The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 507 Personal Expedition
The Wei Dynasty's court meeting, which had not been held for a long time, was convened again.

Ever since Cao Mao seized actual administrative power through the Secretariat, the court meeting became a mere formality.

Cao Mao had not convened a court meeting for a long time. Anyway, the people who could really get things done were already in the three courts.

When it comes to organizing big events, the more people there are, the better.

It is right to pool wisdom, but if someone interferes and delays important work, the result will be counterproductive.

Because of this idea, the court meetings of the Wei Dynasty have not been held for a long time.

All important discussions among the ministers were held in the Secretariat.

Today, when the ministers learned that the emperor was going to hold a court meeting, they were a little surprised.

Although they didn't know why the emperor suddenly wanted to hold a court meeting, they could guess in their hearts that something big must have happened!

Early in the morning, all the ministers gathered here. Unlike in the past, after arriving here, the ministers were divided into distinct camps according to their affiliations.

In the past, they usually took sides based on factions.

But at this moment, the ministers of the Secretariat stood beside Wang Chang, and the three dukes and nine ministers surrounded Wang Su. Everyone stood in line according to their own departments, which was rare.

Xun Xu stood next to He Zeng. This was also the quietest place, and almost no one was willing to stay here.

The only people around He Zeng were the two idiots from the Guo family and some ministers from the Censorate.

He Zeng was quite surprised that Xun Xu took the initiative to approach him, and he even chatted with him for a few words.

Everyone waited for a long time, and they had been guessing the purpose of this court meeting.

Some people think that this means the queen will be officially established.

Those who had this idea were now surrounding Zheng Xiaotong, with smiles on their faces.

Some people think that this means that the year name will be changed.

The ministers all had different ideas.

Zhong Hui stood among the ministers with a smile on his face. Zhong Hui was the most special minister. He did not stand with anyone, but stood alone in the middle, his face full of satisfaction and pride.

Only I know why this court meeting was held.

When Zhong Hui thought of this, he became more and more excited.

Soon, the gate of the palace was opened, and the ministers, led by the three ministers, slowly walked into the hall.

The ministers took their seats one after another. Except for the three ministers and the Inspector of the Capital, everyone else had to sit together.

After all the ministers had taken their seats, Cao Mao came here and all the ministers hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Cao Mao returned the greeting and sat in the upper seat.

"My dear ministers, I have summoned you today because of the Yongliang incident!"

Cao Mao didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

Hearing these words, the ministers were filled with imagination.

There are simply too many things going on in Yongliang. Should we deal with Shi Bao or Deng Ai?

Is it about the Qiang and Hu rebellion? Or is it about Jiang Wei of Shu?

The ministers looked at each other and no one was in a hurry to speak.

At this moment, Zhong Hui stood up first, bowed deeply to Cao Mao, and then looked at the other ministers.

"Everyone, Jiang Wei has led his troops into the Wei Kingdom! The people of Yongliang are about to be bullied by him again!"

Zhong Hui said this in great anger.

But the ministers were not surprised at all.

Jiang Wei is here again?
Isn't this normal? Judging from the time, he should be here soon.

Wouldn't it be better to let Deng Ai handle this matter himself? Chen Qian is also there with the central army, so why is it necessary to hold a court meeting?
At this moment, Zhong Hui angrily said, "Jiang Wei has repeatedly invaded our Great Wei, frightening our people. Farmland has been destroyed, and houses have been burned. How can we allow him to trample on our country like this when the Great Wei is at its peak?"

"The Holy King was unwilling to start a war easily. He wanted to educate these bandits through the teachings of a saint, to teach them right from wrong. But who could have imagined that such behavior would only make them even more rampant!"

"Jiang Wei is becoming increasingly rampant. He has been killing the people of Liang Province and committing all sorts of evil. He has colluded with the Qiang and Hu tribes, attempting to undermine the orthodoxy of China. This is no longer something we can tolerate!"

"We should send troops to protect the people of the Great Wei and establish the legitimacy of the Great Wei!"

Zhong Hui's voice was so loud that it was deafening.

At this moment, all the ministers felt a buzzing in their heads.

In an instant, they suddenly understood what Cao Mao wanted to do.

Are you planning to attack Shu?!
As expected, Cao Mao immediately spoke, "I plan to raise an army to suppress the rebels in Shu, capture their king alive, and appease the people of the world. What do you think, my ministers?"

If it were a year ago, when Cao Mao said he wanted to attack Shu, all the ministers would definitely oppose it with all their might.

If Cao Mao had said he wanted to attack Shu half a year ago, his ministers might have objected in a tactful way.

But now, when Cao Mao said he wanted to attack Shu, the ministers were stunned and looked at each other.

On the one hand, Cao Mao's power was no longer what it was before.

Even though the emperor was asking for their opinions, if their opinions were different from his, he would find ways to make them change their views.

On the other hand, we have to mention Wang Su. Wang Su made it very clear in the classics that what we should pursue now is great unification.

And what is the most amazing thing about Wang Su?

The most remarkable thing about Wang Su was not that he conquered the scholars with classics, nor that he paved the way for Cao Mao with new classics.

The most amazing thing is that he brought in the three dukes and nine ministers! !
This set of Wangxue is said to have been developed by the three dukes and nine ministers together.

The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers were all turned into beneficiaries by Wang Su. Do you think they would still oppose the great unification advocated by this doctrine?!
This is why Cao Mao couldn't help but reward his descendants.

At this moment, Cao Wei had just experienced a great harvest and its national strength was soaring. In contrast, Shu had just lost two important officials and its morale was low.

Sending troops to attack Shu Kingdom doesn't seem to be a bad idea?

At this moment, Zhuge Dan was the first to stand up. He looked at Cao Mao and said loudly, "Your Majesty! The Shu rebels have been causing rebellion for many years. Since the reign of Emperor Taizu, they have been a threat to the Wei Dynasty. Now is the time to quell them!"

Then Wang Su also stood up, "Your Majesty, great unification is what the world hopes for!"

More and more ministers joined this camp and proposed to use military force.

Cao Mao's achievements over the past three years were now evident. The ministers of Wei State actually agreed to send troops!
This is simply unimaginable.

Cao Mao nodded with satisfaction, and then he expressed his thoughts.

"Order all places to begin transporting food and prepare for the attack on Shu."

"I will personally go to Chang'an to attack Shu. I will order the Grand Marshal to lead the rest of the Central Army and accompany me!"

"Appoint Zhong Hui as the military advisor and general, and send him with the army!"

"Order the General of Chariots and Cavalry to lead the armies of Yuyang, Jingxiang, Qingxu, and Jiangbei to guard against Wu and attack Shu!"

Cao Mao issued a series of imperial edicts, and all the ministers followed his orders.

From this moment on, the Wei State's war machine began to operate.

Except for the Jiyou Legion, all other legions began to mobilize. Of course, the main task of Guanqiu Jian and others was to guard against the State of Wu.

The main forces are still the Yongliang Corps and the Central Corps.

Soon, this news ignited the whole of Luoyang.

Everyone ran around to tell each other.

Cao Mao once again put on the armor left by Cao Cao. The central army had actually been ready and was just waiting for the emperor's announcement.

This time, Cao Mao brought almost all of his confidants with him, even several of his secretaries were taken away by him.

Chen Tai and Du Yu were both taken away.

Hua Biao, Wang Chang, Wang Su, He Zeng and others were responsible for staying in Luoyang.

Chen Qian took away part of the central army, while Cao Mao took away the rest.

The army set out towards Chang'an in a mighty force.

At this moment, grain from all over the country began to be transported to Yongliang and other areas.

The State of Wei became completely lively.

Everyone in the world knows that this time the government has made up its mind to defeat the Shu bandits.

But Jiang Wei obviously didn't know that at this moment he was still recruiting many miscellaneous Hu people around Lintao.

As it turned out, there was nothing wrong with Jiang Wei's idea.

Jiang Wei arrived very quickly, and those Qiang and Hu people who had not yet been completely wiped out chose to submit to him at this moment. Jiang Wei's reputation was indeed very great, and Cao Wei's treatment of them also made them want to take revenge.

At this moment, a Qiang leader, after receiving Jiang Wei's extremely high courtesy, gnashed his teeth and said, "The thief Cao is going too far!"

"We didn't know right from wrong in the past and actually worked for such people. Who would have thought that they would treat us like this!"

"We are all willing to follow the general and attack Cao Wei together!"

Jiang Wei was very happy about this and rewarded the leader with a sword.

Jiang Wei's attitude was very different from that of Cao Ze, which attracted more and more mixed Hu people.

The Tufa tribe, which was now on the verge of death, also fled to Liangzhou.

When they learned about Jiang Wei's situation, their leader Tufa Shoutian decided to take his army to surrender to Jiang Wei.

However, his grandson Tufa Shuji Neng dissuaded his grandfather.

He said, "Father, the Shu Kingdom is no match for the Wei Kingdom. This is why the Wei Kingdom dared to attack us. If we defect to the Shu Kingdom now, we will definitely be buried with Jiang Wei. This is definitely not a good idea."

"Now all the Hu tribes have submitted to Jiang Wei. If we can surrender to Wei, the Wei people will know our intentions and pardon us. Our tribe can be saved, and there may be a chance for a turnaround in the future!"

Tufa Shuji's proposal was not approved by his grandfather. Tufa Shoutian angrily said, "You are just a boy. How can you know about the important affairs of the tribe?"

"Cao Cao has been so brutal to us, how can we possibly surrender?"

Apparently, Tufa Shuji's proposal angered his grandfather, who ordered him imprisoned and prepared to replace his successor.

So, Tufa Shuji launched a mutiny that night.

He led his confidants to successfully attack the main camp and imprisoned his grandfather. He then took control of the tribe in his grandfather's name, became the leader himself, and led his people to surrender to the State of Wei.

(End of this chapter)