Chapter 1082 Military and Politics
"My lord, Jiang Zitong is a veteran of the four dynasties and has always been loyal to the Wei Dynasty. However, Huang Gongheng has only been demoted to a general. My lord asked Huang Gongheng to go and persuade Jiang Zitong. Is this feasible?"
After traveling to Huang Mansion, Sima Yi and his son got back into the car. Master Sima asked with some worry.
Sima Yi sat down peacefully and sighed:
"If it had been the time of the late emperor, it would have been impossible; but now, there is probably no more suitable candidate than Huang Gongheng in Luoyang City."
Sima Master is a little unclear:
“Sir, why is this?”
"Now let alone the Wei Dynasty, even the Shu and Wu kingdoms have already known that Luoyang and Xuchang of the Wei Dynasty were governed side by side."
Sima Yi did not have any taboos in front of his son:
“Throughout the Wei dynasty, some people wanted to go to Xuchang and some to Luoyang. As you said, Jiang Zitong was a veteran of the four dynasties. Which side do you think he will go to?”
Sima Shi was startled for a moment, and then he said calmly after a while:
“It should be, it should be Xuchang, right?”
“Why?”
“Because the emperor is in Xuchang?”
Hearing this, Sima Yi smiled. I don’t know whether it was a sneer or a contemptuous smile. He just shook his head slightly:
“Is the Great Wei a great Wei that belongs to the emperor alone?”
After saying this, he laughed again, this time, it was a real sneer:
"Emperor Wu conquered the world, Emperor Wen established the world. If there are no advisers and strong generals to help, how can we succeed?"
“Even the late emperor Gaotang Shengping (i.e. Gaotanglong) used the words of the sages to admonish him: The world is not the world of one person, but the world of the world.”
“The empire of the Wei Dynasty was conquered by Emperor Wu, who led us veterans. Cao Zhaobo (also known as Cao Shuang) allowed himself to be pro-party, monopolized power and disrupted the government, and lightly changed the laws.”
Sima Yi stretched out a finger and pointed it outward, with a slightly annoyed look on his face:
“When we old ministers followed Emperor Wu to conquer the country, they didn’t know where to feed themselves!”
"What now? Most of the ministers serving the emperor are close to Cao Zhaobo."
“They are enjoying the power we have conquered, yet they are above us. What else will they do besides disrupting the government?”
At this point, Sima Yi's eyes flashed coldly and he slowed down his tone:
“I don’t believe that veterans of the four dynasties like Jiang Zitong can see through what they have done.”
Hearing this, Master Sima suddenly jumped up and subconsciously sat up straight.
In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have grasped a key point:
“Haier heard that last month Cao Zhaobo ordered Man Boning (Man Chong) to remove his armor and return to the court, and he was promoted to Taiwei.”
“And Wang Yanyun (i.e. Wang Ling) succeeded Man Boning as the general of Zhengdong, Jiajie, and military commander of Yangzhou.”
Who in the Manchu Dynasty didn’t know that Man Boning and Wang Yanyun were at odds?
Anyone who is not blind can see that Cao Zhaobo's move is basically to sideline Man Boning and win over Wang Yanyun.
Sima Yi nodded in approval:
“Yes, and according to the news that Zining (Sima Zhao) sent back from Xuchang, Jiang Zitong also sent a memorial to Xuchang a few days ago. Do you know what it said?”
“The child doesn’t know.”
“Chiang Zitong said that only those who can help the world carefully compile and modify the laws and regulations of the country can they be passed down to future generations. How can mediocre people change them?”
"If not, it will not only be ineffective in governing the country, but will also harm the people. I hope that the civil servants and military generals will all abide by their duties, and the country will be peaceful and prosperous."
Sima Yi was talking, minding his own business and laughing loudly:
“Chiang Zi-tong’s words are just pointing at the Taichung Three Dogs and his like, saying that they are mediocre people who are changing the laws indiscriminately.”
“Zi Yuan, tell me, even if Jiang Zitong is really interested in Xuchang, what kind of Xuchang does he have in his heart?”
Perhaps Jiang Zitong really loves Xuchang, but the Xuchang he wants is definitely not the current Xuchang.
Sima Shi looked happy, then a little worried:
“But even so, it will be difficult for Jiang Zitong to join our Sima… Luoyang!”
"Huh, that's wrong!" Sima Yi waved his hand and said, "I don't need him to be facing Luoyang. I just need Cao Zhaobo to think that he is facing Luoyang."
"Cao Zhaobo is really a dolphin-like person. Sun Deda (ie Sun Li) was just a blunt admonition, and he demoted him openly and secretly, and asked Sun Deda to go to Jizhou to be the governor."
“Now that Jiang Zitong has written such a memorial, it is like pointing at Cao Zhaobo’s nose and scolding him for his ignorance. I’m afraid he will be very angry in his heart.”
"At this time, if Jiang Zitong really listens to my advice and sends troops to Gaodu, what do you think Cao Zhaobo will think?"
Master Sima still didn’t understand: “But what if Jiang Zitong is unwilling to listen to your advice?”
"He won't be unwilling." Sima Yi said every word, "Because he is a veteran of the four dynasties of the Wei Dynasty!"
How many people can be called veterans of the Four Dynasties now?
How many people are not in high positions of power?
In the hearts of these veteran ministers, the Great Wei is not only the Great Wei of the Cao family, but also their Great Wei.
Cao Shuang, Ding Mi and his like are just arrogant men who have never even seen a military formation. How do you know what these veterans of the Wei Dynasty are loyal to?
When Master Sima heard this, he suddenly realized:
This is simply a conspiracy.
Conspiracy coupled with the opponent’s arrogance and stupidity.
He thought for a while and finally asked the last question:
“Then why did your Excellency let Huang Gongheng go?”
Sima Yi looked at Master Sima with some meaning:
“Because this way I can show that I am public-minded!”
Looking at the entire city of Luoyang, the person least qualified to express his position, and at the same time the most promising person who will least cause doubts about his position, is Huang Gongheng.
Sima Master finally understood it completely and couldn't help but admire his master deeply.
In the middle of July of the fifteenth year of Jianxing, Wei Yanjiu, the general of Zhendong of the Han Dynasty, attacked Shangdang County and was unable to control Huguan. He was angry and put on his armor. He personally risked arrows and stones and led his troops to attack the city.
The morale of the Han army was greatly boosted.
In addition, Shi Li Xun, the former governor of the merged state, was a member of the Shangdang Party and came personally from Jinyang to persuade him to surrender.
The generals of the Wei army were besieged internally and externally. Seeing that reinforcements were not coming and there was no hope of defending the city, they had no choice but to leave the city and surrender.
At the same time, Jiang Ji, the Hanoi defender of Wei State, learned of the fall of Shangdang and immediately sent troops out of Taihang County to guard Gaodu City.
At this point, the entire Bingzhou, except for the city of Gaodu, which was still in the hands of the Wei army, was all under the control of the Han Dynasty.
Feng Junhou, who had been making a big splash in Hedong, received the news of Shangdang a few days later than Jiang Ji.
After learning about the news in Hanoi, Feng Junhou slapped his fist and said with a big smile:
"The reaction of the Wei thieves was as expected by General Guan."
The so-called increase of troops to Hedong is just to transfer back the Bingzhou Hu cavalry from Guanzhong.
Because these Huqi are part of the source of miners in Feng Junhou's plan.
There are basically three types of miners in Xinghanhui's mines.
One type is the labor miner, which needs no further elaboration.
The second type is the labor miners, who are sinners assigned by the government to work to atone their sins.
The mine also pays a certain amount of labor fees to the government every year.
ˆThe last one is to hire miners, which is the mainstream of miners.
These miners are the most primitive proletarians who have signed a contract and exchanged their labor for a living in the mine.
Hand-hired miners account for at least 60%.
So as the war subsided, it was naturally impossible for Feng Junhou to let Bingzhou Huqi stay in Guanzhong.
The Hu cavalry who were guarding the pass gathered in Hedong, but they did it conveniently.
His next plan is to send these Huqi back to Bingzhou together and prepare them to start mining.
“The last general just borrows the reputation of the prince.”
In this battle, General Guan led his cavalry in a furious advance. His speed was as fast as the wind, and he became famous in Hebei Province. For his meritorious service, he was named the General of the Eastern Conquest by the imperial court.
Now everyone is rumored that Feng Junhou has four generals named "Feng Linhuo" under his command.
General Guan is ranked first - of course, some people say it is Zhao Sanqian.
As to what the facts are, it’s a matter of opinion.
The heroic Guan Zhengdong has become a famous general after the battle in Guanzhong.
At this time, she was calm and confident, and clicked on the location of Gaodu on the map:
“With the prince’s current reputation, even if Sima Yi were in Hanoi, he would not dare to go through Taihangxing and Gaodu to support the Shangdang.”
Although Feng Junhou is often cut off by others, it does not mean that he will not cut off other people's plans.
After all, both the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family during the First Battle of Jincheng and the Sima Taifu during the First Battle of Guanzhong all had a deep understanding of this.
In the eyes of Wei Guo, this person is like a poisonous snake. If he doesn't move, he will be dead. If he moves, he will kill people.
Everyone in the world says that he is "cruel-hearted and has far-sighted plans", and this is not an exaggeration.
Compared with the Liangzhou Army, the Bingzhou Huqi can only be regarded as stragglers.
But unable to hold it back, the main force of the Liangzhou Army has been stationed east of the Chu River and has never left.
Not to mention the aura bonus of Feng Ghost King.
How could Wei dare to bet that the Hedong army, with the Liangzhou Army as the main force, would not have other intentions?
That's why General Guan was so confident that even if Sima Yi came in person, he would not dare to go to Taihangxing to support Shangdang.
Because that would be tantamount to exposing the flanks of the reinforcements to the east of the river.
Then the Wei thief’s remaining choices can be easily guessed:
The most they can do is to defend Taihangxing and prevent the Han army from further threatening Hanoi from Shangdang.
This is called using force to overwhelm others, leaving the opponent with no choice.
Feng Junhou looked at the map and smacked his lips:
“It’s a pity that Zhiguan Road is still in the hands of the Wei thieves. Otherwise, wouldn’t the current situation be a replica of the Changping War between Qin and Zhao?”
The location of the Battle of Changping is the area from Gaodu County to Shangdang Changzi County. It is also the current junction area between Han and Wei in Shangdang.
In the Battle of Changping, Qin Ke entered Shangdang from Hedong, entered Hanoi from Zhiguan Road, and threatened Henan from Tongguan.
But the Han Dynasty is now blocked to the west of Zhiguan Road.
The power of a pincer offensive is greatly reduced if one pincer is missing.
General Guan smiled slightly when he heard what Feng Junhou said:
“Why are the kings so greedy? It took six lifetimes for the former Qin Dynasty to grow from weak to strong, and then to swallow up the world.”
“I, Ji Han, have only been in the seventeenth year since the founding of the country by the late emperor. I have been able to defeat numerous powerful enemies, sit in the middle of Guanzhong, and dominate the world.”
“If seventeen more years had passed, the three prosperity of the Han Dynasty would have been completed!”
When Feng Junhou heard what General Guan said, his heart moved when he looked at her hopeful look, and his face turned silly and happy.
Protecting the smile of the one you love, what the Sa family has done over the years is considered worthwhile.
Thinking about it again, it turns out that it has been seventeen years since I came here...
"Xi Jun, cough, what General Guan said is that I am a little impatient. As General Guan said, since the Han Dynasty has already conquered the world, it means that the time is for me and not for thieves. Everything can be done slowly. "
“As General Guan sees it, after General Zhendong captures Shangdang, what will the thieves do next besides holding on to Gaodu City?”
"Nothing can be done." General Guan shook his head, "If Xuchang and Luoyang work together, the next step for the thieves will definitely be to find a way to recapture Shangdang."
“But from the battle of Shangdang, we can already confirm that Sima Yi in Luoyang and the Wei thieves and puppet emperors in Xuchang are most likely not of the same mind.”
The Wei thieves had at least 150,000 troops in Hanoi and Henan.
But watching the Shangdang being defeated without sending reinforcements is enough to explain many problems.
Feng Junhou glanced at General Guan and hesitated to speak.
Zhang Xiaosi didn’t say that, right?
I remember she said that if the Shangdang incident is as expected, then it can be confirmed that Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, the two leaders of the Wei Kingdom, are at odds, right?
Just think about it, General Guan has always been very bad at such political intrigues.
Besides, Feng Junhou really wanted to reiterate Zhang Xiaosi’s original words to Tiger Girl. Maybe Tiger Girl or Feng Junhou is partial, and he won’t be able to bear it when the time comes.
Forget it, the two kings are fighting, and the ghost king is avoiding the situation.
With this thought, Feng Junhou stopped trying to explain to the tiger girl.
"However, although the upper party is lower down, this place is a critical point and a general must be sent to guard it."
Guan Hunu didn’t know what Feng Junhou was thinking, but she still tried her best to remind Feng Junhou.
Feng Junhou shook his head:
"Why bother? Wei Wenchang defeated Shangdang, so let him guard it there."
“Back then, he was able to hold Hanzhong and get into the party, so it’s no big deal.”
Shangdang is surrounded by mountains, with Hanoi in the south and Yecheng in the east. The terrain is difficult.
Since we have defeated him, we should guard it well. Wei Yan, an old man, is just right to stay there. What are you doing here?
Looking at him makes me upset.
Feng Junhou is not a prime minister, so he thinks he doesn't have that much magnanimity.
Anyway, as long as the emperor can wait until the emperor moves the capital to Chang'an, it will be the emperor's business how to arrange the old man.
“Bo Yue, tell me, if General Wei is guarding Shangdang, what do you think the Wei thieves will do next?”
Jiang Wei, the general who conquered the west, is now the chief general guarding Hedong.
In the past few months, I have conducted numerous deductions with the staff of the Liangzhou Army.
Liangzhou Qilin'er, who was originally keen on military affairs, was a little confused at this time:
“Your Majesty, I originally thought that if the Shangdang war could not be brought down at once, it would most likely remain unsolved for a long time until the thieves reacted.”
“And the most unlikely thing is that there are hundreds of thousands of thieves in Hanoi and Henan, standing still and watching the party be lost.”
“The most impossible thing now has become a reality, which is a bit unexpected for the general.”
Hearing this, Feng Junhou couldn't help laughing:
"War is an extension of politics. It is reasonable for Bo Yue to be ignorant of the disputes between the Wei rebels and the court, so he lost his judgment."
“In Bojo’s opinion, how might the Wei thieves respond to the current situation?”
Jiang Wei pondered for a while, and finally shook his head:
"As General Guan said, the Wei thieves are at a disadvantage and have no geographical advantage, let alone being unable to work together. I'm afraid they have no other choice but to defend the pass individually."
"well!"
Hearing this, Feng Junhou nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.
Since the two generals he values most have the same views, then there is no problem.
"Now that the upper party has left, I will continue to patrol Bingzhou in the near future. Boyue, you must guard the land east of the river and make sure there is no loss."
"Don't worry, sir, I will defend the east of the river to the death!"
PS: Map of the Situation of the World: The first floor has not been simple since ancient times.
(End of this chapter)