The migration of the left part of the Southern Xiongnu back to Shuofang County went smoothly.
Not only did Wei say nothing about Liu Bao's previous separation, but he also asked Deng Ai to send troops to escort him along the road, and asked the Shuofang County officials to return all of Liu Bao's original pastures.
It's not that Sima Yi was being submissive and lured the left side of the southern Xiongnu into Shuofang and then annexed it.
But when things have authority.
First, the Liu Bao tribe is not weak. If they insist on holding them accountable and forcing them to fight even though they are trapped, the tribes of Wei, Yong, and Liang will definitely pay a lot of price. With the Bashu tigers watching, there is no need to provoke unnecessary disputes.
Moreover, Wei State had not restored Shuofang, Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties for a long time, and many miscellaneous barbarians had not yet returned to their homes.
Trapping and killing Liu Bao would inevitably cause them to become disloyal, and would even cause the other three tribes of the Southern Huns to become self-doubtful and uneasy. Their defection from the fortress would become a turbulent factor in Wei's northern frontier.
It is not advisable to let one's anger for a moment lead to endless troubles later.
The other is Sima Yi's helplessness.
He, the governor of Yongliang, no longer has many cavalry under his command!
Before Bashu sent out troops, among the soldiers and horses guarding various places in Wei State, the Yongliang army should have the largest number of horses.
Because of the frequent rebellions between the Qianghu tribe in Liangzhou and Haoyou, there are six thousand cavalry stationed in Guanzhong alone, and there are thousands more scattered in Longyou and Liangzhou. And when the war is critical or necessary, Wei
The state can recruit many vassal Qiang and Hu tribes to send troops to assist in the war, such as the Hu Bo Juzi Ministry of the Huns, the Xianbei Qifu tribe, etc. It is not a problem to gather 20,000 to 30,000 horsemen.
However, after nearly ten years of conquest, not only were Liangzhou and Longyou lost, but even the cavalry only had two thousand Guanzhong elite cavalry under the command of Fei Yao.
For future wars, it is urgent to recruit more cavalry.
And Sima Yi was already preparing for a rainy day.
Instead, he asked Fei Yao who was in Helan Mountain to recruit some miscellaneous men to join the army, and ordered Zhang Xiong to recruit troops from Zuo Fengyi and Beidi County to build new cavalry.
You don’t need much, just five thousand cavalry will be sufficient. Because when fighting Bashu in the future, either Luoyang’s Tiger and Leopard Cavalry or Youji’s Wuhuan Cavalry will enter the pass to fight, so there is no need to recruit too many and waste food.
.
At this time, to show his loyalty, Liu Bao spontaneously sent thousands of cavalry to Chang'an for Wei to recruit and command, which was equivalent to alleviating the urgent needs of Yongliang's army. Why did he bother to add extraneous matters?
However, the thousand cavalry sent by Liu Bao brought him a lot of trouble.
Wu Na Liu Bao actually used deception to claim to Qianqi that he would receive rewards from the Wei State after arriving in Chang'an, instead of telling the truth that he had come to be taken into custody by the Wei State, and then turned around and took Qianqi's women and children with him.
Assets were annexed!
Inevitably, after realizing that they had been deceived, the Qianqi almost mutinied at Chang'an City!
Fortunately, the person who recruited these Qianqi was Guanqiu Jian.
Because his father, Guan Qiu Xing, had been guarding the border in Liangzhou for many years and was respected by the Qiang and Hu Qiang for his achievements and reputation, Qianqi temporarily believed that Guan Qiu Jian would seek justice for them.
When Sima Yi learned the whole story, he was furious.
But I can’t fault Liu Bao for anything.
The dignified General of Wei and the Governor of Yongliang cannot make people secretly laugh at him, even a thousand cavalry and miscellaneous men cannot suppress and subdue him, right?
Having suffered a hidden loss, he could only reward the Qianqi and asked Hu Zun, who was guarding Gaoping City, to go to Shuofang to find Liu Bao and bring back their women and children to appease Hu.
It was this little episode that made him know about Li Jian.
After Li Jian declined Liu Bao's solicitation, he followed the thousands of miscellaneous horsemen to Chang'an. When Guanqiu Jian settled the miscellaneous horsemen, he also asked the government to prepare documents for passing the pass.
Yes, he has no intention of staying in Guanzhong.
Instead, he planned to pass through Luoyang and travel to the heart of the Central Plains and the north of the river.
Because the task given by Zheng Pu was very special, he was destined to have to frequently deal with the powerful people of Wei in order to complete it in the future.
Sima Yi, who came from a famous family, was famous for appointing weaklings as assistants and promoting poor families after he was granted the right to open a government by Cao Rui.
He had also heard about Li Jian's assassination of Zheng, so he immediately invited someone to meet him.
The reason why he is so anxious is that he urgently needs to know the reaction of the Qiang and Hu tribes, Hao You and Li Shu after the Hexi Corridor fell into the hands of Bashu, so that he can better plan the war in the future.
Such a plan seems a bit unbelievable.
But this is Sima Yi's behavior.
He has always been sure that some answers are hidden in the details, and he also feels that a qualified commander must know the subtleties.
In fact, he did get the information he wanted.
If he knew from Li Jian's mouth that Bashu ordered Haoyou to fund the construction of academic palaces and elementary schools in various counties in Hexi, he knew that it would only take three to five years for the scholars to have any concerns about being subordinated to Yi Zhi.
For example, when he knew that the counties and counties in Hexi promoted the "Bow and Arrow Society" at the cost of tax reduction and exemption with the slogan of self-protection through association, he knew that Bashu was hiding troops from the people. In the future, the Wei State would not be able to invade Hexi with cavalry. Moreover, Bashu In the future, when the army invades Guanzhong, there will be no need to leave too many troops to guard the rear, and you can fight with all your strength.
Such as the distribution of Silk Road benefits.
When he learned that Bashu exchanged Shu brocade tea and other Silk Road materials with the Qianghu tribe and Haoyou for war horses, cattle and sheep, and the cost of passing through the pass was extremely low, instead of the government setting up a caravan to pursue profits, he knew that Bashu would soon be able to raise the funds. They gathered together to build cavalry and horses, and many cavalrymen were recruited.
If we share the benefits to the people, we will be willing to fight against the national calamity together.
The questions even touched upon the proportion of taxes, the number of corvees, whether the government orders of each county were fair and simple, and whether the lives of the prefects, county magistrates and other officials were extravagant, etc.
Li Jian was asked without reservation and answered in detail one by one.
It also made Sima Yi's silence longer and longer every time he listened.
There was even a suspicion that Li Jian's answer was untrue and that he was deliberately deceiving.
Naturally, this thought was only fleeting.
As soon as he summoned Li Jian, he secretly tested Li Jian's purpose of leaving his hometown and going to the Central Plains.
For example, when Li Jian was asked why he assassinated Zheng Pu, he replied: "When you receive kindness from others, you should be rewarded. The place of righteousness is that there is no thought of life or death."
When asked why Li Jian chose to travel to the Central Plains, he replied: "Jian had an act of assassinating a Han general. Although Zheng Zijin released him, he will not be exempted from the crime. Staying in Sangzi will only drag down the clan, relatives and friends. If Jian stayed away alone, If there is a talented person among the younger members of the clan, he may be able to serve as a lieutenant and carry the name of the lintel."
The most important thing is that Sima Yi also called Li Jian and intended to recruit him into the general's palace as his assistant.
But Li Jian refused without hesitation.
say:
"All talents have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they cannot be forced to succeed. He is no more than a Confucian scholar. He has neither the strategy to manage a country nor the courage to stabilize the country. He has no intention of becoming an official in this life. I am willing to follow the words of the sages, examine the classics and training of the Confucian scholars, and write poems It is a pleasure to write books, and to maintain oneself with virtue. If before you die, you can get experts from all over the world to comment on the meaning of the scriptures and leave a word or a few words for future generations, you will have lived up to your life."
Such an answer made it impossible for Sima Yi to label Li Jian as a profit-seeking person.
Decades of turmoil in the world have caused most people to become desperate.
Opportunities like this to enter the General's Mansion are rare, and many people cannot refuse them.
But Li Jian refused, which also meant that he either had great intentions, or he was really like those hermits who lived in poverty and enjoyed their lives, choosing to live alone in the troubled world.
Which one is it?
Sima Yi couldn't suddenly define it.
Therefore, he chose to follow his wish and let the government give Li Jian Tongxing's documents, and sent people to observe his words and deeds secretly, and wait for the passage of time to give the answer.
Yes, Sima Yi suspected that Li Jian was a spy from Bashu!
Just like Hidden Fan.
Yinfan, a native of Qingzhou, is eloquent and eloquent.
He was secretly summoned by Emperor Cao Rui and ordered to fake a surrender and rebel against Wu.
He sought to gain a high position so that he could frame him, alienate ministers, and provoke internal strife in Wu.
But unfortunately, Yinfan had only sneaked into Wu for more than a year, and because he was worried that Wang Ling would be deceived by Sun Bu's surrender, he hurriedly launched a rebellion, and was defeated and killed.
Li Jian was able to persuade Liu Bao to return to Shuofang and serve the Wei State with troops and horses, which shows that his eloquence was not bad.
Moreover, he once sacrificed his life to assassinate Zheng Pu in order to repay his kindness. Such qualities were praised by the world. After entering the Central Plains, many dignitaries invited him to be his guests. In this way, he had the opportunity to sow discord among Wei ministers.
Furthermore, Li Jian'an even sacrificed his life to repay Yin Feng's kindness. How could Li Jianan not repay Scar Pu's kindness of not killing him?
Sima Yi felt that it was necessary to be on guard against others.
But to him, Li Jian was just a small person in the end, and he was still someone who didn't want to enter an official career.
Soon, his attention was attracted by the war in Huainan.
It's midwinter in November.
The war in Huainan also ushered in some changes.
The emperor Cao Rui, who was chosen by Wang Ji, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, did not achieve the expected results.
In mid-October, the Luoyang Chinese Army, Yongliang Xiahou Ba tribe and Wuhuan Tuqi, who had arrived and had been training for more than ten days, began to attack Lujiang County under Cao Rui's order.
The Wuhuan Tuqi and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which were harassing the Wu State and were trapped in the food road of Shouchun, made good progress.
Jiangdong, who had few cavalry, had almost no solution to the cavalry that came and went freely, so he had to mobilize a large number of soldiers and horses to escort the transportation of grain and fodder.
But the progress of Xiahou Ba's tribe was unfavorable.
Troops were stationed at Ludai in Wuchang, and the navy entered Penglize along the river, cutting off the connection between Xunyang and Wancheng.
Xiahou Ba was also ordered to throw a rat weapon into his arms.
Because if he insists on approaching Wancheng, his retreat will be cut off by the Wu navy, and he will be unable to attack the city, and will face the complete annihilation of his army, which is isolated and helpless.
Therefore, he could only stay in Xunyang County to rest and wait for Luoyang's Chinese army to approach Wancheng before advancing.
In any case, his approach is to support the partial division, and neither the strength nor the responsibilities are solely responsible for the major tasks.
However, the progress of Luoyang's Chinese army was even more unfavorable than his.
They only marched to Xiashikou in Shu County and stopped.
Gein Jiangdong had already prepared for the Wei general's plan to invade Lujiang County.
Not only did they move away all the common people and soldiers stationed in Shu County, they also burned the city.
Sun Quan, who stayed in Ruxuwu, also entered Chaohu Lake under the escort of the navy, and sent boats every day to inspect Wuqiangkou opposite Xishikou. His intention was obvious. He was waiting for the main force of Wei to cross the Shuxian army. Enter Wancheng, then use a large army to occupy Xiashikou and Wuqiangkou, and reenact the Battle of Shiting in the past!
