When Cao Rui came to the throne, he summoned the four princes with constipation and asked: "The late emperor took it as his mission to bring peace to the world, but he collapsed halfway. Today, Wu and Shu are still peeping outside. If he knows that our great Wei family has suffered a great loss, he is afraid that he will raise troops."
Kou. How can you teach me?"
Cao Xiu, the most distinguished among the four, was the first to speak, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our Wei Dynasty now has a well-equipped army that is ten times more powerful than the invaders. If the enemy is safe and relies on the mountains and rivers to defend, they can still protect themselves for a while.
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"However, if there is an invasion at any time, I am willing to take the tiger and wolf troops as the vanguard to sweep the Jingyu for Your Majesty, so as to comfort the late Emperor's spirit in heaven."
Hearing this, Cao Rui felt relieved and said happily, "The general who conquered the east followed Taizu. The late emperor fought in the south and north, and repeatedly defeated the bandits. Back then, the late emperor knew the general's ability, so he asked the general to guard the river to guard against Soochow. It was true.
Prophecy."
"With the general in the south, I have no worries. But what about the Shu bandits in the west?"
When Cao Zhen heard this, he quickly said, "I would like to go to Chang'an to supervise Guanzhong to prevent counterfeit Shu invaders."
Cao Rui was very comforted when he heard this, thinking that these two uncles are indeed the heart of my Cao family. Just as he was about to agree, he glanced at Chen Qun and Sima Yi standing behind him, and his heart moved again.
There are few people in the world who can match these two uncles in battle, so it is right to leave the matter of confrontation to them.
This Chen Changwen has a talent for governing the world, so I should ask more about how he governs the country in daily life.
But Sima Zhongda was called by the late emperor as "good at planning and having great strategies." Under such circumstances, it was time to rely on his strategies.
Thinking of this, Cao Rui temporarily suppressed his thoughts and asked, "What does General Sima think?"
Sima Yi originally stayed at the back and didn't want to come forward. Unexpectedly, the new emperor took the initiative to ask him. He immediately stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, I thought that General Zhengdong was stationed by the river, Soochow."
There won’t be enough trouble.”
"As for the pseudo-Shu, there is only one state. In the past, Liu Bei was defeated by Yiling and almost destroyed. Later, there was the rebellion of the barbarians in the south. The land of Shu was already in ruins. Just to suppress the rebellion of the barbarians, it was closed for colonization.
Two years ago, we just tied with Nanzhong last year.”
"It's only been half a year now, so why do we have the strength to use weapons again? I think that this time we only need to defend against Soochow, and there is no need to worry about Xishu."
"The general of the Chinese army is an important auxiliary minister and has a high status. If he goes to Chang'an, it will be suspected of focusing on the outside and underestimating the internal. I think it is inappropriate. In my opinion, the general should stay in Luoyang to control the inner and middle and assist.
Your Majesty, please reassure me."
"Luoyang is the best in the world, and the cavalry of the Wei Dynasty is the best in the world. Even if there is chaos in all directions, the general will be able to lead his troops there in time, so why bother to move so easily for the sake of a mere pseudo-Shu land?"
These words not only praised Cao Zhen, explained the truth clearly, but also reassured Cao Rui.
After hearing this, Cao Rui thought to himself that the late Emperor left me two old relatives of the Cao family, one outside and one inside, to serve as both exterior and interior. This can ensure the stability of the Cao family. Sima Zhongda's words are a sign of old age in planning for the country.
I mean, you really have a public heart.
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but have more trust in Sima Yi.
Sima Yi saw the look of approval on Cao Rui's face and knew that what he said had reached his heart, so he continued, "If your Majesty is worried about bandits outside, I would like to invite you to go out and station troops in Wancheng."
"Wancheng is located between Luoyang, Chang'an and Jingzhou. It is right at the throat. I can station troops here to support and defend the center."
When Cao Rui heard this, he almost screamed, "This is a perfect strategy!"
But when he first took office, one of the four auxiliary ministers wanted to return to Jiangnan immediately. This could be said to be a military emergency.
If Sima Yi is allowed to go to Wancheng immediately, in the eyes of outsiders, he will be suspected of deliberately letting important ministers go to guard against his orders, and it will appear that he is not broad-minded enough.
"The late Emperor ordered the princes to assist me in the government. Now is the time to calm people's hearts. I wish I could have the princes by my side day and night. The general who conquers the east wants to station troops in the north of the Yangtze River to defend against Dongwu. This has made me panic in my heart."
"If the General of the Fu Army leaves me again, I'm afraid I will have to stay awake at night. We will discuss this matter later."
It's just that although Cao Rui has a palace, he still looks a little young. His expression just now couldn't be hidden, and Sima Yi saw it.
Hearing him say these words at this time made Sima Yi secretly alert: This new emperor is not an ordinary person, he has the style of Taizu.
Back then, because he looked down on the Cao family as eunuchs, he refused to accept Cao Cao's conquest and claimed to be ill. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was a ruthless character and actually sent people to secretly spy on the situation at night.
He was forced to pretend to be paralyzed even though he was not sick, lying on the bed unable to move at all.
After Cao Cao became prime minister, he again conquered the country and said that if he didn't obey, he would be imprisoned, which made him fearful, so he took office.
It can be said that the person he fears most in his life is Cao Cao.
Now that I see that Cao Rui is quite like Cao Cao, I feel secretly awe-inspiring.
Cao Rui and the four auxiliary ministers discussed and decided, and then the news of Cao Pi's death spread throughout the country. At the same time, Cao Xiu rushed back to Jiangbei overnight to prevent Soochow from taking the opportunity to invade.
Ji County, Tianshui County.
"Bojo, Bojo! Something big has happened!"
A man about thirty years old hurriedly walked into a courtyard in Ji County and shouted loudly.
In the courtyard, a young man was reading a scroll. He was fresh and handsome, with a nose like a stone, eyes like stars, deep eyes, and tightly closed lips. You could tell at a glance that he was a determined person.
Hearing the sound, he raised his head and asked calmly: "Why is Lehe so flustered?"
"His Majesty has passed away!"
"Your Majesty? Which Majesty? The one in Shanyang City or the one in Luoyang City?"
Jiang Wei's expression was calm and his tone was calm.
The man called Lehe was Jiang Wei's friend, Liang Xu, the meritorious Cao of Tianshui County.
Hearing Jiang Wei's words, he was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said, "Of course it's His Majesty who lives in Luoyang City."
"Oh?" Jiang Wei said slightly surprised, "I didn't expect that Cao Pi died first? I thought..."
At this point, Jiang Wei paused and did not say any more.
When Liang Xu heard this, even though he knew there was no one else in the yard, he was so frightened that he quickly tried to dissuade him, "Boyue, be careful what you say!"
However, Jiang Wei didn't care and said to Liang Xu, "You Liang family secretly communicated to the south and bought and sold grain. You were not afraid. How can you be afraid of me saying disrespectful words now?"
Liang Xu's face turned pale, and he quickly stepped forward to cover Jiang Wei's mouth, "Bo Yue wants to trap me to death?"
Jiang Wei laughed and blocked his hand, "Okay, no kidding. This time His Majesty passes away, Governor Ma of Tianshui County will probably be busy for a while. It seems like it is a good time to do business with the south again?"
After hearing this, the man looked at Jiang Wei with some surprise, "Bo Yue is actually interested in this matter? Didn't your Jiang family say you won't be involved in this matter?"
Jiang Wei sighed and said, "Just because I don't participate doesn't mean that the Jiang family doesn't participate."
"I thought Uncle Joe would object to this."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Why should I oppose it? Since more than a hundred years ago, when the power of the Later Han Dynasty was gradually declining and the Qiang and Hu rebellions were becoming increasingly rampant, people from the inner counties have repeatedly suggested abandoning Liangzhou."
"In the fifth year of Yongchu (AD 111), the Xianling Qiang invaded Hanoi from Bingzhou. The imperial court decided to abandon Liangzhou and Longxi counties and move the people into the interior."
"If the people didn't obey, the officials destroyed their fields and houses and forced them to move. At that time, I don't know how many people died on the road. If it hadn't been for the "Liangzhou Sanming" in Liangzhou later, and the large-scale crusade against the Qiang and Hu, I would have feared that the Liangzhou Longxi
The land has become a land of Qiang and Hu!"
"Liangzhou has always been underestimated by the people of Guandong. Today's Cao Wei Dynasty is even more so than that of the Later Han Dynasty. Even people like Jia Wenhe are laughed at because of their high achievements and the position of Taiwei."
"When Cao Cao moved to Yinping, the people of Wudu, I knew that Cao Wei was just like the Later Han Dynasty and was not reliable. Liangzhou still had to rely on itself. What's more, now the Qiang and Hu people have increased in number, and there are even Hu people from the desert in the northeast.
They keep migrating here.”
"The disasters caused by the Qiang and Hu are likely to become more severe. Therefore, I know that you are secretly communicating to the south in order to make huge profits, but I have not stopped you. This is just to give everyone more ways to protect themselves in the future."
Since the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty began to decline more than a hundred years ago, the powerful Guandong families who had a say in the court continued to push the court to abandon the Longxi counties of Liangzhou.
The people of Liangzhou could not rely on the imperial court, so they had to rely on themselves and take the initiative to fight against the Qiang and Hu.
Even so, the imperial court even hindered the people of Liangzhou. For example, it sent cruel officials and weak officials to serve in Liangzhou. When administering the government, they were often greedy and cruel without regard for the consequences.
In addition, Liangzhou was a place that advocated force and was incompatible with the Guandong gentry who advocated Confucian classics. As a result, Liangzhou people in the court were often squeezed out by the Guandong nobles.
This situation caused Liangzhou people to become alienated from the central court, which led to the idea of Liangzhou people establishing their own political power in Liangzhou.
Huangfu Song, the nephew of Huangfu Gui, one of the "Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou", made great achievements in putting down the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Yan Zhong, a wealthy man from Liangzhou, persuaded him to become independent. Fortunately, Huangfu Song did not listen.
However, the people of Liangzhou were increasingly disappointed with the imperial court.
Later, the Han and Qiang people merged and began to form warlord regimes, which was a manifestation of Liangzhou people's disunity.
For example, the rebels led by Han Sui were composed of both Han and Qiang people.
Later, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, doted on traitors, which caused the people of Liangzhou to become extremely resentful. The local wealthy families in Liangzhou hated him deeply. However, during the process of suppressing the rebellion, Geng Bi refused to listen to loyal advice. In the end, Fu Xie, a famous scholar in Liangzhou, was killed.
He defended the city alone and died in the chaos.
At this time, the Liangzhou wealthy family finally couldn't bear it anymore and rebelled directly, killing Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou. His subordinates Sima Ma Teng, Longxi Prefect Li Xiangru, Jiuquan Prefect Huang Yan and other powerful Han factions joined the rebels.
The governors of many counties participated in the rebellion, which shows the great resentment of the people in Liangzhou.
After Wang Yun planned to kill Dong Zhuo, he wanted to completely liquidate Dong Zhuo's subordinates. In fact, he inherited the consistent style of the Guandong noble family's exclusion and contempt for the Liangzhou people.
Later, the poisonous warrior Jia Xu suddenly appeared, so the wealthy people in Guandong were killed by the enemy.
But to be honest, this time the Liangzhou wealthy family secretly communicated to the south mainly for profit, but at the same time it could also enhance their own strength.
But what Jiang Wei values is the benefit of this wool, which can have a certain suppressive and soothing effect on the Qianghu.
So after experiencing the initial disgust, he had a complicated psychology and was ready to stand on the sidelines.
After Liang Xu heard Jiang Wei's words, his face relaxed and he smiled, "It's best for Bo Yue to think so."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile, "The court in the east does not trust us in Liangzhou, but those in the south may not be kind. You'd better be careful."
"Oh? How do you explain this?"
The man asked curiously.
"In the past, when Qi wanted to attack Chu, it first promised to buy deer from Chu at a huge profit. The people of Chu abandoned farming and hunted deer. At the same time, Qi was still buying grain on the border between Qi and Chu. Within three years, Chu was in a grain shortage.
He was blocked by the State of Qi and finally had to seek peace from the State of Qi."
"From what I've seen, this move in the south seems a bit like buying a deer to conquer Chu. You should be more careful."
After hearing this, Liang Xu laughed and said, "Bo Yue is too worried! How can we not know the harm of food shortage? A few days ago, we made an appointment with the Xiahou Governor of Chang'an, and he will come forward to transport food from Guandong to make up for Longxi."
"In recent years, grain in Guandong has been cheap. We took out some woolen cloth to collect grain, and the Xiahou Governor was also happy to make a profit."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he sighed and said, "Xia Houmao is good at running the family business, but he has no military strategy, is timid and has no plan. The imperial court actually sent him to be the governor of Guanzhong. From this, it can be seen that Guanzhong and Liangzhou are not valued by the imperial court."
The land."
"It's good that he is good at running the family business, otherwise how can we get this advantage?" Liang Xu said with a smile, "Although the south is not as prosperous as the Central Plains, it still has some new things."
"Especially that down jacket. Although it is a bit expensive, it is extremely warm and is suitable for use in Liangzhou. I heard that there is also a kind of clothing made of fine wool, which is rare."
"Each piece has a unique number and is absolutely unique. That Shiro brought one back, and my younger brother was very jealous, so this time our family wanted to send some people south to buy some good things from the south. I don't know what Bo Yue said.
Is there anything you want?"
Jiang Wei wanted to say that there was nothing he wanted, but his eyes fell on the book in his hand, so he said, "There's nothing else, just these unofficial novels. If there are any new ones, just bring them back for me."
When Liang Xu saw the book, it was "Zidian Qingshuang Ji" brought back by his family's Shiro. It was bound with fine paper that he had never seen before. The words inside were neat and clear and the same size.
In terms of font and binding alone, this book is countless times better than the usual hand-copied books - except that the content inside is too absurd, which makes people feel that such good calligraphy and such good paper have been wasted.
"Nowadays, this biographical novel is circulating in Hebei County. I don't know how many manuscripts are circulating outside. I didn't expect that Boyue would also like to read such wild history novels."
"Just for fun."
Jiang Wei put the book on the desk, stood up and walked a few steps, "Actually, if it is convenient, I would also like to go south. Unfortunately, I have official duties and cannot stay away."
"Why did Bojo have such thoughts?"
"I heard that there was a gentleman in the south. He was so resourceful and wise that he was called 'Xiao Wenhe'. His literary talent was comparable to that of Cao Zijian, and he was the first of many princes in the south. I recite his articles.
, and was also fascinated by it.”
"More importantly, I heard from Shiro that this man is already well-known in Shu even before he is old enough. It would be a pleasure to get to know such a romantic person."
"So it turns out that Bo Yue actually feels pity for each other?"
Liang Xu understood.
Jiang Bo became an official when he was about thirteen years old. He was good at studying Zheng Xuan's classics. He was extremely skilled in martial arts. He was both courageous and knowledgeable about military matters. He became a famous scholar in Liangzhou at a young age.
But now the imperial court is dominated by a wealthy family from Guandong, and they practice the method of a ninth-grade official. Jiang Wei, who was born in Liangzhou, may have a more tortuous career than others.
Now that I heard that someone had become famous at a young age like him, and was highly valued by the southern court, I felt a little bit emotional.