The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.
In June of Xia, the Han Dynasty sent Wei Wei Chen Zhen to envoy Wu Hequan to proclaim himself emperor. The two countries once again formed an alliance and agreed to divide the world.
The two sides had frequent contacts due to the war horse trade.
In the ninth month of autumn, Sun Quan left the crown prince Sun Deng and nine ministers in Wuchang, and sent the general Lu Xun to assist the crown prince and take charge of the affairs of the three counties of Jingzhou and Yuzhang. He moved the capital to Jianye. He ordered the generals to lead a large-scale annihilation of Shanyue. He prepared his troops vigorously, eyeing Wei's Hefei and Shouchun. With the intention of making up for the shortcomings of the cavalry, he used the elite navy to capture the entire Yangzhou.
As for Wei State, it was time to recuperate and recuperate.
To be precise, it is a time to reorganize the internal situation and work hard to improve it.
Cao Rui used the reason that he was defeated on all three fronts last year and claimed that this was a difficult time for his family and country. He slowly abandoned the many shortcomings of Cao Pi's rule and began to restore the system of Wei Wu and Cao Cao.
For example, taking Sun Quan's return to Yangzhou as an excuse, he concluded that Huainan would be troubled in the future, so he decided to designate Yangzhou and Xuzhou as farming areas.
The farming system was implemented by Wei Wu and Cao Cao in the first year of Jian'an.
The effect is remarkable.
In today's Xuchang, one million husks of dendrobium are harvested in the first year.
It also began to be implemented in various states and counties, including setting up land officials.
Later, Wei Wu was able to conquer all directions without having to worry about food and fodder, which was all due to farming.
In the early days, Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty determined the income from farming. Those who used official cattle were divided into six officials and four civilians; those who used private cattle were divided equally between officials and civilians.
And no tax will be collected from him again.
As a result, all the people were in peace, allowing Wei Wu to set up garrison troops to guard one side.
However, towards the end of Cao Pi's reign, the farming system began to disintegrate.
Nowadays, the income from farming is eight for the officials and two for the people!
Moreover, after there was no war in the Central Plains, aristocratic and wealthy families gradually emerged and connected with each other, many of which invaded and occupied the farmland. As a result, the people in the farmland frequently fled, and they would rather be the disciples of the wealthy than the people of the government.
Based on this, Cao Rui issued an edict to use the old Wei Wu Cao Cao's method as a rope to resume farming in Yangzhou.
The income from farming was determined to be divided equally between the government and the people, and the acres of land that had been embezzled by wealthy families were thoroughly investigated.
Hu Zhi, the prefect of Dongguan, was transferred to the position of Diannong Xiaowei, and he was added as a servant to take charge.
Hu Zhi, courtesy name Wende.
A native of Shouchun, he became famous in Jianghuai together with Jiang Ji and Zhu Ji when he was young.
He was promoted to Dunqiu Ling by Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty. He served in many positions and was known for his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. He could make the officials and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the soldiers would respect and obey orders.
With him in charge of recruiting people to farm in Yangzhou, he got twice the result with half the effort.
In order to prevent the local wealthy family from obstructing or recruiting assassins to assassinate Hu Zhi, Cao Rui even took Xiahou Xian, the grandson of the late general Xiahou Dun, as his deputy and led a hundred tiger and leopard cavalry guards to march fiercely. With Xiahou Xian's identity, and has evolved As the representative of the Emperor Cao Wei's personal army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, if a powerful family came into conflict with it, no one would even question it and would be charged with treason.
Furthermore, in order to prevent Hu Zhishao from being secretly manipulated by Yangzhou officials, Cao Rui personally wrote a letter and was favored by the former general who is now the governor of Yangzhou's military.
He said: "The armies under your supervision are all out of their fields. Please inspect them!"
Although this book contains only a few words, when it came to Yangzhou, the officials and powerful families were as silent as cicadas.
Since Gai Yinman favored him and became an official, his most widely spread reputation is that he is a cruel official!
When he was serving in the Xuchang Order, he recruited some of Cao Hong's criminal disciples to rule him. When he learned that Cao Hong was interceding with Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty, he was afraid that his disciples would be exonerated and unjustly released, so he killed them first!
For example, in the past when Yuan Shu was rebellious, Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty thought that Yang Biao and Yuan Shu were married, falsely accused him of deposing him, impeached him for treason, and imprisoned him. Man Chong sent Yang Biao to the county jail according to the law.
Xun Yu, the minister at the time, and Kong Rong, the young minister, all told him not to use punishment, but Man Chong's examination was carried out according to the law.
Yang Biao was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, and together with the Yuan family in Runan, they were a famous Han clan, and they were both the fourth generation and the third Duke.
Moreover, the Yuan family was greedy for power and used extremely extravagant carriages, horses and clothes, which made the world criticize them. However, the Yang family was able to maintain family traditions and have been virtuous for many generations, which is unparalleled in the world. Such a person has been tortured and tortured, and his character is still the same. It's obvious.
When he was still serving as the governor of Runan, there were many disciples and guests of the Yuan family in the county who were committing lawlessness and supporting troops and refusing to defend.
After being favored by the officials, he sent troops to break through more than twenty walls of the dock; he also lured the wealthy and powerful people who refused to surrender to a banquet with the commander, and killed more than ten people at the banquet, so that Runan would not be in peace for a long time.
In other words, Cao Rui's book is a deterrent.
Because if Yangzhou's wealthy families and officials committed crimes in the hands of Hu Zhi or Xia Houxian, they could still ask others to explain the situation and get a chance to beg for mercy and make amends.
But if it falls into the hands of Man Chong, he will just wait for his death and his family will be wiped out.
No matter how proud they are of wealthy aristocratic families, they dare not claim that their family status can be compared to that of the Hongnong Yang family, and that their family strength is comparable to the disciples and former officials of the Yuan family in Runan.
Therefore, as soon as the edict on farming was issued to Yangzhou, everyone in the Wei state knew that Cao Rui's intention to continue Wei Wu's rule was irreversible.
Although Cao Rui repeatedly claimed that farming was only for the promotion of the three front lines of Huainan, Jingyuzhou and Guanzhong.
However, some things affect the whole body.
First it was the benefits of the Silk Road trade, and now it is farming according to Wei Wu's law. Will the salt and iron policy be changed in the future, and the system of nine-rank officials will be changed?
Will it evolve into the old Wei Wu and Cao Cao's actions to curb the powerful families?
Originally, when Cao Pi accepted the title of Emperor Xian, he gave up a lot of power in exchange for the strong support of the powerful families, so that the powerful families happily shouted "Han Zuo is gone, Cao Wei will rise" and helped each other. profit!
Now that Cao Wei has become king and emperor, he wants to take back power again?
Even raising the butcher's knife?
That’s not true!
Many powerful people whose interests have been harmed or are about to be harmed are very angry.
However, they could only whisper in secret.
Because many loyal and upright ministers or descendants of the Wei and Wu Dynasty lamented with tears in their eyes: "We are in the style of Wei and Wu today!"
They are the ones in charge of the military power of each county.
As long as they fully support it, those powerful people will not dare to criticize it at will.
Naturally, with every gain there must be a loss.
Most of the Gonggun princes located above the temple were from Guandong aristocratic families.
With their roots in the center of the Central Plains and the north of the river, they praised the once again strict supervision and correction of the farmland policy, and then privately allowed their descendants to talk about Liangzhou affairs.
It is a beautiful name: when you are in a humble position, you should not forget the country, and you should work together to share the country's worries.
It's just that the topic is a bit biased.
They argued that it would be more beneficial to Wei to "defend Liangzhou" or "abandon Liangzhou" on the grounds that Longyou was occupied by Shu, and Liangzhou was almost an enclave. Now Wei should rest with its people.
In fact, this is also easy to understand.
As early as the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the turmoil in Liangzhou intensified and the imperial treasury was empty. Cui Lie, who was born in a wealthy family in Guandong and served as Situ at the time, had a proposal to abandon Liangzhou. Later, he was sternly refuted by Fu Xie, who was born in the northern border county. "If Situ is killed, the world will be safe." There are no words above the temple saying that Liangzhou will be abandoned.
It is not surprising that the nephew of a wealthy family in Guandong is discussing it again.
After all, without the benefits of the Silk Road, Liangzhou is nothing more than a bottomless pit for them that frequently increases taxes and levies materials.
After giving up, the third assistant is still concerned as the Kanto barrier!
An Neng and the others are closely related?
When Cao Rui, the emperor of Wei, learned of such remarks, he was immediately furious and almost did not follow the example of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling launched a "party ban". However, later the ministers, Huangmen Shilang and other close ministers gave advice and gave up.
First, it is unnecessary.
In the past, the party members during the reign of Emperor Huanling were all straight men who were renowned throughout the world.
Nowadays, the reputation of these nephews and nephews from aristocratic families is not enough, and their selfishness is too serious, which is not enough for the imperial court to start a big war.
On the other hand, the nine-rank official system has been implemented for some years.
In today's Wei state, there are many scholars who are interested in official careers and those who seek fame and reputation.
Hastily setting off "party control" may cause turmoil in the current situation.
Naturally, Cao Rui would not turn a blind eye and tolerate it.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys.
Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang and others were all dismissed because they were seeking fame and reputation, and acted in a flashy and unethical manner.
Xiahou Xuan is the son of Xiahou Shang, the former general who conquered the south, and the nephew of Cao Zhen, the current general!
After sharing weal and woe with the Cao Wei clan, he was deposed and returned home, which shows how embarrassed Cao Rui was about this matter. If the nephew of the Guandong family makes arrogant comments again and makes Cao Rui angry again, I am afraid that the armored soldiers will break in next time. !
Therefore, the argument between abandonment and preservation of Liangzhou disappeared in a matter of seconds.
It's like it never happened.
But sometimes, once the seeds that grow in people's hearts begin to take root and sprout, even Cao Rui, who is the emperor, cannot stop them from growing strong.
Although the wealthy Guandong family stopped talking, their hearts became more determined to give up Liangzhou.
And I keep this thought dormant, waiting for the right time.
Cao Rui didn't know about this.
In other words, even if he knew it, he didn't have much taboo.
Because he saw the hope of recapturing Longyou, and began to send a large number of troops to Guanzhong Sanfu.
It was Xianbei Lord Ke Bineng who accepted the canonization of Cao Wei!
At the beginning, Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, asked people close to him from various counties to report to Cao Rui, claiming that Tian Yu, the commander of Huwuwan, was good at stirring up trouble in the border areas and causing trouble for the country. Wei Miaotang transferred Tian Yu to be the prefect of Runan and killed the Yi general. , he served as the commander of Karasuma School as a hero.
Although Wang Xiong is greedy for power, he is quite talented.
After having the power in hand, he showed his kindness and trust to both Xianbei and Wuwan.
Perhaps due to the previous mutual attacks with the Wei state and the loss of too many clan members, Kebi, the Xianbei master, saw Cao Wei's tough attitude when Tian Yu was no longer in charge, so he was willing to accept Wang Xiong's comfort.
He took the initiative to enter the fortress and came to Youzhou to pay tribute to famous horses as a show of goodwill, claiming that he was willing to reconcile with Cao Wei and no longer attack each other.
Cao Rui was overjoyed when he heard about it.
Therefore, Kebi was granted the title of "King of Fuyi", with great courtesy and generous rewards.
However, he is a king, not a "Master Baosai" similar to other Xianbei masters such as Bu Dugen.
Because Cao Wei could not restrain Ke Bineng even half a point.
"Six Tao" says: "Ten cavalry can defeat a hundred people, and a hundred cavalry can drive away a thousand people. This is a large number."
In any case, Ke Bineng, who has more than 100,000 riders, is the biggest threat to the northern frontier of Wei State. Now that he is willing to pay tribute and become a vassal, he can make Cao Wei no longer have to worry about war on the northern front in a short time!
With no worries in the northern frontier, Wei State's troops in Jizhou were able to mobilize.
Jizhou, located north of the river, has always been a densely populated place.
In the past, when Wei Wu captured Jizhou, he once said, "Yesterday's household registration can get 300,000 people, so it is a big state." He regarded it as the foundation of Cao Wei and supported it with light corvees and low taxes.
The population grew rapidly, which was the highest in the country.
Therefore, Cao Rui now mobilized some soldiers from Jizhou and transferred them to the Three Assistants in Guanzhong, and issued an edict to lure them with the promise of 100 acres of farmland after ten years of farming.
Recruit tenants, poor peasants and knight-errants from Jizhou to serve as field soldiers in Guanzhong.
Let the common people of Jizhou flock away.
After all, Jizhou is a place where aristocratic families are crowded, and there are more people who only have a profile but no background.
For a time, the population of Sanfu in Guanzhong was once again enriched, and it could be said that there were many people and enough soldiers. As long as after three to five years of training, General Cao Zhen would call for military service during the war, and he could get 100,000 soldiers!
With such a number, even if these field soldiers have poor combat effectiveness, they can still make the Han Dynasty extremely fearful.
In other words, the Wei State, like the Han and Wu States, all worked hard to govern and actively prepare for war in order to achieve success in one battle in the future.
However, there was some minor turmoil in Guanzhong of Wei State.
After the Lishu from Jizhou entered Guanzhong, they began to frequently clash with Xianbei and the Xiongnu because of their different customs.
For example, the Xianbei Bald Tribe who was previously introduced to You Fufeng lost more than 2,000 cavalry in the Battle of Changli Water in Long You, and their vitality was severely damaged. They originally hoped that Cao Wei would make up for it with money and supplies. But Cao Wei now settled Li Shu in Jizhou , a large-scale farming operation was carried out, and a huge amount of grain and baggage was consumed every day. How could there be any surplus materials to take care of Xianbei?
Therefore, its leader, Shoucheng, a bald man, secretly made his tribesmen pretend to be horse thieves and frequently plundered the common people of the Han family.
There are still Huns living in Anding County, and Hu Bo, the protector of the Huns, is in charge. [Note 1]
He was originally dissatisfied with Cao Wei's introduction of the Xianbei Bald Tribe and squeezing his people's grazing land.
Now we see Li Shu from Jizhou garrisoning troops in the Guanzhong area. Fearing that Cao Wei's military might be disadvantageous in the future, he secretly sent people to the Hetao Plain area to make a blood oath with the Xianbei Qifu tribe in Mobei. [Note 2]
The Xianbei begging tribe has always been eyeing the pasture (Gaopingchuan) in the Qingshui River Basin of Anding County.
Now that Hu Bo, the leader of the Xiongnu, was appointed to serve as a communist alliance, the whole family moved here.
After joining forces with the Xiongnu to annex the Lujie tribe of Xianbei in the Qingshui River Basin, they began to frequently send troops into the pass to plunder people and property.
For a time, the land of Sanfu in Guanzhong was like a piece of chicken feathers.
But no matter what, Cao Zhen, the great general of Wei, has been on the battlefield for a long time and has won the hearts of his soldiers.
He is personally in charge of Chang'an and has tens of thousands of elite troops, which is more than enough to resist these barbarians causing trouble and disturbing the border areas.
It can also allow the Li people in Jizhou to farm and perform martial arts in an orderly manner.
However, after the troops of the three auxiliaries in Guanzhong were used to protect the territory, they were unable to support Liangzhou in a short period of time.
Therefore, he ordered Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, and Xia Houru, the protector of Shu, to try their best to pacify the four counties in Hexi. He also ordered Guo Huai, Hao Zhao and others to defend their territory and not to have any unnecessary conflicts with the Han Dynasty.
In other words, the Wei State had no time to take care of Tang Fan, the leader of the Qiang people at the head of the Longxi River.
The governor who was named "King Guiyi of Heguan" by Cao Rui and set up the Heshou County was now in danger.
Ma Dai and Xihai's Shaodang Qiang King Mangzhong have already invaded the place at the head of the river for more than a month!
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[Note 1: Hu Bo Juzhi served as Wei's protector against the Huns. In the first year of Qinglong (AD 223), he led a rebellion and was defeated by General Hu Zun sent by Sima Yi and surrendered again. 】
[Note 2: The Xianbei Qifu Tribe migrated to Longyou after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, and were known as Longyou Xianbei in history. They established the "Western Qin" in Longxi in 385 AD, and were later destroyed by the Helian clan of "Great Xia". 】
