The strongest Marquis in history

Li Hongzhong's method is simple to say, but it is not easy to implement. He said: "Li Gong, such a method is almost impossible. Wang Qi's people are very cohesive, and it is difficult to instigate rebellion."

Li Hongzhong said: "Flies don't bite seamless eggs. As long as you do it, there will always be opportunities. It's better than doing nothing. Moreover, Wang Qi's governance strategy is not without problems. This is our entry point. "

Zhao Qiandao: "What does Mr. Li mean?"

Li Hongzhong said: "Looking at Wang Qi's ruling strategy, it is nothing more than a land policy and a policy of helping the people. The most intuitive one is the land policy, taking the land of the aristocratic family and letting the people cultivate it."

"Actually, this has greatly damaged the interests of the aristocratic family. It is only because Wang Qi is so powerful that the aristocratic family can't resist, and no one dares to raise it, so Wang Qi can continue to implement it."

"The aristocratic family still has a certain resistance to Wang Qi, at least there is resentment in their hearts. Therefore, we can win this group of people and believe in the Black Dragon Terrace of the Commander Linghu. This can still be done."

Li Hongzhong said: "Of course, even if it doesn't work, that's okay, it's better than doing nothing."

After Zhao Gan heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Gong Li, as I said just now, it is difficult to instigate rebellion against them. The aristocratic family has resentment, but do they dare to rebel?"

Li Hongzhong stroked his beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "Rebellion is naturally impossible. Besides, instigating them to rebel is a relatively inferior method. What the old minister thought about just now was not to make them rebel, but after they surrendered to His Majesty, Add to Wang Qi's obstacles."

"When it comes to martial arts strength, Wang Qi can kill even great masters, so it's hard for anyone to stop him. When it comes to the army, his army has always been good at fighting, and it's hard to resist."

"The most important thing is that the Empress Dowager arranged for Su Yuqing to go to the State of Qi for the purpose of giving her a marriage. But the State of Qi sent back news that Su Yuqing was unwell and died suddenly."

"Obviously, it was Wang Qi who killed someone. Concerned about the court's face, he gave a little face and said it was a sudden death, instead of saying that Wang Qi killed him directly."

"If we want to deal with Wang Qi now, we will inevitably fail head-on. We can only adopt a subtle and subtle strategy. Maybe this strategy will not succeed, but at least there is a chance."

"We target the big families, let those who are willing to resist Wang Qi in these big families, and have the ability to be officials, let them implement Wang Qi's strategy, intensify the implementation, and finally feed back to the common people, give The people will increase their burden."

"In this way, Wang Qi's administration will be discredited."

"In short, we need to add burdens to Wang Qi's governance in Qi, and put Qi's state affairs in a difficult position. This is what we want to accomplish after we instigate rebellion. People who instigate such rebellion have never rebelled. People from aristocratic families are definitely willing to try Give it a try."

Li Hongzhong said: "After all, at the moment, this is the safest way to attract more people."

When Zhao Gan heard this, his eyes lit up and he said: "Mr. Li's method is really brilliant! Not bad, not bad, we will proceed according to this strategy, although at the beginning, the effect is relatively low. In fact, once There are problems in all parts of Qi, and the people's lives are difficult, which is naturally beneficial to us."

At this moment, Zhao Gan secretly thought that Jiang was old and spicy, and it was thanks to him for lying, leaving Li Hongzhong to make suggestions.

Otherwise, there is nothing.

Zhao Gan continued: "Mr. Li, you can directly tell Governor Linghu about the arrangement of this matter and let him arrange it."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Hongzhong bowed in response.

He also sighed in his heart, it is really not easy to deal with Wang Qi now.After all, the Qi State under Wang Qi's rule is not weak, and it is also thriving.

It seems that his strategy has a chance, but in fact, it will be very difficult to operate.

Zhao Gan changed the subject and said, "Mr. Li, what should we do when it comes to Cao Xuan? Cao Xuan took Liu Heng down without making a sound. Cao Xuan's sudden rise is also extremely important to us." A lot of pressure."

Li Hongzhong said: "Your Majesty, is Zhao Li, King of Chu, safe in Yuzhou?"

Zhao Gandao: "Fifth brother is fine."

Li Hongzhong said: "Since that is the case, there is no need to worry about Cao Xuan. What His Majesty has to do now is to order Zhao Li, the king of Chu, to lead his troops back to Guanzhong, so as to strengthen His Majesty's strength in Guanzhong."

"For Your Majesty, it doesn't really matter what the situation is in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Even after further consideration, Cao Xuan's capture of Yuzhou is more beneficial to His Majesty."

"In this way, Cao Xuan's strength will be stronger, and he will be able to further contain Wang Qi. The current Wang Qi has become a general trend, and it is difficult to deal with it. At this time, if Cao Xuan and Liu Heng each occupy a place, they will have to deal with Wang Qi , is nearly impossible."

"Cao Xuan's family is the only one, and it is adjacent to Wang Qi. He has to resist Wang Qi with all his strength. From this point of view, Cao Xuan won a land, and it has no impact on us at present. On the contrary, it has a lot of benefits."

Li Hongzhong said: "This is the minister's consideration, please think twice, Your Majesty."

Zhao Gandao: "That's true."

Li Hongzhong continued: "Your Majesty, if Wang Qi didn't dominate the family in the east, we couldn't allow Cao Xuan to grow up, and we couldn't allow Cao Xuan to expand. Now Wang Qi is the only one, so Cao Xuan's strength has increased, which is not a bad thing. Veteran thinks , Your Majesty should encourage Cao Xuan and confer on Cao Xuan as king. In this way, it will be justified for Cao Xuan to compete with Wang Qi."

Zhao Gan is not a person with a dull brain. After thinking about it, he understood Li Hongzhong's intentions, and said: "What Li Gong said is true, now we should win over Cao Xuan and use Cao Xuan as a knife in our hands. Li Gong, you arrange someone to draw up the imperial edict. , Canonize Cao Xuan as King of Wei, let him resist Wang Qi."

"Old minister obeys!"

Li Hongzhong answered with a bow.

Zhao Gan waved his hand and said, "Mr. Li, let's go."

"Old minister retire!"

Li Hongzhong turned around and left, Zhao Gan stayed in the main hall, and only then he heaved a sigh of relief.

Anyway, it can stabilize the situation.

Zhao Gan wasn't too flustered.

Chapter 697 A little panic

Yanzhou, State Shepherd's Mansion.

Cao Xuan was busy looking through the information about Yuzhou. After all, after Liu Heng surrendered, the officials of Yuzhou experienced a first adjustment and a big change.Cao Xuan was worried about the situation in Yuzhou, so he was very cautious and always paid attention to the local situation in Yuzhou.

Fortunately, the county guards appointed by Cao Xuan to Yuzhou were all capable people who were very good at governing the region.Therefore, under the governance of officials under Cao Xuan's command, Yuzhou is undergoing rapid changes and has become Cao Xuan's power.

When Cao Xuan was flipping through the documents, a servant came in and reported: "Lord State Shepherd, the military division is asking to see you."

"Please!"

Cao Xuan gave an order.

The servant turned around to report, and after a while, Cen Wen entered.

Cen Wen stood still and before saluting, Cao Xuan waved his hand and said, "Military Master, just sit down. As I said, after you come, just enter directly, no need to notify, why bother?"

Cen Wen said solemnly: "Etiquette cannot be abolished, how can I overstep it? What's more, there is no delay."

Cao Xuan shook his head, and after Cen Wen sat down, he said, "Military Master, you came at the right time. I checked the governance situation of the entire Yuzhou, and the officials we sent to the various counties are very good and have established a firm foothold. But In my opinion, it is still not enough. The military adviser thinks, what else do we need to do? Should we follow the example of Qi and distribute some land for the people to cultivate. "

"Master is not allowed!"

Upon hearing this, Cen Wen quickly answered.

Cao Xuan said: "Why?"

Cen Wen explained: "My lord, there are three reasons for my objection."

Cao Xuan said: "I would like to hear the details."

Cen Wen explained: "First, the situation in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Qi is different. In Qi, the foundations of most aristocratic families have been eradicated. Either because of the bandits in Qingzhou, or because Zhang Shiqi slaughtered places, Or because of Yuan Wei's tyranny."

"In short, the existence of these people wiped out the influence of the family for Wang Qi, causing the family to be wiped out, or weakened to a great extent. Even if the family is not happy, there is no force to oppose it."

"Therefore, the family can only cooperate with Wang Qi."

"Secondly, Qingzhou, Jizhou, Yangzhou and other places, because of the lack of population, the land is sparsely populated, and many places have become unowned land with few people. After Wang Qi arrived, he took advantage of the situation and easily transferred these lands Gather them up and bring them into the court of Qi."

"Wang Qi collects these lands without any influence at all."

"After all, people are dead, and the land is idle."

"Thirdly, after Wang Qi gained a foothold in the Qi Kingdom, he formed the most stable foundation with strong strength. Now, even if Wang Qi continues to implement this strategy, it will have no effect. This is the general trend."

Cen Wen said: "In contrast to us, Yanzhou and Yuzhou have just stabilized, especially our foothold, and my lord now has this foundation, thanks to the help of the Yanzhou aristocratic family."

"Once the land reform policy is implemented at this time, wouldn't it be digging its own grave? What's more, our overall strength is inseparable from the family, and there is not so much idle land."

"So when it comes to land reform, there is no need to think about it."

"My lord, if you really want to think about it, you can arrange for people to take over the vacant land in the area, and take all of these lands into the imperial court's possession, and then implement military settlements."

"The area we are in needs to implement military settlements, and we can't give too much to the people. After all, we must satisfy ourselves first. Only the army is self-sufficient, and there are sufficient supplies."

Cen Wen said: "Otherwise, if we really want to fight Wang Qi again, it will be against us."

After Cao Xuan finished listening, he nodded and couldn't help but sigh.

Knowing that Wang Qi's development is better, Cao Xuan has no choice.Because at the moment, he has no way to solve this matter for the time being, and the power of the family cannot be resolved for the time being, so he has to rely on the family.

Seeing Cao Xuan sigh, Cen Wen said, "My lord, in fact, although Wang Qi has weakened the aristocratic family now, these aristocratic families still exist. Once a certain day, the aristocratic clans counterattack, it will be a great counterattack for Wang Qi. It seems Wang Qi is now full of flowers, but it is actually dangerous. He has benefited, so he naturally has to bear the risk of existence."

Cao Xuan nodded, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.Cao Xuan changed the subject and said: "Military Master, let's get down to business, what are you doing here?"

Cen Wen said: "It's about Wang Qi."

Cao Xuan said: "What news?"

Cen Wen said: "News came from Bingzhou in the north that Wang Qi returned to Bingzhou safely. Not only that, Wang Qi also killed the Xiongnu's great Shanyu Yilimu, beheaded Hulu, the wise king of the left, and Uwei, the wise king of the right."

"Today's Xiongnu is seriously injured."

"Since the last time Wang Qi was in Xianbei, he slaughtered Danhan Mountain in Xianbei's royal court, causing the blood of Danhan Mountain to flow into a river. Today, Wang Qi has once again defeated the Xiongnu, causing the Xiongnu to be defeated."

"The entire Xiongnu no longer has the strength to counter Wang Qi."

After Cao Xuan heard it, he felt bad and even panicked.To be honest, he admired Wang Qi from the bottom of his heart for daring to kill the Huns to avenge him, but as an enemy, he still hoped that Wang Qi would be best if he died.

As long as Wang Qi died in the Xiongnu and the Qi State was in chaos, Cao Xuan would have a chance to conquer the world in the future.

Unfortunately, everything has changed again.

Cao Xuan sighed and said, "The fate is not with me, but with Wang Qi! He killed more than a hundred people to the Huns, but none of them died."

Cen Wen said: "Your Majesty, it's too early to talk about the Mandate of Heaven. Now it's just the beginning, don't worry about it, let's take it slowly. We have a foundation now, we just need to develop steadily. My lord, don't be fooled by Wang Qi." Lead by the nose and not be influenced by Wang Qi. What suits us is the best."

Cao Xuan said: "Military Master, Xuan has been taught."

After a pause, Cao Xuan suddenly said: "Speaking of which, recently, is there any news about Xiang Peng?"

"no!"

Cen Wen shook his head, and said: "Xiang Peng has surrendered to Wang Qi, and he went north with Wang Qi to the Xiongnu before. Our people went to make contact, intending to make contact with Xiang Peng. But Xiang Peng avoided seeing him first, and then couldn't hold back Our people are harassing, so we just said it directly, if we contact again, we will take the person to Wang Qi. Now we can't control Xiang Peng."

Cao Xuan clenched his fist, and then let it go again. When it came to Xiang Peng, he couldn't stop him.

This is Xiang Peng's own idea.

It was he who was sorry for Xiang Peng first.

Cao Xuan solemnly said: "We don't care about Xiang Peng here. Next, we only care about ourselves and develop ourselves. This is the key. Speaking of which, Yuzhou has been captured, Liu Heng has surrendered, and he went to the south to lobby Zhao Li, intending to let Has the news that he continues to guard the border come back?"

Cen Wen said: "It has not been sent back for the time being."

Cao Xuandao: "I hope Zhao Li can continue to stay in the south. In this way, we don't need to consider the threat from Chu State in the south. Anyway, Zhao Li is just resisting Chu State."

According to Cao Xuan's intention, he won Yuzhou, and he will not move Zhao Li for the time being, but he will not recruit Zhao Li either.After all, Zhao Li is the king of Chu in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is the royal family of the imperial court.

However, Cao Xuan wanted Zhao Li to stay as a knife in his hand.

"Report!"

At this moment, a soldier entered and reported: "Lord Zhou Mu, an envoy from the imperial court has arrived to announce the imperial edict."

"Please!"

Cao Xuan gave an order immediately.

The soldiers went to pass the order, but Cao Xuan stood up and took Cen Wen to the gate of the camp to wait.When the eunuch who came to read the imperial edict arrived, Cao Xuan stepped forward to greet him personally to show his respect to the little emperor.

The eunuch didn't delay, he spread out the edict in his hand and read out the contents of the edict.In fact, the content is simple, it is to praise Cao Xuan's achievements, and then make Cao Xuan the king of Wei, governing Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

After the eunuch finished reading, he closed the edict and said, "Congratulations, King Wei. Your Majesty values ​​you very much. Your Majesty has always said that King Wei is loyal and the pillar of the country."

When Cao Xuan took it, he was also happy in his heart, and said: "Please tell your majesty, eunuch, Cao Xuan will definitely go all out, be loyal to your majesty, and live up to your majesty's high expectations."

The eunuch responded with a smile, then took his leave and left.Cao Xuan arranged for someone to send the eunuch to him, and specifically asked the eunuch to give him some benefits, which was to spend a little money and earn big benefits.

Cao Xuan returned to his seat, looked at Cen Wen, and said, "Military Master, the little emperor here suddenly conferred me the title of king of Wei, even when I took down Yuzhou, he not only did not punish him, but rewarded him instead, what does this mean?"

Cen Wen said: "In Yichen's opinion, there are probably two meanings."

Cao Xuandao: "How should I say it?"

Cen Wen said: "My lord, the little emperor himself can't restrain the king, so even if he knows that the king has taken Yuzhou, he has no choice but to give you a favor and make you king of Wei."

"In this way, it can be regarded as a good sale."

"The meaning of the second level is that the current Wang Qi is becoming more and more powerful. The king occupies Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and controls the hinterland of the Central Plains. If Wang Qi wants to kill him, he cannot bypass the king's Wei country."

"It's a basic baseline."

Cen Wen said: "So at this moment, the little emperor directly rewarded you and made you king of Wei. After all, the little emperor has no strength, and he hopes to use his strength to let you resist Wang Qi."

Cao Xuan stroked the beard under his chin, laughed immediately, and said: "That's true, but for us, no matter whether the little emperor gives us benefits or not, we must resist Wang Qi. If we don't resist Wang Qi, we will It's going to be destroyed. So overall, it's a good thing for us."

Cen Wen said: "What the king said is true."