What an old fox Sima Yi is. How could he take the initiative to stand up at this time? Do he really think that Sima Yi is a model of loyalty and patriotism? !
The situation is unclear now. The Shu thieves have just raised their troops and their strategic intentions have not been revealed. The Wei army also has enough troops to garrison. Now they have to stand up and lead the troops on the expedition. They have to take responsibility for whether they are good or bad.
Furthermore, it is impossible for Sima Yi to rush out stupidly and confront Cao Shuang, who represents the interests of the Hebei family, just because of the persuasion of Jiang Ji and Jia Kui.
If Sima Yi wants to come out, he will only consider whether to come out if he has the full support of the Hedong family, or if the Hebei family surrenders, abandons Cao Shuang, and supports Sima Yi.
After experiencing the last battle of Yanzhou, Sima Yi has had enough of being interfered by external factors, causing him to be unable to give full play to his talents. Next time he wants to go out, Sima Yi must first gain absolute power, otherwise, he would rather not go out. .
Of course, this does not mean that if Sima Yi is given absolute rights, he will definitely come out.
Sima Yi would never put himself on the crater of a volcano. If Cao Wei was really doomed, then Sima Yi would not come out of the mountain regardless of whether the Hebei family surrendered.
He had no intention of being buried with Wei.
All in all, Jiang Ji and Jia Kui's visit was destined to be in vain. Now was not the most suitable time for Sima Yi to go out as he had expected.
And if Sima Yi doesn't come out of the mountain, he can only rely on Cao Shuang.
But Cao Shuang is really unreliable.
Although, everyone knows that Zhuge Liang's claim of 300,000 troops to invade Hanoi is false. It is impossible for the Shu Han Dynasty to gather so many troops to attack Hanoi at once, and it will only last more than 100,000 people to death. But, you, Cao Wei, are in Hanoi and Hedong. The combined forces of the counties only have 110,000 troops.
The situation today is no better than before. The Han Dynasty had achieved complete victory in several Northern Expeditions. The last time he attacked a state in Yanzhou, it was so devastating that he conquered a state in less than a year. People in Hedong are panicking, which is almost certain. .
During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao led his troops south. The number of troops that directly threatened Jiangdong was only about 200,000, and Jiangdong was not unable to send 100,000 troops to fight against Cao. But why were people in Jiangdong so panicked that even Zhang Zhao Do they all advocate surrender to save the Sun family? !
The power is not as strong as the human ear.
The current situation is actually the same.
At this time, as the general of Cao Wei, the most important thing Cao Shuang should do is to go to the front line for inspection, even if it is just a pretense tour.
On the one hand, it can stabilize the morale of the army and strengthen the Wei army's confidence in resisting the Han army's Northern Expedition.
On the other hand, it was also a statement to the wealthy families in Hedong that Cao Wei had no intention of giving up on Hedong, and to stabilize the minds of the wealthy families in Hedong.
Only if these two aspects are done well, will it be possible to defend Hedong or South Hebei.
But Cao Shuang just stayed in Yecheng without moving.
Of course Cao Shuang also has Cao Shuang's considerations, but Cao Shuang's considerations obviously have little public interest and are almost entirely selfish.
One is that Cao Shuang has not been in power for long. His foundation is indeed unstable and he must guard against internal political opponents seizing power.
In particular, Cao Shuang still knew about Jia Kui and Jiang Ji's private visit to Sima Yi, and this aroused Cao Shuang's vigilance.
Cao Shuang may not be afraid of others, but he has never dared to take Sima Yi lightly.
Anyway, Cao Shuang didn't believe that Sima Yi was someone who was willing to work with him for the sake of Wei. In Cao Shuang's view, if he left Yecheng rashly, Sima Yi would definitely take the opportunity to control the emperor and seize power.
Therefore, Cao Shuang would never leave the emperor's side easily.
On the other hand, Cao Shuang thinks that his previous arrangements have been in place. With Man Chong winning people's hearts in Hedong, it doesn't matter whether he goes to Hedong or not.
On the contrary, if you go to the east of Hedong and catch up with a large-scale attack by Shu thieves, you will really be in trouble.
It is very dangerous to stay in Hedong. If the Shu thieves are defeated, it is hard to say whether you can escape back to Yecheng. Even if you escape, your reputation will be greatly reduced, which will affect your ability to continue to control the government.
Leave immediately, unlike the dignified Wei general. Returning to Yecheng when the Shu thieves launch an attack will inevitably shake the morale of the army and even trigger a chain reaction for the Hedong family.
Cao Shuang still has this bit of military and political common sense.
Therefore, not going to Hedong is obviously more beneficial to Cao Shuang than going to Hedong. So why did Cao Shuang go to Hedong? !
But if Cao Shuang doesn't go to Hedong, he will just dote on this old face. Among the wealthy families in Hedong, who can take him seriously? !
As Zhuge Liang crossed the river and entered Beizhong City, the frequency of communication between the families in Hedong obviously became more frequent.
During the seven or eight years that Zhuge Liang was guarding Luoyang, he was not idle at all. He was always thinking of ways to change the views of the Hedong families on the Han Dynasty, hoping to win some of the wealthy families in Hedong to support the Han Dynasty orthodoxy.
But, it's not easy.
As an important supporter of the founding of the Wei Dynasty, the Hedong family enjoyed considerable privileges within Cao Wei.
When Cao Cao raised his army in the early years, he received the support of the Yingchuan and Hedong families, and he was able to "serve the emperor's orders and not submit to them." During this period, the Yingchuan and Hedong families contributed greatly, and correspondingly, in Cao Wei's internal voice was also very powerful.
If replaced by an ordinary lord, given the current situation of this era, the Hedong family and the Yingchuan family would most likely evolve into an incredible political monster. But they met Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's political level is still very high. He realized this problem early, and after pacifying Hebei, he began to make arrangements to support the Hebei families to fight against the Hedong and Yingchuan families.
Among them, there are two most important political events.
One, Cao Cao was called Duke of Wei, with his fiefdom in Hebei and the capital in Yecheng.
Obviously, what Cao Cao did was to move his political center from Xuchang to Hebei and weaken the power of the Yingchuan and Hedong families within Cao Wei.
The other is the famous empty food box incident.
Although the superficial reason for the empty food box incident was Xun Yu's opposition to Cao Cao's claim to the throne, the actual internal reason may not be that the Central Plains families headed by the Yingchuan and Hedong families had too much power, which aroused Cao Cao's suspicion.
Otherwise, there is really no need for Cao Cao to do things so absolutely. Well, that's a bit far-fetched.
After Cao Cao's continuous suppression, the power of the Central Plains family was greatly reduced, and the Hebei family rose, and gradually fought against the Hebei family. However, in order to proclaim himself emperor, Cao Pi later let the Hedong family seize the opportunity.
After a series of political transactions with the Hedong family, the Central Plains family with the most say expressed its support for Cao Pi's claim to the throne. In response, Cao Pi gave the Hedong family considerable privileges. For this reason, Cao Pi even stayed in Luoyang until his death. .
To be honest, if the conditions at the time were not really prohibitive, Cao Pi might even directly set the capital of Cao Wei in Luoyang instead of Yecheng.
After Cao Rui ascended the throne, the situation in Heluo began to deteriorate again. Luoyang was lost, causing Hedong to suddenly become the front line. It was even more impossible for Cao Rui to withdraw the privilege promise to the Hedong family under such circumstances.
Later, in order to increase the court's financial revenue, Cao Rui adopted Sun Zi's suggestion and introduced the "criminal money" system. In fact, this system is essentially to give all the wealthy families the privilege of committing crimes, and the Hedong family obviously also One of the beneficiaries.
Due to various privileges, the Hedong family has never been able to make up its mind to choose between the Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.
In the Wei Dynasty, the Hedong aristocratic families could enjoy various privileges, annex land at will, ensure their own family interests, and be pardoned for breaking the law through privileges. But all of this would be gone if it were replaced by the Han Dynasty.
Aristocratic families have certain privileges within the Han Dynasty's system, but this privilege is limited to the right to select personnel. And I heard that due to Zhuge Liang's recent reforms, this privilege has begun to be slowly tightened.
As for annexing land, a fish scale atlas system stipulates it for you. It is not impossible to annex land, but you have to pay taxes. This makes the Hedong family a little discouraged.
As for money to discuss crimes, it was impossible to appear in the Han Dynasty. On the contrary, Zhuge Liang had always been known for his strict laws in governing the country.
This led to this group of Hedong families to still be willing to support Cao Wei even though they were only separated by a river from the Han Dynasty.
After all, the benefits given by Cao Wei were too many.
But now, the situation is different. Ji Han came across the Yellow River.
The last time they fought across the Yellow River, Qin Lang and Xiahou Ba held it. Regardless of whether it was difficult to hold it, they managed to hold it after all.
But during this period, the Hedong aristocratic family was also looted by Qiang and Hu horsemen, and they felt the real threat of war firsthand.
This is a very new but also very cruel experience for the Hedong Family.
For a long time, even after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's political chaos, the losses Hedong actually suffered were not too great.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion reached Yingchuan, but it never spread to Hedong.
During Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, Luoyang was burned down, but in the Hedong region, only a few counties were looted by Xiliang soldiers, and most of the remaining areas were not greatly affected.
After Cao Cao took the emperor to order the princes and restored Luoyang, the Hedong area became completely peaceful, and there was no longer the threat of war.
But now, the war is at home. Whether to continue to support Cao Wei in order to maintain his own privileges, or to fall back to the Han Dynasty again because "he who knows the current affairs is a hero", this requires a consensus within the Hedong family.
But this agreement is not easy to achieve.
Within the Hedong family, which family does not have children who hold important positions in Cao Wei.
Among other things, Pei Qian, the leader of the Hedong family, and their family, Pei Qian, had just been promoted to Yecheng as Shangshu Ling, while the Sima family, the head of the Hanoi family, and their head Sima Yi, are now Cao Wei's two generations of trusted ministers.
If you want to change the family, the price you need to pay is very high. Sometimes, it may even cause a big family to suffer serious injuries.
Therefore, no final agreement was reached on this matter until Zhuge Liang sent his army to attack Wen County.
(End of chapter)
