Chapter 719 Internal Troubles
Since the Han Dynasty re-established the Qiang Guards, Feng Junhou, who took the post of Qiang Guards, first served the Qiang Hu in Nan'an County, Tianshui County, and then patrolled Hanyang County on the left to quell the rebellion.
At the beginning of spring this year, he attacked Longxi again and rebelled against Hu, and won a great victory.
After a series of actions, Feng Langjun finally became famous among the Qianghu people in Longyou.
Some Qiang and Hu people in Pingxiang couldn't help but feel a little sad when they saw the rows of Hu people being escorted.
It's just that when the Hu Qiang Xiaowei Mansion announced the rewards for the various tribes involved in quelling the rebellion, not to mention the Hu people, even the Han people became red-eyed.
Seeing the tribes who had won the reward happily carrying grain, driving cattle, sheep, horses and other trophies past the door of their house, everyone was envious and jealous.
Moreover, the warriors who had outstanding military achievements and meritorious service in the army still followed the rules of the Han army and were distributed directly to individuals without going through the tribal leaders.
“Feng Langjun, a just gentleman!”
What a sad thing about the death of a rabbit and a fox, go to **** with my mother!
what is that? Can it be eaten? Can I wear it?
In the past, when tribes attacked and plundered each other, they had to worry about the Han people taking over, but now the Han army leads the group to rob, and not only are there no deductions, but there are even rewards!
Many tribes who did not get the chance were in a commotion, thinking of ways to ask around: When will Feng Langjun's next recruitment be? is there any news?
The key person to inquire about is the tribal leader who followed him out this time.
But I am not a fool. I took a gamble boldly, and when I got the bonus, I couldn’t close my mouth: Of course I’ll go next time. Can I tell you any news?
So Duanmu Zhe, who was the first to seek refuge with Feng Yong, was carried out again. Everyone sighed: Elder Duanmu is really wise!
“No, no, no! What’s there to see?”
Duanmuzhe ordered people to close the door of the newly opened dog farm in Pingxiang and put up a sign saying "No one allowed to enter".
As a dog manager, there is naturally a dedicated rest room in the dog farm.
Duanmuzhe returned to the lounge and sat down. The maidservant who was assigned to him carefully came up with a pot of tea and poured him a cup of tea.
The mist curled up, and Duanmuzhe took a deep breath, then picked up the cup and took a sip.
The sweet and astringent tea washed in your mouth, and after swallowing, your body felt comfortable.
This tea is good. After drinking it, my body feels much more relaxed than before.
Maid Hu asked cautiously: "Sir, the master is back, won't you go and greet him?"
Duanmuzhe waved his hand, "How can I stand beside the master now? Only the master's brother and the master's woman can stand beside him today."
“As long as you do what the master arranges, it’s best to welcome him. You don’t understand this.”
After these years, Duanmuzhe thought he had figured out his master's style of conduct.
I was the first to rely on the owner, and the oldest qualifications were the oldest. The owner needed a good dog. As long as he could cultivate enough good dogs, no one could threaten his position.
On the contrary, if you fail to do the things arranged by the master, no matter how diligent you are, you will only be able to eat sheep dung.
Those who want to find a way through themselves simply don’t understand what the master needs.
Now in Longyou, as long as the master gives an order, there are countless tribes willing to fight for him.
But so what?
Is the owner rare?
What the master needs is not tribes that give orders through tribal kings, but tribes whose warriors can directly obey his orders.
The mist in the tea cup hid Duanmuzhe's face behind it, making it difficult to see the facial changes on his face.
Over the years, we have seen the pastures of Nanxiang open up. Thousands of sheep are penned together, and there is no shortage of fodder all year round.
This was unimaginable before.
Seeing that my people have changed from shepherding sheep to feeding sheep, they no longer have to drive their sheep around, and they no longer need to be exposed to wind, rain, frost and snow.
Duanmuzhe has long understood that the herders have no reason to refuse such a good thing.
It’s just that during this process, someone may not be able to see the situation clearly, and no one knows what will happen.
So it’s good for me as I am now, and don’t have too much trouble with those tribal leaders.
Duanmuzhe would naturally not tell Maid Hu about these thoughts.
But Maid Hu heard the words "Only the master's women are qualified to stand by his side."
Thinking again of the figure that was surrounded by countless warriors when I sneaked out to see the warriors who had returned from victory today.
She couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in her heart. How great would it be if she could stand by her side?
But in fact, Duanmuzhe was only half right.
At this time, there were only brothers and no women standing next to Feng Yong.
Li Yi rushed to Longyou from Hanzhong on the orders of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. He originally wanted to go directly to Shouyang to meet Feng Yong.
Only halfway, he heard that Feng Yong had already gone to the front line.
He had no choice but to go to Pingxiang again.
Along with him is Xu Xun, who has always been willing to be the captain of the logistics team.
Wait until I heard that more than 30,000 people and tens of thousands of livestock had been captured and returned.
Xu Xun was the happiest. He was tossing and turning in the tent of a certain tribe leader. Oh, no, he was tossing and turning. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night long.
Pingxiang City and outside the city are bustling with activity.
Feng Junhou handed over the army to Zhang Yi and asked him to arrange the rewards for the soldiers. He ran back to the palace of the Qiang Protector Colonel in the city.
Guan Ji was pregnant, so she hid in the inner courtyard in order to satisfy the population.
Since the mistress didn’t show up, there was no reason for Zhang Xingyi and Amei to show up.
Only Li Yi and Xu Xun led the people to greet him at the door of the mansion.
“Brother, I’m coming, I’m coming!”
Feng Yong strode into the hall, and Xu Xun quickly stepped forward and helped take off the outer shirt.
“I’m coming, I’m coming!”
Xu Xun saw the maid coming up with tea and stepped forward to catch it.
"Let's all sit down." Feng Yong sat down first and pointed to the position, "We are all brothers, there is no need for this."
Xu Xun helped pour all the tea, and then he found a seat at the bottom and sat down.
Li Yi looked at the door.
Feng Yong nodded knowingly, "It doesn't matter, just say it."
Li Yi then said: "Brother, there may be changes in Soochow."
When Feng Yong heard this, he immediately frowned: "Soochow rat?"
Soochow swallowed up the benefits of the Nanzhong sugarcane plantation plan it proposed back then, but was unwilling to contribute in the end.
This Feng Junhou has never regained his advantage after suffering a big loss, but it is firmly remembered in his heart.
At this time, I heard that Soochow had another evil moth at this critical moment, and I suddenly felt a little disgusted in my heart, "What are they going to do?"
“Sun Quan is ready to proclaim himself emperor…”
Li Yigang said this, but he didn't dare to interrupt the conversation between the two brothers. Xu Xun, who just wanted to be a quiet and handsome man, his eyes widened on the spot.
He swallowed a sip of hot tea in his mouth. It was so hot that he spit it out with a pop and stuck out his tongue.
Not to mention Xu Xun, even Feng Yong was a little stunned when he heard this.
Then an angry look appeared on his face again, "At this time? Why is it like this again!"
“Brother?”
Li Yi couldn't understand Feng Yong's reaction.
Feng Yong waved his hand, couldn't help but stand up, took two steps back and forth, and said "tsk", feeling a little annoyed.
“Brother, why is this happening?”
Li Yi was shocked.
According to the plan, this year is to rest and recuperate. After all, Dahan prepared for a long time for last year's Northern Expedition. Although he succeeded in one fell swoop, Dahan also needs to rest and recuperate.
And as long as Longyou can be defended, Liangzhou will be in the hands of the Han sooner or later. Even Cao Cao knows this very well.
Otherwise, they would not be rushing to test and attack Longshan at this time.
"The general Hao Zhao of Liangzhou is very likely to die. The most powerful enemy blocking the Han from entering Liangzhou is Hao Zhao."
Feng Yong explained, "So in the first half of this year, Liangzhou is likely to continue to be turbulent. It is a good time to make progress in Liangzhou."
Anyway, if the Han Dynasty planned to march into Liangzhou, Xu Xun, the captain of the transportation brigade, would also know in advance, so Feng Yong was not afraid to tell Xu Xun the news.
“Sun Quan’s desire to become emperor has been around for a long time and cannot be stopped.”
Feng Yong sighed, "But if the news about Hao Zhao is true, then Sun Quan's choice to proclaim himself emperor at this time is not a good thing for the Han Dynasty."
Li Yi's face looked a little ugly when he heard this.
Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, and the Han Dynasty would have to have some debates. At that time, the prime minister would only be concerned about stabilizing the country first, and then the opportunity to take advantage of Hao Zhao's death to invade Liangzhou would also be lost.
The three of them were silent for a long time.
Finally, Feng Yong sighed and broke the silence, "Ever since the news of the Battle of Shiting came, I guessed that such a day would come, but I didn't expect it to be at this time."
Li Yi glanced at Xu Xun. Xu Xun was shocked. He knew that he would not be able to hear what he said if he went down, so he quickly got up and guarded the door.
“Brother has already thought about it, how do you think the big man should deal with it?”
Li Yi asked quietly.
Feng Yong shook his head, "If you can't stop someone from becoming emperor, what else can you do?"
A weak country has no diplomacy and no strength to prevent Sun Shiwan from proclaiming himself emperor, so words are of no use.
"Now the Han Dynasty and Soochow are in alliance. If Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, what will happen to the Han Dynasty? Should he make peace? Or abandon the alliance?"
Li Yi asked again.
“What did the Prime Minister ask?”
Feng Yong also lowered his voice and asked.
Li Yi nodded.
“If the Han Dynasty can sit in Guanzhong and achieve the power of Emperor Gaozu, he can abandon the alliance of Soochow. If not..."
Feng Yong said this and shook his head.
"If we abandon the Soochow Alliance now, Sun Quan will definitely hate the Han Dynasty. When the time comes, we will send Lu Xun to move his troops westward, and we will have to increase our troops in Yong'an."
"At that point, we will not be able to advance eastward, and we will not be able to fight Cao Cao's thieves in the north with all our strength. We even lack a supporting force in Jingzhou and Jianghuai."
"If it really gets to that point, what's the difference between taking Longyou and not taking it? What's more, Jiangzhou..."
When mentioning Jiangzhou, Feng Yong sneered again and paused.
"It's just that if the two emperors are respected together, the Han Dynasty will not benefit much."
Li Yi sighed softly.
“If there is no advantage, look for the advantage.”
Although we don’t know the exact time when Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor in history, this does not mean that Feng Yong, who has been fighting in Longyou, has never thought about this issue.
So he had some ideas for a long time, but before the ideas were mature, the news came that Sun Quan was preparing to proclaim himself emperor, which caught him a little off guard.
"Although Wu and Wei are at odds, Sun Quan's throne was granted by Cao Pi. Now that Sun Quan has abandoned the king and proclaimed himself emperor, he not only made things difficult for the Han Dynasty, but also slapped Cao Wei in the face."
Feng Yong carefully organized his thoughts and continued, "If we can give Cao Wei a little more stimulation, then Cao Wei will definitely be influenced by us."
“Involving Cao Wei?”
Li Yi couldn't understand what Feng Yong said.
"Yes, that's right!" Feng Yong thought of this, a bright light flashed in his mind, and an excited expression appeared on his face, "Wenxuan, think about it, Cao Wei lost two games in a row in the east and west last year."
“In the Battle of Longyou, Emperor Wei still personally controlled Chang’an, and finally retreated to Luoyang in embarrassment. Based on Cao Wei’s current situation, if he wanted to revive the hearts of the people in the country.”
“The best policy is to clear out the hermit households, divide the fields to gather people, and store up strength for the future.”
If Cao Rui is really courageous and dares to attack a large family and endure the temporary pain, just the number of hidden households that he has identified will be enough to double or triple the size of Cao Wei.
Just after the southern expedition was completed, there was a man from Liangzhou named Li Hong who came from Beitou to the south.
He brought news that Qu Yuuli had been brought to Cao Wei by a man who defected to Cao Wei. This man was named Wang Chong and was a subordinate of Li Yan.
So while checking the hidden households, we also cut off part of the cultivated land in the hands of the aristocratic families.
Finally, if the Quyuan Li is promoted vigorously, Cao Wei will definitely have an advantage over Han and Wu in a short period of time.
It's just a pity that the various measures Cao Pi took in order to proclaim himself emperor have integrated the aristocratic families with Cao Wei.
If they cannot be suppressed, they will even be like a cancer, absorbing enough nutrients from Cao Wei, and then seize Cao Wei's body.
Feng Yongyong believed that Cao Rui would have such courage: "The traitor Cao was able to establish a country based on his family, so the puppet emperor of Wei would not take the best strategy. Therefore, he could only take the lowest strategy."
Li Yi perked up: "What's the next best thing to do?"
“It is natural to plunder the people of other countries, expand the territory, and use force at home to consolidate the foundation.”
What is the fastest way to transfer domestic conflicts?
It is naturally a foreign war.
Whether it is a military war or an economic war, the essence is the same.
"So we can't let the Cao traitors have a chance to breathe. When Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, if we can successfully use troops against Liangzhou, it will be enough to force the Cao traitors to continue using troops."
Cao Rui wants to consolidate his position, either by attacking the aristocratic families that threaten the imperial power, and at the same time winning over the hearts and minds of the people in the country.
Either think of another way to win a big victory.
“Brother really has great ideas!”
Li Yi couldn't help but praise loudly.
Feng Yong shook his head, "That's all I can think of. As for what the Han Dynasty will do after Sun Quan becomes emperor, it is still up to the prime minister to deal with it."
"This is enough." Li Yi was still full of praise, "As my brother said, since we can't prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor, we can only find ways to get some benefits from it."
Feng Yong nodded, "That's right. Without further ado, Wenxuan, please pass on what I just said to the Prime Minister as soon as possible. I will try again to see how I can find out the news about Liangzhou."
Li Yi responded, "Brother, don't worry, I've written it down."
He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Brother, there is one more thing."
“What’s the matter?”
“Brother, I have written to you, saying that my body is getting weaker and weaker, old injuries have caused hidden illnesses, and I intend to resign from the position of governor of the city.”
"What?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he was shocked and said, "Captain Li..."
Evidently during the Northern Expedition last year, Li Hui was still very active and provided a lot of military supplies for the Northern Expedition.
How come it’s not even a year and you’re starting to think about getting better?
This is really too sudden.
Sudden and a bit strange.
“Brother, when I came from Hanzhong, I heard that the prime minister planned to send General Wei to lead the army out of Chencang.”
Li Yi said something nonsense again.
Feng Yong glanced at him and saw the slightly frightened and worried look in Li Yi's eyes.
“No!” Feng Yong said flatly, “It’s impossible!”
PS: Congratulations to the new emperor of FPX for coming to the throne, but there is no update (ω)
(End of this chapter)