Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 677
Beidu, Yedu.

In the bright and bright palace, Cao Shuang, Sima Yi and several others sat upright in the palace, discussing the next state affairs arrangements of Great Wei.

Since Yecheng is not far from Luoyang, it took about a month for Cao Wei's senior officials to basically complete the relocation, only the details needed to be dealt with.

Of course, the ability to move the capital so quickly has a lot to do with the complete facilities of Yedu itself and the completeness of the government office.

It is different from the debilitated Linzhang County today.Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Yecheng has been valued by Qi State because of its outstanding geographical location. During the period of Duke Huan of Qi, the city was built to resist the enemy, and Yecheng began to prosper.During the Warring States Period, Yecheng contained South Korea in the north and occupied Zhao State in the east. Its strategic position was very important. Wei Wenhou took Yecheng as his capital and became an important town in the north of Wei State.

After the Han Dynasty, because the north of Hebei was adjacent to nomadic peoples such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Huns, the people were good at martial arts, and they had the style of riding and shooting in Zhao Hufu, and the sharp bows and crossbows produced were so-called "the land of Hebei" in Liu Xiu's mouth. Bordering the frontier fortresses, people practice military warfare, known as Jingyong".

At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, because Yecheng was the southern gate of Jizhou, the east-west hub of Taihang Mountain, and a strategic location guarding the Yellow River Plain, going west to Heluo, and south to the Central Plains, Yuan Shao ruled Hebei with Yecheng as the core.

After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he occupied Hebei and was named the Duke of Wei.Cao Cao moved his actual base from Xuchang to Yecheng, and tried to build Yecheng with the size of the capital to demonstrate the orthodox status of Cao Wei's forces and prepare to replace the Han Dynasty.

First of all, Cao Cao cut Hanoi County, Dong County, Julu County, Guangping County, and some counties belonging to Zhao State to Wei County (where Yecheng is located), plus the original fifteen counties of Wei County, a total of 29 counties, which is the largest county in Jizhou .

Secondly, due to years of turmoil in the Central Plains, the population has been greatly reduced.Cao Cao encouraged Cao's descendants and rich clans to immigrate to Yecheng, and even moved some people from Hanzhong and Wudu to Yecheng after conquering Hanzhong and Wudu.After several large-scale population migrations, Yecheng now has a population of 30 to [-].

Sima Yi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The Central Guardian Army should be a talent for governing the world, and what they say is great. However, the capital has just been moved, and the domestic clan lacks talents, so the time has not come, so it is better to shelve it for now. And this method is the ancestor's idea. The law, we can't change it lightly, we still need to wait for His Majesty to succeed to the throne, and we can return the government, or it can be implemented."

"Those governing affairs in the present and ancient times must establish the same surname to get close to each other, and must adopt different surnames to honor the virtuous. The way of special kinship is dedicated. The affairs of the seven kingdoms of the former Han Dynasty are written in Qing History. The method of favoring the virtuous is the example of the former Han Wang Mang. , Ming in heaven and earth."

Cao Shuang couldn't help but feel a little bit of fear.

"My Great Wei has been in charge of the Han Dynasty for more than [-] years, and the subjects under the rule have not yet been unified. However, the world is divided into three parts, and the western thieves are rampant, and it is difficult to contain them. Those who can appoint sages from the clan, whether they are the lord of a county, or the commander-in-chief of a partial teacher, should be able to strengthen the weak branches, just in case of any emergency!"

"So relatives and estrangements should be used together; if they are close, they will be solidified by the clan and vassals; if they are far away, they will be helped by benevolent and virtuous ministers; if they are prosperous, they will share their governance; There is the same disaster as the same. Therefore, the general may think deeply about Xuan's words."

Xia Houxuan was blocked by what Sima Yi said, and he didn't know what to say, so he fell silent.

After a pause, Sima Yi looked at Cao Shuang and said, "General, there are some things that are not as heavy as four buckets on the scale, and even a thousand stones can't be carried on the scale."

Since Xia Houxuan took office in the Central Guard Army, he got to know the Great Wei in depth, and found that the current Great Wei not only has the problems of redundant officials and selection of officials that he said before, but also the most important problem of the governor of Shangzhou and the prefect of the county. He is very big, and Xiahouba is the only child of the clan in the local area, which makes him feel very dangerous.

"So today's affairs still need to be stable in order to stabilize the country's affairs. How can we easily change the laws of the ancestors to make the government and the public noisy. The officials are restless, so how dare the border be stable? The border is unstable, and the thieves lead troops into the bandits, how dare you speak Reform!"

Xia Houxuan saluted and said in a deep voice.

Finally, Cao Cao built a palace in Yecheng, one of the representatives of his palace is the Three Terraces of Tongque (Note ①).As the birthplace of Jian'an literature, a large number of high-ranking Cao Wei's children have more or less stayed in Yecheng, and the officials are no strangers.

Therefore, from a practical point of view, Cao Wei moved his capital to Yecheng, regardless of political influence, but just changed his office, and the difference is not very big for individuals.

Seeing this, Cao Shuang asked aloud, "I don't know what the leader of the Central Committee is worried about?"

Xia Houxuan didn't answer, but his face was slightly dignified.Cao Shuang asked again: "The leader of the Central Committee can freely say that there are no outsiders in this palace, and they are all trustworthy people."

It's just that Xia Houxuan wanted him to change the ancestral law left over from the three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui, which made him extremely embarrassed.He, Cao Shuang, is only a member of the Cao family from afar, and he has just served as Minister of Tuogu not long ago, so how dare he take on such a big task!

Sima Yi was not angry either, and calmly explained: "Your Majesty said that the Western Thieves are strong, but Yi has never heard that the Western Thieves rule the country with clan clans, and most of them are governed by sages with different surnames. Now the time is critical, if there are no sages to manage things. It's not dangerous!"

Xia Houxuan looked at the list of governors in various states and counties, and couldn't help showing worry.

Xia Houxuan's words made Cao Shuang a little confused.Although Cao Shuang is not talented, he also knows the core logic of Xia Houxuan's words.Otherwise, he would not appoint Xia Houxuan, Cao Xun, Cao Xi, He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng and other clans and people with different surnames to help him.

Once the center is weak and the region is strong, it is easy to cause rebellion, and it is easier to form a warlord problem.Moreover, the Shu Han continued to prosper, and there must have been events such as the surrender of local state and county chiefs to the Shu Han.

Xia Houxuan glanced at Sima Yi with a friendly face, and said seriously: "Today, in all the states and counties, the governors and county guards, like the ancient Fangbo and princes, all span thousands of miles of land, and they are also in charge of military administration, or comparable to the state. Several people, or brothers. But now, none of the clan's children can live among them, and can hold a position."

Xia Houxuan watched Cao Shuang remain silent, then looked at Sima Yi and asked, "I don't know what the Taiwei thinks?"

After Sima Yi left, the hall was silent for a long time.Cao Shuang calmed down the atmosphere, and prevaricated, "Tai Chu has not been in office for a long time, so it is better to focus on selecting military officers and soldiers, and implement a strong strategy from now on. As for the words of the clan, it involves the law of the ancestors. Shuang's prestige is not enough, it is better to delay it." Afterwards. If there are political achievements, we can discuss them later, how about that?"

Hearing this, Xia Houxuan showed displeasure, and said: "The Taiwei is a sage of the country. He was ordered by Emperor Wen and Lie to assist the Great Wei. How can we investigate his bad policies now, and put good policies aside and not implement them."

"The law of the ancestors!" After sighing, Sima Yi cupped his hands and motioned for himself to go first.

In Xia Houxuan's thinking, if he wanted to curb the situation in Cao Wei's country, appointing the clan's subordinates was the best choice.Letting them serve as prefects of prefectures and counties, or partial military commanders like Xia Houba can maintain a balance with the local and military members of different surnames, so that they will not be too powerful and lose control.

Xia Houxuan also knew that Sima Yi disagreed, and that it would be difficult for Cao Shuang to implement it alone, so he cupped his hands and said, "Xuanzi should follow the words of the general."

Today's Cao Shuang has not yet monopolized power, and still needs to rely on Sima Yi in foreign wars.Without Sima Yi's nod, Cao Shuang was not sure about important state affairs.

Xia Houxuan came out of the palace, looked at the sky with cloudy rain, and sighed dissatisfiedly: "Cao Shuang cherishes his body for doing great things, but he can't decide in his position. Sima Yi is a minister, but he can't accomplish things, and wants to treat future generations. I'm afraid that the former emperor entrusted me Not human!"

In Xia Houxuan's eyes, Cao's world is in a very critical situation now, but Cao Shuang still wants to act cautiously, which is very absurd.Sima Yi also took advantage of the fact that the time had not come, and said haha, it was a vegetarian meal in the corpse.But he could clearly see these things happening, which made him really painful.
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①Three units: Tongque Terrace, Jinhu Terrace, and Bingjing Terrace.

(End of this chapter)