Chapter 697: The Wang Brothers

It is said that Huai Yang, Sima Lang and Guo Huai were speculative and sympathetic to each other, coupled with Ma Yunluo's encouragement, together with Diao Chan, raised a glass to the alliance of heaven and earth, and formed the Xiangyun Alliance with Jinlan. This was in the social atmosphere where hereditary gate valves were precious at that time, for a dick like Huai Yang, it could be regarded as a super counterattack, and it also proved how amazing Chen Long's performance was that day.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the system of probation of officials had been manipulated and exploited by the clan of men and lords, who influenced public opinion in the townships at that time, causing all kinds of corrupt phenomena to breed in the probation, and sharp contradictions arose with the elites of other strata who wanted to participate in politics, and there was a fierce struggle over how to elect officials. After Cao **, Cao Pi adopted Chen Qun's motion and established the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, so Jiupin Zhongzheng became the main election system during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. However, at that time, the inspection had not been completely abolished, and the Jiupin Zhongzheng system was born in this background situation.

After the implementation of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, the scholars gradually monopolized the high positions and became increasingly corrupt, and the poor families would never be able to get ahead. However, the individual's background itself does not necessarily completely determine the individual's talent and attainments, in the Three Kingdoms period, it is not uncommon for a famous general like Deng Ai to come from a poor family, and a good general like Zhong Hui from a high background. Therefore, this Xiangyun Alliance is a combination of several humanistic talents and martial arts, and it also represents a new fashion to break the rotten atmosphere of the gate valve.

After a few people bowed their knots, they were chatting and talking, and when they were having fun, suddenly a gloomy voice next to them sounded: "What joy do you have, are you all drunk?" I didn't choose a place to throw a wine glass, and smashed a big bag on my brother's head! ”

Everyone turned their heads to take a look, only to see a person with a long body, a face like sinking water, a black face and short hair, a handsome appearance, a gray green silk robe, a short sword hanging from his waist, and a pair of soft leather boots on the soles of his feet are very rare, obviously dressed as a nobleman. I saw that he was holding the young man beside him, and the young man was covering the back of his head, it turned out that he had just been hit in the back of the head by the wine glass thrown by Long Chen.

When Chen Long saw it, he recognized that the young man was Wang Chang and Wang Wenshu, and couldn't help but laugh for a while, and quickly apologized on the surface: "It turned out to be Brother Wenshu, who was a wild wolf at the right time, offended!" Please also ask Wen Shu to forgive me. ”

This was a very small matter, but Wang Chang's face was still gloomy, obviously he came to find fault. Sure enough, the person who was holding Wang Chang sneered and said, "If you smash my brother, that's it?" ”

Long Chen turned his head to look at the handsome young man and said, "I am stupid, dare to ask who this is?" ”

The young man hugged his hands to his chest, raised his head and said: "If the husband doesn't change his name, he won't change his surname, Taiyuan Wang Ling is also!" ”

Chen Long applauded in his heart, he didn't expect that Wang Ling also followed Wang Chang to Tianshui, the brothers were both famous generals of Cao Wei in the official history in the future, but they didn't expect to be all here. After thinking about it, he asked, "It turned out to be Brother Yanyun!" I have long heard that the two young talents of the Taiyuan Wang family have never imagined that they can meet together. Brother Yanyun said, what do you want me to do to forgive my sins. ”

Wang Ling and Wang Chang are both heroes of the world in the official history, and they have successively served as high-ranking officials at the level of prime minister Cao Wei. Wang Ling was originally Wang Yun's nephew, and it is recorded in the official history that when Wang Chang was a teenager, he served Wang Ling, a famous person in the same county, as his brother, and Wang Chang, who was born in a famous family, had served as the prince's literary and concubine before Cao Pi became emperor. The person who previously served as the prince of Cao Pi's literature and the middle concubine is also Sima Yi. Wang Chang's official fortune was smooth all the way, until Cao Rong ascended the throne, he had been appointed as the assassin of Yanzhou, and his brother Wang Ling was a local high-ranking official.

Most of the generals in the middle and late Cao Wei were first recruited into the court by the Quartet scholars, and then they were transferred to Taishou, Assassin History, and concurrently leading generals, so these generals had no military merits before this. However, it did not hinder the military quality of the generals, and Wang Chang wrote more than ten military books before leading the troops to the battle, which was of great use.

The generals of Cao Cao's period had a limited level of education, and Cao Cao had to specifically teach the principles of the military book to the generals. Figures who can write military books will attract attention in contemporary times, and Wang Chang soon moved to the post of general of Zhengnan, holding the festival, and supervising the military forces of Jingzhou and Yuzhou. Cao Ren followed Cao Cao for many years before he got this position.

The military system of the Cao Wei period was centered on the central protection army and gradually evolved into a military system in which generals and governors of local areas. Cao Cao's first generals who were the local military were Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Yuan.

The governor of the western front was stationed in Guanzhong and was responsible for guarding against Shu Han. The governor of the southern line sat in Jingzhou, and the governor of the eastern line supervised the military of Yangzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou at the same time. Because these generals usually take charge of state and county administrative affairs, they are all both civil and military, but they are not like the generals who were promoted from the military as in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but they are only coarse and literal.

During Cao Cao's period, this system of governors was still immature, and most of the core generals rushed out of Cao Cao's Chinese army. In the Cao Pi period, Cao Zhen was the governor of the western line, Cao Xiu was the governor of the eastern line, and Xiahou Shangdu was the governor of the southern line, and Cao Ren was in charge of the national military power in the name of the great Sima. Man Chong, Jia Kui, Guo Huai, and Tian Yu are already the top generals of the Cao Pi era. Being able to sit on one side is actually the limit of Cao Wei's famous generals, and generals like Sima Yi who can control the central power are no longer regarded as military generals.

In the official history, Wang Ling became friends with Sima Yi's elder brother Sima Lang, Jia Kui and others in his early years, and later promoted filial piety and served as the county magistrate of Fagan County, and was later sentenced for his crimes. During his imprisonment, it coincided with the inspection of Cao Cao, the assassin of Yanzhou. Cao Cao learned that he was Wang Yun's nephew, and that he had committed a crime in the line of duty, so he was immediately relieved of his labor and entrusted with the post of the chief of the cavalry and the Taishou of Zhongshan. Later, he made many military exploits, until the incident with Cao Biao, the new monarch of Yanzhou Assassin Shi Linghu foolishly, will not be mentioned later.

And Wang Chang conspired with Wang Ling to support Cao Biao as the emperor, and after Cao Shuang was killed, he offered a strategy to govern the country and actively moved closer to Sima Yi, and was not implicated after the Wang Ling incident. Later, he defended the Eastern Wu and eventually became a generation of generals. According to the dispute between the two palaces that occurred in Sun Wu, Wang Chang analyzed the internal chaos, plus Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, Zhu Ran, Bu Qi, and Quan Cong were all dead, Gu Tan, Zhang Xiu, Gu Cheng and others were exiled, and Sun Wu lacked powerful generals internally. Wang Chang Shangjuan could start from Xincheng County and attack the border areas of Shu Han and Eastern Wu.

With Wang Chang as the main general, Wang Ji and Zhou Tai coordinated the three routes to send troops to the south. Xincheng Taishou Zhou Tai was responsible for the main task, attacking Wu, Zigui, and Wu Zhifang Mausoleum. Wang Ji attacked Yiling and cut off the rescue troops from Jingzhou to the Wuxia area. Wang Chang's main force attacked Jiangling and pinned down the main force of Wu's army.

The deployment of the Wu army in Jingzhou has always been like this, and Yiling (Xiling) can not only defend against the Shu army, but also serve as a joint defense base of Jiangling in Jiangbei. When Zhou Yu attacked Jiangling, he first sent Gan Ning to seize Yiling, and after Lü Meng attacked Jingzhou, Lu Xun took the lead in seizing Yidu and Yiling.

Wang Chang's strategy was not to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop, but more to test Sun Quanfang's military strength after the civil strife. At this time, the Wu army already had a tendency to become corrupt, and the three generals of the Wu army were Shi Ji, the son of Zhu Ran, the general of the cavalry, Bu Xie, the son of Prime Minister Buqi, and Zhuge Rong, the son of the general Zhuge Jin, all three of whom led the troops on behalf of their fathers. Shi Ji may have some strength, but Bu Xie and Zhuge Rong are unknown characters except for their father's name.

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