In the capital city, there was a slight movement, and there was a lot of discussion after tea and dinner.
After today's court meeting, the imperial court's plan to promote meritorious sons and nephews has spread to the wealthy market.
The only difference is that the people in the market are just for fun, while the wealthy people "know the elegant meaning when they hear the sound of strings".
What made the group angry was not that Zhang Bao, Zhao Guang and others were awarded military positions; nor was it the fact that Fa Miao, the son of Fa Zheng, was promoted to serving as the imperial minister and a close servant of the emperor; it was the matter of Huang Quan, who had defected to Wei.
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Huang Chong, his son from Shu, was less than ten years old and was conscripted into the palace by the imperial court and banned as a sacrificer!
As a young child, if you haven’t fully studied the Classic of Filial Piety and The Analects of Confucius, how can you serve the emperor?
This move made many Yizhou wealthy people happy and encouraged after tasting it.
Well, the Huang family in Langzhong is also a wealthy family.
Moreover, Huang Quan was highly regarded by the former master and was regarded as one of his arms.
Everyone knows that in the battle of Hanzhong, Fa Zhengjue made great achievements.
But few people know that Huang Quan was the first person to propose advice to the late lord Liu Bei to control Hanzhong County.
In the past, when Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty conquered Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu took the ancient road of Micang to enter Badi and attached himself to Du Yi, the Marquis of Xiyi, and Pu Hu, the seven surnamed Yi kings, etc. Huang Quan then offered advice, saying: "If Hanzhong is lost, Sanba will not be able to recover.
This is to cut off Shu's thighs and arms."
The first lord Liu Bei was convinced of this, so he appointed Huang Quan as an official to protect the army, and led the generals to meet Zhang Lu. He wanted to use Zhang Lu's prestige in Badi and Hanzhong for many years to send troops to recapture Hanzhong County.
However, it is a pity.
Before Huang Quan's troops arrived, Zhang Lu had already brought Du Yi and Pu Hu back to the south of Han Dynasty. Zheng Yi and Wei Wu surrendered, but the attack failed.
Later, Wei Wu returned to his army, leaving Xia Houyuan as the governor of Hanzhong.
Moreover, Zhang He repeatedly sent troops out of Ba to capture the people, but was defeated by Zhang Fei. Fa Zheng once again mentioned the capture of Hanzhong. The First Lord sent troops in advance to defeat Du Yi and Pu Hu; then he marched into Hanzhong and killed Xiahou Yuan.
Therefore, Huang Quan's plan cannot be obvious.
Later, Huang Quan followed the expedition to Yiling. The road was blocked and he could not return to Shu. The commanders defected to Wei. There was a supervisor to enforce the law, but he took Quan's wife for nothing. The first master Liu Bei pardoned her with the words "Huang Quan has failed, and Quan has not failed to live up to his father." He treated his family as before.
However, after the First Master's rise to power, Huang Quan's bloodline was despised by the clan, fearing that someone in power would bring up the old matter again and bring disaster to themselves.
Now the imperial court has revealed that it retained Huang Chong, the son of Shu, and its intention is clear.
It's nothing more than using this son to show that the court has forgotten the past, and that there will be an edict to promote the children of wealthy families in the near future!
As for how they will be promoted, some people are waiting to see, while others will focus on Zhang Bao and others, showing meaningful smiles.
When Zheng Pu, who was traveling quickly, heard about this incident, he was once again impressed by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's skill.
First hint at it with benefits, and then use Zhang Bao and others to focus on beauty, waiting for those wealthy families to come and pray for their descendants.
In this way, you don’t have to worry about being suspicious when you directly implement it, but you also have the initiative in your hands, and you can get whatever you want within the appropriate range! Follow Jiang Taigong’s fishing example and wait for those who wish to take the bait!
However, Zheng Pu was just impressed, but also surprised.
Today is his second day of rest.
But for some unknown reason, the prime minister sent a small official to summon him.
Moreover, he had already asked his followers to prepare their carriages and horses, and was about to go to Pang Hong's banquet with Liu Yin, but he had no choice but to break the promise.
The steps are hurried along the way.
When the junior official informed me that I had to enter the Prime Minister's office, I saw that Ma Su was already there.
After some bowing, as soon as he took his seat, Ma Su handed him a small piece of cloth.
The cloth is very small and can be seen at a glance. It was used by postal stations to convey military information. There are only a few numbers, and the words are concise and concise: "Cao Pi rebelled against the Wei Dynasty. In July, the court made a decision and launched a large-scale naval expedition in early August. Now it follows the Caishui River and the Yingshui River enters the Huaihe River.
Shouchun is coming soon."
It turned out that it was Cao Pi, the emperor of Wei, who personally went to conquer Wu for the second time.
Could it be that the prime minister called me here because he wanted to take advantage of the Wei and Wu attacks to make some plans?
After reading it, Zheng Pu returned the small piece of cloth to Ma Su, feeling a little enlightened.
When Zhuge Liang, who was sitting high on the throne, saw this, he spoke softly and said, "Zijin, you have the ability to plan. Now that we are rebelling against Wei, we are going to attack Wu. How should I, a big man, deal with this? Can we take advantage of this? For now.
Think about it and try again."
After a pause, he added, "Well, whatever is on your mind, just say it freely without any scruples. What you say here should not go out beyond the ears."
"promise."
Zheng Pu first raised his hands in salute. Without thinking, Zheng Pu raised his head and answered, "Returning to the Prime Minister, in the past, Sun Wu sent Zhang Wen, the auxiliary general of Zhonglang, to make peace. Pu had the idea of rebelling against the generals of Wei and attacking Wu. Now I dare to speak out."
"good!"
Before the Prime Minister opened his mouth, Ma Su praised him first.
Well, he always liked military planning and had long wanted to discuss it with Zheng Pu. However, recently Zheng Pu was busy with food planning and stayed out at night, so he had no choice but to resist disturbing him.
Zhuge Liang would naturally not take offense at Ma Su.
At this time, he also stroked his head and smiled, "If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region. Zijin has long-term thinking, so he can be called this. Well, what do you think about, let me tell you."
"promise!"
After saluting again, Zheng Pu began to talk endlessly.
"Pu Tie thought that Sun Wu had experienced three generations, and the soldiers and common people were all at their wits' end. The navy was elite and resisted the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. In the past, Duke Cao could not surrender, let alone Cao Pi now. If you go against Wei's attack, you will return in vain."
"Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, the first priority is to fight against the rebellion in Nanzhong, so that we can join forces with Yizhou to repair the armored troops. We should not easily mobilize troops. Moreover, Pu thinks that the more fights between Wei and Wu are just attrition to each other, which is already beneficial to the Han Dynasty.
That’s right. It’s better to show your weakness by showing that you are weak and letting the two families fight more.”
"Pu thought that Cao Pi had great ambitions but few talents. As soon as he got the throne, he used swords and soldiers for many years. The troops and horses were constantly moving, and the endowments would be too much, and the people under his rule would suffer. It would be better to send some careful workers to Guanzhong to lure the former Hanzhong.
And the people of Bazhong will be exempted from taxes for three years by granting land to see if they can add more households to the country."
Having said this, Zheng Pu smiled slightly.
"With the Prime Minister's wisdom, the above thinking must have been concluded. Therefore, Pu had an idea, but he didn't know whether it was feasible. He secretly sent a message to the prefect of Niwei Xincheng, not expecting him to lead the people back to the righteousness, but
Please allow him to relax the restrictions on merchants a little so that the Guanzhong war horses can flow into our Han Dynasty."
The governor of Cao Wei's new city was Meng Da.
At first, he did not send troops to rescue Guan Yu and was forced by Liu Feng. He was afraid of the crime and was too angry to bear it, so he surrendered his county to Wei.
The emperor of Wei, Cao Pi, was so good at his appearance and appearance that he regarded him as a regular servant of Sanqi, a general of Jianwu, and the title of Marquis of Pingyang Ting. He also merged the three counties of Shangyong, Xicheng and Fangling into Xincheng County, and made him the prefect.
"Secretly communicating with Mencius to ward off evil?"
After Ma Su heard this, he was surprised at first and then frowned in thought.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows. After being slightly surprised, he lowered his eyes and rubbed his head in thought.
Before Zheng Pu's arrival, he and Ma Su had previously discussed that it was impossible for Cao Pi to rebel against the Wei Dynasty, and that Bashu was too tired to send troops.
I recruited Zheng Pu because I felt that he was quite talented and learned, so I wanted to read the opinions of many people and see that nothing was left out.
Unexpectedly, he actually had thoughts and advice on how to lure the people in Guanzhong to return to Mengda.
Luring people back to Hanzhong is not new.
Guanzhong and Hanzhong are isolated by the Qinling Mountains. There are still Chencang Road-Lianyun Plank Road, Baoxie Valley, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Valley that enter Hanzhong County (excluding the three eastern counties) controlled by the Han Dynasty. In these years, the Han Dynasty also frequently sent detailed work
, it is not difficult to sneak into Guanzhong to inquire about the military situation and news, and let them seduce the original people of Hanzhong and Bazhong.
Moreover, if you can lure one family back, you will be one family away from the Wei Dynasty. One will decline and the other will grow.
Whether it succeeds or fails, it will do no harm to the great man.
As for having a secret conspiracy with Mengda and letting the profit-seeking merchants drive their war horses, they had never thought about it.
After Mengda rebelled against Shu, although he was favored by Cao Pi, who rebelled against Wei Dynasty, his future was already ruined.
As a second minister, it is enough to be favored and favored. How can I be in charge of a county and command an army?
Are the other ministers of Cao and Wei willing to be evil?
Once Cao Wei changed hands, Meng Da faced a challenge.
Mengda himself should understand this common sense about temple power struggles.
Maybe, it may not be possible?
After a while, Zhuge Liang's long eyebrows twitched slightly, and then he glanced at Zheng Pu and smiled gently, "Is it possible that Zijin made this suggestion because he learned that Famiao, the captain of Fengche, has become an evil servant?"
Well, Fazheng and Mengda are from the same hometown.
When he went to Shu due to the turmoil in Guanzhong and the great famine, the two of them also traveled together, and their friendship was profound.
If Fa Miao were allowed to try to contact Meng Da, and Meng Da would be mindful of his old friend's wishes and greedy for the money he could get from it to support his troops, he might be able to open up the trade route a little.
After all, there was also a Yugu Road connecting Guanzhong under his rule.
In addition, Guanzhong is now sparsely populated, which has led to a large-scale inward migration of the Qiang and Hu tribes in the north. With the nature of those Qiang and Hu tribes being greedy for profit and selling horses, if this happened, Mengda could cut off the trade routes and mend the situation. When he came to apologize, the Emperor of Wei could only
It's just a crime of negligence.
It's harmless and innocuous.
"Return to Prime Minister, Pu is not doing this for this reason."
Nodding and smiling, Zheng Pu said softly, "Prime Minister, Pu Nai feels that the imperial court is gathering strength to conquer the Central Plains. In the future, Jingxiang has no way out, so it must be Guanzhong and Longyou. These two expeditions are traditionally fought on horseback.
If you don't have cavalry to conquer the lord, it will be difficult to achieve success. Moreover, Sun Tzu said, 'All warriors should use the right combination to win by surprise.
Make meritorious deeds."
"well.........."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang couldn't help but close his eyes, raise his head slightly, and sigh loudly.
After that, he opened his eyes again and looked at Zheng Pu, with no stingy admiration in his eyes, saying: "Youchang and I are still planning for Nanzhong, but we didn't expect that Zijin's thoughts have been so far-reaching!"
As soon as he said these words, a chill ran down Zheng Pu's spine.
He quickly bowed his hands and said modestly, "Pu dare not say this as the prime minister. The prime minister is the ruler of a country, so his thoughts are naturally cautious. Pu is a madman, and his thoughts are naturally unscrupulous."
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was also amused. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Get up. Why are you so humble?"
Ma Di, who was over there, laughed a few times and then said, "Prime Minister, I think Zijin said this, so why don't you let the Dharma attendant write a book for Mengda to try. I'll be happy if he succeeds, but it's harmless if he doesn't succeed."
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"Um."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, "Let's take this matter slowly. It will be better to wait until Cao Pi returns from the Wei Dynasty without success."
After saying that, he thought for a moment, then smiled sternly and asked Zheng Pu, "Zijin, have you been satisfied with the food plan you have been following Hu Weidu recently?"
Hey, why do you ask this?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu was slightly shocked.
He didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly lowered his head and replied, "Return to Prime Minister, it is your duty to serve the country. Pu only knows how to do his best and does not dare to think about what he wants."
"You're a cunning boy!"
Involuntarily, Zhuge Liang smiled and cursed.
After stroking his beard, his face became solemn and he looked at Zheng Pu, "Zijin, if I let you serve as a secretary in the prime minister's office and also serve in the army, would you like it?"
