Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 80 No one objects to Cao Shuang becoming prime minister? What are the thoughts of Zhen Wen and others?
Chapter 80 No one objects to Cao Shuang becoming prime minister? What are the thoughts of Zhen Wen and others?
After Cao Fang's edict was read out by Zhang Dang, the civil and military ministers in the palace had little suspense about the rewards for Cao Shuang and the generals. After all, Cao Shuang and his generals had made such great contributions to the Wei this time.
Defeat Soochow and destroy 200,000 Soochow troops.
This is a rare victory over Soochow in the history of the Wei Dynasty. How can people not celebrate it? Before this, Cao Wei had suffered major defeats and few victories against Soochow, but Soochow
Well, almost every time, we have to rely on tricks such as false surrender to achieve a big victory, and the victory is not very fair.
After all, the Soochow Navy was the best in the world at the time, but the rest of the infantry, cavalry, etc. were not as good as Cao Wei, so in land warfare, they could only rely on some disgraceful means to win the war.
, although the victory is not very fair, but there is an old saying in Sun Tzu's art of war: "The soldier is crafty."
Using troops to fight a war is an ever-changing and unexpected technique, which requires the use of various methods to deceive the enemy. Therefore, one is obviously capable of fighting well, but pretends to be weak and incompetent to the enemy;
Originally preparing to use troops, but pretending not to fight; intending to attack a nearby target, but giving the enemy the illusion of attacking far away; intending to attack a distant target, but pretending to attack nearby; the enemy being greedy uses small profits
to seduce him;
If the enemy is confused, take the opportunity to attack him; if the enemy is strong, be careful and guard against him; if the enemy is strong, temporarily avoid his sharp edge; if the enemy is easy to be impulsive and angry, try to provoke him and make him lose his mind; for a cautious enemy, do everything possible to pamper him.
make them lose their vigilance;
When the enemy is at ease, try to harass him and make him exhausted; when the enemy is internally united, try to alienate him and make him split. When the enemy is not prepared, launch an attack suddenly and take action when the enemy is not expecting it.
All these are the secrets of military strategists' use of troops to win. They can only be used flexibly according to circumstances and cannot be taught rigidly in advance. Therefore, Soochow often used fake surrenders to confuse Cao Wei's generals.
Let them mistakenly think that they are about to surrender, so they relax their vigilance, and they have repeatedly won the victory of annihilating Cao Wei's army. Starting from Chibi, they have tried repeatedly. Even the famous Emperor Wu suffered heavy losses at the hands of Soochow.
This curse that started in the thirteenth year of Jian'an did not come to an end until the fifth year of Taihe. It temporarily ended the history of Cao Wei's repeated losses and deceptions in the fake surrender of Soochow.
This sadness can only be understood by the people within the Wei Dynasty. It is difficult for outsiders to understand. In early May, Soochow wanted to send Zhuge Ke again to implement a false surrender strategy. He ambush 200,000 troops in Jingzhou and waited for Cao Wei
The great future coming from afar will jump this trap,
If it were other generals of the Wei Dynasty who went there, they would probably be as confused as the two previous generals of Cao Wei, Cao Xiu and Wang Ling, who fell from the sky and achieved such great achievements without spending a single soldier.
When the army was finally surrounded and in danger, they finally realized that they had planted Soochow Bi Yan'er's trick to surrender again.
But this time, it was Cao Shuang who had just won the victory in slaying Sima Yi and his rebellious officials. He did not follow the routine at all.
He saw through Soochow's treacherous plot at a glance, causing Soochow's 200,000 army to be completely annihilated. If it were Wang Ling, he would not be able to continue to be tricked by Bi Yaner.
After all, this has happened to him before. In the fifth year of Taihe, he refused to listen to Man Chong's dissuasion and rashly sent troops to accept the surrender of Soochow.
As a result, they returned in great defeat. Fortunately, they only brought over a thousand men, so they did not cause as much loss as the previous two times.
If Sima Yi was still in the Wei court and sent him, he would have been too cautious. After noticing the abnormality of Soochow's surrender, he would have stopped moving forward and defended on the spot, wasting the opportunity to annihilate Soochow's 200,000 troops.
Therefore, among the current generals of the Wei Dynasty, only Cao Shuang, who led the army, could take advantage of the plan and annihilate the 200,000 troops sent by Soochow on the spot in Jingzhou, further weakening Soochow's strength.
The main thing of today's meeting is to reward the soldiers who have made great achievements in the crusade against Soochow. Apart from this, there are no other major events. After all, after destroying Soochow's 200,000 troops,
Soochow has to be quiet for several years, silently licking its wounds in Jiangdong. It can only make some small moves in the dark. It can no longer let Sun Shiwan willfully lead an army of 100,000 to Hefei New City.
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Only Zhen Wen and a few other old ministers who were still loyal to the young emperor Cao Fang, although they concealed it well on the surface, they still felt a little unwilling and humiliated in their hearts.
After all, after Emperor Wen Cao Pi proclaimed himself the emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty never established a prime minister again. The prime minister was established many years ago. Now the position of prime minister reappeared and fell into the hands of Cao Shuang. A group of people led by Zhen Wen
The old minister didn’t feel very happy in his heart.
After all, how long has it been since the founding of the Wei Dynasty? It is very likely that the country will change hands again from the hands of the Wei Dynasty. Although Cao Shuang is also a nominal member of the Cao family, his father Zhenzi Dan is also a son adopted by Emperor Wu.
But the blood flowing in his body is from the Qin family. Even if he changes his surname, it will still be the same. He cannot be regarded as a true clan member of the Cao family, especially in this new era that attaches great importance to blood relationships. Compared with Cao Shuang,
Although Cao Fang is not Cao Rui's biological son, he is also a descendant of Emperor Wu, the son of Rencheng King Cao Kai, the grandson of Cao Zhang, and the great-grandson of Cao Cao.
No matter what, we should support him as the Cao Wei orthodoxy. Even if his strength is a bit weak, for the sake of the patriarchal system in his heart, only someone with the blood of the Cao family can sit in this position. It cannot be Cao Shuang's turn.
Now that Cao Shuang is asked to take the position of prime minister, who is inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people, they are still somewhat unwilling to do so. After all, Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen both held the position of prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and finally the Wei Dynasty replaced the Han Dynasty.
This position can also be said to be only one step away from the position of emperor. If Cao Shuang's ambition gradually expands later and he has the idea of abolishing the throne, he may also want to be the emperor. After all, human desires are to enjoy the pleasure of power.
It grew and grew step by step in the process.
But if they spoke out against the emperor's reward for Cao Shuang at this time, then Cao Shuang would be more wary of them.
Maybe they will send more personnel from the school affairs office to monitor them, or even worse, they will send their officials to target them, hindering their secret efforts to revive the Wei Dynasty, and increasing the risk of their plan being exposed.
It would be better to go with the flow and pretend to obey Cao Shuang, making Cao Shuang think that there is no one who opposes him in the Wei Dynasty. Wouldn't it be better? As for what Cao Shuang has taken now,
It's just what they let him possess temporarily, and he will definitely get it back in the future. Moreover, as long as this example is opened, people among them can also ask for the title of prime minister in the future, and no one will say anything. He is the leader among this group.
Zhen Wen has the best chance of taking this seat...