Han family achievements

Chapter 569 Sima Family

"Ah."

Cao Cao was neither lukewarm nor enthusiastic, and just concentrated on writing.

Sima Lang put up the flag and said, "Grand Sima, is Liu Xuande going to be reinstated?"

Cao Cao said without even looking up, "Not for now."

Liu Bei had been released from his "self-reflection behind closed doors" and frequently showed up in Luoyang, going through houses and walls, and attending banquets with many celebrities from aristocratic families and officials of the time. His reputation for benevolence spread throughout Luoyang.

Compared to Cao Cao's uprightness and indifference, who was born a eunuch; Liu Bei was a relative of the Han royal family, and was courteous to the wise and humble - the difference was obvious.

Coupled with the deliberate deliberate slander by some people with ulterior motives, Liu Bei's reputation soared and he was praised countlessly. This also led to a series of petitions from the court and the public, asking Cao Cao to abdicate and give way to more capable people.

After Cao Cao finished writing, he picked it up, read it once, handed it to Sima Lang, and said, "Send it to the palace."

Sima Lang took over and said, "Grand Sima, Guan Yu is training his troops in Jingzhou and preparing for battle. He may send troops to Yangzhou at any time. Should we suppress him?"

Cao Cao took the other one, buried his head in writing, and said, "If he mobilizes troops without my order, I will kill him."

Sima Lang's heart skipped a beat and he dared not speak.

The relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Bei has been very delicate in recent years.

Although Liu Bei was stripped of his official position and forced to reflect on his mistakes at home, it was because of the involvement of the Mi brothers and had nothing to do with him.

Restoration is only a matter of time.

One is the Grand Sima and the other is the Right Sima, both of whom have made great military achievements, and their generals are in charge of heavy troops stationed in local areas.

The positions of the two people made it impossible for them to be at peace.

After writing it quickly, Cao Cao reviewed it and said, "Give this to Huangfu Shangshu of the Military Department, and tell him that I want to send more troops to Hanzhong."

Sima Lang was startled and reminded: "Grand Sima, Hanzhong already has 20,000 imperial guards, Chang'an in the Three Auxiliary Prefectures has 10,000, and Hangu Pass has 8,000. Why do we need to send more troops to Hanzhong?"

Cao Cao's narrow eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said, "I plan to conquer Liangzhou first."

Sima Lang was completely stunned, and subconsciously said, "Didn't the court plan to conquer Yangzhou first, then Yizhou, and finally Liangzhou?"

Cao Cao picked up a blank document and said calmly, "You can't ask too many questions about the government affairs of the court."

"Yes, yes, I'll take my leave." Sima Lang showed a look of shock and retreated in panic.

After leaving Cao Cao's duty room, Sima Lang turned around and his look of fear disappeared instantly. He was extremely calm, and his mind was racing with thoughts: The court must be planning something big. Perhaps it is only a matter of time before the Han Dynasty is reunified.

In the past few years, the imperial court has remained on the sidelines and worked hard to pacify the people. As more and more wasteland was reclaimed, the refugees were stabilized, and the salt tax and commercial tax became increasingly stable, the imperial court's tax revenue continued to increase, which gave confidence to many "ambitious" people in the court.

The desire for achievement arises, and one is ready to sharpen his sword.

Sima Lang knew that the imperial court was definitely planning a conquest against Yuan Shao, but he did not expect that Cao Cao would be thinking of Liang Province!
The internal strife among the Three Qiang tribes is now intensifying, and their situation is fading. However, the territory is remote and chaotic, and the Han and Hu peoples are mixed together. It would be extremely time-consuming and costly to completely recover it.

Especially after conquering the enemy, a large amount of money, food and time will be spent to pacify the enemy.

In everyone's opinion, pacifying Liangzhou first was the worst option and was hardly considered.

The fifth year of Jian'an, summer.

Liu Bian, Xun Yu, Tian Feng, and a large group of people inspected the three prefectures.

From Youfufeng to Chang'an, and out of Chang'an, walking between the ridges of the fields.

The group looked around and chatted with the farmers from time to time.

Xun Yu was very concerned and a worried look was written on his face.

There was an earthquake a few years before the Sanfu Era, and the city has only recovered somewhat in recent years. However, coupled with years of war, the population has plummeted, and it can be said that only one in ten people remains.

Tian Feng was not too concerned. He followed Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, there has been no flood report along the two rivers this year, and there has been no heavy rain. I think the court can breathe a sigh of relief this year."

Floods are probably the most troublesome disease for the imperial courts of all dynasties. No matter how much effort is spent, it will happen again every three to five years. Over and over again, it seems that there is no end.

Liu Bian stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes following the neat ridges of the fields and the canals from south to north.

Not far away is a wasteland, and further away are the looming mountains.

Seeing that Liu Bian did not speak, Tian Feng continued, "Your Majesty, I request that the Censorate investigate the Taicang case alone, without the intervention of the Criminal Department."

"Okay." Liu Bian said without hesitation.

Taicang, in principle, was under the jurisdiction of the Household Department, and Xun Yu once served as the Taicang Order.

Hearing the sound, he just turned his head to look at Tian Feng, and continued to stare at the canal.

There was not much water in the canal, and both sides were covered with dry soil, so dust flew up when the wind blew.

Drought.

Xun Yu's eyes became more worried. He stood up silently and followed Liu Bian.

After walking for a while, Liu Bian stopped, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Zhongda, I heard that there are many voices saying that Luoyang has bad feng shui and we should move back to the old capital?"

Sima Yi stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, there are eleven volumes, and I have sorted them all out."

Liu Bian smiled, turned around, and said to Xun Yu, Tian Feng and others: "Zhongda has always been careful and thoughtful in doing things. I have no worries at all."

Xun Yu met Liu Bian's gaze and smiled back, "Your Majesty is right. The Palace Master is indeed quite calm."

Liu Bian smiled more and said, "Then, Prime Minister, do you have any good places to arrange a good future for our Palace Master?"

Sima Yi's face changed slightly, and he quickly raised his hand towards Liu Bian, silently nervous.

Tian Feng stood still, without even moving his eyes.

He was also somewhat curious about Sima Yi.

The Sima family was a large family in the world at that time. There were many talented people in the Sima family, including many prominent people in the court and in the local areas, which was comparable to the Xun family in terms of "quantity".

As the Imperial Censor, Tian Feng has investigated many major cases in recent years, and countless noble families have been implicated, including the Xun and Zhong families, two of the three giants of the "Yingchuan Party".

But Sima was never involved in the case!
Not one.

The Sima family was wealthy and powerful, with a large population and more than thirty officials, but each of them was clean and honest.

This made Tian Feng very curious.

How did Sima do this?

But it must be said that the Sima family's reputation was almost the best among the Han Dynasty's aristocratic families, and their reputation for virtue spread throughout the world.

Xun Yu looked at Sima Yi with a hint of admiration on his face and said, "Your Majesty, at present, the positions of Chang'an Ling, Luoyang Prefecture Right Prime Minister, and Shanyang Taishou are vacant."

Liu Bian said, "Is there any military position?"

Xun Yu remained calm, looked at Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda, do you want to achieve success?"

Sima Yi said quickly: "I am willing to share your majesty's worries. No matter where I go or what position I take, I will just follow the Prime Minister's words."

Xun Yu looked at Liu Bian again, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, the Lieutenant General of Jingzhou, Guan Yu's army is still short of a military Sima, but the position of the Palace Commander is insufficient for horizontal transfer."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "It is indeed a little low..."

"I am willing to accept!"

Before Liu Bian finished speaking, Sima Yi raised his hand and said urgently: "I wish to be the Sima of the General of the Central Army of Jingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)