Chapter 315 Zhuge Liang: One Song Breaks the Array and Three Tips
Chapter 315 Zhuge Liang: Breaking the Formation with One Song and Three Tips
Just as I was listening intently, the sound of the piano in the courtyard suddenly changed, from the chivalrous and soft-hearted sound filled with emotion to the clanging sound of killing.
Ma Su was startled, but did not disturb Zhuge Liang's playing of the harp. He just stood silently outside the bamboo forest, thinking about the situation in the world amidst the sound of the harp.
Today, the Three Kingdoms have been in turmoil and war for nearly thirty years. The world's attention is focused on the three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu, while ignoring the serious situation in the surrounding areas.
First, the Three Kingdoms are not the only Three Kingdoms. In fact, there is also a Yan Kingdom owned by Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong. The Yan Kingdom has grown in size in the early 190s and has been established for 45 years now. It was founded earlier than any other country in the Three Kingdoms and is still alive today.
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Second, foreign invasion. Although the Three Kingdoms were in chaos and foreign invasions were rarely heard of, there were also many foreign tribes in the surrounding areas. In the northeast of Youzhou, there were Goguryeo, Woju, Buyu, Samhan, Baekje, and the Three Tribes
Wuhuan, two parts of Xianbei;
In the north, there are the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Eastern Qianghu;
In the northwest, there are Hexi Baiqiang, Wudu Qiang, and Yinping Qiang;
In the southwest, there are the Southern Barbarians; in the southeast, there are the Baiyue and Shanyi people scattered throughout the country.
In detail, there are as many as three to four hundred foreign tribes in the surrounding area. The most powerful among them are the Western Qiang tribe, followed by the three tribes of Xianbei, the Southern Xiongnu and the three tribes of Wuhuan. If we add in the more than 40 tribes of the separatist Liaodong tribe,
In the year of Yan State, the situation in the world was still not optimistic.
Therefore, although the Shu Han unified the world, it was still far from the time when the horses were released to Nanshan and the swords and guns were stored in the warehouse.
Previously, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu had taken active measures against these foreign tribes.
The first is Cao Wei.
After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao pacified the north, conquered the southern Xiongnu, attacked and destroyed Wuhuan, and unified the north.
However, this kind of unification that treats the symptoms but not the root cause also laid hidden dangers for the subsequent sinking of the Central Plains, and the Shu Han who dominated the world also inherited these hidden dangers.
Next is the Shu Han.
In the early days of the Shu Han Dynasty, foreigners were mainly concentrated in the south, the so-called "Nanzhong". In terms of administrative division, there were four counties: Yizhou, Yongchang, Zangke, and Yuexun. There was a rebellion in the four counties, and Zhuge Liang went south to establish his rule over this area.
, and split it into seven counties, achieving effective rule over Nanzhong.
In the middle of the Shu Han Dynasty, as the territory expanded, it gradually bordered the Wudu Yinping Qiang and Hexi Baiqiang. Ma Di then led his army to conquer, and spent more than a year to pacify the five Qiang tribes in the eastern part of Baiqiang and bring them into the territory of the Shu Han.
But in fact, there are still nearly a hundred Qiang tribes in the Hexi area, which harass the border from time to time, causing harm to Longliang.
Finally, there is Wu State.
The situation in Wu State is relatively better, with only Baibu Shanyue, Wuling Man, Nanyue, etc. The usual style of these tribes is to engage in small-scale wars and population plunder. For Wu State, these tribes are just stragglers and not worth fighting for.
Ti. Therefore, after Soochow Wu came to rule the Jiang-Jingjiao area, it then launched a campaign against them, recruiting their best soldiers to join the army, and accelerating the Hanization.
Overall, foreign intrusions during the Three Kingdoms period continued unabated. However, their power was too dispersed, or they were on the fringe, and it was difficult for them to truly pose a major threat to the three big countries that fought every day.
But it's different now.
With the unification of Shu and Han, the court was recuperating, the call for swords and guns to be stored in the warehouse became louder, hedonism was on the rise, and paralysis was spreading.
This situation is very dangerous.
The Western Jin Dynasty died because of this.
What Ma Su was really worried about was not Sima Yi at all, but the infiltration of the Central Plains by the surrounding ethnic groups. On the surface, they were respectful to Ji Han and sent envoys to Chang'an to express their willingness to become a vassal state of the Han and never invade. But while learning the advanced technology of the Han, they
It will still invade areas around the northern border from time to time.
For the surrounding barbarians, robbing a big man is a common thing, as simple as eating and drinking.
As long as they have no food and clothing, they will not hesitate to attack the hard-working Han people, plunder their food and population, and enrich their own tribes.
In their understanding, robbing a big man is a perfectly natural behavior. You big man has so many people and so much food, what's wrong with me robbing a little to use it?
It is based on this kind of thinking that since ancient times, the Han people in Bingyou Prefecture have suffered from plunder by foreigners.
Although Ma Su did not treat these foreigners as outsiders, he was not used to their problems. Therefore, as soon as the expedition to Wu ended, he sent the four major generals, Jiang Wei, and most of the 200,000 troops to
Bingzhou and Youzhou, and ordered them to use a high-pressure posture and strictly guard the tribes within the territory. If there is any trouble, they will immediately send troops to suppress it with thunderous means without reporting to the court.
If nothing serious happens...the current situation in the northern regions must be very tragic.
First use force to make these foreigners abide by the rules, then use culture and virtue to assimilate them, and finally absorb the well-educated people among them into Ji Han's family. As for the die-hard conservatives, they must be kept in peace.
Ma Su has already made a plan. This plan will be based on years and will last for a long time.
However, before that, the Yan State must be destroyed first. The three kingdoms have been unified, and there is still a branch of the Yan State in the northeast, which is really an eyesore.
You must know that Ji Han has just unified the world and his foundation is not yet stable. This is the best time to use thunderous means to wipe out the surrounding areas and show our country's prestige.
Wait until the surrounding areas are pacified, then attack the three Koreans to the east, cross the sea and fight against Japan; attack Kushan, Parthia, and Rome in the west, allowing the people in the west to taste the power of God's whip a thousand years in advance.
After figuring this out, Ma Su couldn't help but feel excited and motivated.
Just at this moment, the high-pitched sound of the piano suddenly stopped in the thatched cottage, and Zhuge Liang's voice came from the courtyard, "The sudden loud sound of the piano must be a distinguished guest. Who is out there eavesdropping on my music?"
Ma Su did not even meet Zhuge Liang, mounted his horse, trotted away, and left.
Zhao Yun pushed the door open and went out, only to see a distant figure from behind, so he reported back: "Prime Minister, you seem to be young Chang, he has gone far away now."
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "I think you heard something in the sound of the piano, so I can't wait to do it."
Zhao Yun glanced at Zhuge Liang and knew that the Prime Minister had already known who was eavesdropping outside the hospital. Even though he was old, the Prime Minister's perception was still sharp.
Not to mention, the impassioned music played by the Prime Minister just now made him, a young general who was nearly seventy years old, a little excited. He couldn't help but have a scene in front of his eyes of "golden girdle and iron horse, and soldiers on the battlefield in autumn".
Thinking about it, the Prime Minister must have done it intentionally.
So he asked: "Prime Minister, shall we return to Chang'an?"
What Zhao Yun actually wants to ask is whether Zhuge Liang still cares about the intrigues in the court.
Obviously, the current political ecology in which the officials of the Ji Han Dynasty are divided into three factions is very dangerous, and a bloody storm will break out if they are not careful. Ma Di followed him thousands of miles to Longzhong, and it is very likely that he came here for this matter.
However, after listening to a song, Ma Su seemed to have the answer.
Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, took out three brocade bags from his arms, and said, "Wait a moment, your Majesty will probably send someone, and then you can hand this over to the person who comes."
When he said this, Zhuge Liang's face showed a rare hint of helplessness, which disappeared briefly.
He was not unaware of the serious consequences of Sima Yi, Lu Xun, and even the children of various aristocratic families piling up the court, but killing them would not solve the problem.
You have to have a reason to kill, right?
You can't just kill someone if you don't like them without evidence.
Officialdom has its own rules. Anyone who tries to override these rules will end up in a miserable state.
For example, Dong Zhuo, when the Han Dynasty was still in chaos, he led troops to the capital, directly overriding the rules, becoming any official he wanted, killing whoever he wanted, and finally ended up lighting a lantern in the sky.
and eternal infamy.
Of course, Zhuge Liang is not afraid of death at his age, but he will not do anything to ruin his reputation.
Strictly speaking, his main family, the Zhuge family, Zhao Yun's Zhao family, and Zhang Fei's Zhang family are all aristocratic families now.
So, how could the aristocratic family kill them all?
This kind of thorny matter can only be handled by Youchang, who is not afraid of anything.
"Why didn't the Prime Minister hand it over to His Majesty when he left Chang'an?" Zhao Yun took the kit and was confused.
"If His Majesty doesn't send someone, there is no need for His Majesty to see this bag."
"In fact, being a carefree emperor is also a blessing. If you think too much, you may not be happy."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and stepped into the thatched cottage, "I'm sorry to bother General Zhao."
"It's no trouble, I'm willing to do anything for the Prime Minister." Zhao Yun said in his heart, looking outside the courtyard.
A carriage stopped at the door. The young eunuch Huang Hao got off the carriage and glanced into the yard, not daring to come in.
Zhao Yunhan walked out with a face on his face. Before he could reach Huang Hao, the young eunuch knelt down on the spot. Just as he was about to kowtow and beg for mercy, he saw Zhao Yun handing over three kits with one arm.
"Old General, what is this?"
Zhao Yunhu said with a face: "The things the Prime Minister left to His Majesty, if you encounter a crisis, open the first one; if there is another crisis, open the second one; if there is still a crisis, open the third one."
"Ah?" Huang Hao took the kit and wanted to say that with His Majesty's nature, three kits are not enough, why should he get thirty kits?
But seeing that Zhao Yun looked uncomfortable with him, he didn't dare to say anything more, got up, got on the carriage, and left.
