Chapter 707 Comfort and stability

  In fact, it doesn't matter whether Sun Quan claims to be emperor or not.

  Because anyone with a little bit of political common sense is like a mirror in his heart: Sooner or later, Sun Quan will proclaim himself emperor.

  In the world, some things are right to say but not to be done, and some things are hard to say to be done.

   Just like Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor, although everyone knows it in their hearts, no one will say it clearly.

  Because for the big man, the most important thing is: if Sun Quan really proclaims himself emperor, how will the big man deal with himself?

  If it is admitted, it will be nothing less than a political disaster for the self-proclaimed orthodox big man who upholds the slogan of expelling thieves and rejuvenating the Han Dynasty.

   If he does not admit it, then the big man will lose his most important ally, and he will have to face the powerful Cao thief alone, and he will also have to bear the pressure from the east at any time.

   "If Guanzhong is in the hands of the big man at this time, why do I need to look at Wu Guo's face?"

  Knowing that Sun Quan's proclaiming the emperor was a foregone conclusion, Zhuge Liang sighed weakly. He finally felt a little tired at this moment, who was carrying the weight of the whole country.

  He could almost imagine what kind of waves would be caused in Dahan when the news of Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor reached Dahan.

  Zhuge Qiao felt the helplessness and fatigue when he saw the appearance of the adult that he had never shown in front of outsiders.

  Looking at the adult whose beard has started to turn gray, Zhuge Qiao inexplicably had a thought: Sir, you may be really tired.

   "My lord, since the matter is irreversible, why don't you ask the opinions of other people in the court and deal with it in advance?"

   Zhuge Qiao whispered.

   "Who dares to risk such disrespect and agree to the coexistence of two emperors after Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor?"

  Zhuge Liang shook his head and gave a wry smile.

  Even everyone knows that joining forces with Soochow to fight against Cao is still the best way, but at this time, who dares to stand up?

  Political correctness is often more important than correctness of line.

   "There will always be wise people. When the late emperor passed away, isn't it also..."

  Zhuge Qiao said something, and then fell silent again.

  Back then, who mentioned the restoration of the Han-Wu alliance?

   Thinking of Feng Yong who called his brother, Zhuge Qiao felt that he was a little reckless.

  You can't sell your own brother if you sell anyone!

  Last year, I was seriously ill. If my younger brother hadn't rescued me, I might not have survived that test.

  Plus, brother is now the son-in-law of the Guan family, if he is not careful, the tiger girl will show his power and the Feng family's inner courtyard will be restless.

  Well, forget it, forget it, don’t mention this matter, it’s better not to mention it.

   "One moment and another moment."

  Although Zhuge Qiao only spoke half of what he said, Zhuge Liang still knew what he was going to say.

   "When the first emperor was in Yong'an, he originally intended to restore the alliance with Wu. At that time, Han and Wu had already sent envoys to each other several times."

   "It was only later that the late emperor died halfway, and Sun Quan was suspicious because of His Majesty's weakness, so the matter was delayed."

   "Even if Feng Yong didn't open his mouth to bring up this matter, someone will bring it up in the end. Everyone in the court understands this truth."

  “Therefore, the resistance to the resumption of the Han-Wu alliance was not too great, but this time is very different from that time.”

   Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused for a moment, and then continued, "At this time, Feng Yong's status is different from the past. It is better not to let him participate in such matters."

   Zhuge Qiao heard this, and quickly said yes.

   There is even a trace of displeasure in my heart: I have never enjoyed such a loving heart from an adult!

  Zhuge Liang naturally didn't know what Zhuge Liangqiao was thinking. He continued: "Even if you can't escape in the end, you have to wait until the matter is clear before participating."

   "Otherwise, Zhao Guang is a lesson learned from the past. Um, Zhao Guang? Zhao Guang..."

  Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke.

  Zhuge Qiao didn't dare to interrupt the adults, so he sat there and listened with bated breath.

   It's just that Zhuge Liang seems to have fallen into deep thought all of a sudden.

   After a long time, Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, but suddenly told Zhuge Qiao, "Okay, you go out first, and help me find Li Yi."

  The seventh year of Jianxing of the Great Han Dynasty, the eighth year of Huangwu of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and the third year of Taihe of Cao Wei. This is a year destined to be turbulent.

  The Great Han Dynasty seems to be calm, but the situation underneath is treacherous, and the struggle between the two auxiliary ministers left by the late emperor Liu Bei has entered a fierce battle.

  Soochow was making a big splash, and many courtiers presented memorials, saying that auspiciousness appeared in many places, which was preparing for the king of Wu to proclaim himself emperor.

  As for Cao Wei, after suffering a great defeat on the east and west fronts, Emperor Wei first issued his own edict, and then tried his best to appease the country.

   It's just a leaky house and it's raining all night.

  Last year, Cao Wei not only suffered disastrous defeats in front of Shu Wu, but even the Hu people in the north were ready to move.

  Hu Karasuma Captain Tian Yu sent translator Xia She to the tribe of Ke Bineng's son-in-law Yu Zhugejian, but was killed by Yu Zhugejian.

   Tian Yu was not resentful of the humiliation of the barbarians, and repeatedly wrote to send troops to crusade against Yu Zhu Ge Jian.

  But at that time, Cao Wei was trying his best to deal with the two countries of Shu and Wu, and after two major defeats, he was seriously injured.

  Forcing the Wei Emperor Cao Rui at that time to order the frontier guards not to start the war lightly.

  More importantly, the loss of Longyou made Wei Guo feel like a thorn in his back, because Guanzhong was always under the prying eyes of the opposite side.

  In addition, Liangzhou is cut off from the mainland and will fall into the hands of Shu captives at any time, so Cao Wei's strategic focus has shifted from the southeast to the northwest.

   Not to mention the Youzhou area, even the Yangzhou area is currently shrinking its defense with all its strength.

   Only the place in the middle of the gate is the place to use soldiers.

  However, in the eyes of the Hu people in Youzhou, the prestigious Fuguo General Xian Yufu was transferred to Guanzhong, and brought a lot of troops with him.

  This greatly reduced the pressure on Ke Bineng, who had been suppressed by Tian Yu, and continued to provoke the border areas and plunder the Wei land.

  Tian Yu's words in the letter became more and more intense: it is the destiny of the Great Wei to replace the Han. However, in the Han Dynasty, all the Hu people surrendered. The Great Wei Dynasty was in great prosperity, but allowed the barbarians to slaughter the common people. Isn't this the heart of the people in Libei?

   Wei Emperor Cao Rui was angry with Shu Wu outside, and had to compromise with the family inside.

   Now seeing the barbarians bullying me, I am very angry.

  Sending officials to supervise the tribes of the Hu people was originally a rule left by Emperor Wu.

  If this matter is not pursued, then what should happen if the five Huns of Bingzhou and Hu Youyang of Bingzhou who are adjacent to Youzhou follow the example and kill the officials placed by the Great Wei?

   So Cao Rui sent an order to Tian Yu, if any Hu people invaded, he could attack them with all his strength.

  However, he managed to stay awake, and specially ordered Tian Yu not to cross the frontier.

  Tian Yu got the order of the emperor, and first ordered the western Xianbei Putou and Xieguini departments in the Wei territory to leave the fortress to attack Yuzhu's revolution and construction department.

   At the same time, he led the Wei army to ambush at the border.

  Yu Zhugejian was backed by Ke Bineng, a master of Xianbei, and chased Putou and Xieguini to the territory of Wei, and Tian Yu defeated them.

   Ke Bi Neng was furious when he learned about it, and personally led 30,000 elite cavalry to attack Macheng in Daijun, Youzhou.

  Fortunately, Tian Yu was prepared early on, knowing that there were too few troops to fight against, so he retreated to the south bank of the water control in advance.

  At that time, the flood control coincided with the spring flood, and the water level soared. Ke Bineng was unable to cross the river, so he turned to lead the army to Shanggu County, Pang County of Dai County, and wanted to plunder Guangning County.

  The prefect of Shanggu County, Yan Zhi, is the younger brother of Yan Rou.

  Yan Rou was captured by the Hu people since she was a child, and later became close and trusted by the Hu people. The Hu people even sent troops to help Yan Rou many times.

  Although Yan Rou is dead now, his younger brother Yan Zhi is also deeply trusted by the Xianbei people.

  After he heard the news, he was taken aback, and rushed all night, and finally arrived before Ke Bineng's troops approached the city of Guangning County, and personally entered the Hu camp to persuade Ke Bineng.

   Ke Bi could see Yan Zhi, so he reluctantly agreed to retreat.

  However, he angrily reprimanded Tian Yu for sowing discord among the tribes of Xianbei over the years, causing the tribes to kill each other.

   At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Emperor Wei:

   "Yi and Di didn't know how to write, but they also knew the etiquette. The late school captain Yan Rou once protected me from the emperor, and the emperor also named me the king of Fuyi.

  When the Kingdom of Wei first came to power, I moved several times to Hudi, with more than 2,000 households. Weimin returned to Wei, and repeatedly presented good horses as a token of submission.

  I heard that there was a shortage of horses in the Central Plains, so I personally led thousands of people and drove more than 70,000 cattle and horses to do business with the Central Plains.

   Who would have thought that Tian Yu, who was born with a vicious nature, slaughtered countless people of my clan, and made all the tribes in the grassland kill each other. Although we are backward and ignorant of etiquette and righteousness, we accept the emperor's seal and ribbon.

  Tian Yu wants to force against the barbarians, and I can't wait to die, not to mention that I still have the hearts of the tribes in the grassland. "

  Yan Zhi solemnly agreed to Ke Bineng, and promised to submit the letter to the emperor.

   After Ke Bineng led the army out of the Great Wall, Yan Zhi hurriedly sent someone to send the letter to Luoyang.

  There are four people who cannot get around the matter of Youzhou.

  One is Xian Yufu, the other is Tian Yu, and the remaining two are Yan brothers.

  When Tian Yu was young, he once took refuge in Liu Bei, and returned home because of his mother's old age. Later, he was appointed as the magistrate of Dongzhou by Gongsun Zan.

  Xian Yufu was engaged by Liu Yu's subordinates.

   Liu Yu advocates being gentle with Hu people, while Gongsun Zan likes to use Hu people to gain experience.

  The two disagreed, and gradually clashed, and finally Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan.

  Xian Yufu and his younger brother Xian Yuyin led the remnants to avenge Liu Yu. At that time, the leader of the Hu people led more than 7,000 cavalry to follow.

  Because of her high prestige, Yan Rou was elected Wuhuan Sima, and summoned tens of thousands of Hu people and Han people to attack Gongsun Zan from the other side.

  At the same time, Yuan Shao in the south and Gongsun Zan attacked each other all year round.

   Gongsun Zan faced enemies on three sides, was defeated repeatedly, and finally committed suicide.

  Although Xian Yufu and Tian Yu belonged to the opposing camp, they later became best friends.

  After the defeat of Gongsun Zan, although the land of Youzhou was nominally under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shao, in terms of influence, it was rarely Yufu and Yan Rou.

  Xian Yufu was elected by the officials and the people to act as the prefect, and he appointed his good friend Tian Yu as the long history.

   At that time, all heroes were rising together, and Xian Yufu didn't know who to follow. Tian Yu persuaded him to submit to Cao Cao, and asserted that the one who would bring peace to the world must be Cao Cao, and Xian Yufu followed his words.

  After the Battle of Guandu broke out, Xian Yufu went from Youzhou to the front line to meet Cao Cao in person, and Yan Rou also sent envoys to see Cao Cao.

  After Cao Cao unified Hebei, he reused both of them.

  Tian Yujiu followed Gongsun Zan, and his attitude towards the barbarians was the same as Gongsun Zan's, that is to kill, kill, kill!

   Xianyufu is neutral, attacking those who disobey the big Han, and appeasing those who submit, so he can be supported by some Hu people, but at the same time, he is also hostile by some Hu people.

  As for the brothers of the Yan family, they tried their best to appease them and won the trust of the Hu people.

  Even though Ke Bineng is now the most powerful force in Xianbei, he has won the respect of the tribe, and other Hu leaders are also in awe of him.

  But as soon as Yan Zhi came forward, he had to listen, which shows the influence of the Yan family brothers on the Hu people.

  Now Yan Rou is dead, and Xian Yufu has been transferred to Guanzhong.

  Tian Yu's and Yan Zhi's views are two extremes, so the opposition of opinions suddenly became sharp.

  Although Tian Yu defeated Yuzhu's Gelian tribe this time, it also angered Ke Bi Neng to lead the army to come, causing Youzhou to suffer from war.

  Yan Zhi would not let go of this opportunity, he wrote this matter into a memorial and sent it to Luoyang urgently.

  Cao Ruiben was devastated by the two big defeats. After receiving the news of the big victory in the north, he was very happy, thinking that he could show his martial arts.

   Unexpectedly, a letter from Ke Bineng was sent back to Luoyang at the same time.

   After Cao Rui read the letter, which was half threatening and half persuasive, he was furious.

  He is young and vigorous, and now he is the emperor, how can he be threatened by the barbarians?

   It's just that the southeast and northwest are bigger threats than the Hu people, so he had to suppress his emotions forcibly.

  He first publicized the Hu people in Youzhou to boost the morale of the officials, and at the same time concealed the letter from Ke Bineng.

   However, the matter did not end there.

  At this time, the governor of Youzhou was called Wang Xiong, and like Yan Zhi, he advocated appeasement of the Hu people.

  Since Tian Yu served as the captain of Hu Karasuma, he was worried that the Hu people would merge with each other, which would gradually unify the Hu people into a large tribe and cause greater harm.

  So he subdued the annexers and forced the powerful tribes to disperse. Anyone who dared to make suggestions for the Hu people tried their best to sow discord between them.

  So Wang Xiong and Tian Yu's political opinions have always been at odds, and now they have an opportunity, and their followers take the opportunity to slander Tian Yu for disrupting the border and causing trouble for the country.

  At the same time, Wang Xiong presented the memorial, pointing out that the biggest hidden danger for the Wei State at this time was the State of Shu and the State of Wu, not the Hu people in the north. Therefore, the barbarians should not be provoked at will and let them trouble the border.

  Cao Rui heaved a sigh of relief when he received the memorial from Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, and agreed with Wang Xiong's point of view.

  After considering the overall situation, Cao Rui took advantage of Tian Yu's excuse to defeat the Hu people, transferred him to Runan prefect, and promoted him to General Yiyi.

  Tian Yu's transfer from Youzhou can be regarded as temporarily appeasing Ke Bineng.

  This matter was full of twists and turns, but in the end, all parties gained.

  Even Tian Yu, who lost the lieutenant Hu Karasuma, was expelled from Youzhou, but he was still promoted.

   I have to say that Cao Rui played really beautifully.

  During the winter of last year, Wei first re-pacified most of the stable areas, and at the same time took back Yuezhi City from the Shu people.

   Now Tian Yu has defeated the barbarians and captured a lot of them.

   This kind of small victory was nothing before, but for Cao Wei, who was in a downturn among officials and people at this time, it was nothing less than a shot in the arm.

  Cao Rui demonstrated his martial arts, coupled with various measures, finally stabilized the country.

  He began to order the overhaul of the ancestral temple in Luoyang to welcome the four gods in Yecheng, Emperor Cao Jiagao, Emperor Tai, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wen.

   At the same time, he issued an edict when worshiping the ancestral temple:

   "The ancient rules stipulate that when the queen has no sons, when selecting a concubine to inherit the great clan, he should inherit the orthodoxy and uphold justice. How can we take personal affection into consideration?

  Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty inherited the throne of Emperor Zhao and added the title of his biological father;

  Emperor Ai came to the throne as a feudal monarch, but Dong Hong and others even cited the extinct Qin State as an example to confuse the court at that time. They respected their biological father as Emperor Gong and built a sacrificial temple in the capital.

   And favored concubines of the feudal kingdom, making her comparable to the empress dowager of Changxin Palace.

  In the front hall of the imperial court, discussing relatives and estrangements, while four queen mothers stand side by side at the same time in the harem, transcending their status, without restraint, without blessings from humans and gods, yet blame the loyal and regular persuasion of Shi Dan..."

  The imperial edict listed all the actions of the great Han as violations of etiquette and law, emphasizing orthodoxy.

   And authorize the important ministers of the country to punish those sycophants without pardon.

  Cao Rui not only announced this edict to the world, but also wrote the content into a gold book, hid it in the ancestral temple, and included it in the national code.

   This move strengthened Cao Wei's orthodoxy.

  (end of this chapter)