Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 581: King Yan
"Han Ji Gongsun's Biography": "Gongsun Yuan, styled Wenyi, was born in Xiangping County, Liaodong County. …

In the 15th year of Jianxing, Xinmao in July, see you in Taibai.Yuan rebelled, so he established himself as the king of Yan, set up a hundred officials, and his capital was Xiangping. He called it the first year of Shaohan and harassed Youzhou. "

August, Luoyang.

Cao Rui angrily threw the memorial to the ground, and said, "Gongsun Yuan, you are so courageous. How dare you build a country and proclaim yourself king, and place hundreds of officials. It is tolerable, what is unbearable!"

"Cough cough~"

Qi and blood surged up, Cao Rui's head was dizzy, his eyes turned black, and he managed to recover by supporting the desk in front of him.

"Your Majesty is still recovering, don't get angry!" Liu Fang stepped forward to support Cao Rui and asked with concern.

Cao Rui broke away from Liu Fang's hand, waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's just a stubborn illness."

After Cao Rui returned to his teacher from Huainan, due to the relapse of the thigh arrow injury, his body had a high fever, and he has only slightly improved recently.

As he said that, Cao Rui continued to ask: "Gongsun Yuan rebelled, and the Youzhou Governor Wang Xiongjin's rebellion?"

Sun Zi bent down to pick up the memorial, put it on the case table, and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Xiong will march against Gongsun Yuan when all the Hus in Liaodong will march. Sometimes it will rain continuously for ten days, and the Liao River will swell so much that it is difficult to cross the river. Gongsun Yuan is slightly defeated. The minister thought that he might be able to recruit those who are good at fighting, and serve as the governor of Youzhou in the north to punish the traitors in Liaodong."

Cao Rui half-lyed back on the couch, and said: "The enemy of Liaodong, it is very difficult to put down the rebellion in Youzhou."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Sun Zi asked.

"Ahem~" Cao Rui wrapped himself in a thin quilt and said, "Send a large army and generals to conquer them, and completely put down the chaos in Liaodong."

Jiang Ji hesitated a little, and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, our army defeated the Wu people in Huainan, resulting in peace in Huainan. However, although Hedong retreated the Shu army, it did not suffer too much loss and its strength is still there. If you send troops easily today, Wouldn't it make the abdomen empty, and let the people of Shu take advantage of it?"

Cao Rui closed his eyes and said: "Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there have been four troubles on the border. Xianbei invaded and harassed the northern border, Dongwu invaded Huainan, Gongsun defended Liaodong himself, and Western Shu ruled the northwest. These four troubles combined to harass the border and caused Shu people It is a pity to make it bigger. Now Ke Bi Neng is dead, Eastern Wu is defeated by Anfeng, and the troubles in the north and south are temporarily eliminated, only Liaodong and Western Shu are not attached."

"Today, Gongsun Yuan rebelled against Liaodong and established himself as king. If our great Wei can take the opportunity to destroy it, only Wu and Shu will remain in the four major frontiers. How can the people of Shu care about bringing soldiers from the Central Plains into the Pass?"

"Furthermore, Dahe, Tongguan, and Wuguan are dangerous places in the world. The general was able to defeat the Shu army of [-] with [-] troops. This is because of the advantages of this location. Now that tens of thousands of troops are sent to conquer Liaodong, what harm will there be in Hedong? ?”

Cao Rui is still implementing the national policy set at the beginning, annihilating the remaining border troubles, and defending the strategy of the Han Dynasty's eastward advance.As for whether the deployment of troops will leave Hedong empty, Cao Rui believes that Hedong and Tongguan are difficult and dangerous. This year, the big man has more attacks than few, and Sima Yi's easy victory is based on this line of defense.Now the east defense line is not changed, but some soldiers and horses in the middle of the country are transferred to the north, which will not affect the country's overall strategy.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how many troops do you want to send to conquer Liaodong?" Sun Zi asked.

Cao Rui pondered for a while, and said: "There are [-] to [-] soldiers at the mouth of Liaodong, and the maximum number of soldiers is no more than [-]. Now to destroy the country, we should send [-] troops to expedition to Liaodong."

"Forty thousand troops?"

As soon as Cao Rui said this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, forty thousand troops must be too many.

Wei Zhen coughed lightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we are fighting against Liaodong today. There are Wuwan, Xianbei, and Goguryeo Sanhu troops to help. This army has at least more than [-] people, half of the soldiers in Liaodong. Today we are the Great Wei Send out another [-] troops, whose strength is far superior to that of Liaodong, so it is better to have less, perhaps [-] to [-]."

"After all, China is [-] miles away from Liaodong, and the corvee, food and grass needed by the [-] troops are far more than the more than [-] troops sent to conquer Soochow. I hope Your Majesty will learn from it."

Cao Rui leaned on the pillow, shook his head and said: "The small country of Quer in the east of Liaodong is a big country in the Central Plains of the Great Wei. But Liaodong relies on its geographical advantages and cannot be underestimated, so the tiger and the rabbit are also doing their best. Today, [-] troops are sent to conquer [-] li. The road is long. There may be a lot of luggage. As far as the country is destroyed, [-] soldiers are not many, and the amount of service fees should not be counted."

Seeing that Cao Rui was still marching against Liaodong with an army of [-], Wei Zhen did not continue to persuade him, but suggested: "Please let Qing, Yan, You, and Ji prefectures build sea ships to transport military supplies by sea, or send officials and soldiers to cross the border. Haidaifang and Lelang (now the central and northern regions of Korea) harassed the rear of Liaodong."

China officially brought the Korean Peninsula under its jurisdiction, which can be said to have started during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Wu destroyed Wei's Korea and established four counties.But the duration was not long, only a few decades. Except for Lelang County, most of the other three counties were abolished and relocated.

Due to the chaotic times at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the local king transferred Lelang, and until the time of Emperor Guangwu, he brought Lelang County into the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty again, but the territory was far less than the territory of Lelang County in the period of Emperor Wu.Later, with the rise of Goguryeo, Lelang County suffered several raids.

The Gongsun family ruled Liaodong, Gongsun Kang attacked Goguryeo, and brought Le Lang into rule again.Later, in order to protect Lelang County from the powerful Korean people in the area, the Gongsun family specially set up Daifang County in the south of the old land of Lelang County as a defense against the offensive of the Korean and dirty people.

As for the entire territory of the Gongsun family, it is mainly the northeast counties such as Liaodong, Xuantu, and Lelang. As for Lelang and Daifang, they are all located on the Korean Peninsula, behind the Gongsun family.

"Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine." The attendant brought the medicine and said in a low voice.

Cao Rui knocked on the case table, signaled him to put it down, and said: "Yes, the four prefectures of Zhaoqing, Yan, You, and Ji will build sea ships to attack Liaodong. Liu Xin will be the prefect of leading Fang, and Xian Yusi will be the prefect of Lelang. Secretly sent two people across the sea, and gave seals and ribbons to the princes of South Korea, thinking that it would echo the war in Liaodong."

"promise!"

After a pause, Cao Rui looked at Jiang Ji and asked, "I attack Liaodong, will Sun Quan send troops to rescue Liaodong?"

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and murmured: "Your Majesty, Sun Quan will hardly benefit from our conquest of Liaodong today, no matter whether we win or lose. Moreover, Sun Quan was defeated in Huainan, so he was afraid of our country. The rescue of the army is beyond his power, let alone a foreign land." The people who have humiliated Sun Quan. Therefore, I think that using power is a low-level strategy, or they will send naval forces to harass the territory."

Sun Zi pondered for a while, and asked: "The governor of Youzhou wants to appoint someone else to succeed?"

Cao Rui picked up the medicine bowl, took a sip, and said: "Transfer Wang Xiong to the central government, and appoint Wu Qiujian as the governor of Youzhou, as the deputy general of the army, to conquer the Gongsun clan in Liaodong."

"promise!"

Jiang Ji bowed slightly and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, who will be the commander in this battle to determine Liaodong."

Cao Rui put down the medicine bowl, remained silent for a long time, and said: "Taiwei (Man Chong) is old and has lived in Huaisi for a long time, and he is afraid that he will go north to Liaodong. The general will retreat to Zhuge Liang, so that he can lead the army to conquer Liaodong."

Even if Man Chong is in good health, Cao Rui dare not let him go to Liaodong.After all, after assisting Cao Rui to defeat Sun Quan, his prestige in the country reached its peak. If Liaodong is put down again, his prestige will be unmatched.Therefore, if it wasn't for his old age and illness, Cao Rui would not be at ease with Man Chong.

Now, in order to calm the situation in the DPRK and China, Cao Rui will reuse Sima Yi and let his army be the commander in chief to conquer Liaodong.

"May I ask Your Majesty, who will be in charge of the battle between Hedong and Tongguan?" Jiang Ji asked.

When Cao Rui heard the words, he immediately found himself in trouble.Zhuge Liang is in Guanzhong, eyeing Hedong covetously, let Sima Yi go, who can be the commander in chief of the western theater.

After a little hesitation, Cao Rui said, "Taiwei temporarily takes over the position of General, and Guo Huai will assist him."

It doesn't matter, Man Chong is too old, and he won't live for a few years, let him change to another place to shine for Da Wei.

"No!" Jiang Ji glanced at Cao Rui, as if he knew what he was thinking.

After a pause, Cao Rui ordered: "Let the general hand over the military affairs, and return to Luoyang quickly to discuss the strategy of Liaodong in the north."

"promise!"

Taking advantage of the gap, Sun Fang handed over the memorabilia of Wang Su, the regular servant of Sanqi, and said: "Your Majesty, there is a minister who says that the king governs the world with his own rituals. According to the Zhou official's single article, the speaker is the general body of Jingguo... Wei To obtain the land system, it is advisable to take the month of Jian Chou as the right."

With the prestige of defeating Sun Quan, Cao Rui initiated the last procedure of Cao Wei Daihan, which was to change the calendar, and thoroughly determined that Cao Wei was a Tude, obeying color and respecting yellow and other etiquette matters.

Cao Rui opened the memorial and looked at it for a while, then said, "Yes, if it's not enough, let Tai Shiling (Gao Tanglong) and other ministers discuss it."

"promise!"

Cao Wei's reform of etiquette and calendar began when Cao Pi was in power. Xu Yue, Gao Tanglong, and Han Yi all participated in it, but it failed for various reasons.Now in the period of Cao Rui, in the face of several Northern Expeditions by the Han Dynasty, he decided to complete the procedure of changing the etiquette and law, and further stabilize the hearts of the people in the court.

(End of this chapter)