The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 337: Better Than Han Ma

Hanyang, also known as Tianshui, has always been the most prosperous county in Liangzhou.

A gathering place for scholars and wealthy families.

Before that, Cao Cao had recaptured Chang'an.

He continued to make friends with the scholars in his county.

This made the people of this county more inclined towards the imperial court than those in other places in Liangzhou.

In other words, I am more inclined to Cao Cao.

And before that, after the defeat at Weishui.

Sima Jiang, who fled back to Liangzhou with Han Sui.

It was Jiang Jiong, a descendant of the Tianshui noble family!
Han Sui didn't care about it at that time, but now he thinks about it.

It turned out that Cao Cao had already placed spies around him!

Now my true identity has been seen through by the other party.

This group of people came prepared for today's meeting!

No wonder he and Ma Chao were in a passive situation at the beginning.
But now that things have come to this, there is no use regretting.

He was not careful at the time and now he can only swallow his anger!

Just as Han Sui was confused, Jiang Gan's comrades-in-arms sang the same tune.

He continued his performance:

"Isn't it that Prime Minister Cao's envoy is not qualified to have a dialogue with the people of Liangzhou?"

"If I came here with a scepter today, would you ask me the same question?"

"Is the emperor's envoy worthy enough to face the people of Liangzhou?"

He shouted loudly at this time, as if he was scolding an ignorant child.

After these words were spoken, Han Sui was shocked even though he knew that the other party was acting.

I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart!
Not only that, the Liangzhou nobles on and off the stage.

Including the questioning from the Jiang brothers and Zhao Ang who was standing next to Jiang Gan.

Fu Gan, who has been surrounded by a group of northern Qiang leaders.

Ma Chao and Pang De, who were standing next to Han Sui, were all stunned.

A group of heroes from Liangzhou were present.

For a moment, everyone seemed to be stunned by this scholar from Huainan!

Of course, they were not afraid of Jiang Gan.

But it’s the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty represented behind him!
Cao Mengde, who had recovered most of the states and counties in the world.

To be honest, despite all the talk in private.

It is said that Cao Cao used the emperor to control the princes.

But every time Prime Minister Cao sent troops, he did so under the banner of the emperor.

Moreover, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo had usurped power and the Han Dynasty was in disgrace.

Among all the princes in the world, only Cao Cao took the emperor seriously.

Not only did he welcome the emperor back to Xudu and settle him there, he also gave the royal family enough face.

He was also ordered to conquer the rebellious forces in all directions.

Even at his old age, he still came to Guanxi to fight with Han Sui and other peasants.

The only person in the world who can do this is Cao Mengde.

Although he was fighting openly and secretly with the emperor in private.

It has always been criticized by others.

But it is undeniable that the Han Dynasty is orthodox today.

It was indeed firmly held in the hands of Cao Cao.

However, Jiang Gan's words today,

I definitely haven't discussed this with the children of the wealthy families around me before.

It was purely an impromptu performance on the spot.

Therefore, even his accomplices were shocked at this moment!
Jiang Gan also held the reins tightly, looking disdainfully at everyone present and said:

"It is said that Liang Province has been plagued by frequent rebellions since the Han Dynasty."

"Then I will venture to ask one more question."

"In the past, Emperor Wu of Han was in power, and Emperor Guangwu was in power during the revival of the Han Dynasty."

"Does Liangzhou dare to rebel? Can Liangzhou rebel?!"

"The general trend of the world is that long-term division will eventually lead to unification, and long-term unification will eventually lead to division!"

"The law of nature is cyclical, order and chaos alternate, and after a long period of chaos, order will come!"

"Mencius said: Every five hundred years a sage will appear, and during this time someone will become famous!"

"Now Prime Minister Cao is powerful and has the ambition to unify the world."

"You people from Liangzhou have suffered so much since the time of Emperors Huan and Ling."

"If we don't take this opportunity to obey the will of heaven and change the chaotic situation on the border of Liangzhou."

"Instead, you are here, following the lead of two defeated generals from the Battle of Weishui and making trouble!"

"Do you still think that the court today is the same as it was during the time of Emperor Ling?!" Jiang Gan's impromptu speech was truly aggressive.

It directly hits the pain points of Han Sui and Ma Chao.

They were defeated at the Wei River and had no weapons left, so naturally they dared not refute now.

Jiang Gan looked around at this time and continued riding on his horse and said:
"Don't you want to ask Prime Minister Cao how to govern Liang Province in the future?"

"In his opinion, this matter is very simple!"

"In the past, the Han Dynasty regarded you as frontier barbarians who refused to obey the king's rule."

"They only know how to fight and fight, and they don't know how to be polite and civilized."

"But our Prime Minister Cao has always been regarded as the descendant of a eunuch."

"At this time of national crisis, he still relies on military force to establish himself in the world."

"I look forward to working with the world's best talents to stabilize the country and ensure national security."

"How can we discriminate against you just because you come from the frontier?"

"The Han Dynasty often made no distinction between the Qiang and Han peoples living together and killed innocent people indiscriminately."

"But I, Prime Minister Cao, regard the Hu and Han as one family."

"In the battle at Bailang Mountain, we killed the Wuhuan leader Tadun."

"But we did not exterminate their tribe, but took in those who surrendered in order to secure the border."

"Our Prime Minister Cao can even accept the Wuhuan people."

“Why can’t we accept the Qiang and Di people who are more Han-inspired?”

When it comes to future prospects, the wealthy families around him are even more silent.

Obviously, Jiang Gan was a lobbyist sent by Prime Minister Jiang Ziyi.

At this point, there was no need for anyone to play double duty with him.

When he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the audience.

"The Qiang and Han people in Liangzhou have lived together for a long time, and they are one family."

"The Di people submitted to the Han people and have been cultivating Han land for three hundred years."

"They have long since changed their clothes and surnames, and are no different from the Han Chinese."

"Do you think our Prime Minister Cao doesn't know?"

"I, a Huainan native, understand these things."

"Prime Minister Cao has always been a man of great talent and strategy, how could he not know this?!"

"Before leaving, the Prime Minister specifically asked me to tell you all..."

At this point, he also paused.

The audience suddenly became quiet again.

"Prime Minister Cao said that he believed the current situation in Liangzhou was the reason."

"First, people from Liangzhou suffered discrimination when serving as officials in the court."

"It makes it impossible for the scholars of Liangzhou to integrate into the overall situation of the world."

"Second, the Han, Qiang and Di ethnic groups lived together in Liangzhou."

“Although the bottom layers have been integrated, the middle-level leaders are in constant conflict.”

"But during the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling, the imperial court was arrogant and unwilling to mediate and deal fairly."

"He was biased and did not know how to resolve the problem, which led to frequent Qiang rebellions in Liangzhou."

"Third, the Han Dynasty had ruled for nearly 400 years."

"The aristocracy is corrupt and the government is corrupt."

"The lower class people, both Qiang and Han, suffered greatly from exploitation."

"In addition, the continuous wars have cut off the trade routes in the Western Regions, making people's lives even more difficult."

Jiang Gan talked freely in silence.

"Therefore, my general would like to ask you all."

"If he starts from these four aspects, he will fairly accept Liangzhou scholars and generals as officials."

"Allow the Qiang and Di people to change their surnames and return to the Han Dynasty, and register all the tribes in Xiliang as equal citizens."

"Reorganize the administration of Guanzhong and reopen the trade route to the Western Regions."

"Then are you willing to make peace?"

"Voluntarily surrender to the imperial court?"

Upon hearing this, more than one person in the audience wanted to speak, but didn't know where to start.

Jiang Gan laughed again when he saw this, and pointed at Han Sui beside him and said:
"Everyone, how does Prime Minister Cao treat the tribes in Guanzhong?"

"You all know it clearly."

"When the Prime Minister first took Chang'an, he never treated the people of Xiliang harshly."

"I don't need to say more about this."

"Now I just want to ask again, if Prime Minister Cao can do the above points."

"In any case, it's better than Ma Han and the others, right?"

(End of this chapter)