Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 857

Early the next morning, it was morning again.

Before the morning court, Liu Wei got up early, washed up, adjusted his mentality to the best state, and came to the court hall refreshed.

Liu Wei was different from yesterday, and spoke first.

"Where are Xu Ziyuan and Hua Ziyu?"

When Xu You and Hua Xin heard Liu Wei's voice, they hurriedly stood up, bent down and replied, "The minister is here!"

There was no trace of emotion in Liu Wei's voice, "during my absence, the two of you flattered the crown prince and strongly supported the crown prince's ascension to the throne. Can you two be convicted?"

These two people tried their best to defend: "Your Majesty, we two did not support the crown prince's ascension to the throne. We really did not know that your majesty is still alive. The country cannot live without a king, so we encouraged the crown prince to ascend the throne!"

"So, I didn't die, or I came back, and you are very disappointed?"

Liu Wei said angrily.

"Don't dare!"

The two knelt down and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Liu Wei.

Liu Wei said coldly: "The two of you will be demoted by three ranks and fined for one year's salary. Do you have any objections?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two were demoted, but they had to thank Liu Wei, very helpless.

After Liu Wei punished the two of them, he said again: "Many of you are like them. I know who they are, but if they are not as bad as them, I won't punish you. As for what you should do in the future, You should be clear in your own hearts!"

"In addition, the reason why the crown prince came to the throne was all because Yuexi and Pang Tong withdrew their troops privately and left me in the wild. Yuexizhen has already been punished and he was dismissed from the position of general. He also participated in this battle. Pang Tong, he not only encouraged the prince to ascend the throne, but also encouraged the prince to send troops to deal with me. This is an unforgivable crime. Decided to issue an order to hunt down and kill Pang Tong, and I will never end with him!"

Liu Wei gritted his teeth and said the last immortality, which shows Liu Wei's hatred for Pang Tong.

In fact, Pang Tong can't blame Pang Tong for doing such a thing. It should be Liu Wei's slip of the tongue. At the beginning, Liu Wei promised Pang Tong that once Cao Cao was captured, he would let Pang Tong go south to compete with Zhuge Liang, but Liu Wei After taking Cao Cao, Pang Tong did not let Pang Tong take command to attack Liu Bei, but instead let Zhong Hui lead the army to attack Xichuan.At that time, Pang Tong had a grudge against Liu Wei. Later, Liu Wei was ambushed by Guan Yu. After Pang Tong returned to Kyoto, there was no news of Liu Wei.

But rebellion is rebellion. Since Pang Tong has done such a thing, Liu Wei can't be blamed for being cruel.

After handling the political affairs, Liu Wei said again: "As for the army, I also want to rectify it. Now we have too many soldiers and horses, and I can't afford to support them. I decided to disarm the army!"

As soon as Liu Wei said this, the generals stopped doing it. Zhang Yun retorted: "Your Majesty, you can do other things, but this disarmament is not allowed!"

"Why?"

Liu Wei asked back.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang have a total of 80 million soldiers and horses. Even Zhang Lu of Hanzhong has more than 20 soldiers. Although Jiangdong is split, the total number of soldiers and horses in the hands of the second grandson is [-]. We have an army of millions! After all, we not only need to guard against them, but also prepare to send troops to attack them!"

"In your opinion, what should I do?"

Liu Wei asked again.

"Your Majesty, there is a large piece of fertile land in the north of Liaozhou, and the combat readiness army can be drawn to Liaozhou to garrison troops. Haven't we done this before!"

Zhang He reminded Liu Wei.

"No need, the soldiers are not many but fine. I have nearly 30 soldiers and horses in Liaozhou, including 20 new troops. I have been practicing for more than two years. I don't plan to send troops this year or next year, so they They can still practice for two years, four sides, enough for them to become a strong elite army. Liaozhou still has 20 sailors, which adds up to 40. Kyoto has another 20 soldiers and horses, and the rest of Bingzhou , Jizhou, Xiliang, and Guanzhong each with [-] defenders is enough defense!"

Liu Wei had already made plans last night. He is the emperor on horseback. How could he not know the importance of soldiers and horses? But the premise of raising soldiers is that you have enough money and food. Now the situation of the big man is no longer allowed Liu Wei raised too many soldiers and horses, so Liu Wei did the math and reduced the number of soldiers and horses to one million. This is already the limit he can bear. Of course, this mainly depends on the grain and grass produced in Liaozhou and the Produce castrated horses and furs to sell to the south, and then transport food back to be able to spend on the army.

"Your Majesty, the layoff of 20 soldiers and horses will have a big impact on us. Let alone Yanzhou, Liu Bei is stationed in the south of Yanzhou. If we cut the army, it is inevitable that Liu Bei will take action. !"

Guo Yi said.

"Liu Bei? It's okay. Liu Bei is now competing with Liu Zhang in Jiangdong. I'm going to seize the opportunity of their fight in Jiangdong, and hurry up to recuperate. When I catch my breath, I can free up my hands to deal with them!"

Liu Wei estimated that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang would not be short in Jiangdong's rivalry, and he had a lot of time to restore military affairs.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand something!"

Xu Shu asked.

"speak!"

"Your Majesty, since Sun Ce is in our hands, it is useless for us to keep him. Why don't we use Sun Ce to return to Qingzhou?"

Xu Shu asked.

"Sun Ce is also a hero. He is kept because his sister is my concubine. It is unjust to kill him. But if he is sent back to Jiangdong, he will regroup and continue to be my enemy. Wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"

Liu Wei said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this remark is wrong. I shouldn't have said anything. The crown prince is unwilling to give up his rights when His Majesty returns. Even if we release Sun Ce back, he may not be able to regain control of Jiangdong, let alone Jiangdong now. Weak, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang stretched their hands in again. He, Sun Bofu, wants to regain power, and it is difficult to reach the sky. Even if we plan for the worst, Sun Ce can regain control of Jiangdong, but how much Jiangdong will be consumed in the process of controlling Jiangdong , Jingzhou, and Xichuan's military strength, His Majesty can calculate it! We are guaranteed to make money from this deal!"

"Ok?"

After hearing what Xu Shu finished speaking, Liu Wei's eyes lit up. What Xu Shu said was too true. They would only make money but not lose money if they exchanged Sun Ce for Xuzhou. But would Jiangdong exchange Qingzhou for Sun Ce?

(End of this chapter)