Chapter 1287: Deduction of the Mean

 Support Pei Qian, win over the right-minded people of Bingzhou and Hedong, and induce or even drive them to fight to the death with the Guandong family.

 This was Feng’s plan.

 If the right lady’s guess is true, it can only mean that things have developed much more smoothly than expected.

This made Feng not sure whether he was happy or distressed.

 Based on the current development of the script, Feng can almost predict the development path after the three rises of the Han Dynasty.

 The west is a textile economy represented by emerging workshops, the east is a plantation economy represented by cotton plantations, and the center is a small farmer economy represented by homesteaders and tenant farmers.

 Coupled with pastures, horse farms and pastures in the north, sugar cane cultivation in the south, etc.

 “Oh haha!”

 Feng Da Sima made a strange cry with unknown meaning.

 “What are you doing!”

Mrs. You was startled by Mr. Feng’s call.

 couldn't help but reach out and hit the other person.

 “The smile is so weird that it makes people panic!”

 Feng Dashima chuckled:

“I’m just imagining what the world will look like after the three rises of the Han Dynasty.”

"The Han Dynasty has been prosperous..." Mrs. You also had a look of fascination on her face. "The world will naturally be at peace at that time, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty will be restored to heaven and earth, and it will be omnipotent."

"hehe!"

 Feng Da Sima responded with a meaningful smile to Mrs. Right's idea. He didn't know whether he agreed or whether it was interesting.

Mrs. Right frowned when she saw Feng Da Sima like this:

 “Alang, do you have any other opinions?”

"No." Feng Da Sima shook his head, "The Han Dynasty has prospered three times, who else in the world dares to say that the Liu family is not destined by fate? It is natural that destiny is where the Han Dynasty is prestige, and it is connected to the sky and the earth."

The prestige of the Han Dynasty, which is connected to the sky and the earth, is indeed possible in the future - not the kind of self-proclaimed kind, but the kind that truly dominates the world.

 It is not only possible, but extremely likely.

However, throughout history, the establishment of empires on which the sun never sets has always been a process of resolving internal differences first, integrating domestic resources, and then expanding externally, and finally reached the top of the world.

 The Han Dynasty is probably no exception.

 According to the historical development process and social development theory that Feng is familiar with.

After the unification of the world, the Han Dynasty will prosper three times, and the stable and peaceful social environment will make the Han economy develop rapidly. There is no doubt about this.

  But this will also lead to further differentiation between the two different economic models in the east and the west, and the differences will become larger and larger.

Given the level of greed and madness of a certain class, Feng could almost foresee that when they absorbed and digested and disintegrated the small peasant economy in the central part from both directions at the same time.

 It was almost the beginning of the Han Dynasty’s version of the Civil War—or it should be called the Han Dynasty’s East-West Civil War.

Even if someone like Feng travels back in time, there is probably no way to eliminate this war.

 After all, the economic base determines the superstructure!

 Most of the problems in human society can be summarized as socioeconomic problems.

Just like at this moment, the war between Ji Han and Wei is essentially a war between the alliance of upstarts and small farmers against the powerful families.

 The failure of the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty in the original history was not only due to the disparity in national power, but also due to the historical trend of that era of aristocratic families.

 The aristocratic family, which represented the historical productivity at that time, chose Wei State and abandoned Ji Han.

From this perspective, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains by the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty can indeed be regarded as going against the will of heaven.

Of course, that’s not the case now. Feng, who has mastered the secret skills of dragon slaying, has painstakingly created an alliance of interests that better represents historical productivity.

 It’s just that there is no eternal alliance in this world.

Perhaps decades, or perhaps a hundred years later, this alliance will eventually collapse completely.

 Because certain interest groups will attack former allies, the small-scale peasant economy will be dismantled, and small farmers will be forced to transform into free labor.

 Furthermore, interest groups will also become divided and opposed within themselves.

 Conflicts will intensify into civil war…

The essence of this civil war is that the two sides compete for the last remaining labor force, raw material production areas and product dumping markets within the control of the Han Dynasty.

 The end of the civil war marked the beginning of the Han Dynasty's official expansion abroad.

 This expansion does not refer to the area around the Han Dynasty, but should include the entire world.

 Calculating the time, the temperature should have started to rise by about that time.

 Coupled with factors such as food growth and population breaking through historical bottlenecks.

 Everything went so logically, as if it had been programmed in advance by the will of the universe.

 Decades or even more than a hundred years of accumulation, and it is under the circumstance that one company is the only one with no competitors.

If by that time we cannot achieve a qualitative change in productivity, let the great Han prestige be grounded in the sky and reach everything.

Feng Dashima thinks that we should just wait obediently to fall into the cycle of history until one day the door is kicked open by others.

 …

Mrs. Right noticed that her face was changing, and she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious:

 “I always think you are weird.”

After finishing speaking, she glanced at Feng Dashima again with a careful look, making sure that she could not get the information she wanted from the other party.

 Then he stood up again and said, "I still have things to deal with, so I won't accompany Alang."

 “Oh, please excuse me.”

Looking at Madam Right's figure disappearing from the door, Feng Da Sima's body remained motionless.

After a long time, he murmured:

 “Grandmaster is so awesome!”

It was precisely based on the theory of the ancestor that Feng concluded that the civil war after the three rises of the Han Dynasty was almost inevitable.

 At the same time, that time will be the real test for Liu.

Whether it will be a line of Liu monarchs for eternity, or a new constitution will be established on the guillotine, it depends on the choice of Fatty Liu's descendants.

 Feng could only express regret for this.

 Hello, I am not the will of the universe. It would be great if I could solve the current problem.

 Why should we solve problems for our descendants that may arise decades or even more than a hundred years later?

 When Feng thought of this, he felt guilty that changing history might lead to civil war, but now he felt at ease again.

"What are you thinking about? You look so weird?"

General Zhendong who came in from the outside saw Feng Da Sima sitting upright with his eyes straight, his face looked like a smile but not a smile, like he was crying but not crying, which was very strange.

I couldn't help but take two quick steps, stepped forward and patted him **** the back, calling Feng back to reality while he was in a daze.

 “Oh, oh, nothing.”

Feng Da Sima came to his senses, stuttered for a moment, raised his head to General Guan Da, and then relaxed:

 “Why are you here, Mr. Xi?”

General Guan did not answer immediately, but turned his head and looked around, "Where is Si Niang? Isn't she with A Lang?"

“We just talked about something, and after that she left, saying she was going to the front yard to handle business.”

As Feng Da Sima spoke, his eyes fell on the official document in General Guan's hand, "Didn't Mr. Xi come from the front? Didn't you meet Siniang?"

General Guan shook his head, indicating that he had not seen it.

 Then he sat down where the right lady originally sat, and at the same time handed over the official document in his hand:

 “The battle report from Shangyong has just been sent over.”

“Shangyong sent it here?” Feng Dasima reached out and took it, lowered his head and read through it carefully.

 After all, this is the first time that his disciple has led an army into battle, and he is leading the newly reorganized Han Dynasty Navy.

 Although there is a Ma Su who is following and taking care of him, but... ahem, Ma Dazui's actual combat experience may not be mentioned.

But relatively speaking, Shangyong is just a place to practice, not like Jieting, where novices fight small bosses.

 It shouldn’t be a big problem.

 “Have Anqiao been captured?”

 Feng Da Sima read the battle report and raised his eyebrows, "The speed is quite fast."

Anqiao is one of the important checkpoints for the Wei army to prevent the Han army from attacking Shangyong from Hanzhong.

At that time, the Prime Minister's first Northern Expedition, that is, before launching the Battle of Longyou, coincided with Mengda's rebellion against Wei.

 The Han Dynasty once sent Li Yi and Huang Chong to lead a supporting army down the Han River in an attempt to rescue Mengda, but in the end they stopped at Anqiao and could not cross.

"The mediocre Wei army is inherently unstable and has no intention of guarding the pass." General Guan looked at Feng Da Sima, his eyes shining brightly, "Tung oil combined with saltpeter and sulfur is really powerful."

 Using the technology and craftsmen obtained from Wu State, although it is not possible to immediately build a building ship like the Chang'an.

 But it is still very easy to build some fast ships and use them as fire ships, filled with the Han's unique fire starters, to break through the Anqiao.

 Especially when the defenders at Anqiao had neither fighting spirit nor preparation.

General Guan chuckled:

“As expected, I must be Alang’s disciple! When Alang led an army alone for the first time, he burned down Longguan.”

“Now that your disciples are imitating others, can they be regarded as being inherited from their masters?”

Feng Da Sima smiled and threw the battle report on the case, "Let's wait until they capture Shangyong."

“The battle report from Hanzhong to Chang’an can take as fast as one and a half days, or as slow as two days, including the time it takes Anqiao to send it to Hanzhong.”

General Guan Da’s eyes fell on the battle report on the case:

"So this should be news from three days ago. If everything goes well, they should have surrounded West City by now."

 It can be heard that General Guan is very optimistic about this battle.

“Anqiao is not far from Xicheng, and it’s along the river. It only takes half a day to reach Anqiao.”

 Feng Dashima expressed his concerns:

"What I'm worried about now is that they are too greedy for Xicheng and did not take advantage of the suddenness of breaking Anqiao to rush to Mulansai in time. I don't know how much more effort it will take by then."

If you want to go down the river from Hanzhong to attack Shangyong, there are two dangerous passes that cannot be bypassed.

 One is Anqiao, not far from the upper reaches of Xicheng.

 The other one is Mulansai in the lower reaches of Xicheng.

 These two fortresses were built on the steep mountains on both sides of the Han River.

Controlled Anqiao, and the isolated city of Xicheng was difficult to defend.

 With control of Mulansai, Shangyong's door opened wide.

As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick, but if the Wei army waits for them to react and strengthen Mulansai's defense, it will be troublesome.

"Even so, it doesn't matter." General Guan was more open-minded than Feng Da Sima, "A superior thief has no reinforcements behind him and no way to retreat. Even if he can hold on for a while, he is nothing more than a rat in a cage."

Wu and Wei were facing each other on the Xiangfan line. Whoever dared to go west along the Han River would have his flanks and even his rear route exposed.

As for Shangyong’s Wei army, if they didn’t abandon Shangyong and flee back to Nanyang before Mulansai fell, they would really have become a turtle in a urn.

 Speaking of this, General Guan looked at Feng Da Sima with slightly moist eyes:

"If Lu Boyan is still in Xiangyang, there are still variables that cannot be said to be good. Now that this person has been transferred back to Jianye by Alang's design, the rest are not a concern."

"Lu Boyan..." Feng said in a long tone, "It's good that he won't be hated by Sun Quan when he returns to Jianye this time. How can he have the ability to worry about Xiangyang?"

Lu Xun captured Xiangyang, firstly to build a defense line with the help of the Han River, and secondly to facilitate his future march into the Central Plains.

 It can be said that you can advance, attack, retreat or defend.

But it was obvious that Feng’s forced request for Shangyong seriously undermined Lu Xun’s strategic vision.

If Shangyong is in the hands of Wu, the Wu army of Shangyong can defend Hanzhong in the west and deter Wuguan in the north.

 When the Wei Dynasty is destroyed in the future, with Shangyong on the side and rear, the Wu army in Xiangyang can wait for the opportunity to move northward and seize territory.

But if Shangyong falls into the hands of the Han Dynasty, the Wu army in Xiangyang can only be timid.

If you dare to cross the Han River north, it will be equivalent to handing your back to the hands of the Han army.

As for the Han River defense line, a corner of it was overturned by Feng.

 The current Wei army may not be able to cross the Han River.

But after the defeat of Wei, the Han army occupying Shangyong could not be too relaxed if they directly went down the river and cooperated with the army north of the Han River.

General Guan naturally knew Feng’s plan. She reminded:

 “With Lu Boyan’s perspective, he should have seen this.”

"It's useless." Feng shook his head. "Lu Boyan is staying in Jianye now and has no sign of returning to Xiangyang. This shows that Sun Quan cannot listen to him."

"Sun Quan is already old." Feng Da Sima said with a sigh, "I am afraid that his enterprising spirit has been exhausted."

It can be said that Feng’s tough attitude towards Wu this time, although it seems a bit risky in hindsight, was indeed the right bet.

 The Han Dynasty not only got Shangyong from the state of Wu.

 The most important thing is to test the weakness of the Wu State, its trust in the Han Dynasty, and even the mentality of the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom towards the Han Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Feng Dasima suddenly smiled softly again:

"Lu Boyan has no choice in this matter. With his temperament, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the harm of losing Shangyong, so he will definitely try his best to remonstrate."

“But given the current situation in Wu State and Sun Quan’s shady thoughts, he will definitely not listen to him. The more he gives advice, the more Sun Quan will be disgusted with him.”

 This can be said to be a conspiracy that follows the trend, or it can be said to be a conspiracy to calculate people's hearts.

　　Not only did he plot against Lu Xun, but he also plotted against Sun Quan.

 Feng Dasima’s eyes are far-sighted:

“After taking Shangyong, the Han Dynasty can rest and recuperate, sit back and watch the party struggle between Wei and Wu, and wait for the opportunity.”

General Guan looked at Feng Da Sima with some confusion.

 The party struggle in Wei State is understandable.

 “Wu Guo’s party struggle?”

"Yes," Feng Da Sima smiled slightly and nodded, "the party struggle in Wu State may be better than that in Wei State."

  —

 The fifth year of Yanxi was also the fifth year of Chiwu in the state of Wu.

  July is a hot month, and the heat has finally subsided a lot.

Quan Cong's face was full of anxiety, he hurriedly came to the gate of Jianye Palace, and said loudly:

 “I, Cong, would like to see your Majesty!”

 (End of this chapter)