Chapter 31 Misfortune Leads to the West

I saw Lu Xun bowing to Han Xuan, and did not immediately give a countermeasure, but analyzed it with Han Xuan first: "Chu Hou Ke still remembers that when Cao Cao broke Yuan's new technique, more than 100,000 people in Jianghuai fled south in shock? ”

Han Xuan pulled his thoughts back to many years ago, when the Jianghuai area was deserted due to the war and Yuan Shu's rampant conquest. Han Xuan nodded and said, "Remember." At that time, Cao Cao wanted to move the people of Yangzhou north, but in the end he did not do so, so that I could obtain a large number of displaced people in Jiangdong. ”

Lu Xun raised his eyebrows and said to Han Xuan: "With the foresight of the Marquis of Chu, he must have guessed Cao Cao's intentions. Cao Cao forced the Marquis of Chu to accept the Jianghuai refugees, and occupied the important towns in the north of Yangzhou, and greatly revitalized Tuntian. Although the Marquis of Chu won his people, he did not have his land, and the northern scholars moved south, crowding my Jiangdong court. The number of civil and military officials in Jiangdong has increased year by year, and the various noble clans have expanded, so that the original families and Hanmen in Jiangdong have ceded their land, so that although the Marquis of Chu has tried his best to expand the territory of Jiangdong, there is still a lack of land. ”

Han Xuan carefully studied Lu Xun's words, although he had long been aware of the problem, he had not guessed Cao Cao's sinister intentions. The influx of people from the north has exacerbated the contradictions between the emigrants and the aborigines of Jiangdong. This has led to the current chaos in Jiangdong's internal affairs, with the northern scholars and Jiangdong scholars torn apart in the court, and the contradictions between the scholars and the cultivated peasants deepened. Even among the foreign population, there are a large number of homeless people and peasants who have no land to work, which affects public order.

Suppose a field can feed 100 local people, and after adding 100 outsiders, now a field must support 200 people. Coupled with the land annexation of the landlord gate, Jiangdong itself was too busy to take care of itself. And Cao Cao sent generals to garrison in the important towns in the north of Yangzhou, which could be attacked, retreated and defended, and if he had to take care of more than 100,000 people in Jianghuai, the northern part of Yangzhou would have fallen into the hands of Han Xuan.

Han Xuan's expression gradually became solemn, and his eyes were full of appreciation when he looked at Lu Xun: "Bo Yan, you go on." ”

Lu Xun continued: "Cao Cao fought in the Central Plains for decades, and Fang roughly settled in the north. The southern expedition to Jiangdong is not successful, and Liu Du is on the side in the west, if it is not for Cao Cao to lead the army, there is nothing to be done. However, Cao Cao's doppelganger lacks skills, and if he saves the east, he will lose the west, and if he saves the west, he will lose the east. Therefore, Cao Cao had previously sent Zhang He to lead the army to move east to the people of Hanzhong, leaving Liu Du empty and uninhabited. Guanzhong is a rich land, where the two capitals of Beijing are located, although it has been warped, it is richer than the three counties of Hanzhong. ”

Han Xuan nodded again and again when he heard this, and Lu Xun said again: "Cao Cao's two moves are to prevent foreign enemies from being enemies. It is the junction of Wei and Chu, and the Jianghuai area is empty; At the junction of Wei and Shu, the people of Hanzhong and Shangyong were all moved. Most of these abandoned lands have become uninhabited land, like a firewall, blocking the road of Chuhou's Northern Expedition. ”

Han Xuan stroked his palm and sighed, and asked, "Although Cao Cao is like this, what should I do?" ”

Lu Xun took a sip of tea, looked at Han Xuan with a firm look in his eyes and said, "If Chu Hou wants to go outside, he must first settle inside." First, they can unite with the Jiangdong family to fight against the big scholars, and confiscate the wasteland that the landlords are unable to cultivate and return it to the state...... The county governments in various localities implemented the government military system, severely punished those who disobeyed the government orders, and could not show Chu Hou's determination to establish a new policy without an iron fist. ”

Lu Xun said that Han Xuan had already thought of this, and even some had already begun to do it, but Han Xuan's methods were not ruthless enough. Because once Han Xuan made a move against the Shi clan, he would definitely not be able to avoid a bloody storm.

Han Xuan asked again: "In this case, what is Bo Yan's good plan for this?" ”

Lu Xun got up at this time and said: "Now that Cao Cao and Liu Du have been crowned kings, and the Marquis of Chu sits on the nine counties of Jiangdong and collects overseas lands, why not call the king in the south and make a name for himself?" The position of the prince is not enough to compete with Cao Cao and Liu Du, and the Marquis of Chu said at this time that Wang Yi can show that the loyalty of the Marquis of Chu to the Han Dynasty far exceeds that of Cao and Liu, and the second can inspire the hearts of the military and people in Jiangdong, and the third can enter the throne to reward the family and take the opportunity to win over the family. This kills three birds with one stone! ”

Han Xuan hesitated a little, and Lu Xun continued: "Liu Du claims to be orthodox and has long been feared by Cao Cao. At this time, the Marquis of Chu entered the table and asked to be called the king, which was in line with Cao Cao's intentions. The lord can take advantage of the situation to sit on an equal footing with Liu Du, and then send a letter to Cao Cao asking him to take charge of Jingzhou in the name of inheriting the will of the Son of Heaven, and make Jingzhou a feudal state as the Marquis of Chu. This move can make Liu Du fall into passivity, if he returns to Nanjun, then the Marquis of Chu will take advantage of the situation to take Jingxiang; If it is not returned, I, Lu Xun, am willing to lead the army to take it for the Marquis of Chu! ”

Han Xuan sighed: "Claim the king? This matter is impossible, I was entrusted by my ancestor to live up to the people of the Han Dynasty for the rest of my life. If I am called king, what face will I have to meet my ancestor Cai Zhonglang? ”

"Those who achieve great things are not informal, Chu Hou thinks twice!" Lu Xun persuaded.

Han Xuan shook his head and said, "This matter should not be rushed. What else can be done to deal with the current situation? ”

Lu Xun sighed helplessly, and then said: "You can follow Cao Cao's example and connive at the people of Qingzhou to flow into Wei, and relocate the people of Jiangdong and Liaodong to all parts of Qingzhou." He ordered Tai Shici and Wei Yan to retreat to Xiami and Yi'an, and to build water conservancy and tuntian in Donglai and Beihai. The armies of Liaodong went north to settle down, built pastures, and raised horses in Liaodong to attack the nearest land. In addition, he could send an envoy to Jiaozhou, unite with Shixie, and force Liu Bei to go to Jingzhou to fight for land with Liu Du. ”

Han Xuan praised when he heard this: "Uncle Yan's plan is very appropriate, I will do it immediately!" ”

Han Xuan happily went to the military aircraft department to recruit Chen Wu, Pang Tong, Lu Su, and Lu Meng, Han Xuan told them about Lu Xun's strategy, and Pang Tong asked in surprise: "Lord, who came up with this plan?" ”

"Lu Xun Lu Boyan!" Han Xuan said with a smile.

Pang Tong squinted his eyes and said: "This son is unlimited in the future, congratulations to the lord for getting another talent!" ”

Chen Wu said: "Are you preparing to use troops against Liu Du?" I will go with you. ”

Han Xuan smiled and waved his hand, and said to him: "I don't want to fight with Liu Du in this battle, I want to hand over the talisman to Lu Xun and order him to be the governor of the capital, and you and all the generals will be at his disposal." ”

"What? Although Lu Xun is a talent, he is only a scholar after all, and he has never led a soldier. In case ......" Chen Wu was puzzled by Han Xuan's decision and couldn't help but be very worried.

Chen Wu's worries are not unreasonable, although he knows that Lu Xun burned the company camp and defeated Liu Bei in history, but Liu Du is also a traverser, not comparable to Liu Bei. Moreover, Liu Du has Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and other strategists under him, and Lu Xun is not necessarily Liu Du's opponent.

Lu Meng saw Chen Wu's worries and said to him: "The general doesn't have to worry, the lord's move is just a cause for trouble!" ”

"This ...... Hey......" Chen Wu sighed and then sat back in his seat.

Han Xuan looked at Pang Tong and said, "This time Fu Shixie drove Liu Bei, and the labor army division went once. ”

Hearing this, Pang Tong shook the Vermilion Bird Feather Fan and said with a smile: "Lord, this trip has prepared a better candidate for the lord." ”

"Could it be...... Is it Zhang Liao? Han Xuan asked.

Seeing Pang Tongyi's unfathomable appearance, he only said: "Exactly!" A certain person has written a strategy in the bag and instructed Zhang Liao to open it when he arrives in Jiaozhou. Gao Shun and Bu Qi have a stable foothold in Jiaozhou, if Zhang Liao helps and wants to come to Jiaozhou, the lord can sit back and relax. ”

Han Xuan said to Lu Su again: "Zijing, you pass on my order, send Lu Ji as an envoy, and go to Xudu to meet the Son of Heaven......"

Lu Su understood and knew that Han Xuan still wanted to be the king in his heart, so he had to go to explore the wind first. Han Xuan also sent people to Qingzhou and Liaodong to inform Tai Shici and Wei Yan of the latest strategic deployment, and asked Tian Feng, the assassin of Liaodong, to make some moves on the northern border of Cao Wei and put pressure on Cao Cao.

After Han Xuan finished deploying, he only supervised the construction of the big ship in Jianye and waited for news from all parties. Unexpectedly, at this time, Tai Shici and Wei Yan, who were far away in Qingzhou, were leading the army to attack Linzi City.

Linzi City was garrisoned by Yu Ban's army, and Tai Shici and Wei Yanjiu could not capture it. Cao Cao has now also sent troops to Qingzhou to support, and Tai Shici wants to capture Linzi before Cao Cao's army comes to help and completely control Qingzhou.

After attacking for three days, the army's morale was sluggish, and Tai Shici hurriedly withdrew. Yu Ban took the opportunity to lead the army out of the city to cover up and kill him, but fortunately Wei Yan came to the rescue, so he returned to the city after Banda.

Tai Shici was in the camp tent and discussed with Wei Yan: "There is a certain subordinate person, surnamed Ge, whose name is fixed, and Wu Chang is a brother after raising horses under Yu Ban, Wu Chang was punished by Yu Ban, and he has a grudge in his heart. Please lead troops as an external response. ”

Wei Yan asked, "Where is Ge Ding?" ”

Tai Shici said: "I have mixed into Linzi City. A certain led 5,000 troops to respond, and you led the army here to help me block Cao Cao's reinforcements. ”

Yu Pan dissuaded: "Zhang Liao is resourceful, I am afraid that he is prepared, and he must not make mistakes." ”

Tai Shici insisted on going, and Wei Yan also liked military adventures, so he led the army to be stationed in the southwest outside Linzi City to respond. Tai Shi Ci led 5,000 troops to respond to Ge Dingwai.

Na Geding and Tai Shi Ci are fellow villagers and Donglai people; On the same day, while mixed with Cao's army, they entered Linzi City, and found Wu Chang, who was behind raising horses, and the two began to discuss secretly.