Chapter 185: Dying
Hanzhong.
Jiang Wei looked at the edict in his hand and looked angrily at the eunuch who gave the order.
"When did this edict depart from Chengdu?!"
"Why is it being delivered to me now? Who wants to divide the monarch?! ”
The eunuch trembled with fright, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "General, the road is difficult, I have never dared to slack off, I am moving at full speed, and I have no idea of separating the monarch and ministers!" ”
Jiang Wei gritted his teeth, his face flushed.
He has been going back and forth between Chengdu and Hanzhong for many years, and he knows best how much time it will take.
This is clearly the eunuch in the palace who entered the dog to divide himself, deliberately let himself receive the edict late, and then impeach himself for neglecting the edict.
Such a villain's method made Jiang Wei feel disgusting, but he was helpless.
Even if he truthfully informed the emperor of these things, what was the use?
Will the emperor believe him or the eunuch?
When the time comes, he will become his own divisive monarch.
And this eunuch in front of him, if he executes him now on the grounds of neglecting time, I don't know what Huang Hao will say to His Majesty.
Jiang Wei asked the armorer to take the eunuch out, and then continued to look at the content of the edict.
The edict talked about the war in Jingzhou.
Jiang Wei hated Sun Qi to death at the moment.
When Sun Jun was still alive, he had the idea of joining forces with Shu, which made Jiang Wei very happy, and he felt that the two countries might really have a way to reverse the situation.
Although there is still a lot of resistance in the temple, he believes that everything can be solved.
Who would have thought that after Sun Jun died of illness, the person who succeeded him was actually a stupid pig.
With the strength of one person, this pig brought great disasters to both Shu and Wu.
Cao Wei attacked Jingzhou, but Jiang Wei did not dare to move, because the Cao army in Hanwai was also about to move, and when the emperor said that he would send Yan Yu to the rescue, Jiang Wei agreed.
It's just that Cao Jun is getting stronger and stronger now, and his combat effectiveness is rising at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.
Jiang Wei didn't understand the reason at first, but later found out after sending someone to investigate.
After the emperor of Cao Wei ascended the throne, he actually improved the treatment of their whole army, and the Chinese army received a lot of money, strictly investigated and withheld grain and grass and greedy merit, was fair and strict, rewards and punishments were clear, those who had meritorious service were rewarded with arable land, the military household status of the border army was revoked, subsidies were given, pensions were given for those who died in battle, and they were returned to the village officials after being discharged from the army.
Jiang Wei was a little stunned when he heard it.
I said, how can this Wei army fight day by day, and the co-authorship is because of the money reward?
Jiang Wei can only insult the immoral behavior of King Cao Wei for this matter!
This thing can't be learned, Jiang Wei can still maintain the size of the army now, and it's already very reluctant to let the soldiers starve to death, improve the treatment?? Let's wash and sleep.
Jiang Wei could only strictly prohibit these "rumors" from being popular in China, for fear of affecting morale and military morale.
The disparity in treatment between the two armies is too great, which will inevitably lead to defections.
Just with the orthodoxy of a big man, it is unrealistic to want the soldiers to fight for them selflessly to the end, without asking for any return.
There are not many troops in Shu, and there are still a lot of places that need to be garrisoned, and it is already very, very, very difficult to maintain an army of 100,000 people in the country, think about the Chinese army that Chengdu needs at least 30,000 people, Yongan needs at least 20,000 people, and the south needs 10,000 people.
If there is another defection or something, Shu will really not be able to bear it.
In these days, Jiang Wei began to have a huge curiosity about the new emperor of Wei.
The things he did in the army made Jiang Wei very stunned, and in these years, few people could think of seeking benefits for the low-level soldiers.
He even saw the results of this with his own eyes, Cao Wei's armor was like fighting chicken blood, completely different from the past, and the fight was very ferocious.
Originally, Jiang Wei thought that he could overwhelm Cao Wei's army in the field, but now, Jiang Wei did not have much confidence.
Jiang Wei sent someone to find out what the emperor had done.
At this time, it is not too difficult to find out what is happening in the other country, after all, there are many ministers in each country who communicate with each other.
Then, Jiang Wei learned about many of the policies that Cao Chao implemented in China.
In addition to changing the temple system, opening examinations, and the military system, what I heard the most was the rectification of the rule of officials.
Knowing that Cao Chao had rectified the government so hard, Jiang Wei's eyes were full of envy, and he immediately fell silent.
In fact, the interior of Shu was no better than Cao Wei.
If you can get rid of those moths in the country, I don't know how many more soldiers you can raise, but does your own emperor have such courage? Not to mention courage, does he have such thoughts?
He himself is addicted to pleasure, can he blame anyone else?
Seeing the news of Yan Yu's defeat at this moment, Jiang Wei's mood became heavy again.
Wu's Jiangbei defense line was torn apart, and the pressure on himself in the future was not only from the Yongliang Army in the north, but also from Wang Ji's Jingyu Army in the east.
And Jiang Wei also knows a little about Wang Ji, this person is very good at internal affairs, he has been in charge of Jiangbei Prefectures for less than five years, and the threat from the east will exceed the threat from the north.
If the other party takes Jingnan and Jiaozhou, Jiang Wei will become more and more uneasy.
He jerked his head up and looked north.
It can't be dragged on like this any longer, the longer it drags on, the stronger the Wei State will be.
The emperor of Cao Thief has been in power for more than a year, and Cao Wei has undergone earth-shaking changes
The situation must be opened!!
Take down Yongliang, disrupt the other party's deployment, can't let the other party feel at ease to engage in internal affairs, and can't let them widen the gap anymore!
The big man can't die in his own hands!
Jiang Wei's eyes widened, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was a little more unusually hideous.
Jiang Wei immediately took the eunuch into custody, and after arranging for men to be stationed here, he left Hanzhong again and went to Chengdu.
When Jiang Wei hurriedly returned to Chengdu, the emperor was very happy, and originally felt that Jiang Wei did not pay enough attention to himself, but seeing him return in such a hurry, Liu Chan didn't care about that, and immediately met Jiang Wei.
"General!"
"You're back, and I have nothing to worry about!"
Liu Chan was obviously in a good mood, took Jiang Wei's hand, and praised a few words, Jiang Wei knelt in front of Liu Chan.
"Your Majesty, the minister is late"
"No problem, no problem!"
Jiang Wei was about to speak, when he saw a person hurriedly walking in, his pace flustered and panting.
The person who came was Chen Qi.
When Chen Qi saw the smiling Liu Chan, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, when I learned that the general was coming, I specially greeted him, but I never thought that I was still a step slower. ”
Liu Chan smiled and said, "It's okay, come, sit down!" ”
When the two of them were seated, Liu Chan felt a lot more relieved, and then he said: "General Yan Yu was defeated in Jingzhou, and I learned that he was defeated for a reason, and he was sincere, so I forgave his mistakes. ”
Jiang Wei nodded and said, "Although defeated, you can retreat with your whole body, Your Majesty did the right thing." ”
Liu Chan was even happier, and he said: "I heard that Wang Ji was reorganizing his army in Jingzhou, and the king of Cao Thief gave him an order to continue to attack Wu and capture Jingnan and Jiaozhou. ”
Jiang Wei said solemnly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, if you want to solve the problem of Wang Ji, you don't have to send troops to Jingzhou, as long as you start with"
"Wang Ji will definitely not continue to attack!"
Chen Yi interrupted Jiang Wei by opening his mouth.
Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, and wanted to speak, but Chen Qi looked at him seriously, "General, you may not know that Wang Ji is a cautious person, and he will never send troops easily. ”
"I think you can promise Wu Guo, but you don't have to really send troops to fight."
Today's question, Liu Chan was rarely not angry or worried, he was very happy to send the two people out, and even said that he would deal with the eunuch who had delayed time.
When the two of them left the palace, Jiang Wei finally couldn't help it.
"Has Chen Gong forgotten Kuang Fu Sheji's ambition? Why don't you allow me to go to the table? ”
Chen Yi lowered his head, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he fell silent again.
Jiang Wei said again: "Chen Gong, look at the changes in the world, just one year, the situation in the world is already different, and next year, I don't know what kind of dangerous situation I will face, so down, within five years, the Han will be destroyed."
"You can't wait to die in the country, you have to attack, and only by surviving can you wait for the opportunity to turn around"
Chen Qi finally stopped, and he looked at Jiang Wei on the side blankly.
"The general can't fight."
"The previous dispatch of troops to Jingzhou has already cost a lot of money."
"We have no food now, we can't levy it anymore, we can't levy it anymore, if we levy grain and send troops again, then we don't have to wait for Cao Wei to send troops, the Han Dynasty will perish now."
"This year's taxes are much, much lower than last year, and the grain output can't even support today's military spending."
"The officials' salaries have been delayed for more than ten days."
Jiang Wei gritted his teeth, "In the country of Bashu Tianfu, the taxes are getting less and less, this is because there are too many moths in the country!" ”
"You can get rid of a few moths first, these moths are fat, and with their property, it is enough to complete a crusade!!"
"That's what Cao Chao did in Wei, he got rid of several big clans and used their family property to do a lot of things"
Chen Yi fell silent.
"Who does the general think is a moth in the country? To whom will you dispose of it? ”
"Huang Hao is a fat moth!! This guy allowed his people to loot money everywhere, and he was insatiable in his own right, and he didn't know how much money he had in various places."
Jiang Wei was talking, and suddenly, he saw two tear stains appear on Chen Qi's face.
Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment.
"General, my body can't bear it."
"The imperial doctor's order has come a few times, and the medicine doesn't work, I don't know how long I can carry it."