Although there were many people in Chang'an who praised Emperor Ji Han, most of them were street gangsters. After Cao Zhen's army returned to Chang'an and chopped off dozens of people's heads with long swords, those noisy voices immediately disappeared.
So relatively speaking, although the departure of Cao Wei Emperor Cao Pi from Chang'an had shaken Chang'an and caused confusion, by the time Cao Zhen led his army back to Chang'an, no one dared to talk too much.
For most people, it is possible to make a fortune by betting in advance, but it is not worth being chopped on the head by Cao Zhen's sword.
Therefore, the direction of public opinion in Chang'an changed:
"Shu has occupied Longxi? Haha, I'm afraid it will be expelled soon."
"General Cao Zhen is so powerful that he is so powerful in Yongliang. He is just a clown. What does it matter?"
"When the general is free, I don't expect Adou and the Zhuge villagers to return to Shuzhong obediently."
For the people of Chang'an, although Emperor Cao Pi of the Wei Dynasty has retreated, Cao Zhen still has 100,000 troops. It is a steel knife hanging above their heads, preventing them from talking nonsense easily. Besides, ordinary people are concerned about them.
Their food, clothing, housing, transportation, relatives and friends, and national affairs are extremely far away from them, let alone the Longxi area, which is thousands of miles away?
Therefore, even some scholars from aristocratic families had no choice but to keep silent when facing Cao Zhen, the governor of Yongliang.
But for some people, the loss of Longxi is too shocking. This is the upper reaches of the Wei River. It can take one day by boat to attack Chang'an City, and the Shu Kingdom will be silent. It is a blockbuster. The Battle of Hanzhong ended six or seven years ago.
They suddenly walked out of the mountains in the south and occupied the upper reaches of Guanzhong. What was even more frightening was that Cao Pi, the emperor of Cao Wei, was so frightened that he left Chang'an and returned to Guandong.
Then the power shown by the Shu Kingdom behind the scenes is simply terrifying and frightening.
What is even more frightening is that Liu Chan, the leader of Shu, destroyed 50,000 Yulin troops led by Zhang in one battle, and frightened Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, to commit suicide. This powerful military ability is really terrifying.
Therefore, although the city of Chang'an appears to be calm, it is actually turbulent underneath.
At this time, in the Longxi area, with Xu Miao, You Chu, and Guo Huai killed in battle, the situation in the entire northwest region was excellent. Everyone had completely surrendered to Ji Han's military peak. Feng Zhou completely let go and took action with Zhuge Liang's talents.
, just give him some time, and he will soon be able to merge the five counties of Longxi together.
As for Liangzhou, it is currently a remote area. Ji Han's current power can occupy it, but it cannot effectively govern it. Therefore, after discussing with Zhuge Liang, Feng Zhou directly worshiped Ma Chao as the pastor of Liangzhou, allowing him to effectively rule Liangzhou.
Of course, the team that governs Liangzhou must be officials loyal to Ji Han.
The officials and troops from the five counties in Longxi were quickly put in place. Zhuge Liang suggested to Feng Zhou: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong is in turmoil now. Cao Pi hastily fled back to Luoyang. There are only Cao Zhen's 100,000 troops in the entire Guanzhong, and he is unable to advance westward. Why don't we go straight?
Get on the ship and march to Chang'an."
According to common sense, Feng Zhou never rejected Zhuge Liang's proposal, but only checked for his deficiencies at critical moments, but this time, Feng Zhou rejected him.
"Prime Minister, I now feel that our army's cavalry is insufficient. Even if we capture Guanzhong, we may not be able to hold it for a long time. Therefore, we must form a large-scale cavalry army. To build a large cavalry army, we must completely conquer the Qiang people who herd horses.
That’s all.”
"Then your Majesty means to completely conquer the Qiang people and let them herd horses for your Majesty?" Zhuge Liang already understood in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but look to the west side of the map.
That is where Qiang and Hu gather.
"The Prime Minister heard the elegant meaning of Xiange. I guess these Qiang and Hu leaders are already on the way?" Feng Zhou asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have already informed the Hussars General that they will arrive at the upper city within five days at the earliest." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Feng Zhou nodded and said: "With them, I can form a cavalry army to control the Central Plains, just like searching for things. However, these people rebel and surrender at times, causing great trouble to the Han people in the Central Plains. I hope to completely conquer them."
What good advice does the Prime Minister have for them?"
Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "The Hu people outside the Great Wall are worthy of being kings. Only by combining kindness and power, with gentleness and kindness, and by implementing it for a long time can we have a good strategy. Your Majesty, this kind of thing cannot be solved once and for all. It can only be eaten away slowly."
Feng Zhou nodded and said nothing.
In the feudal era, if there was really a way to solve the problem of nomads once and for all, it would have been implemented long ago. After all, there are many wise men in the past dynasties who have seen through the reality of nomads, so there is no need to delay it until now.
There are dozens of Qiang leaders, large and small, from various tribes and even different ethnic groups.
You must know that there are many types of Qiang people, such as Dangchang Qiang, Dengzhi Qiang, Baima Qiang, etc. They are distributed in the west of Yizhou and the south of Liangzhou. There are even Qiang in today's Wudu, Yinping, Guanghan, and Nanzhong of Yizhou.
People, however, generally spread around Qinghai in the future.
As for the current Qiang leaders, they mainly come from the surrounding areas of Jincheng County, Liangzhou, that is, the Qinghai Lake area.
The water and grass around Qinghai Lake are luxuriant, and the Qiang people live by the water and make a living as nomads. The Qiang people in this area are the largest in number and the strongest.
Since the Qiang people are widely distributed across the borders of Yongliang and Liangzhou, the treatment of the Qiang people is related to the stability of Yongliang and Yizhou, so it must be handled properly.
In history, one of the five groups of people who invaded China was the Qiang. This group of people occupied the Yongliang area and established the Later Qin. Later, Tubo was founded on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and Xixia was founded by the Dangxiang people. In fact, they were all descended from the Qiang.
In order to prevent history from going the same way, Feng Zhou had to deal with them properly no matter what.
Feng Zhou once thought of using military coercion, so he personally led tens of thousands of cavalry troops. He spent a year marching across the Qiang territory, slaughtering their young and strong, abducting their women and children, and scattering them among the Han people.
But Zhuge Liang poured cold water on him and told him that the nomads could not be killed by killing, because the nomads lived in pursuit of water and grass and killed all the Qiang people living there. In another year or two, they would
New nomadic tribes came here and multiplied.
It is said that if you drive them away, they will come back. If you kill them all, other tribes will migrate here. The court will use troops again and again, and it will only become more and more tired.
The most typical example is the Xiongnu in the north. After successive generations of famous generals such as Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Dou Xian, they finally drove away most of the Xiongnu. However, because the Han people could not occupy the grassland for a long time, it was occupied by the Xianbei people.
, once the Central Plains is weak, they will take advantage of the situation to invade the Central Plains, establish a dynasty, and massacre the Han people.
If you want to completely conquer them, you must integrate generation after generation and attack generation after generation. Just like the Qin Dynasty spent hundreds of years to build Guanzhong into a fertile land and integrate all the Zhou people and Hu people living there.
Just like the Han people.
Based on history, this method may be used to gradually allow the Qiang people to become Han Chinese over time. In this way, long-term peace and stability can be achieved.
A few days later, I went to the Yamen.
That is the temporary Jihan Palace.
"I'll wait to see your Majesty!"
A group of Qiang leaders paid homage to Feng Zhou.
According to common sense, Feng Zhou should say: "Be free of etiquette and live in peace."
But after staring for a long time, Feng Zhou didn't say a word.
These Qiang leaders were all frightened, their heartbeats increased, and some even had sweat on their foreheads.
The reputation of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was indeed resounding.
On their way here, they heard that the current emperor was not only unparalleled in his governance, he was sure to win every battle when he commanded troops, but his personal bravery was unparalleled.
In recent years, Wei General Zhang, who was powerful among the Qiang and Hu people, was killed by him with one shot. Cao Zhen, the Wei general who was powerful in the western border, did not dare to fight with him. Now even the emperor of Wei fled back because of fear of him.
Kanto.
Even the original bereaved dogs, General Shenweitian, and Xiliang Jin Machao were impressed by Emperor Ji Han. They destroyed tens of thousands of Xu Miao's army in one battle and reconquered Liangzhou. These majestic generals all respected Emperor Ji Han.
Youjia. These Qiang leaders were naturally in deep awe of Emperor Ji Han.