Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 574 Opening the door and bowing to the thief

"Xian Yufu, I won't kill you now because of my kindness as a great man. How dare you say something rude here!"

Faced with Xian Yufu's rude request, Zhang Fei pointed at Xian Yufu with a wat board and said in a deep voice: "The territory of Huaibei was obtained by our Han soldiers in bloody battles. How can I allow you to take it away with your words?"

Seeing Zhang Fei's reaction, Xian Yufu looked a little embarrassed. He saluted and said, "Let's talk about the covenant. Now our country wants to use Shouchun and Sikou as the boundary, but I don't know what Huo Du wants?"

Huo Jun looked calm and said without any haste: "You are the high minister of the Northern Kingdom. How can you know that pen and paper are better than swords? Now you want our country to cut off the two counties of Pi and Donghai with nothing but words. Do you think it is okay?"

"I would like to hear Huo Du's opinion!" Xian Yufu said respectfully.

Huo Jun smiled and said: "If your country really wants to divide the world equally, it should use the Huaihe River as the boundary. I will cut off the two counties of Pi and Donghai, and your country will cut off the two counties of Shouchun and Yiyang."

Trading the Southern Han Dynasty's territory in Huaibei for Cao Wei's territory in Huainan would make Huo Jun go crazy. If he gets Shouchun today, he can send troops to attack Cao Pi's hometown in Qiao County tomorrow, and reach the hinterland of Henan the day after tomorrow.

As he spoke, Huo Jun's tone increased and he said with murderous intent: "Although our country has lost its ancestors for the first time, it is not humiliated by you and others. If your country does not want to, you want to take over the two counties of Pi and Donghai by force. I am not afraid of war and want to be rewarded. Commander the three armies, let’s compete with your lord to see whether our Chu army is drinking from the river to the north, or your lord is facing the river to the south.”

"This~"

Now Cao Pi sent people to the south to negotiate peace, expressing his willingness to live in harmony with the Southern Han Dynasty and share the governance of the world with the Liu family. Many officials from the southern region were already interested. Even if they are not peace seekers, there are many conservative officials like Zhang Zhao.

Reviving the Han Dynasty and restoring the old capital is actually just a political slogan. Whether it can be effective depends on whether the leader can unite everyone.

Shang Shulang Zhang Wen came out and reported: "When your Majesty first came to the throne, the officials and the people were attached but did not return to their hearts, and the country was in turmoil. From Wen's point of view, it is better to temporarily agree with the thieves' opinions, recuperate with the people, observe the current situation, and be diligent and considerate. Those who are virtuous will benefit the people.”

If the Central Plains were conquered and a large number of Central Plains scholars poured in, would they be able to get a share of the pie?
Today, when the country is established in Wuhan, because the Southern Han Dynasty relies on them, they, a group of Wu and Chu scholars, can occupy high positions. But if they move to Luoyang or Chang'an, their political interests will not be affected.

Xian Yufu wiped his sweat slightly and softened his tone, saying: "Since our lord is willing to share the world with the Southern Kingdom, he has no intention of using force. If your Majesty and Huo Du are willing to stop fighting, we can divide the country according to the current situation. , it’s not impossible!”

Zhang Zhao coughed a few times and said: "The late emperor abandoned his career and died, and the western frontier of the Han Dynasty was in turmoil. Although the Northern Expedition had many victories but few defeats in successive years, was there always a time for defeat? Now that Cao Pi intends to form an alliance with our Han Dynasty, It is better to accept Cao Pi's advice and postpone the war in order to restore the country's strength, and then go to the Central Plains."

"Your Majesty!"

"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense!"

After all, they are living a good life now and have received corresponding benefits. Why should they be aggressive in the Central Plains?

After a pause, Xianyu Fuchao, Liu and Huo, handed over their hands one after another and said: "Today we are divided into two parts. Ru Nanjun intends to divide the rule with my lord from north to south. I hope to open the door and trade with merchants. Longyou is the north of Qinling Mountains, and my lord will be in the future We are raising troops to attack Liang. I hope Nanjun and Huodu will abide by their old words and are not allowed to send troops to help."

"There is a great national funeral and the western frontier is in turmoil. It is not appropriate to have a grudge against Cao Pi!"

After all, not everyone desires to start a war, not everyone is willing to pursue unknown risks and benefits, and not everyone hopes to revive the Han Dynasty.

"Xian Yufu's words, I wonder what you guys have to say?" Liu Chan asked.

Although the Han Dynasty had made many achievements in the Northern Expedition in consecutive years, many officials with Wuyue origin still tended to be safe in their hearts. It was not because they were afraid of Cao Wei, but simply because they felt that the goal of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the restoration of the Han Dynasty was too far away.

Guan Xingxin understood, led Xian Yufu to retreat, and said: "Your envoy is tired from traveling around and must be hungry. Please come and have a meal with me!"

Seeing Xian Yufu shrinking back, Huo Jun's eyes narrowed, and he said nothing while stroking his mustache.

When Xian Yufu came out of the palace, the ministers in the court were whispering to each other and talking noisily. It was obvious that they had different ideas about Xian Yufu's suggestion of dividing the north and the south.

Some southern officials may have echoed Zhang Zhao's opinion and put forward their own opinions.

Liu Chan glanced at Huo and Ge, and saw that they were both thinking, and said politely: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. This is the principle of heaven. However, the people are tired of wars, and the world is in ruins. I am also I can't bear it. I and you will think twice about what you said about dividing the north and the south."

And even if they prefer the Northern Expedition, will they definitely be able to conquer the Central Plains?
Once the war starts, people and money will be wasted. If the army is defeated, the scope of its impact will be the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of households, and it will also affect their own interests.

"Your Majesty, Grand Sima. Since the late emperor raised his army, he has been fighting against the Cao family for more than twenty years. Many people have been killed. Therefore, those who commit frivolous crimes enter dangerous places and form cliques in evil states and counties. Those who are exhausted flee and hide in their homes, unwilling to serve the country. Used."

Now that the leader Liu Bei has passed away, although the Southern Han Dynasty has stabilized, there is a question mark as to whether its people will be loyal to it!
Of course there are peace seekers, conservatives, and hardliners.

Zhao Yun stood up holding the wat board and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Great Sima. The national thief is the Cao family. Cao Cao killed the emperor and massacred Zhongliang. How can I, a big man, be at odds with his power? How can I fear a temporary difficulty and make an agreement with the thief to divide the world?" Now we should level the country in the west, and plan to return to Henan as early as possible."

"If we now answer Cao Pi's words and make an agreement to divide the world, people will feel at ease, and the soldiers will want to take off their armor and farm. If you want to go north to the Central Plains again, you may be hopeless for life. I hope your majesty will listen to Na Na's wise words and not take action. Da Sima, The Prime Minister understands the situation well and knows its serious disadvantages."

Zhao Yun had experienced too many things, and he knew very well that once he signed an agreement with Cao Wei to divide the north and the south, it would be very difficult to launch an expedition to the north in the future. Once the soldiers remove their armor and return home, I am afraid that most people will not have this idea if they are expected to fight against Cao Wei again. Wouldn't it be nice to have a wife and children on the hot bed?
Why pick up weapons again and attack Cao Wei in the north?

Moreover, Zhao Yun also mentioned a fatal issue related to the Han Dynasty, that is, the Southern Han Dynasty and Cao Wei were destined not to be politically unified.

Cao Wei was abdicated by the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty was established because of Cao Wei's usurpation of the throne. Once the Han Dynasty and Wei Zheng'er signed a peace treaty, it meant that the Southern Han Dynasty itself lost part of the legitimacy of its political power.

After Zhao Yun stood up, Xu Shu stood up with him, raised his hands and said: "The late emperor devoted his whole life to the Northern Expedition. How can he die and make an agreement with thieves to divide the world?"

After a pause, Xu Shu looked at Zhang Zhao and said: "Although Zhang Gong's words of forbearing to retreat are beneficial to the current situation, in the long run, they will be harmful to the country. And why did Cao Pi send envoys to seek alliance and divide the north and the south? This does not mean that Cao Pi is afraid of our army, so he takes advantage of our country's weakness to show his favor."

Zhang Zhao glanced at Xu Shu and said calmly: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu and Xiang Yu fought in the chasm, and then Emperor Gaozu broke the treaty and attacked him, and then he conquered the world. Now we can deal with the past, tolerate it for a while, and then raise an army to fight. When the two countries are fighting, they should fight. We must first stabilize the internal situation and ensure external security, and we must not worry about temporary emergencies and ruin national affairs.”

Seeing that everyone was undecided, Liu Chan looked at Huo and Ge and asked, "I wonder what the Grand Sima, the Prime Minister and the Second Duke, think?"

Zhuge Liang stood up and came out of the queue, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty is not divided between thieves and thieves, and the royal family is not in peace. Although our Han Dynasty is located in the south, after inheriting the two Han Dynasties, it is actually the orthodox country Zuo. The thieves stole the artifacts and lived in vain. In the Central Plains, how can we covet peace and make an agreement with the enemy to divide the world?"

"Although the country is in great mourning and the western territories are in turmoil today, loyal people will not lose the kindness of the late emperor and serve the country faithfully. Moreover, the southern territory is rough and peaceful. Even if we do not make peace with the Cao family, there is a big Sima town in the center, and thieves and bandits are not afraid of it. "

Zhang Zhao frowned tightly and said: "Prime Minister, it is better to do less than to do more. For now, it is not impossible to negotiate an alliance with the Cao family. After the country is at peace, it is not impossible to follow the example of Gaozu and destroy the chasm alliance."

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands to Zhang Zhao and said: "Mr. Zhang, the traitor has a great hatred for my Han Dynasty and always has a desire to perish. Now that he knows that our country is in trouble, he then makes an appointment to divide the world. Isn't this suspicious?"

"Moreover, if Cao Pi were to conquer Longyou in the west, he would have destroyed the old arrangement of the late emperor, and would have led to the unification of Guanxi and Longnan under the rule of thieves. If Guanxi is unified, it will be difficult for the two counties of Longnan to survive, and my Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition will become even more difficult in the future!"

"This~"

Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be speechless and didn't know how to answer.

Huo Jun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have the same view as the Prime Minister. In the past, Xiang Yu made an agreement with Emperor Gaozu to share things with Gao Zu because of lack of food. Now there is no internal strife in the traitor country, and there are no strong invaders from outside. How can it be so? He will make an appointment with our country because of his kindness and compassion for the people!"

What a joke is it to expect the Cao family to pity the people and take the initiative to make an alliance with the Southern Han Dynasty!
There will never be a pie in the world. If the pie does fall, I'm afraid you will be someone else's pie. When you have internal problems, don't be afraid that your enemy will show an attitude of adding insult to injury. Instead, be afraid that his attitude will soften.

In the former case, he is planning to take advantage of the situation and wants to use various means to make a profit; in the latter case, he may have entered a certain state of preparation and is about to attack you.

"What does Da Sima mean?" Liu Chan asked.

Huo Jun touched his mustache and sneered: "Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. Cao Pi may want to conquer the south, or he may choose an opportunity to attack Ma Chao from the west."

"The Han Dynasty has more than half of the world, with a vast area of ​​5,000 miles. The granaries are full and the armor and soldiers are sufficient. The problems in the west are nothing more than skin diseases. Now that the prime minister is marching westward, it is enough to pacify him. Wu Chuzhou County is safe, so why worry about the troubles in the north?"

While speaking, Huo Jun looked at the dove faction in the palace and said: "Now, according to Cao Pi's words, we will divide the north and the south, open up trade and currency, and abandon the war. Everyone may think that they are at ease and will not be burdened by the war, but they don't know what is going on. Open the door and bow down to the thief!"

"I thought so too!"

Seeing Huo Jun's stance, Zhang Fei immediately responded.

After Huo and Ge expressed their opinions, the officials began to discuss again, discussing the unreasonableness of the previous proposals.

"Da Sima, what the Prime Minister said makes sense!"

"Cao Pi is treacherous, and it's hard to know what he is thinking. If he hastily promised to divide the north and the south equally, it will harm the state. If he violates the old oath, I will be harmed!"

Liu Chan was very pleased and asked: "As Da Sima said, if Cao Pi goes south or goes west, how should our country respond?"

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Stop calmly and watch Cao Pi use his troops. If Cao Pi marches west to Longyou, he will send troops from the west to support him, and he will send generals to the north to disperse his forces. If Cao Pi goes south, watch his marching movements. Then develop strategies to deal with it.”

Ma Liang was worried for a moment and said: "If, as Grand Sima said, Cao Pi has the intention of spying on our southern territory, I might be wrong if he orders the prime minister to march west to Bashu. It is better to block the road to Shu and secure the center of Shu first. Once the situation is clear, then It’s not too late to ask the Prime Minister to march westward to Bashu!”

"otherwise!"

Zhuge Liang refused and said: "Anti the west and level the south, it is better sooner rather than later. The west is uneasy and the south is uneasy. When Cao Pi sends troops, there may be great chaos in the two lands!"

(End of this chapter)