Chapters 21-25

This year, the general situation between Ji Han and Cao Wei was calm, and after the Weinan War, Cao Wei was tightly guarding Tongguan and not going out, and we also returned to Huashan and focused on internal affairs. Only Bingzhou is still at war, and the rebellion of the Huns has finally achieved more than self-preservation due to our covert support, but in the face of Liang Xi, who is still difficult to deal with although he is a little old, it still seems that the attack on the enemy is insufficient.

The war between Cao Wei and Eastern Wu was also fought and stopped. First, in the spring, Cao Ren attacked Wet Whisker with tens of thousands of foot riders, but was defeated by Sun Huan. In March, Chen Zhonghou Cao Ren died of illness. The battle is over. By June, He Qi, the general of Eastern Wu, raided Qichun County and captured Cao Wei's Qichun Taishou Jinzong. Due to the injury in the Battle of Weinan, Cao Pi's personal attack on Wu that should have happened in this year did not happen.

In June, Cao Zhang, the king of Chengwei, died. In June, Jiashen, Marquis Jia Xu of Wei Shousu fell ill and died.

It is strange that the deaths of outstanding figures during the Three Kingdoms period are always one after another.

The death of Wen Yiwu and Cao Wei's strength was greatly affected. The balance of the three kingdoms is like this, one side of the law code is reduced, and the other two sides can naturally gain weight. I don't know how Sun Quan is, I was relieved to hear these two news. Although I knew that the old fox would die this year, I was worried that history would change. His strategy is like a fox, his insidious is like a poisonous snake, biting people, three points into the bone, in Cao Wei can fight against Mr., except for Sima Yi, there is only him, even, I sometimes feel that he is still above Sima.

If I have some extremely inhumane schadenfreude over Jia Xu's death, then I am full of sympathy for Cao Zhang's death. Although they are two hostile countries, I have great respect for Cao Zhang. His martial arts are like Cao Zhi's literary talents, which make ordinary people look up to the mountains and are unattainable. He is extremely strong and skilled in martial arts, and can fight fierce beasts with his bare hands.

Cao Zhang's death is rumored to have been poisoned by his brother Cao Pi. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why he, who was in his prime and was strong and strong, suddenly died after entering Beijing.

Regarding this kind of rumor, Ji Hanzhiwen, who was based in Cao Wei, chose to add fuel to the fire, and after a while, it turned out to be full of turmoil in the city. Royal affairs are not easy to manage, but about Cao Zhang, there are countless topics that people have to say, his life experience, his name, his courage and evil in teasing beasts like babies, and his great achievements in leading tigers and leopards to ride thousands of miles to break the enemy, he did not become the emperor, but his life was far more colorful than his brother who was the emperor. His prestige in the army is extremely high, and his death makes people sigh, lament his early death, lament the ruthlessness of the heavenly family, and sigh Cao Pi's forbearance.

As long as Cao Weijun's heart fluctuates, it is the effect we want.

In addition, Cao Wei had another incident, which seemed to be very inconspicuous compared to the death of Cao Zhang and others, but its impact was extremely far-reaching.

In May, Cao Zhao, the captain of the Tun Cavalry, was removed from his post as a lieutenant due to his mistakes, and was demoted three levels in a row and sent to northern Xinjiang, where he became a military marquis under Tian Yu, the captain of the Tun Cavalry Commander.

Then Cao Xiu, the general of Zhengnan, was severely reprimanded by the emperor in the excerpt.

People can't help but speculate, is the prince going to fall?

Since the death of his mother Zhen, the crown prince Cao Rui, has been unstable. And the queen Guo has been trying to overthrow him and set up her son as the crown prince. Cao Zhao has always been Cao Rui's closest partner, and his fall is only a precursor to Cao Rui's downfall. Some ministers found that the dispute over the throne had begun again, and they couldn't help but think of the dispute between the Cao Pi brothers, and they all made up their minds. The more loyal ministers wrote to the prince that the prince was virtuous and docile, and hoped that His Majesty would not change it easily; The more flexible ones praised Empress Guo's son for being smart and clever, and having the demeanor of Cao Pi when he was young; Some are afraid of getting into trouble, so they find ways to be transferred out to avoid this kind of dispute; And several scholars of Cao Wei can't help but plan for their own future, this kind of thing is not implicated, but once it is involved, there is no other way than death; And some people who have been hit hard and have big ambitions have also found that the opportunity has come......

Let Cao Wei mess up, the more chaotic the better.

In Jihan.

Kong Ming told me that it would take him five years to restore the vitality of the Guanzhong region.

Kong Ming will not be false. I believe in his abilities, but worry about his body. When he is preoccupied with political affairs, he will forget himself and die. As the prime minister, there is nothing in the world that he can't control, and he always goes to personally grasp the most difficult one. The most important thing in this year is Tuntian, with 200,000 soldiers and 400,000 people, adding up to 60 people, all starting from a blank sheet of paper. Grain cannot grow out of the ground in a day, everyone has to drink, eat, clothe, and shelter, and work with tools, and the plow, hoe, shovel, hoe, rake, sickle, axe, and a few farm tools are distributed to each family, and it takes hundreds of workshops to work for several months. There are too many people, afraid of accidents, afraid of chaos, afraid that the people below will not understand the hardships of the people and fill their pockets and harm the people, afraid that there will be a major event, the treasury will be empty, and countless parries will be made, and they will be so busy that they will hit the back of their heads. It was easy to have a bumper harvest in May, and I took a little breath. In any case, there is no need to worry about someone starving to death this year.

During the Three Kingdoms period, grain production was low (there were no high-yielding crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes), and the peasants were extremely poor.

When I was still a son, Kong Ming once calculated a fine account for me, with five people per household, one ding, one woman and two laborers, covering an area of 100 acres (the mu of the Han Dynasty is a small mu, 100 steps, the calculation formula is: 1 small mu = 0.4166 mu = 0.2881 city mu), planting millet, with the Han Dynasty minimum tax of 30 taxes to calculate, the average total output of a family is 150 stone (equivalent to 4050 catties), but the rations will account for 90 stones (equivalent to 2430 catties) accounting for 60%, and the ancestral sacrifice is 300 yuan, It is equivalent to 10 stones (270 catties), 5 stones (135 catties) of field rent, 600-1000 coins, 20-33 stones (540-891 catties), 10 stones (270 catties) of seeds and a small amount of feed, and only 2-15 stones (54-405 catties) remaining. In other words, the maximum number that can be used for reproduction is 8-16.6 per cent, which is a very low figure, and it is often necessary to use the method of compressing rations to barely maintain simple reproduction, and the capacity for expanded reproduction is very small. At that time, the price of agricultural production materials as commodities was much higher than that of agricultural products, for example, a large iron body was worth more than 100 wen at that time, and a cow was worth more than 1,000 wen to more than 3,000 wen, and even reached 15,000 wen. As a result, the level of agricultural production is not high, and the peasants' lives are also very difficult, and they can barely maintain their production and livelihood in normal times; in the event of floods and droughts, diseases, funerals, or other accidents, or if the state's servitude is aggravated, the peasants are in danger of going bankrupt, starving, or going into exile.

The above is the case of smallholder farmers in general. As for tenant farmers or dependent farmers, that is, peasants who "plough the land of the wealthy and pay 15 pounds of tax", their production conditions are much worse than those of yeoman farmers, even if a family of five and two laborers produce an average of 4,000 catties of grain per year, half of which is used as land rent, and the remaining 2,000 catties are not enough for the average ration of a family of five (486 catties for one person and 2,430 catties for five people), then they can only encroach on necessary labor, reduce their living standards, dress cattle and horses, and eat food for dogs, and struggle on the line of hunger and death for a long time.

In fact, our expropriation of the people of Tuntian is also very high, and we collect nearly half of the tax, and there is hardly anything left except their food. However, because seeds, tools, cattle and other production and living materials are allocated by the government, their livelihood is still relatively stable. At least it is many times stronger than the original homeless life. And a few years later, the land will be owned by them personally, which is a very attractive hope.

Tuntian was the brutal oppression carried out by the people and the government during the early period of the Ji and Han dynasties. Although it is hard, because there is hope, there is no one who does not work hard, no one does not work hard, and no one has any resentment.

After all, everyone can survive. After all, we all have a future.

June. In addition to Cao Wei's death, Cao Zhang and Jia Xu, the most memorable thing for the world is the heavy rain.

This rain has been raining for seven days and seven nights, and the horizontal embankment is in an emergency everywhere.

On the embankment of the Wei River in the north of Chang'an City, the wind roars angrily, the rain arrows are like locusts, and the Wei River, which has always been calm, is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins, rushing from west to east, with a resolute momentum without hesitation, carrying the cold wind, spitting white foam, washing the embankment, and making a rumbling loud sound. In the center of the river, the water level is higher than the embankment, and beyond the embankment, you can see the white waves.

I ordered all the officials below the Taishou to go up to the embankment, and the troops everywhere were urgently mobilized to strictly guard against the embankment, to ensure the safety of the embankment, to ensure the safety of Chang'an City, and to ensure the safety of Tuntian District. Kong Ming personally sat on the embankment of the Wei River for several days, encouraging the army and civilians to fight, and finally fainted. I heard about it on the embankment, and ordered him to be sent home. Then go and visit him. He woke up and looked at the layers of rain curtains outside the window, but sighed slightly: "It's a good rain, but I don't need it." "I asked him why he said it was good rain. He said that it was all because the canals in Guanzhong had fallen into disrepair and lost their functions, otherwise, otherwise, this heavy rain would only bring benefits to us, and would not bring such great danger.

I told him to rest well and go back to the embankment by himself. At the West City Gate, I saw Guan Feng and Xu Ling'er running over, covered in mud and water, unable to see their true faces.

"You two, where have you gone?" I asked.

"We cadets all went up to the embankment. So do we. ”

"Nonsense." I yelled at them, "You're not children anymore!" You don't know the dangers on the embankment! Go back to my house, you're girls, you know! ”

Guan Feng was dissatisfied: "Brother Dou, you always look down on me!" ”

Ling'er saluted me: "Your Majesty, I am a military cadet and a soldier, and my duty is on the embankment, and it has nothing to do with men and women. After speaking, he pulled Guan Feng away with his eyes.

Looking at their backs, I shouted, "Li Wei, you take a few people to protect them." ”

I took Hesse and Li Sheng to the embankment, without Luan, and walked the muddy road, and from time to time a guard fell to the ground, Li Sheng helped me, and walked step by step. A simple wooden shed on the embankment is the command post, where the third uncle and several senior officers are discussing what to deploy, his hair has turned gray, and the original Wei'an's body also looks a little hunched, but it is still so powerful. When he looked back at me, he exclaimed, "Your Majesty, why are you here again!" The third uncle is here, aren't you at ease? ”

I nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, naturally I'm relieved." The third uncle should also pay attention to his body, after all, you are old, the embankment is cold, drink more ginger soup and drink less. ”

As he was talking, suddenly there was a loud voice in front of him, and someone shouted, "It's broken!" ”

This opening near the command post is simply a slap in the face of the third uncle. The third uncle's face changed suddenly. A soldier ran in: "General, Lord Zhao said that the command post is dangerous, let you move to a safe place." ”

The third uncle was furious, lifted the soldier up, and said to his nose, "Tell Zhao Lei." If I don't move the place, he won't be able to stop the opening, so I'll fill it in by himself! ”

I wanted to step forward, but Li Sheng hurriedly grabbed it and said, "Your Majesty can't." Lord Jingzhao Yin Zhao Lei Zhao is near there, he has gone in person, you just need to wait here, if you go again, what is wrong, how can you get it. ”

The third uncle calmed down a little and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhao Lei, that kid, there is no problem in doing things." You guys, go and help him. ”

The officers nodded and flew away.

The third uncle waved his hand: "Come on, pull out that kid who bewitches the crowd and cut it down." ”

I was stunned for a moment and asked the third uncle, "Who is the third uncle talking about?" ”

The third uncle said: "There is a kid who came to me to bewitch the people and slander the holy dynasty. He said that the heavy rain would stop in two more days, and everyone could rest assured that there was such a big danger as a result; He also said that if it was during the time of Emperor Xiaowu, such rain would not have been so dangerous at all. This kind of person, what do you keep if you don't kill it? ”

I was shocked and said, "This person can't be killed, bring it to me." "There are not many words, but these two sentences are similar to Kong Ming's words to me, if you are not a master, how can you say such words.

The man was in his thirties, thin, very thinly dressed, a few goatees were all stuck to his chin in the rain, I don't know whether he was cold or frightened, his body was shivering, and his mouse eyes were unflinching. When they saw me, they gave me a salute, but they cried out, "Why do you want to kill me?" ”

"You say, in two days the rain will stop?" I asked slowly.

"Yes," said the man's voice, which was high and high, "I know a little about astronomy and geography, and the rain will diminish by to-morrow, and it will clear the afternoon after tomorrow." I told the three generals that if the north embankment was handed over to me, I would guarantee that it would be safe, but the three generals would not listen and would kill me. ”

The third uncle sneered: "Now that the heavy rain is urgent, on the embankment, at the last moment, how dare you use your little ability to dissipate the morale of the army?" Don't you know that the more you reach the decisive battle, the more you can't relax in the slightest? What virtue do you have to recommend yourself before me? The North Causeway is in your hands, can you afford to pay this responsibility? Besides, at present, the army and the people are united in fighting the flood together, what nonsense do you say about the first dynasty and not the first dynasty, let me ask you, which emperor of the first dynasty can go up to the embankment several times a day to inspect the danger? Which prime minister was tired and fell on the causeway? Could the general personally guard the embankment? If I don't kill you, what is the use of keeping you if I don't kill you? ”

The man argued, "The villain is just a matter of facts. At this time, Guanzhong is indeed not as good as the ancestors. Zhengguo Canal, Longshou Canal, Liufu Canal, Bai Canal, Chengguo Canal and other canals have all fallen into disrepair, and it is difficult to play the role of flood control and irrigation. If the Great General and His Majesty deceive themselves and think that their merits surpass those of their predecessors, then the villain has nothing to say. ”

I said, "Third uncle, forget it, this is a straight person, don't care." I think he talks very well, maybe he really has some skills. And he was speechless for a while, and he had no bad intentions, so I begged for a favor and forgave him. ”

The third uncle nodded and said, "Since His Majesty pleaded, I have nothing to say." The water situation is like the military situation, next time you dare to talk nonsense, I can't spare you! ”

I asked, "Where are you from and what is your name?" ”

The man said: "The villain is the name of Chang'an, and the surname is Wei Zhen. When he was young, he was interested in water conservancy, and he also traveled all over the world to seek a place to control water, and admired Li Bing of the Qin Dynasty the most. I always want to serve the country and benefit all people with my own strengths. It's a pity that the world is in turmoil, and it's been busy so far. I'm ashamed. ”

I listened to him talk about his skills, and knew that he had the intention of recommending himself, so I asked him at the moment: "Since you say that you know water conservancy, then tell me, what water conservancy has my Han built in Guanzhong?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The original capital of our Han Dynasty was Chang'an, and these 800 miles of Guanzhong were the main supply places for the daily necessities of the officials, the army, and the people in Beijing. The emperors of the Western Han Dynasty attached great importance to the development of the northwest frontier, and Guanzhong was the base for expanding the frontier, shouldering the important task of providing grain and straw. Therefore, in the Western Han Dynasty, especially during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to meet the needs of all aspects for grain and straw, in addition to digging canals to transport grain from the east into the customs, the main thing is to build irrigation projects in Guanzhong to expand the area of irrigated land and increase local grain production. In just a few decades, a large number of farmland water conservancy projects such as Longshou Canal, Liufu Canal, Bai Canal, and Chengguo Canal were drilled. ”

"Let me ask you, who is the earliest in this pass, except for Zheng Guoqu in the Qin Dynasty?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the piercing of the Guanzhong irrigation canal is earlier than the Longshou Canal, about the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from Yuanjia to Yuanding. At that time, there was a person named Zhuang Xiongxi, who wrote to the emperor, reflecting the needs of the people of Linjin, hoping to open a channel to divert Luo water to irrigate more than 10,000 hectares of saline-alkali land east of Chongquan. Emperor Wu adopted this opinion and sent more than 10,000 troops to take up the task of digging ditches. They opened a canal from Zhengxian County (located in the southwest of present-day Chengcheng County) to the south to the foot of Shangyan Mountain (now Tiejiashan). The well canal consists of two parts: an underground channel and a shaft. The former is a water route, and the latter is convenient for personnel to go up and down, excavate and light when digging a ditch. The deepest shaft is more than 40 zhang. Because many fossil bones were dug up during the digging of the ditch and used as keels, it was called the dragon's head ditch. After the channel was dug through, the irrigation effect was not significant because the problem of landslide could not be solved. But it has created advanced well and canal technology. ”

"Let me ask you, I have Zheng Guoqu in Guanzhong, why do I want to build six auxiliary canals?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Six Auxiliary Canals were built in the sixth year of Emperor Wu Yuan Ding by Ni Kuan, the scale is not large, and it is the general name of the six auxiliary channels. It is to divert small water such as Yeyu, Qingyu and Turbidity Valley to irrigate the farmland in the north of the upper reaches of the Zhengguo Canal, which is higher and cannot be irrigated by the Zhengguo Canal. After the completion of the Sixth Auxiliary Canal, in order to better play the role of this project, Ni Kuan also stipulated the "Water Order" to regulate how to use water. ”

"Let me ask you, when was the White Canal built, and why is the White Canal still available, but Zheng Guoqu can't?"

"Back to Your Majesty. In the sixteenth year after the completion of the Liufu Canal, that is, in the second year of Emperor Wu's Taishi, the construction of the White Canal was started. This project was suggested and presided over by Dr. Zhao Zhong Bai Gong. The head of the canal is also at the mouth of the valley, and the channel is in the south of the Zhengguo Canal, flowing to the southeast, passing through Chiyang, Gaoling, and Liyang, and injecting into Weishui. It is 200 miles long and irrigates more than 4,500 hectares of farmland beyond the reach of Zheng Guoqu. After the completion of the Baiqu, Gukou, Chiyang and other counties became high-yield areas without drought and flood because of the irrigation of the Zheng and Bai canals. At that time, there was a popular folk song in the local area, which praised the role of the two canals: 'Where is the field, Chiyang Gukou. Zheng Guo is in front, and Baiqu is behind. Lift the clouds and break the ditch for the rain. Jingshui is a stone, and its mud is several buckets. And irrigated and dung, grow my corn. Food and clothing, the mouth of billions. ’

Although the irrigated area of the Baiqu is much smaller than that of the Zhengguo Canal, it is far more reasonable than the Zhengguo Canal because of its larger specific drop, so it is not as easy to be blocked by sediment as the Zhengguo Canal, so the Baiqu has played a role for a long time, and the downstream of the Zhengguo Canal was quickly scrapped. 'Jingshui is a stone, and its mud is several buckets. 'The mud content is high, and it can press the alkali fertilizer field, and the effect is indeed significant in the short term. In the long run, after a long period of time, it is easy to silt up the canal and farmland, leading to the field being higher than the canal and the canal being higher than the Jing, which is bound to destroy the entire irrigation system. ”

"Yes, I will ask you again, when was the Chengguo Canal built, and how much was the irrigation field? How is it better than Baiqu? ”

"Back to Your Majesty. The Chengguo Canal was built during the reign of Emperor Wu. It is a large-scale irrigation canal with Weishui as the water source, located in the north of Weishui, the head of the canal is in the territory of Yixian, the Weishui is to the east, passing through Huaili and other counties, and the end of the canal is connected to the Mengyu Canal of Linyuan. The length of the Chengguo Canal is slightly smaller than that of the White Canal, and the irrigated area is about 10,000 hectares, which is more than double that of the White Canal. It is now the main irrigation channel in Guanzhong. ”

I saw that he was not down, and I knew that he did have some real talents, not blindly pretending, and I was happy. In this era, it is even more difficult to find a cadre with real skills than to find a scholar with profound knowledge. I couldn't help but ask in a tone that had turned into a consultation: "Then you say, how to treat the water in Guanzhong?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the Guanzhong canal system is divided into three categories, namely, the diversion canal system with Jingshui as the water source, the diversion canal system with Weishui as the water source, and the diversion canal system with Luoshui as the water source. Jingshui is sandy, the lower reaches of Zhengguo Canal are higher than Jingshui, it has been abandoned, if you want to remediate, it is difficult, laborious and difficult to see results. The design of the white canal is relatively reasonable, so only one water officer is set up and repaired regularly. He is willing to expand the national canal for His Majesty. ”

"How to expand?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister plans to extend the Chengguo Canal from Yixian to the west to Baoji, stretching the channel for hundreds of miles. The new canal uses the water source of the water (thousand waters) to increase the amount of water entering the canal and increase the irrigation area. Stretch to the east for 100 miles, to the vicinity of Jingshui into Wei. In this way, the Chengguo canal can be used not only for irrigating the land, but also for water transportation. If possible, I also plan to build a Liumen weir in the west of Wugong to collect some small water north of the Wei River to replenish the water volume of the Chengguo Canal. A canal to become a country, the minister can irrigate 200,000 dumps of land for His Majesty. ”

200,000 dumps! I looked at this ugly-looking middle-aged man, and I couldn't help but sigh secretly, I have found a treasure now.

"Wei Zhen."

"The villain is here."

"I don't know much about water conservancy. I recommend you to serve in the Prime Minister's Mansion. After the prime minister recovers from his illness, you report to the prime minister what you said today, and if the prime minister approves of it, I will fully support you in building water conservancy. Water is a thing, its nature is weak, once it rushes up, its momentum is very strong, it is difficult to control water, when controlling water, we should solicit more opinions, this canal passes through a place, we must first discuss with the local old farmers, brainstorming, not self-righteous. You said that you respect Li Bing the most. It should be known that Li Bing did not know how to control water, and only because Ren Shuzhong was too guarded did he put all his energy into water control. With one heart, Yizhou will eventually become a country of abundance. Dongwu also Xing water conservancy, but over the years, Dongwu has not seen water conservancy, only saw water disasters (this matter is recorded in history), you can know that the matter of water control, only with a passion is not possible, otherwise it takes effort, but can not make a profit. As you say, isn't it a sin that the dragon's head canal can't be used despite all its efforts? ”

When Wei Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but put away his arrogance, and said: "Your Majesty is humble and doesn't know how to control water, but this statement is deeply in line with the way of water control. The villain also had suspense day and night, and he was most afraid of such a scene, wanting to benefit the people, but harming the people. Therefore, the expansion of the Chengguo Canal, the villain has personally walked hundreds of miles along the way, carefully visited, dare not have the slightest carelessness, if His Majesty uses the villain to control the water, the villain will devote all his efforts to leave a thousand-year-old foundation for the fathers and elders of Guanzhong, and dare not let Qin Li Bing specialize in beauty. ”

I nodded. At this time, there was a big chaos on the embankment in front, and someone came to report that the breach was about to be blocked, but it suddenly collapsed, and several people were washed away by the water, including Lord Zhao Lei, who fortunately had a rope tied around his waist and was pulled back. I looked at Wei Zhen: "Don't you know how to control water, what do you say?" ”

Wei Zhen said: "I have to go to the scene." ”

Zhao Lei was forcibly sent to the wooden shed, his whole body was covered in water, and he was shivering from the cold, but he struggled hard and refused to go. When he saw me coming, he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent, please your Majesty throw me into the mouth." ”

I glanced at him: "Follow me, if the break really can't be blocked, I don't know if I throw you into the water." Come on, help him change his clothes and drink some ginger soup.

When I came to the breach, I saw that the break was still a zhang wide, the water flow was very fast, and the sand and gravel that was thrown down was washed away, and as people stepped on it, the break had a tendency to widen. Wei Zhen looked at it for a moment and said, "The water flow is too fast, you must protect the broken head first and get off the stake!" ”

Someone shouted: "The stake has also been washed away." ”

Wei Zhen said: "Your Majesty, this water flow is too fast, and we can only use extraordinary means to slow down the water flow." ”

The third uncle shouted: "Descendants, hand in hand who knows water, block the water, and the rest of the people drive wooden stakes!" As he spoke, he was about to go down in person, but several guards stopped him by the waist and hugged him. Someone shouted at the opposite junction: "Cadet, go down with me!" ”

It was Zhang Bao. With his voice, more than a dozen cadets jumped down with their hands in hand. Hold hands and stand in a row to block the turbidity current. I could see clearly that Guan Feng and Xu Ling'er were about to jump in, but they were stopped by Li Wei and others. Guan Feng shouted: "It's a man's, go into the water!" Before the words fell, more cadets threw themselves into the water like dumplings.

The soldiers and civilians on both sides shouted trumpets and drove piles with all their might. The huge wave rushed over, Zhang Bao and the others were swallowed by the water at once, and when the huge wave passed, he showed his head again, spit out the mud and sand in his mouth, and shouted loudly to meet another impact. Wei Zhen commanded loudly, and the break shrunk inch by inch, inch by foot.

Although I often go up the embankment, this is the first time I have witnessed such a scene in my capacity. Before I knew it, my vision was blurry. I don't know if it's tears or rain in my eyes.

I think, with such people, such an army, such officials, and such talents, how can Ji Han not be strong? And how can I lead them to get everything they deserve?

The break is finally closed. Those who knew and those who didn't know hugged each other and cheered. The embankment was filled with cheers and long live.

The third uncle nodded and smiled: "Your Majesty, the minister originally thought that most of these children in the military academy were arrogant at home, and it was difficult to be of great use, but today I know that they are really a group of outstanding children." ”

I also smiled: "Yes, especially Zhang Bao, who is doing well." After a while, I will reinstate him as an official. ”

The third uncle shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a small request. Don't let him guard the gates, he's not the material. The descendants of the Zhang family should be on the battlefield, I heard that the northern front is going to war, you let him go with Jiang Wei. ”

I nodded in agreement.

At this time, Jingzhao Mansion brought food, and everyone went to eat. I'm also going back to the palace.

The cadets were tired for a long time and went first, and they walked past me, shouting loudly to your majesty, saluting me. I smiled and nodded.

Zhang Bao and Guan Feng walked past me one after another. At this time, I saw that the two of them were much more pleasing to the eye, especially Guan Feng, I felt that I was too strict with her in the past, and I always saw her shortcomings, but I couldn't see her advantages. She was on the causeway, and she actually wanted to go into the water by herself, which startled me, and she shouted: "It's a man, go into the water!" "Those cadets rushed forward without regard for their lives, like a herd of calves. I smiled at her and said, "Good job this time." Guan Feng blushed, giggled and ran away.

At this time, I saw Xu Ling'er walking over step by step, her face was pale, her lips were blue, and her body was shaking. I asked with concern, "What, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Ling'er shook her head: "No, it's okay." ”

I nodded: "You girls take care of your bodies." In Xiliang, you have been cold when marching against heavy snow, so you should be more careful this time. ”

As she spoke, Ling'er shook her body and fell down. The heavy rain fell on her trousers, bringing out traces of blood, which were washed away by a new heavy rain. I immediately understood, and shouted urgently: "Come, hurry, send her back to the city to rest!" ”

The heavy rain ended, and although there were several small breaks, under the resistance of all the soldiers and civilians of Ji Han, no major damage was caused. Compared to Cao Wei's two states, millions of people were left homeless, and I don't know how much better it could be.

After the flood, I commended the meritorious personnel, Zhang Fei, Wei Zhen, Zhao Lei and others were commended, the military cadets collectively recorded their merits, and Guan Feng was actually commended personally because she saved two children in the flood.

Kong Ming was ashamed to recover from his illness, and he was very happy to see Wei Zhen, agreed with what he said about the expansion of the Chengguo Canal, and gave him a lot of good suggestions. When Wei Zhen left the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was already full of admiration for Kong Ming.

Ling'er's health was not very good, but this time she soaked in cold dirty water with her menstrual affairs and was infected, and the disease lingered until the end of autumn. Under my mediation, Ling'er and her family were reconciled, and her father Xu Qin and uncle Xu You forgave her for her willfulness and agreed to let her go home.

In July, Deng Zhi, Jiang Wei, Wang Nan and others returned.

This time they went north, and they gained a lot.

As soon as we met, I hurriedly asked, "Did it go well along the way?" ”

Deng Zhi shook his head and said, "It's so dangerous, we almost can't come back." On the way back, he was besieged by the Xianbei people, but fortunately he was saved by a group of Huns. ”

"The Huns? Who is it? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know? The man didn't sign up, but his skills are superb, not under Captain Jiang, the troops he led are also mixed with Han and Huns, but his actions are like the wind, his command is measured, and his combat power is extremely strong. We once asked his name, but he said that the people who betrayed the country did not dare to mention the surnames of their ancestors, and when we got closer, we found out that he was actually Han. ”

"People who betray the country dare not mention the surnames of their ancestors?" I suddenly remembered who he was, he must be the descendant of Li Ling, the Li Pleiades who impersonated Yan Ling. Unexpectedly, he is so affectionate. I nodded, "I know who he is." How about you going to contact Xianbei? ”

Deng Zhi smiled: "Your Majesty, it seems that everything is more successful than we imagined. ”

"How?" I asked.

"We got one thing wrong, now the Xianbei division is not only three, we have always thought that Budugen can control the western Xianbei, this time we went to Xianbei only to find that his power is only in the Yunzhong, Yanmen area, and the entire western Xianbei is in the west of the desert, Budugen has been completely unable to control them. The minister thought, these settlements we can eat. ”

Jiang Wei said: "Yes, as long as they don't unite, my five thousand iron horsemen can sweep the entire desert, see who can stop me." ”

Wang Nan shook his head: "The contradiction between the Xianbei and the Han people cannot be resolved in a day, although they are now divided internally, if you attack each other with iron horses, they will definitely unite to fight back." ”

I thought for a moment and said, "So, how do we divide from within?" Wang Nan, you are familiar with Xianbei's internal affairs, if we support a certain Xianbei, let it become strong in the short term, and then take the initiative to show us goodwill, surrender, and then ......" I didn't continue, I saw that Wang Nan's face was a little strange, so I asked: "What?" Isn't that right? ”

Wang Nan knelt down to me violently and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is willing to take the initiative to attack Xianbei, and the minister is willing to take on this responsibility." It's just that the minister is guilty of bullying the king, and the minister is not a Han Chinese! ”

This sentence surprised the people present, how could he not be a Han Chinese, and he was not a descendant of Wang Fu?

"Your Majesty, since the previous generation of the ancestors, the Chen's family is no longer a pure Han people, the ancestors have no grandfather (there is no maternal grandfather, in the Han Dynasty, the mother's family is not outstanding, and even the children are looked down upon), his mother is the Hu people. The ancestor is actually the maternal ancestor, the mother of the minister is the daughter of the royal family, the father is the Dugu clan of the Xianbei Department, and the name of the minister should be Dugu Yan. ”

This time it was unexpected by everyone, I thought about it, and then smiled: "Get up, anyway, this first time I have raised a soldier, it has already made a mess, and you are not the only one who deceived the king." I recruited a Tanhualang who dressed as a man, and recruited a humble Jinshi. Since you are a Xianbei person, why do you want to help me deal with Xianbei? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the Chenhe clan has been wiped out by the Buliu Gu clan. That year, the minister was only six years old, and the Buliu Guju clan came to attack, killing all the men of our clan who were higher than the horse's belly, and the minister's mother tied the minister to the old horse when she died, and sent the minister back to the royal family. Later, when the minister was thirteen years old, he went to the Buliu Gu clan alone to assassinate him, but he was captured and tied to a long pole and skinned. At this time, Tuoba Yu, the marshal of the Tuoba clan, was a guest of the Six Gu Clan, and exchanged three horses for the life of the minister, and the minister became his slave. After three years, the minister was ransomed by the Wang clan with a huge amount of property. If the minister wants revenge, he wants to use my Ji Han Tianwei. ”

The king is difficult, the king has gone through ups and downs, and it is really ups and downs.

Speaking of which, Wang Nan was already choked, he opened his clothes, and his whole body was full of pain, the most obvious one was on the belly, from the throat to the abdomen, which was a clear proof that he was almost skinned. Although it has been a long time, the long deformed scar still strongly impacts everyone's sight.

Deng Zhi sighed, but Jiang Wei patted Wang Nan's back with his hand to show comfort.

I looked at Wang Nan and suddenly said, "If I give you men and horses, you may regain your foothold in the desert?" On the desert, the weak eat the strong, like being in a pack of wolves. If you are by Jiang Wei's side, with Ji Han's broad depth behind you, if you miss a blow, you can retreat and advance and retreat freely. If you go into the desert, then you can only act according to the rules of the desert, and when the time comes, I will not be able to help you directly. Are you sure you're going to do it? ”

Wang Nan kowtowed and bleed: "Your Majesty, the minister is convinced." As long as Your Majesty supports the ministers, the ministers are willing to fight for Your Majesty in the desert! ”

At that moment, he asked Kebineng about it, and he still did not approve of us interfering in Xianbei's internal affairs, but hoped that we could exchange markets with him and sell him weapons.

I sneered: "Let's talk about this matter when we take the state and really border him." "Kobineng is not a man to be trusted, and although he has common interests and common enemies, he refuses to let me get involved in Xianbei affairs. But I made up my mind, how could I not intervene.

"Boyo, before this autumn, you lead the team to the north, find a few tribes that often plague the Han people, and fight with majesty."

"Yes!" Jiang Wei replied loudly.

During these days, the person I am most afraid of seeing is Shaofu Mengguang.

Meng Guangzi Xiaoyu, a native of Luoyang, Henan, is the family of Meng Yu, the captain of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling was the last minister. Emperor Xian moved the capital to Chang'an, and then fled into Shu, and Liu Yan and his son treated him with courtesy. Naturalism knows the ancients, no books are read, and the three histories are especially determined. After I practiced it, I named him Shaofu and was in charge of all the property of the royal family. Meng Guang said, Emperor Ling and I are the two most peculiar emperors in the world. Emperor Ling built the Wanjin Hall in the West Garden, and moved the money and silk in the treasury under the management of Dasi Nong to the Wanjin Hall, which was piled up. Emperor Ling also deposited the money in the homes of Xiaohuangmen and Zhongchang, each of which deposited tens of millions. He also bought fields and built houses in the river of his fiefdom before becoming emperor. And hoarded a huge amount of grain. The wealth of the world is concentrated in his hands alone. But I am just the opposite, since I succeeded to the throne, in addition to spending money, it is scattered money, the money that should be from the Shaofu is out, and the money that should not be from the Shaofu is also out. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tuntian alone has spent a lot of money on the Dasi Nongfu. Therefore, to run a military academy, the money is taken from Shaofu, the Northern Expedition is discussed, and the money is taken from Shaofu, and it is going to be transformed into a national canal recently, and I want to let Shaofu prepare, as soon as I mention it, Meng Guang's eyes are red: "Your Majesty, you smash my old bones and sell them." The first emperor's national funeral simply surpassed that of Emperor Wen, and the palaces of Chang'an City only left an empty shelf, and the queen mother wanted to simply decorate her palace several times, but you rejected it. It rained heavily in June, and there were no rain-free houses in Weiyang and Changle Second Palace, which became a joke. This Pepsi filial piety comes first, even if Your Majesty thinks of the world, you can't let the royal family use it too badly. Immediately after that, Meng Guang started to talk about ruling the world with filial piety, and talked endlessly, which frightened me, the emperor, and finally escaped by urine.

Money, money, without money, not counting my emperor, I can't do many things.

In this case, though, I did another stupid thing. I recovered five strains for money. Prior to this, Ji Han adopted Liu Ba's three policies to solve the financial crisis: first, the passage of copper plates worth 100 coins; 2. Harmonize national prices; 3. Implement a public sale system. This method quickly filled the treasury, but it was a measure that hurt the people, and the high price of copper plates and the public sale system allowed the government to obtain from the people the necessities of war (grain, linen, metal, etc.), but if the people suffered, could the country be good?

Therefore, one day in July, when someone proposed the state's policy to disturb the people on the slanderous wood in front of my palace, I invited Kong Ming and Liu Ba to ask them for advice. They introduced the necessity of Ji Han's current policy, and pointed out that Cao Wei and Soochow were both using similar policies, and Soochow had created a kind of "Daquan x Qian", which was much more "ruthless" than Ji Han's monetary policy.

I said, I can't disturb the people more than anything, I will be the master once, restore the money of the five plants, I don't want to do the dry water and fish again.

This policy can be regarded as one of my few arbitrary actions, and it immediately showed bad results, Ji Han's finances were even worse, and they were about 20% less. I couldn't help but scratch my head and smile wryly. In the world, only a stupid person like me would insist on restoring the five plants so recklessly. However, as an emperor, how can I be afraid that the people will benefit, and if the people do not benefit, how can our country benefit?

Let's not talk about the big reason, I have to find a way to make more money first, but where is the money?

During this time, in addition to worrying about money, it was Jiang Wei's northern expedition. I told him that I could only give him three months' worth of food, and that he would have to figure it out on his own. As for who to hit first, it's up to him to decide.

He then gave me a piece of information.

The Tuwolf Clan, located in the desert in the northwest of Shangjun, takes the wolf as their totem and believes in the philosophy of the wolf. They think that they are wolves, and apart from themselves, whether they are Han or Qiang, whether they are Han or Qi, they are their prey. They think robbery is a matter of course, and they say that those who eat grass are not necessarily merciful, and those who eat meat are not necessarily cruel. As long as they live, something must die. When all the cattle and sheep are bathed in the sun and eat and drink freely, it means that they are dead. Wolf nature takes root in them, and this wolf nature makes them lose their humanity.

However, because they also believe in the philosophy of wolves, they are also as arrogant and greedy as wolves, they do not understand the art of war, but stepping on points, ambushes, attacks, encirclements, interceptions, and all kinds of military arts are used like God. All the people hated them, but no one dared to despise them. They had even defeated Huang Pusong and Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, and when they counterattacked, they would flee far beyond the desert. This clan is a large clan with a population of tens of thousands, and there are four or five thousand people who control the strings and ride horses.

The first attack is against such a tribe, can you take it down at once?

"Boyo, do you have to attack such a terrible tribe in the first battle? Five thousand against five thousand, you don't have any advantage. ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of the terrible nature of this tribe that I must unplug it first. At the moment, it doesn't know that I am going to deal with it, nor does it know my strength, as the so-called enemy is clear and I am secret, in this case, the chances of victory will be greatly increased. And if we pull it out, the surrounding tribes will take the initiative to show favor to us, and we can appease many tribes such as Dongqiang, Qian, and Di, and then Shangjun will be decided in one go. ”

I thought about it and agreed with his words.

In August, the grass grows and the horses are fat, and it is the time of the year to prevent autumn. At this time, the garrison in the border county will always set fire to the pastures outside the city, so that the enemy cannot hide, and will prepare all the weapons and arrows to meet the enemy in the north.

I changed the title of Jiang Wei to the captain of Changshui and led the army north. The 5,000 cavalry he brought with him included the hundred battle iron cavalry he brought in Xiqiang, as well as the elite soldiers and brave generals I selected for him from the Northern Army.

Jiang Wei was an extremely cautious person, and when he reached more than two hundred miles south of the Tuwolf Clan, he stopped and hid these elite horses in the deep mountains. But he took 300 Tuntian soldiers who carried grain and grass to him and continued to move forward, built a camp under a mountain corner, and made a posture of permanent stationing, and he waved a large flag, on which was written "Liu", the military marquis of Tuntian of Ji Han, which was the surname of one of his subordinates.

After staying for a few days, he got into a fight with an inconspicuous small tribe next to him, and the result was a defeat for both sides. So they drank together, and the tribe lost five cows, and they lost twenty horses. So all the tribes knew that there was a very rich Tuntian envoy who had no ability, and he only had about 300 infantry and wanted to stay in this wolf-like northern frontier. Everyone thought that this "Lord Liu" would definitely be wiped out by a certain tribe in one fell swoop.

Immediately after, Jiang Wei began to bribe the surrounding tribal leaders with a lot of money, inviting them to drink and chat together. Although these people look down on the strength of "Lord Liu", "Lord Liu" represents the court after all. This Lord Liu from the court not only did not command them arrogantly and attacked them, but he was also willing to turn over and drink with them, which was really unthinkable. For a long time, the border emissaries of the Han Dynasty were hostile to all tribes except the Han Chinese, and there were only two ways to communicate with them, one was to force them to hand over their contributions with knives and arrows, and the other was to force them to surrender their lives with knives and arrows. Although I had heard that Ji Han Tianzi regarded Yi Han as a family, and many tribes moved inward and got a lot of benefits, this kind of estrangement could not be eliminated in a day.

In any case, the name of "Lord Liu's" hospitality has spread. In September, many people began to take the initiative to find "Lord Liu", drink with him, and exchange markets with him, the silk weaving of the Han people has always been the most important treasure on the grassland, and it is a symbol of wealth and status. There are also people who think that it is actually a pity that such a person is eaten here.

In this way, the fat sheep of "Lord Liu" naturally entered the sight of the Tuwolf clan.

And Jiang Wei also used this clumsy image as a cover, and quietly used a lot of money to form an intelligence network and sprinkled it on the Tuwolf clan. Learn about their numbers, annual migration routes, and the habits of their chiefs.

Jiang Wei, like the most seasoned hunter, used a fat and big fat sheep as bait to lure the wolf clan.

However, the evil wolf of the Tuwolf clan was too cunning, and by the end of September, Jiang Wei had not fully figured out the location of the Tuwolf clan, and the Tuwolf clan still did not attack, but another wild boar tribe attacked. Jiang Wei found out in the middle of the night that it was not the Tu Wolf Clan, so he ruthlessly retreated with the whole army, handed over the camp, and fled backwards. Halfway through the escape, he was complaining that the meat bait was cheaper for others, but he was ambushed by the Tuwolf clan at this time. Looking at those capable knights who bent bows and arrows to block the road, Jiang Wei couldn't help but sigh, these people are too good at using soldiers.

In the pre-Han period, the war general was captured, which was a capital crime. Even if you flee back, you will inevitably suffer from a knife. When the flying general Li Guang was accidentally captured, although he killed and injured many people on the way and escaped back heroically, he still had to be sentenced to death, and it took a lot of money to buy a life, and in the end he cut his position. However, in the Ji and Han periods, the country was no longer so cruel to generals, and wars were frequent during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was common for generals to be captured. However, Jiang Wei himself did not want to be captured, and he said to the soldiers around him: "Surrender." "But he bent his bow and fled into the mountains with arrows, and a team of the Tuwolf clan decided that Jiang Wei was a big fish, and planned to exchange him for more loot, and chased after him.

The Tuwolf Clan Brigade took Ji Han's prisoners of war and returned to the Ji Han camp, only to get the wild boar tribe in the Ji Han camp to be surrounded and wiped out in one fell swoop. Then they fled into the desert with prisoners of war and belongings.

The team chasing Jiang Wei was a well-known eagle archer in the desert, very powerful, and almost shot Jiang Wei off his horse several times. Jiang Wei couldn't help but stir up the fire in his heart. He saw that there were only five people behind him, and with a flick of his horse's head, he rushed back. The wolf warrior in the back was not surprised and shouted: "Kill the Han dog!" "Three arrows were fired at the same time. At the moment when the arrow was about to approach, Jiang Wei hid in a kick, and the whole person suddenly disappeared from the saddle. Three arrows whistled past, driving Jiang Wei's hair. Jiang Wei turned over on the horse and shot an arrow, a warrior in the lead of the Tuwolf clan couldn't imagine that Jiang Wei had such good equestrian skills, so he pulled out the bow, and an arrow shot into his throat, pierced the back of his neck, and the blood rushed wildly, and the person turned over from the horse's buttocks.

Jiang Wei was about to shoot again, but his war horse neighed and jumped up, having been shot by an arrow. Jiang Wei disregarded his horsepower, shot a second arrow in mid-air, and killed another person, he fell from his horse, and the dead horse rushed straight out dozens of paces away. By this time he was less than thirty paces away from the warriors.

The other three Wolf warriors were already red-eyed, and they galloped towards him, trying to trample him into a pulp. Jiang Wei rolled on the ground, dodging the messy hooves, dodged a spear that stabbed him, held it with his hand suddenly, roared, and dragged the opponent off the horse by inertia, and pulled out his waist knife with his backhand, slashing the man to death with one slash. Then the scimitar turned around, holding a knife that slashed in the air, and the spear in his left hand went out against the trend, piercing the galloping war horse, the war horse fell to the ground, and the huge inertia made the dead horse hit Jiang Wei horizontally. Jiang Wei jumped up, avoiding the collision of the war horse, and immediately the man fell straight down, Jiang Wei was in mid-air, the scimitar waved, and the man's big head threw a bloody tail into the sky, spraying Jiang Wei's body. When Jiang Wei fell, he was already firmly on the back of the cavalryman who was making the spear, and his eyes stared at the only one who was left.

The man was stunned, he never imagined that Jiang Wei was so fierce, and in the blink of an eye, one person actually slaughtered their entire team, and their team had never made any mistakes in the desert for several years. He took the bow and arrow towards Jiang Wei, but he was already frightened. Jiang Wei sneered, and rushed straight towards the man, the man sent out an arrow in a panic, and Jiang Wei had already thrown out the spear in his hand. The spear carried the momentum of the horse and the force of Jiang Wei's throwing, making a piercing sound of breaking the air, the man had no time to dodge, he was pierced through the chest by the spear, and with the inertia, he flew high and fell off the horse, and the spear on his chest was still shaking.

Jiang Wei didn't look at the man's condition, retrieved his spear from his horse, rode back to the camp on the two horses he had stolen, and began to pursue the wolves with his iron horse, following the marks left by the fine work mixed with the prisoners of war.

The victorious Tuwolf clan naturally couldn't imagine that there was something wrong with the meat they swallowed this time. They were alert by nature, and although they let their guard down after the successful raid, they moved overnight and moved their camp to the back of a sand hill deep in the desert. They have too many enemies in this desert to be guarded against. If it weren't for the prisoners of war marching with them and deliberately leaving secret marks, even the surrounding tribes would not know where they were, and the Han troops coming from afar would not have been able to detect their whereabouts in any way.

Even so, Jiang Wei still knew that the Tuwolf Clan was too cunning, and he must have set up a lot of secret sentinels around. If the army goes, they will find out. He personally led more than a dozen masters to the camp of the Tuwolf Clan in the dark, and killed five sentry posts in a row. He only entered the camp when the sky was about to be bright, but he suddenly encountered the attack of three giant wolves at the camp gate, Jiang Wei didn't expect that this wolf clan really had this kind of thing, he was bitten on the wrist, and the furious Jiang Wei cut off the wolf's head with a knife, and broke the wolf's belly with another knife, and the other wolf let out a long howl, but at this time Jiang Wei's men had already set the camp on fire. The iron cavalry that got the order broke into the camp, killed people and horses, and set the camp of the Tuwolf clan on fire. Five thousand iron horsemen swept over the ground like a tide of rage, shaking the earth and shaking with a huge crack. In the desert, the horses are running, nothing can stop them, even if it is a real wolf pack, it can't face it, and the wolf clan is a ghost crying wolf, and it is a mess. Countless camps were set on fire, the horses were cut down and scattered, and no matter how brave the Tuwolf clan was, they could not stop the iron cavalry of the Han army.

Jiang Wei jumped on his horse and shouted loudly. Five thousand iron horsemen attacked from the south camp, struck through the enemy camp, and came out of the north gate, turned around, and entered through the north gate, and struck out from the south gate. This period of darkness when the sky is about to dawn has become the most terrifying nightmare of the Tu Wolf Clan, they have attacked others in this way countless times, but they never imagined that one day, others will also use this method to attack them.

The screams and cries resounded throughout the desert.

The battle ended the next morning. More than 800 people were killed and wounded by the 5,000 Han army, more than 3,500 people were killed or wounded by the Tuwolf tribe, less than 1,000 people fled, 100,000 cattle and sheep, 10,000 war horses, and 4,000 women and children were all captured. Jiang Wei didn't expect that the enemy he came at night and destroyed in bed would also lose 800 people, and if he attacked head-on, he was afraid that he was not the opponent of this tribe.

What a terrible pack of wolves!

Looking at these people, Jiang Weigao's raised hand did not fall for a long time. Do you really want to exterminate the wolf clan?

Jiang Wei finally sighed: "Although these people worship wolves, they are human beings after all, not wolves!" ”

He sent a decree informing the tribes with whom he had good relations that he was going to sell slaves.

Three months have not yet arrived, but he has already spent almost three months of money and food, and he can only rely on himself.

Jiang Wei's war against the Tuwolf tribe made the northern Xinjiang awe-inspired. Many people realized that Ji Han, a tiger, was about to start eating people. Especially when they knew that this "Lord Liu", who looked a little silly and stupid, and was honest and magnificent, was actually Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyo, a young tiger who swept through the Xiqiang Kingdom and pacified three thousand miles, they couldn't help but be surprised and delighted. I was shocked that it was really a dangerous thing to face such a terrible person, the Tuwolf clan was crisscrossing the desert, known as undefeated for hundreds of years, Jiang Wei had only been here for a few days, and he had wiped out the entire Tuwolf clan overnight, and its combat power could be seen; Happily, in the previous paragraph, for various reasons, I made "friends" with him, and I took advantage of a lot of advantages. Moreover, after Jiang Wei defeated the Tuwolf tribe, he sold all the men and women of the Tuwolf tribe to the surrounding tribes at a low price. As a result, in the north of Shangjun, except for the wild boar tribe and the Tuwolf tribe that were removed, the rest of the tribes all made a small profit, and Jiang Wei also gained a firm foothold and received support.

In November, 24 tribes in northern Xinjiang visited Jiang Wei together, gave him more than 10,000 head of miscellaneous animals, and expressed their submission. The Tiefu Xiongnu located in the Hetao took the initiative to contact Jiang Wei and expressed friendship. Tiefu Xiongnu is a branch fused with Xianbei, the combat power is extremely strong, but at the same time by the Xiongnu and Xianbei excluded, in the eyes of the Xiongnu he is Xianbei, in the eyes of the Xianbei people he is the Xiongnu. As Jiang Wei said, after the elimination of one of the most ferocious tribes in northern Xinjiang, the situation in northern Xinjiang has completely changed.

However, this raid was not recognized by everyone, and in the north of Shangjun, there were already some tribes that had always hated the Han people, and began to regard Jiang Wei as a despicable and shameless sneak attacker.

After I learned the news that Jiang Wei was bitten by a wolf, I was really worried for a while, worried that he would get rabies or something. Rabies is a disease that no one can treat in this day and age. If he dies because of this in the future, it can only be regarded as a long-sighted God. Moreover, in this era, there are still many wild beasts, and bites and scratches occur from time to time, he is my future general, so he won't be so unlucky.

What bothers me now is the issue of money.

Naturally, it is impossible for me to dig tombs to obtain treasures like Cao Cao, nor can I turn the bronze figures of Chang'an into unwritten coins like Dong Zhuo to rob the wealth from the people. Moreover, since I have raised the banner of serving the people, I can no longer use similar methods to harm the people.

What to do?

I invited Kong Ming, Liu Ba, Qin Mi, Meng Guang, Cheng Ji and others to discuss for several days how to make money without disturbing the people. Now it's no longer enough to just throttle money, we have to find a way to open it up.

Cheng Ji is a scholar of the Duzhi Dynasty, and he is quite proficient in the way of economy, and he said to me: "Your Majesty has a lot of money in the Shaofu. ”

As soon as his words came out, Shaofu Meng Guang became angry, pointed at Cheng Ji's nose and scolded: "Is your courtier also called a courtier?" Shaofu has long been empty, do you still want to loot it? ”

Cheng Yi said: "I believe in Meng Shaofu's words, but Shaofu is in charge of the tax on salt and iron, and at present, there is salt and iron in Shuzhong Guanzhong, and the current development has not reached ten, so we can increase manpower and vigorously develop." There are nearly three million people in my Ji and Han dynasties, every family wants to eat salt, every household wants a knife and axe and a plow, there are Xianbei Xiongnu and Qiang tribes in the north, and there are countries in the Western Regions in the west, which are used quite a lot every year, boiling the sea for salt, opening mountains and producing iron, the more you open, the more you sell. ”

Kong Ming shook his head and said: "The benefits of salt and iron have been run by the government, in terms of the amount of reserves, there are more in Shuzhong than in Guanzhong, and it is okay to increase the number of mining, but the Shu Road is difficult, and it is better to import it from the state at this time." ”

Qin Mi hated: "I really should have snatched Hedong over." Those big salt pools are full of money. ”

My heart moved, but I shook my head again, the current strength is not enough to conquer Hedong, it is better to take it slowly, and talk about it in two years. It's a pity that a lot of the money in this item has been earned by Wei State.

Cheng Ji continued: "In addition to salt and iron, it is the sea rent and fish tax, fish and shrimp are produced in rivers, lakes and seas, and there are many people who eat and pay more taxes. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Duke of Qi Huan was hegemonic because of the benefits of fish and salt, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu in the Han Dynasty, took advantage of the benefits of fish and salt and copper mountains and reversed. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were new breakthroughs in the breeding technology and fishing technology of our fishery, and there was a major progress in artificial breeding technology. "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" volume Yiyun: Han Wu made Kunming Pond, and raised fish in the pond, and the pond was forty miles around. In addition to the sacrifices, the surplus fish was sent to the Chang'an market for sale, and the price of fish fell. Your Majesty's Kunming Pond, why don't you raise fish again? It is necessary to only raise fish for profit, which is stronger than growing grain, and a pond in Kunming can raise 10,000 people. ”

I can't help laughing, fish farming is a road, but if you say that you can raise 10,000 people by fish farming, it is still too optimistic. At present, the water in Kunming is shallow, and I am afraid that it is far from the scenery of Emperor Wu. Well, come down and let people put the fish fry, maybe in a few years, they can restore the grand occasion of the year.

In addition, outside Chang'an City, the garden of the Son of Heaven, the Huangzhuang Wantian, are the most fertile fields, rented to the common people for farming or fishing, and the tenants need to pay a certain amount of rent and tax, which is a fake tax. At present, I Ji Han Ji people give land, ordinary people have land at home, and they don't want to be slaves, so a lot of them are placed in vain, which is a pity. At present, there are few people in my Ji Han Dynasty, a hundred years ago, only Chang'an had a population of one million, and now Yong, Liang, and Yi are less than one million in the three prefectures, and it is helpless to have fewer people, but Jiang Wei has captured countless slaves in northern Xinjiang, and it is not good to send them to plough the fields and feed the horses, why bother to cheapen the northern slaves in vain? Moreover, in the chaos of the Central Plains, the displaced people who fell into the four northern counties, and the Han people who were captured by Xianbei, I am afraid that there are hundreds of thousands of people, why not let Jiang Wei take the opportunity of the great victory to go north and save these people back. ”

Jiang Wei won, he wants Jiang Wei to attack north, I'm afraid it's too optimistic, on the battlefield, the outcome is difficult to decide, don't say defeat, even if it drags on, Ji Han's national strength can't support it. Cheng Ji must not have imagined that this time Jiang Wei went on his northern expedition, I gave him March food.

Seeing that I didn't pay much attention to this, Cheng Ji was a little discouraged and said, "In addition, the income of Shaofu is the city rent and labor tax. At present, although the East and West markets have reopened, there are still not many people. There are also very few sheds. In fact, my Ji Han's Shu Mian is well-known in the world, and the art of weaving is also the best in the world, and every family has mulberry fields and hemp fields, there is no shortage of raw materials, in textile technology, the promotion of hand-cranked spinning wheels has improved the speed of weft rolling and filament, and the spinning efficiency has increased several times; Through the improvement and innovation of the pedal loom, it has successively manufactured advanced textile machines such as single heald inclined loom, double double heald inclined loom, multi-heald jacquard loom, especially the use of shuttle (i.e., the pole), which greatly accelerates the textile speed and improves the textile efficiency, and the jacquard machine can weave products with a variety of exquisite patterns. These things are worth nothing to us, but they are worth a lot of money in the western frontiers. At that time, Chang'an and Luoyang workshops were everywhere, with thousands of workers each, and a year-old fee of tens of thousands, and a family gathered more than 1,000 people, and the family was richer than the minister. At present, several counties in Liangzhou are decided, the road to the Western Regions is reopened, and we are facing west with silk and other things, and we can't make money in the future. It's a pity that it costs a lot of money to open these workshops. ”

I think that what he said was equivalent to not saying it, and Liu Ba actually said: "Actually, what I lack in Ji Han is not the way to make money, but wealth and people. Most of these rich people who understand the way of economics are not in Ji Han, but in Cao Wei and Eastern Wu. Gu, Lu, Zhang, and Zhu of Eastern Wu are more than Shi County, and the county officials are often in the thousands, and Cao Wei's Yingchuan Xun clan, Hanoi Sima clan, and Hebei Zhen clan are mostly rich and rival countries, and their families are rich. It would be nice to find a way to get them to pay. ”

In a word, everyone laughed. Qin Mi said: "Wait for me to write a few letters, understand them with reason, move them with affection, let them take Ji Han's world as the priority, and think of the common people, and influence them, and let them obediently hand over the money." ”

Kong Ming was amused by Dr. Qin, he waved his fan, but said, "Let them obediently hand over the money, but it is not impossible." ”

In a word, everyone stopped laughing, their eyes looked at Kong Ming, and they couldn't help but be surprised, only Liu Ba twisted his beard and smiled, as if he knew that Kong Ming would say this.

Kong Ming said: "As Shang Shuling said, although my Ji Han does not have a big family and no money, we do not lack a way to make money. With this way of making money, are we afraid that we will not be able to do without money? ”

Everyone looked at Kong Ming and said, "Prime Minister, please speak." ”

"There are businessmen in the world who do not seek profits, and for the sake of profit, they can ignore their lives and the overall situation. It's the nature of businessmen and it's hard to stop. Before the battle of Weinan, Weinan was favorable, and merchants from all over the world leveled the land and started a big market in a year, and hundreds of thousands of goods entered and exited every day, until I built the Eight Formations in Weinan, they were willing to leave. Xianbei was born in the grassland, where did the scimitar in their hands come from, where did their sharp bows and arrows come from, and how could they themselves have such superb forging skills? These were smuggled out of the Wei State. The word is sharp, and the businessman can not care about anything. If Your Majesty tempts him to take advantage, he is not afraid that the world's merchants will not gather in Chang'an. ”

Meng Guangxi said: "Yes, if we say that the government purchases silk embroidery, as long as the amount is large, the big clans from all over the country will definitely come to get a piece of the pie." ”

Kong Ming said: "At the moment, we have no money, and the government is not procuring properly. However, we can use the prestige of the government, that is, the countries of the Western Regions entrusted the Western Regions Protectorate to purchase 500,000 embroidery horses, and there are solid merchants, who are allowed to raise funds to sign up, receive posts and set up factories, recruit craftsmen, prepare looms, and produce them in Chang'an City, and can also transport finished products from all over the world. I, Ji Han, will send troops to the Western Regions, and all merchants can go with the team. The upfront expenses are paid by them, and they go to the other place to exchange for money, and both parties benefit together, which is the so-called method of borrowing chickens and laying eggs. ”

Qin Mi pondered, but hesitated: "Escorting merchants with the army, this is not compatible with the ancestral system." ”

Cheng Ji immediately retorted: "Lü's Spring and Autumn Cloud: Shanghu is the law of the first king, because it is unobtainable. As long as we are dedicated to the country, the people, and what we do for the benefit of the country and the people, the ancestral system is not something that cannot be changed. Emperor Xiaowu dismissed a hundred schools, respected Confucianism alone, and changed the ancestral system of my Han Dynasty not being virtuous and making the people indisputable, and the world was prepared with talents. If everyone dares not touch the ancestral system, then the world does not know what it is like. ”

Liu Badao: "In fact, in addition to embroidery, there is also a profit plan for organizing a business group. Since the army is dispatched, it is better to go with so many people than to go with less, so all merchants who are willing to go with the group, no matter what they sell, pay 10,000 yuan, and they can accompany the group of ten people and carry a hundred loads of things. This is only the cost of joining the business group, which is quite considerable. ”

When I finally saw the cash, I couldn't help but be excited: "Good way." However, I only charge five plants, Dong Zhuo's small money and Daquan are thousands, and Daquan is a thousand, and I don't want any of them. ”

Everyone laughed. So we discussed the details.

Information doesn't have legs, but it runs faster than something that has legs.

The news of Ji Han's restoration of Wuzhu Qian, the formation of a caravan, and the reopening of the Western Regions spread to every corner of Ji Han like a wind. What are the businessmen afraid of, what they are afraid of being cheated of, the recovery of the five plants of money has given the merchants great confidence, because in this era, the government that uses the five plants of money is a trustworthy government, and the government's method of recovering a five plants of money and turning it into a "hundred and thousand" big money is really terrible, and in the blink of an eye, it can make a rich businessman with a lot of money become penniless. What the businessmen are asking for, what they want is a word of profit, for the sake of profit, they can run without their lives, not to mention that this time they are going to the Western Regions, where money is everywhere, and the government will personally form a team to escort them, without any risk.

In less than two months, the number of businessmen who came to sign up and pay the fee has reached 100. The merchants who can hand over 10,000 yuan are naturally big households, although some people are from Ji Han, but it is obvious that their family background is very thin, and this performance is a bit excessive, indicating that they have not been "rich" for a long time, so it is naturally supported by someone later.

We don't care about this, as long as we can bring money to Ji Han, it doesn't matter where he is.

Chang'an City gradually became lively, more and more people from other places, and later some people obviously had a Central Plains or Jiangnan accent. They bought houses and bought industries in Chang'an City, built workshops to recruit workers, and for a time the prices of construction craftsmen and textile craftsmen in Chang'an City soared, and even the face price of rice began to rise. Seeing the rising price of grain in Chang'an City, some businessmen actually started the idea of grain first, and there were really people with great powers who brought grain in from Cao Wei. You must know that Cao Wei and Ji Han are still enemy countries, and it is absolutely impossible to circulate such things as grain, although the distance between Cao Wei and Ji Han is extremely close, and Chang'an and Luoyang are only hundreds of miles away, but there are many checkpoints and strict barriers. Seeing this, I felt not happy, but surprised, the first sighed that the merchant was really powerful and pervasive, and the second was worried, are these bait sent by Cao Wei to lead me Ji Han to believe in them, so that they can destroy Ji Han? But in this situation, I want to strictly register the idea of the soup is about to be in vain, if the Han Dynasty household registration system is managed, leaving the hometown for no reason will be punished, and these people will have to be dealt with one by one. Even if you don't mention these things, and strictly check their identities, I'm afraid that a large number of people who violate the prohibition will be found. And among these people, how many Cao Wei can be meticulous, can I turn them all away because there may be hidden in this place? Forget it, for the sake of money, stick to it, the hidden dangers brought by this safety cannot be eliminated, and it is a big deal to strengthen some precautions. Moreover, not everyone in the businessman has to be guarded against, those who are innocent can supervise them internally, or directly develop them into our eyeliner, if there are really spies who sabotage in the name of businessmen, they will find out more timely than us, and they can put the people who know the place into the shopping mall, on the one hand, you can check whether there is any enemy country's detailed work, on the other hand, you can also find a way to win over the big merchants of the enemy country from the inside, even if they are unwilling to betray the Wei State, It's always good for them to open the deal to Ji Hanlai, after all, putting all their eggs in one basket is not a safe thing.

The east and west markets are becoming more and more prosperous, and I see that one workshop after another, and the houses are rising like they are blowing. I sometimes stand on the wall of Weiyang Palace and look north at the east and west cities, and I can't believe my eyes.

At the same time, in order to ensure safety, the Prime Minister's Office issued a document to the prefectures and counties west of Chang'an, asking them to take care of these caravans, except for the relevant officials in charge of taxation, the rest of the people are not allowed to carry out arbitrary inspections and harsh deductions, eliminate bandits along the way, and ensure their safety. He also sent a document to the Western Regions Protectorate, asking You Chu not to use force easily when rebuilding the Western Regions Protectorate, and to take advantage of the opportunity of this caravan to renew trade and exchanges with the countries of the Western Regions. You Chu was transferred to the Western Regions for less than a year, but his ability is rare among the Taishou, as a civil official, his martial arts, his strategy is quite good, his disadvantage is that he is a little whimsical and eclectic, and his strength is also to do things imaginatively and eclecticly. If he is above the court, he is afraid that he will not be able to stay for a day, and it will be difficult to have a good relationship with people, but if he is allowed to stand alone, he is definitely a genius.

One of the largest caravans of Ji Han to the Western Regions set off before New Year's Day. This caravan had a total of more than 2,000 people, more than 500 carts of goods, and the total value was more than 200 million yuan, but when they came back, they were afraid that the value would be doubled.

It's a sight to behold. Looking at the back of the merchant leaving, I licked my lips: "If you leave them all behind, it will be worth half a year's income." This time it was Pufa by my side, and he clasped his hands together: "Your Majesty, don't be greedy, sins and sins." I said, "You have been in Liangzhou for a long time, can such a large cargo arrive safely?" Pufa thought for a moment: "If it had been five years ago, it would have been impossible to arrive safely." But now, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

I nodded, "I hope nothing goes wrong." Although I won't lose my money, I will lose face. ”

Looking at the caravan, I was like looking at a river of flowing silver.

In the blink of an eye, it is the season of spring again. In February, Shang Shutai suddenly received an urgent report from Yizhou Thorn Shi Ma Liang, and the Yizhou barbarians rebelled!

My first reaction was, how is that possible? In fact, I have been worried about Yizhou, where the terrain is complex, there are many ethnic groups, and there are constant contradictions and disputes since ancient times. Kong Ming and I carried out an equal ethnic policy, recruited barbarians into the army, traded with them, allowed them to go down to the mountains to farm, and so on. Many heroes have shown goodwill to us, and even the entire clan of the Ugo Kingdom has thrown themselves into Yizhou, and the lord of the country, the vulture bones, personally joined the army and made great contributions in the Weinan War. And when I went south to the White Emperor City, I contacted the envoys of their various tribes and cut off their connection with Eastern Wu. I think that Yizhou should be pacified, especially after the rebellion that should have occurred last year but there was no movement, I let go of this heart. Intentionally or unintentionally, I often used the stability of Yizhou as a successful model of ethnic policy in the court, which was used to support our policies in Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and to oppose some conservative ministers in the court. And the sudden outbreak of the Yizhou civil uprising this time is tantamount to a slap in the face.

Ma Liang went to Chang'an with a book, and I couldn't help but shoot the case. Ma Liang said in the above book, this rebellion, starting from Yizhou County, Yizhou County is located in the south of Yizhou, Zhidianchi (in present-day Yunnan Jinningdong), in history, Yizhou County Marshal Yonghong killed Taishou Zhengang, and captured the new Taishou Zhang Yi fled to Wudi, I had secretly taken care of Zhang Yi, let him pay attention to Yonghong. As a result, this time Yonghong only made a move, and Zhang Yi made the first move to catch and kill Yonghong. I thought that the thief and the king were captured, but now there was nothing to do, but I knew that as soon as Yonghong died, Yizhou County was even more chaotic, and the barbarians of all tribes rose up like bees to avenge Yonghong. For a time, the city was broken and the officials were killed, and it was unstoppable, and the thieves were not allowed to enter. If the barbarian rebellion in Yizhou County was deliberately done by the barbarian Yonghong, then the rebellion of Ke Ke was a man-made disaster caused by the governor, and it has always been bad for Ke Ke to implement the policy of guarding and praising him, and he has a bad record of rebellion in history, I was ready to replace him with Li Feng, the son of Li Yan, but I didn't find the reason. He did not know where to get the news, and he carried out his policy indiscriminately in the territory and persecuted the barbarians, but he said that it was caused by my policies, and when the anger of the barbarians exploded like a volcano, he turned around and became the vanguard of justice for the barbarians. Ma Liang sent Xiang Pet to gather his troops to quell the rebellion, because it was a barbarian rebellion, he did not dare to call the most capable Wudang and Wuqian two flying armies, because these two flying armies were composed of barbarians, so the people who went were Han troops. As soon as the army left, rumors arose in Chengdu, Jiangzhou and other places where there were many barbarians, and from time to time some people reported that the barbarian leaders were plotting to rebel and wanted to slaughter the Han people, and the people were shocked three times a day, and the chaos became a mess, and the Han and barbarians were wary of each other, vigilant against each other, and were only afraid of chaos. Nearly 10,000 people in Chengdu went to the Assassin's Mansion to petition, demanding that the barbarians be driven back to the mountains, but before the matter was over, a group of more than 50 Han soldiers rushed into the Wudang army without obeying the order and were taken down on the spot. In order to calm the commotion in the barracks, Ma Liang ordered these people to be beheaded and displayed to the public, and passed them to the barbarian camps everywhere to calm the hearts of the army, and recruited all the barbarian commanders, reiterating the military order, saying that the country's policy of peace with the barbarians would never change, and let them strictly abide by the orders and not leave the camp without reason. However, in Chengdu, this small group of Han soldiers who were killed was rumored to be heroes, and the angry people gathered in front of the Assassin's Mansion to scold Ma Liang for betraying his gratitude and righteousness, regardless of family and hatred, and because Ma Liang was from Jingzhou, he wanted to drive Ma Liang back. The situation in Yizhou is already precarious, like a tired egg.

The more I looked at it, the more frightened I became, and then I was sweating profusely. I always wanted to eliminate the barbarian rebellion in Yizhou in advance, but I didn't expect that this rebellion was triggered by me, and I wanted to change this history, but I became the fuse for this history. Yizhou is the root place of Ji Han, Yongliang is initially decided, Tuntian Anmin is still in progress, all rely on the support of Yizhou, if Jizhou changes, then Ji Han is in danger. I immediately summoned several ministers to discuss the matter.

For a while, Prime Minister Kong Ming, Shang Shuling Liu Ba, Imperial Historian Li Yan, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun were all present. When everyone read Ma Liang's book, their faces were heavy.

Li Yan said: "This Ma Liang, he looks quite stable on weekdays, how to deal with this matter is so confused, the barbarian rebellion is not to be feared, when the first emperor did not arrive in Shuzhong, they rebelled every year, as long as the officials were ordered to strictly guard the city, it would not take long for them to retreat." But now that even Chengdu and Jiangzhou are in chaos, how did he do this assassination? As a stabbing history, let the people besiege the mansion, where is the dignity of the country? If the minister is here, he will be strictly forbidden first, catch the person who provokes the trouble and kill a few of him, and then talk about this evil spirit. ”

These are in line with what I think, I look at Kong Ming, Kong Ming is pondering, but Liu Ba said: "Doctor Yu Shi is a native of Yizhou, and he is deeply rooted and can naturally be easily attacked, and Spur Shi is a native of Jingzhou, so he naturally does not dare to act so recklessly." But Spur Shi Ren let the people that is, why indulge these barbarians? When they entered Chengdu, it was really a problem for their henchmen, and it turned out that they were just in the border land, after all, it was just a disease of scabies. With their strength, if they want to attack the hinterland of Yizhou, don't even think about it. But now, they are near Chengdu to the left, holding military weapons, and with a slight raise of the flag, they can directly attack Chengdu and become a heart, which is really terrifying. After this incident, in any case, they should be moved away. lest our army shrink and be unable to dispose of it. "Liu Ba has always opposed the use of barbarian troops, this is not entirely because he is hostile to the barbarians, he believes that the barbarians and the Han people have been hostile to each other for hundreds of years, this contradiction is not easy to solve, even if you want to reconcile, you should come step by step, instead of giving the barbarians full power and benefits all at once as we do now. And there was a sentence he didn't say, but it was already brought out on his expression, barbarians are not credible, give them so many benefits, they are still betrayed, why? It can only be explained by the fact that they are not of my race, and their hearts must be different.

The third uncle said angrily on the side: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to raise a set of soldiers and horses, first wipe out the chaotic people in the city, and then clean up the rebels. "He is the pastor of Yizhou, although in Jihan, the position of the state pastor has become a nominal official, without any real power, neither can he go to the fief to serve, nor can he directly interfere in the local military and political personnel, but the matter is in Yizhou, and he naturally can't help but care.

I looked at Kong Ming, he didn't speak, no matter how much others said, it didn't make any difference, and before I knew it, I had already formed a dependence on him.

Kong Ming finally spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the situation of this barbarian rebellion is special, and the minister has been thinking that this rebellion of the Southern Barbarians is different from the past. As Shang Shuling said, the rebellion in the Southern Barbarians is nothing but a disease of scabies. Moreover, the Nanban was generally very grateful to Yizhou's policy, and most of them were willing to live in harmony with the Han people, and the elite soldiers of many tribes had joined the two flying armies of Wudang Wuqian, and it was difficult for them to rebel. As long as the policy is effective, the misunderstanding is eliminated, and the rift is bridged, the rebellion can be eliminated. But why did the rebellion in Yizhou County cause such turmoil in Chengdu so quickly, is it simply because there are barbarians stationed outside Chengdu? Why did tens of thousands of people in Chengdu dare to besiege the Assassin's Mansion, could it be that they hate the barbarians to such an extent? Don't they know that the royal law is ruthless? You must know that although our policy in Yizhou is beneficial to most people, it does harm the interests of some individuals, especially some wealthy families. Moreover, we took Yizhou for less than a few years, and then we expanded to Yongzhou, Liangzhou, and Chang'an, the capital of Dingdu, and almost all the big men came to Chang'an, which made the situation in Yizhou delicate, and some local clans lost the power of suppression on their heads, and they inevitably had to find ways to fight for greater benefits for themselves. Chen felt that the undercurrents in Yizhou were everywhere now, and Ma Liang alone was afraid that he would not be able to control the situation. The minister wanted to go to Yizhou in person. Yizhou is the foundation of Ji Han, and there is no chaos. ”

"Why, is the gentleman going to go in person? If you leave, what will happen to Chang'an? Who will handle this big deal? "I really can't bear Kong Ming to leave. But Li Yan puffed up his chest, as if he was deliberately letting people discover him.

Kong Ming seemed to have arranged everything in the blink of an eye: "The affairs of Tuntian can be handled by Shang Shuling Lord Liu, and Lord Jiang Wan in the service is specifically responsible, Zhao Lei and Wu Ban are each responsible for their own responsibilities, and Lord Li Hui wants to take it away. Sanfu is stable, and Tuntian will not be chaotic. There are three great generals in the affairs of Northern Xinjiang, with Jiang Wei here, Your Majesty does not need to worry; The affairs of the merchant group can be entrusted to Cheng Ji; His Majesty can handle the rest of the important military affairs together with the princes of the DPRK and China. After the minister left Beijing, Cao Wei was only afraid that he would make a move, asking Wei Yan and Pang De to guard the barriers, asking Feng Xi and He Jiuqu to patrol along the river, and Jiang Wei not to take military action for the time being, thinking that it was a deterrent. However, Cao Wei is now Jia Xu is dead, Cao Ren and Cao Zhang are dead, there are no more than one hundred famous generals of Cao Cao's generation, Sima Yi is jealous of Cao's family, and has gone into the wilderness, and most of the remaining famous generals have suffered enough in Weinan. Of course, if there is a major military matter, it will be decided by His Majesty after consultation with several important ministers. ”

Li Yan heard that Kong Ming did not say that he could act as prime minister, and his face couldn't help but be a little ugly. I just do it without seeing.

Three days later, Kong Ming left Beijing, and Yizhou was also the place where the third uncle was responsible, and the third uncle asked for an order to go with Kong Ming. I didn't answer in the end, the third uncle is nearly sixty years old, if there is a mistake, how can I get it, besides, Kong Ming himself I feel that he has used a knife to kill chickens, where to use a general.

However, Kong Ming insisted on going to Shuzhong this time, and I always felt that there seemed to be some other reason. Although it is most appropriate for him to go to Shuzhong, a person who is dedicated to the public, and it is also the most reassuring for me, in addition to him, whether it is Li Yan, the Wu brothers or other heroes in Shuzhong, they are not necessarily better handled than Ma Liang, and they are all likely to be unjust and bury a greater bane. However, when he entered Shu to deal with the affairs of a state with the respect of the prime minister, it is inevitable that others will think that he has fallen out of favor.

When there were only two people, Kong Ming and me, I asked Kong Ming, if there is a military emergency, naturally it is too late to ask him, whose opinion should be relied on? He thought for a while and said: "Li Yan is not an all-rounder, if he guards the land of a city, then Cao Wei will not be able to raise 100,000 people, but if he entrusts it to state affairs, it is slightly worse, and he can be in charge of a government or a county, and he is afraid that his talent will not be able to win; Liu Ba has an excellent way of economy, but he does not know military affairs; Among the four great generals, Yu Ban commanded the army with the most skillful way, but unfortunately his sharpness had long disappeared and he could not go on the expedition; Zhao Yun is both civil and military, Zhang Fei is not a man, Ma Chao is brave and invincible, and he is the tiger minister of the world, guarding in Chang'an, the enemy does not dare to invade, but he must guard against the enemy's tactics; Liao Li is frivolous, self-regarded as high, and has no spare children, this time he was trapped by Cao Wei's strategy, he knows that there are masters in the world, he calms down, and his wisdom is no less than Pang Tong Xu Shu, enough to ensure the safety of Chang'an. ”

I nodded.

Kong Ming looked at me and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's own intelligence is not lost, but for some reason in recent years, he has not had the sharpness he had when he was young. ”

I was stunned and looked up at him.

Kong Ming said: "Your Majesty is the son of the world, it is best to take risks, but his eyes are strangely accurate, take Hanzhong, Xiajingzhou, Dingyongliang, all of them are broken and sunk, and they are moving forward, but now they seem to be wandering and hesitating, and all they want is the most stable way, I don't know why?" ”

I don't feel the slightest bit about it, I'm only eighteen years old, has the bento really lost its sharpness? However, I didn't feel that I had any sharpness, I used to do that as a last resort, and now I don't have to work so hard. Listening to his words, I couldn't help scratching the back of my head, as if I couldn't answer Kong Ming's questions when I was a child.

Kong Ming said: "Your Majesty since the Imperial Pole, although he still works hard every day and personally takes charge of national affairs, specific affairs often rely on the ministers. However, there are villains in the world, and it is rumored that His Majesty is afraid of his ministers, and it is rumored that his Majesty has a heart of disobedience, and His Majesty only laughs it off. However, it will hurt His Majesty's reputation and affect His Majesty's ability to handle major affairs. Your Majesty is young, just when he is striving for might, showing his majestic posture, and dominating the world, and should not be robbed of the limelight by his ministers. Although someone must go to Shuzhong, and the minister is also the most suitable person, this is only one of the reasons for the minister to go, and the other reason is to let His Majesty do the three major things of Tuntian, the Northern Expedition, and the trade in Chang'an alone, so that His Majesty's prestige will be resounding all over the world. ”

I didn't think that Kong Ming would say this, it was emotional, sad, and a little aggrieved: "Where did Mr. say it." Mr. and I, although two but one are one, Mr. is dedicated to the prosperity of Ji Han, and I am also dedicated to making Mr. a famous minister through the ages. Mr. is in charge of Ji Han, and his fame moves the world, and it is too late for me to be happy and happy, how can he think? Why is Taoguang obscure, self-avoidance, so difficult that Mr. does not believe that I can't succeed? As for the fact that I may have been lazy in the past two years, maybe as Mr. said, I was bound to mundane things and lost my sharpness, Mr. mentioned it, and the minister would change it, so why did Mr. go to Shu to snub me? ”

Seeing that I was so emotional, Kong Ming was also very moved, and said, "How can Your Majesty actually talk about children." What the minister does, how can it be because of the honor and disgrace of the minister, for Ji Han, for His Majesty, it is always good for the minister to leave for a period of time. The land of Yizhou accounts for one-third of Ji Han, and now the production has accounted for two-thirds, and the rise and fall of Ji Han depends on Yizhou. If the minister is in Shuzhong, he will definitely give His Majesty a stable rear. Your Majesty is in Chang'an, and he is in charge of the dryer alone, so don't be taken advantage of by Cao Wei. ”

I asked, "Sir, is your departure related to Li Yan's impeachment of you some time ago?" If that's the case, I'll get rid of Li Yan, the imperial doctor, what do you think, sir? ”

Kong Ming hurriedly said: "Where did Your Majesty think of it, Li Zhengfang impeached me, that is his duty, his duty, a gentleman loves people, it should be like this, how can Your Majesty be a sinner because of this?" Your Majesty has thought too much. The minister went to Shuzhong for His Majesty and Ji Han, not because of personal honor and disgrace! ”

I'm speechless.

Kong Ming saluted me again: "Your Majesty, the ministers should travel far away, there is something to tell Your Majesty, I have learned recently, Hanoi Sima has also made a move, but I can't find out any details, only that they may have also entered the Chang'an caravan." I don't know if they are simply trying to develop their own power, or if they have other plans. Your Majesty has always loved to travel in micro-clothes, and now Chang'an City is mixed, Your Majesty should think of the common people in the world, and you can't go out of the palace easily. Otherwise, the death of a minister is not enough to atone for his sins. ”

I hurriedly put my hands together: "Sir's entrustment, I have nothing to refuse, Mr. just rest assured." ”

Kong Ming nodded: "Hanoi Sima, there are many dead soldiers in the family, and the ministers have sent people to assassinate them several times, but they have not succeeded. Although Sima Yi is in the wilderness, his influence is still there, his prestige is still there, and he is indeed a character. In the first battle of Weinan, Sima Yi showed extremely excellent command and strategy, this person is not under the ministers, and it is difficult to win over his people, and it is difficult to get rid of them, which is really a hidden danger. Your Majesty should be careful to guard against him. The minister went to Shuzhong, but he was afraid that he would not be able to return for a year and a half, but when the minister returned, it was the time when Ji Han and Cao Wei fought again, and it must also be the day when the minister and Sima Yi clashed again. ”

Soon after Kong Ming left, I heard the news of Xiang Pet's defeat from Yizhou.

Historically, Kong Ming's teacher once said: "The general is favored, the character is gentle, the military is Xiaochang, and the trial is in the past, and the first emperor called it energy, and he is the governor of the public opinion." Foolishly thinking that the things in the camp will be able to make the battle harmonious, and the advantages and disadvantages will be ......." This barbarian rebellion, Ma Liang sent him out, it should not be considered a mistake. Ma Liang did not allow the mobilization of the first two flying troops of Wudang Wu, who were training, so he took 4,000 foot soldiers from Chengdu, transferred Li Feng to lead 3,000 troops from Fujie in Jianwei County, and transferred Wang Jun to take 3,000 recruits from Jiangzhou to go to Qiqi together. Before leaving, Ma Liang said to Xiang Chong: "The general is here, he must take advantage of the barbarians' initial rebellion, his foothold is unstable, and strike with the momentum of thunder, the faster the rebellion is eliminated, the more stable Chengdu and Jiangzhou will be, if he vetoes, the time will drag on for a long time, and Yizhou will be in danger." ”

If there is a history of thorns, Xiang Pet is even more determined to fight quickly. His troops attacked Qiqi County in three ways, and the first battle was broken at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. He didn't have time to wait for Li Feng and Wang Jun to come, so he set up a battle of coiling dragons, and used 4,000 military horses to fight before and after eliminating the left and right flowers, and the 8,000 military horses were dizzy and surrounded by how good it was, and he couldn't figure out how many people the Han army was in the bottom, so he felt that he was beaten passively everywhere, and finally fled in embarrassment and suffered heavy losses.

The first battle was successful, the momentum of the Han army was like a rainbow, and under the command of Xiang Pet, they even chased the enemy army for more than 300 miles, and they didn't even have time to stop to eat. Later, when the barbarian army saw the banner of the Han people, they turned around and ran, and ran with a pot while eating, and ran with their clothes in their hands. In this case, Xiang Pet is even more bold to divide the troops into five parts, each with less than 1,000 people, and take turns to pursue, just like a group of wolves seeing their prey, they bite down and bite down, biting so much that they want to cry without tears. The more than 8,000 barbarian troops lost less than 3,000 men in Buzhou Mountain, but in this pursuit battle, they ran and fled, losing more than half of the remaining 5,000 people. In the end, with less than 800 men, he fled to a place called Rocky Beach. Xiang Pet let the army chase to the rocky beach and surround the gun. Xiang Pet knew that as long as he eliminated the barbarian rebellion, the barbarian rebellion would be half eliminated. He ordered a short rest and attacked.