Just as Gong Zun and Liu Mao were going south to break up the Han Dynasty, Guan Qiujian, who was in charge of Wandu Mountain, was also carefully investigating the reasons for the sudden and inexplicable rebellion of the Korean people.
"Are you saying that the decree and announcement that the Korean people heard this time is not at all the content of the peace talks promulgated by the imperial court?!"
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what happened. My subordinates found out that the news that the Han people heard was that the Wei Dynasty wanted the three Han people to be slaves for generations to come, and they had to contribute 30,000 slaves to the Wei every year. Women Thirty thousand people, thirty thousand kilograms of gold, so the Korean people took the risk!"
When Guan Qiujian heard the news about the unannounced visit, he was shocked. He originally thought that the Han people took the risk this time because they were unwilling to rely on the Wei Dynasty. However, according to the analysis of the information, the three Han people were probably completely angered this time. Got it!
Youdao means that one person is fighting for his life, but ten thousand people cannot be defeated. Although the three Han tribes are weak, they have gathered more than ten thousand troops. If these ten thousand people are afraid and hesitant, Gong Zun and Liu Maoshang can easily defeat the enemy, but this time the Han tribe Being completely angered, these ten thousand people would probably fight to the death with Wei!
If so, wouldn't Gong Zun and Liu Mao be in danger at this time?
Thinking of this, Guanqiu Jian could no longer sit safely on this mountain city.
"I am determined to personally rescue Gong Zun and Liu Mao. Shu Gong and Zi Ren, I will leave the task of guarding Wandu Mountain and appeasing Gaoguli's hometown to you two!"
Guan Qiu Jian's younger brother Guan Qiu Xiu (Shu Gong) and second son Guan Qiu Zong (Zi Ren) listened to Guan Qiu Jian's arrangement and nodded, indicating that Guan Qiu Jian did not need to worry.
After Guanqiu Jian arranged the rear affairs, he immediately ordered three thousand fine armor under his command, and rushed to the three Han areas of Mahan, Chenhan and Bianhan on a starry night.
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Liu Mao and Gong Zun marched rapidly. When they began to attack the Mahan army's position, the Mahan soldiers had not yet reacted. Therefore, they both won the first battle and successfully reunited under the Mahan capital. However, the two men What they didn't expect was that the capital of Mahan was not as fragile as they imagined, and the defenders here were as if they were possessed by evil spirits. They would not even risk their lives in a fight!
But the fighting power of the elites of the Wei Dynasty was extraordinary after all. Under the crazy attack of Gong Zun and Liu Mao, the capital of Mahan was finally taken.
However, this battle actually caused the loss of 1,900 of the 5,000 elite soldiers from the three counties gathered by the two men. This shocked Gong Zun and Liu Mao.
"The Korean people have always been timid and fearful, and their fighting power is weak. Why are they so uncharacteristically brave in this battle?"
Liu Mao has always been thoughtful, and he quickly realized that something was wrong with this matter. But Gong Zun has always been brave and fearless, so he retorted:
"His grandma, there is nothing else to say. It must be that Sanhan saw that he was in danger of subjugating the country, so he started to fight against the trapped beasts! The only solution now is that the two of us can only work together to defeat Chenhan again. Let Benhan know the difficulty and retreat!"
Seeing Gong Zun's resolute attitude, Liu Mao swallowed the words of withdrawing his troops when he said it. After the two rested for a while, they joined forces and continued to gallop towards Chen Han's capital.
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Thirteen days later, Guanqiu Jian finally entered the land of Sanhan.
Along the way, the roads were covered with the corpses of Wei soldiers and Korean soldiers. Guanqiu Jian knew that what he was worried about had finally happened. He hurriedly led his army to the vicinity of Chenguodu, when his scouts suddenly discovered Here comes the terrible news:
The capital around Chenguo was surrounded by reinforcements from Mahan and Benhan!
Guanqiu Jian climbed up the hill and looked at the densely packed Korean army nearby and the lone army trapped under the Korean capital in Chen. He suddenly felt anxious in his heart:
"Instruct the three armies to break through the Korean encirclement and rescue Governor Gong and Governor Liu!"
"yes!"
After Guanqiu Jian's deputy general shouted loudly, three thousand fine cavalry followed the general, and in an instant, like a black whirlwind, they blew towards the Korean military formation in the distance!
Although the Han people who were angered by the false news were brave, the Youyan warriors under Guanqiu Jian who had witnessed the sacrifice of countless Paoze were also angry and unstoppable. Soon, a large hole was torn open by Guanqiu Jian in the Chen-Han encirclement. .
When Guanqiu Jian rushed all the way to the Wei army's remnant formation, he suddenly saw Gong Zun's broken tooth flag!
Under the desperate attack of the Han people, Gong Zun, who took the risk of throwing stones, finally fell.
At this moment, Liu Mao, who was covered in wounds, and Wei Erlang, who had only a thousand men left under his command, were like besieged beasts, sitting in their final struggle. Just when Liu Mao thought he was certain to die, the large banner of "Wei Du Liao General Anyi Hou Wuqiu" suddenly appeared on the hillside in the distance, like a fire in the dark night, dispelling the despair in Liu Mao's heart.
"The Commander-in-Chief of Guanqiu has come to our aid in person, my sons and daughters, kill them!"
The elites of the two Wei armies, one inside and the other outside, soon came together. Guanqiu Jian and Liu Mao were like tigers descending from the mountain, biting the enemies in front of them crazily. In less than two hours, Han The encircling army of more than 8,000 people was driven back by Guan Qiujian and Liu Mao.
Guanqiu Jian and Liu Mao picked up Gong Zun's tooth flag, led thousands of Youyan warriors under their command, like tigers entering a herd of sheep, and chased the three Korean armies for thirty miles before stopping. Although the battle was a partial victory, the entire three thousand miles of fertile land known as Northeast Asia was finally completely wiped out by Guanqiu Jian!
Guanqiu Jian pierced the blood-stained six-point steel spear heavily into Han Di and shouted loudly:
"General Gong, and the sons of my great Wei Mage, Guanqiu Jian has avenged you!"
After this bloody battle, the three thousand miles of fertile land on the coast of the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea must be Wei soil!
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After the Northern Expedition in Youzhou, the imperial court began to reward merits. There were more than a hundred soldiers under Guanqiu Jian, Marquis of Anyi, who were awarded the titles of Xianghou and Tinghou based on their military merits!
Guanqiu Jian, who was originally talented but had no great achievements, became famous in one battle this time and became one of the most famous young generals in the empire.
After the war, Guanqiu Jian also led canals through the mountains in Gaoguli and built many water conservancy and irrigation works to facilitate people's livelihood.
After this battle, Cao Shuang was overjoyed to have such a wise and brave general under his command, and immediately decided to promote Guanqiu Jian.
Since Youzhou had been pacified and there was no longer a threat to Liaodong, Cao Shuang arranged for Guanqiu Jian to be transferred to Yuzhou. Guanqiujian was first promoted to General of the Left, and was given the power to supervise the military affairs of Yuzhou, as well as the governor of Yuzhou. Later, Guanqiu Jian was promoted to the second rank of Zhennan General.
As for the remote and peaceful Youzhou, Cao Shuang directly arranged for it to be given to Sun Li, whom he had always disliked.
After Sun Li left, Bingzhou was assigned to Yingyin Marquis Chen Tai and Chen Xuanbo. Chen Tai, who had managed the imperial army in Luoyang for several years, finally became a feudal official. He was given the local power of governor of Bingzhou, general Zhenwei, and governor of the province, as well as the general of Zhonglang who protected the Huns. He was fully responsible for the military, political, and legal affairs of Bingzhou. affairs.
As for the vacancy of guerrilla general Chen Tai, Cao Shuang specially arranged for Wei Lie.
Although Chen Tainai is the eldest son of Sima Yi's good friend Chen Qun, he does not seem to be naturally interested in partisanship. Therefore, since the early years of Zhengshi, he has been asking himself to be appointed as a border general and has no relationship with either Cao Shuang or Sima Yi. Close contact.
Therefore, Cao Shuang is not disgusted with him and even intends to win over him. This appointment of him as the governor of Bingzhou is the best proof.
And the Yuzhou that Guan Qiujian led this time was also a good place.
In the land of Yuzhou, if you advance, you can assist Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, to resist the invasion of Soochow; if you retreat, you can cooperate with the Chinese army to defend the capital of the Central Plains at any time. Not only that, Yuzhou in Henan is the base area of Cao Shuang's party. This state faintly competes with Jizhou in Hebei of the Sima clan, so its position is naturally very important.
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Since the former Central Protector Xia Houxuan was transferred to the governor of Yongliang, the extremely important position of the Central Protector has been taken over by Sima Division.
And Cao Shuang came up with a way to continue to control the absolute advantage of the Miyagi Imperial Guard.
In order to suppress Sima Division, Cao Shuang deliberately reorganized the Forbidden Army, merged the Zhonglian Camp and the Zhongjian Camp, and put them under the command of his third brother Cao Xi. Together with the Wuwei Camp and the Wuwei Camp under the control of his fourth brother Cao Xun, the Cao Shuang brothers controlled all three major Forbidden Forces. military camp.
As for the outer guerrilla camp under Sima Division, it has also been occupied by Wei Lie.
Sima Yi strongly opposed it at the court meeting, trying to persuade the thirteen-year-old emperor Cao Fang to refuse Cao Shuang's reorganization of the Forbidden Army on the grounds that the old system of the Forbidden Army could not be destroyed. However, Cao Fang did not listen to Sima Yi's request and agreed to Cao Shuang's suggestion.
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At the foot of Beimang Mountain, north of Daxia Gate, in the Xuanwu Field, Sima Division, who was promoted to the Central Guard Army, spent three consecutive months in the field taking exams to select generals. After several months of observation and selection, a military academy named Yin Mo successfully attracted the attention of Master Sima.
"From now on, you will be responsible for spying on the incriminating remarks of the soldiers in the army. In addition, you must also find a way to quietly win over the rangers in Luoyang city..."
After Yin Mo listened to 'Bole''s warning, these words were printed in his mind verbatim.
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After Cao Shuang arranged the reorganization and merging of the Forbidden Army, he began to consider the restructuring that he had discussed with a group of staff and Xia Houxuan.
In his view, the most important thing about restructuring was the reform of the Nine-Rank Officials Law and the withdrawal of counties that Xia Houxuan had mentioned previously. As for other parallel measures, Cao Shuang didn't have a clue, so he planned to discuss it with his staff.
He first wrote his thoughts on a letter and sent it to Chang'an for Xiahou Xuan to consider, and then convened everyone in the shogunate for discussion.
Inside the general's shogunate, Cao Shuang was discussing something with his confidants.
"Everyone, before Gu was defeated by Luogu, and later he was known as extravagant and debauched. However, these were all lost for a while. However, now everyone in the government and the public, as well as officials and people, have prejudices against Gu. Therefore, Gu must establish a new position in the government and the country. With your prestige, you will achieve new achievements, so that people all over the world will look at you with admiration!"
Cao Shuang's eyes were bright at this time. He stood up and continued:
"Gu has long wanted to reform the Wei Dynasty, eliminate many military and political abuses in the country of Wei, and establish a foundation that will last forever! Gu not only wants to wipe away the bad reputation and restore prestige, but also wants to become a hero of Wei and become a Famous ministers like Wei Yang, Wu Qi, Guan Yiwu, and Shen Buha who will shine through the ages!"
Cao Shuang was very excited when he spoke. He raised the wine bottle on his desk and said loudly:
"I only hope that you, gentlemen, can help Shuang and help me, the Great Wei! Shuang would like to toast you all a cup. Come on, let us drink from this cup!"
"I am willing to help the general and build a foundation that will last forever!"
"I am willing to wipe out Cao's brain and liver!"
Everyone at the banquet was usually loyal to the Cao family, and they had all been favored and favored by Cao Shuang. At this time, they were naturally excited and relieved to see that the general Cao Shuang had swept away his previous decadence and extravagance and became ambitious.
After everyone had a drink with Cao Shuang, some people were already actively offering their opinions and suggestions.
I saw Lu Zhilu Shiying, who was transferred from Yongzhou to serve as Sima of the general shogunate, stood up and said:
"Reporting to the general, Lu Zhongxiong, the younger brother of Bei Shi, once made a living by farming in the Chenliu Mountains and has a personal experience of the bad governance of the place. Bei Shi believes that the withdrawal of the county mentioned by the Marquis of Changling is the most important. Today, in the world, Of the thirteen major states, Wu and Shu each occupy one or two. Although the Wei Dynasty occupies eleven states, since the end of the Han Dynasty, wars have occurred frequently and many people have died. The population of one state today is not as large as that of the Han Dynasty. County. However, the three-level system of prefectures, prefectures, and counties in our country resulted in a large number of local officials. In fact, these county guards are all former disciples of the clans in the court. Therefore, whether the imperial decree can be implemented and issued depends on It can be said that it is actually in the hands of the clan. Therefore, Lu Zhi believed that the general could immediately reform the local level system and increase the court's control over the local area."
Cao Shuang listened to Lu Zhi's suggestion and was convinced. He nodded and said, "What Lu Sima said is very consistent with Gu Yi."
Not long after, Cao Shuang's chief staff officer, Shangshu Ding Mi, stood up. He stroked his goatee and continued:
"Mi believes that the policy of cutting down the Zhongzheng mentioned by Xiahou Taichu cannot be ignored. During the Han Dynasty, the court used filial piety and integrity to select officials, which had many drawbacks. Later, Emperor Wen of our dynasty replaced the Han Dynasty with the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. This When the Fa was first implemented, a lot of talents were selected, but now, the government and the public are all dependent on the big clans of Hebei that are attached to the Sima family, and all the large and small clans with the power of election are appointed by them. Mi thought, How can these old noble families control the imperial court’s electoral power? Therefore, I think the general should immediately reform the ninth-rank official law.”
After hearing Ding Mi's words, Cao Shuang held up his hands and laughed loudly: "Yan Jing and Gu Yi think of it together! The two strategies Shiying and Yan Jing said should be implemented immediately!"
