Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 455
The dove occupied the magpie's nest because Cao Rui issued an edict to repair the Jingfu and Chengguang halls in Xuchang. Cao Rui found that there were magpies building nests in the hall during his inspection.At that time, Gao Tanglong bluntly used the words "Wei magpie has a nest, and Wei Jiu lives in it" as his interpretation, admonishing Cao Rui not to build a palace.

However, Liu Fang used the magpie as a happy bird to defuse it, making Cao Rui forget the original words that the dove occupied the magpie's nest.After a year, Cao Rui recalled Gao Tanglong's words again.

Although Cao Rui was agitated, he didn't show it. Instead, he said angrily: "Since the heavens have brought disasters, we, the Great Wei, should take it as a warning. I ordered the generals, the princes, the ministers, and the school captains to be virtuous, upright, and able to speak out. There is one person for each of the extreme admonishers. He also ordered Liehou, generals, doctors, censors, Yezhe, Qianshi, Liubaishi, doctor, Yilang, and Langguan to each be sealed up to point out Chen's gains and losses."

"Your Majesty is wise. I will do my best to repay Your Majesty!" All the ministers responded.

Cao Rui sighed, and said: "There is a turmoil in the Western Shu outside, and there is a land turmoil in the country. The Great Wei is in trouble, and I hope that you will work hard to make China safe at home and abroad. Although the Central Plains is earthquakeing, I don't know where it is, it must be The people will suffer disaster, I wonder if you can come up with a plan to ease the suffering of the people?"

Sikong Chen Qun held the wat board in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, many people in the Kanto region have corvees this year. The people's grains are not registered, and many people are sleepy. It will make the counties and countries suffer even more disasters without renting out taxes. The Jianghai Lake Garden belongs to Those who have a small government should pretend to be poor people, so don't rent money. Give the clan members one to two horses, five horses for the elders and filial piety, three horses for younger brothers, three horses for Litian, two horses for widows and widows, and fifty households for officials and people. Beef wine."

Cao Rui frowned slightly when he heard the words, and said: "There are bandits in Kansai today, and rescue is still needed. If the tax is exempted for one year, and the people are given money and silk, the army may not be enough."

Chen Qun lowered his eyes, and said calmly: "There are not enough soldiers in the Kanto region. Those who can be sent to farms will be exempted from this year's tax. They will be ordered to join the army, and the local people will be used as corvees. Although they lose part of their money, the hearts of the people can be reassured."

In most cases, the people in Cao Wei's village had to pay a high share, and when necessary, they had to pay corvee, but it could save them from the hardship of joining the army.If there is an emergency and it is necessary to participate in the battle against the enemy, the Tuntian people also need to send troops to fight.

However, the increased burden on the villagers was not a one-time achievement. During the Cao Cao period, the residents in the village specialized in farming and mulberry.However, in the period of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, in order to further squeeze the remaining assets of the farmers, additional miscellaneous taxes and corvee were not accidental.

Villagers had no choice but to do business to seek wealth in order to avoid the high share and pay miscellaneous taxes.At the same time, for their own benefit, various agricultural officials also ordered their subordinates to do business, resulting in a reduction in the agricultural labor force, and a lot of food and grass received by the court.

This is why, in history, Shi Bao was an official in the field, and he sold iron everywhere.Its essence is equivalent to that Shi Bao is eating the country's food and doing his own private business, and maybe the villagers will help him make money together.

Cao Wei himself knew about this kind of behavior, and he just turned a blind eye to the following actions.On the contrary, Sima Zhi, the chief farmer, once ordered to strictly prohibit farmers from doing business in the fields, but it had no effect at all.

Therefore, although Chen Qun's move reduced Cao Wei's treasury revenue, it was able to get soldiers who used farmers in the fields as their source of troops.Although Tuntian farmers are not as good as sergeants, because they often obey the orders of their superiors, their organization can be guaranteed, and they are completely sufficient as auxiliary soldiers of the Chinese army.If you expect him to fight tough battles and fight against the wind, it is basically impossible.

Cao Rui pondered a little, and said: "Sikong's words are reasonable, and you can act according to what you say. It is an earthquake, and if there are people in the country who are affected by the disaster, they should be compensated; those who set up farms to fight will be exempted from this year's tax."

"Your Majesty is wise!" After finishing speaking, Chen Qun returned to the crowd.His job is done, and it's time to watch other people's operations.

Sun Zi came out, clasped his hands and said, "Report to Your Majesty, let's do something. I don't know how to deal with the battle in Guanzhong?"

Cao Rui shook the crown in front of his eyes, looked at his highness, and said: "The state is difficult, Guanzhong is in crisis. Xiahou Confucianism defeated Chencang, the general retreated to Xiaohuaili, Jishui, and went to the court to rescue. Judging from the battle situation, Western Shu has already fallen in Guanzhong Standing, if you don't drive it out, it will cause harm day and night, when the Central Plains will be shaken, Luoyang will not be safe. I don't know what you think?"

What Cao Rui said was true, at this time the Shu Han had already gained a firm foothold in Guanzhong.The fertile land in Guanzhong and a large population are in Weinan and the east, although these are in the hands of Cao Wei.However, the Shu Han occupied the Chengguo Canal irrigation area that Sima Yi had reclaimed over the years. With the grain and grass in Longyou, the Shu Han could station troops in Guanzhong for a long time without worrying about the grain and grass.

Moreover, Zhuge Liang's tenacious will to raise troops for the Northern Expedition is very different from Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. If he wants to boil Zhuge Liang back, he must wait for him to die.What's more, Liu Chan, the thief emperor of the Shu Han, was also in the army camp, motivating the soldiers of the Shu army, vowing to conquer Chang'an.

If the Shu army is not driven out of Chang'an, how can there be peace in Guanzhong!
Jiang Ji, the general of the guard, was dressed in Xuanyi, holding a wat board, and said: "The land in Guanzhong is solidified by the four fortresses; there are Ganquan and Gukou in the north, Jingwei in the south, Longshu on the right, and Guanban on the left. Qin and Han used this as their business. If it is taken by Shu, if it is beneficial, we will attack, if it is not good, we will enter and defend. At that time, our army will need to look at the river and sigh. Therefore, your majesty does not think that I am despicable, and I am willing to lead the army to help the general and find a way to retreat to Shu."

The fingers under Cao Rui's case were crossed back and forth, and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Ji, who was under the steps, his thoughts were restless.

The enemies of Western Shu are far from ordinary enemies. The commanders include Huang Quan and Zhuge Liang, and there will be Wei Yan, Wu Yi, and Wu Ban. If you can't stick to it, let Jiang Ji go alone, I'm afraid it will repeat Zhao Yan's affairs.

After pondering for a while, Cao Rui said in a deep voice: "Western Shu has seized my attention, and the false emperor Liu Chan will personally conquer. I am afraid that it will be difficult to retreat from Western Shu with only the guards. In this battle, I want to personally conquer Western Shu to defeat Western Shu."

"Your Majesty, please think again!" Gao Tanglong said admonishingly: "There is an earthquake today, and the false emperor will personally conquer. If Your Majesty makes mistakes, then everyone in the world will criticize."

Cao Rui's personal conquest has too much political meaning in it.

First, the decisive battle is Guanzhong, which is the land of Longxing in the Western Han Dynasty, and Chang'an is one of the five capitals of Cao Wei.

Second, there is an earthquake today, and God condemned Cao Wei not to do immoral things.

Third, the Shu Han on the opposite side claimed to be the successor of the great Han, and the Cao family, who usurped the throne, all claimed to be orthodox.

With the blessing of these three buffs, if Cao Rui fails, he will face the crowd of Kanto scholars.How could Gao Tanglong be relieved by this!

Not only Gao Tanglong, but also Chen Qun euphemistically advised: "There is an earthquake today, Your Majesty must not leave Luoyang lightly, and you need to appease the people. Jiang Hujun and Da Sima are enough to fight the Kanto War."

Cao Rui stood up and said in a deep voice: "The army is losing morale at the beginning of the defeat, and my imperial conquest will inspire the fighting spirit of the generals. Besides, since the princes said that Guanzhong is very important, and the false emperor Liu Chan came to Guanzhong in person, why can't I go to Guanzhong!"

As he spoke, Cao Rui looked around at the crowd and ordered: "I have made up my mind. I will lead troops to march westward. There will be [-] people in the guerrilla battalion and [-] people in the Wuwei battalion, totaling [-] in the Chinese army, and another [-] soldiers will be conscripted from the farmer. The guard Jiang Ji , the guerrilla general Bian Lan, and the military guard general Cao Shuang went west with me... Luoyang stayed behind with Sikong."

"Promise!" Everyone Cao Rui had already made up their minds, and they could only agree with it.

(End of this chapter)