The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 504: Easy to Lose Control
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.

Cao Mao's headache became more and more serious.

He knew that Deng Ai was a man who could easily get carried away, especially after seeing his military achievements.

But this time, Deng Ai went a little too far.

In fact, there is nothing wrong in killing the leader who disobeyed military orders.

Since they have chosen to surrender, they will be subject to the laws and military laws of the Wei Dynasty.

Military law has always been the most stringent.

According to Qin's military law, those who missed the deadline should be beheaded. Many people took out documents found later and tried to prove that Qin's law punished those who missed the deadline with a shield instead of beheading.

In fact, there is a big difference between legal system and military law. The principle of beheading for failure to arrive on time in military law lasted for a long time. Later, generals were executed for failing to arrive at the battlefield on the prescribed time.

Military matters are very serious, because being late for even one day may bring huge harm and impact.

For example, when Hu Lie was fighting against rebels and was surrounded by the enemy, the commander asked the generals to come to support him within 15 days. As a result, the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield a month and a half later. By that time, the grass on Hu Lie’s grave was almost growing!

Then the reinforcements encountered the reorganized rebels and were besieged again, and the next wave of people failed to arrive in time.

This resulted in waves of people going up and getting killed.

Although Shi Bao did not summon so many officials because of the war, the position of Protector of the Qiang was originally a military position, and those leaders were all generals directly under his command.

Even if it's an exercise, and the marshal tells the generals to come within a certain time, but the generals get angry and insist on coming on the eleventh day, will he let you off?

Cao Mao did not think there was anything wrong with Shi Bao killing people for this reason.

These Qiang and Hu leaders were more arrogant than each other. When Shu was strong, both sides wanted to win them over, which made them arrogant inappropriately.

He always felt that both Wei and Shu needed him, and tried to gain more benefits by jumping back and forth.

Even after surrendering to the Wei Kingdom, he still felt that he was superior and that the Wei ministers did not dare to do anything to him. He felt that they all needed to win him over to fight against the Shu Kingdom.

If you want to promote education, these people will definitely be the biggest obstacle.

Cao Mao could imagine that situation. When Pei Xiu's order came down, they would definitely ask about rewards first.

If there is no reward, who would be willing to educate?
Shi Bao took the initiative to kill these unruly leaders, which reduced the obstacles to the implementation of education. At the same time, it also made the Hu people in Yongliang wake up and let them know that times have changed and they still have to be obedient.

Up to this point, Cao Mao was still relatively satisfied with their behavior. Although Shi Bao killed more people, Cao Mao could still accept it.

A rebellion broke out later, which was also within Cao Mao's expectations.

It was not just the leaders who became arrogant under the gentle offensive of both sides, but also the people under their command.

They must be made aware of the difference in strength between the two sides, beating them up severely, and then educating them. This will definitely make the education very smooth.

But the situation that followed made Cao Mao very angry.

Deng Ai was not defeating the rebels, he was slaughtering them.

There is a huge difference between the two.

What Cao Mao wanted was for Deng Ai to defeat these people, make them surrender, and then let them begin to accept education.

But what Deng Ai wanted was to defeat these people and then kill them all!
At this time, population is an important resource. Moreover, history has proven that education is the most effective way. Emperor Xiaowen's reform was more effective than nearly a hundred years of war.

Why bother doing all this?

Therefore, Cao Mao urgently sent the attendant to stop Deng Ai's actions.

At the same time, Cao Mao also had a new understanding of Deng Ai, who behaved harmlessly.

Deng Ai must have someone who is capable of holding him back.

When this guy saw the military merit, he really didn't care.

He didn't think at all about the impact such behavior would have on the government.

Just as Cao Mao was writing the imperial edict, Zhang Hua walked in.

Zhang Hua is also very busy now.

"Your Majesty, it has been thoroughly investigated."

"General Pingbei didn't intend to exonerate Wang Rong, but rather to change his place of exile to Youzhou. He sent people to find those famous scholars just to get them to speak out when necessary."

"Who is he looking for?"

"Grand Marshal Zhuge Dan."

Cao Mao narrowed his eyes. "Send someone to tell Yang Hu that General Pingbei can no longer stay in Youzhou. Send him back to Luoyang."

"only!!"

Cao Mao pointed to the edict he was writing and said to Zhang Hua, "Maoxian, is this what you call enlightenment?"

"Killing all those who haven't been enlightened would be considered enlightenment, right?"

Zhang Hua was a little embarrassed.

When Deng Ai first started to suppress the rebellion, Zhang Hua said a lot of good things about Deng Ai. He approved of Shi Bao's behavior and thought it was conducive to education.

He quickly bowed his head and confessed his guilt. "Your Majesty, it is my fault. I didn't know General Deng would go to such lengths. I thought..."

"Okay, I don't blame you. I didn't expect that when Deng Ai gets angry, he will lose control even more easily than Zhong Shiji. I think he is still not suitable to be the commander-in-chief."

Zhang Hua said seriously, "Although Lord Chen holds the title of Shangshu, Lord Xiahou did not go with him. I'm afraid there is still no one who can restrain General Deng."

"No problem."

Cao Mao said this, but he already had different thoughts in his mind.

He vaguely felt that Deng Ai's massacre in Yongliang was not just for the heads of the Hu people, but he might have wanted to lure Zhong Hui out.

Deng Ai's route of advance was very problematic.

When he attacked the rebels, he chose to defeat the army of the Hu people in Yongzhou, burn their base, and make them flee to Liangzhou.

In Liang Province, his army was circling and pursuing.

The actions in the two places were obviously different, and it seemed that they were intentionally driving the rebels to Liangzhou and forming an encirclement there.

Cao Mao frowned and fell into deep thought.

Doesn't he want to eat up Jiang Wei's army?

Cao Mao had not yet made up his mind about the war in the northwest, but Guo Ze, Cao Yan, Hu Lie, Cao Zhi and others had already returned to Luoyang.

Cao Mao did not go to greet them with great fanfare. Everyone in the world already knew that Cao Mao favored the royal family members, so there was no need for Cao Mao to show off anything.

In fact, Cao Mao was able to refrain from persecuting the princes, which made him a well-known wise ruler in the eyes of the royal family. He was quite different from his ancestors! It was really reassuring!
This was probably Cao Zhi's first visit to Luoyang.

The person who came to greet them was Pei Xiu from the Ministry of Rites. This time, Pei Xiu greeted them according to the etiquette and system, and at least he did not act disrespectfully.

The four of them did not dare to waste time and hurried towards the Taiji Hall.

Cao Zhi was very curious about Luoyang. Since entering Luoyang, he seemed to have regained his youth. He looked at the surrounding situation excitedly and screamed strangely from time to time.

It is a bit bitter that a dignified prince of the Wei Dynasty has never seen what his capital looks like in his entire life.

"How is Luoyang?"

Cao Yan asked with a smile.

Cao Zhi couldn't help but sigh: "Its grandeur far surpasses the outer city, and its prosperity is amazing."

Cao Yan reminded him, "When you see His Majesty later, you can talk about this more. Your Majesty likes Luoyang very much and often goes out to see it."

Cao Zhi quickly took these into account and gave Cao Yan a look of gratitude.

Soon, they saw the Emperor of Wei.

When they were led to the Taiji Hall, Cao Mao finally came to greet them with many eunuchs.

Although Cao Mao was young, he grew very fast.

At this moment, his height has caught up with his cousin Cao Zhi. His face is not so childish, but he has no beard, which makes him look very similar to the Ming Emperor.

Everyone hurriedly bowed to greet him.

Cao Mao hurriedly helped Cao Zhi up, and asked the others to stand up. Then he took Cao Zhi's hand and walked in front.

"I didn't know how to judge people, and the Prince of Jibei suffered injustice."

Cao Zhi didn't dare to respond. He immediately shook his head and said in awe, "Your Majesty, I dare not. Your Majesty's grace has saved the royal family from disaster. If Your Majesty hadn't sent someone to meet me this time, how could I have come to Luoyang and met with Your Majesty?"

"I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty."

As the son of Cao Zhi, especially as the most capable one among Cao Zhi's sons, he has enjoyed the highest treatment since he was young!

Cao Pi was very fond of this adopted son and sent people to keep an eye on him early on to prevent him from being harmed by thieves.

Cao Rui also cared about this brother very much, and was afraid that he would make bad friends, so he sent people to observe his every move again.

Speaking of which, perhaps when the Sima family imprisoned him, Cao Zhi was living the happiest life.

Of course, everything became different when Cao Mao came to power.

The two chatted as they walked into the East Hall. Cao Mao sat in the upper seat and asked the King of Jibei to sit closest to him.

"I already know about what happened in Jibei. Don't worry. I will never let these traitors go. I will make them pay the price."

Cao Zhi did not dare to complain to Cao Mao anymore. He once again praised the emperor's generosity and benevolence.

Cao Yan, who was sitting not far away, listened to their conversation and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: In this world, the descendants of Emperor Wen and the descendants of Prince Chen Si are actually sitting together chatting and laughing. It's simply unimaginable.

After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Cao Mao finally asked Cao Yan about the specific matter, and Cao Yan hurriedly told him about the behavior of Gong Shahong, Liu Ji and others.

At the same time, the specific details of the public land case and the king-killing case were also told to Cao Mao.

At this moment, Cao Mao frowned, with anger flashing in his eyes.

"good very good."

The Gongtian case is not an ordinary corruption case. In fact, it is a case of occupation by a big family. Gong Shahong seems to be the mastermind, but in fact, the big family is the real culprit behind the scenes. If Gong Shahong does not cooperate with them to do these things, his career will probably be over. However, if he works for them, he will eventually be pushed out as the mastermind, and the big family will be blamed nothing!
(End of this chapter)