Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 536 Fishing from the Lake
In the depth of winter, Luoyang is covered with snow.

Luoyang Palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere. After more than a year of palace fighting, Queen Guo defeated Zhen Mi and successfully entered the Changqiu Palace and became the new queen of Cao Wei.

Zhen Mi could not escape the bad luck in history. Queen Guo used her jealousy to frame her, which made Cao Pi furious and sent an envoy to kill her. Even though Sun Ying tried every means to save Zhen Mi, she was afraid of offending Cao Pi and offending Queen Guo, so she could only keep silent.

Zhen Mi was worried that after her death, young Cao Rui would have no one to take care of her, so she sent a secret message to Sun Ying, asking her to take care of Cao Rui. Sun Ying agreed because of her gratitude to Zhen Mi.

In the warm palace, Cao Pi began another day of hard work under Sun Ying's "guanyu" service.

When the rain clouds fell, just as the two were tender, Sun Ying wiped her tears and sobbed secretly.

Cao Pi felt his beauty crying and wondered, "Why is Ying'er crying suddenly?"

Sun Ying cried and said: "I am an unlucky person. Fortunately, Your Majesty has favored and trusted me for a long time, but I am not pregnant. I expect that when I grow old and lose my beauty, I will be alone, alone. How can I not be sad?"

"This~"

Cao Pi looked troubled. It had been about two years since he had an affair with Sun Ying. Although he could not be said to be favored every night, he could not be said to be favored less frequently. Now that Sun Ying couldn't conceive a child, he was helpless.

Listening to Sun Ying's cry, Cao Pi felt a mixture of emotions, irritating and irritating, but the guilt was just too heavy.

Gai didn't expect that Sun Ying wanted to adopt Cao Rui, and Cao Pi was caught off guard.

Sun Ying followed Sun Quan's suggestion and decided to ask Cao Pi to issue an edict to hand Cao Rui over to her to be raised because she had no heirs.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing a hint of impatience in Cao Pi's words, Sun Ying carefully said in order not to make Cao Pi feel disgusted: "Although Empress Zhen deserves her punishment, her son Rui is innocent. Moreover, Pingyuan Hou Rui lost his family at a young age, which made people pity her. I'm guilty of this, but I just want to get pregnant."

"Come here, I will order Sun Qing to write an edict. From now on, the Marquis of Pingyuan will be brought under the care of Mrs. Sun!"

Sun Ying showed her bright white headlights and knelt down to thank Cao Pi.

Cao Pi frowned and asked, "How about I send you more favors in the future to see if I can get Ying'er to conceive an heir?"

"promise!"

In crisis, Sun Ying sought advice from Sun Quan.

Although Cao Rui was unpopular, he couldn't stand the fact that Cao Pi didn't have many princes. They either died young or died of illness. Among the candidates who were truly qualified to compete for the crown prince, including Cao Rui himself, there were only two or three princes. At the moment, Cao Rui wants to become the prince. After succeeding Cao Pi, it will not be difficult.

"My concubine and Empress Zhen's son are both your Majesty's heirs. When I saw that Prince Rui was lonely and lonely, I couldn't bear it. I wonder if Your Majesty can allow me to raise Prince Pingyuan. This would not only relieve my pain of having no children, but also make Prince Ping lose his mother." "

Zhen Mi asked Sun Ying to enter the palace in order to compete with Queen Guo for favor. Now that Zhen Mi was tripped and killed, Sun Ying felt the crisis. In order to protect herself, she had to take the initiative.

In the meeting hall, Cao Pi sat on the couch, forgetting the beauty of the inner palace, looking at the ministers in the hall, and asked: "Ma Ni has no king and no father, betrays the heaven, joins the Yin water thieves, and separats the right of Longyou. General of the upper army I want to raise an army to conquer Longyou. What do you think?"

Sun Ying wiped her tears and said: "I have a humble status and have no ambitions. I dare not serve His Majesty for a long time. I only hope to give birth to children and become the queen mother of princes. However, if God does not bless me, my wish will not come true!"

After pondering for a long time, seeing how pitiful Sun Ying was, Cao Pi relented and said, "Since Ying'er has this thought, how can I not respond?"

Holding Sun Ying in his arms, Cao Pi consoled her and said, "With Ying'er's status, how can I say that I am lonely? From now on, the palace servants will serve around me, and I visit Ying'er from time to time, so why should I say that I am lonely?"

Accompanied by his attendants, Cao Pi dressed in court uniform and went to see the ministers.

Sun Quan, the power master, saw Queen Guo's inherent shortcomings at a glance. Queen Guo has no children, and she has no heir. Therefore, Sun Quan suggested that Sun Ying could overthrow Queen Guo by supporting Cao Rui as the crown prince and by valuing the mother to the son.

Cao Rui was the son of Zhen Mi and was first granted the title of Duke of Qi. Nowadays, because his mother was ordered to die by Cao Pi, Cao Rui, who was implicated, was demoted to Pingyuan Marquis and was not favored by many ministers.

Seeing the beauty being so seductive, Cao Pi swallowed his saliva and finally opened his eyes after taking into consideration the ministers in the hall.

After Cao Zhen defeated Liu Bei and Lu Xun, Cao Zhen was promoted to the general of the army by Cao Pi due to his meritorious service, and he was rightfully in charge of the armies of Yong and Liang in Guanxi.

After becoming the general of the upper army, Cao Zhen, based on the letter Lu Xun deliberately left behind and knowing that the Southern Han Dynasty had the intention to attack Longyou, specially asked Shu to attack Longyou.

Wei Zhen, the official minister, stood up to answer and said: "Your Majesty, although Lu Xun and Ma Chao are fighting for the two counties of Longnan, Ma Chao has been forced to make an alliance with Lu Xun. If our army attacks Longyou, Lu Xun will send troops as backup. This is not a good opportunity to use troops." Cao Pi frowned slightly and said, "The horses rebelled against Longyou, and the water thieves continued their northern expedition. If our army does not take advantage of this opportunity and just close the city without fighting, won't it increase the power of the enemy?"

Sima Yi pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, there is a danger in Longshan on the right side of Long. To attack Long in Guanzhong, you need to take Long Road. The road is thousands of miles long and hundreds of miles short. Now Ma Chao blocks Long Road, and Lu Xun sometimes sends troops to support him. , Without the troops of the whole country, it is not enough to go to Long."

"In the past, Weixiao occupied Longyou. Even if Guangwu raised his troops to march personally, he could not move quickly. If the current army is trapped in Guanxi for a long time, the two thieves Liu Bei and Huo Jun will definitely take the opportunity to raise their troops. And your Majesty must not forget that Liu Feng's strategy went to Luo and Shang Yu If the land is lost, Sili will be in danger of war. "

Cao Pi stroked his beard and groaned, "I wonder what Zhongda thinks?"

“Easy first, then hard!”

Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "Liu Feng is rough and martial, and he is not a general. Liu Bei left him to live on the border and wanted to use the soldiers and horses of Jianghan to provide reinforcements. However, it is freezing today and the Dan River has dried up, so there are no boats to support him."

"Your Majesty can send the Guanzhong, Sili, and Jingzhou armies to advance together. Within ten months, Liu Feng will be killed, and Shangluo and Wuguan can be restored."

"What if Liu Feng takes the city and holds on to it?" Cao Pi asked.

Sima Yi replied: "The strength of the water thieves lies in the waterways. If we abandon the water to save others, we should use our own shortcomings to block the interests of our country. When the time comes, we order elite soldiers to attack along the road, and send cavalry to raid the grain roads. Water thieves If we cannot hold on for a long time, we will surely be defeated by our army.”

"What happens next?" Cao Pi asked.

"If your Majesty wants to march south, you need to observe the movements of the water bandits' soldiers and horses, and then discuss the matter of raising troops to conquer. As shown in the picture below, your majesty can send a large army to march south; if there is turmoil in Longyou, your majesty can order the army to march westward." Sima Yi said.

Cao Pi frowned and thought, then looked at Jia Xu and asked for advice. "Does Mr. Jia have any ideas?"

Jia Xu, who lowered his eyes, seemed to be awakened and said: "When your Majesty comes to China, he should promote virtue and literature and rule the world peacefully. The water thief is not a small country, relying on mountains and rivers. Liu Bei has great talents, Huo Jun sees the military strength, and Zhuge Liang is good at governing. The country. It is difficult to make plans while sailing in rivers and lakes. The way to use troops is to win first and then fight, and then assess the enemy and make decisions. "

"Liu Bei served in the Northern Expedition, and he gained something. Actually, it was because the two thieves Tang Zi and Ma Chao rebelled. Without them, there would be chaos, and both Longyou and Xuhuai are in the hands of your majesty. With the current situation in the world, I think it is appropriate to go first After Wen and Wu, Shang should go down first, defend in the east and attack in the west, to contain Huo Jun's plan to conquer the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers."

Seeing that the left and right did not agree with the large-scale southern expedition, Cao Pi was somewhat dissatisfied. But he also knew that what Sima Yi and Jia Xu said was not unreasonable. There was no good opportunity to use troops now, so it was better to deal with Liu Feng's scourge first, and then wait for the opportunity to march south.

"For the time being, I ordered General Cao Zhen and General Xiahou Shang to send troops and horses to seize the land of Shang. I also ordered General Zhang He to lead ten thousand troops to set out from Hongnong and advance along the road. The three armies jointly captured Shangluo and ordered the three armies to Quick victory!"

Cao Pi ordered the people around him and said: "I ordered people to recruit Ma Chao and order him not to invade the border. If he disobeys the order, I will send troops and horses to attack him."

"promise!"

After finalizing the military plan to attack Shangluo, Cao Pi asked: "When the late emperor settled in the Central Plains of Ding, he had two to three hundred thousand elite soldiers. Now he has repeatedly fought with thieves in Henan, and many of his troops have withered. Although there are many soldiers today, there are not many who can use them." Moreover, the states in Henan have been repeatedly defeated by Huo Jun, and they have more than enough to defend but not enough to fight. How should we solve these two problems? "

"Your Majesty, you should order the governors of various states and the prefects of counties to practice military warfare on a regular basis, and the visitors should visit the states and counties to inspect the military affairs."

Sun Quan said: "The provinces in Henan have been frequently attacked by war. Although the population is not rich, there are many people who live in the villages. The former emperor ordered the people to live in villages. If they provide food, they do not need to join the army. Now we can conquer the people who live in the villages and join the army, or make them obey. Corvene.”

Sun Quan's ability is particularly outstanding when it comes to fishing from the lake. When Cao Cao implemented the farming system, in order to reduce the burden on the farmers, he did not allow them to perform corvee service or join the army.

With the destruction of the farming system, many farmers have been conscripted into corvee service. Now Sun Quan simply suggested to Cao Pi to squeeze more farmers and let them join the army.

When the people in the hall heard this, their expressions changed. If Sun Quan's method was implemented, Cao Wei's military farming system would definitely be destroyed.

Sima Yi retorted, saying: "Your Majesty, the late emperor ordered the households to prepare food. At that time, the farmers were used to provide grain and the people were ordered to serve and pay taxes. Now if the farmers are recruited to join the army, the farmland will inevitably collapse, which is also a national crisis."

The land rents borne by the villagers were very heavy, and the people could not afford to serve in the army and pay high land rents at the same time. Therefore, in order to maintain the operation of the army, Cao Wei would not easily destroy the farmland system unless it was a last resort.

Historically, Cao Wei mobilized the people to fight, except for the Xuchang rebellion, and then during the three Huainan rebellions. When Zhuge Dan and Guanqiu Jian launched a rebellion, Sima Division recruited farmers from the countryside to join the army on a large scale in order to quickly defeat them. Therefore, the total number of troops exceeded those in previous periods.

"Recruiting farmers from rural areas to join the army should be done with caution."

Xin Pi said: "If your Majesty thinks that there are not enough troops and horses in Henan, you can send troops from the states in Hebei to go south to get more troops to defend the border."

Cao Pi hesitated a little and said: "Jingzhou has few soldiers, and the soldiers from Hebei alone are not enough to defend it. There are many people in Yingchuan Village, so we can choose elite troops to join the army to replenish Jingzhou. The border towns in Henan can benefit from the brave warriors from the three states in Hebei." "

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)