Chapter 658 I’m not targeting you
Jia Kui was originally a person who was good at governing the place.
During his tenure as the governor of Yuzhou, he innovated the administration of officials, eliminated violence and suppressed violence, promoted advantages and eliminated disadvantages, and had an outstanding political reputation.
Cao Pi once commended him: "Kui Zhen is the governor!"
At the same time, he also announced to the world that all states should imitate Yuzhou's governance measures and made Jia Kui the Marquis of Guannei.
The people of Yuzhou have been favored by Jia Kui for many years. Now that they heard that Jia Kui was seriously ill, they were very worried and sent representatives to visit him.
Jia Kui asked Jia Chong to stand beside the sick bed, received the visitors, and said, "I am so deeply favored by the country that I would rather kill Sun Quan to see the late emperor."
Then he told Jia Chong, "After my death, my funeral will be simple and there will be no modifications at all."
Jia Chong was still underage at this time, but he behaved like an adult and responded respectfully.
It is very filial to serve the decoction and medicine at the same time.
When the officials saw this, they all sighed at Jia Kui's loyalty and praised Jia Chong.
It was not until the visitor left that Jia Chong asked with some confusion, "My lord, I said before that after three generations of the Cao family, I am afraid it will decline. Why are you praising the virtues of the Cao family now?"
Jia Kui sighed, "Although Cao Xiu has a grudge against me, both Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen have treated me well. I have been deeply favored by the country. It's not a lie."
"The patient I am treating is Cao Xiu, who has a deep grudge against me. But although he is a clan relative, I am also a veteran of three dynasties. No matter how much he provokes, there is nothing he can do to me."
"I'm afraid that after I die, someone will cause trouble for you, so I asked you to serve beside me today just to let those people help you spread your reputation."
"Cao Xiu and I impeached each other. It should have been his fault, but the emperor praised him and suppressed me because it is the custom of the Cao family to rely on family members. If my words today are spread, the emperor may feel guilty."
"After I die, the emperor will not take more care of you, and Cao Xiu will also have some scruples and will not be angry with you."
After hearing this, Jia Chong understood his master's good intentions.
Of course people outside don't know what Jia Kui said to Jia Chong. They only know that Jia Kui and Cao Xiu have an old grudge.
Unexpectedly, in the Battle of Shiting, it was Jia Kui who fought hard to save Cao Xiu regardless of his past grudges. This allowed Cao Xiu to avoid the annihilation of his entire army.
So everyone praised Jia Kui for his broadmindedness.
On the other hand, Cao Xiu, instead of being grateful after being rescued, used his status to provoke others, and even tried to blame Jia Kui for the defeat.
Although the emperor regarded Cao Xiu as a kinsman, he did not investigate him, and even sent people to commend him.
But this does not mean that others will agree with it.
When the news of Jia Kui's illness spread, public opinions abounded, all criticizing Cao Xiu.
After Cao Xiu's defeat, he was already feeling ashamed and ashamed to see others. Now when he heard people talking about him, he couldn't help but feel angry, anxious and hateful.
He had a carbuncle on his back, but when he was so anxious, the carbuncle broke out and soon turned into gangrene, and he became seriously ill all of a sudden.
Cao Xiu's illness started to attack very quickly. The messenger sent by the emperor had just left, and he couldn't stand it any longer.
Just a few days after Cao Xiu died, Jia Kui also died.
The news that both of them had died of illness reached Luoyang, and Cao Rui was immediately slapped with a sap, making him see stars in his eyes.
He deliberately praised Cao Xiu, Zhu Ling, Wang Ling and others, then asked Xia Houmao to appease the aristocratic families in the east, and finally made the Yu family his noble concubine. With this operation, the impact of the Battle of Shiting was minimized. .
Unexpectedly, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, both Cao Xiu and Jia Kui died of illness, which disrupted all his calculations and made him almost out of breath and almost vomiting blood.
Before the Battle of Longyou, the eastern battlefield had always been the most important battlefield in Wei, where the largest number of troops had gathered.
Now that the Eastern Front has just experienced the defeat of Shiting, Cao Xiu and Jia Kui both died of illness, which means that the Eastern Front has lost its two most important generals at the same time.
If Soochow invades at this time, Hefei will be in danger.
Cao Rui did not dare to neglect, and quickly issued an edict to let Man Chong, the former general, act as the governor of Yangzhou to supervise the military affairs in Yangzhou, so as to avoid being exploited by Soochow.
Perhaps the second year of Taihe was not a good year for Cao Rui.
While he was in a hurry, the Gongsun family, which had been dividing Liaodong, was not willing to be alone and came over to join in the fun.
The Gongsun family in Liaodong was first made famous by Gongsun Du. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, he separatized Liaodong and called himself Marquis of Liaodong and Mu of Pingzhou. He wore the same clothes as the emperor.
Later, his son Gongsun Kang inherited his father's throne, but he still refused to accept it. It wasn't until Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and conquered Wuhuan that Gongsun Kang chopped off the heads of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi and gave them to Cao Cao as a sign of surrender.
When Gongsun Kang died, because his sons Gongsun Huang and Gongsun Yuan were still young, everyone supported his brother Gongsun Gong as the governor of Liaodong.
Then Gongsun Gong became an **** because of illness, so that he was too weak to govern Liaodong.
So the grown-up Gongsun Yuanyuan threatened his uncle to abdicate the throne and imprisoned him. Then he sent an envoy to Luoyang to report the matter, hoping that Luoyang would recognize his position.
Liu Ye, the servant, took the opportunity to advise Cao Rui, "The Gongsun family has occupied Liaodong for a long time. It is blocked by sea water and mountainous dangers, and it is connected with the barbarians. It is difficult to control it."
"If the Gongsun family is allowed to continue like this, there will be troubles in the future. When the Gongsun family really rebels against the Wei Dynasty, it will be difficult to punish them at that time!"
“How about taking advantage of the fact that Gongsun Yuan was newly established and there were still many opponents of him in the country, he sent troops to Liaodong, and at the same time offered rewards to lure those opponents to help. In this way, it might be possible to settle the matter without a fight.”
If it were normal times, Cao Rui would naturally consider this opinion.
It's just that the Wei Dynasty suffered two consecutive wars this year, and its vitality was severely damaged. It was overwhelmed with its own affairs. How could it still have time to care about the distant Liaodong?
So he gave up the proposal on the spot and worshiped Gongsun Yuan as General Yanglie and Governor of Liaodong.
At the same time, he ordered the world to call off the troops and make a truce, so that the border soldiers should guard the border and not start the war without permission, so as to rest and recuperate.
Fortunately, neither the Shu Han in the west nor the Soochow in the south showed signs of continuing large-scale border invasions, which gave him a temporary relief.
It was only Cao Xiu's death, and the fact that there was only one Xiahou Mao in the dignified Xiahou family a few days ago that Cao Rui felt a hint of crisis.
Da Wei has never worried about the shortage of talents.
But at this time, Cao Rui had to consider the talent gap among the clan members—the Xiahou family was considered half a clan member.
After some consideration, he sent Xiahou Yuan's second son Xiahou Ba to Guanzhong to assist Cao Zhen, appointed his fourth son Xiahou Wei as the governor of Jingzhou, his sixth son Xiahou Huiti as the Minister of Huangmen, and his seventh son Xiahou and Henan Yincheng.
For a time, the Xiahou Yuan branch of the Xiahou family was full of glory.
The happiest person was Xiahou Ba.
Because his father and younger brother died at the hands of the Shu people, he often gritted his teeth over it and was determined to take revenge.
Now that he has to go to Guanzhong, the front line of confrontation with the Shu people, he feels that his chance to avenge his father is finally coming.
I immediately packed my luggage as quickly as possible and rushed to Guanzhong ambitiously.
Although the current situation in Wei is not very good, Cao Rui still has full confidence as long as the situation does not deteriorate further.
The Central Plains is the center of the world. As long as one learns from the late emperor, cultivates the people's livelihood, and implements policies to benefit the people, the Wei Dynasty will be able to recover quickly within a few years.
On the other hand, although the Shu captives were lucky enough to win this time, in the end they only succeeded in cutting off the desolate land of Longyou.
Moreover, Liangzhou, which was still loyal to the Wei Dynasty at this time, was like a thorn in the back to the Shu captives.
The Wei Dynasty has conquered Wu many times in the past, but it is not that it has never been defeated. The losses were even more severe than this time. What can Soochow do?
One year of slowing down the Qi in the Central Plains is worth three years in Shu and Wu. What are you afraid of?
As long as Guanzhong, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou are defended, the Wei Dynasty will still have the upper hand.
Cao Rui is thinking about what will happen in the next few years, and Sun Quan is also thinking about what will happen after the victory.
The difference is that Cao Rui was a little worried, while Sun Quan was overjoyed.
This victory is enough to make his reputation resounding throughout the world, and he will have no worries about ascending to the throne!
He took the victorious soldiers back to Wuchang and held a grand banquet to celebrate the victory.
When the wine was half full, the prince Sun Deng raised the wine to pray for his longevity, and Sun Quan drank it all in one gulp.
He then looked at the people sitting with the prince, including Gu Tan, Zhang Xiu, Chen Biao, Zhuge Ke and others, so he smiled and said, "Yuan Xun is here."
Zhuge Ke stepped forward quickly.
Sun Quan asked someone to pour a glass of wine and said with a smile, "In this great victory, Ziyu (Zhuge Jin) resisted Sima Yi in Nanjun and kept him away, which is really a credit. Now that Ziyu can't come in Nanjun, how about this glass of wine for you?" How about having a drink instead?"
Zhuge Ke took the wine and said, "I would like to thank the king for you."
Then drink it all in one gulp.
Sun Quan sighed with emotion, "Tzuyu and Gu have been working together for many years, and they are as kind as flesh and blood. He is a man who does not do what is right, does not speak anything except righteousness, and is kind and honest. I am really lucky to have Ziyu."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhuge Ke standing below and asked, "Which one do you think is more virtuous, your father or your uncle (Zhuge Liang)?"
Zhuge Ke knew what he meant and said loudly, "I am a wiser man."
“Why?”
“The king is a talented person. I know how to serve the king, but my uncle doesn’t know. Therefore, I am really wiser than my uncle.”
After hearing this, Sun Quan burst out laughing and asked Fei Yi, who was sitting next to him, "What do Wen Wei think?"
Fei Yi stood up and replied, "It is an act of filial piety for a son to praise his father's beauty. Moreover, the prime minister and the hussar general (Zhuge Jin) are brothers. I forgive you for not commenting on such family matters."
Sun Quan nodded approvingly, and then said to Zhuge Ke, "I will make you the wine supervisor."
Zhuge Ke promised.
When it was his turn to pour wine for Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao was already drunk and refused to drink anymore. He said to Zhuge Ke, "I'm drunk! Your Majesty, forcing me to drink like this is not an act of respect for the elderly."
Sun Quan said, "If you can make Mr. Zhang speechless, then he will have to drink this glass of wine."
Zhuge Ke saw that everyone was looking at him meaningfully, and knew that Zhang Zhao was trying to make things difficult for him, so he immediately said, "In the past, Jiang Shang, the grand master, was ninety years old. He was still holding a sword and a yue, and he was still not old."
“Nowadays, when it comes to military matters, the king lets the general come in behind. When it comes to wine and food, the king puts the general in front. How can we say that this is disrespectful to the elderly?”
Zhang Zhao was speechless and had no choice but to drink the wine.
Everyone present burst into laughter, and the scene became lively again.
Lu Xun, who was sitting next to Fei Yi, could not help but frown slightly when he saw the complacent look on Zhuge Ke's face.
After several rounds of drinking, Zhuge Ke was able to deal with all the ministers in the court with ease and made many changes.
Sun Quan even laughed several times and couldn't help but said to Fei Yi, "Zhuge Ke likes to ride horses. Didn't the Prime Minister just conquer Longyou? I heard that Longyou is fertile with good horses, so he asked Wen Wei to go back and tell the Prime Minister that he would help his My nephew chooses a good horse and sends it over.”
Before Fei Yi responded, Zhuge Ke quickly saluted and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty."
Sun Quan chuckled and said, "Yuan Xun is too impatient. The horse hasn't arrived yet. It's not too late to thank me when it arrives."
Zhuge Ke said, "The Kingdom of Shu is like the king's stable outside. Now that I have made a decree, good horses will definitely be delivered. How can I dare not thank you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xun's expression changed.
Before he could stop him, Fei Yi suddenly changed his color and stood up suddenly, "If a big man is a stable, then this stable reaches the barbarians in the south and Liangzhou in the north. There are countless horses in the stable."
"However, a BMW is a psychic medium. If an unvirtuous person wants it, he will not be able to get it even if he has ten thousand gold. A virtuous person will still have a BMW come to his door even if he does not ask for it. Today I only saw some clever talkers gossiping in the hall, but I did not see any Virtue, I'm afraid it's hard to get a BMW."
Damn you little bastard, I’ve been putting up with you for a long time!
Fei Yi's words were full of puns, and even Sun Quan, who was half drunk, woke up.
He held this banquet, firstly to celebrate the great victory, and secondly to show off to the envoys of Shu.
At this time, when I heard Fei Yi's words of admonishment, I realized that the joke just now was too much.
Sun Quan was just thinking about how to smooth things over when Zhuge Ke retorted, unwilling to be outdone, "Speaking of clever words, I remembered something."
"Hearing that there are clever talkers and seducers in Shu, even a young child will know his reputation. However, the prime minister believes it. The Han lord kissed him, and even the tiger girl was willing to marry him. But I don't know how the Han envoy should explain this?"
Sun Quan was still thinking about how to reply, but he never thought that as soon as the word "tiger girl" came out, his heart felt like being pricked by a needle.
After all, Guan Yu's words back then, "How can a tiger girl be matched with a dog?" were really insulting.
So he immediately stopped thinking about rounding up the situation and just watched Fei Yi's answer.
Unexpectedly, Fei Yi felt as if he was possessed by some kind of special skill when he heard someone mention the person "Qiao Yan Ling Se Feng Langjun".
"In the Han Dynasty, Feng Langjun's clever words were not to suppress Feng Langjun, but actually to ridicule Liao Li for having the eyes and ears to recognize the young hero. Feng Langjun's articles are famous all over the world, who doesn't hear them?"
"If we plan to conquer Nanzhong, the Nanyi will surrender; if we pacify Longyou, the Qiang and Hu Ying will follow; if we seize Longguan, there will be no casualties; and the famous generals at Jieting will be defeated and flee. Even a man like Zhang He is just a climber in front of Feng Langjun." General’s ear.”
"Feng Langjun is now twenty-one years old. He has already been awarded a title for his meritorious service and led an army to defeat a famous general. I think Yuan Xun is twenty-six years old, but I don't know how he is superior to Feng Langjun?"
"As far as I know, Zhang He was transferred from Jingzhou to Longyou..."
The last sentence is very meaningful.
Didn’t you say that Zhuge Jin is more powerful than the Prime Minister? The year before last, when Zhuge Jin marched into Xiangyang, why was he defeated?
If Zhuge Ke were to compare others, it would be hard for Fei Yi to say anything, but do you dare to compare yourself with Feng Yong? How high of ambition do you have to dare to say this?
Look at how I’m going to scold you, and show off your bad temper that just made you belittle the prime minister and the big man.
Zhuge Ke never expected that Fei Yi, who had always been generous, suddenly seemed to be a different person, and he was a little embarrassed at the moment.
On the other hand, Lu Xun suddenly spoke from the side and said, "The envoy of the Han Dynasty said that Feng Langjun Ceping Longyou, can you elaborate on it?"
As Lu Xun was stationed in Jingzhou, he had already started to pay attention to Feng Yong when he heard about it.
Later, after many inquiries, I found out that Feng Yong was also responsible for Zhuge Liang's pacification of Nanzhong. He immediately gave him an evaluation of "Young and wise", thinking that he was a rare talent in Shu.
Unexpectedly, he heard even more surprising news from Fei Yi today.
"Before the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition, Feng Langjun had made suggestions to seize Longguan and block the aid from the pass. Later, the army went to Longguan. Time was running out. It was Fenglangjun who took the initiative to lead the army to attack Longguan. This led to the great victory of Longyou. .”
This banquet was a celebration banquet for Soochow, but for Fei Yi, it was extremely depressing. At this time, he finally got a chance to feel proud, so naturally he felt good about it.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting anyone here. What I mean is that although Feng Langjun is younger than you Zhuge Ke, you are definitely not as good as him.
(End of this chapter)