Three Kingdoms

When marching into the desert, the difficulty is not raising troops or foraging, but finding an opponent.

Therefore, after Sima Yi received the scout's report, he immediately reported it to Zhao Yun and began to make plans to attack Xianbei Budugen. No one can guarantee whether Bu Dugen will change the position of the royal court again, so if you want to fight, you must do it as soon as possible.

When they heard that they were going to attack the Xianbei Royal Court, almost all the generals under Zhao Yun had green eyes, like hungry wolves, with murderous intent and hunger all over their bodies.

There are more than 10,000 people directly under Bu Dugen, but when they are stationed, they are not gathered in one place, but scattered around. After all, if so many people are gathered together, even the best grassland will Will be trampled to pieces and eaten away...

Therefore, according to the experience of the last raid on the Kirbineng Royal Court, there are only about 5,000 Xianbei people in direct combat at most, and the others are scattered around. With mental calculation or unintentional calculation, 3,000 cavalry can defeat the five Xianbei people. Thousands of people. Of course, to be on the safe side, it would be safer to dispatch four or five thousand cavalry.

Of course, the worst situation is to fall into a tight siege by the Xianbei people, but for Zhao Yun, what is the so-called tight siege? Haha, it doesn’t exist at all. After all, in history, Changbanpo can go in and out seven times.

Especially now, most of Bu Dugen's troops think that they are in Xianbei and no one can find their location, so they will inevitably be a little careless, and they will not think that Sima Yi has been searching and keeping an eye on him very early on. Watching them.

Just like playing chess, if you want to be the general, you always have to eat some small soldiers first to move away or exchange chariots, horses and artillery. Attacking Bu Dugen's royal court is naturally the first battle to determine Liaodong. If you don't kill the Xianbei first, How can you make other people want to die?

Zhao Yun brought Gan Feng and some captains and generals with him. The non-commissioned officers and generals who were not selected suddenly wailed as if they were owed tens of millions of money.

Zhao Yun ordered Gan Feng to lead two troops, about 1,500 people, as the front, and then he led the middle army, followed by Sima Yi, and headed towards the palace of Budugen.

Bu Dugen was in a bad mood these past two days. He was drinking alone at night and thinking about something on his mind. He lay down in a daze very late at night.

Gongsun Du's change made Bu Dugen very angry, and once again roared that even the Han people were unreliable. But Bu Dugen actually knew that, after all, it was because he did not have enough strength. If he could have the Xianbei King Mao Dun, Ordinary power? Do you still need to rely on others for everything now?

"Damn Kirby can..."

Bu Dugen transferred his hatred to Kirby Neng and muttered. If Kirby could support him? Assist him? Don't let Xianbei fall into division in the first place, how could there be the current situation? Would he be frightened because of a Han?

In the daze, I don't know when Bu Dugen fell asleep? But it seemed that he was being pushed again the next moment. When he woke up, his ears were filled with noisy sounds, horns, and shouts, as if It felt like the sky was about to fall down, and then he felt the ground under his feet shaking violently. He became a little flustered and even became unsteady.

Bu Dugen opened his mouth and wanted to ask, but he felt that his temples on both sides were very swollen and painful, and his mouth was dry. He was mute and couldn't say anything. He just pointed at his throat and said "Ahhhhh". …

The guard quickly gave Bu Dugen a few more sips of water, and then Bu Dugen accidentally choked his trachea again, causing him to cough, and his nose and tears flowed out.

Bu Dugen waved his hand with difficulty and asked, "What's going on?" 』

"Your Majesty! Han Chinese! Han cavalry! Fight, the fight is coming! Let's, let's run away! 』

Bu Dugen couldn't react for a while, Han Chinese? Why did the Han people come here?

Seeing that Bu Dugen still looked dazed, several guards came forward and carried Bu Dugen out of the king's tent.

As soon as Bu Dugen came out of the king's tent and saw the scene in front of him, his head suddenly buzzed and he could hardly believe his eyes. This was the most frightening scene in his heart. He always thought that he was scaring himself, but he didn't expect that this day it would be bloody and bloody in front of him!

In the flickering firelight in the distance, Bu Dugen saw that the entire royal court area was already in chaos, with people running around everywhere, crying for their parents and running away in all directions. Some were naked, and some were wearing half of their clothes. Leather armor, but most of them were just wrapped in a leather robe, and their weapons were incomplete. Some carried bows but were looking for arrows everywhere, some carried shields but no knives, and many others did not find any. Weapon, with his hands empty, shouted heartbreakingly, panicked and terrified.

In the dark night, the Han cavalry skillfully formed an array like a huge iron cone, carrying a deafening roar and an overwhelming momentum. They roared crazily all the way and killed them like a beast.

This time, Zhao Yun did not rush to the front line. He commanded from the center and watched as the Xianbei people lost their sense of direction, their ability to resist, and even their will to fight under the impact of the forward force led by Gan Feng.

In the faint light, Zhao Yun still saw the outline of a huge black shadow that was completely different from ordinary tents. He suddenly roared, pointed in the direction of King Bu Dugen's tent, ordered his troops to start turning, and headed toward the King with murderous intent. Kill the tent!

Bu Dugen's face turned pale with fright. He didn't know why, but he couldn't use much strength on his legs. Although the sleepiness just now was gone, but facing the current situation, Bu Dugen didn't know what to do better. He went up to kill him. ? Want to resist? Or should we run away before the Han people get here?

Bu Dugen was still hesitating, but his guards had already taken action. The few guards didn't care about anything, and ran to the side with Bu Dugen on their backs. When they encountered the sullen tribesmen who were bumping into each other like headless flies, they had no time to issue orders or stop them. They just slashed their heads and chopped them apart. A bloody road.

"horse! Find a horse! 』

All the Xianbei people are looking for horses. None of the war horses that originally belonged to Bu Dugen can be found...

A guard saw a centurion riding a horse passing by in a panic nearby. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and stabbed the centurion with a gun. The unlucky centurion fell down from his horse with a howl. Several other guards roared and rushed forward, killing several Xianbei tribesmen who were trying to snatch the horses without opening their eyes in the chaos, and protected the horses.

The other two guards carrying Bu Dugen rushed over and pushed him onto the horse.

"Your Majesty! The Han people are coming from the right, go to King Xian of the left quickly! ” The guard pointed in the direction of the Han cavalry, stuffed the horse’s reins into Bu Dugen’s hands, and shouted.

Before Bu Dugen could react, the guard slashed the horse's butt with a knife. The horse neighed in pain, jumped up with all his strength, and ran away wildly.

In the dark night, the Han army's attack formation was unstoppable. Like a huge black hurricane, it swept through the royal court, getting faster and faster, more and more crazy, and more and more bloody. Bu Dugen's tribesmen near the king's tent were powerless to stop them. They were like broken branches and fallen leaves. Swept by the strong wind, they could not slow down the hooves of the Han cavalry at all, and they fell apart in the blink of an eye.

Bu Dugen didn't know whether he was frightened or too frightened, or was under too much pressure in such a situation. He yelled nervously, waving the sword in his hand wildly, blocking the way of his horse. The guy in front of him was chopped into pieces and fled in all directions. He wanted to escape, to escape from this bloody place, to save his own life. He didn't dare to look back at all. When a huge roar crashed into the Xianbei King's tent, he fled into the darkness.

It was too dark, the battlefield was too chaotic, and the Han army's attack speed was too fast, all of which resulted in an irreversible defeat for the Xianbei Royal Court. Budugen tried to escape to the left wing to regroup, but in fact the Xianbei people had lost their fighting spirit and did not even have any thoughts of resistance.

The Xianbei soldiers suffered heavy casualties under the fierce attack of the Han cavalry. The Xianbei people who managed to escape into the darkness ran wildly without knowing the direction. They had only one thought in their minds, which was to stay away from the battlefield. In fact, they also meant staying away from death. Later, the horns sounded one after another, but they fell on deaf ears.

So far, the two royal courts of Xianbei have been ravaged by Han cavalry. The reputation of the Xianbei people in the desert has also dropped to a freezing point. With the decline of Xianbei's reputation, the actual control of the desert has also declined, which immediately caused There are more, more complex chain reactions...

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Cao Cao was not aware of the changes taking place in northern Youzhou, and he was still working hard for Jizhou.

Obtaining Jizhou is only half the battle. Only by stabilizing Jizhou can we gain the capital to continue fighting with the hussar general Fei Qian.

For people in Jizhou, the first wave of "examinations" is undoubtedly a very important indicator. However, the first thing Cao Cao did after arriving in Yecheng was not to hold an "examination" immediately, but to go to Yuan Shao's tomb first.

Later generations had two opinions about Yuan Shao's tomb. In fact, both of them are correct, but they may not be correct either.

In later generations, the so-called Yuan Shao's tomb in Hebei may be the tomb of Yuan Shao's clothes, and Yuan Shao's body was transported back to Yuan Shao's hometown for burial.

Yuan Shao was from Nanyang. According to the customs of the Han Dynasty, funeral was a very important matter, and he would not hesitate to bankrupt his family and property for the funeral. Therefore, the Yuan family, the most noble family in the world, might casually find a place to bury Yuan Shao in Jizhou. , and then prevent Yuan Shao from returning to his hometown and become a lonely ghost?

Of course, it may be the other way around. After all, according to the conditions of the Han Dynasty, if Yuan Shao returned to his hometown thousands of miles with a coffin, even if Yuan Shao had magical powers, he would probably be stinky. Therefore, it is also possible that the tomb in Yuan Shao's hometown is a tomb, while in Hebei is the true tomb.

But now, Yuan Shao's tomb is still near Yecheng.

After Yuan Shao's death, the three brothers of the Yuan family were not very concerned about Yuan Shao's funeral in order to compete for the Yuan family's inheritance, and they had no time to hold a grand funeral ceremony. As a result, Yuan Shao's cemetery seemed a bit desolate at this moment. Even Cao Cao arrived at the scene. , can’t help but feel a little angry.

When a person dies, his karma disappears.

Although Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting to the death, before they fell out, Yuan Shao was once the man standing behind Cao Cao. When Cao Cao was helpless, he stretched out his hand to support Cao Cao's waist. There is still only Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao looked up at the stone horse standing in front of Yuan Shao's tomb, then reached out to pat it, sighed, and then waved his hand to signal all the accompanying servants to step back...

Cao Cao stood in front of Yuan Shao's tombstone, took a pen, dipped it in cinnabar, and traced the engraved words on the tombstone, then refilled some faded areas, "Brother Benchu, you said you raised three sons." , what’s the use? You actually want me to help you trace this..."

"Brother Benchu, I originally thought about asking that guy Chen Kongzhang to read the motto again in front of your grave... Haha, then, after thinking about it, forget it..."

"Brother Benchu, Nanyang is not in my hands now. As for you, if you want to go back, you may have to wait a little longer..."

"Brother Benchu, I see that the craftsmanship of the stone horses and elephants in front of your tomb is... probably made by your favorite third son, right?" Take a look, what do they look like? You are under Jiuquan, do you regret it? 』

"Brother Benchu, if it were me, I wouldn't want to build such a big tomb. What is this if it's not a target?" If the descendants live up to their expectations, that’s fine, but if they don’t live up to their expectations, haha, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to sleep well..."

"Brother Benchu..."

Cao Cao rambled while tracing from top to bottom. As his body became more and more bent, his voice became lower and lower. He was mumbling so hard that he couldn't hear what he was saying specifically.

On the stone table in front of Yuan Shao's tomb, between the three animals, a drop of water suddenly fell on it, and then spread out.

After Cao Cao finished the last stroke, he threw away the pen and cinnabar, stretched out his hand, and patted Yuan Shao's tombstone, just like patting a person on the shoulder.

"Brother Benchu, I've wanted to ask you to bend down and let me pat you for a long time..."

Yuan Shao was originally taller than Cao Cao, so it was Yuan Shao who patted Cao Cao on the shoulder before.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and felt no warmth in his palms, only coldness and hardness.

"Alas..." Cao Cao withdrew his hand, took two steps back, went to the stone table, lit incense, bowed slightly, and inserted it into the incense burner in front of the tomb, then took two steps back and stood with his hands folded. .

The wind howled all around and blew the treetops.

After a long time, Cao Cao slowly turned around and left. He never looked at Yuan Shao's tomb again, leaving only a few words that were mixed in the wind.

"Brother Benchu, see you later..."

……_(:з　∠)_……

The dead must let go no matter how much they can't let go while alive, and the living must carry it on no matter how much they want to let go.

Cao Cao understood what the "examination system" proposed by Xun Yu and Chen Qun was for, and he also knew the profound meaning contained in it. After all, Cao Cao had appointed a large number of people from poor families and common people during this period, which was undoubtedly a good thing for the aristocratic families. It is a kind of damage to the general surname. At the same time, Cao Cao cannot go to the extreme like General Fei Qian of the Cavalry, and he does not have the foundation and conditions of the General of the Cavalry. After all, under Cao Cao, Jizhou and Yuzhou are prefectures and counties with dense gentry. .

Therefore, the adoption of a more moderate "examination system" naturally became the policy product of Xun Yu and Chen Qun's efforts to reconcile contradictions.

Historically, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system inherited the imperial examination system of the Han Dynasty and the imperial examination system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was to reduce the shortcomings of the imperial examination system of the Han Dynasty and to respond to the new social situation by trying to return the power of recommendation to the imperial court. In addition, dividing talents into nine grades and clearly evaluating them is also a major improvement in the system. As for the powerful family, it has been growing since the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is not Chen Changpo’s own efforts. He relied on a nine-grade Zhongzheng system to promote it. If it is made, it can be built with just one policy. In terms of class status, future generations will not remain in the primary stage of a certain class for a long time.

Although Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Chen Qun and others did not have Fei Qian's later generations' thinking, they were aware of the various contradictions and problems caused by the solidification of classes since the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cao Cao had previously opened the door to poor families and common people. In addition to maintaining the stability of the power of the Cao and Xiahou families, it also made many noble families who could not get meat or soup very dissatisfied. Xun Yu and Chen The "examination system" proposed by the group was to maximize the expansion of Cao Cao's rule base and to take the best approach.

In fact, overall, the quality of personnel from the common people is indeed not as good as that from the aristocratic families.

Just like in later generations, no matter how impoverished the area, there are still people who get the first prize, but if we look at it as a whole, among all the people who get the first prize, there are always a small number of people who come from poor mountainous areas. Wealthy families can provide better educational resources and have better conditions for success, so the chance of educating their children to become talents is naturally much higher than that of poor families who have nothing. Especially if we look at the capitalist countries of later generations, how many civilians can escape from their original shackles and advance to a higher level after nine years of education that vigorously advocates the obligation to be happy and without any burden?

Of course, if there is a gangster who appears, then there is no need to talk about it. Everything the gangster said is right.

Cao Cao came to Yecheng this time with many considerations. In addition to stabilizing Jizhou, there was also a very important reason, which was that the strategic depth of Xu County in Yuzhou was too poor.

It can be seen from General Hussar's previous jump at the city gate that Cao Cao could not effectively resist whether he was taking Wuguan Road or coming out of Heluo. The Hussar troops could even cross the city directly and go straight to Yuzhou, so There is Youzhou in the north, Hanoi in the south, and Jizhou in Zhongmu in the west. In terms of strategic defense, it is much better than Yuzhou with a vast plain.

If you want to be stable in Jizhou, you can't say that you don't need people from Jizhou at all, but how to use it, naturally it is Cao Cao who has the final say, not the township assessment. The original rural assessment recommendation system cannot be used. .

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a group of celebrities emerged from various places due to their struggles with relatives and eunuchs. They did not want to become officials. They seemed to be worldly masters, but in fact they did not dare to go there at all. Being an official, because once you take office, it is equivalent to standing on the cusp of the storm...

Therefore, these guys pretend to be aloof on the surface, but they directly influence the public opinion of scholars in the public. People who want to be officials often go to assassinate Qian Ye and ask for evaluation. If the evaluation is good, the states and counties will not dare not to submit it to them. If you are recommended by the imperial court and the reviews are not good, you may never be able to serve as an official in your life.

This trend was even followed by Cao Cao, who had to go out of his way to seek comment from General Xu Shao and Xu Zi...

For Cao Cao, if he wants to stabilize Jizhou, he cannot let the so-called "hermit masters" in Jizhou talk nonsense and make arbitrary comments, thereby affecting the stability of the overall political situation. Therefore, the power of "examination and correction" must be held in In my own hands.

This time, Cao Cao appointed Ding Chong as the official responsible for Jizhou.