Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 619 Emperor Hui of Wei? Emperor Wei Yang? Emperor Wei Ming?
"Han Ji·Huo ​​Da Sima Family": "Advancing to Shouchun, Wei general Xu Huang refused to defend the city. He made the city strong and flooded it with manure water. The city was bitter and damp, with many abdominal diseases, swollen hands and feet, and 12,000 people died. . At the beginning, Man Chong and Cao Hong came to the rescue, while Pang Tong and Lu Xun took charge of Yangquan and Xiashi."

"The siege lasted until July, when Cao Pi died, but Chong and Hong Dun's troops could not advance. Jun used Jiang Ji's plan to distract Shouchun's people... He entered the north gate in the morning and collapsed at noon. He wanted to retreat to the inner city, but the school captain Pan Yu After surrendering, Ding Feng and Guan Ping destroyed the city, and Huang Sui burned his house and died."

"Pang Tong came out of Yangquan, and Lu Xun's troops went to Cai. The two armies marched out from the east and west, and surrendered wherever they went. They captured Wei Yiyang and Anfeng, twelve counties, and surrendered seventy-two cities. He established Yuzhou with Shouchun and administered Yiyang, The two counties of Shouchun and Anfeng were merged..."

Shouchun was defeated and the news of Xu Huang's self-immolation was spread to Luoyang by Man Chong. The government and the public, who had long expected it, were still greatly shocked.

Wei, Luoyang palace.

Cao Rui sat upright on the royal couch, with a serious expression under his hat, looking at the people in the court. The ministers in the court looked at the strange emperor and didn't know how to deal with it.

This was because Cao Pi wanted to make King Cao Li of Jingzhao his heir, and was influenced by the death of his biological mother Zhen Mi. Before Cao Rui succeeded, except for Gao Tanglong, Wei Zhen, and Sun Quan, he had almost no contact with ministers. Before Cao Rui ascended the throne, many people had never seen Cao Rui.

After Cao Pi died, Cao Rui succeeded to the throne in a hurry. The first thing Cao Rui did after he ascended the throne was not to care about how his father Cao Pi was buried. Instead, he asked Sun Quan and Wei Zhen about the battle in Shouchun and asked them to recommend wise men in the court.

Because Liu Ye had a good relationship with Sun Quan, Sun Quan recommended Liu Ye to Cao Rui.

That night, Cao Rui ordered Liu Ye to enter the palace to consult on major world affairs and ask for strategies to prosper the Wei Dynasty and destroy the Han Dynasty. Liu Ye offered Cao Rui a strategy to pacify the South.

Cao Rui was very happy to hear Liu Ye's sharp words criticizing Cao Cao's military mistakes. Encourage Liu Ye to point out Cao Wei's current shortcomings more boldly.

Later, Liu Ye pointed out the shortcomings of the Southern Territory. Because Liu Bei founded the country by annexing Liu Qi, his prestige was not high and he needed to use gentle methods to appease everyone. Since Liu Bei's death, Huo Jun has been in power and has become a powerful official. And Liu Chan is not young, and he is prone to civil strife in the long run.

In his policy theory, Liu Ye believed that the reason why Wei lost the world was due to Cao Cao's mistakes in using troops. It is believed that Cao Cao was eager for success and wanted to sweep Wu Chu, but was eventually defeated by Huo Jun.

Everyone responded to Liu Ye's praise with a skeptical attitude, wanting to see Cao Rui's future performance.

When sending troops to the south, Liu Ye believed that although the Han-Wei border was thousands of miles long, the only places where troops could really be deployed were the Jianghuai River. If you want to use troops to attack the Jianghuai River, you can use the method of raiding, attacking Xiapi in the east and Yiyang in the west. This will make the Han army exhausted and wither the Jianghuai River, and then encroach on Huainan.

Encouraged by Cao Rui, Liu Ye even pointed out that Cao Pi did not understand military affairs, let alone managing an army. Although he knew that Cao Xiu lacked the talents of a general, he still allowed Cao Xiu to take charge of the military. The root cause of the Zhongli Battle was not that Zhongli was too dangerous, but that he was defeated by Huo Jun because he used his troops in anger and missed the opportunity to regain Xiapi.

Based on the government affairs, Liu Ye pointed out that we should first introduce talented people into the government and then remove the incompetent ones; win the hearts of the people with kindness and trust, and clearly reward and punish people so that they can do their best; be frugal in spending to enrich the national treasury, and use low taxes and taxes to ensure the order. The people were rich; they sent dead soldiers to serve as officials in the south to cause chaos in the Southern Han Dynasty.

At that time, if Cao Cao could destroy Guan and Shu first. Then the boat flowed smoothly out of Bashu, Jingwan's troops went down to Jiangchu, and Huaisi's troops crossed the river to defeat Wu. If the troops and horses of the three groups attacked together, the two Liu Dynasties would be destroyed.

At the end of Cao Cao's life, Liu Ye believed that Cao Cao did not have enough understanding of the Jianghuai defense line. Except for Shouchun, Zhongli and Huaiyin had too few troops and horses, so they were easily defeated by Huo Jun. Then in Xuzhou, Cao Cao relied too much on the Taishan bandits who had been defeated repeatedly, which led to an imbalance in the Jianghuai defense line.

After the next day, everyone asked Liu Ye how the new emperor Cao Rui was doing. Liu Ye was very impressed and compared Cao Rui to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, only with a slightly inferior aura.

In the strategy of more than a thousand words, Liu Ye showed no less ability than Jia Xu and Xun Yu. When he first acquired such a great talent, Cao Rui slept with him at his feet to show his love for Liu Ye.

After breaking through Huainan, he sent troops to Wuhan through the three passes of Yiyang, cooperated with the Jingwan army, and captured Jianghan. With the land of Jianghan and Huainan, we can build a navy on a large scale, and then concentrate on management and find a way to destroy the country.

Cao Rui looked at the people below through Mianqi and said: "Autumn is about to pass, and the Huaihe River is gradually receding. The water thieves have no food, so how can they stay in Huaibei for a long time. Huo Jun's army only stopped in Shouchun, and he will lead his troops back south in a few days."

"Your Majesty, Shouchun was defeated today. Pang Tong led his troops to advance. Manyu Province could not stop him, so he could only retreat through the Ying River. Yiyang and Anfeng were lost, and there was no territory in the Jianghuai River. And Lu Xun sent troops to Huaibei, and I fear that there are people in Huaibei. It's dangerous, so we should prepare troops and horses to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the situation!" Gao Tanglong said.

In terms of the direction of using troops, Liu Ye believed that although Liang was a small country and located in a remote location on the right side of Longxi, it seemed to be profitable, but in fact it was difficult to conquer. Having said that, Liu Ye boldly believed that if Ma Chao died of illness, civil strife would definitely break out in Longyou, and that would be an opportunity for Cao Wei to use troops.

Therefore, Liu Ye said that the easy things should be done first and then the difficult ones. He should first recover the six counties of Longyou and fight for the two counties of Longnan to initially strengthen the military power of Cao and Wei. After the eight counties of Lianglong are restored, you can consider sending troops southward.

If the above can be achieved, under Cao Rui's diligent governance, when the treasury is full, the armaments are restored, and the hearts of the people are loyal, then the troops can be raised to go to war.

"Your Majesty, just in case, do you want Heshuo's troops to go south again?" Dong Zhao suggested.

"No need!"

Cao Rui was confident and said: "Runan has Manyuzhou in charge, and Qiaojun has a great Sima to rule. Winter is coming, how can we be trapped in a siege? The winter in Huaibei is different from that in Huainan. The snow is several feet deep, and the sky and the earth are extremely cold." If the thieves stay for a long time and defeat them with more troops, wouldn't it be as good as our army's will?" Compared with Cao Pi, Cao Rui's military talent is somewhat inherited from Cao Cao. Of course, Cao Rui dared to be so decisive that Huo Jun would not continue to attack north, and he had communicated with Liu Ye.

There is a huge difference between the Huai River in summer and the Huai River in winter. In the winter, the South wanted to use the river to continue fighting in the Northern Expedition. Without preparation in advance, it would be too difficult.

Seeing that Cao Rui was so confident, everyone in the court could only temporarily believe in Cao Rui's decision. After all, if Cao Rui's judgment is wrong, Man Chong and Cao Hong are still there to stop him for a while.

Chen Qun held a wat tablet in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there is not an inch of land in the Jianghuai River today, and all Yangzhou counties and counties have been captured by water thieves. The water thieves are in the territory of Huaisi, starting from Xiapi in the east and ending in Yiyang in the west. Pengcheng, Langya, and Qiaojun are As a barrier to the east, Runan and Chen counties are the gateways to the west. In my opinion, we should reorganize the prefectures and counties. "

"Chen Lingjun, please elaborate!"

"Your Majesty, since Xiapi has been captured, the three counties of Pengcheng, Langya, and Donghai are facing east and west, and it is unfavorable to defend the dangerous position of Xuzhou. I think it is better to rule Xuzhou with Pengcheng, and divide the two counties of Qiao and Pei into Xuzhou, and then merge Langya Entering Qingzhou. The governor of Qingzhou moved from Linzi to Langya to lock the way from Xiapi to the north," Chen Qun said.

Since Xiapi was captured by the Han, the administrative seat of Xuzhou was moved to Kaiyang, and the governor of Yanzhou garrisoned Pengcheng. But between Yanzhou and Pengcheng, there was Peiguo as a separation. In the long run, it will be unfavorable for the governor of Yanzhou to govern the state.

At present, Chen Qun wants to have the governor of Xuzhou stationed in Pengcheng and the governor of Qingzhou stationed in Kaiyang, blocking the Si and Yi rivers and blocking the passage north from Xiapi.

Cao Rui thought for a moment and said: "Chen Lingjun's words are prudent. Chen Lingjun is responsible for the division of prefectures and counties in Xuzhou today."

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, the posthumous title of the late emperor has not yet been agreed upon. Now there is 'Gong', 'Min', 'Hui'an', which can be decided by Your Majesty." Sun Quan stepped out and said.

"What do you mean?" Cao Rui asked.

"Respectful people, respect the virtuous and righteous, and you can correct your mistakes..."

"Min is a kindhearted person who never lives long, but he does meritorious deeds..."

"The person who carries the emblem is full of virtue and virtue, good at writing and making friends..."

"A person who is at ease will be harmonious without fighting, and be respectful without working hard..."

"I hope your Majesty will make a decision on the above four matters!" Sun Quan said.

Gong, Min, Hui, and An, in addition to the above, each has its own connotation. For example, Gong, as the Analects of Confucius says, being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue, being prudent but rude will lead to humiliation; Min, which means compassion, is not a good posthumous title; Hui, which talks more about personal character; An, , among the many posthumous titles, it is the flat posthumous title.

Cao Rui blinked and asked deliberately: "An Wuyang?"

As soon as these words came out, Sun Quan and the ministers couldn't help but be stunned.

'Yang' is not a good posthumous title, but a purely evil one. How can any son in the world give me a bad posthumous title? Isn’t this a slap in the face?
Fortunately, Caorui seemed to remember something and suddenly realized: "I remembered it wrong, not because of Yang, but because of Ming."

The officials of Cao Wei could not understand these words. There is a huge difference between the posthumous title of 'Ming' and 'Yang'. Isn't it a joke to give Cao Pi the title of 'Ming'?
"Your Majesty, the Ming One is the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaoming of the Ji Han Dynasty." Sun Quan reminded.

Cao Rui thought for a moment and said seriously: "Based on the achievements of the late emperor, he can choose 'Hui' as his posthumous title and be called Emperor Hui of Wei."

"promise!"

No matter how much Cao Rui hated me for ruining the family property, he still couldn't use the bad posthumous title. Using the same posthumous title as Cao Pi can be regarded as saving some face for Cao Wei!

"Han Ji: Chronicles of Emperor Gaozong Xiaoguang": "The emperor ordered the author Sima Zhao to compile and compile the "Heyang Guozhi". The emperor Guan Zhao compiled the national annals. When he saw that there were many strange things in the biography of the pseudo-Wei master, the emperor was furious and canceled the compilation of the annals for the time being. After several years, Chen Shou was ordered to rebuild it."

"Heyang Guozhi·Wei Zhongzhu Zhi": "In the past, when Pi died, his ministers were given the posthumous title of 'Hui'. The old cultivator, Zhao, privately gave him the posthumous title of 'Ming'. It is said that Pi was good at specializing in nature and was fond of internal affairs. He was favored by his father and concubine, and he was very evil in recent times, killed talented people in distant places, ruined the army, and ruined the affairs of the country. Therefore, he died not because of Rui, but because of Pi. , is it not called 'Yang' but called 'Ming'?

(End of this chapter)