Chapter 3522 The king's orders will not go to the countryside
Cui Yan lay in the coffin and was carried out of Xu County by a funeral queue.
In order to avoid inspection, the coffin was even made into a mezzanine. The one lying on it was really dead, and Cui Yan was hidden below.
The lieutenant at the city gate really pried open the coffin board and drove them away with a look of bad luck.
Before, the martial law was strictly prohibited in the four gates of Xu County, but it was closed for a day, and then it was opened to a limited extent.
This city with a large population, dense exchanges, and frequent transactions of goods will only be closed for a long time unless it is a special situation of war. Otherwise, the negative impact of locking down the city is too great.
What's more, Xun Yu and others are trying to show that Xu County is still under their effective control, so they cannot lock the four doors tightly. Otherwise, even if there is nothing wrong in a short time, something will happen if there is nothing wrong over time.
It is precisely because of this that Zhen and Cui have room for activity.
After arriving twenty or thirty miles away from the outskirts of Xu County, Cui Yan crawled out from under the coffin and was carried to the side of the road. The funeral queue continued to walk towards the middle.
Lying in the coffin, snuggling with dead people through a layer of thin plates is definitely not a pleasant feeling. Moreover, lying in a small space, it is not even possible to turn over and move. It is also a very painful process for Cui Yan, who is not young.
Cui Yan even felt like she had died once...
With the help of others, Cui Yan moved his joints like a zombie for a quarter of an hour before he truly regained control of his limbs. He exhaled a long breath and fell under the tree and sat down tiredly.
Two days ago, Xu County's urban defense was undoubtedly the most stringent. Now, because most of Xu County's attention is on the people before the palace, although there are restrictions on entering and exiting the city gate, it has obviously been much more relaxed...
Although the Prime Minister's Mansion was so nervous, every time I got a little further away from the Prime Minister's Mansion, this sense of tension and responsibility was reduced, and almost disappeared outside the city. Even if passers-by saw a living person crawling out of the coffin of the funeral procession, no one meddled with it. Instead, they avoided it from a distance, or simply turned their heads and pretended not to see anything.
The Han Dynasty, or the Former Qin Dynasty, was not so indifferent before...
During the Former Qin Dynasty, it was the responsibility of every citizen to act bravely and arrest bandits.
The Qin Dynasty had clear legal provisions on bravery, requiring people to help others when others are in danger. The Qin bamboo slips record: "There are thieves who kill and injure people, and they will not help others. They will be the second-class of the treasures in a hundred steps."
In the early Han Dynasty, there were also some legacy of the Former Qin Dynasty, but later the Guanzhong people who were accustomed to the laws of the Former Qin Dynasty were hit in Shandong. The Shandong gentry in power used the so-called Spring and Autumn Prison, or the Jingyi Prison, to play around with the law, and produced typical literary inquisition cases, which also caused the Han Dynasty to be innately incomplete in its political system after its founding.
As it extends to the present, there is a clear difference in Guanzhong and Shandong.
The chaos in Xu County was stirred up, and Cao Cao, the person in power, was insulted and rebuked, and was discussed. Most people ignored it and were indifferent.
If it was changed to Guanzhong, someone would dare to curse the cavalry on the streets of Chang'an to try it?
The shortcomings of the old system of the Han Dynasty have been deeply rooted.
In order to consolidate the rule in the early Han Dynasty, the princes and kings of the same surname were enthroned, forming a parallel system of counties and states.
Although this was reduced by the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes and kings had strong political, military and economic powers in the feudal country. They each ruled their own bureaucracy and army in the fiefdom, posing a serious threat to the central government.
Moreover, among the princes and kings, the consequences caused by those with great ambitions are like the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. Is it better for the princes and kings with less ambitions? It may not be necessary. Those who know how to eat, drink, play, and make dung sowing machines also contribute to the profit opportunities of their domestic prime ministers and their ancestors, resulting in the blame for the princes and kings, and fame and fortune are both gained by wise ministers.
At the same time, the system of feudal divisions among the princes also led to the current situation of governing the local area and confronting the central government with a state. The immaturity of this political system was, on the one hand, because Liu Bang himself was not at a high level of culture, and on the other hand, because under the inheritance of the Former Qin Dynasty, there were flaws in the selection and assessment mechanisms of officials, which led to serious corruption in the officialdom and affected the government's administrative efficiency and credibility.
The recommendation of the carrot pit led to bureaucratic grouping, familyization, class solidification and other problems. In order to solve these problems, the Han Dynasty tried to balance with relatives, and then the eunuchs...
In this political environment, struggle is the common theme, and balance is just a brief interval.
Just like during this battle in Xu County, Cui Yan was not possessed by Agent 008. He could have been elusive to the level of an invisible cloak, but he could still escape from the control of Cao's family and escape under the capture net.
On the one hand, there was no monitoring technology in the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, as long as it was not a relative of Cao, at this stage, it is likely that it would be selectively blind and deaf.
This is the problem brought about by the Han system, and this problem is generally found in all aspects, from top to bottom.
Cui Yan's escape from Xu County is a clear proof of the flaws of this old system of the Han Dynasty.
If Shandong can really pay attention to the people and be close to the people's hearts, it is natural that a small number of officials can be used to manage larger places, rather than a large number of officials, soldiers, and school affairs. At most, they can only control the inside of the city. As soon as they leave the city, their control will immediately decay very severely.
The king's order will not go to the countryside!
Under the escort of several people, Cui Yan slowly followed the road northward. He did not go to the village where he had been to the village, but went to another remote village. When a man saw pedestrians approaching, he was ready to scold and drive them away. However, when he saw Cui Yan, he was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"You can take some food..."
Cui Yan lay down for most of the day, and hiked for half a day, almost without getting enough rice to get, and was so thirsty.
The man quickly called the others in the village to get drinking water and eat. After Cui Yan had eaten and drunk some, he calmed down his breath, he asked Cui Yan why he came here.
After Cui Yan was silent for a moment, he asked: "How many married people with children in the village?"
The man in charge replied, "There are six people."
Cui Yan nodded, "Everyone called...
The man in charge was a little hesitant.
Cui Yan glanced at the man in charge and said, "Helping a scholar for a thousand days should be used now! If the matter is accomplished, it will be a great achievement!"
Cui Yan didn't say that if he didn't succeed, he wouldn't say anything.
In this village, some people lived in the abandoned village, and even the acres were not reclaimed and repaired, but in fact, the people living there did not make a living by farming!
In Shandong, due to the war, there are many abandoned villages of this type. Once most of them are abandoned, no one will continue to live there. After all, whether it is burnt houses or slaughtered corpses, they are all high-investment investments that want to relocate, and ordinary refugees cannot afford it.
So most of the originally abandoned villages are now black households.
The man in charge is the leader of this village, that is, the power hidden in the Cui family in various parts of Shandong, especially in certain key areas.
Not long after, the people came and stood in front of Cui Yan.
Cui Yan looked over one by one, then slowly said: "This trip will last forever, are there any unwilling people?"
These people were silent.
Cui Yan nodded, "No matter whether it succeeds or fails, I will raise your wife and children."
In the chaotic times, it is not uncommon to exchange life for life and to exchange their own lives for their wives and children's lives. These people already understood this when they arrived in this village and started eating the food provided by Cui's family and using Cui's money. They could refuse, but the price of rejection was that not only did they die, but also their wives and children, they also had to repay the money and food given to them by Cui.
Cui Yan looked at these people and smiled, "Don't be nervous, it's not that you are asking you to attack Xu County... just killing some old and weak... You are all young and strong, don't you even dare to attack the old and weak?"
"Old and weak?" someone asked.
Cui Yan nodded, "In Xu County, before the palace, there are many old and weak... waiting for you to enter the city... It's like this..."
Several people looked at each other and felt a little relaxed.
After all, although we have to work hard, we only have to deal with the elderly and the weak, and the danger is less.
That’s right, Cui Yan wants to completely muddle the water in Xu County!
Cui Yan said in a deep voice, "If the matter is defeated, he will be arrested..."
"The villain understands! If the villain is arrested, he will definitely commit suicide and will never reveal any trace!"
Cui Yan shook his head, "No, it's wrong. If you are arrested...you will say it was done by Cao..."
"Cao?" The people looked at each other.
Cui Yan nodded, "If those people don't believe it, and ask questions, they can be called Zhen again..."
『Zhen's family?!』
"That's right. If you don't believe it, you'll tell the hidden cellar in Zhen's city..."
『But...I don't know where Zhen's cellar...』
Cui Yan smiled, "I know."
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Since Cao Cao became the prime minister, he has rarely worn armor, but now he has put the armor on his body again.
Although it is a little awkward and incompatible, especially on the belly.
Large shoulders and round waists are indeed standard for military generals, but it also means that the armor on the belly is very tight.
The armor worn by the guards around Cao Cao was even heavier than Cao Cao. This thick and cold armor was the real military and national weapon of Shandong in the Han Dynasty. Compared with the soldiers without armor, it seemed like there were several more lives and their blood strips were ridiculously long.
Of course, this thick armor is only immune to physical damage.
If magic damage is done, no matter how thick the armor is, it cannot withstand it.
Just like Cao Cao, he is not completely immune to these conspiracies.
The situation is now confusing, but Cao Cao is willing to accept it.
Later generations often attribute Cao Cao's attribute to the "chaotic" side, which makes it a bit reasonable.
Because since Cao Cao started his army, he has been seeking survival and victory in chaos!
Survive among the eighteen princes and seek victory among the two Yuan men and men!
I was on the verge of despair several times, but I found a way out in the cracks...
This is not the inevitable retreat special effect brought by Huang Feidian in the game, but the innate ability of Cao Cao and the talent he was able to stand out among the princes!
The more chaotic the situation, the calmer Cao Cao became.
Now in the north of Jizhou, there is Zhao Yun with strong troops across the northern desert. On the side of Taihang Mountain, Wei Yan, who disturbed Jizhou's peace and prosperity, was at the foot of Heluo Hangu Pass, and the Sichuan and Shu navy at Wu Pass, Shangyong, and even Zigui...
For a moment, Shandong Central Plains had to face the enemy everywhere, and beacons were ignited everywhere.
If an ordinary person had collapsed in the face of such huge pressure, lost confidence, completely distorted, and fell into the final carnival, he would have been drunk and died of dreams for one day. However, Cao Cao was not the case. His fighting spirit did not decrease at all, but became more tenacious!
Every step he takes now is like walking on a tightrope without a safety rope on the abyss. If he makes a mistake, he will fall into the abyss and be doomed. However, he seems to be enjoying walking step by step, moving little by little, trying to find the chance to succeed from the tightrope!
That is, defeat the cavalry!
It seems like this is a "luxury hope", but when Cao Cao fought against Yuan Shao before, most of the children of Shandong gentry also believed that Cao Cao was seeking death!
Cao Cao is a military strategist who is strong in both tactical and strategic aspects. He has noticed Fei Qian's biggest weakness since early on...
Fei Qian’s family is too small and has too little foundation.
The implementation of the new Guanzhong system has been too short!
Now all the situations of the Cavalry are maintained under the halo of the Cavalry's unbeaten victory!
Just take one chance!
The cavalry Fei Qian will be like Yuan Shao back then, and his huge foundation collapsed instantly!
Cao Cao believed in this, so he is still working hard to persevere.
He was like a character hiding in the grass, waiting for the other party to crash into it without inserting his eyes...
『Heluo urgent report!』
A soldier shouted outside the tent.
"pass!"
Cao Cao said in a deep voice.
The soldiers came in quickly and delivered the military newspaper sent by Man Chong from Luoyang.
Cao Cao took it, took a few glances, and then frowned.
"Lord, but the cavalry is moving?" Liu Fu asked.
Guo Jia died and Dong Zhao died. Liu Fu, who was not a big clove of garlic, was also called a close minister who often stayed with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded slightly, "There is an abnormal movement in Hangu Pass."
Liu Fu whispered: "Lord, is this the Cavalry Army ready to attack Heluo?"
Cao Cao was silent for a moment, "Yuanying, what do you think?"
You adviser, come and ask me for my opinion in everything?
Liu Fu has always been a second-class strategist before, and is considered an adjutant of the adjutant. His main job is to check for the shortcomings and fill in the gaps for those big-headed military advisors, so he is usually used to asking the military advisors or the main strategies for sacrificing wine, and then according to these strategies, he adds some details. Now he has become a main strategist and has not adapted for a while.
Liu Fu also realized this problem, so he thought hard, and then put forward his own opinion, "I think... the abnormal movement of the Cavalry and the Luo River should be a test!"
"To put it in detail." Cao Cao nodded.
Liu Fu thought while saying, "The river has not yet disappeared, and the north is still cold... Guanzhong is vast and sparsely populated. If you want to support the two troops of Wuguan Hangu, you must consume a lot of manpower and material resources to transport food and grass... And now spring farming is busy. If you draw people, wouldn't it be like killing a chicken to get eggs? Therefore, I thought that the cavalry's move now should be a detection feint, mainly to spy on the reality of our army's Heluo... The cavalry launched a large number of troops, and it would be as easy as March. The ice and snow of the river melted, so that it would be convenient to transport food..."
After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded slightly, but did not express his approval.
Because Liu Fu's analysis makes sense, but it is not very complete. This is also a shortcoming of most middle and lower-level strategists. It is not that Liu Fu has poor abilities, but that people like Liu Fu are not used to thinking about problems from a higher level.
Liu Fuguang analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the side of the Cavalry, but in fact, war is a contest between the two sides. If you only consider one side, you will inevitably be biased.
The actions of the cavalry are not simply trying to test Heluo...
Cao Cao heard about the secret method of flying pigeons on the side of the cavalry, and he never knew how it worked. However, this did not affect Cao Cao's consideration of this. In other words, in the turmoil in Xu County, there must be a spy from the cavalry to send the news to Guanzhong!
And this time was different from usual, and Cao Cao did not order a strict blockade of the news.
On the one hand, Xu County has too many people, and even if you want to seal it, it cannot be sealed. On the other hand...
It's the military newspaper in front of you.
The cavalry army is about to go out!
Cao Cao replaced himself with a cavalry, would he wait for him to deal with the chaos in Xu County before marching?
Obviously impossible!
So Cao Cao smiled, "What Yuanying said is good... However, Yuanying was a little negligent..."
"Please give me advice, lord." Liu Fu asked with his hands.
Cao Cao raised his head slightly and pointed toward Hanoi, "Although the ice of the river is gone, it is difficult to overcome... But if you walk on the mountain road, you don't have to cross the river! I thought that the cavalry pretended to move Heluo was real! It was also real to send troops to Hanoi!"
"Hanoi? But most of Hanoi are mountain roads..." Liu Fu said a while and realized that the Cavalry Army did put cavalry first, but the mountain soldiers of the Cavalry Army were also not weak!
"Lord! In this way...are we not..."
Liu Fu wanted to say that they were attacked from both sides, but after halfway through the talk, he realized that now it is not just attacked from both sides, but it is simply a foe on all sides!
Cao Cao still smiled, as if he didn't feel the pressure brought by the current situation at all. "Now it depends on where Xu County is, when..."
While Cao Cao was speaking, he heard soldiers suddenly coming from outside the tent, "Prime Minister! Xu County urgently reported!"
Cao Cao's eyebrows moved slightly, but he soon burst into laughter, "Okay! I really made me wait for a long time!"
Chapter completed!