Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 544
At noon, Liu Chan also stopped to inspect Xiping County and asked everyone to rest on the spot.

Liu Chan led his eldest son Liu Sui for a stroll along the banks of the Huangshui River, with the guards beside him more than ten steps away to facilitate the conversation between father and son.

In this Northern Expedition, Liu Chan not only brought himself but also his three sons, but on the way, he put the second and third sons next to Liu Yong, the prefect of Wudu County, in order to learn.I bring my more mature eldest son by my side to teach.

Liu Chan looked at the Huangshui flowing eastward, and asked: "Sin'er followed me from Chengdu all the way to the north to patrol the border. I saw a lot during the period. Now I heard the strategy played by Ma Hehuang. I don't know if I can gain something?"

For the cultivation of princes, Liu Chan hopes to let them come to the scene in person to explain their opinions, and then point out the deficiencies and explain the reasons.After all, living in one place for a long time and meeting the same kind of people can easily limit your views.

The princes who are likely to inherit the throne of the Han Dynasty must be allowed to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles in order to bring them closer to society, to reality, and to truly understand local policies.After all, it was only after the librarian inspected Hunan that he had a masterpiece.Even if the gods are like this, how can mortals not do it!

With a slightly mature face, Liu Sui frowned in thought, and said: "Father, my son thinks that the border counties are the barriers for us to protect the rich and prosperous inner counties. The land is mostly steep, with valleys inside, and the barbarians live in it. , harassing my big Han. My big Han has invaded and suppressed the barbarians and occupied other counties. Although the land is fertile, there are not enough Han people. I am annoyed by this, and this is also a contradiction."

Liu Chan put his hands behind his waist, his face expressionless, and he just asked Liu Sui to state his opinion.

Liu Sui also saw that Liu Chan didn't respond, but continued: "That's why I think that the policy of the frontier county should be to increase the number of Han people first, and weaken the barbarian population. One increase and one decrease, one declines and the other grows. My big Han border The prefectures and counties are getting more and more peaceful."

"What do you think Ma Hehuang is capable of?" Liu Chan asked suddenly.

Liu Sui showed a sincere expression, and said: "My minister is not as talented as Ma Hehuang, but my minister thinks that Ma Hehuang's strategy can make my Hehuang peaceful."

Liu Chan raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "Do you know where Ma Hehuang's strategy came from?"

"Father, please teach me." Liu Sui cupped his hands and said.

Liu Chan stopped and explained: "All strategies are nothing more than adapting measures to local conditions. For example, the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians means that the Hehuang Valley is broken, and the Qiang people enclose each other and kill each other. There is hatred in the world. This is the basis of utilization. Impossible."

Liu Sui asked suspiciously: "Since the father is like this, why can the Qiang people fight with the Later Han for a hundred years, causing the later Han's vitality to be seriously injured?"

Liu Chan laughed and said: "The Han people have capable people, and the Qiang people also have capable people. The wise men of the Qiang people have prestige and can make an oath with everyone, and relieve their grudges against foreign enemies. If you can defeat Han generals and accumulate prestige, you will naturally have more followers."

"I dare to ask my father, if there is such a capable person among the barbarians on the border of the Han Dynasty, how can I deal with it?" Liu Zhen asked solemnly.

Liu Chan patted Liu Sui on the shoulder and asked, "What do you think?"

Liu Xuan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "My minister thinks that those who are stubborn and disobedient should be punished, and those who follow should not be punished, so as to deter the barbarians."

"A moderate view is difficult to implement." Liu Chan analyzed and said: "What is a stubborn and disobedient person, and what is an obedient person?"

Liu Chan pointed to the land under his feet, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't get rid of capable people, you can continue to join the crowd. Almost all those who refuse to accept the king's transformation of the barbarians or the Han's quick rebellion have little foundation. Cut off, and the rest will disperse. If Kebi can be stabbed, the tribes of Xianbei will collapse."

"What if the rest don't disperse and rebel repeatedly?" Liu Sui asked.

Liu Chan let out a sigh of relief and said: "Then my way of governing the Han Dynasty is wrong. Like the civil uprising in the previous Han Dynasty, the people had nothing to rely on and had no choice but to rebel. If the people had something to rely on, why did they rebel? .”

Liu Sui nodded thoughtfully, and said: "This is what my father said, find out the root cause and govern, if you are aware of the root cause, you will make a plan, and the disaster will naturally be eliminated."

"Exactly! Governing the country is like curing a disease. Observe its pathology and apply a wonderful prescription. Natural medicine will cure the disease." Liu Chan said.

"Thank you, father, for teaching!"

While the father and son were talking, Liao Li rushed over with the memorandum and reported: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhi has reported that the Yi people have joined, and the Yak and Qiang are in trouble. The second and third princes of the Yak and Qiang attacked and killed the eldest prince." , the second prince fought back against the third prince, but the third prince was defeated and wanted to join me as a big man."

"Luzhi, please lead the three armies of Yulin, Huben, and Hanjiajun 6000 people to conquer the second prince, wipe out the Yak and Qiang, make the branch capital king, and move to Chengdu."

Liu Chan unfolded the memorabilia and looked at it. The prince of the Yi people died, and the tribe was scattered. Seven thousand Yi people joined them, and the remnants fled into the mountains.The Yak and Qiang households of more than [-] households also fell apart, causing many casualties.The civil strife is also coming to an end, and the weakest second prince, Jieba, has gained the upper hand.

Liu Chan pondered a little, and ordered: "Yes, let Lu Zhi conquer the Yak Qiang Jieba as soon as possible, so as not to make it bigger, and reintegrate the Yak Qiang. After the war, move the vicious Yi Qiang to Guanzhong and incorporate them into the three guards to enrich the population of Guanzhong. According to the population of Yi and Qiang people, most of them moved to live in Guanzhong, and few of them moved to Qimin in the old land."

"No!" Liao Li bowed his hands and stepped back.

"Wait!" Liu Chan called to stop Liao Li, and said, "If the number of 4000 sergeants is not enough, dispatch [-] people from the Chinese army, which together form [-] people, to attack the yak and Qiang. Let Shiying not underestimate the enemy. Hanjia turmoil endangers Chengdu."

Recently, the Chinese army has just assembled from a rest, and is preparing to go north to Guanzhong in a few days to replace the former army guarding Guanzhong.

A lion fighting a rabbit needs all his strength.After all, the second prince, Jieba, is the weakest of the three, and being able to defeat the other two shows that he has military capabilities.If a big man underestimates the enemy, he is afraid of being defeated, and then it will not be fun.

"Since Your Majesty is worried about Lu Zhi's ability to command the army, why not send Xiang Chong as the commander and let him be his assistant?" Liao Lijin remonstrated.

Liu Chan shook his head slightly, vetoed and said: "Shiying did this all by himself. If he knew that the information was not from him, how could he change the commander just before the battle. Order Guan Xing to be the supervisor of the army and deploy [-] soldiers from the Chinese army to help Shiying."

"No!" Liao Li replied slightly disappointed.

After Liao Li left, Liu Chan's eyes fell on Liu Sui, and he said, "To stir up civil strife in Yi and Qiang is actually Liao Shizhong's best policy, and Lu Shizhong's strategy is also a good strategy. But after the war against Yak and Qiang, I would like to ask Erqing for details. Think about it, think of it as experience."

I have to say that Liao Li's plan was well planned, and Lu Zhi also implemented it well.First, they provoked civil strife in Yi and Qiang, and then caused civil war in Yak and Qiang, and waited for the final big Han to take action to put it down.Solving the most threatening Yak and Qiang entrenched in the territory of Hanjia in one fell swoop, and moving the people of Yi and Qiang to fill Guanzhong, can be said to serve multiple purposes.

"Tomorrow you can travel around, and the day after tomorrow I will leave for Beidi County." Liu Chan said.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)