Chapter 43: The Northern Expedition Plan (1)

Nanzhong occupied a large area, occupying almost half of the territory of Shu. The eight counties of Hanjia, Jianwei, Yueli, Zhuti, Xinggu, Jianning, Yunnan, and Yongchang were all barbarians or the main areas where barbarians lived and lived. The Eastern Wu captured Jingzhou and took advantage of the situation to provoke the Nanyi rebellion in Shuzhong. Most of the Shu officials stationed in the Nanzhong area were victims, only Wang Kang and Lu Kai were in charge of Yongchang, and the people could not capture it for a long time.

When Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, surrendered the hearts of the Nanyi people, and taught the methods of farming and weaving and corresponding tools, the Yi people in Nanzhong were gradually stable. At the same time, tens of thousands of people were moved from Nanzhong to live in Sichuan, disrupting all ethnic groups, and reorganizing them into Wudang Feijun. The subsequent surrendered governors all followed this method and used Nanzhong's manpower and material resources to develop the map of Sichuan. Over time, the Yi people living in Shu were gradually assimilated, and the worship of Zhuge Liang was no longer unfair. However, after decades of rest and recuperation, the disrupted ethnic groups spontaneously formed a new ethnic group and continued to strengthen their power.

Chen Fu took advantage of this loophole. The people of the barbarians have always been tough and simple. Although they lived a decent life as Han people in Sichuan, they were still different in backgrounds and habits, so they needed to constantly educate them. Before they took power, the Chen and Xu families were committed to cultivating their own small groups among the barbarian forces. However, the pattern of dominance among various ethnic groups had already been formed, so they had to return without success. When Chen Fu took power, he secretly won over many barbarian leaders. The barbarians took root for decades and learned some of the bad habits of the Han people very quickly, especially the patriarchs in power, many of them were attracted by Chen Fu.

I heard that the envoys of the court came outside the city, and the leaders of the barbarians had different attitudes. Under the provocation of the confidants sent by Chen Qi, the leaders agreed to refuse to meet. When the envoy reported the identity of Zhuge Wuhou's descendants, the situation changed. Even the Manchu leader who was attracted by Chen Qi decided to welcome the descendants of Zhuge into the city. So Zhuge Zhan brought five or six companions to the highest standards of the leaders of each tribe. The confidants sent to sow the provocation still wanted to stop them when they saw this, but they were powerless.

Zhuge Zhan has his own insights into the situation in the city. The barbarians successfully occupied Wuyang City, but after Chen Qi was captured, the barbarians stopped moving. Most of these tens of tribes should have been deceived and forced. No matter how capable Chen Qi is, he will never win over all the tribes of the Southern Yi. Although he was talking big in front of His Majesty when he was traveling, Zhuge Zhan knew very well that these tens of thousands of barbarians could not be resolved by chatting and laughing.

For several days, the barbarians of all races were very dear to Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Zhan himself was a versatile person, and he was having fun among the tens of thousands of barbarians. Today, this clan came to invite him and tomorrow that clan came to invite him. Zhuge Zhan and his group were very happy. Zhuge Zhan did not mention Zhuge Zhan at all, and the barbarians were unwilling to force him to speak. The secretly Chen clan members were anxious. Zhuge Zhan received a large number of barbarians every day, and many barbarians were already inclined toward the Liu regime after returning to the clan. The barbarians' respect for Zhuge Liang had reached an extreme level. For fear that someone had no eyes to hit Zhuge's descendants, all races sent warriors to protect Zhuge Zhan's safety.

Whether it is to set up obstacles in the open or to use fraud in secret, Zhuge Zhan and his party could not help. The news of Chen Qi being imprisoned caused a lot of controversy among the barbarians. Without Chen Qi's command behind the scenes, the Chen family's party members' control over the barbarians was declining. Zhuge Zhan appeared to be socializing with all races, but in fact he had taken this opportunity to find out the details of all races. Even if most barbarians knew that Zhuge Zhan had his own background, they were willing to pour out.

The three rebels in response to Wuyang were all pacified, and the barbarians had no idea. At first, they felt that the Shu Kingdom was in danger, and in a few days, they were isolated by tens of thousands of people. It seemed that the Shu Kingdom's official army was still very combat-effective, not at the level of the Wuyang City defenders before.

The leaders of all races gathered that night, and Zhuge Zhan also attended. Everyone has been familiar with each other for more than ten days, and it is no problem to exchange cups. Zhuge Zhan is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is also very smart and clever. His words and words are quite similar to Zhuge Liang's style back then. The barbarians who have seen Zhuge Liang praised him so much, and this makes everyone more obsessed with Zhuge Zhan's style.

During the banquet, Zhuge Zhan's topic suddenly changed and finally came to the main topic. Several barbarian leaders who were attracted by Chen Yu were still waiting to be quizzed, but there were twenty or thirty patriarchs present, and the lies were quickly exposed. The same explanation was revealed from Zhuge Zhan's mouth. In fact, Yan Yu had said it dozens of times before... The so-called public anger was difficult to offend, and the few people who were attracted by Chen Yu knew that the quizzes were useless and had to admit defeat. The Chen family members wanted to escape when they saw this, but were captured by warriors of all races.

The tribes that Chen Qi won were all large clans, and even if they did not have the advantage in terms of numbers, they could not easily defeat other clans. However, at this banquet, there were his own tribe members outside, and most of them were foreign clans sitting inside. They were powerless to struggle and escape. However, in one night, all the relevant criminals were arrested. There were as many as 400 people, all of whom were the backbone members involved in the rebellion. Most of them participated in the attack and siege of the Wuyang Prefecture Mansion.

Hu Ji and Yan Yu were all happy to see Zhuge Zhan dismantling the rebels without any blood. So he left Yan Yu to be responsible for the funeral. Hu Ji and Zhuge Zhan returned to Chengdu with the prisoners. Nearly a thousand barbarians were accompanied by, all of whom were the leaders and envoys of various tribes, and they accompanied him with rare jewelry and others to apologize.

Shouchun's life was not easy, and it was particularly sad for Wen Qin, Tang Zi and others. Quan Yi led the Wu army to surrender to Sima Zhao, and the Huainan army in the city kept a distance from the more than 5,000 Wu soldiers entering the city. It is not a big deal that the Huainan army generals and the local generals of the Wu Kingdom surrendered. How could these former rebel generals of the Wei Kingdom be reliable?

If it weren't for Zhu Cheng and Jiao Yi's hard advice, Zhuge Dan would have taken action against the thousands of Wu people. The reinforcements of the Eastern Wu army did not bring aid, but instead caused his morale to fall to a low point. What's even more annoying is that Quan Yi, who led the troops, did not advance according to the agreement, causing heavy losses to the Huainan army. In the end, Quan Yi surrendered to the Wei people. The good situation was ruined, and he remembered his old grudges with Wen Qin, which was really angry.

Jiao Yi and Zhu Cheng were also angry with the Wu people, but Zhuge Dan had already joined the Eastern Wu son and sent him over. At this time, it would be better to integrate the military force to protect Shouchun. Only when Wen Qin and others were there, the Wu people would continue to support Shouchun. Once the Wu army in the city annoyed the Eastern Wu people, it would be to dig their own graves.

Zhuge Dan was not a person who was ignorant of the general principles. He understood that what the two were talking about was the truth, so he suppressed his anger and received Wen Qin. Wen Qin knew his situation, so he made his honest and honest statement. Now everyone is on the same boat. Killing each other must be the one who was killed, but Zhuge Dan will also lose his morale and foreign aid. Instead of doing this, it is better to temporarily put aside his grudges and return to settle the old accounts after passing this level. According to Wen Qin's temperament, he would not bow to Zhuge Dan in any case. But this time the Wu people did too much and surrendered, so he could only bear the responsibility himself. He had to explain to the Huainan army and Jiangdong.

Seeing Wen Qin apologizing, Jiao Yi was relieved. Zhuge Dan's expression slowed down when he heard this, and he said a few words of kindness. The situation in the city has been temporarily stabilized, but his morale is still low. Such an army can't beat the opponent's 10,000 even if it pulls out 30,000 yuan. The army is in a sluggish manner, and there is no other way except to defend the city.

Sima Zhao sent surrendered troops from the Eastern Wu to persuade the surrender every day, and at the same time stepped up the construction of defensive fortifications. The Quan clan had fled to Jiangbei and was taken to Xiang County to meet Emperor Cao Mao of Wei. Since he arrived in Xiang County, Cao Mao was not idle. Although he had nothing to do in the war ahead, Cao Mao summoned all ministers to discuss the war every day. He issued three edicts to provide pensions to the soldiers who died unfortunately.

Most of the ministers of Wei Ting stayed in Xuchang to handle official duties and maintain the operation of the court. Most of the officials who went to the army were idle positions, and they were indifferent to military affairs, but were very proficient in being an official.

A few days ago, I was able to participate in the military discussion of Emperor Cao Mao of Wei in accordance with the imperial edict. Gradually, I was either sick or went out to work. There were fewer and fewer people who could summon Cao Mao. I must be aware of the lessons of the past. Cao Mao was a smart and capable monarch and also had courage. How could the Sima family have tolerated such a smart lord?

Sima Wang, the general of the Western Expedition, was the son of Sima Fu. He was once close to Emperor Cao Mao of Wei, and finally chose to lead the army in the foreign town. This disappointed Cao Mao because he had too few ministers. He had only ambitions and wanted to reorganize the Cao family's world. What's ridiculous is that no loyal minister was willing to help him. In desperation, he had to gradually win people's hearts and wait for the opportunity.

Cao Mao often held the queen's hand and said, "Liu Chan has been addicted to having fun for decades, but if he doesn't make a sound, he will make a big splash. All the treacherous people in Shu have been suppressed by him. In my great Wei, there is no loyal man who can share my worries! Is it because I am not as good as Liu Chan?" If Liu Chan, who is thousands of miles away, knew that he was admired by the Emperor of Wei, he would probably have been secretly happy when he sleeps.

Before the news of Zhuge Zhan's prevailing mantra reached Chengdu, Yang Xi and Fan Jian discussed how to convince Chen Fu. After two conversations, Chen Fu's attitude was very clear. He must have lost his head immediately after he reported it to Liu Chan. Wu Yang Man was very threatening, and only by persuading Chen Fu and using Chen Fu to quell the rebellion was the best way.

Jiang Wei conquered for years, but the Shu Kingdom today cannot withstand the destruction of the war. Even if he successfully defeated the barbarians, his vitality was severely damaged, and according to the current national strength, it was impossible to recover. Yang Xi followed the army to fight for many years and knew the suffering of war and the suffering of the people. He had a lot of opinions about Jiang Wei's actions of ignoring the domestic situation and Dou Wu.

From the perspective of Yang Xi, Jiang Wei had only one purpose of the Northern Expedition, which was to make contributions. Only by constantly making contributions to consolidate his own position could Jiang Wei have a way out in Shu Kingdom. However, for some meager military achievements, he repeatedly launched troops to shake the country's roots. This is absolutely undesirable. Now there are rebellions in the country, and they can only be resolved in a peaceful way, otherwise the harm to Shu Kingdom will be immeasurable.

The two were about to go to prison for the third time to persuade Chen Qi, but the servants ran out of the door and shouted: "Master! Master! No... A prisoner came to inform him that Chen Qi was dead!"
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