The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 392 That’s it?

Yang Hu looked at the letter in his hand and fell into deep confusion.

The information about the Qingzhou rebellion was obtained a few days ago.

The news that Sun Yu was beheaded came today.

So fast??
Yang Hu had just reorganized his army and was ready to join the war after receiving the order from the temple. However, before the order from the temple came, the news from Qingzhou arrived first.

Pei Hui, the governor of Jizhou, and He Zhen, the governor of Youzhou who had traveled all night, both wanted to curse at this moment.

That's it? ?
Upon learning of the rebellion, these two men hurriedly prepared for the ensuing battle, even entering a warlike state. He Zhen had already come to meet up with Yang Hu, ready to obey his orders and join the battle. And yet, that was the end of it?
Yang Hu slowly put down the letter in his hand and could not help but sigh: "General Hu is truly a famous general of the time, no one can defeat him."

Pei Hui explained with a smile, "In the past, General Hu was the governor of Qingxu. The soldiers in Qingzhou all knew him. Many of the generals were his old subordinates. They didn't dare to fight him and surrendered one after another. That's why he was able to pacify Qingzhou so quickly."

He Zhen said seriously, "Although the rebellion in Qingzhou has been quelled, there is still unrest in other places. There are many people who secretly hide the manifesto. I previously summoned the governors from various places in Youzhou, but two of them refused to come. This has already happened. We must be careful that similar things will happen again."

"General Yang, we should spread the news of the pacification of Qingzhou to all regions as soon as possible to prevent a greater rebellion in Hebei."

Yang Hu frowned and agreed with He Zhen's proposal.

Sun Yu set a very bad precedent, which can be said to have led to dissatisfaction with Cao Mao throughout the Wei Dynasty.

He Zhen felt it the most deeply. He clearly felt the resistance of his officials. They had been interacting with each other recently. He Zhen was in a hurry to come to Yang Hu this time because of this matter.

But Pei Hui's situation was not so bad. The previous unrest had caused heavy damage to the major families in Hebei. Youzhou was actually not so bad. Only a few counties near Jiqing were affected. Jizhou was devastated.

Under such circumstances, many officials in Jizhou have actually been replaced.

Yang Hu discussed the situation in various places with the two men.

They highlighted several potential risk areas.

Yang Hu was very determined, "Send troops to capture him now."

"Failure to obey orders in war can be considered rebellion."

"Anyone who participates in the rebellion can be arrested and dealt with, regardless of their clan."

The two governors agreed with his point of view.

Yang Hu continued, "It's rare for the three of us to get together, so let's discuss the future of governance."

"Your Majesty places special emphasis on the administration of officials. The Secretariat has issued a new assessment system, which will be implemented by the end of the year."

"You two should not take this matter lightly. You should recommend more talented people, promote the virtuous, and remove the treacherous."

Yang Hu explained his specific implementation plan, "I think the first thing to do is to rectify the prefecture governors. A prefect governs a county. If the prefect is not virtuous, even if there are virtuous county and township officials, what can they do?"

"We can use this rebellion as an excuse to investigate the accomplices and investigate the county governors in various places, their past political achievements, their personalities, their reputations in the local area, and so on."

The two provincial governors listened attentively.

The situation in other places is similar to that in Hebei, and the same is true in Huainan.

After all, Huainan also belonged to the eastern war zone of Cao Wei, and Guanqiu Jian was the General Zhendong, and was of the same rank as Hu Zun, the General Zhengdong.

Zhuge Dan was originally the General Zhennan, and was in the same rank as Wang Chang, the former General Zhengnan.

The "大" in the middle does not mean that the official position has changed, but it means that they have been in office for a long time and have made great contributions, so a big character is added as a reward.

Among the four expeditions and four garrisons today, the only ones who got the big characters were the former General Wang Chang of the Southern Expedition and General Guanqiu Jian of the Eastern Garrison.

And now the war zones in various places have changed.

Guanqiu Jian was appointed and promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, but his garrison remained unchanged, while the area under his command changed. It was no longer limited to Yangzhou. Yu, Yan, Yang, Jing and other areas were nominally under his supervision.

Wen Qin succeeded Guanqiu Jian as the General Zhendong, but his garrison area became Yuzhou, which was considered to be the successor to Zhuge Dan's defense area.

Wang Ji became the General Zhennan and took over Wang Chang's defense zone, but he also took over the title of Zhuge Dan.

Deng Ai was promoted to General Zhenxi, and he actually succeeded Sima Zhao, the original General Zhengxi.

As a result, the various war zones of Cao Wei were governed by Yang Hu, the General Zhenbei, who was in charge of Jiyou; Wen Qin, the General Zhendong, who was in charge of Yuyang; Wang Ji, the General Zhennan, who was in charge of Jing; Deng Ai, the General Zhenxi, who was in charge of Yongliang; Hu Zun, the General Zhengdong, who was in charge of Qingxu; Guanqiu Jian, the General Chariots and Cavalry, who was in charge of many surrounding areas; and Sima Zhao, the General Wei, who was in charge of Sili, Bingyan and other places.

Of course, Hu Zun must be promoted. His qualifications are too old, almost the same as Wang Chang. Wang Chang has now been promoted to Shang Gong Ling Shang Shu Ling. If Hu Zun still serves as the Four Expeditions, he will be lower than Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others, which is definitely not acceptable.

Just as Guanqiu Jian was getting ready, he learned that the rebellion in Qingzhou had been quelled.

He was currently sitting in the training ground camp, checking the food and weapons sent from various places.

Yangzhou Governor Fu Xuan sat next to him happily.

"This is the fate of the rebels, General. We can disband the army." But facing Fu Xuan's proposal, Guanqiu Jian shook his head.

"Qingzhou is in rebellion, and generals are changing all over the country. How could Wu miss such a good opportunity?"

"Sun Yu of Qingzhou is not worth mentioning. General Hu's son can defeat him."

"I ordered Yu Yang to prepare a large army, not to suppress the rebels, but to deal with foreign invaders."

Guanqiu Jian picked up the map at some point and placed it in front of him.

Fu Xuan was somewhat stunned. "Wu had just suffered a defeat. Do they still dare to send troops to attack? I don't think their ministers would agree. Although Sun Jun is a general, his status is not as high as Zhuge Ke's."

Guanqiu Jian shook his head. "Although Sun Jun's status is not as high as Zhuge Ke's, he has close ties with many of the great clans. He can judge the situation and bend and stretch. If he insists on sending troops, even if the great clans disagree, they won't be too adamant and will definitely consider his opinion."

Guanqiu Jian spoke of his speculation, "Their target this time probably isn't Shouchun. They'll try to put pressure on Qingxu. Whether they come or not, we should be prepared."

Fu Xuan pondered for a moment, then nodded, "General, what you said makes sense."

Fu Xuan possessed both academic and moral integrity, and had a close relationship with Ma Jun. When Pei Xiu mocked Ma Jun, it was he who intervened. However, his lack of military knowledge prevented him from becoming a provincial governor like Deng Ai and Wang Ji.

Cao Mao's arrangements for provincial governors in various places were all meaningful. Yang Hu was young and lacked prestige, so he assigned him a gentle provincial governor. Hu Zun was rude, so he assigned him an upright and strong provincial governor. Guanqiu Jian was decisive, so he assigned him a provincial governor with a bad temper but self-awareness.

Including Deng Ai, Deng Ai lacked political acumen, so he arranged for an assistant like Zhuge Xu. Wang Ji was very opinionated, so he arranged for a governor like Ren Kai who was extremely courageous and insightful.

Guanqiu Jian began to prepare with the spirit of fighting when the enemy came and treating the enemy's absence as training. The troops around the entire Huainan area began to gather, quietly waiting for the enemy to come.

At this moment, Sun Jun led Lu Ju and Liu Zan to start his first campaign against Cao Cao.

But Cao Mao in Luoyang had no idea what was happening in Huainan. He was busy dealing with the affairs of Yongliang at the moment.

The Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou are in turmoil again.

In fact, this is not a new problem. The Qiang and Hu issues in Liang Province have dragged on for more than a hundred years and have been a concern for the court since the Later Han Dynasty. During the war between Wei and Shu, Jiang Wei often had the idea of winning over the Qiang and Hu people to attack Cao Cao together.

This has led to increasingly acute border issues.

However, Cao Mao was not very worried about this issue now. He could not trust Wang Hun, the governor of Liang Province, but he had to trust Deng Ai, the general who guards the west. With Deng Ai there, even if Tufa Shuji rebelled, Deng Ai could beat him and make him flee in panic.

The Qiang, Xianbei, Xiongnu and other tribes were distributed in various regions of Cao Wei, and were showing signs of growing stronger, but Cao Mao was unable to distract himself to solve these problems.

Cao Mao's daily workload is really too heavy.

He no longer had the energy to take care of other things.

Fortunately, the eunuchs began to return. Cao Mao had high hopes for the Shizhongtai. He hoped that these eunuchs could share his work and exercise decision-making power.

Throughout Luoyang, there are almost no ministers who can take time off.

This was true even for the ministers who were dismissed.

When Zhong Yu saw Zhang Hua bringing Sima Yan into his mansion, he was a little confused.

What is this for? ?

The two men paid their respects to Zhong Yu and then sat down in front of him.

"Mr. Zhong, I have come to your residence at the order of His Majesty. His Majesty hopes that you can assist Sima Zhonglang and go to the Imperial Academy to rectify the atmosphere there."

Zhang Hua accurately conveyed Cao Mao's ideas to Zhong Yu.

Seeing Zhong Yu's hesitation, Zhang Hua added, "This is also what General Wei thinks."

"General Wei proposed some time ago to reorganize the Imperial Academy. His Majesty then remembered you and felt that you should come and help."

Zhong Yu was silent for a long time. During these days, any policy of the court could not be separated from Sima Zhao. Anyway, no matter what the policy was, the court said it was written by Sima Zhao.

During court meetings, Sima Zhao would actually submit a memorial.

Zhong Yu said, "I am not talented enough to serve Your Majesty."

"All the officials know your talent, please do not be modest."

"Perhaps you don't know that the Qingzhou Governor, Sun Yu, is plotting a rebellion. I heard that you had some dealings with him when you were the prefect of Weijun?"

Zhong Yu's brows twitched.

"That's pure nonsense."

"However, I would like to go to the Imperial College."

(End of this chapter)