudal dynasties.
It's just that as more and more methods of attacking the city became more and more cruel, the city walls began to develop horizontally and became thicker and thicker. Most of the city walls that have survived in later generations are from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the early ones
From the Han and Tang Dynasties, because on the one hand it was a long time ago, on the other hand it was not as thick and solid as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so not many of them remain.
Generally speaking, the strength of the "shield" used to defend was determined based on the "spear" at that time. Therefore, when Fei Qian took out the artillery that spanned this dynasty, it was still set up according to the old defense standards.
A city wall can't stop it, let alone a military camp?
So didn’t Cao Jun know that Fei Qian had artillery?
In fact, I know it.
But the key is that the time left for Cao Cao was too short.
When the news that Shanshan Kingdom was bombarded by artillery and destroyed the capital was passed to Shandong, some people thought it was "fake news" created by Fei Qian...
Artillery roared.
Fei Qian only used two bronze cannons, and after several consecutive bombardments, he opened a small gap in Cao Jun's camp down the slope. Although the wall of the camp did not collapse, the morale of Cao Jun was obviously collapsing.
Even though Liu Zhu quickly organized manpower to block the collapsed part of the wall and barely maintained the front line, the collapse in people's morale was not so easily replenished.
Fei Qian's formation looked like a crab, with two large pincers serving as cavalry on both wings.
In the thick array in the middle are infantry, artillery and baggage, and there are also some cavalry in the rear line, like those with thinner legs of crabs.
The mission of the infantry is not only to attack, but also to protect the artillery array.
The duty of the cavalry is to strangle the enemy like giant pliers when there is a flaw in the opponent's formation.
This kind of array is simple and straightforward. Both your own side and the enemy can see clearly and understand clearly. It does not look like an eight-door golden lock, a nine-bend Yellow River, etc., which makes people confused.
But the problem is that even if Liu Zhu understands it, he has no choice but to stand there and pray for Cao Jun's reinforcements to come quickly...
Fei lurked at the back of the formation, while Xu Chu stood aside.
"Just go."
Fei Qian nodded slightly.
Xu Chu bowed down, stood up immediately, and moved forward proudly.
This is the stage that Fei Qian set up for Xu Chu, and now Xu Chu is about to make his debut.
A good general cannot grow by talking on paper, but must be tested in actual combat.
The small Cao Jun camp at the bottom of the slope was Xu Chu's training ground.
Of course, you can win, but if the damage is too great, or if the command is too chaotic, you may lose the next chance to take the stage, or even never get a second chance.
Following Xu Chu's order, the infantry line gradually moved forward.
The archers followed behind the large shield soldiers, fifty steps away from their own line of troops, not far nor close. It happened to be the range where the archers exerted their greatest power. They could use volleys or diffuse fire at any time to support the frontline infantry.
pawn array.
War drums roar and flags flutter.
Everyone under the hussar's command was high-spirited and marched forward in neat formation.
On the other hand, the soldiers of Cao's army in the camp were pale and their hands and feet were trembling.
Even if there are camps, trenches, and horse traps, they can't bring the slightest comfort to these soldiers of Cao's army, let alone any sense of security.
The soldiers of Cao's army felt as if they were trapped in an endless swamp. Whether they moved and struggled, or stayed still, it meant death would come sooner or later.
If Liu Zhu hadn't repeatedly emphasized that leaving the camp to fight in the field would mean death, and there was still the possibility of waiting for reinforcements if they stayed in the camp, these soldiers of Cao's army might have collapsed and fled during the previous rounds of shelling.
But this was only temporary. Both Liu Zhu and the soldiers of Cao's army knew this.
Liu Zhu personally stayed on the front line, constantly encouraging Cao's soldiers and stabilizing the front, but how long could the Cao's camp down the slope last? No one was sure.
