Since the Han Dynasty re-established the Qiang Protector Colonel, Feng Junhou, who took the post of Qiang Protector Colonel, first served the Qiang Hu in Nan'an County, Tianshui County, and then patrolled Hanyang County on the left to quell the rebellion.
At the beginning of spring this year, they attacked the rebels in Longxi and won a great victory.
After a series of actions, Feng Langjun finally became famous among the Longyou Qianghu.
Some Qiang and Hu people in Pingxiang couldn't help but feel sad when they saw the rows of Hu people being escorted.
But when the Qiang Protector's Office announced the rewards for the various tribes involved in quelling the rebellion, not to mention the barbarians, even the Han people became red-eyed.
Everyone was envious and jealous as they watched the tribesmen who had won the reward happily carrying grain and driving cattle, sheep, horses and other trophies past the door of their house.
Even for warriors who had outstanding military achievements and outstanding achievements in combat, they still followed the rules of the Han army and were distributed directly to individuals without having to go through tribal leaders.
"Feng Langjun, you are a fair gentleman!"
What a sad thing about the death of a rabbit and a fox, go to hell with my mother!
what is that? Can it be eaten? Can I wear it?
In the past, tribes attacked and plundered each other, and they had to worry about the Han people taking over. Now the Han army leads everyone to rob, and not only are there no deductions, but there are even rewards!
Many tribes who did not get the chance were in a commotion, trying to find ways to ask around: When will Feng Langjun's next recruitment be? is there any news?
The key person to inquire about is the tribal leader who followed him out this time.
But he was not a fool. He had the courage to gamble, and when he got the bonus, he couldn’t close his mouth: Of course I’ll go next time. Can I tell you any news?
So Duanmu Zhe, who was the first to seek refuge with Feng Yong, was carried out again. Everyone sighed: Elder Duanmu is really wise!
"No, no! What's there to see?"
Duanmuzhe directed people to close the door of the newly opened dog farm in Pingxiang and put up a sign saying "No entry for idlers".
As a dog manager, there is naturally a dedicated rest room in the dog park.
Duanmuzhe returned to the lounge and sat down. The maidservant who was assigned to him carefully came up with a pot of tea and poured him a cup of tea.
The mist curled up, and Duanmuzhe took a deep breath before picking up the cup and taking a sip.
The sweet yet astringent tea washes in your mouth, and after swallowing, your body feels relaxed.
This tea is so good. After drinking it, my body feels much more relaxed than before.
Maid Hu asked carefully: "Sir, the master is back, won't you go and greet him?"
Duanmu Zhe waved his hand, "How can I stand beside the master now? Only the master's brother and the master's woman can stand beside him today."
"As long as you do what the master arranges, it's best to welcome him. You don't understand this."
After all these years, Duanmuzhe thought he had figured out his master's style.
He was the first person to join his family and join his master, and he was the oldest one. Now his master was in urgent need of good dogs. As long as he could cultivate good dogs, no one would be able to threaten his position.
On the contrary, if you mess up the things arranged by the master, no matter how diligent you are, you will only be able to eat sheep dung.
Those who want to find a way through themselves simply don't understand what the master needs.
Now in Longyou, as long as the master gives an order, there are countless tribes willing to fight for him.
But so what?
Does the master care about it?
What the master needs is not to give orders through the tribal leader. What he needs is to be able to give orders directly to the warriors of their tribe.
The mist in the teacup hid Duanmuzhe's face, making it difficult to see the facial changes on his face.
Over the years, we have seen the pastures in Nanxiang open up, and thousands of sheep are penned together, with no shortage of fodder all year round.
This was unimaginable before.
Then I saw that my people had changed from shepherding sheep to feeding sheep. They no longer had to drive their sheep around, and they no longer had to endure wind, rain, frost and snow.
Duanmuzhe had long understood that the herders had no reason to refuse such a good thing.
It's just that during this process, there will be people who can't see the situation clearly, and no one knows what will happen.
So it's good for me as I am now, and don't have too much trouble with the tribal leaders.
Duanmuzhe would naturally not tell Maid Hu about these thoughts.
But Maid Hu heard the words "Only the master's woman is qualified to stand by his side."
Thinking again of the figure who was surrounded by countless warriors when he secretly ran out to see the warriors returning from victory today.
She couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in her heart. How great would it be if she could stand by her side?
But in fact, Duanmuzhe was only half right.
At this time, there were only brothers and no women standing next to Feng Yong.
Li Yi rushed to Longyou from Hanzhong on the orders of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. He originally wanted to go directly to Shouyang to meet Feng Yong.
But only halfway through, I heard that Feng Yong had already gone to the front line.
He had no choice but to go to Pingxiang again.
Also accompanying him was Xu Xun, who had always been willing to be the leader of the logistics team.
When I heard that more than 30,000 people and tens of thousands of livestock had been captured, they returned.
Xu Xun was the happiest, tossing and turning in the tent of a certain tribal leader. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
Pingxiang City and outside the city are bustling with activity.
Feng Junhou handed over the army to Zhang Yi, asked him to arrange the rewards for the soldiers, and ran back to the palace of the Colonel Protecting Qiang in the city.
Guan Ji was pregnant. In order to confirm the facts, she avoided the inner courtyard.
If the mistress didn't show up, there was no reason for Zhang Xingyi and Amei to show up.
Only Li Yi and Xu Xun stood at the door of the house to greet them.
"Brother, I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Feng Yong strode into the hall, and Xu Xun quickly stepped forward and helped take off the outer shirt.
"I'll come, I'll come!"
Xu Xun saw the maid coming up with tea and stepped forward to catch it.
"Let's all sit down." Feng Yong sat down first and pointed to the position, "We are all brothers, there is no need for this."
Xu Xun helped pour all the tea, and then he found a seat at the bottom and sat down.
Li Yi looked at the door.
Feng Yong nodded knowingly, "It doesn't matter, just say it."
Li Yi then said: "Brother, there may be changes in Soochow."
When Feng Yong heard this, he immediately frowned: "Soochow rat?"
Soochow swallowed up the benefits of the Nanzhong sugarcane plantation plan it proposed back then, but was unwilling to contribute in the end.
This Feng Junhou has never regained his advantage after suffering a big loss, but it is firmly remembered in his heart.
At this time, when I heard that Soochow had another evil moth at this critical moment, I suddenly felt a little disgusted in my heart, "What are they planning to do again?"
"Sun Quan is ready to proclaim himself emperor..."
When Li Yigang said this, he didn't dare to interrupt the conversation between the two brothers. Xu Xun, who just wanted to be a quiet and handsome man, his eyes widened on the spot.
He swallowed a sip of hot tea in his mouth. It was so hot that he spat it out with a pop and stuck out his tongue.
Not to mention Xu Xun, even Feng Yong was a little stunned when he heard this.
Then there was anger on his face again, "At this time? Why is it like this again!"
"Brother?"
Li Yi couldn't understand Feng Yong's reaction.
Feng Yong waved his hand, couldn't help but stand up, took two steps back and forth, and let out a "tsk", feeling a little annoyed.
"Soochow is really good at timing! I was about to suggest that the Prime Minister take advantage of this year to capture Liangzhou!"
"Brother, why is this happening?"
Li Yi was shocked.
According to the plan, this year is to rest and recuperate. After all, the big man has been preparing for last year's Northern Expedition for a long time. Although he has succeeded in one fell swoop, the big man also needs to rest and recuperate.
And as long as Longyou can be defended, Liangzhou will be in the hands of the Han sooner or later. Even Cao Cao knows this very well.
Otherwise, they would not be anxious to test and attack Longshan at this time.
"The general Hao Zhao of Liangzhou is very likely to die. The most powerful enemy blocking the Han from entering Liangzhou is Hao Zhao."
Feng Yong explained, "So in the first half of this year, Liangzhou is likely to continue to be turbulent. It is a good time to make progress in Liangzhou."
Anyway, if the Han Dynasty planned to enter Liangzhou, Xu Xun, the captain of the transportation brigade, would also know in advance, so Feng Yong was not afraid to tell Xu Xun the news.
"Sun Quan's desire to become emperor has been around for a long time and cannot be stopped."
Feng Yong sighed, "But if the news about Hao Zhao is true, then Sun Quan's choice to proclaim himself emperor at this time is not a good thing for the Han Dynasty."
When Li Yi heard this, his face looked a little ugly.
If Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor, there will be some debate among the Han Dynasty. At that time, the prime minister will only be concerned about stabilizing the country first, and then the opportunity to take advantage of Hao Zhao's death to invade Liangzhou will also be lost.
The three of them were silent for a long time.
In the end, Feng Yongchang sighed, "Ever since the news of the Battle of Shiting came, I guessed that such a day would come, but I didn't expect that it would be at this time."
Li Yi glanced at Xu Xun, and Xu Xun was shocked. He knew that he would not be able to hear what he said if he went down, so he quickly got up and guarded the door.
"Brother, since I have already thought of it, how do you think the big man should respond?"
Li Yi asked quietly.
Feng Yong shook his head, "If you can't stop someone from becoming emperor, what else can you do?"
A weak country has no diplomacy, no strength to prevent Sun Shiwan from becoming emperor, and words are useless.
"Now the Han Dynasty and Soochow are in alliance. If Sun Quan becomes emperor, what will happen to the Han Dynasty? Will it be peace? Or abandon the alliance?"
Li Yi asked again.
"What did the Prime Minister ask?"
Feng Yong also lowered his voice and asked.
Li Yi nodded.
"If the Han Dynasty can sit in Guanzhong and achieve the power of Emperor Gaozu, he can abandon the alliance of Soochow. If not..."
Feng Yong said this and shook his head.
"If we abandon the Soochow Alliance now, Sun Quan will definitely hate the Han. When the time comes, we will send Lu Xun to move his troops west, and we will have to increase our troops in Yong'an."
"At that time, we will not be able to advance eastward, and we will not be able to fight Cao Cao's bandits in the north with all our strength. We will even lack a responding force in the Jingzhou and Jianghuai areas."
"If it really gets to that point, what's the difference between a big man taking Longyou and not taking it? Not to mention Jiangzhou..."
Speaking of Jiangzhou, Feng Yong sneered again and paused.
"It's just that if the two emperors are respected together, the Han Dynasty will not benefit much."
Li Yi sighed softly.
"If there is no advantage, look for the advantage."
Although we don't know the exact time when Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor in history, this does not mean that Feng Yong, who has been fighting in Longyou, has never thought about this issue.
So he had some ideas for a long time, but before the ideas were mature, the news came that Sun Quan was preparing to proclaim himself emperor, which caught him off guard.
"Although Wu and Wei are at odds, Sun Quan's throne was granted by Cao Pi. Now that Sun Quan has abandoned the king and proclaimed himself emperor, he not only embarrassed the Han Dynasty, but also slapped Cao Wei in the face."
Feng Yong carefully organized his thoughts and continued, "If we can give Cao Wei a little more stimulation, then Cao Wei will definitely be influenced by us."
"Involving Cao Wei?"
Li Yi couldn't understand what Feng Yong said.
"Yes, that's right!" Feng Yong thought of this, a bright light flashed in his mind, and an excited expression appeared on his face, "Wenxuan, think about it, Cao Wei lost two games in a row in the east and west last year."
"In the battle of Longyou, Emperor Wei still personally controlled Chang'an, and finally retreated to Luoyang in embarrassment. With Cao Wei's current situation, if he wants to revive the hearts of the people in the country."
"The best policy is to clear out the hidden households, divide the fields to gather people, and save for future generations."
If Cao Rui is really courageous and dares to attack a large family and endure the temporary pain, just the number of hidden houses discovered will be enough to double or triple the size of Cao Wei.
Just after the southern expedition was completed, there was someone from Liangzhou named Li Hong who came from Beitou to the south.
He brought news that Qu Yuanli had been brought to Cao Wei by a man who defected to Cao Wei. This man was named Wang Chong and was a subordinate of Li Yan.
Therefore, while checking the hidden households, we also cut off part of the cultivated land in the hands of the wealthy families.
Finally, if Quyuanli is strongly promoted, Cao Wei will definitely have an advantage over Han and Wu in a short period of time.
It's just a pity that the various measures Cao Pi took in order to proclaim himself emperor have integrated the aristocratic families with Cao Wei.
If they cannot be suppressed, they will even act like a cancer, absorbing enough nutrients from Cao Wei, and then seize Cao Wei's body.
Feng Yongyong believed that Cao Rui would have such courage: "The traitor Cao was able to establish a country based on his family, so the puppet emperor of Wei would not take the best strategy. Therefore, he could only take the lowest strategy."
Li Yi perked up: "What's the next best thing?"
"Naturally, they plunder the people of other countries, expand their territory, and use force at home to consolidate their foundation."
What is the fastest way to divert domestic conflicts?
Naturally, it is a foreign war.
Whether it is an armed war or an economic war, the essence is the same.
"So we can't let Cao Cao have a chance to breathe. When Sun Quan becomes emperor, if we can successfully use troops against Liangzhou, it will be enough to force Cao Cao to continue using troops."
If Cao Rui wants to consolidate his position, he must either attack the aristocratic families that threaten the imperial power, and at the same time win over the hearts and minds of the people in the country.
Or think of another way to win a big victory.
"Brother really has great ideas!"
Li Yi couldn't help but praise loudly.
Feng Yong shook his head, "That's all I can think of. As for what the Han Dynasty will do after Sun Quan becomes emperor, it is still up to the prime minister to deal with it."
It is better not to overestimate your capabilities when making decisions about the direction of the country.
"That's enough." Li Yi was still full of praise. "As my brother said, since we can't prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor, we can only find ways to get some benefits from it."
Feng Yong nodded, "That's right. Without further ado, Wenxuan, please tell the Prime Minister what I just said as soon as possible. I will try again to see how I can find out the news about Liangzhou."
Li Yi responded, "Brother, don't worry, I've written it down."
He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Brother, there is one more thing."
"What's the matter?"
"Brother, you have written a letter, saying that your body is getting weaker and weaker, old injuries have caused hidden illnesses, and you intend to resign from your position as the governor of Gaijian."
"What?"
Feng Yong was shocked when he heard this, "Director Li..."
Obviously during the Northern Expedition last year, Li Hui was still very active and provided a lot of military resources for the Northern Expedition.
Why is it that it hasn’t even been a year and you’re already thinking about retiring?
This was too sudden.
It's so sudden and weird.
"Brother, when I came from Hanzhong, I heard that the Prime Minister planned to send General Wei to lead the army out of Chencang."
Li Yi said something nonsense again.
Feng Yong glanced at him and saw the slightly frightened and worried look in Li Yi's eyes.
"No!" Feng Yong said flatly, "It's impossible!"
