The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 103 Jin Company Ma Zhao

Does Zhong Hui have any ambitions?Of course there are.But you want to say that this guy was treacherous when he led his troops from Chang'an, and he was planning to destroy the Shu Han and establish himself independently.That’s probably not true——Cao Wei has established the country for more than 40 years, and so many good ministers and good generals can’t take advantage of the Shu Han. Zhong Hui just led his troops to set off and thought about this?Is it your IQ problem or Zhong Hui's IQ problem?

At least at this moment, what Zhong Hui was thinking in his mind was nothing more than how to use Deng Ai to earn more military exploits for himself and gain a greater official position in the new dynasty that the Sima family was about to create.

That's it.

Therefore, Zhong Hui at this time was very cooperative with Sima Zhao's eagerness to usurp the throne.

In the first ten days of September in 263 AD, Zhonghui's messenger sent Luoyang a good news.

"Good news! Great victory! Great victory! Master Wang is invincible, and the Shu thieves are invincible. Our army has captured the three counties of Shu thief Yinping, Wudu, and Hanzhong! Now the king's division has stationed troops in Jiange, pointing at CD. They're all gutted!"

The knights from the expeditionary army, after entering Luoyang, roared all the way into Miyagi.All of a sudden, all the officials and people in Luoyang knew that Wei Jun had achieved decisive results this time.

In any era, the residents of a country's capital are very keen on current events.The Han and Wei countries have been in confrontation for more than 40 years.Most of the residents of Luoyang are well aware of the situation in Longxi - it is nothing to take down Yinping and Wudu.The key is to win Hanzhong this time!This is a super military exploit that Cao Wei has never had since the founding of the country!

Of course, Zhong Hui's report is definitely not the only one.In another private report, Zhong Hui confessed to Sima Zhao the current situation of the war: the Hanzhong territory was basically taken down, but the people and supplies got very little.At present, the whole army is concentrated in the Jiange, and the grain roads extend infinitely. In addition, there are big strongholds such as Seoul and Lecheng in the enemy's hands... So, in fact, the situation of the battle is not optimistic.

Of course, only Sima Zhao and his absolute cronies could see this report.

"The current battle situation is like this. Shi Ji made it very clear that since Jiang Wei fled into the Jiange, he can't see the hope of breaking the Jiange head-on in the short term. Seoul, Lecheng, and Golden City are piled up if they want to take human lives. Come down, but there is really no such need at the moment. At present, it is extremely difficult for our army to transfer food, and the loss on the way is as high as [-]%! What should we do now?"

Sima Zhao sat on the main seat, and on the seat below his right hand sat a young man who had just begun to grow a beard. This was Sima Zhao's eldest son, Sima Yan.

Sitting below Sima Yan are Jia Chong and Pei Xiu.This is another very small-scale secret meeting.

"General, now that Jiang Wei has entered the Jiange, our army has fallen into a deadlock. In Xiu's opinion, it is better to take down Han and Lezhu cities as soon as possible. Strengthen Yang'an Pass, and then retreat."

"Well, what does Gonglu mean?"

Boss of MB, you don't know that I, Jia Chong, know all about military issues and know nothing about them.Why are you asking me?

"Uh, General, I think that Ji Yan's opinion is a mature and prudent one."

"Yeah." I know you don't understand military strategy, but don't be so shameless: "Yeah, what about Yan'er's opinion?"

"Father, my child thinks that the feat of winning Hanzhong has surpassed Wei Wu (Cao Cao)'s military strategy, and it can be compared with that of grandfather (Sima Yi) who arrived in Liaodong in the past. So..."

"Hehehe, what do you mean, just accept it as soon as you see it?"

All three bowed their heads in silence.

"Hey~~~" Sima Zhao let out a long sigh, touched his chest secretly, and said in a low voice: "One Hanzhong is not enough."

What is not enough?Everyone knows-it is enough to be called a public, and to be called a king?Really not enough.

But now Xishu has firmly guarded Jiange.This is really a dead end.If you hang around there, if you don't do it well, you will lose what you have already got!So, boss, let's accept it as soon as it is good.

"Shortly after Shi Ji's good news entered Luoyang, Deng Shizai also sent me a secret letter. You all should take a look."

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Sima Yan: Where is Yin Ping?What is Jinggu Road?You can bypass the Jiange, okay!But why did Deng Ai say that if he was not careful, the whole army would be wiped out?don't know……

Jia Chong: Boss!This, this, this, no.Too dangerous!
Pei Xiu: ...um, um...General!This matter has the possibility of success!But he has a premise: the commander of the Shu Han behind the Jiange is an idiot!Otherwise, it cannot be successful!

"Hehehe, it's still Ji Yan who caught the key point! Yes, Deng Shizai's plan is too radical and risky! If he wants to succeed, he can only hope for the stupidity of the enemy! But!" Sima Zhao stood up proudly at this point: "Since Zhuge Kongming in Western Shu, apart from Jiang Wei, where is there any other talent! I've decided, this is a gamble!"

"Lonely?" Mr. Jia Chong heard this sentence, his eyes rolled: Boss, I understand.

Not long after this secret meeting ended, a voice rang out in the Cao Wei court: Great General Sima Zhao, who has assisted His Majesty for many years, led our Great Wei to the peace of the country and the people.Now we have won Hanzhong again-this is an achievement that I have never achieved in more than 40 years since the establishment of the country.Therefore, in order to reward the Great General for his contributions, he should be promoted to the Duke of the Great General!

The Emperor Cao Wei at this time was Cao Huan who was only 17 years old.Although this child shoe is very young, he is very clear in his heart: I am just a puppet, a transitional figure.After the Sima family has gained enough military merits to be proclaimed king, they will honestly hand over the throne.In this way, I will not become Cao Mao's second-as for defending the Wei regime with my life, hey, Cao Mao is enough.

So when Zhonghui's good news came to Luoyang, Cao Huan was already mentally prepared.When some ministers in the court coaxed together, Cao Huan happily issued the relevant imperial edict.

"Great General Sima Zhao, who has made outstanding contributions... He was promoted to Xiangguo, bestowed nine tins, and granted the Duke of Jin. His fiefdom is the land of ten counties with a radius of seven hundred miles, mainly in Bingzhou!"

Xiangguo is an upgraded version of the prime minister.Although Sima Zhao let the emperor stand aside a long time ago.But he used to be just a general who opened a government office to manage affairs after all.And with this name, even Shangshutai, the nominal emperor's secretarial institution, can be revoked.

Jiuxi is the reward of nine items (including people).The specific nine kinds are not important, what is important is that he represents the emperor's opinion: this minister's contribution is too great, and he can only reward Jiuxi with the highest courtesy.As for the minister's contribution in the future?Then it can no longer be rewarded!This is to make a legal basis for usurping the throne in the future: you have said that you can no longer reward, then you have to take out the throne.

Duke, this is the real thing.

Sima Zhao's ancestral home was in Hanoi, and belonged to the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period.So his duke title is Duke Jin.In this ten-county fiefdom, Sima Zhao is the emperor - he appoints officials, collects taxes by himself, and can form his own army...

Of course, this duke is still a little bit worse than the duke: the duke still has greater rights—different from the duke who still belongs to the emperor's subjects in name.Wangjue shows that this person is already a monarch and has his own country.Officials serving in the Cao Wei Empire, if they accept the official title of the Kingdom of Jin, they will have the status of monarchs and ministers with the King of Jin.

"General, most of the ministers in the court have written letters, begging the general to be the Duke of Jin!"

"Huh? Mostly?"

When Chinese people do things, they pay attention to a face project.Although Sima Zhao was about to go crazy wanting to be the Duke of Jin, he still had to put on a show—the emperor appointed him, he declined, appointed again, declined again, and repeated this three times—you see, it’s not me who wants to be.It's the emperor who insists on me being the emperor, but I can't do it wrong!

In this process, it is very important whether the ministers collectively write a letter to implore the appointed person to take office-this is not only public opinion, but also requires the ministers to express their views.When Cao Mao was killed, Cao Huan took the initiative to order Sima Zhao Duke as soon as he came up. Although Sima Zhao wanted to, he was forced to resign. In the process of repeated appointment and refusal three times, many ministers of Cao Wei did not submit the letter. Follow the trend-this shows that the official heart does not support it.There will be problems if you force yourself to be in the position like this!
So when Jia Chong reported that most of the ministers had submitted letters, Sima Zhao grasped the key very keenly: most of them?Who else doesn't open their eyes?
"Well, it's mainly the elders of Taifu (Sima Fu) and several generals..."

"Hmph! My third uncle is making trouble for me all day long. The Chen family, the Shan family, and the Xun family...have all signed up?"

"All have been written."

"What about Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Longxi?"

"The commanders and generals of all armies have signed up."

"good!"

Thus, amidst the sound of "goodness", Sima Zhao finally did not reject Cao Huan's canonization for the third time, and officially assumed the position of Duke of Jin in October of 263 AD!
(End of this chapter)