Chapter 80: Sima's Dilemma (1)

Since Tianshui is lost, the street pavilion will definitely not be guaranteed, and the street pavilion is not too important a stronghold, but if the street pavilion is there, it will be more advantageous to attack.

The current situation, no matter how it evolves, is more beneficial to Ji Han, if the street pavilion is kept, there will be a situation where the officials and people of Longyou counties will be subjugated, including the people of Qishan, Longxi County and other important towns.

The remaining Cao Wei loyal ministers who would rather die than surrender are also lonely.

And at this time, on Cao Wei's side, the lord has never known, Sima Zhao has not officially usurped the throne, and he is also old, and he may die at any time, and this kind of thing will more or less cause Cao Wei to fluctuate in people's hearts.

Anyway, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Cao Wei.

If Liangzhou is successfully subdued, the situation can only be said to be opened, and it cannot be directly said that Cao Wei can be eliminated, after all, Cao Wei's national strength is there.

It can only be said that there is a probability of taking Yongzhou, but it is better than staying in Shu and committing suicide slowly. However, if you can digest Liangzhou, you can do a lot of things that are beneficial to Ji Han.

For example, cut off the connection between the Western Regions and Cao Wei, develop commerce and trade and communicate with the Qianghu and Western Regions, obtain goods to enrich the treasury, and adapt measures to local conditions, so as to reduce the burden on Shu.

Then get the talents of Liangzhou, organize and train cavalry, to better deal with Cao Wei's competition for Liangzhou, if you can continue to consume Cao Wei's strength in the field, then the probability of winning Yongzhou will be greater.

After all, it is basically impossible for Cao Wei to give up Liangzhou willingly, but this is not a few decades ago, when Cao Wei's generation of people of insight were there, Cui Zhouping's father Cui Lie once said that he wanted to give up Liangzhou, and Fu Xie jumped out directly and said that he was going to kill Cui Lie; Even Deng Ai after the Battle of Taoxi only said that he would temporarily abandon Liangzhou and wait for a large number of reinforcements to arrive before counterattacking Jiang Wei, which shows that Cao Wei also knew the importance of Liangzhou.

However, today's Cao Wei, if the internal instability and external pressure are not strong enough, the internal disputes will not be bridged, and this is Ji Han's opportunity.

As long as you can continue to train a large number of cavalry, then you can play tricks with more confidence.

In this era, one of the conditions for the implementation of the conspiracy is to catch the opposing side off guard, and with the cavalry, the army can come and go freely, which is the prerequisite for the conspiracy.

If you want to carry out the so-called surprise attack in this area of the Guanzhong Plain, the speed and endurance gap between the two-legged infantry and the four-legged cavalry is still very large, just like this battle, it is also the help of Wendao, and he tried his best to have today's results, but he almost failed, if the Han cavalry can go on more, this battle will not be so bitter, and even now the results will not stop here.

Ji Han has such a little national strength, one step at a time is always right, and now the attack has actually achieved the effect of a surprise attack, taking advantage of the opportunity of Cao Wei's main force to attack Eastern Wu and Cao Wei is not much wary of Ji Han's western front, and the Longyou Army and the Chang'an Army on the western front are not compatible, so they can be taken by surprise, and finally have gained.

Moreover, Cao Wei's control over Liangzhou is also limited, after all, Ji Han inherited Yan Han, Ji Han and the countries of the Western Regions have always had contacts, and many countries in the Western Regions have accepted the canonization of Yan Han.

Therefore, Yang Yicai decided to attack Liangzhou, instead of attacking Chang'an in one fell swoop and restoring the old capital; Although the restoration of the old capital is political and fruitful, it will inevitably shake the world and be even more dazzling!

However, in that case, Cao Wei will definitely work together, Guanzhong is too close to Luoyi, under this urgent pressure, within Cao Wei, the Sima clan may compromise with the Zhushi clan and not usurp the throne for the time being.

The counties of Liangzhou are different, for example, the land of Longxi is rich, and it can be the land of fish and rice, as long as it is slightly developed, it is ten times more than raising soldiers in the city; There is also the vast grassland under the Qilian Mountain, which is rich in horses, and Ji Han got the grain military horse base.

In particular, cavalry, which increased the mobility of the Jihan army, was very important.

This area of Tianshui is the terrain is dangerous, in order to connect the main road of the Central Plains, in the upper reaches of the Wei River and the Yellow River, it is also very convenient to transport grain along the water, just like the Northern Expedition of the Prime Minister in the past, the biggest problem is "Liang every time the grain is not continued, so that his will is not declared", if the problem of grain and grass was solved in that year, then today's Ji Han is not here.

Of course, if the problem is solved, at that time, there was a consensus within Cao Wei that it would never be possible to give up Xiliang, and Sima Yi was even more confrontational with the Tun army, which caused Ji Han to never be able to rise again.

And now, in Longyou, Tianshui and other places, so that the problem of grain and grass is solved, then when Liangzhou is stable, you can concentrate on attacking Chencang, seeking Guanzhong, and taking the route of fighting for the world between Qin and Han.

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Luoyi, the palace of the Great Wei Dynasty.

In a splendid hall, a young man in a yellow robe was playing with a group of palace maids, blindfolded, and his hands were scratching left and right, but he tried in vain, only causing laughter.

"Let's see how I teach you a lesson after I catch you!" The Emperor said this with a smile.

The surrounding girls all have bright eyes and bright teeth, delicate and lovely, but when they heard his words, they were not afraid at all, and only smiled and surrounded them.

This scene is like a fluttering butterfly, which makes people's hearts itch.

The man was obviously enjoying it, and in the main hall, he was entangled with the palace ladies.

The palace maids didn't keep it from being able to catch it, and one of the women, under the eyes of a person at the door, suddenly threw herself into the emperor's arms, pretending to fall, and let the emperor hold him upright.

"Haha! Let me catch it, right? Let's say, admit beating or punishment? Laughing, the emperor pulled off his blindfold and said to the girl in his arms.

"Your Majesty......" The palace maid's face showed a shy look.

Seeing this, the emperor seemed to be extremely happy, bent down and reached out, and picked up the girl at once amid the girl's screams.

"It seems that now that you little fox has fallen into my hands, then I will punish you ......!" As he spoke, the emperor took the woman in his arms and strode towards the palace.

At this time, the palace maids all smiled and looked at this scene, but no one showed envy.

At this time, a person walked in outside the door, and as he walked into the palace, all the palace maids restrained their smiles and became respectful.

It is Sima You, the second son of Sima Zhao, a strong contender for the throne of the Sima clan, who is currently the chief attendant of the Cao Wei royal family.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, the eunuchs were often used by eunuchs, and in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the eunuchs were chaotic, and the eunuchs gradually became the name of the eunuchs.

Cao Wei learned the lessons of the Eastern Han Dynasty and deliberately suppressed eunuchs from the beginning of the founding of the country, and at the same time, due to the rise of the scholars, they also needed to gain more political power, which led to the eunuchs in the Cao Wei period having little political status to speak of.

In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Pi placed the scattered cavalry and the scattered cavalry servants, "placing the scattered cavalry and merging with the middle permanent servants", marking the institutionalization of the court near posts by the scholars.

And this system was also imitated by Sun Wu, who placed the regular attendant and the scattered cavalry attendant; However, Ji Han's internal officials were still served by eunuchs at this time, on the one hand, Ji Han was ruled by the prime minister, and the status of the inner dynasty was limited, and on the other hand, it also meant that Ji Han and the scholars were not well combined.

Of course, in other words, Ji Han was not yet willing to completely compromise with the noble class.

After Cao Wei was ruled by the Sima clan, for the needs of stability and security, the scattered cavalry standing attendants have always been held by the children of the Sima clan, and when Sima Yi was in power, it was Sima Zhao's brothers who held it, and after Sima Zhao took over as the general of Cao Wei, this position was held by his sons.

In Cao Wei, the scattered cavalry and the scattered cavalry gradually evolved into two lines of six officials, that is, the scattered cavalry, the straight and scattered cavalry, the outside of the staff and the scattered cavalry, the straight and the outside of the staff, and the outside of the staff, commonly known as the "six scattered horses".

There are several obvious characteristics of the loose cavalry officials, first of all, they naturally employ people mainly from high-ranking families, secondly, they have a very high official position, and they have no specific scope of functions but can do things in ordinary books, and finally, they hold many important official positions when they are transferred.

Of course, the inner attendants not only have loose horses, but also include the waiters, the Huangmen waiters, and the servants.

However, the particularity of the loose cavalry officer is that it replaced the official position of the eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was held by the eunuchs, and also marked the complete expulsion of the eunuchs from the political stage of the inner dynasty by the scholars during this period, and also marked the emperor of Cao Wei, not to mention the imperial power out of Beijing, and now even the palace is difficult to get out, and the safety is in the hands of people.

"The slave has seen the king."

"Well, calm down, I ask you something, come with me." His eyes swept lazily over the palace maids, and Sima You said indifferently, his father's health has not been very good, which made him feel a little bad.

Not long ago, it was Sima Yan who led the army, which was not good news for him, after all, it seems that Sima Yan's position is still very stable, and Sima Yan still has to set up family affairs for his stupid son, which makes him full.

Because of Sima Yan's family affairs, the object is Jia Chong, who is also a casual cavalry attendant, and Jia Chong also leads the middle guard, is in charge of the forbidden army, and commands the generals.

Although Jia Chong has now gone out and is a feudal town, the post of the central protector has not been given to Sima Yan, and Jia Chong is still in charge, but in fact it is Sima Yan in charge.

And Sima You can only manage these palace maids or something, what can this do?

Of course, at this time, all the palace maids said in unison with great respect: "No." ”

He turned and stepped out of the palace, facing the sunlight to reveal his clear face.

He looks good, is about twenty years old, and the corners of his eyes droop slightly, but he reveals a trace of femininity.

As a child of the Sima family, Sima You naturally has some knowledge, and he is also upright and beautiful, and he is deeply loved by Sima Zhao.

Therefore, in this palace, the nominal owner is the emperor, but the actual ruler is Sima You.

Although Sima You has some skills, he has some problems, greedy for money, eager to repay, very suspicious, and a little moody.

Therefore, in this palace, everyone is very careful with him, for fear that if he is not careful, he will lose his life.

Sima You stopped in the side hall at this time, turned around, looked at the palace maids who came with him, and his eyes suddenly became cold. Like a poisonous snake, his gaze swept over everyone's face, until he saw that these people's legs were weak, and he closed his gaze.

"I want to know, what has this emperor done during this time, you slaves and maids, you must know, right? One by one, I'm here listening. ”

Someone on the side had already carried an extremely gorgeous and comfortable chair behind him, Sima You sat down, took another fragrant tea, and slowly tasted it.

The palace maids below didn't dare to resist at all, and hurriedly brought the emperor's daily life one by one during this time.

Hearing that the emperor had to connect the three royal daughters every day, Sima You didn't care at this time, but laughed, just smiling, but a little gloomy.

"I really know how to enjoy it, but why don't you see any heirs after such a toss? You people are too useless, aren't you? said these words casually, but Sima You didn't raise his eyes.

The women below pounced in fright, and they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed upwards again and again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the slaves!"

"Lord, spare your life!"

"Yo yo yo, don't knock don't knock, if you break your face, you will only die faster." Sima You said with a sneer.

When they heard this, the women finally stopped, but they shook up below.

Seeing this, Sima You only said lightly: "I am actually reluctant, you are nominally palace maids, but all of them are selected by my family, and all of them are stunning, but this is pleasing to men, but it is not just words, you have a lot to learn."

It's just that I haven't waited for you for so long, and the emperor won't spoil you for too long, at most half a year, you people, I'm afraid that he will lose all interest, and by then, if there is no heir to come out, I will have to endure the pain of changing to a new person, and you ......"

Looking at this group of flower-like girls, he coldly spit out these words: "For the sake of decency, the only choice is between poisonous wine and white silk!" ”

The women trembled and leaned down to show their understanding.

"Okay, let's all go back, don't let the emperor know about this, otherwise I can't guarantee that you will live for a few days." With a wave of his hand, he asked these palace maids to step back, and Sima You sat there, sighing slightly.

At this time, he was the only one in the side hall, and his sigh was very clear: "This emperor is a big man, and his mind is getting longer, but it's a pity that he used it in the wrong place, and he is not addicted to good wine, but he wants to govern the country?" The end is ridiculous! ”

Watching these palace maids go out, Sima You was a little reluctant, they were all stunning, just to make the emperor addicted to this, "wine is a medicine that pierces the intestines, and color is a bone scraper", the emperor is like this day and night, and naturally he will not live long.

Although it costs a lot now, compared to the Cao Wei royal family, it is much better to have another Cao Chao, and there is no heir of the emperor so far, not that Cao Huan can't do it, but if there is a palace maid pregnant, once there are signs, she will die.

Those palace maids know these things, so they shrank back, and only newcomers are so easy to be coaxed; After all, although you have to die sooner or later, it is naturally best to die a few days later!

Cao Wei's royal family is looked down upon so strictly, in this world, there are still many young people who are easy to be agitated!

The Sima clan was also a family of 2,000 stone heirlooms in the Han Dynasty, and after the declaration of the king that year, how many sacrifices finally came to the point where they had to go now, but the difficulty now is that it is really the world, and now, there are too few successful cases of usurpation.

For example, the successful case of usurping the throne today, and Cao Wei is an example, there are many examples of failure, such as the most famous Huo Guang and Wang Mang, all of whom died and were wiped out.

Huo Guang took a step back, and Wang Mang took a step forward, these two examples of usurpation of the throne are not enough, then after that, there is only Cao Cao.

Sima Zhao's heart, of course, is well known to passers-by, but Sima Zhao does not destroy a country, and he has not made great contributions to the community, and Sima Zhao is now in a dilemma!