Han officials

Chapter 104 The Elimination System in Troubled Times

When he saw Wei Muhua again, Wei Zhe was really surprised.

The fair-skinned and handsome Wei Muhua had completely disappeared, leaving only a thin bronze man, but the smile on his face was still as indifferent as before.

Wei Zhe couldn't help but sigh, "Mu Hua, you really impressed me!"

"Hahaha~ That's what the Patriarch said too!"

Wei Muhua herself didn't care at all, and even enjoyed it.

The feeling of sailing a huge boat across the rivers and seas and fighting against the raging waves is really a unique experience.

All I can say is that Wei Muhua is a little crazy at heart, which means he is not a normal person.

However, it was precisely because of this that all the pirates under Wei Muhua were convinced.

After all, they were risking their lives, but Wei Muhua was risking his life even more than them.

They risk their lives for wealth, but Wei Muhua risks his life simply because he enjoys it.

So when Wei Zhe expressed his thoughts, Wei Muhua bowed and accepted the order without hesitation.

This guy even took the initiative to make the task more difficult for himself.

"My dear, how about we just attack the Goguryeo capital? Perhaps we can seize the opportunity to capture the inner city!"

Wei Muhua had also heard about the location of the domestic city. It was said to be right on the banks of the Mazi River, so it was a perfect place to make a move.

Seeing him so eager to make a move, Wei Zhe was rather amused and immediately waved his hands, saying, "That's not necessary. Just do what you can. Don't try to be too aggressive."

After discussing this matter, Wei Zhe asked about the situation of the water army.

Although this navy is actually a group of pirates raised by the Wei family, Wei Zhe still cares about it.

Talking about this, Wei Muhua couldn't help but become excited and immediately started talking non-stop.

"My dear, you may not know that the waves in the South China Sea are far more severe than those in the East China Sea and Bohai Sea."

Wei Muhua has not lived in vain in the past few years. He and his pirates have been traveling all along the coast of China.

He had been to the coast of Bohai Sea as well as ports such as Xuwen and Hepu in the Wu and Yue regions.

When he was in the mood, Wei Muhua even plundered several ships from the Jiangdong nobles and made a small fortune.

Fortunately, with Guan's guidance, Wei Muhua had no shortage of experienced sailors under his command.

Otherwise, a novice would most likely end up with his ship destroyed and his life destroyed in the vast ocean.

You should know that there is no satellite positioning at present, there is only a "water-floating magnetic needle".

Even in some strange sea areas, even the "water-floating magnetic needle" will fail, and you can only observe the stars and the water.

In fact, most of the navigation technology in Qi and Lu was created by Yin-Yang alchemists in the pre-Qin period.

This kind of people have always believed that there are fairy mountains overseas, so they have been going there one after another for hundreds of years, and they will not regret it even if they die.

Over time, we naturally accumulated some experience and mastered some navigation techniques.

For example, the secret technique of determining direction by observing the Big Dipper was a unique skill of the Taoist sect in the early years. Xianmenzi, Anqisheng, Xu Fu and others were among this generation.

The emperors and generals provided money and they provided their lives, and it was through such cooperation that the current "star positioning" came into being.

In fact, even now, there are many alchemists who go out to sea to seek immortals and learn Taoism.

As Wei Muhua spoke, he pulled out a crude sea chart from his sleeve and introduced it, "Although I have never been deep into the South China Sea, I found a sea chart from the ship of the Wujun Zhu family. They said there is a country of pearls and spices south of the South China Sea. From the Rinan Barrier, Xuwen Hepu, it takes five months to sail to the Yuandu Kingdom. Another four months' sailing will bring you to the Yilumo Kingdom. Another twenty days' sailing will bring you to the Chenli Kingdom, and a ten-day walk will bring you to the Fugandulu Kingdom."

Hearing these unfamiliar names, Wei Zhe was suddenly confused.

I am afraid that people living in these areas in later generations do not know these names.

If they had not been recorded by the Han people, they would probably have disappeared quietly, as if they had never existed.

Wei Muhua said excitedly, "It takes more than two months to sail from the country of Gandulu. There is the country of Huangzhi. The customs are similar to those of Zhulai. The country is vast, with a large population and many exotic treasures. I heard that during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the indigenous peoples presented tribute to the court."

Later, Wei Muhua learned through interrogation that many coastal nobles and powerful families in Jiangdong had gone out to sea since the end of the Qin Dynasty.

It can be said that most of the rare and precious overseas products in the Han Dynasty today were brought back from overseas by them.

However, these rare overseas treasures, which were worth thousands of gold in Luoyang, could be exchanged for just a little silk and swords in overseas countries. The huge profits were simply unimaginable.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe was not too surprised. He just sighed and said, "Isn't it the same in the Western Regions?"

In other words, there was no Silk Road around Liaodong, otherwise Wei Zhe would have been involved no matter what.

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Let’s not talk about how Wei Muhua explained Goguryeo in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

After dealing with external issues, Wei Zhe devoted himself to the internal affairs of Liaodong. While continuing to recruit refugees, open up wasteland and cultivate land, he also tried to find ways to improve the production efficiency of the entire Liaodong.

Whether it is an iron plow or a harrow, it needs people to use it.

If Liaodong could implement the one-cow-one-person farming model like in the Central Plains, it would be equivalent to doubling the population.

After all, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and what is lacking is people, not land.

In this way, with constant adjustments, the involvement of the Buyehou Mansion in Liaodong affairs became deeper and deeper.

Whether it was farming, water conservancy, fish, salt, or ironware, they all began to be gradually dominated by Wei Zhe.

However, just when Wei Zhe was immersed in the pleasure of "farming", a secret letter from Luoyang interrupted Wei Zhe's rhythm.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, in the fourth month of summer, on the day of Ji Hai.

That day, when Wei Zhe was reading the "Ten-Day Report" collected by Yuan Jun as usual, his face suddenly froze.

After a moment, Wei Zhe slowly put the letter down, closed his eyes slightly, and remained silent for a long time.

Xi Zhicai's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and he couldn't help asking, "Mingsir, what happened?"

Wei Zhe took a deep breath and said with regret: "...Fu Nanrong is dead!"

After saying that, Wei Zhe handed the letter over.

Xi Zhicai took it and saw that it was clearly written on the letter:

"Liangzhou Governor Geng Bi defeated the Jincheng thief Han Sui, and the rebels subsequently attacked Hanyang, where Hanyang Prefect Fu Xie was killed in action. County Sima Ma Teng rebelled, and Hanyang tyrant Wang Guo led various rebel forces to attack the Three Prefectures again! Fu Xie was posthumously awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei and the posthumous title of [Zhuangjie]."

When he saw this, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but frown.

He finally understood why Wei Zhe was like this, and Fu Xie could be considered Wei Zhe's mentor.

If it weren't for Fu Xie's trust, Wei Zhe might not have been able to achieve so many military achievements during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

However, he didn't know how to comfort Wei Zhe.

Of course, there was no need for his comfort, Wei Zhe calmed down on his own.

However, upon seeing Yuan Jun's detailed account of the battle, Wei Zhe couldn't help but angrily retort, "Are all the officials in the court blind? How could such a loser as Geng Bi actually become the Governor of Liang Province?"

Wei Zhe grew angrier and angrier as he spoke, even slamming the table and standing up. He stormed back and forth in the hall, cursing, "Useless! A bunch of useless!"

It is not known whether he was scolding Geng Bi or the nobles in Luoyang.

But no matter who he was scolding, Xi Zhicai thought it was okay.

After all, judging from Yuan Jun's description, Geng Bi could not escape the blame for the failure of this battle.

From then on, the Han Dynasty completely lost control of Liang Province.

The nobles of Luoyang no longer had to consider whether to give up Liang Province, as they had withdrawn on their own initiative.

It’s a pity for Fu Xie, who had a heart to serve his country, but died on the battlefield because of this group of trash.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe even hoped that the Liangzhou rebels would capture Luoyang immediately, so that they could trample all the nobles to death in the streets and let those arrogant and self-righteous bastards have a taste of the troubled times.

Let’s see if they are really “people in heaven” and are really superior to others!
But after the anger, Wei Zhe only felt tired.

No wonder there were few loyal ministers and righteous men in the last years of the dynasty. It turned out that they were all betrayed and killed by the court.

Fortunately, he never thought of working together with these insects, otherwise he would be so angry that he would die!

So after a burst of anger, Wei Zhe could only sit down again helplessly.

He originally wanted to ask Yuan Jun to arrange for someone to bring Fu Nanrong's only son to be adopted, but then he thought that the Fu family in the north was a famous family in Liangzhou, especially after Fu Nanrong's loyalty and death, its reputation was probably even more famous.

In this situation, it would probably be safest for Fu's children to stay in the family.

Besides, he is now far away in Liaodong and out of reach, and the Fu family may not be willing to believe him.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but when Fu Nanrong died in battle, Sun Jian came to the fore.

Yuan Jun wrote in the letter that because Qu Xing, a Changsha native, rebelled, proclaimed himself a general, gathered more than 10,000 people, and attacked and besieged cities, the court appointed Sun Jian as the prefect of Changsha to go and suppress the rebellion.

When he saw this, Wei Zhe felt mixed emotions.

Is this the screening mechanism at the end of the dynasty?

Loyal ministers must die, and only ambitious people can succeed?

After thinking for a long time, Wei Zhe still had no answer.

However, Fu Nanrong's incident once again made him deeply aware that the Han Dynasty was doomed to perish!
(End of this chapter)