Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 313 Carry Joint Signature
In the 17th year of Jian'an, summer.

Xuchang, Shangshu Lingfu.

Dong Zhao walked into the hall with a smile on his face.

When Xun Yu saw Dong Zhao entering the hall, he looked calm and asked, "I wonder what Gongren is doing here?"

Dong Zhao was entertained by his attendants, sat down on the table, and said with a smile: "I wonder if you know whether Duke Cao defeated Ma Chao and surrendered to Han Fu and Ma Chao?"

Xun Yu nodded slightly and said, "Defending the thieves and surrendering the enemy, and restoring the old land of Guanxi to my great Han Dynasty, Cao Cao has made great contributions. How could Yu not know about this?"

Dong Zhao laughed and said: "Duke Cao has outstanding achievements and is powerful in the world. It is difficult to honor him as a prime minister. Zhao and other ministers want to report to the emperor to invite him to the throne of Duke Cao, but I don't know what your intention is."

Xun Yu looked displeased and said, "The world is unfair. Liu Bei caused chaos in Wu and Chu, and Liu Zhang has lived in Bashu for a long time. Duke Cao has become a powerful minister. Is it possible that he wants to compare with Liu?"

"Yu thinks that Mr. Cao should be humble now and is not suitable for promotion to the nobility. Why not wait until the world is at peace before discussing the matter of promotion."

Dong Zhaopi smiled but said: "In the past, Zhou Dan and Lu Wang, when the Ji family was at its peak, due to the careers of the two saints, they supported the young king and became kings. Their merits were as good as those of them, and they were still honored by the nobles and the earth. .”

"Recalling the past, when relatives and eunuchs were disrupting the government, Dong Zhuo's troops entered Luoyi, deposed the young emperor, slept on the dragon bed at night, and slaughtered the ministers. At that time, the sea was overturned, the ancestral temple was burned, and all the heroes rose up. Only Cao Gong bowed his armor and went around. Conquest, eliminating harm for the people, and reviving the Han Dynasty. I dare to ask your Majesty, how is this achievement compared to Zhou Gong and Ziya?"

"All the generals and meritorious officials were awarded the title of a county. Now Cao Gong and Binghou are in a county. I dare to ask your Majesty, why should I honor Cao Gong? If rewards and punishments are unfair, wouldn't it go against the wishes of the people of the world?"

Xun Yu raised his head slightly, looked at Dong Zhao's disgusting face, and said: "Cao Gong originally promoted the righteous army to assist the Han Dynasty, uphold the loyalty and sincerity, and abide by the principle of concession. Now that I have entered the nobility and accepted the land, I am afraid that I will not be a human minister. What you did.”

Dong Zhao pondered for a while and said: "If you don't reward the conquest and the rewards and punishments are not equal, doesn't it chill the general's heart? When Duke Cao heard this, he was so afraid that he couldn't calm down!"

Xun Yu disagreed and said: "Huainan is in turmoil, how can we claim merit?"

Hearing this, Dong Zhao's face darkened and he said, "In this case, this is the only way Zhao can respond to Duke Cao."

"Please!"

Xun Yu was not afraid and raised his hand to ask Dong Zhao to come out of the hall.

"Ah!"

Seeing that Xun Yu was so ignorant of praise, Dong Zhao sneered in his heart.At present, Duke Cao is determined to become a Duke of the country. Could it be that you, Xun Yu, can stop him?

After understanding Xun Yu's attitude, Dong Zhao secretly met with Cao Cao who was returning to his army.

After Cao Cao surrendered Ma and Han, he hinted to Dong Zhao, Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others that he was going to ask Han Fu and Ma Chao to submit a report, hoping to give them the title of Duke of the country and the title of Jiuxi.However, Cao Cao was worried that Xun Yu would disagree, so he asked Dong Zhao to test Xun Yu's opinion.

As a hero and one of Cao Cao's shareholders, Xun Yu was deeply respected by officials and scholars.If Xun Yu disagrees with Cao Cao's move to the Duke of Jue, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to force him to join the Duke of Duke unless he breaks up with him.

Dong Zhao stood in the hall and truthfully told Cao Cao what happened.

After hearing the whole story, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and asked again: "Wen Ruo really doesn't want to be alone in the title?"

Dong Zhao shook his head and said: "Prime Minister, this is what Xun Lingjun said. I hope that Prime Minister can act with humility, uphold loyalty and sincerity, and guard the truth of others and ministers."

Cao Cao's face turned foul and he said: "In the past, the emperor was in dire straits in Luoyang. He had no food to eat, so he could only dig wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. Guo and Li rebelled against him. If Wu Gu led his troops to help them, could the emperor survive?"

As he spoke, Cao Cao threw up his sleeves on the couch and said angrily: "And if Wu Gu led his troops to sweep across the world, I don't know how many people would be called lonely people."

Dong Zhao thought for a while and said, "Prime Minister, why not ignore Xun Yu and let the civil and military ministers go to the emperor to report the matter of ennobling the Duke."

"No!"

Cao Cao stopped and said in a deep voice: "Wen Ruo has been raising troops for more than [-] years and has promoted many officials. Chen Qun, Du Ji, Sima Yi, Yan Xiang, Wei Kang and others were all recommended by him. Now Ruo is marching forward by force. Jue, it will definitely cause a fight and make you feel uneasy!"

"Prime Minister, what should we do?"

While thinking, Dong Zhao used his hand as a sword and seemed to suggest that Cao Cao kill Xun Yu, saying: "Maybe it's better to kill him~"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "What Wen Ruo said is not unreasonable. Huo Jun's army destroyed Hefei and the Jianghuai River was destroyed. This is Gu's fault."

With that said, Cao Cao gave instructions: "When I meet the Emperor in person, I will lead the Chinese army to march eastward and inspect the Huaihe River. General Shi Gu will report to the Emperor and appoint Wenruo to serve as military governor and participate in the Prime Minister's military affairs."

Dong Zhao nodded thoughtfully, cupped his hands and said, "The Prime Minister is touring the south of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. Zhao and his ministers are preparing gifts of nine tins in Xuchang. When the Prime Minister succeeds, Zhao should be the Prime Minister to the Emperor and give them to Hedong, Hanoi, Weijun, The ten counties in Hebei, including Zhaojun, Zhongshan, and Changshan, formed the Wei Kingdom."

"good!"

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "I'm sorry to bother you!"

"Don't dare!"

Looking at Dong Zhao's resigning figure, Cao Cao stroked his beard and murmured: "I'm taking part in military discussions and I am under Cao Cao. If you still don't want to, don't blame Cao Cao for being ruthless!"

Cao Cao's words were full of coldness. He was old and could not see the hope of unifying the world. He did not have much time to play with Xun Yu now.

Shouchun's trip will be Xun Yu's last chance.If Xun Yu did not object to his accession to the throne, everything would fall into place.If Xun Yu doesn't want to, he can only cruelly leave him in Shouchun.
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Wuhan, the state capital.

Ma Su held the scarf, walked through the corridor, trotted into the hall, and sent Wenshu to Liu Bei.

"Lord, urgent report from Hefei!"

Liu Bei put down the official document in his hand, glanced at Ma Su, who was acting impetuously, and picked up the manuscript to read through it.

"The king of Wuhan?"

Liu Bei stared at the contents on the scarf and was quite moved.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei said: "Let Kong Ming come."

"promise!"

"King of Wuhan?"

"Restore Jianghuai!"

"The Yellow Dragon appears in Chaohu Lake and will not leave for nine days!" "Zhenbei General Chenjun, Danyang Prefecture Chenfang, Guards General Chenyun, Poyang Prefecture Chendu, Jiujiang Prefecture Chenji... Zhenbei General Chenliang, Xuzhou Don’t drive away…”

Liu Bei looked at the scarf and read in a low voice the contents of Huo Jun's official document.

The official document Huo Jun submitted this time was not about Jianghuai military affairs, but what Jiang Ji had said before about persuading Wang Jue to join the army.

After Jiang Ji's manipulation, the appearance of Huanglong on Chao Lake spread throughout Yangzhou.Huo Jun, Mi Fang, Zhao Yun, Jiang Ji, Gao Xiang and other core civil and military members of the Northern Expedition signed their signatures and suggested that Liu Bei should be crowned King of Wuhan.

"I have seen the lord!"

Zhuge Liang went to worship Liu Bei and asked, "I wonder why my lord called Liang here?"

"Kong Ming, please sit down!"

Liu Bei handed the letter to Zhuge Liang and said: "Zhong Miao came to Shu today and said that there is a yellow dragon in Chao Lake. Jianghuai civil and military officials want to respect Gu Gu and ascend to the throne of Wuhan King. I wonder why Kong Ming is like this?"

Seeing the smile on Liu Bei's lips, Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's intentions and asked, "May I ask my lord, if the Han emperor goes south, will my lord be willing to give his inheritance to the emperor?"

"This~"

Liu Bei hesitated a little and said bluntly: "Shizu said, 'Even if Emperor Cheng is resurrected, the world will not be able to get it.' Although Gu dare not compare himself to Shizu, but now even if the Han Emperor goes south, Gu will not give up his inheritance."

Zhuge Liang closed the document and said with a smile: "In that case, I wonder what misgivings my lord has?"

Liu Bei frowned slightly and said: "It's not that I don't want to ascend the throne, but just because the war between Bashu and Bashu is still going on, Cao Cao is occupying the Central Plains in the north. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to rush to the throne of Wuhan."

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said: "Since my lord is willing to ascend to the throne, why not leave this statement without refutation. In this way, Zhongmiao and Jianghuai Civil and Military can know what my lord's intention is."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, a civil servant general abandoned his hometown and joined the army. He charged into the battle and braved arrows and stones to conquer. What did he do?"

"Because the lord has the hope of prospering the Han Dynasty, everyone climbed on the dragon scales and attached the phoenix wings, and worked hard for the lord to achieve his ambition. Now Wu and Chu have been determined, the hegemony will be achieved, and heaven and man will respond, but the Lord is contrary What everyone thinks is not the correct name.”

"At this time, I am afraid that the minds of the civil and military officials are confused, and they have thoughts of leaving and returning. They shout and run around. Once the crowd disperses, they will be used by Cao Cao, so everyone's will is irreversible. My lord should think about entering the king's title, and let the soldiers under the tent know my lord's thoughts. "

The heroes are vying for hegemony at this stage. If Liu Bei says that he has no intention of becoming a king and founding a country, the hearts of the civil servants will be confused, and nothing can be avoided.

After all, the bustle in the world is all for benefit; the bustling world is all for benefit.No one can live for those empty words. If Liu Beiguang shouts to revive the Han Dynasty, but does not share the cake with others, eventually his group of people will abandon Liu Bei and choose someone who can share the cake with them.

Liu Bei traveled to the Central Plains and lived in Jingchu.Why did Chen Qun, Yuan Huan, Tian Yu, Qian Zhao and other outstanding figures from the Central Plains leave Liu Bei and choose to serve Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?In addition to the fact that it was difficult for them to leave their hometown, the core point was that Liu Bei was unable to share the pie for them.

Historically, the reason why Liu Bei began to rise after arriving in Jingchu was that besides being able to draw the pie, he was able to divide the pie.

Taking Chengdu and taking all the money and people from the treasury was not a waste of money for Liu Bei, but Liu Bei wanted to share the pie to win over everyone.It doesn't matter if you don't have money, there is always a way to solve it; if people's hearts are broken, what can you do with money?
Liu Bei stroked his sparse beard and thought about it and said: "In this case, I will give gold and silver to the people named in the article to show my ambition. After Jiangzhou is conquered, Gu asked Zhongxuan to pay attention to the auspiciousness of various places. "

Zhuge Liang raised his fan to Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Congratulations, my lord, your hegemony will be achieved!"

"We will not discuss the matter of becoming king for the time being."

Liu Bei handed the letter on the case to Zhuge Liang and said: "News has come from Bashu today. Cao Cao has pacified Guanzhong, Ma and Han have surrendered, and has led his army back to Xuchang. Cao Cao left Xiahou Yuan in Guanzhong and sent envoys to communicate with Liu Zhang. , I might have the intention to interfere in the Yizhou war."

After pondering for a while, Zhuge Liang said: "It is normal to go to Long to look at Shu. Judging from Liang's perspective, Cao Cao's withdrawal may be due to lack of food and grass, or he has no choice but to return eastward due to the Jianghuai war. Therefore, Cao Cao wanted to intervene in the Yizhou war, but in a hurry It’s also difficult to mobilize troops.”

"And this strategy may be Cao Cao's return to the strategy of two tigers competing for food, allowing our army to fight with Yizhou, and when the time comes, move south to Bashu."

"Then what should we do?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang stroked the feather fan gently and said: "Although this strategy is wonderful, it requires a fight between two tigers. Liu Zhang is weak and weak, how can he compare with the lord. Liang is not worried about the war in Bashu, but is worried about the war in Jianghuai."

"Kong Ming, please speak!"

"Zhongmiao's troops broke through Hefei and swept across Huainan. Seeing his power, Cao Cao would lead the Central Plains and Qingxu troops to approach the Huaihe River. At that time, the Jianghuai area was vast, and Zhongmiao divided his troops to guard it. Liang was afraid that there were few soldiers in the Jianghuai area and it would be difficult to hold on." Zhuge Liang said. .

Historically, Sun Quan and Lü Meng discussed the Xu Huai war. Lü Meng once said that if Soochow captured Xu Huai, at least [-] to [-] troops would be needed to defend it, and he was afraid that it would not be enough.

Although Lu Meng was not good at strategy, his tactical performance was commendable. For example, he had no problem in judging the deployment of troops for Xu Huai's defense.

The Huaihe River is different from the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River is vast and only requires naval forces, but the Huaihe River can be crossed everywhere. It is not difficult for the northern regime to cross the Huaihe River and go south.

The core of guarding the river and guarding the Huaihe River is to use the hills, bays, depressions, swamps and other areas within hundreds of miles of the Huaihe River to form strategic depth, rely on city defense, and block attacks layer by layer, eventually forcing the northern regime to withdraw its troops.

Although Zhuge Liang didn't know Jiang Huai's detailed military strategy, he did understand from Huo Jun the core destiny of guarding Jiang Huai.

"It's easy!"

Liu Bei threw out the plan in his mind and said: "Zijing has been in Jiaozhou for a long time. Gu wants to be transferred to the deputy governor of Jiangbei. He is ordered to lead 5000 soldiers from Jiaozhou to the north of Jianghuai to assist Zhongmiao in guarding Jianghuai. If the war goes against him, Gu will lead [-] Baijie troops. People, reinforce Hefei."

Lu Su governed Jiaozhou for several years, quelling the rebellion, suppressing the barbarians, and recruiting several counties in Jiaozhou for Liu Bei.The tasks of gilding and training have been completed, and there is no point in Lu Su staying in Jiaozhou.

"Who is qualified to be the governor of Jiaozhou?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"Guyi belongs to Bu Zhao!" Liu Bei said.

Zhuge Liang thought about it and said: "Shi Xie sent his son to Wuhan as a hostage. Jiaoling has been settled. Zijing stayed in Jiaozhou, which is also a sign of cherishing his talent. Now it is feasible to let Zishan settle in Jiaozhou to appease the people."

"good!"

Liu Bei seemed to be thinking of something and said, "What does Kong Ming think of Ma Youchang's talents?"

Zhuge Liang frowned and thought, and said: "Since I was a child, I have always been good at military planning and can discuss political affairs. I am a talented person. If I sharpen my skills, I may be able to entrust him with big tasks in the future and do his best for the Lord to prosper the Han Dynasty."

Liu Bei disagreed and said: "Zi Shan was appointed governor of Jiaozhou, and he wanted to let Zigui order Jiang Wan to be promoted. How about letting Ma Su be sent down to Zigui County to hone his skills?"

"This is a good deed, how dare Liang not respond." Zhuge Liang responded.

ps: The story of the previous chapter "Heyang Kingdom" has been revised by book friends, you can read it again.

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