Shuhan

Chapter 278 Determining Runan’s policy and solving the food and grass problem (monthly ticket 150 plus more updates!)

"Report~"

In Shenyang City, outside the meeting hall, some soldiers of the King of Wei bowed their hands and saluted outside the hall, saying: "The general is here!"

finally reached?

Cao Pi had no expression on his face. He slowly sat on the main seat of the meeting hall and straightened his waist a little.

"Xuan!"

"promise!"

After receiving the order, the soldiers left immediately. Not long after, Cao Ren slowly walked into the meeting hall.

Cao Ren, the great general of the Wei State, was wearing armor. The surface of the armor was mottled with vicissitudes of life. It had been baptized by countless battles and was covered with traces of battles.The iron armor fit closely against Cao Ren's body, showing his strength and tenacity.The iron plates on the armor shone with a faint metallic luster in the sunlight, reflecting the cold light.

"General, please pay homage to your Majesty. Your Majesty may live a thousand years!"

"Uncle, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly."

Cao Pi made a gesture of supporting Cao Ren.

This Cao Ren is the son of Mu Hou Cao Chi and the younger brother of Wei King Cao Cao.

He can be said to be the humerus of the Wei State, and he is now the most prestigious person among the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

Even Cao Pi had to treat him with courtesy, but even if he was dissatisfied, he couldn't show it.

"The general was in Ancheng yesterday to repair the city, gather the refugees, and collect grain and grass. What's the matter with the king? Are you so anxious that you want me to come here quickly?"

Cao Pi forced a smile on his face and said: "Not only is there something wrong, this matter is of great importance, related to the life and death of Wei!"

A matter related to the life and death of Wei State?

Cao Ren frowned.

"Could it be that the Crown Prince of Hanzhong has done something earth-shattering again?"

Now Wei's biggest enemy is Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong. What has he done that could threaten the survival of Wei?

A single Runan is very important to the Wei State, but it is not to the point that it is related to the survival of the Wei State.

"This matter is indeed related to the child Liu Chan!"

If his business alliance hadn't stirred up Huang Xuer's ambition and made him think that he could become the king of Wei, how could there be civil strife in our country?
"The Marquis of Yanling, Cao Zhang, conspired to rebel. He led troops from Chang'an to attack Luoyang. At this moment, Luoyang is probably in danger."

After all, Cao Ren is different from Lu Chang.

Although Lu Chang was a general, his level was not high enough.

Cao Ren is a general and a clan member. At this critical moment, Cao Pi needs his full support, so naturally he will not hide this matter from him.

of course
It's reached this point, and I can't hide it anymore even if I want to.

"Could this be a rumor about the Crown Prince of Hanzhong?"

Cao Ren was shocked at first, but after finally coming to his senses, he thought of going somewhere else.

"The crown prince of Hanzhong is extremely cunning, and Zhuge Liang is also known as Crouching Dragon. He has unpredictable ingenuity. Be careful, this is his plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, in order to plan for Runan."

If Cao Pi led the main force of the Wei army to leave Runan, let alone recapture the Runan cities occupied by the crown prince of Hanzhong.

Whether the remaining territory of Runan can be preserved is another question!
"This is indeed Liu Chan's kid's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but it is also a conspiracy. The Marquis of Yanling is causing trouble, and there is a [-]% certainty that this is true."

[-]% sure?

Cao Ren opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He has a short beard and some stubble on his chin, and the vicissitudes of life lines on his face outline the traces of time.

The white hair on his head and the wrinkles on his face all indicate that he is old.

And when he was old, less than a year after the death of the previous king, there was actually going to be a feud between brothers in the Wei Kingdom?
Isn’t the example of the Yuan family’s civil strife bloody enough?
"That's why I want my uncle to help me."

Cao Pi looked at Cao Ren with burning eyes.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The sooner this matter is resolved, the less harm will be done to the Wei State. A certain committee will guard Xudu for His Highness and cut off the wings of Marquis Yanling to prevent him from adding to the chaos."

Stop the civil strife in time before it becomes unstoppable!
"With my uncle's words, Zihuan is relieved."

Cao Pi originally thought that Cao Ren was slow to act because he was colluding with the Marquis of Yanling, but now it seems that there is no such thing.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand.

Cao Ren is now a great general and is already a very popular minister. How can he go even higher by supporting Cao Zhang as the king of Wei?

There is no need for people to bother.

"Today Gu Bian will lead the main army to leave Runan, go to Yanling and Xudu first, and then drive directly to Luoyang!"

"I am following the king."

"it is good!"

With Cao Ren's support, Cao Pi was mostly relieved.

Everyone in the Wei Kingdom is on my side. Ziwen, what do you want to do with me?

in this way.

Five days later.

The main force of the Wei army had been led away from Runan by Cao Pi, and the remaining Wei army in Runan numbered tens of thousands.

Shenyang and Ancheng were guarded by Lu Chang and Liu Ye.

Xincai and Linyang were guarded by Cao Xiu and Sima Yi.

Cao Hong and Jia Xu are responsible for the overall situation in Runan.

Although there were fewer people, the food problem of the Wei army was solved in a short period of time after the capture of Ancheng, the opening of the water and food road in Nanrun, and the unsustainable harvesting of food from Runan.

When Cao Pi led his army to leave Runan, Liu Chan did not send troops to attack.

Runan County, a land hundreds of miles away, has ushered in a few days of rare peace.

But everyone knows that this peaceful peace is short-lived after all.

The war will rekindle sooner or later.

Xinxi City.

The county school, which is more than [-] steps away from the government office, is now used as a place for teaching in the martial arts hall.

Liu Chan led a group of personal guards and walked slowly into it.

Of course, beside him, there was a soldier with rather flamboyant chest muscles, following him like a shadow.

"Your Highness, I heard that the false king Cao Pi has retreated. Now is not a good time to capture Runan? Why has there been no movement from Mr. Lang in the past few days?"

Although Guan Yinping always wanted Liu Chan to be by his side.

However, she also knew that her man had his own big things to do.

Who is a good man if he spends all day with women like them?

Liu Chan glared at Guan Yinping angrily and said, "I came here today to decide on the strategy for Runan and to solve the food and grass problem in Runan."

The reason why he has not attacked Wei City in the past few days is not because of lack of food and grass.

Although those Runan nobles agreed to donate food, it would take time to donate food after all.

Especially the Runan Cheng family and the Runan He family, one is in Xiping and the other is in Nandun.

Now they are all in the hands of Wei State.

If you ask people to transport grain and grass, isn't this making things difficult for them?
is the reason
Some of the food donated by the Runan nobles could not reach Liu Chan's hands. The food and grass that reached Liu Chan's hands could only meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of troops, but could not completely solve the problem of insufficient food and grass in the army.

no way.

The Wei State can continuously transport grain and grass from the rear, but Jingzhou behind Liu Chan is unable to support much grain and grass.

How to fight if there is not enough food and grass?

"If Feng'er has any good ideas, I would like to hear them."

Guan Yinping pouted her lips, folded her arms across her chest, and said with a strong voice: "I'm a woman with long hair and short knowledge. I can't think of these ideas!"

"If you don't know how, just study hard!"

Normally when I was reading in the study room, my left ear would go in and my right ear would go out, but now I feel more confident.

While Liu Chan was talking to Guan Yinping, the martial arts hall had arrived. "Students pay homage to His Highness!"

In front of the martial arts lecture hall, students wearing Confucian robes and swords tied around their waists had been waiting here early. When they saw Liu Chan coming, they all bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite."

These scholars in Confucian robes are all descendants of the Runan gentry clan.

Calling these people into the martial arts hall, on the one hand, Liu Chan really lacks talents.

At least this is the case in Runan.

After all, if Jingzhou talents were placed in various positions in Runan, the Runan nobles would not want to do so.

On the other hand, they are also the best medium for Liu Chan to maintain the relationship between the Runan gentry and the clan.

Why did the nobles turn to Liu Chan one after another and were willing to donate food and money?
Naturally, one of his own children can serve as an official next to Liu Chan and have a bright future.

Under the admiration of the Confucian students, Liu Chan slowly entered the county school.

The school is located in a quiet courtyard, surrounded by green trees and ancient pines and cypresses swaying gently in the breeze.

The walls of the house made of bluestone reveal the traces of time, and mottled moss covers the walls, as if telling a long history.

The backyard is well-proportioned with flowers, plants and trees, and is shaded by greenery.

A small stream flows slowly, and the water is crystal clear, attracting various small animals and birds to come and live.

There is a small pavilion in the garden. There are tea sets on the stone table in the pavilion. Outside the pavilion, there are twenty or thirty deerskin cushions placed at this moment.

Lotus pond pavilion, gentle breeze, this kind of teaching environment.

It is not bad.

"Master, please take a seat."

After entering the martial arts hall, the students no longer addressed Liu Chan as His Highness, but as Master.

Every talented person who enters the martial arts hall is a student of Liu Chan and can be called a master.

It is precisely because of Liu Chan's relationship that people who enter the martial arts hall are also called the prince's disciples.

After Liu Chan succeeds to the throne in the future, he can be said to be the king's disciple.

One step further up is the disciples of the emperor and disciples of the saints.

Is the tutor not an academician?

Then if I train him to be an academician, then I will be an academician and doctoral student.

The same reason.

His Highness is not the emperor.

Then if we push him to the position of emperor, aren't we the emperor's disciples?
Plan pass!
Liu Chan sat slowly in the pavilion, while Guan Yinping stood behind Liu Chan.

"Runan's literary style is flourishing, and talents are emerging in large numbers. You have also been listening to the lectures in the martial arts hall for many days. Today I will not examine the school classics and biographies, nor will I compete in prose and poetry. We will only discuss practical matters."

Liu Chan looked at everyone in the hall with a smile and said: "Although the false king Cao Pi has left with the main force of the Wei army, there are still tens of thousands of Wei troops in Runan. How can we destroy them?
Our army is short of food and grass. Is there any good strategy to solve the problem of insufficient food and grass? "

What scriptures, what literary works?
What Liu Chan wants now is pragmatism!
No matter black cat or white cat, if it can catch mice, it is a good cat!

"You're actually asking for advice?"

"It may be easier to pacify Runan, but how to solve the problem of food and grass?"

"Just raise the troops and fight!"

After Liu Chan finished asking the question, the twenty or thirty students from the Martial Arts Hall below suddenly started whispering among themselves.

Liu Chan was observing from the side, but he began to shake his head in his heart.

He poured himself a cup of tea and started drinking.

One quarter of an hour.

Maybe it will take longer.

Liu Chan was tired of looking at the scenery of the lotus pond. Finally, some of the Runan scholars stood up.

"Master, I have a plan!"

Liu Chan took a closer look and saw a young man wearing a white Confucian robe.

He was born in the He family in Runan, and was the second son of He Qia, the minister of Wei, He Shi.

"If you have any suggestions for Mr. Hejia, please tell me. Of course I am all ears!"

He Shi bent down and saluted Liu Chan, and then said slowly: "How to pacify Runan, I have a simple opinion: the first is to trap the enemy and cut off their food and grass. The second is to ask for help and attract the local nobles to surrender. The third is to attack by force and destroy it. Kill the enemy in the city to serve as a warning!"

"As for the issue of grain and grass, first, we can collect grain and grass; second, we can borrow grain from Jiangdong and Xuzhou; third, we can transport grain and grass over long distances from Yizhou."

For the two problems raised by Liu Chan, He Shi was able to come up with three solutions.

But Liu Chan was not very satisfied with this solution.

However, someone suggested a good idea, so Liu Chan didn't want to be too harsh. He just said: "This plan is acceptable, reward!"

Someone immediately sent a red book of "The Prince's Words and Deeds" to He Shishen.

This red copy of "The Prince's Words and Deeds" is signed by Liu Chan, so it is very precious!

"Thank you for the generous reward, Your Highness. I will definitely die for Your Highness in the future!"

A book can win people's hearts, so Liu Chan was not stingy about giving it away.

just
Within an hour after that, although some people came forward to offer suggestions, the strategies they offered were all average, not even as good as Hezi, and could not make Liu Chan's eyes shine.

"I will consider your good suggestions. Next, I will give you a lecture on "Sun Tzu's Art of War"!"

no way.

All the good talents of Runan's gentry were gone, and the remaining ones were not even as talented as county guards, but at most as talented as county magistrates.

Cao Wei's years of confinement of Runan still worked.

At least in this generation, there really won’t be any great talents.

It will take another generation before there will be talents of relatively high quality.

It's a pity.

Instead of wasting time asking for advice, Liu Chan started lecturing directly.

"Sun Tzu said: All methods of military use include a thousand chariots, a thousand leather chariots, a hundred thousand armors, and food supplies for thousands of miles. Then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the materials of glue and paint, and the support of chariots and armors cost thousands of gold per day. , and then a hundred thousand troops will be lifted up."

Liu Chan was talking about "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Combat".

"Combat" here does not refer to war, but to the preparation and planning before war, which belongs to the category of "calculating before fighting".

It focuses on analyzing the relationship between war and economy. War depends on economy, but it will cause a certain degree of damage to economy.

In this regard, Liu Chan was able to extend many ideas that were very novel to them. In just a few words, the students in the audience were mesmerized.

"Wonderful! I didn't expect that Sun Tzu's Art of War could be explained like this."

"Master's words are like the clouds clearing and the sun suddenly clearing my eyes!"

"Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books!"

About an hour later, Liu Chan closed the lesson plan on Sun Tzu's Art of War in his hand and said, "That's the end of today's lecture. You will understand after class. In the future, you may be able to lead troops in battles for me and make unparalleled military exploits!"

"Student thanked Master!"

After roughly knowing the level of this group of Jiangwu Hall students, Liu Chan also left the Jiangwu Hall.

It seems that the only talents from Runan that can be used now are Meng Jian, Yin Shou, and Zhou Ren.

As for the other things, being a county magistrate would be worthy of the sky.

Not long after Liu Chan returned to the government office, a steward came to report the matter.

"Your Highness, Military Advisor Kong Ming has arrived."

Got it!
Although it is said that there are three cobblers who are equal to Zhuge Liang.

But there are some things that even a hundred cobblers cannot beat one Zhuge Liang.

"Invite the military advisor into the hall!"

(End of this chapter)