Chapter 449 Crouching Dragon Strategy, Wei Ruhu [Subscribe]

The Minister of Rites of the Wei Dynasty was named Hua Xin, a famous scholar of his time who was both a classmate and a good friend of Zheng Xuan.

Hua Xin had a gentle temperament and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"After the matter of adding sixteen states was announced to all parties, officials from the original thirteen states jointly petitioned to add the land of Shenzhou and offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for eternal peace."

Offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and performing national rituals are the duties of the Taichang.

After Hua Xin finished speaking, his attendants carried in a pile of memorials from outside the door. They were written by officials from all over the country, requesting the emperor to hold a grand sacrifice to report to heaven and earth.

According to the rituals of sacrificial offerings, let alone opening up three states, even if it was to add a county, one should offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Because expanding territory is the imperial achievement that must be passed down from generation to generation in China.

Offering sacrifices to heaven and earth is the highest etiquette.

Hua Xin presented the memorials sent by various parties.

The first document Cao Cao opened was a memorial from Bao Xin, who had shared hardships with him and was now in charge of Yanzhou:

“Now I know that Your Majesty has added three new states, and the number of states and counties in the Great Wei has increased to sixteen. This is a great achievement, a virtue that the whole world celebrates. It is a legacy of the previous emperors, and no one has achieved such a great achievement. It is truly rare.

I ask Your Majesty to offer sacrifices to the heavens."

Cao Cao smiled.

When three new states were added, Bao Xin submitted a memorial originally to congratulate him and praise him for being a good emperor. This was a routine operation.

This thing cannot be fully believed, but... Cao Cao likes to watch it.

He picked up another memorial and said, "The people of Yuzhou heard the good news and rushed to all directions, feeling happy and proud. I, your ministers, am also very excited. Your Majesty is a holy ruler, and you should celebrate with great fanfare."

In addition, there are memorials from Zhang Zhao of Jiangdong and others, the contents of which are similar.

During this period, the news of the establishment of three additional states spread throughout the world.

All Han people feel proud of it.

All provincial governments submitted memorials proposing grand sacrifices to heaven and earth.

However, only three new states were added, and it was not yet time to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

"We'll discuss the sacrificial offering later," Cao Cao said.

Hua Xin bowed and agreed, then took his leave and left the study.

Cao Cao looked at Jiang Gan again:
"What's the matter, Jiang Qing?"

Jiang Gan is thirty-eight this year. He is wearing the black official robe of Cao Wei. His eyes are sparkling and he speaks eloquently:

"I have returned from the Western Regions and brought back a letter from the country.

The Parthian Empire, west of the Kushan Empire, sent an envoy named Theodore Tri. After Your Majesty left the Western Regions, he rushed to Wusun. He did not meet Your Majesty, but met with me and sent a letter of credence. "

"Anxi wants to increase the east-west trade with our Great Wei, and proposes to take the Tianshan Gorge Road to avoid the Kushan territory."

Cao Cao immediately understood.

The Parthian Empire.

They were neighbors with the Kushans of the Yuezhi and had many conflicts with them.

The two are old enemies and both are powerful countries.

This time, Cao Cao first defeated Wusun and then forced Kangju to cede land. The border extended westward and connected with the northeast corner of Parthia.

The Parthian Empire sent envoys and delivered letters to the Western Regions, hoping to increase trade with Cao Wei and establish more stable ties. This was a means of curbing its old enemy, the Kushan Empire, and making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones.

This is also beneficial to Dawei at this stage.

"The letter sent by Parthia was written in both Parthia and Chinese."

Jiang Gan handed over two letters to Cao Cao.

There is also a memorial written by Jiang Gan, which analyzes the pros and cons of strengthening cooperation with Parthia from the economic and military perspectives. The wording is concise and meaningful.

Cao Cao read it and replied: "Read it, it's OK!"

The meaning is to let Jiang Gan reply to the other party and agree to strengthen the relationship.

He reviewed hundreds of memorials a day, so his replies had to be as simple as possible to improve efficiency.

Jiang Gan took the memorial and left.

Zhuge Liang was the only one left in the study.

He brought with him a memorial of several thousand words.

Zhuge Liang was also good at calligraphy, and his writing was beautiful.

After arriving in Cao Wei, he was not in a hurry to show his ability, but rather observed and pondered. It was only now that he offered his suggestions in written form for the first time.

Based on what he had seen and heard over the past two years, he wrote down twelve suggested strategies for the development of the Wei Dynasty.

The only person who could offer this advice was Zhuge Liang.

He also wrote down the names of Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and even Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You in his signature.

Obviously, he was not clear about some aspects of Cao Wei's current situation, so he consulted Xun Yu and others before finally forming this advice.

After Cao Cao finished reviewing the several memorials on hand, he picked up Zhuge Liang's memorial and looked at it carefully.

His suggestions include his own insights from the aspects of farming, commerce, domestic development, military affairs and industry.

Many of these ideas overlap with Cao Cao's ideas.

You must know that Cao Cao has the memory of later generations.

This is why his insights are never wrong, because they have been verified by later generations.

But the ministers under his command were in the present, and the strategies they formulated were able to echo Cao Cao's. They were truly far-sighted and talented.

Cao Cao first went over Zhuge Liang's suggestions, and then the two began a conversation.

"From what I have seen, Your Majesty has the heart to develop industry and strengthen the country, and he values ​​commerce, trade, and preparation."

Zhuge Liang spoke eloquently:

"Our Great Wei has never been defeated in our external campaigns. Even a strong country like the Xianbei was defeated by your Majesty in battles.

After the Eastern and Western Xianbei, the disastrous defeat of most of the Central Xianbei caused the Xianbei to lose the strength and confidence to compete with us.

The Xianbei are currently in a period of decline, so we should take advantage of their weakness, pursue and defeat them, and eliminate future troubles.

There are no strong enemies outside, and this is the time for our Great Wei to prosper."

Cao Cao said happily: "Recently, many of my ministers have given me advice, saying that a prosperous era depends on internal governance.

But in my opinion, the so-called prosperous times must first achieve the three most basic points.

The first is that there are no major powers around. If there are any, we should defeat them and reduce their threat.

Second, there are no powerful countries around.

Third, there are no enemy countries around. "

Zhuge Liang was stunned. At first glance, what Cao Cao said seemed a bit repetitive, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the three are closely linked.

There are no big countries, strong countries, or enemy countries. Only by eliminating all threats can we be called prosperous, truly majestic and ambitious.

Zhuge Liang felt an indescribable sense of comfort:

"Your Majesty is magnanimous and has brought together talents from all over the world, making the foundation of our Great Wei gradually stable. Therefore, I offer my advice and sincerely hope that our Great Wei can flourish and be passed down to future generations."

Cao Cao thought to himself: I don't deserve to be called a magnanimous person.

The reason why he seemed magnanimous was that he could listen to the real voice of his subjects and therefore had no suspicion of them.

Cao Cao was thinking about this and glanced at Zhen Mi on the wing.

The girl supported her chin with one hand, and her hair fell behind her ears.

She pretended to be thinking about something, but in fact she glanced at Cao Cao from time to time.

The sun was pouring in from the window. Cao Cao, dressed in a black and red imperial robe, sat behind the throne with one hand on the dragon table.

His skin was not particularly white, but it had a jade-like texture, and there seemed to be a luster flowing inside.

Cao Cao had stern facial features and broad shoulders. Even when he was sitting there, he gave people a sense of upright and tough majesty.

Zhen Mi was a little dazed. Cao Cao suddenly turned his head. She was startled and subconsciously avoided his sight.

"Luo Xi, go ask the eunuch to come over and move the remaining memorials to Sima Xun first, and let him sort them out and read them.

If there is anything that cannot be handled, just send it back to me.

I will talk to Kong Ming."

Zhen Mi said "oh" and ran out briskly. After a while, she came back with a group of eunuchs and sent many memorials to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu’s Grand Marshal’s Office was located on the side wing of Cao Cao’s palace.

He rolled his eyes when he saw the piles of memorials being delivered.

After Zhen Mi delivered the memorial and returned with her skirt fluttering, Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang were still sitting by the window, conversing animatedly.

Standing at the door were the two gate gods Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

Opposite the study.

Yin was lying beside Neijing Lake, staring at the old turtle in the lake for a long time.

Zhen Mi came back to take a look, and seeing that the discussion was not yet finished, she returned to the inner house.

Half an hour later, she came back again and the conversation in the study was still not over.

Zhen Mi brought lunch in and heard the two men talking about how to standardize internal affairs and strengthen laws and regulations.

By the afternoon, the conversation in the study had not yet ended.

……

The king of Goguryeo was called Go Yi Yi Mo, and his Chinese name was Go Nan Mu.

He was the second son of the previous Goguryeo King Bogu and the ninth king of Goguryeo.

During his reign, he employed famous Goguryeo officials such as Yan Liu and Yi Basu, which brought peace to Goguryeo.

Because his elder brother failed to ascend the throne and his second son took over the royal power, he surrendered to the Han Dynasty in anger.

During the war a few years ago, he joined Yuan Shao's army. When Cao Cao defeated Yuan, he had already died in the war.

The King of Goguryeo, Gao Nanwu, was middle-aged and had a square face.

He had just received a letter from Xun Yu, sent by someone in his capacity as the Grand Marshal of Cao Wei, summoning him to meet him in Yecheng.

What will happen when going to meet the emperor? Just look at the neighboring country Buyeo, whose defense has been taken over by Wei, and you will know the result.

Fuyu was taken away by the Wei soldiers without bloodshed, leaving Gao Nanwu speechless.

The invincible military power of the Wei Dynasty reached its peak after defeating the Xianbei. The surrounding forces, both large and small, who thought they were not as good as the Xianbei, all regarded the Wei Dynasty as a fierce tiger.

When Gao Nanwu received Xun Yu's summons letter, he kept wondering how to refuse.

He took out another letter written on a leather scroll, which was sent by Xianbei.

He also unfolded the letter from Xianbei and read it.

……

The grasslands in May have begun to bloom with greenery.

Afu Yu's first disciple, Chi Yunfu, was climbing a mountain and came to a wooden house built on the top of the mountain.

Here, he met Afu Yu who was recuperating from his injuries.

Chi Yunfu has a strong physique, a face full of bitterness and hatred, and appears very mature.

He saw that his teacher had not yet recovered, and the sadness on his face became even more intense.

"How is the matter that the master asked me to do?"

Afu Yu was cooking mutton on the stove and asked his first disciple to sit beside him.

Chi Yunfu said in a deep voice: "I have obeyed the master's order and sent letters to Goguryeo and Kushan."

"The second thing is to visit the leaders of Yizhan and Daxi. It also went smoothly. They will follow the Master's instructions."

"But I didn't find the leader of the Buliu tribe, nor did I see the offspring born from the Han woman he robbed back then."

"You don't have to look for them. The leader of Bu Liugu and that woman just came to see me."

A Fu Yu said: "You go out for a while, what other news do you have?"

"The Han people forced Buyeo to surrender, and then spread it throughout the country, expanding the territory into sixteen states." Chi Yunfu said.

The surrender of Fuyu undoubtedly made the Xianbei more passive.

Afu Yu sighed: "Most of the Han people who have been in power throughout the dynasties have paid more attention to internal governance, and there are very few emperors with such great ambitions for external affairs.

Hundreds of years ago, there was a Han Wu who defeated the powerful Xiongnu. The current leader of Wei is the second one. "

"We did everything we had to do."

Chi Yunfu: "We have retreated to the north. If the Wei army goes on a long expedition, we will not be able to escape and will have to fight to the death.

If we win, the Wei people will be put on the defensive.

Moreover, if just one of Master's arrangements can play a role, our situation will be much better."

It was already evening when Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang finished their conversation.

He left the study and walked towards the inner house.

Zhen Mi followed behind and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

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