Shu Chen

Chapter 344
At the end of autumn and July, Zheng Pu returned to Ji County.

Afterwards, the prime minister went to Chengdu and asked the emperor Liu Chan to issue an order to the governor Ma Zhong to collect Nanzhong rhinoceros horns, ivory, blue dry fine cloth, silk and other rare things, as well as a large amount of gold and silver jewels to give to Shaodang Wang Mangzhong.

Yi Jiaqi spontaneously followed the expedition with two thousand clansmen and was diligent in the king's affairs.

These two thousand Qiang cavalry were supervised by Zhang Bao, entered the Shandan Ranch in Zhangye County to perform martial arts, and were controlled by Ma Dai.

The Liao Zuo of the Prime Minister's Office also took advantage of the situation to ask for adjustments.

For example, when Liangzhou was set aside, Xiang Lang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese military division, and he was appointed as the assistant to join the army.

As for delaying affairs and humiliating his colleague Yang Yi, he did not move left.

The prime minister used his old meritorious deeds only to punish his salary and express responsibility with words, and continue to use it to see if he corrects it later.

But everyone knew that Xiang Lang and Ma Su were reinstated into the prime minister's mansion, which was the greatest punishment for Yang Yi—his authority was no different, at best it was comparable to joining the army.

The most eye-catching thing is that Li Yan, the chief sergeant who was in a idle position, was actually given real power again, succeeding Chen Zhen who died of illness this year as Weiwei.

But his duty is not to lead the guards to guard the palace as usual.

Instead, they recruited scholars from the Yizhou Academy, recruited officials from various counties and counties, and appointed some white people to form a new department called "Supervision and Examination Office" to exercise the right to inspect the counties and counties.

Based on the "limitation and examination of affairs" and "responsibility for affairs" as the standard, the prefects, county magistrates, and Cao Cao with a salary of more than [-] shi are assessed for their in-service performance and whether they are competent.

Liao Zuo below [-] shi, if there is a mistake, the chief official will be held accountable for neglecting his duties.

After the assessment, the imperial court will promote those who do things well, and those who admire the fame and mediocrity will be moved to the left or dismissed.Regardless of the reputation of officials and family background, only "the capable go up, the mediocre let go, and the mediocre go down".

Naturally, if you listen to one side, you will be dark, and the words of a family cannot be trusted.

In order to put an end to fraud and favoritism, when Li Yan was authorized to set up the Supervision and Examination Office, the Emperor Liu Chan also selected guards from among the imperial guards, and ordered Guo Youzhi, the chief servant, to take charge of the matter separately, so that they could be compared and recorded without prejudice.

In short, it is the refinement of the power of supervision held by the censor of the Qin Dynasty.

As soon as the edict came out, both the government and the public were in an uproar.

It is said that such actions may cause the separation of the local and central government; it is said that such actions can put an end to the inaction of officials in counties and counties, or the rebellion of Huang Yuan like the former emperor Liu Bei when he died.

There are different opinions and different praises and criticisms, but the prime minister's intention of promoting it has not been changed.

Naturally, these matters are the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty, and the two countries of Wei and Wu, who have already seen each other with their armies, don't know about it.

Accompanied by the fact that Sun Quan's army left Huaiyou, the military situation spread to Luoyang, and Cao Rui, the emperor of Wei State, also personally led the army to the east, and had just arrived in Qiao County at this time.

As for why it came so slowly, it was Cao Rui's unspeakable difficulties.

This year he has just changed his Yuan, intending to expose all the disadvantages of the past, but he didn't expect that there would be a fire in the Chonghua Palace in Luoyang in early July!Although fires, droughts, floods, and earthquakes are not things that can be controlled by manpower, they are also unavoidable things in the past dynasties, but when he was just struggling with the Chinese army's rescue of Huaiyou, there was a sudden fire, how could it not be chewy? A sign of trouble?
Therefore, at that time, he gave up his decision to be aided by the governor of Qin Lang, and disregarded the advice of the princes and princes in the court, and personally conquered.

He needs a victory to stop Yoyo's mouth.

And it so happened that every time Sun Wu came to attack Huaiyou, he would voluntarily retreat when he heard that the reinforcements had arrived.

However, this time his thoughts were not limited to intimidating Sun Quan to retreat.

Before Sun Wu raised his army, Man Chong went to the table to ask Sun Wu to recruit him!
It was not like the first emperor Cao Pi who crossed the river to attack Jiangdong with a large army, but attacked the Lujiang River in the north of the river.

After the Battle of Shiting, Sun Wu once again occupied Lujiang County, maybe in order to attack Hefei in the future, Sun Quan sent thousands of soldiers to Jiangbei to farm in the early spring of this year.

Therefore, Manchong asserted that Sun Quan must take it lightly on the grounds that Wei State had few troops in Yangzhou, thinking that Wei State would not send troops to fight in the field.It is planned to wait until the autumn harvest in August, when the fields are filled with men, women and children, and they will surely take advantage of the unpreparedness to burn the grains, take the people back, and destroy the various military points.

With such a tactic, Cao Rui was right at that time.

It's just that he didn't expect that Sun Quan came out to commit the crime in advance.

But this did not change Cao Rui's mind.

Anyway, when Luoyang's army arrives, Sun Quan will also retreat.He can stay in Huaiyou in the name of a labor force, and the Yin envoy will lead the army to raid the fields outside Lujiang City.But let's use a military victory to resolve the gossip of the Chonghua Palace.

Ugh.
However, sometimes the sky does not get what people want.

When he arrived at Shouchun in early August, Sun Wu really withdrew his troops.

However, Wang Chang, the general who conquered the south of Jingxiang, the commander-in-chief of Jingxiang, came to the news of the army with an emergency of [-] miles: Sun Quan's traitor, now personally commanding [-] elite soldiers to besiege Shiyang City in Jiangxia County!
Cross the sea with the sky, divert the tiger away from the mountain?
The flood in Luoyang Chonghua Palace is really an early warning sign from God!
Cao Rui, who already had some doubts about the theory of ghosts and gods, was a little dazed and depressed after learning about the military situation.

But as a monarch, he still knows how to maintain a calm and calm demeanor in front of his officials.When General Zhengdong Man Chong came to meet Yujia, his expression was already normal.

Today's Man Chong is in a state of dwindling and ravines all over his face.

Therefore, Cao Rui also gave the veteran of the three dynasties a very high courtesy, and invited him to ride into the city with him.

In the car, Man Chong, who had poor eyesight, spent a long time watching Wang Chang's message, and then fell into a long silence with his head down.

Because Cao Rui asked him, is the strategy of attacking Sun Wu's garrison site outside Lujiang City feasible?

Yes, Cao Rui didn't want to be led away by Jiang Dong's deployment.

This time he supervised more than [-] troops, all of whom were elite troops guarding Luoyang, the capital.As long as half of the soldiers and horses can be separated to order Qin Lang to supervise and rescue Jiang Xia with Wang Chang, the Jingxiang front can be guaranteed to be worry-free.And before the troops left Luoyang, he had already acted according to Sima Yi's above table, so that the farmers in the Jingyu boundary area pretended to be the Chinese army and entered Shangyong County, so there was no need to worry about Ni Shu sending troops from Hanzhong County to meet the thief Wu's offensive.

The army should seek profit.

Over the past few years, Sun Wu has repeatedly violated the frontier, and Luoyang's army has gone back and forth many times!
He really couldn't tolerate Sun Wu continuing to advance and retreat freely.

It doesn't matter whether you attack the west or move the tiger away from the mountain. Since the Sun Quan thief dared to turn to Jingxiang when the Luoyang Zhongjun arrived in Yangzhou, then he drove his troops straight to Lujiang!

Let's see whether Sun Quan will continue to besiege Jiangxia Shiyang Jiancheng, or lead the army back to protect the Lujiang River.

Furthermore, sending troops to the Lujiang River is not only to vent hatred, but also has another layer of thinking.

According to Sima Yi's deployment of Hexi and Longyou, the Guanzhong army is expected to be fully mobilized by the end of the year. He wants to take this opportunity to win for a while to show Wei's military power, so that Sun Quan can spend a period of time in peace, so that Luoyang The Chinese army is ready to rush to help Guanzhong.

Be prepared and safe.

Although Sima Yi's above plan is convincing, but soldiers are the way of life and death, how dare you be careless?
It is related to the deployment of the Northwest Front and the future strategic deployment of the Wei State. It is reasonable for Man Chong to ponder for a long time without answering.

It was not until he entered the city and entered the office of General Zhengdong, where the monarch and his subjects sat alone, that Man Chong slowly said, "Your Majesty, the old minister secretly thinks that with the current situation, it is no longer beneficial for our soldiers from Wei to plunder the Lujiang River."

No benefit anymore?

Hearing this, Cao Rui sighed quietly in his heart.

But there was still a ray of unwillingness, prompting him to continue to urge, "You can speak in detail."

"only."

Responding respectfully, he expressed his thoughts in detail.

(End of this chapter)