Zhuge Liang returned to his seat, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "Mingzhi, do you still remember the revival plan you and I proposed when we first met?"
Yang Qing couldn't help but froze for a moment when he heard the words, and his thoughts suddenly returned to the winter of the first year of Jianxing. Because of his fame, he was finally interviewed by Prime Minister Zhuge. At the first meeting, he wanted to tell the Prime Minister his unification plan, so he was The prime minister was interested in recruiting him to be the master, and from then on he embarked on the journey of revitalizing the Han Dynasty.
"Time flies so fast. I don't want to think that five years have passed since then. After five years of hard work, Ji Han's first Northern Expedition finally did not repeat the mistakes of the previous life. Now he has captured Longyou and defeated Zhang He. , it can be said that the results are quite fruitful.
However, I remember that the first major step in the strategy of rejuvenation proposed at that time should be to strengthen Qin. Now Ji Han has only recovered Longyou, and Guanzhong, Liangzhou and the Western Regions have not yet been captured. The power of strengthening Qin is still far away. Well, now is only a small step forward. "
Looking back on the past, Yang Qing was filled with emotion and replied with a smile: "Of course Qing remembers it. I haven't dared to forget it for several years."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Yes, I remember it clearly. Although Longyou has been recovered now, it is still far from the strength of Qin that you said back then."
"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. Now that Longyou has been restored, Liangzhou is within easy reach. As long as the army rests and regroups, we can plot against Liangzhou. By then, the west of Longshan will no longer be owned by the puppet Wei, and I, a big man, can point my sword at it." Passed."
"Haha, I was just about to talk to you about Liangzhou, but I didn't expect you to bring it up first. I guess you have a good idea for how the imperial court can regain Liangzhou."
Yang Qing said: "I don't want to take the clever advice seriously. I just have some ideas. If there are any mistakes, please don't make fun of me, Prime Minister."
After a pause, he continued: "Prime Minister, the seven counties of Liangzhou are vast and sparsely populated, and there are many Qiang and Hu people. Rebellions have often occurred since the Later Han Dynasty. In recent decades, there have been rebellions such as Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Song Jian, Su Heng, Qu Guang and others successively started rebellions and separatized the city. Among them were both powerful Han people and powerful Qiang and Hu commanders, which showed that the kingship in this place was not deep.
In recent years, the puppet Wei Dynasty sent Zhang Ji and other capable officials to serve as officials in Liangzhou. Although they suppressed major and minor rebellions and implemented some measures to appease the people, the situation in Liangzhou was barely stabilized. Not many changes have been made, which provides favorable conditions for my Han Dynasty to regain Liangzhou.
Now that my Han Dynasty has regained Longyou, Liangzhou is isolated to the west and difficult to connect with Longdong. Xu Miao and others are single and weak, with a maximum of ten thousand soldiers and horses under his command. It is known that Xu Miao will recruit Liangzhou strongmen and Qianghu to defend the city in order to resist the king's army. Therefore, we only need to prescribe the right medicine to regain Liangzhou."
"In your opinion, what should I, a big man, do?" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently with his right hand and stroked his beard with his left hand, smiling.
Yang Qing said: "Prime Minister, the Qing Dynasty believes that it can follow three strategies to regain Liangzhou."
"Oh? What are the three strategies?"
"Appease the powerful, unite the Qiang and Hu, and isolate Xu Miao."
Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed when he heard this, he put down his left hand that was stroking his beard, and said with a smile: "Tell me carefully."
"Yes." Yang Qing cupped his hands and responded: "Powerful people always put the family's interests first and are used to assessing the situation.
Now that I, the Han Dynasty, have annihilated tens of thousands of Wei soldiers, and my military power is growing, the officials and people of Liangzhou must be frightened, and the powerful people in Liangzhou have always been at odds with the Guandong family. At this time of making a decision, I am afraid that there are not many powerful families who want to submit to my Han Dynasty. There are only a few, and maybe someone from the west will come to surrender in the near future.
Therefore, the prime minister could send envoys to sneak into Liangzhou secretly to find out the interests of powerful people from all over the country, and then lure them with the qualifications to trade tea and Shu brocade. With this combination of kindness and power, the Qing Dynasty believed that most powerful nobles in Liangzhou would be willing to submit to the Han Dynasty.
In this way, our army can not only have internal intelligence to communicate secretly, but also weaken the power of Xu Miao and others, killing two birds with one stone. "
Zhuge Liang nodded and said with a smile: "Good. Go on."
"Secondly, in the past, General Hussar was brave and good at fighting in Liangzhou. He had Qiang and Hu, and the Qiang and Hu respected him for his bravery and called him the mighty general. This shows the prestige of the Ma family in Liangzhou.
Therefore, the prime minister can ask General Zhonghua to rely on Ma's old hope to contact the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou, and promise him a large sum of money to cooperate with the army in the uprising. Of course, he can still lure them with the tea-horse trade, which can further isolate Xu Miao and others. people. "
In fact, Ma Dai has been using the prestige of their Ma family to recruit Qiang and Hu over the years. However, when the Ji Han Dynasty declined and was trapped in Shuzhong, only the Qiang and Hu in Yinping and Wudu responded, and for the Qiang and Hu in remote Liangzhou Hu is not effective.
It wasn't until Yang Qing came up with Qingcha that there were more tribes in Liangzhou who secretly communicated with Ma Dai. However, it was limited to this. It was enough to give them information and news, but it was impossible to make them start an uprising. .
But things are different now. Ji Han regained the four counties of Longyou and won a great victory in Jieting, showing his strong strength to compete with Cao Wei.
In this way, Ji Han can use the power of a great victory to annihilate tens of thousands of Wei soldiers to overwhelm the Qiang and Hu from all over the country, and all the tribes in Liangzhou will compete to join him.
"Well, it has been several years since Zhonghua was ordered to secretly contact the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou. Now it is time to reap the results. After the war between Wudu and Yinping is over, he can start this matter." Zhuge Liang said
"The Prime Minister is absolutely right."
Zhuge Liang said again: "Your third strategy is to isolate Xu Miao. I think the first two strategies are methods of isolation, right?"
"The prime minister hit the nail on the head." Yang Qing replied: "Xu Miao was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou in the puppet Wei Dynasty just this year. It has only been three months since then. The trust has not been established and the foundation is unstable.
In this way, we can use many means to isolate this person. The Qing Dynasty mentioned earlier that recruiting powerful people and uniting with the Qiang and Hu is to isolate him from within Liangzhou, but this is not enough. We must also isolate him from outside Liangzhou. people. "
"Outside Liangzhou?"
"Exactly." Yang Qing took a sip of tea and explained: "Prime Minister, although our army's occupation of Longyou has cut off the main road between Liangzhou and Longdong, Xu Miao and others can still take a detour through the grassland to the north. Similar to the puppet Wei court, Wei court's reinforcements could also come to Liangzhou via the grassland.
Although Wei Ting's reinforcements may not be many, or only one or two waves, as long as there are foreign aids, Xu Miao and others will still be stubborn, and those powerful powerful people will also hesitate and hesitate because of their own scruples.
Therefore, we must cut off Xu Miao's foreign aid channels, leaving him completely isolated and helpless from both inside and outside. "
"Then how to cut off the grassland passage to the north?"
Yang Qingdao: "If the Wei court wants to support Liangzhou, it will definitely pass through Henan. This area was originally Shuofang and Wuyuan counties. The southern Xiongnu were resettled here after returning to the Han Dynasty.
In the early years of Jian'an, Cao Cao divided the Southern Huns into five tribes and sent people to supervise them. He also moved all the Han people here to Xinxing County. Therefore, the current Henan area has basically become a foreign territory. The Huns, Dong Qiang people, and Xianbei people are all here. Pastoral residence.
Although these Qiang and Hu tribes all surrendered to Cao Wei, they had always been in conflict with each other, so they could send envoys to Hetao to bribe these tribes with heavy sums of money and ask them to close the road to prevent Wei soldiers from passing through. If they are afraid of Cao Wei, they should at least agree to report the movements of Wei soldiers to us.
Of course, the most important thing is to rely on ourselves. These Qianghu are just external forces we use. Anding County is right at the entrance of the Hetao. After General Wu sweeps away Anding, more beacon posts can be set up along the way. Once Wei troops come, they will immediately send troops to intercept them.
Such a two-pronged approach should be able to stop the reinforcements sent by Wei Ting to Liangzhou. As a result, Xu Miao and other Wei officials had to stay in Liangzhou, isolated and helpless. When the time comes, the imperial court will send a large army to conquer Liangzhou in one go. "
After saying that, he raised his hands and bowed: "These are just my humble opinions. I hope the Prime Minister will not make fun of them."
"Haha, what Mingzhi said is very in line with my wishes. Isn't it a joke?" Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Your plan is not only comprehensive but also very detailed, and it coincides with mine. It seems that making you the governor of Yongzhou is the right arrangement. "
Yang Qing asked in confusion: "Could the Prime Minister want to abolish the Liangzhou establishment of the puppet Wei Dynasty and move Wuwei and other seven counties into Yongzhou?"
"You have a great idea, can you manage so many counties and counties being merged into Yongzhou?" Zhuge Liang said angrily: "Besides, Chief Wen is now leading the governor of Liangzhou, how can he remove Liangzhou?"
Yang Qing smiled sheepishly when he heard this. He had actually forgotten that Wei Yan was leading the governor of Liangzhou, and thought that Zhuge Liang had left the task of recovering Liangzhou to him, the incoming governor of Yongzhou.
"What I mean is that when Liangzhou is recaptured in the future, the army will be based on Longyou. If you can clearly understand the court's recovery strategy, it will be much easier to cooperate with the conquering army in the future."
"So that's it." Yang Qing touched the back of his head, slightly embarrassed.
