Farmer of Shu Han

In the tenth month of Yanxi, Feng Da Sima wrote "Three Outings" to show his will as the prime minister of the previous emperor.

After that, the whole country of the Han Dynasty was in action, especially the generals and soldiers of various departments, who were ready to go.

Just as the Han Dynasty was seizing the time to prepare for a decisive battle with Wei in Hebei, the internal turmoil in Wu caused by the dispute between the two palaces finally came to a temporary compromise under the pressure of Sun Quan summoning a large army to gather in Jianye:

The crown prince Sun He was once again confined to the East Palace and was not allowed to interact with foreign officials.

Lu Wang Sun Ba was also confined to Lu Wang Mansion, but unlike the last time, this time Sun Quan personally sent the imperial guards to guard Lu Wang Mansion and did not allow anyone to enter and leave at will.

It can be said that Sun Quan probably took real action this time and punished his two sons equally.

He was afraid that the two sons would continue to fight like this and would shake the foundation of Wu.

Summoning the army to gather in Jianye was just to be on the safe side.

It can also be said that Sun Quan is really old. Halfway through the game, he found that he might not be able to control the situation, so he didn't have the courage to play anymore.

And the impact of the dispute between the two palaces is not limited to that.

The four surnames of Wu County were seriously injured, especially the acting prime minister Lu Xun was scolded to death in this party dispute, which finally gave Sun Quan the opportunity to rebalance the forces of all parties.

He quickly issued an edict to appoint Bu Zhi as prime minister, Zhu Ran as left Sima, and Quan Cong as right Sima.

At the same time, Jingzhou was divided into two parts:

General Zhennan Lu Dai was appointed as the general, supervising the right part and guarding Xiangyang; General Weibei Zhuge Ke was appointed as the general, supervising the left part, and guarding Wuchang on behalf of Lu Xun.

Only the former general of the cavalry, Zhu Ju, was still reflecting in the mansion and had not yet resumed his original position.

"Sun Quan is still okay with this trick."

While preparing for the expedition, Sima Feng also took the time to look at the urgent message sent back by Mi Shiyilang from Wu.

He shook the paper in his hand and said with a little admiration.

He did not hesitate to use his two sons as bait and gamble the fate of the country, just to ensure the stability of the throne of the Sun family.

It must be said that Sun Quan, who was not good at military ability, was really good at politics.

From the adjustment of the most important positions in the court army, it can be seen that after sacrificing Lu Xun, the three forces of Wu State reached a certain balance.

Among these appointments, there were two local representatives from Jiangdong: Quan Cong and Zhu Ran.

But Quan Cong was from Qiantang, Wujun, and his political inclination was different from that of the four surnames of Wujun.

Zhu Ran was from Guzhang, Danyang, and held a neutral attitude.

Only none of them was from the four surnames of Wujun.

As for Prime Minister Bu Zhi, he was from the Huaisi Group.

Locally, Lu Dai was from the Huaisi Group, and Zhuge Ke was from the Jingzhou faction.

It can be said that this time, Sun Quan really did not give the four surnames of Wujun a little face.

He would rather support other forces in Jiangdong than give the four surnames of Wujun a chance.

On the contrary, the Right Lady, upon hearing Feng Da Sima's evaluation of Sun Quan, expressed some disdain:

"Sun Quan has been in charge of Jiangdong for more than 40 years, nearly 50 years, right?"

"He has been in power for decades, and he still has to work so hard to balance the court, even at the cost of shaking the foundation of the country, and even summoning a large army to the capital."

"What has he been doing for these decades? Is this called a great method? In my opinion, he is just a short-sighted person who doesn't know how to think."

"He only seeks temporary peace, and when something unexpected happens, he uses such a bad strategy, causing unrest in the whole country. How can this be called okay?"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Feng Da Sima intentionally or unintentionally.

Everything is afraid of a comparison.

He has been in power for more than 40 years, but he has not thought about how to solve the problem of the constraints of the aristocratic families. When he is about to die, he thinks of using this method to balance?

Look at Feng Guiwang, who immediately set rules for the aristocratic families in Shu as soon as he came out of the mountain, letting them know what it means to be ruthless and what it means to be far-sighted.

Whether it is Wei or Wu, everyone knows the trouble of aristocratic families, but no one dares to say publicly that they are too big to be removed.

Because the foundation of their establishment is aristocratic families.

Only Han, not only got rid of the control of aristocratic families, but also drove them to serve for itself.

As the wife of the Ghost King, especially for so many years, she has been giving advice to the Ghost King.

Madam You's vision is more than a little higher than those so-called talents of this era.

Women are not inferior to men, this is a fact, not a slogan.

So Madam You has enough confidence to look down on these so-called methods of Sun Quan.

In her opinion, even if Sun Quan used such methods, he could only get a temporary peace.

After his death, the superficial balance of Wu would sooner or later disappear.

At that time, if Sun Quan did not choose a successor, the descendants could not suppress the current important officials, and the court of Wu would most likely be turbulent again.

And as the local snakes of Jiangdong, how could the four surnames of Wu County give up?

He must look for an opportunity to turn things around.

So what Sun Quan is doing now seems to have eliminated hidden dangers for future generations, but in fact it has also planted the seeds of disaster for future generations.

It is difficult to evaluate the gains and losses at present.

Feng Da Sima caught the gaze of Madam You and immediately felt that she had something to say.

But before he could figure out the meaning, Madam You's subsequent explanation had already made his eyes become extremely surprised.

Although he didn't remember the power struggle in the court of Wu after Sun Quan very clearly - at least he certainly didn't know as much as Sima Yi farted at Luoshui.

But he still knew something.

Because as the old saying goes, compared with the tragic and bloody political struggles of Wei and Wu, Shu Han was simply a pure land.

So the conclusion is:

After Sun Quan, the political struggle of Wu State, even if it was not as famous as that of Wei State, was still "extremely fierce".

Although the dispute between the two palaces was temporarily suppressed by Sun Quan, in fact, the dispute between the two palaces was just the beginning of the power struggle in Wu State.

Prologue, do you know what prologue means?

There is still a long way to go!

In the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms in the original history, although Liu Adou's ability to govern the country was a little poor and his ears were a little ravenous.

As the saying goes, "A wise minister is a king who follows reason, and a eunuch is a king who is dark and ignorant", to put it bluntly, he has no opinion.

But the Shu Han under his rule is simply a rare white lotus in the world in terms of political struggle.

When Feng Moumou came out of the mountain, he was still a young man, and he was oppressed by Zhuge Liang. He didn't think about escaping to Wei and Wu. A big part of the reason was because of this.

There is a bottom line!

This bottom line is very important, very important. As long as you don't do anything stupid - such as dancing in front of the grave of the previous emperor or prime minister - you can be safe. At most, you will be exiled.

Afraid of hair?

So Feng Da Sima, who knew the general direction of history, how could he not be extremely surprised when he heard the right lady reveal the court situation of the late Wu Kingdom?

Feeling Feng Da Sima's unexpected, surprised, and even somewhat horrified eyes, the right lady frowned:

"What's the look in your eyes? What? Am I wrong?"

"No." Feng Da Sima took a deep breath and said sincerely, "Actually, what I want to say is that heroes think alike, and what Si Niang said is very much in my heart."

A female hero is also a hero.

When the right lady heard what Feng said, her heart was slightly sweet, and then she deliberately rolled her eyes at him.

The two of them just started to flirt with each other, and then they were strangled by Madam Zuo who had been looking at the map with her back to them:

"Since Alang and Si Niang both said that the dispute between the two palaces in Wu has come to an end, Sun Quan has also rebalanced the court."

Madam Zuo turned around and seemed not to notice the two people's small movements behind her:

"Then will the troops he gathered in Jianye go north while we are fighting a decisive battle with Wei?"

"No." Sima Feng's eyes also fell on the map on the wall, and the corner of his mouth raised a smile unique to the ghost king, "The troops have not moved, but the food and grass have gone first."

"It is rare that Sun Quan can solve the food problem in Wu now. Where will he get the food and grass when the army goes out?"

Outside, although the Han Dynasty did not completely cut off the food supply in Jingzhou, it was certain that it would be tightened.

The people and officials in Jingzhou suffered a little, and the infamy was borne by Emperor Sun.

Inside, although Emperor Sun suppressed the local forces in Jiangdong, at the same time, he had to pay a price.

Food and grass grow from the ground, not out of thin air.

What is the biggest advantage of the local forces in Jiangdong?

It is the monopoly of the most resources in Jiangdong - including land and population.

Who is the biggest representative of the local forces in Jiangdong?

The four surnames of Wujun.

Without the support of the four surnames of Wujun, how much money and food could Sun Quan take out at a time?

Even Feng Da Sima had to make PY deals (draw big cakes) with the families in Guanzhong, Bingzhou and Hedong in the previous campaigns.

The big cake drawn by Feng Da Sima at least has a plan, a compensation plan after failure, and even financial endorsement from the court.

The most important thing is that there is a golden signboard for so many years to give confidence.

What does Sun Quan have?

The reputation of Sun Shiwan?

Or the title of the God of War in Hefei?

Unless Sun Quan has the courage to bet big, bet on the entire national destiny of Wu, bet that he can capture Hefei and then annex the Jianghuai area.

Just thinking of Hefei's unique curse on Sun Quan, even the fierce General Guan, who put himself in his shoes, could only give up.

Curses, luck, and other things, it is better to believe in them than not to believe in them.

Thinking of this, General Guan's eyes fell on the map again.

If it were really her, although she was sure that she could not conquer Hefei, she could not miss such a good opportunity, right?

Otherwise, when the Han Dynasty took Hebei, the Wu Kingdom would really have to wait for death.

So we have to think of other ways.

The pass of Hefei in the east cannot be taken, but Nanyang in the west has nothing except an isolated city of Wancheng.

The Han Dynasty raised troops to attack Hebei, and Sima Yi was not an easy opponent, so even if the Han Dynasty did not fight with the whole country, it would inevitably mobilize most of its troops.

The remaining troops are responsible for guarding Guanzhong, and it is impossible to risk dividing troops out of Wuguan.

This is the best opportunity for the Wu Kingdom.

Go north from Xiangyang and sweep across Nanyang. As long as the action is fast enough, the troops can even reach Xuchang before the end of the Hebei battlefield.

How big is Hebei after all?

How big is Nanyang County?

But...

General Guan's eyes subconsciously glanced at Feng Da Sima.

Jingzhou has long been infiltrated by the Han Dynasty. If Wu really wants to go north from Jingzhou...

To be honest, it is better to go directly to Hefei!

Thinking of this, a word suddenly popped up in the heart of General Guan: long-term planning.

It seems that the national destiny of Wu has been tied up by Feng Dawenhe?

Feng Da Sima felt the gaze of Madam Zuo, and his doubts became even more serious:

Why are the two ladies' eyes so strange today?

But before he could taste the meaning in the eyes of the two ladies, a servant came to report:

"Grand Sima, General Zhennan wants to see you."

"Oh, is Bo Yue finally here? Please invite him in."

The expedition was imminent, and there were many things to do. The Grand Marshal and his wife had their own duties and had to summon officials and generals from all over the place at any time. Naturally, they could not stay in the backyard to discuss national affairs.

So they occupied a duty room in the Operations Staff Office.

After a while, Jiang Wei quickly strode in. When he saw the three people in the room, his expression was slightly stunned, but he quickly came to his senses:

"I pay my respects to the Grand Marshal, the General of Zhendong, and the Secretary."

The position of the General of Zhennan was originally held by Chen Dao.

However, Chen Dao died in office two years ago, and Jiang Wei's contribution to the recovery of the old capital Luoyang, so he took over the position of the General of Zhennan.

As for the Governor of Yong'an, it was held concurrently by Zhang Yi, the General of Annan, the governor of Jiangzhou.

So, Jiang Wei, the General of Zhennan, seemed to be on par with the General of Zhendong, but in terms of seniority and military merit, he was behind the General of Zhendong.

It is also common sense to take the initiative to salute the General Zhendong.

As for the statement of the Grand Secretary, it was not Jiang Wei's nonsense, nor was it flattery, but Zhang Xiaosi originally served as the Grand Secretary.

The Secretary General was first established in the second year of Yanxi in the Later Han Dynasty (195 AD), specializing in the management of the library, and was later abolished.

It was not the first creation of Feng Da Sima.

However, the Secretariat of the Grand Sima Mansion was not the Secretary General of the court after all, so Zhang Xiaosi could not be the Secretary Order.

In order to distinguish from other secretaries in the Grand Sima Secretariat, and also because Zhang Xiaosi was in charge of the Grand Sima Secretariat, he became the Grand Secretary.

This was recognized by the court, open and aboveboard, and there was nothing shameful about it.

So it was reasonable and legitimate to call Shunde Jun the Grand Secretary.

Of course, if the Grand Sima really wanted to do something shameful with the Grand Secretary, it was the couple's business, and it was not the turn of others to point fingers.

After the greetings, he asked someone to bring tea up, and after a chat, Feng Da Sima asked about the situation in Luoyang.

Jiang Wei answered them one by one.

Luoyang, as the old capital, is now on the front line of Han and Wei. As the commander-in-chief of the front line, Jiang Wei must first guard the salient of Henan, and secondly, do a good job of propaganda for Wei.

Publicize the new policy of the Han Dynasty, 10% tax, abolish the head tax, distribute the land according to the number of men, women, old and young, and attract labor to work in workshops in various places...

In general, it is to absorb as much population as possible from Guandong.

On the one hand, it is to further weaken the war potential of Wei, and more importantly, to prepare for the future cotton plantations in the east.

Without people, the land will naturally be vacant!

As for what to do if there is a shortage of labor after the plantation is opened, that is the concern of the plantation owner. What does it have to do with Feng Da Sima?

Of course, if the sincerity is in place, Feng Da Sima can help.

After all, Feng Da Sima is also the president of the Han Labor Company, so he still has some ways in this regard.

What is it called killing two birds with one stone?

That's it.

This time, Jiang Wei was called back, not only for the upcoming war in Hebei, but also to let him report on his work and report on his work results this year when he returned to Beijing.

Now the Han Dynasty is visibly strong, while the Wei Kingdom is visibly declining. Even the farmers in the fields know this is a fact.

Coupled with the propaganda machine that has been established since Nanxiang, Luoyang can now organize a group of people to come to Guanzhong every month.

It is said that even the Tuntian guests from Runan have secretly come here, and they are in groups of three or five.

When Cao Cao implemented the Tuntian, Runan was an important Tuntian area.

Until the time of Cao Rui, the Tuntian in various places was corrupt, but Runan was still intact because of the cruel official Man Chong. The rich and powerful did not dare to reach out.

When General Cao came to power, the government was corrupt, and the three dogs in Taichung and their cronies were frantically making money, and even dared to attack the royal gardens in Luoyang.

What is a Tuntian in Runan?

Not to mention that Luoyang is lost now, Xuchang is in a state of panic three times a day, Xiangyang is also captured by the Wu people, and Nanyang has no strategic location to defend.

Runan, next to Xuchang, finally collapsed completely, and it is natural for the Tuntianke to flee.

Although the official documents between Luoyang and Chang'an have never been cut off.

But Feng Da Sima is in charge of the entire big stall of the Han Dynasty in the southeast, northwest, and northeast, and he must have a bird's-eye view. It is impossible to specifically understand every bit of Luoyang.

And it is impossible to explain all aspects clearly in the official documents.

So Jiang Wei came here this time to really understand it in detail.

Hearing that the recruitment of workers in Luoyang has begun to affect the people of Runan, Feng Da Sima is very satisfied.

If the war in Hebei breaks out again, it is possible to drive the people in the north, at least the people in Henei, to Luoyang again.

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

Although there was no large-scale transportation of grain to Luoyang this time, Luoyang also had to cooperate with Feng Da Sima's military operations in Hebei.

"If we cross the river and go north in winter and surround Wen County, how long can the food and grass in Luoyang last?"

The river will freeze in winter, and as long as the ice is thick enough, there is no problem for the troops to pass through.

But the problem is that attacking a city in winter is completely stupid.

Even for the current Han army, fighting in the snow and ice is no problem at all.

Stealing a city is not a big problem as long as you can find an opportunity.

But face-to-face attacking a city is not possible.

Let’s not talk about the problem of frostbite in the army. Just thinking about wearing such bulky clothes in winter and wearing armor outside is very beautiful.

How to wield the weapon is a problem.

It would be unimaginable if the defenders poured water from the top of the city again.

Even if you have stone cannons, a powerful siege weapon, you must also have stone bullets. In the ice and snow, just digging through the snow to find stones is a laborious task.

It's not impossible to melt snow and then re-condensate ice bullets, but it's just not powerful enough.

Therefore, Feng Da Sima asked about surrounding Wen County, not about siege.

As for why it is Wen County, it is because Wen County is the hometown of the Sima family.

As luck would have it, it's not far from the river.

Going north from Mengjin across the river, the first county town we encountered was Wen County.

Seeing that Da Sima finally mentioned the war, Jiang Wei became energetic, and then became a little worried:

"Da Sima, the food and grass in Luoyang are not sufficient. If the army crosses the river and fights northward, it can only last for a month and a half at most."

It is indeed not easy to transport grain from Chang'an to Luoyang, but it is much easier to cross the river from Luoyang to the north than to cross the Taihang Mountains.

This is what Jiang Wei doesn't understand:

Why did Da Sima seem to rather attack the Taihang Mountain Pass this time than send troops from Luoyang?

"One and a half months is enough."

Feng Da Sima nodded and looked at Jiang Wei, "When Bo Yue comes back, be ready and obey orders at any time to cross the river and go north."

"Wen County is the best if we can win it. It doesn't matter if we can't win it. Anyway, we just want to force Sima Yi."

"Of course, I will also ask the Hedong side to cooperate and see if we can take advantage of the opportunity to capture one or two Xingdao."

At the same time, he also ordered:

"If the war is unfavorable, don't be reluctant to fight. The best thing is to return to Luoyang in time."

When Jiang Wei heard this, he immediately understood and was a little disappointed at the same time.

It seems that this time, Da Sima really did not think about attacking from Luoyang.

"Da Sima, the Taihang Mountains are steep. If we attack the pass by force, I'm afraid there will be many casualties among the soldiers."

"If you are marching and fighting, how can there be no casualties? Compassion cannot control the troops." Da Sima seemed to have read Jiang Wei's thoughts, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"This time in the Hebei War, the main task for Luoyang is to force Hanoi so that Sima Yi cannot concentrate on defending the Taihang Mountains."

After a pause, he made another promise to Jiang Wei:

"You are General Zhennan. Don't always focus on the north. The south is what you should pay attention to. For example, Xuchang is what you need to consider."

"The general understands!"

Jiang Wei immediately stood up with a happy face, cupped his fists and saluted.