The period from April to May of the first year of Han Jianxing obviously had great changes for the general trend of the world.

In February, Shen Chen, the general of the Han hussars, sent his troops to Feng Yi to Hedong County.

The two sides fought for two months, and by the battle of Leishou Mountain in mid-April, Cao Zhen, the general of Cao Wei's Zhenxi, was beheaded, and Cao Wei's forces in Hedong were almost completely annihilated.

With this humiliating defeat, Cao Wei shook the country. The big families were all frightened, and the high-level Cao Wei was even more frightened and prepared to move the capital.

Compared with the high-level and the big families, the people at the bottom have become different. Cao Wei and the Southern Han treated the people at the bottom differently, so that the people always yearned for the Han and hoped to restore the Han identity.

In recent years, many people in Henan have fled from the small roads of Dabie Mountain to Nanyang or Jiangxia and other places, returning to the rule of the Han Dynasty, adding a lot of population to the Han Dynasty.

Those who were far away, blocked by Cao Wei, and could not migrate, looked forward to the return of the king every day, and the people in many places were all prepared to eat pot pulp to welcome the king, so that they could register at any time and become a naturalized Han.

The main thing is that the policy of the Han Dynasty is attractive enough, and most of the people in the north are attached to the family and the fields, not only do they live a very poor life, but they also have almost no dignity, and life and death are all in the hands of the family magnates.

If you anger the master, even if you are beaten to death by the master's family, you can only give your life in vain. The situation was no different from that of slaves, and they longed for the life of "people" more and more.

Their situation has been described in the book "On Man" written by Shen Chen, and the most interesting thing is that the people at the bottom can't see the "Theory of Man" written by Shen Chen, and all they can see is those powerful people who oppress and humiliate them, how ironic.

But in any case, "The Theory of Man" could not stimulate the consciousness of large-scale resistance of the people at the bottom of Cao Wei, who themselves were also working hard for freedom, some chose to revolt, and some were waiting for the return of Wang Shi.

In contrast to the north, the Han court in the south was extremely excited when they learned that the Western Front had achieved another major victory, and Liu Chan sang and danced every day to express his joy at the victory.

At this time, the sphere of influence of the Han Dynasty already had most of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and at present, Cao Wei only had Bingzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and a small part of Youzhou, which was roughly equivalent to Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Hebei Province, and Shandong Province in later generations, and its power was declining day by day.

The only good news is that Cao Wei's basic plate has not been lost, Henan and Hebei have been the most fertile places in the Central Plains since ancient times, densely populated, economically developed, countless dynasties stand here, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiuneng dominates the world, but also depends on Hebei.

There is a saying that poverty is the source of chaos, but chaos is the driver of chaos. In the previous Cao Cao and Cao Pi periods, the oppression of the people at the bottom was too serious, and the tuntian system was destroyed again and again, resulting in the people's misery and civil strife.

After Cao Rong came to power, he adopted a policy of recuperation with the people, allowing the family to contribute money and efforts, which alleviated the increasingly acute social contradictions to a certain extent, and greatly reduced the number of uprisings in the hinterland of Cao Wei.

So to a certain extent, now that the chaotic situation within Cao Wei has improved to a certain extent, as long as Hebei and Henan are not lost, then the strong population base and vast fertile land will become the cornerstone of Cao Wei's standing, which can ensure that they can still gain a foothold in the north.

At this moment, in the Luoyang Imperial Palace, today is May 21, and the Great Wei Emperor Cao Rong sat cross-legged under the corridor of the back garden of the West Palace, looking at the carp swimming back and forth in the pond not far away, and fell into deep contemplation.

The West Palace is once the place where Emperor Ling of Han lived, this back garden was also the place of amusement of Emperor Ling of Han, when Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, most of the palace of Luoyang was destroyed, and later repaired by Liu Biao, Cao Cao sent people to repair, and after Cao Pi moved the capital, several times of great construction, slowly restored the grand occasion of the past.

There is a small river flowing in the direction of the east near the White Tiger Gate, which passes through the entire courtyard and flows into the pond, and then flows all the way to the east, which is one of the several rivers that surround Luoyang, the chan water.

There are some palace buildings on the edge of the river, by the mountains and rivers, the north is a branch of the towering mountain, the south is the river passing through the west garden, the woods and flowers are all over the place, the paper sticks are hanging down, the scenery is extremely beautiful.

Cao Rong likes this beautiful scenery very much, so he often enjoys it in the West Garden, but he regrets that he may not see such a beautiful scenery again in a few months.

I really don't want to move the capital.

He couldn't help but say to himself as he watched several close chamberlains throwing fish food into the pond to attract the golden carp to surround him.

But many things were already very helpless, and now Cao Wei's war is not going well, and he is losing and retreating.

If the capital is not moved, then Cao Wei is at risk of destruction. So he knew very well that even if he was reluctant in his heart, he had to leave Luoyang and go to Yecheng.

The most important thing is whether Luoyang can hold it.

Cao Rong thought in his heart.

If you can't keep it, this prosperous scenery of Luoyang.

If not, learn Dong Zhuo?

Cao Rong's face suddenly crossed with a fierce line, and there was a faint murderous intent in his eyes, which made several internal servants who had been observing the words and expressions next to him tremble.

In the past few days, several eunuchs and palace maids have been punished for angering Cao Rong, and they have been punished at least for fighting and for losing their lives.

At this time, Chen Qun and Wei Zhen hurriedly came in, and when they came to Cao Rong's side, Chen Qun whispered: "Your Majesty, and the state is urgent." ”

"What's the matter?"

Cao Ei's face suddenly became ugly again, and there was almost no good news in the official documents exchanged from all over the country recently.

Xiahou Yuan on the Huainan side also reported to him that Guan Yu was fighting hard and had the intention of attacking Shouchun.

Now the entire western front and the central front are being attacked by the Han army on their own initiative, and if the Han army in the southeast is dispatched again, the pressure on Cao Wei can be described as unprecedented.

Chen Qun said: "After Biqiu Jian arrived in Bingzhou, he strictly controlled the five Xiongnu departments, and wanted to use the 20,000 old soldiers who had returned from Hedong before, plus 50,000 new soldiers and about tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry, to block Shen Chen outside Bingzhou, but he found that the Xiongnu had abnormal movements. ”

"They want to vote for Han?"

Cao Rong had a hideous face and gritted his teeth, he was a smart man, and he thought of this almost immediately.

Isn't that the case with the Huns?

Whoever is strong, they follow him, and there is no loyalty to him.

But now is the most difficult time for Cao Wei, the Huns who have been raised for so many years want to be white-eyed wolves, how can they not make Cao Wei angry.

Wei Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, we have captured more than a dozen Xiongnu magnates who plan to defect in the capital of the Huns, and they say that Liu Bao and others are plotting to defect to the Han, and they are worried that the war between the Han and the Great Wei will endanger their tribe again, so they want to flee to Yunzhong County." ”

"Damn!"

Cao Rong said with a fierce look in his eyes: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different, these Huns really can't be gullible, pass the order, behead Liu Bao to humble, and hang their heads on the gate of Gaodu County!" There is also the Hu Kitchen Spring, Yiqi Clan! ”

Chen Qun hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, no! ”

"Why not?"

Cao Rong said coldly: "Do you have to worry about the Huns if you kill them?" Now that the generals of the Xiongnu tribes are all Han Chinese, and the soldiers below are also under the jurisdiction of the Han people, what power do they have? ”

According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao divided the Xiongnu into five divisions and sent Han officials and officers to govern.

Not even tribal officials and officers, even their food, clothing, oil, and salt were controlled by Cao Wei.

It can be said that once the Huns dared to rebel, as soon as the supply of grain, oil and salt was cut off, the Huns would have to cry their fathers and mothers, so Cao Rong was not worried about killing Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, and Qubei, the king of Youxian, and others.

However, Chen Qun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing, why should Your Majesty be angry?" ”

"A good thing?"

Cao Rong said angrily: "The Huns colluded with Yuan Shao back then and were defeated by my grandfather. If it hadn't been taken in by my Great Wei over the years, all the tribes would have been wiped out, but now they are going to surrender to the enemy, can this still be a good thing? ”

Chen Qun said with a smile: "Your Majesty is angry, the minister thinks that we may be able to take this opportunity to defeat the Han army and restore the current decline." ”

"Oh?"

When Cao Rong heard this, he immediately became interested, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "What is Sikong's clever plan?" ”

Chen Qun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, think about it, the Huns want to surrender to the Han, Shen Chen must be very happy, he hopes that the Huns can join him inside and outside, so that the Han army can successfully seize the state." If at this critical moment, the Huns surrendered by deception, what would happen? ”

"Surrender?"

Cao Rong frowned and said, "But they are going to surrender now, not by fraud." What Sikong means is that we will first arrest Liu Bao and others, and then let our people pretend to be Huns? ”

Wei Zhen said: "Although Liu Bao is not very powerful, after all, he is the virtuous king of the Huns, and the Huns may not obey orders honestly, and I am afraid that the Huns will mutiny if they are arrested." ”

"It's nature."

Chen Qun said: "But now that we know that they plan to join the Han, if we don't want the Huns to be Yi, they must help us lure the Han army over." Your Majesty, Liu Bao and Qubei must not be arrested, but what if we suddenly arrest their relatives and heirs, and then coerce them? ”

"Think protons?"

Cao Rong immediately understood what Chen Qun meant.

Now the Huns want to join the Han, but this matter is known to their Cao Wei high-level again.

If you directly kill Hu Chuquan Liu Bao and others, I am afraid that the Huns will mutiny.

It's better to just count it out.

The relatives of Huchuquan Liu Bao and others were arrested and taken hostage, and forced them to surrender.

For the safety of their families and relatives, Liu Bao and others had to come, and when they pretended to be in harmony with the Han army, when the Han army was ready to enter the state, the Cao army and the Xiongnu troops suddenly launched an ambush, and the Han army was afraid.

"Hmm."

Cao Rong nodded slightly and said: "This strategy is really good, but it is necessary to let the Huns obey, it is not enough to hold their relatives hostage, and generals must be sent to monitor them." ”

"It's nature."

Chen Qun said: "Now that Mo Nan is controlled by Xianbei and the rest of the Xiongnu tribes, the Southern Xiongnu have no way out, either submit to the imperial court, or defect to the south, and now we can also be regarded as giving them a chance to make meritorious contributions, I believe they will not know what the result will be if they do not obey." ”

"Okay."

Cao Rong immediately said: "Calling Chuquan over, I want to personally interrogate him, hoping that he can understand the general situation." ”

"Yui!"

At that moment, there were attendants who went to summon the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Huchuquan, who was now detained in Luoyang.

Watching the attendant leave, Cao Rong narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Wei Zhen had been with him in the East Palace for many years, and when he saw him like this, he asked curiously: "Is Your Majesty worried that Hu Chuquan will not obey?" ”

"It's not."

Cao Rong shook his head and said: "I am reluctant to Luoyang, I have lived in Luoyang for so many years, but I want to leave here and return to Yecheng." This huge palace, the beautiful West Garden and the prosperous capital, if they are obtained by the Han army in the future, what should it be? I had been thinking before, if Shen Chen really took the Keiguan Road from Zhongtiao Mountain to Hanoi, or came from Hangu Pass, and the troops came to Luoyang City, and the Luoyang army could not hold it, I would burn Luoyang and leave him nothing! ”

"Your Majesty's worries, the ministers naturally know."

Chen Qun said: "But if you can stop the Han army outside Luoyang, Luoyang will be worry-free." This time, we will make a plan, if we can defeat Shen Chen, maybe not only Luoyang can be saved, there is no need to move the capital away, and even recover Hedong, Guanzhong, and return to the confrontation before the first emperor, if so, Your Majesty will be able to worry. ”

"I hope so."

Cao Rong's profound gaze looked to the northwest, although the Han army has been on the offensive over the years, only the western and eastern fronts have achieved success.

On the Eastern Front, they did not rush to Sun Quan's aid, resulting in the destruction of Jiangdong. Later, he failed to cooperate with Sun Quanli and the outside, and lost Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, etc., which greatly damaged their vitality, and now in the entire Huainan region, only Shouchun is still in their hands, and the situation is bleak.

But compared with the eastern front, the western front is the worst, after all, the eastern front still has Henan to defend, so as not to immediately threaten the capital of Cao Wei. On the western front, Chang'an was captured, and the Han army began to pass through Guanzhong, and then Hedong was lost, and the Han army could already directly hit Hanoi County from the Keiguan Road in Zhongtiao Mountain, threatening Luoyang City.

The enemy's proximity made Cao Rong feel like a thorn in his back, and he was forced to choose to move the capital. And more importantly, the blow to Cao Wei's prestige was too great, making a large number of families and Cao Wei officials fluctuate, and there were countless people who wanted to defect to the enemy.

Therefore, the pressure on the southern and eastern fronts is great, but only the western front is the maggot of the tarsal bone, and the threat to Cao Wei is the greatest. If Shen Chen can be defeated, then it will be regarded as solving the urgent need, and then there will be no need to worry about Shen Chen's army coming to Luoyang City, so as to attack the capital of Emperor Cao Wei.

Therefore, Cao Rong was very eager to defeat the Han army, even if he could not destroy the Han army on the western front, he would at least beat them back to Chang'an, and Hedong County was in his hands, and he could feel a little more at ease.

If only my grandfather had been here, he would have been able to do it.

Cao Rong thought in his heart.