Chapter 502 Liu Qi's ambition

On the twelfth day of the first month of the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, it was the day of the court meeting, and Liu Qi came to the Taiji Hall early to meet with the ministers and discuss national affairs. ☆→，

Now that the Cao Wei regime unsurprisingly took place in the Gaopingling coup, Sima Yi became the Cao Cao of the year, and the power was for a while, Liu Qi and the ministers were watching and watching, and actively preparing armaments, mobilizing troops and horses, and preparing to find an opportunity to crusade against Cao Wei and pacify the world.

"Your Majesty, now Sima Yi is the prime minister, plus Jiuxi, and the ministers can't be named, such as Huo Guang's story, who is Huo Guang? can depose the emperor without authorization, which shows that Emperor Wei has been like a bird in a cage. In addition, Sima Yi also set up party henchmen, installed cronies, and crowned Guo Huai as the general of the chariot cavalry, Qingzhou Assassin Sun Li as the captain of the Sili school, Sikong, Wang Ling as the captain, and Sun Zi as the hussar general, his brothers are even more important, the entire Cao Wei world is now almost the world of the Sima family, this Sima Yi is more cunning and hateful than Cao Cao back then, once he consolidates his power, I am afraid that it will not be so easy for us to pacify the world. First of all, he led an army to crusade, which could be a crusade against the ministers and help the Wei Dynasty restore the country. ”

After hearing about the changes in Cao Wei, he thought that this was a good opportunity, so he reported to Liu Qi, hoping that the army could be dispatched immediately to sweep Hebei and unify the world with lightning speed.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qi said with a smile: "Although Sima Yi is eager to consolidate power, the border defense is very close, not to mention that it is now the time when the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, not only the roads are inconvenient, but the transportation of grain and military materials is also very difficult. ”

Then the decree was given. Pang De, Liu Quanzhong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Zhou Yu and others were ordered to prepare for war, and Qing, Xu, Henan, Yan, Liang, and other prefectures stepped up preparations for transporting grain and straw, and dispatched troops and generals, so that supplies and men and horses could be transported to the designated places before March 15.

At this moment, suddenly there was a Chinese book that had returned to his hometown due to illness, and Xun Yu asked to see him.

Liu Qi felt very strange, but he knew that there was a reason for the big thing, so he hurriedly ordered Xuan Xunyu to enter the hall.

But I saw Xun Yu slowly walking up to the hall. He bowed to Liu Qi and said: "The old minister Xun Yu sees Your Majesty, Your Majesty's demeanor has not diminished back then, but the minister is old." ”

Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Wen Ruoxiu wants to be so polite, you are not yet sixty years old now, how can you be called an old word?" And I will nourish my body with peace of mind, I am still waiting for you to assist me in governing the world, and I am still waiting to share peace with you. ”

But seeing Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "The old minister is grateful for His Majesty's kindness, and he also knows His Majesty's sincerity, but it's a pity that the old minister is sick." The day is getting more and more serious, last year to give up his nephew Da contracted the disease and died, the old minister felt that the time was not long, two months before the minister heard that the old man Cheng Yu also died, the old minister wanted to come and live for a few days, but the old minister was able to see my Han Zhongxing, and he has not lived in vain in the past few years, hehe. The old minister came to see His Majesty today because of the trust of an old man and his willingness to shelter His Majesty. I just don't know if Your Majesty is compatible? ”

"Oh? But Uncle Xiahou Zhong? Liu Qi patted the case and asked in surprise.

As soon as Liu Qi said this, it was Xun Yu's turn to be shocked, and he saw that Xun Yu was speechless for a long time, and said slowly: "It is said that Your Majesty is like a god, but Yu didn't believe it in the past." Today, I realized that the rumors are true. Your Majesty is right, this person's surname is Xiahou, the name is Ba, the word Uncle Zhong, and he is the second son of Xiahou Yuan, the former general of the expedition to the west. This Xiahou Basu and Cao Shuang are close, last year Sima Yi launched a coup d'état in Gaopingling, killed Cao Shuang and his henchmen, and promoted Guo Huai to the general of the chariot cavalry, this Guo Huaisu and Xiahou Ba are not in harmony, and Xiahou Ba happened to be under his rule, so Xiahou Ba abandoned the official and fled to Hanoi, and then found the old minister, hoping that the old minister can be a guarantee, so that he can take refuge in His Majesty's side, this person is brave and fierce, there is the wind of the father, although the fierce generals in His Majesty's army are like clouds, but the more the talent, the better, the old minister does this, so he has the courage to show His Majesty, Request for the person to be hired. ”

After Xun Yu finished saying this, when some ministers objected, because Xiahou Ba was from the Cao Wei clan, and now he suddenly abandoned the clan and came to the Han Dynasty, it was inevitable that some people would suspect that he was Cao Wei's fine work, but Liu Qi smiled faintly and asked the newly appointed prince and master Liu Ye: "Ziyang, what do you think of this matter?" ”

But I heard Liu Ye say: "Although Cao Rong is the emperor now, but the power of Cao Wei is all in the Sima family, Xiahou Ba came to defect in order to protect himself, and it is natural that His Majesty can trust this person." ”

After Liu Ye finished speaking, Zhuge Jin, the squire of the military department, immediately said: "But the Cao family still has Cao Xiu in charge of Youzhou, and Xiahou Ba can go to Cao Xiu, why did he go to His Majesty?" Your Majesty has a grudge against Xiahou Ba for killing his father. ”

But hearing this, Liu Ye smiled faintly and said: "Zhuge Shilang may not know something, there is a contradiction between Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba, and now Guo Huai is very strict about Youzhou, even if Xiahou Ba can give up his past suspicions and go to Cao Xiu, it is difficult to fly, and Xiahou Ba is willing to take refuge in my big man, it must be unexpected, even Guo Huai can't expect it." And because of this, he was able to get out of trouble in one fell swoop and come to my big man. ”

Zhuge Jin saw that Liu Ye was reasonable, so he stopped talking.

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Ziyang's words are exactly what I want, not to mention that now that the Sima clan is in power and the Cao clan is falling apart, if I contain Xiahou Ba, I will definitely be able to further influence those civil and military officials who are dissatisfied with the Sima clan, which is still beneficial for us to isolate the Sima clan and unify the world." ”

After that, Liu Qi smiled and said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, I don't know where Uncle Xiahou Zhong is?" I agreed to accept him, and I would like to worship him as the general of the Left Army, and let him join our army to conquer the Sima clan and help me pacify the world. ”

I saw Xun Yu slowly say: "This person is waiting outside the gate, because the old minister expects that His Majesty has a broad mind and will definitely accept him, so he persuaded him to wait outside the palace to show his sincerity." ”

Liu Qi nodded secretly when he heard this, appreciating Xun Yu's shrewdness and ability, and immediately ordered Xuanxia Hou to meet him.

After about a stick of incense, I saw a young general with a white face and long hair come to the Taiji Palace, bowed to Liu Qi and said: "The last general Xiahou Ba, meet Your Majesty, now the ministers of the lower country are in charge, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the last general has no family and country, so I have come to take refuge in Your Majesty." The last general does not dare to seek the restoration of his homeland, but only hopes to save his life and extend my clan, then His Majesty's kindness will be difficult to repay the liver and brain. ”

Liu Qi smiled and said, "General Xiahou doesn't have to be polite. I have heard about your country, in fact, to tell the truth, this matter really can't blame anyone, at the beginning Cao Mengde relied on a little merit, bullied the Son of Heaven, abused power, and acted as a prestige, and later Cao Pi was even more hateful, and actually disobeyed the mandate of heaven. Usurpping my big man, the cycle of heaven, retribution is unpleasant, and now it is finally the turn of the Cao family at this time, Sima Yi is good at government affairs, isn't it Cao Mengdehu back then? Even so, I think that the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan have made a lot of contributions to my Han dynasty, and we can't let you lose your bloodline inheritance. Therefore, I am willing to take you in and others, and I hope that General Xiahou will remember my painstaking efforts. Persuade the people of the Er tribe to serve the king as soon as possible, and the few can continue the lineage, if you don't know the destiny of heaven and wait for you, it will eventually be the ruin of the country and the death of the family. I remember the general's righteous deeds. Tejia Feng Ru is the general of the left army, and ordered you to lead the army to fight with you, conquer the Wudao Sima clan, and return my Han family to the unification, I don't know what the general wants? ”

Xiahou Ba saw that Liu Qi not only agreed to accept it. He was also named the general of the Left Army from the fourth grade, and he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, thanked Liu Qi for his grace, and said that even if he was broken, he would repay Liu Qi's great kindness.

Liu Qi ordered Xiahou Ba not to be polite, and at the same time persuaded: "After the death of my father Miaocai, Uncle Zhong hated me and General Huang bitterly, but at that time, each was its master, and the soldiers met each other on the battlefield, either you die or I live, this is something that no one can do, I hope Uncle Zhong can understand this matter and not hold personal grudges for justice." ”

Xiahou Ba burst into tears when he heard this, and then bowed down and said: "This matter does not dispel Your Majesty's words, Ba understands in his heart that the death of his father is a crime of war, not a personal grudge with His Majesty and General Huang. ”

Seeing Xiahouba say this, Liu Qi was also extremely satisfied, and ordered someone to set up a banquet in the palace to entertain Xun Yu, Xiahouba and others.

Xun Yu was seriously ill and couldn't feast, so Liu Qi asked people to accompany Xiahou Ba outside, but he only accompanied Xun Yu to drink tea.

Liu Qi knew that Xun Yu still had something to say, so he couldn't hold back his worries about Xun Yu's condition, and forced a smile to talk to him about some happy topics.

Xun Yu knew Liu Qi's kindness, and he didn't break it, listened silently for a while, and sighed softly to Liu Qi: "Your Majesty, the most worthwhile thing I feel in Weichen's life is to meet a master like you, alas, in fact, to tell the truth, Cao Gong is also a generation of heroes, but unfortunately he is too eager for quick success, and he has also met a strong opponent like His Majesty, and finally ends up with hatred, and Cao Pi is more than a step worse than his father, let alone Your Majesty?" Hugh said that he was assassinated and died, and even if he did not die, it would be difficult to contend with His Majesty. Now I am a Han monarch and a virtuous minister, and the sages are gathered, even if I am the prosperity of talents during the period of Emperor Xiaowu, it is difficult to compare, but after the unification of the world, the weight of the military generals is afraid of the worries of the world. I hope that Your Majesty can think about this matter carefully, weaken the power of the generals, recuperate, and create a peaceful and prosperous world. ”

But I heard Liu Qi suddenly say: "Wen Ruo can know how big this world is? ”

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Weichen just knows, the Han Book records that from my Han Dynasty to the east can reach the Wa Kingdom, to the northeast can reach Korea, to the north and northwest is the Xiongnu royal court, to the west is the land of the Western Regions, after Emperor Xiaohuan, the Western Regions Great Qin Emperor sent envoys to pay tribute to the emperor, it is said that its land is more than 10,000 miles, the limit of the southwest and south is the current territory of my Han Dynasty, right?" ”

saw that Liu Qi was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Actually, why not stop here? No matter which direction the world goes, it is vast so that we can't imagine, the Great Qin Empire in the west is more than 15,000 miles away from my Han Dynasty, but there are still thousands of miles of land in the west, you say that the Wa Kingdom has been regarded as the extreme east, but the east of the Wa Kingdom, nearly 30,000 miles away from the ocean, and a vast land, and from this land to the west, after about 10,000 miles, you can reach Daqin, that is to say, this world is actually spherical, you start from us to the east or west, after about 80,000 miles of travel can come back. ”

Xun Yu listened to Liu Qi's words, and immediately felt shocked, because such words were completely different from the situation in the world he usually heard, not only 80,000 miles wide, but also spherical, at this time he couldn't help but think of a question, that is, if the world is really spherical, then why can't people fall in some places?

Although he had a lot of questions, the main question was where did Liu Qi get these things? But he didn't ask, as an interesting courtier, he knew that some questions didn't need to be asked at all, if the other party wanted to tell you, he would say it directly, if he didn't want to ask you, even if you asked, he wouldn't say it.

Liu Qi was very satisfied with Xun Yu's performance, and continued: "I know that you must be very strange why I know so many things, but I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to talk about this matter, but I don't know how to explain it to you, I just want to tell you today, we can't look at it so narrowly, although I have the weight of the generals, but I can use them to open up a broader space, such a vast space is not said to be ten or eight years, even thirty years and fifty years are sometimes difficult to complete." Of course, I don't have to be the overlord of the world, but I really want to let our people have a broader space for development, and I hope that our people will spread to every corner of the world, and after thousands of years, let the masters living in this world be interdependent because they have the same blood, the same culture, and the same language, so as to reduce disputes, enhance cooperation, and promote a more peaceful development of this world. ”

After a pause, Liu Qi said again: "Of course, in fact, I can't say that there is no restraint on the generals, all the generals in my Han territory, I will naturally find a way to concentrate the military power in my hands, and if possible, outside the territory of my Han Dynasty, I can follow the example of King Wu of Zhou and make a big divide, but what I divide is not the territory of my Han Dynasty, nor the world in the traditional sense, but a vast territory of 80,000 li." ”

Liu Qi's words made Xun Yu feel incomprehensible when he heard it, but Xun Yu knew that what this young man had in mind was not just a Han Dynasty, he would either create an unprecedented empire like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, or he might be as reckless as Emperor Qin and Han Wu, making the powerful Han Dynasty short-lived.

And Liu Qi seemed to see through Xun Yu's thoughts, and said firmly: "Please rest assured, Wen Ruo, I will never be reckless, I just transfer our people to all parts of the world, and use our advanced agriculture, industry and commerce to influence and drive the development of the local area, just like dealing with Shanyue, Nanban, Xiongnu, and Xianbei tribes, slowly influencing them, prompting them to sinicize, and unconsciously being annexed by us, such a process will be very difficult, and sometimes war is naturally indispensable, but this is inevitable, It will even lead to disputes between our Han and those immigrants, but I will find a way to keep my Han ahead of the surrounding area, and this lead will last for at least a hundred years, and I believe that after a hundred years, the world will definitely surprise people. ”

Xun Yu left Luoyang with a complicated look of incomprehension and admiration on his face, he knew that his life was short, and he was afraid that he would not be able to see what the emperor said today, but he believed that as long as the emperor's promise that he would not be reckless, the Han Dynasty would definitely become an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty. (To be continued.) )