The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 501 Stealing the house!
A rebellion broke out in Yongliang.

The rebellion came very quickly. Within a few days, more than 20 Qiang tribes launched a rebellion. They gathered their troops and prepared to fight against the Wei Dynasty.

At the same time, Deng Ai's army attacked the rebellious troops.

They seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, waiting for them to start an uprising.

Many tribes were attacked by Deng Ai's army just as they were about to order the troops to be mobilized.

The two sides fought, but their strength was not equal at all.

The Cao army in Yongliang was originally the most elite foreign army. It had been fighting with the Shu Kingdom for many years. It had a large number of troops, excellent generals, and Deng Ai was in charge.

War broke out in Yongliang, and Zhuge Xu and Sima Wang quickly sent troops to assist.

The two sides fought in various places, and the Qiang people were no match at all. In front of Deng Ai who was well prepared, their role was just to contribute military merits to Deng Ai.

Deng Ai's army defeated one tribe after another.

In the past, the Qiang people would prepare in secret and then suddenly launch an attack to bite off a piece of meat.

But this time, the two sides suddenly switched positions. Dawei prepared in secret, and after beheading them, they suddenly launched an attack, intending to eat them.

The war went very smoothly, even better than Shi Bao had expected.

Deng Ai seemed to have wanted to do this for a long time.

This was the first time that the Great Wei took the initiative to rectify Yongliang.

This incident quickly caused controversy in various places, especially when the news of the war reached the imperial court, all the officials were shocked.

Even the Secretariat was very confused about Shi Bao's behavior.

Zhuge Dan was now sitting in front of Cao Mao and scolding Shi Bao.

"This person is simply insane!!"

"He forced nearly 100,000 Qiang and Hu people to rebel!!"

"The Great Wei spent so much energy and time to appease them, and Shi Bao has only been in office for a few days, and he actually did something like this!"

"He deliberately forced the Qiang people to rebel. He and Deng Ai did this for military merit!"

"He destroyed the world for his own selfish desires! He deserves to be put to death!!"

Zhuge Dan was very angry. It was the first time Cao Mao saw Zhuge Dan so angry.

Zhuge Dan's attitude also represents the vast majority of people in the court.

At this moment, these people all thought that Shi Bao must have gone crazy.

God knows how much the Wei Dynasty paid for the stability of Yongliang. In the early years, Qiang and Hu were a big trouble that gave Cao Wei a lot of headaches.

There was a man named Ma Chao in Shu. He was very popular among the Qiang people, which made them extremely close to Shu. Cao Wei almost snatched people from the other side. It took a lot of effort to pacify the local people and completely consolidate its rule.

Isn't Shi Bao being unreasonable?

Those people had no intention of rebelling to begin with, and had already submitted to the Wei Dynasty for quite some time. Why were they suddenly attacked?!
Seeing the furious Zhuge Dan in front of him, Cao Mao frowned and said seriously, "I have already sent Chen Qian to deal with this matter. I am worried that Chen Qian cannot face Deng Ai alone, so I asked him to lead the central army."

"Don't worry, General. I will get to the bottom of this matter and will never forgive those people!"

After hearing Cao Mao's words, Zhuge Dan's anger subsided a little.

Cao Mao tried to appease him for a long time before sending Zhuge Dan out.

Only after he left did Cao Mao rub his forehead.

He always felt that there might be some small misunderstanding in communication between him and Shi Bao.

I asked you to educate me!
Let you distinguish between friend and foe through education!
I'm not asking you to kill them all!
Cao Mao felt a little headache.

Zhang Hua stood aside, looking at Cao Mao who was rubbing his forehead, and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. The number of rebels has not reached 100,000. Moreover, General Deng has won consecutive battles. These Hu people are no match for him. Lord Chen is leading the central army. The rebellion will be quelled soon."

Cao Mao shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about rebellion."

"When Shi Bao confidently told me that he would govern the Qiang and Hu people, I thought he really understood. Who could have imagined that!!!"

Zhang Hua was very calm.

"Your Majesty, this is also a method of education."

"Since the Later Han Dynasty, the Qiang and Hu peoples have been in rebellion. Their leaders are fickle, submitting when the government is strong and rebelling when it is weak. This rebellion continues year after year. If disaster strikes, they plunder everywhere, causing unrest on the border."

"Previous education was mainly based on appeasement and rewarding them."

"But this is definitely not enlightenment. In my opinion, it's just bribery and it won't help."

"They nominally submitted to the Wei Dynasty, but in reality, they were no different from the Later Han Dynasty."

Zhang Hua pursed his lips and continued, "I think Shi Bao did a good job this time. If we want to govern them well, we must first defeat them. Now that Wei is strong and Shu is unable to send troops, this is the best time to rectify them."

"Besides, General Deng's sudden attack left many tribes in no time to react before they were captured."

"Suppress the capricious Qiang and Hu people, kill their leaders, and lead their tribes to various mines, allowing them to engage in mining, smelting, and reclamation. Those tribes willing to be educated will be made citizens of the Great Wei, following Minister Pei's instructions. Only in this way can Yongliang achieve peace."

Cao Mao frowned. He actually didn't want to launch such a large-scale war in Yongliang.

However, things have come to the point where they can only continue and there is no way to interrupt.

What Zhang Hua said also made some sense. This incident might even have a deterrent effect.

Cao Mao believed that when this news reached the Southern Xiongnu, they would be happy to accept education.

Cao Mao stroked his chin. After Shi Bao was dismissed, why not let him become the General of the Guards for the Xianbei or the Captain of the Guards for the Xiongnu?

But before Cao Mao had time to think too much, he was interrupted again by Cheng Ji.

Another minister came to see him.

Such a war made all the ministers in the court very angry. One after another they came to see Cao Mao to express their dissatisfaction and demanded that Shi Bao and Deng Ai be dealt with.

Cao Mao could only try his best to perfunctorily deal with them.

At this moment, Cao Mao was ready to start a new round of war.

It was impossible for Jiang Wei to ignore the rebellion in Yongliang. He asked Chen Qian to lead the central army to Yongliang, not to check and balance Deng Ai as he told his ministers, nor to assist Deng Ai in attacking the Qiang and Hu, but to welcome Jiang Wei's arrival.

Cao Mao firmly believed that Jiang Wei would come.

He had been holding back from launching a northern expedition for two years, which was already very difficult for Jiang Wei.

Hanzhong.

"Is this true?!"

Jiang Wei stood up suddenly and looked at the document in his hand in disbelief.

The scout said firmly, "It's absolutely true!"

"General, the Cao rebels are now in chaos. The Qiang tribes have risen in rebellion, and the two sides are fighting in various places. The Cao rebels' army is guarding several key roads. Otherwise, the Qiang tribes would have sent people to contact us long ago."

"I heard it was the newly appointed General of the Qiang, Shi Bao. After taking office, he went on a killing spree, executing the leaders of the Qiang tribes, and triggering a large-scale rebellion."

The scout told Jiang Wei the information he had obtained truthfully.

The more Jiang Wei listened, the more excited he became.

Jiang Wei knew very well that if he wanted to defeat Cao Cao, he could only wait for a perfect opportunity.

Throughout history, Jiang Wei never missed any opportunity to attack Cao Wei.

When Sima Shi died, he sent troops. When Zhuge Dan rebelled, he sent troops. When Wu attacked Wei, he sent troops.
The current situation is obviously also a great opportunity for Jiang Wei.

He immediately issued an order, "Immediately reorganize the army and prepare to go out!"

"Send my letter to Chengdu. There are internal changes within the Cao bandits right now. This is the perfect time for us to dispatch troops. We absolutely cannot miss it!"

Jiang Wei's words were spoken in an imperative tone.

The soldiers received the order and immediately Hanzhong began to mobilize.

Generals from all over the country began to mobilize troops and prepare food and fodder without waiting for orders from the court.

When Jiang Wei's order reached Chengdu, it immediately caused great controversy.

Jiang Wei still hasn't given up? He still wants to send troops to the Northern Expedition?

All the ministers were furious at this moment.

They all hoped that the three giants today could show some attitude and stop Jiang Wei from using troops.

Unfortunately, the three giants gathered together and discussed for a long time, but they did not come to a decision.

Dong Jue is still the same. I will do whatever you suggest.

Fan Jian is still the same. I won't go along with these people and I don't want to get involved with them!

Zhuge Zhan is still the same. I dare not say, I don’t know.

When these three people were completely unable to come up with any countermeasures, Liu Chan had no way to oppose Jiang Wei.

It’s not that Liu Chan was unwilling to oppose, but that his ministers did not come forward, and he, as the emperor, could not personally oppose it.

Besides, Jiang Wei held great power in his hands, and no one could stop him if he wanted to send troops.

This is what happened in history. No matter how much the ministers hated Jiang Wei, no matter how Huang Hao opposed him, no matter how much Liu Chan distrusted him, they were unable to stop Jiang Wei from sending troops.

Liu Chan hesitated for a long time, summoned the three men again, and finally made the decision helplessly to send troops.

The moment Liu Chan gave the order, Jiang Wei led the prepared army out of Hanzhong to support the Qiang and Hu people and attack Deng Ai together.

However, at this moment, Wang Ji's army suddenly split up, and one part began to march towards Yong'an.

After receiving information about the enemy in Yong'an, panic quickly broke out in Chengdu and the officials became uneasy.

You know, if someone breaks through Yong'an, they can march straight in and fight all the way to Chengdu!
Deng Ai seemed to want to let Shu know that they were not the only ones with teammates.

Wang Ji sent more than 30,000 people to approach Yong'an and began to build siege equipment on the spot.

Liu Chan appointed Zhuge Zhan as the commander-in-chief and prepared to send him to support Yong'an. At the same time, he frantically sent people to inform Jiang Wei who was far away.

The thief Cao is going to steal the house!!!

(End of this chapter)