The more difficult the living environment is to provide enough food and clothing, the more likely it is to breed people who commit suicide.
Because I have seen a lot of death and am used to it.
This is the case for the people in the Hexi Corridor. They should never be "fearful of death."
Moreover, after Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu restored Han Dynasty to Zuo, he chose to "capitalize in Luoyang to secure Guandong" instead of "capital in Chang'an to connect the Western Regions"; coupled with the unrest caused by the continuous inward migration of the Qiang and Hu tribes for more than a hundred years, Hexi
He gradually became blind to the authority and restrictions of the government.
For example, every man in Hexi who lived to his prime was quite proficient in swords, spears, bows and arrows.
They know that with force at their side, they have the capital to survive.
If you can protect your family in a rural area where horse thieves are rampant; if you can take out a knife to seek revenge when you suffer injustice and have no way to redress your grievances; if you can also change your identity into a bandit when food and clothing are in embarrassment.
In other words, in the Hexi Corridor, every household is a potential horse thief.
As for the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes, they are blatant horse thieves.
When Yin Feng, a native of Hebei County, served as the governor of Dunhuang, his most praised achievements were not farming and guarding the border.
Instead, they ordered the soldiers at various passes or beacons to protect the merchants along the way and prevent the right-wing private soldiers from plundering the caravans by wrapping their faces in linen and pretending to be horse thieves.
The people are not afraid of death, they are all aggressive and ruthless.
This is people's impression of the Lishu people in Hexi, and it is also Zheng Pu's idea that in just two years, Hexi Haoyou and the Qianghu tribe can move to Shu from the obedient household divisions - if they are unwilling to move.
, then, the Han Dynasty issued an edict to label them as traitors and called on all the Li people in Hexi to destroy them.
The rewards are considerable.
Not only can he be recruited as a "scholar" by the government, but he can also receive half of the assets and acres of the destroyed family.
Don't worry, such a bloody edict will arouse the hatred of the same enemies in Hexi, causing Haoyou and Li Shu to unite against the Han court.
On the contrary, once the edict is issued, the Li people throughout Hexi will support the authority of the Han Dynasty.
You can understand it if you think about it.
People who are accustomed to licking blood from the edge of a knife and risking their lives for food and clothing. When faced with the opportunity to suddenly transform from a humble man to a rightful man, who would miss it?
Who is not grateful to the Han Dynasty for giving them the opportunity to change their destiny?
There is no need to worry about whether the Li Shu, who only have simple swords, spears, bows and arrows in their hands, can kill the heroes who are protected by the strong private soldiers and hidden in the strong fortress.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
In the Hexi Corridor, no one can resist such temptation!
Driven by huge interests, they, who are not afraid of death, will let the Han soldiers kill these heroes without a bloody blow. The greater possibility is that these heroes will die at the hands of their family's private soldiers or their apprentices.
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Naturally, this approach will plunge the Hexi Corridor into turmoil filled with killings in a short period of time.
Some people even took advantage of the chaos and rose up, waving swords and spears not only towards Hao You.
Just like the former Emperor Liu Bang who bought the head of the overlord Xiang Yu with "a thousand pieces of gold and ten thousand households in the city", after Xiang Yu committed suicide, the Han army, bound by military law, fought for the body, and dozens of people killed each other in the battle.
Interest can make people ignore all legal prohibitions.
This is also the reason why Prime Minister Zhuge Liang shook his head and sighed when he asked Zheng Pu what he was thinking.
Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.
After returning from the discussion of Nanzhong, the Prime Minister knew that Zheng Pu's perspective on thinking was always to maximize the interests of the court, and he did not care at all about his own reputation or the lives of others.
Therefore, when Zheng Pu explained the countermeasures in detail, the prime minister couldn't help but fall silent.
I just felt that Zheng Pu was too harsh on those powerful people.
Since those powerful rightists are unwilling to migrate, then for the Han Dynasty, the pattern of the Hexi Corridor has reached a point where it cannot be destroyed or established.
With Wei Wei watching from the side, it is the best choice for the court to choose to destroy it and then establish it.
Nor are we worried that inducing unrest among the Li people in this way will lead to "destruction and failure to establish" in the future.
Those Li Shu who overthrew the old powerful people and became new powerful people knew that only by standing under the banner of the Han Dynasty could they be recognized by Shili; only by fighting for the Han Dynasty and preventing Wei Wei from returning to Hexi could they win the
The wealth and honor are passed on to future generations.
In fact, what the Prime Minister was thinking in his silence was not the merits of Zheng Pu's Hexi countermeasures.
Because of his cruelty towards Zheng Pu, the Prime Minister was already prepared.
So, as soon as I heard it, I agreed in my heart.
After all, Zheng Pu's strategy in the past to induce the Xiaoguan epidemic was much more cruel than the current Hexi countermeasures.
In a sense, the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu are the same kind of people.
As long as the great man can return to the old capital, the Prime Minister is willing to sacrifice himself to death; when necessary, he will not hesitate to be punished by thousands of people and written down in history.
However, due to his own moral character and integrity, the Prime Minister never considered using ruthless means.
This is why the Prime Minister fell into silence and frowned in thought.
He was thinking about the difference between him and Zheng Pu.
As the current ruler of the country, I considered the future gains and losses of the Han Dynasty if Zheng Pu was designated as the successor to rule the country.
In fact, no one knows that since the Wei army withdrew from Longyou and the news of Cao Zhen's death was confirmed, the prime minister's thoughts have rarely been on the military struggle. There are many plans and arrangements for the military struggle, various inspections and comforts before the battle, etc.
Affairs also began to be let go to many generals and their assistants.
Reclaiming the Hexi Corridor is not difficult.
And by connecting Longyou and Hexi, the Han Dynasty formed a condescending sweeping trend against the three assistants in Guanzhong who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty.
The great man has already emerged from the abyss.
The hope of returning to the old capital is already very close.
Therefore, in the prime minister's mind, the top priority is not to think about how to fight for gains.
Instead, we need to find a successor to rule the country as soon as possible so that the Han's long-cherished wish to regain the Central Plains can still be fulfilled after the older generation of officials have passed away.
There was another moment of silence.
Although the days in midsummer are very long, in the hall where meetings begin in the afternoon, as the sun sets to the west, many objects also drag out long dark lines on the ground.
When the Prime Minister, who was pondering to himself, saw him, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Light and shadow, light and dark, have always complemented each other.
If there is no light, it is an endless cold night; conversely, if there is no darkness as a foil, the light is not worthy of expectation and praise.
The Han Dynasty, which was succeeded by the first emperor, was full of people with noble moral character.
Even sometimes, people feel that there are too many virtuous people, which is of little benefit to the great man.
Perhaps, this is what Li Si said in "Admonishing and Chasing Guests": "Taishan Mountain does not allow soil, so it can guard its greatness; rivers and seas do not choose small streams, so it can be deep; kings do not exclude the common people, so they can understand their virtues"
"That's the reason.
The Prime Minister was thoughtful and glanced at the documents on the case table.
At the top of the not-so-neatly piled papers is the recommendation form just presented to Zheng Pu for fulfilling his duty as a military guard. The side of the bamboo slips has already drooped a bit because of its height, leaving the two "Wei Rong" in the front row.
The words caught my eye.
Therefore, suddenly, the Prime Minister stroked his beard and smiled.