The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 499 New Sacrificial Wine

Ji Kang wanted to say something, but Cao Mao took the initiative to hold his hand.

"Mr. Ji, you don't have to worry about this."

"Today, I am deeply moved that you are back by my side again and you are talking about these things."

"I still remember when I was trapped and humiliated by Sima Shi, and it was you who stepped forward and rescued me from the thief's hands."

"But in these years, I wonder why Ji Gong is unwilling to get close to me anymore?"

Ji Kang was silent for a long time before he said, "It's not that I don't want to be close to you. I have always respected Your Majesty, but I didn't understand your actions at that time."

"I just feel that Your Majesty's behavior is similar to Sima Shi."

Cao Mao did not continue the conversation. Instead, he lamented, "I want to reopen the Chongwen Temple, but I'm still short of a chief priest. I wonder if Ji Gong would be willing to go?"

The Great Wei had its own cultural department, and Chongwen Temple was the place where Wei State nurtured literati and poets. Wang Su had served as the chief priest of Chongwen Temple in the past.

It is still difficult to expect famous people like these in the Wei Dynasty to do something practical.

Since he cannot engage in government affairs, he might as well reopen the Chongwen Temple, win over those celebrities who can make changes, and let them continue to serve as role models.

Ji Kang is obviously a good choice. As a celebrity admired by the public, if he can take the lead in making changes, it will affect many people.

But Ji Kang was a little hesitant at this moment.

He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I made a mistake before, how can I..."

"Mr. Ji, as you said, it is to achieve a peaceful world as soon as possible."

"If all the scholars were to withdraw from the world and write those secluded essays and poems, then when would great unification come?"

"Ji Gong served in the Central Army for a period of time, so he must be familiar with the military situation. If he could write some extraordinary and vigorous articles and poems that could be spread to the frontier, perhaps the scholars of the world would not be so haggard and weak now, right?"

Ji Kang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if I force myself to write, I will definitely lose its beauty. I have always written as I please. I really can't do that."

"I know. I'm not limiting you to a topic. It's just that I want you to spend more time in the military and on the farmland to see the changes there. Perhaps you'll have some new ideas for writing!"

Cao Mao chuckled.

Only then did Ji Kang stop objecting and formally accepted the order.

The two then started talking about Confucian classics.

Ji Kang showed great interest in Wang Su's Confucian classics, and Cao Mao also had a relatively thorough understanding of Confucian classics. Cao Mao also took the opportunity to ask the others about their views on Confucian classics.

The Seven Sages today are no longer as united as they were in the past.

Shan Tao had become a minister of Cao Mao, and had surrendered to the court, and Xiang Xiu had also revealed this intention.

Liu Ling was still as usual, his heart was not in the government, but he was not willing to go against Cao Mao, nor did he want to go against mainstream thinking. He just wanted to live the life he wanted in peace.

Ruan Ji approved of Wang's school of thought, but unlike Ji Kang, he could not bow his head.

Their fragmentation is also a microcosm of today's celebrities, who have different opinions and have produced many different views and opinions in this era of great ideological changes.

Cao Mao escorted Ji Kang all the way to the door.

After Ji Kang left, Cao Mao called Zhang Hua in.

"Go and thoroughly investigate General Pingbei. He seems to be somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Rong's affairs."

Cao Mao had a lot of things to take care of at the moment, so things like this could only be temporarily handed over to Zhang Hua.

Cao Zhi and the others were still on the way, and Cao Mao was more concerned about the northwest of Wei.

Deng Ai put down the letter in his hand and looked at the stone bag in front of him.

The two of them are old acquaintances.

In the past, Shi Bao always had the upper hand over Deng Ai, but now, things have become different. Shi Bao can only stand in front of Deng Ai and wait for him to speak.

Deng Ai fell into deep thought.

"Your Majesty, do you wish to send troops to pacify the Qiang and Hu people in Yongliang?"

Shi Bao shook his head. "It's not about sending troops, but about distinguishing between friend and foe."

"Your Majesty has said that we must formally distinguish between friend and foe, and then punish those enemies."

Deng Ai asked, "How do we identify it?"

"General, please take a look."

Shi Bao carefully placed the document given to him by Pei Xiu in front of Deng Ai.

Deng Ai picked up the letter, flipped through it for a moment, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"I, I, I spoke about this issue a long time ago, but the government didn't care and thought it was a trivial matter."

"The people of the border fled to the Hu people. This is definitely not a trivial matter that can be taken lightly."

Deng Ai's face became very serious.

"This matter is even more important than the campaign against Shu."

Shi Bao lowered his head and stood in front of Deng Ai without saying a word.

To be honest, Shi Bao didn't quite understand Bei's behavior towards Pei Xiu.

When Shu and Wu were still alive, why did they fight against Qiang and Hu? Since the Later Han Dynasty, unless there was a real threat to the imperial court, the imperial court would not easily send troops to take the initiative to suppress it.

Generally speaking, only when a group of people engage in looting, rebellion, or the killing of ministers, or engage in disrespectful behavior, will they be sent to suppress and eliminate them.

But Yongliang is very peaceful now. The Qiang and Hu people have neither the ability nor the tendency to cause rebellion. So Your Majesty sent him here to be responsible for education. Although it is called education, in the end, it will certainly end in war.

Shi Bao knew this very well.

Such behavior will definitely be met with huge criticism from the government.

After all, it was difficult for the ministers to understand such behavior. They hadn't provoked us, so why would we hit them? What was the purpose?
They don't have much money and no territory, so they just roam around everywhere. Even if they are defeated, they can't get any spoils.

It is this kind of contemptuous behavior that leaves hidden dangers for the future.

But Deng Ai was different. He took this matter very seriously from the very beginning.

He said seriously, "You, you, just take care of this matter. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you. I will write a letter now to inform the two governors and ask them to cooperate with you. I can spare 40,000 people to help you do this!"

Shi Bao was stunned. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What if it caused a rebellion among the Qiang and Hu peoples, causing them to rise up in rebellion?"

"Well, that would be great."

"It can put an end to all the internal troubles in Yongliang at once."

Deng Ai did not say it explicitly, but Shi Bao saw something unusual in his eyes.

Military merit.

Shi Bao immediately accepted the order and officially took up the post.

After getting Deng Ai's support, Shi Bao no longer had anything to worry about. After taking office, he immediately summoned the Qiang and Hu leaders from all over the place.

He issued an order requiring them to come to see him within ten days, otherwise they would be punished for disobeying the imperial edict.

He acted very strong.

"what?!"

"You want me to see him within ten days?!"

The leader of the Bailang Qiang tribe was sitting in the tent at this moment, looking at the scout in front of him with an extremely ugly expression.

He picked up the lamb leg in front of him, took a big bite, and started chewing it in front of the scout, which made the scout a little surprised and confused.

Because this person was obviously eating raw meat.

He swallowed it and then asked, "What will happen to him if I don't get there in time?"

The scout replied, "The General of the Household said that this should be dealt with as disobeying military orders."

"Hahaha~~"

The leader laughed heartily. "Okay, very good. Go back and report. I will definitely be there on time."

The scout then left the place. After he left, the leader looked at several of his confidants in the tent with a sneer.

"Ever since Jiang Wei sent gifts, all the governors, provincial governors, and generals here have been polite to us."

"Shi Bao has only been here for a few days, and he dares to humiliate us like this?"

"He's even going to punish us according to military law. Haha, does he really think we're easy to bully? Isn't he afraid that we'll defect to the Shu Kingdom?!"

"When Jiang Wei sent us a good gift, we didn't accept it because of Wei Chen's courtesy!"

The leader spoke angrily, and the people around him nodded, agreeing with what he said.

"Send someone to tell the others that this time, Bai Lan will go a day later and officially meet him on the eleventh!"

At the leader's command, his men moved out quickly.

There are many Qiang tribes. According to historical records, there are seven major Qiang tribes at present, and each Qiang tribe has dozens of tribes. They are distributed in many areas such as the Western Regions, the Plateau, Shu Kingdom, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou.

Over the years, Shu State treated them very well, and Wei State was unwilling to disrupt the situation in Yongliang, so both sides were relatively polite to them.

This is the first time that Shi Bao has threatened them by asking them to pay a visit and even giving them a deadline!
How could these leaders, who had long been accustomed to courtesy, tolerate such rude behavior? They quickly agreed to go together to visit Shi Bao on the eleventh day.

Let's embarrass this General of the Central Army and see if he dares to punish all the Qiang people according to military law.

The scouts returned to Shibao with a lot of bad news.

But Shi Bao didn't care at all. He just waited quietly for the ten-day deadline to come.

On the tenth day, only two tribal leaders came to Shi Bao to pay him a visit.

One of them is called Wuyi Qiang and the other is called Xishan Qiang.

Shi Bao was not angry. He met the two leaders very gently and informed them of Pei Xiu's document.

These two tribes have been highly assimilated into the Han culture. They have settled in cities and live farming lives. Even their clothing is no different.

The two leaders also looked like merchants from Yongzhou, and did not look like Hu leaders at all.

Pei Xiu's teachings were even a bit unnecessary for them.
But they were the only ones who came to pay a visit to Shi Bao on time, which was obviously a very shameful thing in the eyes of many people.

Shi Bao hosted a banquet for the two leaders and didn't seem to care at all about being stood up.

(End of this chapter)