At the end of the seventh month in autumn, Zheng Pu returned to Hebei County.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister went to Chengdu and asked Emperor Liu Chan to issue an order to Ma Zhong, the governor-general of the surrender, to collect rhino horns, ivory, orchid fine cloth, silk and other rare objects from Nanzhong, as well as a large amount of gold, silver and jewels, and give them to Mangzhong, the king of Shaodang Qiang.
In order to commend him for his diligence in the king's affairs, he took the initiative and accompanied the expedition with two thousand tribesmen.
These two thousand Qiang cavalry were led by Zhang Bao and entered the Shandan Ranch in Zhangye County to practice martial arts and returned to Ma Dai to control them.
The ministers in the Prime Minister's Office also took advantage of the situation and asked for adjustments.
For example, the establishment of Liangzhou should be abolished, and Xiang Lang should be appointed as the chief of military divisions in the central government to take charge of all affairs of the Prime Minister's Office, and Yizhou should be established to govern the central government. Ma Su would join the army to assist him.
As for delaying affairs and humiliating his colleague Yang Yi, he did not move to the left.
The prime minister, considering his past meritorious service, only fined him a salary and repented in words, and kept it to see if he would change his ways in the future.
But everyone knows that the reinstatement of Xiang Lang and Ma Di into the Prime Minister's Mansion is the biggest punishment for Yang Yi - his authority is no longer comparable to that of joining the army, at best.
What is most eye-catching is that Li Yan, the chief minister who was serving as a sinecure, was actually given real power and succeeded Chen Zhen, who died of illness this year, as the Weiwei.
But his duty is not to lead the guards to guard the palace as usual.
Instead, scholars were recruited from Yizhou Academy, officials from each county and county were recruited, planners were recruited, and some white people were appointed to form a new department, named "Inspection and Examination Office", which exercised the power of inspection over each county and county.
Based on the "established limits for examination" and "based on the person responsible for the matter", the prefects, county magistrates and Cao Cao with a salary of more than 300 dan are engaged in assessment of their on-the-job performance and whether they are competent for the job.
If a lieutenant with a salary of less than 300 shi fails, the chief officer will be held responsible for neglecting his duties.
After the assessment, the imperial court will promote those who are hard-working and do their jobs, and those who are mediocre and vain will be moved to the left or dismissed. Regardless of the reputation of officials and their family background, only "the capable will be promoted, the mediocre will be given up, and the mediocre will be demoted."
Naturally, if you listen to one side, it will be dark, and the words of one family cannot be trusted.
In order to put an end to fraud and favoritism, when Li Yan was authorized to establish the Inspection and Examination Office, Emperor Liu Chan also selected guards from among the imperial guards and ordered the superintendent Guo Youzhi to handle the matter separately for comparison and recording, so as to ensure that everything was accurate and unbiased.
In short, it was a refinement of the supervisory power held by the censors in the Qin Dynasty.
As soon as the edict came out, both the government and the public were in an uproar.
It is said that acting in this way may cause centrifugation between the local government and the central government; it is said that doing so can prevent the inaction of county officials, or it may be like the Huang Yuan rebellion in the past when the late emperor Liu Bei died.
Everyone has different opinions, and they all have their own praise and criticism, but they have not changed the Prime Minister's intention to implement it.
Naturally, these matters were the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty, and the two countries Wei and Wu, who were already at war with each other, did not know about it.
As news of Sun Quan's army leaving Huaiyou reached Luoyang, the emperor of Wei, Cao Rui, personally led his army eastward and had just arrived at Qiao County.
As for why it came so slowly, Cao Rui had unexplainable reasons.
He just changed the Yuan Dynasty this year, intending to undo all the disadvantages in the past, but he didn't expect that there would be a fire in the Chonghua Hall in Luoyang in early July! Although fires, droughts, floods and earthquakes are not things that can be controlled by human beings, they are also the most common events in all dynasties.
It has been inevitable in the past, but when he was just entangled with the Chinese generals to rescue Huaiyou, a fire suddenly came. How could it not be said that it was a sign that the war was not going well?
Therefore, he gave up the decision of letting Qin Lang's army rush for reinforcements at that time, and ignored the advice of the Gonggun princes in the DPRK and went on a personal expedition.
He needs a victory to stop Youyou's mouth.
It just so happened that every time Sun Wu came to invade Huaiyou, he would take the initiative to retreat after hearing that reinforcements were arriving.
However, this time his thoughts were not limited to threatening Sun Quan to withdraw his troops.
Before Sun Wu could raise an army, Man Chong went to court to ask Sun Wu for help!
It was not like the late Emperor Cao Pi who crossed the river with a large army to attack the east of the Yangtze River, but attacked the Lujiang River in the north of the Yangtze River.
After the Battle of Shiting, Sun Wu once again occupied Lujiang County. Perhaps in preparation for his future attack on Hefei, Sun Quan sent thousands of soldiers to the north of the Yangtze River to farm in the early spring of this year.
Therefore, Man Chong used Wei's small number of troops in Yangzhou as an excuse and asserted that Sun Quan would take it lightly, thinking that Wei would not send troops to fight in the field. He planned to wait until the autumn harvest in August, when the fields were full of men, women, and children, and attack, so that he would be able to take advantage of his failure. Be prepared to burn the grain, capture the people, and destroy all the garrison points in one fell swoop.
With such a tactic, Cao Rui was right at that time.
I just didn't expect that Sun Quan would come out in advance and commit the crime.
But this did not change Cao Rui's mind.
Anyway, when Luoyang's army arrives, Sun Quan will retreat. He can stay in Huaiyou under the guise of a labor force, and Yin Shi will lead his army to raid the fields outside Lujiang City. However, he hopes to win a military battle and resolve the Chonghua Palace. Just the sound of running water and talking.
well.
However, sometimes things don't go as planned.
By the time his army arrived in Shouchun in early August, Sun Wu had actually retreated.
However, Wang Chang, the general who conquered the south under the command of Jingxiang, sent word of the military situation at eight hundred miles away: Sun Quan's traitor was actually leading 20,000 elite troops to besiege Shiyang City in Jiangxia County!
To hide the truth from the sky and divert the tiger away from the mountain?
The flood in Chonghua Palace in Luoyang is really a warning sign from God!
Cao Rui, who was already somewhat skeptical about the theory of ghosts and gods, felt a little confused and depressed after learning about the military situation.
But as a monarch, he still understands the calm and calm manner in front of his ministers. When General Zhengdong came to greet him, his expression was as usual.
Nowadays, Manchong has a face full of ravines and is in a declining state.
Therefore, Cao Rui also treated this veteran of the Three Dynasties with great courtesy and invited him to ride into the city with him.
In the car, Man Chong, who had poor eyesight, took a long time to read Wang Chang's summons, and then lowered his head and fell into silence for a long time.
Because Cao Rui asked him whether the strategy of attacking Sun Wu's farmland outside Lujiang City could be resumed?
Yes, Cao Rui doesn't want to be led away by Jiangdong's arrangements.
He has more than 40,000 troops under his command this time, all of which are elite troops guarding Luoyang, the capital. As long as half of the troops can be assigned to Qin Lang's command to join Wang Chang in rescuing Jiangxia, he can ensure that the Jingxiang front is worry-free .And before the troops left Luoyang, he had already acted according to Sima Yi's instructions and ordered the campers in the Jingyu border area to pretend to be Chinese troops and enter Shangyong County. There was no need to worry about sending troops from Hanzhong County against Shu to respond to the Wu attack.
The army goes out to seek profit.
In recent years, Sun Wu has repeatedly invaded the border, and the Chinese army in Luoyang has traveled back and forth many times!
He really couldn't tolerate Sun Wu continuing to advance and retreat freely.
It doesn't matter whether he makes a sound to the east and strikes in the west, or moves the tiger away from the mountain. Since Sun Quan's traitor dares to divert his troops to Jingxiang when Luoyang's army reaches Yangzhou, then he will drive his troops straight to Lujiang!
Let's see if Sun Quan continues to besiege Shiyang Jiancheng in Jiangxia, or whether he will lead his army back to protect the Lujiang River.
Furthermore, sending troops to Lujiang was not only a way to vent hatred, but also contained another layer of thinking.
According to Sima Yi's deployment to Hexi and Longyou, the Guanzhong army is expected to move in full force at the end of the year. He wants to take this opportunity to win a victory to show the military might of Wei, and to make Sun Quan calm for a while, so that Luoyang can The Chinese army is well prepared to rush to the aid of Guanzhong.
Be prepared and worry-free.
Although Sima Yi's plan is conclusive, soldiers are a matter of life and death. How dare they be careless?
It was related to the dispatch of the northwest front and the future strategic deployment of the Wei State. It was understandable that Man Chong pondered for a long time and did not answer.
It was not until he entered the city and entered General Zhengdong's office, that the monarch and his ministers were sitting alone, that Man Chong slowly spoke out, "Your Majesty, I believe that due to the current situation, it is no longer beneficial for our Wei soldiers to plunder the Lujiang River."
Is it no longer useful?
Hearing this, Cao Rui sighed quietly in his heart.
But there was still a trace of unwillingness, which prompted him to continue urging, "Please tell me in detail."
"only."
Man Chong responded respectfully and spoke his thoughts carefully.
