Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 864
Zhangshui Tangtang, three majestic towers, unadorned covered bridges, high eaves and teeth.Although the palaces in Yecheng are not as grand as Luoyang, they have the unique beauty of the golden tiger, bronze sparrow and ice well.

The three towers use Jinhu as the main stage, and are about ten feet high during the period. They pass through the covered bridges and double roads to travel through the clouds, connecting Tongque and Bingjing.

After Liu Chan entered Yecheng, he was worried that loyal Wei members would assassinate him, so he lived in Sandai, where he could garrison soldiers and horses, to appease Cao Wei and return to officials, and deal with military and political affairs in Hebei.

Although they both appease the officials of Cao Wei, Liu Chan and Xia Houxuan have different targets.Xia Houxuan would patrol the localities, targeting middle and low-level officials, while Liu Chan faced the high-ranking officials of Cao Wei directly.

For example, these days, Liu Chan granted Gao Rou the title of Marquis of Ting of Yangcheng, and worshiped him as Captain of Riding; Liehou.Lu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is a regular servant of Sanqi, Marquis of Guannei...

In other words, after Liu Chan entered Yecheng, except for killing Cao Pi's descendants, he did not kill anyone, but continued to appease the senior officials of Cao Wei who had surrendered to the Han.There is no way, these high-ranking Cao Wei officials are not only famous, but also their contacts in Cao Wei's country are extremely important.

Cao Shuang offended them and ended up with the Gaopingling Incident.In order to stabilize the situation in Hebei and prevent the war from escalating, Liu Chan had no choice but to appease them.

However, Liu Chan is not blindly appeasing, no one has given real power to officials, they are all empty positions, and these official positions are all official positions of close ministers and servants, and they need to rely on Liu Chan's power to exert their power.As for whether Liu Chan will give it or not, there is no doubt that he will not give it.

In addition, it is also beneficial to appoint them as servants and close ministers. They need to follow Liu Chan to Chang'an and cannot stay in Hebei to serve.Once they are taken away from Hebei, their local influence will gradually weaken, and they will be replaced by the Han Central Committee.

Of course, Liu Chan did not leave behind Cao Shuang. Although Cao Shuang failed, he still has a sense of presence in Cao Wei's country.In order to successfully relocate the Cao and Xiahou clans to Chang'an, Liu Chan appointed Cao Shuang as the captain of cavalry, and asked him to appease the Cao and Xiahou clans who had been moved to Yecheng from various places.

These Cao clans were first afraid of Liu Chan's attack on Cao Pi's descendants, and later because of Cao Yu and Cao Biao's rebellion, they were afraid that Liu Chan would anger them.Liu Chan did not start killing, he made a very clear distinction, and only ordered Cao Yu and Cao Biao to destroy their three clans.As for the rest of the Cao family members, they will be let go.In this context, in order to preserve his wealth, Cao Shuang was also trying to appease these frightened Cao clan members.

Perhaps due to the excessive deviation of the previous and subsequent methods, Cao Weijun and his ministers were quite grateful for Liu Chan's subsequent appeasement methods.The dissatisfaction in my heart gradually dissipated.As long as the North-South war is resolved, they will basically return to their hearts, and the success of the war is also frequent.

"Report to Your Majesty, the war in Henan and Youzhou is here to report!" Du Yu walked in holding the memorials from the front line and reported.

"Read!"

"No!" Du Yu opened Jiang Wei's battle report and said, "Your Majesty, General Wei led the army to go northward and defeated Sima Shi's army in Yishui. State. The army entered and besieged Jixian County. After several days of besieging the city, Jixian County was destroyed. After the false emperor Cao Yu killed the whole family, he burned a platform and hanged himself."

"More than [-] officials of the puppet country and more than [-] of their families were executed by General Wei, and the fort was built as a Beijing to deter the people of Yanyou. Ordered to divide troops into the five counties of Youzhou, including Pingdai, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Liaoxi. Only the five counties of Pingzhou, including Changli, Liaodong, Xuantu, Daifang, and Lelang, have not surrendered yet."

"Today, General Wei has submitted a letter to request an expedition to Liaodong, kill Sima Shi, pacify Pingzhou, and save northern Xinjiang from disasters." Du Yu said.

"Now Youzhou is Chu'an, does Yuan Kai think he can go on an expedition to Liaodong?" Liu Chan asked.

Du Yu pondered for a while, and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I think I can attack you!"

Looking at Liu Chan who was listening attentively, Du Yu said: "Eastern Liaodong is famous for its bitter cold and remoteness. In the past, the Gongsun family used Liaoze as a dangerous obstacle to deter Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north, and Sanhan in the south. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Liaodong was cut off for fifty years. However, today is different from the past, Sima Shi fled north to Pingzhou, and his strategy was poor."

"Sima Shi is a man of civil and military affairs. If he sits back and watches him separatize Liaodong and collude with Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Sanhan, the harm will be far greater than that of Gongsun Yuan! Now our soldiers and horses have arrived in Youzhou. The morale is high and the weather is suitable. Take advantage of the victory and pursue, behead Sima Shi, and take Anping Prefecture."

After a pause, Du Yu said: "In the past, against the Wei Dynasty to attack Liaodong, Sima Yi went out on land and followed his bow to the sea. Today, I, a great man, can follow his strategy. Order a general to send troops from Jizhou across the sea to attack Liaodong County."

For Sima Shi who fled north to Liaodong, Liu Chan also agreed with Du Yu's idea of ​​pursuing him.Liaodong is far away from the Central Plains, and even farther from Guanzhong. If you don't send troops to pursue it now, let alone whether the Sima Division will be successful, the next time you send troops to go out, I don't know when it will be. It is best to send troops to kill Sima Division in the cradle.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "Since Qing came up with this strategy, I will appoint Qing as the prefect of the leading party, and send troops out of Jizhou to cross the sea to attack Liaodong. General Wei Jiang Wei was transferred to Pingzhou Shepherd, in charge of conquering Liaodong affairs."

In this battle to destroy Wei, Du Yu participated deeply from beginning to end as a member of the army, and it can be said that his ability has improved a lot.Now Liu Chan is also planning to throw him to Liaodong to serve as the prefect of the party.

The southern part of Daifang County is Sanhan. In this plane, due to frequent wars in the Central Plains, Cao Wei could not spare no energy to rectify Liaodong.

Liu Chan sent Du Yu to participate in the pacification of Liaodong, and let him stay to supervise Fang Junzheng, so he wanted to use him to rectify Goguryeo.

Du Yu knew nothing about it, he knelt down to accept the king's order, and said, "I accept the order!"

Liu Chan helped Du Yu up, and encouraged him: "Liaodong is far away from the middle land, close to the barbarians, and there are frequent disturbances. After Qing overcomes Liaodong, it is the place where Qing can use his force. I will watch the results of Qing's government in Chang'an!"

"promise!"

"How is the war in the south today?" Liu Chan asked.

Du Yu disassembled the memorabilia of Huo Yi, Liao Hua and others, and replied: "Your Majesty, Liao Zhenbei entered Qingzhou and fought two battles with Zhuge Dan, both of which he won. Zhuge Dan was poor in skills, so he dedicated the city of Linzi to surrender to the Han. Under Zhuge Dan's appeasement, Donglai, Beihai and other prefectures surrendered to our army. Liao Zhenbei made Zhuge Dan the Inspector of Yangzhou, General Weiyuan, and Marquis of Guannei."

Zhuge Dan was undoubtedly a speculator. He led Qingzhou Mu and General Zuo himself, recruited Qingzhou men to join the army, and fought against Liao Hua.Liao Hua first defeated Zhuge Dan after crossing the river, and then defeated Zhuge Dan and his reinforcements in Gaoyuan.After Zhuge Dan realized the military power of the great Han, he knew that he was far from being able to stop him, so he took advantage of the situation and surrendered to Liao Hua.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan said: "Approve Liao Hua's Biaowen, and now Liao Hua is named the governor of Xuzhou. He will hold festivals and conquer Xuzhou affairs. Zhuge Dan is the governor of Yangzhou and general Weiyuan."

"promise!"

Du Yu continued: "According to Huo Huoqi's report, he joined forces with Xia Houba, defeated the rebellious general Wang Chang in Waihuang, and beheaded him. Now the army has initially settled in Yanzhou, and Huo Huyqi is leading soldiers south to Yuzhou .”

"it is good!"

Liu Chan applauded Huo Yi's battle report. Compared with Zhuge Dan, the soldiers under Wang Chang's command were not only elite, but also well-versed in combat.Beheading him today is undoubtedly breaking Wang Ling's arm. As the big man conquered Yanzhou, they are also squeezing their strategic space.

Of course, there are also Liu Chan's personal feelings. He is very disgusted with Wang Chang, who surrendered and rebelled, beheading the envoy.

"Tell Huo Yi that now Liao Hua has conquered Qingzhou and will flank Xuzhou. Let him fight steadily and advance steadily, and not be taken advantage of by Wang Ling and Guanqiu Jian." Liu Chan said.

"promise!"

Liu Chan picked up the wine bottle from the case, took a sip, and said with emotion: "All the ministers against Wei have surrendered, the war in Youzhou has been settled, and the Henan march is going smoothly. I also need to lead the army back to the division."

"Where is Shi Zai?"

"Chen is here!"

"Although the war in Hebei is peaceful, there are still wars between the north and the south. You should sit in Yecheng to stabilize the situation."

"promise!"

Liu Chan originally had doubts about when to return to Chang'an, but with the death of Chang'an Jiang Wan and Dong Yun's serious illness, he had to return to his teacher.Just at the moment, the civil war between the North and the South is progressing smoothly, and he can return to Chang'an with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)