Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Luoyang has eight passes.

Among the major and minor routes into Nanyang, those who are able to walk with a large army must take Yique Pass and go south along the Yishui River, then turn to Taigu Pass and Guangcheng Pass and go south along the Ru River to Luyang and enter the Nanyang Basin.

About six hundred miles.

Limited by the terrain, if Cao Zhen's army went directly to Luoyang to send troops to reinforce Nanyang, it would take as short as half a month and as long as one month.

If there is heavy rain, Cao Zhen's army may not be able to get out of Taigu Pass.

Liu Ye's worries are not unreasonable.

Now that Liu Bei of Chang'an has opened Wuguan, the army can go down the Dan River and directly reach Nanxiang County.

Compared with Cao Zhen, Liu Bei's merging speed is more than twice as fast.

If he stationed troops in Yishui, Cao Pi could save half of his time.

There are two sides to the story.

Sima Yi was thinking about people's livelihood, while Liu Ye was thinking about military warfare.

As far as military wars are concerned, Liu Ye's proposal is no problem. For military wars, time is often the key to victory or defeat.

however.

As far as people's livelihood is concerned.

Cao Zhen's tens of thousands of troops entered Yishui, which cost a lot of money on the way!

Last year, Cao Pi spent a lot of food and grass on his own expedition, and the defeat also destroyed a lot of food and grass. If Cao Zhen is allowed to garrison troops in Yishui again, Luoyang's food and grass will be tight.

Although there are many farmers in Luoyang, they cannot afford such trouble.

Even if you take Jizhou to transport grain to Luoyang, it will take time and a lot of manpower.

This went against Sima Yi's original intention of truce to support the people.

Chen Qun also supported Sima Yi: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's division in Guanzhong is exhausted, and it is unlikely that he will go to Nanxiang through Wuguan."

"Even if Liu Bei really takes Wuguan and enters Nanxiang, the general's 100,000 troops can still hold Nanyang and Nanxiang."

"The top priority is to have a truce to support the people, so that the people can farm in peace, not to compete with Liu Bei and Guan Yu."

"Yuan Shao has learned from his mistakes, your Majesty must take note of it!"

Liu Ye retorted: "Although the general has an army of one hundred thousand, these one hundred thousand troops are not stationed in one place."

"There are more places to defend and more troops to be allocated."

"There is a saying in the art of war: If you defend for a long time, you will lose. You can only catch a thief in a thousand days, but how can you prevent a thief in a thousand days."

"In the past, Mengda also had an army of 100,000, but weren't they captured alive by Zhuge Liang?"

Chen Qun said angrily: "Liu Ziyang, how can the general be compared to Meng Da?"

"You have never been in charge of civil affairs, but do you know how the harvest in Luoyang has been in recent years? How is the taxation? How is the public sentiment?"

Liu Ye's face darkened.

Whichever pot you don’t want to open, you shouldn’t pick up, right?
Is it because I don’t want to deal with civil affairs?

You should delegate the power to me and change your nine grades of origin!

During the dispute.

Cao Pi made a decision: "The three of you are all worthy ministers that I trust. Don't hurt your harmony."

"What Zhongda and Changwen said makes sense. If Luoyang's soldiers and horses move arbitrarily, food and grass will be tight, and the people will suffer from corvee service."

"It's just that we can't ignore the Nanyang war. We can mobilize Xu Du's hussar general (Cao Hong) to go to Luyang to support the general."

Cao Hong was greedy for money, rich, but extremely stingy.

When Cao Pi was young, he borrowed money from Cao Hong but was rejected, and he harbored a grudge against Cao Hong.

After becoming emperor.

Although Cao Hong was a hussar general, he had long been far away from the core of the government.

The good name is to guard Xudu, but in fact he is sending Cao Hong to Xudu, condoning Cao Hong's corruption and perverting the law, so that Cao Hong will perish in madness.

When I think of Cao Hong at this moment, it's not that Cao Pi attaches great importance to Cao Hong, but that he feels that Cao Hong should also contribute. Guan Yu has raised his troops, and Cao Hong, the hussar general, cannot always enjoy himself in Xudu.

Sima Yi and Chen Qun no longer quarreled with Liu Ye. As long as they did not move and mobilized troops in Luoyang, it was enough.

Liu Ye stopped arguing.

Since Cao Pi has asked Cao Hong to send troops to respond, there will be no big change if we fight again.

After discussing for a while, Cao Pi left Liu Ye alone.

Sima Yi and Chen Qun are both sons of wealthy families, and the families behind them are too involved.

Liu Ye is different.

The descendants of the Han Dynasty who betrayed the Han Dynasty had almost no other way out except to serve as Cao Pi's favorite ministers.

In essence, Liu Ye and Meng Da are similar.

They all had no family behind them and betrayed the Han Dynasty. They could only achieve glory and wealth by following Cao Pi.

Liu Ye was also very good at figuring out the holy will, and could often talk about Cao Pi's heart.

Last year, Cao Pi was defeated. Liu Ye and others persuaded Cao Pi to call a truce to support the people. This was because Cao Pi actually didn't want to fight anymore.

Today's opposition to Sima Yi and Chen Qun was based on the understanding that Cao Pi did not want to endure it forever, so he argued with reason.

Seeing that Cao Pi left him alone, Liu Ye was secretly happy, which meant that he had accurately figured out Cao Pi's thoughts today.

"His Majesty."

Liu Ye saluted and stood quietly in front of Cao Pi, waiting for Cao Pi's order.

Cao Pi thought for a long time and said: "Zi Yang, General Hussar has been collecting money and taking concubines in Xudu in recent years. I don't know if he still has his old skills."

"Guan Yu is brave and good at fighting. The general may not be Guan Yu's opponent."

"You have courage and can predict events. You can go to Xudu to announce the decree for me, and I will also give you orders."

"If the hussar general is proud of his merits and neglects the military aircraft, you can act accordingly."

Liu Ye was overjoyed.

Isn't the purpose of being a favorite of Cao Pi just to take the most convenient way to get promoted?
Liu Ye is very confident in his abilities.

However, due to his status, Liu Ye was never able to be reused under Cao Cao, either as Sikongcang Caobu, chief secretary, or servant.

These positions may seem lofty, but in fact they can only be regarded as retainers.

What Liu Ye wants is to hold important positions in the court like Sima Yi and Chen Qun, rather than just being a retainer.

But if he takes the formal route, Liu Ye's background is destined to prevent him from reaching a high position.

Especially after the emergence of Chen Qun's nine-level Zhongzheng system, descendants of the Han Dynasty like Liu Ye became even more embarrassed.

As long as the words "descendants of the Han Dynasty" are seen, Liu Ye can only hang around in the lower third rank no matter how capable he is.

"I will not disappoint Your Majesty!" Liu Ye vowed.

Cao Pi said again: "Zi Yang, I promoted talented people such as Huan Jie, Sima Yi, Meng Da, Pan Jun, Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo in the past."

"However, Huan Jie died young, Meng Da was defeated and captured, and Pan Jun fell into a trap and was beheaded. Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo also found it difficult to hold important positions."

"Although Zhongda is very capable, he has a well-connected Hanoi family behind him. I dare not entrust him with important responsibilities."

"Although you are a descendant of the Han Dynasty, I don't care about your origin."

"I hope you won't disappoint me like Meng Da, Pan Jun, Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo!"

Although he was not good at military warfare, Cao Pi was very good at winning over people.

This big pie hit Liu Ye on the head, and even a scholar with a normal background would be knocked unconscious, let alone Liu Ye who was born in an embarrassing way.

Liu Ye was even more excited: "Your Majesty has shown kindness to me, how can I not repay him with death!"

"Your Majesty's personal troubles will be eliminated one by one for Your Majesty."

Cao Pi laughed: "Well said! I really saw you right! If you come back with success, I will arrange for you to be the minister, so that you have the power to assist the minister in governing the affairs." (End of this chapter)