Chapter 26 Pay equal attention to both things and things
For Liu Bei personally, Jian Zuo's ascension to the throne was certainly the fulfillment of one of his life's wishes, but for the national strategy, it was not a good thing. Although the Western Dynasties had taken the initiative in terms of national strength and offensive in the past two years,
After all, it was impossible to conquer Jiuzhou and unify Chi County, so it was easy to follow the facts when it came to proclaiming the emperor.
Sure enough, in January Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, and in February came the news that Liu He, King of Qinghe, had ascended the throne. The Eastern Dynasty restored the Yuan Dynasty to the emperor, granted amnesty to the world, appointed Cao Cao as prime minister, and posthumously named Liu Xie as Emperor Xiaosi, denounced the Western
The imperial court committed the crime of massacre of the emperor and usurping the throne and self-respect. He also issued a warning to Liu Fan in Shu and the Sun family in Jiangdong, threatening to invite the two countries to attack Yan and Henan with a three-pronged attack. The news reached Chang'an, which shocked Guanzhong. But Chen Chong
During this period of time, this matter was discussed at the Chancellor's Desk.
Regarding the so-called Three Kingdoms joint military strategy for the Central Plains, Chen Chong thought it was nonsense. After all, judging from the current situation, the struggle for power in the South was the top priority.
News of Sun Ce's assassination had reached Guanzhong a few months ago, and now, the situation has changed even more unpredictably. Although Sun Quan has control of the Yangzhou capital, he is not the legal prince after all, and Sun Shao in Jiaozhou is Sun Ce's
The legitimate son. And Sun Shao was indeed unwilling to be lost.
After getting the news, Sun Shao negotiated peace with Shi Xie and led his army back to Cangwu. He called on the civil and military forces in Jiaozhou, appointed him an official and made a wish, naming himself the general of Zhennan and the shepherd of Yangzhou. He then entered Guiyang via the South China Sea via Jiepu Pass, and headed north.
During this period, they recruited troops and bought horses and won people's hearts. When they arrived in Changsha and Linxiang, there were nearly 60,000 people. Under such circumstances, Sun Shao and Sun Quan were incompatible with each other.
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As the instigator in the upper reaches, Liu Fan was naturally happy to see the results. He personally sat in Jiangling and constantly mobilized troops and horses to Jingzhou. He also secretly formed an alliance with Sun Shao, donated money and goods, and supported him in moving eastward.
Sun Quan, who was married to Cao Cao, promised to jointly conquer the west in the future, and in exchange for the support of the Eastern Dynasty, he was named General Zhendong by Cao Cao, and commanded the military of Jing, Yang, Jiao, and Yizhou. He then used Zhou Yu as the vanguard to resist Sun Quan.
Shao, himself recruited troops in Chaisang as backup, and saw that a big war was about to break out in Jiangxia.
To sum up, due to the various impacts of the Jiangdong drastic change, the Gengyin Revolution was huge, but at the moment, it was overshadowed by Sun's fire. Cao Cao's series of political offensives in this regard were actually
It was a bluff, hoping to get an opportunity to breathe and develop. Shangshu ordered Xun You to advise on this: "Today the south of the Yangtze River is in ruins, and wars are recurring. The Shu people have a partial and hegemony heart, and they will beg their neighbors. If they are not as good as Gu Bei, they will fight to the east again."
This is a good opportunity for thieves. If we can’t defeat it quickly, when the southern kingdom is unified and we raise our troops to Wan and Luo, we will be attacked from the front and back, and the situation will be under the enemy’s control!"
Liu Bei was deeply convinced of this and said to his ministers in the Tai Pavilion: "In this case, this year we will use all our national strength to fight a life and death battle with Cao Cao's thieves." He planned to mobilize all the three prefectures in the east, north, and middle, and the south prefecture.
Most of the army was also mobilized to march eastward to Hebei with 200,000 soldiers and horses, which was bound to make great achievements in one fell swoop.
This was actually the idea that Chen Chong had discouraged a few years ago, but Chen Chong did not object this time. First, as Xun You said, changes in Jiangnan also affect national strategy. Second, his state of mind is no longer the same. A few years ago, he
He felt that time was rushing by, and now, he often felt exhausted mentally and physically. This made him secretly alert, and he became more and more aware of the state of mind of Emperor Gaozu when he sang the Great Wind Song in his hometown.
However, he was still skeptical about whether he could achieve success this time. After all, Cao Cao had clearly shown the idea of separatism in the matter of managing Liaodong. If he had made up his mind to defend the city, with Cao Cao's talents, Chen Chong would also
It is difficult to imagine any way to destroy the country in one war.
Therefore, in terms of general strategy, he put forward two suggestions.
The first suggestion is to move the capital. With the gradual elimination of the Qiang Di and Xianbei, the fighting on the Western Front has basically been eliminated. Guanxi can be used as a stable rear area to continuously supply food and supplies to the front line. However, if it wants to be used as the starting point for the conquest of Hebei, it will not work with
Hebei is separated by Wei, so Chang'an is a bit out of place. But now that Hanoi, Nanyang and Yanzhou have been recovered, there is no longer any concern about the safety of the capital Luoyang, but it can respond to the changes in Kanto more quickly.
Chen Chong said about this: "Henan has thousands of miles of fertile soil. It has been the heart of China since ancient times, where the world's crops are. If the middle land is safe, the world will be safe. If you want to attack Hebei, you should revitalize Henan." In addition, the capital was moved to Luoyang.
There are two advantages. First, it can show the world's determination to unify, and it can increase the reputation of the new dynasty's orthodoxy
Secondly, it can rely on river transportation to significantly reduce military expenditure.
Everyone has no objection to this. Except for a few people who follow the law, most of the old ministers' hometowns are in Guandong. Moving the capital to Luoyang is equivalent to returning to their hometowns and returning to their roots. However, this matter cannot be accomplished overnight.
As a result, the rafters and files of all officials in the imperial court must be moved accordingly, and the palaces, ancestral temples, imperial schools, Cao Mansion and other buildings in the Eastern Capital also need to be repaired. After discussing with Chen Chong, Liu Bei and Chen Chong decided to hand over this matter to the new minister.
The school captain Zhuge Liang went to do it.
The second suggestion was to attack Shu. He actually planned to lead the Xifu army southward and cross the Qinling Mountains to attack Hanzhong when Liu Bei was launching a large-scale eastward expedition. This idea made everyone suspicious, and Yu Fan asked: "Although the wealth is not enough
Yes, but I heard that Hanzhong can be called a land of heaven, with obstacles on all sides, the roads are as narrow as stems, and people walk like snakes. If the teacher only wants to break through this natural barrier with an army from Xifu, it would be too much."
Chen Chong said with a smile: "What you said is not unreasonable, but I do not act based entirely on the odds of winning, but on strategic considerations." He gestured to the map of the states hanging on the pavilion and said: "Right now Liu Fan
We moved to Jiangling and watched the changes downstream. We must have taken advantage of the situation to advance eastward, swallow up Wu and Yue, and stand side by side with the north and south of the Central Plains. Even if we defeated Cao Cao at this time, it would be even more difficult to regain the lost territory in the south.
It’s difficult.”
"My attack on Hanzhong now is actually to prepare for a rainy day. If we can capture Hanzhong, it would be the best. If we cannot capture it, we should at least contain the troops in Shuzhong so that they do not dare to use force against the Sun family. As long as we can conquer Hebei before
The situation of the two countries south of the Yangtze River has always been maintained side by side, and then they can be defeated one by one, and they can easily succeed."
After saying this, everyone thought it was reasonable, but Liu Bei was a little reluctant to give up. He stroked his short beard and asked: "Why do you need to do this yourself? You can leave it to Duan Xuan. You and I will go to Hebei together."
A little more chance of winning."
Chen Chong shook his head and refused. He analyzed: "When I march eastward with the army, it is just the same siege. If I want to win a big victory, Cao Cao will have to make mistakes on his own. If such a thing happens, with Gongda and Xiaozhi in the army, it will also
It's enough for you to win. But if you want to contain Liu Fan, I'm afraid I will have to raise my banner before he returns to Shu."
Of course Chen Chong had a good reason for saying this. Liu Bei felt a little regretful, but he still nodded slightly and asked: "Then when you leave, who will handle all the affairs in the court?"
"According to the system, it is naturally handed over to the Chancellor's desk to co-manage with the prince."
Unexpectedly, these words made Liu Bei hesitate a little. Chen Chong saw his knot in his mind and said: "The last chaos was not Gong Lin's fault. He was able to adapt to the situation and get the national seal back, which is already beyond ordinary people. It's just that things are often done.
Seeking success without caring about the consequences, if you cut off one of his fingers, I think his character has changed a lot. Now that he is the prince, how can he not supervise the country? As the saying goes, those who are close to red are red, and those who are close to ink are black. If you are worried,
Just send a few more gentle, virtuous and respected people to assist him."
Following Chen Chong's habit, Liu Bei was also quite familiar with history. He knew the allusion of Duke Huan of Qi's kinsman Guan Zhong leading to hegemony, but using Yi Ya to lead to ruin. However, he was still worried and sighed to Chen Chong: "I'm afraid he's too smart.
At that time, like the late emperor, he was wise enough to refuse advice and his words were enough to cover up his wrongdoings, but it turned out to be a bad thing."
Chen Chong knew that what he said was reasonable, but he actually had some understanding. After all, a person only has one pair of hands and feet. There are many things that you can't do, and you can only resort to uncontrollable methods. For example, forcing yourself to break in, such as waiting. So he said to Liu Bei:
"The world belongs to us, and it belongs to those who come after us. We must have some patience and hope, and believe that others in the future can do better than us."
When leaving the palace in the evening, Prince Liu Xie came to see Chen Chong off. It seemed that he got the news that Chen Chong strongly recommended him to supervise the country. Since his finger was cut off by Liu Bei in public, Liu Xie lived in a simple life and did not see Chen Chong again for about a month. The two
Seeing each other again at this time, Chen Chong saw that Liu Xie's face was pale and his left hand was unconsciously put in his sleeve, looking very reserved. He couldn't help feeling a little, thinking that this matter had a great impact on this child.
But on the surface, Chen Chong still chatted with him as usual. He first tested some of Liu Xie's homework, and then asked him about the current situation of his mother and wife. Since he became emperor, Liu Bei's wives and concubines from Jinyang also came to Weiyang Palace.
, and logically speaking, Liu Jia is Chen Chong's adopted sister, but in fact the two have not seen each other for a long time.
Chen Chong asked casually, and Liu Xie answered casually. Unexpectedly, Chen Chong suddenly said:
"Gong Lin, if your father and I both die of old age and you inherit the throne, what career do you want to pursue?"
Liu Xie was stunned for a moment. He thought for a while and replied: "Be like Emperor Zhongzong, who accepted the talents of the world and promoted civil and military affairs. Then he expanded the land to repel the barbarians, enriched the people, and enshrined Mount Tai, so that there would be no resistance in the world.
Remember my name forever."
Chen Chong laughed when he heard this. He looked at the young man and thought that there was really no difference between this child and his own child. He stretched out his left hand with missing fingers, patted Liu Xie on the shoulder, and then raised it in front of his eyes.
He smiled at him and said, "Boy, if you want your name to be remembered throughout the world, even Shizong and Zhongzong can't compare. At least, you have to do better than me."
Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, obviously he had never thought of it like this. But when he looked at Chen Chong's left palm, which also had a broken finger, he felt a surge of pride in his chest. He immediately stretched out his left hand, clasped hands with Chen Chong and said, "Uncle, you have a word, how dare you disobey me?
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Chen Chong was very pleased to see Liu Xie cheer up. He just realized that the child had grown as tall as himself, so he pondered for a while and wrote a poem in his heart, reciting it to encourage Liu Xie and said:
"Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers have fallen into the dust of war, and the southern mountains of Luoyang are like Jingzhen.
Isn't the dragon a thing in the pond? The louse is empty and the earthly minister is sad.
The trees are nostalgic for old days, and the wild smoke is nowhere to see the old people.
The autumn wind does not need to blow your beautiful hair, the vast sea flows across your body."