The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 631 Horn
"Mr. Yang, your family is renowned for its integrity, but your brother is extravagant and unbridled, causing trouble and bringing shame to the entire clan. As his elder brother, I must punish you, no matter how reluctant I am!"

Cao Mao frowned and was scolding Yang Jin in front of him.

Yang Jin was Yang Xiu's elder brother. He also worked for Cao Mao. Unlike his younger brother, he was quite courageous and capable of handling government affairs, and was deeply loved by Cao Mao.

In fact, Yang Xiu was not without talent, and Cao Mao liked him very much. Unfortunately, this guy committed the crime that Cao Mao could not tolerate the most. If it was just extravagance and presumption, Cao Mao could let him go. It was his own family's money, so how did you squander it? Cao Mao was too lazy to care.

But you took the temple's money in order to squander it, and even did some things that were detrimental to Cao Mao.

Then Cao Mao would not be able to forgive him.

If it weren't for the good work done by Yang Hu, Yang Jin and others, and if it weren't for the fact that Yang Xiu got along well with Cao Mao on a daily basis, I'm afraid Yang Xiu would have been executed by the court for the crime of treason long ago.

Yang Jin looked extremely ashamed at this moment. He lowered his head and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I have failed your high expectations."

"Mr. Yang, I have stripped you of your title and your official position, but you have nothing to do with this matter. I will give you a chance. Go to Jingnan and make achievements there to atone for your mistakes!"

"If you don't want to, just live in seclusion in Luoyang. I won't force you."

Yang Jin hurriedly said, "I am willing to go to Jingnan!"

Cao Mao waved his hand, and Yang Jin wiped away her tears. "Thank you, Your Majesty. After I leave, I hope Your Majesty will take care of yourself!"

He saluted again and left.

Seeing him leave, Cao Mao sighed.

Yang Xiu's affair also caused a great sensation in Luoyang, mainly because his family was too large and his background was too deep. He had a cousin who was a general, a close relative who was a minister, and relatives who were concubines.
It can be said that this family is already very powerful.

But because of Yang Xiu's behavior, the entire clan almost collapsed.

Yang Hu was stripped of his title, and the other several people suffered various punishments. Part of the clan's farmland and houses were also confiscated as punishment. The most serious blow was the blow to their reputation.

The Yang family is Cao Mao’s confidant!
Yang Hu and His Majesty exchanged letters every day, and their relationship was very good. Yet, such a clan actually suffered such a blow.

This also prompted many major families in Luoyang to begin internal cleansing activities.

Since a big family is powerful, it must have many children. Once there are many people, there will be all kinds of people.

The fact that a person like Sun Hao could emerge from the Jiangdong royal family fully demonstrates the diversity of human beings.

In order to avoid being suppressed by the government because of one or two incompetent people, many major families began to conduct internal review.

You don’t know until you check, and once you do, you’ll find the answer.

Among all the big families today, it is really hard to find a family cleaner than the Yang family. After all, there is only one person in their family, while the other big families, well, have at least ten people.

Because the older generation of the big families generally grew up drinking, their family education was extremely advanced, and they adopted a free-range, happy education very early on.

Then the next generation who received happy education grew up and became people like Yang Xiu.

Now, many big families have to thank the Yang family. If the Yang family hadn't rung the bell for them, they would probably have died without knowing how they died.

But Yang Zong did not decide to release them because of their internal reorganization. He was still investigating these matters thoroughly.

After finishing his work, Cao Mao hurried to Changqiu Palace to see his son.

Zheng Xian ate with him. After the little guy fell asleep, Zheng Xian finally spoke: "The Queen Mother seems very worried these days and often asks me about the emperor's condition."

Ever since Awen was born, Cao Mao never treated the empress dowager well.

It’s not that Cao Mao is ungrateful, it’s mainly because the empress dowager is sometimes too annoying. If she lives her own life peacefully, Cao Mao will never deal with her.

But if she insisted on making a fuss with him, Cao Mao would not have the energy to coax her. He had too many things to take care of now.

He now began to instruct, "You must appease the Queen Mother and tell her that I am very busy right now. Tell her to enjoy her peace of mind in Zhaoyang Palace and not to worry about other matters."

Zheng Xian nodded.

"I've already met the woman your Majesty's friend is about to marry. She's intelligent and quick-witted, and she's not afraid of me. She's very lively and free-spirited."

Zheng Xian said with a smile.

The two chatted for a long time before Cao Mao left.

Cao Mao had just returned to Taiji Hall when he learned the explosive news from Huainan.

Ah? ?

The central army went to help?
Are you going to attack Ding Feng or destroy the Wu Kingdom?
Cao Mao looked at the letter in his hand and suddenly felt a headache.

I just ordered Wen Qin to take over a county. Do these three generals want to join forces to destroy the Wu Kingdom?

Sending so many troops there, just to let them swim across?

Cao Mao didn't know what to say for a moment, and soon, Chen Qian from the Ministry of War appeared in front of Cao Mao, panting.

It can be seen that Chen Qian was also very upset when he heard the news.

His face flushed red, and he was even slightly panting when he stood in front of Cao Mao. "Your Majesty, no!"

Cao Mao looked at him suspiciously, "What did Mr. Chen say?"

Chen Qian hurriedly handed a letter to Cao Mao, "Your Majesty, you must not send troops to Huainan!"

"Why are they so eager to destroy Wu when they haven't even made sufficient preparations? Without sufficient warships, even if they capture Lujiang, they won't be able to capture Jianye! Besides, if they want to capture Jianye, they should send troops from Jingzhou, cross the river and attack Jianye. How can they send troops from Huainan?!"

Seeing Chen Qian's extremely flustered look, Cao Mao hurried to comfort him.

"Don't worry, Lord Chen. I won't let them go out so carelessly. The General of Chariots and Cavalry is over there, and he will certainly not let them do anything reckless."

"However, the Wu State may be getting a little impatient. I heard that Sun Hao wants to lead a large army and urge his generals to defeat my three generals. If we can inflict heavy damage on them in Huainan, it's not impossible. What do you think?"

Gathering too many soldiers together is not a good thing, and there have been too many lessons learned to prove this.

During the previous campaign against Shu, diseases broke out in places where large numbers of soldiers gathered.

Cao Mao felt that this was probably because the sanitary conditions were too poor. When hundreds of thousands of people ate, drank, defecated and urinated together, infectious diseases were likely to occur.

Cao Mao said, "Our three generals are attacking from three different directions. I think we can send part of the central army to the vicinity of Yanzhou to check the situation and provide backup."

As long as they don't raise a large army to destroy Wu right now, Chen Qian can accept it.

Chen Qian was not against war. He was a very warlike person. However, standing among this group of people, he became a very conservative general.

The main reason is that these people are too crazy and want to start a war to destroy the country at any time.

There is no consideration at all about how much a major battle would cost the government.

Cao Mao was not familiar with warfare, so he let the Ministry of War decide the matter on its own.

While negotiations were taking place in Luoyang, fighting had already begun in Huainan.

General Hu Zun did not adopt the conventional three-line advance tactic.

He ordered Xiahou Ji, Cao Zhen, Hu Wei and others to launch a fierce attack on the easternmost part of Lujiang County, namely Guangling County, Hailing County and other areas.

The rest of the parts remain motionless.

Ding Feng naturally remained motionless.

Only after Hu Zun's army officially fought against Wu's army did Hu Zun order Wen Qin's army to send troops.

Wen Qin then ordered Jiang Ban, Zhou Tai, Le Chen, Jiao Yi and others to attack Qichun County, where Ding Feng was located.

Both fronts had already engaged in battle, but the Guanqiu Jian Legion, which bordered the central region, had not yet launched an attack.

Ding Feng's prediction before the war was that the enemy would attack the central area where Guanqiu Jian was located with all their strength and cut off the east-west defense lines.

In order to avoid such a situation, Ding Feng deployed most of his elite troops in the central region and prepared both sides for support.

But after the war really broke out, the central part did not suffer any attack, but the two sides were attacked fiercely by the Wei army.

Hu Zun even ordered Guanqiu Jian to split his army to support himself and Wen Qin respectively, increasing the pressure on both sides.

Ding Feng realized the enemy's intentions, but it was too late to make adjustments.

The eastern part of Lujiang had few troops to begin with, and with low morale, it was quickly captured by Hu Zun's army. Qichun County where Ding Feng was located offered the strongest resistance, and Wen Qin's army did not make any contribution.

As for Guanqiu Jian, he was still following orders and waiting and watching.

Reinforcements from the Wei and Wu courts approached at the same time.

Lu Kang directly sent troops from Wuchang to Qichun County for rescue, and Wang Ji also began to gather troops to put pressure on Lu Kang so that he did not dare to send too many troops.

At this time, Shi Bao and Huo Yi of Jiaozhou and part of the Jingnan Corps under Wang Ji launched an attack on Lu Kang's Corps.

In such a battle, we will be surrounded by enemies on three sides.

Another great war broke out in the State of Wu.

Sun Hao was not afraid at all. He led his army to the Wuchang front line again. His ministers tried to persuade him, but he didn't care at all.

After Sun Hao arrived at the front line, he ordered Shi Ji, Ding Gu, Wei Miao and others to lead the army to attack and defeat the three invading legions of Cao Wei.

After so many years, the State of Wu finally took the initiative to send troops again. Although it was just a counterattack, it was still very rare.

Upon learning that Sun Hao was going to lead the expedition in person, the generals of Wu became excited. The armies of both sides began to gather in Qichun and Lujiang, and the scale of the campaign grew larger and larger.

The eyes of the whole world are drawn here.

This war to seize a county is gradually transforming into a battle for Jiangdong.

It cannot be said to be a battle for the whole world's submission, because if Cao Wei lost, Wu would not be able to advance, and Wei would appear again in a few years. If Wu lost, it is possible that Wu would perish from then on.

(End of this chapter)