Three Kingdoms

Sometimes, if you want to live a simple life, you should not think too much about some problems. Once you think too much, life will not be simple.

The results of Pang Tong's inquiry from Liu Qi came out.

Although Liu Qi did not know the thieves in the city, his guards recognized the faces of two of them. They were originally from Jiangling and were also rangers...

In the Jingzhou area, there are two important towns, one is Xiangyang in the north, and the other is Jiangling in the south. Jiangling was also the original capital of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period. The original seat of Jingzhou was also in Jiangling, but due to Liu Biao's personal reasons, it was now changed to Xiangyang.

"Jianling people..." Fei Qian muttered, then glanced at Pang Tong, asked Pang Tong to sit down and rest, and asked the attendants to serve tea.

Pang Tong nodded silently. Although he had been working continuously for this day and it was indeed very hard, the whole thing was not over yet. Instead, there were more follow-up things waiting...

Of course, it's not that they don't understand it at all. Cao Cao basically understands it. It's just that two different groups of thieves caused these subsequent problems.

"..." A thought suddenly appeared in Fei Qian's mind, and he immediately denied it. In order not to continue this dangerous thought, he changed the topic and did not continue to circle around Nuji and Jiangling, "Is Cao Mengde just like that?" Aren’t you afraid that a certain soldier will leave Yanzhou?”

Pang Tong put down the tea bowl and sighed: "It was precisely because he was afraid that the lord would send troops that he came up with this plan... Li Tong and Li Wenda confessed that Cao Sikong's original intention...if the lord did not send troops, he could not act rashly, but what, the lord said two days ago The military exercise in Huaili... turned out to be a sign of dispatching troops..."

Fei Qian laughed dumbly, shook his head, and said, "Such behavior really doesn't seem like Meng De's work...have you never thought that the matter would be exposed and the world would be ashamed?"

Pang Tong said: "What about this...compared to the foundation of the world, what is ridicule? What's more, now that Cao Sikong is using the emperor's order to attack Yuan, if we raise troops, the injustice will be covered up. ...Well, there are also other methods..."

Although Pang Tong's words were a bit convoluted, Fei Qian still understood. He couldn't help but nodded, sighed slightly, and said, "That's true..."

First of all, Cao Cao was afraid that Fei Qian would send troops, so he had to leave some countermeasures. There is no doubt about this. If Fei was in Cao Cao's position, he would basically handle it in the same way. As for whether to use assassins or other means, let's talk about it separately. However, no matter how you look at it, assassins are more economical...

Secondly, if such a method is discovered, there are no more than two results: Fei Qian sends troops, or Fei Qian does not send troops. The possibility that Fei Qian will not send troops is very small, so once Fei Qian sends troops, Cao Cao can use the pretense of Fei Qian to raise troops to counterattack, and then slightly modify the time sequence, and it will be fine...

Just like "Fei Hussar marched eastward with his troops, Cao Sikong sent his troops to assassinate them, but to no avail", and "Cao Sikong sent his troops to assassinate them, but failed to do so, Fei Hussar marched eastwards", the overall events involved are exactly the same. There is no omission, just the order is different, but the feeling is completely different.

As for which one is true, which one is false, which one is in front and which one is behind, in fact, it is the winner who has the final say, and those who read history books in later generations will be confused.

"What if we invade?" Fei Qian asked again.

Pang Tong glanced at Fei Qian and became slightly silent. After a moment, he said, "My lord, the military affairs... might as well be put on hold..."

"Delay?" Fei Qian repeated.

Pang Tong nodded and said: "Cao Mengde's strategy is a plan, and it has three uses. First, if the lord sends troops, he can assassinate... Second, it can disrupt the Qinglong Temple... Third, it may not seduce the lord. I intend to send troops immediately..."

Fei Qian tapped the table gently, thinking.

As a counselor, Pang Tong was indeed a bit unattractive in appearance, but his strength should not be underestimated. Although he was basically busy running around this day, he still took the time to organize his thoughts and extract the essence from the phenomena. …

Fei Qian cast his gaze outside the door. Pang Tong's statement was a bit fresh.

The sunset bid farewell to the chaotic day and set from the horizon. The fires in Chang'an City had basically been extinguished. The blood stains and black smoke were largely invisible under the cover of dusk. There was only a faint smell remaining in the air, reminding about everything that happened to people before.

"Inducing someone to send troops?" Fei Qian frowned, "Isn't there some contradiction in what Shiyuan said?" On the one hand, the assassination was to prevent troops from sending troops, and on the other hand, it was said to be to lure troops to send troops.

Pang Tong said: "My lord, the so-called Tao is different and we don't want to conspire against each other. My lord and Cao Sikong will eventually have a battle..." What Pang Tong said is indeed true. Fei Qian and Cao Cao will eventually have a battle. Both sides actually know this. But now, although Cao Cao seems to be very weak and his troops are not in Yanzhou, does this mean that it is the best time for Fei Qian to start the war?

Fighting and killing is the easiest.

After all, who can't destroy it?

But it is not easy to think about construction in addition to fighting and killing, and even think about how to use the raw materials of the ruins to build a more majestic building on top of the ruins.

From the perspective of soldiers and generals, although Wei Yan is in Sichuan and Shu, Zhao Yun is in Changshan, and Zhang Liao is in the Western Capital, Xu Huang is in Guanzhong, Taishi Ci is in Hangu, and Liao Hua is in Wuguan. Well, although it is not a complete form, it still has a certain weight...

Therefore, there is no problem in sending troops, but the problem lies after sending troops.

Ignoring the victory or defeat of the soldiers and generals on the battlefield, let's say that Yanzhou or even Jizhou was captured. What next? How to arrange personnel?

How to promote policy? Should it be implemented in accordance with Fei's policy of entering Guanzhong, or should it be based on Shandong's previous policy, or does it need to be readjusted and another balanced approach adopted?

In addition, coupled with the troublesome emperor, what standard should Fei Qian be treated with?

No one likes a guy who goes back on his word, whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign. Therefore, Fei Qian also extremely hates those leaders who are always assigned temporary additional work, or who have to assign tasks until after work. Similarly, do not do to others what you don’t want to do to others. What Fei Qian wants to do, in the Han Dynasty In this era of very slow information and communication, there must be continuity and consistency. Once a political strategy is implemented, it is naturally impossible to change it quickly.

Political laws and regulations are most taboo when they are changed in the morning or at night.

I won’t talk about the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, or the feudal dynasties of later generations, but only the lessons learned before us.

Yuan Shao.

And Yuan Shu.

When they first challenged Dong, Yuan Shao was really a role model for the world, and he responded to everyone's call. However, as time went by, people gradually discovered that Yuan Shao was not a "loyal" person who took the rise and fall of the world as his own responsibility as originally imagined, but a... As a result, the Yingchuan faction, which had originally taken refuge under Yuan Shao, fell apart...

Until the arrogant and arrogant Yuan Shu dreamed of using the kindness accumulated by the Yuan family for hundreds of years to build an ambitious throne. However, he finally discovered that even with hundreds of years of kindness, he still rebelled when it was time to rebel.

Now, although the Yuan family's flag has not yet been lowered, it is actually not far from a crash. Except for those who can no longer get off the ship, most of the others have abandoned the Yuan family. How long did it take to go from being a role model to being despised by the world?

The shift in the political line from a brave man who advocated resistance to violence to an ambitious prince who used violence to disrupt politics undoubtedly caused many people who originally supported the Yuan family to begin to waver, making the Yuan family The foundation is loose, and if there is a slight disturbance, it will fall apart, which will benefit Cao Cao.

Therefore, once Fei Qian sends troops, it means that the new policy in Kansai and the old policy in Kanto will collide with each other, just like when the Qin State unified the six countries. Although on the surface, all places were surrendered, in fact, there were turbulent waves.

What's more, Fei Qian now has the strength of Qin Shihuang at that time, can he sweep across the princes? Qin Shihuang's great talent and strategy took nine years to implement. Where is Fei Qian now? How long will it take?

Fei Qian listened to Pang Tong's analysis and pondered...

"In addition, the lord is now sitting in Guanzhong, condescending, and sitting in Han Valley, which is the state of Western Qin..." Pang Tong continued to analyze, "However, Qin was not strong at the beginning, and it also declined for a hundred years. If it weren't for the six countries outside, each had their own plans. , and with the vertical and horizontal strategies counteracting each other, it was difficult for the former Qin Dynasty to achieve the achievements of nine years..."

Not all emperors of the Qin Dynasty were so successful all the time, and there were times when they lost so much that they lost their pants. Qin Huigong raised an army of 500,000 soldiers to fight to the death with the Wei army. He originally thought that he would be victorious due to his huge military superiority, but he was defeated by Wu Qi with 50,000 soldiers in the battle between Yin and Jin. Qin was defeated in this battle and could no longer resist the three Jins. Offensive, fortunately the three Jins themselves still had many conflicts and did not continue to press the Qin State, otherwise the Qin State would probably be mysterious.

It was precisely because Qin was left with nothing but its underwear, so Qin learned from the experience and adopted Shang Yang's reforms. What happened next is basically everyone is familiar with it...

Pang Tong's meaning is also very straightforward. Fei Qian seems to have this momentum at this stage, but it still takes a certain amount of time to transform from momentum to strength.

On the other hand, Fei Qian now controls Hangu Pass, Wuguan, Taihang Pass, etc., which means that Fei Qian can use a small number of troops to contain a large amount of the opponent's forces. At the same time, it is difficult for the opponent to attack, and the flanks are worry-free. But if Fei Qian chooses After sending troops out of the pass, whether they enter Yanzhou or Jizhou, unless they can win a quick battle or are caught by surprise like Taishi Ci, once they fall into a tug-of-war and positional warfare, the longer the battle line is, the more holes will be opened. many.

"Therefore, although Cao Sikong is now fighting in Ji, he is not unable to escape..." Pang Tong said, "What's more, it would be worse to wait for the lord to turn from power to power... Therefore, Cao Sikong chose Shi Huan, Shi Gong Liu, and Choosing Li Tong and Li Wenda... this is the plan!" Pang Tong emphasized again with a heavier tone.

"Well..." Fei Qian nodded slowly.

When Pang Tong said this, some of Fei Qian's vague doubts were basically explained.

Logically speaking, Cao Cao should not be so short-sighted and use assassination methods, but if coupled with Pang Tong's analysis, it seems quite reasonable. After all, no one likes the tiger beside the bed to grow up comfortably. If there is a chance, Wouldn't it be better to eliminate the tigers earlier than to wait until the tigers grow up?

So Cao Cao originally planned several traps?

That's why Shi Huan and Li Tong came to Guanzhong, and there was no Xiahou or Cao family's fierce generals involved. In a sense, Shi Huan and Li Tong were actually abandoned sons. If they could It would be great to have some special effects, but if they were discovered, it wouldn't matter, because Cao Cao himself didn't fully expect these two people to do anything...

Pang Tong looked at Fei Qian and continued: "If you weren't from Jiangling, I wouldn't have thought of this place..."

"A person from Jiangling?" Fei Qian knocked on the table and said, "After a certain person left the city, did Fang Xing cause trouble?"

Pang Tong nodded and said: "My lord is wise! That's right! The thieves in Jiangling are not seeking assassination, but seeking chaos!" If he really wanted to assassinate Fei Qian, he should have done what Shi Huan and Li Tong did, and set up an ambush. Fei Qian, how could he act after "Fei Qian" left the city?

Although there are some reasons why Fei Qian implemented the Baojia system, in essence, it does seem that there is not much desire to assassinate Fei Qian, only the intention of desperately causing chaos. From several destroyed workshops in the city, it can be generally seen that come out. There are basically no impacts in some of the workshops near the General's Mansion, and those with greater damage are basically far away from the General's Mansion...

Not trying to kill Fei Qian, just causing confusion.

This is very interesting...

Why mess with it?

It's very simple, because Fei Qian now feels a great threat, so he doesn't want Fei Qian to settle down and accumulate strength. If he can disrupt Fei Qian's rhythm, disrupt the rhythm. If it can make Fei Qian furious Losing your mind would be even better...

So if Fei Qian sends troops, who can gain the greatest benefits?

"If it is according to what Shi Yuan said, this person from Jiangling..." Fei Qian stretched out his hand and slapped it on the table, "He was not sent by Cao Sikong, but..."

Pang Tong nodded and pointed in a direction with his finger, "Besides, this is also somewhat suspicious..."

"Haha..." Fei Qian was stunned, smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly, and sighed, "There are indeed many heroes in this world..."

Anyone who can leave some names in history is not a good person!

"In that case..." Fei Qian thought for a moment, and finally said, "Let Li Tong, Li Wenda and other thieves be put on trial in Qinglong Temple and convicted of indiscriminate killing of innocent people and murdering court officials. Firstly, it will make the people angry, and secondly... haha , and then sent to Xu County!"

It turned out that Fei Qian had a lot of resentment in his heart, and he wanted to kill Li Tong and others to vent his anger, or cruelly cut off some of his hand tendons and hamstrings and tortured him. However, after listening to Pang Tong's analysis, he felt that if it was really He just killed Li Tong and others, which was equivalent to taking advantage of these guys who were secretly working behind his back. It would be better to throw them out and let Cao Cao shoot himself in the foot!

Pang Tong said with a smile: "My lord is wise! However, if this is the case, we might as well separate the matter... Li Tong and Li Wenda felt that their lord was unparalleled in benevolence and could not bear to do evil, so he abandoned chaos and turned to the Ming Dynasty. He should show his loyalty and protect him." At the end of the day, he wants to make his name known all over the world... He also blames Weinan Lu Da and investigates him for colluding with foreign thieves and causing chaos in Chang'an. His crime is unforgivable. He will search for the relevant people and wipe out the rangers and libertines in the Sanfu area... In this way, it can be done You can kill several birds with one stone..."

Fei Qian laughed and pointed at Pang Tong, "Shan! That's it!"