The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 152 War and Peace ([-])
On January 264, [-] AD, Jiang Wei, Ma Jie and others led their troops out of Yang'an Pass, and when they arrived at the southern end of the Omega Valley, Xun Kai and others retreated to Chang'an.The war between the Han and Wei dynasties has completely come to an end.

After the Shu Han army arrived in Xingshi, they also received a message: Ma Zhao of the Jin company had forcibly ascended to the throne of King Jin on December 25 last year.This news is undoubtedly a complete reassurance for the Shu Han: Sima Zhao did not go crazy after all, and did not immediately organize a second attack.

Speaking of it, Cao Wei's national strength is only about [-], and there are so many places to defend.The mobile forces that can be deployed at any time are actually very limited.This one-time lost [-] to [-] between the Qinling and Bashan Mountains.Even a big country like Cao Wei is hurting.

Of course, Sima Zhao can put all his eggs in one basket and continue to mobilize more soldiers and horses to continue to conquer the Shu Han. However, if he mobilizes more than 20 soldiers and horses to go to the battle, let's not talk about the issue of food and civilian husbands, nor the issue that will inevitably lead to fierce opposition from all the Cao and Wei aristocratic families. .Do you really think that Soochow is just a display?Are the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the north really a display?At that time, Cao Wei will perish if he is not careful. Whose position will your Sima family usurp?
As a mature politician, Sima Zhao has already passed the age when he has to fight to the end if his breath doesn't go his way.Know when to endure.

In any case, Cao Wei will not attack aggressively in a short time, and Guan Yi and others who are already exhausted are completely relieved.

"Next, according to our prior arrangements, we need to settle the surrendered soldiers, repatriate some captives, and find a way to exchange the family members of the three surrendered generals. I need a brother to represent me personally as an unofficial envoy. Luoyang meets Sima Zhao, who is willing to take on this task?"

Speaking of it, the international relations of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu are a bit nonsense.

Both Shuhan and Soochow did not recognize Wei as a country.The name of Shu Han to Cao Wei is Pseudo-Wei, Wei Ni.As for Soochow, it is officially called Pseudo Wei or Wei Ni, but it is generally called Wei Guo or Cao Wei in private.

Shu Han and Soochow recognized each other, but Soochow did not recognize Shu Han as the successor of the Han Dynasty, and they were all referred to as the Shu Dynasty in official documents.Of course, the documents issued by the Shu Han to Soochow claimed to be a great Han, and Soochow did not object.

Of course Cao Wei did not recognize the two countries Shuhan and Soochow.These two countries are called Xishu and Dongwu respectively.In private, the Shu Han is called the Shu thief (soochow is the same as Cao Wei).As for the private name of Soochow, Cao Wei and Shu Han rarely agreed: Wu Dog.

In any case, the envoys of Shu Han and Soochow had frequent exchanges.Soochow and Cao Wei occasionally had envoys.But for Cao Wei and Shu Han, it was really fighting or fighting.So when everyone heard that Guan Yi said that he was going to be an envoy to Cao Wei, they really felt very novel.

"Brother, I'll go! If possible, I would like to take a long vacation for my brother, and go to my hometown in Zhuojun to see our Zhang family's old house!"

"Brother, I want to go too. By the way, go to Changshan to have a look."

"Hey~~ What are you two thinking? How can you two idiots get such a good thing. Brother, if the matter of this mission can't be changed, I can only simply do it?"

Needless to say, Guan Yi's No. 1 choice is really easy.

"It's my brother's fault. In this way, I will arrange some things first. Instead, your next job is to contact the Bu family for the exchange and resettlement of prisoners."

"No! Prefect, this matter is cumbersome. Please send me some troops. Otherwise, it will be difficult to handle."

"Well, it should be so. This is what I think. In this war, Habayashi's performance is really disappointing. So the General and I mean that Habayashi will be rotated. The five thousand Habayashi brought out by General Annan will go Hanzhong was incorporated into the Hanzhong Legion. The [-] Yulin brought out by two chariot generals in August last year was divided into two parts. One part followed General Annan to Nanzhong and was responsible for escorting the prisoners who were assigned to Nanzhong. I will hand it over to you, first help you complete the exchange and resettlement of the captives, and then incorporate them into the Yong'an Army on the spot."

"It's safe to do so. The subordinates will take orders."

"Good, Ling Xing. Your task is to bring back all the survivors of the Salt Workers' Gun Team. You are mainly responsible for escorting the prisoners assigned to the Zigong Pavilion. After that, you will be stationed at the Zigong Pavilion for a period of time to prevent these prisoners Make a mess."

"Ah? All right. The younger brother takes orders."

"Guowei, I won't be going back to Fuling County in a short time. Your task is to lead the [-] Fuling Army and escort the prisoners assigned to Fuling County. Then stay in Fuling County for a period of time. Wait for new appointments."

"promise!"

"Dinglie, Chengzuo, the task for the two of you is not easy. In a short time, I will lead the remaining [-] Fuling troops to station in Luocheng with the king of Beidi. Conference."

Yes, the Shu Han court and local officials in various counties will undergo drastic personnel changes in the future, and these things must be coordinated with all parties in advance.The final appointment must be validly passed - what is validly passed?Do not trigger a large-scale rebellion.And in this process, it is conceivable how reluctant and violent those with vested interests will be.So the task of Sun Gang and Chen Shou is not at all easier than others.

"This is really hard work. My little brother waits for orders!"

"It's really hard work, only the two of you are overworked." Seeing that Sun Gang is less than 30 years old and his forehead is full of wrinkles, Guan Yi also couldn't bear it: his brother used to be a fair-skinned and beautiful mother Cannon.How many years has it been?Completely older than the old farmer!

But then again, over the past seven years, which of the shareholders of Fuxingshe has not worked hard?Let's just talk about Guan Yi. There are scars and sword wounds all over his body, and there are not many intact skins.If it weren't for the selfless struggle of the young people of the Fuxing Society for seven years, they would have died in the chaos today if they were unlucky. If they were lucky, they would sit in the prison car and wait for the mercy of the enemy. Sit here and decide the fate of others?

"It's okay, as long as it's my brother's confession, I'll do my best to do it well."

"Okay, I have no doubts about this. Then, Jian Wushuang and Ling Bo, I will leave the matter of going to Cao Wei as an envoy to you two. This time, Wushuang will be the head and Ling Bo will be the deputy. I will contact you urgently. General, let him lend us Zhongying for a while. Let him take a hundred cavalry to accompany you on a mission...Because the Han and the thieves are not at odds, so you cannot be the official envoys. Fortunately, the King of the North is on this matter There is still something to worry about. He has already given me the seal of the county king. Therefore, this time, the envoy of the Northern King of the Han Dynasty is visiting the Jin King of the Puppet Wei Dynasty."

"Hahahahaha~~~ It's still my elder brother who knows me. Oh, oh, girls from the Central Plains, your unparalleled brother is here!"

"Uh..." Although I know that under the simple and absurd appearance, there is a meticulous and exquisite heart.But seeing this nympho, Guan Yi couldn't help feeling dizzy: "Uncle Ling, please be patient with this guy. This is the first time that the Han and Wei countries have envoys in more than 60 years. Don't worry about it." Let the civil servants and generals of the puppet Wei underestimate the elegance of my man!"

This pressure is called great.Li Mi could only hold his hand with a wry smile.

"Pseudo-Wei has been popular in recent years with metaphysics, which is completely different from the theory of Guan Xun of our great Han. Metaphysicians, what they explore is the basis for the existence of everything in the world..."

After roughly explaining the outline of metaphysics to Li Mi, Li Mi's head got bigger: "Prefect, listen to what you said, don't the famous people in the pseudo-Wei do nothing practical all day long? Mi has only been buried all these years When doing things, I have never thought about these fuzzy and useless problems. If I went to Luoyang, wouldn’t I be playing the piano with a cow?”

Yes, yes, because of Zhuge Liang's reasons, the officials of Shu Han advocate hard work.The way of Confucius and Mencius was not the mainstream in the Shu Han, and the thoughts of Guan Zhong and Xunzi were the most appreciated by Zhuge Liang.And these two are the most practical in Confucianism, and they have already leaned heavily towards Legalism.Compared with Cao Wei who doesn't talk about practicality now, but only talks about compelling metaphysics, it's completely irrelevant.

(Guan Zhong's core idea is to 'enrich the country and strengthen the army'. That is to use all means to increase the country's income. When the country has money, the military power will naturally become stronger. In today's fashionable words, it is 'to solve problems with development'. Xunzi's core idea It is "grand ceremony and respect for the law", translated into today's language: internal governance should be based on cruel and meticulous laws, but on the surface it should be covered with a layer of tenderness. This idea has become the ruling class since the late Southern and Northern Dynasties guiding ideology and continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty.)
But fortunately, metaphysics sounds awesome, but it is actually a way of expressing dialectics.And as a Red Dynasty traveler, who hasn't studied dialectics?You brother's cramming education, with Li Mi's IQ, going to Luoyang will probably shock those good talkers into heaven.

In early January of 264 AD, Guan Yi released Qiu Jian, who was under Zhonghui's tent.Through Qiu Jian, he caught up with Du Yu who was in Chang'an.He conveyed to Du Yu Guan Yi's request to start negotiations and exchange prisoners.After receiving this request, Du Yu felt that the matter was serious and immediately reported it to Sima Zhao.After long-term thinking, Sima Zhao made the following request to Guan Yi:
First, the envoys of the Shu Han are not allowed to hold high the banner with the word "Han".

Second, in informal diplomatic occasions, the two sides refer to each other by their names, not their official titles.

Third, on formal occasions, the envoys of the Shu Han had to bow down to Emperor Wei and King Jin.Do not call yourself a big man.

Fourth, the Shu Han envoy team should not exceed 200 people.The Wei court was responsible for protecting the safety of the Shu Han envoy team.

Fifth, during the period of entry, the envoy team obeyed the arrangements of Wei State.

Guan Yi quickly responded:

The first article, the envoys of the Shu Han do not raise the "Han" flag.But we must raise the banner of the word "Liu".

Article [-], no objection.

Article [-]: The envoys of the Shu Han called themselves foreign ministers, His Majesty to Emperor Cao Wei, and King of Jin to Sima Zhao.At the same time, a congratulatory table for the king of the Northland is attached, wishing Sima Gong the king of Jin.

Article [-], no objection.

Article [-], the envoy team of Shu Han can only be received by Honglu Temple (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).Reception by departments such as the Lifanyuan (the subordinate vassal state affairs management department) is not accepted.

After such a bargain between the two parties.Finally a consensus was reached.Simple diplomatic missions were made possible.And on January 264, 28 AD, entered Luoyang City!

(End of this chapter)