Chapter 434: Formulating a Great Strategy (Part II)
Wen Han squinted, thinking that in the official history, Fu Zhu also suggested that Yuan Shao grab the banner of Emperor Han Xian, but at that time, Yuan Shao thought that the Han family had been in decline for a long time, and the Han family had no prestige, and when the princes were based on states and counties, and the scholars moved tens of thousands, this was the time when the so-called 'Qin lost its deer, and the king who won first'. After that, Yuan Shao thought that if he welcomed the Son of Heaven to his side, then he had to ask for instructions at every turn, obeying the order would mean losing power, and disobeying would have the crime of resisting the edict, and Yuan Shao was already the overlord of the north at that time, and he had the heart to swallow the world, so he gave up Emperor Han Xian.
Later, Cao Cao took advantage of the Son of Heaven to gain self-respect, and took a large area of land in Sili Prefecture, and even the secession forces in Guanzhong also came to join him, and the power developed rapidly. It turned out that Yuan Shao did not take Cao Cao in his eyes, and always regarded Cao Cao as his vassal. However, after seeing Cao Cao coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes, he became the spokesman of the imperial power, doing whatever he wanted, ordering the Quartet, which Yuan Shao did not expect, and he really regretted it. After that, Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao to move the capital to Juancheng, which was the center of Yuan Shao's power, and Yuan Shao's meaning was self-evident, he wanted to replace him and become the new spokesman of imperial power. After Cao Cao received Yuan Shao's letter, he not only refused, but also issued an edict in the name of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to reproach him. Yuan Shao knew that Cao Cao was making trouble, and he had always held a grudge, and he was also jealous of Cao Cao, so later there was a grand and fierce battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, two giants, in the north.
Wen Han, as a later generation, has the advantage of prophetic history, although the current history has changed a lot, but at least the general trend of history has not changed much, for example, Yuan Shao still became the overlord of the north, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty still temporarily fell into the hands of Li Xuan and Guo Yan, etc.
"What Zhicai mentioned in his mouth is none other than Yuan Benchu."
"The lord is wise. If I had previously proposed that after Yuan Benchu ended the Youzhou War, he might have chosen to fight Cao Cao first, then if it was then, Cao Cao really controlled the current saint. Then Yuan Benchu will definitely start a war with Cao Cao! In this way, the lord does not have to guard against Yuan Benchu, the cannibal giant tiger, and Cao Cao, a peerless hero. Taking advantage of the fierce battle between the two of them, they swept away the leaves with the autumn wind and conquered the land of Yong and Liang in the northwest. Yongzhou was controlled by Li Xuan and Guo Yan at this time, and the lord could take advantage of the chaos in Chang'an to send troops in the name of King Qin, and Cao Mengde would also send troops at that time. At that time, the lord can deliberately reveal that he also has the intention of coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes, Cao Cao is afraid that the saint will fall into the hands of the lord, and he will definitely lead the troops to attack, so that Cao Cao will fight to the death with Li Xuan and Guo Yan. The lord took advantage of this, suddenly transferred troops to retreat, captured the two counties of Beidi and Xinping, and first made a good foundation for the capture of Yongzhou. After the battle in Chang'an was over, Cao Cao would lead his troops to withdraw to Yanzhou in order to facilitate the control of Shengshang. At that time, the lord will seek to take Feng Yi's Jingzhao two counties, so half of the ten counties in Yongzhou have fallen into the hands of the lord. In the northwest, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang are all tigers and wolves, and the two will become the biggest opponents of the lord to occupy Yongzhou, but although Ma Teng and Han Sui are sworn brothers, they are Chinese and foreign people, and they are afraid of each other. As long as the lord can defeat Ma Teng and Han Sui, the two states of Yong, Liang, and the northwest will fall into the hands of the lord.
The lord sits on the land of the three states of Merge, Yong, and Liang, and has the strength to compete for the world and become the overlord of the northwest. At that time, perhaps Yuan Benchu and Cao Cao had already separated the winners and losers. No matter who wins or loses, with the power of the lord at that time, there is no need to fear anyone.
If Yuan Benchu wins, with Cao Mengde's ability, even if he loses, he will definitely be seriously injured. The lord can fight to the death as soon as possible, if he can be defeated, then the overall situation of the world has been decided, the lord is hegemonic, and the rest of the princes are not the opponents of the lord, and it will not take ten years, the world can be determined. But if Cao Mengde wins, I am afraid that the lord still needs to negotiate peace with him, stabilize the rear first, sit and watch the development of the situation before moving. ”
"Zhicai is really sane!"
In the official history, perhaps the brilliance of Xi Zhicai is not as prominent as his junior brother ghost talent 'Guo Jia', the poison man 'Jia Xu', Wolong's Zhuge Kongming', Feng Xiao's 'Pang Tong', and Jiangdong's world-famous talent 'Zhou Yu', but this does not mean that Xi Zhicai's talent is inferior to them. Just by virtue of the shocking words just now, the unworldly plan is comparable to Zhuge Kongming's Longzhong pair of the Three Kingdoms!!
It's a pity that the drama Zhicai in the official history has repeatedly offended Cao Cao because of his indulgence in nature, so when Cao Cao's subordinates were full of talents, they were no longer reused. In the end, Xi Zhicai died of depression and serious illness due to lack of ambition. Of course, in some wild histories, it is also recorded that Cao Cao was afraid of his intelligence, fearing that he would surrender to other princes and kill him.
The lord praised it. Long didn't dare to be. ”
Xi Long heard Wen Han praise him for his intellectual talent, which shows how much Wen Han attaches importance to his talent, Xi Long was overjoyed, but he still accepted a little indulgence and said modestly.
"Don't pretend to be modest in front of me, you and I are family, and you can act with sincerity under me."
Xi Long listened to it with warmth in his heart, and asked which super-first-class strategist was not a little weird. Wen Han can tolerate it, which makes Xi Long feel that it is really a blessing in his life.
"So the Lord is willing to say. Let's put aside the hatred for Lu Fengxian for the time being, merge the state in peace, gather talents, and recruit troops for war? ”
"The big picture matters. Naturally, this is the case. ”
"Okay, so Long can rest assured."
Xi Long smiled slightly, his spirit suddenly improved a lot, and then he and Wen Han talked about the situation planned for the future until late at night, and then they dispersed. In the days that followed, Wen Han really listened to Xi Long's orders, and began to recruit troops in Bingzhou and Hedong, and at the same time issued an order to gather talents from all over the world.
At this time, Wen Han is no longer the new Hedong too punctual little person, after Wen Han won the annexation of the state, Li Qi and Guo Yan in order to appease Wen Han, the giant tiger, and at the same time, under the protection of the servant Zhu Jun, both of them gave advice to the emperor of Han Xian, and named Wen Han as the pastor of the state and the champion Hou. Therefore, today's Wenhan is a veritable champion and a pastor of a state. Wen Han can be described as a wonderful flower in the cold family, and he is the idol of all the poor scholars. And Wen Han has always paid no attention to identity and background, only intelligence. Within dozens of days, scholars from all states and counties in the world came to visit. At the same time, there are also many wealthy families who have also changed their views on Wenhan. After all, Wen Han's power is not to be underestimated now, and it is a troubled time now, and it is difficult to speculate who will eventually become the lord of the world. And the reason why the wealthy people can survive for a hundred years is that they are good at diversifying their investments, so that the talented people in the clan can defect to all forces.
For a while, Wen Han was overwhelmed, and there were some talented people who came to vote, although many of them did not appear in history, but it does not mean that they are not outstanding. Many of them manage more than one county. Among them, the arrival of two people made Wen Han happy.
These two people were recommended by Wenhan's father-in-law, Cai Yong, respectively Zhong Xuan and Zhong Yuanchang from Yingchuan Changshe. There are also Wang Lang and Wang Jingxing from the East China Sea.
Zhong Xuan, he was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his ancestors were known for their virtue for several generations. Great-grandfather Zhong Hao, gentle and prudent, erudite poetry and rhythm, taught more than 1,000 protégés. Grandfather Zhong Di did not become an official for life due to the disaster of the party. His father died early and was raised by his uncle Zhong Yu.
In history, he repeatedly offered strange strategies under Cao Cao's command to stabilize the Kwantung princes for Cao Cao at that time, so that Cao Cao had spare strength to develop his power. has always been reused by Cao Cao, and later became an official to the Taifu. There are also a lot of legends about Zhong Xuan, according to legend, Zhong Xuan once went out with Zhong Yu when he was a child and met a fortune teller, the person said that this child has a noble appearance, but will suffer from water misfortune. As a result, he didn't walk a few miles, and when he crossed the bridge, he was frightened, and Zhong Yu fell into the water and died, so Zhong Yu thought that the words of the person were right, so he valued him very much, and the clan spent a lot of money for him, and invited a famous teacher in the world to focus on cultivating Zhong Xiang from an early age. As soon as he arrived at the age of the crown, he raised filial piety and honesty, and tired of moving to the court Weizheng and the Huangmen squire. Later, because Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he resigned and returned home. When Cai Yong was an official in the court, he was often amazed by Zhong Xuan's talent and valued him very much. Cai Yong was a civil official at that time, and Zhong Xiang was flattered to be valued by him, and later Cai Yong often invited Zhong Xiang to his mansion to talk with him about learning and morality, and gave Zhong Xiang a lot of teachings. Zhong Miao has always kept it in mind and regarded him as a division commander.
After Cai Yong heard that Wen Han issued an order to gather talents, he remembered Zhong Xuan, a virtuous person, so he repaired a book and asked him to come over to assist Wen Han. After Zhong Miao received the letter, he thought of the old kindness, and also saw that Wen Han had the posture of a hero, so he discussed with his uncle and the people in the clan, and his uncle and family had no objections, so Zhong Miao made up his mind to come and defect.
As for Wang Lang, he was also born in a wealthy family in the East China Sea. He once worshiped Langzhong for his knowledge of scriptures and served as the magistrate of Hanqiu County. Later, because of the death of his mentor Yang Ci, he abandoned the official mourning, and later was promoted to filial piety, and was denied the order. In history, in the Cao Wei court, Wang Lang was an official to a high position, and he was the third prince with the famous scholars Hua Xin and Zhong Xuan. Wang Langdeli has a very high reputation and is deeply admired by people all over the world. After Cao Pi became emperor, he often went out on safaris, and sometimes did not return to the palace until midnight. Wang Lang then went up to persuade him, and Cao Pi no longer returned to the palace in the middle of the night. On the way to the office, Wang Lang commuted his sentence and prison sentence, turned to help the young and weak, and helped the people to recuperate, he was a master of internal affairs and stabilized the rear for Cao Cao. It can be said that Cao Wei's strength is absolutely inseparable from Wang Lang's credit.
And because Cai Yong and Wang Lang's mentor Yang Ci are close friends, Wang Lang has finished mourning at this time, and he just received an urgent letter from Cai Yong, inviting him to assist Wen Han. Although Wang Lang was born in a wealthy family, he was extremely concerned about the suffering of the people at the bottom, Wen Han saved many displaced people in Tuntian, Hedong, so that these displaced people did not have to starve to death in the wilderness, and many of them had more houses to live in, and they had land to settle down, so they no longer had to suffer from turbulence and displacement.