Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 516 Seeking Policy (Seeking Subscription)

In 235 A.D., the third year of Wei Emperor Cao Rui Qinglong, Luoyang.

The patter of spring rain shrouded the Luoyang Imperial Palace in a rain curtain. The people and officials of Luoyang went out to feel the long-lost spring rain with smiles on their faces.

Since this year's Waking of Insects, except for the next or two light rains, there has been no rain in Luoyang.Under the eager anticipation of the people in Kanto, it finally rained again.It's a pity that although the spring rains have come, the best season for spring plowing has been missed, and the summer harvest may not be enough.

Compared with the joy of the common people and officials, the emperor of Wei was tortured under the rainy weather. The arrow wound on his thigh was painful, making it difficult for him to walk.

The stove in the house crackled and burned, dispelling the damp and cold of the rainy day, allowing Cao Rui to soothe his eyebrows and ease the pain caused by the wound.

The doctor held a burning moxa stick and smoked Cao Rui's thigh arrow wound, transferring the medicine in the moxa stick to the wound through heat.

"Hmm!" The warm feeling dissipated the pain from the wound, and he couldn't help but hum comfortably.

The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead, put away the medicine bag, and said, "Your Majesty, this crossbow has injured your Majesty's leg bones, and damaged your meridian. In addition, your Majesty is a womanizer, and it hurts your vital energy. Although it is recovered, it will still relapse. Look. In the future, Your Majesty should focus on maintenance, refrain from female sex, and stay away from strong alcohol."

"Ok!"

Cao Rui half-lyed on the couch, wrapped in a thin blanket, motioned for the doctor to step down, and called Xu Xuan, Jiang Ji, Liu Fang and others who were seeking an audience outside into the hall.

"The minister pays homage to His Majesty, and may His Majesty be happy and blessed forever."

Cao Rui motioned to the left and right to offer up the seats, cheered up and said, "Excuse me, gentlemen, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone sat down respectfully.

Cao Rui coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Shu thieves are retreating, and Sun Quan is attacking Hefei again, he is full of favors and begging for help. How do you think my great Wei will be restrained?"

Jiang Ji, who is familiar with the internal affairs of Jianghuai, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Eastern Wu is different from the Western Shu. The Western Shu is from Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang. Most of the people and gentry have the spirit of the Northern Expedition, and it is difficult to control the Northern Expedition. Of course, although Sun Quan had the ambition of the Northern Expedition, he lacked the courage to fight, and often retreated in fear of difficulties."

"That's why I thought that Manzhengdong should be defended and not attacked, avoiding the spirit of Sun Quan's army and draining its morale. But our Chinese army can first send [-] infantry and [-] elite cavalry to set off, arrange and disperse the troops, add more flags and drums, When the thieves see my army coming, they will definitely go away, and Sun Quan will destroy it without fighting!"

Liu Fang frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Xun used treacherous tactics to seize Jiangxia from me a few years ago. Now we only send [-] elite troops. I wonder if they can defeat Sun Quan's [-] army?"

Cao Rui smiled and said: "Ziqi's words are not unreasonable, but he doesn't know the ability of Manqing. Sun Quan violated my great Wei Hefei several times, but they were all broken by Manqing. Whoever can control Sun Quan should be Manqing. !"

After a pause, Cao Rui said: "If there is no objection, just do what Jiang Qing said."

To deal with Sun Quan's long-term offensive, Cao Wei's ministers can still come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy.Including Cao Rui, who was defeated in the Shuhan, he was still confident in facing Sun Quan.

After discussing the battle strategy against Wu, the monarch and his subjects fell into silence, and the smell of sandalwood in the room filled the air, which made people feel refreshed.

After a long time, Cao Rui sighed and articulated the problem in his heart: "Since I ascended the throne, I dare not say that I have made great merits to Wei, but I thought I could have small benefits to benefit all living beings in the world. But for several years, my great Wei Wei even lost its territory, Yongzhou and Liangzhou fell into the hands of Shu, and Jiangxia was occupied by Wu."

"Many veterans and elite soldiers left by Emperor Wu were damaged, and Guanzhong suffered a disastrous defeat. All the ministers in office are loyal ministers left by the second emperor. Today, I am not ashamed to ask my subordinates, asking about the strategy of bringing peace to the country and peace of the world. I hope you will not take me If you are ignorant, you can offer me the strategy to stabilize the country." Cao Rui said sincerely.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone got up, but they all dared not speak.

When Cao Wei and the Shu Han fought in Guanzhong, the conscription and recruitment of the people was excessive, which caused many complaints from the domestic people, and some even rebelled against the corvee of Cao Wei, but they were all suppressed by the local county guards.In addition, Guanzhong fell, Cao Rui was defeated, and Luoyang was shaken.

Under the two conditions, the domestic situation in Cao Wei became unstable in an instant, and some people proposed to move the capital, but Cao Rui and the important officials in the court rejected the proposal to move the capital.

For several days, Cao Rui couldn't sleep or eat, and finally asked his confidant ministers how to bring peace to the country and calm the world.

Liu Fang pondered for a long time, then put his hands together and said: "Your Majesty, the world is fluctuating now, and the generals in the Kanto region are uneasy. In order to prevent those who are colluding with thieves, it is better to replace them with people from Peiguo and Qiao County, so as to calm the world."

Peiguo and Qiaoxian are the native places of the Cao family.

Hearing this, Xu Xuan, the doctor of Guanglu, came out immediately and scolded: "This is not a good word. Now that the Central Plains is unified, all officials and generals are loyal and observant. There is no wrongdoing. Why do you want to replace all the guards with Pei?" The people of the country and Qiao County want to hurt the hearts of the guards and soldiers?"

Xu Xuan, courtesy name Baojian, served successively as Captain of Chengmen, Captain of Sili, and Regular Attendant of Sanqi.This person has served in three dynasties, he is the confidant of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, and he is also a trustworthy person for Cao Rui.

When Cao Rui went out, Xu Xuan basically handled the state affairs that Cao Rui was in charge of.It can be said that loyalty is added, and there is a festival of the community.

Facing Xu Xuan's stern rebuttal, Liu Fang didn't dare to speak out, bowed his hands to salute him, and returned to his original position.

Seeing Xu Xuan's objection, Cao Rui asked, "In your opinion, how should we, Great Wei, secure the country?"

Xu Xuan bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what I think is the current situation. Although the Central Plains is turbulent, there is no change. Your Majesty can send prestige ministers to patrol the states and counties and reward meritorious persons. Heart of the people."

"As for the strategy of governing the country, in terms of military affairs, I secretly thought that our Wei Dynasty should rectify the soldiers, promote outstanding heroes to join the army, and enrich the army; stick to the frontier cities, strengthen the walls, and hoard food and grass, so that the enemy can't be defeated..."

Xu Xuanyang talked a little eloquently about the direction of his thinking about the ills of the Great Wei.

"In terms of political affairs, Your Majesty should order the counties and counties in the interior to recuperate, not build palaces, and focus on restoring national power; select loyal people from the counties and counties to guard the four directions and comfort the people..."

"As for the strategy of securing the world, I think that now that we are surrounded by enemies in Wei Dynasty, we can order the local Erqianshi high-ranking officials to make a statement about the security of the border, and let the important ministers enter Luoyang to report what they have seen. If If there is a feasible strategy, we should order the generals in the army to discuss it."

The situation on the border of Cao Wei is not optimistic. If Cao Wei is further weakened, the border wars will be everywhere.This is why Cao Rui decided to humbly ask for advice after deep thought.

Cao Rui nodded in relief, and said approvingly: "Xu Qing is indeed the minister of the country that everyone said!"

"Do you have any other opinions, gentlemen?"

Jiang Ji pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, what Xu Gong said is true. However, I think that there are four evils in the country, namely Xishu, Dongwu, Liaodong, and Xianbei. They are like tigers and wolves. You can do your best to eliminate the great harm."

"For example: You can make good friends with Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong, so that you can feel at ease; choose capable officials to control Xianbei Ke and compare them with abilities, so as to avoid the harm in the northern border; think about the strategy of hurting Wu, so that it is difficult to join forces with Western Shu to attack our Great Wei; ask for evidence The strategy of Shu is to contain it in the pass and prevent it from going out to the east. If the small harm can be solved, the big harm will be safe." Jiang Ji said as an example.

Cao Rui nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "The words of the public's remonstrance are very good, and the northern border should not worry about it. Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, expressed kindness and trust in Xianbei, and made Ke Bi Neng better. Now Wang Xiong thinks that he will harm him. The confidant assassin Han Long has been sent to assassinate Ke Bineng, which will separate the Xianbei. If the assassination is successful, I will not worry about Xianbei, but worry about Eastern Wu, Liaodong, and Western Shu."

When Jiang Ji heard that Xianbei could not cause chaos, he was overjoyed and said: "If it can be successful, it will be of great benefit to the country."

After a pause, Jiang Ji cupped his hands and said: "Eastern Wu, Liaodong, and Western Shu, Western Shu is the most harmful, Eastern Wu is next, and Liaodong is the last. If Liaodong can send envoys to make friends, only Eastern Wu, Western Shu The two kingdoms of Shu. Therefore, if Man Zhengdong forces Sun Quan to retreat, it is better to order Man Zhengdong to enter the court to discuss the strategy against Wu. It also allows the generals to enter the court to discuss the strategy of occupying Shu."

"Can!"

(Ask for a ticket~)

PS: The prefect of Xihai is Suo Zhan, not his son Suo Jing

(End of this chapter)