Jia Kui and Jiang Ji were both veterans of the Wei Dynasty for three dynasties. In fact, it was not that Cao Shuang couldn't trust them, but Cao Shuang still had concerns.
Although Jiang Ji was from Jianghuai, he had always been on good terms with the Hedong aristocratic families in the court, and was not on good terms with the Hebei aristocratic families behind Cao Shuang.
If Cao Shuang goes to ask Jiang Ji for advice, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction from the Hebei family behind him.
As for Jia Kui, he is a serious Hedong native, and the consequences are more troublesome than asking Jiang Ji for advice.
Not to mention, Jia Kui's son Jia Chong and Sima Yi's second son Sima Zhao are very close.
This made Cao Shuang even more taboo.
To be honest, whether it was from a political perspective or a selfish perspective, Cao Shuang really didn't want to find these two people to discuss military and national affairs.
Therefore, in the morning of the next day, Cao Shuang went to court with only the suggestions given to him by Huan Fan, and discussed with the officials how to deal with the possible Sixth Northern Expedition by the Shu bandits.
But the problem was that a group of ministers had been arguing for a long time. In the end, they could only settle on the few suggestions proposed by Huan Fan, which were nothing more than military mobilization and food reserves, and ordering the front line to be on alert.
If you want Cao Shuang to believe that these alone can defeat the Shu thieves' attack, then Cao Shuang is really stupid.
There is no way, the Cao Wei at this time is not the Cao Wei in history.
In history, Cao Wei occupied two-thirds of the world and was the dominant power.
On the Shu Han side, with the death of Zhuge Liang, even Cao Rui felt that there was nothing to fear, while on the Soochow side, there was no aggressiveness and no threat to Cao Wei. Therefore, Cao Shuang in history dared to be so unscrupulous after taking power.
After all, without the oppression of foreign enemies, coupled with the limitations of his own abilities and knowledge, it is not surprising that Cao Shuang has performed well in history.
But things are different now. The Cao Wei that Cao Shuang took over, even if it is not a mess, is not that good. There is a mountain called "foreign enemy" suppressing it. After all, Cao Shuang has not completely floated.
Therefore, after discussing with the courtiers and unable to come up with an answer, Cao Shuang thought about it and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he decided to save face and visited the residences of Jia Kui and Jiang Ji respectively to ask these two questions. Policy.
Stopping the Shu thieves and protecting the Wei Dynasty are still the most important after all.
As for Sima Yi, Cao Shuang would not easily go to Sima Yi to ask for advice due to his personal dislike of Sima Yi and the political sensitivity of the same minister Tuogu.
To be honest, Jia Kui and Jiang Ji didn't expect that Cao Shuang would come to visit them, let alone ask for advice.
After all, from the performance of Cao Shuang in just a few months of taking power, both of them could see that Cao Shuang planned to support the Hebei family to stabilize its position, and thus suppressed the Hedong family.
The two of them are generally considered to be representatives of the Hedong family. It is not easy for Cao Shuang to actually come to ask for advice.
Unexpectedly, the new general, who has always been looked down upon by others, also has a certain mind.
The two of them were both surprised and relieved by Cao Shuang's arrival. As long as Cao Shuang can have this intention and put aside internal disputes when facing foreign enemies, it is not impossible to hold on to the current defense line with the foundation of the Wei Dynasty.
However, the two of them soon became disappointed.
Cao Shuang did come to ask the two for advice, and Jiang Ji and Jia Kui did not hide anything. They told Cao Shuang everything they thought. But in exchange, they broke up on bad terms.
Because, these two people unanimously proposed to Cao Shuang that he ask Sima Yi to come out of the mountain and command the troops and horses east of Hedong to fight against the Shu thieves.
In the opinion of these two people, the Yellow River defense line was guarded by Guo Huai and backed by Hebei. There was sufficient backup, so there was basically no need to worry too much.
The real trouble is on the east side of the river.
The Shu thieves have controlled the Luoyang area for seven or eight years, and have been infiltrating the Hedong area for a long time. The attitude of the Hedong family is now somewhat ambiguous.
In the last battle of Yanzhou, the reason why Cao Wei fell into various passive situations at the beginning of the war was directly related to the Yingchuan family surrendering too quickly.
This time when guarding the Hedong defense line, the Hedong family's attitude became quite important.
After Cao Shuang came to power, he favored the Hebei family and suppressed the Hedong family, which intensified the possibility of the situation worsening.
If the Hedong family is unstable, then Hedong will definitely not be able to be defended. Once Hedong cannot be defended, the Shu thieves can follow Hanoi County, avoid Jizhou's Yellow River defense line, and attack Yecheng directly.
But fortunately, Cao Shuang has not been in power for a long time now. Although he has promoted many children of the Hebei family to high positions, he has not completely lost hope for the Hedong family.
At this time, asking Sima Yi to come out and lead the defense of Hedong can send a signal to the Hedong family.
On the one hand, it can make the Hedong family believe that Cao Shuang did not favor the Hebei family one-sidedly, but still valued the Hedong family. This was to stabilize the Hedong family's confidence in the Wei Dynasty and eliminate internal hidden dangers.
On the other hand, asking Sima Yi, a native of Hanoi, to preside over the Hedong defense line can also convince the Hedong family that the court has no intention of giving up Hedong, and they can also use Sima Yi's personal connections to better defend Hedong.
And this is the first step in the entire defense strategy.
But this first step was strongly rejected by Cao Shuang. Even if Cao Shuang was killed, it was impossible for Sima Yi to regain military power.
On the one hand, Cao Shuang really didn't believe in Sima Yi's outstanding ability to stop the Shu thieves in Hedong. Don't look back like Yanzhou, he would only retreat all the way, and finally withdraw from Hedong and withdraw to Jizhou.
This is not what Cao Shuang wants.
On the other hand, Sima Yi is also the auxiliary minister designated by Cao Rui, and he naturally represents the interests of the Hedong family. This is a natural political enemy for Cao Shuang.
Previously, Cao Shuang had always suppressed Sima Yi through the influence of Sima Yi's tragic defeat in Yanzhou, depriving Sima Yi of all his rights, leaving him to rest at home in the name of assistant minister. Now at this critical moment, please ask Sima Yi to come out, Still want to give military power? !
Cao Shuang would never do such a stupid thing.
Another thing is that Jiang Ji and Jia Kui almost simultaneously mentioned the request for Cao Shuang to invite Sima Yi to come out. This also made Cao Shuang wonder whether these two people were Sima Yi's people from the beginning.
Cao Shuang is a man with average military ability, but good political sensitivity.
In fact, Cao Shuang in history was always wary of Sima Yi until Sima Yi pretended to be ill and deceived him. Regardless of whether Sima Yi had power in his hands, it was a pity that after the Gaoping Ling Incident, Cao Shuang did really It was so stupid that it completely lowered his historical evaluation.
Therefore, in this case, Cao Shuang would inevitably wonder whether Jiang Ji and Jia Kui's words were arranged by Sima Yi in advance.
If he really loses his face and invites Sima Yi to come out of the mountain, and gives Sima Yi military power, then even if he defeats the Shu thieves in the future, I am afraid that Sima Yi will take the opportunity to come back, and he will no longer be able to suppress Sima Yi.
So, this time I came to ask for advice, it ended on bad terms.
Cao Shuang no longer believed in Jiang Ji and Jia Kui, and Jiang Ji and Jia Kui were completely disappointed in Cao Shuang.
The deterioration of the relationship between the two parties is a trivial matter. The key point is that Cao Shuang has been busy working like this for more than half a month, but in the end he still failed to find a good strategy to deal with the Shu thieves' Northern Expedition.
As a result, Cao Shuang himself felt a little regretful. Actually, when he calmed down and thought about it, what Jia Kui and Jiang Ji said made sense. It was urgent, and it was indeed necessary to calm down the emotions of the Hedong family first.
For this reason, Cao Shuang thought about it and made a decision.
Pei Qian, the governor of Hedong, was transferred to the imperial court as Shangshu Ling, and Man Chong was appointed as the Central Guard. He went to the Hedong area to coordinate Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang to guard the Hedong defense line.
The transfer of Pei Qian to the post of Shangshu Ling was a sign of goodwill and appeasement to the Hedong family, while the reason for transferring Man Chong to Hedong was because Man Chong was from a Central Plains family and had a good relationship with the Hedong family.
All in all, Cao Shuang still adopted Jia Kui and Jiang Ji's ideas, but did not adopt their suggestions.
It's just that for some things, the slightest difference can lead to a huge difference.
Promoting Pei Qian to the position of minister is completely different from having an assistant minister in the Hedong family who has a certain say in the court.
As for Man Chong, although his political stance is consistent with that of the Hedong family, he is not from the Hedong family.
Moreover, Man Chong had served as a cruel official in his early years. When Cao Cao had just moved the capital to Xuchang, Man Chong had often punished the Hedong aristocratic families. At that time, there was no Hedong aristocratic family that was not as dirty as Man Chong.
Later, with the emergence of the common political enemy of the Hebei family, Man Chong became closer to the Hedong family out of common political interests, but this did not mean that he could gain the trust of the Hedong family.
However, Cao Shuang's mind could not consider these issues for the time being. He even vaguely felt that by doing so, he could actually achieve the requirements put forward by Jiang Ji and Jia Kui and appease the Hedong aristocratic families.
As for the rest, think about it! ! !
(End of chapter)
