In 218 A.D., the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Yecheng.

In the palace of King Wei, the attendants held scarves and silks, and their footsteps were hurried, shuttling between the corridors.

Whenever he encountered the armor soldiers who were blocked, he shouted urgently: "Xuchang urgent!" ”

Seeing that the attendant was dressed and the towel in his hand, he avoided it one after another, and did not dare to stop it.

Crossing the high threshold, the attendant knelt on the ground and said, "King, Xuchang is in a hurry!" ”

"What?"

Sima Yi opened the scarf, saw the content of the letter, his face suddenly changed, and said: "The king, the imperial physician Ling Yoshimoto, Shaofu Geng Ji, Prime Minister Si Zhi Wei Huang led more than 1,000 people to rebel, and attacked Changshi Wang Bi at night, and then burned the city gate, wanting to hold the Son of Heaven hostage to the south. ”

Yoshimoto, Geng Ji, and Wei Huang are all people from Guanzhong, and they are incompatible with the Guandong scholars that Cao Cao reused.

Under the condition of not being reused, seeing that Cao Cao had killed the queen and prince in recent years, and because of Yang Xiu's case, he had killed loyal Han people, and it was known that Cao Cao had the idea of usurping the Han Dynasty.

Seeing that Liu Bei sat in the south, Yoshimoto, Geng Ji, Wei Huang and others planned for many years, wanting to hold Liu Xie hostage and go south and take refuge in Liu Bei.

"And then?"

Cao Cao's face instantly became gloomy, put down the brush in his hand, and asked, "How is Wang Bi's life and death, can the traitor be suppressed?" ”

Sima Yi browsed the contents of the towel and said: "It was night, Wang Changshi had an arrow in his shoulder, fled in the chaos, and found that Jin Yi was with the three thieves, so he ran to the south of the city and contacted the princes in the city. ”

"And Tianming, Wang Changshi and Yingchuan Zhonglang General Yan Kuang, Fa Tuntian soldiers to suppress thieves, Yoshimoto, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Jin Yi and other thieves and their families, were all captured by Wang Changshi, and more than 1,000 people surrendered to death."

"Wang Changshishu, may I ask the king, how to deal with the captured traitors?" Sima Yi asked.

Cao Cao's face was angry, and he said: "Tell Wang Bi that whoever raises an army to rebel will destroy the three clans." ”

"No!"

As he spoke, Cao Cao threw the brush in his hand on the desk and scolded: "How can these Xuchang Hanchen be stubborn, gather people to rebel, and want to coerce the Son of Heaven to go south, how foolish they are!" ”

Cao Cao is really angry and annoyed, can't these Xuchang courtiers live in peace?

He couldn't even beat the Tuntian soldiers, and he still wanted to kidnap Liu Xie to go south to Wuhan, which really made him want to laugh!

Don't you think that Liu Bei really has the heart to rejuvenate the Han?

It is estimated that Liu Bei does not have the heart to rejuvenate the Eastern Han Dynasty, but he has the idea of rejuvenating his own Han family.

Liu Xiezhen came to Liu Bei's hands, and not long after, he either died unexpectedly, or when he crossed the river by boat, he sank the river and died.

"What is the situation in Xuchang City today? Is the Son of Heaven injured? Cao Cao asked.

After Cao Cao leveled Hebei, in order to reduce the influence of Liu Xie, he moved to Yecheng to work. The political center of present-day Cao Wei is not in Xuchang, but in Yecheng.

Xuchang, who welcomes the Son of Heaven, is fully responsible for the Prime Minister Changshi Wangbi.

Although the prime minister is known to many people, he followed Cao Cao as early as when Cao Cao raised troops in Chen Liu.

After Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, he would be the king; Later, Cao Cao ordered the king to send an envoy to Luoyang, made meritorious achievements, moved to the main book, and fought with the army; Cao Cao captured Lü Bu in Xiapi, not only did Liu Bei want to kill Lü Bu, but the king also persuaded Cao Cao to kill Lü Bu.

During the decades of following Cao Cao, although Wang Bi had no talents, he was better than loyalty. This is also why after Cao Cao moved his base camp north to Yecheng, Wang Bi was in charge of Xuchang affairs.

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Yoshimoto, Geng Ji and the others are just a rabble, although they plan carefully, they are not strict. By dawn, the soldiers and horses were scattered and defeated by Wang Changshi. The Son of Heaven lived in the palace and was safe and sound. However, there are still remnants of people lurking in Xuchang City, undetected. ”

Cao Cao sneered a few times and said, "It seems that there should be quite a few people in Xuchang City who are interested in helping the traitors. ”

Pacing with his hands in his hands, Cao Cao was so annoyed by Liu Xie's hot potato.

Although the strategy of 'coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes' is good, it has advantages and disadvantages.

In the early years, he accumulated fame because of his welcome to the Son of Heaven, swept Yanyu, and the sages competed to be the first to serve, thus surging his strength.

During the Battle of Guandu, he was able to wrestle with Yuan Shao, who occupied Hebei, thanks to holding the Son of Heaven, through diplomatic means, he won over the generals of Guanxi and blocked the offensive of Bingzhou.

However, as he unified the north and formed a north-south confrontation with Liu Bei, the Son of Heaven gradually became a hot potato.

Cao Cao wanted to imitate Wang Mang, and then replace the Han family by entering the prince and becoming the king. However, when he walked to Queen Wei, he hesitated, not knowing whether to go down.

The rebellion set off by Yoshimoto, Geng Ji, and Jin Yi in Xuchang seems to be pushing him forward. If he does not replace the Han family, his Wei kingdom is bound to be shrouded by the Han for a long time. No matter how much he appeases people's hearts, the ignorant officials may think that it is still the world owned by the Han Dynasty.

"Please calm the king's anger!"

Sun Quan seemed to see Cao Cao's troubles, and said: "Ji, Geng, Jin and others rebelled, and most of them were the widows of the kings in Xuchang, and the Han Emperor lived in Xuchang for a long time. Under the long-term grace of the Han Emperor, it is inevitable that there will be people who have no ambitions, even outsiders, and deliberately rebel. ”

"The strategy for the next time is that the king should take the opportunity to completely eradicate the deliberate misdeeds to prevent another rebellion in Xuchang. If the ministers of Xuchang are recruited into Yecheng, they will secretly check whether any ministers are involved in this rebellion, which has not yet been detected by Wang Changshi. Although this policy does not cure the root cause, it can cure the symptoms. ”

Cao Cao glanced at Sun Quan and said lightly: "How should I do it?" ”

Sun Quan bowed his head and said: "The Han family is declining, and with the support of the great king, Fang Chu is in peace with the world." However, the Han Emperor did not know the grace of the king, and often wanted to connect with the foreign ministers and murder the king. Now if you want to eradicate the rebellion of the unscrupulous people, only the king obeys the mandate of heaven and acts the virtue of three generations. ”

Compared with the previous two verbal objections, this time Cao Cao was silent and thoughtful.

Sun Quan's words show the essence of today, not that there are many people who are loyal to Han, but that Liu Xie is the son of heaven and rules the world legally.

Even though he is a puppet, he is always the Son of Heaven. In order to get rid of Liu Xie's influence, he had to give up his hometown of Xuchang as the political center, and chose Yecheng as the foundation.

Liu Xie is in Xuchang, no matter how Cao Cao monitors, Liu Xie can give grace to the space, plan the pie, and attract others to join him. In other words, Liu Xie will not die, and there will be rebellions in the future.

Replacing the Han family and stripping Liu Xie of the coat of the Son of Heaven may be able to eradicate the rebellion in the name of the 'Son of Heaven'.

While pacing, Cao Cao suddenly asked, "How is Huo Jun doing now?" ”

"King Qiyu, Huo Jun took the head of Jiang Gan and sent it to Wuhan together with Huainan Wang Xi to show Liu Bei that he had no idea of rebellion. Afterwards, Liu Bei recruited Huo Jun into Wuhan, granted him a record of Shangshu, and left him in Wuhan. The Jianghuai military administration was ruled by the deputy governor Pang, who also led the Xuzhou Assassin History. Sima Yi replied.

Huo Jun rejected the king of Huainan and offered Liu Bei a strategy to break Wei. Liu Bei reciprocated with kindness, allowing Huo Yi and Liu Chan to form a brother-in-law relationship to ensure the future wealth of the Huo family. However, the above things are secret matters, in order to achieve the strategic intention of confusing Cao Cao.

The next day, Liu Bei issued a royal decree, allowing Huo Jun to resign from his post as the assassin of Xuzhou, grant him the task of Shangshu, and stay in Beijing to lead the center with Fazheng, Zhuge Liang and others, showing Liu Bei's fear of Huo Jun.

"Record Shangshu and stay in Wuhan to govern the country."

Cao Cao sneered and said, "I don't know if Huo Jun regrets it now?" ”

Saying that, Cao Cao shook his head regretfully and said: "If Huo Jun accepts the king of Huainan and raises troops to rebel against Liu, it will be a big deal!" ”

In Cao Cao's eyes now, Huo Jun undoubtedly made a wrong choice.

dominate Jianghuai, govern the people, and seal the country and accept the land; chose to show loyalty to Liu Bei, and now he is suspicious of him and has been cut from military power, which really makes him want to laugh.

"King, although Huo Jun did not rebel, it also made Liu Bei suspicious of Huo Jun, cut his military power, and stayed in Beijing." Sun Quan said: "The most important thing now is to cure the Xuchang Rebellion at the root. ”

Cao Cao pondered and said: "And as Zhongmou intended, recruit Xuchang officials to go north to Yecheng to check whether there are any Ji and Jin in the same party." ”

"That's right!"

Cao Cao remembered something and said: "The king will be loyal to the state, quell the rebellion, and give money and silk to him." Let it be good to live and recuperate, and it should be reused. ”

"No!"

Sun Quan listened to Cao Cao's deployment and thought in his heart.

After the rebellion of Ji, Jin, Geng and others, Cao Cao should have the idea of becoming emperor now. The strategy he planned with Cao Pi may be implemented.

"King, Pei Daijun will report back to Ye." The attendant said.

"Xuan!"

Cao Cao sat back on the couch, propped his hands on the desk, and showed a kind expression. The attendant also took the opportunity to pick up the brush he had thrown away and replaced it with a new one.

Although there was a precedent of the Xuchang Rebellion, Cao Cao also felt a lot more comfortable because of the gap between Liu and Huo Junchen.

After a while, Pei Qian walked into the hall and bowed: "The minister Qian pays homage to the king!" ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Three years ago, the county was in chaos, and the lonely secretary was given a big responsibility. After Qingqing was three years old, Gaidai County was flattened, and his lonely heart was very comforting. ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao's voice changed and he asked: "I heard the words of the officials, when Qing ruled the county, he governed the people generously, and the punishment was heavy, but I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Three years ago, Daijun Wuhuan was rampant, and Cao Cao wanted to send a large army to ask Pei Qian's opinion. Pei Qian said that Daijun Wuhuan did not have the heart to rebel, and now he should use strategies to resolve the rebellion in Daijun.

Pei Qian rode into Dai County, appeased Wuhuan Shan Yu, and persuaded him. Alone in the mixed surprise, the return of property and population and Daijun. After pacifying Wuhuan Shan Yu, Pei Qian backhanded more than ten people including Hao Wen and Guo Duan who colluded with the Wuhuan people to death to deter the whole county.

In the meantime, Pei Qian knew that Wuhuan was powerful, and he did not dare to connive with a lenient government, but adopted strict punishment and strict laws.

After three years of rectification, the atmosphere of Daijun has been greatly changed. Cao Cao saw that Pei Qian's achievements were outstanding, and he also recalled Pei Qian to Yecheng and wanted to entrust Cao Peng, the prime minister.

Pei Qian was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied: "King Qiqi, there is indeed such a thing." ”

"The courtiers are generous to the people, because the people are harassed by the Hu people, and many of them are poor, so they are lenient and accept their hearts; Treating Hu Xingjun is because the Hu people are unruly and often disturb the people, so they are strictly governed by the law. If you treat Hu generously and indulge in his ambitions, the Hu people will definitely disturb the people, and when the county officials will stop them, the Hu people will turn back! ”

Saying that, Pei Qian's words were serious, and he said: "In my vulgar opinion, I secretly think that if the successor is unbalanced, lenient and severe, and Wuhuan is very difficult to contain, then there will be a rebellion in Daijun." ”

Cao Cao frowned, disapproving of Pei Qian's follow-up words, thinking that Pei Qian was making a reason for his political methods of governing the Han Kuan and Hu Yan of Daijun.

His face gradually calmed down, and Cao Cao said: "What the officials said may be biased, and the Qing Dynasty has meritorious service in governing the county, appeasing Han Hu, and it has been done at the age of three." Today, the Prime Minister's Mansion still lacks Cao Peng, and he can be appointed by Qing. ”

"No!"

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't believe his words, Pei Qian didn't argue too much, time will tell. After all, the situation in Daijun is complicated, and it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Daijun Wuhuan is powerful, and in recent years, he has colluded with Xianbei Kebineng and others, how can it be so easy to solve.

(End of chapter)