Chang'an Weiyang Palace, Ziwei Hall side hall, Han King Liu Jing convened more than a dozen Han high-ranking officials are discussing the follow-up plan of Jiaozhou, the battle of Jiaozhou was formulated by the military, using a blitzkrieg to raid Jiaozhou.

The Han army dispatched a total of 100,000 troops to attack Jiaozhou, in addition to the 50,000 troops led by Huang Zhong, there were also 50,000 naval troops led by Gan Ning and Lu Xun, of which Huang Zhong's army was supplemented, mainly to create the illusion of a breakthrough in the south, leading the Jiaozhou army to the north, but the real main force of the Han army was Lu Xun and Gan Ning's army.

The reason why the attack was launched during the year was mainly because Liu Jing was worried that Jiaozhou and Cao Cao would form an alliance, once the two sides formed an alliance, when the Han army moved south to Jiaozhou, Cao Cao was likely to exert military pressure in the north, for this consideration, Liu Jing decided to use Huang Zhong's surprise tactics to capture Jiaozhou as quickly as possible, and before Cao's army could react, the Jiaozhou problem was solved.

Since the Han Palace's palace moved into Weiyang Palace, the Han Kingdom also opened the Qinzheng Palace, the Qilin Hall and the Ziwei Palace, of which the Qinzheng Hall is the main hall, which is generally used to hold annual court meetings and hold large-scale sacrificial ceremonies, and the discussion of state affairs will be in the Qilin Hall and the Ziwei Palace.

The Qilin Hall and the Ziwei Hall are located on the left and right of the main hall of Qinzheng respectively, the three main halls have a character structure, and the study of Liu Jing, the king of the Han Dynasty, has moved to the Qifeng Pavilion behind the Ziwei Palace, and there is a special corridor to communicate with the Ziwei Palace, so Liu Jing convenes senior military and political officials to discuss matters, and most of them will be selected in the side hall of the Ziwei Palace.

Liu Jing's seat is in the middle of the side hall, spread with a soft seat, in front of him is a wide jade case, there are two steps below, so that his seat is slightly higher than the other ministers, and more than 20 ministers sit on both sides of the side hall, each has their own fixed seat, not standing to hold a court meeting.

More than 20 high-ranking officials, including Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shang, participated in the military and political deliberations, and the cabinet elder Jia Xu was also invited by Liu Jing to participate in the deliberations.

"The battle of this attack on Jiaozhou is relatively secret, I didn't tell you in advance, I'm sorry, I convened you today, mainly to discuss the follow-up military and political arrangements in Jiaozhou, first ask Sima Xiangguo to tell you about the situation in Jiaozhou."

After Liu Jing finished speaking, a whisper sounded in the hall, the news announced by the King of Han really surprised everyone, everyone did not know that the Han army had launched an attack on Jiaozhou, and thought that the war would be launched in April and May, this news came too suddenly.

At this time, Sima Yi stood up, coughed lightly, and the side hall immediately quieted down, Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "I went to Jiaozhou last autumn, and I also have a general understanding of the situation, Jiaozhou is quite stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the key is that the population is small, the output is large, basically we don't need support, but I also have a few Jianyi." ”

The hall was very quiet, everyone was listening attentively to Sima Yi's explanation, and Sima Yi continued to say slowly: "The most important problem in Jiaozhou is the inconvenience of transportation, and it is extremely difficult to pass by land from Jingnan. ”

Sima Yi said this, and the Huangmen squire next to him couldn't help but say: "I add, there is a trade road in Luling County, where you can walk mule and horse caravans, in the past, the trade between Jiangdong and Jiaozhou was to take this trade route, I walked once, it was still more difficult, I built yì in the future to widen and tamp the trade road, which will become a main passage into Jiaozhou." ”

"I agree with the opinion of the waiter!"

Sima Yi smiled and continued: "In addition to opening up land routes, sea routes can also be considered, at present, our warships have been able to sail along the coast, if a seaport is established in Jiaozhou, I think Jiangdong and Jiaozhou can be more closely linked." ”

Sima Yi's construction caused a lot of discussion in the side hall, which was indeed a very fresh idea, which opened everyone's eyes, but today's discussion was just to discuss the prospects, not to decide anything, so although there was a lot of discussion, there was no debate.

At this time, Liu Jing smiled and said to Sima Yi: "In addition to the urgent need to improve transportation, what else is more important?" ”

Sima Yi bowed and saluted, "Your Royal Highness, in addition to transportation, it is the Zhan and barbarians in the Jiaozhi area, Weichen and their representatives in Panyu have discussed, Weichen feels that the Zhan and barbarians are not strong, their requirements are not high, they just hope to be at peace with the government, that is, we don't interfere with them, and they will not harass the government, but this is only because the area around Jiaozhi is sparsely populated and rich in resources, if the population increases, Weichen is estimated to still have contradictions, so Weichen built yì set up a governor's mansion in Jiaozhi, The garrison is in Jiaozhi, and it must be both soft and hard in order to completely subdue the Cham and barbarians. ”

Liu Jing nodded, and said to everyone: "Sima Xiangguo's construction is very good, for Jiaozhou, I advocate abolishing the state system, directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and at the same time set up the imperial history inspection system to supervise the local officials of Jiaozhou, regardless of Jiangdong or Jiaozhou, the population is relatively small, and it is necessary to implement the system of recuperation and recuperation for a long time, so that the population breeds and gradually becomes prosperous, this is not a day or two can be done, it will take at least 30 years, so I hope that when you formulate national policies, you must consider in the long run, and must not be limited to immediate interests." ”

The discussion lasted until noon, everyone spoke freely, roughly determined the future direction of Jiaozhou, Liu Jing was also a little tired, back to his study, he took a sip of tea, closed his eyes and rested a little, at this time, the guard reported at the door: "Jia Ge Lao asks to see!" ”

This is Jia Xu coming, Liu Jing immediately got up to greet him, only to see Jia Xu standing at the door with a smile and saluting Liu Jing: "Congratulations to Your Highness for gaining territory again." ”

Liu Jing knew that he must have something to do, so he smiled and said, "Gong Jia came into the room to talk." ”

The two walked into the study and sat down, a tea boy served fragrant tea, Jia Xu took a sip of hot tea, and then said slowly: "Your Highness's attack on Jiaozhou this time is to prepare to surprise the army and take the sea route!" ”

Liu Jing was stunned, this matter is extremely hidden, only a few people know, how did Jia Xu know? Jia Xu smiled again: "I heard Sima Xiangguo say that the warships can already sail along the coast and establish a shipping line from Jiangdong to Jiaozhou, so I guessed His Highness's strategy. ”

Liu Jing didn't hide it from him, nodded and said: "Jia Gong guessed well, this is Lu Xun's strategy, in the land layout, the Jiaozhou army will be attracted to the front line of Cangwu and Luling, and the main force of the water army will raid Panyu from the sea, because it is necessary to take advantage of the north wind, so it will be done to Jiaozhou in advance around the year, in fact, it is still relatively hasty, and it can only be used by surprise attacks, I don't know if it will be seen through by the Jiaozhou army." ”

Jia Xu smiled, "I guess Zhuge Liang can think of it, but Liu Bei will definitely not adopt it." ”

"Why is that?" Liu Jing asked puzzled.

"It's very simple, just now when Sima Xiangguo proposed to establish a shipping line, there was a discussion in the side hall, it can be seen that everyone is surprised, and even difficult to accept, Liu Bei is the same, he has lived in the north for a long time, fought in the Central Plains, and will not adapt to the water war, it is a naval battle that has never been preceded by the imagination of the law, and the Han army has formed a huge threat to Jiaozhou from Cangwu County to the south, in the face of the real threat, Liu Bei will not consider the risk at sea, so I know that the sea sneak attack will be successful, of course, as long as the fleet can arrive in Panyu safely."

Liu Jing also sighed: "This sea attack can be called a pioneering feat, if it can be successful, it will not only be of great benefit to commercial transportation in the future, but also accumulate experience for us to attack the north." ”

Jia Xu laughed, "That's what Weichen means, we can attack Hebei from the sea in the future, and the east and west lines will be attacked, so that the Cao army is overwhelmed, based on this consideration, His Royal Highness needs to block the news of attacking Panyu by sea, try not to spread it, and prevent the Cao army from being prepared." ”

Liu Jing nodded, "The military advisor reminded me that this matter should not be publicized. ”

At this time, Jia Xu said again: "What is Your Highness going to do with Liu Bei and his subordinates?" ”

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "I plan to use Jiangdong's method to put Liu Bei under house arrest and incorporate the Jiaozhou army, as for the magistrates, they have done a good job, I will still appoint them, I think as long as they are stationed in Jiaozhou, these civilian officials will not be able to turn the sky." ”

"His Royal Highness's principle of treating people with leniency is indeed worthy of appreciation, don't worry about hatred, but Weichen Jian yì is slightly different from Sun Quan in dealing with Liu Bei's affairs, Sun Quan is in the prime of life, his ambition is difficult, and he really needs to be strictly guarded, but Liu Bei is not, he has reached the twilight of his life, and he has no years to live, Weichen Jian yì named him a lieutenant or a class like Situ, and let him hold a vacant position, after all, he is the uncle of the Han Dynasty, and he is quite popular in the north, His Royal Highness can respect him, but without him, the key is his son Liu Chan, His Royal Highness may as well take his son as a hostage, Put it in Chengdu to raise him, not to give the text, not to give the martial arts, brocade clothes and jade food, and raise him to become a mediocre person, so that Liu Bei's family will be completely troubled. ”

Liu Jing squinted and laughed, Jia Xu's poison really deserved its reputation

Since Liu Bei sent the general Chen to the north to aid Cangwu County, the progress of the Han army's offensive slowed down, and the Han army had to defend against Guan Yu's attack, and the number of people building the military city was greatly reduced, which slowed down the progress of the construction of the military city.

At this time, the sting has passed, Jiaozhou has gradually entered the spring ploughing season, farmers around the city are busy, the defense of Panyu City is facing another unfavorable situation, that is, the previous requisition of 30,000 militia soldiers has not arrived, so that Liu Bei is anxious, he also knows that the people of Jiaozhou are scattered, not afraid of authority, farmers began spring ploughing, it is difficult for them to come to Panyu to participate in the defense.

Under Nai, Liu Bei could only send Zhuge Liang to supervise the army in each county, and be sure to let the county officials send some militia soldiers to Panyu to participate in the defense, after Zhuge Liang's urging, it did have a little effect, Nanhai County first transferred 4,000 militia soldiers, and 10,000 militia soldiers in Cangwu County and Yulin County were also on the way.

Just when Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, the situation changed suddenly.